Chapter 3: Adventures in the Birabuto Kingdom
After crossing the border, Luigi walked past a sign that said:
"Welcome to the Birabuto Kingdom
The Desert Kingdom of Sarasaland"
Looking around, he immediately understood why the kingdom is Sarasaland's "Desert Kingdom".
The surrounding area is mainly desert with a few grasslands and small lakes. He can also see pyramids in the distance.
"Well, well. Reminds me of ancient Egypt." Luigi thought to himself.
It was then that he caught sight of an approaching squad of Goombos.
"Uh oh. Here comes trouble." Luigi thought to himself as the Goombos spotted him.
Sure enough, the Goombos charged towards him after recognizing him as the person that managed to defeat the troops that breached the border security.
"Here goes nothing." Luigi thought to himself as he quickly snapped on his Superball gloves.
It didn't take long for Luigi to defeat the squad of Goombos, and he managed to get a few coins as the squad disappeared following their defeat.
"Yhew! Good thing I didn't take a hit!" Luigi commented as he took a drink of water.
After finishing his drink, Luigi moved on and stopped by a warp pipe guarded by two Goombos.
The Goombos once again tried to charge towards him, but he defeated them effortlessly with his Super Balls.
As the Goombos disappeared, Luigi thought he have heard muffing coming from the warp pipe.
"Better go check." Luigi thought to himself as he entered the warp pipe and made his way down.
Sure enough, when Luigi reached the bottom of the pipe, he spotted two Toads tied up and gagged in the room, which was looted and is in a huge mess.
"Oh, thank you! Thank you, Luigi!" The first Toad said as Luigi removes the gag.
"Don't mention it." Luigi nodded as he untied the Toads. "What happened here?"
"Oh, those blasted Goombos knocked us out after throwing a grenade with knockout gas down the pipe." The second Toad replied. "When we return to our senses, the whole room was looted and was in a huge mess."
"Mama mia!" Luigi remarked. "I guess it's a good thing they only tied you guys up. It could've been worse."
"Yeah, that's true." The first Toad nodded. "Speaking of those devils, sounds like there's trouble in the village!"
"Uh-huh." Luigi nodded. "Looks like there's more work for me to do."
As he made his way up the pipe, the second Toad said, "Be careful, Mr. Luigi."
"Don't worry about me." Luigi nodded. "I'll help get your belongings back."
The first Toad was right. As soon as Luigi got out of the warp pipe, he can see the village ahead was in chaos, as Toads ran around while Goombos, Fighter Flies and Bomb Shelled Koopas raced around the place, looting and stealing.
"Here goes nothing." Luigi thought to himself as he prepares for yet another battle against the mob of enemy troops.
For a while, Luigi wasn't able to keep himself on top of the mob of enemy troops that rushed towards him, even with his Superball. Eventually, Luigi knew that it was time for him to use his Invincible Star.
"Invincible Luigi, here we go!" Luigi exclaimed as the palm of his left hand makes contact with the Invincible Star he carries with him after pulling it out of his backpack. Within seconds, he started flashing and he charged towards the enemy troops. (Note: In order to activate the Invincibility power up, one must touch the Star with the palm of his/her dominant hand.
In addition, Luigi is left-handed in my stories (If you take a look of his Golden Statue form in Super Mario 3D World, you will notice that he raised his left paw instead of his right, plus there were several instances where he raised his left hand frequently))
He defeated the enemies effortlessly, and after snapping his fingers, he was back to normal.
Looking around, he saw several of the town's people watching the action, and they all cheered when he eliminated the last of the enemy troops.
"Thank you, Luigi!" The town's mayor exclaimed. "That was perfect timing of yours."
"Thanks for the compliment." Luigi tipped his cap as he shook the Toad mayors hand. "I hope everyone is alright."
"Don't worry, everyone is accounted for, but I fear the worst for Princess Daisy." The mayor replied.
"Which is why I'm here." Luigi added. "A good thing I was passing by."
"And right on time, too." The mayor nodded.
