:3 This makes me so happy! I don't really know why! Also if you read last chapter and you were wondering where the clue is, I forgot I changed that clue for the maze pic. Just to let you know! When Kooper goes into his shell, he looks just like the underwater shells in Mario Galaxy 2, but instead of green, he's blue. Oh, and this chapter also reveals stuff in my Final Destination story mostly because two of the survivors happen to make some very obvious comments! Yep.

Toady: Hmmm... Can't say much for fear that I will reveal something accidently! Huh...

Bungee Breaking

Peach looked up at the mountain. She knew she was going to have a rough day. The other around her were also looking up at the mountain. Iggy fell backwards onto his shell. DK smiled, "Well... Let's get hiking!"

Peach groaned and started trudging up the mountain. Toadbert smiled and jogged up the path. Bombette shrugged and jogged after him. Finally the idea caught on. If they lightly jogged up the mountain, then it didn't matter that Peach was wearing a dress. She could still run and that was that. Starlow, the one who could float looked at Peach, who was still slowly trudging, and said, "Come on slowpoke! It's not that hard!"

Peach groaned again, "It's too steep and I'm too hot... I can't do it..."

Toadette frowned, "But you've been wearing dresses like that the whole show so far! You never complained before!"

Peach sighed, "But this one is thicker and just because I've never complained, doesn't mean I didn't feel it..."

Shilo frowned, "Oh well! If you don't get going, you're just going to lose the challenge, and then continue hiking up the mountain."

Peach complained, "I can't go any faster..."

Kooper suddenly came up behind her and said, "Hey. I can go into my shell, and then you can ride on it the whole way up. You'll just need to get off every now and then so I can catch my breath."

Peach reluctantly nodded, and Kooper went into his shell. Peach sat on it and Kooper said, "You need to EAT! You weigh almost nothing!"

Peach sighed, "It is not a princess' duty to get fat and heavy."

Kooper sweatdropped, "Okaaayyy...!"

Peach sighed and Kooper started up the mountain. Bombette, Toadette, and Shilo all started up again. Iggy turned around, "GUYS! HURRY UP! We've already wasted, like, 5 minutes!"

Bombette nodded and headed up the mountain. Toadette quickened her pace and Shilo just continued. Toadbert yelled down to them, "I'LL WAIT AT THE LAKE FOR YOU!"

Bombette grumped, "I would have already been up there had Peach not stopped and complained..."

Bombette: Peach, Peach, Peach... You make me wonder. Are you the Mole and are trying to disguise it by being obvious, or are you really innocent and are trying to seem like the Mole... Or maybe you are even truthful and that is a much thicker dress than normal. The possibilities...

Toadbert: I don't get it! Toadette is wearing a jacket and a dress, but she isn't complaining about overheating and the works!

Iggy jogged up and saw Toadbert and the lake. He sighed and flopped down by it. Suddenly he jumped up and yelled, "HOW DID YOU GET HERE!"

DK was standing by a little concession stand and was arranging water bottles and towels and fans. Toadbert frowned, "Please explain how you got here and why you have a little stand called... The Right Time and Place?"

DK shrugged, "I can't tell you how I got up here, or why you didn't notice me, but this little store sells items that can help you-"

He was interrupted as the three of them suddenly saw Starlow fly straight up the side of the mountain, yelling, "WHEEEEEEEEEE!"

Iggy face palmed, Toadbert sweatdropped, and DK continued arranging the items. He shrugged again, "That's one way to get up I guess... Well anyway! They will help you get up the mountain at the price of some of the time you were given."

Iggy frowned, "So we can buy those items, but we would have to trade in time we're already wasting?"

DK shrugged, "Essentially. But I have to say, you can't move any farther up the mountain, or you'll lose all of the money."

Toadbert shrugged, "Well, I'm going to sit right here!"

He plopped down and Iggy turned around. He smiled, "How much is that two gallon bottle of water?"

