Wow, I haven't written this one for ages, well, I've started some other Fanfictions and they are really fun to write but I'm determined not to abandon this story so here you go! BTW, this chapter has a heck of a lot of references to the song in it so if there's something you think 'Why did she put that in there?' It's probably a reference.

Mario was keen to get out of there to say the least. He was up at 6:00 am and woke Luigi.

"Huh- wha..?" Luigi asked. He rubbed his face sleepily and sat up.

"Why have you woken me up so early?" he complained to Mario.

Luigi was a very lazy person and enjoyed long lie-ins.

Mario peered out their door to make sure no-one was listening, then closed it and went over to sit on Luigi's bed.

"We have to get out of here Luigi," he said. "I don't feel safe."

"Why not?" Luigi asked.

Mario looked left and right before whispering: "I heard something last night. Chanting. Someone in room 23 was chanting about how they were trapped here and couldn't escape."

Luigi's eyes widened in surprise and fright.

"Seriously?" he asked.

Mario nodded. "We mustn't tell Peach though," he said. "She'll just worry."

So the two brothers agreed to keep their secret and after paying, the three of them were ready to go.

Mario tried to open the door to the exit, keen to get out only to realise, it was locked.

"That's strange," he said. "It's locked."

But before anyone could say anything else, suddenly, a shadowy figure appeared.

"You can't escape," she said. "You're trapped here forever now."

Mario, Peach and Luigi looked round and found the source of the voice: it was Kaylana.

Kaylana didn't sound scary or threatening, she didn't look it either. Her eyes were even redder than before and her face was visibly tear-stained.

"What do you mean trapped forever?" Mario asked.

"It's terrible," she said. "Mr Numquam, the owner of this hotel he's captured us all, and now he's captured you too. We're all prisoners here, we can't escape! I wish there was something we can do, but he's so powerful! He forces me to keep you here, I'm so sorry." She gave a little sob. Peach put her arm around her, she felt sorry for poor Kaylana.

Mario's face was set in a scowl. "Where is he?" he demanded. "That Mr Numquam. I've got a bone to pick with him!" He was furious, but a little part of his brain was thinking I knew it.

Luigi meanwhile, was terrified. "Are you sure you want to do that, Mario?" he asked. "This Mr Numquam guy sounds like a scary piece of work!"

"It's not like I have a choice," Mario replied. "I can't just let him keep us all here as prisoners! Peach, you stay here with Kaylana, Luigi, you come with me. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!"

Mario really wasn't in a knocking mood, so when they finally found Mr Numquam's office, he just stormed in with Luigi trailing behind.

The room was beautiful and enormous. The walls were painted burgundy and the carpet was scarlet. The ceiling was covered in hundreds of tiny mirrors. Mr Numquam was having a feast with several other people. He was at the head of a long table and they were all feasting on roast beef. They had glasses of pink champagne even though there was a strict no alcohol rule in the Hotel Numquam and they were all chatting incredibly loudly.

"You!" Mario shouted pointing an accusing finger in Mr Numquam's face. "Are you Mr Numquam?"

"I am," Mr Numquam replied. He had a British accent and his voice was super posh. "Who are you?"

"Mario." Mario replied snappily. "Hero of The Mushroom Kingdom. And you, Mr Numquam have been sussed. Your game is up; we know what you're up to. And believe me; you're never going to keep us trapped here for long!"

Mr Numquam scowled, and then he smiled. He looked even more menacing when he smiled, like a cat who had just found a mouse.

"Well, well," he said. "It seems you have sussed me out, but the question is, what are you going to do about it? You can't stop me, I have too much power!"

Mario's scowl disappeared as the penny dropped. He realised, there was nothing he could do. He had quite literally walked into his trap.

"I'll tell you what we can do about it!" Luigi declared finding sudden courage in his need to help his twin.

Luigi strode up to Mr Numquam and tried to punch him. Mr Numquam disappeared into thin air!

Luigi rubbed his eyes in case they were playing tricks on him, but it was true.

"Where did he go?" Luigi asked.

Mario felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around only to see Mr Numquam standing behind him, arms crossed, grinning.

"What? Mr Numquam! How did… how did you…?" Mario said bewildered.

Mr Numquam beamed. "Like I said I'm far too powerful for you," he said. "Oh, and call me Vivian."

This is starting to sound a lot like a Famous Five book so just warning you, the characters will be a bit OOC in this fanfic because I'm trying to make them a lot like the characters in an Enid Blyton book. Mario is George, Peach is Anne and Luigi is Lucy-Ann. But I promise, I won't write it it old fashioned language!