Characters- Goombella Koops Flurrie Toadiko Gus Kylie Lahla Parakarry Shy Guy Toadella Mario

Kylie faced the killer, feeling scared, nervous, angry and frustrated all at the same time. There is no turning back now. She had to do this in order to get rid of this guy once and for all.

"GAH!" Kylie screamed as she pulled the trigger on her handgun.

But this killer was extremely fast. He moved at the exact perfect time before the bullet hit him.

"What...HOW DID YOU DO THAT?" Kylie said in shock and started to back away.

The killer got back up and charged for Kylie with the scythe extended all the way out.

Kylie stayed frozen in fear for a second, but luckily she broke out of it and jumped out of the way as far as she could.

The killer swung his scythe as soon as he saw Kylie move, but he wasn't close enough.

"TAKE THIS!"

Bang!

Yes! Kylie got the killer right in the chest. He fell down immediately afterwards.

"Got ya."

Kylie got up and went over to check him out. She could see the bullet hole on the body, but no blood was coming out of it. And the killer was still breathing.

Kylie widened her eyes.

"Oh my god...HE HAS A BULLET PROOF VEST ON!" She screamed.

The killer jumped up and swung his scythe again, but missed Kylie yet again by only a few inches.

Kylie ran for her life towards the Central Rogueport entrance.

"LOOK LOOK LOOK! THEY'RE OUT THERE!" Lahla said, gesturing Toadiko to come to the window.

"Oh my god...that girl is gonna get killed! WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING!" Toadiko yelled.

"No! The killer's still out there, so it's too dangerous. Besides, what are we gonna do? There's no good weapons here and Flurrie still has the beer bottle with the rag and lighter so she might finish him off...if she's still alive of course." Lahla said.

Meanwhile, Parakarry entered the Pianta Parlor, but to his surprise, nobody was there.

"Umm...hello? Is anybody here?" He called out. No response. The emptiness made him feel kind of uneasy. He then spotted a telephone at Lahla's desk.

"Perfect! There it is!" He ran to the phone and quickly dialed 911.

Nothing. No sounds could even be heard from the phone.

"What the...? What's going on now?" He said as he dialed the number again. Still nothing.

"Wait a second...don't tell me..." Parakarry checked the cord from the telephone and gasped as his suspicions were correct.

The phone line at the parlor had also been cut.

As the killer chased after her, someone stuck there foot out from the bushes at the perfect time.

"AHH!" Screamed the killer as he tripped over and hit his body hard on the ground.

"NOW KYLIE! SHOOT HIM IN THE HEAD NOW!" Mario screamed, revealing himself from the bushes.

Kylie turned back around and saw the killer, completely defenseless. She ran to him, got out her gun, aimed at his head and pulled the trigger.

"AH!" Toadiko and Lahla screamed, both turning their head away from the sight.

"I...I think I got him!" Kylie said in relief.

Mario walked over to the body.

"Yeah, I can see the bullet hole in the head. He's definitely dead." Mario confirmed.

Lahla and Toadiko ran out of the house and over to the sight.

"Hi! I know we might seem suspicious, but we were just hiding out in that house because that asshole killed a bunch of people out here but since we saw you kill him, we wanted to thank you!" Toadiko said in such a fast pace that everyone else thought she was speaking in another language.

"Um...don't mention it. It's what I'm here for." Kylie replied in awkwardness.

Parakarry came running up to the group.

"Kylie! I couldn't call 911 because someone cut the phone lines! This is awful!" He yelled.

"No need to worry about that, Parakarry! Look, we've got the killer!" Mario pointed out. Parakarry gasped, then grinned.

"Oh? I'm assuming it's okay to come out now." Flurrie said, hiding out in the dark alley by Peeka's shop. She then heard a rustling noise near her.

"Huh? Who's there? I demand you show yourself!"

The figure leaped toward Flurrie, which made her shriek.

"AH! ...Wait a second, you're just a black cat! Hahaha!" Flurrie laughed, realizing she was scared over nothing. "You must've been the 'shadow' that Goombella saw earlier, right? Well, if you excuse me, I have to get back to my friends now."

Flurrie rushed over to the group, trying not to drop the bottle, rag and the lighter.

"Oh hey! You're alive! I thought you were a total goner!" Lahla said.

"Nope! I was just hiding out in the alley back there." Flurrie said.

"Flurrie...?" Mario said in shock. Flurrie gasped as she saw him.

"M-MARIO? Oh my, it's been AGES since I last saw you! What are you doing here?" Flurrie asked as she embraced him.

"I came to help out. And it looks like we finally got him, Flurrie." Mario said. Flurrie looked at the dead body in disgust.

"Alright, wait here you guys. I'm gonna get everyone over here so they can see who the killer really is." Kylie said then ran off.

"You know, it's kind of hard to believe how someone of this stature can just slice someone's body in half so easily. Doesn't that seem a bit unrealistic to you all?" Flurrie asked.

"I don't know. It must be a REALLY good scythe for it to slice someone in half though. I wonder where this guy got it from..." Parakarry said.

"I might have an idea..." Mario quetly responded.

The others ran back to where the killer's dead body was.

"YES! So freaking awesome! The bastard is finally dead! Hallelujah!" Goombella cheered.

"I told you all I wasn't the killer." Shy Guy said and crossed his arms.

"Umm, sorry for falsely accusing you. We really mean it." Koops said.

"Alright guys, ready for this? Here we go..." Kylie said as she tucked on to the head-cloak and pulled it off.

Everybody gasped and some even screamed.

