Super Mario Galaxy: Reach For The Stars
Iggy's Galaxy Part 1
(A/N: So now the four are working together. Let's see how it goes from here on out. Anyone care to take a guess?)
Rafting River: Waluigi and Wario's Boat Race
They landed back at the observatory and checked the map. The new galaxy was now open. Smiling, the four jumped into the power star. Unfortunately they landed on top of each other in a disorganized mess. Groaning, they painfully rose. "Huh?" they all said together, looking around. They were surrounded by thick trees and vines hanging over a nearly invisible trail. Ahead of them they saw two boats tied to a dock on a slow moving river. "Ooooh..." they said, again in unison. Waluigi saw piranha plants scattered about and couldn't help but giggle maniacally.
"Oh shut up," Wario growled. Waluigi scowled at him.
The four ran towards the boats. Coming up to them, Mario said, "These boats are too small. We're-a gonna have to split up."
"I'll take-a Luigi," Waluigi menacingly said. Luigi swallowed then nervously stepped back.
"W-we'll-a see who loses," Luigi said, knowing exactly why Waluigi planned on bringing him.
"We know who will," Waluigi sneered.
"Luigi goes with me!" Mario sharply said dragging his little brother back and putting Luigi behind him.
"What fun will that be?" Waluigi asked.
"We can deal with them when we get back to the Mushroom Kingdom," Wario intervened on seeing Mario's fists balled.
"Humph," Waluigi sulked. He went into the boat sitting in the bow, arms crossed. Luigi took up the same position in the other. Mario climbed in with Luigi and Wario with Waluigi.
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The group floated leisurely down the river, rarely paddling. Wario began nodding off in the back. He jerked awake, but it was no use. He soon fell asleep. Waluigi looked back and rolled his eyes. In the other boat he saw Mario fighting to stay awake. Luigi was almost asleep at the front, leaning on the pole. Waluigi suddenly noticed how tired he was himself.
Luigi looked over at his cousins to see Wario asleep. "Lazy...Wario...zzz," he heard Mario say. He looked back to see his brother almost asleep. Luigi rolled his eyes, shaking his head. He felt himself dozing and examined the others. Waluigi was beginning to get sleepy too.
"Taking too long!" Waluigi complained when he and Luigi's eyes met.
"At least it's not rapids," Luigi practically replied. The two went back to watching the river. Soon the whole family had fallen asleep, Waluigi bending over the pole, Luigi leaning on it, Wario with his hands dragging in the water, Mario curled up in the back of he and Luigi's boat.
Suddenly Luigi started awake with a snort. He blinked rapidly, looking around. He looked over at his cousins to see Waluigi slowly blinking, also looking around in confusion. "Hey Waluigi, are we going faster?" Luigi asked.
Waluigi looked nervous. Squinting ahead he gasped. Quickly he whipped around to face Luigi, livid, and yelled, "Luigi, we're heading for rapids! You jinxed us!"
"Oh..." Luigi said unconcernedly, turning to rest again. His eyes suddenly flew open and he cried, "Wait, wha?!" He saw the rapids and nearly jumped out of the boat. He came down on Mario, waking him violently.
"Hey!" Mario yelled shoving Luigi away. Luigi dragged Mario up and pointed ahead. "Mama mia!" Mario cried. He leapt for another paddle, preparing for the rapids.
It was then that Waluigi realized he should do something. He dove for Wario, shaking him desperately. Wario woke, punching Waluigi in the face. "What?!" he yelled.
"Grab a pole and help steer! Rapids!" Waluigi warned, shaking off the punch.
Wario looked ahead, annoyed, then gasped. He cried out in alarm, noting the seriousness of the situation. Quickly he grabbed a pole. Desperately he and Waluigi tried to paddle back. "Wario, Waluigi, stay calm!" Mario called.
Then they hit the rapids. "Mario!" Luigi cried in terrified panic. All four screamed as they were tossed around like nothing.
"Help!" Wario and Waluigi called.
"Help you?! Help us!" Mario and Luigi shouted back as suddenly the river split and the two boats went off in different directions.
"Mario, Luigi!" Wario and Waluigi cried.
"Wario, Waluigi!" Mario and Luigi called at the same time.
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Wario and Waluigi struggled with the poles desperately until they were tossed on top of each other in the boat. Disentangling themselves, they sat up holding each other for dear life and screaming in fear. Suddenly the rapids just stopped. Wario and Waluigi stopped screaming seconds after realizing it. They looked at each other then pulled away like the other was a disease, wiping their hands on their overalls. Soon they shakily rose to look around. Up ahead they saw some logs all in a line. "Maybe we can hitch the boat to them," Waluigi suggested.
"Good plan. You do it partner, I'll sit here," Wario replied.
