(Luigi's Mansion)

Luigi was up bright and early the next morning. After getting out of his bed (green, obviously), Luigi quickly got dressed and went downstairs. He knew that it was his turn to mow the lawn outside of his mansion, and doing that would be a lengthy task, so he wanted to get it done as soon as he could so he could get on with his day.

Shivers looked away from the kitchen table in time to see Luigi running past the doorway, heading towards the front door. "Oh! Master Luigi, aren't you hungry? I'm making pancakes."

"I'll have some breakfast when I'm finished mowing the lawn, thanks Shivers." Luigi replied. "I'll work up more of an appetite that way." He was about to go outside when he froze and looked back at the butler. "And one more thing: Don't call me 'master', Shivers. It makes me feel too important."

Luigi spent the next while pushing a lawnmower around the front yard of his mansion, being careful not to accidentally cut some of the flowers in the garden (Melody would have his head if he did). After spending ten minutes mowing the front yard, Luigi was getting ready to move to the back yard.

Suddenly, Luigi heard a loud crash coming from inside the mansion, quickly followed by a loud scream of pain. Instantly recognizing the scream as Melody's, Luigi let go of the lawnmower and rushed into the mansion.

Upon entering the mansion, Luigi quickly found the rest of the household gathering around Melody, whom was at the bottom of the stairway.

"What happened! What happened!" Luigi asked as he ran over to see what the matter was.

"Melody tripped and fell down the stairs!" Sonar piped up.

"I wasn't looking where I was going and missed a step." Melody said, trying to fight back tears of pain. "I can't move either of my legs!"

Biff picked Melody off the ground and held her in his arms. "We need to get her to the doctor, and fast!"

Luigi nodded. "Yeah, but how! We need to get there quickly and we don't have a fast way to get there!"

"Oh, yes you do, my boy!" E. Gadd jumped in. "Biff, load her onto my hoverbike in the garage. We'll get her to the doctor in a flash!"

Biff nodded and followed Gadd out of the room, knowing that Melody required quick attention before things got worse.

(Later…)

An hour later and Melody was back in the mansion. She was now sitting on the living room couch, both of her legs (declared broken) in casts going to the knees. The rest of the house (minus the two babies Luigi had adopted, whom were still asleep) were gathered around her once again.

"Man! This stinks!" Melody said, frustrated with her current condition. "I'm supposed to spend eight weeks with these things on and I need to teach my students piano every Wednesday!"

"Well, the doctor gave you a wheelchair, so at least you'll be able to move around and do the lessons." Slim replied.

The small mushroom boy, Keith, tugged on Luigi's overalls. "Is auntie Mewody gonna be awwight, daddy Weegie?"

Luigi nodded. "She's going to be fine, Keith."

Suddenly, everyone heard a loud, hard knocking coming from the front door. Shivers scratched his head. "I wonder who that could be." He said as he went over to the door to open it.

When Shivers started opening it, the person at the door threw it open, slamming poor Shivers into the wall. In came a frenzied Waluigi, who quickly spotted Luigi in the living room and ran over.

Shivers, laying on the floor, lifted his index finger into the air. "It's for you, Master Luigi." He said weakly.

Luigi raised an eyebrow. "Waluigi? What're you doing here?"

The response Luigi got was the purple-clad plumber grabbing him by the overall straps and shaking him violently. "I never thought I'd actually say this, but I really need your help!" He said frantically.

Luigi broke away from his rival and shook his head to regain his senses. "What the hey are you talking about?"

"Some crooks attacked Monstro Land last night and kidnapped Maple!" Waluigi shouted. "When I tried to stop them, one of them swung a huge club and knocked me unconscious!"

"Maple's been kidnapped!" Luigi asked. "What for? She's not exactly the most powerful princess around."

"That's what I've been trying to figure out since I came back to my senses this morning!" Waluigi insisted.

"Have you told Wario about this yet?" Luigi asked.

"The only thing he'd be interested in is if there would be a reward for her return." Waluigi sighed. "That's why I need your help finding her! I wouldn't be coming to you for help if I wasn't completely desperate! I mean, come on! I helped you rescue Daisy those months ago, so the least you could do is repay the favor!"

Luigi nodded. "I didn't say I wouldn't." He replied, trying to calm the hysteric, lanky plumber. "I'll help, but neither of us know where to start."

