Episode 5: Part 3/4: You Only Live Twice
Toon Link stared at the almost eaten icecream cone sitting in his hands. Red could only look at the Hylian boy in disgust.
"Gross!" he yelped. "I wonder what the people here were thinking of you when you were taking that out of that trash can." Toon Link shrugged and held it towards the Pokemon trainer.
"You wanna hold it?" he taunted. Red backed away nervously. "No thanks," he replied, lightly chuckling. "I'm good." Toon Link took the frozen treat and placed it inside a small zip lock bag (which was also conveniently found in the trash can).
"What's next?" the Pokemon Trainer asked. Toon Link stood in place for a brief moment, before slapping himself in the face. "Godamnit!" the young hyrulian cursed. Red glanced at him with disappointment.
"Don't tell me..." he began. Toon Link nodded. "Do you know?" he replied. Feeling guilty, Red shook his head.
"How are we supposed to finish this mission if we don't even know what to look for!" Toon Link spat angrily at his teammate.
Red: We boh forgot the rest of the items we were supposed to find. I don't know how, but it just happened.
"Calm down, Toon Link!" Red started, attempting to quiet the angry player. "We could still at leas try to remember." Toon Link thought for a bit.
"I do remember there being some kind of an engagement ring," he replied. "That's all, I think." Red looked at him and sighed briefly.
"It's gonna be hard to find an engagement ring," he told him. "It's not like we can just find one out in the open." Suddenly, a thought came to Toon Link's head. He began to chuckle with relief.
"I actually think that any ring should work," Toon Link explained. "It could be any generic old ring and we can just call it an engagement ring." Red smirked.
"Y-You're right, actualy," he responded. "But where are we going to find a ring?" The hyrulian boy looked down towards the ground, towards a nearby manhole cover. He smiled slyly.
"I think I have an idea."
Captain Falcon and Nana both stood in front of what appeared to be a men's clothing store. Both players glanced into the windows where various jackets were on display.
"This must be the place," Captain Falcon said with certainty. The two walked in. The store itself was much larger than what they expected. Captain Falcon scanned the area in search for his friend.
"He may not even be here," Nana suggested. "Unfortunately." The racer ignored Nana and continue to look. After a brief minute of searching, he decided to just ask someone.
"Excuse me, sir," Captain Falcon greeted one of the store employees. "Do you happen to know if the store owner is here today?" The employee frowned and shook his head.
"Sorry," he replied. "He left here just about an hour ago. He may come back in about three hours or so." Captain Falcon sighed.
"Alright. Thanks," he responded. He turned back and returned to Nana who was waiting for him near the store enterance.
"Well," Captain Falcon started. "He's not here. At least not for another three hours or so."
"I don't think we have three hours," Nana replied. "I think we have to find another way."
Captain Falcon: It was a bummer that we couldn't have gotten the jacket from my friend. It was gonna be a lot to finish the mission than expected.
"Maybe we should focus on the other items," Nana suggested. "If we come across a jacket while finding another item, that would be great." Captain Falcon nodded.
"Good idea," he quickly replied. "I remember there was a suitcase and an engagement ring on the list." Nana turned around to face the exit of the store.
"Well what are we waiting for," Nana responded, slightly laughing. "Let's keep looking."
Meanwhile, a blue hedgehog and a young blond headed boy continued to walk in a different area of the city in search for their remaining two items. Sonic grumbled as he looked at the ground below him. He held his hand to his stomach.
"Master Hand said we were supposed to eat as soon as we got here," Sonic groaned. "What a liar." Lucas ignored him and took a quick glance at his watch. It was around noon. The two players were now walking in an area of the city which seemed to be less busier than the rest of it. There were more apartment buildings and houses compared to stores. From a distance the two could see various stalls set up. Most likely a flea market. Lucas looked further to notice the contents of the stalls. One stall appeared to be selling old worn out baseball caps, while another stall sold various ornaments with one resembling a Smash Ball.
"Well I'll be," Sonic said, lightly chuckling. "It seems we're in the right place."
