Bowser: a powerful king feared throughout the Mushroom World. He was no human, but a powerful turtle-like creature with yellow scales covering his body, except for his head, which had green scales, and his snout and belly, which were beige. His shell was a dark green color, adorned with a white trimming and spikes, and the well-groomed feathers that made up his glorious fiery-red mane made him the envy to all hairless Koopa. He is the proud king of Orientalia, more commonly known as the Koopa Kingdom, a powerful warlord state, and the rival to Fungusia, more commonly known as the Mushroom Kingdom, who squabble in land disputes with each other.
But all that had changed two weeks ago. It's been two weeks since the Mushroom World was destroyed, and one week since the aliens have fell. Bowser and his kingdom's denizens have survived the battle, but Orientalia was temporarily rendered a nomadic civilization for the time being. The map stolen from one of the star ships guided the outcasts across space, who only stopped at five planets to gather various food, supplies, and materials that they would need in the search for a new planet.
They are currently on the last of these worlds, a rogue planet of rock and ice, but this is not the world for them to stay. The Koopas were mining for stones to build new castles and valuable ores such as gold, sliver, and platinum along with diamonds and other gemstones to build up the treasury. Already, they were making some progress with building the mine. Pink emu-like birds known as Ostros pulled minecarts that were already built with iron and wood taken from a world where giant white spiders grew into huge trees, which made sturdy planks, better than those flimsy oaks and birches back at what used to be the Mushroom World. Normally, his kingdom would have remained unchanged, but after the battle, Bowser knew that he had to adapt his kingdom to suit the new environment.
It didn't last long until they finally had all the ores, metals and gemstones they needed. As for the mine and the smeltery, they didn't destroy it, but left it there for whatever civilization comes across it. The next stop was where the map ended. The fleet of airships weren't like the blimps and zeppelins of our world, but designed more like the ships of sky pirates of all things. The airships trekked across the vacuum of space at speeds that are faster than light until they reached the goal they were going for: the new planet. Someone walked to the front of the lead airship, and there was no mistaking him for the mighty Koopa King, Bowser. He puts his fists on his sides and grinned at the planet, his sharp teeth glistening against the light of the sun before letting out a laugh.
"Well, this is where Renny-boy's map lead us to. But why does something seem... off about this place?" Bowser said before he magically felt around the planet to figure it out. "I sense it now. This place's magic controls everything through one race. The sun and moon, the weather, and even the plants and animals are managed to such an amount that they are entirely dependent on that race." Bowser felt something else in there. "It was not always like that, it was only for a few thousand years. Welp, that's a new low that I've seen. No wonder Renny-boy's map leads here..." Bowser shook his head before talking again. "Ah well, it's time to start the invasion! The sooner it all ends, the sooner everybody here can settle down and colonize this popsicle stand." the Koopa King said before yelling out.
"Welp, there's one, thing left to say before entering the world's atmosphere... KOOPA PACK!" Bowser said, stomping his left foot on the floorboards. "ATTACK!" he called out, stomping his foot once more before pointing towards the continent, a whole fleet of airships went towards it. About 6,500 airships or so flew into the atmosphere to begin the invasion and colonization of that certain continent, more specifically, a region in that continent. What can I say except it's SHOWTIME!
Monday, at noon. It has been quite some time since the Changelings have been reformed, and things have lightened up a lot for quite some time. Sure, the nobles were still wary, but other than that, things have been pretty good around those parts. The school was opened again, and things were on their normal schedule. Well, as far as "normal" can take you, anyway.
"Alright, everypony, today, let's talk about Equestrian history." Cheerilee, a purple earth pony with a pink mane said to her class as she directed the attention of the foals to the chalkboard.
"History... Ugh! Talk about boring..." Diamond Tiara said.
"I agree." Silver Spoon replied.
"Yes, yes. We all heard that. Now, some of you may think that history is boring, but hear me out. History can be very interesting once you look at it. I think you all may like some of the events of Equestria's history. Now, let us begin with-" What Cheerilee had to say was interrupted by a cannonball breaking through the wall, glowing brighter over time.
"EVERYPONY OUT!" Cheerliee cried. Before they can go out, the cannonball blew up, knocking them back and destroying the school house in the process. She checked if everybody was okay before a white and brown colt pointed up into the sky. They all looked up, and what they saw was horrifying, well, to them, anyways.
Dozens of airships flew above the sky, looking like those traditional wooden ships, except they didn't have sails, but their masts housed propellers that comically made them fly in the air, making them look more like a fleet of sky pirates instead of blimps. And judging by the density and the distance, there are easily far more than that. Meanwhile, way up in Canterlot, three alicorns looked at Bowser's massive fleet of airships.
