Of Plumbers and Princes
It
was a beautiful morning in Nintendo Castle. The sun was shining on
the green pipes. Goombas marched around the castle doing chores.
And a small man in a bright green tunic, blue slacks with suspenders,
and a green spiked helmet with a green L emblem was roaming around.
He had silver shoulder guards over the tunic and on his back was a
giant wooden mallet. He was wearing brown shoes, that looked rather
springy, and on his face was a thick bushy mustache. Turning a
corner, he met a dinosaur that was almost as large as he was.
"Well,
Yoshi," the man said, "How are you this morning?" He then
noticed the dinosaur had a scroll in its saddle bag. He took it out
and read it. As his eyes scrolled down the parchment, they grew
wider and wider. Suddenly, he took off for the castle. He ran down
the Great Hall, skidded around a corner, nearly knocking a koopa into
the wall, and headed for the throne room. Princess Peach and Lady in
Waiting Daisy were sitting, drinking tea. He screeched to a halt
next to them, and stood, hand outstretched with the parchment.
"Luigi!" Daisy cried, "What's wrong?"
"Itsa letter from Prince Mario!" he said. Princess Peach took the paper and examined it thoroughly. At the end, she stood up, and faced the throne that the Prince usually occupied.
"Luigi," she said, her back turned on him, "If the Prince left in such haste and with no prior warning, then this is a serious matter. He asks of you a favor, as I'm sure you have read. Luigi, go out and find the Keyblader, and assist him in any way you can. Beware the Heartless, whatever they are, and guard your heart at all costs." Luigi saluted, but inside he was not so brave. He knew it was going to be a tough ride. "Popple and Birdo will have a Gummi ship ready for you, go get prepared to leave at once." Luigi turned, but was caught in an embrace by Lady in Waiting Daisy.
"Luigi," she said, a tear rolling down her cheek, "Do come back, won't you?" Luigi looked at her, a tear brimming in his own eye.
"Of course," he said, "My heart will lead-a-me home." And with that, he walked towards his room.