Chapter 2

So, I see you decided to learn the secret. Remember: It must remain a secret. Not even your beloved wife can know.

We've traced the baby steps to our creation to Mario Mario. In the past, he lived in "Brooklyn", a city in the "New York" province of the "United States of America" Kingdom. He started his career as a carpenter, someone who works with lots of wood, in "New York City" but became a plumber when his girlfriend, "Pauline", broke up with him.

He then moved to "Brooklyn" with his brother, Luigi, and they started the "Mario Bros. Plumbing Company". Mario found he loved plumbing, just like his brother, and soon got over Pauline. Most of their jobs would be in interesting places. But there was one company that was the biggest customer for Mario Bros. Plumbing. The Brooklyn Chemical Lab. The reason for this was because the pipes were always getting clogged up. Mostly pieces of lab coats and plastic from old, discarded goggles. This was the setting for the story.

The master pipe had been clogged up and it was the brothers' job to unclog it. A master pipe a huge pipe that is connected to all the other little pipes. A master pipe is also typically a shallow pipe, only going deep enough to allow all the other pipes to filter out to the sewage system. This one, however, was so deep, the bottom couldn't be seen. If there was a bottom.

The clog was very unusual. All the pipes leading into the master pipe were clogged. This meant that one of the brothers would have to go into the pipe and unclog it while the other kept the earlier stated brother suspended. This was accomplished by a pulley system. Luigi would pull and release the rope as needed while Mario went inside the pipe.

This worked out until they sat down for lunch. While both brothers were busy slurping up pasta, a figure in the corner snuck up to the pulley system and loosened it. That way, when Mario was lowered into the pipe, the rope would snap and down he'd fall.

After lunch, Mario got hooked up and Luigi lowered him down. The rope snapped and Mario started to fall. Luckily, or maybe unluckily, Luigi caught the rope. The weight was too much for, for Mario AND Luigi BOTH fell down the pipe. This is what preceded the End and the Start.