Snake PoV

I had just got through informing Wario of our whereabouts when I saw it happen. Luigi stood up. I could barely hear Luigi call himself Mr.L and then-!

... I-I couldn't believe what I just saw... Did Luigi just... Did he just kill Mario? I know I have issues with my brother. And I supposedly killed him, but Luigi and Mario... The had the bond I had always wanted with my brother. They never fought, and when they did they made up quickly. So why did this just happen?

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, Darkness showed up... And he was talking to Luigi, not fighting.

"What the hell is going on!?" I growl. After a few minutes of talking I watch as Luigi makes his exit. Something is really wrong.

Not long after Luigi, if he was still Luigi, was out of sight Wario appeared. After speaking to darkness for a moment the two fell into a long and heated battle. I was just about to jump in when I saw Wario get stabbed. Hell, I had my gun pointed at darkness' head. But I was surprised and relieved when I saw Wario sit up and throw his blade into the chest of his opponent who then fell in defeat. I went up to Wario, hearing Darkness give one final laugh and die. Wario picked up a red Widow Blade and placed it in his pocket. He went up to Mario and began speaking sadly. "I wish things could have been different, friend. There was never a need for us to be enemies." He sighs and looks at me.

"How am I going to tell him?" I thought to myself.

"I guess we should tell Luigi-." He says, regret in his voice. Well, I guess now's as good of time as any

"Luigi's not going to help us anymore." I say, shock and confusion obvious in his eyes.

He stumbles back slightly. "What are you talking about?"

I hate when I gotta explain things. "I don't know what happened, but Luigi is under some kind of spell. It's not good. He's the one who killed Mario."

"Wh-what!?" He gasped. "Possession, perhaps?"

"He called his self... Mr. L." I informed.

He takes a minute to process what I've told him then exclaims. "If he could kill Mario then he is no longer Luigi"

"My thoughts exactly." I agreed sadly. What happened to you, Luigi?

Mario's PoV

"Where am I?" I ask when I wake up in nothing but an empty white space. "Hello?"

Suddenly I remember Luigi and the sword. "LUIGI!" I call out. Did he? Why would he?

"Hello, Mario." T-that voice! I turn around to see Link!

"Link! Is that really you?" I ask, bewildered at the sight of my once dead friend.

"Yes, Mario. It is really me." He replies.

"So, I guess this means I really died this time." And by my own brother's hand... No that couldn't have been Luigi. I won't believe he could actually do something like that, not to me or anyone.

"No, Mario. You are not completely dead yet. Your body still contains a small amount of power." I let out a sigh of relief. Good so I can go back and find my brother and find out what's wrong with him.

"I'm not dead. But, what does this mean? How can I return?" Suddenly he is holding a rare fire power plant in his hands.

"All you need to restore your life is a little boost." He says as he hands it to me. I stare at the plant. This is supposed to bring me to life again? "This rare fire plant grown on earth will finally bring you to your full potential."

"But, Link, what about you?" I ask, forgetting the questions in my head.

He simply replies, "Don't worry about me. I have already found peace with my death. Use the flower, Mario. Go save your brother. He is not himself."

I nod my head, "I know. He would never do this." I place the flower to my chest and it and I disappear.

I awake in the same field I was killed at the previous afternoon, only there is no one around. It is clearly morning meaning I must have been... gone... for at least the through the night. As I sit up I notice that I am wearing a fire power suit, all white with red overalls and M on my hat. I decide the best place to go to find the others would be home. Snake surely would have informed Wario of my death. If he wasn't killed as well, but I highly doubted that. I've known him long enough to know he wouldn't die so easily as I had yesterday.

I make my way home. All along the way my thoughts only filled with Luigi and how he must feel right at that moment. Was he able to see his self kill me? Is he still trying to fight whatever it is controlling him? Is he waiting for his big brother to come rescue him, or has he given up all hope for saving.

"Don't worry little bro, I WILL save you. No matter what!" I promise, knowing he couldn't hear me.

I made it to the house just in time to hear Nes confront Wario and Snake.

"I know where Luigi is."I decide to hang back for a minute to finish hearing them out. "You're right, Luigi is not his self." I knew it! "My psychic ability tells me he has been possessed by the evil spirit Nox Decious." No, Nox Decious. I feel my heart wrench in anger towards the villain who had previously taken control of Wario in the past. Is he the reason for yesterday when I tried to talk to him? How long had this been happening?

