A/N: I know in Paper Mario only one party member is out with Mario, but
everyone is out with Linguini because they all deserve parts. Also, as a
convenience to Linguini, there won't be any more party members gained,
they're already here.
"I'm tired!" complained Lemon.
"My feet hurt!" said Emerald.
"Can we rest?" asked Cerulean.
"C'mon you guys! It's only been five minutes! I can still see the spot that used to be the castle!" said Linguini. [a/n: you knew that was coming, didn't you…]
"Let's hustle! Hup-two-three-four!" commanded Koopi. No one answered.
"Don't you think you're taking your second-in-command position a little too seriously?" asked Biza.
"All right you sorry bunch of recruits! Let's move, move, move! Get those butts off the ground!" yelled out Fire. Everyone just ignored her.
"Compared to her, no."
"Attention-hut!" called out Linguini. Everyone stopped and assembled into a straight line. Fire and Koopi fell over, anime style. [a/n: sorry, it just seemed so fitting!]
"Ok guys, we have parents to rescue and a kingdom to save. We can't be moping around like this! Where's our spirit? Our first stop is the Koopa Fort, which is where the old Koopa Fortress used to be. There we will have to battle the Koopa Kids; Negro, Verde, Amarillo, and Rojo. Are you with me or not?" asked Linguini, pumping her fist in the air. Everyone cheered, even Koopi and Fire.
"How do you know all this?" Latik asked.
"The Star Spirits left me a map," she replied.
After her little speech everyone marched foreword. Koopi and Fire came up to Linguini and bowed low.
"Oh great leader, we recognize your great power and will no longer challenge you for leadership," the said together. They bowed again.
Linguini laughed. "You guys are so funny!" She put her arm around their necks. I appoint y'all second and third in-command!"
"Um, Ling? You already did that," Fire pointed out.
"Not so high and mighty now, are we, Ling!" Koopi said. They all laughed again.
"What? Someone laughing without me present? It's a miracle!" exclaimed Bob, running up to the front.
"Miracle? More like duh!" said Biza, catching up to the four.
"Shut up!"
"It's true, and you know it!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Um… guys?" Skarre asked, fading in, like ghosts tend to do often.
"Stay out of it!" Luckily a big sign caught the two squabbling siblings attentions.
"Welcome to Toad Town," read Biza.
"Yeah! We made it to Toad Town!" exclaimed Latik happily. Everyone hollered and yelled. They made so much noise the Toads all cam out to see what was going on.
"Princess Linguini! Oh are we so glad it's you!" exclaimed a female Toad. "You must help us! The Queen has-"
"I know, I know, we saw the whole thing," Linguini interrupted, holding up one hand. "We're on our way to stop that evil fiend Bowzer!"
"Fiend?" asked Bolt.
Linguini ignored him. "Miss, um-"
"Pri T."[get it?]
"Yes, Miss Pri T., can you show us to the pipe to Luigi's house?"
"Certiantly, Princess."
Linguini flashed her a smile. "You can call me Ling."
"You can call me Ling," Bolt mimicked under his breath to Goombar.
"Here you go!" said the Toad. "All ready. I'm warning you though, he's not in a good mood right now…"
"Thanks, Miss! Have a nice day!" called Linguini as she went down the pipe. The party members followed.
Wow, the princess herself gave me her nickname! Pri T thought to herself. I am so lucky!
Linguini and the rest popped out of a pipe and found themselves in a junkyard. Woah, thought Linguini. When Dad said Uncle Luigi wasn't doing too well in his life, he wasn't kidding! It was true. The grief of never getting to star in game other than Luigi's Mansion, (which he never liked anyway) had gotten to him. He had become a hobo who was currently living in a junkyard. He had no children and was single.
"Uncle Luigi?" Linguini called.
"What? Whaddya want, kid?" came a gruff voice.
"Is that Luigi Mario?" asked Linguini tentatively.
"Mario! I never want to hear the name Mario! I changed my name to Luigi Luigi a long time ago!"
"It's me! Linguini! Your niece?"
"Linguini? Never heard of ya! You're Mario's daughter?"
"Yes," Linguini answered. "It's, um, nice to meat you…"
"Whaddya want?" Luigi repeated.