"Celestia, what are those things?" Twilight Sparkle asked.
"I don't know, Twilight. Those... things, they came from far up into the sky. We aren't certain what will happen if they get their way." the princess of the day replied. Luna sighed as she looked up at the fleet. From what she sees, they are not just targeting the surrounding area, but probably all of Equestria. "We must take haste. I'm afraid we don't have much time."
Meanwhile, at the lead airship, Bowser looked at the lands below with a telescope, seeing the inhabitants of the land.
"Horses. Had to be horses. But, then again, their kingdom will become Orientalia's new heartland. Oh well, anything would do. Prepare the invasion!" Bowser said, crossing his arms as thousands of his troops went down from the boats, Goombas, Koopas, Shy Guys, and the like rode down on Albatosses, flying carpets, and small airships, ready to invade while Magikoopas simply teleported to the ground as the airships began targeting the various cities and towns of Equestria.
"Ah, do you smell that?" Bowser asked a random blue-shelled Koopa.
"All I smell is smoke, fire, and the wine you requested, my lord." the Koopa said as a red-shelled Koopa poured red wine into Bowser's silver goblet.
"Why do you have to be so damn literal. Do you know what I smell? Well, in a rather large nutshell, I smell a brand new land that's just ripe for the taking. The Koopa Army is invading this nation and her neighbors even as we speak. Heh, even if this is gonna be a very easy takeover, it would have been just about time to do a quick drink and a cold, calculated speech with sinister overtones..." Bowser said as he sipped more of his wine. He looked at the city of Ponyville down below, watching the Koopa Army invade. There was no military besides the Royal Guard, which were more bark than bite.
"...one such speech about politics..."
The weather city of Cloudsdale, in a way, had a disadvantage over the rest of the cities, as the airships were closer and the city was in the skies. Paratroopas were in attack formations, attempting to destroy ever weather city as per to Bowser's needs. The citizens were scared of the new invaders, who did not just attack one area, but all of Equestria at once. The Wonderbolts are putting up a good fight, but are losing to the Koopas, slowly but surely. A Magikoopa teleported in, wanting to have some of the fun as well.
"...a speech about order..."
In the Smokey Mountains, a small battalion of Koopatrols and Hammer Bros marched forward and into the valley, only to fight the Hoofields and the McColts. The pumpkins and stuff were no match for the hammers thrown by the Hammer Bros, and the Koopatrol's armor wasn't even fazed whatsoever. They also captured some of the animals so they can eat them in their victory feast. Within a mere matter of minutes, the Smokey Mountains were under the control of Bowser.
"...brotherhood..."
Equestria wasn't the only land that was being attacked. The Kingdom of Griffonstone was also being taken over by the Koopas. While the kingdom had a bigger military and were better trained than those of Equestria, their simple swords and spears were no match for the more advanced technology of the Koopa Army. Lakitu rained down spiny eggs on the flying soilders while Charging Chunks focused more on the ground troops. Some of the Charging Chunks held a bunch of Cobrats or Dino Rhinos on leashes, waiting for the right moments.
"...power..."
Yakyakistan and the Crystal Empire may have had the frozen cold as an advantage, but the Koopas weren't afraid of a little snow, and even those two were being attacked. Fire Bros and Parabones were attacking Yakyakistan as Magikoopa were attacking the barrier that surrounded the Crystal Empire. Eventually, the barrier couldn't handle any more and collapsed, leaving Koopa Troopas able to waltz in and take it. The yaks weren't faring any better as the army marched forth. Another regiment marched through the Yaket Range and aimed to take over the Bug Bear territory. No native being attempted to subdue these mighty beasts. As for Trottingham, it barely had any defenses and was taken over within seconds.
"But speeches aren't for situations like this. Do you know what time it is?" Bowser asked to nobody as the lead airship headed straight for the majestic castle city of Canterlot. He pointed his arm at the city.
"Now is the time for action."
Twilight headed into the throne room with the rest of the Mane Six, who had their Elements of Harmony on them. Turns out that this was far worse than they have imagined. The airships were all over the place, not just Equestria. Celestia was about to speak first when the door burst open to reveal naught but the Koopa King himself. The two guards flanking the door tried to attack him, but Bowser flipped their gravitational constants, sending them through the roof and into the sky.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the head honchos of this fair land." Bowser said, crossing his arms with a smirk on his face.
"What do you want with Equestria?" Luna asked.
