"It is just as I have said. The letter would only appear to, and can only be seen by, the one we are looking for."
"So...the star sprites chose...me?" It's probably just cuz' they want to see me fall flat on my face, that' the only reason ANYONE wants to see Weegiee...
"Correct. Please, we beg of you, please save our precious Rosalina...The children are lost without her."
"The children?" Luigi asked, curious, as he had not seen any children...unless!
The chocolate-colored star sprite, Polari, looked up to the Galaxian sky and took a deep breath.
"The many stars you see about you, both here on this planet, and those of the stars you saw from your home planet. They all can be whatever they choose to be. Some may grow up to be shooting stars, others planets, some rare star sprites may even become power stars."
"Really!?" So that's how the power stars were created...
Polari nodded.
"However..."
"However what?"
Polari shook his head.
"If the stars are not guided by their mother, by Rosalina, they will not grow up into the stars they are destined to become. Rosalina nurtures them as star sprites so that they may grow into what the sprites want to be."
"So if Rosalina isn't here to nurture them..."
"The balance of the cosmos will be upset and a great vortex will destroy the entire universe." Polari said quietly.
Luigi's face paled. If the universe were to be destroyed, everything and everyone he's come to know and love would be destroyed too!
"A-all right....I'll do it." Luigi said, a little worried, but still determined.
"Truly!? You'll do it!? Even though there are thousands if not MILLIONS of traps out there which could change your body in the most HORRID of ways!? Even if you were to fall into a pit of boiling lava? Or get sucked into a black hole? Or-
"ALL RIGHT I GOT IT!" Luigi yelled, his face ashen white.
"Oh, yes...well, here." Polari said before the small star that led him to Polari appeared. "Take little Luma here with you on your journey. He will be an invaluable ally to you. He will allow you to take star paths, as well as smash your foes with an incredible spin attack!"
Luma began floating around Luigi before smiling, or at least, that's what Luigi THOUGHT it did. The Luma then went flying into Luigi, making Luigi feel all light and fuzzy on the inside. Luigi could feel Luma's presence inside of him, and looked at Polari.
The Chocolate Luma saw a white radiance within Luigi's eyes, the markings of a complete fusion.
"Good good, you and Luma have merged." Polari said nodding in approval. "It seems your souls are compatible. Now take this Star Path and rescue the Grand Star! If we gather enough Grand Stars and Power Stars, we'll be able to restore power to the observatory, and fly to the center of the universe to rescue Rosalina! Go Luigi! The fate of the Universe is counting on you!"
With that, Luigi jumped into the Star Path before spinning rapidly, as instructed by Luma, and blasting off into space.
As Luigi flew through space towards the first planet, he was amazed. The view of space was amazing! He had always liked looking to the sky, especially at night. Maybe this was why. With that final thought, Luigi landed on the first planet, albeit a bit roughly.
"Okay Luma, next time we go through a Star Path, please demonstrate how to land, okay?" Luigi said as his eyes rolled around in their sockets while his feet lay above his head.
(Heheh, sorry.)
(Kenta: Hey guys! Sorry about the quick interruption, but just to make things easier for you, (and me) whenever you see Parenthesis (these things) it means that Luma is talking. Okay? Got it? Great! Enjoy the rest of the chapter!)
Luigi ran over to a small hill, before looking out across the galaxy around the planet.
"So what exactly am I supposed to do? Saving the world doesn't come that easy, so I KNOW saving the galaxy ain't gonna be cake."
(Well, when we were first attacked, a bunch of these little guys came running in and kidnapped mama, they also stole our Grand Stars.)
"Grand Stars? Oh yeah, Polari said something about them.....what are they?"
(They are the power source of the observatory. There are seven in all, and we need them to get to the center of the universe, where mama is held captive.)
"Okay, so where is the first Grand Star? Can you track it or something?"
(I'll try)
Luigi looked around once more, before noticing something familiar looking ran across his field of vision. It was small and brown, and had no arms or hands, yet it was somehow always able to hold stuff.
"Huh? Was that a....." Luigi rubbed his arm across his eyes. "I gotta be seein' things."
"Twicket?"
"Huh?" Luigi looked back up.
A little goomba was staring at him.
"AAAH!! It's Luigi!" The goomba yelled in panic before turning around and bolting in the opposite direction it was heading for.
"Uh-oh....I think I'm gonna be in trouble..."
Luigi trailed after the goomba to find a base. A BIG base. On the top of the base there was a black flag with a familiar orange symbol on it.
"Oh no...."
~Inside A Castle at the Center of the Universe~
A small scaly figure stood in front of a miserable looking Great Grand Star. A sinister grin was plastered on his face, but was wiped off as a goomba came rushing into the room.
"Help! Help! We're gonna die! Run for your lives!"
