'Bad Luck' Sequel

Bad Luck Sequel Part 21

(A/N: Third chapter put up today.)

Screaming, terror, death, fire, darkness… Waluigi tossed and turned restlessly in his sleep; unable to wake up but longing to. They were dead. Everyone was gone! Toads, koopas, Bowser and his children, the Bean bean kingdom citizens, Sarasaland people, all of them! Mona, Mario, Peach, Wario, Daisy, Rosalina, him… then finally Luigi fell to his own power. Waluigi shot up with a cry of terror. His heart was pounding. His shoulder was killing him. He gasped and shot up from the bed. Viciously, furiously, almost out of control, he stormed around the room trying to rid his mind of the images, trying to clear out all thoughts of pain, trying to find the pills.

"Stars!" he finally exclaimed, pounding his fists against the wall of his room. He struck the wall over and over, gasping, barely able to breathe. "No… No, no, no, no, no! Help!" he cried, not able to process why he was calling for it. He was only barely aware of himself sliding down the wall, knuckles raw, bleeding, heart pounding. He could hardly hear the door being pounded on, Wario, Mario, and Luigi all calling for him.

He didn't hear Wario break into the room. He didn't see his brother take one look at him and grow pale. He hardly registered that he was falling back; Mario, suddenly there holding him in his arms, barking orders to Luigi. He hardly knew that Luigi had found the pills in the most obvious spot. All he knew was that, as Wario looked down at him in terror, and E. Gadd burst in, and Luigi was running for him, everything went black.

"When will he wake up?" Wario asked in a strained voice.

"I don't a know," Mario said in a helpless tone.

"You saved his life Professor. If you hadn't had the paddles, he'd a be dead," Luigi said to the old man.

"It was no trouble son. When you go into the mountains, though, you'd better hope he doesn't get one again. There won't be anything around to help you then," E. Gadd said solemnly.

"Then we'll a leave him here and go on our own!" Wario declared. Luigi cringed at the thought. He'd stand no chance then. Rosalina wouldn't be saved, and he wouldn't be able to get the star guardian's approval, therefore wouldn't be able to stop Waluigi's dream from happening or be able to save his cousin.

Just in time, though, Waluigi's voice broke in, barely whispering, "Oh no you won't."

"Walu," Wario said in relief. He hardened, though, saying, "What do you mean we won't! Of a course we will, Waweegee. You almost died of a heart attack!"

"I'm a just fine," Waluigi grumbled, slowly sitting up.

"No you aren't Waluigi," Mario seriously said.

"Let a me rephrase, I don't care," Waluigi growled.

"Let him come," Luigi quickly said before anyone else could further the argument.

"What!" Wario and Mario exclaimed, about to protest.

"Let a me rephrase for him, again. I'm a coming whether you like it or not!" Waluigi shot. Wario, Mario, and Gadd all sensed that there was no room left for argument. They fell silent, Mario and Wario shooting uncertain looks at each other. Luigi and Waluigi meeting each others eyes.

They were ready to leave. Or rather, as ready as they could be after Waluigi described to them, in graphic detail, the dream that had brought on the episode. Luigi had at first returned to his room. Mario followed him closely. Luigi had asked, as he gazed out the window, what Mario's reaction would be if Luigi killed himself. That had ended in an argument between the two that steadily rose to an almost physical level, upsetting Mario deeply.

When Wario had inquired, as they came out, Mario and Luigi both snapped at him viciously, putting him in a bad mood even though they had told him of Luigi's question. Waluigi had already been in a violent mood, so when Wario snapped at him the two had nearly killed each other. Mario and Luigi had stupidly intervened, and E. Gadd, at this point in time, was marveling at how none of them were dead or maimed. In fact, he was still trying to comprehend why they were still on speaking terms. He supposed it was because they had to be if they were going to make this whole thing work.

"Good luck on your quest boys, and be careful," E. Gadd called as they were walking off.

They all grumbled an incomprehensible reply, but he got the distinct impression that Luigi had said sarcastically, "Yes dad."

He got feeling that Mario had said something like, "Yeah, yeah, whatever."

He had thought he'd heard Wario grumble something like, "Stick a sock in it."

Waluigi, he could swear, said, "Why don't you a go crawl in a hole and join your ghost friends?" He just wasn't certain. Oh well. They had, had a hard night. They deserved a little slack.

The four wandered towards the mountains in silence, not saying a word to one another. It had begun to rain lightly, the sky darkening menacingly. They heard thunder in the distance and looked up at the looming formation of the darkened mountains. They felt suddenly chilled, but brushed it off as just nerves. After a moment, Wario asked, "Why would the general's go to the mountains? This a doesn't seem right."

