Estelle took a quick glance over at Emma, seeing the forlorn and sorrowful pain in her sapphire eyes. Strange how they looked familiar to her. "You okay over there, Emma?" She asked, making Emma jump and look up at her from her hands.

"Uh, yeah!" The girl exclaimed as she pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear. It was her left hand in which something caught the light on her finger. "Just thinking is all."

Estelle saw the glint on her finger, making her whisper something to Luigi before walking up to Emma. She took her hands and looked at the ring on her ring finger. It looked to be an engagement ring, which made Estelle sigh with sorrow.

"I'm sure we'll save him soon," The lilac haired girl said with a grin. Emma blinked a little before noticing the ring only to grin back.

"Oh, it's fine. He's been gone for a while now," She said making Estelle feel even worse. Emma saw this and looked over at Luigi, seeing he wasn't paying much attention to them in this small elevator. He was just messing with his old GameBoy Horror from his first mansion adventure. Where he had that was beyond her knowledge.

Emma eventually looked back at Estelle. "I do have to say though," She began, nodding towards Luigi, "he's grown up to look so much like him."

Estelle blinked confused at first before looking over at Luigi and then at Emma. Her eyes told her everything. Emma just giggled Estelle's realization before patting her hand. "You're smarter than you look."

"How are you here?" Estelle asked with surprise. "I mean, he's told me stories about his parents, but I never-"

"Relax, dear," Emma said with a smile. "To him, right now, I'm just another victim. So please, don't make a big deal about this. At least, not yet." She made sure she was quiet enough so Luigi didn't hear her, but they both figured he didn't since his nose was in that old electronic device. "I want to be the one who tells him."

Estelle seemed confused at first, wondering why she wouldn't tell Luigi that it was her, the ghost of his mother. But, she didn't argue the fact any more than it should be and just nodded in agreement. She figured when the time came, Emma would tell Luigi herself. Hopefully, it would be sooner rather than later.

"So, tell me, Estelle," Emma started, leaning back against the wall of the elevator. Why it was going so slow to reach Elvin was beyond them all. "How did you and Luigi meet?"

"Oh!" Estelle giggled a little as she thought back to those days, grinning the whole time. "He showed up in Evershade Valley 6 years ago. My grandfather, Elvin Gadd, called him to be the ghost hunter and to help us fight off whoever was turning the ghosts against us."

"Oh, that had to be scary!" Emma exclaimed.

"It kind of was at first," Estelle began, "but Luigi somehow took all the fear away from it." Emma saw the pleasant grin forming on the young girl's face, which in turn made Emma grin back.

"How'd you two finally get together?" She asked, adding on something quietly. "I mean, if I know my son, he's always shy to tell a girl he likes her."

"Oh, trust me, I'm the same way with boys," Estelle retorted, giggling afterward. "But I guess when we finally got to the Treacherous Mansion we let it slip. We told each other how we felt. And this was after I found out that King Boo is my birth father." Estelle smiled now at the thought of their first kiss.

Estelle popped into the area right as Luigi was dropped from the Pixelator, making her giggle. Luigi just glared at her as he slowly stood up. "Sorry for laughing, but you have to admit...my grandpa has a funny bone."

"Yeah, and it's broken," Luigi retorted, making Estelle laugh harder. But it soon died down when she saw the cliff and the Treacherous Mansion in the background. Her smile fell and her nerves were shot as she could see the purple glow behind the spooky building. She backed up some, only to have Luigi catch her in his arms and hold her for comfort.

"It's okay, Ellie," He began, "it's okay. I'm right here. You can do this." Estelle took a deep breath and looked over at Luigi, seeing how close their faces were together. Their lips inches away from the other. She couldn't handle it anymore. She had to do this. So she leaned in and planted her lips on his. And surprisingly...he kissed her back.

When they pulled away, their foreheads were touching and Estelle couldn't stop the giggles in her throat. Luigi, however, just stared at her with a small blush on his cheeks. "Estelle, I-"

"I know," She began, "this is the end of the battle. And one of us might not make it. But I've come to accept that if I die, I at least want you to know how I feel. It's only fair."

"Estelle! Don't say things like that!" Luigi exclaimed, pulling his forehead away but keeping her at arm's length. "I don't know what I'd do if you got killed here!"

"More importantly, what would my grandfather do if I died here?" Estelle tried to joke, but Luigi wasn't having it.

"Estelle," Luigi began, "I'll have your back." Estelle grinned at him as she took his hands off her shoulders and held them tightly.

(SONG: "Something to Believe in" – Newsies)

"As I with you," She spoke with a quiver to her voice.

ESTELLE: Till the moment I found you/I thought I knew what/love was./Now I'm learning what is true/that love will do what it does./The world finds ways to sting you/and then one day/decides to bring you.../Something to believe in/for even a night/one night maybe forever/but that's alright/that's alright./And if we're gone tomorrow/what was ours still will be/I have something to believe in/now that I know you believe/in me.

Luigi grins at her as gently pulls her closer to him, almost making her chest touch his.

