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A storm descended on Peach's castle.

A storm called Daisy.

"PEACH!" the excitable princess declared to her best friend. "We're having a slumber party! Tonight!"

Just then, a fiery outburst welled within the sweet, sweet princess of peaches. The Mushroom Kingdom princess got up from her seat, not feeling any sort of danger was afoot the very moment she heard Daisy's voice.

She knew that voice, she knew that tone, and she knew that sentence.

It was practically on reflex, she knew what to do in this situation. Peach, if anything, was a quick learner and thinker.

So, instantaneously, she blurted, "Pizza or Chinese?"

"Pizza," Daisy said, slinging a bag from her shoulder. "I've got PJs, movies, popcorn, and video games. It's been way too long since we've had a slumber party, and that's gonna change!" she said triumphantly.

Such a triumphant moment this was. Peach got everything she needed to get done so it was free sailing for her anyway. Now with everything all said and done, Peach giggled.

"I had known you to be so spontaneous, but we always seem prepared for these things regardless."

She meant that very much endearing like as she made way to get this thing started. Then suddenly, with an even more mischievous tone, she muttered one single sentence.

"Oh, please tell me you brought Resident Koopa 4."

Hisao had never been to this area of the country before.

It was definitely a little more rural than he was used to - almost as much so as Yamaku Academy. But it had seemed like a nice option for a vacation now that his last year of high school was over and he had some time before going to university. He'd heard about a town that was going to be flooded once this new dam was built and he'd also heard that you could still go there and look around. The weather was grey and a little rainy and it had seemed like a spooky thing to do by yourself. Plus, he had been better about getting exercise lately and a walk through a place like that would count as his daily cardio.

There was a cold breeze and a light dusting of rain already, and that made it all the weirder to see a red butterfly moving around. Shouldn't it be hidden away somewhere, hiding from the cold? Hisao decided to follow it and see where it led him. He trailed after it for a way, wandering through the woods until finally reaching what he assumed to be the village that was due to be under water. It was eerily silent and empty, except for him and the butterfly...

...oh. And that girl over there with the bandaged leg.

She looked maybe a little younger than him and it struck him as odd that she might be here alone. Hopefully approaching her wouldn't startle her too much. (He knew how hazardous that could be, especially with his own heart condition.)

"Hello?"

Daisy grinned happily, throwing her arm around her best friend's shoulders, walking through the palace with her. Toads bowed and chattered about as they passed, and they knew full well what was happening.

"Oh, Peach, would I let you down like that?" she asked. "I even brought the HD version!"

Good to know that Peach's loyal subjects knew exactly what was going on. One Toad even got the knack of it truly and started calling for pizza. They truly knew what was going on, and they didn't mind, whatever kept the princesses happy, right?

Peach clapped her hands in excitement over spooky bloody horror games.

"Oh good! Splendid! I hadn't gotten passed the castle portion last time."

Mayu stood near the pedestal, seemingly staring at nothing. The air would've grown quiet, the only noise being the slightest whistle of tree leaves rustling. The birds even seemed to grow silent.

The butterflies seemed to hover around her and were growing in number by the second.

"It's cold...lonely...the rain...it's starting..."

She was talking to herself and barely noticed Hisao there. In fact, she didn't pay him any mind at all. He might as well have never been there.

"The village...I'm waiting...I'm always waiting..."

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"Well this time we'll fix that!" Daisy said eagerly as they finally reached the royal chambers. "I can't wait to start smashing up those Dry Bones!" she added, opening her bag to start unpacking her supplies. How did she even fit all of this in that one bag?

He'd thought that walking through a spooky deserted town in the rain would be fun.

He'd never expected to come across some kind of butterfly summoner talking to herself in front of a pedestal.

He wasn't a superstitious boy - far from it. His favorite subjects were math, physics, chemistry. Hard edged clinical subjects that dealt with the real world. But he still had something inside him that caused his heart to skip a beat (Not literally, thankfully.) when he noticed the birds had shut up and these butterflies were showing up out of seemingly nowhere. It would be just his luck that he'd approach the girl and she'd turn around to reveal that she had no face or was some kind of Oni.

But he'd heard the words 'lonely' and 'waiting' and he knew that he couldn't just walk away. He was probably being silly, anyway - butterflies didn't come from nowhere and a pedestal was just a pedestal. It didn't have to mean anything sinister.

"Hello? Excuse me?" he said, walking closer. She'd definitely be able to hear him well - he had been close enough to hear her. "Hello? Miss?"

It was a mystery. Peach got the rhythm quickly and began getting out the sleeping bags and her own spare set of PJs. She set all of her stuff on the floor, this normally clean chamber was going to feel the wrath of the slumber party.

"You truly know how to prepare, it's a gift."

Mayu did finally hear someone behind her and it almost sent her into shock.

It wasn't Mio, and the fact that it wasn't Mio always made her feel uneasy. She took a blank glance at the boy, and nearly looked like she was about to fall over. She wasn't an Oni, thankfully. She looked like a normal girl, but there was something wrong with her. An observational person would find her expression to be sad, almost longing.

The butterlies were by the hundreds at this point, and were fluttering everywhere.

"She's not here. Mio..."

Well. She had a face. That was a start.

But it did appear as though he'd startled her somewhat. The cloud of butterflies was growing more numerous as well, and in between their crimson wings he caught glances of a sad girl. A lost girl. She must be separated from her group.

