Author's Note: A big thank you to my first reviewer (You know who you are)! I've made sure to take your advice and added a bit more spunk and flavor to this chapter. Also, sorry for the long wait! But I've finally finished it, right?

Also, some of you will recognize the opponent in this chapter's boss battle. –Gestures towards the title- There's a hint, see if you can guess it!

Chapter Two: Ghouls, Goombas and Mice – Oh My!

(Somewhere far, far away … )

"Awake, m'dears, for the morning has come." Something about the deep, hallowed voice of her captor cast a wave of dread over Princess Darci. It was as if she'd woken from a spell of nightmares only to be cast into yet another horrible scenario, except this one was one she couldn't escape. Oh, how she longed to be back in her own kingdom, however ghostly and drab some may have called it! She missed the whispering windy weather, and the towering gray trees with lush blackened leaves – she even missed her father's constant nagging about how she needed to act more like a princess!

Before she could continue to dwell on the negative factors of being away from home, she heard two other females give quiet yawns as they awoke. A bit startled, she glanced at the source to see something she certainly had not expected: Princess Peach and Princess Daisy, both of which currently looking around in a state of confusion.

"Who are you! Show yourself!" The brunette exclaimed, seemingly searching for the voice's source.

"I-is that Bowser?" Peach uttered quietly, her voice soft and innocent. She quickly received her answer – a cackle, prideful and arrogant, as if she had just suggested the most preposterous thing in the world.

"I'm far more intelligent than that bumbling idiot." The voice replied. "But I'm afraid I'd rather keep my identity a secret for now, hm? It will give you three darlings a little something to think about in the time that you'll be spending here. And by the way," There was something about the way he said those last four words that made Darci assume he was sneering, an underlying tone of pleased irony. "I'm terribly sorry that your living quarters aren't … quite up to your standards, but I'm afraid that they'll have to make due for now. Be good while I'm away, lovelies. Ta ta!" And there was a bang and a cloud of smoke that unfurled from a shadowy corner of the cell, then he was gone (Or so they assumed).

"What a jerk!" Daisy snapped, getting to her feet and brushing herself off. Glancing around the dungeon, she quickly grew bored with the stereotypical scenery. Just a drab, dreary, dank cell, the only furniture in it being a sink, a cracked mirror and what appeared to be an old mattress, lumpy and unappealing.

"I'm sure that Mario and Luigi will come and save us. We just have to be patient." Peach reasoned, still sitting daintily on the cold stone floor.

"You're right. You're absolutely right. I'll bet that they're already on their way!" There was a dramatic change in Daisy's state of emotion, as her mood seemed to lighten and her face grew bright with a sense of hope. It was then that she finally noticed Darci, sitting in the corner, hugging her knees to her chest. Feeling herself being watched, the black-haired princess turned her head toward the other two, who now examined their prison mate with intrigue. Silence followed for a moment, until Peach finally spoke up.

"I don't think I've ever met you before, I'm Princess Peach of the Mushroom Kingdom. Who might you be?" The blonde's tone was very pleasant and friendly, something Darci appreciated.

"Call me Darci. My father's the king of the Eclipso Kingdom. And I know both of you two – Peach and Daisy." She let out a small chuckle. "Don't look so surprised – even a small kingdom like Eclipso has heard of the famous Mario Brothers and their dear damsels." The looks of slight surprise faded from their faces, blushing slightly.

"Well, it's certainly nice to meet you, even if it was in the middle of some stupid dungeon." Daisy joked, trying to lighten the mood a bit. "But that doesn't matter, right? I'm sure we'll all be out of here soon enough. After all, this guy seems to be all bark, no bite."

Giving a nod of agreement, Darci let slip the faint trace of a smile. And with a surge of hope, she began to consider the possibility of this whole situation turning out just fine in the end.

(Eclipso Kingdom – Castle)

"So, you're telling us that all we've gotta do is save this dame, and we get an 'immeasurable amount of riches' or whatever?" Wario grinned as he clarified this, a grin that Waluigi recognized all too well, causing him to roll his eyes out of exasperation.

