Hi! Another disclaimer. Well... Maybe this wasn't such a long update. At least not as long as I thought it would be. There will be a challenge but I'm might make it long and descriptive so it can last at least 1 chapter. Oh well... Also I have a new fic that is sorta like The Mole, but it changed a lot. You should read it (Please!) It's good!
Toady: Thanks! I didn't realize that the chapter was... good I guess? I don't know. Hmmm... Thanks for the list! It helps with the story line! It lets me know whether the Mole is too obvious or hidden well. As for Axel, I guess I'm just good at hiding things... IDK. I thought it would have been more obvious since when he sat down next to Peach she gave him a strange look. Because he was originally sitting next to Shilo. I'm also making a Final Destination fic of Shilo and Axel's background on Earth. I also might add some other characters in latter Mole stories that were also from Earth.

Dangling by a Thread

The bus finally pulled up to the hotel. DK, who was still wide awake, opened the door and eight sleepy contestants walked off. The Mole wasn't sleepy, but they had to fake it, so they just appeared sleepy too. But the Mole could never let their guard down. Peach trudged up stairs and Kooper shuffled after her muttering, "Wait. I'm too tired to go that fast..."

Bombette and Toadbert opened the door to their room and gasped. The whole thing had been trashed. Then they realized that nothing had been taken. Most of the stuff was cords and carabineer clips. They covered all of the horizontal surfaces in the room. They wadded through the stuff and called the main desk. Almost immediately the desk lady came over the phone, "To Pokeroot Hotel. How may we be of assistance?"

Bombette yawned, "Ma'am, me and my roommate have found bunches and bunches of climbing equipment in out room. We're not sure if it's stolen items or not, but would you be able to send people up here to retrieve the items?"

The lady responded, "Yes we can. Please be patient. The janitors will be a few moments."

Bombette gulped, "Thank you."

She hung up the phone and looked at Toadbert. He was looking at their beds. They had cords and clips all over. He looked up and muttered, "Where are we going to sleep?"

Starlow was walking across the room. She was too tired to float. Floating took energy; Energy that she didn't have. She finally floated up onto the bed and lay down. Iggy giggled and Starlow looked up. She frowned and asked, "What?"

Iggy shrugged and giggled some more. Starlow grumbled and Iggy kept giggling. She sat up again and looked at him. He was looking into the distance. She grumbled and lay down again. Suddenly Iggy gently whispered her name. She ignored him. He said it again louder and louder until he was shouting, "STARLOW! STAARRRRRLOOOOWWWW!"

She finally sprang up and screamed, "WHAT!"

Iggy giggled some more and pointed to the room floor. She turned around and gulped. Her toothpaste bottle had fallen on the ground and gotten crushed under the door. There was toothpaste everywhere. She swore and jumped up to the bathroom. Iggy giggled and lay back down. He smiled and there was a ripping sound. He frowned and got up. One of his shell spikes had ripped through the mattress. It was Starlow's turn to giggle.

Axel sighed as he flopped onto the couch. He didn't normally sleep on a bed and almost always slept upright. Toadette looked at him funny as he fell asleep. She sighed as she took out her journal.

Toadette: How could anyone sleep at this time! It's only... 10:00. I've gone to sleep at like... 11:00 every night so far! You need to examine your strategy! Look at others behaviors and think about what went wrong in this challenge. Or that one! I don't get it. I'm going to order a double espresso!

And then she did just that.

Shilo walked into his room. It was so lonely being all alone. He liked when Luigi was here. He had never suspected him and they were even getting to be close friends. It was nice having a whole room to himself, but ever since his last experience on Earth, he had been a bit reluctant to be alone. He turned on his room light and went to bed.

Bombette sighed as the two janitors took the last of the goods. The last one looked at her and said, "Sorry for the trouble."

Bombette shook her head, "No it's okay. It's not your fault that the items were here."

The janitor nodded and took the last of the cords away.

Axel yawned as he stood up. He looked at the clock and almost yelped. It was 11:00 and he was going to be late for breakfast if he didn't hurry. He noticed that Toadette was still sleeping. He ran up to her and yelled, "GET UP!"

She jumped up and screamed. She looked at Axel and yelled, "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!"

He looked back at her and calmly said, "It's 11:00."

She jumped out of bed and yelled, "WHY DIDN"T YOU GET ME UP EARLIER!"

Axel sighed and got to the door. He left and headed down to the breakfast table. He walked through the halls and noticed that there were lots of pictures on the walls. None of them really caught his attention, but he was surprised at the amount of pictures. He finally arrived at the breakfast table and sat down at the seat next to Shilo. Shilo was already eating and had some scrambled eggs all ready for Axel. Axel said, "Thanks!"

He sat down. Toadette suddenly rounded the corner and almost rammed into the table. She panted, "I'm... Here..."

She flopped down onto a chair and panted heavily. Peach laughed and got up to get Toadette some food. Toadette smiled and DK looked around. He announced, "There has been a change of plans."