DK looked down, "Ten minutes!"

Iggy nodded, "And the 1 pint?"

DK looked at the pint containers, "One and a half minutes."

Iggy nodded, "I'll buy the two gallon."

DK nodded and Bombette and Toadette wandered up the slope. They looked over and started to the three others. Finally, when they had reached the others, Bombette asked, "What is this?"

Iggy shrugged, "I just bought a two gallon bottle of water for ten minutes."

Bombette narrowed her eyes and said, "You just traded in ten minutes for two gallons of water? ARE YOU REALLY THAT MUCH OF AN IDIOT?"

Iggy backed up, "WOAH! You do realize that we will need water, or we'll end up dehydrating?"

Bombette nodded and yelled, "But some of us already HAVE WATER!"

Iggy shrugged, "And some of us don't."

Bombette sighed and went to wait for Peach and talk to Toadette. Shilo walked up to the stand and said, "What is this?"

All three of the people looked at him and Toadbert said, "When did you get here?"

Shilo shrugged, "About a minute ago. I didn't notice this until now."

DK nodded, "No one did for a while! But this is a shop where you can trade time, for items to help you with hiking!"

Shilo nodded, turned around, and almost ran into Axel. Axel looked up and gasped, "I NEED WATER..."

Iggy smirked in Bombette's direction and handed Axel the water. Axel muttered, "Thank you." and settled down.

Kooper and Peach finally arrived and DK looked up, "Well... Everyone is here. I must say that you did a good job getting up the mountain!"

There were some confused mutters and DK said, "When I said top of the mountain, I only meant the top of the point where we were going to jump. So since you made it up here in... 15 minutes 43.5 seconds, you earn the extra 10,000 coins."

There were cheers and the contestants were lightly clapping. DK smiled, "I would also like to add, since Axel managed to 'steal' all of the items in the party, the producers and I decided to grant and additional 5,000 coins to the pot. And unmentioned before, for every successful jumpand guess, 10,000 coins are to be added into the pot."

The cheers went up and the applause was getting louder. DK silenced them all, "Let's jump!"

Toadbert finally harnessed up into the bungee cords and said, "You're sure this is safe?"

DK nodde and said, "Yes I'm positive. I'm coming around and I would like you to tell me whether you you think your cord will break, stay whole, or if you're not jumping at all. Toadbert?"

Toadbert gulped and said, "I'm going for not breaking."

DK nodded and said, "Peach?"

Peach shrugged, "I honestly hope it will break. I want to feel the thrill."

DK nodded, "Iggy?"

Iggy also shrugged, "I bet mine will stay whole. I doubt they would put two breaks next to each other."

DK nodded, "Toadette?"

Toadette barely whispered, "I'm not jumping..."

DK nodded, "Are you sure about that?"

Toadette hesitated and Peach yelled, "COME ON TOADETTE! YOU CAN DO IT!"

Kooper nodded, but still he looked reluctant, "Yeah... It's probably not that bad. Don't be such a scrooge... I'm doing it and so can you..."

Starlow started at her, "It'll be fine... There's nothing to worry about..."

Toadette shook her head, "I'm not jumping..."

DK nodded, "PRODUCERS! Please help Toadette out of her harness please."

They hurried over and DK continued, "Shilo?"

Shilo smiled, "Break. Defiantly break."

DK nodded, "Kooper?"

Kooper gulped, tears forming at the edges of his eyes, "I'll... Umm, I'll... I'll guess it'll stay whole."

DK nodded, "Axel?"

Axel frowned, "I'll go for... ... ... ... break..."

DK nodded, "Starlow?"

Starlow blankly stared, "Break. Axel's wrong though."

DK nodded, "Bombette?"

Bombette smiled slyly, "I'll go for... Whole. Yes... Whole it is..."

DK nodded, "So, since Toadbert is at the top of the list, he will jump first. Are you ready Toadbert?"

