[ here is my story disclaimer about writing a disclaimer. once upon a time I wrote a story, I had to give credit to the people who came up with these characters which are not mine, except for Frog. I also had to apologize profusely for tormenting their characters and killing them off. I screamed, "DON'T SUE ME!!!!!!!!" but I got sued anyway. The end]

oh and by the way, any sentences with ** at the beginning and end of them is the character thinking something.(I can't figure the html out!) I now present to you, another chapter of, Love you forever

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"Hmmmm, Mario, you are worthy of a spot in our army I presume, possibly a more glamorous position since you've so often rescued the Princess." The Chancellor said, looking Mario over Approvingly.

"Don't worry about me sir, I'm happy risking my life, you don't have to give me the cushiest job you can find, fighting is what I do best!" Mario replied, his eyes twinkling.

Peach enveloped Mario in a tight squeeze. "Isn't he loyal?" she squeaked.

"Now wait a minute, I can't be too sure, how do I know you aren't a spy?" The chancellor asked with a scratch of his chin.

"I am a spy sir, but for the good of The mushroom kingdom. I was over at Sarasaland kingdom earlier today before I knew about the bombs you sent over, and I can safely swear on my life that I left the instant anyone tried to accuse you of anything."

"Did you retrieve any information that may be valid?"

"I wish I had, but all I learned was that the Sarasa's have a new recruit, my brother."

"are you certain."

"Not completely, but he was defending Daisy as if she were his daughter instead of his girlfriend, and I told him we should go our separate ways, the next thing I knew he went in the direction of Sarasaland kingdom."

"This could spell trouble for us, one of the great Mario brothers on each side against each other? I don't like it. What if he knows your weaknesses and can overpower you, no! It simply will not do!"

"Chancellor, Please! We got the better out of the two brothers anyway! Mario could defeat Luigi without moving a muscle." Peach cried sincerely.

"Alright, fine! Mario, you are now a soldier in the army. Remember, you cannot change forces once you've made up your mind, and unless appointed spy, you may not venture to Sarasaland ever again, unless of course when the war is over. Can you abide by that?" Chancellor asked.

"Yes I can sire! I only pray I don't disappoint you!" Mario replied with a happy leap in the air.

The chancellor smiled. He was much more at ease going into war with the great Mario on his side.

~

Meanwhile at Sarasaland Kingdom, sure enough, Luigi had enlisted in the army, and was standing before his reflection in the mirror, holding a gun in his hands. He tried to put an evil look on his face, and pose with the dangerous weapon, but his heart didn't feel entirely into this.

He'd always been little Luigi, the twiggy, shy follower, always standing behind Mario not accepting any credit for rescuing the princess.

He scoffed. Yea. The princess. (The blonde one) She never even thanked him in the least, just cradled Mario in her arms and treated him to a feasting of cake later that Luigi never got an invitation to.

Just the thought of that alone made Luigi angry enough to shoot the gun at the mirror. He wanted to break that sweet disposition in two and make a new name for himself.

** just wait, they'll see, I'll kill those two off first. I'll watch them fall to the ground pleading for mercy and laugh in their faces when I don't give it to them. They'll see the white light as life slowly begins to slip through their fingers as grains of sand!**

Luigi cackled slightly just envisioning it. He had found glory for Sarasaland and was Marrying Daisy. Lying in a sticky old mud puddle of the remains of The Mushroom kingdom was the dead bodies of his brother and that sugar coated marshmallow of his.

What a great vision.

Interrupting him and sneaking up from behind him came Daisy who locked her arms around his waist and giggled. "Gathered enough courage to bring them down?"

Luigi turned around. "daisy? I I don't understand! How did you-"

Daisy smiled. "My wounds weren't that bad, I'm still not fully recovered though." She replied.

Luigi could tell. She was covered in bandages, and had stitches in her forehead..

"The bomb wasn't major, I think it was just a very week preview of things to come."

"I'm glad." He said with a smile.

"So, how's my soldier doing? You going to take care of them for me?" She asked.

