Mario winced as the ghostly horse flew at top speed towards dark woods, a massive Graveyard just beyond the trees. Flashes of Purple and green power sparked between gravestones. Luigi was already fighting against Boo's father then, good. Mario knew Luigi could handle himself but when they joined the fight there was no way the kidnapper was going to win!

The lights stopped flashing and Peach leaned forward on the ghost, eyes searching, Mario waited for a moment before the ghost lowered close enough to the ground that he could jump without being injured and began running towards the last place he'd seen energy striking.

He could hear Boo and Peach behind him but he was far more worried about his brother waiting for them. A crackle of purple energy hit the ground near him and he dodged at the last second, looking up he saw the kidnapper who had his brother chained to a mausoleum, but something was wrong with Luigi, his hair had grown out and turned snow white, and even from this distance, he could see how his brothers eyes glowed bright like Boo's, but instead of pink, they were a toxic looking green.

Peach and King Boo stopped next to him as the madman smirked at them, very ready for any attack they might throw his way.

"He's already started the ritual, he's siphoning Luigi's life from him and taking it in." Boo growled and Peach frowned before nodding.

"You two distract uh the other Boo and I'll try to get to Luigi." He nodded, that he could do-as much as she could fight she was also faster than him and the former King would probably focus on his son anyway so she was their best bet to free Luigi.

All three of them darted in different directions, Boo and him heading from the left and right for the former king and Peach seemingly running away, she'd circle back to Luigi. King Boo roared and threw a blast of bright purplish power which his father blocked and laughed at. Moving away at the last second when Mario tried to throw a punch at him, kicking out and throwing him into a gravestone-Pain raced up his back but he got right back up and circled the ghost, they needed to stop him and then he could make sure his brother was fine. King Boo began to circle in the opposite direction as his father laughed and mocked them.

"I don't know what you thought you were doing, but you will never get your kingdom back!" The former laughed, eyes darting between both of them.

"I think I will and you and your consort will be dead and gone." That wasn't happening on his watch!

"You won't touch a hair on his head!" Boo roared and his father let out a menacing laugh, eyes bright.

"I touched him way more than you did." What did that mean? What the hell? Boo let out a truly earth-shattering scream and Mario bunched up, hating that sound more than anything.

"You couldn't have you bastard!" But that smirk said that maybe he had and what the fuck? Was Luigi and King Boo? Lu had made it sound like there would never be anything between them?

"He enjoyed it, the sounds I pulled out of him when he thought I was you." Mario saw red, and Boo's roar of rage was barely audible over the rush of blood in his head, how dare anyone lay a finger on his little brother?

"I nearly had him begging to be taken by the time I was done with him." Boo raced forward, the earth under him suddenly breaking open a mechanical piranha plant chomping down on him. The king screamed out and struggled-Mario moved, aiming for the former King who had been prepared for him. Punching Mario in the face, he rolled across the ground, dazed.

"Mario!" Someone shouted and he felt the ground rumble under him like a train coming towards him. The smell of ozone suddenly gagged him, he looked up to see Luigi-but not as he knew his brother. White hair flowed around his shoulders in a nonexistent wind, bright green pupils ringed by black sclera, a look of pure rage on his face. Peach behind him looking utterly frightened and the former king. He looked both shocked and utterly incensed.