"Waluigi and Luigi let a the mushroomcore bring them wherever it wanted, remember?" Mario asked. Luigi and Waluigi shot nervous glances at each other. The two drew closer together behind their brothers. It was falling apart. It didn't seem like it right now, but it was all falling apart.

"Did you?" Wario asked, looking back.

It would have normally been just chalked up to another stupid Wario question. They could have easily lied their way out of it. Maybe things would have gone on relatively peacefully for a while more. However, the two were caught off guard and froze, looking guilty. Mario and Wario instantly became suspicious.

"Luigi, you let it bring you on its own, right?" Mario asked, eyes hardening.

"Uh…" Luigi began.

Waluigi, though, didn't have the energy to think up a lie. "We a might have controlled it, a little."

Wario instantly demanded, "How much is a little!"

"The whole way," Luigi shyly admitted, with a bashful kick.

"Oh, and what a made you so sure they would be in the mountains?" Mario asked.

"W-well…" Luigi began.

"For crying out a loud, there are monsters every step of the way for one, just like the mushroomcore. They a would have left a trail like this behind them, and for two…" Waluigi began. However, now it was his turn to trail off.

"For two…?" Wario growled, teeth clenched and grinding in building fury. Mario looked just as angry. They knew what the answer would be. Waluigi and Luigi looked uncertainly at each other. Now was the moment of truth. It was now or never.

They swallowed, uncertain if they could win this, then Luigi replied, "We followed Waluigi's dream."

There it was, the admittance that their brother's had strictly forbid. The two prepared to defend themselves. "What!' Mario and Wario both yelled.

"You mean to say, we've a almost gotten killed over and over because you two were following a dream!" Wario demanded.

"We a haven't almost been killed that often," Waluigi grumbled.

"That's a it! We're a going back!" Mario declared.

"No way bro!" Luigi shot quickly, as he and Waluigi blocked Wario and Mario's retreat. "We're a almost there. It won't hurt to just look. Come on," Luigi continued to plead.

There was no room for that anymore. Mario and Wario had had it. Mario never replied, simply shoved Luigi backwards hard, making him fall back. Luigi looked up at his brother in shock, as did Waluigi. "Get a out of the way Luigi. We're a turning back," Mario stated.

"No we're not!" Waluigi barked, shoving Wario upwards.

"I'll a snap you like a twig if you don't move Walu!" Wario roared, shoving Waluigi back.

"We're not turning back. You two can go ahead, but Luigi and I are a going to keep on. We don't need you," Waluigi stated.

Luigi, with obvious hurt in his eyes, along with apology, rose, saying in a dead serious tone, "I'm a not going to follow you Mario. Not this time."

Mario and Wario, now furious, came closer together and got into fighting stances. "Oh no?" Mario asked, feeling for some reason angry at the statement.

"No," Waluigi said.

"We'll a see about that," Wario growled.

"Let's a go," Luigi and Waluigi retorted together, as they came together. Eyes flaming, Mario and Wario lunged with war cries!

They didn't know what the outcome would be, but they knew that they couldn't lose. The question was, did the two younger have even a remote chance of beating their older, more famous, more experienced brothers, in a fight? Waluigi and Luigi didn't dare think on it. They only focused on the battle.

Wario charged Waluigi quickly. Waluigi cried out in alarm and side rolled out of the way. Wario hit a tree and cried out in pain. Mario ran at Luigi, ready and willing to strike, but Luigi leapt over his head prompting Mario to trip. Luigi and Waluigi regrouped then charged their brother's. Waluigi leapt up and began to stomp Wario into the ground. Luigi jumped at Mario like a rocket, sending Mario into a rock. Luigi and Waluigi pulled back once more.

This time Mario and Wario were ready. They leapt up, scowling at their brothers, then rushed at them. This time Waluigi wasn't fast enough. Wario grabbed him around the waist and pulled off a pile driver. Waluigi was buried, for now. Mario grabbed Luigi's legs, while Luigi was distracted, and began to swing him around and around, Luigi crying out in terror. Finally Mario let his brother fly into a tree. Luigi groaned as he slid down. Mario and Wario joined up again. Mario grabbed a fire flower, Wario grabbed a seemingly floating rock. As soon as Luigi and Waluigi recovered they were attacked. Luigi had barely risen onto hands and knees when Mario let him have it with a barrage of fire balls. Luigi cried out, running around. Waluigi was hardly on his feet when Wario pulled a rock from the ground and threw it at him! Waluigi cried out in pain.

The two younger brother's staggered up, joining together. They wouldn't win like this. They needed some power-ups. They looked around. "Ah ha!" Luigi exclaimed, grabbing Waluigi's arm and pointing at two floating objects.