King Rexington gave a slight scowl at his phrasing, but quickly let it subside. "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I'm telling you, but I'd prefer it if you didn't refer to my daughter as a … 'dame'." He gave a very slight shudder of discomfort as the word came from his mouth. Gesturing toward the portrait of his daughter, the King continued to explain the situation in fuller detail. "That was completed just a few days ago, and, as luck would have it, just before she was kidnapped. Immediately after I received word from the night watch, Goombart here informed me of you two and that you might be willing to save my daughter, and mark my word – I didn't even hesitate to write to you about the situation. Please accept my offer, sirs, I don't know who else I could go to with the situation!" The King's dramatic plead was followed by a stifled snicker from Waluigi.

"Believe me, we're flattered – really, we are – but sucking up ain't gonna cut it. Why didn't you come to the Mario Brothers with this case, eh?" An uncomfortable silence followed, as the King struggled to come up with an excuse. However, in the end, he was forced to merely spit out the truth.

"Fine, if you insist on knowing … " He heaved a heavy sigh. " … the Mario Brothers were currently away on a mission of their own. Oddly enough, both Princess Peach and Daisy had been kidnapped but a day before." The two brothers exchanged glances and shrugged, conveying to each other that they were content with this reason.

"Works for me." Wario said. "We'll take the job then."

"… You will?" It took a moment for the King to respond, due to a slight shock at this sudden decision.

"Yep, we'll take it." The stouter of the two confirmed. A smile spread across the King's face, as hope and excitement seemed to surge through the elderly man.

"Wonderful! Simply marvelous! You there, Goombit." He then motioned toward one of the nearby goomba servant boys, who hastened toward their King. "Bring these two our finest, most appropriate weapons from the artillery."

"Yes sir, your highness!" And with that, the little goomba bustled through the doors of the throne room and into the halls of the castled at top speed. Once he had sped out the doors and on his way, both Wario and Waluigi turned their intrigued glances toward the King.

"Weapons?" They questioned simultaneously. The King chuckled, nodding.

"Don't look so surprised! Every fine hero needs a weapon with which to battle against the forces of evil, eh?" This comment seemed to merely make the two even more impressed. No one had ever called them heroes before. "Now then, there's no need to worry. Goombart has already informed me of your areas of strength and weakness, and was able to find two weapons that should use those to your advantage."

Waluigi decided it was best not to question how on earth Goombart knew so much about seemingly everything, and instead asked, "What sort of 'weapons' are these, exactly?" Being the brains instead of the brawn of the duo, the purple-clad trickster wasn't too keen on making a fool out of himself by not being able to use this weapon – whatever it was – to its full potential. Sure, he could jump incredibly high and run at great speeds, but when it came to heavy lifting … well, let's just say he wasn't your man.

Before the King could answer this, however, Goombit had reentered the room carrying a green box of a moderate size with white on the edge, as well as a white exclamation mark on the front. Wario couldn't help but smirk at seeing this being brought out – he recognized it right off the bat from when his much more heroic counterpart had used it.

With him was a second goomba servant, who was struggling to carry what appeared to be a fairly tall, dark purple hammer. It was similar to the one which Luigi sometimes carried, all in all, but had a much more intimidating appearance, more because of the darker color scheme than anything else. Waluigi felt a wave of joy sweep over himself as this particular item was brought into the throne room – oh, how he'd always wanted to take hold of one of those and give it a good swing 'in Luigi's general direction'.

The two goombas laid these items in front of the King, immediately afterward bowing and shuffling off, before either of the brothers could question them as to how they had managed to even hold the items without hands.

Picking up the green box first, the King reached inside of it and took out what appeared to be a hat with the same style and structure as Wario's, except that this one was made out of metal. "This is a Metal Cap." He explained, extending it toward the yellow-clad duel master, who eagerly snatched it up. "All you have to do is replace your normal hat with this one, and you'll instantly be coated in metal, therefore not only increasing your strength and defense, but making you resistant against fire and lightning, as well as taking away the need to breath underwater. And when the fight's over, all you need to do is take it off in order to return to normal. The only negative side effect is that it will decrease the height of your jumps."

Grinning like a mad man (which wasn't much different than normal), Wario admired the hat with a chuckle. "This should be useful!" He exclaimed, as his mind began to fill to the brim with the instances and scenarios it would come in handy, as well as several other … daydreams, so to speak.

