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It didn’t take long for Mario, Luigi and the heroes to reach the other side of the pipe and crashed through a manhole cover and land on the sidewalks of Brooklyn.
The whole group took time to recover, and when they did, they immediately checked their surroundings. Mario and Luigi instantly recognized the surroundings.
“Brooklyn?” Mario asked in confusion.
“Mario, we’re home!” Luigi cried in joy.
“So this is your home?” Daisy asked. “It’s so…”
“Small compared to kingdoms, yeah, I know,” Luigi answered, feeling embarrassed.
Mario ignored Luigi and Daisy’s conversation and started to walk into the street. Suddenly, a truck almost ran into the red-cladded plumber.
“Mario?!” Cried a man’s voice. Mario and Luigi turned to see their former boss, Forman Spike, pop out of his window, and then he got out of the car to grab Mario by the collar. “You almost dented my fender, Mario! Now, where have you and Luigi been?! Your family’s been looking for you for a few days! I know because they called me twice and—“
Spike suddenly stopped his ranting as he noticed Peach and Daisy. He collected his cool, and began talking suavely to the princesses.
“Hello there, ladies. Care to let a man show you around and—“
“Buzz off, Muscles!” Screamed Daisy, not wanting to get herself swooned by some big man. “There’s only one person I have feelings for,” she continued as she wrapped an arm around Luigi’s shoulder, and that man is—“
Daisy is suddenly interrupted by the sudden explosion coming from the nearby sewer. Bowser’s castle suddenly popped out of the street and it is starting to come down to the ground, much to the shock and fright of the group.
“Uh-oh,” said Toad.
Several debris started landing near the group. This was enough to make Forman Spike run away screaming like a little girl.
“RUUUN!!!” Peach screamed, and she and the others started to run away.
Despite their best efforts to run away from the castle as quickly as they can, they could not outrun the sonic boom that came as soon as the castle hit the pavement. The group was sent flying in different directions; Mario was sent to one spot all by himself, Peach, Toad and DK was sent to a spot and they almost got buried in debris and Luigi and Daisy was sent to an alleyway and Daisy banged her head against the wall.
Luigi recovered and gasped as he saw that Daisy is not conscious, and her head is slightly bleeding. “Daisy!” He cried as he crawled to her.
Luigi started stroking Daisy’s head, trying to wake her up. “Daisy?” He voiced out.
Daisy groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Luigi gasped.
“Daisy! Are you okay?”
“I’m not sure,” Daisy answered truthfully. “My head hurts.”
“Don’t worry,” Luigi said calmly to the desert princess. “I’ll take good care of you.”
To prove his words, Luigi fished out his hankie and he used it to clean the blood off of her head. While he did that, Daisy stared at the green-cladded plumber lovingly.
“Oh, Luigi,” Daisy said lovingly. “My hero…”
Luigi stared at Daisy’s smiling face and he smiled, too. Moments later, the two attempted to lock their lips together.
“MARIOOOOOO!!!”
Bowser’s loud voice interrupted Luigi and Daisy’s romantic moment and Luigi crawled, carrying Daisy with him. The two peeked out of the alleyway and the saw Mario trying to grab the Super Star.
Suddenly, Bowser got between Mario and the Star. He, then, glared down at the red plumber menacingly.
“YOU WANT THIS?!” Bowser screamed and he picked him up and growled at him ferociously, startling Mario.
The Koopa King punched Mario in the face, sending him flying to a car and tried to fry him with his flames, but Mario dodged it. Bowser then started walking up to the limping Mario.
“You RUINED my wedding!” Bowser said angrily. I WAS FINALLY GOING TO BE HAPPY! NOW YOU WILL SUFFER… LIKE MEEEE!!!”
And with that Bowser started rampaging on Mario, throwing him about, tossing and turning. The Koopa King then sent the plumber flying into the Punch-Out Pizzeria with his tail.
Luigi watched in horror as his brother crashed through the window of the pizzeria. He wished there was something he could do, but he’s too scared to stand up to the crazy turtle.
“Luigi…” Daisy softly voiced out, getting Luigi’s attention. “You have to save your brother.”
“How?!” Luigi asked frantically. “I have no strength! I am not a fighter!”
“No…” Daisy softly admitted. “But you can make a difference in this fight.”
Luigi looked at Daisy and then he glanced at the battle. He can hear Bowser’s loud ranting.
“You really thought you can stop me?!” Bowser ranted at Mario, who is now hiding in the pizzeria. “You worthless, weak, little nothing! COME OUT AND FIGHT!!! Or are you too SCARED?!” There was no response from Mario. “Just what I thought” Bowser said coldly after he chuckled.
Bowser was about to set the restaurant on fire when Peach suddenly kicked him in the face. “You leave him alone!” She angrily demanded.
DK punched Bowser away from the group. “Yeah, Slime Bucket! Leave him alone!”
Bowser roared angrily and he charged against Peach, DK and Toad and began punching with them. Luigi watched the battle and he concocted an idea.
“Daisy, keep pressure on your head,” Luigi said. “I’m gonna get my brother.”
“Be careful,” Daisy warned.
Luigi managed to sneak through the battle and entered the restaurant. He found Mario sulking at a booth.
“Mario, Mario!” Luigi shrieked, crawling to his brother. “Mario, are you okay?”
“No…” Mario admitted. “I failed them. I failed Peach and now I brought danger to our town! I failed Brooklyn!”
Mario began sobbing. Luigi watched helplessly for a little bit until he found a way to cheer up his brother. After all, that was what he does best.
“Mario, listen to me, please,” he begged. “We cannot give up on this now. We have to stand up to that beast and save everyone we love and care about.”
“How?!” Mario asked vehemently. “What can us normal, powerless humans do against a fire-breathing turtle.”
“We can defeat it, just like a knight can do to a dragon,” Luigi insisted.
“Lu, this isn’t a fantasy!” Mario snapped. “This is reality! A place where dreams and fantasies are crazy… just like Dad said.”
Luigi sighed, taking in Mario’s words. He was about to give up when suddenly, the TV turned on and in came their plumbing commercial.
As Luigi stared at the commercial, he saw his brother staring at it, too. “Mario, when we did that commercial, we were so full of life. We have hope to our hearts. That’s why we can’t give that up.”
Mario didn’t say anything this time. He stared at his brother and then back to the TV. His once doubtful face perked up.
“You’re right, Lu,” Mario said. “Thanks.”
The brothers hugged for a moment, and then, they stood up. They also wrapped yellow towels around their shoulders, making them look like capes. The boys now look like superheroes… sort of.
Mario walked to the restaurant door with Luigi in tow. “Alright, Lu… Let’s-a go!”
