I'm sorry! Really, I am! See, I had a major case of writer's block, then I had an idea, and then it just… disappeared! But on the bright side, my writer's block is gone! :D So, after a long, long wait, Let's-a-GO!
I know I haven't said this in a while xD but I don't own Mario or Nintendo.
S is for Shy Guy
The Bros. were just coming back to the Mushroom Kingdom from their latest adventure. Or, more like their umpteenth time saving that dumb blond, Princess Peach. Mario and Luigi staggered into their shared house, utterly exhausted. As Luigi plopped onto the couch, he asked, "Hey, bro? Can I ask you something?" Mario slowly looked up from his position, which was himself sprawled out on another couch. Flatly, he said, "You just did." Luigi snorted, and turned to face his brother, "No, seriously, Mario." Said plumber groaned, but motioned for Luigi to go on with a wave of his hand. Luigi smiled and looked up thoughtfully, "I wonder what's behind a Shy Guy's mask." He hummed in thought as Luigi's mind began to wonder about all the possibilities. Even ones that didn't make sense. This got Mario's attention, because he quickly turned so that he was sitting correctly on the couch. "You know, that's a good question, Luigi. Especially since I don't know the answer to it." Mario said, an idea already forming. He grinned, causing Luigi to sweatdrop. Suspiciously, he asked, "What are you planning, Mario?" The red plumber chuckled, a mischievous glint in his blue eyes as he declared, "We're gonna find out what's behind that mask!" Luigi gulped, mentally kicking himself for getting Mario all riled up.
The Next Day…
"Alright, there he is." Mario whispered, spotting their target. The Bros. were hiding behind a bush in the Mushroom Kingdom mall. Luigi popped out of the bush and looked in the same direction as Mario. "How do we know it's not a she?" Luigi inquired. Mario turned and looked at his brother as if he'd grown two heads. Luigi shrugged, "What?" Mario then facepalmed, "It's a Shy Guy, Luigi. Emphasis on the "guy" part." Luigi shrugged again, but decided not to argue about it. He turned back to look at the rows of stores lined up against one another, just in time to see the Shy Guy they were after head into a nearby store. "There he goes!" Luigi yelled, and pointed to the store in which their target had entered. Mario yelled, "Then let's-a-go!" and he jumped out of the bush and ran for the store, Luigi hot on his trail. They entered the store and Mario started looking around, but couldn't find the Shy Guy anywhere. At the last minute, Luigi pointed, "There! He's heading for the socks!" Mario nodded and started running towards the sock aisle. While he was running, he yelled behind his shoulder, "Run to the other side! We'll flank him!" Luigi nodded and started running in the other direction. The Bros. both saw their target in their sites, but that only lasted for a few seconds, because as soon as they tried to flank him, the Shy Guy turned and headed for the checkout. Mario and Luigi yelled when their faces were closing in on each other, and they soon crashed. They laid on the floor in a daze, before Mario saw the Shy Guy leaving the store. He quickly got up and started to chase him again, yelling for Luigi to hurry up. Luigi groaned, but picked up the pace, and soon the chase was on again.
The chase soon led to the food court, where many Toads of different colors crowded the place. Mario and Luigi soon lost the Shy Guy to the crowds, but just as they were about to give up, Luigi saw a flash of white leave the food court. He grabbed Mario by the arm and started to drag him out of the food court. When they were out, Mario saw the Shy Guy that they were after eating an ice-cream cone, which baffled both Mario and Luigi. Mario saw it as an opportunity though, and nodded at Luigi, before running towards an escalator. Luigi, seeing what his brother was about to do, started running towards the Shy Guy's back. When he was close enough, Luigi pretended to loose his balance, and pushed the Shy Guy to where Mario was. Mario took this as his chance and jumped down from the escalator, effectively landing on top of the now disoriented Shy Guy. Luigi cheered and Mario smirked as he said, "Now let's see what's behind that mask." He grabbed the mask with both hands, and yanked it upwards, removing it. Luigi's eyes widened, before he started screaming. Mario looked confused, wondering why his brother was screaming. He looked down, and he too, started screaming. The Bros. then hightailed it out of the mall yelling, "Slender Man is real! Run for it!" As Mario and Luigi continued to run and scream out of the mall, the Shy Guy picked up his mask and slowly put it back onto his face. He looked at the Bros. retreating backs and just shook his head disapprovingly, then continued to eat his ice-cream as if nothing happened.
And… done! Well, I hope this chapter makes up for the extremely long wait. Again, sorry guys, blame it on the writer's block! Review! Pretty please! :D