Caught most of you in the act! You all thought Bowser was finished, well think again! Bowser is still on the loose...And of course there is still Mr. L...

Disclaimer: I do not own any Mario characters except Birda and Birdette (if we ever see them in this story again).

Chapter 13

How could I have let Bowser get away so easily? I had him right where I wanted for the longest time and yet he escapes again. To have finally defeated him and the next moment he turns and makes his getaway. Although, I was pretty ticked that he got away, he left a trail for me to follow.

And by trail I meant mass murders and destruction.

Whatever and whomever got in his way was met with the flash of his claws and a harrowing death. I tried not to cry when I saw all of the destruction, but at times it just became too unbearable: I would constantly see crushed trees, scarred houses, bleeding residents, broken bones everywhere, flames eating everything in its path, and death- the most prudent of all catastrophes.

I began to despise seeing death all the time; it happened way to often nowadays.

And yet, I still could not get over it at all.

Especially when you came across a nearly dead friend of yours named Yoshi.

"The plumber is slowly breaking."

"See I see that," Mr. L mused, "What do you think we should do about it?"

The cloaked figure turned to me and said not one word, it really creep-ed me out until 'it' (I referred whomever he/she was an an it) said, "Her."

And now that annoying Mr. L turned his direction to me as well, "Hmm...maybe you are on to something..."

What exactly are they planning to do?

"Princess, care to play bait for your boyfriend again," he laughed mockingly.

I snapped at that moment I heard him say 'bait' and 'boyfriend', "You are really ticking me off!" I did not care if this guy was the only person to talk to here in this f***ed up castle, I did not care if this guy fed me, I did not care if this guy had a mutual respect for me; he was too annoying to even care about! I crystallized my hand and shot numerous crystals straight for his face- only that annoying cloaked 'it' thing got in the way and reflected the crystals using it's own bare hands under the sleeves.

Mr. L only shook his head, "Tsk tsk, princess that is no way to treat the host who let a guest stay here in his own home."

"Like I give a d**n! I am here against my will and you are annoying the crap out of me! I have had it with all this crazy mambo jumbo garbage, I just want to go home and see Luigi!" I started to crack my hand, "And I am going to make you take me back!" I angrily ran to him and attempted to give him a face full of crystal- but again, 'it' got in my way again and parried my hand with it's own; this time I got to see that 'it' had it's hand engulf with crystals as well- only they were green in color. I was shocked to find that 'it' was able to use crystals as well, I thought I was the only one who could do that.

"Allow me to take her," 'it' beckoned to Mr. L.

Mr. L just smiled creepily to me, "Very well, have fun." He summoned a portal from his hand and stepped through it, leaving me and 'it' all alone.

I literally ran all the way back to Toad Town, not only with dying Yoshi in my arms but I also made multiple trips back and forth. Not only did I find Yoshi, I also found Birdo, Birda, Birdette, and Boshi...all nearly dead. I really wanted to go and defeat Bowser was and for all, but I forced myself to stay with my friends for they were my last friends I have alive, and if I were to lose them...

Dr. Toadley finally came out the room, "Do the patients seem to fare well? I think not." I started to open my mouth but he beat me to the punch, "Does it look like they will survive? Yes I am sure of it." The fact that Yoshi and the others were going to live was like a breath of fresh air to me, finally I was able to save somebody...sort of. I asked Dr. Toadley to keep a close eye on them and when I got a nod of approval from him I quickly turned the door but unfortunately, I bumped into two familiar faces.

"There you two are!"

"Yeah sorry we are late," Diddy Kong apologized, "I guess the massive chaos going around shocked us more than we thought."

"Do not worry though," Donkey Kong assured me, "We will take care of the place while you go and find Bowser."

"Thank you guys," was my last statement to them before I left running for the fields- picking up where I last left off...only something else got in my way this time.

"How are you doing, hero?"
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'It' proved way tougher than 'it' actually portrayed; 'it' seemed to know my every move and countered all of them perfectly. I was beginning to actually lose confidence in myself, but I could not let 'it' beat me now.

I pounded the floor, summoning crystals to shoot up from the ground under 'it's feet. But as usual, 'it' dodged the attack very flashy by summoning a pillar of green crystal to lift 'it' high in the air. 'It' flipped in the air and air rushed toward me with 'it's crystallized hand. I barely was able to jump out of the way; I swear 'it' was just high on steroids...or maybe 'it' was just that good...

