The sun beams glimmered on the path before Mario and Luigi. It was a summers day and the sun was never once hidden by a small cloud. Once in a while, if they were lucky, Mario and Luigi would catch a short breeze in their face. Even the slightest breeze made them both smile.

"ugh, Mario, its way to warm. I feel like I'm gonna melt!" Luigi said to his brother as he wiped the beads of sweat that tickled his forehead off with his arm.

"yeah, it is. Still, its better than being cold in the snow!" Mario replied with a pant.

As Luigi was walking, he heard the screams of joy from the children as they played in the sapphire blue sea. Mario was to busy snickering to himself to take in the views of the beach. Luigi heard the wicked snickering of his brother.

"what's so funny?" Luigi asked his brother as he turned to see him laughing.

"THIS!" Mario yelled.

Luigi felt a yank of his shorts and something cold on his lower back.

"AHHH!" he yelled instantly.

Mario had slipped a freezing cold ice cube straight down Luigi's emerald green shorts. He didn't know weather to go absolutely mad over the whole prank, or feel at ease of the cold waves sent through his body by the ice cube. Instead of flying off the handle, Luigi reached into his shorts and grabbed the ice cube. He then quickly rubbed it on his forehead. "thanks Mario!" Luigi smiled. A look of frustration appeared upon Mario's face as he watched his brother relieve himself with the cold ice cube.

"uhh Mario, did the weather report mention a large, dark cloud that would approach us?" Luigi asked his brother.

"no, it just said sunny all day!" Mario replied to his brother.

Luigi began to shake at the thought of bowser being involved in this. Usually, the weather would report every single cloud. This cloud somehow avoided being detected by the weatherman. The short summer breeze suddenly gained strength. A shadow fell upon the beach.

"ahhh boy, looks like its over!" Mario sighed as he stared up towards the grey clouds.

The wind was still gathering strength. Soon enough an unexpected storm was going to brew. Mario didn't think nothing of it. Luigi had his doubts. Trees were no longer gently dancing, they were swaying. The smell of the salty sea was no more. Mario could smell tension. The air was thick and foggy with tension that could kill someone instantly. The breeze was no longer lighty tickling their faces. It was slapping them with a cold tingly after affect. Luigi could taste the choking fog as it weaved its way through his tastebuds

"what the heck is going on! How could the weather people miss a thunderstorm like this." Mario coughed.

"never mind those people! Come on, were gonna be on the floor soon if we don't move our backsides!" Luigi yelled over the wind that muffled their hearing.

The screams that the pair could hear were somehow different now. Fear of their heart stopping could be heard through their screams. Children rushing to the arms of their parents. Children's parents could no longer reassure that everything was gonna be alright because they had no idea themselves.

Lighting struck right beside Mario and Luigi. Luigi grabbed Mario's red top and looked into his eyes with fear.

"its bad enough being a victim, lets go before were put in a box!" Luigi cried.

The two ran, joining the other terribly traumatized citizens of their own town. Blood surged through their veins as they ran to save their lives. Thunder rumbled across the sky. The brothers felt like the storm was chasing them. The thunder sounded like a boulder that rolled over a rocky surface. It grew louder and louder, like the footsteps of a bad tempered giant. Mario scrambled for his keys. He shoved them in to the keyhole and turned them the right way around for once. Luigi turned the keys to lock the door behind them.

"I.. Can't.. Breathe!" Luigi panted as his heart thumped rapidly. His body was still filled with adrenaline.

Mario fell to his hands and knees. He was so exhausted, that he only managed to reply with "ditto". The lighting was moving closer. As it struck, the ground trembled, like jelly.

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