Luigi ran out to the carriage they had for the trip, grabbing Mario's arm in the process. He quickly explained everything to him, which also made the red clad brother worried as they entered the carriage and rode off, with Ebony watching them from the patio with a worried look in her eyes.
"Stay safe"
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Blaire stood in the road towards Moonview, her eyes as red as blond and her lips the darkest red possible. She was sitting there, waiting for Luigi's carriage to show up and see her, thinking she was in danger.
And as if on cue, she heard the carriage riding down the path, making her smirk form before walking out of the shadows towards her target. "Prince Luigi!" she called, getting the carriage to stop and the young prince-by-marriage climb out to see Blaire standing there.
"Blaire, what is it?" he asked with his unique Italian accent as Mario followed his movements of climbing out of the carriage. "My daughter's in-!"
"Oh...that was a false alarm," Blaire interrupted before smirking again and shooting the carriage, making it explode and having the two brother fly back and land on their backs. Her evil laughter echoing off the trees.
Eventually, Luigi sat up some and looked at Mario, seeing he was unconscious from the blast. "Mario!?" he called with worry before looking back at Blaire with worry and anger rolled into one.
"I called you, acting like dear Princess Luna's personal assistant. I'm surprised you bought the act," she stated, which made Luigi more angry than worried now. "Then again...no I'm not."
"You wicked bitch," the young man exclaimed, which would have probably surprised Mario to hear his younger brother use that language...if he was awake that is.
After a while, the young prince-by-marriage stood up from the ground quickly, while Mario stayed down out cold still, and shot some of his own electricity at Blaire, making her cartwheel out of the way and then back flip in the air before landing on her feet with elegance of her kind.
"I'm pretty powerful, dear prince," she began. "After all, I sold my soul to be like this. And no lost princess and her princely boyfriend will stop me from getting throne as Queen."
(SONG: "Charmings vs. Evil Queen" – Once Upon A Time) [Lyric change]
Luigi was breathing a bit heavy until he looked up at the star he told Ebony to look at when she was alone. Immediately it felt like she was with him in spirit.
LUIGI and EBONY: There's a powerful magic when two hearts are one/a powerful magic bright as the sun/goodness will triumph and evil's undone/when you dare to heed love's call/cause love is the most/powerful magic of all.
Blaire growled as she shot a stream of dark magic at Luigi, making him dodge it quickly.
BLAIRE: Down with love/down with hope/don't need blind faith to cope/or inspiring songs in my heart/got the magic I need/for my darkest of deeds/love at times can entrance/but/love doesn't stand a chance/no, no/love doesn't stand a chance!
LUIGI and EBONY: It's a powerful magic when two voices soar/we're ever more hopeful for what lies in store
BLAIRE: Once I loved and once I learned/love is weakness/love will leave you burned!
LUIGI and EBONY: Nothing will stop us/no not anymore/(BLAIRE: Happy endings you will see)/with my(Ebony: his) daughter's fate at stake/(BLAIRE: your happy ending will end with me)/seems like we found a lucky break/(BLAIRE: Love doesn't stand-)/now let our song show the powerful magic/(BLAIRE: a chance!)/we can make!
Eventually, Blaire grabbed Luigi through the battle and placed her hand on his heart, making his eyes widen with surprise as he felt the dark glow emanate from her palm...and her smirk sent chills down his spine.
BLAIRE: Got you where I want you now/her heart will soon be shattered/let us see how strong she is/when she finds her world has scattered.
Then, her magic shot out of her hand, hitting Luigi in the heart and making him fly back into the tree, hitting it hard before falling back to the ground, out cold. Her evil laugh ringing through the trees once more before walking up to him and tearing the L off from his hat and then disappearing in a puff of smoke, right as Mario woke up.
(End of the song)
The red clad brother sat up and looked ahead of him, seeing Luigi on the ground all bruised and battered, as well as unconscious from the blow he had gotten from the tree. "LUIGI!" He screamed as he stood up and ran over to his brother, falling down next to him and flipping him onto his back. "Luigi, can you hear me?! Luigi!"
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A couple days had passed since Luigi and Mario left Dragonie, and Ebony was starting to worry. Did something happen to them? Or did it turn out to be a longer journey then any other? She was wearing her black velvet and purple accented gown with her silver tiara on her head, as she walked down the halls of the castle, hearing her mother talking to Princess Peach about the trade of goods as she walked passed the meeting room.
"Where is he?" she said with a sigh.
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Luigi stirred in a bed in his room back in Dragonie, alerting a young girl with long pale blond hair in a blue dress in the room. And eventually, his eyes fluttered open as the light entered them. "Ow...what happened?"
"Dad!" the girl yelled as she rushed up to him and sat at the edge of his bed, taking his hand. "Dad, are you okay?"
"Luna? Wha-what are you doing here?"
"Uncle Mario called me," the young princess said. "We were both worried since it's been two days."
"I've been out for two days?" he asked as he sat up and looked at the clock on the wall. It was 11 at night.
