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What Lies In the Dark
Chapter 12
Young Link nervously sat in Master Hand's office, listening to the voices of the other smashers. He sat in the chair by the window, away from everyone else in the room. Eventually Master Hand finally came out of the side room, and began to tell everyone how he had failed to get anything out of Ganondorf.
Roy and Zelda had entered the office, a couple of minutes before Master Hand gave up. Zelda had begun to complain to Master Hand, that they needed to leave the mansion. She was just as terrified as Young Link, which had caused the young elf to calm down a little, after realizing he wasn't the only one afraid.
Roy stood next to Zelda, listening to her argue. He was covered in bruises and dried blood. His cape was torn, and his hair was messy. Young Link studied the prince carefully, wondering exactly how he ended up the way he looked. What if he had encountered the murderer? The thought frightened Young Link more. He was about to stand up and agree with Zelda, that they should leave, but stayed silent. Young Link frowned. His opinion probably isn't going to make a difference.
The Ice Climbers stayed sitting on the bench near the door. They finally stopped crying, but didn't seem like they were going to leave from their spot anytime soon. They felt safe in Master Hand's office, which was why Young Link stayed as well.
Mr. Game and Watch had left the office, shortly after Captain Falcon did. Captain Falcon had left to go check up on Samus, and so far hasn't returned. Young Link swallowed. What if something happened?
" It's not that easy, just leaving." Master Hand explained.
" Why not?" Zelda crossed her arms, determining an answer.
" The campus is located in the middle of nowhere. It takes at least twenty minutes to actually reach a gas station." Master Hand retorted. Zelda frowned, lowering her head. " We have no transportation until the van comes back."
Roy sighed, and shook his head. " So we have to stay, until someone comes to rescue us?"
Master Hand nodded. " Unless, I go out and get help."
" You mean…leave us in the mansion by ourselves?" Zelda questioned, her watery blue eyes widened.
Master Hand sighed. " I can't do that…"
Young Link's heart raced. They were trapped in the mansion. Trapped like rats. They had no way of escaping until someone came to rescue them, or worse, someone stops the murderer. Who would have enough courage to face the murderer? Fox seemed to be the only one, but he can't do it alone.
Young Link sighed deeply, lowering his head. If only he was braver like his older brother. If only he wasn't so terrified, then maybe he could actually be some use to Fox. He could help Fox stop end this, but he would only run away in fear. A coward. That's what he is.
" So what did you uncover about Ganondorf?" Roy questioned.
Master Hand took a seat at his desk. " Nothing."
" He's lying." Roy spat, irritated.
Young Link lifted his head. " No…" He whispered.
Unfortunately, the three overheard Young Link. Zelda walked closer to the elf, glancing down at him. " What did you say?"
" Ganondorf isn't the murderer…" Young Link confessed, softly.
" Who is then?" Master Hand asked, exhausted.
Young Link shrugged. Zelda sighed and shook her head walking back to Master Hand's desk. Young Link jumped to his feet, about to beg for them to believe him, but something on the table in front of him caught his attention. He suddenly stopped, and glanced down at a book. It was a book Mr. Game and Watch was reading before he had left.
Young Link ignoring the conversations in the background, and ran his rough, dirty fingertips across the page, reading. The book talked about the two owners of the mansion. Mark Handler, and Craven Handler.
The young Hylian abruptly lifted his head to Master Hand, keeping his finger pointing to the names. " Master Hand, I have a question."
" What is it, Young Link?"
" Do you know these people?" Young Link lowered his head back down to the book. " Mark and Craven Handler?"
Roy and Zelda turned their attention to Master Hand, waiting for him to reply. Master Hand sat in silence, looking over in the direction of the young elf. Young Link gulped, a little anxious that he might have asked something, he shouldn't off.
" Mark Handler…is me." Master Hand confessed.
Zelda blinked astonished. " Mark Handler?"
Master Hand nodded. " Yes…I was once human. Mark Handler was my human name."
