"I'm-a Luigi, Number One!"
Part 5
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Luigi stood in a defensive stance, looking in the direction of the sound. "I said--show yourself!"
He heard a squeaky noise, and watched as the bushes began to rustle. Luigi was scared, but ready to face whatever was waiting for him behind those bushes. Peach's fate depended on him now.
The thing shot out of the bushes very quickly. However, Luigi's reaction was also quick, and he lunged, landing on top of whatever it was.
A small voice cried out. "Heeeelp! Heeeelp! What's gooooing on?" The thing wriggled around in Luigi's arms.
Luigi heaved himself up, still holding the thing down, and looked at it.
To his surprise, Luigi saw a Mushroom person, wearing the normal vest and sporting bluish spots on it's head. Luigi also saw a basket in it's hands, and small, edible mushrooms strewn all over the ground.
Luigi immediately hopped up, surprised at what he had done, and helped the little Mushroom up. "I'm-a sorry..." he told it in an embarrassed voice.
The Mushroom was quivering a little, brushing itself off. "Whooooo....whooo are yoou?" it asked.
Luigi was a tad annoyed that they didn't know. "I'm-a Luigi! Don't you know who I am?"
The Mushroom looked thoughtful for a moment. "Ooooh! Yeees, your Mario's little brother!! Riiight?"
Luigi huffed. "Uh...yes, that's'a right. Mario's brother..." He folded his arms. "So, you--what'sa your name, and what were you-a doing here?"
"My naaaame's Shroom," the Mushroom replied in a squeaky voice, "and I waaas gathering Mushrooms in the fooorest."
'Isn't that like canabalism?' Luigi wondered, but didn't say that out loud. "Well, anyway-- could I ask you a question?"
"Suuure..." Shroom said, seeming to have mostly recovered from the scare.
"Ok...then, did you happen to see-a some people walking by here?"
"Through theeese wooooods?" Shroom asked, "I've beeen back in the treeees, but I think I heard something on the trail eaaaarlier."
Luigi was growing annoyed with Shroom's shrill voice, but was glad for the information.
"Thanks," he told the mushroom. "I guess I'll keep-a going, then."
Shroom nodded, but he looked as if he were eager to say something more. Luigi gave him a wondering glance.
"Do you want to a say-a something?" Luigi questioned at last when Shroom said nothing.
"Um...yeeeah...I was thinking that you've never beeeen in these woods befooore...maybe you want some heeelp getting trooough."
Luigi hadn't been expecting this, but aside from the fact that Shroom was a bit irritating, it might be good to have some help--and some company.
"Ok...you can help me for a while," Luigi answered. Shroom smiled, and Luigi watched as he picked up his mushrooms and put them back in the basket.
"Let's-a go," Luigi said, and he and Shroom made their way down the forest path before them.
Part 5
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Luigi stood in a defensive stance, looking in the direction of the sound. "I said--show yourself!"
He heard a squeaky noise, and watched as the bushes began to rustle. Luigi was scared, but ready to face whatever was waiting for him behind those bushes. Peach's fate depended on him now.
The thing shot out of the bushes very quickly. However, Luigi's reaction was also quick, and he lunged, landing on top of whatever it was.
A small voice cried out. "Heeeelp! Heeeelp! What's gooooing on?" The thing wriggled around in Luigi's arms.
Luigi heaved himself up, still holding the thing down, and looked at it.
To his surprise, Luigi saw a Mushroom person, wearing the normal vest and sporting bluish spots on it's head. Luigi also saw a basket in it's hands, and small, edible mushrooms strewn all over the ground.
Luigi immediately hopped up, surprised at what he had done, and helped the little Mushroom up. "I'm-a sorry..." he told it in an embarrassed voice.
The Mushroom was quivering a little, brushing itself off. "Whooooo....whooo are yoou?" it asked.
Luigi was a tad annoyed that they didn't know. "I'm-a Luigi! Don't you know who I am?"
The Mushroom looked thoughtful for a moment. "Ooooh! Yeees, your Mario's little brother!! Riiight?"
Luigi huffed. "Uh...yes, that's'a right. Mario's brother..." He folded his arms. "So, you--what'sa your name, and what were you-a doing here?"
"My naaaame's Shroom," the Mushroom replied in a squeaky voice, "and I waaas gathering Mushrooms in the fooorest."
'Isn't that like canabalism?' Luigi wondered, but didn't say that out loud. "Well, anyway-- could I ask you a question?"
"Suuure..." Shroom said, seeming to have mostly recovered from the scare.
"Ok...then, did you happen to see-a some people walking by here?"
"Through theeese wooooods?" Shroom asked, "I've beeen back in the treeees, but I think I heard something on the trail eaaaarlier."
Luigi was growing annoyed with Shroom's shrill voice, but was glad for the information.
"Thanks," he told the mushroom. "I guess I'll keep-a going, then."
Shroom nodded, but he looked as if he were eager to say something more. Luigi gave him a wondering glance.
"Do you want to a say-a something?" Luigi questioned at last when Shroom said nothing.
"Um...yeeeah...I was thinking that you've never beeeen in these woods befooore...maybe you want some heeelp getting trooough."
Luigi hadn't been expecting this, but aside from the fact that Shroom was a bit irritating, it might be good to have some help--and some company.
"Ok...you can help me for a while," Luigi answered. Shroom smiled, and Luigi watched as he picked up his mushrooms and put them back in the basket.
"Let's-a go," Luigi said, and he and Shroom made their way down the forest path before them.