Threads of Fate (Part 2)

Revenge

Kicking in the door, Luigi quickly surveyed the room. It was a spacious chamber, lit by numerous touches lining the walls. A large bed sat opposite of him, flanked by two windows and to his left, next to balcony doors, was a large desk and there sitting at the desk, was Bowser. Bowser looked over and shock spread across his face.

"Luigi?"

Luigi didn't hesitate, he needed to use his advantage while he had it. He charged at Bowser, punching him hard across the face before the great turtle had a chance to react. Bowser fell out of his chair and toppled onto the floor which shook beneath his bulk. Luigi immediately followed by delivering a swift kick. The impact caused Bowser to slide along the stone floor and crash into the opposite wall.

"Get up." Luigi growled.

Bowser sat dazed for a moment.

"Get... up..." Luigi repeated he words dangerously.

Bowsers eye met Luigi for a moment, then the great turtle slumped down looking back at the floor.

A fresh wave of furry ran through Luigi. How dare Bowser ignore him, just sit there, in mockery of his pain!

"DON'T YOU LOOK AWAY FROM ME!"

Luigi charged again, driving his knee into Bowser and punching him several more times. He then grabbed Bowser and threw him into his own desk. The sound of splintering filled the air, the room became showered with wood shards and the various small objects from the desktop, including the bowl of soup he had been served earlier.

"I SAID GET UP YOU BASTARD!... GET UP!... THIS ENDS HERE!"

Bowser looked slightly panicked this time. He scanned the room, suddenly got up and charged toward Luigi. Luigi braced himself, ready to dodge the incoming strike. However, Bowser simply ran past him and picked something up off the floor and stared at it. Gently brushing debris off of the object... Bowser did nothing... he simply sat on his bed, continuing to stare at it.

Luigi's frustration and anger continued to mount. This was not how this was supposed to go. He and Bowser should be locked in a desperate struggle for survival. But Bowser seemed to have no fight in him. Luigi yelled again.

"WHAT IS THAT!? What is so important you would..." Luigi stopped dead, staring down at the thing in Bowsers hands. Bowser was cradling an old photograph in a cracked frame. And there smiling up at the camera... the photograph was of Princess Peach.

Now seething, Luigi growled at Bowser. "...How dare you keep a picture of her... How dare you morn her... YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!"

Luigi attempted to knock the photo out of Bowsers hands, only for Bowser to pull away, cradling the photo even tighter and moving with surprising speed, Bowser leapt away from Luigi and stashed the photograph in a small safe encased in the stone wall. Closing the safe, Bowser didn't turn back right away. But instead spoke, one hand still placed against the now closed safe.

"Luigi... I'm sorry..."

CRASH

Bowser had barely gotten the words out before Luigi sprang forward kicking him through his balcony doors. He came to rest against the balcony railing, overlooking the rest of the castle.

"NO!... STOP IT YOU BASTARD!!!"

Luigi was now crying as he yelled. Partially over the sorrow of his lost friends, but mostly due to rage toward Bowser, for robbing him of a proper revenge. Everything about this was wrong. Luigi should be killing the great brute as he mocked all the pain he caused... yes, that was how this was supposed to go. Not this. Not Luigi mercilessly bludgeoning a grief-stricken Bowser, too broken to raise his claws in his own defense.