The Broken Observatory - Party Crashers AU

Determined to help.

 
I waited for Nick and Sophist to arrive as well.

I looked around, fascinated by the place, despite it having visible red fog around. After all, I've never been here before, only heard about it from my parents. It was satisfying to see for the first time anyway.

Sophist didn't show much emotion and kept a neutral face. Nick looked a bit more fascinated and impressed than me.
Welp, shouldn't be surprised, he loves new and unusual things like that.

The three of us were walking forward and soon enough, we noticed Queen Rosalina.

She turned around and looked at us with a distraught face, probably really worried about her place and all the Lumas.
 
 
"Good afternoon, you three. I believe we haven't met already, correct?" - the queen started, tried to be nice and calm, but her voice gave a hint of worrying. - "My name is Rosalina, I'm taking care of this place."

"Pleasure to meet you, I'm Brent, prince of Sarasaland." - I answered first.

"Nick, my pleasure, is also the prince of Sarasaland."

"Sophist or Eevee."

"I'm assuming you were sent here by professor E. Gadd., is that true?" - she asked, making sure.

"Yes, that's true." - I confirmed.

"Oh, I'm glad. Will you be able to help me and my home?" - she asked, hopeful. - "I know I might be asking for a lot, but this is really important, not only for me, but for the life of Lumas, and possibly for other kingdoms as well..."

"What do you mean by "Other kingdoms"?"

"You see, the observatory might be known as a control room. Especially this place, because of the panel right here." - she said and pointed at the huge panel. - "This panel is a bit of a power point, because it's connected to every place around the observatory. When the power from here is gone, the observatory doesn't work anymore. The problem is, this entire place is really strong in general, that, if in the wrong hands, can be used to cause chaos down on earth too." - the queen explained, worried.

"I see..." - I nodded, listening to the explanation. - "What is going to  happen to the Lumas if nobody helps?"

"Lumas see the observatory as their home, but also they supplement their needs, such as food." - she continued. - "Once it stops working, the poor Lumas won't live long..."

I nodded. It really sounded serious to me.

"I understand the situation, but how can we help?" - Nick asked, desperate to help. - "Are there any... I don't know, ways to find out what's going on and how to restore the energy?"

"Well, I noticed the observatory is blacked out and everything has a red fog around." - queen Rosalina reminded. - "Usually, it means that King Bowser is the reason for such problems."

"Okay, so we know what to do, we can go now?" - Sophist involved in conversation, sounded like he was bored.

"Eevee." - I answered that, annoyed.

"What? I'm just saying, we're a bit in a hurry, are we not?"

"Well, maybe we are, but I'd rather listen to everything to make sure we're aware of every possibility."

Sophist sighed.
"Fine, but what is there to continue about? We know it's Bowser's doing, so we can go."

"Then tell me, you fucking genius, how do you want to arrive to Bowser's castle completely unnoticed, "defeat" him, get the power and restore the power back to the observatory?" - Nick pointed out.

"Well, you dumbass, it's obvious. When we defeat Bowser, we'll get the power back." - Eevee assumed.

"How do you want to restore it though?"

Sophist rolled his eyes.
"We will find out eventually."

"Why finding out eventually if we can ask about it now, fucker?"

"You're so fucking annoying."

Nick looked at Eevee, silently and seriously. Then at me.
"Can I kick him in the-"

"No, no you can't." - I said loudly, stopping him from finishing the sentence. - "I already said we have to work together?!"
 
 
I took a breather to collect my thoughts.
For a few next minutes, we discussed everything with Rosalina.

We finished our talk with the decision that we needed to arrive at Bowser's castle and restore the observatory energy back.

Rosalina asked one of the Lumas to create a way back to earth and soon enough, we flew down, next to the professor's place.