I don't own Mario or X Men (contains spoilers to the latter.) ^3^ Please review...please
Vivalahomestar: Thanks for the review! I know Peach and Toadette and Luigi were in Traitor Aboard but I haven't played many of the Mario games and was fresh out of characters .! As for the coalition thing, I know I made too many, but there is always a reason for the elements in my story! And for Shilo and Axel (who are OCs BTW), when I publish Lurking Death it will provide background info on them. It is also on my profile. ^.^
A Dropped Bag
"-Starlow!"
Starlow gasped and as if in a dream. She walked up to the platform and smiled.
"Congratulations Starlow! You have won the first exemption of the game!"
There was light hearted clapping and cheering from everyone. Except Iggy and Peach.
Iggy: I remember how Starlow was like 'I'm soooo taking the one on the right.' It was almost as if she knew there was an exemption in it. Only the Mole would know that before the exemption had already been announced. Hmmm... maybe she is the Mole... I'm going to have to analyze this.
"If you didn't already know, welcome to Dinosaur Land! This is where the challenges will take place and such. Where the fantasy of The Mole take place! Have fun!"
"For the next three hours or so I will leave up to you to do what you want to do. If you don't return to this address in three hours there will be a penalty from the pot."
DK stepped down from the platform, gave everyone a slip of paper, a map, a cell to call the producers if they got lost, and left.
The players were left to ponder on what to do.
Toadbert smiled, "How about we go see a movie?"
Peach shook her head, "No, we should go right to the... hotel it looks like."
Starlow frowned, "No, I agree with Toadbert. Anyway, it would be boring to just sit there and do nothing."
Peach sighed, "Fine then, if you would like to go the movies, or anywhere but there, please raise your hand"
Everyone but Peach raised their hands.
Peach sighed, "Well I guess movies it is but I'm still going to the hotel."
"Okay! But don't blame us when you miss all the fun!" Bombette smiled.
Outside everyone was deciding where to go.
Luigi was looking on his phone to see what movies were playing, "Well, it-a says-a they have X Men First Class a-playing. Who wants to go see that... one... two... three... four... so four people are-a going?"
Kooper looked around, "Yeah it looks like it! See you guys later!"
Luigi, Toadbert, Starlow, Iggy, and Shilo went off to the theater.
Toadette looked around and asked, "Is anyone up for ice cream?"
Luigi and Iggy were talking. Iggy looked over and asked, "Do you want to get some food?"
Luigi laughed, "Of-a course!"
They walked into 'Bakery Dreams' and said good bye to the others.
On the way to the ice cream store Bombette and Toadette decided to go shopping.
"O my gosh! That hat looks so cute on you!"
Bombette blushed, "Aww, thanks! You should totally get that jacket!"
Kooper and Axel were at the ice cream store.
"Can I have one Coffee pie and one Mint Cookie Crumble ice cream please?" Kooper asked.
The Yoshi at the counter looked up, smiled and said, "Of course! That will be 6 coins please."
The Yoshi got their ice cream; they paid, and sat down.
Kooper took a big bite of pie, "I love pie! All my life pie has been my favorite dessert!"
Axel giggled and then looked Kooper in the eye (Or what Kooper thought was his eyes) and asked, "Are you the Mole?"
Kooper laughed and answered, "Yes."
Axel smiled, "So would you like to make a coalition 'Mole'?"
Kooper laughed again, "Nope! Why would I give my, 'Mole' secrets, away?"
Axel shrugged.
Down at the movies Starlow, Shilo and Toadbert were walking out of the movies.
Starlow laughed, "O my gosh! I felt so bad for Erik when Dr. Schmidt killed his mother!"
Shilo nodded, "I wonder I he would have become Magneto if his mother lived?"
Toadbert laughed, "Well that would have ruined the whole series!"
Shilo smiled, "Good point!"
Luigi and Iggy were walking out of the bakery and went to go meet the others at the hotel.
Iggy took out his phone and cheeked the time.
"Wow! We only have 15 minutes to get to the hotel! We better hurry and get there!"
Luigi and Iggy run up the street took a left, a right, and then another left. Then Luigi stopped and frowned.
"Wait! Look... if we were to go up this street and turn left like we did then we should be on Egg Street. But we weren't. We were on Neon Street!"
Iggy took the map and frowned, "Oh dear..."
At the hotel Peach was panicking. There was only ten minutes left and only Shilo and Starlow had arrived.
Peach took a deep breath and exhaled, "Did you guys have any one else with you?"
Starlow nodded, "Yeah we had Toadbert with us but we got separated and didn't think we had time to go look for him!"
Shilo just frowned.
Kooper, Axel, Toadette, and Bombette were running down Peachy Avenue and were getting more lost by the second.