Sonic: I remembered the rule that we weren't supposed to buy anything. I knew we had to think of another way to get what we needed.
"How are we going to do this," Lucas asked, turning around to his fellow player. Sonic glanced at the stalls. A smile crept on his face. "What?" Lucas asked, wondering what came across the blue hedghog's mind. Sonic turned back to him, the smile still displayed on his face.
"The rules said that we aren't aloud to buy any of the items," he began. "But it didn't say that someone else can't."
Lucas: At first I was completely confused to what Sonic meant. But it all came clear to me and to be honest, it was actually a pretty good idea.
"What?" Lucas blinked. He stood there trying to register what he had meant. Sonic continued.
"All we have to do is get someone else to buy the stuff we want," he began. "And then give the stuff to us for free." Lucas shook his head.
"But how?" he replied. "Nobody in the right mind would give up what they bought with their own money to strangers." The blue hedgehog returned his look towards the stalls, but this time also stopped to look at the people who were there.
"Strangers?" Sonic responded. "Don't make me laugh." He began to head towards the flea market. Lucas quickly followed him. The two players made their way towards the center of the flea market. Lucas was still not sure how they were going to pull it off. Sonic continued to look foward with confidence. Both players could hear people whispering to eachother as the two passed by. When they finally reached the center, Sonic began turned around to the customers and began to speak.
"Hello!" he greeted, his voice booming across the flea market. All eyes turned to the blue hedgehog. There were some more whispers for a few seconds. Afterwards, the whispers began to erupt into screams.
"Oh my god!" one woman at the flea market squealed. "It's Sonic the Hedgehog!" The people around here began to mimic her actions. Lucas' mouth opened with awe.
"Wait?" Lucas asked. "Are you some kind of celebrity here or something?" A grin appeard on Sonic's face before chuckling.
"I've saved this part of the city a couple of times," he admitted. "The people here love me."
Sonic: Being a hero does has it's perks. I didn't know that those perks would help us out in this game. Not in the slightest.
"Listen up!" Sonic spoke. "I'm here today to give out some autographs." The crowd around the two players began to erupt even louder. "But there's a little catch," he continued. "I'm going to either need either a baseball cap or a Smash Ball ornament in exchange for the autograph. Don't ask." Suddenly, a good twelve or so people rushed over to the blue hedgehog. In their hands they waved their basball caps and Smash Ball ornaments. Lucas, who was still struck with awe, burst out laughing.
"Sonic!" Lucas exclaimed. "You're a genius!" Sonic returned the laugh.
"I know."
Maste Hand stood on top of the Golden Sun Sky Scraper, waiting. He looked at the time that was displayed on his watch. It was almost around 12:30. He could see the elevator moving to the top of building. The elevator opened to reveal Snake, looking as tired as ever.
"Back already?" the host asked, trying not to smile. Snake walked towards him, groaning.
"Suprised?" he responded. Master Hand looked around him, slightly confused.
"Where's your partner?" he asked. The agent groaned once more.
"Taking the stairs," he replied. "Something to do with exercise or something." The host laughed.
"Well good for her," he responded. "But she does have quite a long walk."
"That's why I took the elevator," Snake spoke. "Because I'm not stupid." The host nodded and looked away, towards the rest of the city. The view allowed one to view almost half the city. The buildings. The people. Everything could be seen. A short moment later a tired bounty hunter arrived on top of the tower. She took a quick glance at the two.
"Oh! There you are!" the host greeted here. "It seems like you had a lot of fun coming up here." Samus panted.
"Yeah. Totally," she replied sarcastically. The three sat down on plastic chairs that the host had set up previously. The bounty hunter handed the host the two items that they have collected.
"Interesting," he began. He first took the photo. "This is indeed a photo of a waterfall, which means it's worth 2000 smash coins." Samus smiled, but Snake didn't seem to be that interested. Master Hand then took the shoe.
"This is a shoe," the host said, stating obvious. "And by the looks of it, it is larger than size five. That means another 2000 smash coins." Samus, and now Snake included looked satisfied.
"Which also means that you will be making at least 4000 smash coins for this mission," the host added.
