Characters...
Mario Luigi Peach Daisy Yoshi Birdo Toadette Toad Dixie Diddy DK Rosalina Koops Parakarry Goombella Mimi Goombario Kooper Wendy Koopa Miss Mowz
The 20 characters had received letters from a woman named Annastasia. Each character who received this has no clue who this woman is. The letter had explained that they are invited to a city called Crescent City, which none of them had heard of before, to participate in a game show called "Tick Tock" which had you do a number of incredibly hard events that were all timed. She explained that the winner will receive 1,000,000 coins and second place would only receive 5,000 coins.
The characters had mixed reactions from this, but they all agreed to go.
A week later, an orange bus had come near each of the guests' houses to pick them up to go to Crescent City. All 20 guests were finally aboard the bus.
"So, what kind of games do you guys think we'll be doing, you guys? The letters said "incredibly hard" events so it will probably be a mix of difficult physical and mental challenges." Goombella said.
"Well, I am up for anything they give to me. The whole point of games like this is to not let your guard down, no matter what." Rosalina spoke while checking her nails.
"I'm pretty sure I'll master all the physical challenges!" DK said in a cocky way.
"Oh get over yourself!" Wendy joked.
"Has anyone even heard of this place called Crescent City? Is it even in or near the Mushroom Kingdom?" Diddy asked.
"Well I've never heard of it. And I travel all over the place too! Must be a deserted, small town if any of us never heard of it..." Parakarry said.
"What about you, Peach? You're the princess of the whole kingdom, so you would know, right?" Birdo quickly asked.
"I...never heard of the name." Peach stuttered and looked down to the ground.
"Oh....kay." Kooper slowly said. "And hey, what's the deal with the bus driver wearing that dark sweater and dark pants? It's incredibly hot outside, so it really doesn't make any sense!"
"I think that's the fad now a days. You know, to wear a sweater or a sweatshirt and jeans out on a hot day." Mimi explained.
"It's a ridiculous fad if you ask me. Sigh...kids will just have to learn." Miss Mowz said.
"Mario? You've been pretty quiet so far. What are you thinking?" Koops asked.
"Oh, just about how the game is gonna go..." Was all Mario replied.
"What I wanna know is, is how this Annastasia girl got our addresses! Is she like a stalker or something or can she find random addresses by googling or what!?" Dixie asked loudly.
"Maybe it's a friend of ours who tried to keep her...or his identity a mystery." Goombario said.
Everyone thought about that, and didn't speak for the rest of the trip.
The bus had finally gotten to Crescent City. The streets were busy with people walking and talking. The sound of a firetruck and police cars was heard nearby but no one seemed to be bothered by it. The bus had eventually parked in to a seemingly reserved parking spot right front of the hotel named "Sparkle Hotel". The building seemed incredibly tall and had fancy windows.
The bus driver had quickly got out and unlocked the...package safe compartment thing and started throwing everyone's bags and suitcase on the ground.
"Well, we're here. I suppose this is where we're gonna stay at. Let's hope nothing bad happens..." Luigi said cautiously and started to get out with the others.
"Toad, I don't know about this...I'm not good at any physical challenges...I say, we should've never agreed to go to this!" Toadette said, getting on to the ground.
"Oh come on! We're here so we might as well just go on with it. Besides, you're a pretty good runner, have you even seen yourself play baseball?" Toad said, with a bright smile.
"Oh...well, ok and thanks Toad. You know I can always count on you for support." Toadette replied. Toad blushed.
"So, bus...man...driver...person, is Annastasia here? And where are we going to play this game show thing?" Daisy asked. The bus driver didn't reply, he just continued throwing the suitcases and bags on the ground.
"You're not much of a talker, are you?" Wendy asked.
"Umm, well it's pretty obvious that he isn't!" Birdo spoke somewhat rudely.
"Bite me!" Wendy yelled back.
"Both of you calm down! Anyways, after this guy is done doing...this, we'll just go in the hotel and see what happens next." Yoshi explained.
"You better not break my glass containered lip gloss, or else something is gonna go down!" Mimi warned.
"Who the hell brings glass containered stuff with them anyway!?" Rosalina asked.
"Obviously Mimi does..." Diddy whispered.
The bus driver was done throwing the stuff on the ground. His hood was up and slowly walked back in to the bus.
"Ummm...thank you for driving us...?" Said Koops shyly and politely.
"Good luck finding your way out of here." The bus driver replied in a hesitant tone.
"Wait, what do you mean by that?!" Mario yelled.
The doors instantly closed and the bus immediately started up and took off with great speed.
"I have a weird feeling about this..." Goombario said. Everyone else decided to shake it off and grabbed their bags and went in to the hotel.
