What. Was. That?
I—I don't really know.
Stuck in this hotel of horrors—and Gooigi is all Luigi has right now. Can you really blame them?
Yes, well—good luck explaining that to Daisy.
Hey, relax. Technically, it's not cheating.
O—kay. Let's just—get back to what they're doing, shall we?
...
A flourishing, bombastic tune played on the loudspeakers as Luigi, Polterpup and Gooigi arrived on the 8th floor, Paranormal Productions. The place looked exactly like a movie studio, with a red carpet, spotlights hanging from the ceiling and cameras on display. There was a small set with a helicopter hovering over a mountain range, and spinning the helicopter blades made the aircraft lower, yielding a gem.
"This is so cool," breathed Luigi. "An actual movie studio!"
"I'd love to be in a movie," Gooigi said dreamily. "How about you?"
"Well—back in the 90s, a studio in the States tried to make a movie about me and Mario." Luigi made a face. "It was horrible—so horrible that it's become a taboo subject in the MK."
"I'll take your word for it," said Gooigi.
They made their way down a corridor, where various movie posters lined the walls. Posters for action movies, sports movies, comedies, dramas, adventures—the poster for one sports movie reminded Luigi of a soccer tournament in the MK, known as Strikers. There was another poster advertising a film about a small-time boxer aspiring to make it big, and this boxer had an uncanny resemblance to Little Mac, an acquaintance from the Smash tournament. And a poster for a sci-fi action film was a clear homage to the Metroid franchise.
"Hey! That's you!" Gooigi exclaimed, pointing to another poster.
"Wha...?" Luigi stared at the poster and stopped cold. For there was an image of him or someone who looked like him, standing before King Boo.
"They should make a movie out of this," said Gooigi. "Just imagine—audiences around the world watching you kick ghost [bleep]."
Luigi allowed himself a small smile. "Yeah, that would be nice," he said, "but I really don't want people to profit off of this."
They arrived at the studio entrance, only to discover that the double doors were locked.
"Hey," said Gooigi. "I saw a key when we got off the elevator. It was in a glass case next to a TV."
"A TV—like this one?" asked Luigi, turning toward a widescreen TV with a green panel on it.
"Yeah," said Gooigi. "But—what's with the green panel?"
"Let's find out," said Luigi, activating the panel with the Strobulb.
The TV flickered to life, displaying an image of a red helicopter over a snowy mountain range—the very movie set that was near the elevator!
Mesmerized, Gooigi reached out a finger toward the TV, but instead of touching glass, the finger went straight through the picture.
"Wow," gasped Luigi. "It's not just a TV. It's a teleporter."
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