(IM SORRY I DIDN'T UPDATE FOR LIKE, FOREVER, BUT I'LL TRY HARDER!) BTW IDK if I said this already but these chapters will be a lot longer, since they are going to take so long. Possibly each player will have at least one challenge in each chapter. Probably. (With the exception of Peach. :P) There also may be inconsistencies within the stories, since it's been forever, be it with personalities, or plot, or whatnot. I'm sorry for that. :P

Light: Hmmm... Theory? I'd like to hear it! If not, that's fine, but I like to here what people have to say about what the people are doing. And maybe Peach DID get a +1 or an exemption. But remember, it said she almost cried out in ANGUISH. That's bad, and what you suggested is good... *shrug* Only time can tell though.

Toady: Yes, I purposely didn't make a time limit, but if you think about it, they don't have all day. They WILL eventually lose. And maybe she would give the information to Peach. It could be in her strategy. Or maybe it slipped. Or maybe- (Insert plausible explanation here.) Yeah, but I don't want to reveal too much... And you'll find out what Peach dropped this chapter. Probably. These chapters are going to be longer than normal. And I'm not commenting on your suspicion on Iggy. Maybe it's right. Maybe not.

Girlfriend: I don't want to tell you who the Mole is... I would, but I'm not revealing... Till the end.

Koopa: Hmmm... Clue? I'd like to hear it! PM it to me sometime. I won't say if you're right or wrong, but I'd like to see what you've found. (IDK if you have, what with at least, like, half a year since I last updated maybe? Certainly feels like it.)

ALL THAT ANONS: Not much to answer here, but yeah, normally it's called Three Questions, but it felt weird calling it that since it's not the final episode... XD

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The platform had been all set up, so it could suit Iggy. There was a small carriage which he could ride in, along with a small pipe, which his pet chain chomp immediately hopped out of. The platform was a large circle, with quicksand on the edges. A large rail was running maybe two feet in the air, for the carriage. He would start at one end and Olden would start at the other. He smiled. He hopped in, hooked up Chop-Em' and smirked, "Ready to go down?"

Olden just calmly smiled at him, "Well, I'm tougher than you think."

Iggy laughed and got into the carriage. A small joystick was in the middle of the carriage, which Iggy could use to maneuver the carriage. A small count down timer was heard.

3...

2...

1...

GO!

Iggy quickly drew away from Olden who rushed at him. Olden was equipped with a fire power up, and was a deep red. Iggy looked at him, "But I though Yoshi's can't use power ups?"

Olden laughed, "No, not normal ones, but there are other means in which we can power up, such as Dash Peppers and Blimp Fruits. I simply used a Dash Pepper for this, and channeled the power into my hands, for the fire, instead of my feet for the speed."

Iggy nodded, never having thought of this before. Olden rushed at him, and hit him with a fireball while Iggy wasn't paying attention. He jumped up, and powered the carriage left, Olden still running for him. He suddenly felt a small, burning hot sphere collide with him and he yelped. He instructed Chop Em' to go to the right, towards Olden. Olden jumped back, keeping his power up. He jumped and hit Iggy with another fireball, but Iggy had taken the time for Olden to land and had moved Chop Em' underneath Olden, who the landed and lost the Dash Papper. He scuttled away, and Iggy smiled.

Peach was crying as DK comforted her, "Oh don't worry... It was an accident. You'll get to see him, it's just that the visit will be shorter..."

Peach nodded sadly, tear still in her eyes. DK got up, "Actually, since you're here now, I'll see if the producers will let him visit now..."

Peach smiled and DK walked away. She turned where another producer had put a small platter of hors d'œuvre, since she was hungry, but the meal was for after the game. She sighed and picked up a small role of ham, delicately biting into it. She then turned back, wondering if she should go to her room. She thought back on the moment, and wondered...

She gasped and let out an almost anguished cry. The Boo had given her a small button, which she immediately recognized as from her camera. It was the shutter button, and it should have been on the camera. She quickly turned around and saw her camera in shambles on the floor of her car. It was missing a lens, and the screen was in two parts. The batteries were scattered, two on the seat, on wedged between the dashboard and the glove compartment. She started crying, and the Boo came back, "Ma'am? Ma'am? Oh dear..."

Peach had picked up her phone, but was crying to hear to press the buttons. The Boo pursed his lips and sighed, "Ma'am? Should I call the person for you?"

Peach nodded and headed him the phone. She told him the number, and he dialed. He started talking into the phone, and a little later, a small car pulled up, driven by DK. He got out, smiled at the boo who called him, and turned to Peach, "Unfortunately, since you have accidentally destroyed an item essential to moving on in this mission, you have failed, and will be returning to the hotel."

Peach silently nodded, and, getting into the car, sighed, and absentmindedly riffled thought her purse.

Peach glanced up and saw Toadsworth and ran over to him, "I'm sorry! I'm just such a clutz, and I couldn't help it!"

Toadsworth gently shushed her and whispered, "It's okay my dear, you we're hurt, and that's all I care about..."

