Previously, on The Mole, Monty Mole had led the players toward their second challenge, taking place in Pirate Land of Mario Party 2. Divided into five pairs, the players had to work together to find a clue, which would help them in the second part of the challenge. Jojora and Donkey were into big trouble, being targeted by blue balls coming from everywhere. Noki and Birdo also were in a predicament, because Birdo had been caught by some Chomp, who were ready to pursue Noki. The team of Mario and Pauline, as well as the team of Toad and Kooper, were experiencing similar problems. However, the team of Flurrie and Bootler strangely found its mini-challenge really easy. Will they be victorious ? Will they be able to add twenty thousand coins to the pot ? Just watch and you will see.
First name : Birdo
Surname : Ribbon
Birthday : May 15
Job : Fashion Designer
First name : Bootler
Surname : Majordome
Birthday : September 6
Job : Butler
First name : Donkey
Surname : Kong
Birthday : March 12
Job : Glitz Pit's Fighter
First name : Noki
Surname : Delphis
Birthday : August 7
Job : Air Hostess
First name : Toad
Surname : Phalloïde
Birthday : June 1
Job : Gardener
First name : Jojora
Surname : Teeheena
Birthday : December 27
Job : Sculptor
First name : Pauline
Surname : Celeste
Birthday : June 16
Job : Model
First name : Mario
Surname : Mario
Birthday : January 22
Job : Plumber
First name : Flurrie
Surname : Cumulia
Birthday : October 29
Job : Actress
First name : Kooper
Surname : Shelic
Birthday : July 7
Job : The Mole's Assistant
4 : A Player Sails Home
Flurrie thought her task would be really easy. After a little while, she was starting to think otherwise. "Ugh, that's ruining my perfect nails ! I sincerely hope we're nearly finish or else I don't know what I'll do to Monty Mole once I see him again !"
Bootler shook his head, exasperated at his teammate's rant. "We are nearly finished. Look, we can see some leaves." Flurrie looked ecstatic and began to fasten her pace.
"Really ? Then, let's get a move on ! I can't wait to remove this stupid harness !" Bootler sighed.
Bootler : Flurrie is extremely loud. I guess that this is who she is, but still... Wouldn't she be a great Mole, causing drama wherever she goes ?
Finally, Bootler and Flurrie reached the top of the giant tree. There, they saw a paper attached to the finish line. Flurrie quickly snatched it and was very puzzled. On this paper was only one word, did they do all of this for nothing ?
"Well, I guess that's over... Right ?" questioned Flurrie.
"Maybe," shrugged Bootler. "Shall we go now that we retrieved our supposed clue ?"
"There's no need to stay here," admitted Flurrie. "Let's return to the place where we first departed."
Jojora was rushing toward the fountain, dodging oncoming blue balls, which, she now knew, were freezing players upon touching them. She dived into the cool water and took water, with the help of her bucket.
Jojora : I had taken my decision instinctively, but when I was in the fountain, I realized that it wasn't the smartest thing to do. Even if I was good at dodging the balls, it didn't mean that I was good at dodging the same balls while holding a bucket full of water...
"Now, should I just run toward Donkey, or should I be a little more sneaky ?" she pondered, still looking at Donkey. "I might as well give it a try," she motivated herself.
The blue fairy hopped out of the fountain and made a mad dash toward Donkey. She was successful and unfroze Donkey, but tripped on the water afterward.
"Crap !" she shouted just before she was frozen.
Donkey : I was just coming back to my senses, when I saw these freezing balls coming right at me at full speed. Needless to say that I didn't quite understand what was happening.
Donkey rose a finger up in the air, as if he was asking a question. "Can someone tells me what the-"
He did not have time to finish his sentence, a missile had touched him leading to the loss of their part of the challenge.
Mario and Pauline were still searching for the clue inside of the Skull Cavern. They were more and more annoyed and tired and the icing of the cake was that their flashlight was being less and less bright.
