~Serenity's POV~
My friends and I appeared back into my house, a big, wicked smile on my face. I giggled, twirling around before plopping down on the couch.
"You know, for the daughter of the most vicious queen out there," Ivy began, "you sure can be a girly sometimes."
"Well, just because I'm a goth and villain's daughter, doesn't mean I can't have a little girly in me, right?" I smirked, flipping my magenta-purple hair over my shoulder.
"What now?!" Lupin exclaimed. "Those brothers of red and green know what we look like and who we are! We'll never find that wand with them on our tail!" I kept my smirk, which most likely annoyed him. "What are you smirking at?!"
"Lupin, hon," I spoke, sitting back and crossing my legs, "they have no idea who we are! They haven't even seen my face." I took off my cloak and tossed it aside, revealing the strapless bodice of my dress. "At least...not yet."
"Serenity," Laika began, "what did you mean by what you said to the green one?" I kept smirking, crossing my arms.
"Story for another time," I said. "Now let's continue the search for the Moonlight Rod."
~2 weeks later - Luigi's POV~
Mario raced through the house quickly, grabbing extra lives and shroom juice. He packed them away before throwing his bag on his back.
"Mario, let me come with you!" I yelled as I raced in as well.
"I'm sorry, little bro," Mario said. "I need to do this alone. Just stay here and wait for my return. I promise, I'll be okay and I'll bring the princess back."
And with that...he left to go save Princess Peach.
I watched from the sidelines as everyone cheered for my brother. He was holding onto Peach. From the looks of it, she seemed more shaken up from this kidnapping than any of the others.
What did Bowser do this time? I thought. I took a deep breath and walked forward, waving to my brother for his attention...but Mario kept interacting with the Toads of the city.
(SONG: "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" - Treasure Planet - Caleb Hyles cover)
I sighed in defeat. Not wanting to waste my time, I turned and walked away, letting the cheers of the crowd fade behind me as I entered the forest.
LUIGI: I am a question to the world/Not an answer to be heard/On a moment/That's held in your arms/And what do you think you'd ever say/I won't listen anyway/You don't know me/And I'll never be who you want me to be
I stopped in a clearing, letting my mind wander to my childhood and to my past of being called Green 'Stache or Green Mario. Two names I couldn't stand.
LUIGI: And what do you think you'd understand/I'm a boy, no, I'm a man/You can't take me/And throw me away/And how can you learn what's never shown/Yeah you stand here on you own/They don't know me/'Cause I'm not here/And I want a moment to be real/Want to touch things I don't feel/Want to hold on/And feel I belong/And how can the world want me to change/They're the ones that stay the same/They don't know me/'Cause I'm not here
I then thought back to when we were saving Flipside and all worlds from Count Bleck. Being the one who was helping Count Bleck as Mr. L really did a number on me back then, but I overcame and was willing to help Mario again. But he didn't see me.
LUIGI: And you see the things they never see/All you wanted I could be/Now you know me/And I'm not afraid/And I want to tell you who I am/Can you help me be a man/They can't break me/As long as I know who I am!/And I want a moment to be real/Want to touch things I don't feel/Want to hold on/And feel I belong/And how can the world want me to change/They're the ones that stay the same/They can't see me/But I'm still here./They can't tell me who to be/'Cause I'm not what they see/Yeah the world is still sleeping while I keep on dreaming for me/And their words are just/whispers and lies that I'll never believe/And I want a moment to be real/Want to touch things I don't feel/Want to hold on/And feel I belong/And how can you say I'll never change/They're the ones that stay the same/I'm the one now/'Cause I'm still here/I'm the one/'Cause I'm still here/I'm still here/I'm still here/I'm still here.
(End of the song)
Anger boiled over in my veins. My eyes were brimming with unshed tears. Why was I ignored? Why was I seen as the sidekick, the guy who gets in the way? Why was I the scaredy-cat of the Mario Family?
Why...why...WHY!?
I flung my arms out, expecting to see my fire and/or electricity fly out of my palms. But instead, this dark matter blew through the air around me, making me jump in surprise. It swayed like smoke and looked like ink. The majority of it that was near me felt hot, meaning this had to have some of my fire ability in it.
"But how is it dark?" I asked, looking down at my hands. Was my heart getting that dark that my powers were getting tainted by it as well? Or was this an ability that I didn't know existed until now?
Either way...I needed to find answers to this. I needed to know the reason why this was happening. And there was one person who could probably find me some answers. But until I knew more, I wasn't going to share this with anyone. Not Toad, not Yoshi, not Peach...and especially not Mario.
I had to keep this a secret.
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