Warning: Mild violence, adult themes, slight cursing, and horrible humor that I tried hard to put in.

Buffering

Chapter 1-

The world was surrounded in darkness. It was black, empty, and in ruins. There was nothing to help it, for this was fate. Sarsaland was under attack by an old foe, but he came prepared this time. UFOs circled the skies, firing at the castle. Alien recruits fired at hostiles, making it almost impossible to breach their defenses. Worst of all, Tatanga was sitting on the throne, casually laughing at his work. It was an obvious success, since that red fellow didn't appear; whatever his name was. The king was tied, along with his beloved daughter, and tossed carelessly into the musty tower that had an outlook of the entire kingdom. Other alien recruits watched the royals' every move, listened to their every word, and took note of their every breath, expecting it to be their last. Daisy had no choice but to wait, and hope. Mario had saved her once before, but under normal conditions, not under a whole fleet of alien bastards. Tatanga wanted nothing more than the deed to the kingdom and the hand of Daisy herself. After locking her up before, he grew fond of the princess. He decided to take the kingdom and allow Daisy to rule alongside him, but only if she behaved; which she never did. Thinking that was a foolish choice, he locked the two up, promising to release them after they came to their senses. The king and princess were conscious of their decision, knowing that no good would come if they gave the kingdom up to Tatanga. Ever since then, Sarsaland has been under attack. All the civilians had to hide in the shadows and keep knowledge to themselves, or else.

Daisy looked out the small hole in the wall, that not even a rat could crawl through, and made a small prayer. Please…find us soon, and then…kill them. Kill them all.

Mario and Luigi hid by the alleyway, keeping the briefcase close to them. Mario peered over the cracked edge of the brick wall. "The entire place is covered." He whispered to his brother.

"That's why I brought this." Luigi tapped lightly on the briefcase.

"If we destroy one, then they all fall down."

"But do you think it's a good idea to do this? The whole kingdom could suffer from it."

"Stop complaining." Mario rolled his eyes.

Mario kept his head down and sneaked over to an old fruit cart. He turned over to Luigi and signaled for the case. He slid it quickly over. Mario snapped it open, taking another quick look around for any guards watching. The small cannon slipped perfectly into his fingers as he loaded it. "Go for the shed, but be careful." Luigi mouthed. Mario didn't heed his brother's warning and turned directly to the heavily guarded castle. The shed held all the explosives, so if one exploded, so did the others.

Mario laid his finger on the trigger as the cannon expanded. "Ready…" The Bullet Bill was ready as he aimed for the shed. "Aim…" He slowly pulled the trigger back. "Fire."

The shed erupted into flames, making the mines around it go off as well. One by one, the aliens fell. The castle shook since the bottom floor was nothing but old foundation now. The tower leaned side to side. Daisy tried to stand up, but her hands were chained to the wall. She pulled with all her might, but to no avail. She could hear the towers creek as they leaned forward. Her heart paced rapidly as she heard the bricks crumble under all the friction and weight of the castle. Mario and Luigi quickly backed away, both blaming this on each other. Soon, they could hear the tower fall unevenly to the sandy earth.

The world was quiet.

Mario ran back to the fallen tower, tossing broken bricks back. He could feel that the sharp debris was cutting through his knees and hands. It took a moment for Luigi to register this in his mind. Daisy could possibly be dead. It took Mario's demanding voice for him to help his brother look through the fallen tower.

After a few minutes time, Mario found the king, almost suffocated and dead. He coughed up sand and grabbed Mario by his shirt, asking frantically about his daughter. Luigi kept his eyes on the bricks and tried to hold back his tears. If Mario had already found the king, then Daisy should have been easy to find as well.

But what if Luigi couldn't find her? What if he was too late?

Daisy was the only person that really respected Luigi as a human being. She showed him kindness, compassion, and sometimes, affection. Others would mostly look down on the man, making him feel worthless and pathetic, but Daisy could almost see from his point of view, which is what really made her important to him.

As he tossed a brick out of the way, he saw a tanned hand. His heart leaped with both fear and excitement. He removed the rest of the debris and found Daisy's unmoving body. He called the king and Mario over as they all moved her away from the destruction.

"Is she breathing?" The king asked, still frantic.

Luigi gently pressed two fingers to her wrist, feeling for a pulse. It was slow, but he recognized the steady beat. "S-she…She's not here."

