Board the Platforms!
Luigi took another draught from his water bottle. "Don't think you've aborted talking about those two stunts you pulled on me," he said.
"Those being…" prompted the glove.
"I'm still steaming from you manipulating Mario with a clone of me," Luigi explained. "Compounded with the fact that you made him fight a giant version of DK—I mean, regular DK's punches hurt enough."
"I don't promise easy rides for my Smashers," said the glove. "I aim to put them to the test."
"You're doing a fine job with that," commented Luigi. "So, you have more targets for me to break?"
"Nope. It's a different Bonus Stage," the glove told him.
The giant glove picked up Luigi and carried him over to the second Bonus Stage he'd prepared for him. It consisted of a bunch of platforms floating in space, along with a beige wall made of tiny blocks. When the glove deposited Luigi at the starting point, he scanned his surroundings.
"I'm confused," said Luigi. "What am I supposed to do?"
"Oh, it's simple," replied the glove. "Board the platforms!"
"That's a whole lot of platforms," muttered Luigi.
"I know you can do it," winked the glove. "Are you ready?"
Luigi squared his shoulders. "Yes."
"GO!"
Luigi noticed three platforms, to the left, center and right of him, respectively, and quickly tagged them. He dropped down to the lowest platform of the stage and then leaped off of its left side. While falling, he made sure to line himself up with a moving beige slope. A foot or so below the slope was another platform. Luigi managed to angle his body so that he landed on that platform; then, he hopped off and once again fell. At the center point, he jumped and used his up-B to tag the awaiting platform. He dropped to tag the low platform and then landed on a blue ledge. From that blue ledge, he jumped his way to the upper platform.
Looking down, Luigi spotted a nook, and below the nook, bottomless darkness. He took three deep breaths and jumped, dropping below the nook. In the air, he did his second jump, coupled with another Super Jump Punch, landing squarely on the platform in the nook. He felt his heart thrumming as he dropped out of that nook and claimed the easy nearby platforms. Afterwards, he jumped from the upper platform onto the nook roof. Another jump and Super Jump Punch landed him onto a moving platform, and from there, he worked his way up a series of narrow ledges. Timing things very carefully, Luigi jumped and alighted onto the final platform.
COMPLETE!
"All right," said the glove once Luigi returned to the waiting area. "The matches are only going to get harder. What do you say to a few moments in our sauna, or maybe relaxing for a bit in our Jacuzzi?"
"How about both?" asked Luigi.
"Even better."
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