A/N: WARNING- To start things off, there is some intimate content featured in here. When you see three asterisks (***) followed by a disclaimer, please skip to the concluding A/N and PCN if you are uncomfortable reading it. Keep in mind that this fanfic is still rated T. I'm not breaking the boundaries on that.

Secondly, I can't contain my excitement and appreciation. It's been almost 11 months since I published Hidden Bravery on FFN. And last Monday, because of you viewers, it has accumulated over 10,000 hits! I want to thank everyone out there who spent the time to read my story! You have made me so pumped up about this achievement. I can't thank you enough to express how I feel.

And third, Happy Thanksgiving week! I hope everyone has a safe holiday (and doesn't get hurt from Black Friday sales). Now let's get back to HB!

Disclaimer: It's the same as always. The story and my OCs are created by me. Mario and Sonic belong to Nintendo and Sega.

Chapter 41: Dejection

Location: ?

Darkness.

Silence.

Nothing.

He was throbbing in pain. His arms and legs didn't have much strength in them. He couldn't feel his face. Just completely drained of energy.

"Luigi…"

He couldn't think. He couldn't hear. He didn't have the willpower to do anything.

"Luigi…"

But why did he somehow feel… alive?

"Luigi!"

He breathed out a small groan. He fought the everlasting headache, trying to move his head. To the left, and to the right. Lifting it up only made his neck ache, but he prevailed. He shifted his hands to push off the ground. Getting up into a sitting position, he rubbed his eyelids. He took off his cap to scratch the back of his hair. Once he put the headgear back on, he scoped his surroundings.

"Oh, crap…"

It was dark, for sure. But the place was oh so familiar.

"You've got to be kidding me," he said aloud to himself.

No doubt about it, Luigi returned to the Oblivion, but likely in a dream as his physical self was either asleep or unconscious. He didn't have the Poltergust attached to his back, nor could he find anyone within range. He didn't budge for a minute. There was still soreness running deep in his blood and bones.

"Luigi!"

His head shot up immediately from the voice. He was positive that came from his brother.

"M-Mario?"

"Luigi!"

He heard it again, but it was very faint to hear. He struggled to stand. His legs shook as he stretched his lower limbs. He remained quiet, hoping he could receive another call.

"Mario? Where are you?"

There was no response.

"Mario?! Please, say something!"

He was desperate to hear anything, whether it's from his older bro or anyone else he knew. But it was absolutely quiet.

Just when Luigi was about to give up, he heard something again. However, there was more than one person talking. Luigi looked around as the comments came from different directions.

"Luigi! Wake up!" he heard a girl plead.

"Open your eyes, please," another female begged.

"Buddy? You alright?" a high-pitched voice asked.

"Please be okay, Luigi," prayed another. This one also sounded sharp, but somewhat raspy.

"You gotta wake up, dude. We need you back," a deeper voice responded.

"Don't leave us now, fratello. I almost lost you before, and I don't want it to happen this time."

He perceived them coming from Daisy, Peach, Yoshi, Tails, and Sonic in that order. Mario finished with the last statement for obvious reasons. It didn't matter to him though. He wanted to find them as soon as possible. He may be in his dreamy form, but he was scared of being alone.

Now the question is, are they even here? If so, where were they? Just where, in this massive expanse of a dark, purple atmosphere?

He plodded forward, taking small steps as he walked along the hard surface. Purple lines enlightened the path. But they didn't really matter, nor do they help him since the Oblivion was almost entirely pitch-black. To make sure he wasn't delusional, he stayed silent in the hopes he could hear Mario and his friends. But it was as calm, yet tense, as a dense forest with a slight breeze blowing through the leaves. Because who knows what might pop out of surprise that could potentially spook him? It's happened before when it involved either Myster Edge, Colombo, or the two individuals that haunts his mind to this day.

Luigi started getting chills down his spine.

"I still wish I wasn't afraid of everything."

With no luck, he was about to lose hope a second time.

Then, from far away, he saw something. More like a lot of things. Or rather, a lot of people. It was an array of colors, featuring red, blue, yellow, pink, green, and more. It didn't take him three seconds to realize that they were his pals.

He jogged his way over until he got closer to the group. His heart pounded rhythmically, eager to speak to them for some comfort. He finally reached them and stopped from five feet away. Everyone was present. And by everyone, it was the people who hung out with him for his birthday, from his home and Mobius. Even Shadow was with them. (1)

After catching his breath, he shouted, "Guys! Thank goodness you're here."

