Brother's Loyalty: Endgame

Tonight You Belong to Me

He's on my floor now, you guys! He's coming to get me!

Awesome! How are you holding up?

Not too great. I'm in the Unnatural History Museum, and the ghost I was "gifted" to is giving me the creeps. Plus, there's this big T-Rex, and I don't like the look of it. I hope Luigi's ready.

I know he is, Brad. He'll always fight his way out of these situations.

A museum, huh? Wow, this place has everything.

Yeah. Too bad it's haunted—and meant to trap all of us!

...

"Welcome to the Unnatural History Museum," said Luigi, mimicking a docent as he stepped out of the elevator, Gooigi and Polterpup behind him. "The tour is about to begin. Remember to stay with your buddy."

"Wow—that's pretty good," said Gooigi.

"Thanks," said Luigi.

The Unnatural History Museum was relatively small, sporting exhibits of bones, flowers and fossilized eggs. There were also display cases holding coins and gems, and since the surfaces weren't round or smooth enough, Luigi and Gooigi couldn't knock them over with the Suction Shot. Outside, a thunderstorm rolled in as the two explored the museum.

Luigi jumped slightly at a crackling sound over the museum's PA system. King Boo's evil laugh echoed from all around, and then a creepy version of "Tonight You Belong to Me" began to play. The windows were briefly illuminated by a flash of lightning, adding to the ominous atmosphere. Holding onto his vacuum like a lifeline, Luigi took several deep breaths—and then his head snapped up.

"One of my friends is being held in this museum," he said.

"How do you know...?" frowned Gooigi.

"I can feel it," said Luigi. His eyes sparkled with urgency. "Follow me—I think I know where he is."

He almost sprinted over to a red and gold curtain with two tassels, grabbing onto one while Gooigi grabbed the other. Yanking on the tassels, they pulled the curtain open, revealing another, huge exhibit hall with a giant T-Rex as the centerpiece.

And next to that T-Rex—was Brad.

Luigi! You made it!

"Of course, Brad," Luigi said softly. "Of course."

He ran into the exhibit hall, paying no attention to the other dinosaur skeletons around him. All he could see was the imprisoned Toad, his mouth open in a scream or a shout, some bruises mottling his face and arms.

"Brad," he breathed as he approached Brad's portrait. "I'm here. I'm gonna get you out of there."

He activated the DLD and shone it on Brad's painting, watching as the blue-spotted Toad slowly became colorized. So focused was he on freeing Brad that he was unaware of the shadow passing over him.

Luigi! Luigi, look out!!

There was a low growl, and Luigi slowly turned to see the T-Rex skeleton looming over him. A strange, pinkish glow was inside its ribcage, and Luigi's first thought was that the skeleton was being possessed. Like he needed another possessor ghost to deal with. Wolfgeist and his piano was bad enough.