'It' rushed at me again, faster, and jabbed my stomach, knocking the wind out of me. 'It' then grabbed my neck and flung me across the room. I went into a spiraling spin-off, but luckily I was able to stop and catch myself off the wall. As soon as I looked up though, 'it' was already in my face ready-ing some kind of attack. Instinctively, my arm shot up on its own and punched 'it' straight up through the roof.

"Take that annoying freak!" Only I should have kept my mouth shut, 'it' was not through yet.

White lightening stung across my face violently, leaving behind its mark.

"Is that all the fabled hero can do?" I went into a frenzy when Mr. L said that.

First, this guy had the nerve to come back.

Second, this guy had to pick a fight with me.

Third, this guy constantly made crude remarks and jokes about me.

And lastly- the worse of them all, he had Daisy in his custody. And just as we both confessed our love for each other, and that day seemed ages ago.

And it all start with this guy: Mr. L (technically Bowser did, but who cares?).

I threw a fireball, followed by a jolt of electricity soon after it. But he only snickered and sidestepped them easily.

Show-off.

"Is that all you got Luigi, I expected better." He brought his hands up and soon after brought it back down with a long trail of white electricity running behind. I somersaulted backwards and almost immediately shot a stream of fireballs straight for him; Mr. L got the idea to jump into the fray and avoud every single shot directed at him. He then sent a weak electrical field around and destroyed every remaining fireball. The shock sent weak stings throughout my body, but it was enough to paralyze me to the point where I could not move.

"You should ease up Luigi," he taunted, "You might crack under pressure...and my fists." Mr. L ran at me with blinding speed that I could not even see him correctly.

"Come on move," I kept telling myself as I saw Mr. L jump into the air.

"Come on..." He looked at me straight in the eye.

"Now would be a good time!" He took in a huge consumption of white electricity.

"Gotta move now!" He then started falling straight at me...

"Move dang it!" He was falling faster...

"Mama-mia!" He was close, I could feel pings bounce off my shirt...

"It is over for you Luigi," Mr. L cried out.

"Not today!" By some miracle, I was able to move again at the last second, although there was no time for me to dodge instead I caught Mr. L's hands with my own two hands. Mr. L grunted as he pushed himself forward, causing me skid slowly backwards. He sent electricity through his arms, hoping to most likely to shock me to death; I was fortunate enough to counter with my own green electricity to nullify the pain.

"Stupid plumber," he growled, "Just give up like the coward you are!" I started to feel his electricity become more powerful.

"You are just a worthless coward, always in your brother's shadows!" He bent my fist backwards and it caused me to fall to my knees, and lose hold of my powers. The power of which Mr. L was exerting became known as I felt it course through me quickly and painfully. "It is over for you," Mr. L crackled, "You never were meant to be the real Luigi!"

I could feel my body become numb all over and I could not feel my fingers anymore...Memories, both good and bad, were flashing through my head like a run-on slide show...I was beginning to lose vision...

It became clear to me that I was showing signs of dying at this point, until out of nowhere I felt fire course through one of my arms and electricity in the other. And as it traveled out of my fingertips, an explosion of intense heat and shocks occurred.

It flung me through the air; as for Mr. L (who received the end of the explosion), I do not know.

"This is getting me nowhere," I thought to myself. I just flipped 'it' on its' back, but 'it' counted by grabbing my hand and flinging me away- my back hitting a wall. As I feebly attempted to massage my sore back, 'it' was already up and began flinging crystals my way. I retaliated by shooting off some of my own; the collision from both ends caused a small explosion and smoke.

And then occurred a cease-fire. Nothing changed, nothing moved; it made me anxious not knowing what was coming next.

It seemed like forever before 'it' finally decided to walk through the smoke, but something surprised me: 'it'...I mean she...exposed her face.

And her face sent chills down my spine, because it felt like looking straight at a mirror.

"You can call her Mrs. D, princess," a heavily bruised and battered Mr. L said to me before sending waves of pure thunder through my entire being.

Yeah, I know: Mrs. D is not exactly original; but whatever.

Ciao!

P.S: I hope this was long enough for you, Gargel. ;)