Chapter 7: A Rainy Afternoon

(Mario, Luigi, Pinky, Purpley, Oshi, and Yosheta return to Purpley's house where the others are waiting for them. As some readers know, Purpley's house is actually a group of trees.)
Mario: This is the house? Not much to it.
Luigi: Sure there is. Most of these trees are hollow so you can store things in them, the branches make decent resting places and the canopy probably keeps the rain off.
Mario: Oh, I didn't realize that.
Waluigi: Speaking of rain, I think it's starting to sprinkle.
(Waluigi was right. Rain was falling from the sky. It wasn't much, but it was still rain.)
Wario: Did you say sprinkles?
Waluigi: Keeping in mind I wasn't talking about donuts, Simpson.
Blacky: Let's bring this food back to the cave. We don't want it to become waterlogged.
(Everyone started for Blacky's cave. A little while later Vicky and Nicky popped out of a nearby bush.)
Vicky: So this is the Purpley's house that they were talking about.
Nicky: This looks like a good place. Help me hang up the net so we can get out of here. I don't want to catch a cold.
(The zookeepers hung up the net and baited it with and apple.)
Nicky: There. This looks good. Now we'll catch a yoshi.
Vicky: Hurry up and follow me. I hate it when my uniform gets wet.
(Vicky and Nicky walk away. Meanwhile Luigi and friends reach the cave, which had gotten quite dark.)
Blacky: Funny. I don't remember my cave getting this dark.
Luigi: Hey Mario. Shine some light on the subject.
Mario: Hang on. Let me find it. Ow! My head... I'll follow this wall and...
(Mario located the flashlight and clicked it on.)
Bluey: Wow.
Yellowy: Where is that light coming from?
Mario: This is a flashlight. We use it to light up dark places.
Pinky: Is it... safe?
Luigi: Mario wouldn't bring it if it wasn't safe.
Purpley: Are we going to be stuck here for awhile?
Mario: I'll check.
(Mario put his hand out of the cave for a couple of seconds, then pull it back in. It was soaked.)
Mario: Yep.
Yosheta: Luigi, tell me a story. Tell me how you beat Blacky.
Waluigi: Luigi beat up Blacky?
Luigi: Alright. Ahem... one day Blacky challenged me to a-
Waluigi: Get to the point1
Luigi: Shut up!
(Luigi leered at Waluigi.)
Luigi: Well, the fight takes place on a tilting island and the point is to shove your opponent off. Now, when the match began Blacky tried to headbutt me. I evaded, then I punched him in the back. When I punched him, he tail attacked me. And that hurt. Anyway, then he jumps and tried to Hip Drop. That missed and I bit him in the neck.
Blacky: Is that what you call that attack.
Luigi: Blacky was about to Hip Drop again, but I foiled his plan by shooting him with Fireball. Then we both tried to headbutt each other. Big mistake. Before I could refocus Blacky swallowed me so now I'm stuck in an egg. I hate being in an egg! I tried to get out and when I finally did, Blacky flattened me with Hip Drop. That really hurts, man!
Mario: Annoying, isn't it?
Luigi: Very. I was so annoyed that I used Hyper burn and set his tail on fire.
Yosheta: Awesome Hyper Burn... What is it like?
Blacky: It is a very powerful attack. Don't mess with it.
Waluigi: Thanks for telling me that!
Luigi: Hyper Burn!
(Many flames started to surround Luigi. He raised his arms toward Waluigi.)
Waluigi: Aww... crap...
(Luigi shot all of the flames at Waluigi. The lanky fellow screamed in pain and ran out of the cave. All the yoshis' jaws dropped in awe.)
Oshi: ...Whoa...
Luigi: That cost eight FP but it was worth it.
Mario: I got some Maple Syrup
Luigi: I'll be okay. After that, Blacky ran around in circles. I shoved him off the island and won.
(Yosheta playfully clapped her hands.)
Yosheta: Good story. Wonderful story.
(Waluigi came into the cave. He looked like a burned and drowned rat.)
Waluigi: The rain is coming down pretty hard. I can safely say that the zookeepers won't be coming. Not in this weather. I think... I'll... lay down now...
