MARIO'S HOUSE, 9:00

It was a dark, stormy scenery. It was deeply foggy and one could only see about a yard away from him. A long array of blocks lay in front of Luigi. Luigi kept jumping from block to block. The blocks seemed to go on forever and ever. Luigi started to panic, breathing rapidly. Then Luigi had reached the end of it. But in the fog, two red eyes glowed. A silhouette appeared for less than a second and dashed at Luigi.

"GAAAAAH!" Luigi wailed.

Luigi looked around. It was just a dream. He stepped out of bed (after making it!), changed into his normal outfit, and ran downstairs.

"Luigi, 'you okay?" Mario greeted Luigi as he joined them at the breakfast table."I heard a scream and felt a slam coming from upstairs."

"Just a nightmare," Luigi answered, wiping his head.

At the breakfast table, Mario, Yoshi, & Toad were seated, eating Cheerios and sliced apples. Luigi poured himself a bowl and sat down. After a few minutes of greeting, the four boys ate silently.

Toad, desperate to start a conversation, gave Mario a look that said, Hurry up and tell him! Mario nodded, then spoke up. "Luigi."

"Yeah?" Luigi replied.

"I forgot to tell you, um, well…"- Mario looked around –"Peach is coming over."

"'Kay..?"

"And she's bringing Daisy right-"

The door bell rang.

"WHAT!" Luigi screamed. "You never told me! Now she's here! I didn't even get decent!"

"Sorry! Jeez, I forgot!" Mario shot back as innocently as he could.

Mario tiptoed to the door. Luigi ran back upstairs. Yoshi and Toad mumbled to each other about something useless.

Knock! Knock! "Mario!" a voice rang." It's me, Peach. Open up."

Mario opened the door. Peach brightened up. "Good morning, sweetie!" she greeted, giving Mario a peck on the cheek.

"Good morning!" Mario replied.

"Oh and Daisy is here, too," Peach noted. "She's coming up right about now."

Daisy walked to the doorstep. "Hey, Mario!" she greeted. "You haven't changed a bit!"

Mario hugged her and greeted,"As the same to you. Ha ha! You can join us or wait for Luigi here. I'm sure he's coming down any second."

Daisy decided to wait. She stepped up the stairs. As if right on cue, Luigi came out from the bathroom. "Daisy! Whoa!" Luigi said (loudly) suprisedly. Daisy giggled. She and Luigi embraced. Luigi always liked Daisy, and they were together, of course. But Daisy lived in a another kingdom, so frequent visits weren't normal.

"You find a new way to make me laugh, Luigi!" Daisy replied while stifling a laugh.

"Sorry, you just surprised me," Luigi answered, embarrassed.

Luigi held out his hand. Daisy smiled and grabbed it. He escorted her downstairs to the table. Almost bombed that one, Luigi! he thought.

After all the seating arrangements were settled (Mario next to Peach on the left side, Luigi and Daisy on the right, and Yoshi and Toad on the north and south ends.), a conversation had arose.

"So, Luigi, what was that nightmare of yours about?" Mario asked.

"Another nightmare, Luigi?" Daisy teased.

"Hey!" Luigi shot, then he sobered as he explained his nightmare.

"Sounds weally cweepy!" Yoshi said.

Before I continue, I must note that Yoshi had speech problems. His r's were sounded like w's, same with his l's. Not only that, but he subconsciously refers to himself in the third person, like Elmo. But I guess I'll spell his words correctly for our sake. We'll imply his speech problems. Now that that is cleared up, let's continue.

"Wow!" Peach replied. "That's a strange nightmare, Luigi. It could mean something, maybe."

"Huh?" Mario said, turning to Peach. "What do you mean 'it could mean something?'"

"Well, Mario, I mean, sometimes dreams can mean something. They could tell something you could have never known about yourself, they could tell the future, or they could even tell a secret!" Peach answered Mario. "Luigi's could tell us there could be a new enemy after us."

"Really, Peach?" Luigi said.

"But the question is, how are we going to interpret his dream?" Daisy noted.

"Daisy's right," Toad agreed. "How are we?"

Peach rubbed her chin with her thumb and index fingers with a sly smile. "I know just the guy."

The crew left to a building titled "Toby Toad."

So, how do you like it? Of course the story hasn't reached a rising action just yet, but it will soon. But speaking of the story…

What could Luigi's dream mean? Who is this new enemy Peach suggested could be the answer? Who is Toby Toad? Find out next chapter!