When they got in, they saw nobody there. No one. The lobby had it's chairs and a table for a sitting area that was right in front of them and two elevators not far away from that either.
"Where is everybody? Is this hotel reserved specifically for us?" Diddy spoke.
"I don't know...but I really don't like this, we should leave!" Luigi said hesitantly.
"Oh come on! You seriously think something bad is gonna happen?" DK said.
"It just seems too strange..." Daisy spoke.
"What's that over there!?" Dixie said loudly, pointing to the waiting area chairs. Everyone had quickly walked to there, leaving their luggage at the entrance.
They went to a purple fancy looking chair. It had 3 boxes on the seat and a letter on the middle box. Peach took it and read it:
Dear my 20 fellow friends:
The Sparkle Hotel has been reserved just for our gameshow! The events that will be held will be difficult AND possibly dangerous and some require extreme mental thinking! What I have right here is 3 small purple boxes that have a cupcake in them. The cupcake might taste weird depending on your taste buds, but the 3 people who eat the cupcakes gets an advatage later on. So, this will be your pre-event game. START!!!
Everyone looked at each other, then at the boxes, and then, it was a huge scramble to get the boxes. Everyone was yelling and pushing and even fighting each other for the cupcakes.
"OW!!! STOP STEPPING ON MY FOOT!!!!" Daisy screamed.
"THIS IS SO NOT COOL!!!" Mimi shouted.
"Thank god I don't even care if I get an advantage or not. This is beyond ridiculous." Yoshi said.
"Yeah, people like them would do anything to win." Toad spoke.
So, Diddy had finally eaten his cupcake, Wendy ate hers, and Parakarry got his.
"Dangit Diddy! You should've shared with me!" Dixie pouted.
"Sorry! I panicked trying to eat it!" Diddy replied.
"Ha! Now, looks like we 3 might win the event!" Wendy produly said.
"Grrr...so close to getting that cupcake!" Birdo whispered madly.
"Right then, now what do we....ugh.....I feel....OH!!!!" Parakarry shrieked as he collapsed and made a somewhat disturbing moaning sound as he was holding stomach, clearly in pain.
"What the...? Is he...dying?" Mario spoke.
"No...it must be the..." Peach said, then stopped, realizing that the cupcakes were poisoned.
"OOOOOHHH!!!!" Wendy moaned as well and fell to the ground. She looked like she was about to throw up blood.
"Oh god...this...can't be happening..." Diddy said to himself and collapsed as well.
"Oh my god, those cupcakes were poisoned!" Dixie shrieked.
"That bitch! How dare she do this to our friends!?" Goombella said.
"I wanna go home right now!" Rosalina complained.
"Who doesn't!?" Toadette shrieked.
"Wait a second! What is that...on my suitcase?" Miss Mowz spoke, pointing to her tiny purple suitcase. She quickly walked to it; it was a piece of paper. She read it out loud:
As you all probably know by now, the 3 cupcakes were poisoned. Don't worry, it won't kill you but the effects are pretty extreme, and will be even more extreme if it's not taken care of soon. There are keys on the reception desk that go to a small black car in the parking lot. Start it up, and drive the car over to Paradise Medic Hospital and find a doctor named Dr. Klepto. He will then provide you with the correct treatment and help you cure the poison. The three who ate the cupcakes must choose only one person to go with them to the hospital, just in case of assistance. Good luck!
"Are you for real!? This is one messed up game!!!!" Kooper yelled.
"I say, we should all just get in that black car and drive off and get the hell outta here!" Mario quickly suggested.
"Mario, do you REALLY think that all 20 of us are gonna fit in a tiny car? Plus, all of our luggage would have to go somewhere too! I say, we should just stay here and let those 3 go to the hospital to be cured. It's the better way." Peach said. Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Well then...ugh...the not said we can pick a person to come with us so I pick Dixie." Diddy said. Dixie slowly walked to him and gave him a hug, and looked like she was about to cry.
"I pick...Ooh! I pick Mimi!" Wendy said, trying to ignore her stomach pains.
"Koops! You come with me!" Parakarry quickly said.
"Oh man, this can't be good..." Koops whispered.
"Well then, ahh!!" Diddy shrieked as he felt a quick sharp pain again. He grabbed the keys from the reception desk. "...We are off. Wish us luck..." He said, then the six slowly walked out of the hotel, in fear of what could happen next.
"I hope you survive." Luigi whispered.
"I don't like this. I don't like this at all." Toadette spoke with a scared look.
End of Chapter
So, the "game" has started, and already there is some huge issues going on. Will Wendy, Diddy, and Parakarry survive their poisoning? And who is Annastasia? And why is she making such a messed up game?