Disclaimer:I own nobody here. Luigi, & E. Gadd all belong to Nintendo.

Zeke Halloway, Atticus Thorn, Madam Leota, & all other ghosts belong to Disney.

All I own is this story. Also, this is based on the game, not the movie or ride.

The haunted Mansion.

Starring Luigi.

By:Rock raider.

It was a dark & stormy night, Luigi was walking down a dirt road through a spooky forest with the Poltergust 3000 on his back, holding the Poltergust 3000's flashlight attachment in 1 hand & a newspaper in the other. The ad he was reading read "Wanted, substitute caretaker for old mansion in Louisiana.". Luigi was already employed as a plumber, but he figured that the old place needed a little sprucing up until the real owner got back. & he took the Poltergust 3000 with him in case this'd be anything like his previous mansion experience.

"Hmm." Luigi said, studying the paper. "Ah ha." He stopped in front of a huge set of marble gates, put down the newspaper, & pocketed it, getting a good look at the mansion. It was on a higher hill than his mansion.

"This must be-a the place." He thought to himself as he held onto the old marble gates. He opened the old marble gates, which made a creaking noise as they did so. He shined a light ahead of him as he walked down the dirt path up the hill, half way; he sat on the path & wiped sweat off his forehead.

"Woah." Luigi gasped, breathing. "What a hike." After a few seconds of rest, he stood up & continued up the path, he managed to reach the top & walked up the steps to the large front door of the mansion.

"Whew." Luigi sighed. "Made it." Luigi shut off the Poltergust 3000's light & placed it on the Poltergust 3000's side as he walked up to the front doors. He reached for the knocker when the door opened. A deep voice boomed from inside.

"Come in." It said, very intimidated. Luigi nervously obeyed the voice; he peeked into the mansion & turned on the Poltergust 3000's flashlight.

"Hello?" He asked as he walked inside, unaware of the 6 ghosts watching him from the balcony, a duelist, a phantom, a headless knight, an opera singer dressed like a valkery, an old woman, & a pirate. They watched him nervously shift his flashlight around.

"Oh, he looks like a nice young man." The old woman ghost said, very gingerly. "Like Zeke."

"More like a beggar." The organist said rudely.

"Aaaarrrrrr." The Pirate butted in. "Begger or not, he's our only hope now. We ain't in no position to be choosy."

"Do you think he's ready for something like this?" The opera singer asked, sounding very concerned.

"We'll soon see how he holds under fahre Ah reckon." The duelist said in a Texan accent. He then pondered Luigi, scratching his chin. "Hmm, Ah think Ah seen his face round somewhere before. Hmm." Duelist thought hard, then it hit him. He widened his eyes in realization. "It's him! It's Luigi!" The Duelist said. The other ghosts looked at him, then back at Luigi.

"Him?" The old woman asked. "That's Luigi?" The Headless Knight raised his head to get a better view of Luigi.

"I was hoping he'd be bigger." He said in a British accent.

"Shiver me timbers!" The pirate said, excited. "Luigi!"

"The savior, assistant of Elvin Gadd." The opera singer said.

"Then, we shall introduce ourselves." The Headless Knight announced.

"Agreed." The old woman responded. With that, they all disappeared. Luigi took a few steps into the mansion, until the door shut behind him, & he was in the middle of the foyer.

"Wah!" Luigi jumped as he shined his light on the door. After a while, he placed a hand on his torso & breathed out a sigh of relief. "Ooh."

"Woah, he's acting more timid than expected." The Pirate's voice said out of nowhere. Just then, the 6 spirits materialized in front of Luigi.

"Welcome." The pirate said, open armed. However, Luigi got scared.

"YYYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" He screamed as he jumped into the air with his arms up in fright, his hat just above his head, & his hair on end. He fell on his butt & started crawling on his back towards the door.

"Don't worry." The Headless Knight said, trying to calm Luigi. "We won't hurt you."

Luigi, however, didn't appear to be listening. He covered his head with both hands & shut his eyes tight. The ghosts all looked at him.