When he didn't hear a word from them, he then realized that they were all facing away from him, with their backs in view.

"Mario? Daisy? Anyone? Hello?"

Someone finally reacted to his response by turning around. Luigi sighed in relief, only to earn a disdainful quote.

"What the hell are you doing here?" That came from his older sibling.

Luigi raised one eyebrow and lowered the other in puzzlement. "Mario?" He examined his face, one that had contempt written all over. It made him concerned. "What's the problem?"

"I'm looking at it right now."

He blinked and leaned back. "W-What?"

"I said, I'm looking at it right now."

"Huh?"

"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?! YOU'RE THE PROBLEM!"

He couldn't believe his ears. It didn't make sense. Why was Mario ridiculing him?

The situation became grimmer when the others rotated around, one by one, to confront Luigi. He spectated all their faces. Some looked annoyed, including Shadow and Sonic. Some seemed downcast, such as Peach, Yoshi, Tails, and Cream. Others were indifferent, those comprised of Amy, Silver, Vector, and Daisy. The rest had a combination of a few or all those feelings. Each and every individual stared at the lonely plumber, who was bewildered by their expressions.

And what made him more upset were the interjections that were thrown at him.

"Why do we hang out with you?" Sonic crossed his arms.

"I wish you were better than you typically are," criticized Tails.

"You're just a pathetic excuse for a human," scorned Shadow.

"W-What? Y-You don't m-mean that, do you?" Luigi stuttered.

"We'll just leave you be. You no longer have any significance towards us," Silver responded.

"You're neither a powerhouse nor a brave person. More like a disgrace and an embarrassment," condemned Knuckles.

"I don't want to be too mean, but I want no part in your life, and vice versa," Vector grunted.

"Not to join the bandwagon, but that applies to me, too," said Espio nonchalantly.

"Me, three. Sorry, Louis," Charmy huffed, the same way as any other child would complain.

Luigi didn't feel mad when the young bee mistook his name. Because he's dealt with that shit for so many years, he just stuck to the idea that he wasn't going to be as renowned as Mario, or respected as a normal being. It's quite sad, really. But his heart hurt tenfold when it's coming from the people he personally knew.

"D-Daisy?" he tried to gain assurance from her.

She could only shut her eyes and tilt her head downward. "I'm sorry, Weege. But I'm not interested in you anymore."

He was about to shed tears, until Shadow opened his mouth. "Pfft, I take my previous comment back. You're not pathetic. You're a fucking joke."

That particular line made him furious. But other negative emotions clouded his ire. And he still listened to their backlash and negativity.

"Maybe someday you'll be relevant and admired," Yoshi whispered.

"And we'll be able to like you, too," Cream innocently spoke. Cheese gave a somewhat gloomy look.

"On the other hand, maybe we won't," Blaze countered.

"Luigi, I wish you were as brave as Mario. Look at what he's done to the kingdom. While you… Well…" Peach decided to end it there rather than finish her full thoughts. At the same time, Mario maintained his unsettling glare towards the green man.

"I… I can't believe you're saying this to me."

"Well believe it, Greenie. You're definitely not deserving enough to be with us," Rouge put her hands on her hips.

"Sorry, Luigi. But we have to cut ties with you," Amy apologized, a small amount of sympathy trailed from her voice.

"Mate, I wish I could go easy on you, but you're stepping in our territory, which doesn't involve you," Donkey Kong punched his giant fists together.

"Exactly! So get out or we'll be forced to make you leave!" Diddy Kong screeched.

A minuscule glimmer of faith was floating in his heart as he looked at Mario once more. He was desperate to talk in good terms. "Mario… Why are you and everyone else treating me like this? I thought we were all friends!"

Shaking his head, Mario scoffed, "You still don't understand, nor have you been listening? You're such an idiot…"

"And to that, I agree," Luigi jumped when he heard a deep voice from behind. He deliberately turned around, and his eyes popped out as large as they could be. "What's up, Green 'Stache? You miss me?"

"B-B-Bowser?!"

"That's right! And I'm here, too!" Jr. yelled at him, standing next to the Koopa King. "I bet you were in hysterics after you fought me back at the castle. Well, guess who's laughing now?"

