Chapter 8: Luigi Hatches an Egg
(At
Pinky's home, Luigi was sitting on the egg. Pinky and Blacky were
trying to get him to eat something.)
Blacky: Leader Luigi, aren't
you going to eat?
Luigi: Don't call me leader. How can I be a good
leader if I don't even know the island or how to be a leader? And I'm
not leaving this egg.
Pinky: But you gotta eat. How do grapes
sound?
(Pinky holds out a bunch of grapes.)
Luigi: All right.
All right. As long as you can bring me some food. Does it have to be
fruit all the time? Is it possible to bring fish?
Blacky: I didn't
know you ate fish. I'll go to the water hole and get some fish
there.
Luigi: Fine. I'm never going to leave this egg. The only
time I will is when I take a leak...I mean go pee...er...mark my
territory...what am I supposed to say?
Pinky: Do your
business?
Luigi: Yes. That makes sense. Anyway, when I have to 'do
my business' I keep the egg in sight.
Pinky: Yep. You'll make a
good egg hatcher.
Blacky: I'll go get the fish.
(Blacky runs
away.)
Luigi: What will you name the baby?
Pinky: I didn't
think of a name yet. Let's look at the spots.
(Luigi stood up and
picked up the egg.)
Luigi: Those are lovely spots. I think it's
sea-green.
Pinky: Let's call it Sea-greeny.
Luigi: That don't
sound right. That's a light shade of sea-green. How about
Seafoamy?
Pinky: That's a good name.
Luigi: Aren't color names
a bit boring? Let me think of another name that isn't a color.
(Luigi
became very quiet. Blacky returned holding two fish.)
Blacky: I'm
ba-
Pinky: Quiet! Luigi's trying to think of a name for the
baby.
(After a moment of silence Luigi spoke up.)
Luigi: That's
perfect. How about Yosheta?
Pronounced yoh-she-tah
Blacky:
That's a terrific name. What should I do with the fish?
Luigi: Let
me think...um...how do you cook fish? I got it.
(Luigi took the
shoe laces off his shoes and used them to hang the fish from a low
branch.)
Luigi: Maybe I should get the scales off first.
(Luigi
began to remove the scales. When he finished he shot a couple of fire
balls at the fish.)
Luigi: Finally. I haven't had a cooked meal
ever since I got here.
Blacky: I have to go now. Good luck with
the egg.
Pinky: Bye Blacky.
(Blacky runs away. A little later
Purpley and Oshi visit Luigi and Pinky.)
Purpley: Hi. Did the egg
hatch yet?
Luigi: Not yet.
Purpley: Does it have a name?
Pinky:
Luigi named it Yosheta.
Purpley: That's nice.
Oshi: Oshi
Luigi.
Luigi: Hi Oshi. You gave me quite a shock when you said my
name for the first time.
Pinky: Me too.
Purpley: Wouldn't Oshi
and Yosheta look cute together?
Luigi: I bet they would be good
playmates.
Pinky: Oshi could use a playmate.
Oshi:
Oshi!
Purpley: Bye. See you tomorrow.
Luigi: Bye bye.
(Purpley
and Oshi leave. The rest of the day was pretty much the same. Bluey
and Yellowy visited, then Redy and Orangey did. Now it was night
time.)
Pinky: Good night Luigi.
Luigi: ...snore...
Pinky:
Oops. He's already asleep.
(Pinky fell asleep. The next morning
Luigi woke up and felt the egg move. He got up and looked at the egg.
It was wobbling a little bit. Luigi decided to wake up Pinky.)
Luigi:
Pinky, wake up. You gotta see this!
Pinky: What do you want me to
see?
Luigi: Yosheta's egg. I think it's ready to hatch.
Pinky:
Really?
Luigi: Look at the egg. If you listen close enough you
might hear her.
(Pinky examines the egg.)
Pinky: You're right!
Everyone will want to see this!
Luigi: Quick tell everyone and
bring 'em here.
(Pinky runs to Blacky's cave. Luigi sat on the egg
again...very carefully.)
Luigi: Come out when you're ready,
Yosheta.
(At Blacky's cave.)
Pinky: Blacky, come quick! The egg
is ready to hatch! Follow me!
Blacky: Huh? It is? Okay!
(Blacky
and Pinky rounded up all the yoshis and led them to Luigi and the
egg. Luigi was just sitting there.)
Luigi: It hasn't hatched yet.
I'm keep- What the?
(Luigi jumps off the egg. There was a long
crack on the side.)
Bluey: Um...you didn't break it, did you
Luigi?
Luigi: I don't think so.
(Some small cracks formed
around the long one, then a small arm came through the shell. There
was also a crack on the top of the egg.)
Luigi: There's one of her
arms.
Blacky: But where's the rest of her?
(A sea-green tail
popped out of the top of the egg, then a leg appeared. The egg fell
on it's side.)
Yellowy: Aww, cool.
Luigi: I hope I'm not the
first person she'll see.
Pinky: Why?
Luigi: If she sees me
first, she might think I'm her mother.
Ever see the Super Mario
World cartoons? In 'Mama Luigi' Luigi found Yoshi's egg and when it
hatched, Yoshi saw Luigi and thought he was his mom. And if you watch
Pokemon, you get the same thing in 'Who gets to keep Togepi?'.
Pinky:
I understand. You don't her to think you're her mom because I'm the
mom.
Orangey: Watch the egg. She's ready to come out.
(A piece
of shell came off the end of the egg. A tiny nose poked out of the
hole for a second or two, then it retreated back into the
hole.)
Luigi: Why did she do that?
Blacky: I think she's a
little scared.
(Pinky bends down to look at the egg.)
Pinky:
(whispering) Don't be afraid. Come out.
(Yosheta pokes her nose
out of the hole again. The rest of the shell apart. Yosheta was born.
Yosheta stares at Pinky.)
Luigi: Look at her. She's so
cute.
Purpley: She's just as cute as the person that hatched
her.
Pinky: You mean Luigi?
Purpley: Of coarse. Just look at
his eyes. They're a pretty blue color.
(Luigi blushes.)
Luigi:
Purpley, quit embarrassing me. Hey Oshi. Why don't you say hello to
Yosheta?
Oshi: Oshi.
(Oshi walks over to Yosheta.)
Oshi:
Oshi oshi!
(Yosheta just stared at Oshi.)
Oshi: Oshi?
Pinky:
I think she's still a little scared.
Luigi: I'm going to take a
walk on the beach. I'm a little stiff from sitting on that egg.
Okay?
Pinky: Go ahead. You're the leader.
Luigi: Thanks.
(Luigi
walks away. When he reaches the beach he turned and saw Purpley and
Oshi following him.)
Luigi: Why did you follow me?
Purpley: I
wanted to know if you'd like to play Tic-Tac-Toe.
Luigi: Sure,
I'll play.
Oshi: Oshi!
Luigi: Purpley, why do you think I'm
cute?
Purpley: Um...I like your eyes. They're pretty. And...you're
just plain cute!
Luigi: D'oh!