Not a moment later, the goomba was set ablaze by two well-aimed fireballs. A Magikoopa used a spell to douse the fire, before turning to the fire-breather.
"Master Jr., it is not wise to set your subordinates on fire. Your father wouldn't be pleased to hear this."
"Aw so what? Pops always roasts you and his other minions all the time. Heck! He smashed Kammy straight out of the castle the last time he was ticked off." Bowser Jr. said turning his head to the side and pouting.
"Even still," The Magikoopa picked up the goomba and dropped it on the ground, roughly waking it up. "What were you babbling about?"
The goomba, having calmed itself, (somewhat) began yelling again.
"We've got a BIG problem! No! A gi-NORMOUS problem!"
"WHAT IS IT ALREADY!?" Jr. said stamping his foot, his father's impatience running strongly through his veins.
The goomba gulped, afraid to get hurt for saying this, but said it anyway.
"GREEN HAT SIGHTED! LUIGI SEGALE HAS BEEN SPOTTED NEAR THE GATEWAY GRAND STAR! COORDINATES 22X4Z!"
A silence was sent across the room, while the Grand Star continued to have its energy drained. However, along with the pain, curiosity was placed on its face.
Where have I heard that name before?
Bowser Jr. was silent for a moment, before turning to the goomba, his upper face nothing more than a shadow, while his blazing, glaring, slit red eyes showed his fury.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!!!???"
A rain of fireballs smashed multiple pieces of equipment, and a few even hit the Grand Star, not that it really affected him. The goomba and Magikoopa had ducked the moment the first fireball was shot, and when Jr. had calmed down, they came out of their hiding spot. The small reptile was glaring furiously at a moniter, smashed it, and then threw it towards the goomba.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD DO YOU MEAN LUIGI IS HERE!? NO! I WON'T HAVE IT!"
"H-h-h-h-have wh-what sir?" The goomba asked shakily.
The small Koopaling pressed a button that pulled up a screen. The screen showed a blond-haired woman in a small semi-comfortable prison cell, her eyes distant, her tears having long dried out by now.
"Don't worry, I'll keep you safe from him..." Jr. said silently to the monitor.
Jr. then walked over to a small teleporter and used it. The goomba and Magikoopa quickly followed.
~Prison Cell~
The blond-haired woman sighed before looking out to the sky of the galaxies. Misery filled her entire being as she was separated from all of her children. Every day, she would hear their weeping and felt like killing herself. But that wouldn't solve anything. Not only that, she didn't have anything to help her with that objective. As she looked out the barred window once more, a strange noise reached her ears. She turned, already knowing who it was.
She was mildy surprised to see a burnt 'goomba' as it was called. Not only that, the Magikoopa that was always with Jr. and the goomba both had looks of agitation, like they had just been attacked, or something very troubling had hit them. Maybe both.
"Hello, new mama."
"..."
"Still not talking...huh?"
Jr. opened the cell door and sat down in front of the woman.
"Please mama, I just want a mama..."
"But you shouldn't kidnap someone who's already a mother." She said in barely a whisper, her spirits too far down to speak normally.
"But...That mean man Mario took my last mama, and she wasn't a mama at all..."
He probably kidnapped her.
"And now....That Stupid meanie Luigi too!"
Luigi?
"But don't worry mama! I'll make sure he never gets here! He's super weak! Compared to Mario, Luigi'll be a piece of cake!"
"I wooouuuldnnnnn't coooouuunnnnt oooon thaaaaat." A ghastly voice spoke.
Jr. turned to see a Boo appear.
"Whaddaya mean!?"
"Luiiiigiiii is muuuuch moooore pooowerfuuuul than you thiiiink. He haaaaas beeaaten our great kiiiing. Not oooooonly ooonce, but twiiiiiice."
"Luigi?" The blond mother asked quietly.
"Don't worry about HIM mama! He won't even be able to get past my first base!"
SLAM!
"MASTER JUNIOR! MASTER JUNIOR! WE HAVE BIG TROUBLE!!" A Koopa Troopa said looking terrified.
"What now!?"
The Koopa pulled up a monitor and threw in the tape.
"This surveillance tape just came in! And this was just a little under an hour ago!"
The group watched as the video came to life, and showed a base in almost complete ruins.
"WHAT!? WHAT HAPPENED!?" Jr. demanded.
"Please, just keep watching..."
The surveillance zoomed in closer to show a man in green running out of the base before the explosion sent him flying (and screaming) into a rock. The blond woman winced in sympathy, but was amazed to see the man shake his flat face before it popped back to normal. How did he do that? Normal humans can't do things such as that...
A few shaking Koopas and Goombas charged at Luigi, trying to all rush him at once, before they were all sent flying backwards. When the dust settled, the mustachioed plumber was grinning before looking up to a little star and giving a thumbs up. The blond's eyes widened in shock.
Luma!