Waluigi scowled at him then summoned his vines, eyes glowing. "Stupid Wario," he muttered. As they came up to the logs, Waluigi shot the vines towards one, wrapping around it. Suddenly it lurched up from the water roaring! Waluigi screamed stepping back only to fall into the river!
"Crocodile!" Wario shouted right before noticing Waluigi wasn't in the boat. He lunged to the side. "Walu! Waweegee! Baby bro, where are you?!" Suddenly a second crocodile lurched from the water, Waluigi in its mouth.
"Wario!" Waluigi screamed trying to hold the jaws open before they snapped shut.
"Wally!" Wario cried in shock. He wound up a punch. He tried to hit the croc, but a third popped up in front of it. making Wario pull back.
The croc the thorns had wrapped around came up to the side of the boat behind Wario and shouted, "How dare you attack us with our backs turned?!" Wario jumped, spinning around.
"We-a thought you were a log!" Waluigi cried desperately.
Wario looked back at his struggling and terrified brother. He turned back to the leader of the group, saying, "Mr. Dile, my brother didn't mean to attack you! It was an honest - well, not so honest - mistake!"
"Too late! Now we're going to have to eat you!" the crocodile replied.
"Oh please, please, give us another chance!" Wario begged on hands and knees.
The crocodile looked at the two brothers, Wario on his hands and knees eyes wide, Waluigi slowly losing the battle to keep the other croc's jaws from closing on him. Finally he replied, "All right. We like a challenge anyway. I'll tell you what, if you and your brother can beat us in a race then we'll let you go and give you a prize. Only twenty coins to play."
"Twenty coins?!" Wario yelled jumping up, getting red faced.
"We'll-a take it!" Waluigi desperately cried, cutting off Wario before he could refuse.
"We'll-a take it?!" Wario demanded as he whirled to shout at Waluigi. However, on seeing his brother's desperate, actually scared of all things, face, his scowl fell to a worried look. He shifted uncomfortably, debating his options. He looked down the river seeing no coins. "Once they're gone they're gone," Wario whined. He looked back at Waluigi only to see his expression fall to defeat, uncertain as to what Wario would pick, but sure it wouldn't be him over money. It was Wario. Wario grimaced then made the decision, feeling the annoying wet things threatening him again and really not wanting to deal with it a second time. In a choked voice he said to the crocodile, "Fine, take the money!" Waluigi gaped in shock. Wario threw the coins at the reptile. "Goodbye my love," Wario whimpered. "But it was you or Waluigi and me."
"Let the purple one go," the reptile ordered the one battling with Waluigi. The second croc hissed angrily but spit Waluigi back onto the boat.
Landing, Waluigi looked up at Wario. Wario scowled, saying, "I hate you."
"I hate-a you too," Waluigi replied with a touched expression on his face.
Sighing, Wario bitterly replied, "Well, I'm-a glad I still have you around to hate."
"You mean the hatred you have for me isn't enough?" Waluigi asked, rising. Wario smiled.
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The next thing the two knew, they were in a line up with the three crocodiles, two to their left, one to their right. A countdown began, then the go signal. Instantly Waluigi and Wario began to paddle. "We're winning, we're winning!" Wario said laughing. "The crocodiles are nowhere in sight!"
"Wario, we've-a hardly left the start line!" Waluigi yelled pointing ahead at the last glimpse of croc tails.
"Wa! Walu, what do we do?!" Wario asked desperately, seizing his brother's shirt.
"Thinking, thinking," Waluigi replied. Suddenly another light bulb went off in his head. He looked back at Wario, then at the box that was on the boat. "Check the box!" Waluigi demanded.
Wario looked at him curiously but obeyed. Breaking it open he found a can of beans! "Ah ha!" Wario exclaimed. He swallowed the can whole along with whatever other foods were inside. His stomach began to gurgle loudly. He grimaced, saying, "I don't-a feel so good."
"Exactly," Waluigi said laughing maniacally. He instantly shoved his brother off the back of the boat!
"Hey!" Wario yelled. "Traitor!"
"Shut up, Wario, and butt blast!" Waluigi ordered. Wario's eyes lit up in realization. He chuckled coldly then let it out. The boat shot ahead like a speed boat, quickly gaining on the reptiles. Waluigi steered it around obstacles. When they had to jump he ordered Wario to do so. Soon the Wario brothers passed the crocs, leaving them rearing out of the water covering their noses and looking shocked. The two Wicked Bros laughed maniacally together. Eventually they crossed the finish line victoriously.
Coming up to them, the lead crocodile said, "You beat us! You two really are fast. I never thought you could. Well a deal's a deal so I'll let you go this once. Here's your prize." With that he tossed the star up in the air. Waluigi and Wario grabbed it together, gloating and basking in their victory.
