Luigi was shaking with his flashlight. Nervous? Very. He was entering yet another mansion to find a medical lady, most probably. "Uhuuuuhuuh.." Luigi was quivering with his breath. He quickly dived in the mansion and waved his flashlight all around the dark corridors. "Hello?!" He veered left and right with his flashlight as he slowly kept walking down the seemingly endless corridor.
Swing, swing, to his left... Just more Japanese-mansion walls with various tree symbols.
Swing, swing, to his right. More of the same walls. Walls everywhere. Luigi was thankful he was Italian and not indeed in fact a Mexican.
Swing, swing, to his back. A pair of red eyes. Moving on.
...
He paused.
Red eyes?
"WAUGH!" He whipped his flashlight to the now lit figure. Red eyes, very long purple hair, and what most resembled a schoolgirl outfit... but Luigi took in the most important factor he found... Bunny ears. Full-fledged bunny ears. Luigi just eyed the figure below.
"Can I... help you? Or are you just here to intrude?"
Luigi was just baffled by a rabbit of all things.
"My name's Reisen. I'm a moon rabbit. Now, like I said, can I help you?"
"Hmm." Luigi thought. "You got a light switch in here? I needed to find Eirin."
Within a click, the lights came on. It was rather dim, giving Luigi a cozy feeling if anything.
Reisen turned back to Luigi, an annoyed expression plastered on her face. "Why would you want to visit her?"
"Fine, fine, you want the truth? I got hit with danmaku. Bam. Boom. There. I said it."
"Oh.. I suppose that is bad, but why should I trust you and that strange device on your back?" She pointed to the Poltergust G-00.
"...I haven't busted out a move yet, have I?" Luigi shrugged. Reisen slowly figured it out.
"Ah. Right. Eirin's room is right this way." She pointed to the door on the left. There was a little hook in which Luigi should slide open.
"Thank you very much." He turned back to Reisen who was doing her duties in Eientei. "Ah." He slid open the door. "Pardon the intrus-"
He was met with a black-hair woman with a pink shirt and a red dress. Staring directly at him with murderous and malicious intent while still having a smug little grin on her face.
If Luigi could, he could change his overalls from blue to brown... because he was that terrified. Mix in some yellow in there and he's all good to go. There was silence between the two before the woman figure slightly stepped back. "Oh, I am sorry. I didn't expect someone else to be here. I just expected that immortal phoenix to appear and attempt to challenge me again."
"A-uh..." Luigi stuttered.
"Ah, right. My name. It's Kaguya. Moon princess. How did you get here?"
"...from said phoenix." Luigi shifted his eyes.
"If you're going back out, tell her we don't allow animals at our doorstep."
Luigi felt that insult go straight into his heart. Sure, he only knew Mokou for about a single day, but for Kaguya to treat her as an ANIMAL was just downright inhuman. Luigi, for many years had poured his heart into his diary about being overshadowed by his less-than-skinny brother, but he cared for Mario. He cared. Kaguya here, on the other hand... She shows no mercy for Mokou. Now Luigi could see the reasoning behind Mokou's hatred for Kaguya.
"N-no.. I need danmaku healing."
"Eeeeiriiiiin!" Kaguya called out.
"I'm still in this room." Another female called out. "Don't forget." The figure stood up. She had grey eyes, silver, braided hair, and red & blue clothing split straight down the middle.
"Ah, right, sorry."
"It's fine. It's fine." The figure known as Eirin stood up and walked over to Luigi. "Hmm... A male in Gensokyo. You don't get very much of those that aren't just the typical humans..."
"There are males in Gensokyo?" Luigi tilted his head. "Come again?"
"You won't see them much unless you've been to the Human Village-"
"I haven't."
"Then no, you won't see much unless you go there." Eirin shook her head dismissively. "Anyway, what's your medical problem?"
Luigi opened up his overalls and shirt, showing his bare stomach area. Bloody and bruised. "Danmaku wound."
"Huh. You'd normally be dead. Let's see." Eirin fumbled around all over the place. "Ah. Here we go." She pulled out an odd looking potion with even odder looking purple liquid inside. "Danmaku healer. Drink up." She popped the lid off the potion and held it over Luigi's mouth.
Luigi's giant nose catched a whiff of it and instantly he sneezed. "Wahchoo!" He looked at the purple potion. "Purple is the color of poison in my world... are you sure about this?"