"We've come to ask for your help! Mario's been kidnapped, along with everyone else's parents!' Ling explained, waving her hand at the rest of the group.
"Ooh, big bro's been kidnapped, so he wants my help now. It's a little late, doncha think?" Luigi snapped.
"Will you help us?" Linguini asked again, putting on her puppy dog face.
"What good will I do? I'm a fat bum!"
"I'm sure we could find something for you to do! Please Uncle Luigi?"
"I don't know. Why should I?"
"Because he's your brother, and I'm your niece. We're family! Please?"
"I can't. But how about I give you my cell phone number-"
"He's a hobo, but he has a cell phone?" whispered Calimari to Latik.
"Apparently so," he whispered back.
"-and you can call me if you need advice or help. I don't want to help Mario, but this will help you," said Luigi, scribbling down his number.
"Thank you, Uncle Luigi. Maybe when all this is over we can patch things up between you and Dad!" said Linguini hopefully.
Luigi snorted. "I doubt it. By the way, who's your mamma?"
"Queen Peach Toadstool," she proudly answered.
"I knew those two would get together," Luigi said, almost smiling.
"Um, Luigi? It's been nice talking to you and all, but we've gotta go save the world, so I think we should cut this convo and get going," Koopi said.
"Right," agreed Linguini. "Bye! And thank you again!"
They jumped back in the pipe. Kids, Luigi thought. Always saving the world, they can never keep still!
So that's Uncle Luigi, Linguini thought as she climbed out of the pipe. I wish we could make things better between him and Dad! She sighed.
"What's wrong?" asked Violet.
"I was just wishing we could get Dad and Luigi to like each other again."
"One problem at a time, Ling. Concentrate on saving everyone first, and then we can work on family isssues."
"You're right. Let's go into the Toad Town shop and see if we can gather some supplies for our journey. We're gonna need them!" The band of former hero's children approached the shop.
"Okay, now who has any money?"
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A/N: Ok, many of you may disagree with the whole Luigi/hobo thing, but the idea just popped in my head and I wrote it down. Much like this story. If you don't like it, deal, because this is the only chapter that mentions it. Please R&R people, and if you want put your e-mail and I'll mail you when I post the next chapter. Should I make them longer or is this length good? Talk people, talk!
"I'm tired!" complained Lemon.
"My feet hurt!" said Emerald.
"Can we rest?" asked Cerulean.
"C'mon you guys! It's only been five minutes! I can still see the spot that used to be the castle!" said Linguini. [a/n: you knew that was coming, didn't you…]
"Let's hustle! Hup-two-three-four!" commanded Koopi. No one answered.
"Don't you think you're taking your second-in-command position a little too seriously?" asked Biza.
"All right you sorry bunch of recruits! Let's move, move, move! Get those butts off the ground!" yelled out Fire. Everyone just ignored her.
"Compared to her, no."
"Attention-hut!" called out Linguini. Everyone stopped and assembled into a straight line. Fire and Koopi fell over, anime style. [a/n: sorry, it just seemed so fitting!]
"Ok guys, we have parents to rescue and a kingdom to save. We can't be moping around like this! Where's our spirit? Our first stop is the Koopa Fort, which is where the old Koopa Fortress used to be. There we will have to battle the Koopa Kids; Negro, Verde, Amarillo, and Rojo. Are you with me or not?" asked Linguini, pumping her fist in the air. Everyone cheered, even Koopi and Fire.
"How do you know all this?" Latik asked.
"The Star Spirits left me a map," she replied.
After her little speech everyone marched foreword. Koopi and Fire came up to Linguini and bowed low.
"Oh great leader, we recognize your great power and will no longer challenge you for leadership," the said together. They bowed again.
Linguini laughed. "You guys are so funny!" She put her arm around their necks. I appoint y'all second and third in-command!"
"Um, Ling? You already did that," Fire pointed out.
"Not so high and mighty now, are we, Ling!" Koopi said. They all laughed again.
"What? Someone laughing without me present? It's a miracle!" exclaimed Bob, running up to the front.
"Miracle? More like duh!" said Biza, catching up to the four.
"Shut up!"
"It's true, and you know it!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Um… guys?" Skarre asked, fading in, like ghosts tend to do often.
"Stay out of it!" Luckily a big sign caught the two squabbling siblings attentions.
