[TartoonHand94]

Regaining his bearings after falling into a cart, Luigi learned that it was full of garbage. Alien garbage. Nice. …Wait no! Really nice! Maybe he’d be able to fashion a weapon or two out of the stuff he found in here. He wasn’t too deep in his dumpster dive to notice it stopped moving. He didn’t hear anyone close by, so he upped periscope and looked around. He was on the upper level with glowing lights streaming everywhere. He saw the aliens, none looking at him. He had to act fast before one of them did. Now with the stuff he found, he could make-make shift armour, jump out and launch a one-plumber assault on all these goons and storm the rest of the place up to Tatanga’s quarters.

Then again, this stuff might not be That durable…
Or more creatively, he could use all these gizmos, gadgets, odds, ends and old strings to fashion an alien disguise. He could slip right past them as if he were one of them. It worked when he disguised himself as Princess Peach. Then again, he had access to a real one of her gowns, and who know how much time he had to fashion a suit out of all this stuff. But what he did have was something that vaguely resembled an oar. What if he just pushed the kart himself toward Tatanga’s room from the inside?

Well it was the least expensive idea. And Luigi went with it. Quickly jamming the necessary parts together, Luigi formed a mechanism that could reach out and crank propel the cart all on its own without drawing attention. The SS Alien Waste Basket was ready to set sail. Up periscope, next stop, Tatanga’s room!

…Now to Find Tatanga’s room!

_{6400th post! It's like Super Mario Luigi 64 x100!}

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"You know...you may look uglier but you haven't gotten any smarter. Surely you would have planned ahead if you wanted to kidnap and rule a Monarch's land. Your situation is quite sad. I almost pity you." Daisy laughed in her signature, cheery fashion. There was no way she'd be spooked or scared by some wannabe Galactus! She had a kingdom to rule and her people needed her. Tatanaga's futile attempts would get him busted up real bad. 

"I've grown tired of that mouth of yours so I must SILENCE YOU." As the alien man thrust his hand out in Daisy's direction a metal full mouth gag slammed into her mouth, knocking her onto her back. Her groan of pain was muffled by the mouth guard-like gag. "I need time to think and you running your mouth makes it nearly impossible." Tatanga sighed as some of his stress was lifted just by Daisy being forcefully muted. The video feeds showed his troops assaulting the flame demon from all sides...but it was all for naught. This flame demon was ungodly powerful and it was still coming towards Daisy's Castle and Tatanaga could only assume it was going to climb the anchor to get to his ship. He wasn't going to back down from a little flame however, that would be cowardly. It wasn't what a strong tyrant would do in this situation. All challenges would be taken head on. 

For the time being Tatanaga wanted to see how the little speck of fire would manage against all of his troops one after another. Even the most ferocious flame could be extinguished by a strong gust of wind. One after another weapons were nothing but smolten, alien metal and armor thin as paper. "WHAT?!" Surely this being wasn't powerful enough for him to be required. If he had to leave the ship there would be only hell to pay.  

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Luigi would soon find he would be on the right path! That is until as the walls began to grow a bit narrow that at the end of the hallway, the purple light split off into many different purple streams of light. The rooms walls were god sized, spreading out from the many different pathways leading to the different areas of the ship. It was a bit warm in the over sized room, even bigger to the small sized Luigi. There was a large purple orb on the ceiling far above the middle of the room, a white array of light flowing into it from the lowest point of the room, something that could barely be seen with how far down it was. Falling down would be certain death. The array of light flowed through a large circular opening in the pathways that were well distanced so Aliens could admire the light from a safe distance without falling into it. Aliens walked, rocket booted and whatnot throughout the room, much like a bunch of busy bees trying to mind their own business while getting their work done. Of course conversations were carried out and such but for the most part it was admiring, working, and chatting that took place in the room. Flying as well.

It's time to get cracking on the creativity once again! 