Mario : I can't believe they would give us a flashlight that doesn't have enough battery for the challenge. We really don't see a thing when we switch off the light ! And let's say that when we switch on the light...it doesn't really do much.
"Ow !" yelled Pauline as she bumped into a wall. "Mario, can you please do something about it ? It's really getting on my nerves !"
Mario was becoming a little agitated by that time. "Well, excuuuuuuuse me Princess ! Unfortunately, I can't do anything because I don't see a thing !"
"You can be so rude sometimes ! Thank goodness I've known you for a while, or else things wouldn't be pretty..."
They soon hit another wall and couldn't find a way out. "Well, that's just great !" mumbled Pauline. "It's a dead end !"
Mario thought about it. "You know... Maybe it isn't. Do you remember if we met an intersection or something on our way here ?"
"I'm sure we didn't. Can you tell me how it's relevant to our situation ?"
"That means that we reached the end of the cavern, and that the white stone we're looking for is somewhere on this wall... I guess," explained Mario, not so sure about his own reasoning.
Then, out of nowhere, he stumbled upon the rock they were searching. Immediately, a piece of paper fell of it, and the Skull Cavern was lightened thanks to a special device.
"Finally ! It took forever !"
Toad had just opened the wrong door. He was standing in front of a Shy Guy's crew, which did not looked pleased to see him. "Oh, errr... I guess I was misled ! So sorry guys, but I can't stay here, I have some kind of an appointment thingy... Yeah... So... Have a nice day !" he smiled kindly as he rushed toward the door.
By that time, Kooper was already gone, much to Toad's relief. The mushroom boy quickly opened another door, only to find himself in the Captain's Room. The captain nodded to himself and searched for Toad's and Kooper's clue. When he found it, he gave it to Toad and called his equipage back to his post. On his way to rejoin Kooper, Toad recalled something interesting he told us in an interview.
Toad : I found it totally strange that Kooper was luring the Shy Guy in this corridor. I mean, I'm sure he did come here more than one time and he would have only one reason to do so. If he was the Mole, he knew where was the captain, so maybe he did make some comings and goings on purpose, just so I would lose the challenge and be blamed by the others... That's only a supposition, but I doubt I will ignore it.
Noki was alone and was going at full speed toward Charz. Unfortunately, the Chomp were already near from her and it only took one slip on a banana peel for her to be captured by the round dogs. Birdo and her were captured, which meant that they had failed their part.
Noki : I'm really frustrated ! We were doing fine until we tripped on a banana peel ! Thinking about it, what was it doing here ? Chomp don't eat bananas as far as I know...
Three groups out of five returned to the rendezvous point. Disappointment could not be held when they saw which groups did not make it.
Mario : Funny, the loudest ones and the quietest ones were those who never finished their mission. I don't know why Birdo and Noki didn't make it but fear not, as I will investigate later. As for the big mouthed players, they're all talk, but no action. That doesn't surprise me, even though I'll put in my journal, next to their names : pitiful performance during challenges.
Kooper : So Birdo and Noki didn't make it ? That's strange, because I was expecting them to succeed since they're, you know, so tight and all... I have no comments about Jojora and Donkey... I know I shouldn't say this, but man, they do suck pretty badly !
Flurrie : Hmph. I definitely think that the players should step up their games if they want to survive the first episode. Oh well, I think things will dramatically change after the first execution.
"Well, well, well !" started an amused Monty Mole. "It seems that the six of you won your part of the mission, congratulations !" he felicitated them. "Now comes the second part of the challenge, much more harder than the first one. Piece together the clues you received, and find out where the chest containing the treasure is hidden !"
"What's your clue ?" asked casually Kooper. "Ours is 'yellow'. Not sure that it helps, though."
"Well, good boy, ours says 'ball'. It surely isn't so helpful either," responded Bootler.
"And we have 'big'. I really don't get it," sighed Pauline.
"We know for a fact that alone, they don't mean anything. But what if we were to combine them ? Let's see, what is big, yellow, and looks like a ball ?"
"I don't know, a big yellow ball, maybe ?" retorted Kooper. Mario shook his head.