Samus: I was really happy that we were able to contribute at least a little amount of smash coins to the pot. The feeling of accomplishment felt great.
Snake: It was actually surprising for me that we found those items. I thought we weren't going to find any items at all. I guess I that makes me wrong.
"Let's hope that the other players have found their items too," Master Hand continued. "Time is running out too." Snake raised a brow.
"Wait? We had a time limit?" he asked. The host turned to him, slightly puzzled.
"Of course," he replied. "Didn't you guys pay attention to the tape?" Both Snake and Samus stared at eachother.
"Did you?" Snake asked her. The bounty hunter shook her head, frowning.
"I was only paying attention to the list," she admitted. "To be honest." Master Hand chuckled.
"You didn't think I would give you all the time in the world to find those items. Did you?" the host asked. "No no no no no." Samus stared at him dumbfoundedly.
"Well I guess that makes us all stupid," she replied. Snake looked at her and gave her a rare smile. He nodded his head.
"Good girl," he muttered. He turned his attention to the view of the city. He could now see that the sun was close to being right above him.
"Is he done already?" Red thought nervously. The young hyrulian swordsman had ventured into the deep dark sewers not too long ago. He had said something about people "losing" their engagement rings in the sewers all the time. Red paced the street slowly in hopes that Toon Link would return soon with the ring.
Red: I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to go into the sewers like Toon Link did. Isn't it illegal?
Sure enough, after nearly ten minutes of waiting Toon Link emerged from the sewers. He was now head to toe in grime and muck, which also covered most of his green tunic. In his hands Red could see a ring, which was also covered in the same grime. Toon Link tossed the player the ring.
"I am such a beast," Toon Link stated, grinning from ear to ear. Red could feel a sweatdrop fall from his face.
"But we still have the suitcase to find," Red responded, suddenly remembering another item that was on their list.
"True," Toon Link replied. "But I have a feeling that the other two might have already picked that up." Red looked at him startled.
"Are you sure about that?" he inquired. "I don't think it's a good idea to take our chances." Toon Link laughed and patted Red on the back, somewhat mockingly.
"Trust me," Toon Link replied. "I think we would only be wasting our time looking for an item that the others might have already found. That's why we should be taking our chances."
Toon Link: I remembered that the tape said that doubles of items wouldn't count towards anything. I never wanted to waste any valuable time.
"Well okay then," Red respond, giving in. "Whatever you say." Toon Link turned around. Even when they were so far away he could see the Golden Sun Sky Scraper from a distance.
Nana sat down on a nearby park bench, frowning. It didn't seem like the two were having any much luck finding the remaining items. A half hour had already passed since the time they went to the men's clothing store. Captain Falcon was pacing through the park, sometime taking a quick glance at the people passing through the streets.
"I don't think we're getting anywhere," Nana stated, sighing. "I really hate to suggest this, but maybe we should give up." Captain Falcon looked at her, now surprised at what she had said.
"Give up?" he asked. "We're not quitters, Nana." Nana's frown grew bigger.
"But I now remember that the tape said that we only have two hours," she replied. "I don't think we have much time left."
Captain Falcon: In a way, Nana was right. We were outta time anyway. There was no point of continuing on.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Captain Falcon admitted. "But are you sure about this?" Nana got up from the park bench and turned to where she could see the sky scraper.
"I wish I wasn't," she answered quietly. "But we have to move on."
Master Hand took another glance at his watch. The time was now 12:45 PM. The players had arrived in the city at 11'. Only fifteen minutes remained. Snake and Samus sat on the plastic chairs, doing absolutely nothing but waiting. Waiting for the other players to return. While it seemed like hours, it had only been ten minutes since the first two players had arrived. Suddenly, from the corner of Master Hand's eye he could see the elevator moving to the top of the tower. The team of Sonic and Lucas appeared. In their hands they held the bottle, the baseball cap, and the ornament.
"Welcome," Master Hand greeted the two players. They walked over to the host and handed him the items. "And I see you've brought three of the items. Am I correct?" Both players nodded. The host took the items and inspected each of them quickly. He smiled.
