Attack of the 50-Foot-Plumber

## **Plot**

Luigi wakes up excited to try out his favorite new invention, a growth ray. He intends on using it to make tiny things much larger than their size. He heads to his lab and shoots an ant that makes it human size. Unfortunately, it begins attacking Luigi. Mario overhears the ruckus and shoots his fireballs at it, causing it to shrink down to its original size. Mario questions why Luigi would want to mess with another size change invention considering what happened the last time they did. Luigi insists that it will be different this time since he is going to do it in a self secluded room with nobody else. Mario warns him to be careful and walks away.

Later that day, Luigi begins messing with the invention and tries shooting it at a banana but he misses and it ricochets off the walls into him. He is knocked unconscious and wakes up by Mario asking if he is okay. Luigi throws the invention away, saying he will never create anything worthy of being useful. Mario assures him that he has already proven to himself that he can, he doesn't need to invent something to be worthy. Mario takes him to his room for him to rest.

The next morning, Mario is awoken by a huge rumbling and loud noise. Mario goes to investigate and finds a chunk of the castle has been destroyed much to the horror of the surrounding toads. Mario gears up for battle but is shocked to learn that it's Luigi, only he is now 50 feet tall. Much to his horror, Luigi wakes up and realizes what has happened and tries explaining that the invention did indeed work, albeit on himself. Mario assures him that they could try and reverse the effects but Luigi says that while making the invention he didn't finish making a reversal effect, stating that he is most likely going to stay his size forever. Mario and Peach refuse to believe this information and instead decide to have him lay low behind the castle away from the kingdom. In the meantime, they will search for help. Toadsworth mentions that if there is one person they should seek, it should be Dr. Toadley. Mario mentions that he is the doctor that held the answer to solving the love curse Peach had a month prior. She obliges and says that she knows a secret shortcut to his office to skip Cathy the receptionist.

Meanwhile, Luigi begins to become very hungry but knows he must not move and cause a scene. However, his hunger gets the best of him and he heads into town. Unsurprisingly, the toads begin to run in panic, the kingdom is doused with mayhem. Luigi tries his best to calm them down but his booming voice comes out as a cheesy roar instead. Luigi spots a burger place and takes the roof off to eat an entire pack of burgers. Toads continue running away while the army arrives and begins shooting at Luigi. Luigi begins swaying the missiles away and rips out a chunk of land to throw at the army men with Toadsworth witnessing the chaos.

Mario and Peach go through the air vents and eventually find Dr. Toadley's office. They barge into his office to his dismay. Peach demands that he tells them if there is a cure to growth effects. He refuses to answer, even to the princess. Peach snaps and begins threatening him that if he doesn't help them, she will blackmail him of his little secret revolving around watching girl anime shows during his breaks, breaking his professional status. Dr. Toadley begs her not to do such a thing and reveals there is in fact a cure, but its literal premise revolves around growing pains, something that hurts the victim will cause them to shrink. Mario and Peach decide to take his knowledge must to the doctor's relief.

However, Mario and Peach are greeted by Toadsworth who tells them both that Luigi has gone mad and is destroying the kingdom. They go out to witness him plucking his teeth with a transformer pole. Mario demands that he stops but Luigi begins acting strangely out of character, ignoring Mario's pleas. He rips apart a large tree and throws it at Mario and Peach who avoid it just before it could hit them. Mario decides to try shooting a fireball at him, taking Toadley's knowledge of injuring someone into consideration. It does not even penetrate Luigi due to his large size. Squirt runs towards the team and says that he has been witnessing everything and overheard Mario mention there must be some sort of pain the victim has in order to shrink down to normal size. He tells Mario that he needs to face the truth of Peach not liking him back. Confused, Mario denies that will work but Squirt goes through with the plan himself and begins telling Luigi to tell the truth about his true feelings for Peach. He denies any claims of the word but Peach is shocked to learn the fact. She yells for Luigi to stop and gently walks toward him, calmly asking him if he really did in fact love Peach at one point. He doesn't speak but begins to tear up, only being able to mutter a depressed, "yes" before shrinking down to normal size. Peach tells the surrounding toads they will rebuild the damage made and to not nag on Luigi about what happened.

That night, Mario heads to Luigi's room and talks to him about the incident. He decides to confide in Mario about his feelings towards her ever since his kiss didn't work when she was infected with the love virus. Peach comes in and also joins in with the talk saying that he could have just talked to her about it and they would have sorted things out with each other. Luigi insists that he was just scared on what she would think of him. They all embrace a hug and promise to tell each other everything from now on, mentioning they have been through a lot together thus far since their arrival.

At Bowser's castle, Bowser Jr. asks Bowser if he could prepare his team for the upcoming invasion to which he ominously replies that he doesn't see why not, before revealing he is preparing his own army.