Chapter 36: Runner-Up's Journey
Back from the short break! I haven't updated Tricky Enemy in a LONG time, I guess I have to do it sometime… Which I did. Anyways I'm back into writing The Mole! :D
Spike: I was going to have Vivian as the Mole but then I thought that a koopa should be the Mole. So I decided to treat myself a little bit better! :P The sabotages/clues are around the last chapters of this fic.
Fanfict: You'll see what happened to Parker and Lily in the latest stages. :P
Toady: Hmm… No one in The Mole (reality show) has scored a 17 before (I think)… So perhaps I'll make the questions a bit harder next time on Tricky Enemy. This clue requires a great deal of memory, but I guess the quotes are a bit out of personality. Thank you for saying that this is an awesome fic! :D
FFWS: Congratulations! You are the first one to be onto the Mole! :D
Guest: Yes, I am going to put them up, but I'll have to find them first. XD
The camera opened up at the sight of the players and Monty.
"Welcome back to the finale of The Mole!" Monty announced, "We had just revealed the winner and the Mole, now we shall see the runner-up, Parker's journey!" The TV screen turned on.
PARKER'S JOURNEY:
Parker: Hi there, I'm the racer, and I'm here for the money, even I think I can't win at all.
Entering the game, Parker thought that he isn't good enough for the game. So after the exciting first mission, he decided to form a coalition with the most innocent player. Unknowingly he selected the villain, the Mole. Which is Steven.
Parker: I think that Steven is pretty innocent because no Mole in my opinion should faint. Even though I think I chose the wrong person. But never mind.
And indeed he chose the wrong person. During the second mission his suspicion turned to Vivian, who was pretty mysterious and did not get her key when it's at the library.
Parker: Vivian is very suspicious in my opinion. She is like very mysterious to people and doesn't like to have people to make contact with her. The Mole should always be careful of what they say, but if she's the Mole. I think she's yelling that she's the Mole to everyone.
Vivian: My strategy… Be mysterious and let people suspect me but as I want the largest pot as possible, I'm not sabotaging any missions. This might be the worst choice and the crack in my game though.
Parker decided to put more answers to Vivian on his quiz that night, and his coalition partner, the Mole, did not go against it for safety.
Steven: I don't want to go against him, making this coalition is the worst choice EVER! I mean, I must get Parker through for at least FIVE EPISODES in my mind! But then there's the good thing, many people suspects Vivian so that it might be good.
Then at the quiz, Parker had 3 questions on Vivian while only 2 muti-answer questions on Steven. So he barely made it past the first episode. Past Nicole who suspected Lily and Vivian and made a mistake so that she only got 1 question right.
Nicole: I think that Lily or Vivian could be the Mole as they are both mysterious and weird. I think I'll go with Vivian more as she seemed to be quite quiet. But apparently, it doesn't seem so.
EXECUTED: NICOLE
Making it through the first round, Parker kept on thinking Vivian is the Mole. Soon enough he decided to base his quiz on Vivian. But Steven stopped him.
Steven: It's kinda obvious that Vivian isn't the Mole, I mean, I'm the Mole. But Vivian is pretty genuine in my opinion so I think it might be bad to let him base his quiz on Vivian instead of having a bit of questions on me.
During the missions this episode, he made a new suspect: Lily.
Parker: Lily is very Mole-ish. I mean, she sabotages very often! This isn't going good for her if she's actually the Mole, which has a high chance.
Lily: I'm playing the Mole, sometimes I can be mysterious but I never sabotaged! The signs did say that the Kitchen is the Dining Room!
Watching Vivian and Lily all the time, he missed Steven's obvious sabotage in the fourth mission.
Steven: First of all, its sport, everyone knows that I'm not interested in that. I just hope that Parker can get through to the next episode and suspect me a little bit. He's been very nice to me. And could be the replacement of Kooper, plus, I can use him as a puppet of covering my tracks.
"Do you still think that he's a puppet Steven?" Monty asked jokingly.
"Nope," He answered, "I think he's a friend and you'll have to see what's going to happen later." He laughed.
Parker in the end got 2 questions right again on the second quiz. He tied with Evan, and was 14 seconds faster than him and is safe. And Evan based his quiz on Vivian, leading to his elimination.
Evan: I think I'm going on the wrong track. But this is the best or the worst choice. Vivian is so mysterious and I think she could be the Mole. She didn't sabotage on the surface but who knows what she did when she's alone on the missions?
EXECUTED: EVAN
In the third episode, Parker decided that Steven cannot be the Mole. However this may lead him to an early elimination on the show. But his suspicion turned to Lily day by day as Vivian never seemed to sabotage.
