A/N: After finishing my first exam and spending a great weekend with some friends, I'm back with a new chapter this time. I want to thank The-Black-Forest-Cake-Is-A-Lie, IceDragon64, RisingSonic17, nintendoscript15, and Geo64 for leaving a favorite/follow. I also appreciate Black-Forest-Cake, LightDusk16, Infinite's Ruby, Pikminfan, TAWOGfan2000, SleepingBeautyRocks, animegamefanatic, FireFlamerx9z, Golden Eye, Oderus, Ultimatejoseph135, and Alex Wells for reviewing.

An important note to mention is that I already have stuff planned for future plot points, meaning I can't take every single request into account. While I appreciate the suggestions, it might be complicated to add new ideas as we get further into the story. If I can find a way to implement them, then I might consider some revisions. I can't guarantee anything though.

Meanwhile, our ghostbusters took down five major bosses so far. Who will they come across this time? Will they get a new elevator button? And where's the lamb sauce?!

Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's get right into it!


Disclaimer: I bet you're all getting tired of seeing these, huh? Regardless, I don't own the rights to Mario or Luigi's Mansion.


Chapter 9: Hellen's Kitchen

It was a brand-new day... at night.

Considering how late they stayed up ghost-hunting, Luigi, Daisy, and Colombo slept in for nearly twelve hours before getting themselves refreshed. The plumber wore his secondary pair of overalls and green shirt while Daisy stayed in her current outfit since she left her suitcase near the lab. They spent some time with Professor E. Gadd, examining all of the ghosts they've captured so far. Once the sun went down, it was time to get back on track.

Going back to the elevator, Luigi watched the '2' button insert itself next to the '1'. Although they've technically used the Grand Lobby elevator on the second floor, they suspected a new button was somewhere on that level. Luigi had an inkling it was somewhere east of the Dressing Room and Storage Room since he wasn't able to explore that area. There was only one way to find out.


Location: 2F – Mezzanine

After he got off the elevator, the first thing Luigi did was approach a sign that blocked a door. He got rid of it with a Suction Shot, but he couldn't get through since the door was locked.

"Where are we going to find a key?" he wondered.

"Maybe we should look around the lobby," Daisy suggested.

As they did that, Colombo stayed behind as he smelled something from beyond. He went his own way and hopped through the wall, reaching the hallway on the other side. Conveniently, he was able to find a key in a potted plant. He figured the ghosts might have left it there so it would be impossible for Luigi to explore the east wing. The Polterpup grabbed the key and returned to the lobby, barking at the humans.

"I think Colombo found something!"

Luigi and Daisy hurried up the stairs and were surprised to find a key in his mouth. The plumber took it out and scratched his pet's head.

"Good boy," he praised.

"Arf!" Colombo immediately went back into the hallway as he was curious about what that odor was. Luigi and Daisy didn't waste any time as they followed him.

Several feet away, there was a dining cart blocking a door. Luigi realized that it was the reason why he couldn't access the east half of the Mezzanine. Various tools and food items were scattered on the carpet, including a piece of Emmental cheese that Colombo was sniffing. He happily grabbed it with his mouth and ran off to the room up north.

"The last thing I want Colombo to do is to eat something from the floor. He already dug through trash beforehand," Luigi sighed.

"Come on. Let's follow him," Daisy went after him.

Ignoring the other rooms, they went straight to the golden doors with the insignia of a fork and spoon. Pushing through, they entered the Restaurant with a check-in area and the dining tables to their right. Colombo was waiting nearby the coat rack. Crumbs of cheese were left in front of him as the aroma stunk up the place. But that wasn't the only food that smelled.

"Hmm... Fancy. Even in a haunted hotel, this looks chic," Daisy examined.

"Aww, Colombo. Don't tell me you ate that cheese."

Colombo couldn't help himself, and he replied with an enthusiastic bark. He turned around and went over to the long counter in the back. There was a variety of foods on display, except they weren't fake; everything was baked fresh. Colombo headed over to a basket of warm baguettes. He climbed on top and grabbed one from the pile. The dog went further down, passing a large plate of lobster, assorted fruits, more cheese, and delectable pies.

However, just before he was about to pass through the next wall, he paused when he spotted something to his right. Luigi and Daisy turned to see what he found. To their surprise, someone was sitting at a table in the back corner. It was an obese ghost with purple skin and a red sweater. He was in the middle of a huge buffet – currently devouring a dish of savory barbecue ribs – that he didn't even notice the ghost hunters.

