A/N: Well, I'm back after a month long vacation. Yeah, I know. But I got Brawl.. and that's been consuming my time. But it's worth it! :D I'll make this chapter pretty long to make up for my long absence. So read and enjoy!

Review Responses:

Jeo the Fire God: Holy fudge, I can't believe I missed that. o.O Whoops.. XD Woow. You did have a lot to say, hah. Hehe.. I'm not revealing anything on who the murderer is. I like to keep people guessing, and those were some very good guesses.. I originally had it planned for Luigi to be in last chappie anyway even if you didn't mention him. I always pictured him as the techy-type guy, so he was the one to try and fix the lights. XD I've actually played Lineage II before, I don't play it anymore though, so I have a feeling I would understand your story perfectly. :D Oh and thank you for the long review, seems like it took a while to type, hah.

Muse Lord Mai-chan: Yes, yes, stay safe Roy! Wouldn't want anything happening to him..

Gooey: There should be no more spelling errors. I got Spell Check fixed now. Huzzah!

Fantasia14: What if it's not a villain? :3 Ooh and good point on the whole emotion thing. Maybe I did make them a little too emotionless on that subject.. I'll fix that.

Midnightxwolfx:True, true, the story would be much longer. I may slow them down a bit..

Also: In this chapter I'm going to be switching back and forth between characters. So it won't be completely focused on Marth the whole time this chappie. Hope you enjoy! :D Oh and an important note: Only 21 remain now. I made an error last chapter, it should have been 21 remain instead of 22. Thanks to Jeo the Fire God for pointing that out. :D

Dorm Halls, Zelda and Link

The hylians swiftly made their ways down the darkened hallways. Zelda held a small ball of Din's Fire in her hands as a light source, providing enough light for them to see where they were going. Link had his sword unsheathed and was on the alert, constantly glancing around in every direction. He would be as cautious as possible, as one misstep could trigger some sort of trap the killer could have set for them to fall in to.

Nearing one of the rooms, they hesitantly opened the door. The inside was pitch black, and various gadgets and gizmo's decorated the room. Though it was hard to tell, they assumed they were now inside Luigi's room. The green plumber loved to tinker with different gadgets, and seeing so many just lying around the room, it was obvious Luigi had claimed this room as his.

"He doesn't appear to be here, Link." Zelda was the first to speak. Link nodded, and they exited the room and opened the door just across from Luigi's room. Mario's room. The room had been cleaned up since Mario's death, but various ruined objects were still scattered across the room. Zelda and Link both looked at each other with saddened looks, and they exited the rooms.

They continued on down the hallways, until they saw what appeared to be light shining out from underneath one of the doors they came across. Link's protective sense kicked in, and he motioned for Zelda to keep behind him. She nodded as Link opened the door just enough to allow him to peak through. Link smiled at who he saw standing inside the room.

"Samus! Good to know your okay!" The armor suit clad bounty hunter turned swiftly at the sudden voice, but relaxed when she saw it was only Link.

"Hello Link, Zelda. I was just getting ready to come and find you. Well, actually, I was getting ready to look for Luigi to help him with the fuse box, but oh well." Samus smiled, though no one could see it through her visor.

"We're trying to gather everyone up and have them meet in the lounge. Think you could head down there and wait? I'm sure others are there as well by now." Link asked, but Samus shook her head.

"Sorry, but I would rather stay with the both of you. Heading off on your own in a time like this is just asking for death." The hylians knew Samus was right, and they both nodded their head.

"That's understandable. Alright, come with us then. We need to find anyone we can, right now." Samus nodded, grabbed her lantern, and followed the two out of her room.

Along with their new companion, the three began to scan the rooms in the hallways, searching for the other smashers.

"Hey Zel, what happened to Peach?" Link suddenly asked, and Zelda gasped.

"Oh, that's right! I left her alone back at her room, oh she must be worried sick! Come on, we need to head to her room quickly." Zelda motioned for the two to follow, and they headed quickly down the halls to Peach's room.

It didn't take them long to arrive at her room, as Zelda quickly flung the door open. Peach screamed from the sudden movement, and stared at the three who had just entered her room. Link glanced at her tear streaked face and smiled warmly. Samus waved to Peach as Zelda rushed over to make sure Peach was alright. She brought her friend into a comforting hug, as Peach let out small sobs. She still had not gotten over Mario's death.

"I'm so sorry I didn't return sooner, Peach. I got caught up in some things, I know you were probably scared, and I'm sorry I didn't make it back sooner." Zelda comforted her friend, as Peach slowly nodded.

