When you're ready to go forward, go through the east door. I recommend having some healing items in your inventory. I'm at level 32, with 35 HP, 35 FP, and 75 BP. The badges I have equipped are Return Postage, Zap Tap, Spike Shield, Pity Flower, Happy Flower, Happy Heart, Lucky Start, Lucky Day, Pretty Lucky, Close Call, Close Call P, 2 Damage Dodge, Damage Dodge P, 2 Power Plus, Power Plus P, 2 FP Plus, 2 HP Plus, Power Bounce, and Multibounce.
On the other side of the door, you'll find Peach, Grodus, many candles, and a coffin. Peach screams. Grodus tells Mario and his ally that they're too late. In the coffin behind Peach sleeps the legendary treasure, the soul of an ancient demon. It will possess Peach's body to bring life to the most powerful witch in millennia. Peach apologizes to Mario, saying all this trouble was caused because she sent him the map. Grodus says he will rule the world with the ancient demon's power. He tells the Shadow Queen to arise and uses magic. The candles are extinguished and are lit again with black flames. The coffin's lid shakes and falls off, revealing a dark vortex. Slowly, a hand appears and the Shadow Queen comes out. A shadow, then darkness covers Rogueport, Petalburg, the Great Tree, and Glitzville.
The Shadow Queen asks who calls her back and Grodus answers. She asks where the vessel is and Grodus shows her Peach. She bends over Peach and possesses her. The ground shakes and the sky flashes in Twilight Town, Keelhaul Key, and Poshley Heights. Pennington deduces that this is the end of the world. The mayor of Fahr Outpost says something terrible has happened. Professor Frankly, somewhere in the palace, notices the ground shaking and dust falling from above, and thinks that the dark power has awakened, something unthinkable.
Peach appears, wearing a purple dress in a different style and a cape. She is the Shadow Queen. She says to witness her rebirth, but her soul is not fully accustomed to her new vessel. She'll learn to control it soon. Grodus commands her to destroy the impudent fools before her: Mario and his allies. The Shadow Queen asks who commands her and what sort of being he is. Grodus thought she was bound to obey the one who woke her, so he orders her to defeat Mario or he'll send her back. She zaps away his body with magic, saying no one commands her. She zaps away his helmeted head, saying her powers are not fully restored, but will come in time. The Shadow Sirens appear, along with Doopliss. Beldam is glad the Shadow Queen has returned to them. The Shadow Queen says it's been ages and that Beldam is truly responsible for calling her back. Beldam searched for a pure maiden to serve as a vessel and spread a rumor of a great treasure. Afterwards, she led the fools who gathered the Crystal Stars here to open the seal. The Shadow Queen praises her for fulfilling her duties admirably and asks about Mario and his ally. She doesn't think they have power, but may be of use. She tells them they won't be harmed if they become her servants. Mario refuses and the Shadow Queen is amused. She says they'll learn the error of their ways.
The Shadow Queen calls them foolish to oppose her and such foolishness is punished. Mario's ally says they must defeat her or the world ends and not to think of the being before them as Peach, so they can attack with all their might. The Shadow Queen has 150 HP and 7 attack. She'll use lightning attacks, raise both her attack and defense powers, absorb HP, and drag them into darkness. Use attacks like Power Bounce to do a lot of damage. Lip Lock works well to keep your ally (Flurrie) healed and do more damage, especially when the Shadow Queen increases her defense. When she has about 80 HP left, she'll admit that Mario's neither useless nor weak. Peach's body is unfamiliar, so she assumes her true form, gaining a pair of hands that can attack as well. They can absorb HP, slap, or drag them into darkness. She says to taste her power and that their attacks are like that of a child. Now, all of your attacks will be useless, so guard and heal. She'll attack with gases that can confuse or poison. After a while, she'll call Mario a troublesome pest and drags away the audience to fully heal. She'll punish Mario and his ally for their resistance. Mario's ally thinks that this could be the end.
