It was a slow elevator ride, uneventful too, as (hopefully) most elevator rides are. Though when doors opened Peach was amazed at what she saw. Shelves full of gold, silver, precious gems as far as the eye could see. This place has more value than a small nation! She was probably right about that fact. The workers wheeled her up and down the many aisles, until they finally reached an aisle of busts, idols, and statues. She was put in a small space on the bottom row, next to a silver Wario bust and a group of small golden banana idols.

A worker pulled out a sticker and placed it on the bottom of Peach's dress. 'PS014-029' it read. This affected her more than anything that had happened so far. A number, is that all I am? Her heart sank. I'm just a number on a spreadsheet somewhere? All I'm good for is sitting here, collecting dust? In the midst of her existential crisis, she hadn't noticed the workers had left. "NO! You are a princess darnit! Get it together!"

After she regained her composure, she decided to take herself for a little tour. She listened for a bit to see if she could hear any guards or workers nearby. As she realized the coast was clear she headed off.

She was still amazed at the sheer amount of valuables in one room. For a while, the only words that came out of her mouth were "oohs" and "ahhs". There were relics of ages gone past, at least 5 aisles of gold coins, another 3 of gems, and even some things she recognized. "Wow, how did he manage to get the Emerald star?" Sure enough, on one of the shelves laid a star crafted out of emerald, labeled 'ES129-468'. One of the seven Crystal Stars Mario had collected on his adventure in Rougeport. From Boggly Woods, if memory served her correctly.

Then something happened she thought wasn't possible at the time. A small roar came from her stomach. She hadn't eaten in a day in a half! "I am hungry!" She paused for a moment. "What would I even eat? Do I eat normal food?" She decided it was best to go back to her spot for now. On her way back she made note a marked off area labeled 'Outgoing Orders'.

As she made herself comfortable at her spot, she looked to her right and the craziest though crossed her mind. "I wonder..."

As she finished the cargo elevator opened up and a pallet of gold bars was offloaded. The worker stopped for a moment in front of Peach. Hmm. That's odd. He thought to himself, noticing the pile of gold banana peels on the ground.

"Hello?"

"Good afternoon Daisy, It's Luigi."

"Hey there Weeg, what's up?"

"Actually Daisy, I need your help. Keep it a secret, but Peach has been kidnapped again."

"You want me to go crack Bowser's skull in, I'm game!"

"Nothing like that."

"Aww." The orange princess took that as kind of a letdown. Mario and Luigi got to go on adventures all the time and she never got to go along. One of the may burdens of being a princess, she had always thought. "So what's the sitch'?" (Side note: Daisy always wished she could be Kim Possible)

Luigi had proceeded to read Daisy in on what was going on. "So if anyone asks, tell them Peach is visiting Sarasaland for a while. Please?"

"Are you sure you don't need my help getting her back?"

"I don't see any way you could."

"Excuse me? You don't see ANY way I could help?"

"I-i mean uh... we need a small team! Too many people would get confusing. Yeah, that's it." Luigi felt like he dodged a bullet bill there. But to Daisy it hit him center mass.

"Whatever, I'll run interference for your little game of robbers. Bye!" *CLICK*

"The nerve of that plumber!" Daisy was ticked. "I'll show him. BIRDO! GET MY PLANE READY!"

Way to go Weegie. Luigi's relationship with Daisy was solid, though he could tell he just left a small dent. He put his phone in his pocket as he knocked on the Professor's door.

"WHATEVER IT IS YOU ARE SELLING I DON'T WANT - Oh hello Luigi!" The door opened to reveal a short scientist with a small white tuft of hair on his head. His lab coat was covered in grease and dust. "Come in, Come in. Have a seat."

The two walked over to a lab table. On it was a small vacuum cleaner. "Do you like it? I call it the Poltergust-9000! You can suck up ghosts in a heartbeat with this sucker! Hohoho!" Professor Gadd certainly was proud of his inventions. "So, what brings you here?"

"Well, to be frank with you, I need to break in to Wario's vault."

"Well well, I never expected you to take to a life of crime!" The short man certainly seemed shocked.

"Don't worry, I'm not. You see he kidna- er, STOLE something from the castle grounds, and we need to get it back."

"I see, well in that case, come with me downstairs. I have a few things that should help."

Smooth, Luigi. Real smooth.