Rafting River: Luigi and Mario's Rapid Adventure
Meanwhile, Luigi and Mario were being tossed around the boat like rag dolls. Luigi rolled towards the edge almost toppling into the rapids. "Mario!" he cried.
"Hold on, little brother!" Mario called. Mario grabbed him, pulling him back. After a while the two finally got their footing and seized the poles, digging them deep into the water.
"Mario, what do we do?!" Luigi cried.
"I was-a gonna ask you the same thing!" Mario shouted back.
Luigi set his sights ahead, gritting his teeth. The rapids showed no sign of slowing down. Luigi's knees were knocking, but he kept focused. "Okay, uh, we have to ride it out!"
"Tree!" Mario cried. Luigi looked up in time to see it, and managed to barely turn the boat's bow from its path. A rock almost immediately appeared.
"Rock!" Luigi called. Mario and Luigi both worked to turn the boat. "Mario, this is ridiculous!" Luigi called.
"Si, I know," Mario replied. Desperately the two brothers dodged and turned around falling trees and sudden rocks. Luigi looked up at the jungle canopy as if it were closing in on him. He began breathing heavily. Mario noticed this and became concerned.
His concern was heightened when Luigi gasped. "Bro, I can't-a breathe!" his brother exclaimed.
Mario instantly rose, walking towards Luigi. Falling next to him he slapped him hard. Luigi looked at him in shock, the breaths slowing. "Weegee, it's okay. We're-a gonna make it out of here. You'll see Daisy and the Mushroom Kingdom again, just breathe! Don't fade on me now, baby brother, because I can't steer this crazy boat alone! Especially not through these rapids!" Luigi nodded, breathing slowly and deeply, then turned to the front. He cried out in terror and dug his pole deep, shoving with all his might and barely avoiding a random falling rock. Luigi felt his heart pounding in his chest, could swear Mario heard it. He knew he could hear Mario's. He looked back to see Mario gasping for breath and almost laughed.
"Easy Mario, we're-a almost there," Luigi reassured. Those words almost died on his lips as suddenly the river gave way to a drop! Both brothers screamed in terror, latching onto each other. Both closed their eyes, waiting for the end. The impact came and Luigi was practically ripped from Mario's arms and thrown overboard as Mario fell!
"Weegee!" Mario cried, lunging to the edge. He saw Luigi bob to the surface sputtering, trying desperately to stay above water. Mario reached a pole out to Luigi who grabbed it, holding on for dear life. Slowly Mario managed to pull his brother to the boat where Luigi collapsed, gasping. Mario looked ahead for any threat. Seeing none he looked to Luigi who was slowly rising.
Luigi looked ahead then said, "Mario, the rapids are slowing down." Sure enough the water was becoming calmer. They dodged the few more obstacles then finally reached a dock. Sighing, the two shakily rose from the boat, tied it there, then went for the building. They opened the door to see the power star. Relieved, they took it.
Rafting River: Boating Down The River
Mario and Luigi arrived back at the Observatory to See Wario eating a whole chicken and Waluigi lounging on a throne of thorns, fast asleep. Hearing the landing, Waluigi started awake looking towards them annoyed. Wario uninterestedly looked up and asked, "What-a happened to Luigi?"
"He went, uh, overboard," Mario replied.
"Hah!" Waluigi called.
"Oh shut up, you were almost eaten by a crocodile after you went overboard! You cost me twenty coins! You're not even worth half of one!" Wario said. Waluigi scowled, eyes beginning to glitter with purple flecks, but he soon settled down.
"Is that pasta?" Mario asked Wario on looking at the spread.
"Get your own," Wario growled.
Polari floated by followed by lumas bearing food. Panting, the chocolate brown star went to Mario and Luigi, saying, "Oh my, that cousin of yours can sure eat. We will bring out some food for you too Mario, and you Luigi."
"Okay!" Mario cheered, leaping up. Soon he began to eat too, joining Wario.
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Luigi grazed the food. When he'd had his fill he went up to Waluigi and leaned on the thorny throne. "Let's-a go get the next star, Waluigi," he said.
Waluigi looked up with raised eyebrow. "Huh? You want to go to an isolated planet alone with a cousin who wants nothing else but to torment and kill you?" Waluigi deadpanned. Luigi looked at him in surprise then moved back a few steps. "I didn't think so," Waluigi finished.
Luigi stuck his hands in his pockets, slumped his shoulders, and sighed, grumbling. He looked over at Mario and Wario. "Hey, Mario, can we get going?" he asked.
"Luigi, I'm-a eating," Mario replied, shooting him an annoyed look.
"Wario?" Luigi almost pled. Wario grunted, shaking his fist menacingly.
Luigi's eyes lit up impatiently. Waluigi noticed this and asked, "Why are you so determined to leave? You're-a the coward of this group."
