Chapter 4
Waluigi dragged Wario off to the back, to prevent him from making a commotion about the money he'll make.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Wario asked.
"It's not all about the money, man." Waluigi whispered back. "This is about more, about the ultimate power. We can rule everything if we win. And then we can have all the money we want." He said this slowly. Wario looked at him.
"Okay," he said, "let's do this."
There were ten people in the room, but all was silent. The five minutes were up.
"All right, then, "Toadsworth declared, "it is time to make your decisions." He held up a cigarette lighter. "Anyone who wants to join the clue hunt, they will burn their voucher here, thus voiding it and being rid of the million coins it contains. Now, teams, let's start from the front. First, Masters Mario and Luigi." Mario strolled up to the front. Without a word, he burned his paper, took the envelopes, and went back to his seat. The same was for Peach. Wario laughed evilly as he ran back, and Bowser stomped away, gleefully planning his domination. "Okay, then, the last team. Toad, please step up." Everyone held their breath. They all were thinking, How can Toads be in this race? They're not as strong as us! They can't possibly be thinking this!
"If I may." Toad spoke swiftly and clearly. Toadsworth stepped off the podium. Toad picked up his lighter. For a moment, he looked at the nine people watching, then at the lighter, then the paper, the cream colored envelope. He lit the lighter, and then put it down. Everyone stared, both in astonishment and despair. "Just to make sure that a Toad can still do something, I will go farther than any of you to destroy this paper." He knew that there were people that disregarded this, but he didn't care. He ripped the paper up, put the pieces into a stack, and lit the top. The flames scattered across the pieces, smoldering them all into dust. He stepped down and went back to his seat in the corner. "Well then." Toadsworth cleared his throat. "It appears that the two Toads are the final team. With all the teams established, it is now time to open your envelopes." Rip, rip, rip.