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What Lies In the Dark
Chapter 19
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He was swimming underwater. Nothing but blue water surrounded him. The surface was just above his head, and when he looked up he saw the midnight starry sky.
Though, his mind wasn't focused on the sky. It was focused on a body in front of him, floating lifelessly in the water. It was a woman, and her long blonde hair aimlessly floated above her. Her skin was very pale, practically white from his view. Her eyes remained open, staring down at the bottom of the pool. Her mouth was slightly open, and her hand was held out in front of her. She seemed like a statue, but moved with the flow of the water, bobbing up and down.
Everything seemed still, until her eyes suddenly lifted. Her blue eyes stared at him…
" Fox!"
Fox jolted awake, and abruptly sat up. He panted, catching his breath before realizing what was happening. He wiped his eyes, and stared down at the wooden floor he sat on. Tall bookshelves surrounded him, and a light was shined in his direction.
The smasher squinted and held his hand in front of his face, as he turned in the direction of the light. Roy called his name again. Fox yawned and stood to his feet, heading over to the prince and Hylian sitting at the table.
He couldn't remember what had happened. He must have fallen asleep after figuring out Craven was the final murderer. Fox's eyes widened, as he suddenly remember what was happening to all of them. Craven Handler was the final murderer and Marth had been killed. Only a few smashers remained and they needed to figure out how to put an end to the Handler's game.
" Have a nice cat nap." Roy joked. His amused attitude quickly changed, as he pointed to a certain page in the book. " Craven strikes again."
Fox blinked, staring down at the book. " Who is it this time?"
Young Link shifts uncomfortably in his chair. "…Zelda."
Fox remained silent. His mind flashed back to his dream, to the lifeless body floating in the water. Her eyes lifted to him, staring back.
He snapped back to reality.
" She drowned, didn't she?"
Roy nodded, speaking softly. " How did you know?"
" I had a dream about her…" Fox answered.
Young Link frowned. " What are we going to do?"
" We need to stop Craven." Fox explained as he took a seat next to Roy. He took the book from the prince and slid it in his direction, skimming through the pages and speaking at the same time. " We need to work together."
Roy nodded. " Okay…"
" First we need to gather the remaining smashers." Fox continued. " Those who are still alive."
" Leave that to me." Roy replied, pushing the chair out from under him.
Young Link nodded.
" Then, we need to figure out a plan to stop Craven." Fox finished.
Fox paused, as he started to read some more in the book. Young Link stood, watching as Roy gathered his flashlight and turned about to begin the quest in locating the final smashers. Young Link lowered his head to the fox in front of him, noticing the sudden apprehensive expression on his face.
" What's wrong?"
Fox immediately shook his head, at the sound of Young Link's voice. " Nothing." He stood and closed the book. " Roy take this." Roy nodded and took the book from Fox. " You and Young Link find the remaining smashers and meet in the basement."
Young Link watched as Fox turned to leave. " Wait! Fox!"
Fox stopped and looked over his shoulder. " Yes?"
" What are you going to do?" The young elf questioned.
" I have something to attend to." Fox replied, as he grabbed his flashlight, and left the library.
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Fox gripped tightly to his flashlight, getting frustrated as he tried to turn it on. He slapped the tip against his hand, causing it to flicker before fully staying lit. Once he had light to guide his way, Fox hurried to the back of the mansion.
He opened the large wooden double doors that lead into the dinning room. Ever since the tournament has ended, the dinning room has barely been used. No more large feasts were cooked for the smashers, and ever since the killings have been taking place, no one was in the mood for food.
The dinning room was fairly large due to the amount of smashers in the mansion. A long table stretched across the room, which was able to fit all of the smashers, including Master Hand. Unlike the rest of the places, the dinning room was the only place that was untouched. Everything was in place, and neatly cleaned. The murderer found no use here, for the dinning room was always empty.
Fox's destination was a little bit further than dinning room, in the kitchen. Most of the time the kitchen was off limits to smashers, during the tournament of course. Professional cooks would always be busy cooking, and getting meals ready. Since the tournament had ended, the cooks had gone home, which meant smashers were able to enter freely without being ordered to leave.
At the door leading into the kitchen, Fox stopped and pressed his ear against the wooden door. He listened carefully to the voices on the other side. Someone was rummaging through things, knocking metal pans and bowls over. Once Fox was able to identify the voices, he opened the swinging door and stepped into the room.
The kitchen was a complete mess that had Fox stunned. He stood in front of the door, looking around at the mess everywhere. Pots and pans were all over the floors and counters. Silverware could be seen everywhere in the kitchen, and food was just thrown all over the place.
Mewtwo and Captain Falcon were the only ones present in the kitchen. Mewtwo stood by the stove, watching Captain Falcon as he searched through food, in need of something to eat. Fox took a deep breath and headed closer to the two.
