"I'm-a Luigi, number one!!!"
*Part One*
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Luigi watched from a chair as Mario walked into the room. He wiped his hands on his blue overalls as if he had been working hard...maybe he had been. Luigi wouldn't know.
"Ah...yet again, the Princess is-a safe." He sighed and sat down on the sofa in the center of the small apartment living room.
So, Mario had done it again. He had gone through the pipes to save Mushroom Land, and in doing so had 'defeated' Bowser, freed the citizens and gotten on Princess Peach's good side. How many times had this happened...Luigi had lost count. What did it matter? He wasn't a part of that anymore.
Luigi thought back to a time where he and Mario had first discovered the place called Mushroom Land. Never in their wildest dreams had the two Italian plumbers imagined that they would end up traveling through pipes to an amazing place such as that. And they never realized that they would have to save it so many times.
The Princess Toadstool, or 'Peach' as they had casually started calling her, was always seeming to be in need of help in some way or another. At first, when Mario and he had found that she needed their help, the brothers had worked together. And, they had saved Mushroom Land together a few times after that. But then Luigi noticed that Mario was becoming more...well, independent. Since saving Mushroom Land was now a normal occurance, Mario would just go off on his own to stop Bowser. He didn't need Luigi. Besides, Luigi would be in the way...and since Mario was sweet on the Princess, he definately didn't want Luigi tagging along. He wanted to win Peach's heart, and he didn't want Luigi to interfere.
But that was crazy. Peach couldn't possibly care for Luigi. He was just Mario's little brother, his 'side kick', in a way. Luigi had seen the way that she had looked at Mario, hell, even how she -kissed- him. She loved that chubby little plumber to death.
But when it all came down to it, did he really care? What was it that made Luigi so sore about the fact that Mario didn't need him? Maybe it was that they -still- needed to earn a living...and what was Luigi to do with Mario gone so much? They had worked as a team as plumbers before all this, and even still. Luigi had done twice the work to keep up their income. Where else would the money come from?
Luigi glanced over at his chubby brother. He sure seemed happy. "What-a are you smiling about?!" Luigi asked, slightly annoyed.
"Hm? Oh, nothing..." Mario was obviously lying.
"How did the-a Princess reward you this-a time?" asked Luigi, imagining the possibilities.
Mario smiled a little wider. "A kiss. On-a the lips-a this time."
Luigi sighed. Go figure. "You-a go, Mario." He stood up and walked to his room, not wishing to hear more about it.
He wasn't -really- jealous now, was he? Naw, he couldn't care less. Things were the way they were, and nothing was going to change. But sometimes Luigi wondered what would happen if...
Luigi couldn't help but let his mind wander a little. What -if- he was the star? What if Mario was the side kick instead? Luigi could only dream, but what a dream it was! Then the Princess would care about him, and all the people of the land would cheer for -him-, Luigi, the little Mario brother in green.
But the longer Luigi thought about it, the more realistic it became. Was it somehow possible? Maybe...or...
...Maybe he could make Mario -fail- in the process of saving Mushroom Land! Yes! He could do that! Maybe there was hope!
Luigi began to think more and more about it. He could make Mario fail, and instead, -he- would succeed! He would save Mushroom Land, and make Mario look like an idiot!
But then, there was a problem. Mushroom Land wasn't in need of help now. Mario had, after all, just saved it again for the billionth or so time. So, now what? Would Luigi just have to wait for trouble to strike?
'No!' he thought suddenly. 'I'll just -pretend- that the land is in danger! Then I'll be there to -save- it before Mario can do a thing! Ooooh, this is the perfect plan!'
By now Luigi was beaming. He would take Mario's place, he wouldn't be in the background from now on!
Luigi ran as fast as he could to the warp pipe, knowing that things were about to change for him and he couldn't wait anymore.
"Here-a we go-ooooo...!!!" He cried as he jumped down the pipe that lead to Mushroom Land.