Eggman was also with the Koopas while Orbot and Cubot floated to his left. "What's the matter, you amateur ghost buster? You gonna cry a river until you drown yourself?!"

Luigi wiped his eyes with his sleeve, but more tears started to form and fall down. "N-No… Not at a-all…"

"Sheesh, do you lack the confidence to speak or something?" told Orbot.

"I would say you have the brain of a toddler! You're insecure, and you can't control your emotions!" Cubot exclaimed.

"S-Stop! D-Don't-"

"Don't, what?" Bowser interrupted. "Continue to bully you until you can't take it any longer? You're nothing but a crybaby! A pitiful, timid, and useless person! You don't belong here! You don't deserve anything! Not even your brother!"

"NO! I love my big bro with all my heart! And I'm positive he feels the same way!"

"Then why does he look like he loathes you?" the egg-shaped scientist interrogated.

He turned back to Mario, still retaining the same look for the past several minutes. All the others staring at him gave him butterflies. He felt like he was going to throw up.

"Mario… Fratello, please help me," he implored.

"How could I disagree? You don't deserve me. You don't deserve to be my brother in the first place."

"Don't say that, Mario!"

"I already did." He started to walk away from Luigi, passing the other characters.

"Mario, wait!" He tried to push through the crowd, but they blocked his path as the older bro lengthened his distance from him. "MARIO!"

"Luigi, he's not going to answer," Tails bluntly put out.

"Mario, don't leave me!"

"Why bother at this point? Just stop it already," Sonic insisted.

"NO! He's my brother!"

"You're such a terrible listener. He doesn't like you. Clean your ears out or get a hearing aid," Bowser grunted.

"How about you shut the fuck up?!"

"Oooh, someone sounds a bit naughty," Jr. teased. "You shouldn't be using words like that."

"No words are off-limits. So you can shut your damn muzzle, too."

"I rather have your bushy mouth be quiet for once," Eggman growled.

He scowled at the enemies, then turned back to his friends. Or rather, ex-friends. He barely saw Mario from where he was, and his figure got smaller and smaller by the second. In this helpless situation, he didn't know what to do.

"Mario, please!"

For once, he stopped and actually looked back at the man he disregarded earlier.

"Mario, I'm begging you. Please don't leave me alone." His blue eyes swelled with the waterworks.

His face remained apathetic. He didn't have a care in the world to think about him. "Luigi, it's over. This is goodbye." Instead of walking away like before, he materialized. His body became invisible until it turned into dust. Particles of red, blue, white, and brown flew into the air of the Oblivion.

Luigi hit his breaking point after that. "NOOOO! MARIOOOOO!"

Soon, he noticed the others started to disappear as well. He spun around, dazed and confused.

"Wait! Please don't leave me here!"

Yet one by one, they transformed into dust and vanished in front of his eyes. Peach was gone. Daisy was no longer present. Sonic and Tails were not there anymore. Bowser, Eggman, Amy, Knuckles, Yoshi, and every single individual who ignored him was out of sight. In a matter of seconds, the plumber was back into a state of loneliness, except he was more saddened and petrified than he was when he woke up.

"W-Why?" he cried to himself. "Why me? Why is this happening to me?!"

He let his knees drop to the hard ground. He bent his body forward, face down, and hands clenched. He pounded it twice with his right fist. Eyes were shut, teeth gritted, tears fell, his mustache drooped. It was another emotional breakdown for the poor, young man.

Only focusing on how depressed he was, he didn't bother to care about his surroundings since it contained nothing but darkness and misery. However, there was another voice that called to him.

"Luigi."

He ignored it at first.

"Luigi…"

Nothing around him mattered. What was the point?

"Luigi…"

Irritation.

"Luigi…"

Isolation.

"Luigi!"

Humiliation.

"LUIGI!"

"WHAT?!" he finally responded with rage leaking out of his mouth. Breathing heavily, he tried to placate himself.

He suddenly stopped though.

He saw two shoes standing in front of him. He cautiously raised his head, only to let his jaw drop in utter shock.

"N-NO! GET AWAY FROM ME!" Luigi got off the ground as quickly as he could and ran away.

The dark figure sneered. "I'm afraid I can't do that. You're mine now, Luigi."

