Alright. Here's what you've all been waiting for! ……I highly doubt this is what ALL of you were waiting for but I have it none the less! Chapter 6 of Engulfed By Evil! And a notice. Grab some popcorn because this will probably be the longest chapter yet!
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008- 10:56 AM-Master Hand's Office
Master Hand shook his glove, or rather…himself, wildly and peanuts somehow flew out from him.
"PEANUTS!" Crazy screamed. He went after the peanuts and took them before flying out the room. Or rather, through and out the door.
Master Hand sighed. He knew he should have sent Yoshi or Crazy or heck even Sonic to tell Diddy the news. Diddy shot Master Hand multiple times with the peanut popgun in anger, slammed the door in his face in remorse, and cried silently in sadness.
"Two nights, 2 murders." Master Hand contemplated. "I won't let it become a 3rd."
Suddenly a figure slid through the Crazy Hand sized hole and into Master Hand's office. Four figures actually.
"What now?" Master Hand groaned. The 4 figures, or rather smashers, were Yoshi, Olimar, Meta Knight, and Lucario. Yoshi and Olimar looked scared. Olimar was more scared as he had a petrified look on his face. Yoshi's face was filled more with anguish and remorse. Lucario looked very serious, and Meta Knight's expression could not be seen behind the mask.
"Another Smasher Murdered?" Crazy suddenly cackled. Master Hand turned to see him hanging out of the air vent, with peanuts in his hand.
"No, of course not. So far the murderer has only struck by night." Meta Knight said quickly and quietly.
"I did not sign up for this!" A small voice squeaked. Master Hand saw that it was Olimar that had spoken. He looked shrunken in his hocotatian space suit. "I would trade a million pokos to bail outta this tournament!" Olimar shrieked, a bit louder. "I got a wife, and 2 kids back home! I can't go back in a body bag!"
Master Hand still distraught from the murders had suddenly changed emotions to shock. "What?"
"Another dozen of us want out if this murderer isn't caught by Tuesday! I don't wanna die! I want out!" Olimar complained and sobbed. Nobody had ever seen him this distraught.
"Yoshi feel bad. Yoshi want to hunt down murderer. Yoshi fail last night." Yoshi said sadly.
Now Master Hand had gotten confused. "Wait. So Olimar and what did he say? A dozen of you? Want to leave, but Yoshi wants to stay to find the murderer?" Olimar and Yoshi nodded. Master Hand then turned towards Lucario and Meta Knight. "Then what are you 2 here for?"
"Lucario sensed something disturbing, as he says, last night." Meta Knight stated.
"It just gets better and better. Alright, Yoshi and Olimar go." Olimar scurried out with a cry of 'I better notify the kids!' But Yoshi stayed put.
"Yoshi need help! Yoshi want to hear Lucario!" Yoshi talked in an unusual 3rd Person perspective.
At precisely 2 this morning I sensed something most evil indeed Lucario muttered.
"Great." Master Hand groaned not really paying attention. "Evil this, evil that. You know. Save it. I'm ordering an evacuation of the mansion. I'm not standing this nonsense." Master Hand spat. Lucario reacted with a look of almost pure shock. "All of the smashers are gonna be outta here by 5PM! The Tournament's cancelled and everyone's going home!"
Master Hand then zoomed out of the office leaving a curious Yoshi, an unemotional Meta Knight, and an obviously shocked and possibly saddened Lucario.
"What did you see anyways?" Meta Knight asked Lucario. "You never told me."
At 2 this morning I felt the murderer's presence. Or an evil being at the very least. I woke with a jolt and looked around the room ready to fight for my life. On seeing nothing I used my Aura to see where he was. He was outside, and he planted something. Something near the exit.
"Near the exit Yoshi?" Yoshi asked curious.
Yes. I fear as to what that being did there.
"That is very odd. Well, events will work themselves out." Meta Knight mumbled obviously thinking. "We'll have to pack. I would stay at the back of the pack if I was you." He warned his 2 comrades. "Yoshi, I would advise Olimar. He is so distraught; I think he would be the first one out. You'll have to be cautious."
"Yoshi is on it Yoshi!" Yoshi cheered. He then slipped out of the room.
So, do you think it's a trap? Lucario asked Meta Knight.
"I think it is one of 2 things. 1 it is a trap, or 2, it's a diversion." Meta Knight calculated.
A diversion?
"The one behind it might have thought you were on the watch, and faked you out." Meta explained.
It gets more and more complicating. Lucario sighed.