"It's.. alright. I was okay, just a little scared about the sudden power outage." Peach wiped a few tears from her eye and broke out of the hug.

"We need you to come with us, we're trying to get everyone together, that way we will be closer to each other if the killer does come back."

"Of course. Lead the way, please." Peach motioned for the others to exit her room, and she followed after them, walking just behind Zelda down the darkened hallways.

Garage, Roy

Roy sighed impatiently as he scanned the inside of the garage. It looked completely empty, aside from the few tables, boxes, and the large bus they called the 'Smash Bus'.

"Honestly, of all the places to look, I get one of the most boring in the whole mansion. A garage, come on, who would honestly hide in here, huh?" He mumbled to no one in particular as he shoved a few boxes out of the way, revealing nothing. He blinked and stared at the floor expecting something to just pop out. At least that would make things more interesting. Sighing yet again, he flung the door open that lead to the basement.

"Do I really want to go down there?" He considered his options: Stay here in this empty garage and look for nothing, or, go down in the dark creepy basement and look for Luigi. "Yes. Yes. I do."

He trekked down the stairs, his sword ablaze, using it as his only light source. The wooden stairs creaked under the weight as he descended and suddenly he felt as if he was in one of those freaky horror movies where the complete idiot decides to go down into the basement for no reason. Except, he wasn't an idiot, no, of course not.

Arriving at the bottom of the stairs, he glanced around the area and saw nothing but even more boxes.

"What is this? Box world? Good grief." He grumbled and kicked one of the boxes near him, causing it to topple over onto the floor with a loud crash. He heard something yelp near him, and went into a defensive stance. "Whose there?" He shouted.

"Roy? Is that-a you?" An Italian voice sounded, a voice that could only belong to one person.

"Luigi? Where are you?"

"Over-a here, near the-a fuse box." Roy followed the sound of his voice, and eventually found the plumber fiddling with the wires inside the fuse box, obviously trying to fix whatever was the problem. After a little while, Luigi sighed and backed away from the fuse box and looked up to Roy. "There's absolutely nothing wrong-a with it. I'm-a honestly not sure why the-a power is-a out."

"Well that's.. weird. Anyway, Luigi, think you could head up to the lounge? We're trying to round everyone up so we could be better prepared to fight against whatever the heck is killing people off." Luigi nodded, grabbed his flashlight and headed out of the basement, Roy following right behind him. When they arrived at the top of the stairs, Luigi spoke up.

"I'm-a going to stay-a here for a while-a," Luigi motioned for Roy to go ahead and leave, "I'll-a catch up later."Roy thought it was a bit odd, but shrugged his shoulders.

"Alright fine, just make sure you get to the lounge in under fifteen minutes. Got it?" Luigi smiled and nodded his head, Roy left the room soon after to leave Luigi to do whatever it is he was about to do.

"Well that was kinda.. weird. But whatever. Luigi is a strange little guy, I'll say that." Roy huffed and began walking down the hallway towards the cafeteria. "Maybe I'll run into Marth once I get to the cafeteria.." A scuffing sound behind him made him stop in his tracks and turn around. "Luigi?" No sign of the green plumber. Shrugging, he turned back around and continued on towards the cafeteria. Another sound similar to what he just heard made him turn around again.

"Look, alright, Luigi, if this is some sort of joke it's not funny." Roy glared, but again saw no one. Turning again, he quickened his pace and continued on for the cafeteria. "Why the heck do we have such long hallways?" He let out a string of curses under his breath and yet again he heard the scuffing sound, only this time it was louder. "Alright, enough of this." He made his sword once again go ablaze with flames and turned to face whoever was following him.

"My, aren't you completely clueless." A husky voice sounded from above him, and he quickly looked up towards the ceiling. A figure in a black cloak was hanging from the ceiling, looking down at him. The figure dropped down just in front of him, causing Roy to step back a few feet.

"Who the heck are you?" No answer. "Answer me when I'm talking to you!"

"I see no need to reveal myself to someone I am about to kill." The figure pulled out a small dagger, the hilt encrusted with various jewels and the blade was jagged and long.

"You? Kill me? I thought I already taught you a lesson once, guess you want another butt whooping huh?" The figure smirked at this statement.

"Who says that was me, last time? Oh my, my, I guess you didn't know that all leaders do have pawns they use to do their dirty work." Roy just shot it a glare.

"No, I didn't, I was completely clueless to that fact." Roy said in a sarcastic, mocking tone of voice. "Heh, well if you're better than the boring 'pawn' you sent earlier, I have no objections to fighting you."

"You're either brave, or extremely stupid, boy. No matter, shall we begin the game, then?"