"I'm-a done eating and I'm-a bored," Luigi replied. With a glint coming to his eyes, he added, "Besides, don't you want to save Rosalina?" Waluigi started at her sudden mention then scowled.
"I was almost eaten by a crocodile," Waluigi said.
"I almost drowned," Luigi countered. Suddenly realizing what he'd said, he gasped. "I almost drowned!" he exclaimed.
"Three, two, one..." Waluigi quietly counted under his breath, using his fingers to emphasize.
"Why am I even alive? I should-a be resting after that experience. Maybe we should take a break," Luigi began to rant.
"Shut up, Mr. Eyeballs. We'll-a get back to adventure soon," Waluigi said with a taunting smile. He looked over Luigi then said in a feigned nervous voice, "Luigi, you don't-a look so good."
"I don't?" Luigi anxiously asked.
"No. Pull up a seat and rest," Waluigi replied.
"Wait, since when do you a care?" Luigi suspiciously asked.
"Since my only goal in this is to get on the Queen of the Cosmos' good side," Waluigi replied. "You should know this. You guessed it first. The two half wits haven't even begun to suspect, or barely."
Luigi suspiciously raised an eyebrow but nonetheless sat down, saying, "You've never been on anybody's good side." Waluigi scowled, eyes glowing purple. He wickedly smiled, summoning his vines. Luigi cried out in pain, leaping up as a thorn pricked him. He rubbed his backside, frowning at a laughing Waluigi. He then sat once more, keeping quiet. He knew when to quit.
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Neither knew how long they'd dozed. All they knew was that they were being rudely awakened. Sleepily they opened their eyes, both scowling, only to see Wario and Mario looking down at them in shock. Frowning, they wondered what was wrong. Suddenly they felt something. Both turned only to see the other leaning against his back. Both Waluigi and Luigi cried out in horror, leaping from Waluigi's purple thorny vine throne. They began brushing themselves off wherever they could reach. Both shuddered violently, disgusted looks on their faces, then realized Wario and Mario were laughing their heads off. Both maliciously scowled at their brothers who were holding each other up while laughing. "Not funny! You're all losers!" Waluigi yelled furiously.
"You're right, not funny, hilarious!" Wario howled.
"Grow up!" Luigi yelled.
"Weegee, we never put you two in that position!" Mario laughed. Both blushing, the two younger brothers headed towards the launch star. Mario and Wario instantly stopped laughing to look worriedly after the duo. They exchanged looks then rushed to catch up. "Luigi, maybe you and Waluigi should keep resting," Mario said. "Wario and I have already collected some hidden stars from other planets."
"Yeah, we woke you because we thought you would like to be in different places and positions than that. And for the laughs," Wario said at first seriously, then with a smile.
"We're-a fine!" Waluigi barked as the two older ones joined him and Luigi. Waluigi touched the first planet again.
"Wait, you collected hidden stars without us!" Luigi demanded as they were flying towards the planet.
Mario and Wario shrugged. "You two looked so cute sleeping," Mario teased by way of excuse.
"We didn't have the heart to wake you. Our own little brothers? How cruel would that be?" Wario added tauntingly before laughing.
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The four landed perfectly. Waluigi looked at Wario, growling, "You have a cold enough heart to do anything, don't play that line with me." Luigi and Waluigi instantly stormed angrily away. Mario and Wario snickered childishly and followed.
"You've got to admit, it's-a fun getting to them," Wario said.
"All right, I admit it," Mario replied with a chortle.
The two chubbier brothers came up beside the two thinner, who were looking down a ditch at the long raft bobbing in the river. "This looks too easy," Luigi said.
Mario shrugged. "It has to be done," he replied. With that he started down. Wario shrugged at the younger pair then followed. Reluctantly Luigi and Waluigi exchanged looks, then they too followed.
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The group floated down the river listening for something off. "It's so peaceful here," Luigi said with a relaxed sigh. He laid down on the raft, looking up at the clouds.
"That's what's-a worrying me," Mario replied.
Wario kicked Luigi hard, making him cry out in pain and leap up. "Get up, Luigi! Stay ready!" Wario ordered.
"Hey, what's-a with the rocky overhangs over the river?" Waluigi asked. Suddenly the raft began moving from under their feet. "Wa?" Waluigi wondered.
Mario and Luigi had paled. "Run, keep up with it!" Mario yelled suddenly. The Wario Bros looked at him in shock. Luigi instantly obeyed. Waluigi nervously ran after him. Wario went third. Mario waited until they had all passed, then followed.
As they fought to keep up, enemies began dropping from overhangs down onto their path. They stomped them desperately. Every so often they would have to pause to stomp ones that were coming from behind, wasting precious seconds. They were slowly falling behind.