Young Link felt a smile appear across his face. Has he uncovered something? Why was Mr. Game and Watch reading about this?
" So who is Craven Handler?" Roy asked, resting against Master Hand's desk.
" My young brother…" Master Hand whispered.
Young Link's smile didn't last long. Shortly after Master Hand finished his sentence, the entire mansion shut down, causing all of the lights to turn off. Zelda's startled scream echoed into the darkened room, as Young Link backed up to the window. Master Hand was heard getting out of his chair. Nana began to cry once more, and Roy abruptly began to ask a million of questions.
Young Link's heart beat violently against his chest, as he listened to the voices of the other smashers in the room. What happened to the power? Something had to have happened, a Power shortage? A fuse blown? Or maybe some personally cut the power, themselves.
Now, the mansion sat in darkness.
" What the hell?" Roy was heard crashing into things, into his vision finally adjusted to the dark.
" Master Hand, what's going on?" Zelda questioned, her voice shaky.
" I don't know. I'm going to go check up on the other smashers." Master Hand explained. " Roy, you go down to the basement, and find the circuit breakers, and turn the power back on."
Roy nodded as he and Master Hand left the office. Zelda immediately followed them, letting everyone know she was going to search for Peach and Samus. Young Link listened to the silence that filled the room. He and the Ice Climbers were the only ones now, since most of the gang had left.
Young Link grabbed the book that was on the table, and closed it running over to the door. He looked down at the Ice Climbers, noticing that they were planning on staying. He felt unsure being in Master Hand's office with the power out. He needed to go find Fox.
Young Link opened the door, and immediately left the room.
Ganondorf sat in darkness, tied up to the chair in the middle of the room. He sighed deeply, as his crimson eyes scanned the area. What had happened to the power? All of a sudden, the lights just turned off, but only the lights, everything else in the room run by electricity.
The clock that's sticking into the wall had stopped, along with its annoying ticking sound. The fan that was blowing cool air against the Gerudo's face had also shut off, causing the room to heat up once more.
Ganondorf bit his lip, and desperately tried to break free from the ropes wrapped around his wrists. They didn't trust him. If they did, then they wouldn't have tied him up like some loose rampaging monster. So this is what happens to him. Just because he is himself, evil-looking and dark, automatically means he's the murderer. He wanted to prove to them all, that he had nothing to do with what's been happening. No one believes his words. Why should they either? He gets blamed for everything, along with Bowser who fled the first night.
The door behind him slightly opened and closed. Ganondorf lifted his head, trying to see who entered the room. With his back to the door, he wasn't having any luck. Ganondorf frowned, and listened to the footsteps. He stayed calm, and actually smirked, knowing it was…him.
" Look at what's happened to me, all because of you!" Ganondorf spat.
" You did that to yourself." The voice replied.
" You're cover will be blown. You know that, right?"
"…Yes. I know." The voice spoke softly. " But I have one more thing to do, before that happens."
" And what's that?" Ganondorf questioned.
The Gerudo listened carefully, as he heard a weapon be drawn.
" Finish off, my last target…"
Fox and Marth hurried down the hallways heading toward Master Hand's office. They needed to tell Master Hand about what they had uncovered, about there being two murderers. Fox knew he was right. He had to be. If what Roy had said was true, about the murderer he fought was short, then there was surely two different murderers killing everyone.
Fox turned the corner, and abruptly stopped. Marth's mouth hung open as he ran forward, over to Pichu who was crying in the hallway. Marth stopped in front of the Pokemon, and turned his attention into the room next to him. The Altean Prince shook his head and ran into the room, asking someone what had happened.
An unpleasant feeling came over Fox as he walked up to Pichu. He looked into the room, only to see Captain Falcon and Marth kneeling next to the lifeless Samus lying on the ground. A large puddle of blood painted the floor around her head, and had poured out into the hallway.
