Chapter 4 (Luigi's Second Finest Hour)

Luigi was worried. His brother had not come back for a long time. Perhaps, he had finally been…no, that was not possible. But then again, he did get himself captured in that mansion. Man, did King Boo's insult still sting after all these years.

"Well, I'll show that tub of lard!" thought Luigi.

With that, he left the Toad Brigade's garage and prepared to head to Snow Cap Galaxy.

"Before you go," said Mail Toad. "Don't forget your mushrooms!"

Luigi ate his twenty mushrooms, which got him energized and ready to go. He jumped to the warp and flew away.

"Wow," said the Toad Brigade admiringly. "How can a skinny guy eat so many mushrooms and still be so energetic?"

"Geez," snapped Kim. "This is the meal we've been waiting for years ago. Why the heck do we have to keep it in storage?"

"Because," replied Todd. "Such meat and fat will have to last us for a long time. I mean, how do you know that we're going to have another piece of meat fall from the heavens in another few years?"

Just then, a green moustachioed plumber fell from the heavens. Unfortunately, to the bunnies,

"He's too skinny," whined Leslie. "Let's not waste our time on him."

"He's still meat," said Todd, getting very irritated. Now hurry up and bury fatso!"

Leslie and Kim very hastily shoved Mario into a metal cache.

Luigi was getting closer to Snow Cap Galaxy. He was scared. What if a huge Yeti took Mario?

When he landed, he met three bunnies. Maybe these cute little bunnies could help him find Mario.

"Okay," said the head bunny. "We'll help you find your friend, but first, can you catch us all in 150 seconds?"

The bunnies scattered in all directions and it was Luigi's turn to fail…er…attempt the bunny challenge. Luigi wobbled on the floating ice, which, coupled with his ACME Low-Fraction Sprint Shoes, caused him to fall.

"Heh, heh," muttered Todd. "If this keeps up, he'll be finished in no time."

Seventy seconds remained on the clock. So far, he had uncovered one of the bunnies, but it moved too fast to catch. He slipped and fell again on a flipswitch, the last one he needed to activate the metal rooms.

Luigi found the Fire Flower and started blasting away at the ice like a pyromaniac. This uncovered the last two bunnies, which scattered in all directions. He tried to chase them, but their speed overwhelmed him. However, one of the bunnies tripped and fell into the metal hole.

"Now if I could just get the other two in there," thought Luigi. "I can win this!"

He slowly went after the other two bunnies. Confused, they continued to hop away at a leisurely pace until they too fell into the hole. Ten seconds remained.

Luigi jumped into the hole and saw a fainted Mario.

"Mario?" he said incredulously.

Five seconds remained. Luigi chased the three bunnies in the hole and caught each one of them.

"Fine, you win," grumbled Todd. "Take the Star and your friend."

Mario woke up. He recalled having a bad dream about demon bunnies. Then he saw the Star.

"Quick," Mario called. "Get the Star, Luigi!"

Luigi captured the Star, one more in their quest to rejuvenate the Comet Observatory.

"I have come to save you, brother!" said Luigi. "You were out cold for a long time."

"I liked it better when you were the damsel in distress and I was the hero!" snapped Mario.

Everyone on the planet laughed, even the bunnies, despite losing their lunch.