Chapter 1: The Creature
Luigi sighed as he walked home from Peach's Castle. The Princess was holding another party in honor of the plumber's victory over Bowser. Luigi had asked her why she liked hold parties like this almost every week and she said that she just enjoyed hosting parties and it let her cool down from some of her princess duties. Mario had been overrun by toads wanting autographs and selfies from him. Mario actually took a minute during the beginning of the party to go and hide on a balcony with Luigi, though he was found in a matter of seconds, which made Luigi laugh. Sure he was the forgotten hero, though at this point he didn't mind. Having so much attention would have driven him crazy and the little recognition he did get was more reassuring then if he had tons of fans.
Luigi had excused himself from the party and was now heading home. It was around 7 o'clock in the evening and the sun was now setting over the horizon. Normally Luigi would have taken the warp pipe home, but today, it was warm summer evening, so he decided to walk home. The walk was mostly uneventful which Luigi appreciated. He may go on adventures alot, but he wasn't up to having as many as Mario did. Luigi was still the same scaredy cat everyone knows him to be, but he could control that sense of fear a little better than he used to. It was starting to get dark out, so he pulled out his trusty flashlight and flipped it on.
Luigi was almost home, when something scampered out of the bushes in front of him, making him jump, and collapsed on the dirt road. Luigi slowly crept up to the creature on the road and knelt next to it, shining the flashlight on it. The creatures was nothing like he had ever seen before. It's coat was a neon green with a spiky white fur around its neck. It's flank sparkled slightly in the dim light of the flashlight. A green hat lay on the ground next to it. Scorch marks and small scratches littered its body and it was breathing heavily, like it had just ran for miles. Suddenly a group of goombas dashed through the bushes and all ran into Luigi. He spun around to face the 3 goombas that stood there. He nervously grabbed a small hammer from his belt and pressed a button. The hammer grew to the size of his signature hammer and held it tightly. He was terrified, but he didn't let it show. The goombas stood there, and then started to nervously back up. One of them shouted, "Scatter!" and they all ran back through the bushes. Luigi stood there for a few minutes before he decided to put the hammer away.
He bent over the creature, who lay passed out on the ground. Luigi knew that he just couldn't leave this helpless creature out here in the condition it was in. He slowly picked up the creature and held it in his arms. He picked up the hat and dusted it off. He turned it over in his hands and gasped when he looked at the front. The green hat had an L on the front, just like his own hat. Confused, Luigi made sure he was still wearing his hat. It was still on his head, so why was a smaller version next to this creature? He stood up, holding the creature against his chest and ran toward his house.