Chapter 4: House Keeping
(Professor E. Gadd's lab)
The portable lab's layout seemed exactly the same as how it was in Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. Even the crazy chair looked like the one E. Gadd sat in. Professor E. Gadd had equipped Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops with a Poltergust 5000 like the one Luigi had.
Tails- I hope I still remember what Luigi taught me when we were using this during Dimentio and Infinite's haunted house. Been a while since I worked this.
Diddy Kong- At least now we can fight against the ghost instead of hiding behind Luigi.
Rottytops- How ironic. A zombie girl like myself using a device to capture ghosts.
Bandana Dee- I'm guessing that's why the author decided to include you and Shantae in the retelling of Luigi's Mansion 3.
Professor E. Gadd- I knew this portable lab would come in handy one day. Good thing I brought it with me.
Luigi- You know, Professor E. Gadd, you never did tell us why you're here.
Professor E. Gadd- It's a bit of a long story, but in short…I was tricked! I got an invitation from someone claiming to own this hotel. They said they had a priceless collection of ghosts, gathered from all over the world! No self-respecting ghost researcher would pass up on such an appealing offer, obviously! I accepted their invitation, but when I arrived…the invitation was a ruse! They captured me and took my precious ghost collection! That includes all the ghosts you'd worked so hard to catch for me before! Even King Boo! Losing him really got under my skin! He was my favorite…
Luigi- Well, he's here in the hotel. In fact, he's the one captured Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Sonic, Shantae, and the others into paintings.
Professor E. Gadd- What?! They've released King Boo?! That hotel owner! What has she done!
Bandana Dee- Don't forget, we still have to rescue our friends.
Professor E. Gadd- Yes, I remember. In fact, I have something that might help. Allow me to show you one of my greatest inventions yet!
Then Professor E. Gadd pulls out device that looked like a certain Nintendo console.
Professor E. Gadd- I call it…the Virtual Boo! Or VB for short. It's a state-of-the-art virtual-reality device fitted with a red screen. Really cutting-edge stuff! And red is all the rage these days. And no, Tails. This virtual reality isn't like Infinite's Phantom Ruby. Even if his virtual reality does make people see red. But just wait until I finish the marketing materials on this! It'll fly off the shelves! Anyway, you can use the VB to communicate with me at any time. Oh, and I have one more thing…
Then Professor E. Gadd hands Tails a small device.
Professor E. Gadd- The very first thing you need to do is install this elevator tracker inside the elevator for me, ok? I'll stay here and guide you through this hotel from the safety of my portable lab.
Rottytops- Well that doesn't sound reassuring…
(Later at the hotel elevator)
Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, and Rottytops were watching as Tails was connecting the device Professor E. Gadd gave to him through the wires of the elevator.
Tails- Ok…after some fidgeting, I think I've got the thing installed.
Then they saw that a monitor was installed into the elevator as Professor E. Gadd appeared on the screen.
Professor E. Gadd- It seems the installation was a success! Now we can talk as you're using the elevator. Tell me, do you still have those elevator buttons?
Tails- I got them both right here.
As soon as Tails pulled them out, they magically floated right back to the elevator and installed themselves into the spots where they should go in the elevator controls.
Diddy Kong- Looks like only 1st floor, 5th floor, and B1 are available for us to reach for now.
Tails- But if we want to save the others, we'll need to get more.
Rottytops- The 5th floor…that's where our rooms were, right?
Professor E. Gadd- It was also where my room was too. I also have a special new feature for the Poltergust in my hotel room. Could you fetch if for me?
Luigi- Uh…what was your room number?
Professor E. Gadd- It was…oh darn it! I can't remember! I'm sure you'll figure it out somehow like you usually do, Luigi.
(5th floor of the hotel)
The elevator arrived and opened up as soon as it reached the 5th floor. However, Luigi was hiding behind part of the elevator, acting too scared to come out. But then Rottytops walked out of the elevator.