"It seems like you've found three correct items," he told them. "Which means 6000 smash coins will be added to the 4000 smash coins that have so far been earned."
"Awesome," Sonic responded. "Just awesome." Snake, who had just awoken from his brief trance, looked over to the players.
"You found three items, eh?" he murmured. "Well, okay."
Snake: To be honest, I had really high expectations for this mission, and I can't say the same for any mission so far. At all.
A short time later Toon Link and Red arrived at the top of the sky scraper. With them they had the icecream cone, and the engagement ring.
"Sorry if we're a little late," Red apologized. The host smiled.
"Not at all. Not at all," he replied. He took the items from the two players and quickly observed them.
"Ah!" he exclaimed. "These items are correct too! Which means that the pot has risen to at least 14000 smash coins."
"Are you serious!" Toon Link exclaimed. "Because that's amazing." The host chuckled to himself.
"Of couse it is," he responded. He took one last look at his watch. The time displayed was 1:50 PM. "The last two players only have five minutes left," he stated. He turned around to face the skyline. "Seven of the ten items have been found. But will the last three items be found as well?"
Shortly after finishing his sentence the elevator rose up. It opened to reveal Captain Falcon and Nana, both who looked nearly exhausted.
"We're back," Nana said weakly. The remaining two players walked over to the host, handing him the poster of Princess Peach.
"Here's the poster," Captain Falcon told the host. Master Hand looked at the poster and grinned.
"I'm assuming that you two don't have the suitcase or the leather jacket," the host told them. Nana nodded, a look of regret on her face.
"Correct," she answered. "We don't." Toon Link glared at her, his face showing a mix of both anger and disappointment.
"What?" he blurted out. "You didn't get the suitcase too?" Red looked over to him, feeling another sweatdrop fall on his face.
"I knew it was a bad idea," Red whispered, but Toon Link could not hear him. The host turned to the players and got ready to speak.
"You all have managed to find eight of the ten items," the host told them. "Which means that you have earned a grand total of 16000 smash coins out of a possible 20000 smash coins for this mission. Cheers."
TEAM POT: 145000 SMASH COINS
"That's a good amount," Sonic responded. "We did great." Snake looked at the blue hedgehog. He then gave a surprising nod.
"I might have to actually agree with you on that one," the agent grumbled. "But I'm not sure if I'll be able to say the same for future missions." All of the players, plus the host, began to laugh at his remark.
Nana: I'm so glad that it all worked out in the end. Even Snake thought that we did a good job.
Master Hand turned around to face the elevator. He let out his famous chuckle.
"I guess you all want to get out of here ASAP," he told the players. "Plus, I think I promised you all that we would eat as soon as we got here. My bad." The group began to file out of the building and into the busy streets below.
The day had only just begun for them.
Samus: The scavenger hunt mission was very tiring. I can only hope that the next mission isn't that physical-based.
Red: I'm kinda still having regrets about starting that coalition with Toon Link. A part of me believes that he could still be the Mole, and judging by his actions earlier today, that could very well be true.
Lucas: I'm really starting to think that I have underestimated Sonic. Initially I saw him as the useless player who would typically be eliminated in the first stages of the game, but by what he did for us in the previous mission, I think he really has potential.
Master Hand had taken the players to a nearby diner called "The Olympiant" for lunch. The players sat around waiting for their food while Master Hand proceeded to hand each of them a small piece of paper.
"What's this for?" Captain Falcon asked, wondering what the paper was going to be used for. The host then handed the players pencils, which also made them wonder what they were about to do.
"Alright," the host began. "I'm gonna need to ask you all to do something for me. Don't worry. It'll be very quick." The player exchanged looks as the host continued. "I'm going to need you all to write down the name of the player who you believe is most likely to be the Mole." The players glanced at the host, still unsure what this was all about. "Don't worry," Master Hand continued. "The votes will all be anonymous." Snake groaned.
"And why do we have to do this?" Snake asked, sounding slightly irritated. The host ignored him irritated expression and simply chuckled.
"Let's just say it's for your upcoming mission," he replied mysteriously.
