Mario got to the castle first as Luigi was right behind him. What surprised the two Manfredi twins was that the entire castle...was alright. Not a Toad or was a rug out of place. This got Luigi's attention as Mario looked plain confused.
Toadsworth came up to them and said, "Master Mario! Master Luigi!"
"Toadsworth, what happened," Mario asked.
Toadsworth answered, crying, "Oh, it was awful! The princess was in her quarters, getting ready for our trip to Isle Defino. She screamed and when I got to her room, everything was in place...but she was gone!"
"What," Mario breathed, instantly getting mad.
Toadsworth nodded as he replied, "Yes... I should've stayed with her!"
"It's not your fault, Toadsworth," Luigi finally said, letting his presence be known.
"No, it was mine for leaving her alone," Mario stated, making a fist.
Luigi replied, "It wasn't your fault, Malleo."
Mario didn't reply to Luigi, as he felt a slight deja vue.
He responded, "We have to find Peach."
"But we don't have a lead," Luigi pointed out, wisely.
Mario stated, "No but we do have a hunch."
With that, the red clad plumber ran out of the castle. Luigi sighed as he turned to Toadsworth.
He asked, "May I see the princess quarters?"
"Sure," Toadsworth answered, sniffling.
With that, the older Toad took Luigi to Peach's quarters. Peach's quarters was her bedroom and was filled with several pink objects: a bookcase, a queen sized bed (how ironic), a nightstand, a lamp, a dresser, and a long huge closet. As Toadsworth went to go get some tea to calm his nerves, Luigi felt a cold shiver going down his spine. That was a VERY familiar feeling... 'But it couldn't be, could it,' Luigi thought, hoping he was wrong. Before he could tell Toadsworth what he found, his Dual Scream started to ring. Professor Elvin Gadd was calling.
Luigi flipped it over and answered, "Hello?"
Professor Elvin Gadd was about forty five years old, had one gray hair that looked like a wisp, one tooth out of his mouth, wearing glasses, and a scientist lab coat. He was also a ghost researcher.
He stated, pale as a ghost (if you pardon the pun), "Luigi! King Boo is freed!"
Luigi was the one to turn pale now as he breathed, "Wait, what?!"
-Flashback: 'Luigi's Mansion'-
King Boo zipped inside the painting and before Luigi knew what was happening, Bowser's cavernous mouth opened and began creating a vacuum that Luigi could not escape from. The green clad man yelled in terror as he was sucked into the painting with the Secret Altar dissolving before his very eyes. Luigi assumed that he must have temporarily blacked out because the next thing he knew, he was standing on the Mansion rooftop with his surroundings a fiery inferno. Luigi quickly whipped out the Poltergust 3000.
Luigi yelled, "Where are you, King Boo? Come out and fight me, you coward!"
A voice called out, "Coward? Look who's calling who a coward."
Luigi barely had enough time to scrabble out of the way before something heavy crashed onto the roof behind him, breaking tiles beneath its crushing weight. Luigi spun around and saw Bowser there. The green clad man shuddered on the spot with realization of what he was about to fight. Bowser snarled and breathed fire, presenting himself as a formidable challenge to anyone stupid enough to try and take him on, or indeed mock the Koopa King. Bowser grinned and made a show out of each one of his powerful, striking claws. A Poltergust 3000 would be no use against those sorts of weapons. Something was not quite right about him.
It was as if his head did not fit upon him properly; requiring a tighter screw when jarred upon impact with the roof. Luigi did not have the chance to figure it out any further though. Bowser launched a violent stream of fire against the plumber, causing Luigi to dodge when Bowser charged into him, crushing several pillars as if they were children's sandcastles. But then Luigi was suddenly caught by Bowser's suction power. The green clad ghost hunter's cry of pain went unheard, trapped as he was between Bowser's large set of sharp fangs. It was also unbearably hot due to the flames that usually erupted from his insides.
As he struggled to get out, King Boo floated up behind him and bit into his skin with a long fang. Luigi screamed in horror and in pain, the sound muffled by the Bowser robot. King Boo twisted his fang, making the pain more severe as blood started to come down from his back. Luigi was spat out but before he could make a single move, Bowser roared and set him alight with another terrible blast of red fire. Luigi was slightly knocked out as his shirt was drenched with his own blood...
-End of Flashback-
Meanwhile, Mario had just defeated Bowser (again for the one millionth time), he picked up the Koopa King.
He demanded, "Where is Peach?!"
Bowser looked puzzled as he answered, "I don't know, I didn't kidnap her!"
He hissed, his eyes now glowing a fire red, "You lie!"
Bowser was never more afraid than he was right now. Mario looked mean...and nasty. Suddenly, the doors to the castle blew open and there stood Luigi. And he looked horrified at the sight before him.
Bowser stated, pleading, "Greenie, you gotta help me! I think he's serious about killing me this time!"
Luigi yelled, "Malleo, let him go!"
Mario huffed, "Give me one good reason!"
"He's telling the truth," Luigi replied, holding up the Duel Scream as Spettro came out from behind him.
Mario looked puzzled but threw Bowser to the ground in a huff. Both Bowser and Luigi breathed a sigh of relief. Luigi didn't need another Bowser body or robot chasing after him, after all.
AK1028: I might have to escalate this story to T if I do use more blood... Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!