Chapter 2: Trouble at the border town

The walk to the border between Sarasaland and the Mushroom Kingdom from Peach's castle took about half and hour with Luigi walking in his normal pacing used while on adventures with Mario.

His green backpack is filled with Electro-Flower gloves (Note: Luigi will be shooting electric bolts instead of fireballs in my fanfics to differentiate him from Mario. His electricity bolts are green with blue sparks. The Electro-flowers are the Luigi-equilivant of the Fire Flowers for Mario.), Super Mushrooms, food, water and Coins, as well as a map of Sarasaland.

Eventually, he reached the small border town, where the border guards for Sarasaland are posted.

As he approached the small town, though, he was surprised to see smoke and Toads scambling everywhere.

"What in the..." Luigi didn't have time to finish the thought, as he immediately caught sight of some Goomba-like creatures and black-shelled Koopas looting the tow, setting the buildings on fire and taking some prisoners.

Just then, a Bee-like creature caught sight of him and yelled, "Hey, we've got an intruder here!"

The Goomba-like creatures and the black-shelled Koopa saw Luigi and dropped what they were doing before charging towards him.

"Uh oh. Looks like I've got work cut out for me ahead!" He thought to himself.

Immediately, he produced a pair of Electro-Flower gloves from his pocket and put them on.

At that instant, he got changed into wearing a white shirt with green overalls and a white cap with a green 'L' on it.

Immediately, he started shooting green electric bolts from his gloves and jumped as he took aim at the various creatures that were charging towards him.

Nearby, all of the town's residents watched in amazement as Luigi stomped on the various creatures charging towards him, shooting electric balls at them and defeating them one by one.

During the battle, Luigi took note that the Koopas all become Bench Koopas once he stomped on their shells, which then starts to count down. He then figured he can use those shells as Bob-ombs and blow up some of the enemies that were charging towards him. (Note: In all of my Mario stories, all Koopa Troopas becomes Bench Koopas once they are stomped on instead of disappearing or retreating into their shells (Think about the games Super Mario World, its ports and remakes and Super Mario 3D World)) He then remembered that they were called Bombshell Koopas, due to the shells being able to count down and explode once the Koopa is stomped on and becomes a Bench Koopa.

Seeing the loss of several troops, the Bee-like creature, who Luigi remembered to be known as a Bunbun, yelled, "Retreat! That intruder is too strong!"

The remaining Bombshell Koopas and Goomba-like creatures, which Luigi remembered to be known as Goombos, retreated as one of the Bombshell Koopas yelled, "Sound the alarm!"

After watching the invaders retreat, Luigi turned to the town's residents. They all cheered as the town mayor raced to him and said, "Thank you, Luigi!"

"Not a problem. Is everyone all right?" Luigi asked.

"Yes. Everyone is accounted for, but those invaders had imprisoned the border guards at the border crossing post, Mr. Luigi. You better be careful."

Nodding, Luigi proceeded to make his way to the border when another Toad raced to him.

"Wait up, Mr. Luigi!" The Toad shouted. "You better get some supplies filled up before you cross the border!"

"Sure, sure. What have we got?" Luigi asked as the Toad led him to the town's Toad House.

Once the duo arrived, the Toad said, "Before you cross into Sarasaland, you need to get new power ups to defend yourself from those unfamiliar enemies."

He then went to a closet and took out two pairs of Superball gloves.

"What's this?" Luigi asked as he looked at the gloves.

"These are Superball gloves. They allow you to fire superballs at enemies, since fireballs and electric balls aren't effective against those species of enemies that currently reside in Sarasaland."

Luigi immediately remembered that his electric balls weren't very effective against the Bombshell Koopas, which took him at least three electric balls to defeat, requiring him to stomp on them and set off the bombshells.

"Ah! No wonder I had to stomp on those Bombshell Koopas during the battle. Does a single Superball defeat the enemy?" Luigi inquired.

"Yes. Some enemies require more than one Superball to defeat, though, and electric balls and fireballs don't work on them, either. However, the good thing about the Superballs is that they can collect coins situated on dangerous terrain for you. Just fire one and it will collect the coins."

"Awesome. How much do these cost?"

"Normally, they will cost Five Coins for each pair, but since you had just saved the town from those invaders, these gloves will be free for you. One thing worth noting is that you can also get extra power ups at Toad Places in towns in Sarasaland."

"Alright." Luigi nodded as he took the gloves. "I best be off."

"Awesome. Good luck with your adventure, Mr. Luigi."

"Thank you."

After exiting the Toad House, Luigi made his way to the border crossing and just as the Toad mayor had mentioned, it was stationed by plenty of enemy troops, including several Goombos and Bombshell Koopas, in addition to a Bunbun and a Fighter Fly.

"Ah! Here comes that intruder now. Prepare to hold him off!" The Bunbun ordered.

The troops armed themselves and charged towards Luigi. Immediately, he put on a pair of Superball gloves and posed for battle. As he did so, he noted that he still remained in his typical outfit, wearing his usual green shirt, dark blue overalls and green cap with his trademark 'L' on it. (Note: In the game, when Mario received the Super Flower, his sprite remained the same as in his Super and Small forms, which was also shown in the artwork, thus I'll have Luigi remaining in his typical outfit even after receiving the Super Flower (In the form of Superball gloves in this story))

"Time to test out this new power up!" He thought to himself.

He then jumped and started firing superballs at the charging enemies. He noted that the superballs indeed have a greater effect on the enemies then his electric balls. He was able to eliminate Bombshell Koopas and the Bunbun with one shot at them, and he noted the Fighter Fly requires two superballs.

With all enemy troops gone, Luigi went to the guard shack and saw the two Toad border guards tied up and gagged in the shack.

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Luigi!" One of the guards said in gratitude as Luigi pulls down the gag and proceeds to untie the two guards.

"What happened?" Luigi asked.

"We were sitting here in our posts as usual when a Goomba-like creature came to us and said that his partner is not comfortable. I went to help while Jake here stayed in the guard shack. As soon as I arrived at the creature's partner, I felt something whacking my head from behind and all went black. Then, when I woke up, we were tied up and gagged with those Goombas and black shell Koopas in our places." The second guard explained.

"Better let the princess know that security here has been breached." Luigi suggested.

"Good idea." The first guard nodded. It was then that they noted that the more-famous Mario wasn't here.

"By the way, what brings you here, Mr. Luigi? And where's your brother?" The second guard asked.

"Well, Mario is at home recovering from a broken leg he received during our last battle with Bowser two months ago. And the princess asked me to help out Princess Daisy of Sarasaland. She had received a letter from a 'Tantaga' informing her that Daisy has been imprisoned in her kingdom, so she sent me on this quest." Luigi explained.

"I see." The second guard nodded. "Well, I believe you better be off now, and do be very careful!"

"Don't worry, I will." Luigi nodded.

"Good luck!" The first guard said as Luigi crossed the border after showing them his passport.

"Thank you." Luigi nodded as he tipped his cap.

And so, Luigi has left the Mushroom Kingdom and enters Sarasaland!

What awaits Luigi in his adventure in Sarasaland? Stay tuned!

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