The room was still completely dark, as the ominous figure watched all of the activities of his army. A lone Eggplantman walked into the room, rubbing his hands together as he gulped.
"Sir, we have reports of a trio of do gooders heading straight for Central City... already our men have been taken out." The Eggplantman stated as he gulped.
The ominous figure sighed as he tapped his fingers on his right shoulder pad, only his purple arm visible. "Hmm... this is conflicting. Have you gotten their identify?"
The Eggplantman nodded frantically. "We have, sir. The leader seems to be a tall, lanky man in purple..."
The ominous figure moved his right arm closer to the Eggplantman. "That does sound interesting. Send all of your men in Central City towards the western gates."
The Eggplantman saluted. "I shall do it quickly, your majesty!" And with that, he ran out of the room.
The ominous figure chuckled as he focused his attention on the tv screens focusing on the jungle. "So, Waluigi... you're attempting to stage a rescue, huh? We'll see how much you can handle my assault of Eggplantmen... fufufufufufu..."
Waluigi, Petey Piranha, and Gooper Blooper were at the exit of the Juicy Jingle, having thwarted many of the creatures that dwell within the shadows. Upon arriving, they noticed nothing but darkness beyond the gates, of which raised Waluigi's interest as he approached it.
Gooper noticed the golden plaque on the left brick pillar holding the gate together, wincing his eyes to read it. "Beyond here lies the road to Central City. All who have no business there, please turn back now."
Waluigi scoffed as he kicked the gates open. "Pah! We don't need to be bound by these stupid rules! We're on an adventure!"
Petey rubbed the back of his head. "I don't know, Wall... there may be something in there that could be quite dangerous."
Waluigi folded his arms as he eyed Petey suspiciously. "So you rather stay here in the damp, dark jungle where it rains and every single moving thing attempts to rip you to shreds."
Gooper raised his rear right tentacle up. "You got me there. Let's go."
Petey was silenced, as he simply nodded in agreement. Without anymore words, the trio carefully entered into the darkness that waited them beyond the gate, disappearing as the gates closed shut automatically.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, Princess Daisy sighed, still tied up and having failed at trying to escape from her kidnapper, which was the white-colored green stripped machine. Daisy looked down, sighing as she shook her head.
"Hey, you think we could stop at a bathroom soon?" Daisy asked as she felt her stomach grumble angrily, "Because I gotta go... those breakfast burritoes are starting to haunt me..."
The machine ignored her as it continued moving fast amongst the white puffy clouds, slowly heading towards the boundary between the atmosphere of the planet and outer space.
Waluigi, Petey Piranha, and Gooper Blooper continued trekking through the completely pitch black tunnel, which led to the city.
"It's kinda dark." Petey mumbled as he rubbed the back of his head.
Waluigi scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "Gee, you think?"
"How long do you think it will take us to get there?" Gooper asked curiusly.
Waluigi sighed as he wrapped his arms around the back of his head. "Hopefully not long enough... my legs are already sore from going through this stupid jungle..."
Gooper's eyes widened, as he heard the sound of cars honking, people chatting, and loud advertising billboards. "We must be close. I'm hearing traffic."
Petey placed his big leafy hands on his hips. "Traffic? As in how many hits this fanfic gets?"
Waluigi and Gooper briefly paused, turning to Petey to glare at him oddly.
"...Sometimes, I have no idea what you're babbling about, Petey." Gooper asked as he folded his rear tentacles, shaking his head.
Waluigi raised his right hand. "Shhh... I hear cars... and people! And..." He had a disgusted look on his face as he began fanning himself with his right hand. "Euck... we're near the city, all right."
"That's a good thing, isn't it?" Petey asked as he tilted his head to the right.
Waluigi slapped Petey across his stomach. "Of course, genius! Now come on, let's go! We're delaying our arrival just chatting it up!"
Waluigi exited the dark tunnel first, heading out into the light. He dropped his jaw in disbelief as he looked up, to see a vast sea of skyscrapers sprawling all in front of him. He was literally left speechless as Petey and Gooper also emerged, both of the two also in awe at the huge scale of the city's majestic appearance.
"Look at all of these buildings!" Petey Piranha exclaimed as he pointed at them.
Gooper Bloopr folded all of his tentacle arms together. "This is simply amazing... I have never seen so many buildings all in great scope before..."
"What about Ricco Harbor?" Petey commented as he tilted his head to the right.