[TartoonHand94]

The rooms seemed more and more elegant and important looking so Luigi must be on the right track to the most elegant and important room. That should be where Tatanga, and more importantly Daisy are.
Was it just him or was the hall getting less horizontal and more vertical? Everything seemed more vertical when you’re small.
Luigi soon came to a fork in the road… a fork with many times. It was more of a toilet brush than a fork with how many paths it broke off into. Huh. For a wee second there, Luigi remembered he was a plumber. How the heck did a plumber get mixed up in all this alien princess saving stuff? No time to dwell on how. He was there, and he had a job to do. If this intersection worked anything like plumbing did, things come down through here from the big important places, down to the less savoury waste collection. Considering where he came from, he just came from down. He had to figure out the way up. Which one of these pathways lead up?
Speaking of up, the walls were really tall in here. And at the top of the room, a pretty light. There was white light flowing up into it, like clean water returning to a sink. If there were a way to follow that light upward, just maybe… Either way it’s would most definitely be preferable to going down. That drain looks like it goes a long way down.
Considering the narrowness of the halls, perhaps Luigi could wall jump up them to find the highest point? What if he missed his jump and bounded right down into the hole?
Even if it did work, there are aliens swarming everywhere. They might see him. They hadn’t noticed the stray SS Alien Waste Basket yet, so it was too good a cover to blow. But who said he needed cover anymore? What if he just jumped out, jumped on one of the alien’s heads and just took their rocket boots and flew to Tatanga’s room? Well if he did, what would be stopping the other aliens from pursing him? What if they threw him in the hole?

Luigi decided to stay in the SS Alien Waste Basket for as much longer as he could. What if he threw something at the lights, broke them and made his escape in the darkness?
But that would mean Luigi would be in the dark too! He might misstep and fall right into the hole!

It looked like the best course of action was to stay in the SS Alien Waste Basket and try to navigate which of these halls leads to Tatanga’s room. The more I say the SS Alien Waste Basket the more it sounds like it needs a cooler name.

Well, Luigi could choose a cooler name later. Now he had to choose a way to go. In order to make his decision, Luigi called upon the wisdom of his ancestral plumbers and engaged in the sacred decision-making ritual.
“Eenie-meenie-miney-mo. Catch-Tatanga-by-the-toe. If-he-hollers-let-him-go. My-mama-told-me-to-pick-the-very-best-one-and-you-are-it.”

Luigi takes the pathway to his 9’o clock left. Always bet on L.

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Troops were forced into submission and the people praised the very ground the fire demon walked on. The fire deity stopped at the edge of Daisy's large castle. Then while silently warning anyone nearby to move far away, she rocketed up, flying around the anchors chain and then shooting off left to gauge the length, and width of the ship before preparing to attack.
The fire it possessed swirled around its arms and curved back into it's hands, a mass of orange growing in its palms. 

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Tatanaga stared wide eyed at the screen, the cracks in his face rubbing together, almost causing the alien man to grimace. "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! " Tatanaga rose from his throne, his heavy form making the room shake as he walked. Making his way over to the ships communication hub he spoke into the comm. "Code red! Everyone to battle stations! Deploy G Soldiers immediately! I want the ships weapons online asap! Incompetence will not be tolerated!" 

The alien man turned to Daisy with a venomous glare on his scarred face. He moved towards the still squirming girl and lifted her by her arm until her feet no longer touched the ground. The woman pulled back but couldn't manage to shake him off. She pulled her head back and attempted to ram it forward but Tatanaga moved his own head back and pulled Daisy farther away from his body. "!!!!!" she whined out over the full mouth gag, giving Tatanaga a hateful scowl. 

"Not this time- my dear princess. You're feisty, strong, smart and a fantastic leader. That's why you will be my bride. AHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAH." Tatanaga's evil cackling filled the room. Suddenly a video feed from inside his ship popped up. "Ah the green intruder. Let him come. I will do away with him." Tatanaga drew out sticky strings made of a neon, aqua blue and let Daisy stick to them, like a bug caught in a spiders web. The room darkened, leaving the only thing in the room that was light, the sticky strings holding Daisy and Tatanaga as well. It would be quite the chore to get her down, and she was still bound, and gagged as well...it was all a matter of timing. Tatanaga's purple light dimmed and he faded into a dark corner of the room.

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L was always the way to go. Luigi would find himself going down the right path once again, Aliens however did notice him but it only took one to show Tatanaga a live video feed and then connect to the security cameras. The rest went on with their business. As Luigi went he'd notice a darker purple light traveling along the walls around the slightly smaller hallway he entered but the free space was still massive, just less so than the previous room.  Tatanaga's room...was right ahead. Luigi had made it!

