Warning, there's going to be violence in this chapter. Anyone against it, turn back! It'll only intensify as the story continues so be prepared.

Italics represent flashbacks.

Peach paced back and forth in the castle's main entrance. She grew more and more concern for her husband and brother-in-law for each minute they weren't back. The queen couldn't help but blame herself for this tragedy; Bowser obviously took Luigi out of spite because she chose Mario over him.

"Oh Mario, Luigi," she begged silently, "Please be safe."

"Try to calm yourself, your highness," Toadsworth comforted, "Master Mario will be home soon with Master Luigi."

Before Peach could reply, the doors opened. Peach's happy expression soon melted away when she saw Mario standing alone in the doorway, looking depressed. His eyes were brimming with pain and distraught. Peach could see tears forming at the rims but knowing her husband he was trying to fight them off. Peach could see a piece of paper clutched in his right hand, while his left hand shook uncontrollably.

"Mario?"

The plumber slowly shuffled his way towards his wife with his eyes glued to the floor, only concerning her more. Toadsworth studied his king's behavior worryingly, as his eyes shifted around to see if Luigi was right behind him, but to his surprise, he wasn't right behind his older twin.

"Master Mario," Toadsworth asked hesitantly, fearing he already knew the answer, "Where's Master Luigi?" With his head still down to the ground, Mario handed Toadsworth the piece of paper. The loyal steward accepted it and read the note and gasped, "Oh my king, I'm so sorry."

"We're not in your castle!?" Luigi exclaimed.

"That's right, you scrawny twig," Bowser scoffed, "I took you somewhere where

NOBODY, not even your brother can find you."

"You sure about that?" Luigi snapped, "He's found you before and he'll do it again."
"For your sake, you better hope he doesn't," Bowser growled, "If he does then the last thing he'll see is your demise." Luigi's eyes widen as Bowser moved an inch closer to his face and continued, "I'll see how long it takes for him to find you, and every day he doesn't show, you're gonna suffer greenie."

"Ugh, my nasal passages are already suffering due to your bad breath!" Luigi replied smartly.

Bowser growled and slammed his massive fist against the wall, an inch away from Luigi's head. The captive plumber nearly jumped out of his skin as he stared at his captor in fright. Bowser leaned in, locking eyes with Luigi.

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you, greenie," Bowser warned, "You're my prisoner, and I decided if you live or die. Keep it up, and I'll make sure Mario finds your mangled corpse in a ditch! Understand me." Luigi bit his lip and quickly nodded, not wanting to make the situation worse. The Koopa king laughed at the plumber's instant change in demeanor, "Good. I'd love to mess with you some more greenie, but I got stuff to do, so I'll leave you here to fester for a while, but before I go,"

Bowser pulled out a small remote and hit the button. Luigi felt his arms drop down; though his wrists were still shackled, they were no longer hanging above his head, much to his relief.

"Since you're going to be here for a while, you might as well get comfortable, and you thought I wasn't generous." Bowser laughed and exited the cell, locking it, and left the dungeon, leaving Luigi all alone.

That was over an hour or so ago, at least that's what it felt to the green-capped plumber as he sat on the floor with his knees drawn up to his chest. Luigi stared at the floor, unsure what to do. He couldn't break the chains. They were too strong for physical force. He tried using his electric abilities, but his shackles absorbed his power, something Bowser seemingly forgot to mention to him. He also had nothing to pick the lock with; there was nothing he could do. All he could do is just sit there and wait until Mario came for him, but who knows how long that would take.

"Mario," Luigi thought glumly, "He must be so worried." Luigi could feel his arms tremble as he gripped his shoulders, desperate to make himself feel secure. Never had he felt so lonely. All those times where he was home by himself were nothing compared to this. He could only imagine how his brother was feeling right now.

The garden was a place for Peach to get away from all the chaos and stress from her job as the Mushroom Kingdom ruler. The scent of the flowers and the sounds of the birds chirping, and the fountain pouring would normally calm her down. Today was an exception, though. Not too long after Mario shared the note, he found in Bowser's castle, the plumber immediately headed out towards the garden, most likely to keep Peach or anyone else from seeing him cry. The queen desperately wanted to follow him, but Toadsworth advised against it, feeling he needed space. Peach reluctantly agreed and decided to leave her husband alone for a while. An hour or so passed when she decided to check up on him. After a few minutes searching for him in the large garden Peach saw Mario sitting under a large peach tree, with his knees drawn up to his chest, staring off into space.

"Oh Mario," she said softly and strolled over to her husband, sitting down next to him.

Mario didn't acknowledge Peach's presence. His eyes were fixated on the grassy terrain, as he continued to reminisce how he failed his only brother. It broke Peach's heart to see her spouse so depressed. Once again, he blamed himself for something beyond his control, and personally Peach felt like she was just as guilty since Bowser always targeted her. The monarch knew no words could bring Mario any comfort at this point, all she could do is be there for him until they could find where Luigi was being held, and Mario sitting there feeling sorry for himself wasn't going to help. He HAD to snap out of it.