"Welcome to Toad Town," read Biza.
"Yeah! We made it to Toad Town!" exclaimed Latik happily. Everyone hollered and yelled. They made so much noise the Toads all cam out to see what was going on.
"Princess Linguini! Oh are we so glad it's you!" exclaimed a female Toad. "You must help us! The Queen has-"
"I know, I know, we saw the whole thing," Linguini interrupted, holding up one hand. "We're on our way to stop that evil fiend Bowzer!"
"Fiend?" asked Bolt.
Linguini ignored him. "Miss, um-"
"Pri T."[get it?]
"Yes, Miss Pri T., can you show us to the pipe to Luigi's house?"
"Certiantly, Princess."
Linguini flashed her a smile. "You can call me Ling."
"You can call me Ling," Bolt mimicked under his breath to Goombar.
"Here you go!" said the Toad. "All ready. I'm warning you though, he's not in a good mood right now…"
"Thanks, Miss! Have a nice day!" called Linguini as she went down the pipe. The party members followed.
Wow, the princess herself gave me her nickname! Pri T thought to herself. I am so lucky!
Linguini and the rest popped out of a pipe and found themselves in a junkyard. Woah, thought Linguini. When Dad said Uncle Luigi wasn't doing too well in his life, he wasn't kidding! It was true. The grief of never getting to star in game other than Luigi's Mansion, (which he never liked anyway) had gotten to him. He had become a hobo who was currently living in a junkyard. He had no children and was single.
"Uncle Luigi?" Linguini called.
"What? Whaddya want, kid?" came a gruff voice.
"Is that Luigi Mario?" asked Linguini tentatively.
"Mario! I never want to hear the name Mario! I changed my name to Luigi Luigi a long time ago!"
"It's me! Linguini! Your niece?"
"Linguini? Never heard of ya! You're Mario's daughter?"
"Yes," Linguini answered. "It's, um, nice to meat you…"
"Whaddya want?" Luigi repeated.
"We've come to ask for your help! Mario's been kidnapped, along with everyone else's parents!' Ling explained, waving her hand at the rest of the group.
"Ooh, big bro's been kidnapped, so he wants my help now. It's a little late, doncha think?" Luigi snapped.
"Will you help us?" Linguini asked again, putting on her puppy dog face.
"What good will I do? I'm a fat bum!"
"I'm sure we could find something for you to do! Please Uncle Luigi?"
"I don't know. Why should I?"
"Because he's your brother, and I'm your niece. We're family! Please?"
"I can't. But how about I give you my cell phone number-"
"He's a hobo, but he has a cell phone?" whispered Calimari to Latik.
"Apparently so," he whispered back.
"-and you can call me if you need advice or help. I don't want to help Mario, but this will help you," said Luigi, scribbling down his number.
"Thank you, Uncle Luigi. Maybe when all this is over we can patch things up between you and Dad!" said Linguini hopefully.
Luigi snorted. "I doubt it. By the way, who's your mamma?"
"Queen Peach Toadstool," she proudly answered.
"I knew those two would get together," Luigi said, almost smiling.
"Um, Luigi? It's been nice talking to you and all, but we've gotta go save the world, so I think we should cut this convo and get going," Koopi said.
"Right," agreed Linguini. "Bye! And thank you again!"
They jumped back in the pipe. Kids, Luigi thought. Always saving the world, they can never keep still!
So that's Uncle Luigi, Linguini thought as she climbed out of the pipe. I wish we could make things better between him and Dad! She sighed.
"What's wrong?" asked Violet.
"I was just wishing we could get Dad and Luigi to like each other again."
"One problem at a time, Ling. Concentrate on saving everyone first, and then we can work on family isssues."
"You're right. Let's go into the Toad Town shop and see if we can gather some supplies for our journey. We're gonna need them!" The band of former hero's children approached the shop.
"Okay, now who has any money?"
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A/N: Ok, many of you may disagree with the whole Luigi/hobo thing, but the idea just popped in my head and I wrote it down. Much like this story. If you don't like it, deal, because this is the only chapter that mentions it. Please R&R people, and if you want put your e-mail and I'll mail you when I post the next chapter. Should I make them longer or is this length good? Talk people, talk!