"Mario!" Luigi called nervously. Mario was scanning the walls for a way off the crazy raft, but all he was seeing were overhangs from which enemies were dropping like rain.
"Look!" Wario suddenly called. The others looked but saw nothing.
"At what?!" Waluigi asked.
"That!" Wario said pointing.
"It's a wall, Wario!" Luigi yelled in panic.
"Stupid green beanpole," Wario muttered. As they came alongside it he charged, leaping at the wall.
"Whoa, Wario!" Waluigi called, sliding to a stop. The three saw the wall break open onto a safe area from which they could leap onto the branches.
"Come on! We haven't got all day!" Wario called. Waluigi looked at the fading raft then leapt. Luigi looked back at Mario.
"Go!" Mario yelled. Luigi jumped. Mario reached the end of the raft, only a little of it left, then tried to jump, but as he was pushing off the raft faded, leaving him pushing on air! He fell into the river!
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"Mario!" Luigi cried. Mario was being pulled away, slowly sinking. The other three leapt to the branches, following. "Don't leave me with them, bro!" Luigi cried. Waluigi scowled at Luigi.
Wario suddenly spotted a vine and leapt at it. Seizing it right in front of his shocked relatives, he swung down towards the water and Mario's sinking arm, every other part of the Red Clad hero already under the water. He grabbed Mario's hand laughing, pulling him to safety. Mario's health had dropped to one, but he was alive! Mario sighed in relief. Then Wario slammed into a wall. "Ooh," Waluigi said, wincing.
"That looks bad," Luigi remarked with a grimace. Soon the two elder fell down onto a narrow ledge above the river. Dazedly they stood. Waluigi and Luigi looked up ahead to see a star in the higher branches. The two ran for vines then swung up towards it. Both back flipped off the vines, landing on the star at the same time. They began trying to pull it away from the other shouting, arguing, fighting, both taking the upper hand at some time or another.
"Hey!" Wario and Mario called. That pause in the battle was enough for the poor power star to be able to fly, taking the two with it down to Mario and Wario.
Wriggler Mound: Escape From The Nest
They landed on the Observatory, Luigi and Waluigi on their feet, Wario and Mario in a heap on the ground looking a bit dazed. Waluigi laughed at his brother's predicament then stepped on him, walking passed. Wario menacingly growled and rose to stalk after his brother. Luigi reached down to help Mario up. Mario brushed him off, trying to rise, but collapsed again with a groan. Luigi offered his hand again, which Mario took. "Do you have any healing coins with you, Luigi?" Mario asked.
"Oh, let me see," Luigi replied. He dug into his pockets then threw up two. Mario gratefully took them.
"Hey, stupid Mario brothers, get over here!" Waluigi called from the launch star he and Wario were now waiting by. Mario and Luigi hurried over to join them and were off again.
They landed back in the jungle in a big dirt clearing. They looked around, slightly confused. After a moment Wario said, "So, what do we do now?"
"Let's-a get going," Mario replied, unsure what else they could do. He started off, the others following. Suddenly a hole seemingly appeared from nowhere. Mario barely managed to stop in time, but Wario couldn't. He slammed into Mario, knocking them both over the edge. He flung his hand back, grabbing Waluigi's overalls. Waluigi in turn grabbed Luigi's ankle as he tried diving for safety. The four snaked over the edge, pausing briefly as Luigi held onto a handhold, but what chance did he have with Mario and Wario's weights combined plus Waluigi's and his own? He felt like his arms were coming out of their sockets then let go. All four landed in a pile inside the strange mound, nest, whatever it was. All they knew was they were underground in tunnels that were definitely not made naturally.
Shaking with fear, Luigi rose, Waluigi right after. Wario shoved his bulk up. Mario shot up looking dead ahead. "I'm-a getting a bad feeling..." he began.
"Who cares? Let's-a go," Wario said, shoving Mario to the ground and passing. Luigi went up to Mario, helping him up. The other three followed. After a while their guards were going down. They were looking dubiously around. "What is this? It's too easy. Bring on a challenge!" Wario yelled, agitated as he went down a branching off path. As if answering his wish, a giant Wriggler came up running him over! He cried out in pain as the others watched in shock at the sudden response. As it neared the other three, Mario, Waluigi, and Luigi jumped, bouncing off its back then landing near Wario.
Waluigi and the others rushed up to their relative. Waluigi slid to a stop. "Wario, get up stupid, you're fine!" he shot.
Wario, flattened like a pancake, managed to blow himself up to normal size. He staggered dazedly then replied, "Now that was the most exciting thing that's-a happened so far in these tunnels!" Despite his words, he knew all too painfully well that he wouldn't take many more hits like that before he was down. He spotted another wriggler heading their way and cried out. He jumped over it, followed by the others. Shooting uneasy glances at each other they ran onwards. They saw a path and took it. They continued through the catacombs jumping up walls, daring pits, taking twists and turns, and all the while avoiding the Wriggler's.