"...I'm a liscensed drug maker." She slapped Luigi across the back of his head, which made him gasp in pain, and then she made Luigi down the potion. She snapped Luigi's jaw shut and made him swallow.
Luigi coughed a bit from the forced digestion. But he already felt butterflies in his stomach. He looked at his wound and it was already slowly healing.
"Wow. I thought half of my respiratory organs were destroyed, but it's working...!" He tucked his shirt and overalls back to their original position before looking at Eirin. "Thank you, Eirin...! How much for it, though...?"
"Oh, it's your first time as a customer, so it's on the house. Although, wait, you do might wanna get something." Eirin rushed to another room to get another medicine.
Kaguya turned to Luigi. "Your world? You're not from here?"
"No..."
"Ah, you might be part of the incident. What do you plan to do in Gensokyo since you're new?"
"I was tasked to go up to Reimu-"
"Stupid Shrine Maiden?"
"...Reimu... and ask her for help."
Kaguya shifted her eyes. "Although to be honest, this incident might wanna wait a while before being stopped. I've gotten treasures from other worlds because of it!"
Treasures from other worlds? Luigi tilted his eyebrow. Just how quick did Kaguya act? Then again, Luigi slept a whole night away in Alice's house, so she might have had plenty of time to get a treasure. "Can... I see one of them?"
"Afraid not, but you can if you complete my Five Impossible Requests-"
"I must decline." Luigi interrupted.
"Huh? Why? Isn't the fun in the journey-"
Luigi interrupted again. "IMPOSSIBLE requests."
"Ah. Right. Sorry, then no, you won't be able to see my treasures."
Luigi sighed from relief. It was probably just a spare Mushroom or Fire Flower.
Eirin came back just in time as she pulled out a cyan potion. "This one will only last for a day, but it'll allow you to do more damage to youkai. There are a lot out there." She passed the potion to Luigi.
"Ah." Luigi stuffed the potion into his infinite pocket space. "Thank you."
"Now then, I do believe you should be on your way." Eirin stated.
"Oh, yeah, thank you!" Luigi went out the door. He turned back to wave at them. Eirin and Kaguya waved back, although Luigi saw a slight smug grin on Kaguya's face when the door closed. "Huh..." He hummed something as he passed by Reisen who shot him a glare and exited Eientei. Mokou was folding her arms, leaning against the tree. She turned around when she heard the door close.
"Uhm..." Luigi hesitated. "Kaguya said th-"
"I don't want to hear it." She held her hand out. She then pointed to a certain direction. "Just go straight forward through that bamboo. Should take you directly to the Human Village." She then turned and walked away.
"But I-I-I-I-I..."
And she was gone. Brilliant. Luigi pulled out his Wii Boo and called E. Gadd.
Instantly, the professor's face was on the screen. "Ah, Luigi. You finally figured out how to call me! What's up? I don't have cameras here, that's why I asked."
"I got healed by this medical lady and I'm on my way to Human Village. Don't expect me to be back any time soon." Luigi affirmed.
"Aww, look at you, all grown up! Well, if you say so, I'll talk to you later."
"Ciao." Luigi put away the Wii Boo, pulled out his flashlight, and continued walking down the Bamboo Forest. He hummed for a while as he kept walking towards the Human Village. And walking...
and walking...
and walking...
Ah, finally, he saw daylight! He walked out of the forest and saw... a lake with a giant wooden platform. There was a mansion's silhouette he could see in the distance. Luigi shook his head, not wanting to enter the mansion as he stepped onto the wooden platform. "Ello ello ello?"
It was quiet. Naturally, Luigi brought out his Wii Boo and called Alice. Alice instantly was online. "Hey, Luigi."
"Hey, Alice. I think I'm at the Human Village?"
"Where are you right now? Describe it."
"Um... giant lake, giant wooden platform, mansion in the distance, it's cold..."
"You're at the Misty Lake?!" Alice sighed. "So, you somehow went AROUND the Human Village! That is shockingly talented! Whatever, if you just go towards the Youkai Mountain, you should get a better view."
"Ciao." Luigi put away his gamepad and then creaked the wooden platform. It was big... Big enough for another boss fight.
As if on cue... "Hey, you! Silly mustache guy!"
"Eep!" Luigi whipped out his flashlight towards the figure. A small fairy-like creature with icicle wings. Blue hair and blue dress. Luigi pointed at himself. "W-who? Me?"
"Yeah, you, you stepped on my territory!"
"Well I sunk your Battleship!" Luigi retorted back at the ice figure.
