Another short chapter everyone. Too be honest it's late (1 am) and school starts in a day so I hurried this a bit. Next will have to be longer.

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Luigi was running fast, painting hard. A smaller toad struggleing to keep up behind. The two ran through the woods. The toad nearly tripped as he shoved his way through a bush.

"Why are we running? What has troubled you?" Elvin Toad called quistioning Luigi.

"Why are you following me anyway Elvin?" he called back.

"I told you I am in you'r debt sir Luigi. Now why are WE running? Did it have anything to do with that scream we heard in the park?" Elvin questioned.

"Well yes, it was Mario screaming." Luigi admitted seeing this toad was persistant.

"Oh I'm sorry should I know who this Mario character is?"

At this comment Luigi stumbled over his feet nearly tripping in mid-run.

"You don't know who Mario is?!" he said looking back while he ran full pace again.

"Oh pardon me should I?"

"Well he's only the famous hero of the dear Mushroom Kingdom!"

"Oh sorry, I really don't get out much. So do you worship him?"

"What?"

"Well you thought he was in trouble so you took off like mad."

"Oh no, were actualy brothers."

"Ok then. But wait you did'nt seemed surprised when I did'nt know you?"

"Right, I'm used to that."

Elvin began to say something but they reached the forest clearing. There at the top of a cheery little hill was the home of the two Mario Bros.

"Oh this is bad." Luigi said running up to his home.

Elvin starred for a minute then followed after. Both walked into the house in shock. The curtains were all torn. Broken glass and other objects litered the floor. The furniture was overturned or not even in-tact. The house was a terriable mess. Luigi only had one thing to say.

"Mario."

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"I'm, I'm so sorry Mr. Luigi. Very truley I am." Elvin commented breaking the silence in the Mario bros house.

Luigi was'nt paying attention too him though. He was searching through the wreckage on the floor.

"If it eases you'r nerves may I ask what you are hoping to find?" Elvin asked.

There was a pause then Luigi answered, "A note, a source, some kind of clue to tell me what happened, what could of happened here!"

Luigi was almost yelling. Elvin could hear the deep concern in his voice. Then he too dropped to the floor and helped in the search. The place really was awfull to look at a hard to find anything. Elvin thought it pointless looking for something that is likely not to exsist but didnt dare stop his emotional hero. Feelings were another thing Elvin did'nt always quite get. Yet they looked and looked for about fifteen minutes.

"This is hopeless Mr. Luigi, we've looked high and low everywhere with no avail." Elvin complained.

"Ohhhhh, you'r right Elvin. I'm just so worried about Mario. He dos'nt show it enough but, but..." tears started to form in his eyes.

"He really cares for me and so do I!" Luigi proudly said to his new "friend".

The tense moment was quickly interupted though when something hard hit Luigi's head.

"Owwww." Luigi said rubbing his head only to look down and found what hit him.

He picked it up and there in his hand lay a small, glimmering star shaped rock. He starred into it hard. It glittered brightly in the sunlight from the broken window. It's dark and shiny reflection strangly brought fear deep inside Luigi. Such a strange but familar fealing and...

"Luigi, snap out of it!" Elvin holoured.

"Wa-What?" Luigi said unaware just how hard he was starring into this rock.

"I saaaid that I know that rock." Elvin exclaimed.

"What you do!?" Luigi said seeing this oddly shaped rock as a vaulauble, thing.

Elvin paused seeing Luigi's sudden passion fire up again then begain again.

"Well, I uh think, I believe I've seen this perticular stone in a book."

Luigi calmed down a bit from his sudden outburst, "Ok then what is it?"

"That I..." Elvin paused.

"Cannot say. It was an old book and a long time ago."

"Then we need to get to you'r house. I just know someones, or something is up to no good." Luigi told the toad.

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Ok agan sorry it's short but again it's late and this scene was short anyway. Nothing to point out. Please review and well review!