"An upcoming mission, eh?" Red responed. "And I'm assuming that it's taking place later today?" The host nodded.
"That is correct," he answered. "It'll be shortly after lunch. About two to three hours or so."
Captain Falcon: I'm wondering what this new mission could be about. Something about those pieces of paper. I'm kinda eager to find out.
The players quickly jotted the name of their chosen player onto the small piece of paper they recieved, folded it up, and handed it back to Master Hand. Once he had gotten everyone's piece of paper, he continued to speak.
"The next mission will test you both physically and mentally," he explained. "I have to admit it's probably one of the funest missions in this game. You'll have a blast."
Snake: Master Hand said that we would have a blast with this next mission, whatever that meant.
The food came a few minutes later and the players quickly ate in silence. Nobody said a single word to eachother. They could only think about the upcoming mission. They all wondered how it would play out, and the purpose of the pieces of paper.
After lunch the players were sent to the hotel where they would be staying the night. The hotel was very similar to the hotels they had previously stayed at, especially the "El Palacio de Starlight Inn". The players relaxed in their rooms, waiting for Master Hand to send them a phone call regarding the next mission.
In one hotel room the coalition (that Toon Link humorously dubbed "Team Green") of Toon Link, Red, and Nana were having a rather interesting discussion. All three players had their journals open and were writting down various thoughts and details regarding the game.
"I hope that this isn't that personal of a question," Toon Link began. "But who did you wright down on that piece of paper you got earlier?" Both players gave confusing looks at him. "Aw, don't be scared," he continued. "I wrote down Lucas." Red shrugged.
"Why Lucas?" he asked. It was the hyrulian boy's turn to shrug.
"I still remember when he deliberately messed up in the Shore Shouting and Dumbs vs. Smarts missions," he explained. "Plus, seeing that he's a genius and all that it's really strange." Nana smiled.
"I kinda agree with you on that," she replied. "I wouldn't be surpised at all if Lucas turned out to be the Mole."
"So is that who you wrote down on the piece of paper?" Red asked her. Nana closed her eyes and smiled.
"I wouldn't rule out the possibility," she replied. Red looked at the ground, slightly embarrassed.
"I kinda picked someone else," he admitted. Both Toon Link and Nana looked at him.
"Who was it?" Toon Link inquired. The Pokemon Trainer cleared his throat.
"I'd rather not say it," he replied, feeling somewhat nevous at this point. Toon Link sighed.
"Well, whatever you wanna do," he responded. "It could have helped us a lot but if you want to be stubborn, fine." Nana gave him a rather dirty look.
"If you want us both to be in your coalition you're going to have to treat us with some respect," she told him. Toon Link looked at her and shrugged.
"I am being respectful to you," Toon Link assured her calmly. "It's just that Red dosen't want to cooperate. We're a team. We should be helping eachother."
Red: I wasn't sure if I wanted to give away my answer just yet. I just couldn't do it.
While "Team Green" were having their first conflict as a coalition, the other players were resting in their hotel rooms. Master Hand had reminded them that they would need a lot of rest to be prepared for the upcoming mission.
The time was now 2 PM. Before the players would know it, the next mission would begin.
At exactly 2:30 PM, Master Hand sent a phone call to the player's hotel rooms asking them to meet him in the main lobby. A shuttle would be picking the group up and take them to the location of their next mission. The host rushed the players into the shuttle, explaining that they were running a little too late. The shuttle ride itself was rather short. The players had arrived at their location within only ten minutes.
This area of the city was an area that the players had not explored yet. Instead of the strips and strips of stores that previously surrounded the players, giant corporate towers crowded the area. This area of the city also seemed much newer compared to the other sections. The shuttle stopped in front of what appeared to be a police station. Puzzled, the players got off and followed the host inside the building.
The interior of the station looked somewhat different compared to what the players were suspecting. The building was noticeably much older than the other buildings that surrounded it. Cracks covered the dull blue walls and the floor was made of cold hard marble. The host led the players to what appeared to be a small prison hall. There was about ten prison cells. No prisoners were present in them. Near the cells there were two light green couches. The host and the players sat down. Master Hand began to speak.
