Chapter 2

Forehead Scars

Pirate Land, 1959

"Mr. Waluigi!" said a swarm of reporters as Waluigi walked out of his home in the housing district of his employer.

"Have you spoken to the family that you saved since that day?" said one reporter

"Mr. Waluigi? Rumors have been spreading of you planning on running for governor of Island One, is this true?" asked another reporter

"Mr. Waluigi? Is it true you are seeing Miss Rosalina Galaxy, daughter of a former Island One governor?"

Waluigi ignored all the questions and walked into his place of work to do his job, of sorting mail.

"Press still nagging you?" asked Rosalina as Waluigi walked into work and then clocked in.

"Yes, can you believe that some people want me to run for governor? I've only lived here for a week," said Waluigi as he put his hat on a hook.

"Waluigi I want to talk to you in my office," said the man in the blue. Waluigi was confused but walked into his boss's office.

Inside his boss's office was an oak desk and above the desk was selves of knick knacks. On the left was a portrait of the man in the blue and below in small text read.

Steven Galaxy

Twelfth Governor of Island One

1944-1952

"Go ahead my boy sit down," said Steven pointing to a plush leather seat in front of his desk. "Now Waluigi I just want to ask you, are you planning on running for higher office of Island One?"

Waluigi had a small laugh and looked at his boss and saw he was not kidding. "No sir, I've only lived here for about a week and I have no plans on running for office at this time,"

"Alright, I believe you, but I have one more thing to tell you," Steven said as he rubbed his chin.

"Yes sir," said Waluigi not sure what his boss was going to ask.

"I'm giving you a promotion to ad manger, basically I want you to go out and try to get people to come and live here,"

Waluigi was surprised but please "Alright sir! I would love to do this job, thank you sir,"

"You'll get a raise from twenty coins, to forty coins," said Steven as a small grin grew on his face.

"Thank you sir, you won't be let down,"

"Also Waluigi go talk to Rosalina she has some filers I want you to put around town,"

"Yes sir," Waluigi said happily as he walked out of the office. Rosalina looked scared as Waluigi approached her desk.

"What happened?" asked Rosalina in a small voice

"I got promoted! I'm in charge of getting people to come here to the hotel,"

"No way!" She said as he stood up and hugged him "Congratulations! Oh here," she grabbed the ads and gave them to Waluigi. "Good luck!"

Waluigi grabbed his hat and walked out into the morning air. He started to hand out poster then he came to the bay and saw a boating area to Island Two. He saw a long line and a fee to cross over to the other island.

"Excuse me Sir?" asked Waluigi to a Hammer Bro waiting in line.

"Yes?" He replied

"Why don't you just build a bridge and go across and not wait for a boat to come?"

"Cause that stupid Toadsworth!" He said to him "This is his idea and he's trying to take coins from common citizens. And they can't even build a bridge there isn't a strong enough material to do so."

"Thank you sir," Waluigi said then walked away. This Toadswroth isn't very popular here and he most likely a business man. There must be a better way than just ferrying across on small tugboats. At the moment when he was thinking about the subject he heard clanging. He looked around and saw a black smith. He walked towards him not even thinking and looked at what he was working on.

"You need something?" The blacksmith asked looking at Waluigi.

"Um no, I mean yes, what is the strongest material you have?" Waluigi asked as an idea crawled into his head.

"Um, steel," he said looking weirdly at Waluigi.

"Really, can you tell me more?"

"Um of course, follow me," the blacksmith replied then he walked into his shop.

"Taking Iron and other materials you can make small amounts of a material called steel,"

"Can you get enough of it to make a large amount of steel?" Waluigi asked looking at strong sliver metal.

"Not yet, I'm working at home on a way to make a faster way to make steel in larger quantizes,"

"Really? I want to ask one more thing," quietly said Waluigi

"Yes?"

"Could we make a bridge?"

"With my machine yes,"

"Alright, Blacksmith what is your name?"

"Edgar Gadd," The blacksmith replied

One Month Later

"Mr. Galaxy?" asked Waluigi poking his head through his boss's door. Steven looked up and gave a hand sign that told him to walk him.

"Mr. Galaxy, I'm starting my own company," Waluigi said sitting down in the plush leather chair. Steven Galaxy looked surprised and then asked what kind of company.

"Well sir," said Waluigi taking out some blueprints "A steel company that will make steel for the creation of buildings."

"I heard that some blacksmith made a way to make large amount of steel, are you working with him?"

"Yes, he runs a steel plant and then I give the steel to people for money,"

"Alright so I'm assuming that you're quitting your job," Steven asked looking at him strangely

"Yes, sir" Waluigi replied sadly

"Alright, but you have to pay your rent without me taking it out of your paycheck," Steven replied then Waluigi stood up and said "Alright sir,"

Waluigi left the room then went to Rosalina and she looking sad and semi excitedly.

"Well?" she asked

"I'm leaving now, I hope this means we can still meet," Waluigi asked looking into her eyes.

"No," she said taking his hands "we will see each other,"

Waluigi smiled and then leaned down and kissed her. He toke his hat and his raincoat then walked out into the rain.

"Our company, Pirate Land Steel, is planning on creating a bridge to cross to connect the Islands of One, Two and Three together. The bridges will be made with our steel." Waluigi said to a group of potential investors. "It will overall cost ten thousand coins, and will be finished in a year and a half; all I need is investors for the company and land approval from the Head Minister himself."

Out of the six investors one of them was Steven Galaxy, Waluigi's old boss.

"So what do you say," Waluigi asked to the six of them. Steven took out his checkbook and wrote a check and handed it to his old employee and winked at him. Waluigi read it, the money amount was half of what he planned the bridge would cost. The rest of investors followed his lead.

"Well?" asked Rosalina as they walked hand in hand down a beach

"I got all the money we needed, all I need is the approval from the head minister," Waluigi replied.

"So got so more cash in your pocket, huh?" Rosalina asked

"Ya, but all of it is going towards the bridges," Waluigi said

"Well, I just want to say," Rosalina said turning to Waluigi and taking his other hand. "I think he'll let you since he owes you,"

"What does he owe me?" He asked her

"Without you," she begun "His son and wife would be dead,"

"So," said the head minister "you want me to give you the land permits?" He asked Waluigi.

"Yes sir," Waluigi replied to the minister "The government will own the bridge not my company,"

"Alright Waluigi," he said with a smile on his face "I'll give them too you, I'll call some people and get them too you,"

"Thank you Mr. Head Minister," Waluigi said happily then walked out of the room.

"ROSALINA!" Screamed Waluigi from the street outside her home.

Opening the window she leaned out "Yes, dear," she replied

"I got the legal land documents!" Waluigi screamed happily then he held up a file. Rosalina raced down the stairs then she saw the file with every single signed document.

"Waluigi, you can do it, you can build bridges you'll improve some many people's lives!" Rosalina said happily then hugged him tightly.

"Rosalina," he said looking into her eyes

"Yes?" she replied not knowing what he was going to do next.

"So usually in society your court someone for a few months then you asked that person to marry," he said with a smile trying to escape his face musles.

"Yes," she said still not knowing where this was going.

"Rosalina Galaxy," Waluigi said taking something out of his pocket and putting it in on hand and getting on one knee. "Will you marry me?"

Rosalina was in awe, she didn't see it coming but she tears in her eyes then smiled "YES!" She said then taking the rung and slid it on her ring finger then hugged him and began to cry again.