"Nuh-uh you didn't!" The ice figure pointed at Luigi. "Now you're gonna have to duel me, Cirno, the absolute strongest in the land! If you do that, you can pass through, but that's not gonna happen!"
"..." Luigi's face just stiffened. "Strongest...?"
"Yeah! I'm gonna go BAM on you!" Cirno imitated a hammer slam. Luigi shivered. Not because Cirno was trying to be scary, but because he was cold. This fairy was in an ice lake as if it was nothing. An ice fairy.
"Are you IGNORING me?! Fight me RIGHT now! Then I'll prove I'm still the strongest!" She summoned a few giant icicle crystals around the platform, preventing anyone from leaving. She pulled out an ice hammer and slammed it towards Luigi.
"Wah-huh-AH!" Luigi thankfully had time to react and dodged out of the way. Cirno came to a complete stop before she reached a crystal. She turned back towards Luigi and aimed her hand.
Icicles came out of nowhere and went straight for Luigi. He had time to run out of the way, thank goodness. Only then did he aim his flashlight at Cirno.
Cirno huffed. "You're still standing? Here comes the boom!" Icicles came out and started to home in on Luigi.
"Wuh oh...!" Luigi panicked and had to use his Poltergust to vacuum one half of them up while carefully dodging the other half. Since they were homing, a lot hit Luigi.
Cirno laughed as Luigi struggled to get up. However, Cirno laughed too much. Luigi charged up his Strobulb and went loose.
"Gah-! So blinding!" Cirno covered her eyes. But she was too late. Luigi was already pulling her dress with the Poltergust. As soon as he had enough power, he slammed Cirno across the stage.
But Luigi wasn't expecting Cirno to land on her feet from the slam. "Nailed the landing! My landings are crystal clear! Ha ha! Get it! Cuz there's crystals around?" She laughed from her own joke. Luigi switched on a lightbulb and made a note to himself.
"Huh." Luigi BARELY dodged another hammer slam. "AGH jeez!" Luigi screamed as he went back to vacuuming more crystals that were heading his path.
"Ahahahaha!" Cirno did an evil laugh. "If I keep firing crystals, you'll never stun me again!"
But Gooigi was already sneaking behind Cirno while Luigi did all the work. Gooigi flashed his light and stunned Cirno. "What the-? AAAH!" Cirno screamed as she was dragged along by Gooigi's Poltergust. Gooigi had a plan. He dragged and dragged until he was near a crystal. Then he slammed Cirno into it, breaking the crystal and therefore doing damage to Cirno from the impact.
"Ow..." Cirno rubbed her head as Gooigi retracted into Luigi's Poltergust. "You...!" She pointed. "You cheated! Now I'm mad!"
"...You act like a 9 year old."
"I'M NOT A ⑨!"
"A what? I didn't get that last part..."
Cirno activated some sort of Spell Card. Luigi felt his stomach churn. His 'spider sense' if you will. He quickly activated his Burst to jump over a line of Perfect Freeze.
"Woah, impressive!"
"Thank you." Luigi walked up to Cirno again. "But I got somethin' else!" He activated his Strobulb again.
"Ah-hey!" Cirno was already being dragged by Luigi. He slammed Cirno into another crystal. From the look of Cirno's weary face, one more crystal slam should finish her off.
Cirno was fuming. "That's it! No more going around the edge! I'm not budgin' either!" She folded her arms as she stood in the middle of the arena, activating an ice shield and constantly shooting crystals. Gooigi came out and vacuumed them all up while Luigi looked around on what could break the shield.
...Instead of bringing Cirno to a crystal...
He should bring a crystal to her! He fired a Suction Shot at the crystal and dragged it along. When he was close, he slammed the crystal into the shield. It shattered! While Cirno was in complete shock, he flashed the Strobulb, dragged Cirno along to a crystal, and did a final slam.
While Cirno was stuck in his Poltergust (aka a defeat animation) she folded her arms. "Eye'm still the strongest..."
"Well, you thought wrong! Luigi is number one now!"
He fired his Polergust and Cirno went flying headfirst into a wooden pole of the arena. Luigi shuddered from that impact but the boss had to be completed.
"Oh yeah!" He and Gooigi celebrated. Luigi turned and set his sights on a giant mountain.
Youkai Mountain. But why did Alice truly want him to go there aside from a 'better view'?
"...There's Youkai Mountain. A challenge to see if you're worthy of staying in Gensokyo. At least that's what I always viewed it as."
That voice was not Luigi's.