Chapter 3-Ghost of Christmas Past
It was almost 10 at night and Waluigi was fast asleep. He still believed that it was his mind playing tricks on him when he saw the ghost of his partner Wario just less than an hour ago. While he was alseep, he was thinking about what he will do to past Christmas Day. Sleep the whole way through? Count his money? Come up with plans to make him richer? All these thoughts where going through his head when all of a sudden, the clock stroke 10. Normally this would be fine but what made it unsettling was the fact that there was a very loud noise, something that he never heard. As he woke up, he noticed a very faint but beauitful light right in front of him. The light move closer to the foot of the bed. Waluigi finally said something.
"Who are you? Are you a sprit who has come to teach me or something like that?"
The light then spoke in a very soft, gental voice.
"I am the ghost of Christmas Past."
"Long past?"
"No your past."
The voice sounded familler to Waluigi but he couldn't put his finger on it. He wasn't sure what the ghost wanted to teach him but he wanted it over quickly.
"So you are here to show me my past? I have no past. Not one that I can remember anyway."
"Ah yes. Your past has been long forgotten now. But I can take you back to your past and show you somethings you have forgotten. Just follow me and you will see."
Waluigi started to follow the sprit until he came to the window. Waluigi then remember...he can't fly.
"WAIT! I'M STILL ALIVE! I'LL FALL!"
"Shush...just a touch of my light, and you shall be safe."
Waluigi touch the light and before he could say wa, was flying through the city! The view was amazing! Buildings flew by and he could see many people still outside their homes, singing Christmas songs. Just has they reached the edge of the city, their was a wall of light. Waluigi noticed that they where flying right to it.
"Spirit! Are we going to the light!? PLEASE! DON'T!"
But it was too late. Waluigi closed his eyes and screamed.
But when he opened them, he was on the ground. He looked around the area he landed. He saw a bunch of childern playing in the snow, buses coming and going, and a big building that looked like a school. It was all coming back to him.
"This is the school that I went to when I was a kid! I can see all the kids I knew! John, Bill, Harry and Tom! They are here! But...they can't see me, can the-"
Waluigi stopped talked when he saw who was in front of him. The light was no longer there, but it was someone he knew very well has never saw in years.
"R-rosalina?! My sister?! You're alive?!"
"No Waluigi. I merely took the form of your sister. And yes they can't see us. These are the shadows that once were. We can see them, but they can't see, touch or hear us. But we are not here for that. Let's go to the school. Do you remember the way?"
"Remember?! I CAN WALK THROUGH THIS PLACE WITH MY EYES CLOSE!"
As they entered the building, Waluigi saw someone. Someone he knew too well. It was a boy, reading a text book beside a small fire. The boy was none other than Waluigi when he was younger.
"That is...me!"
"Yes. You remember that you never went home on Christmas. You always stayed in the school. Why is that if you mind telling me?"
"I always said that it was because I found Christmas stupid. But it wasn't that. My father never liked Christmas. He would beat the feeling of Christmas out of me if he could. He was too busy with his work. However my sister stayed. She tried so many times to change him but it never worked."
"I see. Wait...I hear someone. Let's be quiet so we can hear what is going on."
A girl walked into the school. It was Rosalina, Waluigi's sister.
"Brother? Are you here?"
"ROSALINA?! DEAR DEAR SISTER! Why are you here?!"
"Brother I'm here to take you home! Home forever and ever! Father has changed! I tried asking him before but he never did change. However last night something happened to him. I saw him this morning and I wasn't scared to ask him to bring you home. And he said "YES YOU SHOULD!" and gave me his car to bring you!"
"OH THANK YOU! NOW I CAN BE WITH YOU FOREVER! You won't leave me will you?"
"Of course not silly! I'm taking you home!"
"No I mean forever. We should always stay together!"
The two got into the car and drove off. The sprit and Waluigi walked out of the building to watch the car speed off.