Peach sniffled, "Well, it would've been nice if you could have visited me for a day or two..."

Bombette rapidly threw Kegan's two remaining plant at him, one of which he caught, the other which skidded precariously close to the edge. He gasped, and setting down his plants, he tackled Bombette off stage, barely keeping his own balance. A hiss sounded, and he grabbed two of her plants, and chucking them in, and grabbed another and right before that blast of fire was finished, he launched himself into the flame, and three of Bombette's plants were destroyed. Bobmette claimed back up, and laughed. She grabbed her plant, and rushed over to the two remaining blue plants. She smirked and Kegan groaned and comically hit his forehead. Bombette laughed and another hiss rang around the arena. Smiling she put down her plant behind her, and grabbed his two, and right as the flame shot out, she threw them in, and grabbed her own, to make sure he didn't get it. The flame imeditely stopped, and Reen put her hands up, "THIS MATCH IS FINISHED! The winner is, BOMBETTE!"

Bombette let out a large whoop, and Kegan ran over, "You did great! I liked how you were thinking when I destroyed your plants. You didn't lose your head, and kept on trucking!"

Bombette smiled, "Thanks! I mean, I'm in the Mole, shocking things happen, and you have to keep your head."

Kegan smiled, "Well, I bet you'll do great!"

Bombette smiled, "Thanks!"

Rolan and Reen jumped off the ladder, and congratulated Bombette on her victory. They gave her a small medal, and Rolan smiled, "You should come back here some time! We hold little tournaments here on Chocolate Island, and everyone hosts a minigame. You'd like it a lot! But now, I think it's time you get that well deserved picture."

Bombette smiled, "Thanks! I greatly appreciate it!"

She launched herself onto the ladder, climbed up, and jumped onto the platform which held one of the Dino-Torches. Making a sassy face, Reen held the camera and said, "And now say Chocolate!"

Bombette just laughed.

Toadette screamed as she launched herself onto the first of nine brown blocks. She smiled, "Okay, maybe this isn't that bad."

She quickly jumped to the second and third block, and launched herself onto the fourth block, almost losing her balance. She awkwardly laughed, "Ahhh, can't get too cocky, or I'll just fall... And we don't want that to happen, no we don't!"

She suddenly glanced up, and awkwardly looked around to see if anyone had seen her talking to herself. But she dismissed it because she was on TV. She had the whole world to talk to! Smiling, she laughed and launched herself onto the fifth block, and then the sixth. She leapt for the seventh, but missed, and tumbled down into the pit. She shrieked and clambered back onto the block, right before the koopa hit her. Gasping she launched herself to the eighth block, but narrowly missed, skinning her knew on the edge. She let out a pained squeal, and a nearby camera man rushed over to her, but she put her hand up, "NO! I have to get this done! I'm going to see Toad on this show, and there is NOTHING that will stop me!"

The cameraman backed off, seeing the light of determination in her eyes. He simply called out, "Well, if you need help, we're here."

She nodded and smiled. She then launched herself onto the ninth block. Gently stepping off she smiled, "Well, that was exciting!"

She laughed and pushed her way into the second room, and leaned up against the switch. Grabbing her camera from her purse, she held it up and smiled, winking.

Kooper gasped as he pulled the cookie out of the oven, and checked them over. They were finished, but then he screamed, and dropped the platter, and rushed to the sink. He turned on the water, ice cold, and ran his hands under it, tears forming. Two producers rushed over and swarmed over. Yelon pursed his lips, and walked over quickly, "I-is everything okay?!"

Kooper silently nodded and one of the producers, a small noki laughed, "Its fine. He didn't realize how hot the tray was. He grabbed it with his bare hands. But since he's a koopa, and has the hard scales, he didn't realize until the tray had melted some of the scales, reaching his bare skin. Burnt him badly, but not 3rd degree luckily. Definitely 2nd though, he can still feel it, and from the looks of it, it feels like hell."

Yelon quietly nodded and glanced at Koopers hand. It was bright red, and slightly shiny. Red blisters were already starting to pop up around the edges. Yelon winced, "I can't do much to help you there, but I'll gather your cookies and stuff, okay?"

Kooper nodded and winced as his hand jerked from the medical koopa tending to his hand. He squeaked as the medical ointment was applied and the bandages were secured. The koopa looked at him, "Now, you have two options. You can either drop out now, as someone already has-"

Kooper gasped, "What?!"

The koopa shook his head, "Not much, the person is okay, but they got into a minor accident and crushed their camera. They were unable to continue sine it was destroyed. Now, you could stop like them, and you will get a small visit from your loved one. But only for a little, maybe only the rest of the day. Or you could continue on this mission. BUT! Before you say yes or no, remember, if you continue, you cannot use that hand, or the injuries could get worse."

Kooper winced, as this was complicating. His tasks were very hands on, and he would definitely be unable to play paintball, but the Player Conveyer might work. And that made two pictures. He smiled, "I'm gonna go with it, and play. I can't do one of the tasks, but the other should be fine. I can do this."