[TartoonHand94]

The further down the hall Luigi rolled, the more important the hall looked, despite getting narrower and narrower. The darker purple light traveling along the wall looked more regal and polished, and if he were an evil alien overlord, this is how he’d want his hall way to look. And true to design, the hall lead to a massive free space and equally massive door. Yep, the door definitely looked big and ornate and important enough to be the entrance to the boss’s lair.
“Eureka! I’m-a found it!” Luigi cheered from inside the SS Alien Waste Basket. “Oh no. I’m-a found it.” He immediately winced upon realizing who was on the other side of the door.
How was he going to enter? Knocking was certainly out of the question. What if he took advantage of his element of surprise and snuck in through the vents or something?
Well it was too late for any of that strategy, as Luigi tried to stop the cart, he discovered his breaks were broken. There was no stopping now!
And BRAM! The SS Alien Waste Basket burst through the door and crashed into the wall like a drunk driver in Onett. But with the flexibility and grace of someone who had fought in Onett, Luigi back flipped out of the runaway cart before impact, landing just in time to hear the cart topple over and spill its contents.

“O-oopsie.” Luigi blushed sheepishly at his loud entrance. Looking around, instead of judging eyes, Luigi found darkness.
“H-Hello?” All darkness… except for a neon spider web. …With Princess Daisy on it!

“Princess-a Daisy!” Luigi chirped, picking himself up and rushing over to the stuck monarch. “There you are!”
“I’m-a so glad you’re-a okay!” Luigi sighed in relief until he heard his own words. “...Except for the-eh…” Luigi tried to correct himself on the count of the webbing and the gag.
“…Don’t-a worry, I’m-a get you down!” the plumber wasted no time trying to free the princess from her web.

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Daisy almost jumped (as much as she could've when a waste basket came busting into Tatanaga's lair. As it slammed into the wall and a short, green hat wearing plumber flipped out. It was Luigi! "Mmm!!!" her cry of glee was cut short when something crossed her mind. As Luigi's words reached her ears she shook her head vigorously. "Mmmm! Mmmmmm Eweegee phaaaph!!!" She couldn't talk well while gagged but she tried so desperately...but it was too late.  

"HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA GOTCHA!"  The lights would come on, and out from a the darkest corner would be Tatanaga, stepping out of the shadows. "You rolled right into my trap!" Daisy quite loudly expressed her dismay as she rolled her eyes. She hated villain monologue. Luigi had succeeded in getting her down but she had fallen back and landed in the waste basket, still bound by her wrists as well as still gagged.


"YOU SEE- WE MAY BE IN YOUR WORLD BUT THE LAWS OF YOUR LAND DON'T APPLY ON MY SHIP AHAHAHAHAAHA. JUST TRY IT! JUMP ON ME!" The alien man held his arms out at his side. "An alien man's promise that I won't attack! This is a free blow...however if you do anything else then free game!"  Tatanaga laughed maniacally as he waited for Luigi to make his move. Jump or otherwise. 

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Silence fell through the kingdom as the people watched as a mass grew and grew, casting a long shadow smaller than the giant ship itself but still massive even in comparison. 

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“Hold on, I’m-a almost got it…” Luigi grunted as he continued to pull the princess free from her web, only able to guess what she was trying to say.
Before he could guess right, the lights flashed on. The jolt from Tatanga’s voice undid the last that Luigi needed to free Daisy from the web and she fell right into the bin. Luigi jumped down with her, but landed beside bin to face Tatanga.

Now usually in these confrontations against Bowser there was something in the room Mario Brother could use against him. Seeing as how the room was mostly empty, Luigi’s only apparent option was to take Tatanga’s offer and jump. But Luigi wasn’t delivered by the stork yesterday. Why would Tatanga open himself up to be jumped on if he didn’t have some trick up his sleeve? Whatever trick it was, Luigi wasn’t ready to take it considering he only had one hit point left.

Still seeing as he had no other option, Luigi jumped, even flipped…backwards into the garbage kart and shifted into Maximum Overdrive, bolting back out the doors through wence he came.

“Now let’s-a get you out-a here!” Luigi reassured his bound damsel. “Oops,” Realizing she was still gagged, Luigi turned around and undid her gag and bounds before resuming control of the trolley. “Heheh. There-a we go.”