"This gah is the gah who stopped King Boo?" The duelist asked, staring down at Luigi's scared little ball form.

"Well, we might as well take him to her." The Headless Knight said. "She'll be expecting him."

The ghosts agreed & picked up Luigi's body & carry him into the great hall. He got up & looked around, to find he was now in a small circular room with red drapes all over it. He saw a crystal ball with green mist in it on a table in the center & looked at it. It then recited an unusual poem.

"Survived you have that horrid fright, but now you must survive the night. This mansion hides its history, but solve you must this mystery. & find the truth buried deep, beneath these walls where spirits weep."

Luigi tip-toed up to the ball & peered into it. He then saw a woman's face & jumped a bit. The woman's face just laughed.

"Relax, I won't hurt ya." The woman's face said. "I can't even if I wanted to."

"Wh-who?" Luigi started to ask when the woman butted in.

"Who am I?" She asked. "I, child, am Madam Leota. Speaker of the spirit world, medium of the mysterious, & seeker of things unseen. I know you better than you know yourself. Don't tell me, you're Luigi. You came here to substitute for the current caretaker while he took a much-needed vacation, but if you don't act now, it'll be a permanent vacation."

"What are-a you talking about?" Luigi asked, confused.

"We couldn't have our ad read "Wanted, brave soul to rid haunted mansion of evil spirits & free human.", or you wouldn't even be here. & our fates would be sealed." Leota responded, recieveing a response in the form of Luigi scratching his chin.

"That's-a true." Luigi said, then looked at Leota. "Wait. Free-a human?"

Madam Leota nodded inside the Crystal Ball. "Yep, you have to rescue a human to boot."

"Who-a did this?" Luigi asked.

"I'm glad you asked, Luigi." Leota responded. "An evil man named Atticus Thorn once came here & corrupted the memories of the resident ghosts, turning them into evil spirits to serve him. A human named Zeke Halloway came here once in 1879 & defeated him once before & became this place's caretaker, but Atticus came back by unknown means, he was back with a vengeance. He trapped Zeke in another dimension & picked up where he left off."

"That's-a terrible!" Luigi stated.

"I know." Leota said. "Atticus wants to rule over the living & the dead, trapping Zeke was the first step in sealing our fates."

"What-a can I do?" Luigi asked, worried for the spirits' safety.

"Luigi, remember that time you had to rescue your brother, Mario, from that fake mansion that King Boo made for you & him?" Leota asked.

"Yeah?" Luigi responded.

"You have to go from room to room in this mansion & de-haunt them individually." She explained. "Atticus will most likely try to hinder you by putting up spiritual barriers to keep you out, & using other magic to warp the rooms until the lights are on. Luigi, you'll need both the Professor's Poltergust 3000 & an ancient artifact to defeat Atticus, rescue Zeke, & restore this mansion to its former haunted glory."

"Artifact?" Luigi asked

"Yes." Leota answered, nodding once. "The Beacon Of Souls."

Luigi cocked his head. "Beacon Of-a Souls?" he asked.

"Yep." Madame Leota answered. "While your Poltergust 3000 only vacuums up spirits to store them for their transformation onto paintings, the Beacon Of Souls can do so much more. It restores spirits to their former good selves by reversing the corruption Atticus did to them. Here it is."

An old lantern appeared in front of Leota. "This is the beacon." She explained. "To switch between it & the Poltergust 3000, just press this button on your Gameboy Horror."

A small light snaked out of Leota's ball & possessed a button on the GBH. Luigi looked at the now possessed button.

"You can contact the professor as well if you want help." Leota said. "While I'll ride along with you. Just... huh?"

Luigi already grabbed the Beacon & Madam Leota's crystal ball. The beacon disappeared & Luigi proceeded to stuff Madam Leota into his back pocket where he put the keys to different rooms in Luigi's Mansion.

"Mmmmph... mmmph..." Madame Leota muffled while inside. "Watch the fingerprints, man!"

A secret entrance opened up, revealing a ramp. Luigi walked up the ramp & saw he was in the great hall.