Chapter 46

Peach reaches into the green water and fishes out Wendy O. Koopa. Wendy sputters in rage and fixes her hair bow. "All right, Wendy," says Peach in a threatening voice, "who took the Mario Brothers and who kidnapped The King?"

Wendy smiles sweetly. "I don’t know who took The King, but I know who took Mario and Luigi. It was my rotten brother Morton Koopa. Hey, I know! I’ll take you to him if you like," Wendy offers.

"Can I trust a Koopa?" wonders Peach. "She could be helpful, but she could also be deadly."

Chapter 47

"I don’t think I’ll get any information out of those two characters," Peach decides. She hops aboard Yoshi and starts back the way they came. "Plorp!" says Yoshi, happy to get away from the two Koopa Kids.

Soon, Peach finds the trail of footprints again and continues to follow it.

Chapter 48

Peach decides to trust the now friendly Wendy Koopa. She hops aboard Yoshi, who is still shaking. "Let’s go!" Peach commands the Koopa Kid.

Wendy leads Peach down a twisty path. All of a sudden, Wendy O. Koopa whirls around and jumps, as if to pounce on our fair hero.

"Uh oh!" exclaims Peach.

Chapter 49

"Thanks, but no thanks," Peach tells Wendy O. Koopa, who begins to growl.

Quickly, Peach jumps on Yoshi, who is happy to take Peach away from the wet Koopa. "Plorp!" he says.

Yoshi and Peach go back the way they came, and soon find the trail of footprints again. They continue to follow it.

Chapter 50

Quickly, Peach pulls out her Fire Flower. She is about to transform into Fire Peach when she sees Wendy O. Koopa flinch. Taking advantage of Wendy’s fear, Peach says, "You’d better take me to Morton right away!" The tactic works. "All right," hisses Wendy.

Wendy continues to lead Peach and Yoshi down the path. Finally, they reach a big fortress. Scowling, Wendy helps our heroes get past the fortress’s defenses and into a long hallway.

"This is as far as I can take you," sputters Wendy. "You’re on your own now." Fearing the fire flower, Wendy quickly runs away.

Peach looks around and finds herself in a long, dark hallway.

Chapter 51

Wendy O. Koopa knocks Peach off of Yoshi. The cowardly Yoshi starts to run away. Peach starts to call to him, but Wendy stops her. "You have bigger problems than that," she laughs. She sprays Peach with a gas, and Peach falls unconscious.

A Goomba walks into a fish market. He picks up a package and is about to purchase it when he notices the label on it. "Grade A Peach Fish" the label says. "Hmm," wonders the Goomba, buying the package anyway.

Chapter 52

Peach and Yoshi follow the trail of footprints for about five minutes. After a while, the trail curves, and our heroes curve with it. However, they find the road blocked. Ludwig von Koopa is taking up the entire path.

"Hello, Princess," the stupid Koopa begins sweetly. "Long time no see!"

"Yeah, well let’s keep it that way!" snaps Peach, boldly.

"Ha!" laughs Ludwig. "Do you think I forgot about my ballet (Nintendo Adventure Books #5)? Hardly! And now that my brother has kidnapped Mario and Luigi, there is no one left to stop me. Even better than that, ever since I’ve regained my hearing, I’ve been able to write many more songs for you to dance to! But now, let’s get down to business."

Ludwig reaches out two dirty hands to catch the Princess.

Chapter 53

Peach unwraps her chocolate bar and throws it at the advancing Ludwig von Koopa. The candy lands in his wild blue hair. Ludwig pulls it out and begins to eat it.

"Go, Yoshi, go!" Peach yells. Yoshi runs as fast as he can, leaving Ludwig far behind.

Soon, Peach and Yoshi pass a school. "We’re getting near Koopa Castle," Peach notes. "Maybe I can get some information in this school." She looks into the windows and sees graffiti all over the walls. "Then again, maybe I should just be on my way," thinks Peach.

Chapter 54

Peach unwraps her pizza and throws it at the slowly advancing Ludwig von Koopa. It lands in his wild blue hair. Ludwig pulls it out, sniffs it, and throws it back at Peach. It lands in her face.

While Peach tries to peel off the pizza, Ludwig continues to advance.

Chapter 55

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!

Yoshi runs away.

Ludwig taps his music stand impatiently with his baton. "A one, a two, a one, two, three, ---. Uh, what comes after three?" asks Ludwig. "Who cares! Start dancing!

Peach starts to dance and dribble a basketball to Ludwig’s new and worsened music.

Chapter 56

Peach pulls out a shimmering blue Star. She activates it, and becomes Invincible Peach. Since Yoshi also touched the star, he becomes Invincible Yoshi. "Gorp!" he smiles.

Filled with power, they rush right through Ludwig, who is thrown right up in the air. "Go, Yoshi, go!" Peach yells, not knowing how long the Star will last. Yoshi runs as fast as he can, leaving Ludwig far behind.

Peach and Yoshi reach a school just as the star wears off. "We’re getting near Koopa Castle," Peach notes. "Maybe I can get some information in this school." She looks into the windows and sees graffiti all over the walls. "Then again, maybe I should just be on my way," thinks Peach.

Chapter 57

Peach steers Yoshi into the school building. Inside, she sees three very tiny turtles sitting at three very tiny desks. At the front of the room, Peach sees a Hammer Brother. "Molly!" the Hammer Brother calls. "What does Mario plus Luigi equal?"

"Trouble, I think," the turtle in the middle answers.

"Very good!" says the Hammer Brother. The turtle called Molly smiles.

Peach decides to keep low and watch the class some more, but suddenly, Yoshi sneezes. The Hammer Brother whirls. Quickly, he pulls out a hammer. "Run!" Peach yells. But it is too late.

Chapter 58

Peach guides Yoshi along the path of footprints. They reach a large fortress without any more danger. Peach sees that the fortress is guarded by many Hammer Brothers.

Peach starts to look for a way in.

Chapter 59

Peach takes out her helmet and holds it out before her and Yoshi. The hammer intended for Peach hits the helmet and rebounds into the Hammer Brother, who immediately falls to the floor.

Feeling nasty, Peach picks up the hammer. She goes over to the three small turtles. "You’d better give me a present or it won’t be pleasant," Peach threatens.

"Zorp!" Yoshi shows his teeth.

The scared turtles do what Peach wants. The turtle on the left gives Peach a Sledgehammer Suit. The turtle in the middle, who Peach now knows to be called Molly, gives her a sSar. The turtle on the right gives Peach a Super Leaf.

Peach and Yoshi happily leave the school, leaving the scared turtles behind.

Chapter 60

Peach takes out her Star and becomes Invincible Peach. The hammer hits Peach, but falls to the floor harmlessly. Peach rushes forward and through the Hammer Brother, who immediately falls to the floor.

Feeling nasty, Peach picks up the hammer. She goes over to the three small turtles. "You’d better give me a present or it won’t be pleasant," Peach threatens.

"Zorp!" Yoshi shows his teeth.

The scared turtles do what Peach wants. The turtle on the left gives Peach a Sledgehammer Suit. The turtle in the middle, who Peach now knows to be called Molly, gives her a Star. The turtle on the right gives Peach a Super Leaf.

Peach and Yoshi happily leave the school, leaving the scared turtles behind.

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