Steven: Great, just great, I'm in trouble now, I don't want Parker to be executed OR know that I'm the Mole. I think I just got myself into a dead end. UGH!
Parker: Lily had sabotaged a lot, but she seemed to be trying her best. She's very into the missions… And bam,she fails epically. I think she is playing everyone around with her attitude.
Steven: Yeah, yeah, keep on suspecting her and get yourself executed. UGH! How did I get myself into a helping coalition with a stone wall!? His IQ is below 0!
"You sure that he's a friend?" Vivian asked from the audience.
Steven laughed, "Yeah, you still need to watch for another episode or two."
As Parker's suspicion starts to change a little on Vivian, Steven convinced him that Vivian's not the Mole.
Flashback Steven: You know, I think Vivian seriously can't be the Mole. She never sabotaged, well, except for the second mission but I think the Mole did something to it…
Parker: Steven said that the Mole did something to it. But here's something: He and Vivian are the only ones that had their keys on that floor. So no one can possibly mess it up except for him. Oh well.
Trashing the little suspicion on Steven, Parker entered the third quiz. Katty and Andy went for Allen and Frank, Andy beat Katty by one question and Parker scored the same amount of questions as Andy, which is a 3.
Katty: Allen and Frank… Allen sabotaged quite a bit and always seemed to be in the group that fails. While Frank seemed to be the let down in the fishing, seriously he can't be THAT seasick. I mean, he's puking the entire time and not helping a single bit at all!
EXECUTED: KATTY
In the fourth episode, Parker's pretty sure that the Mole is a girl. Eliminating Vivian from his list of suspects at Steven's advice, he added Jenny and Flona onto his list. Watching his three suspects all the time, he let go of Steven's sabotages but at the same time. He thought of Allen being the Mole.
Parker: Allen's always in the group that fails, this can't be a coincidence, or is it?
After the Hostage Finder mission, his suspicion started to target on Jenny.
Parker: Jenny is really suspicious, she is really smart but at the same time clumsy. Her mysterious nature could very well hide a Mole.
Steven: The exact opposite actions a Mole would take, like me.
However this is where he got suspicious of the coalition, that night, Steven voiced something weird.
Flashback Steven: You know, I wonder if the Mole really is in our suspicion area, they never wanted obvious sabotages, you know?
Parker: It's kinda weird but I let it go, by 'They never wanted obvious sabotages, you know', it's like that Steven had experienced being the Mole. I'm not bidding my luck on this sentence though.
And during the fourth execution, Parker scored a 3, just in case of Steven being the Mole. He was the second lowest scorer, with Allen having a 1, getting fooled by Lily somehow.
EXECUTED: ALLEN
In the fifth episode, Parker's suspicion went to just 2 people, Jenny and Lily, with Flona a bit behind and Frank a bit more behind. But here's where he got smarter and started to watch Steven's actions.
Parker: I found it really weird that Steven brought a box-full of pins with him to a racetrack mission. Or as much as we know, simply a mission. I can understand if it's only one or two but around 100 is way too weird for a player going to a mission on The Mole.
After Cars Race, Parker received an exemption, which was a relief to him as he's at the most uncertain point of his game.
Parker: An exemption at this stage of the game for me is like gold, I doubt will I receive another or not but it could be saving me from execution. But from the next episode on, I need to confirm my suspicions on someone or two people. I can't go unbalanced the entire time.
This episode is where Flona started to get suspicious of Parker, she had a small suspicion but soon decided that she needed a good suspect, and who did she choose? Parker.
That quiz Parker wasn't worried at all so he decided to base his quiz on Lily and Jenny, scoring a very poor score of 2. But he wasn't executed because of the exemption, Andy who scored a 3 did get executed. Even though Flona scored a 4 because Parker and Steven shared a few answers and Flona most defiantly didn't base her quiz on him.
Parker: I was thinking that if it wasn't for the exemption, will I still even be here?
Steven: Straight answer, no.
EXECUTED: ANDY
With the half game mark coming up, Parker decided that Lily will be his prime suspect, Jenny close behind and Steven being the third suspect. During the Golf Masters mission Parker's suspicion on his coalition partner went up by another decent amount.
Parker: It's so weird, I mean he obviously isn't good on it but I don't think even Katty, who is weaker than him in my opinion will get a result that's horrible like this.
This is where Parker started to think that Steven could be the Mole. Flona's suspicion on him also increased and decided that she's betting her luck on this, but not without bringing her coalition partner Jenny down with her.
Flashback Flona: Jen! Let's try Parker this time, I mean I'll do my quiz slowly, I promise!
Flashback Jenny: Ok then, but if you betray me, I'll hunt you down and kill you no matter what! (Playfully)
However Parker decided to trust Steven one last time.