"No, Toad is right. And I might also add that the answer must be either obvious or generic. So... Do you have an idea ? Because I figured out this whole thing," told them Mario.
"Well, Mister Braggart, would you mind shedding some light on our problem ?" retorted an annoyed Flurrie. Mario simply decided to ignore her.
"How about the sun ? The sun is something visible, it is a big yellow ball, and seems like a perfect answer," reasoned Toad.
Pauline raised an eyebrow. "I actually thought about it, but it doesn't really help us..."
"It was only the easy way, we could use the hard one," suggested Mario.
"I have to say, Mario, that I do not quite understand you," admitted Bootler.
"Look, it's highly unlikely that they put the chest some place we've already been just in case everyone would have cleared the first part of our game, because then some of us would have found the answer to this riddle easily. Do you get it ?" He received some nods from everyone. "Good. If my assumption is right, we can erase a few places of the list. Now, if we were to assume even more, we could possibly think that the clues could have a double meaning, correct ? So tell me. Where would you play with a ball ? Don't forget that it has to be a shiny area."
"If you are right, it can only means that the treasure is buried into the sandy beach !" yelled an excited Toad. "Let's go already !"
The four others were still puzzled, but decided to follow them.
Pauline : As much as I like him, Mario is too smart. It won't do me good if he stays too long in this game... I think I may trick him into believing that someone I think isn't the Mole is in reality the saboteur. My strategy is a mix of three things, the first one being deception...
The group of seven discovered a beautiful yellow beach illuminated by the Sun's light. The water was warm but the players did not take any time to have a swim. They were not forgetting their objective and were eager to add twenty thousand coins to their team pot, which was, unfortunately, rather low at the moment.
"Hey look ! Red crosses on the beach !" remarked Kooper as he pointed toward several red marks on the sandy area. "Do you think they put them for us ?"
Mario furrowed his eyebrows. "I really thought it would already over, but apparently it isn't... I wonder what we have to do..."
"I've an idea !" exclaimed Toad. "Maybe the marks should tell us where to dig to find the treasure ?"
"I thought as much, but how are we going to find the right one ? There's like, thirty of them !" moaned Pauline. As if one cue, Monty Mole spoke.
"You only have three chances ! Good luck !"
"Yeah, we will need some encouragements," thanked Flurrie. "Does anyone have an idea ?"
"I have one. The Sun is the center of everything. It even is the center of this very mission. I would suggest that we dig near the center of all the marks," intelligently explained Bootler.
The players agreed to his suggestion, and argued apropos of the center of the beach. After a rather short time, they decided to dig.
"Well, we were wrong."
"We already knew that Toad, thanks for pointing the obvious."
"So much for being nice yesterday," muttered a disgusted Toad. Suddenly, his face brightened as he thought of something else. "You know, the first part of the challenge was timed, so we have some kind of temporal mark... You probably also know for a fact that ancient civilizations were using the Sun as a guide and were measuring the time thanks to it."
"But of course ! You're such a genius Toad ! I totally forgot about that !" Kooper looked all over the place and retrieve a stick. "If we plant this stick on the sand, its shadow will lead us toward the treasure chest !" pursued the turtle.
"Okay, let's do it !"
The shadow of the stick was pointing to their left. They all proceed to walk toward the end of the shadow. "Hmm... Which one do we pick ? I mean, that's not really specific if you know what I mean," asked Pauline, confused at what was going on.
"I would say this one," chose Flurrie, pointing with her finger a red mark near them. "The shadow seems to stop right before it." The players agreed one more time and they dug, but never found the coins.
"That's becoming more and more irritating," grumbled Kooper.
"You are right," agreed Bootler. "Mario, would you help us ?"
"I'm afraid to disappoint you, but if I knew the answer I would have told you," answered truthfully Mario. Pauline decided to walk further down the beach, toward the water to refresh her mind while the others were thinking hard about the whole situation.
"Okay, I know this is our last chance, but what if the answer was really obvious ? So obvious that it would require us to think all day long about it, because it is in fact right in front of our noses ?"