Olimar's Room-11:09 AM
Olimar was seated in front of a computer like monitor. It had tons of flashing lights, and many sparkling buttons. On the large screen were the faces of a middle aged woman, and two young kids. One was a boy with a blue cap and one was a girl. They all had very serious looks etched on their faces.
"So Master Hand cancelled the tournament after DK was murdered last night. You know the ape with the tie that I was telling you about son?" Olimar concluded.
"Aww, he seemed so cool in the stories you told Papa!" Olimar's Son, dressed up in a green and white t-shirt, exclaimed.
Olimar, even though being at the Smash Mansion for only 2 weeks, had already told tons of stories to his adventurous son. Many of them had been about the smashers themselves, and how they looked, acted, and interacted with Olimar. DK was his son's favorite.
"Yes, well rest his soul. When are you getting home Olimar?" Olimar's Wife exclaimed somewhat hurriedly.
"We're leaving this evening. Unfortunately the murderer wasn't caught but at least I'll be at home soon. Expect me home by Breakfast tomorrow morning. I promise." Olimar told his family.
"Come home quick Papa! Bulbie misses you!" His daughter exclaimed. An audible 'Arf!' was heard in the background.
"I will. See you all later." Olimar stated. He pressed a big red button on the machine and the screen shut off.
"I miss them so……" Olimar whispered to himself. His pikmin looked at him in quizzical looks. Some however, were playing in Olimar's things climbing all over his suitcase and so forth. Olimar then cued to stare hard at his ship that belonged to Hocotate Freight. Olimar had tried taking off earlier to test drive it, but it shut down on him. He planned to tow it out using the S.S. Dolphin (which he bought back) after he had safely returned to Hocotate.
"Can Yoshi come in?" A voice exclaimed beyond the door.
"Yes! Come in!" Olimar stated in a happy tone.
Yoshi trotted in, his boots making squeaks as they traveled across the floor.
"Olimar happy to leave?" Yoshi asked silently.
"Yoshi. You know I can't leave my family back home. I've almost died on them twice in the past year!" Olimar exclaimed. The pikmin let out squeaks of agreement. "But it was nice meeting you Yoshi. I'll be sure to visit you at Yoshi Island….."
"That not why Yoshi came!" Yoshi exclaimed which caused Olimar to raise his eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Yoshi, Olimar, Kirby, and Pikachu hang at back?" Yoshi asked.
"Why?" Olimar repeated. Yoshi commenced to sigh.
"Lucario see murderer last night." Yoshi began.
"But he's still alive….." Olimar continued becoming suspicious.
"Lucario see Yoshi! Out of Window!" Yoshi exclaimed.
"…..He saw you?" Olimar joked. Yoshi slapped his face. "I know your accent Yoshi! I was just kidding around! But what did he see?"
"Murderer laid trap for us Yoshi!"
"……" Olimar and the pikmin grew pale. "Back……got it."
"Yoshi do good!" Yoshi exclaimed as he trotted out the door.
Olimar and his pikmin looked at each other. "….Bed sounds good right now……" Olimar said as he pressed a big red button. Giant steel bars blocked off all exits. "Bed sounds good……"
Hallway- 11: 34 AM
Yoshi continued to walk down the hallway in almost complete silence, if it had not been for the squeaking of his shoes. However the Yoshi stopped when he heard the faintest of sobbing behind the door to his right. It was a steady sobbing with a few chimp sounds thrown in the mix. Yoshi turned to face the door which had one of the many golden plates imbedded into the door.
Diddy Kong
Representative of the Konga Jungle
Yoshi sighed in sadness once more. He crept over and knocked on the door. There was no answer as Yoshi expected. Yoshi then started to walk away when the door opened. Yoshi turned around to face a tear stained Diddy Kong.
"Wh-wh-what do you want?" Diddy Kong managed to utter between sobs.
"Yoshi is sorry…." Yoshi mumbled sadly. "If Yoshi Yoshi faster than Yoshi would Yoshi have saved DK……" Yoshi murmured again in sadness.
"I-I-It's not your fault." Diddy said, once more between sobs. Diddy then commenced to wipe the tears out of his eyes. "If only I could get this fiend…."
"Yoshi follow murderer Yoshi!" Yoshi exclaimed. "He Yoshi from Basement!"
"The basement…."Diddy Kong said so faintly, it sounded like he was on the other end of the hall. He disappeared into his room.
Yoshi continued another 5 steps before he heard footsteps behind him. He turned quickly to face Diddy. This time however he had an angry face, and was armed with 2 peanut popguns.
"You wanna catch a murderer?"
Yoshi nodded and, to his own surprise, grinned. For a split second actually.
