Alright! The third chapter is FINALLY up; if I hadn't been so exhausted from P.E. on Thursday (yes, it was horrible) I would have gotten this up sooner. Please don't hurt me! Also, I'm going to change the rating because the story might get a little violent and, um, mature. And yes, I do own Nintendo and all the characters, because I'm just that awesome…said DimentioFreak with just a hint of sarcasm. Actually, I own Mr. Shadow, The Splendiferous Simon (oops, spoiler!), and I sort of own Fawletta. Not Fawful or Cackletta, but a combo of the two. I guess that means Nintendo and I share him/her/it/zurb. Oh, and I apologize for the characters being so OOC. BACK TO ADVENTURE!

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Chapter 3

Mario was torn. He knew this quest wasn't going to be easy, actually, impossible. Last time the Chaos Heart arose, there needed to be four heroes to stop it. When four heroes unite, their hope arises to shatter the walls of blight. Or so the Light Prognosticus had said. He was so deep in thinking that he bumped into an invisible object. "Hey, watch it, pal!"

"Uh…Sorry…"

"No prob. Hey, can you help me here? I seem to be stuck in 2-D. By the way, I'm The Splendiferous Simon. But please, call me Simon."

"Cool. Let me…just a sec…Whoa!" Mario had forgotten what it felt like to flip out. Before Mario was a short, thin man. He was wearing tattered, oddly colored clothes; silver, orange, green, purple, yellow, and blue. His hat was ivory and rather tall. He was wearing a monocle and seemed to exude electrical power.

"Hey, genius, I thought you were gonna help me."

"Oh…right. Hold on." The two flipped back into 3-D.

"Thanks, slick. So, I guess I should be honored…Luigi's brother saved me! Uh…what's your name again?"

"Mario. And Luigi has been kidnapped. Will you go on a quest with me? I guess I need three people besides myself to save him. See that hole in the sky? That's the Void, and the Chaos Heart is controlling it…" The strange man fell asleep.

"…And that's how we stopped it. Any questions? HEY! ARE YOU LISTENING?"

"…Huh?...oh…uh….right. There's this hole thingy in the sky and this heart thingy is controlling it and it can only be stopped by four people."

"Hmm…ok. Let's-a-go!"

"OK, but I know a faster way to travel. Got any more friends?"

"Luigi and the Princess."

"Ok, then let's go!" Simon lifted his hands, and then forced them down. Pieces of the world fell into nothingness and were replaced by a swirling white and black mass.

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Setting: A place in the Shadow Pit. There are green, glowing tubes all around; there is no floor and no ceiling, and no walls. We zoom in on one. "H…h…he…lp…M…Ma...Ma...r…i…o…" Luigi is obviously suffering.

"Well, Mr. Luigi, or should I say, my 'mini me', how's it going today? I should thank you for unleashing the Chaos Heart; I believe Fawletta would thank you too, if she weren't so…ah…preoccupied. Still no signs from your brother? Well, it's not like you don't have any company anymore. We-or rather I- just got you a new friend today. Meet…the master of dimensions…the pleaser of crowds…Dimentio!" The green tube next to Luigi shook, then suddenly a jester tumbled inside. All at once, the jester started flinching and showing signs of extreme agony.

"I...I...will...ne...v...er...give...up...Ma...rio...will...save...me..."

"Oh, well. Anyways, I'm feeling generous today. I'll take you out of your tube, give you some living quarters...how's that sound?" With that, he vanished, reappearing by a control panel. He flipped the fifth switch, Luigi's tube shook, and he fell out.