Wario and Waluigi were still busy wandering around in an attempt to find the first piece of the "Thingy"...
"Are we there yet?" asked Waluigi.
"No." replied Wario.
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there yet?"
"No!"
"Are we there yet?"
"No!"
"Are we there yet?"
"No! That's it! Say goodbye to your mouth privileges!"
Wario took Waluigi's mouth and tossed it elsewhere. The distressed(and mouth-less) Waluigi came running after it.
"Good riddance! Now the treasure is all mine!" exclaimed Wario.
After several minutes of walking, Wario saw a pipe and it swallowed him. The pipe spit him out in Desolate Wasteland, a place that seemed to be some sort of desert.
"Well, this must be it." said Wario to himself. He started walking around in the desert. After a few hours of walking, the yellow plumber got tired of walking and sat on a rock.
"I have to find that town soon or I'll starve to death!" lamented Wario.
A tornado suddenly came out of nowhere and started whirling around toward Wario.
"Forget the hunger! That tornado will do the job quicker if I don't get outta here!"
The overweight plumber tried to run away from the whirling dervish but it got him first. Wario got swept away by the tornado and it sent him flying right in the middle of a town. Needless to say, his landing wasn't exactly soft...
"Ouch! My brain hurts!"
Wario got up on his feet and looked around; the town he was in looked like it came out of an old western movie. The whole place seemed to be abandoned, as if the inhabitants were chased away by a herd of mice carrying the plague.
"Yes! I'm finally here!" exclaimed Wario. "But where did everybody go?"
Wario walked around and went inside a nearby salloon. He saw a lone barman behind the counter of the bar.
"Finally! Someone to talk to!"
Wario went to the counter and hit it with his fist to get the barman's attention.
"Hey, you!" shouted Wario. "You there! Give me something to eat, to drink, whatever you want. Just make it quick!"
"Is that any way to talk to a barman, young man?" scolded the barman.
The barman turned around to reveal his face; it was a shy guy wearing a white apron with red stripes. He also had a mustache like Luigi's. The barman shy guy was still busy wiping the inside of a glass he was holding.
"I don't care about the way I talk! I can talk any way I want and anywhere I want!" retorted Wario.
"Well, that kind of attitude will not get you anywhere I'm afraid." said the barman.
Wario got on his knees and started pleading.
"Can I PLEASE get something to eat?"
"Now THAT is more like it." said the barman.
The barman gave Wario...a banana.
"A BANANA? Oh well, it's better than nothing I suppose." Said Wario.
While Wario was busy scarfing down the banana, Waluigi ran in, gasping for breath. Unfortunately for him, Wario was done eating the banana and threw the peel in his path. Waluigi slipped on the banana and fell on his head. After seeing some stars circle around his head, Waluigi got up on his feet and went next to Wario.
"Did I miss anything?" asked Waluigi.
"Not really." replied Wario.
"My goodness! Where are my manners? I forgot to tell you my name! My name is Shylington." said the barman.
"Nice to meet you." said Waluigi. "Do you know something about where we could find a piece of the "Thingy"?"
"Oh dear, of course I know something about THAT, but there is a sad story involving it..." said Shylington.
"Come on, you can tell us!" said Wario.
"I shouldn't...Oh, all right! I will tell you the story." said Shylington.
"This is gonna be a long one." whispered Wario to his brother.
"A long time ago-" started Shylington before getting interrupted.
"Wait a minute!" said Wario. "Why are you the only guy left in this town?"
"I'll be getting to that." said Shylington. "Now then, where was I? Oh yes! (clears throat) A long time ago, there was a town named "Plenty Town". It was a poor, but happy and prospering place filled with people and visitors alike. Nothing could ever disrupt its peace. One day, a koopa went into the abandoned mine near the edge of town to search for a piece of the "Thingy". He had heard a rumor that said that one of these pieces would be in that mine. However, a few hours after he entered the mine, the townspeople got worried and sent a search party to find the koopa. A few days after the search party went missing, there were rumors about a ghost haunting the mine who devoured the souls of all who dared to venture its domain. Many brave adventurers went into the mine, but the problem is that all those who entered the mine never returned from it! Not only adventurers got lost in the mine, but other townspeople got lost in it as well! As they say, curiosity kills the cat. Tourists started to fear the place and never returned to Plenty Town. The town had been renamed "Empty Town" because there was not a soul living there anymore..."
"That's kinda creepy." said Wario. "Is this place called "Empty Town"?"
"Yes." replied Shylington.
"Is that story real?" asked Waluigi while shaking like a leaf.
"As real as the mustache that is on my face." replied Shylington.
"Oh gee, would you look at the time! (checks his watch) It's starting to get late now. Let's just forget about this whole treasure thing and go home!" said Waluigi, nervously.
Waluigi tried to run away until Wario held him by the collar.
"Hold it! Where do you think YOU'RE going?" said Wario to Waluigi.
"You heard what he said! There will be ghosts and death and crying for my mommy!" said Waluigi.
"Ghosts or no ghosts, I'm going in anyway!" replied Wario. "And for your information, he didn't say anything about crying for your mommy!"
"OUR mommy!" corrected Waluigi.
"Whatever! We're going there and that's final!" said Wario.
Wario went to Shylington after he released Waluigi's collar.
"Take us to the mine!" said Wario.
"Are you sure about this?" asked Shylington.
"Yes! Just take us there!" replied Wario.
"All right, calm down. I will take you there." said Shylington.
A few seconds later, The Wario brothers and Shylington were standing in front of the abandoned mine.
"Please come back safely from that awful place!" said Shylington.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine!" replied Wario. "Come on, Waluigi!"
Wario was holding Waluigi by his foot to drag him along to the cave.
"But I don't wanna go-o-o-o-o!" complained Waluigi while he was trying to hold on to the ground.
Wario wandered into the mine(while dragging Waluigi along) to search for the first piece of the "Thingy"...
End of chapter.