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Mario: City of Dreams

Chapter 7: The Hospital.of Certain Doom!

Soon, after a long trudging walk, Luigi, with Mario slung over his back, headed off for the hospital. Luigi: There it is! The Hospital! Luigi walks over, and with Mario slung on his back, heads off into the hospital. Luigi: We need help for this man. Receptionist Girl: Isn't that.Mario? Luigi: Yes, why wouldn't it be? Receptionist Girl: Wow! Attention staff, we have a.special couple of guests. The Doctors and Nurses and etc. come up, put Mario on a stretcher, and leave the room very quickly. Luigi: Hmmm.they're acting quite strange. Luigi walks over to the receptionist. Luigi: I'd like to see the operation. Receptionist Girl: You can't. Luigi: Madam, I want to see the operation. Don't push it. Receptionist Girl: Sir, You can't, because. She doesn't get the chance to finish, as Luigi punches her across the face and knocks her out. Luigi: Hmmm.weird. Luigi runs into the room. The door shuts behind them, and for some reason, is super-locked in position! Luigi: Uh-oh. There, about to tear Mario limb from limb, are a bunch of huge monsters, ready for their next snack. Luigi: MARIO!! Instantly, the monsters look around. One charges, but Luigi jumps and smacks it clear onto the ground. An orb rolls by the hospital bed that Mario is on, but no one seems to notice. Luigi: AAAAAAHHHHHHH! Luigi keeps on punching and jumping and kicking and smashing and.you get the idea, but for each one he kills, another one seems to replace him out of nowhere! Luigi: Mario!! Wake up!! Luigi is soon overpowered by the sheer force of these brutes, and has nowhere to go except down. Monster: HAHAHA! NOW, WE'LL HAVE DINNER, AND DESSERT! LET'S EAT THE TALL SKINNY GUY FIRST, WE'LL LEAVE THE MEATY ONE FOR AFTERS!! Other Monsters: Yeah! Luigi: No! No! Someone.ANYONE.HELP!!! By the hospital bed, and overhanging glove and five fingers closes onto the strange orb. A huge flash occurs, but, due to the sheer extremity of the battle, no-one seems to take that as granted, and just think it's one of their enemy's attacks. Luigi: AAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Luigi closes his eyes, thinking that this is the end. The monsters are about to have some Italian take-away, until suddenly, each one gets a look of terror on their face and falls onto the floor. Luigi still has his eyes shut, not knowing what is going on. Just then something grabs him. Luigi: LET GO!! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!!! Luigi, with his free arm and his eyes shut, smacks at the figure that grabbed him. ????: Ouch! Gee, I think there's better ways to say thank you! Luigi: Eh? Luigi opens his eyes, and sees Mario standing there, with one heck of a huge hammer Luigi gets one heck of a huge sweat-drop on the back of his face. Mario: So that's what was in that orb! Luigi: This isn't fair.you always get the big remarks, and now, I'm stuck in your mind, with no way out! Mario: Why don't you go out the same way you came? Luigi: The Mind Purging Machine! That's great! Luigi starts running, but Mario just stands there. Luigi: Well? Aren't you coming? Mario: I'm.afraid I.can't. Luigi: Why not? You need to get back out into the real world! Mario: But I can't do it like that!! Luigi: Why not? Mario: Ever since I've been in my mind, I've been learning things about this adventure.from since I got Gary's Flute, from up until now. Luigi: Tell me, I've got time. Mario: Well, this kid called Gary told me (the same kid who gave me this flute) that the only way I could get out was to find a certain instrument, and use it to play a special song, that would take me out of this land. I've learnt why. If I went through this.thingamabob.only my spirit would be taken out. And it would get lost in the real world, and I would never wake up. Luigi: Oh, so we have to go to four strange places, find this weird song, so that we can get out of here. Mario: Yes.wait a minute, you said 'we'? Luigi: Well of course!! You don't think I'm going to leave you to die in here, do you? Mario: It would be safer for you to leave. Luigi: Well, I might find it interesting *snicker* Mario: WHAT WAS THAT?! Luigi: I mean, I can't leave you here alone; you'll get yourself killed! Mario: .right. Luigi: So I'm staying here and helping you get this done, or I'll kill myself doing it! Mario: DEAL!

And so, Mario and Luigi, ready for anything, tear off towards the Warp Zone, for the next challenge! What will happen? Find out next chapter! Remember, every little review contributes towards getting the money for writing this story!