Warning- Slash! Yaoi! MarioXSonic
Mario quickly runs downs the main stairs in the mansion. But as soon as voices hit the red plumbers ears, he wipes his tears away and starts to walk at a normal pace. Wanting to know who it is, Mario takes a peek to see who is around the kitchen and dinning area. There in the kitchen is Kirby and Yoshi, by the look of it they are trying to get something. Mario turns to leave but the plumber couldn't help it but sniff a little bit, as he still isn't over crying fully. Yoshi quickly looks around thinking that he and Kirby have been caught sneaking food, but when Yoshi sees it's just Mario he smiles. But that smiles soon disappears when he sees Mario's face, even though there isn't tears, Yoshi can tell Mario has been crying and he's still upset. Yoshi walks to Mario leaving Kirby to get their secret snack.
"Yoshi?"-"What's wrong?" Yoshi asks Mario as he and the plumber walk a bit more into the dinning area, so Kirby can't hear them. Mario looks to Yoshi, Yoshi is another one that Mario just can't seem to lie to. Yoshi is like another brother to him, as Mario and Luigi are very close to the Yoshis they're like family.
"I think Luigi hates me." Tears begin to fall from Mario's eyes. It pains him that the only person he wants to approve of him and Sonic doesn't. Yoshi licks some of Mario's tears away.
"Yoshi! Yoshi!"-"Don't be silly! There's nothing that can break your bond!" Mario wipes some of his tears that Yoshi missed.
"You think?" Mario asks
"Yoshi, Yoshi!"-"I don't think, I know!" At Yoshi's words Mario smiles. Maybe he is being over dramatic. Luigi did seem to be angry when he went to answer the door, he even seemed a bit annoyed by the knock.
"Thanks Yoshi!" Mario smiles. A little bang is heard coming from the kitchen. Mario and Yoshi rush in and see Kirby on the floor trying to get up, he was clearly upset that he didn't get want he and Yoshi are after. Mario quickly walks up to Kirby and picks him up and keeps hold of him. The little pink male doesn't seem to mind at all he just looks up to where the snack is. Kirby smiles to himself as he just notices that he got the cupboard door unlocked and open. Yoshi sees this too so he grabs the snack with his tongue.
"Who put them that high?" Mario asks, wondering who would put snacks that high up.
"Yoshi"-"Peach" Mario sighs at the name. Of course Peach did she thinks Yoshi and Kirby eat too much. Well they do but it's the way there are, you can't change that.
Kirby cheers to Yoshi as now he and Yoshi can eat the snack. Mario takes a good look at the snack, it's marshmallows. Mario smiles to the two, if Mario was picking a snack it sure won't of been marshmallows. But they still are a nice treat to eat.
"Yoshi?"-"Want to join?" Yoshi asks Mario. The truth is the dinosaur doesn't really want to leave Mario on his own, even though they had a talk Yoshi can tell something else is eating at him. In all honesty Yoshi is scared of what will happen to Mario if he does let him go off by himself. Kirby looks up to Mario as Mario is still holding him.
"...Sure" Mario smiles a little to Yoshi. The plumber guesses it's better to be with someone then no one. As if Mario was to end up on his own he doesn't even know what he'd do and that scares him.
Yoshi leads the way to the sitting area as the fireplace is lit for them to melt their marshmallows. Mario follows Yoshi and sits by the fire still holding Kirby, who was more interested in getting his snack, then the fact he was getting carried everywhere.
Yoshi gives both Kirby and Mario a stick to put their marshmallows on, then he gives them one marshmallow each. All three of them stick there marshmallows by the fire, but not too close as they don't want to burn them. Yoshi looks over to Mario who has Kirby in his lap, it was clear that something was bothering the plumber. Does he still think Luigi hates him? even after they had that talk? what did Mario do to Luigi to make him think he hates him?
Mario isn't really keeping an eye on his marshmallow he's too busy in his thoughts. The red hatted plumber can't but help worry, as whatever sounds right gets turned around to make him feel like he's lost everything. It's like he's having a fight with his heart and brain and it seems his brain is winning, it's too bad that his brain is the one who is doubting everything for the worse.
After sometime passes by both Yoshi and Kirby have fallen asleep. Mario carefully takes Kirby off his lap, not wanting to wake the pink hero up. Mario exits the sitting room and looks to the front doors of the mansion, it's too late to go outside, but something is pulling the plumber to go outside. Mario walks up to the doors and opens it. It's pitch dark outside, Mario can't see anything but the darkness. There isn't even a little bit of light from the moon, as there is hardly any moon to shine. Mario takes one last look into the mansion then walks outside closing the doors behind him.