Toadbert nodded and said, "Ready..."

DK nodded and turned to the producers, "One... Two... Three!"

They pushed Toadbert off and he started screaming. He continued downwards, 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet. He suddenly felt himself stop and lunge back upwards when he hit 50 feet. He frowned and then suddenly yelled back up, "DID I GET IT?"

DK nodded and said, loud enough for Toadbert to hear, "Yes! That's a successful 10,000 coins to the pot!"

Toadbert: On my stars! That was the worst thing I have ever done in my life! I have now decided that I'm just a stay at home and study Toad. Forever. I am NEVER doing that again... Ugh...

DK turned to Peach and said, "Are you ready?"

Peach nodded and smiled, "Defiantly."

DK said, "One... Two... Three!"

She jumped off and laughed the whole way down. 10 feet, 20 feet, 30, feet. She stopped at 50 feet and rebounded back up. Finally she rested at 50 and stayed there. DK shrugged, "The pot still stands at 10,000 coins!"

Peach: Awww... That was so much fun, but I really wanted it to break! I will be doing that forever now. SO MUCH FUNNNNN!

DK turned to Iggy, "Are you ready?"

Iggy nodded and remained silent. DK shrugged and said, "One... Two... THREE!"

Iggy jumped off. 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet. He tumbled down and hit the 50 foot mark. He smiled as he rebounded and then there was a sudden snap. He continued down, 60, 70, 80 feet. He screamed as he hit the bottom. He gasped and DK chuckled, "The pot remains at 10,000 coins."

Iggy: I would have been fine if I had been expecting the long drop. Wow... It was a lot longer than I had expected...

DK looked at Shilo and Shilo nodded, "I've done worse!"

"One... Two... THREE!"

The producers pushed Shilo and he jumped. He laughed as he fell to the bottom, 10, 20, 30 feet. Finally he hit the bottom and rebounded back up. He hit the bottom and stayed. Shilo frowned and DK yelled, "The pot still remains at 10,000 coins!"

Shilo: Eh... This wasn't so bad. I mean, when you're risking your life so that Death doesn't decide to come a grab all the people you managed to save, well, that's when you really find out if you're brave. Well, that and calmly getting the remaining survivors out of a burning building. But it still was fun... Don't get me wrong.

DK turned to Kooper and said, "Are you ready?"

Kooper nervously chuckled as he shook his head, "No, but I'm still going..."

DK shrugged, "You know, you can still back out."

Kooper hesitated and Peach yelled, "NO! KOOPER, DON'T BACK OUT! DO IT FOR THE MONEY!"

Kooper squeaked and he heard Shilo yell up from the bottom, "DON'T WORRY! IT'S NOT THAT BAD!"

Kooper nodded, "Yeah... I'll do it."

His voice cracked at the end and DK nodded, "One... Two... THREE!"

Kooper was pushed over the edge and shrieked. Tear flew up and he kept falling, 10, 20, 30 feet. He squeaked as he hit the bottom. He settled down and smiled but then there was a sickening snap and he continued down. He screamed as he clung to the rope. 60, 70, 80 feet. He started to cry as he hit the bottom. DK sighed, "The pot still stands at 10,000 coins."

Kooper: Ah... That was the worst thing I have ever done. Well apart from the Fuzzies attacking my village, that was the worst thing ever.

Iggy smiled, "It wasn't that bad... Nothing happened, You're okay..."

Kooper gulped, "But I was terrified! I was falling. There's no way to guarantee that this cord wouldn't have broken too. It-"

His voice choked at the end and he started crying again. DK sighed, "Axel, are you ready?"

Axel nodded and yelled, "Yeah!"

DK nodded at the producers and said, "One... Two... THREE!"

Axel giggled as he fell. 10, 20, 30 feet. He hit the bottom and stayed there. He hung his head and muttered, "Awwww..."

