Daisy awoke rather late the next morning. She slowly sat up in bed, rubbed her eyes, and yawned. It took her quite a while to realize she had slept in. When the thought finally came into her head, Daisy threw on her dress, slapped on some makeup, and ran downstairs, where she was greeted by Princess Peach.
"Well, Daisy, you sure got up la-"
The Mushroom Princess let her jaw drop slightly as she stared at her friend. Daisy took this in the wrong way. "What're you looking at?" she asked defensively.
"Um, Daisy? Were you in a hurry this morning?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Well… Just look."
Peach produced a hand mirror and gave it to Daisy. The flower princess then immediately realized the problem. Her makeup was a horrific mess. Her mascara made black circles around her eyes, as if she were wearing a mask. Daisy nearly shrieked at the sight.
"Are you alright, Daisy?" Peach asked. "You seem a bit jumpy this morning."
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just that-"
Daisy cut herself off. She contemplated the events of the night prior. Should she tell Peach? This was important and vital information for the Mushroom Kingdom's safety. Yes, Daisy had to tell her… But she couldn't. She wanted to warn her friend about Mr. L and whatever was "done" according to the man on the walkie-talkie, but she just couldn't. She didn't know why, but she just couldn't.
"Daisy?"
The flower princess snapped back into reality. "Huh? Oh, right. It's just that… Well, I'm worried about Luigi," she finally answered, thinking of the plumber's sudden disappearance. Peach giggled at this, as if to imply a deeper meaning in her friend's sentiments. "If you're so worried, why don't you go check on him at his house later?" the Mushroom Princess suggested; "I'm sure he's fine, but-"
"Wait, Luigi's back at his house?"
"Of course he is. You let him go last night, remember?"
At that moment, Toadsworth came hobbling in with several other Toads. "Your Highness, it is time for the Parliament meeting. We must go, posthaste!" he ordered. Peach was then whisked away in a sea of Toads. "I'll talk to you later, Daisy!" she called out.
"Wait, Peach!"
But it was too late. The princess was in another room. Daisy grumbled under her breath. Why didn't she say anything about last night?! The flower princess stomped upstairs and went back in her room, leaving the door wide open. She sat down at a desk and looked in a mirror, trying to fix her makeup. She was so distracted, she didn't notice the dark figure hiding behind the door, slowly closing it.
The door finally closed. Daisy whipped her head around and came face-to-face with Mr. L. The princess stood up and took a defensive stance. The intruder merely chuckled at the action. "You can't take me," he warned. Three seconds later, Daisy had Mr. L pinned against the wall. "Uncle! Uncle!" he begged.
"What do you want? How did you get in here?" the flower princess demanded.
"Your window was open. Not a smart move, but we already established your lack of intelligence."
At that, Daisy rammed her knee into Mr. L's back.
"Okay, I deserved that," he continued with a groan.
"What did you do with Luigi?!"
"Again with this Luigi! I don't know anything about no Luigi! How many times do I gotta say this?!"
Daisy turned the crook around so as to look him in the eye. His eyes were as grey and mysterious as they were two nights ago. Daisy couldn't tell what he was thinking. Mr. L knew this and smiled coyly. Daisy didn't like this and started shaking the man by his shoulders.
"Peach said I let him go. I never did, so who has him?!" she barked rather aggressively.
"How should I-"
The Green Thunder cut himself off and thought a moment. "Mimi," he finally said under his breath.
"What?" Daisy asked.
"Nothing, nothing. Just rambling to myself. Look, I don't know who this Luigi is or why your attraction to him is so strong-"
"What did you say?!"
"But I'm sure he's at his house this very moment. If you'll lead, I'll be more than happy to join you and prove my innocence," the Green Thunder offered. With that, he climbed out the window and onto a nearby tree branch. He extended his hand for Daisy to take. She hesitated. Was she really dumb enough to fall for an obvious trap? No, but was she willing to?
At last, the princess grabbed the Green Thunder's hand and joined him in the tree. "Ladies first," he said as he motioned to the ground. Daisy gave him an annoyed look, but started down the tree anyways, leaving Mr. L alone on the branch. He pulled out his walkie-talkie.
"Hey, Dimentio," the crook started, "I'm gonna need a favor from Mimi."