"Ok we've checked every room upstairs." Luigi notes to Sonic as they walk down the main stairs of the mansion.
"Yeah I know and nothing! he's got to be down here." Sonic stops walking when he sees that the fireplace is lit. Luigi looks confused to why the hedgehog has stopped, but once he sees the fireplace he gets it. Both plumber and hedgehog walk into the sitting room hoping to see Mario. The two walk so fast into the room they wake up Yoshi and Kirby.
"Oh...sorry Yoshi and Kirby" Luigi apologizes to the two for waking them. Once wiping his eyes and adjusting to the light of the fireplace, Yoshi notices Mario isn't with him and Kirby.
"Yoshi!?"-"Mario!?" At Mario's name both Luigi and Sonic's attention falls onto Yoshi.
"Mario? was he here?" Luigi asks hope building up. Yoshi nods a 'yes' to the green plumber.
"Yoshi Yoshi!"-"He was he must have gone. I hope he's ok!" Yoshi's face expression turns to a very worry expression. At this Luigi and Sonic look to Yoshi with worry on their faces too.
"...Was he ok before he left?" Luigi asks by the tone it was clear he's close to tears. Yoshi just looks to him with a sad face.
"Yoshi Yoshi"-"He thinks you hate him. I told him you could never hate him" Luigi looks up trying to stop his tears from falling.
"Well he couldn't of gotten far. There's only the dinning and kitchen area left he could be, we would of seen him if he went upstairs." Sonic says to cheer up Luigi. Luigi in return nods and smiles a bit, knowing his brother can't be far way.
"Out" Kirby suddenly says. Yoshi, Luigi and Sonic look to Kirby.
"Out? do you mean outside?" Sonic asks. Kirby nods a 'yes'
"Did Mario go outside?" Luigi asks piecing up what the little pink male was trying to say. Kirby nods a 'yes'
Luigi, Sonic and Yoshi all look at each other the same question going around their heads. Why would he go outside?
"Kirby stay here ok?" Luigi says to Kirby who was clearly falling back to sleep. Luigi looks to Yoshi and Sonic by the looks on their faces he doesn't even need to ask if they wanted to go look for Mario, it's clear on their faces they do.
Mario is just walking down what would look like a stone path in the sunlight, but it just looks like darkness. Suddenly Mario stops walking and just looks down, something wasn't right. Mario doesn't want to be out here but yet he's here. Something is leading him here but why? and why him?
Mario's eyes widen the plumber swears the darkness around him just moved. The plumber quickly turns around to run back to the mansion but which way is it? a mysterious voice suddenly fills the darkness around him.
"Look at you! you're pathetic! The great hero of the Mushroom Kingdom? HA! don't make me laugh."
"Who are you?" Mario demanded from the voice
"Well I'm something that feeds off people like you."
"People like me? what does that mean?" Mario asks getting a bit scared by the answer he got. If Mario could see the mysterious voice he's see him evilly grinning, knowing he's got Mario just where he wants him.
"You were right before did you know that?"
"Right about what?" Mario asks. Tears begin to fall from the plumbers eyes, as he circles around in the spot to find the source of the voice.
"About you being a ugly fat plumber! I bet that hedgehog just kissed you to pity you!"
"No!" Mario grabs his head and closes his eyes to try to block the voice out.
"Trying to block me out? HAHAHAHA! You can't it's too late! You've already let me in"
"STOP!" Mario screams at the top of his lungs
"Oh and then there's that brother of yours. I've got to say I've never seen someone so...disappointed"
"NO!" Mario screams not wanting to believe what he's hearing. At this a evil laugh is heard and the darkness around Mario seems to go into him.
"Guys did you hear that?" Sonic asks as he hears someone screaming. Was it Mario? Another scream is heard and Sonic knows it's Mario, being the fastest out of the three of them Sonic runs to where the screams are coming from.
Sonic gets to where the screams are coming from in a flash. There he sees Mario holding his head his eyes closed so tightly. Sonic rushes over to him and grabs his arms, Sonic looks to Mario and something wasn't right.
"Mario!" Sonic shouts hoping Mario can hear him. Mario opens his eyes and looks straight into Sonic's eyes, but Mario's eyes held nothing but pure fear. Is this really Sonic? or was it the voice playing tricks on him?
"Mario it's me! Sonic!" Sonic almost starts to cry as it was clear that Mario wasn't registering him.
