Locks of Love

Mario arrived at E. Gadd's house he went in, "Doc, I'm here." Mario looked around Mario went to the Picture Gallery all the picture frames were empty, "what happen?"

"Who did this?" Mario looked up at one picture in horror, it was E Gadd. Mario walked to the Mansion slowly, it was glowing. How will he pull though? The front doors opened the first floor of the Mansion looked normal. Mario looked up, "you?" a shadow jumped down, "what do you want?"

"Who are you?" Mario asked.

"I'm just a shadow, trapped like you are."

"Trapped?"

"Oh yeah that short man that came here, is now is a frame."

"How did this happen?" Mario asked.

"Well all I remember is K. Boo; ever since he got that glass figure he can do different things," the Shadow explained, "you're hairy friend is here too."

"D.K.?"

"That's the one," the Shadow said smiling, "follow me." Mario followed the Shadow, "are we going to find D.K.?" Mario questioned. The Shadow laughed, "We could do that, but this place is so big."

"We could go to the ghost with the ball." The Shadow stopped to think, "Ok." The Shadow and Mario left to the Fortune-Telling Room, "how do we get in?" Mario asked.

"Oh, heh n-never really thought of that," The Shadow said embarrassed.

"So now what?" Mario asked irritated.

"I've got it!" the Shadow said in triumphant.

"What is it?" Mario asked eagerly.

"I was just kidding," the Shadow snickered. Mario turned the knob, it opened, "did you know this?" Mario asked. The Shadow laughed dumbly to it's self. Mario and the Shadow approached the ghost, "hey ghost tell me where D.K. is," Mario demanded.

"Give me an item," she said calmly. Mario looked around, he gave her is hat. She opened her eyes, "stupid mortal," she growled, "I need an item of the person you are looking for!" The Shadow and Mario looked at each other, "let's go," the Shadow said cheerfully.

"What are you so cheerful about?" Mario mumbled. The Shadow and Mario walked down the hall, "what are we looking for?" the Shadow asked energetically.

"A…tie," Mario grumbled, "do you know why D.K. was here?"

"Eh, hmmm nope," the Shadow replied.

"Mario," a voice said softly behind him. Mario and the Shadow swerved around, it was Peach, "I'm dreaming...," Mario said. Mario felt a hard bump on the back of his head; he woke up 5 min. later, "what happen? Who did that?"

"Well you said, 'I'm dreaming…,' so I woke you up," the Shadow said smiling.

"So you slam god knows what over my head?" Mario said smartly.

"Where and who is Peach?"

"Huh, oh Peach is… it's," Mario paused, "I don't like to talk about it. If I didn't black out by somebody maybe we could have done something."

"She went over to that door," the Shadow points to a door. Mario huffed, "this is going to take a while." They both walked over to the door it's the kitchen. Peach floated out, "Mario…" she said softly, "help me please." Then she vanished, D.K.'s tie fell to the floor, "score!" the Shadow said excitedly. "Come on Mario, now we can find the ape." Mario followed.

"Ah I see this is your friends tie," the Fortune-Teller said, "spirits tell us were the monkey is."

"Actually he's a--," Mario was cut off.

"They speak! Your friend Dinning Room!"

"Great that's where will go," the Shadow said.

"One problem," Mario said, "we don't have a key." The Fortune-Teller hands Mario a key, "this key should work." They both left to the Kitchen they went in, "we have to be very quiet," Mario looks at Shadow, "what are you doing?"

"Look at this game!" she said. She was holding a game-boy

"What is that?"

"In this game you're some Italian with a shadow friend and you're looking for a monkey! Yeayya! I just made to the Dinning Room!" Then game then shrieked, "Game Over!" Aww, I just died," she whimpered a little, then put the game away."

"How did you get game ov-over?" Mario asked fearfully.

"I was surrounded by a pack of boos, boos filthy, ugly, and dumb really dumb." She looks up, a pack of boos are circling them, "hey what are you doing here?" Shadow asked friendly.

"You are coming with us," one boo said. The Boos surround them Mario and Shadow wake up, "whoa that was one hell of a dream," Shadow said.

"Where are we?" Mario asked.

"Are we still in the Mansion?" Shadow turns around, "Look! It's the ape!" Mario and Shadow walk up to him, "D.K.? wake up," Mario shakes him. D.K. gets up, "it's Mario! And a… thing."

"Watch it monkey."

"What going on, D.K.?"

"What's that?" D.K. spots K. Boo

"Welcome Mario!" K. Boo shrieks

"Hey what about me?" Shadow yells, "don't I get the welcome wagon?" K. Boo ignores the Shadow; "you have seen Peach around right, Mario" K. Boo smiles, "I could bring her back… for a price."

"What is it?"

"You become my ghost slave."

"Never!" K. Boo looked down on all 3 of them with is cold red eyes, "then die here!" K. Boo leaves. Lights go out some candles light up they were back in the hall way. The 3 walked around the Mansion, "now what?" Shadow asked.

"All the doors are locked what can we do?" Mario looked around. A Boo appeared, Mario blasted it with fire, "oh didn't see that coming?" the Boo wheezed. He disappeared and dropped a key, "they make this too easy," Shadow smiled.

"We don't even know where this key goes," D.K. grunted.

"I know where it goes," Shadow said excitedly, Mario sighed, D.K. asked enthusiastically, "in a keyhole." D.K. sighed.

"We need to know!" Mario said, "We can't be running around trying every door."

"Wait," Shadow said, "now I've go it." She snatched the key from Mario, "this key is for the room that goes up to the next floor." They all went to the upstairs door; Mario put the key in it unlocked the door he slowly opened it…