A/N: This is the last chapter, just a basic summing things up and party-ish chapter! I hope you all find it to your liking! Don't forget to check out my sequel!

Anyway, please R&R!

I I I

It's Up To Me!

Chapter 17: Celebrating The End

I I I

The dark figure coughed and dusted himself off

"Hiya Toad." They spoke.

"It's you!" Toad's face lit up in surprise.

"Where's Mario?" The figure asked.

"Um…Underneath you…" The mushroom headed one said.

IX

The trio trudged up to Mario's Pipe House, and then they all came to an abrupt stop.

"What's with the hole in the roof?" Jurachi asked.

"I don't know." The green dino gawked at the hole.

"Something's definitely wrong here." Peach stated with a serious look plastered to her face. "We've got to get in there."

"Right." Yoshi and the Koopa said in unison.

They all broke the door down, by ramming into it by force.

Inside, Toad and Mario could hear it, Toad decided to answer the door. Right as he opened the door, they came running in and collided through a mass of Mario's stuff, landing in a disheveled heap on the ground.

Toad and Mario sweatdropped.

"Uh…Nice to see you guys again." The short one said, looking unamused.

"Guuhhh…" Yoshi made a pained groan.

Jurachi just laid there with swirls for eyes.

Peach pulled herself off the top of the pile.

Mario walked over and extended an arm, in which Peach used to pull herself up with.

"Are you hurt?" He asked.

"I was about to ask the same thing about you." The blonde replied, and then looked at the heap of debris that used to be his bed. "What happened?"

"I just had a guest drop in, that's all." Mario smiled. "I'm glad to see that you all made it."

Yoshi looked down. "Not all of us."

"What do you mean?" The elder brother seemed to look confused.

"Well, you see….Luigi – " Yoshi said as Luigi walked in from another room holding green mushrooms.

"Are these it?"

The trio's eyes widened and they just stared and blinked. There was an eerie silence, then they all fell over.

"Are here we thought he was dead." Jurachi replied.

"Maybe we've had too much adventuring. I'm beginning to see ghosts." Yoshi sighed.

Peach was the first to get up. "Luigi!" She cried and ran over. She flung herself on him in a tightly woven hug and gave him a kiss of joy.

"I'm so glad your all right!" The blonde pulled back. "How did you escape?"

"There was a jump button in one of the rooms that Yoshi and I walked through, so I found my way there and jumped out of there. I barely made it. It was a close call." He blushed. "I'm glad to see that you all made it."

"Ahh!" Toad suddenly screamed, breaking up the heartwarming moment to jump behind Yoshi, who was already looking paranoid at what he screamed about.

"Mario! Do something!" He yelled and pointed to Jurachi. "One of Bowser's Koopas made it into Mushroom Kingdom!"

"That's not one of Bowser's Koopas. He's my friend Jurachi!" Peach smiled. "Don't be afraid. He won't hurt you. He retaliated against Bowser and helped me escape. I owe it to him as his new Princess."

"Wow, it seems that you all have had one grand adventure." Mario smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Jurachi!"

"So, you're the legendary Mario!" The Koopa smiled. "I'm glad to have met you as well. It's an honor to say I know both of the Mario brothers."

Luigi smiled. "So, what's in order for us now?"

"A big party in your honor Luigi! We couldn't have done it without you!" Peach replied.

"You don't have t-"

"But we insist! " Toad replied. "I'll inform the Chancellor of your brave deeds!"

IX

Later that day, there was a big party in honor of Luigi. There were floats and a huge parade in his honor. Though Luigi was happy riding the floats, he couldn't feel better knowing that he had proved that he could take on anything that Mario could.

He had made his brother proud of him, and Mario didn't waste a second to tell him.

The green clad plumber was glad to know that things could be left up to him as well.

Near the end of the parade, the town held Luigi above them and threw him up into the air repetitively, chanting "Hip Hip Hooray!"

Luigi laughed happily and felt good knowing that it was all up to him.

THE END

A/N: Now very long at all, I know. But it's the end of the story, what more do you want? Don't forget to check out Outcast. The sequel to this fanfic and my other stories as well!

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