"That's Mr. Luggs!" Luigi whispered.

"Yeesh, he's eating like a pig. He doesn't have any table manners!" Daisy scowled.

Colombo quickly hid underneath a table when he saw a Goob, a Greenie, and two Waiter ghosts carrying some more food to the ravenous ghost.

"More! More, I tell you! I'm not certainly full yet! In fact, I'm never satisfied! Give me every item on the menu, for crying out loud!" Mr. Luggs ordered.

The ghosts placed the dishes down and hurried back to the Kitchen to grab him more stuff. But at this rate, he was going to devour everything in stock. Mr. Luggs was so hungry that he was tempted to gobble up the table itself!

"Do you think we can sneak past him?" murmured Daisy as they tiptoed near the back table.

"Maybe. Just as long as we're quiet that we don't knock over any- OH!"

As soon as Luigi said that, he accidentally pushed a bottle of olive oil with his head. As it started to topple, he panicked and tried to save it from falling. But it slipped away and crashed onto the floor, creating a large spill.

"Crap."

Mr. Luggs was startled when he heard glass breaking. He usually gets ticked whenever people disturbed his feast. Narrowing his small, yellow eyes, he faced the culprit. The large ghost was surprised to see his face again.

"What the heck?! What are you doing here?! Are you trying to bother me from my dinner?!" Barbecue sauce flew off of his dirty lips.

Luigi began to stutter. "No, no, no! I-I was just... I was gonna... You see, I-"

"This is the second time you ruined my sixteen-course meal! All I want is to eat in peace!" he slammed his fists, causing the other plates to bounce. "Yet again, you're disturbing my beautiful moment!"

"Hey, back off, glutton mouth!" Daisy stepped in. "Maybe you should slow your roll because if you're gonna gag, neither of us is gonna give you the Heimlich maneuver!"

"In case you're blind, I'm eating over here! Waiters! I demand assistance!" Mr. Luggs grunted.

Everyone came rushing out to the dining room, wondering why their bloated guest was livid.

"You see those ridiculous goons?! They interrupted my buffet! I want them out of here! Gone! Banished! Whatever! Just get them out of my sight!"

"Pfft! You act like you're a VIP for this resort! At least Luigi was given an invitation as a VIP, and he actually has manners where he doesn't stuff food in his face!"

"Oh, what's gonna happen to me? Am I gonna blow up?" he taunted as he slid a whole burger down his gullet.

"No, it's worse. It's just gonna go right to your thighs. You could blow up, but you're already dead – on the inside and outside," the princess retorted.

"Daisy, can we please just catch them already?" Luigi wanted this awkward confrontation to end.

"Oh, right."

"Get them out of here, I say!" Mr. Luggs insisted.

As the ghosts tried to corner Daisy and Luigi against the table, the lonely Goob grabbed a pie, threatening to smash it into one of their faces. The Greenie took a fresh baguette, swinging it around like a baseball bat. The Waiters, ignoring their hospitable service, grabbed some empty plates and wielded them in their hands. They simultaneously tossed them like frisbees. Luigi pushed Daisy to the side as they narrowly evaded them. The china shattered as they hit the wall. Mr. Luggs remained seated as he watched the show unfold.

Luigi did a Burst near the Goob, making him drop the pie. After stunning him, he sucked the mischievous entity into the G-00's vacuum and hastily slammed him into the other tables. Luigi effectively knocked the first Waiter to trap him as well. Meanwhile, Daisy ran over to the other side where the Greenie and the second Waiter were. Hauling the long loaf of bread out of the former's hands, Daisy took control of her flashlight and vacuum to trap the Greenie. She was able to slam him into the Waiter who hid in the cheese pile. A flash and several slams later, Daisy won her half of the battle. Before the large glutton could react, he unexpectedly saw Colombo leap on top of his table, grabbing a boneless chicken and gulping it entirely. He even gave him a playful lick, to which he did not enjoy.

"Gah! Stupid dog!" Mr. Luggs banged his fists again. "My food's ruined even more!"

"Looks like feeding time is over, Tubby!" Daisy smirked.

"You think you're so smart, tomboy. And nobody calls me 'Tubby'! Take this!"

"Yikes!" Luigi saw a fireball fly out of his mouth. He ducked beneath a table, nearly getting burned.