Seeing his watch, Luigi said, "Well, I better get going. Glad that everyone in town is accounted for."
"Thanks, Luigi. Do be very careful, though, there's more of them as you go on, and the terrain becomes increasingly difficult to cross through."
Throughout the following three, four days, Luigi continues with his quest through the Birabuto Kingdom.
Along the way, he encountered more enemies, defeated them and rescued many of the villages and towns along the way. He also collected more items and coins as he went, with many of the villagers and towns people expressing gratitude for liberating their occupied places.
During the night, Luigi will spend his time in a motel in the last town or village he liberated for the day for some rest and sleep. If the sun sets before he can arrive at an establishment, though, he will stop by the main road and set up camp with a tent, a hammock, a fire and a flagpole with his emblem on the flag.
Given that it is never known who may be around in the area during the night, Luigi also set up some defense and alarm systems that will alert him immediately if a snooper is nearby.
After liberating a small city located in the outskirts of a large forest area, Luigi noted that the trees are actually very tall and either grew out from the wetlands below or grew from ground that is very far below. Either way, he figured that he will have to leap on those trees if he wanted to make it through the forest safely, especially after he saw a tall dog-like figure with large feet and wearing a crumpled fedora losing his balance and ends up falling to the ground far below the surface.
"Yaaaaaaa-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooey!" The figure exclaimed as he fell into the endless pit.
(For those of you that watched Disney cartoons, does this sound familiar? And who is the figure that fell into the endless pit?)
"Mama mia." Luigi thought before taking a deep breath and started jumping onto a tree.
The first jump was too far, and he came close to falling off the edge.
"Yikes! Don't forget that it takes longer for me to stop in comparison to Mario." Luigi thought to himself as he looked down from the edge.
Luckily for Luigi, he managed to make it through the forest, encountering some enemies in the process, including plenty of Bunbuns.
He eventually arrived at the second small city and once again has to do the work of eliminating the enemy troops that occupied and looted the place.
Once he finished the job, the city's citizens and the mayor gave him a warm round of applause as signs reading "Thank you, Luigi!" were raised everywhere in the city.
"So where you heading for next, Mr. Luigi?" The mayor asked once celebrations were over.
"The regional capital of this kingdom, and then off to liberate the three other kingdoms and save Princess Daisy." Luigi replied.
"Well, do be very careful on your way, especially when you arrive in the underground city that is the capital. The guardian is possessed by that alien occupier and is fairly powerful."
"Alright. Thanks for the warning." Luigi nodded as he put on his cap in a determined fashion.
Meanwhile, in the main capital of Sarasaland, a highly decorated Goombo raced into Princess Daisy's palace.
In the throne room, the Goombo was greeted by Tatanga, the ruler.
"Sire, I've got some terrible news from the Birabuto Kingdom." The Goombo said.
"What is it?" Tatanga asked. "Make it quick, general, because I've got a meeting to attend in ten minutes."
"I've just got a call from the regional commander in charge of the troops in that kingdom, sire. He told me that he had lost a large number of troops to this intruder named Luigi."
"Luigi...Who is he?" Tatanga asked.
Pulling out a file, the Goombo general continued, "My contact from the Darklands Kingdom said they've got a file on the intruder, sire. He is the younger twin of the famed Mario Brothers of the neighbouring Mushroom Kingdom."
"Ah. The younger Mario brother coming to the rescue, eh?" Tatanga exclaimed. "Any word on his location?"
"His last reported location was at the city of Nerimda, sire. It is highly likely that this Luigi fellow is going to try to take on the guardian at the capital Demphis."
"Excellent." Tatanga muttered slowly as he drummed his fingertips against each other. "This is where he shall fall to the mighty power of the Great Tatanga! Ensure that reinforcements are placed in the capital."
(Does this sound familiar to someone that has watched The Simpsons?)
"Yes, sire." The general saluted before departing.
Uh, oh. Looks like there's a challenge coming up for Luigi! What awaits Luigi as he makes his way to the regional capital Demphis?
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