As promised, I now present, chapter 5 of The revenge of Luigi.
Chapter 5: Two months of terror.
Luigi sat in his bed one evening, reflecting on his actions of a certain previous day. Bowser had stirred up his agitation by mocking Mario at the legendary plumber's funeral, and Luigi had reacted, getting into a big brawl with the evil Koopa king. Then, Bowser had told him that he would never measure up to Mario, because not even Mario could beat him as long as he had that pendant.
"That pendant makes him all powerful. If anyone is to beat him, they would have to destroy it!" He said to himself. "But, I thought we already did in that big fight years ago." (Once again, referring to "Super Koopa")
Luigi continued to stir in thought until he finally drifted off to sleep; his last words of the evening being, "I'll find a way to destroy that pendant, and Bowser, if it's the last thing I do!"
The next morning, things were running smoothly and it had started out like any normal day in the Mushroom Kingdom. The air was fresh and clear, the kids ran and played on the playgrounds during early morning recess at Mushroom Elementary, and the older kids sat in their first hour classes at Fungi High. Luigi, however, was not in high spirits. The memory of Mario's demise still fresh in his mind, he went along in his day just going through the motions, not really caring what was going on. He had just gotten out of the hospital, much earlier than expected, and was supposed to meet Daisy for lunch at 12:00 at the newly named "Mario Diner." (And also, for memorial purposes, the gym at Fungi High was renamed the "Mario Mario Memorial Gymnasium.") He finally got there and met her for lunch, and they began talking.
"Hi, Luigi! How are you doing?" Daisy said in the most optimistic way that she could.
"Fine, I guess." Luigi said in kind of a dull tone.
"You miss him don't you?" Daisy said in a sympathetic voice.
"Yes, I miss him a lot." Luigi said. They all did. Mario was a friend to all who encountered him, with the exception of Bowser and other villains and their cronies. Daisy put her arm around Luigi, as she had moved her chair right next to him.
After reflecting silently for a moment, Luigi spoke again.
"Daisy, I figured it out last night."
"What did you figure out, Luigi?" She replied.
"I figured out how I can beat Bowser."
"But he's too powerful! He'd kill you in a heartbeat with those pendant powers!" Daisy replied.
"Just listen, Daisy. All I have to do is find a way to destroy that pendant! I remember a long time ago, one of Bowser's kids created a power pendant for him to wear. It allowed him to copy any of our Super Mario Brothers Superpowers. This one he has now is a lot more powerful. But I think if we can strike a direct hit on it, we can destroy it!"
"But Luigi!"
"Don't worry Daisy. Nothing can possibly go wrong!"
"The last time you said that, you almost destroyed your house!"
"I was 16 and really into science! Just trust me, Daisy, I know what I'm doing."
"I hope you're right, Luigi. I hope you're right!" Daisy clutched his hand tightly. Luigi felt a tingly feeling in his heart. Finally, he was feeling an emotion other than sadness, reflection or anger. He and Daisy walked out of the Mario Diner hand in hand, a smile upon both of their faces. It was the first time Luigi had smiled in quite awhile.
On the other side of the Mushroom World, the Castle of Bowser was shrouded in darkness, as usual. A moat of hot lava circled around the bottom of a deep chasm, with only a steel bridge being means of transportation over it. It was from this place that the evil Koopa King had come up with his numerous schemes over the years. It was also the place where Mario Mario had met his horrific demise just days ago. Inside the castle walls, Bowser paced up and down the halls, admiring the new army he had arranged.
"Now, with that second-rate brother in the hospital, I will unleash my army on the kingdom and finally accomplish what I have never been able to accomplish before! The Mushroom Kingdom, as well as Princess Peach, shall be mine! Bwa ha ha ha!" He laughed, admiring his army once more. "Get ready Mushroom Kingdom, for your time has come! Bwa ha ha ha!"
It was a dark and stormy night in the Mushroom Kingdom. Luigi had been invited over to Yoshi's pad, along with Toad to watch the Final Four games. But with the storm, Yoshi's satellite dish kept malfunctioning, so they were hardly able to tell what happened. The parts that they did see, showed George Mason losing to Florida and UCLA pounding LSU. Neither of the games were that close. After the games, with the storm as bad as it was, Luigi decided to crash at Yoshi's.
Morning came in the Mushroom Kingdom yet again. Luigi was the first one up, so he turned on the local news. A story came up about Princess Peach having been captured last night.
"This is your Mushroom Kingdom news leader with a breaking report. Princess Peach Toadstool has been captured yet again by the evil Koopa King, Bowser! Reports say that Bowser burst in through the balcony window and knocked out all of the mushroom retainers guarding her bedroom. He then went over to her bedside, slung her over his shoulder, and proceeded to fly away in his Clown Copter. Now we have breaking news from the center of Mushroom Square."
Luigi kept watching the tv, hardly believing what he was seeing. Peach had been captured for the millionth time, he knew, but there was something different. Now that he no longer had Mario to deal with, Bowser was finally accomplishing something. He turned his attention back to the TV. Bowser was on the screen, clutching the hand of a terrified Princess Peach.
"Citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom and the lot of you listening on the Mushroom Kingdom radio Network, I have come to finally accomplish something I could have done 20 years ago if not for that meddling Mario! I have come to wed your beautiful Princess Peach in holy matrimony!" He laughed. Peach yelled something at him.
"Princess Peach just asked me, what if she said no? Well, I'll tell you, baby! If you say no, all of your friends in hiding, Yoshi, Toad, Daisy, and what's his name? Oh yeah, Luigi, will all pay for your foolishness with their lives! So you've got no choice, my dear! Bwa ha ha ha ha!" The evil villain chuckled. Princess Peach was emotionally shaken inside. Luigi could take it no longer.
"That snake has gone too far this time!" Luigi yelled. His voice woke up the others.
"What's wrong, Luigi?" Yoshi asked.
"See for yourself!" he replied, pointing at the televison screen.
"No! he can't do this!" Toad said.
"Yes he can." Luigi said. "And I have the feeling it's only going to get worse from here!"
Thus began the two months of terror. Bowser's army soon reached the kingdom and made themselves at home, while Luigi and the others hid out at the newly established Mario Hotel, plotting their first move in this diabolical game of chess that meant life or death for the entire Kingdom. With Mario out of the way, the entire Mushroom World had gotten a taste of what Bowser Koopa could really do uninterrupted.
Whew, that was intense! I couldn't resist putting the "Fungi High" and Mario Hotel refernces in there.
