Episode 4 Part 1/4: Episode 4 Intro

The screen starts off pitch black. No sounds are heard. Nothing is seen. After a few long seconds, the host appears. He looks directly into the screen.

"After a long and gruesome night, nine players still stand in this thing we call a "game". Each one of them determined to win it all. Dedede, the arrogant king of Dreamland, met his doom in the previous episode. As the game gets longer, the stakes get higher. Episode 4 has now begun. The players are all protagonists in this exciting and adventurous story. However, one of them is not a character in this story, but is actually the author, killing off their characters one by one, and knows the answer to this mystery before anyone else.

Who will become the next victim of the Mole? And who is the Mole?

Name: Ike

Age: 17

Occupation: Swordsman

Birthday: June 28

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Name: Nana

Age: 15

Occupation: Mountain Climber

Birthday: January 12

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Name: Captain Falcon

Age: 38

Occupation: Racer

Birthday: November 20

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Name: Lucas

Age: 14

Occupation: Student

Birthday: October 5

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Name: Toon Link

Age: 14

Occupation: Sea Traveler/Swordsman

Birthday: May 20

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Name: Red

Age: 16

Occupation: Pokemon Trainer

Birthday: December 19

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Name: Sonic

Age: 16

Occupation: Foot Racer

Birthday: June 17

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Name: Samus

Age: 35

Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Birthday: March 12

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Name: Snake

Age: 38

Occupation: Agent

Birthday: August 1

Ike: It's hard to believe that the Mole is one of us. I can't picture any of us being the Mole. No matter how hard I think.

Sonic: It's already Episode 4, and I'm still lost in this game. Maybe it's because I'm not taking enough notes or something. I need some rest.

Toon Link: I'm going to stick to my strategy and see what happens. You can't trust anyone in this game...

Captain Falcon: I have a feeling it's my fault Dedede got executed. Maybe if I got him to vote for Ike, he would have made it to the next round. Some coalition partner I was...

Nana: I'm not careful in this game, I'll wind up the same way as Mario, Zelda, and Dedede. I plan to try my best for now on.

Lucas: Several days ago I entered this game thinking this was all going to be a piece of cake. I would have slapped myself silly if I could.

Snake: Sometimes I regret signing up for this game. It's not that this game is boring or anything. It's just too stressful for me.

Red: You know what they say. "Expect the Unexpected". Episode 4, here I come!

The aftermath from the previous night's execution was beginning to wear off as the sun began to rise on the horizon. The capsual hotel was as quiet as ever as the players were soundly asleep. Meanwhile, the familiar host was preparing in the small lobby. Although it was early in the morning, this didn't seem to bother anyone. As a new day was being born, the players were only starting to wake up from their slumber.

"Mm?" Samus groaned as she awoke. The sun's rays shot on her face. She sighed. "Morning already?"

Following Samus were the rest of the players. Each and every one of them were tired from the previous night's events. Sonic and Red were the least tired of them all, as they were already getting dressed by the time Samus was just getting out of her capsule.

"I have a feeling today's gonna be a good one!" Red exclaimed as he met Sonic near the door outside the lobby. The blue hedgehog grinned.

"I do hope so. Luck is really what this team needs right now," he answered. "We really gotta add some serious money in the pot this episode." Captain Falcon walked by them, and gave a salute.

"Morning Red. Sonic," he greeted. Sonic grinned as he saluted back. "Right back at ya, Captain," he responded. Red looked at Captain Falcon. A thought came to his head.

"Say Captain Falcon," he started. "I bet you feel great about last night's execution, with Dedede leaving and all." Captain Falcon thought about this for a momment. "Well, I don't think anyone really deserved to be executed last night. Even though Dedede was being a jackass for most of the game, I still thought he knew what he was doing while he was still here." Red nodded.

Red: I completely agreed with him. I would have honestly hated to see anyone leave last night. Dedede included.

"Hey, at least now we don't need to worry about him hogging on all our food," Snake snarked as heard their conversation. The three of them all held back a laugh. Nana also saw this, and gave Snake a frown and simply shook her head.

"And so we sailed away from that monstrous octorok and kept all of the treasures we acquired." Toon Link had just finished telling the story of one of his latest adventures as everyone else continued to eat their breakfast. Snake sighed as he took another bite into his bagel.

"What a night," he said. "How many hours of sleep did I get last night? Maybe 3?" The host chuckled as he said this. He glared at him.

"How many times do you have to chuckle at everything! I wasn't making a joke or anything. Jeez!" he groaned.

"I'm sorry if I offended you in any way, Snake. It's just that it's kinda funny when you always complain," Master Hand remarked. Snake sighed a second time and nodded as he finished his bagel.

"So what's the game plan today?" Lucas eagerly asked.

"Good question," the host answered. "All I can say is that there's an exciting mission in store." Snake shook his head.

"Whenever you say it's gonna be exciting mission, it's always a difficult one!" he raged. If Master Hand had a face, you would see him smile.

"There you go again. Always complaining," he responded. The other players burst into laughter as a red faced Snake looked at them in bewilderment. The host continued.

"The next mission will truly put your teamwork to the test, which is something you all seem to be lacking lately," he said. "I hope you'll eventually improve on this. If you don't, the amount of money in the pot at the end of the game will be disappointing."

"I can give you an example," Snake added as he glared at Ike. The blue haired swordsman frowned as he remembered the incident from the previous episode. "That loser took that exemption and ruined the whole miss-" The agent could not finish when a blonde haired bounty hunter slapped him hard. His face was even reder than before.

"HEY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" Snake screamed as he felt the burning sensation on his cheek. Samus shook her head.

"Now that Dedede is gone you think you can be the new resident jerk!" she shouted. "I don't care if you got off the wrong side of the bed today! Stop being such a jackass or we're gonna have problems!"

"All I was doing was pointing out the obvious. You didn't have to attack me for it. Some classy lady you are!"

Samus and Snake continued to argue with the host and all the other players watching. Nana tried to hold back from crying.

"Please stop this!" she cried. "I hate to see us like this!"

"Oh shut up!" Snake raged. The players looked at Snake as akward silence fell upon them. The "resident jerk" puffed as he quickly got out of his seat and left the room without saying a word, slamming the door shut behind him. Akward silence continued to fill the room. Master Hand thought fast to quickly ease the situation.

"Who wants seconds?"

A/N: I am sorry for the somewhat long hiatus. It seems that school and other stuff have been getting in the way of actually continuing this. I am sorry if I had to make anyone wait for a real update.

I am not sure if I could fit in a second update tommorow since I have stuff to study for. I decided to release this a day earlier to make up for that. You may still bombard me with hate messages if you want.

So yeah. Once school finishes I'll be able to get in updates more frequently. Stay tuned for further updates.

- TheGreatAdvenger