Parker: If there's a tie, then I know that Steven is the Mole. I'm trusting him the last time, and it's seriously the final time.
That night, Parker passed without a tie, a 4. So the two people tied are none other than Flona and Jenny. With Flona keeping her promise, Jenny passed the quiz by 20 seconds.
EXECUTED: FLONA
Thinking he tied with Flona, Parker decided that Steven could be the Mole. During this episode, Jenny knew that Parker isn't the Mole so she decided to have the next suspect that could be the Mole: Frank. While Frank, Lily and Vivian thought that Steven was the Mole. And Parker's suspicion on Steven grew during the Maze Craze mission.
Parker: The route Steven was guiding me to is like a dead end once when we just started, and then there was the going part with avoiding the hunters. I think he got me cornered on purpose.
With Jenny being the only one not being suspicious of Steven, she was the victim on choosing Frank. But where did the tie came from?
To confirm that Steven is the Mole, Parker listened to Steven the final time.
Flashback Steven: Parker, I heard that Jenny is basing her quiz on Frank, so I'm doing the same. Would you like to do it as well?
Steven: I know that Parker's on me, so I guess I have no choice but to fool him...
Parker: This could be a good chance, I mean, Frank could be the Mole while Vivian, Jenny and Lily are way too obvious.
Tying with Jenny on the quiz, Parker beat her with a mere 4 seconds. Thus, he's not executed.
EXECUTED: JENNY
Being in the final 5, Parker finally decided that Steven is the Mole. But what he didn't predict is that this time Toad will be taking the quiz in his place. Which nearly execute him.
Flashback Parker: Toad, I know that Steven is the Mole, so base the quiz on him, okay?
Flashback Toad: No, I think Lily is the Mole. As a friend I'm telling you that Steven is a genuine player. I've spent quite some time with him already so I can promise that you will not be executed.
Steven: I guess I should help him the final time.
Flashback Vivian: Listen Toadette, today you should base my quiz on-
Flashback Toadette: I know who the Mole is, don't worry, with me doing the quiz for you, you are as safe as a person with 10 bodyguards today.
Toadette: Steven told me that he based his quiz on Lily the last 3 quizzes, so Lily MUST be the Mole!
Sadly, listening to Steven is the worst choice in the game, so both Toad and Toadette, the siblings are having a race against time of completing the quiz, but Toad was faster by 9 seconds. So Toadette (Vivian) was considered the lowest scorer and was thus executed.
EXECUTED: VIVIAN
With the penultimate episode arriving. Parker knew the Mole is Steven, not even caring about his suspicious acts during Fake Guiding, he only focused on confusing Lily and Frank, but unfortunately, both of them knew Steven was the Mole as well.
Lily: I know Steven is the Mole right from the 7th episode, which was a late time to discover the Mole.
Frank: Lily and I are in a coalition, so I obviously know what she knows, that Steven is the Mole.
Parker: It seems that both of them know the Mole is Steven, so I think it's a race against time on the quiz.
Steven: Hmm... Everyone else know that I'm the Mole, but I still need to do my job of not giving myself away! *Laughs*
Finally the quiz came, Parker was the fastest out of the players, with Steven, the Mole a bit faster than him on the quiz. Without making any mistakes, he got through the execution. But Frank was just 1 second slower than Lily.
EXECUTED: FRANK
The final episode is here, during the final race, which holds the large amount of 50000 coins, the most worthy mission in the entire game is the game Parker can never afford to lose, 50000 could get someone a new apartment with 3 months' rent if they wish to and indeed Parker wants the coins in the pot.
Parker: The final 50000 coins is the coins we must win, one is that we can't fail the final mission and two is that it's quite some money.
He tried to confuse Lily earlier during the 3 Questions Game but it turned out horrible, Lily wasn't shaken a bit and considered Parker an idiot. With the final bit of pride Lily used, she won the entire game.
Flashback Lily, Steven & Parker: May the best player win!
Lily: The pride is so NOT letting me down. I'm just one step away from the money.
Parker: I know this will be a hard one, Lily is way too smart and her pride... Undefeatable.
Steven: Finally, this tiring job came to a great end, may the best player win.
With that, Parker lost the game and became the final victim once and for all.
END GAME
Parker sighed again, "There's some really stressful game you could play." He laughed, "At least I had fun."
"Players, please give Parker a clap." Monty announced as everyone clapped for the Runner-Up of the game. "When we come back we shall reveal how Lily, the winner won the game with her undefeatable pride."
FINALLY! I'M SO SORRY ON HAVE NO UPDATES! NOW I GTG TO ANOTHER FIC! AGAIN! Byeeee!