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Daisy's eyes sparkled in both awe and relief...for a brief moment that is. Her muffled scream didn't go unheard as she fell back but fortunately she landed safely in the bin. Not that it was a completely comfortable fall but it was better than being bound to that strange looking web. She saw Luigi land but couldn't see the rest of him beyond the bin, nor could she sit up to do so either. He had forgotten the bonds. She struggled against them, kicking her legs until she found her efforts fruitless. With a somewhat irritate huff she decided to wait. She listened to Tatanaga's words and quirked an eyebrow. What game was he playing at? What sort of laws? Was there something she wasn't aware of going on right under her nose? She didn't get much longer to think on it when Luigi jumped into the cart with her. She shifted to the side in reaction so he had room but also because she wasn't expecting it.

With Luigi's words the princess smiled behind her gag, blue eyes shimmering. Luigi had saved her! They still weren't off the ship yet but that wasn't a problem. She believed he had a way. Daisy had known him for a long time, and if there was anything she knew it was that if he made it through a whole alien ship on his own- then he could make it out. Better out than in right? Perhaps that doesn't quite fit here though.... When her bounds were undone she immediately hopped up, a flowy bounce in her step. The determination that settled on her face shone through all the odds and she could feel it deep in her bones. It laced itself with her deep loathing for Tatanaga.  She hopped in the garbage bin on wheels, her dress having that natural flowing affect as the amber yellow fabric moved about with her movement. 



"Aw yeah! Let's go- WHOA!" The cart would suddenly begin to slide down an incline, formed by the once straight path just with the click of a button. A ridge rose, tipping the cart and emptying its contents which included the two people in it. "AAAAH!!!" Daisy had managed to catch onto one of the sides of the walkways that had yet to be slanted. They had managed to make it to the power room, the large beam of light in the middle being the only source of light...that and Tatanaga slowly walking towards Daisy who had also managed to catch Luigi's hand so he wouldn't fall to his doom. "Hang on Luigi!"

A deep familiar chuckle met Daisy's ears, and she surely didn't need eyes to know who's voice it belonged to.  He raised his large foot in preparation of stepping on her hand so she would let go. Daisy's eyes widened. There was no way he'd try to kill her- her people would go crazy! They would never bow down to someone who had murdered their queen...oh. Laws...the laws of the land! It made sense now. As he had said their laws didn't work here. Jump man laws were strange but since Luigi was under Jump man laws- somewhat he would lose a life and she would simply end up back at her check point. Tatanaga's room. He was planning to separate them! That slimy sonofa- "Oh would you look at that? Seems we chose otherwise didn't we? Don't hate the game! Hate the play-" there was a number of red lights suddenly going off in the room, making high pitched keening sounds. A warning that something was wrong.  Daisy used Tatanaga's current lack of attention to attempt at pulling Luigi up. but for as strong as she was it was her own weight that she wasn't able to keep controlled as she did so. By pulling him up above her waist her fingers would slip a bit and if she didn't do it right they'd both fall! She couldn't risk it. 

Suddenly the ship tilted to the side a number of sounds, whirring, and panic stirring about from outside of the large room, but sounding like nothing more than distant screams in a far away cave. Tatanaga listened for the strange sound of metal grinding, as the room they were in began to rumble. He noticed an orange light forming at the very bottom of the seemingly bottomless area below the platforming. He narrowed his eyes trying to gauge what it was. A loud bang could be heard as a large piece of metal flipped out passing right by Daisy and Luigi, scaring Tatanaga and Daisy half to death with how close it had been to them. Daisy blinked in surprise  as a large fiery mass shot up and landed on the platform just across from Tatanaga who took a few steps back. 

"What?! IMPOSSIBLE!" The fiery woman looked to Daisy and offered its fiery hand. Daisy hesitated at first but when the flames parted to show a gloved hand Daisy took it with caution. She was surprised at how fast both she and Luigi were pulled up. So this was the extra security for her land? Neat! At least that's what she originally thought until the flames somewhat flared out. They flowed like a curtain in the wind around the air of this woman. Her features became fully visible as she turned her head to look at both Daisy and Luigi with a big smile.


"You guys go on and get out of here! I've got it from here!" Tatanaga was taken aback. The princess of the mushroom kingdom?! She was the one who had caused all of that damage?! How? HOW?!!??!?!?! He nearly flinched when the blonde haired princess looked back at him. There was a hateful look in her eyes. The fire that once flowed around her grew hotter, burning away her gloves and part of her shoulder puffs. 



Tatanaga couldn't tell if it was him or if there was fire in her eyes as well but the fire whipped about over her hands and arms. "You put my dear friends in danger. For that I won't forgive you!" Peach Q...was engulfed with rage...and flames.