Kooper suddenly screamed, "No guys we just past Maple Drive! Turn around!"
Toadette didn't hear and just kept running.
She was almost at the end of the avenue when she turned around to ask where next. She realized that there was no one there.
Toadette gasped, "Guys? Where did you go!"
Kooper was following Bombette and Axel.
Bombette took a sharp left and Axel yelled, "Toadette what time is it?"
There was silence.
Axel frowned, "Toadette?"
More silence.
Axel looked back while still running and abruptly stopped.
"Guys where is Toadette?"Axel asked.
Kooper looked back and sighed, "We need to go look for her. Even if only she is missing we'll still lose the money."
Bombette frowned, "Well... I guess you're right..."
Luigi sulked in a corner while Iggy was getting an idea of where they really were.
Iggy grumbled, shuffled over to Luigi and sat down.
"From where we are we'll never get to the hotel in... half a minute!"
Luigi stared at him.
Luigi: Iggy acted like he was-a upset that we would-a lose the money. But under all of the layers of-a disappointment he sounded like he was-a happy. Hmmmm...
Toadbert was running up the drive to the hotel.
Toadbert: I have never run so fast in my life! I was going like, 10 miles per hour!
He ran through doors and almost fainted.
DK rushed over with Peach and Starlow in tow. Shilo watched from a couch.
DK got him a glass of water and put him on a couch with a pillow under his legs.
DK looked at him and asked, "Do you think you are going to be okay?"
Toadbert nodded.
"Well I'm glad to say that you have made it into the hotel with... two seconds to spare!" DK smiled.
Toadbert smiled even though he knew no money would be earned.
Out where Luigi and Iggy were standing, now in a coffee shop, their phones started ringing.
Iggy picked his up and listened. An automated voice said:
Unfortunately you were unable to arrive at the hotel we're now sending out someone to show you to the hotel please stay where you are.
The voice kept repeating the message.
Iggy nodded, "Well at least we won't have to sleep out here."
Bombette sighed when the message played on her phone, "Oh well... there will be more money to earn."
Toadette looked in defeat at her phone.
"Hmmm... this was a harder challenge after all..."
Inside the Mole was grinning from ear to ear.
At the hotel the players were getting their rooms.
DK looked at them, "Before you get your rooms I would like to say that since not everyone was at the hotel when you were supposed to be here you have received a penalty of 10,000 coins."
There was shocked silence.
DK called out, "Axel and Toadette will be getting room 101."
They left to their rooms to unpack their bags.
"Bombette and Toadbert will have room 102."
They left to check out their rooms.
"Iggy and Starlow will have room 103."
They frowned at each other and left.
"Luigi and Shilo will have room 104."
They looked at the other, smiled, and walked away.
"Obviously Kooper and Peach will be getting room 105."
The two smiled at each other and headed for their rooms.
Up in Iggy and Starlow's room the two players were arguing.
"I don't care that you come from an oh so royal family! You are a stuck up brat!"
Iggy laughed, "Oh, look who's talking!"
Starlow was fuming and no longer yellow but rather red in the face. She immediately got up and marched out of the room. Iggy was silent. Then he collapsed in a fit of laughter.
Iggy: I've never made anyone so mad! It was hilarious! I just hope she's more focused on getting back at me that she is at The Mole!
In Luigi's room he and Shilo were talking.
Shilo looked up and asked, "So you have no idea who the Mole is?"
Luigi shook his head, "No. I'm just not telling you who I think it is."
Shilo frowned, "Well I'm still taking it that you don't know who the Mole is."
Luigi shrugged.
Peach looked at Kooper. She asked him, "So are you the Mole?"
Kooper smiled and said, "Well I told Axel earlier and if you want to find out then go ask him."
Peach nodded and left the room.
Axel and Toadette were comparing Mole notes.
Axel frowned, "I don't know why Toadbert is on your suspect list. He hasn't done anything."
Toadette gaped at him, "If you only look at the suspicious things that people have done that you are going to have nine suspects by the end of this day!"
Axel nodded. They heard a knock on the door. Axel got it.
Peach looked in and asked, "Is Kooper the Mole?"
Axel shrugged, "He says he is but you know that means he isn't."
Peach nodded and left.
In Bombette's room the two players were searching for their luggage.
Bombette frowned, "Where would they have put it? It looks like they took our luggage!"
Toadbert nodded, "Well either that or it didn't actually come with us into the game."
Bombette sighed, "I guess you're right..."
Suddenly there was an announcement over the (apparently there) loud speakers:
Will all the Mole contestants please come down to the lobby? I repeat will all the Mole contestants please come down to the lobby.
Down in the lobby the ten contestants gathered to see what the ruckus was about.
