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It's-a Me, M̸̛̱̭̓ã̴̦͙́r̶̛̬̕į̵̮͒̊ò̴̠! - Chapter 4 - SuperGay64 - Super Mario & Related Fandoms [Archive of Our Own]

Daisy, being as stubborn as ever, got into a fighting stance as ‘Mario’ approached the pair, ready to at least try as hard as they could to keep Luigi from getting hurt. Of course, the longer they stared the other down, the more they were doubting whether they wanted to do this. After all, this was Mario, at least they thought it was, so if they fought him, his body would be hurt. And they certainly didn’t want to harm their boyfriend!

That single moment of doubt was all that was needed to knock Daisy off their feet as they received a surprisingly hard blow to their stomach from ‘Mario’. It not only knocked them over, but also sent them flying about 20 feet to the side, nearly crashing into a small pile of bricks that happened to be lying there.

Daisy gasped as they collided with the ground, the force both from the punch and the impact of the ground knocking the wind out of them. “Ow, fuck--!” They wheezed, guarding their stomach as they sat up, taking a few deep yet fast breathes to recover the oxygen that had been beaten out of them. Hyperventilating wasn’t quite helping as much as they had hoped, but it would have to work until their ribs stopped hurting.

Getting onto their knees, Daisy gasped again before briefly choking on what they assumed was their own spit. But the distinctly metallic taste that tainted their mouth said otherwise. Coughing a few times as they guarded their stomach again, now using their elbows to hold their balance, a small puddle of blood formed on the ground as the crimson liquid trickled from the princus’s mouth. Luckily, the bleeding lessened after just a few moments. “God, ow…” Daisy groaned, taking a moment to collect their bearings before staggering to their feet.

Once Daisy was up and at least mostly confident that they weren’t about to immediately go back down, they wiped their mouth with the back of their hand as they surveyed the area, looking for Luigi, who was hopefully at least still alive.

Of course, a 12-foot monster was hard to miss, and see it Daisy did – holding Luigi in one hand while there was a large black fireball forming in the other. Daisy quickly looked around to see if there were any objects they could use as weapons, before eyeing the stack of bricks that they had landed near. Daisy quickly grabbed a brick from the pile and threw it as hard as they could at ‘Mario,’ hoping to at least throw him off long enough for Luigi to get free.

Fortunately, that seemed to be just the trick, the brick hitting ‘Mario’s side, forcing him to stumble a bit and let go of Luigi, who crashed into the ground as ‘Mario’ looked toward the source of the projectile.

“HEY! Why don’t you come after me instead, huh?” Daisy challenged, guarding their stomach again as they took a couple steps forward. Their stomach was definitely still in pain, along with their back from the landing, but guarding it seemed to help, at least a little.

‘Mario’ huffed as he regained his footing, glancing at Luigi before redirecting his attention to Daisy. “F̵i̸n̴e̶,” ‘Mario’ growled, a malicious grin forming along his features. “L̴e̶t̸’̷s̶ ̵p̵l̴a̴y̷~!”

With that, ‘Mario’ charged at Daisy, clearly intent on ending them as brutally as possible now that they were outright challenging him. Daisy knowingly smiled as ‘Mario’ charged at them, apparently having a plan, and having executed it as perfectly as they had hoped. Once ‘Mario’ started moving, so did Daisy, charging at him like a mad (in the crazy sense) bull.

Luigi, who was off to the side, slowly collecting her bearings so she could stand, just watched on in horror, almost positive that Daisy had somehow already lost their mind and was about to lose their life along with it.

However, just as the two were within arm’s reach of each other, Daisy ducked, sliding under the other’s legs. As soon as they were back on their feet, Daisy picked up their speed as best as they could, heading straight to Luigi. “Luigi, let’s go!!” They shouted, holding out their hand so Luigi could grab it as they ran by. Registering Daisy’s voice, Luigi scrambled to her feet so she could grab Daisy’s hand as soon as they got to her.

Of course, ‘Mario’ couldn’t be outsmarted as easily as Daisy had anticipated, quickly realizing what they had done before turning around and running towards the pair. Now he was officially upset and out for Daisy’s blood. Wanting to catch them before they got away, ‘Mario’ dove after Daisy, managing to grab their leg and pull them back, not willing to let them get away so easily.

“Shit--!” Daisy yelped as they felt ‘Mario’ grab their leg, falling to the ground as they got pulled back towards him. They struggled to get their leg free, only to be met with an increased grip on their leg, feeling the bone almost immediately buckle under the pressure.

Daisy cried out in pain as ‘Mario’ nearly crushed their leg, immediately stopping as the pain radiated up to their hips. As soon as they were close enough to almost be face-to-face with him, Daisy did the only thing they could think of in the moment: They kicked ‘Mario’ in the face with their good leg as hard as they could, hoping that that would stun him for long enough to be able to escape.

Fortunately, that seemed to do the trick, ‘Mario’ releasing Daisy’s leg as he recoiled from the kick. As soon as their leg was freed, Daisy scrambled to their feet, tears stinging their eyes as they ran as best as they could to Luigi. The pain was nearly unbearable, but Daisy would have to ignore it until the pair got to safety. “Luigi…!” Daisy called as they limped to the plumber.

Luigi was immediately prepared to help Daisy as they approached, grabbing their hand and placing one of their arms around his neck, which his other hand settled on their back. “D-Daisy…!” He responded, briefly giving them a side-hug before they started walking. “W-We got—g-gotta get to th-th-the ca-c-castle…!” He recommended, simply receiving a nod from Daisy in response. So, that’s exactly where they were headed.

If they couldn’t get some respite there, they would at least have more people to help them and (hopefully) protect Peach from ‘Mario.’ It was… unfortunate, ironic even, that the situation was calling for that, considering Mario would often be the one protecting her, but what else were they supposed to do?