Chapter 19 Back Home

Larry eyed the alternate Koopalings with triumph. They were as good as theirs now that Luigi had gotten hold of Kooky's ray gun.

"Hmm," Luigi said as he started examining the interdimensional artifact. "I wonder how this thing works…"

"No!" Kooky screeched. "Please don't…"

Just like that, a blast escaped from the mouth of the gun, headed straight for the alternate Koopalings. They cried out in fright as the green ray headed straight towards them.

"NOO!" Kooky, Cheatsy, Kootie Pie, and Bully cried out in unison. Before they could bolt out of the way, they were hit by the ray. Each one of them started to fade out of this dimension into the next one.

"This isn't the last you've seen of us!" Kooky cried while waving his fist. "Mark my words!"

And that was that. The only thing that was left of the alternate Koopalings in this dimension was a distant echo that was left over from Kooky's screechy, shrill voice. Larry breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks, Luigi," he said.

"Yeah," Wendy said with a warm smile. "We couldn't have done it without you."

Luigi blushed a flamingo pink. The smile he adorned was adorable; even Larry was willing to admit that.

"Thank you," he said. His voice sounded fluttery and happy.

"Well, we're glad you could help us get rid of those creeps, Luigi," Bowser said from on top of Wendy's shoulder. "But now can you help us get into the alternate dimension where they sent Mario?"

"Oh, of course," Luigi said nervously. He started fiddling with the gun. Once he was done, he gulped down a lump in his throat and aimed it at a wall.

"Well, here goes nothing," he said with a voice that was weak as water. He fired the gun toward the wall, and exchanged a look with Bowser and the Koopalings before diving into the portal that was created.

Larry gawked when he got to the other side. The place was on fire. Luigi started to cry in worry.

"Oh no! Where's Mario? I hope he isn't being cooked alive!"

"I don't think he is," said Wendy amidst the flames. "These flames are blue, after all. Which probably means they came from…"

"Wendy? Larry?"

The two Koopalings turned in excitement at the sound of their oldest brother's voice. Ludwig was standing amid the flames, and while he looked a little shocked, he also looked happy to see them.

"Ludwig!" Larry and Wendy cried. Wendy wrapped her oldest brother in a hug.

"Oh, Ludwig, you don't know how happy I am to see you!"

"Yeah, I'm glad to see you too," Ludwig responded. Larry laughed as he too wrapped his older brother in a hug.

"Wendy here was worried when you didn't show up."

"Oh, well, yeah," Ludwig said with a chuckle. "Well, there was a bit of a hiccup with the plan. Now come on, let's get out of the fire before we all melt."

Larry and Wendy nodded with agreement, so the four of them walked into the next hallway. When they got there, Luigi gasped.

"Mario!" he cried.

"Hey, bro," Mario said with a grin. "Have I introduced you to my interdimensional double?"

"No, I can't say you have," Luigi said. He extended his hand toward the alternate Mario. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

The alternate Mario smiled.

"So you're the Luigi in your universe."

"Yes siree! I saved Mario from a haunted mansion once."

"Cool!" The alternate Mario laughed. "My Luigi got turned into a dog once!"

"Sorry about that!" two voices rang out in unison. Larry looked and saw the rest of his siblings, as well as two other koopas. The extra two koopas approached Larry and Wendy. Wendy looked a little worried.

"Are these Lemmy and Iggy's doubles?" she asked.

"Yep!" Lemmy said cheerfully. "Their names are Hip and Hop. But don't worry Wendy; they're friendly."

"We are!" Hip said. "We helped…"

"...these guys escape from our dad!" said Hop.

"Nice!" Bowser said. He chuckled. "I think I really like you guys!"

The eyes of the twins grew wide upon seeing the tiny koopa king. The other Koopalings gasped in shocked astonishment.

"Woah!" said Roy. "Where'd you get the talking Bowser doll?"

"Yeah seriously, what happened to Bowser?" asked Ludwig in concern. Larry chuckled.

"Stuff happened," he said sheepishly. Iggy smiled.

"Well, don't worry you guys," he said. "I will get him back to normal as soon as we get back home."

Luigi grinned and handed the gun to Iggy.

"Here," he said. "I think we might need this."

Iggy smiled gratefully and started to tinker with the ray gun. Once he was done, he aimed it at the wall. A green portal appeared.

"Well, guys," Iggy said. "Let's get going."

Mario grinned at his interdimensional double before jumping into the vortex. Then Wendy, Larry, Bowser, Roy, and Ludwig jumped in, leaving just Lemmy, Morton, and Iggy.

"Well, see you guys!" Lemmy said to the twins.

"See you Lemmy For Short!" Hip and Hop said. All three shared a laugh and a group hug before Lemmy hopped into the portal. Before Iggy and Morton jumped in, Morton put his hand on Iggy's shoulder.

"I'm glad we got that helmet off you," he said.

Iggy smiled warmly.

"I'm glad you did as well."

Morton chuckled.

"It's just a shame we didn't get to see Shifting Spirits."

Iggy laughed.

"Where there is a will, there is a way," he said slyly. With that, they jumped into the portal and headed home.

AN: Well, I hope you guys liked that. Thank you to all you guys for reading, and special thanks to those who favorited, followed, and reviewed. See you next time, and make sure you check out Super Koopalings Episode 11: Mind Sweep.