LUIGI: We were never meant to meet/and then we meet/who knows why./One more stranger on the street/just someone sweet passing by./An angel come to save me/who didn't even know she gave me.../Something to believe in/for even a day/one day maybe forever/but that's okay/that's okay./And if we're gone tomorrow/what was ours still will be/I have something to believe in/now that I know you believe/in me.

BOTH: Do you know what I believe in/look into my eyes/and SEE!

Luigi pulled Estelle in for another kiss before pulling away after a moment him walking through the gates behind them.

LUIGI: If things were different.

ESTELLE: What? If we weren't about heading to the final battle?

LUIGI: And if you, technically, weren't a princess! And if you're birth father wasn't after my head...

ESTELLE: You're not really scared of my birth father!

LUIGI: No...but I am pretty scared of you.

ESTELLE: Don't be.

LUIGI: And if we're gone tomorrow

ESTELLE: What was ours still will be

BOTH: I have something to believe in/now that I know you believe/in me!

ESTELLE: I have something to believe in

BOTH: Now that I know you believe/IN ME!

(End of the song)

"It's been nothing but a dream ever since," Estelle finished the story as the elevator came to a stop at the basement floor, making them look at the door. It opened up for them, making Luigi put his GameBoy Horror away and walk out. Estelle looked at Emma, seeing her nod after him. Her way of telling the "Boo" Princess to head on after him, that she'd wait right here for them.

Estelle was hesitant at first, but nodded in agreement and raced after Luigi, grabbing his hand on the way. Emma just giggled at the sight before sliding to the floor and looking up to the ceiling. Looking it passed it to the night sky.

"You should tell him, Em," A familiar Italian accent spoke up (one that almost sounded like Luigi's, but with a tiny bit of Mario thrown in), making Emma look over to see a young man sitting beside her. His one knee up while his arm was rested on it. He looked to be a year older than her...and he looked a lot like Luigi. "Knowing it's you might calm his nerves."

"His nerves are already calm, Pio," Emma stated looking after the couple. "Besides, Estelle is with him."

Pio sighed as he placed his arm around his wife, letting her move closer to him and rest her head on his shoulder. "I know. And she's a wonderful girl!" He exclaimed. "But he should know you came to help him, Emma. He should know his mother is here to help him."

"Pio, you know that the moment he knows, I'm coming home!" Emma exclaimed as she darted upright and looked into his eyes. "The only reason I'm staying right now is that he doesn't...and the fact that only Estelle knows."

"Smart girl," Pio said, sighing as he felt her hand go onto his, letting her engagement ring brush against his wedding band. "You think she's the one for him?"

"I don't think she's the one," Emma began while standing up and pulling Pio up wit her. "I know she's the one. Just like I knew with you." Pio grinned as he planted a sweet and quick kiss to her lips. "I'll see you soon, Pio. Our children need me."

Estelle took a deep breath as she walked up to the front door of the portable lab, letting it open as it sensed her presence. Luigi had decided to let her go in first, just to surprise Elvin. Besides, she should see her grandfather again than have a new piece of equipment to defeating King Boo. So, Estelle was the first to walk into the lab, seeing at how strangely it looked similar to the one in Evershade Valley.

"It's about time you came back, Luigi!" Elvin exclaimed. "What took so long?!" Estelle looked at the back of her grandfather's head and smiled.

"Oh, you know," She began, "fought some ghosts. Kicked some ass. You know how we do." Elvin perked up at the voice before spinning around in the chair. His eyes widened behind his glasses with excitement as he hopped off his seat and raced up to Estelle, pulling her into a hug afterward.

"Oh, Estelle!" He exclaimed, earning one back from the poor girl right as Luigi walked in. He snorted a little. "I was worried sick about you!" The old professor pulled away and looked at her. "Are you hurt? Any cuts? Bruises?"

"I'm fine, grandpa!" Estelle said with a giggle. "I'm just happy to see you again. I was afraid you got hurt!"

"Well, I did become a portrait," Elvin explained. "But thanks to Luigi, I'm back!"

"Guys!" Hellen's voice rose as Estelle looked out the door, seeing Hellen standing at the entrance to the underground garage. "I was just told something surprising by King Boo himself!"

"Hellen?" Estelle spoke as she walked out of the lab. She gave Luigi a look, touching his arm slightly, before walking away completely and up to the hotel owner. "What's wrong?"

"That woman you're with! The one who I think is still in the elevator!" Hellen began, making Estelle look unamused. "She's-!"

"I already know," Estelle spoke. "She's-" She stopped and looked over to see that the door was closed to the lab, with Luigi inside most likely. She then turned back to Hellen. "She's Luigi's mother."

"What?!" Hellen exclaimed. "Emma DeLuca is Luigi's mother?!"

"Yeah!" Estelle went to explain how she found out when she paused, hearing the name DeLuca ring in her head. "DeLuca? That sounds familiar."

"DeLuca was my mother's maiden name," Luigi spoke as he walked out of the lab with Elvin, making Estelle look at him with concern. "I might have told you that when I was telling you a story with her." He added on as he walked over to a little section of the garage, Elvin leading the way.

"Oh, if he only knew," Estelle said quietly.

