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And now, onwards to the eighth chapter.


Luigi James Manfredi sat under the stars, looking up at them with great interest. He couldn't help but wonder why so much had happened. Now he was the guard of his brother and the new king, Mario Gregory Manfredi Junior. He had his wife, Violet Jasmine Calico-Manfredi, as the guard to his sister-in-law and the new queen – Peach Blossom Toadstool-Manfredi.

Violet sat with him, taking his hand. Luigi returned the gesture, smiling a bit. Violet saw his small smile, looking worried.

"What's wrong, Weegie?" She asked, worried.

Luigi sighed sadly as he answered, "Even though we have today off on watching Malleo and Peach, I can't help but feel worried for them."

"They will be fine, don't fret," she reassured.

Luigi smiled a bit and stated, "I'll try not to, Vi."

Violet kissed his cheek, making them both blush. Even though they were happily married, they made themselves blush rather easily. Luigi returned to his thoughts, taking Violet's hand into his. Violet smiled at this as she cuddled up to the green clad ghost hunter. Luigi blushed a tad. He didn't want to tell her the plans he had. He knew that he was leaving soon but he didn't want her to worry.


Mario was enjoying relaxing for once in his own home. Peach was safe, the Chaos Heart and The Void were gone, and everything was back to normal. The only thing that was bothering Mario was that his baby twin brother, Luigi, seemed more distant than usual. He couldn't help but wonder if it was because of Violet or not. But Mario knew that it wasn't Violet. Mario involuntary shivered whenever he thought of The Green Thunder, Mr. L. 'I never expected for him to be my baby brother. Why didn't I recognize him,' Mario thought, furious at himself for not recognizing Mr. L as Luigi.

A sudden cackle sound caught his attention. Mario looked around, igniting his red fire powers.

Mario demanded, "Who's there?"

When he heard nothing but silence, he suspected that he was alone. Mario deactivated his powers, but made sure that they were ready to go. He had a feeling that he wasn't exactly alone... After a few hours and not hearing anything else, Mario finally decided to turn in. He laid down in his bed and covered with his red comforter that Luigi got him for last Christmas. Mario closed his eyes as he heard another cackle. Mario bolted his eyes open and floating in front of him was King Boo himself!

Mario breathed, "What the..."

King Boo replied, "Never thought you would see me again, huh, red cap? Well, what can I say? Old habits die hard."

The way he said that, shivers went down Mario's spine but he didn't let it show.

Mario questioned, "How'd you get out of that painting?"

King Boo answered, smirking, "Turns out that being in total and complete isolation increased my magic powers. So, I was able to get myself out right under that stupid professor's nose. Strange, though, he wasn't there for me to get but whatever, I'm flexible."

'At least that's some good news,' Mario thought.

Mario stated, "You won't have the chance in getting Elvin, I'm stopping you here and now!"

As Mario tried to activate his red fire powers, he saw that two rings of Boos were holding down his arms. Mario struggled but it was no use, the Boos were too strong for him.

King Boo smirked even more if that was at all possible and told Mario, "You seriously didn't think I would come prepare for you? Oh, I knew that I was facing a real challenge in you. I'm not afraid of your brother but it seems that you are."

Mario hissed, "I'm not afraid of my brother, you devil."

"I beg to differ, sir-jumps-a-lot."

Mario couldn't believe his eyes. Standing right there, in front of him, was The Green Thunder. 'But that's impossible, isn't it,' Mario thought, hoping that his baby brother didn't turn into the masked bandit yet again.

Mr. L finally spoke and commented, "Speechless aren't you, sir-jumps-a-lot? Well, you should be."

Mario stated, "Snap out of it, Luigi! This isn't you! You don't try to kill me or team up with something that you fear most!"

Mr. L shouted, "Do NOT call me that name again! I will no longer be that weak junior! He was too imperfect, always looking for the spotlight because he wanted to get noticed by the one person that wouldn't give him half the chance to prove himself."

Mario replied, "Luigi, please, listen to me. I know how much you want to be the hero but you can't be the hero, if you are The Green Thunder. Please baby bro, snap out of it and help me fight these Boos..."

As Mario waited for a reply from Mr. L, his smirk mysteriously got creepier - almost like a Boos smirk.

Mr. L responded, "I can't believe that you fell for that again."

Suddenly, Mr. L turned pale white as Mario watched in horror as The Green Thunder turned into one of the Boos - the exact same one that trick him two years ago.

The Boo stated, "Oh man, I can't believe that worked twice!"

King Boo laughed coldly as he replied, "That's because our dear red cap ignored the fact that we are able to create illusions at will. You're reaction Mario was spot on predictable. Though I have to admit, it was rather satisfying."

Mario hissed, struggling even more now, "You won't get away with this!"

The last thing that Mario heard before he blacked out was:

"I already have. Think about it, red cap. The minute you get the opportunity to go on vacation with the princess and her royal adviser, what was the first thing you do? You started packing! You didn't - not even once - ask your own younger twin brother if he wished to join you. Nope, the only thing you did was asked him to get the luggage from the attic since you were too busy talking about the trip of a lifetime. Talk about insult to injury. You think Luigi is a poor excuse for a human. Why else would you leave him behind constantly? It is because you are embarrassed to be around a failure and the worst part is - he is your younger twin brother."


Mario got up in a shot, panting in horror. He saw that Peach was sound asleep next to him. He breathed a small sigh of relief as he looked over at the family picture. It was of him, Peach, Luigi, Violet, Lucas, and the mysterious maiden of Rosalina. They had just met Rosalina a few weeks ago but she was very attracted to the former Mr. L. Mario tried to calm himself down. His heart was pounding a million miles an hour. He couldn't believe that he had another nightmare like that. That's when he decided to go over his checklist.

He thought, 'Okay, everything is okay... Mr. L is on our side...he's dating Rosalina... Luigi is fine, he's with Violet... Just try to ignore those words King Boo told you a long time ago.' Mario looked down and saw that he had accidentally burned off his pajama top. Mario groaned quietly, Peach turning to her side. Mario was relieved that he didn't wake her. That was the last thing she needed...


Wishmaker1028: This Mario part takes place after 'Super Heart Galaxy'. So Mr. L is Lucas and with Rosalina. I kind of see that pairing over L with Daisy. (Honestly Daisy is one of my least favorite characters.) Anyways, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!