There were some confused whispers and a few mystified questions. DK help up his hand and silenced them. He smiled, "I'm really getting a hold of this silencing thing! So! It has been decided that all of you luggage will be transported here and we will be spending the rest of the game in the Midnight Marvels Hotel here on Yoshi's Island. But today we will all be participating in another challenge. I will not tell you what but we will be heading to Kappa Mountain later today."

There were nods and a few gulps from the ones that feared heights. Finally everything had settled down and people had continued eating. There were cinnamon rolls, scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, hot cocoa, and bagels. There was some cream cheese for the bagels and some marshmallows for the cocoa. When all was well and everyone was finished, they went back up to their rooms. DK called over the loud speaker to wear hiking clothes. After that they were to come down to the lobby. Peach looked up, "Crap! I don't have any hiking clothes with me! You know what! I'll just go to the gift shop and buy some!"

She frantically ran out the door and Kooper laughed. All he ever wore was the bandana and the wristbands, which was more than a lot of Koopas he knew. Well, and his shell. He followed her and shut the door behind him.

Starlow floated up from her bed where she had been reading Third Girl just a moment before. She was really into the mystery thing, which was why she signed up for the show. They weren't told of what the mystery was, but there was a mystery. Now she knew that there was a saboteur and they had to find them fast! Of course she was good at mysteries so she should stay in for a while at least. She floated to the door and left. Iggy, who was struggling to get on a hiking jacket he had bought just last month. He finally gotten it on, (The zipper was stuck on his shell) and headed down to the lobby.

Shilo looked around the room and decided it would be best to be a Yoshi for this. He walked into the bathroom and came out seconds later with full hiking gear and a water bottle. He set down his human clothes and folded them neatly. He put them into his laundry basket and grabbed his cell phone. That was another thing he hated going without; a method of communication if you ever got lost. He noticed it was only half charged and he brought along a homemade power carrying unit. He plugged the cell to the unit and headed out the door.

Toadette finally put on a light jacket and looked over at Axel. She nodded when he came out of the balcony and said, "Well, it's about time we got going!"

Toadette nodded but not before she said, "Wait a second! I have to get my water bottle!"

She ran out to the balcony and grabbed the bottle that was sitting there. They were the only ones with a balcony because they were on the end of the hall. She ran back into the room and Axel looked at her, "Are you ready to go?"

She nodded and they left the room.

Toadbert was stuck zipping up his coat. He had read that Kappa was extraordinarily tall and had low air pressure at the top. Therefore it was cold. Bombette put on her best hiking boots and looked over at Toadbert. She asked, "Are you ready?"

Toadbert nodded, "Yep! I can't WAIT! I've always wanted to climb Kappa Mountain!"

Bombette nodded as they went out the door, "It's a popular hiking trail."

Kooper finally reached the bottom, "Peach! What happened to the buy an outfit idea?"

Peach grumbled, "According to DK, I'm only allowed to use what I have in this hotel right now..."

Kooper looked over at DK and DK nodded. He looked back at Peach who was now talking with Bombette. He frowned.

Kooper: She said she could only wear what she had in the hotel at this moment, but she MUST have had something better that her royal dress. Not only will she end up being a roadblock in the hiking, but that will be so hard for her! PLUS, she probably knew that! She such an obvious Mole, that I'm starting to question whether she really is or not. Ugh...

Kooper shrugged it off and Toadette and Axel walked off the elevator. They ran over to DK and sat down. Starlow and Iggy followed suit, because they were right behind the other two. Shilo soon walked down the stairs and sat down with the group. DK looked up seeing that everyone was here. He said, "Well, for the next challenge you will all be hiking up Kappa Mountain. If you manage to make it to the top within 30 minutes you will earn 10,000 coins."

There were many death glares at Peach and she nervously smiled. DK continued, "When we finally get to the top, we will be bungee jumping off the mountain, but only 50 or 100 feet down."

Bombette gasped, "That's what the equipment was for!"

There were many confused stares and Toadbert laughed, "Last night, when we got home from the party, there were huge amounts of bungee equipment scattered all around the room."

There were understanding nods. DK continued, "BUT! There is a catch. 3 of the ropes are unsecure. There will be eight 50 ft. ropes and eight 100 ft. ropes. Three of the 50 ft. ropes are slightly cut. When you jump, they will break and instead of bungee jumping 50 ft. you will end up falling 100 ft. Before you have to jump, you will have to guess if your rope will break. Any questions?"

Kooper gulped and said, "Are there any safety risks?"

DK shook his head, "Of course not! We wouldn't ever do a challenge that was actually harmful!"

Kooper nodded but was still worked up about the height of the mountain. They left the building and headed for the mountain.

There will be a little time laps in between the next chapter and this one. All's that happens is they arrive at the mountain. Yay! Please Review! The episode should end next chapter, seeing as it's been going on for forever. ~Shilo Burbans