DK was there and guided them to the hotel restaurant.
They all sat down to eat.
Right before every one ate dinner, Peach took her napkin and a slip of paper fell out.
She bent down to pick it up.
Toadbert looked over at her and asked, "What is it?"
Peach read it and laughed, "It's a clue from the Mole!"
Toadette looked up from her dinner and said, "And it says..."
Peach looked at the note and said, "It says 'I may be meropic but I can tell the difference between a pike and a shark! I was walking up a ramp that the government needed to remake when the ramp collapsed with a big BOOM! By all logic you would think that it collapsed because there was no support, but there was! There was a little Iroko tree growing under it!' but I don't know if that means anything."
Shilo smiled, "Well it has to mean something, they put the clues here for something."
Suddenly Starlow gave a short intake of breath.
Starlow: It says 'meropic' which means partial blindness. And if you really think about it then someone who is partially blind needs help to see. So that person would wear glasses. Iggy is the only one here who wears glasses.
Axel sighed and was about to talk when DK suddenly announced, "I would like to pass around these journals to everyone. When they come to you please take one and pass the rest down."
He then handed them to Peach, at his right; she took one and passed it down.
DK looked at everyone and said, "These are for keeping secrets and suspicions in; to keep clues that you have found and feelings about the game."
Finally Axel, at the end of the circle of players, got the final journal.
Some people started writing in them right away, others just continued eating like nothing had happened.
Toadette had already filled two pages full of info and was still writing.
Toadette: This journal was like a gift from the king! There was so much info to put down I am so going to keep it with me everywhere!
Then DK looked at everyone and said, "I hope all of you realized that your luggage has been 'misplaced.' I hope that you got to know each other well enough. The baggage depends on it. Just after you are all finished make sure everyone comes out to the Valley of Bowser."
Toadette took the time to look up and ask worriedly, "What do you mean?"
DK smiled. Not a friendly smile but a smile that said 'You will find out soon enough.' He left.
When everyone was finished with dinner they all exited the hotel. They went into a warp pipe stationed in front of the hotel.
When the contestants got out of the pipe they immediately noticed a large vat of lava shaped like a heart. Over it were ten black boxes that were hanging loosely by a rope.
They saw DK and ten desks next to them. Each one sat at a desk and DK told them, "Players you have to answer a question about the other players. Every question you get wrong a box gets dropped into the lava. You get 10,000 coins if you get at least 5 of the question correct. But the boxes only drop in after all the questions are answered. Understood?"
The players nodded and Peach raised her hand asking, "What are in the boxes?"
DK just gave the same smile he gave Toadette earlier.
"Players, answer your questions."
Who here is almost never called by their last name?
Bombette: Oh goodness... Some players I haven't bothered to talk to, much less learn personal info. I just hope that the answer is one of the people I socialize with.
Who here was attacked by aliens?
Toadette: I should know this one! But for some reason it just slips my mind... Oh well... I'll just have to guess.
Who here, when adventuring was despised by his/her traveling companions?
Axel: That sounds like something that would happen to a lesser known person ruling out Peach and Luigi. But I don't actually know from there other that it's not me.
Who here when once on an adventure said "Hei-ho?"
Kooper: Wow... That's all I can say. Who would say something like that? How could I have even thought to ask that? 'Hey you! What do you say when you are having an adventure? Is it Hei-ho by any chance?' Wow...
Who here once held a grudge against Fuzzies and still might?
Peach: Umm... I coul see any one here holding a grudge against fuzzies. They're just so unlikeable. But it's probably deeper than simple unlikable-ness.
Who here died when impaled?
Shilo: Wow... I got a question with me as the answer... Lame...
Who here was initially stubborn but cute?
Luigi: Heh... I could so see any of the girls like that. But none of the boys fit that description... at all.
Who here is also known as Ruīji?
Starlow: Gosh... I only know how to speak English...I bet the producers knew that!
Who here was first introduced as a friend when they turned white?
Iggy: This sound so much like a riddle. That's kind of weird. Oh well, I still have to answer it. It would probably be counted as wrong if I didn't answer it.
Who here is the Mole?
Toadbert: Dang it! I just had to get this question! I have absolutely no clue!
DK walked around and collected the papers. He then gave them to a camera man nearby who looked at them and quickly graded them and put the answers into a computer.
DK then looked up at the players. He was holding a button ho some sort. He said, "I will press this button. Then magnets at the top of the ropes will release if you got the question wrong. If you got the question right nothing happens. The boxes dropped are chosen randomly. But, we will not be telling you whether you got your question wrong or not. Ready?"
There were nervous gulps and apprehensive stares from everyone. Finally Toadette said, "Yes..."
DK looked at the players and pressed the button.
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