Super Mario: Christmas Carol

The Ghost of Christmas Past

Later in the night, Wario began tossing and turning before eventually waking up. The first thing he heard was the bell in the bell tower ring once.

"Wha... Eh? What the..." Wario mumbled, still half asleep, "Its 12AM? Wasn't that when Waluigi said... No! Impossible! That was just a bad dream! I still have to pound the butcher's face in for giving me that bad bacon! I am most certainly not going to be visited by any ghosts, and that's final!"

"Oh, yeah?"

Wario's heart stopped for about half a minute after hearing someone actually replying to his denial. Suddenly, the curtain he was facing was pulled aside to reveal who Wario suspected was one of the ghosts.

The ghost was a female blond hair girl, holding a light candle. She wores a bright blue dress that matches her eyes with a golden star, earrings shape like a star, and wears a silver crown on top of her head. Also, she seemed to be glowing as she approached Wario and began to address him.

"Hello, Wario. I am the Ghost of Christmas Past."

"Eh... Do I have to call you that all the time? Cuz 'Ghost of Christmas Past' is quite a mouthful. Can I call you Ghosty or something?"

"Boy, you're as annoying as they said you'd be... Anyway, if you must, you can call me by my name, 'Rosalina'. And never call me 'Ghosty'."

"Ok, Rosalina it is! Now, what do you want?"

"Do you want me to hurt you?"

"Gee, you have to be 'rude, don'tcha?"

"Well, it's the only way to get through your thick skull. Now, to answer your first question, I'm here for your welfare."

"My what!?" stumbled a clueless Wario.

"Welfare! As in your health, happiness, and general well-being."

"I'm still confused..."

"I'M HERE TO SAVE YOUR BUTT, OK!?"

"Yikes! Ok! Got it! But, um, how are you gonna do that?"

"Let me show you." Rosalina answered as she walked towards the window, "Well, what are you waiting for? Get up."

"Um, hold it right there, Rosalina..." Wario grumbled, getting out of bed and joining Rosalina at the window, "I don't think jumping out a window is gonna help my 'save my butt' too much..."

"If you hold my hand, nothing will happen."

Wario squeezed Rosalina's hand so hard he almost cut off her spirit circulation.

"Let me rephrase that..." Rosalina moaned impatiently, "Nothing bad will happen."

"Dang."

When Wario was done complaining, they walked through the wall. On the other side was not the city, like Wario expected, but rather a country side. After a moment of thought, Wario realized where he was.

"Hey, I remember this place!" Wario shouted, practically jumping up and down with excitement, "This was where I was born!"

"Yes, such humble beginnings..." Rosalina mumbled sarcastically, "Whatever happened...? Anyhow, do you remember the way to the village?"

"Remember it!? I could walk it with my eyes closed! Unless, of course, someone dug a big hole in the middle of the road, then I might not make it, but aside from that..."

While Wario continued to ramble, Rosalina dragged him towards the nearby town. Along the way, Wario's babble soon turned from describing how well he knew how to get to town to him recognizing all the houses and trees and people they met. At one point, Wario tried to talk to one of the people he remembered fondly.