The TARDIS drifted lazily through the Time Vortex as the Doctor and Amy were taking a well-deserved spa day. They were in a warm mud bath and sighing contentedly. \u201cDoes a TARDIS usually have a spa room?\u201d asked Amy. \u201cNot that I\u2019m complaining, you understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot really,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cA TARDIS is supposed to be used for temporal research. But, when a TARDIS lives long enough, it acquires rooms designed for creature comforts. The TARDIS is an old girl, mechanically speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd still an awesome machine,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe always has been,\u201d agreed the Doctor. She then saw something near Amy. \u201cWhat\u2019s that stack of books there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, I found them in the library,\u201d replied Amy. \u201cA few romance novels. I\u2019m a bit of a sucker for them still. I saw the library cards in them, so I\u2019m guessing you borrowed them. I suppose the advantage of having a time machine is that, even if you forget them for a while, you\u2019re never late with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat really depends on the library,\u201d said the Doctor. \u201cI once borrowed from the library of Kar-Charrat and, sadly, I couldn\u2019t just arrive on the due date. \u2026Pity the Daleks destroyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose monsters have something against books, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, they have something against non-Daleks having any knowledge and given that the library of Kar-Charrat once housed the entire knowledge of the universe, the Daleks needed that knowledge for themselves to launch an assault on the universe. \u2026Which library did you say the cards came from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure,\u201d replied Amy. \u201cIt\u2019s not any library card I recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I\u2019ll just have a look, then,\u201d said the Doctor. She washed the mud off her arms, then opened the cover of one of the books. Her eyes slowly widened, then she checked another one, then another, then the last. \u201c\u2026Oh no!\u201d she groaned. \u201cThey\u2019re from the Comet Observatory.\u201d Amy goggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Comet Observatory? Rosalina\u2019s home?\u201d asked the hedgehog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been there?\u201d quizzed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve made some friends there like I did on Hyrule,\u201d explained Amy. \u201cYou borrowed from Rosalina\u2019s library?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd, sadly, I can only land the TARDIS in the present day,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cThese books are long overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe better get there now, then,\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drifting in orbit around a blue and green planet, four ladies were having tea on a fantastic-looking observatory while two men were stargazing from the balcony. The ladies each wore dresses in different colors, one pink, one yellow, one sky-blue, and one red. The two men wore overalls and hats, one with red and an M on his hat, the other with green and an L on his. The men were the famous Super Mario Brothers, Mario and Luigi. The ladies were Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Princess Rosalina, and Mayor Pauline. \u201cBoys!\u201d called Peach. \u201cAre you sure you don\u2019t want to join us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re good,\u201d replied Mario. \u201cSome of the stars formed new constellations and Luigi and I always liked tracing them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou girls should try it,\u201d offered Luigi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, I could make it a challenge, see if you can recognize the constellations from a new angle,\u201d chuckled Rosalina. At that moment, a noise familiar to her filled the air inside the Observatory\u2019s atmospheric shields. \u201c\u2026The TARDIS?\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRosie, you know what that noise is?\u201d asked Daisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt heralds the arrival of a Time Lord,\u201d replied Rosalina. \u201cIf it\u2019s the same Time Lord I know\u2026\u201d She briefly looked around to see the TARDIS materializing at the launch pad off the Terrace. \u201cAha! The Doctor has arrived! I wonder if his ears shrank finally?\u201d The doors opened and out stepped Amy and the Doctor. \u201cOh! Miss Rose!\u201d greeted Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAmy!\u201d called Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, you look good!\u201d observed Daisy. \u201cTrying out being goth?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust the clothes, Daisy,\u201d replied Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to have you here, Amy!\u201d called Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNice to see you boys too, Mario and Luigi!\u201d said Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat brings you here?\u201d asked Luigi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust a visit with old friends. The Doctor over there brought me here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHello!\u201d called the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, so you regenerated again,\u201d observed Rosalina. \u201cPity. I rather like the leather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, I like the skirt I\u2019ve got on,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone, this is the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet of Gallifrey,\u201d introduced Rosalina. Everyone introduced themselves to the Doctor in short order. \u201cNow, Doctor,\u201d asked Rosalina, \u201cwhat brings you back to the Comet Observatory? Social call?