AN: My paper is finally finished, so now i can give you guys the next chapter! Enjoy :) Luigi's POV
Chapter 9
"Dammit! I was too late!" I shouted, pounding my fists against the floor. Standing up from the ground, I look over to Bowser, and then at Wario. Except I switch glances yet again, paying close attention to Bowser's eyes. His eyes are open now. "Wario! Get back!" I scream, jumping backwards and posing in my fighting stance. Wario looked at me as if i was crazy and walked towards Bowser.
He kneeled next to Bowser's body, "Really Luigi? He's in such a weakened state, he can't do anything against us right now," he reported, gazing at the giant koopa in front of him. Bowser's eyes drifted about the room, looking for something-someone-to grasp upon. I walked up to him, looking emotionless as a statue. His eyes met mine, and immediately he tried to stand up but failed. "Don't try to move too much, Bowser," Wario said with concern, "If you move too much, then your injuries will get worse!"
My stone cold gaze never left Bowser, he seemed to notice, "Bowser...why were you fighting Waluigi?" I asked.
He looked around the area for a moment, pondering his thoughts until he finally came up with something. "I wanted the princess...and, from the looks of it, my koopa troop did a fine job. They wiped out his army...but I failed to wipe him out." Bowser closed his eyes for a few seconds, then continued, "I need to get my revenge on him, nobody steals the princess other than me!" he raised his voice slightly, but hacked and coughed afterward.
I laughed hard until my sides hurt, "I should've expected that answer from you, Bowser!" I blurted out between laughs, and then my laughter died down, allowing me to speak in a more serious tone, "You know, Wario and I are heading down to Waluigi's tower right after we prepare ourselves. If you'd like to join us, please feel free because you and I, we have the same goal. To get revenge on Waluigi, the only difference being I have to rescue my brother too. And you know what," I stopped to think about what I was going to say next, then added, "I'll even let you kidnap the princess, but don't think you'll have her for long!" I exclaim in a joking manner, hoping he would catch my drift. And, thankfully, he did. Bowser had a good hearty laugh, the one that revitalizes everything inside with boundless bundles of energy. It gave him enough strength to get up off the ground, disregarding the crucial pain for a few moments.
"R-really?" his eyes widened with excitement, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's head over to Waluigi's tower and kick his ass!"
"Alright, but first, we need weapons," I stated.
"We could use the weapons that Waluigi's soldiers used," Wario informed, pointing towards a few weapons visible through the gaping hole in the building. Wario, Bowser, and I picked a few weapons scattered around the city. Wario picked up an axe, I picked up a sword, and Bowser couldn't find anything because his hands were too big.
Wario looked at me, slightly disappointed, "Hey, how come you get the sword?"
"Because in my current weakened state, I can't hold anything heavier than this," I replied, trying to sound annoyed.
"Fine," he stubbornly replied, "Let's just head over to the tower already."
The three of us then headed over to the tall tower owned by the man we all hate the most. Its height looming above us nearly made me sick. The day was nearly over now; the night lit up the sky with a glowing dark blue hue. Most of the dark ominous clouds rolled away, leaving an open, starry night sky. Despite the grey, smokey clouds being out of sight, the air still felt tight and choked up in my lungs. Taking a moment to prepare myself for what was to come, I motioned for Wario and Bowser to follow me inside. I opened the double door coated with dark purple, along with zig-zagged black patterns plastered on the front. The inside of the tower was surprisingly luxorious and extravagant. Bright purple walls adorned with a repetitive gold diamond pattern, and a large, open space in the middle of the room. Black couches rested on both sides of the room, next to them are pirahna plants adjacent to each side. Near the back, two staircases meet up in the middle, leading to yet another double door. The center of the room held a long black pillar, extending all the way to the top of the purple ceiling. The pillar had four corners, with the front having a sliding black door. Two koopa troopas donned in purple armor stood in their positions next to each side of the door.
"I wonder how we're going to get past them," Wario asked the group with a nonchalant demeanor.
"Oh, I don't know? Maybe beat the living shit out 'em?" Bowser retorted sarcastically.
Wario's eyes widened as he grinned with excitement, "Sounds like a plan!" he exclaimed, dashing towards the guards.
"Help me..." Bowser muttered.
I looked over to see Wario, who was already halfway at the guards when they finally took notice of him. Apparently, texting on their mushroom phones is very distracting. They both looked up to see a a fat man dressed in yellow charging at them. I watched as Wario took each guard down with a swing of his axe. He would've chopped a guard's head off if I didn't run over there and cut in. Bowser soon followed suit, and was right next to us in no time at all. Upon further inspection of the front, there appeared to be a yellow button next to the door. I pressed it, and the door slid open, making a small 'ding' noise when it fully opened. It was then that I realized this was no ordinary black pillar. This was an elevator. Buttons layered on the inside of the elvator, lined up evenly, are next to door. The numbers go all the up to 13, but Wario decided to press seven.
"Why did you do that!?" Bowser and I scream, waving our arms up and down in frantic, random motions.
"Because I like the number seven," Wario replied nonchalantly.
Bowser and I let out deep sighs of annoyance and immediately felt the elevator rise up. My stomach churned and jumbled around because to my surprise, the elevator rose up much faster than I anticipated. Finally, the elevator stopped on the seventh floor-thanks to Wario- and all of us stepped out of the elevator. Examining my surroundings, and quickly glancing around the room, I realized we were in a casino. With green carpet littered across the floor, and a gambling machine at every turn, there was no way we could turn this down. A part of my mind told me to get back in the elevator, but my curiosity got the better of me. Wario and Bowser both went their separate ways, leaving me to explore on my own. I almost did explore on my own. But, deciding that this wasn't the time to be fooling around, I pressed the elevator button again and stepped inside. "I can handle this on my own," I thought, pressing the button for the thirteenth floor. Feeling the elevator rise again, I made a desperate effort to keep the contents of my stomach from spewing out onto the black tiled floor. It stopped once again, and the door slid open, giving me a view of someone's throne room: Waluigi's throne room.
AN: I apologize if this chapter is too short for everyone, it's either going to be short, or I can add some pointless filler in for you guys. Filler is never necessary to me, so short it is XD. I believe I can either finish this story next chapter, which would make the chapter EXTREMELY long, and it would take longer to write and post it. Or, I could find a place to split it down the middle for you guys, so you won't have to sit through 2500-3000 words of a chapter. I really hate reading long chapters so that's why I don't want to give you one. But I'll see which option is the best, because I'm leaving on July 3 to go see my grandparent. It's a no electronics zone-except for phones-but I won't be able to write a lot due to me needing internet connection to write and post. Alright, I'll see ya guys next time, if I don't post in awhile, just know that I'm gone for a week and won't post probably til wednesday(july 9). That's not an official date. Ok, now I'm really finished talking. Bye :D