"Please, we would gladly hear your idea," politely responded Bootler in a convincing tone.
Toad smiled. "We came to the beach with our feet, so it's only logical that we have taken the shortest path. The Sun is always above us, and you always see it in front of you. So, my guess is that the treasure is hidden at the very end of the beach, let's go !"
"You're right," quickly confirmed Flurrie. "We can't stay here all day long anyway, so we might as well give it a try." They moved on, toward their ultimate chance, leaving Pauline all by herself.
She was sitting, really tired after the long walk they had made before. Her outfit wasn't very comfortable either. "I hope we will win this challenge soon, I'm soo tired..." hoped the beautiful lady. "I wonder, what's on the other side of this sea...?" dreamily said Pauline. "The Sun would know it, since it always-" she abruptly stopped, her face showing realization. "Crap. Crap, Crap Crap !" she shouted.
Pauline got up extraordinary fast, and ran toward the other players. However, it was useless. As she was nearing them, she saw a look of defeat on their faces ; the challenge was already lost.
The ten players and Monty Mole were finally reunited before the entrance of the Warp Pipe which would lead them once again to Pipetown. They were looking particularly bitter after their recent loss.
"Anyone wants to make a guess about the treasure's location ?"
"It was the mark situated at the far right of the beach, right ?" answered by a question Pauline.
"Why yes it was !" responded a bewildered Monty Mole. "Too bad you didn't find it before. Your pot stays at eight thousand coins, for now."
Challenge's Results :
Money Won : 0
Team Pot : 8 000 coins.
"Quite a few things happened during this mission, wouldn't you say so ? First, there was the failure of Jojora, Donkey, Birdo and Noki which handicapped you during the second part of the challenge."
"It was the bananas' fault !" snapped Birdo.
Birdo : Wow, I must have looked really dumb when I said that... Please, just tell me that they cut it before broadcasting it...
"Chomp don't eat bananas," reminded her Mario.
"W-well... I also slipped on a banana peel, but you are right, that's very strange..."
"Well, no wonder we didn't win, our part was by far the hardest of the five so don't try to put the blame on Donkey and me, or else I'll laugh at you and remind you by the way, that you failed at finding something hidden... And THAT is pitiful," smirked Jojora.
"Yeah, what she said !"
"Anyway, we can't forget Mario and his way to figure out where was the treasure you had to find. I found that incredibly smart, but maybe you will see that extremely suspicious, who knows ? What about Toad and Bootler who were making guesses during the ultimate part of the challenge ? It seemed as if they were misleading you, seeing that you lost. And Pauline ? Was she that clueless ? Was her last revelation an act of innocence ? I will let you reflect over your rather short journey, you will take your first quiz tonight."
Jojora, Mario, Donkey and Kooper had chosen to stay together during the whole afternoon, to discuss plenty of things. The four of them were actually visiting Pipetown, mostly because they did not understand that they could have gone wherever they wanted to go thanks to the Warp system of the town.
"Wooo... This game is so stressful !" innocently started Kooper. "I never imagined that playing it would be so intense !"
"Yeah, yeah, we know," scoffed Jojora. "That's not like you didn't say it before."
"What's wrong with you ?"
"I think she might think that Kooper could be the Mole," voiced Donkey. "I'm not sure about this, but he does seem fishy. He knows all kind of useless stuffs that could clearly be not that useless at all, if he was the Mole."
"Wait a moment !" butted in Mario. "I thought you said that you were suspecting Flurrie !"
"Well, it's because I obviously changed my mind," arrogantly retorted the big ape. Kooper began to smile at this.
"Or maybe because you are the Mole trying to confuse us with all your gibberish !"
"Me ? The Mole ?" laughed Donkey. "You should know better than to suspect me, mister Mole."
"I guess we will all make our own choices," finished Jojora. "And you will obviously see that I was right," she added smugly.