Mr. Luggs continued his fiery onslaught, forcing Luigi, Daisy, and Colombo to disperse throughout the Restaurant. Nearly all the chairs and tables were both scorched and broken. Shattered china, napkins, and utensils littered the floor, too. Some of the food on the back table was blackened to hell, leaving a disgusting stench.

"Geez! When did this guy turn into Bowser?!" Daisy yelled at Luigi.

"Don't ask me how he can do it! Just keep running until he fatigues himself!"

"Not unless I burn you to a crisp first! I think I'm craving roast plumber!" Mr. Luggs aimed at the man repeatedly.

"D'oh!" Luigi yelped as he nearly tripped on some silverware. Colombo's barks kept irking the massive phantom, so he directed the fireballs at the Polterpup, too. Luckily, he turned invisible to avoid the sweltering projectiles.

Unlike the workout the humans were getting, Mr. Luggs was lazily stuck in the corner spot until he started wheezing heavily. Once Luigi realized he was at his weakest, he shined the Strobulb at Mr. Luggs. With Daisy by his side, they somehow pulled him out of his seat.

"ARGH! Let me... finish... MY FOOD!" he snarled while struggling to escape.

"C'mon, Daisy! We almost have him!" Luigi initiated a double slam with her.

"Urgh! He's ten times heavier than Petunia! Did he down some wonton soup or something?"

"GAH! If you don't let me finish my other courses, I'll hunt you down until I eat you whole!"

"How about you eat dust?!" Luigi remarked before they performed one last slam. It took a couple of seconds before Mr. Luggs' entire body barely squeezed inside the G-00.

"My God... I'm just gonna say that he was the worst ghost to slam," Daisy huffed.

"Yeah. He was pretty hard to suck him up with the 3000, too. But at least everything's clear."

Colombo was about to rejoin the humans until he smelled something new. Except, the distinct odor wasn't very inviting. Sniffing around, he looked through a circular window of the door that led to the adjacent room. There was a large amount of smoke forming inside.

"Arf! Arf!"

"What is it, boy?" Luigi saw Polterpup point at the door. "Oh, wow. Someone's cooking up a storm."

"You think someone ruined a roast in an oven or something?" Daisy quipped.

Luigi just shook his head. "I don't see an elevator button here, so we have to keep searching."

The trio slowly entered the Kitchen and was met with a massive smoke cloud. Luigi couldn't help but cough violently, and his eyes started to tear up. But he had a feeling someone was beyond the foggy barrier.

"NO! That's not how you're supposed to cook fish! It's raw!" an irate voice boomed.

"How can we see through this smoke?" Daisy wondered.

"I'm more worried about who said that," Luigi shivered.

"What do you mean you don't know where the lamb sauce is?! I told you where every single ingredient is, but you're too incompetent to remember, you freakin' donkey!"

Out of nowhere, a spoon was hurled towards Luigi, and it hit him square on the nose.

"Ow!" Luigi soon muttered a curse word in Italian.

"Are you alright?" Daisy was concerned.

"Ugh, I will after the pain subdues," he rubbed his nose.

"Where's the lamb sauce?!" the voice roared. A ghostly shriek was the only reply.

"Luigi," Professor E. Gadd chimed in, "it looks like you'll need to vacuum up the smoke to clear the area! It's not safe if you try to move forward with that thick wall in the way. Daisy, you should help, too. You'll need more than one person to handle this job!"

"If you say so. You good, Daisy?"

"I heard him loud and clear! Let's go!"

They aimed their nozzles high in the air and sucked up the gigantic smoke storm. The Kitchen became clear, revealing a gold-skinned ghost with a chef's uniform, a ragged mustache, and a green aura surrounding him. On both sides of him, two Goobs were struggling to fry some fish on their oily pans.

"Make sure the salmon is perfectly cooked! If I see any pink in that fish by the time you're done, I will fire you before you could even start one in this place! You've already burned a batch earlier! And-"

The chef and the Goobs paused when they saw the plumber and princess vacuuming the smoke.

"Hey!" he made them jump. "What are you doing here?!"

"Baking a cake for 4 ½ years," Daisy replied sarcastically. "What does it look like we're doing?"

"Um... Excuse me, mister..." Luigi hesitated.

"The name is Chef Soulfflé, and you will address me by that name! I ask you again, what are you doing in my kitchen?!"

"Isn't this technically Hellen Gravely's since she owns this hotel?"

"I wasn't speaking at you, missy! For the record, I'm the head chef here, so it's mine!"

"Rude," she scoffed to herself.