Peach wrapped an arm around Mario's shoulder, and still no reaction from him, "You know, blaming yourself won't bring Luigi back." Peach explained. Still no response, but she had to try, "You aren't to blame for his abduction Mario. You know that. This is all Bowser's doing. Nobody could predict this, and nobody could stop this, but sitting there, blaming yourself will not help. You're better than that." Peach could feel Mario's shoulders trembling at that statement, and she knew she had to press on, regardless of what would happen, "We will bring him home Mario. I promise."

After what felt like hours, Mario looked up from the ground and into his wife's eyes. He couldn't hold it in any longer. The floodgates had broken. He latched onto his queen and let out an uncontrollable sob, hysterically crying out things such as "I should never have left him alone" or "I searched every inch of that castle," and more. Peach didn't say anything. She allowed Mario to unleash his emotions.

"We'll find him, Mario, I promise." Peach comforted. Mario gave her a small smile and continued to hug her, unaware that someone was currently watching them, with envy in their eyes.

Luigi let out a sigh as his gaze shifted from the ground to the ceiling, wondering how his brother and friends were doing since his abduction and hoped they were close to finding him soon. It was bad enough the chains and shackles were preventing him from moving around much or escaping, but boredom soon crept up. He wished he could get out of the damn cell soon, he was tired of the musty stench the dungeon and sick of looking at the same cement floors, and walls. It was enough to make anyone go insane. Luigi hoped when Mario and company came to liberate him from his prison, they would catch Bowser and he would be locked up in one worse than this one.

His thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of the dungeon doors opening, followed by the sound of massive footsteps stomping towards his cell. Below and behold, it was none other than Bowser. The Koopa king didn't say a word as he unlocked the cell door and entered. Luigi frowned at his foe as he came close but didn't say a word. He didn't even react when Bowser grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him up to his eye level. Locking eyes with his hostage Bowser growled:

"Care to know what I saw while I was out, Green-Stache?"

"No, but I know you're going to tell me anyway," Luigi responded dryly, "So what is it?"

"I saw YOUR brother with MY Peach," Bowser growled as he got up in Luigi's face.

"So," Luigi replied.

"They were HUGGING!" Bowser snapped.

"Aw, Bowsey a widdle jealous," Luigi teased.

SLAM!

Luigi felt the wind knocked out of him when Bowser slammed him against the wall. His eyes widen in shock as he coughed a bit trying to catch his breath. He then looked up at the furious Bowser who was huffing in anger. In an instant, all Luigi's anger and smart remarks faded and replaced with a look of shock and fear, but before he could say anything, Bowser slammed his massive fist against Luigi's face. Luigi could feel blood pouring into his mouth and his face throbbing in pain, but it was only the beginning. The Koopa king repeated the action several times as Luigi tried to cover his face protectively from the assault. Eventually, Bowser stopped and dropped Luigi to the ground, but he wasn't finished. He picked up where he started and continued to beat the helpless hero who started screaming,

"Stop! Stop!" His pleads were ignored by the enraged Koopa who continued to bash his fist into his victim's body. Luigi did his best to curl up in a ball to protect himself, but it didn't do him any good. He could still feel the pain coursing through his badly damaged frame, as the merciless assault continued.

After what felt like hours, Bowser stopped, but Luigi remained in the fetal position, his body writhing with pain. From the corner of his eye, he could see his assailant breathing heavily, scowling at him. In an instant, Bowser yanked the injured plumber off the ground by his overhaul straps and held him up at eye level.

"Mock my pain, will you plumber?" Bowser hissed, "You think it's FUNNY!?" When Luigi didn't answer quickly the Koopa king violently shook him, "ANSWER ME!"

"N-No! No, I don't!" Luigi cried out, tears began to form.

Satisfied with his answer, Bowser dropped his captive, who let out a yelp. Luigi laid on the ground pitifully, trying hard not to sob from the pain he endured, but even Bowser could see right through it.

"Does it hurt?" Bowser asked bluntly, "Good! The pain you're feeling is nothing compared to the pain I felt when your rat-bastard brother stole the woman I loved." Bowser turned around to leave Luigi to suffer and continued, "This is only the start, Luigi. Every time I come down here, your suffering will only increase." With that Bowser slammed the cell door shut and exited the dungeon, leaving Luigi alone to wallow in his misery.

Luigi leaned against the wall, clutching his arms. He could feel tears forming but he refused to let them fall, even if the pain he felt was unbearable. Still, he desperately wished he could wake up only to find it was all a terrible dream. It never came through; this agonizing torture was all too real, and this was only the beginning of his nightmare.

NOTE: I wanted to edit the last part to make Luigi stronger against the pain until the climax. Poor Luigi's going to need a hug, but this is only the beginning.

All Characters belong to Nintendo.