Axel: My goodness! That was almost as exhilarating as seeing the Candlelit Dinner explode! Wow! Well... Actually, this was better, cause people didn't die... Uhhhh...

DK laughed, "Some bad luck! The pot still stands at 10,000 coins! Starlow, are you ready?"

She nodded and blankly stared at the ground, "Yeah..."

DK narrowed his eyes, "Okaaayy..."

The producers got ready and DK counted down, "One... Two... THREE!"

Starlow was sent over the edge and didn't make a noise. 10, 20, 30 feet down she fell. Finally right when she hit 45 ½ feet, the small cord broke, and she fell further. 60, 70, 80, 90 feet. She hit the bottom and smiled, "See, I was right."

Starlow: If Toadette can play the game of being the Mole and saying the right things at the right time, SO CAN I! Well, I can't always say the right things at the right time, but you know...

DK shrugged, "Yes... You were... The pot now has been increased to 20,000 coins."

Bombette smiled, "Huh! That means it's actually 30,000 bacause- AHHH!"

She had been pushed over the edge and was falling she solidly hit the bottom and grunted. DK smirked, "Yes, that logic does apply here. The pot final is 30,000 coins for this challenge! The total pot is 115,000 out of 250,000 coins!"

Bombette: That was SO rude! They didn't even ask if I was ready! Well, I got the money so that's what counts...

There were cheers from the bottom of the cliff and DK smiled, "Somebody PULL THEM UP!"

There was small chatter at the dinner and DK smiled, "The computer has been set up a small room over to the left. Once the food is out, I will call people to the test. Is that clear?"

When everyone nodded, DK continued, "I would like to propose a small survey. Who here thinks they will make it to the next round?"

Iggy raised his hand, followed by Peach, Toadette, Toadbert, Kooper, Shilo and Starlow. DK nodded and looked at the others, "Why don't you think you're going to pass?"

Axel shrugged, "I don't really have a good grip on who the Mole is, or have any clues. Just kinda shoot blindly now."

Bombette nodded, "Pretty much the same here, except I had a positive suspect but it turns out they weren't the Mole. Yeah."

DK nodded and two waiters emerged from the hall. They had the food. Peach had a small salad and a burger. Iggy, Toadbert and Shilo had steak, cooked medium-rare, and garlic mashed potatoes. Starlow had fillet mignon. Kooper and Toadette had mint water and chicken parmesan. Axel had a small bowl of seasonal vegetables and a small water. Bombette had a plate of spaghetti. DK smiled, "Axel to the test room first, please."

1) Is the Mole male or female?

a) Male

b) Female

Axel: I really don't know... But I can't really tell... There were more guys than girls, so I'm going to say guys. just cause. OH! TAKE THAT LOGIC! But really, I don't need to think. I won't get out anyway. GO EXEMPTIONS!

2) In "Hear No, See No, Feel No Evil," what group was the Mole in?

a) Feel No Evil

b) See No Evil

c) Hear No Evil

Peach: Well, I wasn't in the Mole's group so it can't be the 'Feel No Evil group, and I do have a pretty good idea on who the Mole is. So I would really go with... Actually, I'm not saying. But I think I know who it is and I'm not sharing my secret.

3) Did the Mole manage to make it out of the maze?

a) Yes

b) No

Kooper: I would really say that Bombette is the Mole, but she was way too blatant. If she is the Mole, she is either really bad at it or that's just her strategy. But I have to say, I really don't suspect her of being the Mole. I'm really leaning towards Starlow. She really doesn't do anything, and she just knows! Well, Toadette knows too, for some reason, but she's not... Moleish? But Starlow just gives me a bad feeling. Like how she found the loophole in the maze thing... Hmmm...

4) On the bus, who was the Mole sitting with?

a) DK

b) No one.

c) Kooper

d) Toadette

e) Iggy

f) Peach

g) Shilo

h) Axel

i) Not one person specifically.