Gooper eyed Petey, shaking his head as he sighed. "It's called a harbor for a reason, Petey. It's not much of a city."
Petey moved his big leafy hands about. "Yeah, but there were plenty of buildings nearby-"
"That's besides the point!" Waluigi exclaimed as he tossed his hands about. "The fact is, we're in Central City! I'm positive that we'll get all the answers we're looking for!"
Waluigi began marching northward into the city streets, turning around to see that Petey and Gooper dropped their arms, quite shocked.
"Waluigi, you know of this place?" Gooper asked as he rubbed his chin with his right front tentacle.
Waluigi began nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "Look, I don't want to elaborate, but... I have quite a lot of history here."
Petey and Gooper glanced at each other, then back at Waluigi.
"A lot of history, hmmm?" Gooper asked, narrowing his eyes.
Waluigi scoffed as he flipped the back of his left hand at Gooper. "Peh! What do you want to know, anyway? It's not that interesting..." He then muttered to himself as he turned around, walking forward as he placed his hands in his overall pockets.
Petey turned to Gooper, moving his big leafy hands in motion. "Should we ask him?"
Gooper patted Petey on the head, telling him as they began to follow Waluigi, "Maybe later. Right now, we should get all the information we can get our hands on..."
Petey and Gooper ran after Waluigi, not wanting to be left behind in the huge metropolis.
Waluigi led the way, passing by the many different beings populating the city streets. Petey Piranha and Gooper Blooper were catching up, pushing aside the unknown citizens that were in their way. Waluigi then tripped over the sidewalk, landing flat on his face on the concrete of the street. He got up, shaking his head as he growled.
"That didn't go as planned... or as I liked..." He stated, shaking his head and adjusting his purple cap. "Well, at least it couldn't get worse..."
Suddenly, a yellow taxi zoomed right past Waluigi, running over a puddle, which caused Waluigi to be completely soaked. Waluigi dropped his arms down as his eyes were covered by his drenched hat. Petey and Gooper arrived, surprised to see Waluigi completely soaked.
"Whoa! You sure got drenched!" Petey exclaimed as he pointed at Waluigi.
Waluigi groaned as he shook his hands, looking down at his damp clothes. "Yeah, I got a taste of the city... bleh."
Gooper shook is head as he shrugged with his rear tentacles. "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be fine. You just need to dry off." He then gave Waluigi a pink towel with his front left tentacle.
Waluigi wiped his face with the pink towel, using it to dry off the rest of his body. He then tossed the towel behind him, sighing as he placed his hands on his hips. "Well, this went pleasant. Come on, let's go... we gotta make through this city as quick as possible... it's easy to get lost here..."
As Waluigi was about to make a move, he heard a familiar high pitch cry. Waluigi rubbed the back of his head as he looked around, wondering where the shout came from. Suddenly, much to Waluigi's surprise, Toadette tightly hugged Waluigi, rubbing her face in his stomach. Waluigi gawked in surprise as Petey and Gooper looked at each other.
"Oh Waluigi, I knew I would find you here!" Toadette exclaimed with joy as she hugged tighter.
Waluigi was struggling to breathe, pushing Toadette off of him. "What! Toadette, what are you doing here?"
Toadette giggled as she placed her hands behind her back. "Me and my friend Nikki got blasted, remember? It was luck that we landed in the city!"
"My... this is quite a surprise!" Petey exclaimed as he opened his gigantic mouth.
Gooper nodded in agreement, folding his rear tentacles. "I'll say. Who would have seen this coming?"
Waluigi got an idea, rubbing his chin as he pointed at Toadette with his left hand. "Now that you put it, maybe you can help me out more now that you're with me."
Toadette gasped as she moved her arms about. "Oh, I would love to Wally, but I decided to do some shopping with Nikki since I'm here!" She glanced past Waluigi, looking at Petey Piranha and Gooper Blooper. "And hey, since Petey and Gooper are here, maybe they can help!"
Gooper's eyes widened as he waved his front tentacles at Toadette. "Now hold on... we're traveling with Waluigi. We got no time to stop and shop."
Petey nodded, moving his left leafy hand. "Yeah. Otherwise, we would have to stop and swap objectives!"
Everyone stared awklwardly ar Petey, who merely shrugged as the reference when above everyone's heads. Gooper placed his right rear tentacle on his face, sighing as he shook his head.
Waluigi groaned as he folded his arms in annoyance, lowering his eyes. "Anyway, you're not as much help as I would like. Can you at least tell me where to go to get through the city the quickest?"
