Chapter 3: Journey into Luigi's Dream World
(The Dream World)
Mario, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae came out of the portal and were completely surprised as to when this new area looked like. For the most part, it appeared they were still in Pi'illo Castle, but the view from the windows showed nothing but a rainbow colored light, the layout of platforms in the area seemed off, and everything just didn't feel like it belonged in there.
Yoshi- Where are we?
Shantae- Maybe this is Luigi's dream. That dream energy portal opened up when Luigi fell asleep on that strange pillow, right? Well, I heard that the Pi'illo's had the ability to make dreams into reality. Maybe this is what they meant by that.
Ty- A little preposterous, but it's hard to say for sure, since the Pi'illo people vanished 1,000 years ago.
Mario- Let's just find the princess and get out of here before something worse happens.
Shantae (mutters to Ty)- Yeah, so we can watch you lose out bet.
Ty (mutters to Shantae)- Don't count on it.
Yoshi- You two make bet?!
Ty and Shantae- Shhh!
Shantae (whispers to Yoshi)- Yes, Ty and I made a bet to see if my magic or his tech is more useful in this adventure.
Ty (whispers to Yoshi)- But please don't tell Mario or he might force us to call it off. And Shantae and I might not get another chance to prove which is better.
Before they could get far exploring this strange place to look for Princess Peach, Mario heard a familiar voice.
Dreamy Luigi- Mario!
Mario, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae turned around and saw what looked like Luigi, only there was a strange green aura glowing lightly around his body. Now a lot like when Sonic turns into Super Sonic, but more like a glow stick.
Mario- Luigi! How did you get in here?!
Dreamy Luigi- I don't know what you mean by that, Mario. I remember falling asleep on that bed and pillow in that collection room and the next thing I knew, I was here talking to you guys. But what I'm wondering is why Ty and Shantae are here?
Ty- I guess you were right. This must be Luigi's dream.
Then Mario briefly explained what everything to Dreamy Luigi.
Dreamy Luigi- So this is all in my dreams? That means I'm invincible! I'm stronger than Tabuu in this place!
Mario- How about you just help us find where Princess Peach is in your dream before something bad happens to her again. Also, I'm a little surprised you're not making yourself into a giant muscular man with an enormous *****.
Dreamy Luigi- The author of this fanfiction remake of Mario and Luigi: Dream Team wanted to keep the rating at T for Teen and it would be best to follow his orders.
Mario- Fair enough. But since you're not physically here, perhaps we should call you Dreamy Luigi.
Dreamy Luigi- Sounds fine by me bro.
(In the Collection Room at Pi'illo Castle)
Luigi was still sleeping on the bed and Starlow, Toad, Toadsworth, and Broque Monsieur were still watching Luigi as he slept. Suddenly, Luigi put a smile on his face and began to chuckle a bit in his snoring. They all began looking at Luigi with a confused look on their face.
(Back in the Dream World)
After exploring the Dream World version of Pi'illo Castle for a bit, Mario and the others finally saw Princess Peach. However, she was being carried by some kind of purplish smoke with glowing yellow eyes.
Princess Peach- Help me!
Just then, the purple smoke rushed off, still holding Princess Peach. Before they could give chase, some monsters tried to attack them.
Dreamy Luigi- Don't worry, Mario! I know just what to do!
Then Dreamy Luigi turned into a bright green light and merged with Mario, giving him the same green glow Dreamy Luigi had.
Mario- Wow! I feel incredible. What did you do?
Before Dreamy Luigi could answer, one of the monsters charged for Mario. Mario dodged and hit the monster with his signature jump attack. However, this jump attack did more damage than normal and a bunch of mini-Dreamy Luigi's fell from the sky and did a jump attack on the rest of the monsters and knocked them all out.
Yoshi- Yoshi speechless…
Ty- I guess that because this is literally Luigi's dream, he can defy the laws of reality as much as he wants in this place.
Shantae- Wish we could use something like that when we have to fight Tabuu again.
Dreamy Luigi comes out of Mario's body.
Dreamy Luigi- Please don't mention Tabuu. That's the whole reason we're supposed to be on vacation. To help Mario relax and not worry about that wicked god.
Eventually after exploring more of the Dream World of Pi'illo Castle, Mario, Dreamy Luigi, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae entered this dark chamber in and found that purplish smoke again, still holding on to Princess Peach. Princess Peach looked like she was out cold, but the purplish smoke began to growl at them. Suddenly, it produced a dream clone of Mario, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae.
Ty- What the hell are those supposed to be?!
Mario- They have the same glow as Dreamy Luigi, so they must be our dreamy duplicates.
Mario tried to jump on the Dreamy clone of himself, but he dodged.
Dreamy Mario- Princess Peach gets captured again, and you go and risk your life over and over again. What do you get, nothing. You just rescue her to prepare her to get snatched up again later on.
Mario- What are you…
Then Dreamy Mario did a jump attack and Mario and knocked him to the ground.
Dreamy Ty- You're no different, mate. You stop Boss Cass' plans and he just starts them up again. It's only a matter of time before Boss Cass comes after you wife or even your recently born son.
Ty seemed distorted for a bit by what Dreamy Ty said long enough for Dreamy Ty to hit Ty with a boomerang.
