Chapter 5

The Good the Fat and the Skinny

Luigi gave Mario an angry look as his brother knocked on the door of Wario and Waluigi's house. The house was on one side short and wide and the other side was much taller and thinner. Mario knocked on the door and no one answered. Luigi then said while walking away "Well guess their not home so we might as well just leave" As Luigi walked away Mario knocked on the door again and a shoe went flying out a window of the thin side of the building and it hit Luigi right in the back of the head. Luigi instantly got back up and started to pound on the door. After a moment or two Waluigi opened the door with a smile on his face because he was the one who had thrown the shoe. Luigi then yelled at the tall man "What kind of person throws a shoe at someone knocking on the door!" Waluigi laughed and Mario tried to begin his explanation of why they were there but Wario interrupted. Wario noticeably had been sleeping and angrily yelled "What the heck are you two goody two shoes doing here!" Mario once again tried to explain but Luigi interrupted and started to explain for him "Look we didn't want to come here we just thought that you two could help us save the princesses from Bowser" Waluigi and Wario looked at each other and looked back at the Mario Bros. and laughed. Wario said through his laughter "Oh look at this Waluigi the Mario Bros. need are help" Waluigi also said "What are they stupid?" Wario then answered "Of course they are" Mario and Luigi simply stood taking the laughter. Luigi finally couldn't take it anymore and tackled Waluigi. The two rolled around on the floor exchanging blows. Wario then tried to assist Waluigi but Mario pulled his hat down over his eyes and then pulled Luigi off of Waluigi. Mario then tried to calm Luigi down. Waluigi said while getting up on his feet "You are one crazy little green bean" Wario pulled his hat back into its normal position. Mario tried explain the situation better and in a more lengthier and thought out way.

Meanwhile at the now Dark Bowser castle. Bowser and his ships had just arrived with their leverage. Bowser walked into the castle with the tied up Princesses following. The princesses were being led by Dark Koopas and peach having had experience being kidnapped didn't struggle much but Daisy was noticeably upset. Daisy whispered to Peach "Shouldn't someone be coming to save us now" Peach replied "Well first Mario and Luigi will probably have to find something first" Daisy continued to struggle. Bowser walked to the throne that was once his and knelt down. Peach and Daisy looked around but they couldn't see anyone he could be bowing to. Suddenly a cloud of Dark purple smoke appeared on the seat of the throne and grew until it took the form of a person and then the cloud faded to reveal the Dark one. Even for Peach who had been kidnapped about a thousand times this was new. The Dark on stood up to reveal his true height and walked over to the princesses and stared at them for a moment then turned to Bowser and said "You have done well Bowser. Now leave us" Bowser replied "Yes Dark One" He left with his koopas and the Dark one walked closer to the princesses and said "So you are the princesses of the Mushroom Kingdom and Sarasaland. I can see why these... Mario Brothers hold you in such high regard. But to me beauty is nothing and this is not the story in which you are saved and everything goes back to normal. No! This time you are not the ones being saved, you are only leverage for my plot and soon... your world will be dark and cold" Daisy walked over to the Dark one and attempted to kick him in the leg but their didn't seem to be anything there. Daisy stepped back and asked Peach "So is this guy a bumbling idiot like Bowser" Peach whispered with a bit of fear in her voice "I don't know, I've never seen this guy before" The Dark one raised his arms and the princesses were transported into a cell with a small window and their ropes were gone. The Princesses looked around and could barely see due to the darkness. Their was a set of bunk beds in the corner and Peach said "Well I guess their isn't anything we can do right now, so we might as well get some sleep" Daisy enthusiastically said "I call top bunk!" Daisy hopped up and lied down. Peach slowly walked over to the bottom bunk and said "Daisy aren't you worried" Daisy hung her head over the side of the bed and said "Of course I am but I find that when you're in a bad situation all you can do is power right on through it" Peach agreed and the two lied there waiting for the plumbers to come and save them.

Back at Wario and Waluigi's house Mario had finished explaining and Wario said "Okay lets go" Waluigi almost fell off his chair with surprise and exclaimed "WHA!" Wario then continued "But on one condition" Mario was afraid of this but allowed him to continue "When we save the princesses I want to get a kiss from Peach" Waluigi interrupted saying "Yeah! And I want to get a kiss from Daisy at the end" Luigi groaned at this and Waluigi continued "I mean come on once she gets a taste of Waluigi she'll never be able to go back. Wha Ha Ha" Waluigi twisted his moustache menacingly. Luigi tried to explain to Mario that this was a bad idea but Mario replied that their was no way they could save them without their help. They then decided which location each of them would go to. Mario would go get the star on Yoshi Island, Luigi would get the one in Sarasaland, Wario would go get the one in the Bean Bean kingdom and Waluigi would get the one at Casano Island.

The four set off to their respective locations.

Back at Bowsers castle or now it was more the Dark ones castle. The princesses were trying to find ways to pass the time. They talked about recent events and talked about their kingdoms. Daisy had started to become more nervous but Peach remained mostly calm. A koopa knocked at the door and the princesses almost jumped. The koopa entered and said "Its dinner time" It motioned for them to follow him and they did. After a minute or two of walking the princesses decided to make a break for it. They ran and opened a door in the hallway they were walking in but when they ran though it, they found themselves where they were supposed to go anyway. Bowser and the Dark one were sitting at a long table. The room was dark except for the candles on the table. The Dark one called to the princesses "Come sit" the two sat down at the opposite end from the Dark one. The Dark one looked at Bowser and Bowser clapped his hands as if commanded. Koopas brought out food for all of them except the Dark one. He watched the three as they ate as though it was an amazing event.

After they had all finished their food the Dark one motioned for the princesses to come closer. He leaned in closer to them as if to get a better look and said "Such beauty such life ...such a waste" He ordered two guards to return them to their room. As they left Daisy said quietly to Peach "That was weird" After they left Bowser asked "Master what was that all about?" The Dark one stood up and said before walking away "I thought I might savour the disgusting example of life on this planet before I wipe it clean" Bowser said to himself once everyone had left "What kind of mess have I gotten myself into"

To be continued