Toadette raised her right hand. "Ooh, ooh! Maybe you should go see the master robot. I'm sure he'll help you out on your adventure!"
"Master... Robot?" Waluigi remarked as he scratched his head in confusion, staring at Toadette. "What are you blabbering about?"
Toadette giggled as she began hopping up and down. "Just go to the museum! You'll be able to get plenty of answers there!"
It was then that Nikki, the blue colored Noki with a bluish bandanna and a blonde ponytail, ran right up to the trio. She clasped her hands together. "Toadette, there you are!"
Toadette turned around, giving Nikki a high five. "Sorry about stalling, Nikki! I was talking to Waluigi!"
"Well, let's get shopping! We're not getting any younger!" Nikki replied in a chipper tone as she was feeling lively.
"Right! Good luck, Waluigi!" Toadette said as she jumped into Waluigi's arms, kissing him on the nose as she jumped down, grabbing both Petey and Gooper by the arms. "Come on boys, enjoy the city life for once!"
"Hey, wait a minute!" Gooper exclaimed as all of his tentacles were held together by Toadette.
Petey was just as baffled, his right hand held by Toadette. "Where are we going?"
"Come on, it'll be fun!" Nikki exclaimed as she danced around with joy.
Toadette giggled, glancing back at Petey and Gooper with a wink. "Yeah, we got a whole day ahead of us!"
Toadette and Nikki turned on the left corner, disappearing behind the building with Petey Piranha and Gooper Blooper. A wind blew from the north, with Waluigi standing on the sidewalk by himself, his arms flailing by the sides.
"They left me. They took Petey and Gooper, and they left me. How am I suppose to get Daisy now?" Waluigi muttered, shaking his head as he turned around, heading eastward towards the center of the city.
Waluigi has spent more than an hour in the concrete jungle that is Central City, and already he has gotten the hang on maneuvering around the buildings. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, and then landing on the sidewalk, he balanced himself, his arms out. "Oh, this isn't too bad. It's a populated city, but at least I know how to handle myself..."
"Help, help!" Cried out an old, white lady, who was using a walker.
"Already?" Waluigi commented as he folded his arms, sighing of annoyance. "I didn't think this place could have so much trouble, but apparently, there it is, calling for me!" He ran towards the old lady, attempting to help her as he reached out with his right hand. "Pardon me miss, but-"
"Eeep! A creepy old man with a hideous face!" The old lady exclaimed in horror, her face having a horrified expression.
Waluigi was insulted, pulling back his right hand. "Hey! That's not the way I would expect a welcome..."
The old lady took out her purple purse hitting Waluigi with it. "Get away! Shoo!"
Waluigi ran across the street, getting as far away from the old lady as possible. He placed his hands on his knees, panting as he angrily glanced behind him at the old woman. "Weeh... that moron will get what's coming to her." Just as he said that, he watched as the old woman attempted to cross the street, only to get hit by a speeding taxi. He smirked, chuckling. "Well then, looks like my luck is starting to change."
Just as Waluigi stated that, the entire street was suddenly flooded with purple ooze. Waluigi gasped as he poked his head out from the ooze, which was covering blocks with its poisonous flow. Waluigi climbed onto one of the buildings nearby, holding on tightly a he glanced down, to see the ooze rising. Gawking, Waluigi climbed up faster, managing to make it onto the top of the building, which was fifty stories tall. Waluigi rubbed the back of his head with his right hand as he watched the ooze rise higher and higher.
"Sheesh, I didn't expect this when I was exploring the streets," Waluigi commented as he heard a deep pitched male laughter. Waluigi turned around, looking up at the clear blue sky, to see a familiar sight. "That can't be..."
The dark figure was using a purple and black glider, looking down and pointing as he continued laughing, "Ha ha! I finally found you! My no good boss of mine!"
Waluigi's left eye twitched. "No good boss? The only one who fits that description is..." Before he could finish, Waluigi got bombarded by several bombs, forcing him to head westward as he jumped from rooftop to rooftop, with the dark figure following his trail. Waluigi jumped off the building, crashing into the wall of a taller building, flopping downwards toward the purple ooze, which was still rising. A bomb was tossed down, the explosion propelling Waluigi into the air. Waluigi screamed as he landed flat on his face on the rooftop of the one hundred and eleventy first story building, getting up and shaking his head as he turned around, spotting the dark figure getting closer. Waluigi dropped his jaw in disbelief as he recognized who the dark figure was.
