Vs Yoshi Team
"Very well done, L. Are you ready for your next test?"
"Yes."
Luigi allowed the cold compress to linger for a few more seconds on his skin. Link was a good friend, but the Master Sword hurt something fierce! The plumber removed the compress and looked at the disembodied glove addressing him. "I'm ready for anything you dish out at me," he said, extremely serious.
"Good to know." The giant glove handed Luigi a Gatorade and summoned a Warp Pipe for him. "Just so you'll know, you'll be pitted against a horde. Eighteen fighters."
Luigi took a swig of Gatorade. "Oodles of fun," he said before jumping into the Warp Pipe.
He emerged on the vibrant Yoshi's Island. Colorful platforms and trees, smiling clouds, a happy-face heart and a golden sun. Oh, yes—this place was very familiar to him, and he knew exactly who he was fighting against.
Yoshi popped out into view, bouncing happily upon seeing his "mom". "Yoshi!" he squealed, nuzzling him.
Luigi chuckled and rubbed Yoshi's "sweet spot". "Nice to see you, too."
Seventeen more of Yoshi's brethren soon appeared, all of them different colors—blue, pink, red, yellow and cyan. "Yoshi, Yoshi!" they chattered, gathering around Luigi.
After petting and tickling the members of the Yoshi team, it was time for the man in green to focus. He looked the green Yoshi straight in the eye and said, "I know you're going to hold back because of our bond, so don't. Give me everything you have, and I'll return the favor. Deal?"
"Yoshi!"
3…2…1…GO!
The green Yoshi was the first to engage Luigi, aiming a kick toward his hip. Luigi parried with his forearm and immediately struck back with a low foot jab, some quick up tilts and then a powerful punch. He was shocked when the hit sent Yoshi beyond the blast line at such a low percentage. Maybe his weight was tweaked a bit.
He'd dwell on that later. A yellow Yoshi confronted him, prepared to headbutt him. But the man in green put a stop to that with a strong breakdance sweep, a flurry of punches and a bicycle kick, launching him off the stage. Next, he met the blue Yoshi, accompanied by the pink Yoshi. He vaulted and danced around them both, surprising them with swift attacks. The two Yoshis managed to get him a few times, but Luigi was sure to rebound with a stronger hit. They exchanged blows for a while before Luigi ended their encounter with a Cyclone.
Now came a red, a cyan and another green Yoshi. Luigi maintained an offensive position, getting in the first blow. Red and Cyan licked out their tongues, trying to catch their opponent to lay as an egg, but he quickly slid out of range, hit them with some fireballs and nailed Green with a roundhouse kick. Lunging forward, he headbutted Red, KO-ing him, and then swung Cyan around three times before hurling him away.
Another yellow, another pink, another red, and another blue. He noticed a crate, a Maxim Tomato, a Heart Container and a Hammer. But he paid them no mind, choosing to use his bare hands to deal with the dinosaurs to whom he and Mario owed their lives.
But that was another story.
Yellow and Blue jumped and flutter-kicked rapidly, blindsiding their foe from above. Luigi flip-kicked twice before unleashing a Super Jump Punch. Cyan met him when he landed, swallowing him and then ejecting him inside an egg, which he then battered away at. In time, Luigi escaped from the egg and punished with a big-fisted punch, defeating Cyan, before knocking Red away with the same attack.
In the next breath, five Yoshis jumped him. He was able to make out a few more blue and cyan and a green and a yellow. A Cyclone scattered the five every which way, and as soon as Luigi picked himself up, he found himself face-to-face with the last four Yoshis.
These four hung back and attacked one at a time. Red went first, getting kicks and tail swipes in before Luigi subdued him with an aerial combo. Second was Yellow, who was able to leave quite a mark on Luigi with his hard head attacks, but the plumber managed to come out on top with his down aerial to up-B combo. Blue tried to use a dash attack and found himself in Luigi's grip before getting flung off the stage. Finally, Green slowly approached him, looking apologetic, before lashing his tail out at him. Luigi dodged the tail sweeps, and after several solid blows to the flank, ended the battle with his enlarged fist punch.
GAME SET!
Luigi ate a Maxim Tomato and drank the last of his Gatorade. "Yoshi Rainbow Bonus, eh?" he mused. "I'll take it."
A Warp Pipe returned him to the waiting station, where he greeted the giant glove with eager, twinkling eyes. "Onto the next stage," he said, freshening himself up with deodorant and cologne.