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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b]  1,293 (3+)
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 4 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]//////////////////////////[/color]//////////////// (26/40) 
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 2 [/color][/b] (level up! New power: Withdraw) EXP: [color=SpringGreen]/[/color]///////////////////// (1/20) 
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 1 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]//////[/color]///// (6/10)
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] Peach’s Castle
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Orders and discussion where slowed temporarily as food arrived, much to the delight of everyone involved. Bowser’s turn at the counter-top resulted in the meat stock being decimated as he made off with at least of every fleshy dish available. Even this relative hoard of dishes was not enough however, so Kamek was quickly forced to shrink down the map so that he could instead enlarge Bowser’s meal to a size fit for a king. The map was still available for viewing however, just not at its previously royal scale. It was laid down flat in the middle of the dining table with an implicit food exclusion zone around it. Cling film had also been laid across it for extra protection. The turtle wizard himself set about nibbling his way though a few vegetable kebabs, using his none wand wielding hand to hold the sticks. Jr acquired a simple combination of steaks and pizza, his sadness at being forced to stay quickly forgotten as he dug into them both, his grinning bib seeing plenty of use as he devoured flesh and fast food alike.

Unsurprisingly there where others who had comments about the map. While the royals ate the magikoopa did his best to manage this discussion.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”You two”[/color] Kamek pointed to Tora the over-sized hamster and Din the fiery redheaded mage with his kebab [color=DeepSkyBlue]”make good, if opposing, points which I think we can resolve using your”[/color] Kamek jabbed his skewer towards the tinkering Balzermate and Ratchet [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Teleporter gizmo. If you can work out the two way transmission or just make more of them we could split into teams to cover more ground and still gather together for fighting the Bosses and other tricky situations or swap out party members who are better at tackling specific areas.”[/color] he said, before biting off one of his roasted veggies. He took the time while chewing to think a bit more, vaguely waving the skewer around as he did so.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Ok. So. Extended plan.”[/color] he continued  [color=DeepSkyBlue]”We get karts. We get teleports. We stick the teleporters on the karts and either link the parties teleporter karts to each other or make both of them send people to and from Peach’s castle. Depends if you need them to sit still or not as having a static intermediary location means we wouldn't need to coordinate deploying the teleporters as much. The second option also lets us keep people in reserve and not carry everything with us at all times.”[/color]

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Make food less of an issue too.”[/color] he added, before biting another veggie off of his kabbak. He thought for a few moments of other ways they might set up back and forth transportation while chewing. [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Maybe we could use warp paintings or Jr’s magic graffiti if the teleporters don't work out? Those only go to and from static locations, but it would be better than nothing.”[/color] he added 

Bowser meanwhile had been occasionally glancing over at the centurion as the warrior made a pigs ass of themselves while doped up on the awesome power of Megadragonbowser. He’d avoided commenting on the fact that the warrior had nabbed the Boss sprite because even he could see that Tora had been right about the danger of having your personality altered drastically by absorbing their power. Not that he would ever admit that, which was the reason he’d been ignoring it.

As the centurion began raving about marching over to the Land of adventure as quickly as possible however, the king could hold his tongue no longer. Between taking bites out of a massive rib of stake he tried to put the upstart his place [color=FD0000]“YOU JUST WANT TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THE ARMY TO SNATCH MORE SPRITES! WELL TO BAD, BECAUSE IF ANYONE IS GOING TO LEAD AN ADVANCED FORCE INTO THE LAND OF ADVENTURE IT’S GOING TO BE ME! SO SIT BACK DOWN AND WAIT FOR ME TO FINISHED EATING THIS DELICIOUS FOOD.”[/color]

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”But sire! What about the karts?”[/color] Kamek asked

[color=FD0000]“Jr’s got that handled, right Jr?”[/color] there was a distinct lack of a response [color=FD0000]“Jr?”[/color] the tiny terror’s guardians turned their eyes to the princes’ space at the table, only to find both the plate and high chair set there empty.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”I believe he’s wolfed down his dinner and run off on his mission sire.”[/color] Kamek said a little disappointedly, quite sure the lad would suffer an upset stomach  as a result. 

[color=FD0000]“See, told you he’d handle it”[/color] Bowser responded, with pride that contrasted Kamek’s concern. Then he turned to the human who had introduced himself as Franklin [color=FD0000]“WELCOME TO MY ARMY. IF YOU’RE DONE EATING THEN GO HELP MY BOY.”[/color] he ordered Franklin, pointing him in the direction of the scrap yard. Bowser himself was not even close to done.

Kamek meanwhile added his own opinion in support of Michel’s point [color=DeepSkyBlue]”We really should stick together, or at least nearby to each other, until we have a way of communicating. If you insist at going off before we have the karts at least don’t go much further than the village Michel pointed out. It’ll be near impossible to find you in a timely manner if you end up wandering around the fields beyond.”[/color] directing this both at Bowser and the centurion. He very much hoped they would not go together. He could already see how the clashing of their egos would be disastrous for everyone around them. [color=DeepSkyBlue]”There was mention of robots and Rabbids at the scrap yard? Perhaps you could deal with those instead, to make sure our rear is secured?”[/color]

The old koopa hoped Bowser Jr wasn't running/getting into trouble with either of those groups.

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Jr’s kicked open the front door of the castle and then stepped outside into the sunshine.  His belly was full and his body was brimming with energy. The young koopa hopped up onto the stone banister of the bridge in-order to make his way across it. Before him lay the scrapheap that the hero team had passed though only a short while ago. To him however this was no re-tread, but a new place to explore and conquer. As he balanced his way across his non-optimal crossing method he spotted several people he could recruit to do just that. The first was the Link look alike Linkle, who was peering over the side of the bridge and down into the water at the hat wearing kid he’d met up in the Princess’s bedroom. The same kid who’d snubbed him earlier and who he’d subsequently blamed for the whole mess in peach’s room. Beyond them, out in the junkyard itself, he heard the tell-tail sounds of Rabbids mucking about. He’d used the furry menaces once before and it had worked great up until the point where it hadn't and his dad had gotten possessed by some glowing bug bird thing. He’d had to get Mario’s help to free him, and then he’d been grounded, both things that had sucked. Hopefully this time would go better.

Jr continued his way across the bridge, pausing only to tell the two girls that: [color=SpringGreen]”You work for my dad? Then you work for me and we have karts to build!”[/color] before he hopped up from the banister onto what remained of the archway the engineer had been camping on. 

He hammered the butt of his over-sized paint brush against the stone a few times to get the Rabbids attention and then yelled at the assorted bunny people. [color=SpringGreen]”Hay you lazy Rabbids! It’s your boss speaking so listen up! We’re going to scavenge the biggest, fastest, most butt-kicking karts form the pile of junk so we can fix them up and go on a rampaging road trip all across this messed up word!”[/color]