CHAPTER 15: THE DARK PROPOSAL

Dedede didn't talk much to Tuff and Lololo at th surpise club. There wasn't much to talk about anyway since everyone was still pretty up tight about Bandana Dee's death. Tuff was also a suspect that Magolor highly considered, so Dedede was a little uneasy conversing with him now.

After clubs,

Dedede and Magolor met up with Taranza in the gym and the three went to Magolor's dumpster to meet Marx again.

"I had a bad day today," said Dedede. "I think I blew my chance to becoe boyfriend and girlfriend with Adeleine.

"That's pretty bad, but my life is much more disastrous," boasted Magolor angrily. "I lost my woman to a blue goofball." Magolor was speeking about Tiff and Gooey's relationship because Tiff was formerly his girlfriend.

"I talked to her all day about getting back together, but she's too much in love with Gooey now and I hate it. I hope the murdering finds him."

"That's a horibble thing to say, Magolor!" said Taranza.

"Shut up, weakling!" said Magolor to Taranza angrily. He was about to punch him. "Don't act like I'm a bad guy for wishing ill upon my enemies even though you pretended to take all the murderer's credit."

This was true and every time Taranza thought about this he was ashamed.

Everyone got back to Magolor's dumpster where he lived ever since his expulsion from high school. The met Marx and Marx had a toothpick in his mouth.

"Yo Marx!" said Dedede and he high-fived Marx's hat. "That's a really cool toothpick!"

It's always true to compliment your friends, especially when its really cool. It can help set your mind when you have relationship struggles with your significant other.

"What are we doing today, Marx?" asked Magolor with his eyes doirect.

"Marx smiled and flung his toothpick away from here. "I'm gonna show you a real criminal today and he'll help us catch this crook."

Dedede and Taranza gasped. "A real criminal?" they said questioningly at the same time. This was a scary new addition to their mission.

"Don't worry. I will protect you from harm," said Marx with a smile. "Remember, I'm older and wiser than you three."

"But you aren't stronger," said Magolor as he felt his own muscle. It was big because he worked out a lot and did criminal-like things.

Marx lead the three downtown and they went to a really shady district that had wires all over it. It also had dark boxes and guns and broken cars with other criminals sleeping in them.

Dedede was about to puke because he was scared of the area he was in. He heard a gunshot and gasped because Taranza was on the floor.

"Holy cow! Taranza got shot!" cried Dedede. Magolor and him rushed over to help him.

Taranza got back up and breathed a sigh of relief. "I think it just missed me and the shockwave just started me!" he said with shaky hands not attached to anything.

"I thought I told you to stay close to me!" called Mrx from aup ahead. "You need to or else you really could get bullet wounds."

"I'm glad I didn't bleed!" said Taranza with a toothy grin.

Everyone finally made it to a mysterious door. Marx knocked on it and the slat at the top opened up and revealed to sinister eyes.

"Who goes there?' asked the eye-haver. "Oh, it's just you Marx. You've got a lot of nerve bugging us again…"

"Fear not, I am here for help, not trying to annoy you." Said Marx with a kind of sassy tone in his voice.

Dedede saw the door open and Marx went in. Marx was suspicious at first, but then changed his mind and invited the three younger high schoolers in.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Marx," said a voice at the table. There sat a roundish mouse with a red hat and red cape. He had very sharp claws and a glint of evil in his eyes.

"Good evening, Daroach!" said Marx with his very annoying voice because that was just how he acts. "Mind if I ask you for a little favour?"

"A favour?" Daroach laughed. "Youre aout of your mind if you think I'm lending you a hand, grape boy. Not after last time!"

Marx giggled to himself as he remembered last time. Dedede was both worried and cuious about what entailed last time, but he maybe didn't wanna know.

"How about A deal," said Marx slyly. "There's someone roaming the streets causing quite a ruckus. I'm guessing you've heard of him?"

"Gosh, the news is right…" said Daroach worriedly. "So he's been causing trouble in your side of Dreamland as well."

"He stol the lifes of of some weary studs actually and we're here to bring him to justice," said Marx.

"Ah," said Daroach. "As if you are doing this for an actual good cause, Marx…"

Marx grinned and turned to Dedede. "Of course, business comes second, but family always comes first in the Marx household."