After a while, Luigi slid to a stop. "We've-a been here before! Three times!" he exclaimed.
"We're going around in circles," Waluigi growled.
Mario and Wario looked around, confused. "Well, we haven't tried up," Luigi remarked. The others stiffened and slowly looked up at the roof. They grimaced, exchanging looks.
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The four men continued through the catacombs, often circling or getting lost, but Waluigi and Luigi were beginning to map out the route in their heads. That, and Waluigi was summoning thorns to poke from the walls wherever they'd been. Enemies were in the tunnels which the four swiftly took care of. Finally they saw light. Hope flooded their eyes. All together they cheered and ran for it. Reaching it though, they saw that the slope was far too steep to climb. Mario, Waluigi, and Luigi looked dismayed. Wario, however, was grinning. He got down on all fours laughing and began to sniff along the ground.
Mario and Luigi looked at him as if he were crazy. "Waluigi, what's-a with Wario?" Mario asked.
Waluigi shrugged. "He does things like this sometimes," he excused. "You'll never know why until he finds whatever it is he's-a looking for."
Wario suddenly leapt up with a victory cry and broke through a stone wall. He laughed happily and rushed in, embracing the object he'd found with happy tears in his eyes. The others waited a moment. Suddenly the roar of a motor bike was heard and Wario tore out. "Hop on," he said. They blinked blankly, then Waluigi grinned wickedly, climbing on behind him. Mario looked around the bike for something to climb on. Wario pushed a button twice and up popped two side carts! "Don't touch," Wario growled as Mario was about to jump in.
"But Wario, to get in..." Mario began.
"Don't touch! Just get in!" Wario barked. Waluigi chuckled evilly. Mario frowned but eventually managed to enter. Luigi climbed in the other side and the four tore off up the tunnel. In his brief moment of insanity, Wario rode the bike up the walls and on the roof then down. The others were terrified, but he kept on going right until the end where they jumped the bike through the exit and grabbed a star on the way, taking off back to the observatory.
Wriggler Mound: Silver Star Labyrinth
They found themselves back in the same general area sooner than later. A luma floated there. As they neared it, it said, "Oops, we hid some silver stars in the nest thinking that it was abandoned, but then some of the giant wriggler's came and we flew away. Can you get them back?"
"Didn't your mother teach you not to play underground in suspiciously nest like things?" Waluigi asked scornfully.
The luma trembled. "Don't tell mama! We won't do it again! Please!" it begged. Luigi nearly laughed.
After a moment Waluigi said with a sigh, "I'm-a gonna let you off this once, but if you do something this stupid again mama will hear of it! Keeping secrets from her isn't gonna get me on her good side. I'm-a gonna assume you've learned your lesson."
"Yay, thank you Mr. Waluigi!" the luma cheered.
Wario looked at Waluigi in disbelief. "You're letting it off? What are you, soft?" he asked.
"No. I'm-a trying to win their mama over by winning some degree of gratefulness from the pests," Waluigi replied defensively. "If her babies give her good reports, it'll help."
"Uh huh. Why would you even want to win Rosalina over?" Wario doubtfully replied.
"Would you like proof I'm-a not soft, Wario?" Waluigi growled, eyes beginning to glow. Wario backed off, grinning innocently. Quickly he headed for the entrance. Mario and Luigi looked at Waluigi who scowled. "What!" he sharply demanded. Mario and Luigi exchanged looks. Mario shrugged then followed Wario, both older brothers still clueless. Luigi shot one more look at Waluigi only to see the luma float up hugging him tightly. The expression on Waluigi's face made Luigi burst into laughter. "What's-a so funny!" Waluigi demanded.
"You look so horrified! It's-a hilarious! You tense up like a board!" Luigi replied through laughs.
Pulling away from the luma, eyes glowing, Waluigi yelled, "When I get through with you you're-a gonna be stiff as a board!"
"Uh oh," Luigi muttered, instantly ceasing to laugh. Waluigi charged at Luigi. "Mario! Luigi cried in terror, taking off running.
Luigi ran right into Mario's back. Mario turned angrily but gasped on seeing Waluigi almost on top of his brother! Mario dragged Luigi back and held the two apart, yelling, "Calm down!"
Wario looked back at the struggling trio then rolled his eyes. He suddenly reached out, grabbing Luigi. Luigi cried out. "Hey, Walu, if you want him so bad, here!" Wario said.
Waluigi and Mario looked up in surprise. "You need me though!" Luigi cried out.
"Like I need a cold!" Waluigi retorted, but he made no move to keep attacking.
