Disclaimer: I do not own anything or anybody in Luigi's Mansion except Shroomy. And the things that happen in this story are original ideas, so they therefore belong to me, too. Everything else belongs to Nintendo.

A/N: Thanks again for reviewing, SuperSmashGal!!


Chapter 3: The Escape Plan

Ghost #2: I don't know, but it sounded like it was coming from the cell! Come on!

One wall that separated the cell from the outside had collapsed from the explosion. However, Shroomy and Mario were on the second story, and the distance from them to the ground was too high for a jump. The wall that separated the cell from the room the ghosts met in was still standing along with the other three walls.

Mario had removed the brick and heard what Ghost #2 had said. He quickly placed it back in the wall to hide the space again.

"Okay, Mario, here's the plan!" said Shroomy, who had also heard what the ghost had said. "When the ghosts come in the cell, jump out with your hammer and act like you wanna fight with them to distract them. Then, while you're doing that, I'll grab my Mushroom Bomb Bag from them. I'll throw twenty Mushroom Bombs over their heads, and they'll hopefully explode so that they knock the ghosts out. Then we'll take the keys to the cell, and escape!"

"Oh, my gosh! I forgot about Toad! He might've come into the Mansion, and if he did, he might get caught!" said Mario, who could now see the front of the Mansion because of the collapsed wall. Toad wasn't anywhere in sight.

"Okay, I have an idea what we can do about that, but first we gotta get out of this cell. Let's hope my plan works!" said Shroomy.

The twenty ghosts finally unlocked the cell and came in. Mario jumped out with his hammer and said, "Hey, fatsoes! Better be on your guard because I'm gonna beat you all up!"

Ghost #1: Get him, get him!

Ghost #1 was waving Shroomy's Mushroom Bomb Bag around like crazy. Shroomy finally was able to grab it.

Ghost #1: HEY, THE MUSHROOM GRABBED HIS BOMB BAG FROM ME!!

(A/N: Shroomy doesn't have to light the bombs -- they just blow up soon after they're thrown.)

In the commotion, Shroomy had no time to set aside twenty Mushroom Bombs, so he just threw the whole Mushroom Bomb Bag at them!

Ghost #3: RUN FOR THE HILLS!

Ghost #2: It's too late, you dummy!!

A big explosion engulfed the ghosts. Some of the bricks on the ceiling fell down and hit the ghosts on their heads, knocking them all out just like Shroomy had planned.

"Mario, watch out!" shouted Shroomy. But he was too late. A big brick fell from the ceiling and hit Mario on the head, knocking him out!

To be continued...