Luigi and Mario walked down the sidewalk of Main St. looking for something to do. They passed a few relatively boring stores, and restaurants. Luigi also noticed a larger building, the Flarch Bank. A few feet later, they spotted a small pub. They decided to take Waluigi's advice and spend some time there. They entered and sat down. The light was dim, but there was an ample amount coming in through the wide windows. The jukebox was quietly playing over the chatter, and several pool tables were in play. A Koopa troopa was working the bar.
"What'll it be?" He asked, scrubbing a glass.
Mario looked at the menu for a second, and then ordered. "Two slices. One pepperoni, and one mushroom."
"I'll have the same thing." Luigi requested. Mario looked around some more at the moderately classed place, and at the people in it. It seemed to be a nice place, until he saw something that caught his eye and made him feel uneasy. It was a Troopa. He had no shell, just a black coat. He also wore thin sunglasses. He looked around and quickly made his way to a table near the kitchen. He thought no one was watching him, but Mario saw him quickly take out a small cubic box with three gold leaf letters on it that e couldn't quite make out. He handed it to a regular-looking troopa, and quickly left. Not even a minute later, the troopa at the table looked at his watch, got up, looked around, and walked out slowly. Luigi tapped him on the shoulder.
"Aren't you going to eat your pizza?" To Mario's surprise, pizza had been sitting in front of him for some time. He finally consciously realized that he had been spying on those two men that made the delivery. It was a very vague event, but it also looked so precise for some reason. Mario tried to get himself to stop thinking about it, but just couldn't. He tried to eat his pizza quickly so that they could leave.
When they stepped outside the place, Mario turned left. Left was back in the direction of Wario and Waluigi's crummy apartment. Luigi grabbed Mario's shoulder.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't you want to do more stuff?"
"Right… right." Mario shook his head. He walked on, looking at the ground with his hands in his pockets. Mario didn't even notice the plumber accessory shop, or the fact that Luigi ran into it like a child into a toy store. Luigi could tell Mario wasn't up for much of anything, so before he even noticed, he exited the store. He stood in front of his brother and pushed his chin up, meeting his eyes.
"What's up?"
Mario replied hesitantly, breaking eye contact. "I think I saw something in the bar."
"What, did you see a chick you wanted to talk to?" Luigi chuckled and punched Mario's shoulder.
"No, it's not that. I think I saw two guys… troopas that were up to something."
"Well, it's not like we can do much about it. I mean, you need to relax. If it's the black flower problem you think they're connected to, we'll get to the bottom. Just wait for our call, and we'll do our work. No big deal yet." Luigi said, shrugging.
"I guess." Mario said, cracking a smile. But I need to get a little rest. Let's head back.
The two brothers ascended the stairs once again, and pushed open the faded and cracking door. They noticed that Wario was snapping on his suspenders, and Waluigi was pulling on his weirdly fashioned orange shoes. Wario spoke up.
"Chancellor called us. They said they want us in Giant Land tomorrow. They think it might be something to do with all the leftover and lumped up DNA in the monster flowers. They think it mutated into these black flowers."
"I'll tell you what this REALLY is." Waluigi cut in, "Those spore-heads don't know which end of the world is up, so they're just trying to look busy and smart by sending us somewhere. We're gonna be gone for some time, so we decided to hit the casino tonight. You two can come along, but we're not waiting for you when you're still playing with the nickel slots."
"Oh, we never gamble." Luigi quickly declined.
"And you also never have any fun, goody boy." Wario fired back.
"I think we should give it a go." Mario smiled, folding his arms. Luigi gave Mario a look, and he noticed it. "Oh, come on. We didn't bring much, so what can we lose besides that? I know all about the gambling dangers and stuff, but… how much money you got in your pocket right now?" Mario tried to reason.
"Eleven coins." Luigi counted the small change in his hand.
"Okay then, you can either be out eleven or up to the sky."