Bombette: Oh my... I can't remember... I was sitting with DK so that's eliminated. Kooper, who I almost got out on last time, was sitting with Toadette, so that's eliminated. Shilo and Axel... Just eliminating them up forward. I'm going for Iggy this time, so I would say Peach, but why would they put this question here, unless it was a strange answer like No one, Starlow, or not just one person, Toadbert? I just don't know...

5) Was the Mole called up to the stand, accused of stealing the Guttler Coin?

a) Yes

b) No

Iggy: Well, half the contestants were called up and I truly believe it's not one of the girls, so... That doesn't really help, buuuttt... Well, Axel was called up and from what I heard, he was not able to get out of the maze... Hmm... I really believe it's him so... Yeah...

6) Did the Mole's bungee cord break?

a) Yes

b) No

Toadbert: I can't really tell, so I'm going to say yes. I have no clue whether it's Bombette or Starlow. The innocent player, true to everything they say, who also 'conveniently' forgets the vital object for a challenge, or the player no one notices... I can't tell, But I'm splitting my answers between them.

7) What did the Mole guess in "Bungee Plop?"

a) Break

b) Stay Whole

c) Backed out of Jumping

Starlow: Well, I'm guessing Toadette. You know, the know everything and mention it at the right time, but be too innocent to be suspected deal? Yeah, doesn't cut it. She's fooling no one, but I can't say the producers were too bad in picking her. She's so obvious; I'm a little reluctant to pick her...

8) What did the Mole have for dinner?

a) Steak and garlic mashed potatoes.

b) Fillet Mignon.

c) A small seasonal salad and a vegi burger.

d) A small drink and a bowl of seasonal vegetables.

e) Mint water and chicken parmesan.

f) A small plate of spaghetti

Shilo: Woah! How are we supposed to remember this? I mean, I didn't even really pay attention to what Axel was eating! But I'm going to guess steak. It was the most picked dinner, and that's all I have to go on.

9) Does the Mole expect to make it through this round?

a) Yes

b) No

Toadette: Hmm... That's what this was for... Well, only two people say they aren't going through, so it's safe to go for yes... But my suspects, namely Shilo and Peach, are just not doing anything. It draws them higher on my suspects, yet I still don't know who's first... ARGH!

10) Who is the Mole?

a) Bombette

b) Peach

c) Toadbert

d) Toadette

e) Kooper

f) Axel

g) Shilo

h) Starlow

i) Iggy

DK looked across the tables at the resturant, "Tonight, we are holding this episodes execution in this restaurant. Soon, I will be looking for volunteers. I will enter your names in this computer. If the screen if green, you are safe and will move onto the next round. If it is red, you have been eliminated, and must leave immediately. If there has been a tie, the person who was slowest on the quiz, will be eliminated. But first, the Mole has decided to leave me a clue to be put into your entrusting hands."

He took out a large, slightly rainbow coloured piece of paper. it said, "Ten plus eight, Three squared, One hundred's square root, the first prime number, and you can get this by adding or multiplying the same number (It's the same). Oh, and 'G' is three times five. Farewell!"

Immediately people whipped out their note books and started writing. Peach just started at it. Starlow gazed off into space. DK stood holding the paper, "Ten... Nine... Eight... Seven... Six... Five... Four... Three... Two... One, time's up!"

He took back the paper and continued as people sat back down, "The Mole has courteously decided to help you by leaving a small clue with me to give to you before every execution. But that aside, let the execution begin... And since Axel is in possession of an exemption, he cannot get executed. Any volunteers?"

Iggy's hand shot up followed closely by Toadbert, Peach, Shilo and Starlow. DK nodded, "Okay... Iggy."

IGGY

.

.

.

.

.

GREEN

Iggy nodded with satisfaction.

"Shilo." Shilo gulped, although was visibly more sure of himself this execution.

SHILO

.

.

.

.

.

GREEN

He sighed and loosened.

"Starlow." She gazed around at the contestants, a smug look on her face.

