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What Lies In the Dark

Chapter 8


It was a terrible moment for all of us.

Everyone was horrified, tormented, confused…so many emotions were mixed as one. Everything that was happening couldn't be described. What a year it has been. What a week. I feel sorry for everyone; everyone who had ended up coming to the campus with high hopes of winning, but ended up losing their lives.

It feels like a vacation gone bad. A wonderful campus, filled with smashers, that turns out to be a living hell for all of them.

That is exactly what's going on.

It's terrible.

Ever since the killings have started, no one has been the same. The mansion is now a twenty-four seven freak out show. Smashers are running for their lives, even though they have no place to go. It makes me laugh sometimes, just see them panic the way they do.

Then again, why should I be laughing, when I'm acting the same way?

I'm beginning to get suspicious, probably more suspicious than any of them. Everyone is beginning to lose my trust…I feel as if I can't trust my friends anymore. If the murderer is a smasher, which no doubt it is, they are blending in with us. Acting scared or staying in the back to just save themselves. It could be anyone.

Ganondorf.

Peach.

Doctor Mario.

Pichu.

Or even Fox.

My own best friend could be the murderer and not tell me. Why would he tell me? Even though we're best friends, I know he wouldn't trust me to keep a secret so dangerous as that. He knew I would tell everyone, especially Master Hand. I don't even want to think about it….

The question that hung on everyone's mind…including mine, was who was next? We all wanted to know. It was our prime objective.

Mario was the first to fall, followed by Link and now Ness. The numbers keep dropping, one by one. Who is the next one to fall?

I wasn't going to just sit around and let our numbers drop like flies. I've seen the murderer, just not the murderer's face. I tried to warn them all, but no one believed me. They thought I was crazy, and look what happens. They die.

All of us are eventually going to die, unless someone stands up and fights. Who was going to be the hero? The courageous leader? Two of them had died already, will another one follow?

I was unsure…

But I was determined.

Determined to end this.


Fox McCloud sighed deeply to himself, as he briefly looked up from the book. He sat alone in his dorm, reading ever since he had figured out about Ness's death yesterday. News spreads faster than anything around the mansion. Marth and Mewtwo had both discovered the inert body lying in the hallway. The young smasher was choked to death, by his own toy.

The string from his Yo-Yo.

Fox's eyes stung, as he abruptly began to continue the story. He was exhausted, especially after not getting any sleep for over twenty-four hours. The killings were keeping everyone awake, just like they were affecting everyone in the story. Fox had to agree, the mansion became a twenty-four hour freak out show.

No one was the same anymore.

Fox watched as the words suddenly seemed as if they were dancing on the page. He licked his lips and sat the book next to him, knowing that his mind was playing tricks on him. He was tried. It was simple as that. Even though Fox knew he could pass out at any moment, he forced himself to keep his eyes open. He was afraid to fall asleep, mainly because he was afraid of waking up to another smasher being killed.

The sun shined brightly in the sky, which had calmed down most smashers around the mansion. They believed that since it was morning, the murderer wouldn't strike. They could be right, then again they could be wrong. It didn't matter if it was morning or night, everyone still remained cautious and careful.

The murderer was among them.

Of course, Roy still believed that Ganondorf was the murderer, which caused a lot of problems around the mansion. Pretty soon, everyone agreed with Roy, and the Gerudo had fled. He was still on the campus, due to the fact that no one was allowed to leave, but no one has seen him since last night. Fox and Roy were the last ones to encounter the Gerudo, when they confronted him about the book.

Even then, Ganondorf ran.

Flashback

Fox raised an eyebrow perplexed. " Wait! That doesn't--"

His voice was cut off short, when a bush behind them shook violently. Fox and Roy both immediately turned around, watching as the bush continued to shake until it suddenly stopped. After a few seconds, footsteps were shortly heard running in the other direction. Roy abruptly took out his sword, and ran down the path, after the noise.

Fox blinked, and turned back around.

To his surprise, the Gerudo had fled.

" Figures." Fox muttered.

He frowned, shaking his head and turned back around once he noticed Roy heading back in his direction. Fox held the book under his arm, waiting for the prince.

The redhead shook his head disappointed and put his sword back in his sheath. " I still think it's Ganondorf."

" What was the noise?" Fox questioned, his eyes lifting to the bush.

Roy shrugged. " Could have been a squirrel, or the killer perhaps. Whatever it was, it's gone now."

Fox turned, and followed next to Roy as the two headed back to the mansion. They stayed silent, as Fox began to think about what he had uncovered. Falco had turned to Ganondorf for help on an idea. He never knew this. Why would Falco go to Ganondorf instead of him? They both were best friends, and yet Falco turned to the evil Gerudo.