"So. You're after the murderer eh?" This new booming voice made both Diddy and Yoshi jump in surprise. They quickly turned around, Diddy getting his popguns ready, to face the eavesdropper. "I want in."
They saw who had spoken and, at the very least, were surprised. In front of them was the very large, hammer wielding, 'King' of Dreamland. DeDeDe.
"DeDeDe?" Yoshi and Diddy both asked astonished.
"Yup. That's me alright….." King DeDeDe replied.
"Umm……Why?" Diddy Kong asked DeDeDe. Even though he usually acted unintelligent, he never trusted DeDeDe. The Kings eyes shifted from side to side. He leaned in closer so only Diddy and Yoshi could hear.
"Word has it……" DeDeDe paused. "That the murderer….." He paused again. "IS AFTER MY SECRET PIE STASH!" Diddy rolled his eyes, and Yoshi face palmed.
"And it has nothing to do with him killing people Yoshi!" Yoshi asked.
"….Well some of that as well of course."
"What Yoshi! You think Diddy?" Yoshi asked his new partner.
"I don't trust him……but he's got a lot of strength." Diddy thought aloud.
"If we're gonna catch this guy, it's got to be today. We're leaving near Dinner. Master Hand's evacuating." Yoshi replied.
"Really? Crap. Alright then. You're in." Diddy told DeDeDe.
"Hooray! My pie stash is safe!" DeDeDe cheered.
"………Let's go." Diddy stated simply. He hopped down the steps, while Yoshi slid down the railing. DeDeDe ran, trying to catch up with his 2 new comrades.
Mansion Entrance- 1:30 PM
"Alright. Yoshi see figure come out of basement door!" Yoshi exclaimed as he pointed to the basement door. It was the first door you came to in the Smash Mansion. As soon as you walked in it was on the left.
"Alright…" Diddy Kong stated. "Let's go!" He quietly creaked the door open. His peanut popguns, with flashlights taped on top, pointed the way down the stairs. The stairs lit up and there was nothing there. Mostly dust, but not much else. The stairs curved so the basement itself could not be seen from the top.
"Be quiet!"DeDeDe whispered. Yoshi rolled his eyes.
The 3 Smashers tip toed their way down the steps. Diddy motioned for them to stop right there, as he peaked his head around the corner. He saw darkness. Not even the flashlights could penetrate it.
"I'm not Yoshi! Sure of this…." Yoshi mumbled. "Maybe we should bring Master Hand……It's too dark. The murderer could Yoshi! Be there now watching us, gun at the ready Yoshi! He could have Yoshi! Accomplices….."
"….You're right Yoshi. Good thinking. We could have gotten ourselves killed…..though it does seem cowardly….."
"…….I'm hungry….." DeDeDe added.
Diddy sighed. "Let's go back." The trio, scared to go any further, went back up the stairs and closed the door. Deeper into the basement, a figure had a pistol pointed towards the stair landing.
"Smart ones……" The figure hissed. "Smart indeed……"
Basement-2:36 PM
After much convincing Master Hand sent Crazy to join the 3 smashers into the basement. They were now at the same point they were at earlier. Peeking around the corner.
"So….Crazy. Wanna lead the way?" Diddy asked.
"SURE THING LITTLE MONKEY DUDE!!" Crazy Hand cheered. He flew wildly into the darkness, far faster than any of the 3 dared to go. They heard 3 loud bangs.
Yoshi and Diddy's faces drained of color and DeDeDe's stomach rumbled. The former 2 looked at each other in pure horror. Suddenly Crazy Hand flew at them screaming his….hand…off. He was glowing like a neon Christmas light.
"Took a few cracks to get the light going!!" Crazy Hand cackled. Diddy and Yoshi's faces quickly regained their natural color.
"Alright. See anybody Crazy?" Yoshi asked.
"Yup! I see somebody! Their all red for some reason….." Crazy Hand responded completely clueless.
Yoshi and Diddy's faces, for the 2nd time in 2 minutes, drained of their color.
"W-w-who?" Yoshi asked stuttering.
"Ness!"
Yoshi and Diddy, once more, looked at each other again in pure horror.
"But he's missing……" Diddy stated.
"But I found him!" Crazy Hand countered. If he had a face he probably would have been pouting.
"….You're dumber than DeDeDe aren't you Crazy." Yoshi stated. Yoshi then did a 360 and ran up the steps yelling for Master Hand.
"Where is he?" Diddy asked.
"Over here silly!" Crazy Hand stated.
Crazy Hand flew over to the other end of the basement with Diddy following. DeDeDe trotted behind the chimp.
