Chapter 2: The Pauper
Mario continued to give his speach to the world. The press huddled around the red plumber, bombarding him with questions regarding the results of the latest endevor. Luigi stood behind him, ready to give his share, but the reporters were clearly more interested in Mario's side of the story, so, as usual, he smiled, keeping composure behind his brother, as he always did. Mario rambled on about "monsters this," and "enemies that" and how he had bested them. Luigi dared not interupt him, this news cast was live, with the world watching, and his flimsy way with words would embarras both brothers.
Eventually, the news reporters parted and left the brothers to their own doing. Already, bussle began to happen, as the toads in the area began to talk about Mario's endevor. Not one brought up the subject of Luigi's contribution, mainly because Mario forgot to mention it. Luigi attempted to keep a level head though all of this, but inside, he wished someone would at least say something about him. When the elder brother began his treck home, Luigi followed behind, as usual, being Mario's shadow. "I wish I could be number one for once," he mumbled.
Late evening began to set in. Mario had fallen asleep already, saying something along the lines of "Early to bed, early to catch the worm!...or was it the bagel?..." Regardless, the elder brother was out cold. Luigi looked to the stars begining to appear in the sky. It was going to be a calm night, average for the Mushroom Kingdom. With having a few minutes, he decided to take the telescope he inherited as a part of his mansion to the roof of their small house and do some stargazing. Upon reaching the roof, telescope set up and all, Luigi began to peer inside and take a closer look at the stars. How beautiful they were! Their wonderous shine enchanted Luigi, as his wish from earlyier came back. He huffed it, a bit louder and more precice this time, "I wish I could be head honcho of something, to be in charge, to have some credit given to me, to have Mario respect me...I wish, even for just one day, I could switch my life"
This was no ordinary night, for it was the night of wishing stars, and if two people wished to have something the other had, at the sam time, the wish would be granted. The two would meet that night and make the exchange. Luigi was about to pack up and go inside, when something compelled him to head in a different direction, for at the same moment he wished his wish, a certain first universer had made a wish for exchange, as they now both followed the impulse guiding them.