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Toady: Kooper and Iggy were the detectives from the envelopes that were chosen at the end of last chapter. Same reason the robber is the robber! And the marks... That is...weird... I guess... -.-' Ha, ha, heh... ummm... Next question statement thing. Your sleuthing skills don't suck! You need to have good sleuthing skills to write the Mole! Especially 3 of them! It's just that the clues were made not to be found unless you really look. Well maybe you do, but I agonized over those clues in the planning process. I didn't want to make them too obvious. And Starlow... I know what you mean! She hasn't done much, but I can't tell you why. Peach was framed... Huh. Reasonable, although by whom? Well, you'll find out. Yeah, the interviews were too long and I would not have been able to write the same thing over and over. So I skipped them. But I did add a part into this just so you can see the answers to the interviews. Yep!
A Picture Frame
Peach gasped, "No! I didn't take it!"
Kooper nodded, "It doesn't matter. We can't fret over the finding of the coin. It was probably pawned of on you so the real robber was not to be suspected."
Peach smiled and said, "I'm sorry that it might mislead you."
Iggy shrugged, "It's okay. We can't make an accusation off of one piece of evidence. But it still is possible that you did steal it. We can't eliminate that possibility."
Peach nodded, "Well, you probably called me here to question me. So ask away."
Kooper looked her in the eyes, "Did. You. Steal. The. Coin?"
Peach shook her head, "No it was not me."
Kooper nodded, "Where were you doing at the time of the robbery?"
Peach shrugged, "How could I know? I have no clue when it was stolen. I would assume that I was living on a planet in a dimension in a kingdom in a country with a ruler that is not related to me. Although I wish there was someone to have enjoyed the restaurant with me. It wasn't as fun as it should have been all alone."
Kooper nodded, "That... makes sense."
Iggy sighed and took over, "What have you been eating the entire night?"
Peach thought, "Mostly just the salad. It was really the only good vegetarian food in the buffet. But for some reason the salad was really filling."
Kooper nodded again. Iggy smiled, "Were you offered something for the robbery?"
Peach shrugged, "I was not offered anything for a crime I didn't commit."
Iggy nodded, "That makes sense, although I have to say that you weren't even offered nothing. They only was you could have been offered nothing is if someone said, 'I'm offering you nothing.'"
Peach nodded, "That's understandable."
Kooper looked at his note pad, "That will be all."
Peach nodded and started to leave but then turned around, "Oh! May I have my pocketbook back?"
Kooper looked down at it, pick it up off the floor and said, "Sorry."
Peach smiled and left.
The two detectives looked at each other. Kooper said, "It would probably be good to review the notes. But just the contestants. I doubt that the robbery was done by the guests. I mean, Yuuka did say that they were told beforehand, so that must mean that a contestant did it."
Starlow
Stole the coin?: No (Seemed to be under pressure when asked)
Where at time of robbery: Doesn't know. Or when robbery was.
Diet: Just some juice. Star spirits don't eat much.
Offered for the robbery: Assumes exemption.
Reaction to evidence: Yelled at us and almost broke the chair.
Toadbert
Stole the coin?: Probably not. Just bluffing.
Where at time of robbery: Doesn't know.
Diet: Steak, mashed potatoes, mushroom, squash.
Offered for the robbery: Yes, but didn't say what. Probably bluffing.
Reaction to evidence: N/A
Peach
Stole the coin?: Maybe.
Where at time of robbery: Doesn't know. Probably here according to statement. -.-'
Diet: Salad. (How could she have only eaten salad? Hiding something.)
Offered for the robbery: Said, "Not offered for crime didn't commit." Infers that she doesn't know.
Reaction to evidence: N/A
Shilo
Stole the coin?: Absolutely not. Clueless for everything.
Where at time of robbery: Probably looking at the place.
Diet: Fruit salad. Claims that he ate much, yet there were no people who saw him at the fruit salad bowl.
Offered for the robbery: Guesses that it would be and exemption or direct money.
Reaction to evidence: Skeptical. Kinda upset that we didn't believe him.
Axel
Stole the coin?: No.
Where at time of robbery: Doesn't know. Says he was all over and was never actually paying attention.
Diet: Mostly didn't eat, just cookies. Not suspicious, seeing as mask provides difficulty eating.
Offered for the robbery: Says that the logical answer was that the robber was offered and exemption or a +1. But doesn't know.
Reaction to evidence: Said that it was probably just an accident. Claims that he was looking at the exibits a lot.
Bombette
Stole the coin?: Probably not.
Where at time of robbery: Doesn't know. Says probably where ever Peach was.
Diet: Stir fry, Oranges, scalloped potatoes, asparagus.
Offered for the robbery: Says has no clue.
Reaction to evidence: Almost scared like it was something really important. Asked what it was.
Toadette
Stole the coin?: No. Cried for the first 10 minutes of the interview.
Where at time of robbery: At the dinner room. Says there all night. Support by one witness.
Diet: Mushrooms, squash, ribs.
Offered for the robbery: Says no offer.
Reaction to evidence: Started crying again.
Iggy looked up from the notes, "They don't really yield much, except that the suspects are Peach, Toadbert or Bombette."
Kooepr sighed, "Well, since it's clear that we have a confirmed robber, let's go 'arrest' them."
Iggy frowned, "Who is it?"
Kooper sighed again, "Well it has to be Bombette. She said she just tagged along with Peach, yet Peach claims she was alone. She also acted scared when we said we found evidence against her. It must be her."