"OOO!" DeDeDe cheered. "I LOVE darts!" He celebrated giddily. Pinned to the wall was the body on Ness, with knives all over him. He was nailed to a dart board, and his baseball bat lay about 5 feet from him, covered in blood.
"…….MASTER HAND!!" Diddy yelled.
Master Hand, along with Yoshi sprinted down the steps and arrived next to DeDeDe, who was still staring in a stupid, happy joy, thinking he was going to play darts.
"Oh my lord…..Ness." Master Hand whispered.
"I found him!" Crazy Hand cheered, thinking he would get a prize for finding the missing smasher.
"….." Master Hand was speechless as he continued to stare at the young, dead boy.
"I'll just help myself to a doggy biscuit!" Crazy Hand said as he floated up the steps.
"No darts?" DeDeDe asked cluelessly as Master Hand continued to stare, stare, and stare.
Lounge-3:27 PM
"This guy Yoshi! Smart! He Yoshi! Kitchen Knifes! The ones we eat with!" Yoshi exclaimed. They had a load of fingerprints on it. There were only a few smashers that didn't have their fingers on it, mostly because they were vegetarians, or total slobs that ate with their hands.
"You think we'll catch the guy in time?" DeDeDe asked. That was one of the smartest sentences that he had spoken all day.
"I don't think we can." Diddy sighed. "We would need more time. But we only have an hour and a half left. And I've yet to pack……And staying here alone would be suicide." He sighed once more; saddened he couldn't avenge his Uncle.
"What puzzles Yoshi is why? Why just Toon Link, DK, and Ness? Yoshi!" Yoshi thought out loud.
"And that doesn't explain Young Link and Snake! They're still missing!" Diddy continued the spoken thought.
"Something's up?" DeDeDe asked randomly.
"Yeah. Something's up." Diddy concluded.
"Yoshi still doesn't get why Master Hand didn't look for Snake and Young Link!"
"……Well since he found Ness…..I guess he assumed the other 2 were gone as well….." Diddy spoke; this time with a hint of suspicion in is voice.
"But Snake is a fantastic spy, and he wouldn't go down that easily!" Diddy and Yoshi deduced at the same time.
"Something's up?" DeDeDe asked once more.
"Yes King DeDeDe. Something is wrong here." A new cold voice concluded. All 3 turned around to face Meta Knight, who was wrapped in his cape.
"So Meta Knight Yoshi! What do you think about it Yoshi!" Yoshi asked the masked knight.
"I do not know. But I do know this. The murderer is planning something. And I do know something else. Snake IS an excellent spy, and has gone through unimaginable tasks. I doubt a lowly murderer would take him down. If he was dead, there would be a massive struggle at the bare minimum." Meta Knight spoke rather calmly.
"Yoshi! That makes sense!" Yoshi cheered.
"So….if Snake's still alive…." Diddy Kong thought aloud.
"I'm just gonna eat some Pie, as I am famished." DeDeDe interrupted. With a gruff he waddled out of the room.
"Then he isn't in the mansion correct. The same COULD be said for Young Link as well." Meta Knight concluded.
"But….then where are they Yoshi?" Yoshi asked.
"That, unfortunately, is unknown. But one thing is for sure, they aren't on the mansion grounds. Back when this all began, Lucario sensed Snake disappeared. There are only 2 possibilities. 1. Snake was killed, which would result in his Aura vanishing. His Aura did vanish, but the next day, Lucario and I went to the scene. There were signs of a struggle, but only a small one. The murderer must have cleaned it up. But there was no trace of blood at all. Nobody could have covered it up COMPLETELY. So Snake must have been-"Meta Knight was cut off by both Diddy Kong and Yoshi.
"-Kidnapped" The duo said together.
"So unfortunate that Young Link's case has not been solved. We tried to explain Snake's kidnapping to Master Hand but he, in his fit of evacuating the mansion, wouldn't listen to our 'nonsense'." Meta Knight explained. "The worst part is that no matter what, the plot continues to thicken."
"……Yoshi's head hurts." Yoshi spoke scratching his skull.
"It is pretty confusing. But we still don't have any clues to who the murderer is…." Diddy Kong stated.
"Or a motive. Right now, the situation will unfold on its own. Good day and good luck." Meta Knight responded, and with a flick of his cape, he vanished into thin air.
"…..Pack?" Yoshi asked his partner.
"Pack." Diddy Kong confirmed.
