Super Faith

Chapter 4

"You won't escape me this time, Luigi!!" The voice of King Boo snapped at him.

Luigi turned to see King Boo was right behind him, chasing him down like prey. His crown glowing purple, levitating a picture frame. The interior of the painting swirling around with color like a portal.

"L-Leave me alone!" He cried as he ran down a dark hallway, trying his hardest not to run into anything. He had no Poltergust or flashlight to help him now. He was completely disarmed. Nothing but adrenaline and speed.

King Boo stretched his long tongue out like a lasso to trip Luigi. When he managed to make him fall on the ground, he laughed in amusement. Luigi tried to back away but to no avail. He was picked up with King Boo's psychic power from his crown.

He tightened his grip on Luigi until he cried in pain, causing him to have trouble breathing. Tears clouded his vision and he gritted his teeth to keep from crying out too loudly. "S-stop!!" He managed to cry out. It only made the king tighten his grip more, threatening to shatter every bone in his body causing him to not be able to keep his cries quiet any longer.

"No... More... Mercy for you, Luigi!! You belong to me now!! And I will do what I'd like with you. I can finally take my revenge on you for all eternity!!"

He then levitated Luigi towards the frame. "N-No!!!" He made one last desperate cry as he tried to get away but the psychic power holding him only made it a weak effort. King Boo laughed at him before striking him with the portrait frame.

"Let me out!! Let me out!!!" His muffled cries continued through the painting.

"Let me out!! Please!! Let me out!!"

"Luigi!! Wake up!!! Snap out of it!!" Lightning's voice reached him as his cries continued.

He woke up with a sudden gasp. "WAHHHH!!" Luigi cried, as his eyes shot open. He covered his face with his paws and trembled, covering his teary eyes with his hat.

Lightning put a paw on his shoulder. "Luigi? Are you okay? You were having a nightmare..."

He looked up for a second from hearing her voice, seeing the face of a concerned female Pikachu. He looked back down and quivered. "N-No... I'm not... I-I had that dream again..." he mumbled, covering his eyes again with his hat, trying to hide his tears.

"Again? What Dream? Do you want to talk about it?" Lightning asked curiously.

Luigi didn't answer. He just continued to cry and tremble.

Mario approached his upset little brother. "Luigi... Look at me.. It's okay. You're safe. Nothing's going to hurt you. Come on Weegee!" Mario told him reassuringly, moving his brother's hat from over his eyes.

He saw Luigi's face wet with tears. He gently rubbed the tears out of his little sibling's eyes and gave him a small smile to show that everything was okay.

Luigi looked at his older brother's blue eyes and sniffed.

"What happened, bro?" Mario asked, patting the top of his forehead softly with one brown paw.

"I-I had that nightmare w-where King Boo trapped me in a painting again..." he answered, sullenly. As if explaining a similar dream that happened recently. In fact, it was one of the nightmares King Boo gave Luigi right before the attack in the Last Resort hotel. Where he was chased through a dark hallway but instead of escaping down the laundry chute like he actually did, he was captured.

"Ohh... It's okay Weegee... Don't think about it. You'll be okay. I won't let anything harm you." Mario promised hugging Luigi tightly.

"Th-thanks Mario. And you too Lightning..." Luigi replied with a small smile, rubbing a single tear from his eye.