"Hooray for... gulp... Hollywood! That phony,... um... super Coney, Hollywood! They come from... Yipe!... Chilicothes and Padukahs with their... brr... bazookas to see their names up in lights..."

Poor Luigi's pathetic attempts to hide his fear were clearly seen through as the group entered the 'Hollywood Tower Hotel.' Aka: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. After navigating the deserted (minus the people waiting in line) lobby, they entered the library, where a black-and-white television mysteriously flickered to life.

"Hey! Alright another TV!" Wario shouted, "Oh, wait... It's not in color? Booooor... Ow!"

Wario was quickly quieted by Daisy, who, apparently having quite enough of Wario's constant whining, had dug her heel into his foot!

"Ok... You... On... Foot... Stop... Please..." Wario sputtered before Daisy eventually consented, believing that he had learned his lesson, "Oh... Poor foot... Where's that Dr. Mario when you need him?"

Mario simply rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the TV, which now was playing what looked like the beginning of an episode of The Twilight Zone, complete with Rod Serling as the host. The 'episode' was about as weird as most Twilight Zone shows: On Halloween night in 1939, a famous family (and a bellhop) was riding an elevator to the thirteenth floor of the hotel when the elevator shaft was struck by lightning, sending the victims into the Twilight Zone! This was accompanied by a 'real' lightning strike 'outside,' which, of course, caused Luigi to freak out.

"IEEE! This place is haunted!" Luigi squealed, "I knew I should have brought my Poltergust 3000!"

"Are you sure brining him on this ride was a good idea?" Peach whispered to Mario, "I mean, he looks like he's on the verge of having a heart attack!"

"Don't worry about it, he'll be fine!" Mario assured, "If he survived a real haunted mansion, he can handle anything fake! Besides, it was either this or Rock 'n' Roller Coaster..."

Eventually, everyone was led into the boiler room of the hotel, which also served as the loading dock for the attraction. After weaving through the dank basement for a little bit, Mario and the gang reached the service elevators that would act as ride vehicles.

"Hey, you don't expect me to go in that, do you?" Luigi protested, "Don't you guys remember what happened to that famous family?"

"Yeah, yeah..." Waluigi mumbled, giving Luigi a not-so-gentle shove into the elevator, "And the idea is that we get to take a trip to the Twilight Zone as well, sucker!"

"ARE YOU CRAZY?"

"Well, that's open to debate..." Peach murmured as the rest of the group entered.

As soon as he was seated, Luigi buried his head in between his legs and refused to look up until the ride was over. After hearing strange and mysterious sounds coming from the ride for about a minute, he heard the elevator doors open.

"Oh good…" Luigi murmured to himself as he slowly raised his head, "The ride must be over! That wasn't so ba… YIKES!"

Looking forward, Luigi saw that the doors had opened to reveal that they thirteen stories up. However, since the lightning strike in the story had taken out the entire front of the hotel, the elevator literally led to nowhere; they were overlooking the entire park!

"MOMMA MIA!" Luigi screamed, "HOW DID WE GET ALL THE WAY UP HERE?"

"Hey, look!" Mario called out, ignoring Luigi completely, "You can see our hotel room from here!"

Suddenly, the elevator shook and dropped slightly.

"What was that?" Luigi demanded nervously.

"Well, it's quite simple…" Waluigi replied with an evil smirk on his mug, "What goes up…

The elevator shook again.

"Must come down!"

The next thing Luigi knew, he was screaming like a schoolgirl, grabbing onto the safety bar in front of him hard enough to leave an impression of his fingers in it as the elevator dropped faster than gravity for a few stories before suddenly rocketing back upwards and then falling again. By the time the elevator finally reached the bottom floor, Luigi's heart was pounding loud enough that everyone could hear it, he was as pale as a boo, and was practically drenched in cold sweat. In fact, he was so stunned, he had to be carried out by Mario and both princesses. Wario and Waluigi, of course, simply started laughing uncontrollably at the petrified plumber, but they were quickly silenced when Daisy shot them a glare that was enough to scare even the Wario Bros. Eventually, they laid Luigi down on a bench near the exit of the ride (which led right into the gift shop). Daisy stayed with him while Mario and Peach went to see if the picture taken during the ride was worth buying. After a minute or so, Luigi slowly began to come to.