Hallways- 4:58 PM
Captain Olimar gave one last look at his room. It was completely bare. He decided that he didn't want to risk returning along, so Louie in the S.S. Dolphin had came earlier to tow the other hunk of junk off to Hocotate. Olimar wanted to leave with his friends, so he didn't return with Louie. The space captain sighed and closed the door. His pikmin had some suitcases rested on top of them which they were lifting. The pikmin didn't mind, as they sat there waiting for their Captain's orders.
"Yoshi! Hello Yoshi! Olimar!" A voice called out. Olimar turned to face his best friend in the mansion, Yoshi. Olimar waved back silently.
"Better get down there. The sooner we get out the better." Diddy Kong, who came with Yoshi, responded, causing Olimar to jump as he had not known he was there.
"Why am I the only one that gets frightened around here?" Olimar whimpered.
"Well….there's Luigi of course. But the stories said you were a brave unstoppable captain. What happened to that eh?" Diddy Kong mocked the hocotatian.
"……I don't really like small spaces. I'm mostly used to facing dangers in large open spaces. Spaces where I can't get my throat slit from behind." Olimar contradicted.
"Whatever. Let's just go." Diddy replied smugly while rolling his eyes.
"Poyo!" Kirby yelled back. Wait for me!
"Pika Pika chu!" Pikachu responded. And me!
The small round and pink puffball along with the small yellow electric mouse trotted up to the trio with suitcases in tow. Kirby had a rather large one that he could hardly muster while Pikachu had 2 medium sized ones.
"Yoshi! Why you have 2?" Yoshi asked Pikachu looking at the 2nd suitcase.
"Pi!" A voice cried out. Pichu popped out of a pocket in one of the 2 suitcases.
"Oh."
"Right, so shall we get going already!?" Diddy Kong yelled somewhat angry that it was taking so long to leave.
"Alright, alright Yoshi!" Yoshi spoke curtly. He grabbed his suitcase and walked down the steps through the mansion and, along with the others, arrived at the ground floors about 1 minute later. Some smashers already started to leave heading out the front door. Master Hand was arranging transportation a few miles outside the mansion entrance. They would just have to walk since; after all, they were in the middle of a dense forest.
With the most of the smashers already out the door walking slowly and drearily out towards the exits, there were a few people at the entrance. Mario, a very frightened Luigi, Falco, Fox, Lucario, and Meta Knight.
"Meta-a Knight told us-a about last-a night-a." Mario responded rather seriously. He was rather a nice and jolly man, and only got totally serious when things were dire.
"I-a, I-a am not-a gonna risk getting-a murdered! I'm staying-a with Mario!" Luigi added rather shakily.
Diddy Kong looked out the door towards the smashers. The walkway was almost a mile long. "Where are the hands?"
In their office. They're staying behind a little while longer. Lucario told the curious chimp.
"So….I'm just gonna leave now…." Olimar responded quickly speed walking through the doorway, his pikmin hastily following.
"Let's get going! If that murderer has something up his sleeve I'll be ready! I'll like to teach that scum a lesson!" Falco spoke cockily, obviously bragging.
"Let's just go and get out of this retched place all ready….." Fox mumbled as he, Falco and the Mario Bros. departed.
"I have a bad feeling about this…." Meta Knight responded. The rest of the smashers left, with the smashers previously mentioned in the past section hanging in a group towards the back. Lucario was avidly staring at the entrance, which was 1000 feet away from the first smashers in line.
"Hey. Lucario! Something wrong?" Fox asked the pokemon who, if you looked at him, seemed dazed.
Nothing. Just…..Nothing.
"Alright……" Fox replied. Lucario, still focused on the entrance flinched, and took a step back.
"Now what?" Diddy Kong asked clearly annoyed. Lucario didn't answer and kept focusing on the entrance. "Hello!? Anybody home?" Lucario took another step back.
Run. Lucario spoke taking another step back.
"…….What?" Luigi and Olimar, who totally stopped and looked at the aura pokemon, spoke shakily. Meta Knight took a few steps back to join Lucario.
RUN! He practically yelled as loud ringing sharp 'BAM's rang out.
Cliffhanger!
Those that have stayed with me this far I thank you. To reward you I give you the longest chapter yet; a 4000+ word masterpiece! So, even though Night hasn't fallen, I can still kill people!
Don't expect ANOTHER 35 or so day delay. I try to write on the weekends due to school, and I sometimes get some time in during the week days so expect the next chapter sooner than you had to wait for this one.
By far, my favorite part about this story is the comic relief characters known as King DeDeDe and Crazy Hand. So thanks, Read, and Review!
And so concludes this installment of Engulfed by Evil.
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