"Land? LAND! I want just more than your puny lands. You see, and may not even know that there are other worlds out there, other fiery suns with planets of their own. I want a new home planet for me and my troops. And yours is just the perfect world to do it, well, aside from the fact that the sun and moon are unnaturally dependent on magic, which makes it hard for astronomy." Bowser explained.
"They why did you invade us? Couldn't you have lived in your world-"
"DON'T REMIND ME! MY WORLD IS GONE! Now, I'm giving you a chance to surrender and join, and I will stop my attack since I'm in such a good mood right now." Bowser said as he walked towards the throne.
"So what do you say?"
"I refuse."
"Why?"
"You invaded Equestria without a second thought, only to ask for surrender on the last second." she said bluntly.
"Try and stop me." Bowser said with a laugh.
"We thought you might say that." Twilight said as she charged her horn.
"Well, then go ahead! Do it! Do some brilliant thing that takes me down right now!" Bowser said as he seemingly was talking to no one and not noticing similar auras began surrounding the other six. The Mane Six had activated their Rainbow Power Forms and were enveloped in a sphere of light.
"What do you have, horses? Everyone's waiting, do it!" Bowser said as the prepared to shoot the Rainbow of Light at him. It hit, that's for sure, but what came after surprised them. Bowser reared back his fist, and with one powerful punch, he shattered the rainbow like it was glass.
"But... how?" was all Twilight can say before Bowser changed their gravitational constant, slamming them into the floor and ceiling two times each before cancelling out the Rainbow Power with another powerful dark magic punch, leaving the six mare weakened and the Elements of Harmony reduced to dust. Bowser laughed, knowing that he toppled this great obstacle effortlessly.
"How? HOW!? Well, to put it simply, I'm the King of Awesome, but since you want to know, I wasn't very keen on letting myself fall by the hands of a girly rainbow!" Bowser roared triumphantly before looking at Celestia, who had a look of fear and horror on her face. She and Luna tried to fly away, only for Bowser to increase their gravity, forcing them down and rendering them immobile, and their magic was somehow suppressed as well.
"I have to admit, not that it would have done anything, that was honestly pretty powerful by this world's standards, and I respect that and their determination." Bowser said as he walked towards the throne, and used his magic to warp the throne to his liking. Gone were the sides, the water and the flowers, and in its place was a throne that resembled the one he sat in on his second attempt to take over the universe, but it's keystone resembled his face.
"But whatever that thing was, it's no longer the strongest power of this world, I am." Bowser said as he walked to his brand new throne and sat on it, smirking as the others had horrified expressions on their faces. The Mane Six tried to get up but their gravity is keeping them in place. Not that, but the necklaces that carried the Elements were replaced with bridal-like objects that suppressed their abilities.
"This marks the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. Now that those red and green plumbers are dead, there's nothing standing in between me and my goals. Not even you." Bowser said, pointing at Celestia. "Just look at what happened when your little subjects tried to topple me."
Pinkie looked outright deflated, her mane flat and straight, and Fluttershy was shaking like a bush in the wind. Rainbow Dash and Applejack, being the stubborn pair they were, tried to get free from their gravitational prisons while Rarity was trying to look her best and hold her chin up high. Twilight was the most affected, the purple alicorn looked utterly broken and had fresh tears falling from her eyes.
It would've stayed there for a few seconds until the door opened to reveal one of Bowser's newest minions, a humanoid creature who's head and skin resembled that of an axolotl's.
"Ah, Axolon, good timing, you said you have psychic powers, then could you help me with our friends here." Bowser said as Axolon nodded. Axolon's race was known to have powerful psychic abilities, enough to rival that of Discord's own hypnosis magic, but Bowser did not know him yet. Even if he did, the Koopa King didn't have to worry about being mind controlled, all those years of training in the arts of magic made his mind impervious to any invading force.
"Sure thing, my liege." Axolon said as he channeled his mental abilities, aiming right at the frightened ponies.
"What are you going to do to us?" a frightened Luna asked.
"Oh, nothing much. I'm not gonna control you or rewrite your memories or anything, but it won't be long before your minds tell me everything!" Bowser said as their memories were projected like a movie. Both Bowser and Axolon only focused on what they needed.
"That's enough, Axolon. We have what we needed. You are dismissed for the day."
"Thank you, Lord Bowser." Axolon said as he went out the door.
"Now, back to the topic. Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle: the Bearers of what used to be the Elements of Harmony, playfully known as the Mane Six, you six blindly blasted me with your rainbow of death without a second thought, but I have to admit, that blast was pretty powerful, and I respect that." Bowser said as he got up from his throne and looked at the six ponies. "But-"
"Please do-" Celestia pleaded before Bowser interrupted.
"PLEASE don't interrupt me!" Bowser yelled before calming down.