Captain Falcon looked up at the sight of Fox and rolled his hands into fists. Fox's eyes widened, as Captain Falcon abruptly jumped to his feet and lunged straight for Fox, bringing him to the wall. Fox grunted, from the sudden attack and dropped the book to his feet. Captain Falcon wrapped his hands around Fox's next, practically choking the smasher.
" Captain…ah…let me…!" Fox gagged.
Marth noticed the two smashers, and stood to his feet breaking up the fight. He grabbed Captain Falcon's shoulders and pulled him off of Fox, not letting go of him. Fox caught his breath, holding his neck. He frowned and lifted his head to Captain Falcon, wondering why he would attack him, all of a sudden.
" What's wrong with you?" Fox questioned, panting.
" You!" Captain Falcon spat. " You did this!"
" Me?" Fox raised an eyebrow perplexed.
Captain Falcon violently pulled away from Marth and stepped back, kicking Fox's laser gun into the middle of the hallway. Fox lowered his head, his eyes widened once spotting his weapon. His mouth hung open as he bent down, picking up the gun and noticing that it was empty. Someone had used his gun.
The young smasher blinked, realizing someone had taken his gun. He frowned, when remembering the murderer he encountered. After being knocked to the ground, he felt lighter, like something was missing. He finally knows what was missing, and that was his gun. The murderer had taken his gun, when he was pushed to the ground.
" You killed Samus!" Captain Falcon spat. " You fired the bullet that took her life."
Fox immediately shook his head. " No, it wasn't me. It was the murderer."
" Bullshit!" Captain Falcon yelled. " It's your laser gun, is it not?"
Fox's heart raced. It was; he couldn't lie about that. " Yes…but I would never kill Samus. The murderer is trying to frame me."
" How do you expect me to believe that?"
Marth grabbed Captain Falcon's arm. " Because Fox was with me, the entire time."
Captain Falcon slightly calmed down and pulled away from the prince. " What?"
Marth nodded. " Fox and I were heading to Master Hand's office. He said he crashed into the murderer in the hallway. The murderer must have taken Fox's gun and used it to kill Samus."
Captain Falcon frowned, turning his attention back to Fox. " Is this true?"
Fox nodded. " Yes, it is. I would never kill Samus. And I'm sorry this happened."
Captain Falcon sighed deeply, resting back against the wall. " Who is the murderer?"
Fox shrugged. " We don't know. But we do know that there are two of them."
Captain Falcon's eyes widened. " Two?"
Fox nodded. As he bent down to pick up the book, the entire mansion shut down, causing the power to shut off. Pichu jumped startled and leaped into Captain Falcon's arms, shaking. Marth grabbed his sword, as he looked around the now darkened hallway.
Fox stayed against the wall, waiting for his eyes to adjust to the darkness. His heart began to pick up pace, as he looked down the hallway. Darkness sounded them. No light was present, in either of the rooms. This is what the murderers want, and their killing sprees are about to come to an end. With darkness everywhere, they are most likely able to finish the smashers off faster. They want to end this now.
There were no more places to hide, and no more places to run. The darkness had taken over. The murderers had the advantage now, and whether the smashers liked it or not…they finally had to overcome the one thing they feared most.
The dark.
A/N:
Who's afraid of the dark? Haha, not me! So the power is out in the mansion, which means that from here on the chapters are going to be really interesting, and actiony! Just kidding, some action…maybe.
I think this is the first chapter that only focused on Fox for a short period of time. Hmm, wow. Ganondorf is in trouble, and Young Link maybe uncovered something! Yah! Maybe he is useful.
The murderers are soon going to be uncovered. Just a couple of more chapters, but I'm pretty sure by then you will all know who at least one of them is. I've been reading over your guesses and hmm…nice.
Yes, Master Hand was once human and he does have a brother. If you paid attention to the chapter well, then I'm pretty sure you all know who his brother is. Everything is going to come together real soon. Don't think this is almost over though. There's still a good amount of chapters left.
Until Next Time!