He swiftly floated and punched the younger Mario brother in the back. When he collapsed, he released some magic to reveal the Dark Shards. He fired them at the man in green. Luigi saw this coming and rolled to his right, then to his left, and scuttled backwards when one nearly hit his legs. He tried to get up, but the adversary used more of his abilities to lift him against his will. With a snap of his fingers, rope appeared to tie the man to a large Shard that came out of the ground. Luigi struggled mightily, but he was restrained and couldn't escape. He gazed at the person with fright. Tears started to descend again.

"P-Please! Don't hurt me!"

"You fool… There's no reason to beg if there's no one to help you and nothing to stop me. Prepare for your games to truly end."

The entity rushed towards him at a high velocity. When Luigi squeezed his eyes and screamed in terror, the next thing he heard was something very familiar to him.

It was a slight whimper, followed by an echo. "Bark! Bark!"

Location: Mystic Ruins

"NO!"

Luigi wheezed as he rose up from his nightmare. His vision was hazy, so he blinked multiple times. The blurriness came from the teardrops that shielded his eyes. He wiped them away with his hand.

However, he noticed that he wasn't wearing any gloves. Or his overalls. Not even a shirt. He looked down at himself, taking in his appearance. He was only wearing a pair of green shorts with bandages wrapped around his upper chest. There was more covering the wound on his left arm where he was initially cut by Scythe.

He also found out that his dirty set of clothes, his 3DS, and the Dark Moon piece were sitting on top of a small cabinet beside him. The Poltergust was on the floor in front of it. He still had his hat on, but he took it off for a minute. He was almost in an identical situation like the first time Edge battered him. Except he didn't wake up in a hospital, and there weren't medical machines or IV stands hooked up to him. Instead, he was in a bedroom.

The bed was near a window to his left. He saw a train station and the grassy terrain of the Mystic Ruins as far as his eyes could see. The moon and stars shined brightly over the hills. Nonetheless, it was completely overshadowed by the looming darkness of the Oblivion. And it seemed to be larger than the ones above Station Square, Chemical Plant, and Emerald Hill.

"I'm at Sonic and Tails' house? I must have been out for hours if it's already dark," he thought.

Putting the cap back on his head, he leaned back on the headboard of the bed. He was about to rest until he peered straight ahead to view the digital clock on the dresser from across the room. He instantly shook his head to see if he was dreaming again.

He wasn't this time.

The device read 1:50 a.m. But right next to those numbers was the label 'MON'.

That meant it wasn't the middle of the night on Saturday.

It wasn't on Sunday either.

No, it was a late night on Monday.

"What the? I was out for over two days?! And I wake up at this time, too?"

Luigi got interrupted by a whine, similar to the one that concluded his bad dream. He whipped his head to the right and found his Polterpup sitting on the floor. He had the biggest set of puppy eyes as he looked very anxious.

"Colombo!"

His ghost tail wagged without enthusiasm.

"What are you doing down there, boy? Come up here," he patted his lap.

The dog obeyed his command and sat in front of the injured Italian. He was calm and collected when his head was rubbed. Colombo, however, couldn't care less about that. He whined as a way of asking if he was alright.

"Colombo, I'm okay. Lo prometto." (2)

The ghost thought otherwise.

"I'm still alive and breathing, right? It was just an accident."

Or was it? Now that he thought about it, what happened beforehand? How did he get transported from the Chemical Plant Zone to Sonic and Tails' home? And has it really been two days since he was last standing?

"Wait, where's Mario? And everybody else?"

Colombo couldn't answer his concerns, but someone entered his room. There, walking in at nearly two in the morning, was Daisy. She was holding a plastic cup of cold water in her hand. She nearly spilled it when she saw Luigi sitting upright.

"L-Luigi…"

"Daisy…"

Colombo slipped out of the room, passing through the door to give them privacy. The flower princess slowly walked up to his bed and pulled a chair next to him. She placed the water on the bedside cabinet. She observed his face. Red eyes, damp mustache, and a deep frown. It wasn't a shocker to her that he cried, but Daisy was extremely worried to point out those features. She wanted to provide support for her significant one.

"You're awake. Thank goodness," she whispered softly.

"Daisy, what happened? The last thing I remember was me passing out after we fought Shrewd. Was I really out for so long?"

She sulked when he asked that. "Yeah. We took you here as fast as we could. Everyone was waiting for you to fully recover. But you were unconscious for minutes, which turned into hours, then a few days. I was terribly worried. At least you're fine now."

"I'm sorry I made you feel that way."

