Hey everybody, guess who's back! Yep, the cast finally came off and I'm back to writing. So to celebrate, here's a new chapter! Thanks to everyone for being so patient and I hope you like it.

Chapter 10- The New World

The first thing Luigi thought after he started becoming conscious was what a strange dream. It had started out frightening and dangerous, but the ending was the greatest part about it. He wished that Daisy really had asked him to marry her as he slowly started to blink his eyes open.

He quickly noticed how bright it was which was strange since he usually drew the blinds at night in his room. He shrugged it off figuring he had forgotten until he realized he was staring at blue sky. He blinked in confusion. Then a cloud passed through his vision which would have been strange enough if it wasn't for the fact that it was staring at him with large beady black eyes.

He sat up straight in a panic. He looked around seeing the same large expanse of water as he had in his dream. He shook his head in denial. It couldn't have been real.

"Good morning Sleepy Head. I was wondering when you were going to wake up." A sweet voice sounded from beside him.

He turned his head seeing the angel of his dreams sitting cheerfully beside him. Her hair and clothes were slightly ruffled from sleep, but he could have cared less. To him, she would always be the most beautiful thing even at her worst moments.

"It wasn't a dream, was it?" He inquired finally piecing together that he really had been attacked by a giant squid last night.

She rolled her eyes. "Are you still going on about that? Luigi, I'm going to say this really slow so you'll get it. You. Aren't. Dreaming."

She smiled before standing up. He tried to make a move to stop her afraid that she would end up capsizing them. Surprisingly enough, the raft only rocked slightly with the weight change. She offered him a hand and he took it realizing how taxing last night was when his muscles screamed in protest.

"You okay?" She asked when he winced stretching his shoulders.

"Yeah, just a little sore." He admitted.

She looked apologetic. "Sorry, you made a pretty soft pillow."

He laughed feeling slightly embarrassed that he was complaining when he actually enjoyed snuggling with her. Even if he didn't think it was really happening.

"So," She started, breaking the awkward silence. "I've been trying to figure out the best way out of this situation and I think getting up onto that ledge is the way to go."

He followed her finger to the floating bridge above their head. He calculated it to be at least a ten foot jump. Even if he was at the peak of athleticism, he wouldn't be able to even touch it.

"I think I'll just stick to the raft." He decided not in the mood to challenge the impossible.

Daisy looked disappointed. "Come on Luigi. We can't stay here all day, and there's probably a better vantage point up there. I mean, eventually we'll have to find land." She argued.

"Daisy, you're a basketball player and I doubt even you could reach that." He pointed out.

After catching that glint in her eye he quickly realized his mistake. He groaned realizing this wasn't going to end well.

"Was that a challenge?" She asked eagerly.

"No." He stated firmly. "What if you miss and then don't land back on the raft? Or the raft cracks and we have to swim the rest of the way?"

Daisy smiled. "Don't worry so much, Sweetie. Besides I think I've figured out the pattern."

"Pattern? Does this look like some sort of video game?" Luigi teased.

She shot him a look. "Ha ha. No, but seriously look at this. Every few yards there's a little block that sits a few feet shorter."

He followed her gaze and saw what she was talking about. There was indeed a small little piece of land that sunk just a little below the rest of the bridge. The only problem was it was far too small to hold both of them, possibly not even one of them. And besides the fact that it was lower, it was still too high to reach. It was like it was teasing them into trying.

"I think there's still got to be a more…attainable way out of here." Luigi judged.

"Like what?" Daisy sighed, slightly annoyed.

"Well how did we get here in the first place?" He asked not remembering a whole lot about the travel.

She grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, I doubt that's going to work."

"Why not? We didn't fall out of the sky did we?" He asked curious.

"No, but we went through a pipe that came out under the water." She admitted.

Luigi looked skeptical. "We were sucked through a pipe?"

She nodded. "Ironic isn't it Handy Man?" She teased.

He tried to suppress a giggle not wanting to encourage her. "Okay, so why don't we take turns trying to find this pipe?" He asked.

"Because there is no guarantee that we're even in the same spot as before. This raft has been free floating all night."

He was beginning to realize that she really had thought this all through. He sighed, not wanting to consider trying Daisy's plan. She suddenly gasped.

"Look Luigi! Fish!" She cried excitedly pointing to the water around them.

He peered along with her surprised to see that there were indeed small red and yellow fish swimming around them. One of them suddenly jumped high in the air and Daisy cried out in shock before she began laughing again.

"Wow! I don't think I've ever seen anything like them." She admitted.

Luigi was thinking that too, but rather than having the childish fascination that Daisy had he felt slightly uneasy around them.

"Don't get too close Daisy. We don't know what those things can do." He cautioned his girlfriend while pulling her away from the edge of the boat.

She laughed at his overprotective tendencies. "Relax Luigi, what can these little guys do?"

At that exact moment one of the fish launched itself over the raft slapping Luigi in the back of his head with its fin.

"Ouch!" Luigi cried rubbing the sore region.

Daisy looked like she was trying her hardest not to laugh which just made Luigi's mood that much worse.

"Well besides that, I'm sure they're harmless." She assured her rapidly becoming grumpy boyfriend.

Just then another one popped up, but it hit Luigi's shoulder. Another one appeared blowing a jet stream of water in his face. He was sure that Daisy would be laughing at him at this point until he heard her give a small yelp. One of them had tried to take a bite out of her ankles. He was starting to get a bad feeling about this, and Daisy finally had adopted the same attitude. They stood as close to the middle as they could turning back to back to see all of the attacks coming their way.