STARLOW

.

.

.

.

.

GREEN

She smirked and looked at Peach who also smiled.

"Peach." She nervously awaited her results.

PEACH

.

.

.

.

.

GREEN

She let out her breath and smiled.

"Toadbert." He gulped and took a deep breath.

TOADBERT

.

.

.

.

.

RED

There was a stunned silence. DK nodded, "I'm sorry Toadbert. You have been executed. Please grab your bag and follow me."

He nodded and left. Shilo smiled, "I've only known him for a while, but he seemed like a really nice Toad. I'll miss him."

Starlow nodded, "Heh... He was nice, but he was too obviously not the Mole. He tried too hard."

Peach sighed, "He was so nice, and so smart. The Mole was obviously on his good, unsuspicious side. And that is a bad thing for the rest of us, because the Mole has now proven themselves trustable..."

Outside DK looked a Toadbert, "Anything you'll remember the most?"

Toadbert nodded, "Defiantly, I had so much fun, like being in the mystery, and parachuting on the airplane. I'm so glad I got to get to this point, but I'm obviously not made to win it."

DK smiled, "Well you'll be remembered. I hope you had a good time on The Mole."

Toadbert swung the van door shut, and as it started off, he yelled back, "YOU TOO!"

Iggy smiled, "He tried so hard. He wasn't made to look suspicious, it was just too calculated... But he was a fun guy to compete with."

Bombette laughed, "Well, you can't be calculated and be suspicious..."

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!"

Axel nodded, "He was nice, he just seemed to get along with everyone... He just couldn't be suspected. But that's the price you pay for being nice on The Mole."

Shilo smirked, "He was nice and all, but he was just so darn annoying! Like when we were skydiving..."

Toadbert and Shilo were falling through the air.

Toadbert was amazed. "By boogity, if I'm right then there is a 1 in 100,000 chance that out parachute will break and a 1 in 10,000 chance that it already broken and a 1 in 10,000,000 we'l-"

"Shut up already! I don't need to know all the doom and gloom facts about skydiving! You're making me paranoid!" Shilo yelled.

"Oh…"

Peach smiled, "He was a nice Toad. But he wasn't made for this stuff. He needs to be given the facts, hard and true, and not have to find them with obstacles in the way..."

Iggy tilted his head and got back to his steak. Starlow continued eating her lobster and pretending nothing had happened. Toadbert and Toadette looked at each other and laughed. Bombette's eye twitched. DK mumbled under his breath. Axel got back and had a heaping plate of sausage and soft bread.

DK returned into the restaurant, "You are free to walk around the town until 10:00 which you must be in your rooms by then. Feel free to return to the rooms also. They are a block south of here. If you do not return to your room by 10:00, there will be a penalty. Have a good night."

And with that, he left.

Next episode:

Balloon battle on Moonview Highway!

Peach screeched to a stop as the red shell smashed into her car.

Lying for money, always wins out over getting it fairly.

Shilo screamed, "HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT LIER! SHE'S JUST TRYING TO LOSE THE MONEY!"

One of the players is completely isolated and their skills are taken away.

Bombette frowned, "I don't think- OH! Ow... That looked painful..."

The Mole returns and retrieves their next victim.

My goodness... That took forever... It's also my longest chapter at over 4,000 words. Wow... Well, I have to say, in a previous chapter (Or possibly this one) I forgot to implant a clue. Therefore, the Mole felt bad and made the clue for giving out at the execution. Also, it completely died out, so it had to be replaced. I killed the clue... Whoops... Oh, and since there was a variety of answers in the poll, I'm putting the results here. I removed my vote though...

1 vote: Iggy, Toadbert, Axel, Shilo, Starlow.

0 votes: Kooper, Peach, Bombette, Toadette.

WHY IS IT THAT IF THERE IS NOTHING... IT'S PLURAL! Ugh... English is confusing... ~Shilo Burbans