Bowser Junior's Runaway Journey

Taken In

(Previously on part 6, Peach happened to find Junior, and she decided to save him and take him to her home.)

The young Koopa Prince, and Princess Peach began walking back to her castle side by side. It wasn't too far from where they were, and it was a very nice day outside. After a little while of walking, they made it back to the castle, and Peach opened the doors, walking inside with Junior. Mario, Luigi, and Daisy were all there, and they turned their heads towards the door, seeing Junior. Mario immediately ran towards the two, trying to protect Peach. "Princess, what are you doing!? Why is Junior here?!" Mario's tone sounded very strict, worried, and confused.

"Calm down, Mario. Junior happened to run away from his home and get lost." The princess explained, trying to get everyone to calm down. Daisy and Luigi walked up to the others, and the other princess placed her hands on her hips, looking down at Junior. "Why did you run away, bud?" She asked, trying to stay calm and trust the two. Junior looked up at the others, feeling hesitant and worried that they wouldn't trust him, and they would kick him out. "My papa has always been ignoring me, and he's never nice to me anymore! He always tells me to go hang out with Kamek, and that's gotten very boring..." He was only telling the truth, even though it didn't seem like it.

The others glanced at each other for a second, not knowing how to respond. "We're really sorry to hear about that... If everyone agrees, we'll let you hang here for a bit!" Luigi exclaimed, trying not to make the prince feel sad. "Give us a moment, please.." Peach said, bringing the others into a small circle away from Junior to make up their minds. They were all huddled up, arguing at one another. "We can't let him in here! He's the evil Koopa King's son!" Mario said, getting angry with the others. "He has always played tricks on us.. Like that one time he said he just wanted to have fun and join our party, but he ended up capturing you! He's very good at playing acts, and lying. I don't know how much we can trust him this time.."

Junior watched the others argue and talk from far, and he could hear what they were saying. It made him feel kind of proud to know that he was very good at lying and making up acts, and he was convincing because he was only a little kid. "But guys, you have to listen to me! I found him trapped in a cage near the woods that's filled with Boos and other creepy creatures.. He was crying, all alone. I wouldn't call that faking." Peach said, trying to sound as convincing as possible. "This could be a really good trick he's playing on us! Maybe him and his father made up a plan to put Junior in a cage and make you come and find him and save him for you to only be captured!" Daisy replied with a sigh, not knowing how to act anymore.

"I wouldn't say that's the best plan.. If Peach and Junior were outside alone, he could have easily captured her without anyone noticing! Right now would be a bad time to try to capture her." Luigi said. The others nodded in agreement, thinking that he had a pretty good point. They then turned around to face Junior, who looked pretty sad and worried that they were going to throw him out. They walked over to him with a welcoming smile, and Mario ruffled the top of his head. "We've decided that you can stay here for a little while! But if you even try to cause any trouble, that'll be the end for you." Mario said, his smile disappearing after he finished that sentence.

"Thank you so much, really! I promise I won't do anything bad... this time." Junior was happy, and he felt safe now that they weren't planning to hurt him. "Of course! I'm sure once Bowser has some time to think, he'll realize what he's done to his son." Daisy said, hoping that they could act as better parents for the time being. The others nodded once again, knowing that Bowser got ahead of himself sometimes and doesn't realize what he's doing.

Meanwhile, the minions are still looking for Junior...

The large search party was starting to give up, and even Kamek was starting to lose hope. He was standing by a few group of minions, looking down at the floor as he held himself up with his staff. A tear fell from under his glasses as he thought to himself in silence. For once, he felt like a failure. When the king was busy, it was always his job to watch over the prince. It was his job to babysit him, keep him company and happy, and make sure that he's safe. But now that no one has had any luck with finding him, he was afraid that he was in danger, and that it was too late. Inside of the castle, Bowser was growing even more furious as the search party and Kamek scurried back to the castle, telling him that it may have been too late.

"I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT MY SON IS DEAD! HE IS STRONG AND BRAVE, AND EVEN IF HE GETS HIMSELF IN TROUBLE SOMETIMES... HE DOESN'T ALWAYS NEED HELP!!!" The King roared, his voice echoing throughout the castle. "I'm so sorry, Lord Bowser... Its all my fault for not watching over him.." Kamek cried out, sounding useless. But just as Bowser was about to reply, a little goomba waddled inside, running out of breath. "Lord Bowser! Everyone! Please listen to me.." He huffed, trying to catch his breath before speaking again. "I saw Junior go inside of Peach's Castle.. I'm afraid to say, but this time.. He's been the one to get captured.."

"WHAT!?" All of the minions, including Bowser yelled in unison. "I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WOULD TRY TO CAPTURE MY OWN SON! THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!! Kamek, get our airships and weapons ready!" The king's voice continued to echo throughout the castle, causing everyone's easrs to ring. Kamek nodded and ran to the back of the castle, making sure everything was ready to find Junior. They may have made a slight mistake of thinking that Junior was captured... But what's going to happen next..?

(Thank you for reading part 7! I'm sorry for the late update. There's been a lot going around for me, but I hope you enjoyed, and stay tuned for next chapter!)