[TartoonHand94]

As Luigi rushed to undo the princess’ bounds, he couldn’t help getting himself momentarily trapped in her eyes her shimmering blue eyes. In them, he found perhaps the same gleam of fearlessness he saw in Mario’s at the beginning of every adventure. It was quite reassuring… for lack of a better word, even comforting. Even though they were on a terrifying alien space ship, but he wasn’t alone anymore. In this moment he was sure he made the right choice to seek out her help. But he was going to help her get out of here first. He promised it. Now if he could just keep his eyes on the road.

“Yeah let’s-a-Eh?-WAAAH!” Luigi shuffled from confidence to alarm to panic as their cart crashed, spilling the driver and passanger, who rolled together until Luigi rolled off a ledge. Well all this went south quick. One second it was smooth sailing, the next, Luigi’s dangling above his doom by a single hand. But on the bright side, that hand as held by Princess Daisy’s, whom Luigi trusted completely and felt safe with enough to not even be scared.
“Hold on, Daisy!!!” Don’t let his sheer terror fool you.

A not so familiar figure of very recognizable threat came up behind Daisy. A threat that raised its foot in preparation to kill them both.
“Princess! Look Out!” Luigi warned helplessly. What to do? What to do? Was double jumping allowed in this game? He could let go and give her a chance to get away, but could she get away from his foot in time. He had a Daisy in one hand, if only he had a Fire Flower in the other, he had a clear shot to shoot him. Wait maybe he did have one with him! Luigi frantically checked his pockets with his free hand to see if he had any power-ups. Aha!

He thought he found one but…drat! His disproportionate hand was stuck in his pocket. Darn you, mini form! It was better he focused on this than the immanent doom that awaited Daisy. Just as he almost got his hand free, the ship tilted to the side as the whole ship was put on red alert. Was this what would’ve happened if Luigi’s infiltration was exposed sooner? An orange light was growing in the chasm below. Was it filling up with lava to destroy them? No way was Luigi letting go now! But he almost did thanks to a loud bang that sent a large piece of metal flipped out, almost doing Tatanga’s job for him.

“Wh-what the?” Luigi squawked, finally saying a full sentence after all those whimper noises. He was unable to see the fiery mass as it landed on the platform. Was it another reason to worry for Daisy’s life? Apparently not! It helped her pull him up! Neato!

Finally, safe on a solid ground, Luigi almost kissed the platform they were on, before looking up at his and Daisy’s savoir. His jaw almost hit the platform they were on.
“Pee-pie-po-Prin-Princess???” Luigi stammered, pilling his jaw up from the floor. “P-Peach! B-but-a How? I-I-and-y-you-were-tra-apped-in-inside-” He tripped over himself trying to ask her a simple question out of sheer awe and bewilderment. “How?!? How did-a you find us-a here? When did-a you get out-a the cave?” He finally got his questions out. They sounded panicked but that was nothing new for him today. “And where did you get-a that Fire Flower?”

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Peach Q smiled brightly at both Luigi and Daisy before giving a small nod towards Daisy. They really had to get out of there. Daisy took Luigi's hand and began running down the platform at high speed, her dress puffing out as she ran. 

"AS IF I'LL LET THEM ESCAPE!" Tatanaga began to charge after them but a wall of flames singed his chest, forcing him to scream and take several steps back to put out the fire. "AAAH IT BURNS!" Once it was all out he sent a cold glare in Peach's direction, and she shot one back. 

She brought her hands up above her head, a ball of flames forming into a sphere within her hands. "You should already know that I will never let you pass. We will die here together." Streams of orange poured into the sphere of fire like she was pulling energy from the area around her into a beautiful orange sphere...of destruction. 



"You're merely a princess. You really think you can stop me?"  He lunged at the blonde haired princess and she quickly side-stepped, letting the sphere leave her hands Tatanaga's general direction. He dodged it just by a hair and watched as it tore through the side of the room, going through several layers of the wall before finally going out.


Tatanaga's jaw nearly dropped but he prompted for glaring at the princess instead.  "Fine. You want to fight princess- we'll fight. All or nothing." 

The princess closed her eyes as she let a small smile find its way onto her face. "All or nothing." 