"Ugh…" Luigi moaned, "Momma mia… I am NEVER going on that ride again…"

Hearing someone chuckle, Luigi turned his head to see Daisy sitting next to him. This caused him to immediately sit up and attempt to pull himself together in order to impress her.

"I mean, um… That was nothing! No, sir! I could go on that ride again, if it wasn't so boring! Yeah!"

"Luigi…" Daisy sighed knowingly, "You don't have to impress me. I like you just the way you are."

"Really?" Luigi asked, inching a little bit closer to Daisy.

"Yep…" Daisy replied, leaning towards Luigi.

Their moment was interrupted when Mario and Peach came walking back, the picture in Mario's hand.

"Hey, Luigi!" Mario shouted, "Check out this picture!"

Mario handed the picture to Luigi, who immediately looked it over. It was apparently taken during the free-fall, as everyone's caps (or crowns) were suspended slightly in the air above their heads. It was pretty nice and, best of all, everyone appeared to be screaming, so Luigi didn't look out of place in the picture at all.

"That's-a pretty good, Mario!" Luigi commented, "So, are we having a growing collection of these things now or what?"

"I guess so," Mario responded, "Peach will probably buy one of these every time one is available, regardless of whether it's 'good' or not."

After sharing a good laugh, the vacationers left the Tower of Terror and began heading back towards the center of the park.

"So Mario, what are we gonna do next?" Luigi asked, "After that… embarrassing… moment on the Tower of Terror, I feel like I could take on anything! Where to?"

Mario, curious if what Luigi was saying was true, looked down at the park map.

"How about Rock 'n' Roller Coaster?"

Luigi stopped dead in his tracks, his eye twitching for a moment before immediately fainting again.

As it turned out, Peach also wasn't fond on the idea of going on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, and Wario and Waluigi got into yet another fight that was almost exactly the same as the one they had in front of the Mission: Space attraction. Evidently, only Mario and Daisy actually went on the ride. While waiting in line, Mario's curiosity got the better of him and he began to ask Daisy about Luigi.

"So, Daisy…" Mario began, "Not to be rude or anything, but what were you and my brother talking about yesterday during the golf match? I mean, if it was private or something, you don't…"

"It's okay," Daisy interrupted, "I suppose it wouldn't stay a secret very long… When we go to Victoria and Albert's I was going to request a second table for the two of us. You know, kinda like a date!"

"Oh, I see…" Mario replied, who was surprised by this revelation, as it meant that he was going to be alone with Peach.

"Just don't tell him I said that. I think he's still a little nervous about our relationship."

"Heh, heh, believe me, I already know… Still, what do you see in him? I'm not trying to insult him or anything, but Luigi isn't exactly a 'ladies man.' Heck, he could probably make a Shy Guy seem outgoing!"

"Well, that's kinda what I like about him. The quieter guys who hide their feelings are usually more sincere, you know what I mean?"

"I guess so… Hey, look! The line's moving!"

Sure enough, Mario was right. The mismatched couple was eventually boarded into a stretch limo that, with almost no warning, blasted off at 60 mph into the darkness. One wild ride later, complete with a corkscrew, a loop, and pumped in Aerosmith music, Mario and Daisy got out and headed towards the exit.

"Oh yeah! That was awsome!" Daisy cheered, her hair so frazzled from the ride, she looked a lot like a rocker herself. Mario, on the other hand, wasn't so enthusiastic. It wasn't that the ride was too much for him, but rather, the music was.

"Ugh… Momma mia…" Mario moaned, "I think I nearly shattered my ear drums on that ride… Is that really what young people listen to nowadays? Give me back the days of Italian opera!"

Daisy just laughed as the two exited. Once outside, they discovered that Luigi was still unconscious, but Wario and Waluigi had at least calmed down a bit. Peach went up to greet them.

"Hello, you two. Back already?... Daisy! What happened to your hair?"

"It's just from the ride," Daisy explained nonchalantly, combing it down with her fingers.

"Tsk, tsk… I let you go on one ride without me and look what happens! How you stay so well kept during our sporting events is beyond me…"

Mario just sighed as the two princesses argued.

"Oh, boy… I can never figure out how those two could be so different. Peach is nice and proper, while Daisy is fun-loving, full of life…"

Mario paused and looked at Luigi, still out, lying on a park bench.

"… And perfect for Luigi."

Author's Note: Well, I thought I'd just let you know that, between the last chapter updateand this one, I got over 100 reviews! A big thank-you to everyone who has left me a review!