"One hour 'till Showtime boys" Toadsworth shouted to the team in the dressing room.
It was the day when all of Mushroom Kingdom gathers to see their team and this time, to see the event of their small lives. MK High could become champions and go towards the top league. If they win, a parade-like spectacle would occur, where they would be praised and people would admire their every follicle. If they lose, they will be hated and ridiculed for not achieving what others hoped they would. All this had hit Luigi at the wrong time, he was not panicking at being ridiculed if he lost, he was invisible even before all this chaos started. He was playing for the heart of his love, Daisy. He had to prove he can outperform and outwit Waluigi and take her love as a prize. Mario looked at the Hyrule team, who were practicing on the pitch. They looked tough, especially their captain, Link. The stadium was almost full of fans, going an hour early to see their teams practice and to eat their oversized Goomba Burgers, it wasn't loud since the match had started, but you could hear some small groups of chanters over the hustle and bustle of the crowd. On the big screen, Mario's face appeared, displaying his name and other details on the side. For some reason, reading 'Captain' by his name gave him a sense of pride, this was his first time had Captain and he wasn't going to screw it over. Luigi walked to the field in his training gear and socks to see what was going on.
"Big crowd" Luigi said, breaking the silence
"Yup, just how I like 'em" Mario stood with pride, watching all the fans, some chanting 'Mario, Mario, It's off to the Top we go'. "Hey, look at that!" Mario said, putting his shoulder round Luigi and pointing the screen. Luigi's face appeared on it, some of the girls swooned; he looked really handsome for someone who doesn't care about his looks, but then again, various groups of girls swooned as various other pictures as they flashed.
"This is just usual for you, huh" Luigi said to his proud brother
"It's called Adrenalin, not being scared" Mario said, "It's no problem, use it as your fuel"
Link walked past the duo and nodded to Mario, this comforted Luigi most since he knows they aren't blood thirsty
"Looks like a nice bunch of guys" Luigi said
"Yup, apart from Ganondorf, he's a pain in the neck" Mario said, pointing at a 7 ft giant and near him was Sheik
Meanwhile, the Directors Box was filling; this was mostly full of teachers and students. Nearby were the cheerleaders, facing towards the box on their side of the pitch.
"Hey, look!" Peach yelped in excitement
"Wha…?" Daisy turned around from the water dispenser, gormless
"Over there, it's Mario!" Peach waved frantically at Mario, who calmly waved back
"Damn, who's that fine man with him?" Daisy said, squinting towards Mario and the mystery guy
"That's Luigi!" Peach said, still waving frantically at Mario
"Wait, what!? Since when did he play?" Daisy said, surprised
"Well, just now for this game…" Peach said, composing herself "I hope he plays good, otherwise I'm moving away! I'd be, like, so embarrassed having to cheer for a loser team"
"He will…" Daisy whispered to herself
Then, out of the blue, a trumpet played loudly through the speakers. The crowd stood up and then a loud roar came from the stands as both teams players walked out onto the pitch. The players both walked onto the centre circle of the pitch. A big band started to play and the entire crowd stood up to sing the Mushroom Kingdom national anthem. Luigi heart was pounding furiously. Daisy didn't come to his mind one bit; he wondered how he first got into this mess. He realised now that he had to play and prove his worth. The anthem ended and without warning, a ball landed on his right boot. The game had started! Luigi panicked and passed it straight to Brighton who did some fancy manoeuvre to get past two Hyrule players. He launched the ball in the air and Mario leapt up high into the air, all he needed was to hit the ball with his head, which he did. The crowd went ballistic as the score had changed to 1-0. Luigi stood their, frozen. What could he do? He watched as Ganondorf thundered towards him and knocked him off his feet. Mario helped his brother up as a small crowd of Hyrule fans leapt off their seats and cheered. It was now 1-1 thanks to the large creature. Luigi shook his head and put his hands on his hips. Little did he know, Ganondorf was heading straight for him again, this time he reacted and slide underneath him, he now had the ball and now Sheik was on his tail, trying to steal it off him. Luigi closed his eyes and hoofed it across the pitch, straight into the path of Waluigi who shot… and hit the post. The crowd cringed as they heard the clang of metal to metal. The game dragged on until the first half was over and the score was as it started, 1-1.