Next, the King picked up the hammer, turning to face the other brother. "And this," He began with a smirk, "is a very unique hammer, indeed. I think you'll find it's much lighter than it looks, but that doesn't mean it isn't strong. It actually reacts to your current state and intensity of emotion. Depending on how you're feeling while you're using it, and what you're using it for, it reacts differently. Of course, there's also the fact that it made of a very sturdy, durable material, enabling it to endure almost anything." Handing it to Waluigi, who immediately took it in his own grasp, the King added, "It's also made for fairly long range, if the need arises." Indeed, the handle was moderately long.

Surprised at how comfortably he could maneuver it, Waluigi felt a blast of confidence flow throughout himself. "What a hammer!" He exclaimed, swinging it a few times through the air. But as this overpowering confidence settled in, the hammerhead suddenly began to spark, as electricity began to flow across the surface of the hammerhead and through it. "Wha-!" A bit a startled at the sudden change, he grinned wider yet once he realized what had happened. Finally, he set the hammerhead gently on the ground, placing his right hand on the top of the handle and turning his attention to the King once again.

"I can't thank you enough fo-" But before he could finish his sentence, there was a loud explosion from outside the castle, followed by the classic sounds of mayhem. As if on cue, Goombit rushed back into the room in a state of panic.

"YOUR HIGHNEEEEEEEESSSSS!" The young goomba yelled as he ran at full speed into the throne room, stumbling over himself to come to a stop.

"What is it, Goombit?" There was a controlled sense of worry in the King's voice as he turned his attention to the young goomba.

"S-something's a-a-attacking the village!"

Wario and Waluigi looked at each other and gave a firm nod. It was finally happening, it was really their turn to be the heroes! Grinning from ear to ear, both brothers exclaimed,

"IIIIIIT'S GO TIME!"

(Eclipso Kingdom – Village)

The source of the big boom that they had heard while in the castle was obvious the moment Wario and Waluigi came toward the village: bob-bombs. All sorts of villagers ran for cover as a bob-bomb flew toward them, bouncing off a nearby tree and exploding in midair. At the top of the large hill just behind the village was a silhouetted figure, too far away to make out.

"Looks like we've got a demolition nut on our hands." Wario muttered, pulling off his normal cap and stuffing it in his pocket, replacing it with the new, sleek metal one. Just as the King had described, a thick coat of metal spread over him, and he suddenly felt a rush of invulnerability – and of power – as he let loose a wild cackle. "Oh yeah! Now we're talkin'!"

Muttering under his breath, Waluigi rolled his eyes, leaning on his hammer. "Are you done yet?" He snarled cynically, standing upright and gripping the weapon, before swinging it over his shoulder and breaking into a run toward town, Wario quickly following.

They soon found that making it to the top of the hill while dodging flying bob-bombs and screaming, panicking villagers was easier said than done.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIIE!" One of the villagers yelled as they flailed by.

"You know," Waluigi growled through gritted teeth as the two brothers ran toward the hill, "I'm starting to get really tempted to smack one of these twittering nit-wits upside the head with this hammer!"

"Save it for our little pyromaniac friend up there." Wario replied, barely dodging another flying bob-bomb.

Finally, they made it to the bottom of the hill, where they were stopped by what appeared to be a pale green boo. He seemed to be wearing a black leather cape, giving him a rather villainous appearance.

"You, there!" He called out, floating toward the two. "The fat man and the skeletal man!" Though squeezing there way through the crowds of over-reacting villagers had certainly worked their nerves, Waluigi and Wario decided to let this one slide for the oddly tinted boo.

Approaching him, Wario was the first to speak out, however untactful he may have been about it. "Whatd'ya want, ya bozo?" He snarled, causing his younger brother to silently fume out of frustration.

"Bozo?" The boo gave a sort of amused cackle, cold and eerie. Waluigi couldn't help but snicker at the thought of what sort of effect the sound would have had on that scaredy-cat rival of his. "I think you're gravely mistaken. No pun intended." Even though the boo said this, Wario could have sworn he saw the orb-like creature give a small chuckle of laughter. "Eh-um, anyhow … I actually came here to meet you two before you made it to the top of the hill. I heard that the king had put two … strangers on the task of saving his dearly beloved daughter, and I was just wondering if … well –"

"Oh, great!" Wario moaned. "This guy wants to join us in our 'quest', or whatever." Turning to his brother as if for support on the matter, Wario was instead given a shrug of consideration from Waluigi.

"Actually, that would technically be a good thing – that is, of course, with one minor detail." The poltergeist's features twisted into an expression of nervousness, as Waluigi gave a slightly twisted smirk. "The boo can help us – if, and only if he agrees not to keep any share of the treasure we find as we go along." Wario gave a quick nod of agreement.

