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The Green Comet: Rosalina
It's been so long since I've had any kind thrill around here. I love my children dearly and would never complain about them, but, the thrill of having a new experience…I miss it. All I see is a spatial abyss, with the beautiful view of a planet every now and then—whenever that is. I wish there could be some kind of kart tournament coming up, something. I just feel…empty. I guess there isn't a better word for it than that. It's different from being lonely; it's as if…I can't describe it well.
I had to cut my thoughts off, I felt as if I was being too negative today. I just need some rest perhaps.
Oh my, I've wallowed too much; the Lumas are getting so sleepy.
I walked over to my children, each of them were very quiet and lying down. I could just tell they were awaiting their daily bed time story. I smiled happily as four of my children came to me and embraced me, apparently being able to tell what my thoughts are.
"Thank you all, my children." I said, feeling my spirits rise by their concern.
"We love you mothe-mother, what is that? It's coming at us!"
I couldn't control my children and their fear, so I braced them, creating a shield around us and the observatory. The object coming towards us didn't look normal, so I remove the observatory shield so we could see what it is. Call it naïve, but I didn't feel it was a threat to us. The object started to look more and more like a person.
"Is that a person mother?" one Luma asked.
"I think so. They're landing right on our deck. I don't think it's anything bad considering its landing appropriately on the deck. I just can't tell who that could be." I responded. I had to admit, my curiosity spiked at the sight.I decided to create a small bubble-shield around the deck to quell the damage of landing. I swear, that's someone, not an object. Whatever that is appeared…green? I'm not sure how to describe it but it was about to land.
"Mother, its landing! Make sure it won't hurt us." Multiple Luma said.
I gave a smile and a nod, scurrying towards the object. I made sure to have a separate shield for my children, under no circumstance can I see them being harmed. I approached closer to the green object, and much to our suspicion, it was a person. I could only see the backside, seeing as they landed face first.
"These clothes…green? Are you...Luigi?"
The man in green reached his destination, though in a rather inappropriate fashion. The Luma peered from a distance, echoing Rosalina's words. It was indeed Luigi, though Luigi still appeared to be passed out. Rosalina waved her wand, trying to create some kind of stimulus for Luigi. Nothing seemed to be working as the plumber was out cold.
"Luigi…wake up Luigi."
A garbled response of "aaahhrgg" was heard, as the visitor flailed his arms in a strange fashion, appearing to responding to the stimulus.
Luigi shot up, startled by the sudden noise and sensation he felt. Opening one eye, Luigi peered, gazing at Rosalina's face. The only expression he saw on her face was mildly confused, and to be honest, Luigi knew he had that same expression.
"…Rosalina?"
"…Luigi?"
Luigi etched a smile on his face, picking himself up as he approached Rosalina.
"Don't move. Stay where you are, Luigi." Rosalina demanded.
"But-"
Luigi was immediately cut off, as he was encased in a bubble-like shield. He could see the Luma, at a distance, completely frightened at this point. Rosalina had an incredibly concerned face. Luigi himself started to be concerned, but he complied with Rosalina's request, unsure of what the commotion was about.
"I have a child influenced by the wrong forces…let me help you and my child." She stated, as the Ztar absorbed by Luigi earlier suddenly emerged. It didn't take long before the Ztar attempted an assault on that Observatory. Rosalina was prepared, shielding absolutely everything from the attack. Every negative ball of energy sent out was deflected, slowing the Ztar down long enough for Rosalina to approach it and encase it in a bubble of its own. The Ztar didn't move, as an aura formed, coming from inside the Ztar. This aura soon began to form in a ball, changing from a blue shade, to a completely black color. Luigi and the Luma watched, amazed as the princess appeared to begin stripping the evil energy from the Ztar. The ball soon transformed, creating a bubble that encased the black ball. Luigi and the children were mesmerized at this raw feat.
"Be free, my child." Rosalina whispered, releasing the bubble of negative energy towards the burning sun, while undoing the bubble around the freed Power Star. The Power Star, glowing brightly upon the observatory to show its gratitude, flew towards an unknown path, assuming towards where it was previously.