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Daisy was able to figure out which way the exit was by the remaining stragglers of aliens heading in one direction. There was always a shortcut and if she could find it they'd be safe in no time. Using her quick wits she observed the surrounding area and noticed something she was guessing the other Aliens didn't think of. An escape pod! She quickly changed direction, hand still gripping Luigi's and went towards it. The number pad next to it showed foreign characters but she pressed random buttons until it opened. "Alright come on Luigi!" Daisy pulled the green cap wearing Mario brother into the escape pod and it closed behind him. there was a small ship steering wheel and a few levers and lights here and there. If this was anything like a go-cart, (which it wasn't) it wouldn't be that complicated to pilot...right? Wrong. Despite hitting all the right buttons randomly she had deployed them from the ship backwards and so they fell out while getting a full view of the ship. It must've been going higher and higher because it was farther up in the sky than it had been when she was kidnapped and brought into it. 

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"You've wounded a princess. Surely you know that it means execution. I am only...a kind ruler to those who deserve it." The princess, still surrounded by flames and their energy was on her hands and knees, one hand covering a gash in her abdomen. 


"You challenged me, princess. you mess with the bull you get the horns." The blonde haired woman shook her head with a weak chuckle that broke out into fits of painful laughter. 


"Do you think...you've won? I said we would die here together. No matter what you do- you will die here." 


"What are you-"

"This ship will explode soon and you do not have enough time to get off of it alive. Either way I am not dead yet, and for the harm and trauma you've caused to the people of this kingdom, their ruler, and someone I care for deeply- you will be brought down by my hands." Tatanaga glared daggers. You could practically hear his teeth grinding against each other. He. Was. Livid. 

"YOU SET ME UP! I'll kill y-" 

"This ship was meant to be your tomb. I merely did you a favor." The woman stood up, removing her hand from the wound that she had closed up with the fire in her hands. Slowly she began to float via her floating ability but it was a bit different than normal.  The energy from the flames poured into her continuously, while the rest swirled around her. She raised her hands into the air, another sphere forming in her open hands. This sphere was swirling at vicious speeds, eventually losing its round form.



The destructive whipping flames of destruction grew bigger and bigger, while the energy from the fire swirled around her just as fast, soon expanding out all across the room. The massive energy of destruction continued to grow in size until it suddenly stopped but the movement of the energy and the flames created a current of wind to flow viciously around the room. The sound of the fire wasn't exactly pleasant to the ears either. 

"Let's burn together shall we?" The princess moved the floating destructive force so it was facing Tatanaga. There really was no escape.  As she let it go, it expanded before exploding into a vicious blast that sliced through the walls and eventually to the outside. This triggered the explosion of the ship to go off in that instant.

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Daisy gasped when a wave of fire sliced through the ship to the outside and soon after the ship began exploding in several sections. Following afterwards was a massive explosion that tore apart the whole ship. Pieces began flying everywhere all falling like meteors. Several pieces hit the still falling safety pod and the others looked like they would tear up the whole city- but a faded orange glow acted as some sort of barrier that protected Sarasaland. Daisy closed her eyes and hugged Luigi tight. "I know everything will be fine! She's out of there...she'll be here soon!" After another long three minutes, the escape pod deployed a parachute, that gave them a gentle landing atop of Daisy's castle. The anchor that is still through the roof of her castle had fallen over, laying on what seemed to be an orange ground over top of the city, save for the actual anchor itself  Once it opened, Daisy got out Luigi still in her arms. She gently let him go once they were fully out and looked at the pieces of the ship flying and hitting the orange barrier. When had it gotten so dark? The stars out in the sky somewhat seemed to make the moment beautiful- yet it was gut-wrenchingly frightening. Even still Daisy stood tall and proud. Maybe all of the commotion distracted her from how the time of day moved. What happened now? 

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“What-a-Wait-a-No!” Luigi blathered as Daisy took him by the hand and ran off with him. “But I’m-a have so many more questions!” He his voice echoed through the corridor as Daisy pulled him further away from the battle and closer to safety.
“B-But Daisy!” Luigi tried in vain to protest before his face was engulfed by the poof of her dress. “We can’t-a go now!” He finally got a chance to speak when Daisy stopped to figure out which way the exit was. “The princess I’m went to save and saved-a me by sending me here-” He began to explain only for Daisy to take him by the hand and run again. “So, I’m-a came to save-a you, so you could help-a me save her!” Luigi elaborated further as Daisy punched in the access codes. “And now she’s right-a there saving us!” At this point she had already pulled him into the pod. “So we’za gotta go back and-a save her!” His attempts at changing Daisy’s mind were for not and before he could realize what was happening, the two were rocketing away from the space craft and helpless to do anything about it.
“Was that-a right? It sounded a bit-a left-Oh No We Left Her Behind!” Luigi yelped when he opened his eyes and realized they were already off the ship without her.
“H-hold on! This-a pod has a controller, yes?” Luigi frantically inspected the dashboard. “M-maybe we can fly back and pick her up before-” and Kaboom! He was cut off by a wave of fire slicing out through the ship and causing it to explode in several sections.
“…no…”