The boo stared blankly at Waluigi for a moment, blinking a few times, before his expression changed to one of the utmost relief. "Yeah, yeah, that's fine! I'm just tagging along for the honor of saving my kingdom's princess, and getting in a little adventure while I'm at it!" There was a strong flow of excitement in the vapor's voice, clarifying the validity of his claim. Sticking out a stubby little hand, he introduced himself. "My name is Boocifer, and it's a downright pleasure to be acquainted with you two. Let's see … well, I must admit that you're not at all how I'd pictured the great Mario Brothers, but –"

"WHAAAAT?" Boocifer stumbled back a few feet at the two brother's unexpected outburst. Frantically, he looked back and forth between the two, trying to pinpoint what he'd said that had upset them so much. But before he could guess, Wario set it straight for the little guy.

"Whoa whoa, hold up! We're not the Mario Brothers, you dolt! We're they're rivals, and darn proud of it!"

"Oh … oh …" Boocifer suddenly went from unmistakably sullen to bright and cheery. "Oh well, close enough! My mistake! Either way, it's still a pleasure to meet you two. Wario and Waluigi, was it? Good, good. Well, now that we've got that straightened out, we're still on friendly terms, ri – HEY! HEY HEY HEY! LET GO OF MEEEEE!"

"Then SHUT YOUR YAP!" Having picked up their newly gained ally by the scruff of his cape, Waluigi was now dragging Boocifer up the hill with him as they ascended to the top of the hill, in hopes of shutting up the specter.

(Eclipso Kingdom – Crescent Hill)

The ascent of the hill was fairly uneventful, save for the little friendly outbursts here and there from Boocifer, which were quickly stifled by his cape being shoved into his mouth by either Waluigi or Wario (whoever happened to be closest at the time). It was only once they had reached the top of the hill that the trouble began.

"Ka-BOOOOM! Heh heh, this must be my lucky day – look at those little wimps all a-runnin' for cover!" The source of the destructive disaster was much less intimidating than any of the three had expected. In fact, the rodent standing in front of them was less of a scare than the ever-talkative Boocifer, who had finally shut his trap at the sight of the bomb-wielding mammal.

"It's … a mouse." Wario stated flatly, as the said-mouse gave a slight jump of surprise as he finally noticed them.

"An oversized mouse, yes, but still, a mouse." Waluigi confirmed, staring blankly at the creature in front of him.

The source of all the mayhem was not just an oversized mouse, but he was about the height of an average human being, maybe a bit shorter, standing on two feet and wearing what appeared to be a pair of sunglasses. Sitting next to him on the flat, gray-green grass of the hilltop was an almost empty sack of what had to be bob-bombs, which he quickly abandoned in order to approach the strangers who stood gaping at him.

"Huh? You ain't the Mario Brothers!" The rodent accused, pointing a gloved finger at them. "B-but the Boss SAID you'd be the Mario Brothers!"

Groaning out of exasperation, Waluigi lowered his hammer in preparation to fight. "Ooh, watch out you two, it looks like we've got a genius on our hands." His tone was practically soaked in sarcasm.

"Let's skin this rat!" Wario snarled, striking an intimidating pose (although almost any pose is when you're coated in metal).

"Nobody can defeat the great and all-powerful Mouser, especially not some wacked-out punks!" The enraged rodent raved, reaching into his sack and withdrawing a small cube-like item, before tossing it to the ground with great force. "Let's see how you fare in my specialty arena, huh?"

Boocifer watched as smoke swam across the area where Waluigi, Wario and Mouser stood, and before he knew it, the three had sank into the thick cloud of blueish-green smoke, which then retreated back into the middle of the cube.

"Oh boy, this can't be good."

(Mouser's Arena)

"Welcome to my lovely arena, boys! What'dya think? She's a beauty, ain't she?" Mouser gave a cackle from the top of the highest point of the coliseum-like arena – a spinning platform in the center of the bowl-shaped stadium, his sack of bombs sitting beside him. However, what was the really worrisome part of the whole design was the fact that the pyromaniac of a mouse himself was stationed at the controls of a Bullet-Bill launcher.

Gazing up at their opponent from the bottom of the pit, Wario and Waluigi both mouthed the exact same words in unison.

