Way to go, Bro! You sure made Johnny Deepend feel the burn! But the cooldown will have to wait. You're just a couple of floors away from me, and Hellen's waiting. I can't wait to be free of her.
That Goob beforehand was very generous, though—letting Luigi have that key after completing an intense workout rather than attacking him.
Eh—that Goob just wanted to see my bro sweat it out.
Who wouldn't? I mean, that film director ghost has taken an interest in him. And even Gooigi's taken an interest in him. Guess he's just that kind of person.
Yeah. He is, isn't he?
Thank God he made it through the 13th floor in one piece, though. Now let's see what he'll encounter on the next floor!
...
"I was thinking," Gooigi was saying, "before we head to the 14th floor, how about you drop off your duffel bag in your room? It'll be one less thing to carry."
Luigi nodded. "Sure," he said, dropping the duffel bag onto the ground and holding up the elevator button. "All right—where are we headed to next?"
The elevator button fit itself into its proper socket—only to pop back out—once again in Polterkitty's jaws!
"You gotta be s—ing me," Luigi said in disbelief.
Polterkitty sailed out of the elevator panel and onto the floor, swallowing the elevator button with a devious grin. As she turned to leave, Polterpup trotted over to her, playfully barking and staring at her with puppy-dog eyes.
"Yeah—nice kitty," Luigi said softly as he observed the scene. "Do you wanna play with the nice doggie?"
But Polterkitty turned up her nose at the ghost pup and strutted out of the elevator. Polterpup whined, his eyes and tail drooping.
"Aw—puppy," said Luigi, kneeling down and giving Polterpup a comforting hug. "You'll still have me."
Polterpup perked up, bounded out of the elevator and stood on his hind legs.
"You'll help me find her?" asked Luigi.
"Arf!"
"Oh, yeah! Good puppy!" laughed Luigi. "Let's go get that bad kitty."
Polterpup led Luigi and Gooigi toward the showers, the latter two scanning the ground in front of them with their Dark-Lights to search for purple paw prints. Once inside the shower room, Polterpup pounced on a hamper, knocking aside the lid to reveal Polterkitty.
"You are a very, very bad kitty!" Luigi scolded, hands on his hips. "My doggie just wanted to play with you, and you were rude and dismissive to him! Apologize to him, right now!"
But Polterkitty just flounced away as Polterpup forlornly stared after her.
"Hey," Luigi said softly. "She's not worth it."
Polterpup licked Luigi's cheek and took off toward the locker room, with Gooigi and Luigi close behind. The two ghost hunters trained their Dark-Lights on the walls and floors around them, but they couldn't find any pawprints. A woof from the ghost doggie caught their attention.
Luigi knelt down so he was at eye-level with the pet. "Where do you think she is?" he asked.
"Arf! Arf! Woof!"
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Brother's Loyalty: Endgame
FanficWelcome to the Last Resort. You can check in anytime you like, but you can never leave. Things couldn't be better for the green-clad ghost fighter. His first two encounters with the paranormal have built him up into a stronger person. He has frie...