The Shadow Queen asks once again for Mario and his ally to serve her and she'll forgive them. Mario's ally says they can't betray everyone who believed in them. The Shadow Queen says they'll perish. A light shines and she asks what it is. It's the Crystal Stars, who leave and form the same image as when the Mario stands on the Thousand-Year Door's pedestal under the gallows of Rogueport. They fly up to the sky, then return to the towns of their former locations. The Diamond Star returns to Petalburg. Mayor Kroop wonders what it is and Koops's father recognizes it at the Crystal Star. Kroop thinks it may be related to the dark sky and they wonder if anything happened to Mario and Koops. Koopie Koo says Koops promised he'd return. The Emerald Star returns to the Great Tree and Punio asks why it's here. The elder calls the return mysterious. Petuni says Mario's in trouble and the Crystal Star is here to tell them that. Punio says that Mario's fighting to save the world and is in deep trouble. Petuni and the other Punies cheer Mario and Flurrie on, telling them to keep fighting. The Gold Star returns to Glitzville and Jolene knows that Mario is fighting for all of them. She's wishing for them. Rawk Hawk says anyone who beats him is not allowed to lose. The Armored Harriers say not to give in. A Koopa says they're sending their strength. The Ruby Star goes to Twilight Town, where the mayor says not to give up and believe in himself. A resident is worried about Vivian, who seemed so innocent. The mayor says Mario will stand true, as he easily beat the monster who cursed them. The Sapphire Star returns to Keelhaul Key, where Pa-patch leads the Toads in a rousing cheer. He tells Bobbery to show them what a real sea bomb is made of. The Garnet Star returns to Poshley Heights, where Toodles hopes everyone is okay. Pennington says that Luigi was his finest pupil and is sure he'll prevail. The Bob-omb family hopes for a brighter future and cheers on Mario, sometimes calling him Gonzales. Pennington wonders who Mario and Gonzales are, and wonders why no one's cheering for Luigi. In Fahr Outpost, the Bob-ombs have assembled and cheer for Mario, with the mayor leading the cheer.
Back in the palace, many cheers can be heard, including those from Luigi and Pennington. Other cheers are for Mario's allies. Mario's ally says the people are sending their wishes and positive energy. The Shadow Queen wonders what these vile voices are. A sparkling light appears and something shatters. Peach calls out to Mario. She appears, alarming the Shadow Queen, who calls her wretched for disobeying. Peach says to take the last of her power and fully heals Mario and his ally. Peach says she believes in them before the Shadow Queen takes back full control, calling her a cunning princess. The battle starts up again.
The Shadow Queen says she'll finish this and destroy them. Your attacks will do damage now. She asks how she can be hurt. Mario's ally says to prepare to pay. The Shadow Queen can charge up her attack, which is a burst of dark energy with 16 attack power. Dead Hands will periodically appear and drag Mario or his ally into the darkness. Guard repeatedly. I used Supernova and Shade Fist, keeping Vivian out so I can dodge her charged attack. At around 70 HP, she says Mario doesn't know what he's done. I ran out of FP and a Crayzee Dayzee made the crowd fall asleep for a while, so I couldn't restore Star Power. Regular attacks worked well, but slowly. Clear out the Dead Hands to reduce the number of times she can attack. Shade Fist may cause burns, so that can do a little extra damage. When Vivian started running low on health, I switched to Bobbery and used his Bomb attack. At around 36 HP, the Shadow Queen wonders how can it be that she's so low on health. When you win, she screams and you get 1 Star Point.
The ground shakes and she calls it impossible and unthinkable that she could be defeated by lesser beings. She was just reborn. Beldam calls out to her and the Shadow Queen disappears. The flames on the candles return to normal and Peach is released. Beldam says it's time to leave and Doopliss jumps away. Mario's ally checks on Peach, saying she's not even hurt. She wakes up, saying it's all over. She apologizes, wondering who knew all this would happen. The ally says not to apologize. She thanks them and Professor Frankly appears. He can't believe some brutes would come after him, but he still made it. He was so worried, but knows that they are the real thing. He found a chest on the way and thinks it must be treasure, so his theory was correct. It might contain something great, but wants to leave the palace. Peach says it's time to go home.
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