The figure was the one to make the first move. It charged at Roy, dagger drawn. Roy managed to jump back just as the figure swiped at him, aiming for the neck. It was the redhead's turn to charge now, as he leapt into the air and brought his sword down on the killer's head, sending it toppling to the ground. The cloaked figured on the ground disappeared in a puff of purple smoke, making Roy raise an eyebrow.

"Not too bad, kid. But not good enough." A voice from behind Roy cause him to roll forward and turn to face the figure in front of him. The figure just laughed causing the pyro to glare at him once again. The figure came to an abrupt stop in his laughing, and vanished, causing Roy to gasp in surprise, it re appeared just behind Roy.

"Crud!" The redhead didn't have time to dodge as a dagger was shoved straight into his left arm. He let out a cry of pain and swiftly moved away from the figure.

"I begin to grow bored of this child's play." The figure yawned and unsheathed a sword from his belt. "Time to finish you now." He smirked and charged at Roy at a blinding speed, Roy barely had enough time to block the blow that was aimed at his chest. Pushing on his sword, he managed to push the killer back a ways, and provide him with an opening. Slashing his sword horizontally, Roy managed to tear a piece off of the figure's cloak, yet it it's self seemed unphased. Stuffing the small piece of purple cloth into his pocket for later, he glanced up and managed to look into the killer's ice blue eyes.

"You.. you're-!" Was all Roy managed to say, as he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Slowly looking down, he saw the figure's sword was protruding from his stomach. Blood coated the sword, as the figure pulled it out of Roy's stomach and kicked him back, causing him to hit one of the walls of the hall. Dropping his sword, Roy slid down into a sitting position while clutching his stomach.

"I told you boy, you couldn't beat me." It laughed. "I am however, afraid I must be going now. I think I shall leave you here to suffer, because you see I think that is a fitting demise for someone like you." It's last words were filled with venom.

"I'll get you.. I can't die here.." Roy snarled at the figure who only let out a guffaw.

"I will admire your determination, boy. However, that determination will not get you far here." It smirked and rose a gloved hand, waving slightly, before disappearing in a puff of purple smoke, leaving Roy injured and bleeding in the hallway.

"Curse.. you.." Was all he managed to say before the hall around him began to spin, and he slowly closed his eyes, drifting into unconsciousness.

Cafeteria, Marth

Marth hurriedly looked around the kitchen. He had already managed to find Ness, Pikachu, and Falco lingering in the kitchen, and had sent them to the lounge. After much convincing, Falco had agreed to go find Fox and tell him to come to the lounge. Falco, being the nice avian he is, also agreed to help look for the other smashers. This pleased Marth a little, knowing that finding the others will be somewhat easier with more helping hands.

"Hello? Anyone in here?" Marth asked as he pushed open one of the doors that lead to the cook's area. After scanning the area and deciding it was empty, he walked across the room to the pantry. Opening the small door, he found Jigglypuff sleeping inside. "Um, Jigglypuff?" He poked the small creature, causing her to stir and open her big round eyes.

"Mnn.. Hmm? Oh, Marth. Hello." Jigglypuff yawned and stared at Marth while climbing off one of the shelves and landing softly on the floor.

"Jigglypuff, please head for the lounge. We are trying to gather up as many smashers as possible." Jigglypuff shrugged and walked off.

"Alright." She said before leaving the room.

"Well that was simple.." Marth left the room after Jigglypuff and decided to head for the lounge to see just who was there already.

A few moments later, he arrived inside the lounge. The small lantern that sat on the table still shone brightly, illuminating the room and everyone who stood inside it. He was glad when everyone as from the ones who were murdered previously, were all accounted for. However he noticed that neither Roy nor Luigi were currently present.

"Glad everyone is here.. say, has any of you seen Luigi or Roy? They were supposed to be back here by now.." Some smashers in the room whispered back and forth while others shrugged. Zelda was the first to give an answer.

"I believe he headed for the garage to look for Luigi, Marth. You could check there." Marth smiled and uttered a small thanks before turning on his heel and heading through the cafeteria to the hallway that lead to the garage. He held his small lantern in front of his slightly to allow him to see where he was going once he reached the hallway. He spotted something on the ground in the distance and cautiously rushed towards it. As he got closer his eyes widened at the object that came into view. Roy was lying on the ground, bleeding heavily. His clothes and armor were stained with his own blood, as well as the carpeted floor.