Luigi was so crushed, even the fact that some of the debris hit the safety pod didn’t faze him. Not expecting anything anymore, he was surprised by a sweet hug from Daisy. Her warm loving embrace squeezed a tear or ten out of his eyes. A hug his trembling arms soon returned and locked into, not budging even when the parachute was deployed.
At last, landed safely on terra firm, Luigi’s embrace of Daisy finally dissolved, leaving him to collapse onto his seat and hang his head back up to watch the night sky.
The explosion of the debris against the forcefield resembled fireworks. The kind that would go off once he and Mario had brought the princess home safely. What did it mean now?

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Daisy felt tears pricking at the corners of her eyes, vision blurring from the salty water solution. After a while of watching debris fall, slam into the invisible barrier covering Sarasahland only to slide off and then fall outside the city limits. The extent of a power so marvelous...it should've played out differently. Yet, when there was nothing left except for black smoke in the air...Daisy clutched the fabric of Luigi's overalls. Her round lips were trembling as her entire body was overcome with emotion. That princess peach wasn't her own. She was...different in ways only she could see. Her will was stronger, her attitude was far more heroic. She didn't always rely on others. This was...she was amazing. Now she was gone. 

Daisy got down on her knees, wrapping her arms around the green-themed Mario Brother. "This isn't fair...we should've all escaped together!" She balled her right hand into a fist, lightly tapping it against the side of Luigi's arm. Frustrated, hurt, suffering princess of Sarasahland. She held back her strength in order to not hurt the italian but the tight vice like grip on her heart provided no relief. "My people...what do I say to my people? How do I- how do we tell Mario? T-The princess. Our princess peach- what if she found out?

Her mind was in a frenzy but the moment her friend from this world crossed her mind everything just..stopped. Princess Peach wouldn't worry about a thing. She was always looking at the brighter side of things with a smile on her pretty pink lips. She sniffled, wiping the tears from her eyes. Finally she had managed to cool down enough and stand back up at full height.  "I have to go give a speech to my people. You stay here..." Daisy flashed her signature grin before skipping off towards the chain that held a giant anchor. The large gap in the top of her castle provided easy access to her throne room. So with a little hop she had her hands clasped down on the chains sliding back down into her throne room, then she was on the ground and headed off to her people.

There was a strange glint in her eyes when she had released Luigi from her grasp. Almost as if...she saw something. 



-SSSSSSHHH BOOOM!- The harsh landing of a large object crashing into the castle roof would catch anyone's attention had the people not been focused on their leader's words. She had a loud booming voice when she wanted to. 

Out of the white smoke billowing out from around the object lying a foot away from Luigi revealed the outline of a body. Parts were terribly charred, their clothing was tattered and overall falling apart but it held strong over the parts that mattered. When most of the smoke cleared out, blonde hair could be seen between it all. Eventually a rounded face, lidded blue eyes.....

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“I’m a know…. I’m-a knew we shouldn’t-a left her.” Luigi agreed, all the more sniveling and teary-eyed than the Daisy wrapped around him. He’d be much happier to share this embrace with her had the circumstances not been so heart breaking. Seeing the princess in his arms in such anguish, knowing there was nothing he could do to help, Luigi did the only thing he could do. He held her close and pet her hair.
If one were to observe the two, he seemed the one more in need of this help, considering he was crying just as hard, if not louder.
He was about a second away from accidentally blowing his nose into her hair when she looked up at him with a newly minted smile on her face. One Luigi could barely see through the wall of water boarding up his eyes, but one he heard in her voice too. He did not understand what specifically inspired this emotional turnabout, but That was what he always loved about her. No matter how challenging, unfair, dangerous, or outright bleak, the game became, she never gave up and kept on playing it to the end. And that’s exactly what she was doing now. “Okidoki, you do that…” Luigi nodded, blowing his nose into a handkerchief instead and waving at her with his free hand.

