Heart of Dreams

Chapter 7

Going down in Dream's Deep; Prince Dreambert, Mario, Dreamy Luigi, and Violet ventured further to find Peach. However, the venture down to Dream's Deep was starting to affect Luigi out in the real world, freaking out Starlow.

She shouted into the dream bubble, "Mario, Violet! Everything okay in there?!"

When she got no answer; Starlow though, 'I wonder if they made it to the bottom of the dream world...' Just then, she heard a voice.

"CONTACT!"

The Star Sprite spun around and saw three of Bowser's minions standing there. Arriving with them was Kammy.

Kammy commented, "Ha! Napping are we? My, how comfy!"

Starlow stated, "Hey, it's you guys! Why are YOU here?!"

Kammy replied, "Excuse me?! Ease up on the attitude, huh? Are you implying we SHOULDN'T be here?!"

Starlow groaned, "Oh, why, did you get an invite to this island, too? Somehow I doubt it... I bet you heard about it... Yeah, I bet you just invited yourselves!"

The Turtle minion said, "Affirmative, we got intel about an interesting little island... So we escorted Lord Bowser straightaway!"

The Shy Guy minion added, "Any complaints about it about it should be lodged with our elite fists!"

Starlow blurted out, "Elite?!"

The Koopa minion replied, "I know! Bowser promoted all three of us! We're his elite personal guard!"

Starlow responded, "I'm not feeling much eliteness..."

Kammy hissed over the protests of the minions, "Enough blabbering! His Grouchiness approaches as we speak! His horns gleam with fury! His spikes sparkle with malice! Any second now! His Timeliness comes!"

Just then, Bowser dropped in as the force of the drop sent his minions flying as Starlow started to freak out. She couldn't fight and her only option was keeping the dream porthole open for Mario and Violet! 'Crap,' Starlow thought.

Starlow asked, "Bowser?! Wh - what do you want?"

Bowser answered, "Give it to me straight. Princess Peach is gone? Hello? That is MY thing! Only I get to kidnap her! TREASON!"

Starlow questioned, "You heard that rumor and came here to find her? Sorry... Mario and Violet escorted her back to safety! So, you are out of luck! Go take a nap on the beach!"

Bowser huffed and explained, "I hate beaches as much as I hate your voice! But I don't have time to deal with you now. See, kidnapping Princess Peach is my calling in life! I don't care what you did; I'll find her and nab her!" That's when he saw the dream porthole. He asked, "What's this stupid warpy thing?"

Starlow quickly flew over near the porthole and said, bravely, "No! Back! Stay away!"

Bowser took a smell of the porthole and commented, "That warpy thing smells like her perfume! Oh yeah, she's in there. I'm sure of it!"

Starlow quickly lied, "N - nuh - uh!"

Bowser backed away from it and stated, "You think I'll let Mario find her before me?! He might be her boyfriend but not for long!"

With that, he jumped into the dream porthole and went into the dream world. Starlow watched in total horror.

...

Meanwhile; Mario, Violet, and Prince Dreambert made it to the Dream's Deep.

Prince Dreambert commented, "We've made it to the Dream's Deep."