"As for you, the scared-looking freak in green, answer my question! Why are you here?!"

"U-Uh..."

"I don't have time to deal with people stammering. Either find the words to spit out of your mouth, or I'll force you to screw off out of here!"

"We're only looking for an elevator button!" Daisy gave him a straightforward answer. "You happy now?"

"I'll be ecstatic if you leave! Goobs, shut down your cooking. Oust these vile intruders!"

The blue ghosts did what they were told, sliding their raw fish off their pans. Chef Soulfflé grabbed a large pan of his own as a weapon.

"Daisy, run!" Luigi cried out.

While the Goobs shielded their faces, the chef spun around the stove as he chased the ghost hunters. Daisy ran in one direction with Luigi following behind. She immediately stopped when she was surrounded by the Goobs. However, Luigi was able to use a Suction Shot on the pan and destroy them with a Slam. Colombo made the other drop his weapon by spooking him with a loud bark. Daisy took advantage by sucking their tails and slammed them onto the counter.

Meanwhile, Luigi quickly did a Burst when Soulfflé approached them. He shot another plunger and destroyed the chef's pan before stunning him with the Strobulb. Daisy and Luigi had their own respective battles with the ghosts. The princess was capable of dealing with both Goobs to make things easier.

"Ha! Now those ghouls are out of a job!"

"Grr! You'll pay for that!" the chef growled as he escaped Luigi's vacuum.

He started flinging slimy fish at his enemies. The princess tried to sneak near him and used her flashlight, but he blocked the light with a new pan. Luigi looked around and saw several watermelons and pumpkins lying on the floor. In retaliation, Luigi sucked up a pumpkin and shot it at the chef. After getting hit, Daisy saw an open chance to flash him. Her sneakers slid against the tiled floor as she tried to drain more of his health. Luigi soon joined her to complete another double slam. The chef's lower half was stuck in the Poltergust 5000.

"Yargh! You can't stop me! My restaurant boasts five-star service!" Soulfflé waved his pan around.

"And your attitude earns you a one in my review. We're shutting this kitchen down!" Daisy sneered.

"NO!"

Daisy pressed the button on her vacuum to completely trap the chef inside. Several fishes ejected out of the nozzle, sickening Luigi. Moments later, the Poltergust shook before a brand-new elevator button flew out and landed on the edge of the sink. Colombo gave the princess and the plumber an enthusiastic yap.

"Phew, glad that's over with," Luigi took off his cap, running a hand through the cowlicks of his auburn hair. He was about to grab the button off the sink, but he got spooked when a random mouse popped out of the drain. "YEEK!"

"What's wrong?"

Luigi fell backward into a puddle of water. Groaning from the damp stain on his overalls, he saw the rodent grab it with his mouth before swallowing it whole. Colombo saw this and tried to stop the rat, but it scurried past everyone.

"Ruff!" he angrily barked at the hole the mouse escaped through. He returned to the Restaurant to chase it.

"Oh, man! You've got to be kidding me!" Luigi moaned.

Daisy helped him off the wet floor. "You weren't the only one who saw that. Soulfflé says that he's gotten five stars for his restaurant. Please! If a health inspector was here, he would promptly close this place after seeing a single rat! Personally, I would change my rating to zero stars!"

"Let's not get off-topic here, fellers," E. Gadd called them. "While you have managed to capture Mr. Luggs and the head chef, you have to get the button back from that pest, posthaste!"

"Right. Colombo went ahead of us, so we should catch up to him!"

As they backtracked to the dining area, Colombo was sniffing at a small aperture directly below the cheese platter. Then, he had an idea. Grabbing one of the slices, Colombo placed it in front of the mouse hole. The rodent who ate the button fell for the bait. Its whiskers fluttered at the delightful aroma, and the rat began munching small bites around the cheese. Luigi tiptoed lightly to sneak behind and charged his flashlight. The rat barely heard his footsteps from behind but was too late to run away as it got stunned by the bright light.

"Got it!"

The elevator button landed on the counter in front of Daisy. But before she could grab it, a new mouse scuttered over and swallowed it whole, too!

"Hey! Get back here!" she tried to flash the dirty rat. Unfortunately, she was too late as it ran past Colombo and Luigi. The Polterpup got frustrated and ran ahead of the humans.

"You've got to be kidding me," Luigi slapped a hand on his forehead.

"That's quite a shame," pitied E. Gadd. "Those rats are really getting on my nerves."