Luigi smiled confidently. "They haven't got a chance!"

Daisy smiled and seductively began to massage his shoulders.

Luigi cocked his head to share in a kiss with the beautiful princess. It was passion and true romance for both of them as Luigi's heart beat rapidly letting him know he had made the right decision.

"Daisy, I-" before Luigi could finish, the chancellor burst in through the door.

"CODE RED! THEY'RE MOVING IN ON US!!" He cried as he grabbed Daisy by her elbow, thrusting her out the door.

"What do you mean?" Luigi asked.

"The enemy was sighted moments ago moving in on our land, come one Luigi! We have a kingdom to protect."

As the sirens began to ring in the distance, Luigi took one last look at his reflection in the mirror and began to reassure himself. "I am a soldier."

~

Over at The Mushroom Kingdom Mario was rushing with the rest of the men over to Sarasaland. It was odd, he had just enlisted, and now he was already being whisked off to Battle.

Peach watched Mario gather his weapons together in anguish.

** I should have never pushed you into joining this troublesome battle. Why did I push my true love into risking his life? I only pray my love, that you don't die** The princess couldn't help but wonder what she had been thinking. Right here, right now could very well be her last chance to look upon his face.

** I pitted brother against brother, I'm to blame, I may as well be hanged**

Peach continued to think these saddening thoughts as she covered her face and leaked a few small tears. If Mario died too, her life would be over.

She heard a clank of metal and the doors opening, Mario was leaving!

**NOOOOOOOOO! What have I done?**

Struck with fear that she would never see him again, Princess Toadstool flew to the door, her long dress flowing behind her, and grabbed Mario, giving him a truly loving kiss.

"don't die." She whimpered slightly, more tears falling.

Mario looked into her eyes and knew something was wrong, but pulled away and left with the rest of the men.

"good-bye Mario, my love!" Peach cried.

The door slammed and the beloved hero was gone.

Peach looked down at the ground, wishing she'd be able to join her Mario during this wretched spilling of blood.

~

Mario marched proudly with the rest of the army. He had hated to see peach so worried, but was certain he'd win this war, and the delight on her face would be worth it.

One by one, each soldier crawled through the warp pipe to Sarasaland and soon enough Mario was there too, on those oh too familiar castle grounds. It almost hurt to walk on them.

Some of the other men from their side were already there, blasting silver bullets from their guns.

Mario suddenly cringed as he saw a bullet hit a man in the heart, causing him to fall down to the ground with a thud, bleeding heavily.

This was a little different than he had thought. Some man he didn't know, who had never harmed him in anyway, would be his victim. What a cruel way of deciding someone's fate, blasting them to bloody bits with a gun.

He wanted to turn back, he felt like a sadist taking part in this, but he didn't want to let Peach down, and knew what Sarasaland was doing was wrong.

So with a breath of fresh air, and a gulp of fear, Mario took a few leaps forward, aimed, and.

BANG!

Perfect shot! His bullet hit a man right in mid trigger pull. The opponent flung himself to the ground.

Easy enough, but he still didn't feel any better about it. His heart plunged into a black hole the instant he pulled that trigger.

After a few more shots, at first trying to purposely miss, Mario began to search for Luigi. What if he hadn't signed up for the war?

He swallowed when he saw the lean young man looking right in someone else's direction. This was it. Now it was really a war.

~

Luigi shot soldier after soldier with his gun, loving the pull of the trigger and relishing spilling the blood. His craving for violence was becoming more and more dominant with every person he killed. The same thing went for his love for Daisy. He kept picturing her smiling and embracing him after defeating the mushroom kingdom.

It was time for him to shine, as soon as he found Mario, he would release a bullet and not look back.

Both brothers began to sweat after a while. They'd never been in an actual war before, so the length of the battle frightened them. Who would win?

~

Peach could see the fighting going on when she gazed through her telescope from the balcony.

She closed her eyes and began to talk to herself. "Mario, I'm so sorry, I wasn't honest, and I kept Frog from being honest. you still know nothing about this war"

As usual, r+r