"Um, Luigi?" Daisy asked uncertainly.

"Yeah." He grunted kicking another fish that had tried to take a bite out of him.

"I think you might want to see this." She urged.

He groaned knowing that anything that had Daisy riled up couldn't be good. He slowly turned around and jumped in shock. It was another fish like the ones around them, only this one was roughly the size of a whale.

"You've got to be kidding me." He complained.

"I think now would be a good time to try out my plan." She instructed already turning her eyes to the floating piece of land above them.

"But…" He started failing to come up with a legitimate excuse.

"It's either jump or get eaten by Moby Dick." She pointed out already getting ready for the next small block they saw.

"So on three then?" Luigi reluctantly agreed.

"Fine! Three!" She yelled seeing their chance.

Luigi closed his eyes and jumped bracing himself for the ice cold water that he was sure he would hit. However, the feeling of solid ground jolted him back to the present. He opened his eyes surprised to see that he actually made it onto the land bridge without using the little block. He couldn't help but marvel in his accomplishment. There was no way he should have been able to jump that high.

"What do you know Daisy, we did it!" He cheered.

However, in the silence that followed he made a startling discovery. Daisy was not up there with him. He quickly ran to the other end in time to see the raft that they had previously been standing on being torn to shreds by the monster fish.

"Daisy?" Luigi yelled in a panic.

She couldn't have been eaten, he refused to believe it. He backtracked to where he started hoping that she would be there somewhere.

"Luigi! Help!" He heard her faint shouting.

Feeling slightly relieved he sprinted back to the edge he had started and peered over the side. Daisy had made it to the small block that was their initial goal, but she was dangling off the side.

"Hold on Daisy!" He told her while he tried to rack his brain for a way to get her up.

She was too far for him to reach down, and if he jumped he would land right on her hands. Watching her slip another inch caused him to decide.

"Daisy, let go when I tell you to." He instructed.

"What?" She cried incredulously.

"Just trust me." He begged.

He didn't wait for a confirmation before jumping down where she was at.

"Now!"

She hesitated before releasing the block. He was hoping for that as he landed and grabbed her wrists before she fell any farther. She sighed in relief as Luigi hoisted her back up to his level. However, now there was the small problem of not having enough room for the both of them.

"Maybe if you wrap your hands around my neck, I can pick you up and jump back up there." Luigi decided blushing hard.

Daisy gave him a smirk before complying with his request. Once she had a strong hold he moved his hands into a position to lift her bridal style. She wasn't heavy at all, and Luigi couldn't stop his heart from racing at having his girlfriend this close. Trying not to think about the auburn beauty in his arms, he leapt up to the ledge he was just at. He ended up over-shooting it and his head knocked painfully against the underside of another floating block. He fell back on his butt, and Daisy laid spread across his lap.

"Well, I wouldn't call that a smooth landing." She groaned.

Luigi rubbed the spot where he had hit his head. "Yeah, I'll get to work on that."

She gave a small laugh before a red capped mushroom fell into her hands. They both jumped up surprised. Luigi looked up in time to see the block he had just hit change colors. He couldn't help but be astonished at what a strange place this was.

"Where did this come from?" Daisy asked analyzing it curiously.

"I think it popped out of that block I hit." Luigi answered uncertainly.

"Really? That's pretty cool." She commented excitedly.

Luigi had a few choice words for what he thought about it. 'Cool' was not one of them.

"So what are we supposed to do with it?" Luigi finally asked.

"Eat it?" Daisy suggested.

Luigi rolled his eyes. "It could be one of those poisonous mushrooms for all we know. Plus, it's got eyes! How could you even think of eating something that's staring at you?"

Daisy studied it for a second before shrugging. "In case you haven't noticed every inanimate object has eyes here."

Luigi looked back up at the clouds in the sky. He wasn't sure he liked the fact that he was always being watched.

"Besides, I don't know about you but I skipped breakfast the morning before and we left before we could get lunch. I've gone a full twenty-four hours without eating anything, and I'm starving." She complained.

"Wait!" Luigi exclaimed something dawning on him. "It was noon when we left the basement."

Daisy nodded slowly not sure where he was going with this.

"But it was dark when we arrived here. So there's got to be some sort of time difference between the two places." He concluded hopefully.

Maybe in Brooklyn they hadn't been gone very long. There was a chance that he hadn't broken his mother's heart.

Daisy looked like she was about to say something but stopped upon seeing his face.

"Great, that still doesn't change the fact that I'm hungry, and this is the only food I've seen in ages." She pointed out.

Luigi eyed it wearily. "I guess go for it then."

Her face broke out into a huge grin. She looked down to take a bite, but stopped herself. With a guilty look she turned it around to where the eyes were looking at him. He felt a wave of nausea roll over him and he quickly turned around as well. Putting eyes on food, this world was torturous.

He heard Daisy gasp and quickly spun around to see her looking around frantically.

"Where did it go?" She asked him.

"You lost it?" He questioned surprised.

"No, I mean I don't think so. I took a bite and then it just vanished!" She cried still searching the area.

Luigi found himself looking around as well before Daisy suddenly clutched her stomach.

"I feel funny." She admitted.

Luigi went pale. It was poison and he just let his girlfriend eat it like it was candy. He rushed over unsure of what he could do before she began to grow. And it wasn't just a few inches either. She was quickly doubling in height. He tried backing up, but only ended up falling on his butt staring up at his monster girlfriend.

"I really hate this world." He whined softly wondering what else lay in store for the two of them.

So how did I do? Don't forget to review and I got so excited about writing again, I'm almost done with the next chapter. I should have it up in a few days.