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Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story idea and any OCs.

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Chapter 61:
Present Time

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Right after the match, Luigi went by the medical bay to get his injuries checked out. The good news – nothing was broken; the bad news – his right wrist was sprain. Fortunately, it was only minor and would heal in just a few of days.

After the nurse let him go, he returned to the party which had partly been moved outdoors. Several Koopas including Junior and Brianna were playing capture the flag. From the far side, he spotted Ludwig and Roy leaning against the wall and approached them.

"Hey there, plumber; sorry about yur match," Roy said.

Luigi shrugged. "No big deal,"

"If it makes you feel better, I lose my bet,"

"I thought you betted against me?"

"I did, but I jus' didn't get da time right. I betted dat Herold will defeat you in twenty minutes, you made it close to forty-five."

"So, who won?"

"Wendy…" He answered. "She made a bet dat you'll make it over thirty,"

Luigi smiled. "You're right, that does make me feel better,"

"You know, I think you could have had a chance if you had used your Thunderhand," Ludwig said.

"Maybe, but I really didn't think it was that serious,"

"And those bandages aren't serious?" Roy said, suggesting his injuries.

"No, it was just a sprain. Anyways, I had worse,"

The two Koopas silently agreed with him. Turning back to the party, Luigi spotted Iggy talking to the youngest of the Kappa princesses. He was acting strange.

"What's wrong with Iggy?" He asked. "He seemed more giddy than normal,"

The others followed his glanced and smirked. "Oh he's fine; he just has a crush on Hali,"

"A crush? Really?"

"Yup, Lemmy says they've been emailin' each other fo' sometime now; today might be da day he ask her to be his girl."

"That's good for him,"

"Well, he isn't the only one," said Ludwig. "Roy might have a thing for Muriel,"

The purple koopa turn to him in shock. "I do not!"

Luigi joked. "Wow Roy, I never really picture you as the type to falling in love,"

Roy gave him a glare. "I am NOT in love," He stressed. "All we do is flirt wit' each other, nothin' more,"

"I don't know; maybe we should get the love doctor just to make sure,"

"Aren't you supposed to be wit' Wendy?"

"Good idea; you can ask her out on a double date with me and Wendy,"

"Triple," Ludwig joined. "You can definitely count Kanary and I,"

"Maybe we can quadruple it if we ask Iggy and Hali,"

Roy groaned. "I hate you guys,"

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Back indoors, the party was just as lively as it was outside. In one corner, Iggy and Hali were dancing along with several other Koopas and Goombas. Not too far away from them, Flown was demonstrating some simple magic tricks which easily impressed Lemmy but quickly bored Morton.

Luigi smiled before turning to the other side of the room. He spotted Bowser in a corner as well as the other kings. They appeared to be in another argument because the Koopa King looked highly annoyed.

Not too far away from them he saw Kamek, Kammy, and Larry by the buffet table. Kammy was scowling the youngest Koopaling who was grumbling up the food like it was no tomorrow. Kamek simply stood there waiting them in amusement.

Some commotion draws his attention. Wendy, Kanary, and the three eldest Kappa sisters were talking amongst each other. Upon seeing him, Wendy motioned him to come over.

"Hey sweetie," she said. "How's your hands?"

He shrugged. "Just a sprain but nothing serious; so what's going on here?"

"We were just talking about how lucky the two of you are to find each other" said Cordeilla.

"More like Cordeilla was talking while the rest of us were just listening," said Muriel.

"So Luigi tell us, how did you and Wendy meet?" asked Eldoris.

"Well…" Luigi said as he thought of how to tell the story. "When we first meet we were sort of on opposing sides."

She tilted her head. "Meaning?"

"Luigi's actually the brother of the Mushroom King," Wendy asked.

All three Kappas blinked in surprise. "Really?"

He nodded. "Yes,"

"So, how did you get together?"

"Well, King Bowser sort of had a hand on that,"

"Ah the old dad getting involved thing," said Muriel

"So it was an arranged marriage?" Eldoris asked simply.

"Yes, but we're working our way through it and decided to stay in the long run."

"That's so sweet," Cordeilla smiled. "Well, I'm for one hope you two make it to the long run."

"Thank you, Cordeilla"

"So Luigi, do you miss your old home?"

The green man thought about it. "Sometimes, but in the end I'm glad I'm here, otherwise I probably never have seen a Kappa, much less four beautiful ones."

Cordeilla squeal and blush while Muriel turned away to hid her own. Eldoris simply smiled.

"Well, you're definitely a charmer, we'll give you that."

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After several hours, it was finally time for the birthday Koopa to open all his presents. Junior sat in his chair with glee as one by one presents were given to him. The first ones he opened were from his father; all ten of them were exactly what he had asked for.

Next were King Adrian and his daughters. The Kappas gave him a remote control boat. It was a limited edition and a top seller back in the Kappa Kingdom.

After the Kappas were the Masrestlers. Brianna personally presented it to him which he happily took. After unwrapping it, he found that it was an invitation to the Masrestlemania Junior Division which was coming up in the spring.

This was one of the few fighting tournament the Masrestles held every few years for young fighters. Technically, the fighters had to be between the ages of 14 and 17 to enter but with this invitation Junior has been label as an exception.

Once all the guests presented their presents, his siblings were the next ones to offer. First one up was Larry who presented his gift as a skateboard. Next was Ludwig and Kanary; their shared gift was a music player. After them was Morton who rolled in the biggest gift of all – a foosball table.

Then come Lemmy and Iggy who presented him with a portable game console with two games. After them was Roy; his gift were a pair of brand new boxing gloves. Finally came Luigi and Wendy; however, Junior was a bit hesitant upon receiving it.

"Is it a book?" He asked.

Luigi frowned. "No, it's not a book,"

"Okay…is it anything related to my studies whatsoever?"

"Look, would you just open it?" Wendy said impatiently. "We promise you'll like it,"

Junior didn't quite believe her but opened it nevertheless. His eyes widen in surprise when he saw what it was.

"Woah," He said astonished. "It's…"

"It's a paintball gun," Wendy answered. "We wanted to get you something you won't get bored of so soon."

"I'll say; this is so cool,"

"Well, you still need your father's permission to use it," said Luigi. "Plus you'll need to buy the paint and the safety gears that go with it."

Junior wasn't quite listen to what he was saying; he so excited about his awesome gift. Luigi just shook his head, though he was please that he got him something he really likes.

"See? I told you he'll like it." Mr. L said. "Just look at the smile on that kid's face"

Junior did look happy; ecstatic even. A cough from Kammy reminded him what he had to do. He turned to his sister and brother-in-law, and gave them a sheepish smile.

"Thanks for my gift," he said. "I really appreciate it,"

Luigi smiled and reach over to rub his horn affectionately. "No problem, Junior; Happy Birthday,"

The young Koopa blush and shy away from him. Luigi simply kept on smiling, not fazed by that at all.

"Oh and one more thing," He said. "You use that on me, I'm taking it back."

Junior chuckled. But he quickly stopped when he realized Luigi was serious. Quickly he nodded, promising not to use it on the ones who gave it to him in fear of losing his new paintball gun.

After opening all the other presents, the party continued for a few more hours until the birthday boy himself finally fell asleep beside the Muscle Princess.

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