When Luigi got to the museum, he got a BIG surprise. Not only was Mario still there but the curator seemed to be calming down.

"What's going on here?" Luigi asked, concerned.

Mario looked up as he answered, a bit shaky, "I c-can't do this anymore."

"What do you mean, Malleo?" Luigi questioned, surprised.

Mario sighed and answered, "Weegie...if this is King Boo...I can't face him."

Luigi was surprised. One good look at Mario and he knew that he was telling him the truth. He really couldn't face King Boo. Though Luigi suspected the reason why, he didn't want his brother to be crippled by this forever. However, he didn't want his brother to be mad at him either. 'We're probably going to drift because of him becoming the king so what do I have to lose,' Luigi thought.

"Yes, Malleo, you can." Luigi finally stated.

"What?" Mario asked, a bit surprised.

Luigi answered, "I-if I can see those spirits torment me by that then you can face King Boo!"

Mario glanced at his baby brother and saw the tears forming in his sapphire eyes. What Mario didn't know, what Luigi was holding back was the worst thing that ever happened to the green clad ghost hunter. After he had quite the struggle with defeating Chauncey, during the first mansion incident, things only got worse. The ghost taunted, bruised, beat up, and did awful things to him. He was at the brink between Mario's life or his at one point. During the blackout, Luigi was trying to get to the Wardrobe Room to find Uncle Grimmy, who had the key to the Breaker Room. He went into the Telephone Room to get away from the ghosts that were chasing him.

However, during a lightning flash, Luigi saw something that he would never forget. His shadow on the wall, looking like he had been... Luigi remembered screaming out of pure horror out of being scared, threatened, and worst of all: tempted. Luigi never told Mario what he saw but confided in Elvin. Elvin had told Luigi that it had been the Boos doing. They wanted him to stop his rescue mission so the kingdom would burn in fire. Mario smiled as he took his brother's hand. Luigi looked at him.

Mario whispered, "Weegie... You...are my hero."

Luigi was taken back by those words. His big bro...looked up to him? No way! That wasn't possible. Was it?

Luigi stammered, "I'm y-your hero?"

Mario stated, "Yeah...you are and I'm sorry it took me this long to figure it out. But I've always looked up to you."

Luigi replied, "I don't understand... Malleo...I'm supposed to be the one that looks up to you..."

Mario responded, "You couldn't be more wrong, Weegie. I can look up to you. Kinda have to... But, you get my point."

Luigi breathed, "How...?"

Mario explained, "When you saved me."

Luigi slightly joked, "Which time?"

Mario chuckled as he stated, "Point is, bro, I admire you the way you admire me. That's why I want us to be a team."

Luigi asked, "Then why leave me behind...?"

Mario answered, "To keep you safe. But now I realized that you can handle yourself."

Luigi hugged Mario and started to cry. Mario wrapped his arms around his baby bro and rubbed his back, ever so slowly.

He whispered, "I love you, Malleo."

Mario whispered, "I love you too, Weegie."

Not another word was spoken between the two brothers for their words were now shared through their hug.

"BWAH!"

A mirror broke into a thousand pieces by a blue magical bolt as King Boo, watching over the Manfredi twins, looked disgusted. When he had said those words to Mario during the first mansion incident, he laid a curse on the two brothers - forcing them to drift. But now, that curse was broken due to the fact that Mario confessed that Luigi was his hero. King Boo looked at Princess Peach's painting with a scowl on his face.

"Don't you dare mock me, Princess." King Boo said, chillingly, picturing the Mushroom Princess to have a mocking face on right now. "You have not yet won. I still have one factor over those two that will force them apart and bring Mario to his knees. A weak factor that seemed to have been named...Mr. L, I believe."

"B-but boss," said a Boo in the room, a bit afraid, "H-how are you even going to get him to emerge? And how are you gonna get him to help us?"

"Don't fret, my friend," King Boo replied, smirking, "I have just the plan."

"...so you mean to tell me that the same thing happen like with the princess?" Luigi asked, after being informed of the information.

Mario nodded and answered, "No doubt now it is indeed King Boo." He paused before looking at his baby bro and questioned, "Are you sure you're up for a third round?"

"Yes," Luigi stated, firmly. "It's time to put King Boo back in the Boo Canister."

"I was thinking back into his painting," Mario replied.

"How are we gonna do that," Luigi asked.

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there but tell me, where would he be," Mario answered.

Luigi thought a bit as he stated, "There's one place I know for sure he might be. Terror Terrance, a new haunted mansion just on the far reaches of Evershade Valley. But the journey is at least 2 to 3 day hike."

"Well then, we better get started," Mario replied.

Luigi nodded as he took the lead, for the first time ever on a mission, as the two of them headed to Terror Terrance, unaware of the danger to come.

AK1028: I am so sorry for not updating sooner my friends! But this is what I get for attending to other projects! Let me know what you guys think! And we might have the return of Mr. L! Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!