Waluigi sighed in relief, happy that he had found some help. "Well, I say we get a team together and start looking then." He suggested. "Do you think we could get the old team back together?"

"Oh, man! Your timing couldn't be worse!" Melody cried from the couch. "I fell down the stairs earlier today and broke both my legs! It looks like I won't be able to go with you guys this time."

Luigi sighed. "It's okay, Melody. We'll find someone else." He then looked down at the small, orange Shyguy at his feet. "You in, Sonar?"

"Well…" Sonar rubbed the back of his head nervously. "My teacher is giving me a lot of homework every day, and since I'm starting to get lower grades, he's been watching me like a hawk, not letting me have any time off in school." He admitted. "If I went, he'd fail me for sure."

Waluigi grunted. "Great. We're already down two people."

"No, you're only down one." Biff piped up, standing straight.

"What do you mean, Biff?" Luigi asked.

The tall, blonde-haired muscleman looked down at Luigi. "I'll accompany you as the muscle of the team this time, Luigi." He offered.

"You mean it?" Luigi asked. "You'd come with us even though it's dangerous."

"Yeah, Biff." Melody said from the couch. "In the last adventure, King Boo almost killed me."

"It's the least I could do." Biff said. "Like Waluigi said, they're already down two people, so if I went, it would be one less person they have to worry about."

"Well, now that our team is up to three, now what?" Waluigi asked.

"We'll see if Fice T and Goombaria can come along." Luigi explained. "We'll go from there once we find out."

(Goomba Village)

Luigi climbed out of a warp pipe, reached in and pulled Waluigi out after him. The two plumbers were now in Goomba Village, which was just two small buildings and a giant tree by the fence.

"Picking up the Goomba girl?" Waluigi asked.

"Or at least seeing if she can tag along." Luigi replied. "You saw how much of a help she was the last time."

Waluigi sighed. "Yeah. I hate to admit it, but you're right."

Luigi quickly spotted Goombaria, a Goomba girl with a bow on her head, helping her mother in the garden. The two plumbers walked over to the two.

Goommama was the first to see Luigi and Waluigi coming over. "Oh! Hello, you two!" She greeted.

Goombaria turned and saw her two former team-mates. The look on her face instantly brightened. "Luigi! Waluigi! It's great to see you!" She said as she scurried over to the two plumbers. "What brings you here?"

"Business, I'm afraid." Luigi replied. "Look, you know of Princess Maple, right?"

Goombaria nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

"Because she was kidnapped last night!" Waluigi blurted out. "Green-boy here is trying to reassemble some of the team and go save her and we want you to come along!"

The small Goomba girl's eyes snapped wide as her mouth fell open. "You want me to go with you again, Luigi?" Goombaria asked, stunned.

Luigi cast a glare at Waluigi. "Yes, but I wouldn't have put it as direct as Waluigi."

Goombaria looked at her mother. "Can I go, mom! Can I can I can I!"

Goommama sighed and looked up at Luigi. "Will you promise to take care of her, Luigi?"

Luigi raised a hand. "I swear. I will protect everyone on my team with my life."

"Then you can go with them if you want, Goombaria." The kind Goomba mother told her daughter with a smile.

Goombaria leapt into the air with glee and threw herself at her mother. "Oh, thank you, mom!" Luigi would bet that the two were hugging each other despite the fact that neither of them had any arms. "I promise I'll be a good girl on the adventure and do all sorts of chores when I get back!"

"Awwww!" Everyone heard Goombario whine. "Now she's been on more adventures than me!"

"Just let your little sister have the adventure, boy." Goompapa scolded. "You should be glad that she's helping Luigi."

"You don't have to come with us right now, Goombaria." Luigi said. "Just be sure to show up at my mansion at two this afternoon."

Goombaria nodded. "I'll be there, Luigi!"

After bidding farewell to the Goomba family, Luigi and Waluigi started their trek back to the warp pipe to continue the search.

"Well, that half the original team completed." Waluigi commented.

"Yeah, now let's just hope Fice T will be willing to come on another adventure." Luigi said.

(Forever Forest Entrance)

"Whaddya mean you don't wanna come!" Waluigi shouted.

