Upstairs, Mario pulled a suitcase from out of the bedroom closet and began packing as Luigi looked over the invitation a second time.
"Ok, Luigi," Mario began as he unzipped the suitcase, "What does the invitation say we need to bring?"
"Let's see..." Luigi mumbled, "Well, clothes would be a good place to start."
"No problem!" Mario replied as he pulled out twelve pairs of red shirts and blue overalls, "What else?"
"Um... A swimsuit since we'll be going to Blizzard Beach... And a... A TUX!? I DON'T WANNA WEAR A TUX!"
"Whoa, hey, calm down, Luigi. What does it say we need the tux for?"
"Someplace called Victoria and Albert's. Ugh... I hate fancy places..."
"Well, that's your problem. Anything else?"
"Just the usual... Toiletries... Spending money... Camera... Nothing you wouldn't bring on any other trip."
"That wraps things up, then." Mario concluded as he squashed everything else Luigi mentioned into the suitcase, "We better get to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
"Wait a second! We just got up! Why are we going back to bed already!?"
"Did you read when the flight takes off?"
Luigi glanced down at the invitation again and his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
"WE HAVE TO GET UP AT 1AM!? WHAT THE HECK!?"
The only reply Luigi got was Mario saying, "Goodnight..."
It was dark (obviously) when Mario and Luigi got to the castle. Greeting them was Peach and, much to Luigi's surprise, Daisy.
"Hey, boys. What's up?" Daisy asked.
Luigi tried to answer but all he could do was mumble gibberish, partly because he was nervous about being around Daisy, but mostly because his sleep schedule was now out of whack.
"Nish glog blegh..." Luigi goggled
"Um... You alright?"
"Oh, don't worry about him." Mario replied, "He's just not use to getting up this early. I'm not really either, but at least I got some amount of sleep yesterday. Poor Luigi was too excited to get to sleep. So now..."
"He's a gargling idiot!" Shouted a voice from behind Mario.
Turning around, Mario saw two all-too familiar rivals standing on a nearby hill.
"Uh, Peach? Why'd you invite Wario and Waluigi?"
"Well..." Peach whispered, "Just between you and me, I figure they'll probably add a lot of humor to this trip being, well, them and all."
"I guess that's why you wanted me to bring the camera." Mario whispered back, holding back a small chuckle.
"HEY!" Wario yelled "Are you to clowns making fun of us!? We're only in this trip since Peach's paying for everything except the souvenirs, AND WE AIN'T GETTIN ANY! SO THERE!"
"And the truth comes out..." Mario muttered sarcastically, "Anyway, did you invite anyone else, Peach? Like Yoshi or DK?"
"I wanted to, but Disney doesn't allow pets in the parks. Besides, wouldn't a dinosaur and a gorilla look weird anyhow?"
"I guess you're right, but I'm just still a little worried about having to put up with those two the entire trip."
"Hey! You got me!"
"Oh, yeah. Heh, heh..."
"And Daisy and your brother!"
"Alright! You've made your point!"
Casually glancing to his left, Mario noticed someone else coming. Someone who certainly wasn't here for the trip.
"Peach!" Mario shouted, "Take cover! It's Bowser!"
Sure enough, Bowser suddenly came roaring over the hill in his Koopa Clown Car, nearly running over Wario and Waluigi, and flew right up to where Mario and Peach were standing.
"Well, well." Bowser snorted, "Going on a vacation without me? How low-class."
"Get out of here, Bowser!" Peach demanded, "I'm not letting you ruin our vacation like you did on Island Delfino!"
"Well, fine!" Bowser hollered as he flew away in his Clown Car, "But you losers better watch your backs!"
"What did he mean by that?" Peach asked when she knew he was gone.
"I don't really know." Mario replied, "But there's no sense worrying about it. We have a vacation to get underway!"
"That's the spirit!" Daisy cheered.
"You all are a bunch of losers." Wario grumbled.
"Well, now that we're all here..." Peach began, "...TOADSWORTH! YOU CAN BRING THE LIMOUSINE AROUND NOW!"
Upon hearing her call, Toadsworth came driving up in an obnoxiously pink limo, which Wario was quick to complain about.
"I'm not riding in that thing!" Wario protested, "I wouldn't ride in it for a million dollars! Um... Well... Actually... Maybe for a million I would but..."
"Oh, stop whining, Wario." Mario quipped, "Seriously, sometimes you're worse than Bowser..."
Eventually, everyone packed their bags in the trunk and they all got in the limo. Well, almost everyone.
"Say," Daisy asked as she looked around, "Aren't we missing someone? I'm only counting five people."
"I think I know who we're missing." Mario replied as he looked out the window, "Poor Luigi was so tired, he's sleeping on the ground out there!"
Everyone looked out the window and, sure enough, Luigi was out there, lying in the middle of the grass, catching some Zzz's.
"Well, at least he'll have plenty of time to sleep on the plane." Peach stated, holding back a laugh, "Could someone carry the poor guy in?"
"I will!" Waluigi shouted, "Watch me!"
Waluigi got out of the car, pulled Luigi up by the seat of his pants, and threw him in the trunk. He was greeted by three pairs of angry eyes and one pair of laughing eyes when he got back in the car.
"What?"
After Mario put Luigi in a more comfortable seat, the limo drove off, and the trip to Walt Disney World was officially underway!