Characters- Goombella Koops Koopie Flurrie Paper-Yoshi Miss Mowz Professor Frankly Toadia Toadiko Gus Arfur Kylie Peeka Lahla Parakarry Shy Guy Toadella

Everyone re-grouped back at Frankly's house, all tired and worn out.

"Well, we've checked everywhere and no sign of the scythe has been spotted. Maybe it's not in this area?" Paper Yoshi suggested.

"Or maybe it's hidden somewhere very secretively and it would only take a genius to figure it out?" Koopie asked.

"Maybe but...I don't know. Sigh...well, will you guys promise to help find it tomorrow? We can look in central Rogueport as that's where Toadella is gonna look as well." Goombella asked as politely as she could.

"Why of course! I'm sure all of us have enough free time to find this little scythe. Actually, this is getting to be more of a mystery case, which I'm a huge fan." Flurrie said in excitement.

"Alright, fine but we are NOT starting in the morning! I need my beauty sleep and to...um...make sure I get some excercise." Paper Yoshi said. Koopie raised her eyebrow at him.

"Wait, hold on a second, how come we didn't investigate Gus' house? He's like the most suspicious person in Rogueport for this...missing scythe case, or however you want to call it!" Miss Mowz asked.

"Oh, we forgot to tell you! While you were at around Arfur's house, we attempted to go to Gus' place but we were told off and almost chased away by those stupid Robbo gangsters." Koopie explained.

"Yeah. They seemed like they were gonna kill us for a second!" Paper Yoshi exclaimed.

"I see. Well, you all tried. I still feel kind of bad for searching through Arfur's place like we owned it. I mean, we basically broke into his house when he wasn't even home. I'm surprised we weren't caught." Miss Mowz said.

"It's his own fault for leaving his room window open like that. Seriously, who in the world does that? Especially in a place like Rogueport where everywhere you go is dangerous?" Koopie said.

"Desperate times calls for desperate measures. We can't afford to let anyone else get kidnapped...or killed." Goombella almost stuttered. Everyone had a chill go down their spine.

"Please don't say that, dearie. We gotta have hope that Bobbery and Vivian are at the very least, alive. The only question is, where would they be at?" Flurrie said.

"I'm afraid that we should just end all these questions and save them for tomorrow. It's obvious we're all very tired so let's just get a good night's rest and be prepared for tomorrow, hmm?" Frankly calmly suggested. Everyone nodded their head in agreement.

"Okie dokie then. Good night Frankly!" Paper Yoshi said and waved as did everyone else.

"WAIT, HOLD UP A SECOND!" Frankly suddenly screamed. Everyone jumped and turned toward him.

"WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?" Koops shrieked.

"GRRRRRRRRRRRR! I AM SO STUPID, HOW COULD I FORGET?" Frankly yelled and facepalmed himself.

"Forget what? Your daily vitamins?" Goombella asked.

"No! Well, yes, but that's not what I was talking about! If I remember correctly, according to the Teketeke urban legend, Teketeke kills people when they're out late at night, and based on Goombella's descriptions earlier about this 'scythe-stealer' being a copycat killer, this guy will want to stay as true to the urban legend as possible." Frankly explained.

"Wait a second, so does that mean we can't go outside right now? Are you serious?" Koopie asked.

"Yes. According to my watch, it's 10 minutes to midnight. Although, there is no set time as to when Teketeke starts her murder spree, it's still too risky to be out there as this time." Frankly said. Everyone grunted.

"Are you telling me we're suppose to sleep in here tonight? Come on, Frankly! I need to get back home to sleep in my warm and comfy bed!" Paper Yoshi complained.

"Would you rather die while you're out there and would you rather be in here, where it's safe?" Frankly asked. Paper Yoshi looked frustrated.

"Frankly, the warp pipe to the underground isn't that far from here. It's about only 30 feet I think? All of us could it there under 20 seconds and we could get home that way." Goombella said.

"I said no! If you guys get killed, I'll be in depression for the rest of my living days. You are staying here and that's final." Frankly demandingly said.

"But Frankly, I need to get home to my dad. If I don't get home this instant, he'll freak out and call the police to come look for me!" Koops said.

"Don't you have your cellphone? You could use that to call or text your dad." Koopie suggested. Koops looked down in embarassment.

"Um...I sort of...forgot it at home..." He said in awkwardness.

"Well that's just damn great, because I don't have my cellphone either!" Koopie grunted.

"Here, you guys can use my cellphone to- oh damnit..." Goombella swore. "Nevermind, it's out of power. Guess that's what I get for not bothering to search for my phone charger..."

"Okay look, I'm a pretty fast runner so I'm almost positive I can make it to the pipe in about 5 seconds. Sorry Frankly, but the comfort of my home is what I prefer and besides, I hate Rogueport. The only reason I still come here is so I can hang out with you guys." Paper Yoshi said, opening the door.

"Fine. It's your own decision. But don't say that I didn't warn you." Frankly said, sitting back in his chair.

"I'm afraid I must go too, my dear. I simply can't leave my house back at Boggly Woods unattended with all those awful piranha plants and ruff puffs still around. But don't worry, I can simply float high off the ground so the killer won't slice me up!" Flurrie said, also getting ready to go out.

"We're gonna go too. Me and Koops should've gotten home earlier but, I'd rather get there now than in the morning." Koopie said.

"I'm going with you guys too. I just feel like it's the right way." Miss Mowz said.

"Will you be okay if I go too, Frankly? I promise I'll watch out for anything and keep on my toes." Goombella asked.

"Go ahead. It's not like I can stop you anyways." Frankly said in a strange way.

"Alright, let's go!" Paper Yoshi yelled and lead the group. He ran as fast as he could and got to the warp pipe within seconds and went in.