"Such a lovely child. It's no wonder why you loved her."
"Yeah she was a great sister."
"But she didn't live very long did she? A lost like that must have done some damage to you."
"When she died, I SAID I'LL NEVER LOVE ANYONE AGAIN."
"Come with me."
They flew off into the sky and flew into another wall of light
When they landed, it was night time. They were in the city and it was Christmas Eve.
"You did love again, didn't you?"
"No...you don't mean-"
Once again, the spirit changed. This time, it was his one true love.
"Pauline. I'm guessing you're taking the form of her now huh."
"Yes. And do you know this building?"
He looked up at the sign. What he saw made him smile. A smile that no one saw in years.
"TOADWORTH'S! OLD TOADWORTH! He was an amazing man! Always happy and always beaming! And look! He's alive again! But how can this be?!"
"Again, these are the shadows of things that have happened. Why don't we go inside and see what is going on."
As they entered the building they noticed a younger Waluigi and Wario as they used to work for Toadsworth. On every Christmas Eve, Toadsworth would hold a party for all the workers and guests. It's a popular event in the city.
"Alright everyone! Finish your work now and let's get this place set up! It's time to party!"
What was a work place was now full of people dancing, laughing, drinking and having fun. Toadsworth tried to get Waluigi to dance but nothing was working. That was until he saw someone that blew his mind away. It was a young lady in red. She was beauitful and had Waluigi gasping for breath. He fixed himself up and walked to her.
"Goodevening Miss..."
"Pauline. My name is Pauline. And I can guess you are Waluigi. My friends told me about you. You work hard but have no time for fun."
"Well they are right. I try to work as hard as I can. Um...would you...like to dance with me?"
"Really? Hmm, sure. Let's see what you are made of!"
The two of them danced the night away. They talked, laughed, shared things they normally wouldn't and had a good time together. Waluigi and the spirit watched as they walked away hand in hand.
"Let's go to a later point in time."
In a flash, they were in the park at day time. They saw Waluigi and Pauline laughing and playing in the snow. It seem like fun, shame the older Waluigi couldn't join.
"Hey Pauline. There is something I wanted to ask you? Will you marry me?"
"Oh yes! Oh yes! I will! I love you Waluigi!"
"I love you too Pauline."
The two of them kissed and walked off into the city, hand in hand. However just as Waluigi blinked, he noticed that he was in the old house him and Pauline used to live in. Waluigi knew too well what was going to happen. He turned and look to see his younger self and wife talking.
"Please, take this ring. I don't want it anymore. You have falling in love with someone else."
"No I haven't! I still love you!"
"Yes but not as much as you used to. Greed has taking you from me. All these years you have said you loved me. But no I'm not sure. Now I ask you to leave.
"BUT I CAN CHANGE! PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!"
"NO! Just get out! May you have love with a different woman, because I don't love you anymore!"
Waluigi walked out of the house and walked off into the distance. Older Waluigi looked around and couldn't find the ghost anymore.
"Spirit! Why do you show me these images!? Please! SHOW ME NO MORE! NO MORE NO MORE NO MORE NO MORE!"
Waluigi opened his eyes to see he was back in his bed as if nothing happened. Waluigi was too sad to comment and went right to sleep, thinking about what he saw. He wasn't sure if he was dreaming, but it did feel real. He was starting to think about the following ghost that was said to come. The words of his old partner echoed in his mind
"Expect the worst tonight, when the clock strikes midnight!"
Waluigi now feared of what's to come in the future.
Oh boy that was a long one. So how is it? I know it feels like it's just like A Christmas Carol but Mario Characters, but hey if the Muppets can get away with it, I'm sure I can. Don't worry, I will be writing something at the end just to tie it all up. So I hope you look forward to the next chapter. Please don't forget to leave feedback on how I can improve on this. Who knows, I might redo it if it need to be done. Goodnight and goodluck!
