Okay, Hold up, hold up, HOLD UP! Is it just me, or does this story sound. . . familiar.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but yep... definitely sounds familiar.

So, since you already know the story, why don't we switch the perspective up a little?

Yeah, Yeah! Let's switch it up! We'll get back to the main story in a minute, but who said I have to stick to the heroes or the main characters!

Let's pass the mic over to-

~ L̷͇̜̜̮͍̙̩͈̙̪̿͒͋̃͒̽͘u̵̟͛̌͜ì̵̭͖̩̱̥̟̼̏͗̒͊͋̎̈́͠g̷̡̨̩͔̯̖͎̩̜̗̍̎̎į̶̖̼̥͙̲̤͎͙̓͗̈́̑̌͑̉͂̐̆ͅ ̴̟͔̗͓͍̩̰͒̂̈̐̓̾P̶̙̆̎̈̀̊͆̉Ơ̶͇̞͉̺͝V̷̧̡̨̘̰̱͉͍̗̦͆̑͌͗̊̍͘̕͝ ~

The sun shone through my large bedroom blinds. I could hear the birds softly chirping outside my window, singing as they did every morning, greeting the morning sun. I slowly sat up and stretched my arms, yawning. I pulled the covers off and opened the window. A soft, cool morning breeze flowed through, and I smiled at what a beautiful day it was outside. The sun was rising over the beautiful desert mountains. The clouds, a bright pink color. The lines of golden sunlight streaming through them gave me a feeling, telling me that everything was alright.

I softly smiled and leaned my head out the window, shutting my eyes and taking the morning in. "Good morning world. Today is going to be great!" I breathed, feeling the sun on my face.

I took a step back, shut the window, then slowly turned to my dresser and pulled out my clothes. I grabbed my crown and my formal wear and went to the bathroom to change.

Once I finished, I took a look in the full-body mirror which I had in my personal bathroom. I straightened my crown, only for it to fall crooked again. I've pretty much given up on trying to keep it straight, so I allowed it. "Today is going to be great..." I reminded myself, smiling at my reflection. "Today is going to be different."

Of course, I said this every day, but with every new day came a new opportunity for something new-

"̶͎̠̬̃́͐͝͝L̸̨͓͚̖͔͖̙̽̌͋u̸̫̭̺̥͘í̶̭̮͈͉̥̂͗ͅg̸̹̗͈͇̮̈́̔̈͘͜ͅī̵̡͚̎͝...̷͈̮̋͑̔̊͆.̷̛̼̗̼́̈̈́͝"̸̘̬̘̦̉̈͆̄̚ͅ

I paused all of a sudden, and it was as if the warm feeling was gone. I slowly raised an eyebrow, looking around myself.

"̴̢͔͒̓̌Ļ̵̥͍̓̎u̶͇̰̱̔͌i̵̱̽̌̂g̷̭͛͝͝i̶̖̘͂...̵͎͛̀̊.̵̡̰̭̎͗͛"̸̫̠̇̑

"Hello?" I asked. Only, no one was there, obviously. I sighed and shrugged, looking back at the mirror. "Strange..."

I suddenly felt... Oddly uncomfortable. As if I wasn't alone. But that's silly because I was ALWAYS alone. Heh... it was almost sad how much time I spent alone. I really wished I had a roommate. Like how Peach and Daisy were roommates. It seemed so fun. I'd move in with Mario, but someone needs to take care of Sarasaland and I didn't think he'd be cool with leaving the Mushroom Kingdom.

"̷L̶u̷i̸g̸i̸...̸.̴"̵

I suddenly jumped at the noise again, frantically looking around. "Hello? Anybody here?" I asked again.

"̵L̵u̵i̴-̸ ̷L̸u̷i̷g̷i̴!̸ ̶C̵a̴n̷ ̴y̸o̸u̶ ̶h̸e̸-̷ ̴L̴u̶i̸g̴i̴ ̴c̴a̴n̸ ̶y̷o̷u̷-̵ ̸M̷e̴-̸M̷e̶-̶h̸e̴a̵r̶ ̴M̵e̶?̷"̴

I could definitely tell It was a voice, but it seemed... Broken. It was like someone was playing a broken record. The voice was echoing and... glitching? I jumped and stumbled backward, accidentally tripping and falling into my counter, knocking over a wall of royal certificates and awards, making a huge mess.

Great. Now I was gonna have to get someone to clean that up.

"̵G̶O̶O̶D̶!̷ ̷Y̶o̶u̶ ̴h̸e̸a̷r̸ ̴m̷e̴!̵ ̶L̸i̴s̶t̶e̵n̴,̶ ̴y̷o̸u̷ ̷n̸e̵e̵d̷ ̶t̷o̸-̸ ̵n̸e̴e̷d̷ ̵t̴o̷-̷ ̷G̴O̷O̸D̶!̴ ̸Y̷o̷u̶ ̴h̴e̷a̵r̷ ̸m̴e̷!̸"̷ ̶ The voice repeated, very filled with static. It was very hard to understand. Like someone was talking through an old-fashioned radio.

"H-huh?!" I asked, feeling as if everything was getting static. It was hard to even hear my own thoughts.