"Oh crud."

Apparently anticipating the chance to blow the two to bits, Mouser threw a bob-bomb their way with a yell of, "THINK FAST!"

BATTLE TIME!

Mouser's HP: 3

The two brothers were forced to split up the moment the battle started, heading in separate directions in order to evade the bob-bomb's blast.

Mouser had free-reign of the battle for the first while, not yet resorting to the use of the Bullet Bill launcher (much to his opponents' relief), but instead barraging the two with bob-bomb after bob-bomb. Wario had attempted to strike the mouse once or twice by sending his bombs right back at him, but it was in vain, as they exploded in midair shortly before reaching him.

Meanwhile, Waluigi had taken advantage of his extreme agility, as he dodged the blasts by a series of rather entertaining (not to mention acrobatic) movements and jumps.

It wasn't until the rat decided it was time to take a brake to gloat that his opponents had a chance to strategize, meeting each other at the center of the pit.

"Well, we can't re-use his own ammo. I found that out the hard way." Wario muttered to his younger brother, who scowled slightly.

"Then how the heck are we supposed to get rid of this disease-ridden mongrel?" Waluigi snapped, having become quite annoyed with the taunting, choppy laughter that echoed from the platform above them.

"Cool it, toothpick-boy, I'm not the one tossing bombs at you!" This time, Wario's voice was much more heated. But somehow, Waluigi managed to top it with a very sharp snarl.

"Don't tell me to 'cool it', fatso!"

"Toothpick-boy!"

"Fatso!"

"TOOTHPICK-BOY!"

"GAAAAH!" Not only had Waluigi's rage met an unthinkably dangerous level, but because of it, the hammer, which he was now pulling back in preparation for a mighty swing, was beginning to spark, and then sizzle, before a veil of scorching hot blue embers shrouded the hammerhead.

"W-wait a minute, buddy! Remember, Mouser's the enemy here, not me-EEEEEE!"

WA-POW!

Wario's voice had trailed into a yell of panic, as he was sent hurling up the side of the stadium, and in a curling arch due to the velocity of Waluigi's swing, bonked Mouser square on the head. HIT!

Stumbling around a bit on his platform for a moment, Mouser groaned, before shuddering off the aftermath of the hit. Angrily, he searched for the cause, only to see Wario hopping down off the platform, performing a ground-pound to the ground to break his fall.

"OUCH! You punks! You'll pay for that!" The oversized rodent snapped, pointing a finger at the spot where the two now stood below him.

"Hey, that … that actually worked!" Waluigi marveled, grinning from ear to ear at the success that had come from his fit of rage. Wario, on the other hand, scowled slightly, rubbing the spot on his back where Waluigi had hit him.

"You wanna try being the pinball next time, huh?" He muttered bitterly, but before he could receive an answer, they were blown back by the impact of a Bullet Bill that had hit the spot right in the middle of where the two stood.

"Nya-nya!" Mouser snickered, letting loose another two Bullet Bills.

It seemed that it was going to be much harder to hit their opponent now that he had pulled out his ace card. And so, in the time that followed, the two scampered around in an attempt to out run the

Bullet Bills, occasionally causing them to crash into each other.

"WATCH OUT! BEHIND YOU!" Wario cried out urgently as a Bullet Bill streamed toward his younger brother, who had just outrun the last torpedo-like enemy.

"Huh?" Slowly turning his head around to see what on earth his brother was talking about, he was just quick enough to see the tip of the Bullet Bill hit him in the middle of the back – somehow bucking him up onto its back, more than likely on accident. "WAH!"

In a stroke of genius, A thought occurred to Wario as to how to defeat their opponent. Jumping onto the back of an incoming Bullet Bill, he then sprung from it onto the nearby platform … Mouser's platform. It was anybody's guess that this was not quite what Mouser had expected.

"HEY BUCKO! GET OFF'A' MY PLATFORM!" As if Wario had actually taken these words to heart, he leapt off of the platform and onto the ground. However, it was only now that Mouser noticed the incoming Bullet Bill, which Waluigi quickly leapt off of in order to avoid being harmed by the collision.

KA-BOOM! HIT!

"Urrrgh …" The demolition-obsessed rodent murmured, stumbling back and off the platform, to the floor of the arena.

Snickering, Wario and Waluigi gave each other a glance, with a gleam of mischief in their eyes.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Waluigi whispered to his older brother.