"What?" Mario slapped his brother out of the way and felt for pulse on his own. He felt the same thing as his brother and stepped away.

"What?" The king grabbed Mario by the shirt once again. "What is wrong with my daughter?!"

"We need to get her to a hospital." Mario said, pushing the king away.

"She's in a coma." Luigi finished meekly.

He never thought he would have to say that in his life, but this was happening. This was reality. Daisy wouldn't wake up now for a good while. He could only pray that she was in a better place.

"Where am I?" Daisy sat up from the cold hard ground.

The world around her was a hellish color. It was quiet, but it felt as if a crowd was watching her. But she was all alone…until a voice responded.

"Where aren't you?"

Daisy immediately jumped to her feet. She balled her fists. "Who are you?"

A black shadow figure appeared. It looked like a man dressed in all black with white eyes, hidden by a thin, black mist. "Who am I not?"

"Stop playing with me!" She tried to sound confident, but she sounded as scared as she really was. "Where am I and who are you?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yes." She almost regretted saying that, but she wanted answers.

The figure was indeed a man. He wore all black and his eyes were covered by a black mask, which made his eyes turn mystifyingly white. He wore a grin on his face and had a well-groomed mustache. The man looked familiar as well.

"L-Luigi?" Daisy sputtered.

The man simply laughed. His terrifying laugh echoed through the walls of the never ending room. "My sweet darling, I am not Luigi. I am FAR from Luigi."

"Then what is your name?"

He sighed and began to pace around her. "I have so many names. Why would I choose one?"

"It's easier to keep track of." She replied.

The man walked closer to her and kept that taunting smirk on his disguised face. "You haven't changed, have you?" He put gloved hand gently up to her face and raked his fingers through her brown hair.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Another male voice cried.

They both turned to face it. Now this was defiantly Luigi. He looked exactly the same, but he had a more heavenly glow around him.

"You always stop my fun." The darkened man scowled.

"Don't listen to him, Daisy. He's nothing but trouble."

She began to pull at her hair. "Who are you people?!"

The two men stepped back. The darkened one spoke first. "I am your darkened thoughts."

The lightened man spoke next. "I am your lightened thoughts."

Daisy relaxed her shoulders in surprise. "What?"

"Daisy," The lightened one spoke, "This is the deeper part of your mind, for we are you conscious."

"What?" Daisy repeated.

"You know," The darkened turned her head back to him, "Your decisions to do right or wrong, good or bad, blah, blah, blah."

"But then why do you both look like Luigi…?"

"Your darkest thoughts mostly concern him."

"As do your lighter thoughts." The lightened one added calmly.

Daisy glanced at the floor. It was the same color as the rest of the world; a hellish black and red. This wasn't what she thought her mind would look like at all. There was an unearthly feeling to the world, which was far from Daisy's actual personality. However, the design of her mind was not too important at the moment.

"Does that answer all your questions, sweet cheeks?" The darkened one summoned a chair-like figure. He sat down and leaned back, putting his hands behind his head. The lightened one narrowed his eyes at his cocky counterpart.

Daisy still had many questions, but there was no use in asking them all. There was one question that she desperately wanted an answer to, though. She looked over to the lightened one. "W-why am I here?"

He began to speak, but stopped himself. "Come with me."

Daisy followed him closely as they walked farther into the world. "We cannot see all you see," He explained, "But we can hear all you hear. This allows us to make decisions between your wants and needs. After the attack, the tower fell to the ground. Your father is perfectly fine, but…" His voice trailed off. Daisy couldn't help but stare at the angelic glow emanating off him.

"What?" She managed, meeting his eyes.

He sighed softly. "Listen closely."

The world was silent for a few moments before Daisy could hear something. It was a repetitive beeping noise. Every second it would sound. Daisy had heard the beeping many times before when she had a horrible stomach flu years ago. Everything was suddenly clear.

"Think of it as a deep sleep." He tried to console her. "Until you wake up, you'll be in your own mind."

Another story? MOST UNORTHODOX!

Most of my stories are just for funzies though. This one is more serious, but it's bland idea. If you guys want another chapter, let me know by leaving a little comment or review or whatever. I really don't mind if I continue this story or not. I'll only write it if you wanna hear / read it.

Also, the beginning was mostly inspired by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, because I just beat the game yesterday. A girl playing CoD? THE END OF THE WORLD IS UPON US! No, no, don't worry. So, if the beginning is more like a war zone, you know why.

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