\u201d The Doctor winced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cErm, I may have accidentally taken some of your books,\u201d she explained. \u201cPossibly for somewhat longer than I anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Books? Missing from my library?\u201d asked Rosalina, her eye twitching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHoo boy,\u201d gulped Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet me see them!\u201d hissed Rosalina. The Doctor surrendered the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt must have been from when I was last here,\u201d she explained. \u201cA few reference books, just a bit of light reading.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHeavy reading, you mean,\u201d remarked Amy. \u201cThose novels got a bit\u2026saucy at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you SO much for defending me, Amy,\u201d muttered the Doctor, sarcasm heavy on her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo THAT\u2019S where the Star-Crossed<\/em> series went!\u201d snapped Rosalina as she inspected the books. \u201cDoctor, you have no idea how many times I turned the Observatory upside down! You\u2019re lucky this is part of my private collection! \u2026If you want to make it up to me, perhaps you can help us with something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMiss Rosalina, are you sure?\u201d asked Pauline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Doctor is the expert on these matters,\u201d replied Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Oh, very well,\u201d sighed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m heading back to Sarasaland,\u201d said Daisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMind if I come?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI-I want to come with!\u201d stammered Luigi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMe too!\u201d said Peach. \u201cMario? You want to come?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think I\u2019m gonna stay here and help brief the Doctor on our problem,\u201d replied Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right. Join us when you can!\u201d called Peach. She and Daisy led Amy and Luigi to a Launch Star and they all spun inside it, then they were launched towards the planet below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I still say your Launch Stars are inefficient,\u201d muttered the Doctor. \u201cNow, what seems to be the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, several civilizations reported power loss at the same frequency,\u201d explained Pauline. \u201cWe lose about 20 percent more moons than usual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMoons?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPower Moons,\u201d explained Rosalina. \u201cSimilar to the Power Stars that fuel the Observatory or Peach\u2019s castle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh. So, there\u2019s a power loss crisis going across the globe?\u201d the Doctor summarized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d replied Mario. \u201cBut I think I saw the culprit once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was a robot talking to a Koopa. It said that it drained enough power from the Mushroom Kingdom for Bowser\u2019s purposes. I already told Peach about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, good,\u201d said Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo it\u2019s a Bowser scheme,\u201d mused Pauline. \u201cWhat would he want with Power Moons this time? That sham wedding went kaput.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd what did the robot look like?\u201d asked Rosalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, it looked like a salt-shaker for one thing,\u201d replied Mario. \u201cIt had a plunger and a long whisk-.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d asked the Doctor. \u201cDid it have a camera eye on top of a dome?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cY-Yeah!\u201d gulped Mario. Rosalina dropped her wand in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026How did they get past my sensor net?!\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy did I wear black here?!\u201d complained Amy as she fanned herself as she and her team trekked through the Sarasaland Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on, guys!\u201d called Daisy, wearing her new Oasis outfit. \u201cThe ziggurat\u2019s over here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou said it just rose out of the ground yesterday?\u201d asked Peach as she wore her vacation outfit complete with floppy-brimmed sunhat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep! Over here!\u201d The group approached what looked like a sandstone ziggurat. \u201cIf that\u2019s breaking your brain, take a feel!\u201d Peach approached it and felt the stonework\u2026or what SHOULD be stonework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis\u2026this is bizarre! It doesn\u2019t feel like stone at all!\u201d That was when she heard something!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cG-G-Girls!\u201d stammered Luigi. \u201cTh-Th-The door!\u201d The door was opening from the inside!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s something inside!\u201d whispered Daisy. Amy looked deeper into the dark of the ziggurat\u2019s entrance\u2026then heard a noise, a rhythmic pulsing that she heard before. She thought for a few seconds, then her eyes widened with fear as her heart dropped to her stomach! She knew the sound! She heard it before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Skaro!\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmy?\u201d asked Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone, get out of here! That ziggurat\u2019s not safe! MOVE!\u201d called Amy. As she tried to herd everyone away at top speed, a crackling buzz filled the air! 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