"Ah, oh yeah," Waluigi agreed. The two ran towards them.

Waluigi grabbed the wind water power-up and began to laugh, eyes glowing purple. Luigi seized the thunder lighting power-up and grinned victoriously. They turned on their brothers just as Mario and Wario were nearing them. Together the two younger let out their attacks. At the same time, Wario and Mario let out their own.

The four different powers collided epically! Light shone from them everywhere, none able to advance. Now it was a battle of wills. Luigi and Waluigi gritted their teeth, eyes of both glowing. Wario and Mario were desperately trying to keep it up. Luigi and Waluigi met each others eyes. They had to do this quick. A sudden switch. All at once they changed their targets, Waluigi spun on Mario as Luigi spun on Wario. Instantly Waluigi's water wind doused Mario's fire. Luigi's thunder hand obliterated the rock Wario was tossing, and then the powers left them.

Luigi and Waluigi didn't stick around to think on it. They looked at their shocked brother's, knew they would never beat them physically, then turned and ran towards the mountains, daring the other two to try and stop them. Mario and Wario raced after them, but Luigi and Waluigi were far ahead.

The two younger flew up the mountain at almost unnatural speeds, faster than ever before. Finally, after what seemed like forever, then broke from the forest and began the dangerous climb up the rocks. Moments later Mario and Wario broke through and looked after them. "Get a down from that cliff before you kill yourself Walu!" Wario ordered.

"No way!" Waluigi called back.

"Luigi, don't a make us come up there!" Mario yelled.

Luigi looked coldly back, angry at Mario and Wario for not believing them. Angry that they still didn't, even after all that happened, even so much as to attack them. "Sorry Mario!" he called back sincerely. He wasn't listening, not this time. Mario and Wario met each others eyes in a mix of anger and worry. Quickly they ran to the cliff and began to climb after their brother's.

Waluigi and Luigi finally scrambled onto a solid ledge, panting, though not hard. They looked around. "There!" Waluigi pointed, following instinct. Luigi nodded and followed him. All at once the ground seemed to give way under them! The two cried out in terror as they plunged down into the deep, but small, valley.

"Waluigi, do something!" Luigi exclaimed, knowing that if they hit, they'd die.

Waluigi cried out in terror then reached blindly out towards the cliff. He felt power surge through him and hoped that it was what he thought. "Grab my hand!" he called to Luigi. Luigi obeyed without argument. Waluigi summoned the power. All at once they stopped falling. Luigi finally dared to open his eyes. He looked down and gasped. They were almost to the bottom! He looked up and saw Waluigi swimming in the air that gave the illusion of water.

"Mama-Mia," Luigi sighed in relief.

Wario and Mario had reached the top, panting and gasping for breath, bent over and hardly able to stand straight. "Mama-Mia I a never knew those two could move like a that," Wario remarked.

"I a knew they were quick, but not that quick," Mario agreed.

"Over there, that's a the only way they would have gone," Wario declared, pointing towards a narrow path between two cliffs.

"Let's a go!" Mario said. The two elder hurried off. They squeezed their way, just barely, through the path, both of them nearly getting stuck more than once. Wario more so than Mario. "There's a the end," Mario declared, relieved. He made a last desperate surge for it. He was free. "Yes!' he exclaimed. That victory was cut short, though, when he realized he'd run out of trail! "Ya ha, ha, ha!" he cried as he fell. Wario had stopped, but Mario reached back, trying to save himself, and grabbed Wario's ankle, pulling his cousin with him.

Waluigi and Luigi heard the cries and looked up. "Wa, they caught us!" Waluigi asked in shock.

"Waluigi, they can't a float in the air too! You can't hold them!" Luigi exclaimed.

Waluigi suddenly caught on. He instantly cut off the wind water, letting he and Luigi drop safely to the bottom, then raced to a thorny flower he spotted. He picked it up and summoned thorny purple vines to entwine together, forming a safety net of sorts. As long as Wario and Mario weren't impaled by the thorns they'd be fine. They hit the net, and the vines strained under the combined weight, nearly touching the ground, but then flying back up, tossing the two into the air. When they hit it again, it was ready and held them still. The two elder stared down at their little brother's cold expressions in disbelief.

Waluigi looked around as Luigi said, "Did you a have a nice landing big bros?"

"Get a me out of here!" Mario begged. Waluigi, meanwhile, had spotted two one-up mushrooms. Something was telling him to take them, so he did, then he finished surveying their surroundings.

"Waluigi…" Luigi began, about to tell his cousin to let them down, but he cut off when he saw his cousin's expression.

Waluigi soon looked at him, saying, "Luigi, this is a where my first dream took place." Luigi gasped. Mario and Wario looked at him in shock.