Chapter One: Sleeveless
The tears of the princess flowed like a solemn river looking for escape.
"Mario," she cried, "I don't understand. Who could have done something like this to poor Toad? What ever could he have done? And how will you find who did it?"
"I...I just don't know, Peach," the plumber stuttered.
Luigi, breathing heavily, said, "I gave the signal for all the doors and windows to be sealed. No one can leave! We're gonna find who... hey look!"
Luigi bent down to the ground and picked up a crumpled piece of paper. His fingers lightly danced to the right across the one line of black ink as he followed the streaks of the smeared note.
"Does it say anything, Luigi?" Mario asked.
" 'Catch me if you can," the younger brother replied, squinting to decipher the smeared letters. "It has a star at the end."
Peach sniffled. "This is awful! How will we ever catch him?"
"Or her," added Luigi.
"We need to keep this as a clue," Mario said, "Luigi, seal this in a bag, it could become an important clue later.
Two Shy Guys, Peach's other assistants whom were clad in doctor's clothing, carried the corpse away.
"Toad." Peach reached her hand out.
Mario warmly hugged Peach as the body disappeared from vision.
* * *
"You ready ta crack the case, bro?" asked the very "Brooklyn-ized" Luigi of his brother who walked from Peach's room having lain her down.
"Let's do this."
"We gotta search for clues first!"
Mario stroked his chin. "Hmm...where to start?"
"I got it!" exclaimed Luigi.
"Shy Guys! Wait!"
No response.
"Luigi," began Mario, "they're long gone now."
"We need to look at that wound on Toad," Luigi responded, "we have to know what was used in the murder!"
Footsteps could be heard racing back toward the brothers. It was the Shy Guys!
"Yes!" cried Luigi, "I knew you two would hear me!"
"We need a look at the body," explained Mario.
They rested the corpse on the floor.
Luigi stared at the wound closely.
"Looks like this murdered had a pipe dream. Toad was bashed in the head with a heavy pipe."
Mario sighed.
"Thank you guys," Luigi said, "you were a great help."
The Shy Guys took Toad away once more.
"Now what?" Luigi asked Mario.
"Why don't we go back to where the culprit escaped?" Mario suggested, "Let's have a closer look."
* * *
"Look Mario," exclaimed Luigi who was on his knees. "That same star on the note."
"A permanent marker used to make that sketch on that tile panel, I deduct, Watson."
Luigi rolled his eyes at his older brother's pathetic allusion.
Luigi stood up and stood on the tile panel. It gave way and he fell into a pit below. His scream echoed through the halls as Mario jumped in behind them.
They quickly covered from the awkwardly short fall. All that was in front of them was a large safe door. A note lay on the ground with the simple word, sleeveless.
Can you figure out the combination to the door using the note the brothers found on the floor? It's pretty difficult to solve, but see if you can before I update! Please continue reviewing. The next part will be up soon!
Mr-mcd2k3
The tears of the princess flowed like a solemn river looking for escape.
"Mario," she cried, "I don't understand. Who could have done something like this to poor Toad? What ever could he have done? And how will you find who did it?"
"I...I just don't know, Peach," the plumber stuttered.
Luigi, breathing heavily, said, "I gave the signal for all the doors and windows to be sealed. No one can leave! We're gonna find who... hey look!"
Luigi bent down to the ground and picked up a crumpled piece of paper. His fingers lightly danced to the right across the one line of black ink as he followed the streaks of the smeared note.
"Does it say anything, Luigi?" Mario asked.
" 'Catch me if you can," the younger brother replied, squinting to decipher the smeared letters. "It has a star at the end."
Peach sniffled. "This is awful! How will we ever catch him?"
"Or her," added Luigi.
"We need to keep this as a clue," Mario said, "Luigi, seal this in a bag, it could become an important clue later.
Two Shy Guys, Peach's other assistants whom were clad in doctor's clothing, carried the corpse away.
"Toad." Peach reached her hand out.
Mario warmly hugged Peach as the body disappeared from vision.
* * *
"You ready ta crack the case, bro?" asked the very "Brooklyn-ized" Luigi of his brother who walked from Peach's room having lain her down.
"Let's do this."
"We gotta search for clues first!"
Mario stroked his chin. "Hmm...where to start?"
"I got it!" exclaimed Luigi.
"Shy Guys! Wait!"
No response.
"Luigi," began Mario, "they're long gone now."
"We need to look at that wound on Toad," Luigi responded, "we have to know what was used in the murder!"
Footsteps could be heard racing back toward the brothers. It was the Shy Guys!
"Yes!" cried Luigi, "I knew you two would hear me!"
"We need a look at the body," explained Mario.
They rested the corpse on the floor.
Luigi stared at the wound closely.
"Looks like this murdered had a pipe dream. Toad was bashed in the head with a heavy pipe."
Mario sighed.
"Thank you guys," Luigi said, "you were a great help."
The Shy Guys took Toad away once more.
"Now what?" Luigi asked Mario.
"Why don't we go back to where the culprit escaped?" Mario suggested, "Let's have a closer look."
* * *
"Look Mario," exclaimed Luigi who was on his knees. "That same star on the note."
"A permanent marker used to make that sketch on that tile panel, I deduct, Watson."
Luigi rolled his eyes at his older brother's pathetic allusion.
Luigi stood up and stood on the tile panel. It gave way and he fell into a pit below. His scream echoed through the halls as Mario jumped in behind them.
They quickly covered from the awkwardly short fall. All that was in front of them was a large safe door. A note lay on the ground with the simple word, sleeveless.
Can you figure out the combination to the door using the note the brothers found on the floor? It's pretty difficult to solve, but see if you can before I update! Please continue reviewing. The next part will be up soon!
Mr-mcd2k3
