Bellflower slowly opened her eyes as she looked back up at the wooden ceiling. She quickly remembered that she was on one of Bowser's ship with four of his kids on there way back to the Koopa Kingdom. Bellflower thought about his kids, Morton, Ludwig, Iggy, and Roy. She got to know them a bit more and see how they interact with each other more over dinner over dinner on the airship last night. Morton is a little slow in the head, but he clearly has a cunning side to him. He showed this when asked a series of questions that didn't really go together but he did ask a series of questions towards Ludwig in order to get some decently important information out of him. No one else seemed to notice this tactic but Bellflower. He also likes to talk. A lot. He usually keeps on talking on a long rant until he is cut off by someone else.
Like Bowser suggested, Iggy is a little deranged. He is wild and crazy, but in a positive way. He must be on the younger scale since he acts immaturely and childish. However, he does seem to like to invent things. During dinner, he built a small working catapult out of only things he found on the dinner table. He seems fun.
Roy is more of a bully. He likes picking on his siblings for fun, such as holding things out of Iggy's reach or simply pushing them around. He finds that amusing and fun. He hardly ever raises his voice though. Roy usually talks in a clam, collective manner.
Then there'r Ludwig, the oldest and most powerful of the Koopalings. He seems to fit Morton's description of him being the cruelest of them all. He constantly ridiculed and picked on everyone throughout dinner, spoke him mind on anything not caring who it hurt, and made sure to never be handed any form of back lash. He also seemed to be the leader out of the bunch for he constantly order his siblings around, told them what they could and couldn't do, and what they'll plan will be until they reached the Kingdom. But Bellflower thinks there's a reason why hes the leader. He seems to be the smartest which allows him to be able to come up with the best course of action for him and his siblings. He's also is the most powerful one. Hes able to fight off his own enemies and his sibling's as well. That's why he's the leader. He can hold him and his siblings up. Over all, the kids seem to work and fit together like a puzzle. Even though they don't show it, they do truly care for one another.
Bellflower sighed at the fact that she should probably get out of bed and get the day going now. She closed her eyes as she stretched her arms above her head and turned to her side. She quickly gasped and jumped up and she saw Mortan right next to her bed. He was sanding there as though nothing was wrong with a small, innocent smile on his face
"Morton! Christ you scared me. What are you doing her?" Bellfower said as she recomposed her self and calmed down. She dragged her hand across her face and them turned to face Morton who looked a little confused.
"What do you mean? I'm here to wake you up," he stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Then why were you just standing there?" she questioned politely.
"You were sleeping. I didn't want to wake you, that would be rude,"
"You know what? Let's just go outside, shall we?" Bellflower offered as she decided it was better to just put this conversation to an end. Morton nodded and went outside, closing the door behind him. Bellflower stood up and stretched her back as she walked over to the hanger that had her dress on it. She quickly slipped it on and followed in Morton's steps.
Once she was outside on the deck, she checked out what everyone was doing. Roy was steering, Ludwig was looking over a map trying to figure out which way their path shall continue to get home, Iggy was was trying to convince Morton that it would be a good idea to set off dynamite. Bellflower walked her way over to them because she figured that it was best if she helped Morton out.
"Come on! It will be so cool! And you know you want to see it!" Iggy said trying to convince Morton into giving in and he looked like he was about to too.
"I don't know, Iggy, but something tells me that setting off dynamite on a flying ship is a bad idea," Morton said as he scratched his chin.
"Yeah I wouldn't do that if I were you," Bellflower said once she reached them. Iggy turned to her with a frown.
"Oh yeah? And why not?" he retaliated. Bellfower simply walked over to the edge of the airship and pointed down.
"Because if you do, it's most likely going to cause the ship to go down, causing us to go down, and probably get hurt real bad," she simply stated. They all looked over the railing and saw how high up they were. A fall from that high could seriously hurt someone.
"Pfft, whatever. I didn't want to launch the stupid bomb anyway," Iggy said convinced but he didn't want to seem defeated. Bellflower took a closer look at the bomb and saw that is was ordinary bomb, it looked different.
"Did you make this?" she asked Iggy as she pointed to the bomb.
"Yes! Of course I did! I mean look at it! Isn't it amazing?" Iggy boasted, proud to show off his bombs.
"I've got to hand it to you, it looks pretty nice, and it seems functioning. Is that why you wanted to launch it so bad? Because you wanted to test it?" Bellflower asked. Iggy nodded his head up and down at an impressive speed.
"How about this? When we get back to the kingdom, you and I find a safe space to launch it to see if it works. What do you say?" She said as she leaned down to his height.
"Yeah! That'll be so cool!" he jumped and then ran off before running back, saying a few words before continuing the cycle again. He was happy. She actually interacted with him, kept him safe, and even offered to hang out with him. Peach would have never even done that. He can tell that he was going to like having he around.
Bellflower patted herself on her back, proud that she was able to avoid getting the airship blown up. She turned to Morton who was still looking over the railing with wide eyes.
"We really are high up, aren't we," he said. Bellflower walked over to him and lightly placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Yup, bud. Come on, help me get breakfast started, yeah?"