The four began their trip through the catacombs, searching high and low for stars. One was behind a wall Wario needed to break. Down another path they saw one appearing through falling dirt clods. Mario ran, stopping barely in time to avoid the falling dirt clods. Through a narrow crack they saw a third which Waluigi promptly reached. The fourth one Luigi high jumped then wall jumped to. Finally they found the fifth. Gratefully they took it, formed the star, and blasted back to the Comet Observatory.
Wriggler Mound: Queen's Keep
They landed at the observatory and shook out their hats. As Waluigi put his back on he was suddenly swarmed by lumas! "Waaaa!" he cried out in terror.
"Papa Waluigi, we were told how you said you wouldn't tell on us to mama Rosalina when we didn't listen and played in the nest! Thank you so much, we won't do it again!" the little lumas cheered.
"Oh heck no!" Waluigi cried in horror. "I am not your papa!" he screamed furiously. In horror the little creatures scattered. Waluigi sighed in relief but was then re-swarmed by the lumas. He gasped, feeling suddenly smothered.
"Papa, are you gonna save mama soon with uncle Mario, uncle Luigi, and uncle Wario?" they asked.
"I'm-a not your uncle!" Wario shouted angrily.
"Awww," Luigi said looking affectionately at the lumas.
"Mama mia," Mario said while shaking his head hopelessly. "I'm-a the hero here. It's-a me, a-Mario," he sulked quietly to Luigi. Luigi shot a scornful look at him, though Mario never noticed.
Waluigi was twitching. After a moment he got a hold of himself then tightly replied, "Yes I'm..." he saw the others' gazes. "Uh, we're-a gonna save your mama. And I'm not your papa! You will call me Waluigi! Lord and master works too. So does king." Seeing Wario's angry look he shut up. Quickly he dragged Wario towards the launch star, Wario sticking out his tongue at the lumas. Mario and Luigi followed.
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The group leapt back into the star and blasted off yet again, landing back on a mound. They walked towards the entrance to it only to see the Toad Brigade looking nervously down. Nearing them they heard Toad say, "Something big is down there guarding a star."
The four relatives looked at each other then jumped down the hole. For a while they wandered throughout the tunnels looking for some hint of where to go. After a time Luigi finally said, "Well I don't think we're-a gonna find anything around..." The ground suddenly opened under him. "Here!" he cried out while falling.
"Weegie!" Mario exclaimed, leaping after him.
Wario and Waluigi looked at each other debating whether or not to just leave their cousins. "I say we wait out here," Wario remarked.
"I would agree, except the faster whatever it is is beat, the faster Rosalina is saved," Waluigi replied.
"They can handle it," Wario replied.
"There might be gold down there. Besides, it's an adventure..." Waluigi prompted.
"If I say no will you agree with me?" Wario asked.
"Of course," Waluigi replied, offended he'd think otherwise.
"Oh, okay. Lucky for you I won't say no. There's treasure to be got. Let's-a go!" Wario said, jumping down. Waluigi looked after him, vaguely surprised, then followed.
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The four landed in a big chamber where the biggest female Wriggler they had ever seen stood. The four gaped in awe. The creature saw them and made strange bug sounds. It then reared back its head and attacked! The four dove out of the way. Mario took the initiative, side flipping onto its back and stunning it. Wario jumped up some ledges to reach above it. Finding a clear shot, he ground pounded onto the queen. One life gone. The queen became angry then gave chase going after Luigi! Luigi cried out in horror and ran from it. It continued pursuing him. He saw Wario climbing onto another ledge up above it. Wario waved at Luigi, who ran towards him. As he raced under, the queen following, Wario jumped and ground pounded it again. He laughed cruelly then scampered away to another area, grabbing star bits as he went.
The Queen now turned her wrath on Waluigi. "Huh!" Waluigi exclaimed. He hadn't expected it to turn on him at all, Mario having been nearest. Waluigi cried out then ran. It pursued him. He tried leading it under Wario's ledge, but it avoided making that mistake again. Waluigi desperately summoned his vines and began to sprint as fast as he could go. The others watched in amazement as he managed to wall the Queen in and stand safely outside the vine cage. Wario took the opportunity to finish it off.
As the creature fell, Wario laughed. "Bwahaha, I was the only one who could a beat it! None of you could even dent it! Wario rules!" he boasted.
"Oh shut up," Waluigi muttered as he, Luigi, and Mario went to the star without Wario.
Piranha Plant Grove: Bowser Junior's Destructive Rampage
They landed back on the observatory. Waluigi scoured the area for any annoying little lumas waiting to swarm him and call him papa. Luigi noted the caution and smirked. "Papa Waluigi. Nice ring to it," he taunted.
"Just like Mama Luigi?" Waluigi retorted. Luigi fell silent, smirk falling as he blushed.
Polari floated up to them. "We are getting strong readings from this new planet. I fear that it might be Bowser's children again," he said.