The koopa nodded, "Be careful with that burn. It can be very painful. But I wish you luck!"

He sauntered away, and Kooper turned to Yelon, "Are the cookies ready?"

Yelon laughed, "Well, I managed to salvage enough. When you dropped the platter, WHICH WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, or it would have been worse, the cookie scattered. Some of them ended on the floor, some on the oven element, and they just caught on fire, and some of them landed on the oven door, which I really don't think you should eat... Heh... But a precious few landed back on the pan, and those are fine. We'll allow you an extra ten minutes to decorate simply, just to make up the lost time you had from the burn."

He smiled at the end and Kooper smiled in turn too. He got up awkwardly, and grabbed the platter, setting it on the counter. He glanced at the cookie, shapeless discs of dough. They smelled appealing enough, but he figured he couldn't harm himself anymore trying to go over on the decorating...

Shilo laughed, "And you expect me to face ALL of you I'm assuming?"

He shifted on his ball, a bright blue sphere of rubber. Ludwig nodded, "Well, we have the three stages in this castle. What happens is we play the game, and if you win the majority of the games, you win! Also, if you were wondering this is fair, as each of us have incentive for winning on our own!"

Shilo nodded and smirked, "Well, prepare for this to be over fast, 'cause I learn quickly!"

A whistler blew and three four of them started rolling around. Larry rolled over to Junior and smirked. Slamming into him, he almost was knocked over the edge, but managed to catch his balance in time. Smiling back, and rolled over, only to be intercepted by Shilo. He gasped as he ricocheted off, and slammed into Ludwig. A mad gleam of excitement flashed in his eyes and Junior quickly rolled away. Ludwig let out a mad cackle and steamrolled his way to Shilo. Gasping, he rolled back, and narrowly dodged Ludwig. Over thinking, Ludwig turned around, only to suddenly be pushed off by Larry. Larry squealed in excitement as Ludwig fell off the platform into the lava. Junior giggled but then shrieked as Shilo slammed into him, and sent him skidding away. Turning and eying Larry he rolled over only to be pushed off by Shilo two second later. He screamed as he hit the lava, and Shilo stuck out his tongue, then gasped as Larry pushed him off while his back was turned, "HEY! No fair! Cheap shot that was!"

Larry cackled, "So? I took the shot when it was open!"

Shilo shook his head, "Well, second round now?"

Kamek nodded and all four of them were suddenly in a new arena. Larry giggled and a bell sounded. Junior again tried to launch himself at one of the others, as Larry started some aversion maneuvers. Ludwig rolled around and right as Junior slammed into an expecting Shilo, the rebound giving him the perfect opportunity to slam into Junior himself quickly knocking him off of the platform into the snow. Shilo laughed at Junior's expression, and Ludwig plowed right into him, catching him off guard. He toppled off of the platform. He groaned, knowing he should have seen that one coming. Ludwig smirked, just down to him and Larry. In the meantime Kamek walked up to Shilo, "Unfortunately, you were unable to win. Now, you must go off and compete in another mini mission, and try your skills at that. Only then will you be able to revisit us for a rematch. Until then, good luck."

Shilo laughed and nodded, "See you four soon!"

He smirked and jumping into his car, he sped off to his next destination.

Kooper anxiously paced as Yelon tried to clam him, "Don't worry! I mean, yes you are a novice baker, but that doesn't mean you'll fail automatically. I made a good few mistakes myself!"

Kooper just shrugged, "Yeah, I mean, I've never baked though, I don't even know if I did everything. Or even had the right ingredients!"

Yelon smirked, "Ahhh, well, forgotten steps and ingredients are the first few mistakes a baker makes. Don't fret, I've done it plenty of times!"

As he was saying that, the three judges walked out and Kooper tensed. The three of them held a small pin, which was decorated with a picture of a slice of bread and a few other pasties and baked goods. The judges walked up to Yelon and pinned him with is. Yelon smiled and Kooper simply sighed. Yelon laughed and one of the judges, a small goomba, and smiled, "We're sorry we didn't pick yours. We understand you had a sever accident with your hand, however, there were a few things you'll want to think about next time you compete. One, make sure you use the right amounts of ingredients. You didn't have enough salt, the flavour didn't pop enough. Also, when you're decorating the cookies, feel free to make any wanted creative freedoms you can. Just remember, the decorations can have conflicting flavours, and make the cookie duller. And remember to follow direction closely, it'll help!"

Well...

Apparently he COULD go over on the decorations... Whoops.

Haha, another crappy ending. HOWEVER I'm proud of myself, since I've had the worst writers block since forever ago. XD The poll is on my homepage, picture clue can be found at Auburn-Shard on deviantART, and PLEASE REVIEW! YOU ARE ALL THE REASON I GOT THIS UP! THANK YOU ALLLLLL SO MUCH FREE INERNET HUGS! XD *GLOMP* SO please, review and Happy Mole Hunting! ~ Shilo Burbans