"You are currently standing in the Goodman Police Station," the host began. "It is one of the oldest police stations in Pinogroove City, and also one of the many locations for your next mission."
"Many locations?" Snake groaned. "For the love of god don't tell me this is another scavenger hunt!" Master Hand laughed a little at what Snake had said.
"I can assure you this is not a scavenger hunt," he told him. He took out the pieces of paper that the players were given to write on a few hours ago. The host continued.
"There were a total of eight votes," Master Hand explained. "And out of the eight votes Toon Link recieved the most, with a total of three." All eyes fell on Toon Link, who had an awkward look displayed on his face.
Toon Link: I was actually pretty shocked that I got the most votes. I don't think that I did anything to make people believe that I'm the Mole. Well, maybe just that incident in that fruit mission, but everyone makes mistakes. Right?
"Maybe you can redeem yourself in this next mission," the host told the startled swordsman. He then took out a light green metallic card. The game's most desired item.
An exemption.
Master Hand tossed the exemption to Toon Link, who barely managed to capture it in his hands. The host continued to speak.
"The name of this mission is Exemption Theif," he explained. "As you can already guess Toon Link will have a vital role in this mission." He turned his attention to the prison cells that covered most of the room. "Toon Link's main goal is to arrive at an undisclosed location with the exemption in hand. Should he make it to the location with the exemption, 40000 smash coins will be added to the pot and he will earn the exemption." The host then turned his attention back to the player. "The main problem is that Toon Link will not know where the location is. That's where the rest of you come in." The host walked slowly over to the cells. Five of the cells were different from the rest. On each of the cell walls various newspaper pages and diagrams were pasted, as well as a dark green word that appeared to be graffitied there. "Each of you will be placed in these different cells," Master Hand explained. "The contents of these cells will give out clues to where Toon Link has to go. He will have to make different stops since each location he goes to will have more clues."
"So basically we have to use the clues in our cells to help Toon Link get to that location?" Red asked. The host nodded.
"Exactly," he replied. "You will be communicating with him via cell phone." Master Hand turned to face Toon Link.
"Getting to the location won't be easy for you," he explained. "I believe that there are a few nice men out there who want that exemption of yours." Toon Link stared at him, his eyes wide open.
"What are you implying?" he asked, trying not to seem too demanding. The host looked back at him and laughed.
"There's a few people that I've hired to hinder your progress," he explained. "Their main goal to to steal that exemption from you. As you need the exemption in order to win the money, this can be quite a problem for you." Toon Link continued to look at him, all wide eyed. "Also, they will also be wielding tranquilizer guns."
"Tranquilizer guns?" Captain Falcon inquired. "Isn't that illegal?" Toon Link began to nod rapidly.
"Yeah? Is it illegal?" Toon Link cried. "This stuff is not what I signed up for!" The host began to laugh once more. "Why are you laughing, you sadistic bastard?" Toon Link continued.
"No reason," the host responded. "The tranquilizer guns won't hurt you at all if shot. You might feel a brief period of numbness in the place they shot you. They will also be only aiming for your arms and legs. Nothing lethal." He cleared his throat. "Plus I wouldn't want you filing a lawsuit against the show, so I can assure you will be safe."
Toon Link: That ol' Master Hand. I have honestly know idea when he's being serious or not. I cannot even imagine what it would be like if they chose Crazy Hand to host the game.
"Your fellow teammates can also help you out with those people," he explained. He then turned his attention to a small case that was located on the floor near where they were sitting. It appeared to contain tranquilizer guns. "Although the rest of the players will be locked in their cells at the start of their mission, the locations you'll visit will also help find the location of the keys to their cells. Every key is located in this station, and the players will simply need to ask one of the officers to retrieve the key for them once it's found."
"So do we only have to find one key?" Samus asked. "Or do we have to find a different key for each cell."