After arriving back in Toad Town, Luigi and Waluigi quickly went to the post of Fice T, the guard with a fear of ghosts. Unfortunately for them, he wasn't too keen on going this time.

Fice T sighed. "Look, no offense. It's just that I don't want to go this time." The blue-capped guard replied.

"Why not?" Luigi asked.

"Those months ago, just after the adventure we had, I stormed King Boo's mansion all by myself and saved my wife from spending an eternity trapped inside a painting like Mario could have been." Fice T said. "I hadn't seen her for half a year, Luigi. I want to spend some more time with her and make up for lost time."

Luigi nodded. "I understand that and totally respect your decision, Fice T." The green-clad plumber replied. "But do you know of anyone that may be able to come with us is your place?"

Fice T pondered this for a second. "Do you have someone on your team has the power of fire on your team yet?" He asked. Waluigi cleared his throat. "Well, NORMAL fire ability."

"Melody broke her legs earlier today." Luigi replied.

"Is she alright?"

"She's fine, but she can't go this time. That means that we don't have someone that has the power of natural fire."

Fice T smirked. "Then you may wanna stop by Twilight Town. I know someone there that fights with fire."

(Twilight Town)

"This place gives me the creeps." Waluigi muttered as he followed Luigi through Twilight Town.

Luigi looked up at a tree and saw two pitch blackbirds staring down at him. "You and me both, but we need to find Fice T's friend."

The two plumbers continued walking. Once they were out of hearing range, one of the birds looked at the other. "I wonder who those two shmucks were." The other bird shrugged.

Luigi saw a creepy-looking villager standing aside and went over to him. "Excuse us, sir? But do you know where we can find this girl?" He asked, showing the villager a picture.

The villager scanned over the picture and nodded. "Yeah. She's over in that house over there."

Luigi and Waluigi entered the house they were directed at and quickly spotted a purple girl with pink hair talking to a couple more villagers.

"Are you Vivian?" Luigi asked. The girl turned around, showing a purple head with only a mouth visible.

"Oh!" Vivian gasped. "You're Luigi! The brother of Mario!"

Luigi nodded. "You know who I am?"

"Are you kidding? Mario told me all about you during the adventure I had with him!" Vivian replied. The villagers she had been talking to had now wandered off.

Waluigi suddenly noticed that Vivian had no legs, and instead had a spout connecting her to the floor. "You're a ghost? Fice T told us that he was a friend of his." The lanky plumber observed. "I thought that guy was afraid of ghosts."

"I'm not exactly a ghost." Vivian pointed out. "I'm from a race called 'Shadows'."

Luigi shrugged. "Well, I know that this is going to sound weird, but we need your help for something important."

"Like what?" Vivian asked.

"Princess Maple of Monstro Land has been kidnapped by who-knows-what and we need a team to help get her back." Waluigi explained. "One of our original team members isn't able to come and we need someone who can control fire."

"So you want me to come!" Vivian asked, clearly excited.

"That's more or less it." Luigi replied. "You interested?"

"I sure am!" Vivian replied. "Now I can boast to having an adventure with each of the Mario brothers!"

"That's great!" Luigi said as he pulled a piece of paper and pen from his pocket. As quickly as he could, he scribbled something down and handed the piece of paper to the young-looking Shadow Siren. "That's the address for my mansion." Luigi explained. "Show up at two this afternoon and we'll start."

Vivian nodded. "I'll be there!"

"Great. See you then."

(Mushroom Kingdom)

"Well, now what?" Waluigi asked as he and Luigi walked through Toad Town once more. "We're still down one person."

Luigi looked at his watch. "I dunno, but I need to get going."

"For what?"

"I promised Daisy I'd meet her at the diner at ten-thirty. That's in ten minutes." Luigi explained. "I have to go tell her that the date will have to be cancelled. You go on ahead to the mansion and I'll meet you there."

Waluigi nodded. "Okay. Just don't take too long."

Waluigi walked off, continuing towards Luigi's Mansion alone. Luigi then turned a different way and started walking towards a small diner. He quickly reached the front door to the diner and walked in, causing the bell above the door to give off a light ring.

The mushroom waiter behind the counter looked up and saw Luigi come in. "Hey, big guy! Howzit hanging?" He greeted.

"Great, Sushi." Luigi replied. He quickly spotted a familiar brown-haired princess sitting at a table. He went over to her.

