CHAPTER 4
Not really.
Mario was drooped away on the tentacle but he snapped up. He was not suffocating on a tentacle, he was merely in a concussion with his back against the wall he hit after the wiggler exploded.
Luigi helped him up and they started thier way across the desert toward Bowser's castle.
After fighting a couple of enemies they finally made it. They were startled to see Bowser standing on a balcony watching them. Suddenly he leapt and landed right before them.
"Bwahaha!" Bowser laughed sourly, "I finally got you!"
"Bowser!" Mario said defiantly, "I knew you were behind this!"
"What?" Bowser was confused, "I didn't do anything yet!"
"Yes you did! You were making our nightmares come to life!" Mario said angrily
"Huh?"
Before he could say anything Mario landed a hard punch to Bowser's nose. Suddenly The castle came to life.
"I've had the weirdest dreams lately but this is ridiculous!" Mario said.
A beam of green light came down and hit Mario. Mario got up and began to run, hoping it won't change into the creature he's feared for the day. Then he heard a snobby cackle.
"I'm gonna get you Mario!" said a high growl he knew.
It was Iggy Koopa on the same balcony Bowser stood on which was now the face. But a large tentacle came and knocked the robot down. Behind it was a large creature that was jet black with 6 shining eyes lined up with a large mouth with teeth the size of Shaq. It had a rounded head with a body like a blob. Mario ran. Luigi began to scream like regular. The monster threw one of it's many tentacles at Luigi who flew somewhere in the debris of the Koopa castle. One of it's teeth came down on his leg.
"AHHHHH!" MARRRRRIO!!!!!!!!!!"
It dropped a tentacle in the mess and landed on top of him. Then he was lifted into the air and was about to be eaten. Mario finally realized how to stop this. He went backward three steps and did a jump which made him look like a red torpedo flying to the monster. It opened it's mouth about to eat him, but he went through the back of it's head!
He landed on the ground a few feet away and watched the creature double up before it shrank to nothing but a beam of light. In it's place appeared a man. He was about 6 feet tall. His skin was light blue with the face of a man. He wore a robe the same color of the monster and a crown, which Mario was sure that it was a broken Koopa Troopa shell. He grabbed Luigi by the arm and threw him to the side with a powerful grunt.
"Wh-Who are you?" Mario stammered.
"I," said the man with a powerful voice, "Am Nitemare." He smirked at Mario, "You must be the one who has defeated his fear."
Mario looked in Nitmare's eyes, they were just like the monster's.
Finally Mario said, "What were you doing?"
Nitemare stared at Mario with a hard look, "I've been the one who was watching your dreams. It's what I do. I look into dreams as people sleep and I make them come to life."
"Why?!?"
"BECAUSE!" He yelled, "I was killed in my sleep! I was always scared of being killed in my sleep! I never slept nights because I always had nightmares of this! One day I was sitting up one night when I dozed off. I woke up in a casket. I could not get out. There was no hope. Then as I sat there until I felt somthing. A feeling came across my head. I saw a man pounding, pounding on a wooden casket door. I then wished that it was him not me. The image disappeared and my casket was opened. I stepped out and the man told me he heard me. I was angry. I shoved him into the casket and dropped the door on him. I buried him. Now his worst nightmare came to life all thanks to me. I had a gift. I was scared every day. Soon I found it wasn't a curse, but it was a gift. I had the gift to curse. NOW!" He said advancing on Mario. "I gave you my story! Now you DIE!"