The Luma cheered for her as all shields were removed. Rosalina pointed one finger as a request to wait, towards the plumber.
"I must read to my children for a moment, please pardon me Luigi."
"No mother, it's okay!" one Luma screamed.
"Yeah! This a story of its own and we're super tired. You're the best mother!" Rosalina gave a subtle smile in response, enjoying the shower of love by her children.
A yellow Luma began to walk away, with the rest following behind it. Rosalina waved at each of them, smiling and wishing a goodnight for each Luma. Luigi and Rosalina watched, as the Luna soon disappeared.
Luigi must admit, he was thoroughly impressed by Rosalina's ability to outstrip the negative energy from a Ztar. Never did he think he would be able to see it. Ztars were usually ruining his experience for every party event Mario hosted, but never did he think a Ztar could be as formidable and dangerous as he saw just now. Looking around, Luigi was stunned as to where he was. Perhaps he didn't realize it sooner since he was unconscious, but the environment around him was marvelous. Space looked absolutely beautiful from the view Luigi had. All around him, shining stars that can be seen from so many millions of light years away, a distant planet, with a teal color mixed with so much white. All the details of the planet are outlined, and the beauty was within the ability to see it. Luigi turned around, letting the Observatory truly sink into him and realizing exactly how amazing the creation truly was. This is something Professor E Gadd would only believe to exist in his dreams. Luigi was standing on top of structure that traveled through space and time.
"Wow…" Luigi whispered.
Rosalina turned around, but wore a rather crimson face while maintaining her humble posture.
"Are you commenting on what I think you are, Luigi?" she asked, rather mortified.
"N-No! T-That is not it. Not your bottom, I meant your observatory and the environment!" he stammered.
Exhaling while regaining her cool, Rosalina quickly apologized over the miscommunication. Immediately changing subject, she turned her attention to the most prominent concerns she had.
"Luigi, I already know something isn't right, and I'd appreciate if you could enlighten me. First, why, and rather, how in the world did you manage to absorb a Power Star with negative energy? Second, what brings you here? This is the first time I've been visited like this, and judging by the fact you were knocked out when you crashed here, that tells me something is wrong."
Luigi couldn't help but turn coy from embarrassment. Here he was, a plumber who only knew this space princess, whom he only had an interaction with by taking a picture with her, and he manages to make himself look absolutely foolish by showing up unconsciously. Seriously, there is no worse way to make an impression on Rosalina than to scare the living hell out of her Lumas, probably her, while carrying a negative entity, all while being knocked out. Absolutely brilliant.
"Things like this is why Waluigi has Daisy..." Luigi pondered, until he realized Rosalina was still waiting for a response.
"Well you see, a Ztar-"
"Wait, no, pardon me interruption, I am truly sorry, but what did you call it?" Rosalina interrupted.
"…A Ztar."
"Why, simply why would someone name it like that? You mean a star, but with a 'z' behind the 's', like 'Sztar'? "
"No no, just spelled Z-T-A-R"
"…Why would anyone do that, Luigi? Why curse the thing with such a silly name?"
"Bowser did it, not me. He isn't the brightest."
"I certainly agree. Pardon my interruption, please continue."
"Oh, sure. No problemo. So a Ztar, which is only used to steal Starmen, usually in parties, was unleashed on the Mushroom Kingdom. I've only known one evil star to actually attack people, which was the Dark Star back in the time Mario and I got eaten by Bowser…"
"Wait what?"
"Long story, but I'll share it with you later if you'd like."
"I'd love to. Please continue. Sorry again, I just get stunned by this."
"Oh I understand, it's absolutely absurd looking back. But yeah, I'm not sure what happened. And I absorbed it by trying out something I only do in Smash tournaments. I don't know if you watch the tournaments when they happened but my final smash is called the Negative Zone with some weird physics thing. Well, a Ztar came into it, and when the zone disappeared, the Ztar got absorbed into me by a freak accident. The thing caused some damage, because I swear everybody disappeared. Then I found Mario knocked out, and I just panicked. I started panicking because the Ztar's negativity just started to overwhelm me, which is probably why I knocked out coming here. Tell the Lumas I'm sorry for that. Sorry to you also if I scared you."
