5 years later
"Princess?"
"What is it, Toadsworth?"
"Today is the five year anniversary, isn´t it?"
"Yes, it actually is."
"Will we go now?"
"How can you say that with a smile like that? It´s the anniversary of their death."
"No, it´s the anniversary of their sacrifice. They saved everyone and died in the process. You need to work on your outlook on life."
I sigh. "I think you have a point. Let´s go."
We´re at the graveyard now. I can´t do anything but be happy that I knew them. That I knew the Mario Bros. But we´re still waiting for someone. Mario, I still love you.
"I hope I´m not ruining the mood."
"No, we´ve been waiting for you, Daisy."
"Wouldn´t be the same without me, would it?" She grins.
"Yes, it would be boring without you crying after Luigi."
"No, we can´t change the past. They´re dead, that´s it."
"You´ve matured."
"Princesses, I´ll leave you two alone, if that´s alright with you."
"Thanks, Toadsworth."
We both don´t say a thing. But Daisy later decides to break the silence. "You know, I like the statue you build for them."
"I think they´re the least we could´ve done for them. They´re our heroes."
"Speaking of what they did, how are your relations with the Koopa Republic? I was told they kept the Koopa in the name to remember their past."
"It´s pretty good. If I´m honest, I don´t really care."
"Oh, there´s something else I wanted to ask you. Will you finally tell me what Mario wrote you?"
"I told you, it´s next to nothing."
"But I want to know the details!"
"Fine."
Hey, Peach.
I hope you get to read this. Right now, I´m dying. But I also killed King Koopa. So, I won. I´m sorry that I can´t keep my other promise to spend more time with you. I´ll see you in the afterlife, I guess. Tell Daisy that I´m sorry I couldn´t protect Luigi for her. I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart.
Mario
I wake up and find myself in a hospital bed. There are people waiting for me around the bed. Luigi, dad, king Toadstool. Wait, what?
"Y-you´re alive?"
"Weird words to wake up with." Luigi is the same as always.
"Mario!" Dad hugs me.
"Mario, are you alright?"
"I think I am. What happened?"
"Well, you died in that dream and woke up from it, just like the three of us did."
"D-dream?"
"Yes, as we were in the castle, there was an explosion that knocked us all out. Even Peach and Daisy over there." Luigi points at the beds next to me. As they said, Peach and Daisy lye in there. They´re either asleep or in a coma like I´ve been.
"Wait, you´re telling me we all were knocked out and had the same dream."
"Yes, and once we died, we woke up."
"Wait, that reminds me of something. From time to time I had headaches with voices talking. Could it have been you, dad."
"I think it was. We tried to channel you. But it´s over! You´ve awakened."
"Yes. And now, we need to save those two." I look at the princesses.