"Yeah. Are you okay?" Luna looked more worried about his well-being than the time of night. "Uncle Mario told me you had a nasty hit to the head from a Blaire?"
"Blaire...she's the enemy. She made me think you were in danger and that's what made us fall into her trap," Luigi answered, before something clicked in his mind as if it was important. "Ebony." He quickly rushed out of his bed and ran out of the room, making Luna following after him.
The green clad man ran up to the door and opened it, seeing Ebony on the balcony with her hands folded and her eyes closed, like she was saying a quick prayer. The grin on her face made him sigh in relief, knowing she was okay.
"Luigi?" Mario's voice spoke up, making the green clad prince look at him with wonder. "This was here for you when I came home." He then handed him a folded piece of paper, which he grabbed and opened it, seeing it to be a quick note.
'Show up at the castle or tell anyone it was me who attacked you...and your family will be in danger. -Blaire'
With a sigh, he crumpled up the piece of paper and threw it to the floor out of anger. He couldn't tell anyone in the royal family of Dragonie it was Blaire who was the mole and his attacker. He couldn't tell anyone that she was a vampire in disquise. He couldn't tell anyone but have his daughter and brother know. Not even Peach since she wasn't with them when they were attacked. Which, thank God she wasn't or else who knows what would have happened to her.
"Dad?" Luna's voice spoke back up, making him look at her, seeing the blue eyes she inherited from him bright and full of worry. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah," he answered before taking one last look at Ebony. "Everything's fine."
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It was now the first of a new month and Ebony was told that Blaire was coming back to the kingdom with some news she had received while on the road to her own kingdom. Ebony was happy to hear that her cousin was coming back that she shortly forgot about Luigi.
"Any news on Prince Luigi's whereabouts?" Damien asked as he walked up to Ebony in the hallway of the castle, seeing her looking out the window at the forming night sky.
"Not yet," she answered. "I'm still worried. But I know he'll be back. I just know it."
"I don't know, Eb," he began. "Don't you think-"
"He's a Riamo, the brother of Mario for goodness sake. He's fine."
"I hope you're right."
Ebony just smiled at her friend, before bowing as an excuse before walking out to the balcony of her room, before Blaire walked up and touched Damien's shoulder, putting on a face of distraught of sorrow, while handing him something in her hand.
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(SONG: "Everyday A Little Death" – The Count of Monte Cristo)
Luigi walked out onto the front patio of their rented home, looking up at the castle of the beautiful kingdom, where he saw Ebony in on the patio where they shared their first kiss. She was looking up at the sky with her hands folded like she was praying. He followed her gaze and there, he saw their star. She was praying to their star.
LUIGI: Another day/another week/another month/another year/another day/another night/until it's day again/the sun has fled/I go to bed/and scratch a line on the wall/another day/when nothing changes at all/and everyday/shovels by like/the day before/on it's way to blackest of skies/and everyday a little death comes/and paces the floor/and a little bit more of me dies.
Another day/another week/another month/another year/another night/I spend alone/until it's day again/our little star/has moved away/and all the world is a blur/I only see/I am not me/without her.
Everyday a little death/for everyday I die/everyday a little death/and still/I know/not why.
~WITH EBONY~
Damien and Blaire walked out onto the balcony, seeing Ebony staring a certain star up in the sky. This was going to be hard to tell her.
EBONY: He will come back
DAMIEN: Perhaps/but still
EBONY: He will return to me/another prayer
DAMIEN: You've got to live for today!
EBONY: I will live/when we're together again/everyday/I will pray until then/amen.
Blaire went to walk up to her, when Damien stopped her and took a breath while holding the piece of cloth in his hand.
EBONY: And everyday/another prayer/will bring him close to me/and every night/our little star we will share/then one day/when I open my eyes/he will be/standing right over there/one day.
(LUIGI: Another day)
DAMIEN: There's something I must say
EBONY: (Turns to look at DAMIEN)
DAMIEN: I wanted to protect you
(LUIGI: Another year)
DAMIEN: I wish there was a way/I could make this untrue!
(LUIGI: Another day)
DAMIEN: I heard the news today
EBONY: (Eyes widen with tears)
DAMIEN: I feel the worst has happened
(LUIGI: Another year)
DAMIEN: An accident occurred/Luigi Riamo is dead (Shows the piece of clothing; it's the L from his head) dead and gone!
EBONY: (Grabs it and starts crying)
BLAIRE: (Rushes over and puts an arm around EBONY) Rest in peace/may flights of angels/sing him to his rest/let me hold and help to heal you/everyday a little death
EBONY: Everyday a little death
DAMIEN: Everyday a little...
BLAIRE: Everyday a little death
EBONY: Everyday a little death
DAMIEN: Everyday a little...
EBONY, DAMIEN, and BLAIRE: Everyday a little death
(End of the song)
Ebony started to cry so hard that Damien quickly pulled her into his arms, letting her sob on his shoulder, not even knowing Blaire's evil smirk was plastard on her face.