"Lui- you need to- Luigi! Listen- need to- Luigi! You-" It echoed, suddenly much clearer, but still jumping and skipping words, like an old, broken record player.

I cover my ears as the voice kept repeating these phrases. "Need to what?!" I cried. "Why are you yelling at me?!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on my door. I jumped and gasped at the sound.

The voice fell silent, and the chills went away. I slowly removed my hands from my ears and looked to the door.

The warm feeling had returned as if nothing had happened.

Was I going crazy...?

"H-hello?" I asked. I could hear what I assumed to be a toadette's voice in response. She cleared her throat and said, "Uh, Prince Luigi. I've come with a message from the Mushroom Kingdom. Could you step out for a quick minute?"

My eyes widened, and I immediately start cleaning up the mess I made, quickly fixing up everything I rearranged to the best of my ability. Then I scrambled to open the door, opening it up for her.

"Are you alright, your highness?" She questioned, looking at my somewhat messy appearance.

"Yes, Yes," I responded, not wishing to worry her.

Was I lying? I'm not sure.

She looked up at my crown then softly giggled. "Your crown is crooked, your highness."

I turned a little red, then waved it off. "My apologies. It just won't stay straight. So, y-you have a message from the Mushroom Kingdom?"

She nodded, her smile fading, and handed me a letter. It was from the head toadette over there. I slowly opened the letter and read,

Prince Luigi of Sarasaland,

Our deepest apologies, but your presence is being requested. Your brother, Prince Mario of the Mushroom Kingdom, has been captured yet again. We would be most grateful if you were to come over and help run the kingdom while he be away. I am aware it is stressful and difficult running two Kingdoms at once whenever your brother disappears, but we are desperate for your leadership.

Oh no, not again... This happens like every other week!

I sighed and handed the letter back to her. "Mario was kidnapped again?" I asked

"Yes," She answered, almost bored, as it happened so often. "Are you willing to help?"

I quickly nodded and neatly folded my hands behind my back. "Of course. I'd love to."

That was partially a lie, but who would I be to turn her down? A horrible person, that's who. So I'd always say yes.

"Really? Oh, thank you so much, Prince Luigi! We are forever in your debt! I'll return and tell them! We'll expect to see you over there by dawn!" The toadette squealed, quickly turning away from me and running off.

I smiled and waved until she was out of sight. Then, I slowly rested my head against the doorframe and let out an exhausted sigh. They always asked me to run both Kingdoms whenever Mario was taken. You know, I think it would be very beneficial to the Mushroom Kingdom if they were to up the security on Mario's castle. I mean, he's literally kidnapped like every other week. And every time, I end up having to do his job. Not that I don't like it! It's just... stressful. It feels, almost unnatural. I don't want to sound ungrateful, because I'm a prince, and I'm very blessed to have the life I have, but... sometimes I feel like this isn't where I'm meant to be. 

But, of course, this is where I've always been.

I've always been the prince of Sarasaland.

But... you know, sometimes I dream of going on adventures. Of wearing a green hat and traveling to save someone! Like how Peach and Daisy save Mario! And in those dreams... I feel like myself. I feel like me.

But then I wake up and realize that this IS myself. Those are just silly dreams. They don't mean anything.

I slowly retreated into my room and began packing a few things. Whenever they summon me, they have me go over to the Mushroom Kingdom just to help give the citizens a feeling of security and safety while Mario is gone. Then, I basically run both Sarasaland and the Mushroom Kingdom from over there, sending letters and messengers back home. It's difficult, but it works I guess.

Sometimes I wish there were two of me. That would make life so much easier! I could have one me run Sarasaland while the other me runs the Mushroom Kingdom while Mario's gone.

______

"Your Majesty," A toadette addressed me as soon as I arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom. She bowed and kindly took my bag. I smiled back at her and nodded my head.

"T-thank you," I said with a crooked smile. She beamed and took my bag inside as I turned and looked at the town. Toadette town was such a cute little place. I've always loved it. It's got such nice houses, the streets are super clean, and everyone seemed to get along.

Sarasaland is nice, but the towns weren't nearly as good. Probably due to the fact that I'm always being summoned to help out the Mushroom Kingdom. Again, I really wish I could be a better leader for Sarasaland. Or, better yet, I wish Mario would stop getting kidnapped so I could place all my focus on my own kingdom.

My own Kingdom, and that weird voice.

Again, the Mushroom Kingdom needs to up its security. I've offered some solutions, like more guards, cameras, a locking system, but no one usually ever takes my suggestions. You know, if I wasn't a prince, it might be fun to pursue an engineering degree so I could make that kind of stuff! But-

Sorry. I'm rambling. Back to the topic. I was shown back to my room. I have my own room in Mario's castle on account of him being gone a majority of the time. It's actually fairly nice. Technically it's the castle's guest bedroom, but I use it so often that it's basically mine. It's not quite as fancy as MY bedroom back at home, but a part of me liked it better that way. It felt... more like mine. In fact, whenever I look at my castle, my servants, my clothes, everything, I can't help but get the feeling that it isn't mine. I always feel... odd. Like it doesn't belong to me. Is that weird?

Yes. I suppose it is.