"Please listen to me. Luigi isn't mad at you! he approves of us I swear he does. We've been looking for you to tell you." Tears begin to fall from Sonics eyes. Why wasn't Mario answering him?
"He says you're lying" Mario suddenly says. Sonic is confused and worried at what Mario has said to him.
"Who's he? Mario!" Sonic shouts worried for Mario.
"The darkness he's inside of me." Sonic asks. Even though Mario doesn't seem to be himself, Sonic knows what he just said is the reason he's acting out.
"He says you don't like me. He says you kissed me out of pity for me" Mario says tears falling from his eyes.
"NO! don't listen to him Mario!" Sonic shouts tears falling fully from his eyes. By this time Yoshi and Luigi have caught up with Sonic. Yoshi and Luigi both hear Mario and Sonic's last comments it's clear something isn't right with Mario.
"He says Luigi is disappointed in me" Mario continues, ignoring Sonic
"NO! I'm not!" Luigi shouts as he walks closer to Mario who is still being held by the arms by Sonic. Mario turns to his brother tears in his eyes and Mario can tell by the looks on Luigi's face he's telling the truth. Some darkness comes out of Mario and circles around the red plumber.
"I could never be disappointed in you, bro nor could I ever hate you." Luigi explains to his older twin. Some more of the darkness comes out of Mario and Sonic notices it and looks to Mario who is still looking a Luigi.
"Mario...look at me" Mario does as he's told and looks to Sonic.
"Deep down you know this thing is lying to you. That first kissed we shared we both felt something." Sonic smiles to Mario hoping he'll remember the feeling they both shared.
"I know how I felt...but I don't know how you felt." Fresh tears begin to fall from Mario's face as he speaks. Mario's blue eyes begins to turn black as he begins to accept that the darkness is right.
"NO! MARIO!" Sonic shouts as he shakes him.
"PLEASE MARIO! DON'T GIVE IN!" Sonic shouts tears falling freely as the thought of losing Mario is to hard to bare.
"Give me one reason not to believe him?" Mario asks quietly as his voice sounds as if it's going. The darkness is too powerful it keeps giving answers to Mario on how they are lying to him. The darkness may have lost using Mario's brother against him, but there still is the hedgehog.
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!" The blue hedgehog shouts to the plumber.
Sonic's last words just play over again in Mario's head and smiles appears on Mario's face, and he looks to Sonic. Sonic looks to Mario and sees the blue in his eyes is returning. There a huge scream and a big dark shadow comes out of Mario then it flies off. Sonic, Luigi and Yoshi watch it fly away, what was it? and why did it go into Mario? All three quickly look to Mario, who was smiling at Sonic. Mario was clearly unbalanced a bit but the plumber isn't given in.
"I love you, Sonic the Hedgehog." With that said Mario collapses. Sonic quickly grabs Mario before he could fall and hurt himself.
Luigi and Yoshi run to Sonic and Mario. Seeing that his brother was ok and not hurt too bad, Luigi looks back to where the thing disappeared.
"What was that thing?" Luigi asks
"I don't know but whatever it was it better not come back." Sonic says as he stokes Mario's face.
Sonic carefully places Mario onto Yoshi so he can carry him back to the mansion. When all three get back there's no one is in sight they all must be in bed. Yoshi leads the way to Mario and Luigi's room, when they get there Yoshi with the help of Luigi places Mario on his bed. Sonic now happy that Mario is safe in his bed goes to exit the room.
"Where are you going?" Luigi asks the hedgehog.
"To my room"
"Why don't you stay here? I mean your room mate may start asking question about why you're up so late." Luigi offer to Sonic. Sonic smiles knowing the green plumber is right, so he shuts the door.
"Well where do I sleep?" Sonic asks as he sees Luigi going into his bed and Yoshi lying at the end of Luigi's bed.
"Well why not there?" Luigi points at Mario's bed. Sonic blushes. Was Luigi being serious?
"...But Mario's in it" Sonic says a bit embarrassed.
"Yeah? it's big enough for two people you know?" Luigi giggles to the embarrassed hedgehog.
"Um...ok" With that Sonic lays next to Mario.
"Goodnight" Luigi says as he turns the lamp off.
"Yoshi"-"Goodnight"
"Goodnight" Sonic cuddles himself up in the bed and smiles.
Chapter 3!
If anyone is confused about the darkness, it feeds off people's sad/bad emotions that's why it picked Mario. As Mario was doubting his brotherly bond with Luigi and his relationship with Sonic so the darkness used that against him, as it made him a good target.