Rottytops- No need to act so paranoid, Luigi. Nothing is going to jump at you yet.
Luigi- I've had my experience with haunted buildings and I know how much the ghosts like to make me pee my pants.
Diddy Kong- Well, Rotty does have a point in one way. We ain't gonna get further in this ghost hotel if don't actually go anywhere and just cower behind whatever we can all day.
Bandana Dee- Hey Tails, you mentioned you once used the Poltergust with Luigi?
Tails- Yeah, it was during that one Halloween party at Peach's castle. Dimentio and Infinite combined their abilities to turn Peach's castle into a haunted house and the only ones who didn't get caught up under their spell were me and Luigi since we were in the bathroom when they made their move. And Luigi and I had to suck up all those ghosts to rescue the entire team. But if the readers want to hear that story, they can look up the story "Luigi And Tails' New Mansion" also written by this same author. But I think we need to get back finding Professor E. Gadd's room.
Suddenly, the Virtual Boo began to ring, indicating Professor E. Gadd was calling them. Luigi quickly put the Virtual Boo on and answered the call.
Professor E. Gadd- Ah, Luigi. I just remembered something important I neglected to mention…That Poltergust G-00 of yours has a new feature that I'd like to call…Suction Shot! It works as a weapon for you on your adventures. You can use it to launch plungers at surfaces and should come in handy when trying to move objects of cling to the walls. Since the Poltergust can also suck on the rope the plunger is attached to. And don't forget my briefcase, Luigi.
Then Professor E. Gadd hangs up.
Bandana Dee- Whatever he has in the briefcase had better be worth it.
Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops continued moving through the 5th floor in the hotel.
Diddy Kong- This is all looking familiar.
Luigi- Well it should. This is where all of our rooms were before the ghosts attacked.
Tails- He's right. There's my room over there.
As soon as they tried to move towards Tails' room, a nearby cart pull of cleaning supplies suddenly sprang to life and rushed down the wall like a race car.
Ghostly voice- Nah Nah!
Rottytops- Wow…that was childish. Are all the ghost you've encountered always this juvenile?
Luigi- The ghosts in Evershade Valley were.
Rottytop- I swear, me and my zombie brethren are well more maturely behaved than this. Even my older brothers, Abner and Poe aren't this stupid.
Just them Bandana Dee saw a hole in the wall and looked through it.
Bandana Dee- Hey, that's the bathroom in my hotel room.
However, what Bandana Dee saw was a ghost in his bathroom and pulling out a toothbrush and some toothpaste.
Bandana Dee- Is that my toothbrush he's using?
Then the ghost starts brushing his teeth with Bandana Dee's toothbrush. And just as Bandana Dee was feeling disgusted by this, the ghost then began scrubbing its rear end with the brush. This made Bandana Dee instantly move away from the hole in the wall.
Bandana Dee- I think I need a new toothbrush after this vacation!
Diddy Kong- Over there! That's the cleaning supply cart from earlier.
Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops approached the cart, only for three ghosts dressed like maids jumping out of the cart and jump scaring Luigi.
Ghost- BOO!
Second ghost- Hang on a minute…did those other guys have a vacuum like Luigi's?
Before the ghosts could react, Tails pointed the flashlight on his Poltergust at them, but the light wasn't shining…yet.
Tails- Say cheese!
Then Tails flashed the three ghosts and completely stunned them. This allowed Luigi to suck on one of the ghosts and eventually slam it into the other two ghosts before it got sucked in Luigi's Poltergust. Then Diddy Kong got another ghost sucked before it could get back up and also performed a slam on the remaining ghost before sucking it up. And then Rottytops sucked up the third ghost without the need for a slam since its energy was drained after getting slammed twice. Once the three ghosts were sucked up, the lights suddenly came back on.
Diddy Kong- Why did the lights turn on all of a sudden?
