Sarasa Nightmare

Chapter 2-3

"This is your room," Fice T. said after he lead Luigi down a grand hall. Fice T. turned to walk away but spun back to face him almost as fast. "Look, Princess Daisy is very strong-willed... She'd like to believe she could handle this on her own, but we've already had three Toads, and two Goombos disappear from the castle. Honestly, I fear the worst as far as they are concerned.

"When she talks to you later, she's going to play it off, make it seem like it's not such a huge deal. But it is. You must stay and save us – save this castle and this land before this beast destroys everything. I will be frank, Daisy probably won't thank you for stealing her thunder.

"Her thunder won't matter, though, if this thing kills her. She hasn't seen it for herself yet, so she can't possibly understand. Some of us have seen it, though. It has to be stopped, and a princess with her wannabe theatrics isn't going to cut it. We need a real hero."

Luigi was no hero. "And you're telling me all of this because..."

"I had no idea you were in the area. However, I sent a Lakitu courier with a letter to Mario almost a fortnight ago, hoping he could come to help, but he sent a reply about how he couldn't come at the moment. Apparently, he's trying to save Princess Peach and the Flower Kingdom from some sort of origami plague. I wasn't exactly sure what to make of his response, but it seems he's busy. And while I'll admit I was sort of hoping for someone like Donkey Kong, Yoshi, or even that giant pink ball who eats everything – I can't remember his name – would show up to save the day, you're the one who's here. You have to be the hero. We can't keep on waiting and hoping for someone else. In the amount of time it could take for someone else to get here, we could be obliterated."

"And what if I can't?" Luigi wanted to do what Fice T. was asking of him, but the Toad's words honestly made him doubt his potential abilities.

"You will. And if you're not sure what to do, just think 'what would Mario do?'"

Before Luigi even had time to grind his teeth, the Toad spun on his heel and walked off.