Pauline and Birdo were relaxing in a hot swimming pool made available to the players only. Birdo wanted to find more information about what happened during the challenge, and thought that Pauline was trustworthy enough to answer her questions. They were soon joined by Flurrie and a reluctant Noki.
Birdo : I had to talk to the others because I was clearly at a disadvantage during this second mission. Since Noki and I never made it to the end of the first part of the challenge, we had to ask the others to tell us about their impressions. And they could have lied, obviously.
Birdo put her journal on the floor, near the edge of the swimming pool, and leaned against its side. "Hey Pauline !" she yelled cheerfully. "Care to tell me what happened during the challenge ?"
Pauline : Part of me wanted to tell her that I knew nothing, but obviously, that wasn't a smart move, so I decided to tell her my version of the facts.
"Well, you have to know that those who made us lose this game were Mario and Toad."
"Is that so ?" she wondered aloud, probably surprised at the fact that two of the most innocent players lost a challenge. "Do you think it was sabotage ?"
"Well, I'm not too sure," admitted Pauline. "But Mario saved us many times during the mission, yet he didn't help us at all during the final part. Bootler and Toad made guesses which were kind of random if you ask me."
Flurrie stopped filling her nails. "I'm really sorry about this, but Mario and Toad aren't the only people responsible for our failure, dearie. Might I remind you that your group, and the one of Donkey and Jojora, didn't manage to move on to the second part of the challenge ? I would say that you are the reason of our challenge's loss..."
"Well... We really did try our best... But then we both were distracted and we awoke the Chomp. I wouldn't say it was totally our fault," explained carefully as well as hesitantly Noki. Flurrie rolled her eyes.
"Of course you would say that."
"I'm beginning more and more suspicious of Donkey," stated Birdo. "I mean, he failed two time during the challenges, he is one of the worst contestants, and there were bananas in the Jails. Maybe that's one of the hidden clues...?"
"Wait. What do you mean by hidden clues ?" inquired Flurrie, becoming more and more wary of the pink dinosaur. Birdo seemed taken aback.
"You never heard about that ? The producers always put clues for us to discover the Mole in this show. Didn't you watch this game before ?"
Noki : If what Birdo said about the hidden clues is true, Donkey will raise in my suspects' list.
Bootler and Toad were taking a walk in Pipetown's park, talking about one thing and another, enjoying their time away from the game. Evidently, the talk's subject changed as it went on, and the two players, without realizing it, brought the conversation around to the game.
"You know Bootler, I'm not sure that you are a normal player like me, but I think I trust you more than the others."
"Why is that ?"
"Well, I don't really know," honestly responded Toad. "But what I know is that tons of other players are suspicious... Flurrie, Kooper, Mario, Pauline, you name them."
"I can only say one thing. If I really am the Mole, then you will be one of my first victims, since you trust me more than the others," pointed Bootler.
"But you wouldn't say that if you were the Mole, would you ?" kindly smiled Toad. "I'm not saying that you are a legitimate player yet, but I doubt you are deceiving anyone at that moment. Who knows, maybe we could work together in a near future, don't you think so ?"
"Only time will tell..."
Bootler : To be honest, Toad's suggestion was quite appealing. However, I would like to play the game by myself. Although this coalition would benefit me, I think we should not rush things. And I am not forgetting that he still could be the Mole, despite the fact that he somewhat seems innocent.
It was around dinner time. Everyone was reunited around the table on which were disposed many dishes, all more delicious than each other. Some players were peacefully eating, some of them were happily telling jokes, and finally, others were scribbling down on their journal, afraid of the upcoming execution. Suddenly, Monty Mole appeared from behind the players, startling them as he spoke up.
"Well, well, well... Do you all like the game so far ?"
"It's kinda hard and confusing, but I guess it won't have any secrets for us by the time we're through with it," chuckled Kooper.
"You would be the first surprised, Kooper," mysteriously replied Monty Mole. Kooper gulped, sensing something bad coming.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make. This morning, our friend, Kooper, sitting on this very chair, took an envelope in which was conveniently placed a "+1". A "+1" gives you the opportunity to have a point added to your quiz's results. However, Kooper took it while he was instructed to let it alone. For this, he will earn a "-1", which, like you already know, has the opposite effect of a "+1". I am done with my announcement, you can resume eating," finished the mole.
