CHAPTER TWO
Parakarry arrived at the Mario bros. house the following morning to deliver the mail. He stuck the letters in the mailbox and shouted "Mail call!" before flying away. Luigi came out and brought the mail inside.
"Hey bro, we've got a lot of mail today!" Luigi said. He looked through the mail and saw a letter addressed to Mario from Peach. "Hey Mario! You got a letter from Peach!" Luigi shouted, calling out to his brother. Mario came out, took the letter, and read it out loud.
Dear Mario,
How are you? Don't worry about me too much, I'm getting along just fine, even with a broken arm. I am quite bored though, since Toadsworth won't let me go out and do anything until my arm's completely healed.
Since I'm so bored, would you like to go to Shooting Star Summit with me? Toadsworth wasn't too happy with this idea, since it would be much easier for me to get kidnapped in my condition, but I assured him that as long as I had you with me, nothing bad would happen.
Please wait for me there this afternoon. I'm looking forward to seeing you!
Yours truly,
Princess Peach Toadstool
"She wants to see you today?" Luigi asked, "But today is the big Plumbers' Convention in Mushroom City! We've been waiting for this event ever since last year's convention! And we're gonna be guest speakers this year! Surely Peach would've known about this?"
"She must've forgot," Mario said. He thought about it for a bit, and came to a conclusion. "I'll go see her today," he said, "you'll just have to go to the convention without me."
"But you've been looking forward to this event!" Luigi exclaimed, "You love going to the Plumbers' Convention each year!"
"Yeah, but I love Peach too," Mario explained, "And I haven't gone to see her as much as I should've since the accident. Remember, I was the one driving, and I feel really sorry for this happening to her. It's my fault she got hurt, and therefore my fault that she's so bored. I have to make it up to her somehow. Besides, she's expecting me to be there, so if she goes and I'm not there… Toadsworth was right about it being easier for her to be kidnapped in her condition. I mean, she's right handed and now she can't use her right arm! There will be other conventions."
"Yeah you're right," Luigi sighed. He then got an idea. "Hey! Why don't you ask her to come to the convention too? There's really not much to do at Shooting Star Summit except chat with your loved ones."
"Hey, that sounds like a good idea!" Mario said. "We're always doing whatever interests her, but she's never gone with us to do something that interests us! She might actually like coming with us! She always has fun whenever we're around!"
"Great idea Mario!" Luigi said, giving his brother a high-five. "Well, have fun on your date! I guess I'll see you later." He then left the house to go to the convention. Mario waved goodbye to his brother, then went inside, put on his favorite hat, and headed to Shooting Star Summit.
He was totally unaware that he was falling for Bowser's evil trick.