If Ganondorf truly did help Falco with an idea, then he did know who the murderer is. Why would he refuse to tell them? Uncovering the murderer was important to all of them, and Ganondorf held all of their answers.

Once evil, always evil.

Ganondorf was protecting the murderer. Why? Fox didn't understand. Did Ganondorf truly enjoy the killings? Was he pleased because, he knew what was happening, and probably isn't going to die?

Just as the two smashers entered the mansion, they were bum rushed by Marth. He seemed freaked, and was panicking, but abruptly calmed when the three reunited.

" What's wrong, Marth?" Roy grabbed Marth's shoulder, watching as blue haired prince lowered his head, catching his breath.

" Ness….he's…"

Fox's mouth immediately dropped. He stood staring at Marth with wide eyes and in disbelief. He knew what happened, even thought Marth didn't finish his sentence. Ganondorf had given out the information before he had fled. The murderer had struck once more.

Another one falls.

Flashback Ends

Fox pushed the book to the end of his bed, and laid his head back on the pillow. He stared up the white ceiling, listening to the voices and footsteps in the hallway. DK walked by, following by Peach and Zelda. Pretty soon, Mr. Game and Watch was heard apologizing to the Ice Climbers about the death of their best friend Ness. Moments passed, and then hours, as Fox continued to rest on his bed.

Eventually, the young smasher dozed. Finally closing his eyes, drifting to sleep.


An urgent knock came to the door, causing Fox to immediately open his eyes. He waited for his eyes to adjust before abruptly sitting up in his bed, and looking around the room. The sun shined through the closed blinds, casting its light onto the blue carpet.

The smasher rubbed his eyes and reluctantly stood to his feet, walking over to the door. He opened it, annoyed by the hallway lights that burned his eyes. Zelda stood on the other side, and apologized for disturbing him as she entered the room. Fox closed the door, and walked back to his bed glancing over at the book.

The room sat in silence. Fox forced himself to look away from the book and over at Zelda, who quietly stood in front of DK's bed. She seemed distance, and miserable. She's been like this ever since Link's death. She has recovered somewhat from the Hylian's death, but there was a part of her that will never be the same. A true smile will never shine on her face anymore.

" Fox, I'm sorry to bother you, but I believed I've uncovered something."

Fox sat down, grabbing the book after noticing it was turned to a different page. While trying to figure out what happened, Fox replied to her statement. " What did you uncover?"

Zelda was silent for a moment, as she stared down at her hands. " It's about Ganondorf…" She spoke softly, almost like his name is cursed when spoken.

Fox's head shot up in her direction as she nodded. He felt his heart pick up pace. " What is it?"

" I know where he is hiding." Zelda confessed. " He's over at the tournament building. I was taking a walk in that direction when I saw him and Mr. Game and Watch talking. They were talking about…" Zelda's eyes averted to the book. Her hands trembled. " The book…"

" The book?" Fox repeated. He lowered his head, and continued to softly read.

The book changed from Falco talking about the incidents, to another smasher's death. Fox took a deep breath, feeling the sudden unpleasant feeling come over him. The murderer was going to strike again, not wasting any time. Another life was soon going to end, unless someone prevents it from happening. Fox only hoped that it wasn't too late.

" Zelda, can you do me a favor?"

Zelda nodded. " Anything Fox."

" I need you to find Roy, and tell him to head to the attic balcony."

Zelda raised an eyebrow perplexed. " Why?"

" The murderer is going to kill another smasher…" Zelda gasped. Fox stood and nodded. " I need to confront Ganondorf and won't be able to stop this from happening."

" W-who…" Zelda swallowed nervously. Her softly blue eyes shimmered, as fear was clearly seen within them. " Who is it?"

Fox walked over to the door and grabbed the knob. "…A green plumber."


A/N:

I decided to do something different when writing this chapter. As you can tell the first part was a section from Falco's book. Hopefully you all could tell by reading it, if not then here was your answer. Another thing is, that someone wasn't killed in this chapter! Yah!

A faithful reviewer of mine, Tollgatekeeper, had told me in one of his reviews that he enjoys how not every chapter has someone dying. I kind of made it that way to seem more like a horror story. Even though people die in horror stories, they don't die one right after the other. So don't expect a death in every chapter.

I've also noticed that some people were confused by the story so far. If you have any questions, just let me know in a review or PM. I will try to answer it the best I could, without giving away any spoilers.

Also, expect quick updates from me, because I am finally out of school! Yah! Thanks KILL THE EMPIRE again for the wonderful announcement on your profile.

Until Next Time!