...to be continued
*Part One*
~ ~ ~ ~
Luigi watched from a chair as Mario walked into the room. He wiped his hands on his blue overalls as if he had been working hard...maybe he had been. Luigi wouldn't know.
"Ah...yet again, the Princess is-a safe." He sighed and sat down on the sofa in the center of the small apartment living room.
So, Mario had done it again. He had gone through the pipes to save Mushroom Land, and in doing so had 'defeated' Bowser, freed the citizens and gotten on Princess Peach's good side. How many times had this happened...Luigi had lost count. What did it matter? He wasn't a part of that anymore.
Luigi thought back to a time where he and Mario had first discovered the place called Mushroom Land. Never in their wildest dreams had the two Italian plumbers imagined that they would end up traveling through pipes to an amazing place such as that. And they never realized that they would have to save it so many times.
The Princess Toadstool, or 'Peach' as they had casually started calling her, was always seeming to be in need of help in some way or another. At first, when Mario and he had found that she needed their help, the brothers had worked together. And, they had saved Mushroom Land together a few times after that. But then Luigi noticed that Mario was becoming more...well, independent. Since saving Mushroom Land was now a normal occurance, Mario would just go off on his own to stop Bowser. He didn't need Luigi. Besides, Luigi would be in the way...and since Mario was sweet on the Princess, he definately didn't want Luigi tagging along. He wanted to win Peach's heart, and he didn't want Luigi to interfere.
But that was crazy. Peach couldn't possibly care for Luigi. He was just Mario's little brother, his 'side kick', in a way. Luigi had seen the way that she had looked at Mario, hell, even how she -kissed- him. She loved that chubby little plumber to death.
But when it all came down to it, did he really care? What was it that made Luigi so sore about the fact that Mario didn't need him? Maybe it was that they -still- needed to earn a living...and what was Luigi to do with Mario gone so much? They had worked as a team as plumbers before all this, and even still. Luigi had done twice the work to keep up their income. Where else would the money come from?
Luigi glanced over at his chubby brother. He sure seemed happy. "What-a are you smiling about?!" Luigi asked, slightly annoyed.
"Hm? Oh, nothing..." Mario was obviously lying.
"How did the-a Princess reward you this-a time?" asked Luigi, imagining the possibilities.
Mario smiled a little wider. "A kiss. On-a the lips-a this time."
Luigi sighed. Go figure. "You-a go, Mario." He stood up and walked to his room, not wishing to hear more about it.
He wasn't -really- jealous now, was he? Naw, he couldn't care less. Things were the way they were, and nothing was going to change. But sometimes Luigi wondered what would happen if...
Luigi couldn't help but let his mind wander a little. What -if- he was the star? What if Mario was the side kick instead? Luigi could only dream, but what a dream it was! Then the Princess would care about him, and all the people of the land would cheer for -him-, Luigi, the little Mario brother in green.
But the longer Luigi thought about it, the more realistic it became. Was it somehow possible? Maybe...or...
...Maybe he could make Mario -fail- in the process of saving Mushroom Land! Yes! He could do that! Maybe there was hope!
Luigi began to think more and more about it. He could make Mario fail, and instead, -he- would succeed! He would save Mushroom Land, and make Mario look like an idiot!
But then, there was a problem. Mushroom Land wasn't in need of help now. Mario had, after all, just saved it again for the billionth or so time. So, now what? Would Luigi just have to wait for trouble to strike?
'No!' he thought suddenly. 'I'll just -pretend- that the land is in danger! Then I'll be there to -save- it before Mario can do a thing! Ooooh, this is the perfect plan!'
By now Luigi was beaming. He would take Mario's place, he wouldn't be in the background from now on!
Luigi ran as fast as he could to the warp pipe, knowing that things were about to change for him and he couldn't wait anymore.
"Here-a we go-ooooo...!!!" He cried as he jumped down the pipe that lead to Mushroom Land.
...to be continued