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After having plenty of fun preparing breakfast with Morton, Bellflwoer figured that everyone was to busy to actually sit down for breakfast. She decided it was easier for everyone if she just brough them breakfast on a plate. Bellflower told Morton her idea and he agreed on it. Together, they put a good amount of potatoes, eggs, sausage, biscuit and some fruit on each plate with a fork and knife wrapped in a napkin. Morton was going to give a plate to Iggy while Bellflower went off to serve Roy and Ludwig.
She walked over to Ludwig who was hunched over a table scribbling down notes and looking from map to map. Bellflower knocked lightly on the table to get his attention so he would be surprised at her presence. He raised his eyebrow at her.
"What do you want? Can't you see I'm busy, or are you blind?" he interrogated as he moved his hands to show his work.
"Yes, I know you're working. No, I'm not blind. I'm just here to drop off some breakfast for you," Bellflower stated as she set the hot plate on the table. He started suspiciously at it and then back at her.
"What did you do to it?" he interrogated. No way she just wanted to make them breakfast. If Peach wouldn't, why would she?
"What? No, I didn't do anything," Bellflower assured. She didn't want to start off on the wrong foot with Ludwig. Bellflower knows that he is the most stubborn one and the hardest one to get to know. She knows that if she wants to continue to hang out with Bowser, she should at least get along with his kids. Even without Bowser, Bellflower wants to get to know them better. Even with Bellflower's assurance, he still stared at the plate and her with doubt.
'Will this make you feel better?" Bellfower asked him as she got a small piece of everything on the plate and put it in her mouth. She chewed it in front of him as she pointed to her mouth to show it. After she swallowed it, she opened her mouth and lifted her tongue to show she did indeed eat it all. She closed her mouth ans stared at Ludwig.
"See? It's all fine. Pretty tasty too," she assured. Ludwig stared at her a little longer, maybe half expecting her to collapse and start seizing and the other half expecting her to be fine. The urge to eat the food only got stronger. He was hungry and the smell of the hot, spicy breakfast was calling his name. After about a minute of starting and realizing the food is in fact fine, he picked up a piece of egg and tentatively put it in him mouth.
"It's alright," he dismissed even though it was really good. It was spicy and flavorful and just over all delicious, but he wasn't going to admit that to her. She smiled that he was finally getting some food in his stomach.
"Well, I guess I'll leave you alone now. If you need anything, such as help or something else, just let me know, I'll be happy to help you," Bellflower smiled and picked up the last plate. She turned and began her path when she could have sworn she heard a small thank you coming from the table.
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Bellflower went to Roy who was surprised that she went out of her way to prepare them a breakfast. He happily accepted it but soon realized that he couldn't eat and steer the airship at the same time. Luckily, Bellflower proposed a solution.
"Let you steer?! You're outta your mind! I bet you don't even know how!" Roy laughed as he made sure to keep his eyes a head of him.
"You're right, I don't, but you do. You can just tell me what to do while you eat. I promise to give it back to you once you finish eating," Bellflower said as she put one palm over her heart and the other raised up,"Scout's honor,"
By now Ludwig was seriously reconsidering his original response. He really did want to eat but can he trust her to steer? She doesn't even know how. But he can tell her what to do.
"Alright fine. But you better do what I tell you, got it?" Roy said as he waved her over. Bellflower nodded with a soft smile and asked what she needed to do first.
"Okay, so firstly, you need to place on hand here..."
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As Roy instructed Bellflower what to do as he happily munched on the food that he found yummy. While Bellflower steered and Roy ate, they talked about other things too. They discussed just about anything their minds wandered off to. Sports, weather, color, food, family, friends, good and bad restaurants, funny memories, ect. They also talked about some more recent and touchy subjects.
"So what are you to dad?" Roy suddenly asked as he looked straight at Bellflower. It sounded like it was something that has been on his mind for a while now. Bellflower honestly didn't know how to respond. She wants to say that she is his friend, but she knows that she wants to be more than that, but does Bowser? Surely nothing will ever grow between them but Stella and some other koopas are always telling her that there is obvious chemistry. But what does that even make them if it was true? And what good would it do telling Roy that she has feelings for his dad?
"Well, er, I'm going to be honest with you here, kid, I don't know. I mean, like I love being around your dad, and I do hope that we are friends by now, but sometimes I catch myself wanting to be more than friends. I never plan on hurting him or you guys, or anyone in the Koopa Kingdom if that's what you were wondering," Bellflower admitted to Roy while shh tried to maintain some form of eye contact but she had to keep breaking it to look back in front of her as she steered. While she believed she shouldn't have involved a kid in her feelings, she knew it was best to tell him the truth. It will help him gain trust for her and besides, it's the kid's dad that she's crushing on, he should at least know.
"Thanks, that's what I wanted to know," Roy said. It looked like he wanted to say something else but all of a sudden Lugwig rushed up and the edge while clutching a map in one hand and pointing straight ahead.
"There it is! Home!" Ludwig yelled. This caught everyone on the airship's attention and caused them to rush over. They all look at the speck that was growing increasingly bigger by the second. The Dark Lands, AKA, the Koopa Kingdom. Once they all took in the look of the castle, Ludwig suddenly snapped his head towards Bellflower and Roy.
"Why is she steering?"
AUTHOR"S NOTE
HEY! I'm back! Sorry for the long awaited update but now that im on winter break, im going to try and upload at least one chapter every day or so.