Going down in Dream's Deep; Prince Dreambert, Mario, Dreamy Luigi, and Violet ventured further to find Peach. However, the venture down to Dream's Deep was starting to affect Luigi out in the real world, freaking out Starlow.
She shouted into the dream bubble, "Mario, Violet! Everything okay in there?!"
When she got no answer; Starlow though, 'I wonder if they made it to the bottom of the dream world...' Just then, she heard a voice.
"CONTACT!"
The Star Sprite spun around and saw three of Bowser's minions standing there. Arriving with them was Kammy.
Kammy commented, "Ha! Napping are we? My, how comfy!"
Starlow stated, "Hey, it's you guys! Why are YOU here?!"
Kammy replied, "Excuse me?! Ease up on the attitude, huh? Are you implying we SHOULDN'T be here?!"
Starlow groaned, "Oh, why, did you get an invite to this island, too? Somehow I doubt it... I bet you heard about it... Yeah, I bet you just invited yourselves!"
The Turtle minion said, "Affirmative, we got intel about an interesting little island... So we escorted Lord Bowser straightaway!"
The Shy Guy minion added, "Any complaints about it about it should be lodged with our elite fists!"
Starlow blurted out, "Elite?!"
The Koopa minion replied, "I know! Bowser promoted all three of us! We're his elite personal guard!"
Starlow responded, "I'm not feeling much eliteness..."
Kammy hissed over the protests of the minions, "Enough blabbering! His Grouchiness approaches as we speak! His horns gleam with fury! His spikes sparkle with malice! Any second now! His Timeliness comes!"
Just then, Bowser dropped in as the force of the drop sent his minions flying as Starlow started to freak out. She couldn't fight and her only option was keeping the dream porthole open for Mario and Violet! 'Crap,' Starlow thought.
Starlow asked, "Bowser?! Wh - what do you want?"
Bowser answered, "Give it to me straight. Princess Peach is gone? Hello? That is MY thing! Only I get to kidnap her! TREASON!"
Starlow questioned, "You heard that rumor and came here to find her? Sorry... Mario and Violet escorted her back to safety! So, you are out of luck! Go take a nap on the beach!"
Bowser huffed and explained, "I hate beaches as much as I hate your voice! But I don't have time to deal with you now. See, kidnapping Princess Peach is my calling in life! I don't care what you did; I'll find her and nab her!" That's when he saw the dream porthole. He asked, "What's this stupid warpy thing?"
Starlow quickly flew over near the porthole and said, bravely, "No! Back! Stay away!"
Bowser took a smell of the porthole and commented, "That warpy thing smells like her perfume! Oh yeah, she's in there. I'm sure of it!"
Starlow quickly lied, "N - nuh - uh!"
Bowser backed away from it and stated, "You think I'll let Mario find her before me?! He might be her boyfriend but not for long!"
With that, he jumped into the dream porthole and went into the dream world. Starlow watched in total horror.
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Meanwhile; Mario, Violet, and Prince Dreambert made it to the Dream's Deep.
Prince Dreambert commented, "We've made it to the Dream's Deep."
Violet shivered and stated, "This place is uber creepy..."
Mario looked around as he asked, "Where's Dreamy Luigi? Wasn't he with us?"
Prince Dreambert answered, "I sensed that he might've lost his way. He'll catch up."
Violet replied, "We better get moving then."
Mario responded, "Good thinking."
"Big bro! Violet!"
Both Mario and Violet perked up as they heard Luigi's voice but saw nothing. With a shrug, they went on their way to continue through Dream's Deep. Many times they heard Luigi's voice as they went through.
"I'm not afraid of ghosts!" "I'm not clumsy!" "Wait for me, big bro! I want to go with you!" "Violet is my world... I want her to be mine..."
Violet blushed at that as Luigi's voice sounded from happy to sad.
"Mr. L isn't as bad as I thought." "I want to be like Malleo!" "Mama... Papa... I miss you... I miss you so much..."
Mario held back several tears. These were the inner thoughts of his baby brother. That much he knew. And he felt so bad and responsible for most of the sad thoughts Luigi had. One really got to him.
"YOU LEAVE MY BROTHER ALONE!"
It was one he heard recently, the one line that Luigi said during the final fight with King Boo. Violet had been stuck in a painting so it was just him and Luigi. Mario never felt closer to Luigi. And he wanted that again. So much.
"N - no, you can't be... Y - you can't be...Luke..."
Mario perked up at that last one. Who in the world was Luke? Mario looked over at Violet, whom had shrugged in confusion. Mario kept trudging on, not noticing the green outline shadow he had. Violet didn't notice it either but she had one too. That's when they heard the last message.
"I will fight for those that need me. My family, my Violet, my friends. I may not be great like Mario or fearless like Violet or loyal like Peach. But I will fight for those who need me. I will be a great addition to any team. Even my brothers..."
Prince Dreambert breathed, "Goodness, your Luigi is quite dedicated to you all, isn't he...?"
Violet held back tears as she stated, "You have no idea."
Mario agreed, "None at all."
Without another word said, they got out of that place, Dreamy Luigi was able to return.
Eventually, they caught up to the purple mist, who still had Peach. Suddenly, the purple mist turned into a bat.
Prince Dreambert commented, "No! NO! I - it is true... Antasma!"
A voice yelled, "Incoming!"
Just then, Bowser came out of nowhere, grabbing the attention of the same person, as he stayed in the shadows.
He commented, "So Koopa-with-a-weight-problem decided to join the party."
Bowser stated, "So what's the deal here?!" That's when he saw the purple bat and commented, "You Peach's kidnapper?! Gwahahahaha! You're just a baby bat! I could wear you as a brooch or something!"
While Bowser was distracted by Antasma, Mario tackled the bat king, freeing the mushroom princess. Bowser punched Antasma, sending him flying. Peach was about to suggest for them to escape but then Bowser threatened to take her. Just when Bowser was about to attack, Antasma attached himself to Bowser's face. In an instant; Peach, Mario, Dreamy Luigi, and Violet were out cold.
Prince Dreambert begged, "No! Antasma, you mustn't!"
A voice added, "Yeah, there are better targets than Koopa-with-a-weight-problem."
The prince of the Pi'illos, the Koopa King, and the Bat King perked up and saw another person arriving. He was wearing a dark green long sleeved blouse, torn black jeans, black dress shoes, gray gloves, his dark green hat with the "L" backwards, brown messy hair, and undeniable silver eyes...was Mr. L.
Antasma asked, "Who in vee world are you?"
He stood at the ready and answered, "Oh me? I'm just one of Count Bleck's former minions and one of the Elemental Friends. THE GREEN THUNDER...MR. L!"
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Wishmaker1028: Betcha you didn't see that coming! Well, maybe you did! Anyways, what is Mr. L doing in the Dream's Deep? Find out in chapter 8! For now, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!