"We'll-a take care of it," Mario promised.
"You mean papa Waluigi will," Luigi couldn't resist saying.
"No, not Waluigi, Mario!" Mario shouted jealously.
"I'm-a not papa Waluigi! I'm Waweegee!" Waluigi yelled. Luigi cowered behind Wario, who looked curiously at him then shrugged, letting it slide and deciding to help his little cousin out. He was neutral enough with Luigi. He didn't move from his position in front of his cousin.
"Move Wario!" Waluigi demanded.
"Let us at him!" Mario ordered.
"Eh, no," Wario replied.
"You haven't got time for this!" Polari suddenly intervened.
"He's right," Waluigi reluctantly agreed. The hostility between the group dissolved and they all went to the launch star.
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They landed hard in a jungle clearing. Piranha plants lay asleep to the sides. Waluigi began to maniacally giggle. Luigi looked at him, seriously doubting his sanity. Mario and Wario exchanged dubious looks. The four never bothered with the plants, they weren't causing a disturbance. That, and every time they tried to harm them Waluigi's eyes would glow viciously purple. Instead the four walked ahead, keeping their eyes and ears open for anything. As they reached the top of the planet they heard the laugh of none other than Bowser Junior!
"Bwahaha, so Mario and Luigi, you think you can beat me again?!" Bowser Junior challenged from the grey object he stood on. His eyes then fell on Wario and Waluigi. "Wha? Waluigi and Wario? You two are helping them now? Traitors! My dad won't be happy with you! Fine, I guess I'll have to take all four of you down! Caterbot, attack!"
The grey thing Bowser Junior stood on began to shake and slowly rise. Wario and Waluigi's lips parted fearfully on seeing it. They weren't exactly used to this sort of situation. Mario got into a battle stance. Luigi stepped back a step but clenched his fist. The creature burst from the ground with a metallic sound! It saw the group and charged them. They split up. Wario jumped up the branches low enough for his jumps to reach, and the group tried doing what they had with Queen Wriggler. Wario ground pounded but only got shocked and tossed to the ground, one strike down.
"What are we-a gonna do when our attacks won't work?" Mario asked. Luigi scoured the area for a power up, as did Waluigi. Waluigi's eyes fell on the piranha plants at the sides that were now stirring and snapping. Waluigi's eyes began glowing purple and he laughed sinisterly. The others looked at him fearfully. Waluigi didn't seem to notice. He ran towards the plants determinedly. As he came up to them he saw a piranha shaped floating object. He grabbed it in passing then slid to a stop in the middle of a group.
"Waluigi! What are you doing, stupid?!" Wario yelled. Waluigi simply smiled back as the plants all lunged at him at once. He stopped, challenging the creatures to hurt him. Luigi cried out then looked away, covering his eyes. However, when they didn't hear Waluigi being eaten alive, he peeked out. Luigi's hands dropped in shock.
Waluigi was standing there stroking the plants! His eyes glowed and he pointed at the metal caterpillar thing. "Attack!" he ordered. The plants immediately began running or walking towards it making their little sounds. Waluigi laughed, eyes bright purple, and followed them, stopping alongside his relatives who watched. They were still in numb shock, hardly able to remember breathing. The piranha plants began chewing on the metal caterpillar who was making sounds of anger and swiping at them with its head. It began tossing out bob-oms desperately until finally it collapsed. Wario saw the bob-oms, and his eyes lit up. He laughed maniacally as he rushed to them. He picked two up, one in each hand, and tossed them at the rampaging robot. They struck, making it fall a second time. Waluigi and Wario met each others eyes with wicked grins and crazy eyes. Waluigi raised his hands up, calling forth the piranha plants to surround him. He sent them charging towards the furious insect mech. Wario threw two more bob-ombs as the thing neared, slowing it slightly, then leapt out of the way.
Waluigi, ironically enough, wasn't fast enough. The robot was almost on him! He cried out in terror and covered his face, but he heard the little plants roar small roars. He looked up only to see them mass together and grow into one giant piranha plant that lifted the robot from the ground then began chewing on it. Soon the robot was dropped. The plant shrunk into the many little ones again then went back to their places peacefully. The power star flew from the now blown up robot.
"They didn't even need our help," Luigi said in shocked surprise.
"Yes!" Mario cried out shaking out of the daze.
"Alright!" Luigi cheered.
"Bwahaha, Wario rules!" Wario exclaimed rolling on the ground in a fit of laughter.
"Forget the lumas, these are my babies!" Waluigi victoriously exclaimed, grinning at the Piranha Plants and embracing a couple.
"Wha? You won? Fine! We'll get you, just wait! You won't last much longer!" Bowser Junior yelled at them. With that he jumped into his airship and flew away. The four relatives grabbed the star and soared back to the observatory.