"You better believe I am!" Without a moment to spare, both of them leapt at the chance to attack the rodent the good-ol' fashioned way; beating him to a pulp.

"OUCH! ... HEY HEY HEY, THAT'S MY TAIIIILLLL! NOOOOO! Urrrgh …" HIT! x10

Grinning over the rumpled pile of bruises that was now mouser, they let out a hearty laugh.

"And THAT'S how you skin a rat!"

(Eclipso Kingdom – Hilltop)

Boocifer leapt back with a yelp as Waluigi, Wario and a disgruntled, banged-up Mouser reappeared on the hilltop with a loud bang.

"Y-you … YOU DID IT!" Boocifer yelled out with joy, surprising his companions. Proceeding to float around in happy little circles, he chanted, "You did it, you did it, you kicked mouser's butt! You did it – OWWWEEEEE!" Receiving a smack across the face from both of them (there's really not much else to smack on a boo), the oddly tinted boo was greeted much less happily than he greeted them.

"Don't EVER, and I mean EVER, do that again!" Waluigi snarled, slightly disturbed at this energetic little outburst.

"Weirdo." Wario mumbled under his breath at the little vapor's show of excitement, although he now looked slightly ashamed of himself. The yellow-clad duel master turned to face Mouser again, who was just at the edge of the hilltop before he was grabbed by the tail and pulled back. "Where do you think YOU'RE goin'!" Wario growled.

"To report back to the boss-man, so if you'll excuuuse me …" Reaching into the sack, which had been left unwittingly within his reach, he pulled out a bob-bomb, which he then proceeded to light and toss in Wario's direction, causing him to yelp and let go of the mouse. Running off toward the edge of the green, Mouser only turned back to give an annoying little grin, as well as a taunting yell of, "I've got the Ruby Tulip, so I'm afraid I'll have to leave you boys for now! Ta ta for now!" And with that, hopped off the top of the hill and cackled gleefully as he made a break for it.

(Somewhere far, far away …)

Though there was no way to tell what time of day it was without any windows whatsoever, there was still a feeling of night about the cell. Maybe it was merely that Darci had began to feel drowsy, or the fact that it felt like hours upon hours had slowly crept by, but either way, day one of being a damsel in distress was finally nearing its end.

All in all, it was rather uneventful: She chatted a bit with Daisy and Peach, sat in a corner of the cell and thought about various things for awhile, and then continued to chat some more. Really, it was quite boring – who knew?

The other two princesses where actually ten times as amiable as Darci would have thought. They shared their dreams, ambitions, what life was like for them … it was actually interesting to hear about how they felt as a princess.

But of all the things they talked about, it amazed Darci to no end to hear the blonde and the brunette go on and on about Mario and Luigi.

"He's the perfect guy, really." Peach said, her voice growing slightly distant and day-dreamy. "He's kind, sweet, caring, loyal – everything I'd ever dreamed of!"

"Yeah, same with Luigi." Daisy agreed. "He cares about me as a person, and wouldn't let anything hurt me – even if he can be a little nervous at times, he's still a great guy!"

Darci couldn't help but snicker as the two girls stared off into nothingness, thinking of their boyfriends. However, Daisy quickly picked up on this.

"Well, what's your boyfriend like, then?" She asked curiously.

Darci was silent for a moment. "I don't have one." She admitted finally. "But I know what I'd like in a guy. He doesn't necessarily have to be the best looking guy in the bunch – and I don't want him to be heroic all the time." Now it was her turn to look off into the abyss, her eyes beginning to glaze over. "He has to be able to crack a joke or two – and have a sense of sarcasm. If he doesn't have that, then we surely won't be able to make it together." Chuckling, she continued. "And you know what else? I'm happy as long as he cares about me – and likes me for who I am as a person, instead of who I am as a princess."

Daisy and Peach merely looked curiously at the girl for a few moments, as if she would add something to this description. But nothing more came, and so, they instead began to once again dream of how Mario and Luigi would save the day this time.

Author's Note: Well, I hope you enjoyed Chapter Two! I sure enjoyed writing it – heh, yep, and by the way, the first boss battle opponent was Mouser from Super Mario Land 2!

I hope I didn't make it to obvious who Darci's describing – but just in case I did, feel free to guess! I want to see who you're thinking of. Well, until I get the next chapter up! Ta ta!