Chapter 32: Aftermath

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                    Mario gasped and he slowly opened his eyes, squinting. He was back in the bed. His eyes widened, and he shot up straight out of the bed.

                    'Wait, no way....... was it all a-?'

                    "Nope. It wasn't a dream. It was all *raspy cough* real..... unfortunately....." Mario was taken aback and he exclaimed,

                   "Alice?! Dio mio!! Are you okay-?!"

                   "Yeah..... real peachy." Mario rolled his eyes to her sarcastic response and sighed. He frowned as he looked around, and asked,

                    "Wait, where is Helena? I thought-"

                    "How should I know? She disappeared right after we defeated her. Must have ran away. Tch. Coward." Mario then came to a sudden realization.

                    "Wait. If it was all real, that means-! Luigi!!!"

                    "Huh. I guess you're right. Lucky you." Mario ignored her response and smiled with joy and excitement. He turned to the door, but then stopped. He froze. Luigi was right there, and he gave a small wave, saying,

                  "Hey Mario....."
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                  *10 minutes ago* Luigi inhaled and he slowly opened his eyes. He felt sore and tired all over. He sighed and sat up. He looked around frowning. He was back in the mansion. Specifically in the piano room, where he found Aria. He then asked,

                 "M-Marchionne? A-Aria?" First silence. Then.....

                 "Yes, I'm here Luigi."

                 "Mhm! Me too!" Luigi was rendered silent. That's right. He was possessed by two spirits, who were right now occupying his mind space.

                "Um... okay, that's good. We all made it out alive.... uh...." Marchionne quickly realized why Luigi was uneasy. He then said to him,

                "Sorry for possessing you like this. Aria can leave first. Aria, you can go now." Aria replied with,

                "Okay." Luigi widened his eyes and gasped. He could feel the presence of someone pulling out of his body. It felt pretty uncomfortable and weird at the same time. When Aria finally left, Luigi exhaled and panted. He then looked at her. Aria asked,

                "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?" Luigi widened his eyes and shook his head quickly. He then spoke,

                "Oh nononono. It just felt weird....." He smiled as he got up. He then said,

                "I can't thank you guys enough. And knowing that Mario is okay, is even better! So, now what?" Aria shrugged and Marchionne answered,

                 "Well first, Aria needs to stay here. After that experience, she could be vulnerable to other dangers." Luigi nodded as he replied,

                 "I see.... ok, Aria?" Aria looked up at Luigi. He told her,

                 "Aria, you need to stay here, alright. My objective here doesn't concern you, and I don't want to involve you in my problems, ok?" Aria then countered,

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