Chapter 2: Haunted Party Crashers
Mario and the rest of the team were joining most of Toad Town in the ball room in Peach's castle. All of the Toads attending were dressed up and costumes too and most of them were pretty scary looking. This made Luigi feel a little uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Pit had an uneasy look on his face.
Link- Hey Pit, everything alright.
Pit- I'm not sure. For some reason, Lady Palutena has been quiet. She hasn't said a thing since we've entered the castle. That's so unlike her.
Ash- Maybe she's just giving you the night off. You don't want to act like a nervous wreck like Luigi's acting.
Pikachu- Pikachu…
Luigi was trying to calm down, but flashbacks of Luigi's Mansion ran through his head. Mario and Princess Peach approached Luigi from behind, but as soon as Princess Peach put her hand on Luigi's shoulder before asking if he was ok, Luigi jumped and rushed forward. He ran into Yoshi and Shantae who were trying to pore some punch into a cup. Shantae accidentally spilled punch on the crotch area of Luigi's overalls, making it looked like Luigi wet his pants.
Shantae- Oh my! I am so sorry, Luigi!
Mario- Luigi, why don't you go clean yourself off in the bathroom?
Luigi- Ok…
Luigi walked away while a few Toads were giggling at Luigi's expense.
Yoshi- What happened in Mansion to make Luigi so jumpy?
Mario- Don't know exactly. I was trapped in a painting throughout most of that adventure.
Ty- Well, it's starting to get a little annoying, mate.
Donkey Kong- I know Halloween is supposed to give out the creepy vibe, but it's also supposed to be all in good fun. Even Tiny loves all the things that go "BOO" on Halloween.
Tails- Maybe I should go and help Luigi clean himself up.
Sonic- Just don't take too long, Tails. I'm still jumpy about when Zavok kidnapped you and those other kids earlier.
Tails- Sure thing, Sonic.
(In a bathroom in Peach's Castle)
Luigi was in a stall like how they stack them in public restrooms, while Tails was handing Luigi paper towels to help clean his overalls.
Tails- You know, Luigi, you're not in that spooky mansion anymore and you've already beaten all the ghosts. Why are you so jumpy about it?
Luigi- Trust me, Tails! If you've experienced what I've had, you would be behaving the same ****ing way! Every single ghost in the mansion popping out of nowhere just to make me pee my pants. Believe me, my underwear turned so yellow, they couldn't get more yellow if you painted them. Not only that, there were so many puzzles I had to solve that make me question my sanity. One room made me believe I was in outerspace!
Tails- But you faced your fears and saved Mario. You should be proud of that. To be honest, Sonic has never gotten himself into a situation where he was in distress and where I had to rescue him. I think it would be nice if I somehow managed to save Sonic.
Suddenly, the lights went out.
Luigi- This isn't funny, Tails!
Tails- This isn't me, Luigi.
Tails tried to flick the light switch, but nothing happened.
Tails- Power must be out, Luigi.
Then the sound of something breaking was heard and Luigi almost jumped out of the bathroom stall he was in.
Tails- Luigi, get your pants back on. I think there is someone else here in the castle.
(At the ballroom of Peach's castle)
As Mario and the rest of his team were still attending the party along with Princess Peach and the other Toads. Sonic stood by the window and took a bite out of a chilidog when suddenly, his ear twitched and he almost thought he saw something watching him from outside the window. Sonic turned his head to face the window, but he saw nothing there.
Ash- Something wrong, Sonic?
Pikachu- Pika?
Sonic- For a moment…I almost thought something was standing just outside…I must be imagining things.
Pit walked up to Mario.
Pit- I'm still not hearing anything from Lady Palutena. I even tried calling her, but got no replay. That's very unlike her.
Mario stopped paying attention to Pit halfway through Pit's sentence and turned his attention towards the entrance to the ballroom. Mario glared at the door and was picking up…familiar vibes.
Mario- Pit…get your weapon out and tell the others to get the everyone out of the castle…
Pit- Why?! What's going on?!
Before Mario could answer that, the lights suddenly went out and everyone was in darkness. Mario and the rest of his team readied themselves for whatever was about to try and jump them. But before they could do anything, the sound of high-pitched cackling was heard from all directions.
(Back at the bathroom in the castle)
Luigi and Tails walked out of the bathroom and Tails pulled out a flashlight. They were also no longer wearing their Halloween costumes. Tails walked into the hallway, but Luigi quickly grabbed Tails from behind and clung to him while shaking like crazy.
Tails- Do you mind? You're messing up my fur, Luigi.
Luigi let go of Tails.
Luigi- Sorry!
Tails continued walking down the hallway with extreme caution. Luigi pulled out a flashlight of his own and followed Tails close behind him. After a minute or two of walking through the dark, Tails noticed Luigi humming some kind of tune.
Tails- Luigi, are you humming that creepy melody?
Luigi- It sort of happens when I'm nervous. I did this a lot during my first mansion adventure.
Tails- Hold on! Is that…SONIC!
