Unwritten: Diary of a Lean Green Plumber

Millennium

1 January 2000

Smash Mansion

Dear Diary,

Yes, I'm still here. The world didn't end, and all the computers are working fine. No planes fell out of the sky; there was no global blackout. Everything's still in its proper place.

In light of the holiday, today's a leisure day. The first matches of 2000 will begin tomorrow. As of late, these matches have grown more intense—a sure sign that the tournament is winding down. How does MH plan to conclude Super Smash Brothers? What challenge does he have planned up his sleeve? Will he even tell us, or will it be a surprise? I kind of hope he gives us some clue in advance, so we can prepare.

I'll talk to you later.

Luigi

24 January 2000

MK

Dear Diary,

The tournament is in the middle of another one of its breaks. Yup, MH is preparing us for something. A challenge which will test our teamwork, or a series of individual challenges for each of us? We'll have to see when we come back.

In the meantime, I've made good use of this break, relaxing, learning how to play piano, doing some cardio on my spin bike, and visiting Josh and his folks. Whenever possible, I go to Sarasaland to visit and romance Daisy. She listens raptly as I tell her about my adventures in Smash.

Today, Peach hosted another one of those parties in her castle—you know, the parties with the minigames. Once again, each of the "boards" had a specific theme—but this time, we got to wear costumes appropriate to each theme. In Pirate Land, for example, we got to wear pirate garb. We dressed as cowboys in Western Land, astronauts in Space Land, archeologists in Mystery Land and wizards in Horror Land. There wasn't a costume for Koopa Land, though. But I did get to ruffle some feathers by once again winning by doing absolutely nothing. Gee, I should make that a hobby!

I'll be back on the Smash battlefield in two days. Until then, let me enjoy this little respite.

Luigi

22 February 2000

Smash Mansion

Dear Diary,

Master Hand all but confirmed today that the tournament is ending soon, and that we should keep an eye out for brand-new challenges. Right now, he hopes to end the tournament by this summer at the latest. He told us that he's happy we got past the tier list nonsense, and maybe it was his fault for making such a big deal over it. Then, he added that we made such a good impression on him that he's likely to organize another tournament like this in the future. I'd really like that.

In the spirit of the new millennium, I've worked on my relationships with Douglas and Fox. They made a very grand gesture when they apologized to everyone, but the memories of what they did don't automatically go away. Still, the Formidable Four is back! Back to playing Twister in the Games Area, back to sitting together in the lounge, back to having splash wars in the pool and having spa dates every month. And Fox finally got around to giving me the Great Fox ride he'd promised at the beginning of this tournament. He allowed me to sit in the co-pilots seat and taught me how to use the controls. There were even showers and freeze-dried snacks! He promised me that he'd show me how to fly an Arwing soon. I'm so happy that he's back to his old self.