" What's going on?"
Mewtwo crossed his arms. " Captain Falcon is acting retarded. He's searching for something to eat, when food is practically everywhere."
" Hey, a man's got to eat!" Captain Falcon snapped. He opened the refrigerator, and began to toss things aside.
" You know, the power has been out all night." Mewtwo explained.
" So?" Captain Falcon replied rudely.
" So…most of the food in there isn't going to be good or fresh." Mewtwo finished.
Captain Falcon groaned and slammed the door shut. He turned to Fox, taking a bite of the green apple he found. " What's up, Fox?"
" We're calling a meeting in the basement." Fox answered. " Everyone who is left needs to show."
Mewtwo nodded, as he glided over toward the door. " Alright. I'm there." He pushed the door open, and glided out into the dinning room.
Fox felt a sign of relief, as Mewtwo left. He suddenly frowned and turned back to Captain Falcon who was still busy searching for food. Fox carefully searched the dark kitchen, for anything suspicious. So far, everything seemed okay, but he couldn't ignore the uneasy feeling that came over him.
" Falcon, are you going to go?" Fox questioned.
" Why? Who cares about some dumb meeting? I'm hungry."
" It's about teaming up to stop Craven."
" Craven?" Captain Falcon turned and faced Fox. Silence filled the room, only for a brief second. " Crazy Hand?"
Fox nodded. " Craven is the final murderer. Young Link saw him in the woods. Marth is dead, and so is Zelda. You have missed a lot and we want to tell everyone what's happened so far."
Captain Falcon frowned as he took another bite of his apple. " So Master Hand's brother is the murderer, huh? Interesting."
" Are you going to come?" Fox felt his anger rise. Captain Falcon was being stubborn. He didn't know what was going to happen…
" I'm hungry."
" Falcon! You don't understand!" Fox shouted, walking closer to the bounty hunter.
" Understand what?"
" If you don't come with me…" Fox paused, and lowered his voice. " You're going to die…"
Captain Falcon looked over his shoulder at the smasher. He chuckled and shook his head searching through the cabinets. Fox sighed irritated. He saw it in the book. He read it. Captain Falcon and Mewtwo both were destined to die next in the kitchen. Fox didn't know how yet, but he knew it was going to happen. With Mewtwo out of the way, he only had to worry about Captain Falcon. But how was he supposed to get the bounty hunter to safety without using force?
Fox stepped forward once more. " Falcon, please…" He stopped, once his foot stepped down on liquid on the floor.
Fox raised an eyebrow perplexed. He sniffed noticing the liquid that covered the ground. He bent down, placing his fingertip into the liquid.
" What's this?"
" Huh?" Captain Falcon turned stuffing his face, and glanced at Fox. " Oh, probably water."
Fox brought his fingertip to his nose and lightly sniffed. His eyes widened as he shook his head, immediately standing to his feet. " No…" He whispered. He looked up at Captain Falcon. " This is lighter fluid!"
" What?" Falcon asked, with a mouthful of doughnuts.
Fox opened his mouth to speak once more, but a terrifying sound immediately caused him to stop. The sound caused his hair to stand on ends, and his heart to pick up pace, and pound violently against his chest. His eyes widened as he scanned the room. Captain Falcon and him were both standing in lighter fluid. And a match was lit.
A shadow appeared in the doorway behind Captain Falcon. An arm stretched into the room, holding the lit match. Fox panicked and immediately turned to leave. He looked over his shoulder, yelling back at Captain Falcon.
" Run!"
Captain Falcon did as told and ran after Fox, just as the match was dropped. Flames immediately developed in the kitchen, engulfing everything in its path. Fox closed his eyes and jumped knocking the swinging down off the hinges and diving right into the dinning room.
He landed hard on the floor with a thud and flipped to his back, looking at the kitchen. The entire kitchen had gone up in flames. The fierce fire continued to burn, causing great amount of heat to burn Fox's face. The smasher stood to his feet and stepped back far enough so the flames weren't a problem.
A strong frown was held upon the smasher's face, as the smoke detectors kicked in, and the emergency sprinklers turned on. Fox stood in the dinning room, his head low, as he continued to get soaked. In front of him, he watched the entire kitchen burn.
In the midst of those flames, was a lone bounty hunter, trapped. As if trapped in the fiery pits of hell.
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A/N:
From here on, this story is surely going to change. Some more stuff still needs to be uncovered, and some of you will surely be shocked. Hopefully. Heh.
No one has asked me yet about who the remaining smashers are, and you will figure out in the next chapter. If you really want to know, then just let me know in a review and I will PM you the remaining smashers.
And yes, I know….Captain Falcon's death is another terrible one, just like Zelda.
I will try to update soon. Only four chapters left!
Until Next Time!