Tails- I remember this. It's usually a sign we've finished all the ghosts in this room and making it a safe spot. That's how it was when Luigi and I teamed up that one story.
Luigi- That's true, but we can't stay in safe spots forever. If we want to save our friends, we'll have to head into the danger zones and brave the ghosts we encounter.
(In room 508)
Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops entered this room, there were several test tubes and books about ghost research everywhere. But there was also this one ghost who was dressed like a maid using a feather duster to clean the room.
Chambrea- That's it. Need to keep every guest's rooms neat and clean.
Then the head maid noticed this one suitcase with Professor E. Gadd's brand on it.
Chambrea- Ooo! What do we have here? This looks shiny.
Luigi and the others tried to move in closer in hopes of getting that suitcase away from her, but the sound of the door closing could be heard once they moved away from the door.
Chambrea- Huh…?
Then she looked behind her and saw Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops.
Chambrea- Oh no! It's you guys!
Then Chambrea swallows Professor E. Gadd's suitcase and attempts to flee by phasing through the wall. However, the suitcase in her belly sort of prevented her the first few tries. But she eventually phased through the wall with the suitcase.
Luigi- Oh no…this is going to become another game of cat and mouse, isn't it…
Suddenly, the Virtual Boo begins to ring and Luigi answers the call.
Professor E. Gadd- Hey, Luigi! Sorry, I was busy and just got back to my desk. Did I miss anything important? What's the status on my briefcase?
Luigi- Well, the head housekeeping maid just ran off with it.
Professor E. Gadd- No! That will not do! Don't just stand there! Go after her!
(In Bandana Dee's room)
Chambrea was catching her breath after fleeing earlier.
Chambrea- Finally…(pant)…I think…I lost them…
Then the door opens up and she saw Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bandana Dee, Tails, and Rottytops.
Bandana Dee- Maybe you should've done better than just run to the next room, because that's predictable. Plus, this is also my room and I have the key to get inside.
Chambrea- Oh…
Chambrea attempted to flee through the walls again, but Diddy Kong used his acrobatics jump onto the wall and intercept her path.
Diddy Kong- Not this time!
Diddy Kong attempted to flash her, but Chambrea used her feather duster to block the flash and prevent her from being stunned.
Chambrea- Nice try, but you won't be getting me stunned that easily!
Then Luigi noticed the briefcase dangling from her belly and remembered that feature Professor E. Gadd mentioned with the plungers and ropes.
Luigi- I hope this works.
Then Luigi took aim and shot a plunger with rope attached to it and it landed on the briefcase in Chambrea's belly.
Chambrea- What the…
Then Luigi sucked up the rope attached to the plunger and managed to perform a slam on Chambrea. It was also wrecking part of the room and Bandana Dee tried to inform Luigi about something.
Bandana Dee- Uh…Luigi…Luigi…
Eventually, Chambrea couldn't fight the Poltergust anymore and was pulled inside, leaving Professor E. Gadd's briefcase. But just as Luigi picked up the suitcase, he realized that Bandana Dee's room was wrecked and several objects were broken. Then Bandana Dee walked up to Luigi while holding a photo of him and Kirby winning a fighting tournament, but the picture frame was smashed.
Bandana Dee- Luigi…care to explain this…
Luigi- Uh…Sorry about that, Bandana Dee…I promise I'll pay for everything to be replaced once we're done with this crazy hotel!
Then the Poltergust G-00 dropped out an elevator button with a "3" on it.
Luigi- Another elevator button! Now we can go to the third floor!
Tails- First, we need to get that briefcase to Professor E. Gadd.
Diddy Kong- What is even in there, anyway?
Then Luigi opens the briefcase only to find a red container with some green liquid inside.
Bandana Dee- What is that?
Rottytops- It looks like some green goo.
Tails- Actually, this thing does resemble some of the tech in our Poltergusts. I can tell it's more than just a container full of goo. I don't know what exactly, but I do recognize the technology.
