Another Day, Another Dimension
One
"Hey, Jake...What are you doing?" An older girl approached, looking over another younger boy's shoulder.
"Well... I'm trying to fix up my bike; my friend crashed it into a pole the other day." Jacob replied with a single nod to his sister.
"Oh..." Emily mumbled quietly. "You missed school today, you know?"
"Yeah, I mean, the reason I didn't go to school today is because I've been trying to fix it up most of the day, this bike is like my life!" Jacob groaned, slightly slapping his forehead.
"I love my red Mountain bike!"
"I know you do, but look what I picked up today..." Emily grinned, before unzipping her backpack, and pulling out a large book. She waved it in the air proudly.
"Woah! How'd you get that complete season of Mario Hero's and Enemies!? Last time I've seen then, they were all out! How did you get that!?" Jacob asked in disbelief.
Emily shrugged, setting the large book down on a nearby table. "I have my ways..." She said, suspiciously, as she opened the book. "I didn't get it just for me, you know. It has Game Cheats too!"
"Cheats too!? WOAH! Did you buy it or something? Or did mom and dad get it for you?"
"One, I bought for the BOTH of us; and two, ain't I nice?" Emily smiled. "Come on, sit beside me. I thought you'd be interested about it."
"Okay! Thanks a ton!" Jacob ran over to the table, and began to start flipping the pages with anticipation.
"Hey! Hey!" Emily protested, before slapping her brother's hand. "Lemme read 'em first!"
"Aww, okay fine!" Jacob muttered.
'I'll read it in my bed when she's not looking…' Jacob thought, giggling to himself slightly.
"Yay!" Emily cheered, glancing down at the two pages before her. "Whadda we got?" She asked, scanning the words.
"Look…" She said, pointing to a picture. "It's a Lakitu." She smiled.
"Yeah, Hey…There's a Boo!" Jacob exclaimed, pointing excitedly to another picture.
"You certainly know your stuff, don't you?" Emily smiled, folding her arms smartly. "But...Not as smart as I am..."
"Hey! Wanna bet?" Jacob asked, squaring up to his older sister.
"I am just as smart as you, ya know!"
"Oh really? Check your math area." Emily smirked.
"Oh? Well maybe YOU should check your Geography!" Jacob spat back.
"You're getting on my bad side...!" Emily warned, raising a fist.
"Okay, okay! I'm sorry!" Jacob yelped, taking a few steps backwards.
"Good, you should be." Emily smirked, before going back to her book. "Hey, Jake..." She paused. "Look at this..." She pointed to a confusing jumble of words on the current page she had stopped on.
"To know your enemies - is to know your fate." She read aloud. "Now what the heck does that mean!?" She grimaced.
"I don't know…" Jacob paused, before suddenly snapping his fingers. "Hey, let's go ask grandpa!"
"I know, let's not and say we did!" LuigiGirl said, sarcastically.
"He knows those older kinda Mario games, you know?" Jacob murmured.
"I know..." Emily replied, glancing awkwardly at him. "Still, we're smart enough to figure it out on our own, aren't we?"
"You sure, Cause I'll go with what you think." Jacob muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'm glad you agree." Emily nodded once. "But...That phrase...It sounds like some sort of puzzle - or a clue, don'tcha think?"
"Yeah!" Jacob nodded while grasping two packages of gummy bears from his pocket.
"Want a pack?" Jacob asked, tilting his head to the side.
LuigiGirl shook her head. "No thanks." She responded, before something caught her dark, brown eyes. "Hey Jake..." She paused, pointing a trembling finger. "What in Mario's name, IS THAT!?"
"Uh, Move your finger and I will take a look at it!" Jacob yelled at her.
"Does that read finger on it?"
"Shut up!" Emily hissed, frightfully walking over to her closet, where a bright aurora beamed from the inside. "You think we should go inside?" She asked, desperate to go in.
"Hey, I have an idea! Let's go and ask grand-
"Don't you dare...!" Emily interrupted with a fierce growl. "This is between us, okay?"
"Pa." Jacob continued. "I agree, let's not tell anybody about this!"
"Not even Mom, Dad, our are best friends!" Jacob warned.
"Aww..." Emily pouted. "But I wanted to tell Dix-
"Not even Dixie!" Jacob growled.
"Why not?"
"NOBODY!" Jacob scolded.
"Aww, fine…" Emily nodded, although she disagreed with him.
"You still think we should go in?" She smirked.
"Yeah, I think I need to get away from home…" Jacob insisted.
"AGREED!" LuigiGirl exclaimed happily, shoving her younger brother into the closet, as she jumped in after him.
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Emily landed on top on Jacob, as Jacob screeched with pain, as Emily quickly got off, glancing around anxiously.
"I think I recognize this place..." Emily paused, taking a firm step forward.
"Well, I don't." Jacob responded.
"Of course YOU don't!" Emily responded. "You just don't play video games as much as I do."
"Anyways, this place looks really familiar." Emily blinked once, staring ahead. "You see that red and white castle up ahead? You think we should go?"
"Yeah, maybe King Boo will be in there! And you know how much of a King Boo fan I am!" Jacob exclaimed, clapping his hands with delight.
"You DUNCE!" Emily spat in his face. "King Boo doesn't live there! It's PEACH'S castle!"
"Meh, close enough" Jacob shrugged.
"Anyways, come on, let's go." He smiled. "Peach is awesome."