Donkey : Wow, talk about a harsh punishment. But I'm a little glad he was penalized, because it means that I have more chances to stay into this thing. Donkey Kong, moving on toward the next episode !
Soon, somebody finished to eat, it was Noki. She decided to go to take the questionnaire first.
1. The Mole first came on...
-The Red Helicopter
-The Yellow Helicopter
-The Blue Helicopter
-The Pink Helicopter
-The Green Helicopter
Noki : At the beginning of the game, everyone was mostly confused. Everyone but Donkey and Jojora. Additionally, they are the ones who made us lose two missions and there's still the banana clue that points at Donkey being the Mole.
2. In the Mixed-Up Luggage Challenge, which room did the Mole pick ?
-01
-02
-03
-04
-05
-06
-07
-08
-09
-10
Bootler : I still remember how Flurrie immediately chose the key leading to the exemption, and how she cleverly made us lose three thousand coins. Using the reverse psychology assumption, she could make us think that she was a true player, while in fact, she was just sabotaging.
Kooper : Everyone seemed to have forgotten that Birdo could have won the first mission for us. But nooo, she forgot to label her own item, and that's really suspicious if you ask me. The only item which wasn't labeled was her own, maybe she didn't want to feel guilty afterward, who knows ? Dang, this '-1' is stressing me out ! I'm feeling the pressure...like, literally.
3. In the Mixed-Up Luggage Challenge, how many items did the Mole correctly label ?
-2
-4
-5
-8
-9
Pauline : Toad makes many little tiny mistakes which are, most of the time, unnoticed by the others who only focus on the big mistakes, like the total failure of Birdo, Noki, Jojora and Donkey. I, on the other hand, think that these insignificant mistakes can harm us, so I'm watching everything carefully.
4. The Mole's room is room number...
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
Mario : For now, everyone but me is guilty in my eyes. I guess I will just have to make a lucky guess on most of these questions. As long as I don't score the lowest, I'll still be in this game. This is all I need right now.
5. In the Treasure Hunters Challenge, where did the Mole had to go to retrieve their clue ?
-Shy Guy Pirate Boat
-Chomp Jail
-Pirate Town
-Skull Cavern
-Pirate Land's Jungle
Toad : It amazes me how nobody really paid any attention to Flurrie today. I mean, yesterday they were all pointing her with their finger, but today, she just seemed to glide by... Not that she isn't always gliding with her floating body, but you get my point, I guess.
6. In the Treasure Hunters Challenge, the Mole...
-Failed their part of the challenge
-Won their part of the challenge
Flurrie : It's hard to tell who the Mole is with so little information. But worrying I'm not, since I have this splendastic and marvelous jewel that is an exemption. However I still feel the need to think over this question.
7. Did the Mole receive something for tonight's execution ?
-They received Nothing
-An Exemption
-A "-1"
Birdo : I just thought about something. What if the Mole hadn't shown sign of foul play yet ? I mean, it could be true, we know nothing about it ! I sincerely hope that I made the right choices, because I really want to continue to play to this game.
8. Who is the Mole rooming with ?
-Mario
-Pauline
-Toad
-Kooper
-Bootler
-Flurrie
-Jojora
-Donkey
-Noki
-Birdo
Donkey : I suspect both Flurrie and Noki to be the Mole. The first, well, I guess I suspect her for obvious reasons. But something is just fishy about Noki. I can't believe she could be the shy goodie-two-shoes type of player. Her actions contrast with her personality : she screwed up more than she helped.
9. What is the Mole's occupation ?
-Plumber
-Model
-Gardener
-The Mole's Assistant
-Butler
-Actress
-Sculptor
-Glitz Pit's Fighter
-Air Hostess
-Fashion Designer
Jojora : There isn't a Mole, nor there is a type of player. That's why it's hard finding who the Mole is, since there isn't a type of behavior. The cliches always show that the Mole is a weak or a shy person. But think about it, if the Mole was clever and strong, nobody would doubt them and that would be the perfect cover-up for them !