The question of whether staying on the roof was a safe idea or not barely crosses Luigi’s mind when a large object nearly flattened Luigi, a foot’s inaccurate aim being all that saved him.
“Eeyaah!” Luigi jumped back, almost falling into a hole in the roof. Steadying his balance, he threatened his balance by trembling in fear of what awaited him inside the object.
Remembering what he came for, why he was there and what he was fighting for, Luigi braced, ready to defend Palace du Sarasaland from whatever was going to jump out at him.
But all the bracing in the world would not prepare him for what came out instead.
Luigi’s rounded face grew into an oval as his mouth expanded into a big O.

“P-P-Pr-Pri-Priye-Pre-Pro-“ He stammered incoherently, everybody part shaking indecisively about what to do right now. “It-it-thisis-that’s-a-It’s-a You! I-me-you-us-they-we-We gotta-I’m-a gotta tell Daisy! Come We g-gotta go tell Daisy Now!”

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The princess was so disoriented she could hardly understand or even hear Luigi at first but she managed to tune in better as his voice finally reached her ears. "Eh?" She tried to sit up as much as she could bit her lower back was in mass amounts of pain and unfortunately the lower back had everything to do with movement, turning, and standing. There were a few bruises here and there and small specks of black charred skin like freckles up and down legs and arms but still she forced herself up. Her breathing was labored, uneven and heavy but somehow she still managed to stand upright and put on a small smile. Luigi was rightfully surprised to find her safe. Not unscathed but still alive at least. She took a broken step forward to take Luigi's gloved hand into her own.

"L-Let's go see Daisy." She began leading the way doing her best to hide the slight dip in her step. A limp. How could a person pretend everything was ok and give everything to protect others before themselves? Some would think heroes foolish but...they were simply those willing to put trade their lives for others. Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. So many different kinds. Daisy, Luigi and Peach. Three individuals brought together by emergency situations including kidnappings and adventure. In a time where their own world's rules were bent this way and that yet the true victors still came out the winners. Evil would always have a hard time prevailing.

The princess used her floating so both her and Luigi would land gently into the throne room. As soon as they landed she began moving again. Even though her slight limp was painfully noticeable she made no notion to voice it. She didn't want to speak of it most likely. Her priority list was a little upside down but that was in her mind for the sake of everyone else. Her pace picked up rather suddenly but she stumbled, gritting her teeth from the pressure on her ankle and the tightening in her calf. The blonde shook her hair and continued on. Daisy was just outside. Fortunately she managed to get them outside before Daisy could get to the worst part of the news.

"Daisy!" The princess called out grabbing the brunetter's attention almost immediately. The Princess of Sarasaland's whole face brightened up as she fully turned to dash and wrap them both in a tight hug.

"She's ok! You're alright!" The brunette pulled back and gave her friend from another universe a punch to her shoulder. "You scared us half to death! I really thought you were a goner y'know!" Daisy crossed her arms and upturned her nose. D. Peach let out a half chuckle and moved in to hug the woman in as tight of an embrace as she could manage.

"Thanks for welcoming me back, Daisy." After that she ushered the woman towards her previous position and off Daisy went to continue her speech to her people. The princess took the distraction as her time to escape. So with all eyes off of her she disappeared back into the throne room, jumping to climb up the anchor back to the roof. There was nothing left to do here.

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Despite being elatedly relieved that the princess was okay, even Luigi could notice that using the word okay to describe her was very debatable. She looked like she had just lost a Bob-Omb hugging minigame!
Luigi nodded affirmatively as she began to lead the way to Daisy. With all these injuries and clearly every step only hurting her worse, she still got up and tried to walk on her two limping? Luigi wasn’t having it.
“Excusy” Luigi pardoned, scooping the princess off guard and carrying her the rest of the way bridal style. There was a second of panic when he almost let her go, nearly causing himself to fall when they descended into the throne room.

He then presented her to Daisy as if bestowing a tribute to royalty. And in typical Luigi fashion, coming out in front of the eyes of basically all of Sarasaland spooked him.
Luigi could only fold his arms behind his back and kick the floor shyly as the precious reunion of princesses culminated in a warm hug. How badly he wanted to join them.

With all the eyes back on Daisy, the ever-shy Luigi wanted to duck out of the public eye as quickly as he could, and thanks to this he caught sight of her climbing the anchor back to the roof.

“Ay!” Luigi called out, jumping onto the anchor to climb up after her. “Where are-a you going? The hospital’s not up-a there!”