"Hurry, hurry!" Koops yelled, grabbing hard of Koopie's hand. They both entered the warp pipe together.

"Don't waste time, my dears! Hurry along now!" Flurrie yelled, also entering the pipe.

Miss Mowz ran to the pipe and looked to her sides to make sure nothing was coming at her. The coast was clear so far.

She got to the pipe, but then stopped and turned around. Goombella wasn't running, she was just standing there, looking around.

"GOOMBELLA! What the hell are you doing? Get over here!" Miss Mowz called out.

Frankly heard this and went to his doorway and also saw Goombella standing there.

"Goombella, either get back inside or get in the pipe! Don't just stand around like that!" Frankly yelled.

"But...I don't even see anything...or hear anything." Goombella replied, still looking around.

Miss Mowz walked closer to her and looked around as well. There was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Maybe he...or she isn't in this part of Rogueport?" Miss Mowz asked.

Tek. Tek. Tek.

As Goombella looked toward Miss Mowz, she screamed.

"BEHIND YOOUUUUUUUUUUU!" She screamed as loud as she could.

Miss Mowz swiftly turned around and saw something only for a split second of her remaining life.

SLICE!

Goombella screamed bloody murder as blood got splashed all over her. She then ran for her life back to Frankly's house.

"GET IN RIGHT NOW!" Frankly screamed. Goombella jumped from the doorway and onto the floor. Frankly slammed the door shut and locked it.

"DID YOU SEE IT? DID YOU FUCKING SEE THAT THING?" Goombella screamed and started to cry.

"Yes. I did. That was a real person all right. And that scythe...he or she has it. This person is too sneaky. I couldn't even tell where they came from when they were heading for Miss Mowz..." Frankly said.

"Miss Mowz...no. It's all my fault. If I wasn't just standing out there like an idiot, she wouldn't have been killed." Goombella sobbed.

MEANWHILE...

"Where were you in between the hours of midnight and 3 AM on Thursday morning?" Kylie Koopa asked. Lahla seemed beyond annoyed by this girl.

"Um, I was like, closing the shop down and heading home with my sister! Gosh!" She said while chewing a big wad of gum.

"...I see. And which way did you and your sister go home to after closing down the shop?" Kylie asked, taking down some notes.

"Are you trying to accuse me of something here? You never even told me why you're asking me these questions! Do I have to call the FBI on your ass?" Lahla yelled, trying not to accidentally spit out of her gum.

"That won't be necessary. I am a forensics investigator and part-time detective. I'm just doing my job. Anyways, if you've bothered to read the news you should know, young lady, that Miss Vivian Shaydes and Sir Admiral Bobbery have both been missing for over 24 hours now and I need to gather info so I can get a lead." Kylie explained.

"Well you ain't getting nothing from me cause I didn't do SHIT!" Lahla yelled, throwing her gum away.

"Oh really? How do I know you're not lying?" Kylie asked, eyeing her oddly.

"You know what, GET OUT OF MY PARLOR! I NEVER WANNA SEE YOUR WEIRD FACE EVER AGAIN OR ELSE I WILL TAKE A MUSHROOM SHAKE AND THROW IT AT YOUR HEAD!" Lahla screamed and ripped a magazine in half out of pure rage, acting like she was some female version of the Hulk.

Kylie sighed and walked out of the Pianta Parlor.

"Life of an agent." Was all she said and sighed again. She was becoming stressed out by what was going on.

As she started to head back to Glitzville, where she works at, she noticed something odd...and even smelled something odd too.

"Oh God...what an awful smell! Is that coming from...there?" She said. She was looking at a trash can at the corner of the entrance to the Railroad Station, right by Toadella's house. There was blood leaking out from the top and trinkling down the side.

"Don't tell me...a body is in there, isn't it?" Kylie asked herself. As she got closer to the trash can, the smell got worse.

She tried to open the trash can, but the lid was taped down. She removed the tape as quickly as she could and removed the lid and almost screamed and puked at what she saw.

There was Vivian. Split in two and beginning to decompose. All thrown and smashed together in one trash can.

Kylie backed away from the trash can and calmed herself down.

"Well, that explains where the smell is coming from. And it looks like I found Vivian Shaydes too. But how did she get sliced in half like that? I've never seen anything like this before." Kylie said.

She then heard a scream in the distance.

"Oh no, sounds like more trouble!" She then ran to where the scream sounded like it came from. As she got into Central Rogueport, she noticed something that caught her attention.

Further away, in East Rogueport, she saw someone run in to the alley beside Merlon's house. She also what looked like two bodies on the ground near the same area.

She got out her gun and ran over there.

She slowed down as she got close to the alley. She carefully went in there, in a 'ready-to-fire' position. She didn't hear or see anything yet. All she needed to do was check what was around the corner...

She jumped out of the corner and saw a dark figure climb on top of a roof and run away.

"HEY! YOU!" Kylie screamed. The figure was no longer seen. Kylie ran out of the alley and back into the main area. She still couldn't see the figure.

"Man, that guy is really fast. The bastard's lucky I didn't get here sooner." Kylie said. She looked to her right and gasped as she saw the body of Miss Mowz split in half.

"Oh my god...this is really getting to be out of control. How does that guy slice these people's bodies in half so easily? They must be really strong. Still...if the killer continues doing this every single night, no one in Rogueport will be left alive...maybe. I better get police over here to check this out and send this body back to HQ. I wonder if it's one of those Robbo gang members...they seem pretty tough." Kylie said and got out her cellphone to call 911.

EOC.

Really sorry for not updating sooner, but school is cramming down homework and study lessons down our throats like there's no tomorrow since finals are next week. But don't worry, I'll be updating more quickly starting next weekend. Please review.