Cursed Destiny

## **Plot**

Mario and Luigi are upstairs catching up and tell each other how glad they both are to see each other safe and sound. After Luigi settles down and is calm, Mario tells him what he saw while drifting in outer space. Luigi at first tells him that it was more than likely just his own imagination playing tricks on him just to pass the time but Mario disagrees, saying it felt "too real". Luigi tells him not to worry about any of that stuff since the past is the past anyways and they should all just go rest. Mario isn't so keen on the matter, deciding to go tell Rosalina about the incident.

He heads to the Observatory to tell her about what happened and she tells him if he saw the dreadful lights to which he said that he did not, describing that it "just occurred out of nowhere". Rosalina admits that she may not have a clear answer for his question but says that his inner strength may have just tapped into a "memorial state" and showed him a remnant of his past. Mario tells her that it was like he was there seeing everything in front of him yet he couldn't do anything. Rosalina asks him who he thinks the woman in his vision was. He replies that he thinks it was his mother, citing who else would it be. Rosalina agrees on the matter, saying the same thing happened to her once. She explains that it happened with no prior warning, she just saw her mother telling her something. She also mentions there would be times where she just enters visions out of nowhere, saying that's how she saw Dementia and Fawful's plans on conquering Earth but also a flashback showcasing her past. Mario asks her why that is happening to them but she tells him that it is more than likely just their inner strength's way of channeling through them, and the energy waves must mess with their brains, causing them to enter those temporary visions. Mario understands and says that if it is going to happen again and if it does, would he be in a vulnerable state. Rosalina simply says that they can only hope that isn't the case. Mario thanks her for the advice and leaves, with Rosalina visibly shaken on the thought Mario asked her about. She enters the backside of the library and confides in the lumas that she is afraid on what is going to happen. The lumas comfort her to the best of their ability and tell her everything will be okay as long as they have each other. This calms her down a bit but she decides to find a true answer.

She pulls out an emerald that contains a hologram showing her mother telling her how to spot if a flower is dying. She goes on to explain that all life is worth saving, good or bad. She hands her a water kettle and Rosalina pours it onto the flower. Nothing happens but Rosalina's mother explains that everything takes time for something to happen, one just has to have patience. She embraces her a big hug and the hologram cuts out. Rosalina heads off to another location.

She makes it to the old cabin where her parents used to be once more. Flashbacks occur once she is there and one of them includes the moment her father and Noah were killed by the Klauxes. Rosalina becomes angry once more but she stays a little longer in the vision to the revelation that the Klauxes are still remaining on their planet and have little to no security, stating if Rosalina wanted to, she could destroy their civilization in one fell swoop. The general assures them that won't happen, saying she will never find out. Rosalina gets even more furious, saying she will create a warm welcome for them for sure. She heads back to the Observatory.

She prepares to invade their planet Mondator by force. The lumas all seem a little on edge with her plan but decide to follow suit behind her and they prepare to takeoff in the Observatory. Along the way, she learns that the route to enter the planet's orbit is filled to the brim with meteor showers and space storms. She presses on to the dismay of the lumas who are visibly shaken by her sudden change of character. The Observatory begins to get worn down by the passing meteors and eventually one of the engines becomes destroyed leading to the entire comet to come crashing down on rural land on the planet.

Back on Earth, Mario asks the others where Rosalina went to which none of them know. Mario points out that she never uses the Observatory to go anywhere unless it's for a serious mission. He then has an epiphany and realizes where she has gone and says that he needs to stop her before it's too late.

Rosalina emerges from the rubble of the now damaged Comet Observatory. She pulls out her wand and transforms it into a large blade that has two sharp edges on both sides, capable of slicing anything it comes into contact with. She meets head on with a barrage of Klauxes who attempt to stop her in her invasion but Rosalina easily overpowers them by beating them to bits, violently. She continues her rampage against the citizens of Mondator, recklessly destroying everything they have, houses and businesses alike. She demands to know where their ruler is to which they all point towards the tallest tower in the vicinity. She marches her way there with the lumas timidly following close behind. She barges into the tower and immediately threatens the ruler who is confused and begs to be let go and to leave their planet in peace. Rosalina insists she will not fall for his mercy but he tells her his name is Lord Becker and the Klauxes that killed her family are long gone and they are actually striving to change their ill history. Rosalina demands to know why she should believe him and that's when Becker turns on a hologram that shows the changes the Klauxes have made over the course of their history. It shows the many battles they have had to fought and how many citizens with their own children have passed from said tragedies. Rosalina looks back at the destruction she caused and begins to feel extreme sorrow and guilt for what she has done. However, Lord Becker insists they are sorry for what happened to her and her family, as he himself would never have found the plans of his distant ancestors logical in the slightest.

Rosalina returns back to the Observatory, which has been a little damaged from the fall. She tells the lumas she is sorry for how she acted but they know she was just shrouded with rage and longed for revenge for so long. Mario and the others arrive to the horror of what's come to Mondator. She says she has already given her apology to the planet and they have accepted, but she realized what she had done. Mario tells her he knows what it's like to be blinded by rage, but that these experiences will only help them become stronger in the end. Before they depart, Lord Becker comes to tell Rosalina she deserves to know just what killed her mother. Rosalina says she already knows but he tells her that they implanted a Spanish flu seed in her sleep the day after Rosalina laid eyes on the lights. However, the Spanish flu at the time wasn't even discovered as an actual threat yet so at the time, she came up with something so beyond their comprehension that there was nothing she could have done to stop it. He also tells her that the reason why the Klauxes feared her was for the reason she came over that day, she possesses a power so threatening that nobody could ever imagine how to control it. She asks what that power is. and Becker reluctantly tells her that she has the power to essentially "erase and restart" entire universes in timelines. She becomes wide-eyed and asks why she has that power, saying she thought she only gained powers from the lumas. Becker tells her he can't answer as to why she was given that power but he does know who gave it to her; the Star Sprites. It was said in the prophecy that should the Dark Star be freed and unleashed from Dimentio, Rosalina could re-create the universe and make sure that he doesn't lay hands on it ever again. She asks him if he knows how to use it to which he shakes his head. Rosalina thanks him for this new knowledge and they all depart back to Earth.

Mario asks her if she feels okay to which she simply replies "yeah", with a warm smile. Peach comes to her aid and gives her a hug, saying she is a gift, powerless or not. Rosalina thanks her and Luigi gives her his support as well, with Bowser saying he wishes support would always come this easy regardless of what someone does.