"It isn't your fault, Luigi. What matters is to see you breathing."

"Why am I not in a hospital?"

"The one in Station Square was still being reconstructed, and there wasn't another one nearby, so we went here instead and tried our best to heal your injuries. (3) Sonic cleaned up this room just for you."

"How and when did I get these shorts then?"

"Toad was kind enough to visit and brought us new clothes. But since you were in a severe condition, we cautiously changed you into little clothing so we wouldn't ruin or stretch the bandages. Nonetheless, he brought new gear for you. It's over there on the dresser."

He nodded at her.

"As a side note, we told Toadsworth and E. Gadd about the incident. They're waiting patiently for us to return.

"Where's everyone else?"

"When we were about to carry you back, Eggman decided last second to restore Metal Sonic from the fight. So, we left without him, Orbot, and Cubot."

"Are all three still there?"

"I don't know. But Tails assumed they might have nowhere to go since Edge infiltrated Eggman's base last week. I'm not sure if they did go back to his lair, or if they remained at Chemical Plant since the robots were defeated."

Luigi understood and bobbed his head again.

"We all remained here Friday night, waiting for you to wake up. Eventually, some went home to sleep, but they returned the last two days to check up on you. Over the weekend, Tails was trying to build new communicators for Sonic and him since their old ones got taken away. He's slumbering in Sonic's room with him."

"Then what about the others?"

"Currently, Amy's at her home with Blaze, Cream and Cheese are back at Vanilla's, Rouge is probably out looking for more jewelry or doing who knows what, and Knuckles is staying at Angel Island to guard the Master Emerald. He's probably going to remain there in case anything disastrous happens. They promised to return to see if you would be awake, but Knuckles and Rouge were doubtful."

"And Mario…"

"He was absolutely nervous for you, but he tried to stay calm. Tails offered his room to him and Peach. Yoshi chose to sleep on the couch. Colombo and I were also going to rest in the living room, but we couldn't get any shuteye. He wanted to see how you were doing. So did I. And now, here you are in front of us. Well, actually, just me."

"I see… I guess I made him apprehensive because of my mistakes."

"Luigi, I told you weren't the reason behind all of this. You know that, right?"

The man looked away from her and towards the window, seeing the stars sparkle in the sky. His eyes started to water.

"Luigi?" He mumbled something, but she couldn't perceive the message. "What was that?"

"I'm… I'm so-" he hesitated. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

He pulled his knees toward him. "That I'm… worthless…"

Daisy was taken aback. "Luigi!" She made sure she didn't yell to wake up the entire house.

"You h-hate me, don't you?" He proceeded to dig his head in shame.

"Luigi, why would you think of that?!" She sounded offended, yet saddened at his words.

"I had another nightmare."

She blinked. "What was it about?"

He gulped, swallowing the large lump in his throat. He debated whether he should share it or not. However, he still hadn't told Mario about his previous ones. Reluctantly, he locked eyes with Daisy and spoke up.

"I was back in the Oblivion. I heard voices, from you and M-Mario, as well as Peach, Yoshi, Tails, and Sonic. You were all calling for me."

"We were…"

"Well, in my dream, I heard you guys. I-I wanted to find you. And you were all there; the people we ventured with earlier, as well as the others who are still kidnapped. Shadow, Silver, Vector, Espio, and Charmy. I was happy at first. But then…"

Daisy rested her hand on top of Luigi's, interlocking her gloved fingers with his bare ones. "Go on…"

Another gulp came from him. "M-Mario asked me what the hell I was doing. And he ridiculed me."

"What? Why would he say that?"

"I-I don't know. But not only that, everyone else was negative towards me. They all looked like they hated me or didn't care about me. And B-Bowser and Eggman appeared, only to make me feel terrible. I called Mario for help b-because he started to… leave me. Before I knew it, he vanished. And so did everyone else. I-I was all alone! I was scared! I didn't want to be left out! I needed somebody. Somebody to help me…"

The princess was aghast to hear such a horrible story. This was by far the most emotional one he has experienced.

Luigi looked forward, aimlessly staring at nothing. "It got w-worse when… he sh-showed up. He tried to attack me, and I-I was about to be possessed, until Colombo woke me up." As he stammered, more tears appeared on his face. "But at one point, before everyone disappeared, I tr-tried to ask you for help, but you said…" He stifled a sob. "Y-You said, that you w-weren't… in-interested… in m-me…"

Daisy furrowed her eyebrows, got up from her seat, and sat on the bed. She wrapped her arms around him. He reciprocated the action. "Luigi, never in a million years would I ever say that to you." She didn't receive a response from him, and she asked another question. "Is that why you thought I hated you?"