"That's certainly concerning Luigi. Some kind of adverse physics reaction occurred. Why was the Ztar there? Also, why was Mario knocked out?" Rosalina questioned.
"I'm not sure how to answer any of that. I can't remember much after performing the Negative Zone." Luigi responded.
Rosalina stared at the man before her. Something was occurring in his world, and neither of them knew what was occurring. It would be quite some time before Rosalina would pass by the Mushroom World in the Observatory. "Luigi, what will you do?"
Luigi looked down at the floor, too frightened to answer. "I don't really know Rosalina. I don't know."
The two continued to talk about options that could be took, before the conversation went on a tangent about Luigi's Negative Zone and subsequently, Luigi's experience in the Smash tournaments. Rosalina expressed some interest to attending a tournament, maybe as a stage guest or some sort. She had far too many obligations at the Observatory that she couldn't leave behind. Luigi expressed disappointment for her, before they both joked about getting turned into trophies.
Rosalina smiled, giggling to herself. "Well, you and Ness are the reasons why you all didn't perish in the tournament when Tabuu turned you all into collectibles."
Luigi moaned in horror, responding: "That means you saw me frightened of the Waddle Dees…noo…"
Rosalina smiled and laughed once more. "These things happen! The bottom line is that you did well there. You were quite impressive there I must admit. It was quite enjoyable to root for you and the others in there."
"Well, I won't argue with that. Have you considered joining in for the next tournament? You seem like you would be able to do great if you did. The fact you manage to just extract the negative energy from that Ztar and use a shield like that, it was great."
"Oh, well, thank you! I've never been complimented in that aspect so it feels nice I suppose. I must admit though, I'm not one for that, as enjoyable as it is to watch it. I do enjoy things like kart racing, and any nice activities that you guys have. The next party you guys have, maybe I could participate if the stars are aligned correctly. My children would love to watch."
"Children?"
"My Luma, yes."
Luigi, wide-eyed over his error apologized immediately, much to the amusement of Rosalina. She enjoyed the conversation immensely, seeing as interaction and the loneliness subsided. Certainly, it was random, but it is enjoyable.
"Luigi, I need you to answer me seriously. Your green missile technique, you know, the one where you look like you seem to be-"
"Rosalina, I swear, I'm not farting when I do that. It's a secret, but I promise you, it's not a fart!"
With that, a chuckle filled the sounds of the endless space Rosalina traveled, traveling around the Observatory and the land nearby. For Rosalina, it traveled to her, silencing the cries for something to halt the loneliness.
And she enjoyed it.
That wraps up this chapter. Nothing more than establishing Luigi's presence on the Observatory and some interaction. Some notes:
1.) Lot of Super Smash Brother Brawl references. For starters, Luigi and Ness were responsible for disrupting Tabuu's plans (evil entity that tried to take over the Smash Universe, to put it simply.) The cut-scene with his introduction is referenced, particularly with the Waddle Dees.
2.) Adding to Smash Brothers, it's a running gag for many in the community to joke that Luigi does propel himself through flagellation, hence the reference,
3.) Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is referenced here, along with the Dark Star enemy, particularly during the conversation where Luigi mentions being swallowed by Bowser.
4.) Just to clarify, Ztar's are mostly used in the Mario Party series to subtract a star from you. The Dark Star may be a Ztar, but that has never been officially established.
5.) Luigi can in fact, use bubble like shields for those wondering. If you play SMG1, try jumping off the Observatory with Mario and watch what happens.
6.) First person done for insight on Rosalina's character.
7.) Technically, Tabuu is one of the strongest character in the Nintendo Universe, managing to kill off the majority of the Nintendo characters (also, Solid Snake), within a single strike, while enslaving the Master Hand. Hence, the joke about being turned into trophies.
8.) Thank you for reading. Next chapter will be posted soon!