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What Lies In the Dark
Chapter 15
" What happened?" Young Link asked anxiously.
Fox stayed silent as he walked right by the young elf and Peach heading down the hallway, away from the basement. Young Link held the book, holding it out to Fox, but Fox ignored it, refusing to even glance at the horror story.
Young Link frowned, noticing the sudden change in Fox's mood, and turned his attention to Peach. She only shrugged in response.
" Something happened…" Peach commented, as she turned her attention to the dark empty basement next to them.
Young Link nodded in silence.
Fox continued down the hallway; a strong frown held upon his face, as his head hung low. He only thought about what happened earlier, and how he didn't have enough time to save Roy. How could he have let this happened? Roy fought the murderer, which meant that they were going to target him next. Fox was right. But right now, he wished he wasn't. Now Roy is dead, and Fox had to finish this alone.
Ever since Falco's death, Roy had been the one who agreed and stuck by Fox the entire time. Roy had become Fox's new best friend. He helped him with book, and would do anything to help their friends. He was determined to uncover the mysterious murderers, just as much as Fox. In the end, Fox pictured him and Roy standing triumphantly with the murderers killed.
Fox was now going to be alone.
The young smasher returned to Master Hand's office, hopefully to return to the murderers and forget about Roy's death. Due to the fact, that the power was still off, the office and entire mansion remained in darkness. Fox did have his flashlight, but refused to put it on. The darkness didn't matter to him anymore; he was finally used to it. He wasn't afraid.
Fox closed the door behind him, and stopped looking around the office. It remained the same as before. Popo's body still laid over on the ground, causing flies and a terrible smell enter the room. The room was empty, or at least that's what Fox thought. In the corner, he could hear faint sobbing. Nana was still in the office.
Fox sighed deeply, and tossed his flashlight to the bench near the door. He stepped forward, his boots lightly pounding on the ground. His tail swung low behind him, as he spotted Nana, crouched in the corner. Her face was buried in her arms.
Nana looked up, a little startled by Fox's appearance. Fox stared down at the Ice Climber, his green eyes staring back into her watery blue ones. Her cheeks were red, and a frown was held upon her face. Fox hated to see such an innocent child cry like this, but there was nothing he could do to lift her spirits. Death isn't something someone gets over quickly. It takes time to recover, which is what Fox had feared himself.
" It's going to be alright…" Fox whispered.
" How is it going to be alright?" Nana questioned, keeping her tone leveled with his. She lowered her head, glancing at her hands.
Fox stayed silent. He didn't know how to answer her question. He only said it to help her calm down, and didn't really think she would question him back. Things weren't looking too good for the smashers, but somehow they can find the light.
" I'm so scared…" Nana continued. " I don't know what to do…Popo is gone…"
" He is in a better place now." Fox explained. " He is with everyone else. I'm pretty sure they are taking care of him."
Nana nodded. " I believe they are too." She lifted her head and looked out the window. The moon shined down onto her miserable state, only lighting half of her face. " But I can't help but be afraid…" She stopped short, staring out into the darkness around them. " I have no clue what lies in the dark…"
Fox opened his mouth to speak, but then suddenly closed it, thinking. He thought about what she had said, and then stepped forward, bending down in front of her.
" I think that's everyone's problem…" He started off. Nana looked up at him for comfort. They both exchanged glances. " No one knows what's truly in the dark…and they are too afraid to find out. They won't stand up, and search the darkness for their answers. And the answers are the truth."
" The truth?" Nana raised an eyebrow perplexed.
Fox nodded. " Yes. The truth is what we need. We need to figure out what is in the dark, to put an end to this."
Nana steadily nodded and stood to her feet, causing Fox to step back. " You're…you're right Fox." A small smile astoundingly appeared across her face. " We need to step up and face the killers."
" Yes." Fox replied. " We do."
Nana held her arms out and wrapped them around Fox, giving him a tight hug. Fox gladly returned the embrace, content to help the young girl out. With a little comfort and encouragement, a frown can turn into a smile. With another person willing to help stop the murderers, their chances at winning finally grow.
Fox opened his eyes and abruptly pulled Nana away, after feeling a tight object poke him in the sides. He felt his jacket, where the object was located and abruptly pulled out a thin black figure. Nana frowned and studied the object carefully before taking a guess.
" It looks like…" She stopped short. " Bacon…"
Fox's eyes widened. Bacon.
" This is a clue…" Fox commented.
He grabbed the item from Nana, and began to pace around the room, brainstorming. They needed to uncover the murderers. It was time for the games to end. This black object was a clue. Another clue is that one of the murderers is short. If it is a smasher, then obviously they haven't been seen much since Falco's death.
Fox stopped, and stared at a picture on Master Hand's desk. It was the same picture in the book Young Link showed Fox, of Mark and Craven Handler. Fox thought about what Young Link had told him earlier that night…
" How did you find out about this?" Fox asked.
" Mr. Game and Watch was reading it and had left it out." Young Link answered.
Suddenly, the answer popped right into Fox's head. He smiled and snapped his finger turning around and facing Nana, who was startled by Fox's victory laugh.
" I know it!" Fox exclaimed. " It's Mr. Game and Watch!"
Nana's eyes widened, as she gasped. " What?"
Fox nodded. " Everything makes sense now!" Fox was so excited he couldn't keep his voice low. " All of the clues, everything adds up."
" What do you mean?" Nana questioned, calmly.
Fox lifted his hand showing her the black item. " This is bacon from Mr. Game and Watch's weapon. The frying pan." Nana nodded, as Fox continued. " Roy had told me he fought the murderer. The murderer was short. I encountered the murderer a while ago, and noticed the killer was tall. Obviously, there are two murderers. Young Link is short, but it couldn't be him. Ness had gotten killed and the murderer killed Popo and tired to kill you, so it's obviously not you. Then again, it could be Pichu, but she wouldn't be able to do everything the killer had done. And Pikachu left already."
Nana nodded once more. " It makes sense."
Fox laughed, again walking to the window. " Mr. Game and Watch had been reading a book about Mark and Craven Handler."
" Yeah, I remember that."
" He gave away himself right there, not to mention the picture I saw in the hallway." Fox commented. " Something is going on with the Handlers, that is important to Mr. Game and Watch. And we need to figure out what."
" So what do we do?" Nana questioned.
" Ask Master Hand." Fox answered.
Nana frowned. " But…he left."
Fox stopped. " What?"
" He went to get help." Nana replied.
Fox sighed deeply. " So then…we have to do this on our own."
" How are we going to start?"
" By finding Mr. Game and Watch." Fox answered.
" And…how do we do that?"
" Simple." Fox replied, with a confident smirk. " Read and figure out who is the next one to go in the book."
A/N:
So, the murderer is finally uncovered!
Mr. Game and Watch: No! Damn you!
You all have waited long enough and now only one more murderer left that is unsolved. I want to congratulate all of the reviewers who had guessed right about Mr. Game and Watch. I remember a few, but not all. Congrats! Now, one more to go!
A lot of people were disappointed about Roy! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I love Roy too, but sometimes our favorite characters have to go.
I promise, there is a surprise for all of you later in the story.
Until Next Time!
