The Grand Unity Army had just about reached the castle. That same castle that Peach herself had been kidnapped and held hostage in time and time again. It was just about a second home at this point, for all the time she spent there.

She honestly didn’t have that many ill feelings towards the castle itself. Towards the fact that she was imprisoned in dark, damp cells or narrow bedrooms with a window too small to see out of, the fact she was forced to undergo wedding preparations for weeks while in captivity here on not one, but THREE occasions before the Mario Bros. could save her? Now THAT was what she had ill feelings towards.

Of course, it turned out that she did end up marrying the very same woman who kept kidnapping her, making all of that silly. But she didn’t regret feeling the hate she did. She didn’t love Bowsette then, because Bowsette treated her badly and with little regard. Once she earned her respect, that was when their real relationship could finally start.

Peach and her Knights of the Toadstool had mostly been a side force to the action since they arrived in Dark Land, not because they were weak, but because the other armies of the seven Generals were just that strong. Well, the four Generals now that Whomp King and Flutter were gone, and Dr. Crygor had been kicked out for his stupid inventions malfunctioning. It wasn’t that big a force at this point, was it?

But they were almost here, and it was all going to work. A bunch of ravenous Piranha Plants emerged from the ground suddenly, but the Knight acted quickly and without mercy, slicing their stems off and disabling the creatures immediately. Any threat that came within any close distance to their Lady Peach was to be eviscerated with no hesitation.

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One of the soldiers, Lakilulu, had equipped her Hammer Suit and floated up with her cloud to get a better vantage point. Now that the castle was upon them, there were several entrance points they could take.

Lakilulu tossed a few potshot hammers at some nearby Koopa Troop soldiers, and then came back down. “I’ve found an entrance that looks completely unguarded,” she said. “Follow me.”

“Right on girl,” said Koopie Koo.

Peach said over the radio, “Hey Bowsette? We’ve found a way into the castle. Care to join us?”

“Just a sec, hun.” There was a loud sound of cracking against metal. “Just getting rid of some Chargin’ Chucks. Be right over.”

Within seconds, Peach saw her wife swoop into the sky, avoiding a few cannon balls and a wrench or two, and then landed on the ground in front of them and skidded to a stop just as she retracted her wings. She had really perfected that stylish landing entrance.

“Let’s do this,” Bowsette said.

Peach tightened her grip on her frying pan. They were about to enter the castle, and once they did, fighting Morton was going to become inevitable. She didn’t know what to expect, and her heart was plunged in fear.

But with one look at her wife, that disappeared. She felt okay.