"Estelle," Hellen began, just as quiet, "Emma DeLuca is the person who put the Dark Moon in the sky." Estelle froze at this news. She had read books about how the Dark Moon arrived in Evershade Valley, but none sounded real. Then she found a book in the Gloomy Manor one day and read it, realizing it was a diary for Emma DeLuca. It told some parts that she read in history books, meaning some of those were right. But most of what was written in this journal wasn't in those books.

Estelle was brought back as she saw Gooigi walk over to a crank and release Luigi from the cage, making Elvin hop with excitement. Estelle couldn't help but giggle at her grandfather's giddiness sometimes, but the thought of Emma DeLuca's ghost being in the elevator with them put her for a loop. It was hard to believe.

"I'll be in the elevator, Luigi!" Estelle called. "Need to clear my head a bit!"

"That's fine! Be careful!" Luigi called back as he went back into the lab with Elvin, just to talk more about their game plan.

"Keep me in the loop of what else you find, Hellen," Estelle said as she turned to the hotel owner. "And please, keep King Boo away from us for as long as you possibly can."

"Will do," Hellen said before she faded out of the garage. Estelle took a deep breath before leaving the area herself, heading down the hall towards the elevator. She wished at this moment she had her sweater handy since the air was freezing here. But that's what she gets for wearing a skirt and a camisole.

"I have to say," A voice spoke, making Estelle stop dead and shoot her head up. The voice was coming from behind her. "You look just like your mother." The young girl spun around to look at the source, only to see King Boo standing there in his human form. "It's about time I found you in here."

"King Boo," Estelle said, clenching her fists and teeth. "What do you want?"

"What do I want? I want you to switch," King Boo exclaimed, discreetly aiming his cane at her. The purple gem on it was glowing dimly. "Be by my side forever, darling. You could rule the world if you do!"

Estelle just smirked as she made her scepter appear in her hand, aiming the purple orb at King Boo. It wasn't glowing much, but you could still see the faint glow in the center of the object. "Your powers don't work on me, remember?" She stated. "I'm part Boo!"

"Right," King Boo scowled as he set his cane beside him again. "Still, being part Boo you should be evil."

"No, I shouldn't!" Estelle yelled. "Good always wins! Good triumphs over evil every time! How many more times are you going to get out and ruin his life!? Or better yet, ruin mine?!"

"As many times as I have to, to get what I want," King Boo exclaimed back. "And that includes trying to get you on my side!"

"Well news flash, Boo! That's not EVER going to happen! So you can just suck it!"

King Boo chuckled lowly as he pointed at Estelle. "You're tougher than you look, doll," He said. "But I see when I'm not wanted...for now." He fixed his suit jacket a bit, before making his eyes glow slightly in the dark lighting of the hallway. "Good luck...you'll need it." With that, he vanished.

Estelle released the breath she was holding before dropping her arms and making her scepter disappear. She felt the cold even more now as she wrapped her arms around herself. She couldn't go to the elevator now. She just couldn't. She needed to be alone. So she made herself disappear from the old hallway and back into the room she was sharing with Luigi.

(SONG: "Home" – Beetlejuice the Musical) [Lyric change]

She walked up to the balcony and stood there, placing her hands on the railing.

ESTELLE: Mother, I could use some help here/tired of talking to myself here./Back at home, you don't exist/so here I am in the abyss./Are you really in this place?/It's like the emptiness of space./I could search for all eternity/and never see your face./Help me out./I'm lost without you.../Standing/stuck on this impossible road!/No idea which way to go/whichever path I choose/I lose you know./And I don't know which way's home!

She let tears well up in her eyes as she walked back into the room. Images of her life before this adventure came back to her as the memory she would never forget returned. The memory where she first met Luigi.

ESTELLE: You always saw life as a game/but since you left it sucks to play./I'm beaten up and bruised/confused by rules that alter every day./Where to next?/You left but I'm still.../Standing/spinning on this infinite road./Terrified of letting you go/no light above and there's no hope below./And I don't know which way's home!/Ma, I got my heart in my hand./Speak to me and I'll understand./One little word to know I'm not alone./And show me the way back home!/Oh-oh!/Is there a way back home!?

She sat on the bed, letting her emotions take control of her as she shook with silent sobs. She didn't want a ghost to hear her cry. But at this point, she didn't care.

ESTELLE: The nothingness ahead of me./Is this the end you meant for me?/Every waking minute/there's no home without you in it./I'm falling/quick stalling/your daughter/is calling your NAME!/I'VE BURNED ALL MY BRIDGES!/END GAME!

Just then, an image came to her mind. An image of Luigi winning against King Boo. The image showed that she was victorious, too, but was found out cold on the ground below them. She may not have known what that meant...but she didn't care right now.

ESTELLE: (Bolts off the bed and races out of the room) I'm gonna come back home!/Mario, Peach, Luigi, Grand-dad!/It's messy but they're all that I have/I'll make the best of being flesh and bone./Mama, I'm coming home!/YEAH-EH-YEAH!/Mama, I'm coming home./Ohohoh-oh-oh./I'm coming HOME!/MAMA, I'M COMING HOME!

(End of the song)