10. Who is the Mole ?
-Mario
-Birdo
-Toad
-Jojora
-Bootler
-Noki
-Donkey
-Flurrie
-Kooper
-Pauline
Two arrows of five chairs were facing the screen situated beside the host, who was patiently waiting for the ten players to arrive. Soon enough, they all appeared, most of their faces being ambiguous. Their fate was sealed ; there was no turning back from this execution.
"Greetings, players !" They all replied with more or less enthusiasm. "Today, you will face your first execution, which will soon be followed by six others, until we reach the final of this game. The quiz you took before determines whether or not you are staying in the game. One by one, I will enter your name into the computer and you will have to walk to face the screen. If it's green, congratulations, you scored enough to stay in the game. If it's red, it means that you scored the lowest on the quiz and that you have been executed. Executed players leave definitely the game without any way to ever come back in. If you have an exemption, you will have to insert your card into this slot," he said, pointing at a device located right next to the computer. "Now, shall we begin ? If there isn't an volunteer, I will randomly type up your names into the computer."
Someone was brave enough to raise their hand. It was Birdo, who was dying to know if she had made it or not.
"Birdo."
B-I-R-D-O
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GREEN
Birdo let out a small gasp, happy to see that she was still in. She quickly shut up, seeing the solemn looks on some players' faces. Mario followed her example and chose to go after her.
"Mario," pronounced Monty Mole as he typed the player's name.
M-A-R-I-O
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GREEN
Marion closed his eyes and watched the others with apprehension. Nobody else volunteered, so Monty Mole chose the exempted player.
"Flurrie. Don't forget to use your exemption card," he reminded her.
Flurrie did so and waited for the green screen to appear.
F-L-U-R-R-I-E
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GREEN
"Bootler."
Bootler rose up from his chair and floated toward the screen, hoping for a green light.
B-O-O-T-L-E-R
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GREEN
Bootler kept a stern face as he watched the next player getting up and going toward the screen.
"Kooper," smiled the host.
K-O-O-P-E-R
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RED
"Kooper, I am sorry, but you have been executed from the Mole, we will have to leave immediately.
Kooper nodded, still shocked, grabbed his luggage, and turned to face the other players. "Good luck everyone, you can all do it !" He waved goodbye, and followed Monty Mole out of the hotel. Most of the players were flabbergasted at the sudden disappearance of Kooper.
"That's a shocker," couldn't help saying Jojora, watching the spot occupied by Kooper seconds ago. Toad looked really distraught.
"He wasn't supposed to go ! How could he have known that he would have gotten a "-1" if he had taken the envelope ? This game is rigged."
Pauline shook her head. "I won't say that I agree with their methods, don't misunderstand me, but Kooper did know better than everyone else here that every choice had its consequence. He just made a wrong choice."
"Wow... And I was suspecting him to be the Mole because he would have been advantaged otherwise," sighed Noki. "Everything can happen in this game."
The others nodded, understanding more than ever every word of Noki's simple sentence.
Kooper was led by Monty Mole to his taxi. Although he did not seem mad at his misfortune, he was clearly disappointed. "I'm really sorry about this, but you know that I am not the one who chooses what happens if someone does something, right ?" tried to cheer him up the host.
"Yeah, but what bugs me is that I lost the first... And I have to wait the end of the season to take on again my job," explained Kooper.
"At least you did enjoy your time here, right ?"
"Yeah... I'm still kinda disappointed at the fact that we never truly won a challenge," he laughed in response.
"Oh well, maybe we will find an arrangement for you to work with us again. In the meantime, take care of yourself Kooper."
"Oh don't worry, I will !" he smiled before finally entering his taxi. Monty Mole waved him goodbye and rejoined the nine survivors.
The first victim of the Mole would soon be followed by seven others.