(Waluigi passed out.)
Mario: Ouch.
(Later Luigi is telling more tales to the yoshis. Mario, who had a pair of headphones strapped to his head, was nice enough to revive Waluigi. Waluigi is trying to forget the fact that Mario revived him. Wario is just sitting there like a dope.)
Luigi: ...and so I hurled that vegetable into the freaky frog's mouth for the last time. Wart choked on it and died. Who's da man now, Mario?
Mario: Oh yeah. This song rules.
Luigi: I said who's da man now?
Mario: This lullaby is so sweet... snore...
(Luigi became very annoyed. He yanked Mario's headphones off and slugged him in the arm. Hard.)
Luigi: Wake up, you imbecile! Didn't you hear my story?
Mario: Is it the one about Wart? I told you, I could've taken him out.
Purpley: I think it was a good story.
Bluey: There's one thing I don't get. Couldn't you just do a Hyper Burn on him? It sounds better than vegetables.
Luigi: This happened over ten years ago. I couldn't do Hyper Burn back then. All right, end of discussion.
Mario: Yeah whatever. You know I could have done the job.
(Mario put his headphones on again.)
Luigi: If you could do it, then why didn't you?
Purpley: I don't care what Mario says. By the sounds of it, you can beat up anyone.
(This comment made Luigi a little uncomfortable.)
Luigi: Actually... I... couldn't possibly...
Oshi: I know. Luigi can beat up those zookeepers. That would be really cool!
(Now Luigi was uncomfortable. Period.)
Luigi: I seriously... doubt... that I...
Blacky: You okay? You sound a bit worried.
Luigi: I'll be fine. Ya know, I just had a funny thought. Who's Yosheta's father?
Pinky: Oh he was a wonderful light blue yoshi. He was Bluey's younger brother so we called him Mini Bluey.
Luigi: Where is he?
Bluey: Last I knew, he was looking for the legendary Super Happy Tree. They say it's in the mountains. You know what the Super Happy Tree is, don't you?
Luigi: I've heard if it before. (muttering) Yoshi talks about it enough.
Waluigi: I never heard if it.
Luigi: (muttering) Newbie.
Bluey: One day Mini Bluey said he'd look for the Super Happy Tree and went into the mountains.
Pinky: We haven't seen him since.
Luigi: That means...
Yosheta: I never seen my father.
Waluigi: That's tough.
Wario: Hey guys. The rain stopped.
Purpley: Lovely. I need to take a walk.
Oshi: I'm coming with you, mom.
Purpley: Okay. Luigi, I'm making a quick trip to my house.
(Purpley and Oshi walked out of the cave.)
Luigi: Such cute yoshis...
Waluigi: I hate to alarm you, but the rain stopped and two yoshis are out. The zookeepers may be out and about too.
Luigi: Say what? Get back here, yoshis! Come back!
(Luigi ran out of the cave and straight to Purpley's house. When he got there, he could see he was already too late. Both yoshis were caught in a net.)
Purpley: I need some help here. I went to pick up an apple that you missed and this thing caught us.
Oshi: And I hear weird noises.
Luigi: Stupid zookeepers aren't gonna keep me from saving the yoshis. Hang on.
(Luigi started to make a hole in the bottom of the net. He was able to get Oshi out. Just as Purpley got a foot out, the zookeepers came.)
Vicky: And just what do you think you're doing?
Luigi: Getting these yoshis out of your stupid net. I told you that you can't have them.
Nicky: We can buy them.
Luigi: Don't try it on me. I, Luigi Mario, am not letting you have them. Now get out of the way.
Nicky: Make us.
Luigi: I said get out of the way!
(Luigi shot some fireballs at Vicky and Nicky.)
Vicky: Whoa! Fire! Flee! Flee!
(The zookeepers ran into a bush. Luigi freed Purpley.)
Purpley: My hero.
Luigi: We better go to the cave before we get ambushed again.
(Luigi led the yoshis to the cave. The sun was setting and started to rain again. Luigi and friends prepare to bed down for the night.)