"WH-WHA-WHAT? NO!" Mario screamed.

"Oh my god...I know this guy! I've seen him on the internet and in the news before!" Goombella said.

"No way...this is just insane..." Parakarry said.

"Umm, can someone explain to me who the heck this person is?" Toadella asked.

"His name is Roy Koopa. That's who he is." Kylie said.

"Roy Koopa? Isn't he a son of Bowser Koopa?" Toadiko asked. Kylie nodded.

"But wait, this makes no sense though! He could he possibly be the killer? Why would ROY KOOPA, of all people, be committing all these murders in Rogueport? Especially since he lives in Mushroom City?" Flurrie questioned.

"Simple. It's likely he was manipulated by Tiny Kong to do the deed. It's no shock to me that Tiny chose Roy, because Roy is the strongest out of all the Koopalings." Kylie said, removing the rest of the cloak from Roy.

"Oh my god...HIS MUSCLES ARE HUGE!" Shy Guy exclaimed.

"Is it possible he could've taken steroids that might've improved his killing performance better?" Lahla asked.

"I was just about to say that. These muscles...don't really look...err...'natural', do they? But Lahla is right though. It seems to be the most logical conclusion. It also explains how he was able to slice people in half easily." Kylie said.

"Alright then. So now what do we do?" Toadiko asked.

"Simple again, we go back to Glitzville, since no phones are working, get the police over here, get this place cleaned up and everything will be turned back to normal." Kylie answered.

"Good. I'm tired so let's get this overwith." Goombella said then yawned.

"Wait! I forgot something in the house, so don't leave without me!" Toadiko said then ran back in the house.

"I also forgot something too! Be R Be!" Lahla said and also ran back in the house.

"Hey Mario, are you okay?" Goombella asked.

"Yeah...well, I will be okay. I just can't believe that Roy of all people was the killer..." Mario said.

"I was shocked too. I thought it would be someone like Lord Crump. But it's all over now so everything will be fine." Goombella said, trying to cheer him up.

"I guess so...but, something doesn't seem right here. I feel like there's more to this." Mario replied with worry.

Toadella walked away from the scene to see if Toadia had been killed since she wasn't with the group.

And then, she saw her. Toadia's lower half and upper half separated in a puddle of blood.

"No...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Toadella screamed and ran over to it. Tears were flowing down her face like a waterfall.

"Toadia...I'm sorry...I SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE FOR YOU! I AM SO SORRY! IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME!" She screamed again and kneeled to the ground and let her tears hit the ground.

"I'll go see what's up with her." Kylie said and walked to where Toadella was.

"I guess she found out her daughter died..." Goombella said.

In the house, Lahla ran to the kitchen and searched for a specific item as quick as she could.

Toadiko came downstairs, getting what she wanted. She stopped as soon as she saw Lahla.

"Why do you have a knife in your hand?" She asked.

"Oh this? I have it because I'm also the copycat killer." Lahla revealed and smiled creepily.

Toadiko almost fell down in shock.

"WHAT?" She screamed and ran back upstairs. Lahla ran after her and stabbed her in the knee.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! HELP MEEEEEEE!" Toadiko screamed as loud as she could.

"What was that?" Koops asked, hearing the scream.

"You heard that too?" Shy Guy asked him. Koops nodded.

"GET OFF ME!" Toadiko screamed, pushing back against Lahla which resulted in both of them falling down the stairs.

"TAKE THIIIIIIIIIIIS!" Lahla screamed as she repeatedly stabbed Toadiko in the chest over and over and over and over again. Blood was splattering all over the place.

"Oh my gosh...I am so sorry for your loss..." Kylie said, witnessing Toadella crying next to Toadia's split in half body.

After Lahla was done, she wiped the blood off her face with a kitchen rag and tossed the knife on the floor and proceeded to go outside.

"Is everything okay in there? I could've sworn I heard a scream." Shy Guy asked.

"Everything's fine. Don't worry about it." Lahla quickly replied and picked up the scythe.

"What the hell is she doing?" Flurrie asked. Everyone else was getting confused too.

Koops went in to the house to see if Toadiko was okay. He then gasped as he saw the sight of a bloody, dead Toadiko.

"YOU GUYS! LAHLA KILLED TOADIKO!" Koops screamed as he ran back outside.

Everyone stood back in shock.

"What? How do you know that?" Goombella asked, always wanting the proof first.

"I just found Toadiko in there covered with stab wounds and blood, and who else was in the house? LAHLA!" Koops said.

"Oh my god...SHE'S GONNA KILL KYLIE!" Parakarry screamed and everyone ran after her.

While Kylie was comforting Toadella, Lahla came up to her.

"HEY!" Lahla yelled.

"Hmm?" Was all Kylie said as she turned around.

SLICE!

The blood sprayed all over the area, which caught Toadella's attention.

"What the? What's going...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Toadella screamed as she backed away from Lahla as fast as she could.

Lahla just laughed at Toadella's pathetic escape attempt. She ran up to her and swung the scythe as hard as possible.

SLICE!

After that was done, she went over to Kylie's lower body half, and grabbed the gun from her pocket.

The group ran to the area where Kylie was at, but they all screamed as they saw that it was too late.

Lahla was right there, covered in blood and pointing the handgun at them.

"Move one more step and you'll certainly regret it." Lahla said with her finger on the trigger.

EOC.

OH SHOOT, PLOT TWIST! Lahla's actions will be revealed next chapter. And I was also wrong about Gus, he'll be appearing NEXT chapter not this chapter. Please review as we're getting closer to the end!