R: Saving Peach


I finally arrived at the Koopa Kingdom towards the afternoon. So far, all those standing guard were surprised that I was the one that came instead of Mario. They all called me either Green Stache or Green Mario. I hated when they thought I was just another fan boy of my brother. Sure, I was his number one fan. But that was only because I was his baby brother.

"Let me go!" I heard Peach shouting.

"Ain't gonna happen," I heard Bowser mock, making my blood boil.

I was getting close. I kept running, defeating any enemy in my way. I just had to save my Peach. I blushed and just when I was gonna shake myself out of it, I had arrived at the center of the castle. Peach was tied up to a pole, her dress ripped. Her neck showed as did a bit of her leg. She was scared half to death but her eyes brightened at the sight of me.

"LUIGI!" She shouted, gaining Bowser's attention.

I was shaking in my sneakers when Bowser saw me. His expression, however, was unreadable.

"So, you decided to come instead of that brother of yours," Bowser finally stated.

"R-release her at once!" I stammered, still scared.

Bowser laughed as he replied, "Oh wait, I get it. You're just the diversion. Mario's probably coming right now!" He waited a few minutes before he realized just what I knew all along. Mario wasn't coming. Not this time. He complained, "Hey, what's the deal here?! I am not battling Greenie! He's not much of an opponent."

I responded, calming down, "The truth is Bowser, Peach caught Mario making out with Daisy."

Bowser showed a 'should I care face' before telling me, "You'd expect me to buy that Mario is cheating on Peach with that flat chested tomboy of a princess?!"

He laughed and laughed. I quickly saw my chance, jumping over to where Peach was. I untied her, setting her free. She smiled wide as Bowser kept laughing.

"Aren't you gonna beat him up?" Peach asked softly.

"Nah, I'm not that kind of person." I answered, looking at the beautiful princess next to me. "As long as you are not hurt."

"He usually never hurts me," Peach stated. "My dress ripped as we were coming here."

I smiled as I hugged her gently. Peach returned it, as Bowser was still laughing up a storm. Huh. Must've been my lucky day because I was able to leave Koopa Kingdom with Bowser laughing and Peach hanging on my arm. I blushed heavily, wishing I could have kissed her or at least kissed that neck of hers. But I decided, it could wait. She was worth it.


Peach and I made it back to the castle. We didn't see Toadsworth waiting outside, which was odd to say the least.

"Where is Toadsworth?" Peach asked, looking worried.

"I'm not sure," I answered truthfully.

That's when Toadette came out of the castle, blubbering.

"Peach! Luigi!" She shouted.

"Calm down, Toadette," Peach softly stated, looking at the female Toad. I blushed. She was always so kind to her people. "What's wrong?"

"It's awful, Mario was here the entire time you were gone! And he was naked in bed with Daisy!" She reported.

Peach gasped out of shock as I stood there, my mouth hanging wide open. No, it couldn't have happened. Could it? I believed Peach about Mario making out with Daisy but not this... Mario wouldn't stoop that low. Would he? Peach looked a tad sad. I couldn't help but wonder what was going on in her head right now. Was she as surprised as I was or did she see this coming?

Wasting no time, I turned down the hallway where I saw Daisy and Mario. Daisy was wearing one of Peach's robes as Mario was wearing one of her back up dresses. I wanted to laugh so hard at the way he looked but decided not to. I didn't want to stoop that low either.

"Uh Toadsworth?" I asked, Peach and Toadette catching up with me.

Toadsworth turned, his face redder than a tomato. Mario was surprised to see me, I could tell. But he looked more embarrassed when he saw Peach.

"Mario, how could you?!" She practically screamed.

"Now, calm down princess, there's no need for that!" Toadsworth stated, still a bit confused and angry.

"You should calm down as well, remember your blood pressure," Toadette advised.

"I don't see what the big deal is," Daisy admitted, obviously not hiding her shame.

Peach's face fell as she was near tears. I decided to speak.

I shouted, "The big deal is that you not only lied to your cousin but that you went to bed with man you knew she loved!"

Daisy looked at me, a bit shocked. Mario gave me the same look as Peach was near tears. I held Peach gently as she cried on my shoulder. Toadsworth turned to both of them.

He stated, "Master Luigi has a point. Master Mario and Princess Daisy, you are both band from these grounds. You two are never to return!"

Mario and Daisy looked stunned. Mario turned to me, as if he was in shock and expecting me to say something. Instead, my grip on Peach got tighter. There was no way I was going to let anyone hurt Peach again. Not Mario, not Daisy, not Bowser. Never again.


That afternoon, Toadsworth was on the phone with Daisy's parents. Peach had not left my side ever since I held her. I didn't mind. She had stopped crying but she had refused to leave my side. Toadsworth didn't seem to have protested (then again, his mind was on other things).

"Thank you," she said softly.

I perked up as I asked, "For what?"

"Nothing, everything." She answered, a small smile tugging at her lips.

And that small smile was a nice change as I smiled myself. I kept Peach close to me, making a promise to myself. While I might have been a coward, I was going to try to be brave for Peach. I kissed her forehead gently. Peach giggled softly as Toadsworth came back. My grip on Peach was still tight but I don't think Toadsworth noticed.

"Daisy's parents plan to punish both Master Mario and Princess Daisy for what they did," Toadsworth reported.

"I guess that's better than nothing," Peach confessed, with a sniffle.

"I think this is my cue to go," I stated, remembering I had work. "I am going to see Elvin."

While I didn't want to leave Peach, I didn't want Toadsworth getting high blood pressure from me holding the princess. Peach looked like she was ready to complain.

Luckily; Toadsworth cleared his throat and stated, "Well, thank you Master Luigi. Give Professor E Gadd our hello."

"Of course," I replied, nodding. Toadsworth shook my hand as I kissed Peach on the forehead. She smiled a bit more as I softly said, "Ciao for now."

With that, I headed out as I heard Toadsworth finally flipping out. But not about what I just did. I heard some words in Toad language. And they were about Mario.


AK1028: I don't want to know what Toadsworth said about Mario... Please read and review. And always think outside of the box.