"ARGH! How did he do that!? And what's with that little star guy!?"
"Sir, that isn't even the worst part..."
"WHAT!?"
Luigi then put his hands together, looking much like a famous and short Amestrian Alchemist. (WHO ARE YOU CALLING SHORT!?) A ring of energy suddenly appeared around him.
"What's he doing?" Jr. asked.
"Something that will cause much trouble in the future." The Magikoopa said, recognizing the stance. "To think, he's a master of THAT! This does not bode well."
"WHAT IS IT!?"
"THERE!" Magikoopa pointed at the screen.
Luigi suddenly had live electricity circling over his body, yet he seemed to be in no pain. He suddenly snapped his clear, focused eyes open.
"HAAH!" Luigi shouted on-screen, pointing the first two fingers of each hand at the top of the base. Two bright blue bolts of electricity shot out of Luigi's fingertips, hitting the pole on the top of the base perfectly and sending energy inside.
"HE CAN SHOOT LIGHTNING!?" Jr. yelled in shock.
Suddenly, the top of the base exploded before the once injured Grand Star came out, completely healed.
"AND HE CAN HEAL THE GRAND STARS!? NO! NO! NOOOO!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! THIS IS THE WEAK AND WIMPY LUIGI! HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO GOOD!" Jr. roared stamping his foot on the ground.
The blond, amazed at the spectacle, was suddenly filled with hope as the camera zoomed in and she could hear Luigi and Luma speaking.
"SHH! What're they saying!?" Magikoopa yelled, shushing everyone.
(Way to go Luigi! You did it! You can restore the strength of the Grand Stars!)
"Heheh, thanks. But it's still been awhile since I used the Thunderhand, and there's still another ability that I can use. When I met the Grand Star, he gave me a piece of memory. I had forgotten I could use the Future Sight, HAHAHAHA!!"
(Future Sight?)
"Yeah, it's a move I once used in the Waffle Kingdom. It allows the user to see the attacks of his opponent before they hit. It can also give you visions of where you need to go next."
"HE CAN DO THAT!?" Jr. yelled out in shock.
"Apparently, yes. The tide of battle has shifted..."
"Well, we still have IT, so I'm not worried." Jr. said confidently.
The blond trudged over to the monitor before putting a hand on the image of Luma. A tear falling down the side of her face.
(So where do we go next?)
"Well, the next Grand Star is another power source,"
"Eh?" Jr. said turning back to the monitor.
"I saw an octopus kind of thing...actually, a Snifit...with four legs. I also saw Bullet Bills."
(Huh...I wonder what it means...)
"Yeah. Anyway, we better head back to Polari at th-
The video ran out of film.
"Darn it! We couldn't figure out where their base was!" The Goomba yelled. "But don't worry, we'll find it soon enou.....gh?" The Goomba turned to Jr. and stared.
Jr. had a horrified look on his face.
"Sir?"
"He........He.............He....................!" Sweat was rushing down Jr.'s face.
"He what?" The Koopa said.
"Please young master, what do you mean?" Magikoopa asked.
"HE JUST NEAR-PREFECTLY DESCRIBED MEGA-LEGS!!!"
"WHAT!? But we just started building Mega-Legs two weeks ago! It's still not even finished!" The Goomba yelled out shocked.
"THEN GET MOVING ON IT! I WANT THAT PLUMBER POUNDED TO PIECES!" Jr. ordered, quickly heading towards the teleporter. Fear now had a solid hold on him. I might have to ask them for help...
As all the minions started towards the teleporter, Magikoopa walked over to the blond woman, who still had her hand on the last image of Luma.
"It would be most in your favor if you continue to wallow in despair, princess of the cosmos. That idiotic plumber may have gotten lucky this round, but we have many more traps in store for him. So please, the look of despair on your face is much more pleasant, Rosalina."
The Magikoopa then left, but with a face of worry.
Damn that Luigi! Thanks to his meddling, she's regaining her spirit!! It was a bad idea to watch that video in front of her. No matter, I'll show her one of him dying the most gruesome death in all of the cosmos.
"Enjoy your time, Luigi Segale, for you do not have much more time left."
~Comet Observatory~
"ACHOO!"
(May the shrooms bless you, Luigi)
"Um...was that supposed to be a 'Bless you' or a 'gizuhntight'?"
(What's that?)
"Never mind."
Kenta: AAAUGH! I'M SCREWED! I'M COMING WAY TOO CLOSE TO FAILING MY CLASSES TO BE TYPING STORIES!
....But with these ideas floating around in my head, I can't concentrate on my studies...
*sigh* This stinks...Finals are coming up...not a good sign. Luckily I've got a friend whose good at Chemistry (bloody class....) who's agreed to help! THANK YOU BLUEBERRY! (his nickname whether he likes it or not)
Kenta Raikiri