"How did you do it?? How could I lose with the power of Luigi and the Chaos Heart?? And the prophecy... Was it undone?!" The monster screamed.
"Maybe your prophecy was wrong all along," said Princess Peach.
"You believed in your dumb little prophecy while we believed in mopping the floor with your butt!" Bowser declared.
"Nothing is decided entirely by fate, you know..." Timpani began. "All things determine their destinies. Goodbye now, Dimentio. We'll add a footnote to the prophecy about your failure."
"Urrrrrk... Urrggggghhhh..." Super Dimentio groaned. "You think this is the end? This isn't finished...
"You can't... stop this now... you can't escape... I've been saving one last surprise! Ah ha ha ha ha ha.. Ciao!"
And with that, Super Dimentio began to explode and sink into the depths of Count Bleck's Castle. But before doing so, it popped out one last thing: Luigi. Luigi laid on the ground, bloodied, bruised, and with his clothes torn and dirty. He looked like he just got into a fight with a bunch of angry Piranha Plants. And lost...
"Luigi!!" Mario, Peach, Bowser and Tippi shouted in unison. They rushed over to his body.
"Luigi, bro! You can get up now. You're no longer under Dimentio's control," Mario said, holding his brother's gloved hand.
No response.
"L-Luigi. Get up! Th-this isn't funny...!" Mario stuttered, tears beginning to fill his eyes.
Still no response.
Peach picked up one of Luigi's arms and pressed two fingers on his wrist.
"No pulse..."
Bowser placed his scaly hand on Luigi's chest.
"No heartbeat..."
Mario didn't wanna believe this happened to his brother. He placed his ear towards Luigi's face, hoping to hear even the slightest breath come from his brother.
Nothing
"H-he's not breathing..." Mario said, trembling as tears spilled out of his eyes.
"Oh, Mario. I'm so sorry," Peach started, feeling like she was gonna cry herself.
Mario hugged his brother's lifeless corpse and sobbed hysterically. His one family member who promised he'd stick with him until the end of time was gone. The one person who cared about him more than anyone.
He was now gone.
And it was all Dimentio's fault.
"CURSE YOU, DIMENTIO!!! YOU FILTHY BROTHER KILLER!!!" Mario screeched in pure rage at the sky.
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Mario woke up in a cold sweat. His hands were trembling and clammy. Mario looked to his right and saw his brother, peacefully sleeping in the green-clad bed bedside him. Mario let out a huge sigh of relief. It was just another nightmare.
Ever since the incident with the Light and Dark Prognosticus, Count Bleck, Dimentio and the near destruction of all worlds, he had been having nightmares about what would've happened if things didn't go as planned. What would've happened if Dimentio got his way. What would've happened if the Light Prognosticus let them down. What would've happened if Luigi didn't survive being fused into Super Dimentio.
Mario then buried his face in his hands and cried. He didn't ever wanna lose his brother. He was the only member of his family that stuck with him even after they grew into adults.
Luigi woke up, hearing Mario crying beside him.
"Bro, are you alright?" Luigi asked.
Mario shook his head to signal that he was definitely not alright.
"Let me guess, did you have another nightmare?" Luigi asked in concern.
Mario nodded, sobbing hysterically. Luigi got up, walked to Mario's bed and sat by him. He grabbed his brother and held him close, allowing his older brother to cry into his pajama shirt. Luigi hated seeing his older brother so upset like this.
"It's ok. I'm right here. Dimentio didn't kill me. The world isn't destroyed. Our games aren't over. We're all here, safe and sound," Luigi tried reassuring his brother. Mario hugged Luigi tightly.
"Little bro, promise you won't leave me," Mario said, still sobbing helplessly.
"I won't. As long as you promise you won't leave me," Luigi said, holding Mario closer.
"I won't,"
"Want me to sleep with you?" Luigi asked.
Mario sniffed and nodded, wiping his tears away.
Luigi got snuggled into the bed with his brother. It was the rhythmic heartbeat and breathing of both brothers that lulled them to sleep.
They had promised they would always be by one another's side. That they would always be a team. That they would never let the other one down. They would never broke their promises. Their bond was too strong to be broken.
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Author's note: Sorry that's it's so short TuT. I had this idea of what if Luigi was killed at the end of SPM after Super Dimentio was defeated. So I turned it into a short story. I'll also be making original covers for my fanfics. Just give me some time lol