"Oh my god! Roy!" Marth placed his lantern on the ground in a hurry and rushed over to his friend. Grabbing his shoulders and shaking him a few times, he shouted at his friend to try and wake him up. "Wake up! Please, wake up! Don't you dare die on me!" He checked for a pulse, it was faint, but still there. This made him even more frantic. Thinking for a moment, he carefully picked Roy up into his arms, careful not to touch the wounds. Running as fast he could without tripping or hurting Roy, he made his way through the cafeteria. He made his way into the lounge and didn't stop to talk to any of the smashers who were asking him as many questions as they could think up. A few looked shocked as he ran towards Dr. Mario's office. Kicking the door, Dr. Mario soon opened it, and quickly motioned for Marth to place Roy on one of the makeshift medical beds. Much to his dismay, the doctor then shooed him out of the room.

"Marth.." Link was the first to speak once the bluenette entered the lounge again. "I'm sorry this had to happen.." Marth didn't speak, but only nodded and sat down on the couch, holding his head in his hands.

"And so another one becomes gravely injured.." Ganondorf sighed and Marth shot him a death glare, silencing him instantly.

"Now is not the time to speak of such things, Ganondorf." Zelda growled at the man, who only scoffed.

Marth sighed and glanced at Zelda.

"It was my fault, I should have stayed with him.. I should have known something like this would happen.. and yet I just.." He couldn't hold back a small sob that racked his body, and he quickly turned away from the others in the room and placed his head in his hands once again. Peach placed a comforting hand on his back.

"It's alright. It's not your fault." Marth only shook his head, but did not speak.

"So where do we go from here?" Link spoked up. His voice was shaky, and he looked nervous and concerned at the same time.

"Now that everyone is here, I guess we just try to find this guy and take him down." Falco said, obviously not really affected by the scene that just took place. Fox smacked him on the head for not even caring about one of their fellow comrades. Falco mumbled something under his breath, but let it slide with no complaining.

"Falco is right. We need to hunt this guy down." Fox stated, and a few others in the room agreed with him.

"That's fine and everything, but first we should all probably get some rest. It's starting to get late." Link pointed to the window, seeing that the sun was already beginning to go down. "But we should all probably sleep here in this room. We can have someone take a night shift to watch over everyone as they sleep, that way they can alert us if anything happens."

"Good idea." Peach smiled at Link, who smiled back.

"I'll.. take first shift." Marth spoke up. His voice was ragged as he lifted his head up. His face was wet, as he was obviously crying, and a few others felt sorry for him. "I won't be able to sleep tonight anyways."

"I'll stay up with you. You don't look so good." Link spoke up, Marth smiled at his offer and accepted it. Zelda also offered to stay up with them.

"Alright so Zelda, Marth, and Link take first shift." Samus noted, and they agreed. "Very well. Let's all settle down and get some rest now then. We need all the energy we can get, after all."

The room was large, providing the smashers with enough room to choose a spot in the room and get comfortable. The couches and chairs were the first to be claimed, as others settled for the floor. Jigglypuff however for some reason, settled for sleeping on top of the table, while Pikachu slept underneath the table.

Marth stood near the doctor's office, waiting and praying to the heavens that Dr. Mario would come out baring good news. Minutes passed until Link came over and placed a hand on his friends shoulder, he gave him a comforting smile and waited outside the door with Marth.

"He'll be okay, I just know he will. He's a tough guy, Roy won't go down that easy, he's way too stubborn for that." This comment earned a small chuckle from Marth, but it was quickly replaced by a sad frown.

"Thanks for trying to cheer me up, Link.." Link frowned, Marth looked so tired, and his speech was slurred slightly.

"Hey, what are friends for?" This made Marth frown even more.

"Friends are there for each other.. to protect each other.. I should have been there.."

"Oh would you stop already, it's not your fault. Look, he's my friend too, but sitting here moping about it all night won't change anything." Link sighed, he hated the fact that two of his best friends were in horrible shape right now.

They sat in silence for what seemed like hours, before Dr. Mario emerged from his room, a sad look on his face.

"Link, Marth.. I'm-a not exactly sure how I'm-a going to say-a this." Dr. Mario cleared his throat before speaking anymore. "I'm-a afraid that there-a is a good chance that.. Roy won't make it through the night-a."

-Is pelted by bricks for leaving off at a cliffhanger-

Marth: Jerk, leaving off at such an important part like that.

I know I know, I'm sorry but there was bound to be a cliffhanger somewhere in the story, and I chose to have it now. I love Roy, I really do, and I hated writing this chapter because of it. D: But it had to be done.. I'll let all of you choose whether he should live or die, so it's up to you. -shrug-

Roy: D:

Marth: D:

...Anyways, review and tell me what you thought. :D Also, yey! I have Spell Check again!