Daisy looked up at Luigi and smiled. "Hey, Luigi."

"Hey, Daisy." Luigi replied, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "Look, I'm real sorry, but-"

"The date will have to wait?" Daisy asked with a smirk.

Luigi jumped. "How the heck did you know?"

"I saw you talking with Waluigi through the window." Daisy pointed out. "Whenever you two talk together, I know something big is happening." She raised an eyebrow. "Care to enlighten me on what's going on?"

Luigi sighed. "Okay. Maple's been kidnapped."

This time it was Daisy who jumped. "WHAT!" She screamed, making everyone else in the diner jump as well. "By who!"

"We don't know." Luigi shrugged. "I'm putting another team together, because Melody, Sonar and Fice T aren't able to come this time. In fact, we're still down one person."

"Then I guess there's only one thing for me to say." Daisy sighed.

"What's that?"

Daisy promptly stood up. "I'm going too!"

"WHAT!" Luigi shouted, again making everyone in the diner jump.

"Look, I know I can help, Luigi." Daisy assured. "The last time, I was nothing more than a damsel in distress. I want to show you what I can do to help save Maple!"

"What can you do?"

Daisy smirked slyly. "You'll see."

Seeing that Daisy wouldn't back off, Luigi sighed. "Okay, but I swear I'll kill myself if anything happens to you."

"Don't worry about me, Luigi. I promise that I'll be fine this time."

(Luigi's Mansion)

For Waluigi, two o'clock took way too long to arrive. But eventually, all six members of the team had arrived at the mansion. Currently, they were all forming a circle of seven (with E. Gadd being the seventh) around a small table in Gadd's lab. Gadd was scribbling out several notes on a huge sheet of paper.

"Okay, here's my plan, Luigi!" Gadd said as he proceeded to sketch. "You and Goombaria will attack from the right and take all of the villains off guard. Daisy and Vivian will then sneak around the villains while they're distracted and provide an access for the rest of the team to get into the base. Once inside, Waluigi and Biff will create a distraction here while the rest of the team will go in and save Maple. I'll be waiting outside the base in the Gadd Jet for everyone to return so we can have a quick takeoff and get out of there within fifteen minutes!" When he finished, Gadd swelled his chest and looked prouder than ever.

Luigi scratched his head. "Uh…Professor? None of us have any idea where the villains are hiding out." He explained.

Gadd's chest promptly deflated. "Oh, yeah." The old man said. Waluigi smacked himself in the forehead.

"Look, why don't we start with asking around Toad Town?" Goombaria piped up. "That's how we got started the last time."

"Yeah, but we don't know who we could possibly start with." Biff sighed. "Going through all of Toad Town could take a while."

"And we don't know how much time Maple has." Daisy finished. "This could be tough."

Vivian scratched her head. "I still don't know why Maple was the one kidnapped in the first place."

"That's the million-dollar question, Vivian." Luigi replied. "I'm sure we'll find out as the adventure goes on."

"Well, what are we standing around for!" Waluigi asked. "We've got a princess to save and we're wasting time!"

"He's right." Daisy told Luigi. "We ARE losing precious time here."

Luigi nodded. "Okay. You all know that this could be a dangerous adventure, right?" Everyone on his team nodded. "Are you also aware that we don't know what we're up against and this could result in one of us getting severely hurt?" Again, everyone nodded.

The green plumber placed his hand out. "Who's in?"

Waluigi placed his hand on top of his rival's. "Maple's counting on me. I intend to save her."

Daisy placed her hand on top of Waluigi's. "I'm in, Luigi. Maple's a good friend of mine and I don't want to sit by while she could be in extreme danger."

Biff placed his large hand on top of the growing pile of hands. "I'll be sure to provide as much muscle as I can, Luigi. Mel may not be able to come, but I'll make it up."

Vivian too placed her hand on top of the pile. "These dangers don't scare me, Luigi. I'll do what I can to lend a helping hand in battle."

Because she didn't have hands, Goombaria jumped on top of the pile of hands. "I'm going to show you how much I've improved since the last adventure, Luigi. I say 'Bring it on!'" The Goomba girl said.

Luigi again nodded as the team pulled their hands away. "Okay, team! For the second time, let's go!"