"Boys, mind if I say a few words of encouragement?" Toadsworth entered the room to see the team.
"Go ahead, playing like this I'm surprised I'm not deep fried!" Waluigi moaned as he rubbed his bear feet, trying to stop the aching
"Just keep on fighting! We're all counting on you, all 70,000 fans are counting on you, your fellow students are counting on you, your parents are counting on you, your…"
"We get the picture" Brighton interrupted Toadsworth
"Just try your best now boys!" Toadsworth exited, as soon as he exited, some cheerleaders came to admire the players. Luigi saw Daisy walk straight to Waluigi, not even giving him a glance, but she turned when Luigi turned his head to talk to some cheerleaders who thought he was remarkable. It was a hidden love that neither Luigi nor Daisy wanted to display.
"It's crunch time!" Toadsworth sang, the cheerleaders fled and the players returned to the field for the second half.
The start of the game had Link on the ball, one quick step-over over Waluigi and he could get through. Kritter came out and gathered the ball and threw it out to Mario to try and shoot, only to have Sheik beat him to the ball. The game's second half had only got midway when the next goal occurred, through Link who managed to break free of Waluigi and strike it behind Kritter, who was infuriated with him. 2-1 to Hyrule and the end was near. It wasn't the result they wanted, and Mario could see his fans starting to boo. The atmosphere had died down when it was iminant that Hyrule were going though. The final minute was at hand and Mario had to do something, he ran with the ball when… the referee blew his whistle.
Mario cursed his luck and fell down to the foetal position, the fans booed their heads off and Toadsworth looked like he had lost a million coin bet. Mario turned around to see the giant Ganondorf… fighting? He was arguing with the referee and pointing to an injured Waluigi. Many doctors and a few cheerleaders, including a weeping Daisy, were crowding around him as he clutched his knee in agony. He was eventually carried off in a stretcher and Mario had to do some quick thinking. They were allowed a free kick, and free kicks were Mario's Achilles heel. He called over Luigi. Mario explained about the team's lack of skill with free kicks and Luigi complained that he was no good either, but he had to do it because no one else could do it. Luigi sighed and took position. One false move could cost the game. Luigi looked in the crowd. The fans were chanting ecstatically, the euphoria began again, but in Luigi's favour, many fans were chanting his name repetitively. Luigi looked in the director's box and to his teachers. E. Gadd was there, chanting his name with a giant box of Nachos and Cheese in his hand, Toadsworth, who was wringing his moustache in nervousness and… Rosaline? She had not even come into Luigi's hectic social life, but she was looking at him with twice the gaze Daisy had when they were in love. It was obvious to both that they were ment to be together… but Luigi couldn't focus on that, he had a game to finish. Luigi stepped back, took a deep breath… and though deeply about the girl in the Directors Box. He had such feeling for her, it was as if it was 'Love at first sight' and with this passion, he burst into a fury of green flame, his body was engulfed in it. He charged towards the ball in flash of green lightning and launched into the air with the ball.
"No! Impossible!" Sheik bursted out, gasping
"Yeah! Go Luigi!" Mario shouted
"A Megastrike? That's only been in folklore!" E. Gadd wiped his glasses to make sure what he was seeing was real.
Luigi launched into the air and blasted the ball.
"Hah! You'd still need one more goal to win! And you'll never get that!" Ganondorf laughed, then that laughter was silenced, when the ball split in two and both went in the net.
The referee blew his whistle for the end of the match and Luigi landed to the ground softly. The fans invaded the pitch in a euphoric explosion as the team had made it. But what was with the girl in the Directors Box? Luigi had to wait until the party to find out.
Well, I'm back, missed me, again? I was too busy doing… other things… to write this, and also it was lucky I got Galaxy, for I have introduced Rosaline into the equation, looks like we are in for a wild ride, fans.