Chapter 28 - Mina's Family

                                    

                                          

 In honor of being one of the new rulers of the Mushroom Kingdom, the GOLD team gave the Shadowreavers a rather great gift. A tower about ten stories high was constructed for them, being made of the same materials that Peach's castle was made of. From here, the Shadowreavers would be able to preside over the kingdom, having their own place of residence to deal with issues from. At the top of this tower would be the leading Shadowreavers, with Mina's family getting a room of their own.
	Residing in the highest floor, Mina and her family were winding down after their toast downstairs. All the other members of the Shadowreavers had celebrated Mina's newfound position as Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, grateful that they could help out the kingdom easier. After drinking and eating quite a bit with the rest of the members, Mina couldn't wait to settle down in the privacy of upstairs. She was still a bit tipsy from all the drinks, yet she was able to find a seat nearby to sit in.
	Bandy wasn't as tipsy as Mina was despite drinking more, sitting down across from her and laying his Bandy Slayer down. In the room was a bubbling cauldron, with Bandy going ahead and checking it. It wouldn't be done until New Year's Day, yet Bandy had to constantly monitor it throughout the month. He went ahead and stirred, mixing an unknown vial of chemical inside the cauldron. Once he was done with that, he went ahead and took a seat again, sitting right across from Mina.
	"Congratulations on getting that position, sister." Bandy said first, leaning his head down on his sword with a grin.
	"Hah!" Mina laughed, finding it hard to keep still. "You're not allowed to call me sister anymore, it's your highness or princess now!"
	"I'll call you whatever I want to call you." Bandy teased, knowing she couldn't really stop him if she wanted. "A bit of a shame you weren't the only one, though. Flesk having that similar position isn't going to make our job easier."
	"You're right, it isn't." Mina sighed, staring out the window. She noticed another person standing there, a Mario-esque person wearing a green hat, grey overalls, red gloves, long grey hair and brown shoes. Their long grey hair covered the front of their eyes. They were just standing as still as a statue, though neither Mina nor Bandy paid them much mind. "Ah well, it just means we'll have to play the game a little longer. Our family's royalty now, and we're going to be treated like royalty. If we somehow keep the balance as it is right now, I don't really mind if Peach remains in charge of this kingdom!"
	"I was curious if Oiram was going to overthrow her or not." Bandy shrugged, veering the topic a bit. "Evidently, he didn't." Mina shot him a deadly glance, which Bandy did not mind one bit. "Well, sooner or later, Flesk is going to try and tug that balance in his favor. You know he's going to at least try."
	"Let him try all he wants, it's still Peach who has all the power." Mina scoffed, letting go of a bit of her aggression towards her brother's comments. "He'll have to listen to the women for once. But if Flesk somehow manages to get Peach on her side, or tips the scales in his favor..."
	"...then we resort to the accident?" Bandy asked with a wide grin, leaning even further into his sword without hurting his skull at all. "Like we planned?"
	"Yes, like we planned. And who knows? Maybe he'll want the accident to happen anyway."
	"Maybe he will, maybe he won't. It depends on how he feels about all of this. Speaking of him...Candy, how's your progress coming along?" Another Outsider stepped from another room, exiting through the doors. He was an Outsider with a pink cap, white overalls, red shoes, light blue gloves and brown hair. He had safety visors on, blocking his eyes from being seen by either Bandy or Mina. He was their younger brother, being about two years younger than Bandy and three years younger than Mina.