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Mario carrying Luigi to safety

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Person A carrying Person B to safety

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Takes place in the Mario Movie verse. Based on Superstar Saga (not plot related but can be interpreted as such).

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Carry You

Mario gasped as a long range attack narrowly whizzed passed his shoulder. He gritted his teeth as he clutched at the cliff face.

Not far. Just a little more and they could get away. They could escape from the enemies persuing them.

He could finally get Luigi to safety.

He glanced back briefly at his brother, passed out unconscious on his back from the last battle. Mario had only just been able to get away before the enemies nearly dogpiled on them, in an attempt to finish them off.

With jubilation, Mario managed to finally pull himself up and over the edge of the cliff, then quickly scouted the area. To his great relief, he spotted a small cave opening, obscured just slightly by a jutting out rock face.

Mario dived into it, pausing briefly to lay Luigi down on the flattest bit of ground there was, before sneaking back to peer out of the entrance.

He watched silently as the enemies looked around just feet from where the brothers were, before giving up and moving away and back down the cliff. Mario breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he turned back to his brother and started to try and make him more comfortable. He pulled his brother’s hat off, as well as his, to make a pillow, before taking the travelling bag and rummaging inside for some medicine.

They had used up all their full healing mushrooms, and the only things left were just normal Super Mushrooms. But it would have to do. Gently, Mario pried his brother’s mouth open, and pushed the mushroom into his mouth. The mushroom dissolved instantly, and his brother glowed with the magical healing essence it gave him.

Mario sat back on his heels. The mushroom had done its work. Now he had to wait.

He sat in silence, lost in his own oppressive thoughts. It hadn’t been that long ago, before they were suddenly thrown into another adventure, and into a new strange land. The Mushroom Kingdom had its challenges, but the Beanbean Kingdom seemed especially cruel. There were enemies the brothers had never encountered before; creatures that seemed even tougher than those in the Mushroom Kingdom!

None of it had mattered though, because as long as the brother’s had each other, then they could get through anything.

But Mario wasn’t so sure now.

If things were getting this hard, then how could he and Luigi save Peach? How could they help save this kingdom?

How could he keep his brother safe?

“Mario?”

He was suddenly drawn out of his thoughts at the soft voice of his brother. He looked up. Luigi was awake now, gazing at him through half sleepy, worried eyes, as he rubbed his head.

“Luigi!”, Mario gasped. He was next to his brother in an instant.

“Are you ok?! How do you feel?”

“Like I just got used as a punching bag”, Luigi groaned.

Mario sank back onto his knees again.

“Hey”, Luigi said. He reached out and placed a hand on Mario’s arm.

“I’m fine now. Are you ok?!”

“Yeah”, said Mario, his voice now deadpanned. “I’m ok. We’re safe now.”

He seemed to be saying that as if he was trying to reassure himself, as well as his brother. And Luigi noticed.

Luigi sat up as carefully as he could, being mindful of his now minor injuries, and sat closer beside his brother. Mario was staring at the wall again, deep in thought. Luigi knew it was never a good sign when Mario went this quiet.

“We had a scrape. But we’re ok now.”

“It’s not just that”, Mario replied softly. “What if that was it? What if I had not been able to get you away in time?”

Luigi sighed. He placed his hand over Mario’s trembling ones, and squeezed gently.

“But you got me away. And I knew you could because I know you would never give up that easily.”

Mario sighed again, and leaned his head into Luigi’s shoulder.

“And I know…that you’ll always have my back to make sure I can keep going.”

“Never stopped you before”, Luigi laughed.

The younger brother paused for a moment. He shuffled around so he and his brother were facing each other, and then leaned forward so their foreheads touched.

“I’m sorry I got taken out back there. If I hadn’t, we would’ve had a better chance…”

“It’s not your fault”, said Mario firmly. “It’s never your fault. It’s just…this adventure seems to be getting tougher by the minute…”

“Means we’re getting close to the end?”, suggested Luigi.

“The final boss?”, Mario now joked.

Luigi chuckled.

“So…don’t you think we should keep going, and finish the level?”

Mario had to laugh at that. He pressed his forehead closer to his brother’s, suddenly overcome with emotion.

“Thanks Lu.”

“Anytime. Let’s stay and rest here a bit.”

“Yeah…let’s do that.”