Luigi and Dimentio
Chapter 2: Miraculously surviving
'Come on Luigi.' Luigi thought. 'You can do it, just don't look down.'
Luigi quickly looked over the edge.
"Darn it!" Luigi yelled.
"Best hurry Luigi." Dimentio said. "You don't want to die by spikes do you?"
"There are no spikes." Luigi said.
There was a loud noise that came from behind him. The wall behind him had spawned spikes and began moving toward Luigi slowly.
"Oh come on!" Luigi yelled, beginning to walk on the tightrope.
Dimentio began to laugh while Mr. L just grinned.
'Almost there.' Luigi thought as sweat poured down his forehead. 'So close!'
The spike wall had nearly caught up with Luigi, but Luigi had made it to the end just in time. Luigi fell to his knees, panting and crying.
"Well done Luigi." Dimentio said, clapping his hands. "I hope you're ready for the next trial."
"Is it something easy?" Luigi asked, wiping away his tears.
Mr. L pounded his fists together and smiled. "You're next trial is simple. You have to beat me in a fight."
Luigi began crying again. "Mario, where are you?!"
Back at Flipside
"Tippi, what's the matter?" Merlon asked. "You seem to be glowing."
Tippi was glowing red until it finally stopped.
"I wonder what that was." Tippi said.
"I am uncertain." Merlon said. "Perhaps something is trying to communicate through you."
"But to tell us what?" Tippi asked.
"Again, I know not." Merlon responded, turning toward Mimi and O'chunks. "What do you two think?"
O'chunks and Mimi shrugged.
"Maybe one of the heroes is still alive." Mimi said.
"That's impossible." Tippi said. "Mario and Peach disappeared without a trace, Bowser was killed by Dimentio, and Luigi was absorbed into the chaos heart which was destroyed."
"Bowser didn't look dead to me." Mimi said. "His arms were flailing like crazy."
"He tends to do that." Tippi said.
"But is Bleck's castle still intact?" Merlon asked.
"Doubt it." Tippi said. "With tremors like that and the burst of light, it must have been destroyed."
"No arm in checkin now is thar?" O'chunks asked.
"I guess not." Tippi said. "Let's get going."
Mimi, O'chunks, and Tippi made their way to Flopside to get to Bleck's castle.
Back at Bleck's castle: Bleck's lair
"What?" Bowser asked, flipping off of his shell and back onto his feet. "What happened? Oh jeez, is that Count Bleck?"
Bowser walked up to the Count's body. "I know you were the enemy. But you were very good at it."
There was a low cackle from Bleck's body. "Th-thank you. Heh, it's been a long time since I've ever used that phrase."
"You-you're alive?!" Bowser asked in shock.
"No, not for long." Bleck said with a cough. "Dimentio's spell has poisoned me. If I'm lucky I might live for another 24 hours."
"Darn it, now I feel sorry for you." Bowser said, crossing his arms.
"Well then, since you're feeling merciful." Bleck said with a cough. "Do you mind delivering a message for me?"
"Fine." Bowser said. "What's the message?"
"Tell the one you know as Tippi that Blumiere is sorry." Bleck said, drifting off into sleep.
Bowser sighed. "I'll do better than that. I'll let you tell her yourself."
Bowser picked up Count Bleck and walked toward the exit.