Binded

## **Plot**

Daisy is struggling to make a drawing of hers perfect enough to enter a contest. She reluctantly enters it last minute due to the deadline approaching its final second. Unfortunately, her drawing is rejected before it is even considered by official judges. Luigi asks her trip went and she explains that it went awful as no other flower shop would take her. She sheepishly shows him the drawing she made which turns out to be a small doll look-alike of her. Luigi remarks that it looks cute to which she thanks him.

Squirt and Mason are doing another project in their classroom. Squirt asks Mason why doesn't he ever want to visit the castle to hang out with Squirt when he isn't doing his job. Mason replies that he has extremely strict parents who run on a tight curfew for him every second of the day, so much so they are planning on doing that to him until he moves out. Mark overhears this and begins to make fun of Mason for not being man enough to step up to his parents. Squirt tells him to back off but not before Mark threatens him. Class ends and the duo leaves but not before Mason feels bad about the whole situation, saying that he should step up to his parents but doesn't have the courage to, calling himself a coward. Squirt retaliates this by saying that he can't control what his parents think, he should feel no blame for their actions. Mason thanks him for the advice and support and they embrace a short hug before departing. Squirt then begins walking home. Along his walk, he spots an oddly familiar doll sitting near the front door of a retail shop. He goes to retrieve it but notices it has no tag on it. He takes it home to which his mom tells him he should take it to Daisy as it looks like an exact replica of her. Along his way over to her house, Luigi spots him and the doll, immediately becoming interested. Squirt gives it to him explaining where he found it but Daisy would more than likely like it. Luigi gives it to her as soon as she opens the door and she becomes quickly loving of the doll. Luigi asks if she really does like it to which she says that it is true and she will cherish it like nothing else.

Daisy becomes obsessed with the doll over the next few days, going to extreme lengths to make sure nothing happens to it and that it follows her wherever she goes. Luigi begins to worry that something is happening with her mentally and goes to check in on her. Her front door was left open and to his shock, the entire house has been modified as a shrine with all things dealing with the Daisy doll. Luigi turns into a room to catch a glimpse of the doll horrifyingly standing on its legs talking to Daisy. Luigi exclaims and the doll immediately reverts back to its non-movement state. Luigi asks Daisy how was she talking to the doll and how was it standing up. Daisy denies any claims of the matter and instead gets angry at Luigi for barging into her house. He tells her he was only worried about her to which she apologizes and says that she can't tell Luigi the truth. Once provoked as to why someone knocks on the door. Luigi goes to search for who knocked but the front door slams shut, leaving Luigi unable to enter the house. Daisy shouts from inside and insists she is fine and that everything will be okay. Luigi takes this information lightly and sprints back to the castle, alerting the others that he is worried about Daisy and that they should help her. Rosalina is at the castle telling Mario about the new findings in her research but once asked if the doll is a look-alike of Daisy, Rosalina becomes horrified. She explains that she read from a certain book in her library detailing that those who find a look-alike of themselves in a doll form, it is a curse that is bestowed upon the host until they are finished doing the doll's bidding. Luigi takes this information with great concern and along with the team, they barge into Daisy's house to save her but find it completely barren and empty. Luigi enters the house but is quickly swept by something off-screen. One by one, the team is swiped away into an unknown location. Squirt is the last to be taken, revealing to have been roped behind Luigi on a chair by someone. Suddenly, the Daisy doll reveals itself to the group, further revealing she can talk, and walk, among other things. The doll explains that it has been treating Daisy like her best friend ever since she was given to her, and Daisy promised her that she will never leave her side. However, even Daisy began to become suspicious of the doll's activities, unfortunately, once she became such, the doll had her imprisoned in another room, unable to reach out. She further monologues that she has envied not having an owner to play with, nobody wanted her as a toy as she is missing an eye and has stitched legs. She mentions that she will gain her revenge by making sure she isn't turned off ever again. Luigi tells her that she cannot keep Daisy hostage for her entire life to which the doll replies by opening a saw gauge ready to kill both him and Squirt. Rosalina barges into the room and calls upon her luma to keep the doll busy. She quickly helps untie Luigi and Squirt. Rosalina tells them to free Mario and Peach in the other room.

Mario attempts to burn the rope using his hands but they are too far from the rope. They decide to try and free themselves by hopping near a pair of scissors on a table. Unfortunately, they both end up falling on their side and remain stuck. Mario tells Peach that he wishes he was much stronger when in times of need. Peach goes on to tell him that he has already shown her that he is strong and that he no longer needs to prove to her anything, saying both he and Luigi are truly extraordinary people with amazing powers. Luigi and Squirt barge in and untie the duo, allowing them to escape and free Daisy who is being held captive in her room. Luigi pulls down the tape on her mouth and she begins to break down saying how sorry she is to Luigi and that she just wanted to have a little replica of herself as she at first thought it was cute. Once she discovered that its true intentions were nothing more than to keep itself alive and not to give pleasure to Daisy, she attempted to have her thrown out in a garbage truck but was quickly knocked by it throwing a baseball bat at her head which left a sizable bruise. They go into the other room to confront the doll to only find Luma unconscious, Rosalina quickly aids him but suspects something doesn't feel right. Suddenly, a large trap ensues, catching the entire group except for Daisy who manages to barely escape the trap zone. The doll reveals itself before becoming angry that Daisy wasn't caught. Daisy goes on to tell the doll she no longer wants to be her friend and that "playtime is over". The doll is saddened to hear this but insists she will just have to kill her before she can turn her off. She then takes out a large chainsaw and charges at Daisy who vaults over it and grabs the doll, ripping out its voice box and batteries. She frees the rest of the team and apologizes once more. She insists that from now on, she will just be a lot more careful checking things beforehand before assuming anything. The group then eats ice cream at Gary's Yum Yum Hub.