Dreamy Shantae- You claim you're a Guardian Genie just like your mother, but no matter how much magic you have, you'll never be anything more than a half genie.
Before Shantae could react to that, she was hit with a fireball that was conjured by her Dreamy counterpart. Then Yoshi saw Dreamy Yoshi launch his tongue at Yoshi, but Yoshi managed to avoid it.
Yoshi- This bad! They have same abilities and using friends' weaknesses!
Dreamy Luigi- Well this is my dream and I say my friends will win!
Then Dreamy Luigi turn himself into a green light again and this time the green light went into not just Mario, but Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae too.
Ty- Bonza, Luigi mate! This does feel great!
Shantae- I guess it's time to see what these new powers can do.
Shantae hit Dreamy Shantae with a fireball, only it turned green and it had Luigi's face on it. After Dreamy Shantae took that hit, smaller green flames rained down on her and Dreamy Shantae took more damage. Then Shantae kicked Dreamy Shantae in the chest and knocked Dreamy Shantae to the ground. That's when Dreamy Shantae exploded into a flash of rainbow colored lights. Ty threw his boomerang at Dreamy Ty and after the boomerang hit Dreamy Ty, a bunch of smaller boomerangs with Luigi's face on them attacked Dreamy Ty from behind. Giving Ty the chance to punch Dreamy Ty in the face and knocking him to the ground. Then Yoshi performed a flutter jump over Dreamy Yoshi.
Yoshi- Boing Pow!
The last thing Dreamy Yoshi saw before being turned into rainbow colored lights was Yoshi's ground pound attack. Then Mario hit Dreamy Mario with his jump attack and then a bunch of mini Luigi's fell from the sky and jumped on Dreamy Mario. Once all of the Dreamy clones were defeated, their attention returned to purplish smoke still holding on to Princess Peach. But before they could do anything, the ground suddenly shook and an opening, like a fissure, opened up in the ground.
Princess Peach- Mario!
Then the purple smoke went down the sudden opening before it instantaneously closed itself right back up.
Dreamy Luigi- Oh no!
Mario- Shit! We lost her again!
Suddenly, a small pink light appeared in front of them.
Mysterious voice- Keep going…You're so close…The nightmare chunk…Break it…
Mario- What do you mean by that?
Then the pink light began moving down a path and Mario, Dreamy Luigi, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae followed it. At the end of the path was a blackish purplish crystal.
Ty- That must be the nightmare chunk that thing was talking about.
Dreamy Luigi- Hey! I think there's someone trapped inside of it!
Then Mario got underneath the nightmare chunk and jumped at it like if he was jumping underneath a block. It began to crack after one jump, so Mario jumped at it again until it did break. Once the nightmare chunk was destroyed, the pink light came out of it and it turned into a strange creature that looked like he had a pillow for a head. The creature looked around for a bit before finally saying something.
Mysterious creature- Ahhhh…I am at one with freedom!
Mario- Um…who are you?
Mysterious creature- Are you the kind souls who set me free?
Mario nods.
Mysterious creature- I am in your debt. I am Prince Dreambert of the Pi'illo Kingdom. I though everyone on Pi'illo Island knew who I was.
Ty- Hold on there, mate! You're a Pi'illo?! The Pi'illo's were said to have been extinct for 1,000 years!
Prince Dreambert- 1,000 years?! That can't be right! What I really trapped for that long? It seems evil has befallen during my absence. Let us return to the real world at once.
(Back in the Collection Room)
Mario, Yoshi, Ty, and Shantae jumped out of the portal to the Dream World and back in the real world. Just as Luigi was waking up, the strange pillow he was resting his head on was beginning to wiggle a bit.
Toadsworth- Good heavens! Master Mario! Master Yoshi! Master Ty! Mistress Shantae! Where is the princess?!
Starlow- What happened in there?
Just then, the strange pillow Luigi was resting his head on began to jiggle and make noise. Everyone in the room approached Luigi. Luigi woke up and the portal to the Dream World closed. Suddenly, the strange pillow burst into bright lights before transforming into Prince Dreambert.
Toadsworth- Mercy me! What now?!
Prince Dreambert- Mario…that's your name, yes?
Mario- Correct. And these are my friends. My brother Luigi, Yoshi, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, and Shantae.
Toadsworth- What is the meaning of this?!
Prince Dreambert- I am Prince Dreambert of the Pi'illo Kingdom.
Broque Monsieur- I suspected the treasure belonged to zee prince, but I never thought it vas zee prince!
Starlow- But why were you all petrified until now?
Prince Dreambert- My soul's essence was trapped within pure nightmare. I was trapped there until Mario here freed me.
Broque Monsieur- Zis shocks me! Zen zee stories about zee end of zee Pi'illo folk are false?
Prince Dreambert- The end of the Pi'illo folk? What do you mean by that?
Mario- The Pi'illo people vanished without a trace 1,000 years ago. It was assumed they were all wiped out.
Prince Dreambert- Antasma! This must've been his doing!
Mario- What now?
Prince Dreambert- I must go and find my people.
Then Prince Dreambert dashes off. Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Ty, Shantae, and Starlow chase after him.