"The latter," the host quickly replied. "Each cell has a different lock that requires a different key." He went over to the case and took out a tranquilizer gun. "Once freed you will be able to use these guns to help Toon Link against those people. They will be distinguishable by their dark green suits, so don't go off an shoot just anyone." He then took the tranquilizer gun and pointed it near Toon Link's face, startling him.
"There's also another option," he continued. "There might be a player who wants the exemption for themselves." He pulled the gun away and returned it to it's case. "Should another player arrive at this station with the exemption in their hands, no money will be added to the pot and they will earn the exemption."
Captain Falcon: As soon as Master Hand told us that I could feel something strange. Like some kind of chill or something.
Nana: I had an odd feeling that the Mole was going to pull something big in this mission. Some kind of huge sabotage.
"So someone could just betray the rest and take the exemption for themselves?" Lucas asked.
"Yup," the host replied. "Certainly brings a lot of allusions to things. Dosen't it?" Several officers came in the room and began to open the cells for the players. Red and Nana were placed in the first cell, Sonic and Snake in the second, Lucas and Samus in the third, Captain Falcon alone in the fourth, and the fifth cell was left unoccupied.
"I wish you all the best of luck," Master Hand told the players, save for Toon Link. "The mission itself should start when Toon Link gives someone a call." He then turned to the hyrulian player. "Toon Link will you please come with me?" The player nodded as he followed Master Hand out of the building.
Samus: I was literally crossing my fingers that we would recieve the full 40000 smash coins. We really needed it.
With the host and Toon Link gone the rest of the players were now able to look at the clues they were given. The first cell had several newspaper articles, all of them having to do with sports. In addition, the word Radiant was graffitied on the wall in dark green paint.
"So how does this work?" Red asked Nana, who was reading one of the articles. "I'm pretty sure we need to wait for Toon Link to call us first," she told him. Red looked up at the ceiling.
"How long is that going to take?" he asked. Nana stopped in the middle of reading the article and turned to Red. "Master Hand said ten minutes, I think."
Red: Waiting in that cell felt like hours. I just wanted to get the mission started already.
Master Hand and Toon Link arrived at a small park that had to be at least five minutes away from the police station. Toon Link carried the exemption firmly in his pockets. He gave Master Hand a small grin as they reached the center of the park.
"I suggest you call Red or Nana first," Master Hand told him. "You'll be needing their clues firsthand." The host turned to walk away, but before turned back around and gave Toon Link a salute. "I wish you good luck, and remember. You have a total of three hours," he told him. The hyrulian boy nodded as the host turned away and vanished.
Toon Link took out his cell phone and began to dial Red's number. He held the phone to his ear and began to hear the dial tone.
"Hello?" a certain Pokemon trainer asked on the other line. Toon Link grinned.
"It's me, Toon Link," he responded. "Listen. I'm in the middle of some park right now. Mind if you give me a clue to where I should go?" Red sat and thought for a moment, before handing the phone to Nana.
"Are you still there?" Toon Link asked after about a minute of inactivity.
"I'm here," Nana said on the other line.
"Do you have any clues to where I should go?" Toon Link asked once more. Nana glanced over to the newspaper articles that were hung up on the walls.
"There's a couple of newspaper articles about sports here," she replied. "And there's the word Radiant graffitied on the wall too."
Toon Link: There were some strange clues in this mission. Well, at first they were strange but I was literally kicking myself when I discovered their true meaning.
"Hold on!" Toon Link started. "I'm going to see if I can get a map of this place." He put away his cellphone briefly and began to walk over to information kiosk.
From a distance, a man wearing a dark green suit could see him.
A/N: At long last!
I gotta apologize for the constant delays. I've been busy lately so I haven't been able to keep up with this fanfic as much as I want to. But anyway, the new chapter is finally here!
The next chapter will mark the end of Episode 5, which means that next chapter will be the final chapter for one certain player. Feel free to leave a review or vote in the poll. According to that poll, so far Sonic is the most suspected player to be the Mole, while Captain Falcon and Snake aren't really being suspected at all. How accurate will these votes be? Only time will tell.
The next chapter should be up in two-three weeks. I'll do my best to get it out as soon as possible.
Stay tuned for further updates!
- TheGreatAvenger