"How do you think we feel?" Daisy retorted. "We're the ones chasing them! You're just sitting comfortably in the lab!"

"Don't worry about me! I'm safe and sound from them." His comment made Luigi roll his eyes. "Only if you need to, be sure to check the map on the Virtual Boo so you don't get lost! He's gotta be around you."

"Did you assume the rat's gender?"

"That's not important at the moment. Hurry on!"

"I suspect the rat would stay on the second floor," Luigi brought out the goggles. "We'll have to check every room, I suppose."

He figured this would be just as time-consuming, similar to when he had to chase Polterpup in Evershade Valley. But at least Colombo was playful and energetic. Rats were disgusting and probably infectious. He'd rather hunt down Polterpup a billion times through a freaky mansion than chase a rat once or twice.

But he can't let Mario, Peach, and the others down all because of a stupid, creepy rodent. He had dealt with worse.

With Daisy walking behind him, they saw Colombo from a distance. He was sniffing at some cheese crumbs in the middle of the hallway. It led to a hole in the adjacent room on the right. Thanks to the VB's data, Luigi learned that there was an Entertainment Room south of the nearby bathrooms. Colombo hopped through the wall before they caught up to him. The room boasted a pool table, a dartboard, a chess set, some sitting areas, and a framed pig with its... rear end sticking out. The mouse squeezed in between the lockers against the back wall. Luigi was about to head over there until he saw a billiard ball thrown at the wall.

"Daisy, p-please tell me you threw that..." he shuddered.

"I would lie to keep you from being frightened, but that wasn't me."

Colombo turned around and barked when he saw the 8-ball hover in midair. Luigi held in a gasp when he saw a blue Hider surface in front of him. Another ghost showed up beside him. It was an orange variant known as an Oozer who behaves similarly like the Hider, except he looked more aggressive. The Oozer was tossing the 8-ball in his right hand, sneering at the plumber. He held his arm back before chucking the object at his face. Luigi was unable to dodge the flying projectile.

"GAH!"

"Luigi!" Daisy rushed to his side.

Colombo wasn't thrilled when his owner got hurt again. Showing his teeth, he hopped onto the table and pounced on the Oozer. While the orange ghoul was down, the Hider picked up a striped ball and hurled it at the ghost hunters. Daisy barely dodged the attack while protecting Luigi's head in her arms. The Polterpup yelped as he needed assistance.

"Sorry, Luigi. We'll have to deal with your injury later!"

The green plumber didn't complain as he tried to ignore the pain. The Oozer escaped Colombo and floated back to the billiards table. He threw the 7 and 14-balls at them. Luigi nearly got hit again, but he was able to duck and roll onto the floor. Although he was vulnerable, the Oozer focused on him, allowing Daisy to sneak around the table. She flashed the Strobulb on her Poltergust and surprised the Oozer. She dragged the hostile ghost to the back corner, slamming him into a nearby cabinet. After a successful capture, the Hider appeared from one of the table's pockets, taunting the trio. He continued to tease them by popping out of the other pockets moments before Luigi or Daisy could stun him.

After a while, the Hider stopped appearing from inside the pool table. Colombo got up and sniffed the pockets, figuring out where the Hider was located. When he checked one of the corners, he directed Luigi to check inside. The man dug his hand inside, revealing the Hider who blew a raspberry at him.

At least he didn't hurl another ball at his face, or he would've had a third bruise.

Luigi did a quick flash with the Strobulb and got a hold of the tail. He only had to slam him once before he trapped the ghost inside the G-00. The lights were back on while the paranormal gates vanished.

"Are you okay, Luigi?" Daisy went back to check on her partner. Colombo also approached him with concern.

"Ugh... This is the second night I've spent at this hotel, and I've already taken a spoon and ball to the face. At this point, that sword up there might as well impale me through my overalls or something."

Unexpectedly, the sword on the wall mantel started shaking. A second Oozer wriggled the weapon off before wielding it in his hands, aiming the sharp blade at the plumber who gawked with wide eyes.

"I didn't mean it literally!" he swiftly darted to the side, pulling Daisy's hand.

Both of them barely evaded the Oozer who stabbed the sword right into the wall. He struggled to get the blade out. The princess took advantage of his mistake and dazed the spirit. A few seconds later, she sucked up the Oozer into the 5000.

"I swear to Grambi, this hotel is going to be the death of me," Luigi sighed.

