Confrontation!

"What... Do you MEAN the princess is gone?"

Bowser's footsteps rattled the room as he stomped closer toward his cowering subordinate. The poor Koopa quivered in place as he noticed the red, fiery glow, emanating just past the king's snarling lips.

"You're telling me... That Mario made it THAT DEEP into the castle, and I wasn't made aware?"

"I..." The Koopa stammered, and Bowser's growl might as well have wrung the words out of him like a wet towel. "M-M-Mario was recently spotted near Dry Bone Ruins! He couldn't possibly have gotten here so quickly, sir!"

Bowser paused at this... Then clenched his fists. "Then how. Did Peach. Get FREE?!"

"By being bold, you nasty turtle!"

Everyone turned their attention toward the door and froze on the spot! None moreso than Bowser, who's flaming breath had simmered out as his mouth hung agape.

Peach's escape, though grand and certainly impressive, had cost every bit of clothing except her bra! A fact that, admittedly, had her cowering and hiding for a bit. But she didn't make it this far by being timid, or embarrassed, or... Clothed! She'd been brave!

She could be captured for the millionth time, and she could lose every scrap of clothing she had, but only SHE could let go of her pride! And that's how she'd found the courage to storm into the main room...

Without even her bra as cover. Princess Peach stood completely naked for the room. A light blush on her face, but with her expression and the hands on her hips showcasing her defiance. Her plump butt jiggled as she stomped toward Bowser... Who grinned.

"Princess..." He sneered. "Finally giving yourself over to me? I appreciate it, but you didn't have to come all this way. I would've gladly--"

A smack. An open handed smack, right across the face, fuelled by YEARS of kidnapped frustration, sent the Koopa King stumbling backwards across the room! He stood with wide eyes and a red mark on his face...