"It's alright. Maybe I can help you find who you're looking for?" he offered, trying to wave butterflies out of his face. "My name is Hisao. I just came here to look around, but if you need help getting back to... um... you said, Mio, right? Maybe I can help you look?"

Hopefully she wouldn't be frightened by the idea of being here alone with a guy she didn't know. He could understand that might be off-putting to a lot of girls, even if his intentions were entirely pure.

"One of my many natural talents," Daisy replied with a laugh. She had snacks quickly unpacked, and pulled out her PJs to get changed. "So, you wanna start off with Resident Koopa while we wait for pizzas?" she asked eagerly. Slumber parties were a common occurrence with the princesses growing up, something they admittedly had less time for now, but still relished when the opportunity presented itself.

~~Hopefully Bowser was taking the night off and wouldn't crash the party.~~

That was why Peach took it in such stride, they were so busy that they had little time for it. Yet they kept promising for it to happen anyway. Soon enough, it was bound to happen. Thankfully, and honestly, Peach was truly done with work. So she felt like she deserved some downtime from being a perfect and upstanding adult and just play with her best friend. Play video games and watch movies, simply forget any sort of stress coming her way.

Peach thought this was a godsend. She wrapped her hair up in a ponytail, feeling more informal already. The mold was cracked just a little. She WAS hanging out with her best friend.

"I can get the game started. I've been too eager, I'm afraid."

Mayu was still getting closer to Earth at this point, she kept hearing voices all around her. Or was it the same voice, over and over? She was sure that was it.

It spoke to her, told her stories. Yae. I'm waiting for you. You ran away. Everyone died.

The voice was sad, but angry, and regretful. It hurt Mayu, but she felt such a connection with the voice. There was a feeling of loneliness associated with it, the voice continued to stay with her. Yes, Mayu was a very prominent spirit medium.

But this spirit medium was now regaining her senses, she started recoiling backwards.

"Then pop that sucker in and let's kick some butt!" Daisy agreed, PJs donned, and party mode engaged. She hopped down to sit near the big screen TV, waiting for Peach. It truly felt good to just cut loose with her best friend, indulge themselves and let go of responsibilities, if only for a night.

"Uh-oh...!"

Hisao was not the fastest person alive, but his reactions were at least quick enough that he could duck in behind her in case she was falling over.

"Hey, Miss? Are you OK?"

This was not how he'd expected his day to go. Who knew what was up with this girl? Maybe she was on drugs or something? She looked too young for that but you never really knew. Either way, he didn't want her to hurt herself so he extended his hands and waited for her to either fall or say something.

With a loud, booming noise, the screen flashed suddenly.

RESIDENT KOOOOPAAAAAA.

Peach jumped, that got her every time. It was silly but it did. Her last play was marked at three months earlier. It's been too long since they did this, apparently.

"...Ah, I had...forgotten how to play."

She wasn't on drugs, at least not for her leg pain. She hadn't taken anything for that in a long time. Mayu was completely alert, actually. When Hisao darted toward her from behind, she moved as quickly as she could in another direction.

She couldn't run very fast, but it was simply too hard for her to trust someone that isn't Mio.

The butterflies still fluttered around her, though they were growing less in number. They kept their focus on Mayu, and even laid out a path for Hisao if he were to follow.

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Hisao stood and debated for a moment as to whether he should even follow - he didn't want to come across as a creeper and she clearly didn't want any company from him.

But she was out here alone and seemed upset. Imagine if he just went his own way then saw in a newspaper on TV that she'd gotten hurt? Or come across someone who's interests weren't as pure as his own?

"Hey! Wait up?" he called, starting after her. The butterflies were still kind of weird, but helpful all the same. He couldn't run very fast either as too much exertion could cause him to have heart trouble. But he was still a little quicker than her.

"Miss, it's dangerous to be out here alone! I just want to try and help you find your group, that's all! I'm not weird or anything, I promise!"

Which is exactly what a weirdo would say. he thought to himself.

Daisy wasn't scared. She had just clung to Peach because she was cold. Yeah, that was it, and not at all because she was startled too.

"It's okay, it's okay!" she reassured her, slowly letting go and smoothing out her sleep shirt nonchalantly. "It's like a bicycle, you'll get it back in no time. Wow, has it really been that long since we played this?"

Right, right right right. None of them were scared, not at all. Not Peach, she was secretly a really tough and bold princess (in all seriousness she can be). She wasn't scared of a video game. No way, no sir.

"Ah yes, yes yes," said Peach softly as she started actually playing the game. She started slowly moving the character from one place to another.

Well she got walking down.

Then she had the avatar pick up a weapon, then drop it, then pick it up again and fire it...this was what getting used to a game felt like. Like an alien world.

It really was the thing to say, because she ran faster. But then, suddenly, she fell.

She landed with a plop on the ground, dirt covering her face. She couldn't run any longer, her leg started getting spasms. It hurt so very badly. The butterflies seemed to swirl around her, the voices started all over again.

"The ritual...all alone...she ran away."

The ritual, being all alone, it was like the voices knew exactly what it meant for her now. She couldn't find Mio.

"Did she leave you behind?"

Mio...wouldn't just leave her alone, not in these woods. Would she?

She laid there on the dirt, and soon, the butterflies all encased her. The pain was going away, but she couldn't move anymore.

"Careful with the ammo," Daisy said, "they don't give you a lot of it!"

With the lights out and the game running, eerie sounds playing, it felt almost like a haunted house as they got Peach up and exploring the Dry Bones infested landscape.

"You never know when those things are gonna pop out at you..."

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