"Believe me, I totally understand why you're so stressed," E. Gadd mentioned on the mic. "It's been nothing but a series of unfortunate events with all the ghosts trying to harm you."

Luigi's eyes narrowed as he stared aimlessly at the brim of his hat. "Thanks for reminding me, Professor."

"Psst! Luigi! Colombo thinks the rat is still hiding back there. Or maybe it snuck inside one of the lockers," Daisy pointed out as the pooch sniffed through the cracks. "I think you should use a Suction Shot to pull them out from the wall."

"But what if it tries to escape again?"

"I got my Strobulb ready. I'll make sure I won't miss. Do you trust me?"

Just from the look on her face, he could sense a lot of spunk in her blue eyes. Her smile was also uplifting, adding an extra bit of confidence. After all, Daisy had never let Luigi down in their adventure thus far. If she knew what she was saying, he had to trust her even if his mind neglected it. Instead, it's what his heart followed. Daisy wasn't the kind of person to give up that easily. With her aid, he felt reassured. Luigi soon gave her a nod.

"Yes. I trust you."

Daisy widened her smirk. "I'm ready when you are."

Colombo stepped back to give Luigi some space. The mustached hero fired a plunger at the leftmost locker. Pulling back on the rope, he slammed the cubby onto the floor. Several gold bars and bills flew out from the debris. Luigi tried the middle locker, but there was nothing besides a hidden stack of money in the wall. As he took over the third locker, he gave it a hard slam. To their surprise, the mouse fell out of the broken metal scraps. Daisy was one step ahead by flashing the light instantly, killing the critter before it could flee yet again.

"Ha! Talk about good reaction timing!"

"I'll say. I'm glad you managed to stop it. Now I hope it won't get stolen by another rat."

"You better grab it quickly before that happens."

Luigi nodded and ran over to the '4' button that landed on one of the chairs. He was a bit disgusted considering it was swallowed by two mice. Albeit, it could've been worse, so he was somewhat grateful for that.

"Fantastic work!" E. Gadd congratulated. "Now that the button is secured, you can head on over to the elevator and move forward. Or rather upward, heh heh."

"Guess we're moving onto the fourth floor," said Daisy. "I wonder what will be there."

"The elevator tracker should tell us once we install this button. You ready to go back?"

"Sure am!"

"Arf!" Colombo didn't waste any time as he ran out of the Entertainment Room. Luigi had to chuckle at his reaction while Daisy went after the spectral canine.

However, he was apprehensive on the inside. Besides Daisy and the professor, he hasn't run into anyone else. His friends were still trapped in paintings, and he was unsure if King Boo or Hellen had anything worse planned for them. Mario, Peach, and the Toads didn't have any freedom to move, so the only major downside was being frozen from their imprisonment. Then again, King Boo was not like Bowser. The ghost ruler was far more unpredictable, especially since he has invisibility powers. He could take a second blink, then all of a sudden, King Boo could materialize out of thin air and immediately kidnap him, Daisy, or Colombo in a portrait. Or he could break a boundary and kill Mario by destroying the painting.

Any sort of horrific thoughts made him tremble as he felt shivers going up and down his spine. Unless that was the Goo vibrating within the Poltergust again.

Shaking his head, he promptly returned to the Grand Lobby where the others awaited him.

END OF CHAPTER


Adding Mr. Luggs into the Restaurant made too much sense for me to not pass up the opportunity. His appearance compensates for the fact that I didn't include that many generic ghosts in the fight. The Waiters were from the first game as their only purpose was to feed 'The Glutton'. I could've added a Gobber from Dark Moon, but I decided against it. The same goes for using major profanity that would make this fanfic rated 'T'. (This is what happens when you watch compilations of Gordon Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen.) I'll keep it mild for now. Unless everyone doesn't care, the rating will likely remain the same.

I included the rat chase after the fight with Chef Soulfflé because I thought it would be too short of a chapter if I left it separately. Plus, I excluded the Bathroom scene where he found all those mice piled up in the toilet. It felt tedious and gross to write that out, and Luigi could've gotten the stupid mouse back in the Entertainment Room if it weren't for plot inconvenience.

Anyway, next time on Hotel Horror, Luigi and his friends will watch a performance that might not be worth a curtain call. If anything, they'll have to outsmart another duo of Portrait Ghosts in 4F – The Great Stage. Leave a favorite/follow to catch up on new uploads. Review down below to let me know what you think of this chapter. Until then, I'll see you all in the next one! This is TGN, signing off.