Brother's Loyalty: Endgame

Dress You Up

Okay—so—Luigi has a green, gooey doppelganger. That's not in the least bit creepy. Not at all.

Well, two is better than one, I say, and since this clone can't permanently die, that's a big boost for us, isn't it?

You bet it is. Plus, he still has Polterpup by his side. Luigi's in good hands, and thus, so are we.

Hm. I couldn't have said that better myself.

Exactly! I see this as an absolute win!

...

"Here we are," said Luigi when he, Gooigi and Polterpup disembarked from the elevator. "The Hotel Shops."

"Yeah," said Gooigi. "Too bad the entrance is locked."

Luigi glanced at the revolving doors, which were concealed by a screen with a padlock on it. "Well, of course the entrance is locked, because the place is closed," he said. "However, the key must be around here somewhere. Let's start looking for it."

The trio decided to begin their search in the bathrooms. The ladies' room was blocked off, but the men's room was accessible. However, before they could enter the men's room, the phone next to the restrooms rang.

Tentatively, Luigi answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Luigi," cooed Hellen. "I hope you're not too busy right now."

"What do you want, Hellen?"

"Just to wish you good luck in collecting those elevator buttons," said Hellen. "Trust me, you'll need it. The King and I have called in a few friends to guard them, and they won't give them up without a fight."

"Friends, huh? Well, I look forward to meeting them," Luigi said smartly. "Nice talking to you, Hellen." On those words, he slammed the phone back into the cradle.

"Hey, Luigi," said Gooigi.

"Yeah?"

Gooigi trained his DLD on the spot next to the phone, where a second phone materialized. The two of them quickly vacuumed up the Spirit Balls, and then Gooigi lifted the phone from the receiver, only to place it back down.

A Gold Goob popped out from seemingly nowhere and fled down the hallway. Gooigi and Luigi caught up to them, capturing them within minutes and vacuuming up the treasure they dropped.

"All right," said Gooigi. "Now to find the key."

They walked into the men's room, where they could hear the sound of rushing water from next door.

"I guess that's why the ladies' room is closed," said Luigi. "A toilet's flooded. But how can we get to the ladies' room if the doorway is cordoned off?"

Gooigi smirked at him. "Once a plumber, always a plumber, huh?" he asked.

"Hey—I'm still a plumber," said Luigi.

He turned and fired a Suction Shot at a steel covering, which he yanked away to reveal a green pipe. Gooigi, meanwhile, scanned the room with his DLD, eventually uncovering a drainage grate.

Luigi beamed. "Perfect!" he cried. "Now you can head down there and look for a way to fix that leak."

Gooigi slipped through the grate, making sure to avoid the puddles of water, along with the water gushing from a pipe above him. He located a valve and used his vacuum to spin it. Gradually, the water flow lessened, and the toilet above him stopped flooding.