Iggy nodded, "You're right."
They left for the buffet room.
DK stepped up to the podium. The guests had gather a few minutes ago and were waiting for the announcement of the robbery. DK spoke up, "It has been discovered who the robber is."
There were cheers around the room. Some of the people lightheartedly clapped.
Kooper stepped up to the podium, "It has been discovered that the robber, who not only stole the coin, but also replaced all of the other items with clever fakes, has not managed to escape the building. She is still here, and–"
He was suddenly cut off by Iggy who said, "No! We were wrong the whole time! Kooper, it's Toadette! She could only have answered the question about being hired to do it, if she was the one to steal the coin!"
Kooper gasped. Iggy looked at Toadette. She gulped. The two Koopas walked down to the table that the contestants were sitting at. Toadette shot up and tried to get away, but Kooper caught her and they put hand cuffs around her wrists. She slumped down in the chair and There were cheers from the crowd and DK walked over. He helped up Toadette and guided her to the podium. She sighed and DK suddenly let her go. Kooper and Iggy caught her and DK pulled out a black light scanner. He looked up, "The items were dusted with an ultra-fine dust that will show up under this black light. The cops were alerted to the robbery, so they made sure that they were ready. When I put Toadette under this light, if she was truly the one to steal the items, the powder will shine a bright blue under here."
He turned it on and took off Toadette's hand cuffs. He guided her under the light and she turned around. There was no bright blue powder shining on her. Kooper glared at Iggy and DK frowned, "I'm sorry. But you have guessed incorrectly. There were outraged shouts that came from the crowd.
Suddenly DK silenced them all, "I have some charming news to tell you all."
Confused murmurs jumped around the room. DK silenced everyone and spoke again, "I must tell you that none of this ever happened. There was no robbery. There was no true robber and there was no real crime. It was all stage by the contestants of a game show that I have been hosting. Everyone here was just a player in the mystery of 'Whodunit?' The supposedly stole item was really just moved by one of the contestants. It was done for the purpose of one of the challenges in the show. The Governor and his wife were in on the game. So was the staff of the restaurant. The real 'robber' will be revealed when the contestants of this show will come up here as the two 'police call them up here. The 'police were also contestants in the show, but they were trained but a real professional. Kooper? Iggy? Any other suspicions?"
Iggy sighed. Kooper glared daggers at him and said, "Thanks for losing the money. But I would like to call Bombette up here also."
Bombette gulped and walked up to the light. There were anxious murmurs from the crowd. They had become entranced in the mystery after they learned it was a game, and were all anxious to find the 'robber.' Still there was an absence of the glowing blue powder. Kooper's eyes widened and Iggy triumphantly smirked, "We would have lost either way. I would like to call up Princess Peach."
Many people turned their heads to see the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom approach the podium. She stepped under the light and there were ripples of excitement in the crowd. Still no powder. Kooper and Iggy were puzzled. Finally Kooper called up Toadbert. He stepped up to the platform and stood under the light, clean as ever. Not a speck of dust or dirt on him. Kooper sighed, "This makes no sense."
The crowd was getting restless. Finally someone called out, "How about the Human in the suit?"
Iggy shrugged and called up Shilo. He stood under the light and nothing was off about him. Iggy frowned, "How about Axel?"
Axel walked up. He stood under the light and gasps ran across the room. There was a bright blue glow coming from his robes. He was the robber. Kooper's eyes widened and Iggy said, "How?"
Axel shrugged, "You remember how I said I didn't eat much the whole night?"
Iggy and Kooper nodded. Axel continued, "Well that obviously means that when I went up to the dinner buffet, where there were no cookies, the only food I ate, I wasn't getting food."
People stood up and started to clap. Axel continued, "I snuck into the kitchen, which has a smell door to the back of the displays. I took the whole collection and hid it in my robes. When I walked past Yuuka, I dropped the pure gold nugget in her purse."
Gasps came in abundance as Yuuka lifted up her purse and slowly took out a gold nugget the size of a golf ball. She gasped and pondered how she could have been obviously to the added weight. Axel went on, "I hid the Diamond in the chandelier of the ballroom. It blended in well with the other diamonds. The Tripton model was hid behind the replica of the Mona Lisa. The REAL Mona Lisa was hidden in the lounge, tied to the bottom of the love seat. The Necklace was hidden under the ribbon of the hat of my friend Bombette. When she found it, I was already gone and the necklace concealed."
Bombette gasped, "So THAT'S where my hat went!"
She took off her hat and looked under the ribbon. She smiled and pulled out the necklace and there were cheers from around the room. Axel laughed, "And the last thing, the Guttler Coin was pawned off on Princess Peach who was sitting next to me during dinner."
People were cheering all around the room. DK smiled and stepped up to the stand, "Thank you for the appreaction! Axel, you have succesfully earned your self an exemption and added 5,000 coins to the pot. But I'm afraid we must be going."
He stepped down and gathered up the players. He headed them out to the bus and said, "When you get to the hotel, make sure you get a good night sleep. You have a long day tomorrow and your challenge could depend on it."
OH MY GOODNESS! SHORTEST UPDATE EVER! One day! I have no clue how I did it! This chapter was sorta just a conclusion to the mystery. Two more chapters to this episode. Yay. Please Review and vote on my poll if you haven't already! Thanks ~Shilo Burbans