Standing behind the corner of one part of the hallway, Tails spoted Sonic with his back turned and looking out the window. However, he was looking a little pale, like his fur lost some of its color.
Tails- Sonic, I'm so glad we found you! The lights suddenly went out. You know what's going on here…
As soon as Tails touched Sonic's shoulder, what he saw completely horrified him. Sonic was looking almost pale white all over his body, his eyes were completely white, and he had a zombie-like expression on his face.
Possessed Sonic- (Moan)
Tails jumped back and pressed his back against Luigi's front.
Tails- What the ****!
Luigi- You took the words right out of my mouth, Tails.
Then Luigi felt a hand place itself on Luigi's left shoulder. He slowly turned his head to see Ash standing behind him. Like Sonic, Ash was looking and acting in the same bazar way.
Possessed Ash- (Moan)
Luigi and Tails slowly backed away from Ash and Sonic.
Luigi- Uh…good one, Ash! Really good zombie impersonation like your costume! How about you drop this act and stop freaking the two of us out?
Tails- Look out!
Tails pushed Luigi and himself away before giant monkey's fist could smash them from above. Luigi shined his flashlight and saw Donkey Kong also looking like a zombie.
Possessed Donkey Kong- (Moan)
Possessed Ash and Possessed Sonic at the same time- (Moan)
As Possessed Sonic, Possessed Donkey Kong, and Possessed Ash were moving towards Luigi and Tails, a few ghosts from Luigi's Mansion appeared right behind the possessed versions of their friends.
Luigi- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, TAILS!
Luigi and Tails ran down the hallway like madmen. When they got to the end of the hallway, they quickly shut the door behind them and barricaded it. Tails leaned his back against the wall and clenched his heart, which was beating faster than usual. Luigi went behind a suit of armor, curled into a ball, laid on his side on the floor, and began sucking his thumb. Tails managed to calm himself down a little bit and got Luigi back on his feet.
Tails- What the hell is going on there?!
Luigi- I wish I knew! From what I can tell, it's turning into Luigi's Mansion all over again.
Tails- Hold on…do you hear something?
Suddenly, a tiny mouse crawled from the tiny opening from under the door. But what was odd about the mouse was it looked like it had white eyes. Then this mouse turned into Shantae who was also looking possessed.
Possessed Shantae- (Moan)
Luigi- Shantae too!
Tails- For all I know, they got the rest of the team like this!
Possessed Shantae flung her hair whip attack at Luigi and Tails, but they managed to dodge and run away. However, Possessed Shantae removed the barricade blocking the door. Luigi and Tails continued running through the castle, looking for a way out. Suddenly, Tails was hit in the side of his face with a boomerang and was knocked into Luigi, causing them to fall through a guardrail to the next floor below and knocking them to the ground. Before Luigi and Tails could get back up, they saw Possessed Ty standing by the broken part of the guardrail.
Possessed Ty- (Moan)
Luigi and Tail struggled to get off of one another while at the same time trying to get back to their feet. But as soon as they got back up, they noticed they were completely surrounded. Possessed Mario, Possessed Yoshi, Possessed Donkey Kong, Possessed Link, Possessed Kirby, Possessed Ash, Possessed Sonic, Possessed Ty, Possessed Pit, and Possessed Shantae were surrounding them and were slowly closing in on this. Luigi and Tails grabbed each other and shook with fear as the possessed versions of their friends slowly moved in for the kill. But just as it seemed Luigi and Tails were going to be victims, a television hanging on the wall suddenly turned on and fired a bright green beam was fired from the screen. The beam hit Luigi and Tails and they were suddenly broken apart into blocks, similar to how Luigi teleported in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.
(Professor 's lab)
Professor was standing next to this one machine in his lab. Eventually, the machine reassembled Luigi and Tails' bodies right in his lab.
Professor - Thank goodness I was able to get you both out of there in time.
Luigi- Professor …?
Tails- What the hell just happened at Peach's castle?! Why did Sonic and the others attack us?!
Professor - I don't exactly know, honestly. I just received an anonymous email telling me you were in danger, Luigi.
Tails- Anonymous email?
Professor - The email I received didn't tell me who sent it. In fact, the return address was completely blank. I'll show you.
Professor turned on his computer and opened his email. Then Luigi and Tails saw the email with an empty return address.
Tails- No email address to tell who sent that? That is very strange. I didn't even know that was possible.
Suddenly, Luigi and Tails heard a very familiar voice speaking to them telepathically.
Palutena (telepathically to Luigi and Tails)- Finally! I'm able to make contact with you!
Luigi- Palutena?
Palutena (telepathically to Luigi)- Sorry, but for some odd reason, I was instantly cut off from you, Pit, and the rest of the team as soon as you entered Peach's castle.
Tails- Oh, you must've been the one who sent the anonymous email.
Palutena (telephonically to Tails)- What are you talking about, Tails? I don't even own a computer to email anyone.
Luigi- Then who informed Professor ?
Professor - Let's cross that bridge later. Right now, how about you two explain what just happened at Princess Peach's castle?