I don't know how long it takes, but I finally calm down a little.
I manage to float a little closer to the ground as well after almost sinking through it at first.
I try my best to remain calm. Sure, this might phase even the calmest of people, finding out they're...dead, but I've always been pretty nonchalant about things so I'm sure I'll just get over it ...
'If I'm a ghost and I look this freakin' cartoony...does this mean I'm...in...Luigi's Mansion? But how?..'
I shake my head clear of those pointless anxious thoughts and look up at the still-sparking camera. That thing is definitely busted...But that must be where I came out of. I look at it in awe.
I guess whoever brought me here won't be able to find me...
I look ahead of me and see tall brick walls, a gate...and giant curled up flowers. Definitely an unfamilar place. This mansion...doesn't look like the one I know and love. Sure, there's some of the same crooked, black, leaveless trees in the front, but the black and greenish tint of the mansion in the first game was definitely much more sinister. And the fact that that place was made using only ghost magic or whatever...definitely more spooky overall.
That's not to say this place isn't creepy in its own right. I guess it might be going for the more subtle approach. But still...it's just not as scary.
That's when I realize. 'I'm here... in the game... Luigi's Mansion 2, probably... and I'm STILL being biased towards this sequel? Wow, that's annoying of me.'
I look towards the gate again. I have my suspicions as to who brought me here, based on the seller of the game. That's it! I just need to find HIM! Professor E. Gadd. He'll know how to fix this! Maybe I should look for hi-...'wait-if this is Luigi's Mansion 2...You don't think...'
'Luigi's...here? My childhood hero...is here?'
I float through the front gates in a rush. I'm in a courtyard where there's a couple of weird spiky looking plant things. I get a better look at the place as well, and see that there's two towers as well as another gate in front of a giant tree.
I also notice three green ghosts. They look like they're on guard duty. They're not moving much anyway. I'm lost as to what to do.
'Even if they're evil...they're my best shot at finding Luigi, right? I like to think that he wouldn't suck me up if I just tried to talk to him. And he knows Prof E. Gadd... Anyway, it's worth a shot.'
I float towards them. They notice me and upon seeing me, one of them holds up its (his?) weapon. A rake? Really?
I hold in my laughter though, getting straight to the point.
"Excuse me, good sirs... (yes, I may have just assumed their gender), have you seen...Luigi?" I say awkwardly upon hearing my voice echo.
The three green ghosts (greenies) look at each other. Then, they rush towards me and grab both of my arms, one of them trailing behind. "Hey! What's your-" We pass through a wall and I shut up, disoriented. I'm annoyed that they're being so forceful, but I don't struggle anymore. I don't seem to be able to phase through them and it's three against one anyway.
They lead me through another door into a room that appears to be some sort of greenhouse. It's overgrown with plants anyway. It's damp and murky in here. I don't like it. It feels like there could be a rotting corpse in here being used as fertilizer or something. That and there are probably other ghosts in here, lying in wait for their next victim.
'That was grim thought. Kinda ironic I'm thinking so negatively about this though when I'm technically dead and a ghost myself.'
We pass through the room until we reach an object covered by a cloth. One of the ghosts removes the cloth and the object is revealed to be a mirror. Our reflections are somewhat blurred and I feel the need to make a dumb remark, "Gee guys, sorry to disappoint ya, but you aren't looking so hot."
The greenies ignore me. Instead, they all touch the mirror with some sort of energy, causing the image to shift and change...to that of another room. Then they pull me with them through the mirror.
Author's note: Sorry I took 3 months to update. I'll try not to let that happen. Also, just so you guys know, the place where this chapter takes place is the haunted towers in LM2, if you couldn't tell. :)