Luigi's face was solid but hesitant with a frown. But within five second a smile sprouted, and Luigi shoved the gold coins into his pocket. "Alright!"
"Sweetness!" exclaimed Mario.
"Oh brother!" Wario and Waluigi said in unison, slapping their foreheads.
"What'll it be?" He asked, scrubbing a glass.
Mario looked at the menu for a second, and then ordered. "Two slices. One pepperoni, and one mushroom."
"I'll have the same thing." Luigi requested. Mario looked around some more at the moderately classed place, and at the people in it. It seemed to be a nice place, until he saw something that caught his eye and made him feel uneasy. It was a Troopa. He had no shell, just a black coat. He also wore thin sunglasses. He looked around and quickly made his way to a table near the kitchen. He thought no one was watching him, but Mario saw him quickly take out a small cubic box with three gold leaf letters on it that e couldn't quite make out. He handed it to a regular-looking troopa, and quickly left. Not even a minute later, the troopa at the table looked at his watch, got up, looked around, and walked out slowly. Luigi tapped him on the shoulder.
"Aren't you going to eat your pizza?" To Mario's surprise, pizza had been sitting in front of him for some time. He finally consciously realized that he had been spying on those two men that made the delivery. It was a very vague event, but it also looked so precise for some reason. Mario tried to get himself to stop thinking about it, but just couldn't. He tried to eat his pizza quickly so that they could leave.
When they stepped outside the place, Mario turned left. Left was back in the direction of Wario and Waluigi's crummy apartment. Luigi grabbed Mario's shoulder.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't you want to do more stuff?"
"Right… right." Mario shook his head. He walked on, looking at the ground with his hands in his pockets. Mario didn't even notice the plumber accessory shop, or the fact that Luigi ran into it like a child into a toy store. Luigi could tell Mario wasn't up for much of anything, so before he even noticed, he exited the store. He stood in front of his brother and pushed his chin up, meeting his eyes.
"What's up?"
Mario replied hesitantly, breaking eye contact. "I think I saw something in the bar."
"What, did you see a chick you wanted to talk to?" Luigi chuckled and punched Mario's shoulder.
"No, it's not that. I think I saw two guys… troopas that were up to something."
"Well, it's not like we can do much about it. I mean, you need to relax. If it's the black flower problem you think they're connected to, we'll get to the bottom. Just wait for our call, and we'll do our work. No big deal yet." Luigi said, shrugging.
"I guess." Mario said, cracking a smile. But I need to get a little rest. Let's head back.
The two brothers ascended the stairs once again, and pushed open the faded and cracking door. They noticed that Wario was snapping on his suspenders, and Waluigi was pulling on his weirdly fashioned orange shoes. Wario spoke up.
"Chancellor called us. They said they want us in Giant Land tomorrow. They think it might be something to do with all the leftover and lumped up DNA in the monster flowers. They think it mutated into these black flowers."
"I'll tell you what this REALLY is." Waluigi cut in, "Those spore-heads don't know which end of the world is up, so they're just trying to look busy and smart by sending us somewhere. We're gonna be gone for some time, so we decided to hit the casino tonight. You two can come along, but we're not waiting for you when you're still playing with the nickel slots."
"Oh, we never gamble." Luigi quickly declined.
"And you also never have any fun, goody boy." Wario fired back.
"I think we should give it a go." Mario smiled, folding his arms. Luigi gave Mario a look, and he noticed it. "Oh, come on. We didn't bring much, so what can we lose besides that? I know all about the gambling dangers and stuff, but… how much money you got in your pocket right now?" Mario tried to reason.
"Eleven coins." Luigi counted the small change in his hand.
"Okay then, you can either be out eleven or up to the sky."
Luigi's face was solid but hesitant with a frown. But within five second a smile sprouted, and Luigi shoved the gold coins into his pocket. "Alright!"
"Sweetness!" exclaimed Mario.
"Oh brother!" Wario and Waluigi said in unison, slapping their foreheads.