"But if what you said was that I'll execute those six, I won't do it. Normally I would throw ya into the dungeon to be tortured and eventually executed, but I'm impressed that you kids had the will to beat me without a second thought. Even the deceased Mario Bros. would think twice before their next move." Bowser said as he lightened their gravitational pull enough to stand up, but kept it heavy on their hooves so they won't escape. "Anywho, you six are powerful for a couple of teenagers, and like I said before, I'm impressed with you."
Bowser began to crack a smile. "Those Elements of Harmony, while they would hardly do a thing to me, they have the power to take down strong reality warping beings like your old friend Discord, and that's impressive, as I said before. So since I'm in a very good mood with you right now, you are hearby pardoned for attacking me back there, and the worst you'll have is a week of work in the main castle gardens." the Koopa King said happily. Pinkie's mane was about to regain some poofiness before Bowser turned his attention to Celestia and Luna.
"But as for you!"
"Us?" Celestia asked.
"Yes, yes, you! While I may be impressed with those six, I cannot say the same for you..." Bowser said.
"How did you beat them? How?" the princess asked.
"Unlike you, I had far more experience with fighting enemies while ya tried to bribe them, and you let these six do all the hard work for you, which is partially why I'm more impressed with them than I am with you. Even though there is not any high school yet, look how successful they are, success they earned. And to answer your question, training in the arts of magic for so many years has granted me enormous power, enough to surpass your Elements." Bowser said. It was partially true, there was no high school yet, and his strength rivals that of the Elements, but he... bent the truth a bit to... support his claims. "Ya know, most in my power would turn you into warrior slave-queens via mind control, but I just want your games here to end!"
"Plea-"
"Ya HAD a chance to put your claims earlier, but you two wasted it. And don't think your control over the sun and moon can save ya, I'll bridge that gap in a minute." the King of the Koopas said. "As a matter of fact, look at your flanks..."
The two sisters looked to see that their cutie marks were gone. Their manes were no longer ethereal and had reverted to their normal pink and blue, falling like normal hair would. "You are hearby stripped of everything you hold dear. Your former royalty, your guardianship of the day and night, your control of the sun and moon, and everything you hold near and dear. I just said that, didn't I?" Bowser said, snapping his fingers. Two Koopatrols grabbed them by the necks.
"Banish them outside their old kingdom's borders for their games to end!" Bowser roared as Twilight let out a muffled scream through her bridal with tears in her eyes. Before the Koopatrols pulled the two sisters out of the way, Celestia had one last remark.
"This isn't over."
"Au contraire, mon petit pony. Now, you have five days to scram or else, well, you know. Ya saw what happened there, now scram before it gets ugly." the Koopa King warned. Celestia glared at Bowser and then gave a look of apology at Twilight, the former Princess of Friendship, and her student, or should she say, her former student. It was no use, he held all the cards, and they had none.
"I'm sorry. If only I protected you sooner..." And with that, both alicorns went out the door as it slammed behind them.
With the two sisters out of the picture, Bowser got up from his throne and looked at the Mane Six before magically removing their bridals, but still suppressing their abilities. "Now that that's over with and done, I'll send ya to the homes of your parents, now." Bowser said.
"But why? Is that a law or an order or what?" the purple alicorn asked.
"Well, in a nutshell, yes, lemme explain. In my home world, which is unfortunately done for, the individual stays with their parents, uncles, aunts, grandmas, or any parent figure until they reach the age of 18. Goes for each and every one of the major kingdoms and democracies around there." the King of the Koopas explained. Everyone was in a mixed reaction at that statement. He was gonna separate them, but, then again, they miss their families. Pinkie's mane regained some of its poofiness, not a lot though, just a little.
"Now I know this is new for ya, but this land is new to me, and I have to make a good representation after the little invasion a few moments ago and the banishment of your princesses and the downfall of that griffon king. I don't know what happened to him." the Koopa King said as he was about to walk out the door before he heard someone clear her throat. Bowser looked and realized that the gravitational constant of their hooves kept them down. "Oh, right." Bowser said as he turned their gravity back to normal, letting them walk freely.
Twilight remained in place with her head down. He held all the cards before the game could be played. He invaded and conquered Equestria AND Griffonstone, banished and stripped Celestia and Luna and left them to die, usurped the throne, and then he goes all kind on her. This has been one crazy day, and with that, she fainted.
"Ooo... a fainting party!" Pinkie, who's mane had completely regained its poofiness, said before fainting, laying back first right next to where Twilight fainted. Bowser just facepalmed at this.
"Is she always like that?" Bowser asked, getting nods from the remaining conscious ponies.