"Y-Yes… I d-d-did," Luigi sniffled. "But I was more upset that everyone ignored me… Rejected me… I didn't want to be abandoned by you guys."

"Well, that Daisy from your horrible dream was a fake, as well as those clowns who were hurting you. We all care about you so much, including me. And don't you think otherwise."

He remained doubtful. "Do you… r-really mean… th-that?"

Daisy pulled away to see his face up close. What she did next was close her eyes, leaned forward, and pressed her gentle lips onto Luigi's. He was surprised, but then he slowly closed his own as he took in the passionate kiss.

When she released, she viewed him with sincere, blue eyes. "I truly mean it. Without a doubt."

Luigi lovingly stared at his partner. He felt grateful to hear nice words, unlike the harsh ones from his dream.

***PLEASE SKIP TO THE END IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ THIS. (4)

By then, he tilted his head to the left and shut his eyes. Daisy noticed this and decided to copy him, puckering her lips. Leaning towards each other, they deeply osculated. Daisy raised her right hand to hold his face. She stroked his cheek with the softest touch. Her left played with the back of his auburn hair, curling one of the bottom tufts. Luigi had his arms around Daisy. His hands held her shoulders, but not too forcefully, as they developed in a romantic moment. A small moan escaped the woman's mouth as their tongues wrestled with lust. The shirtless plumber let out a pleasurable grunt at the same time.

"Mmm… Luigi…"

"Daisy…"

She gently pushed him down on the bed. With her on top, she was careful not to put too much pressure on his chest. She also didn't want to aggravate his left arm. Still enjoying the kiss, her right hand moved down to his collarbone, just above the bandages.

It was very late and quiet, but the princess chose to take things slightly further. Although it would be indecent to her royal title, she only focused on this special occasion. And more importantly, her lover.

She moved away for a bit, eliciting a groan from him. "Luigi, I want you to be happy."

He was confused. "What are you insinuating?"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out," she nibbled tenderly on his neck.

Luigi extended that body part, soaking in the warm feeling. After a couple of seconds, she sat up, reached behind her back, and pulled the zipper of her dress down.

It was by then he realized what she was doing. "D-Daisy?"

She stared at him with an affectionate smile and let the outfit fall off her shoulders, dropping it onto the wooden floor. "Luigi, let me love you."

The green-hatted plumber drew out a small breath and pulled Daisy close to him. With another ardent kiss, they caressed each other during their loving embrace. He pulled the covers over their bodies. The night went by as they spent their time together, just the two of them. And for Luigi, he definitely needed the comfort.

He took the opportunity to catch some air. He gently ran his hand over her blushing cheek. "Thank you, Daisy."

"You're welcome, Luigi," she genuinely replied and continued the affection.

END OF CHAPTER

To those who actually read the ending, I hope you enjoyed it. But as for a scene like this, it'll likely be the first and last of this story.

After that emotional chapter, can Luigi fight his inner demons and realize that what he dreamt of was mostly nothing but a lie? Will he ever tell Mario about his past nightmares? And where will the adventure lead to next?

I'll see you guys next time for Ch. 42 of Hidden Bravery! Be sure to follow/favorite, and please leave a review to let me know how I did! Once again, thanks for all the support! This is TGN, signing off.

Post-Chapter Notes:

(1): Don't worry, guys. I haven't forgotten about Silver, Shadow, and the Chaotix. They've gotten through 25 chapters without dialogue, so I gave them some right here. It's limited for them, but at least they get to make another appearance until they're rescued.

(2): 'Lo prometto' is Italian for 'I promise'.

(3): I re-edited Ch. 38 regarding the status of Station Square. Therefore, I gave the impression that the city's hospital wasn't fully remodeled. This is a trivial excuse just for Luigi to recuperate at Sonic and Tails' place.

(4): This will probably be a rare occurrence where I will write something that evocative. But for future reference, I will NOT compose anything too 'explicit' in my works. If, at all, I receive any requests, I will instantly ignore them. So please don't bother to ask me. (Stuff like this will be kept under certain limits to where they aren't too graphic or descriptive.)