"Now, which of you will defeat him." Now's the time. While Snake and Wario give concerned looks to each other then I step up.

"I will." The two turned to me with shocked expressions. Snake looked like he had seen a ghost... Which I probably should be right now. Wario seemed more relieved than anything.

"Mario!" Wario speaks, pain in his voice. "I thought you were dead. How did you-" I cut him off, I needed to hurry if I was going to stop by baby bro... No! Nox Decious... from destroying the world

"Let's just say I was helped by a good friend. Now, Nes, where's my brother?" Wario, taking my exclamation agreed to just take my word for it.

"Are you sure you can do it, Mario?" Snake asks.

"I have to. I now know that Luigi was who I was meant to defeat all along. No matter how much it pains me to do so he must be stopped before he can destroy the world." Snake nodded, I needed to make it look, to them, like I wouldn't back down even if it was Luigi. If not then they would probably insist someone else should do it.

"Should I come with you? If you feel like you can't do it-" I cut him off, a sad smile pressed onto my lips.

"No. Thanks, but this is something I must do alone." He nodded sympathetically.

"Where is he?" I ask once more, trying to hide the urgency in my voice.

"He is at the clearing where you found Link. Do you still remember how to get there?"

"Yes." Before I leave Wario and Snake wish me good luck. Wario hands me a Widow Sword and I draw it to find it a black color with dark red aura.

"If I don't make it, promise me you will take care of Luigi." They knew what I meant, although I hated to admit it, I knew Luigi all too well. He would break apart if he knew he had killed his own brother. Somehow I knew this would be my last and only chance to bring him back; and though they seemed uncertain about doing it they agreed. And I was off to stop my Nox Decious... More accurately, save my brother.

Still Mario PoV

I slowly make my way down the same path I took not too long before. As I near the clearing I notice Luigi with a dark green shirt and dark blue overalls. He wore a dark green scarf and hat. Brother. I'm here.

When he barely turned to me I felt my heart skip a beat. His eyes were no longer their blue color, instead they were now dark brown...almost black and there were black circles were painted around his eyes. The L on his hat was reversed and black.

He turns completely to face me and gives me an evil grin... One that makes me shudder.

He then spoke, his voice nowhere near the same as it once was... It was...Tainted and evil.

"Come to kill me off, brother!? I don't think that'll be happening." The wickedness in his tone sent shivers down my spine. But I knew I had to stand tall. I couldn't back down. Not now! Not while my brother's life on the line.

"Luigi!" I begged. "If you can still hear me, Fight him! Don't let him win! You can be stronger than him! Do not surrender."

If I thought his smile and voice were off setting, his laugh was even worse. "Not this time, Mario! You won't win this time."

"I know the real Luigi will prevail!" I shout, there was more anger burning inside me than I ever had before. Even more than when I was confronting Merlin.

What was I angry about? That Luigi lost his self to Nox Decious. No, not even close. I was angry that this had to happen to him of all people. That Nox had done who knows what to my brother in order to break him. I hated the Nox was able to do this to him... That I couldn't do anything at all to stop him. That I didn't even know what was going on until it was too late. Most of all I was angry he made Luigi hurt!

"I don't think so, Mario! Luigi is dead! But Mr. L, Mr. L has just been born! And the only way to stop me is to kill me!" No way! There's got to be another way! I'll find one!

I try not to let him get to me. "I know Luigi is not gone! But I know what he would want me to do!" I bluff.

"And what would that be?" He asked, unconcerned.

I take a deep breath. "Stop you, no matter the cost!"

"Even if it means killing your own brother!" He sneered.

"You are not my brother!" I yell. "Luigi would never want his body being used this way! He would never kill his own brother! And I know you plan to destroy the world. He would never want that to happen!"

"But it doesn't matter because he'll never be back, Mario! He's gone! Forever!" He laughs

I hated to think that I might actually have to kill My own brother, but I wasn't planning on it; Not just yet. But at this point I had no choice but to defeat this man standing in front of me.

"Well..." I sighed. "I guess I have no choice... But to kill you." I bluff. Weegee, I'm so sorry. I hope you can forgive me for saying that. But I will do everything I can to at least try and free you from his grasp before I do that! I SWEAR! I know I said that...But not for one second do I actually believe it... I wonder if he doesn't either.

"Heh heh heh! Try if you can. HAVE AT YOU!" He yelled. Then the fight begins.