Hey y'all! Hmm, I was definitely going to get this chapter/episode done by Halloween. Guess I'm a few days off my budget x_x But never the less, enjoy! The mission begins, and so does the hat-full of sabotage.

Episode 4 (Part 3)

"All right, so how do we beat this game?" Wario questioned immediately. "I want to see my loved one, whoever it is!"

"Oh snap," Diddy groaned, remembering the mention of a "loved one" mission from the first season, from none other than Boo in the first episode.

Diddy: I had a feeling this mission was going to come. If I could change it, I would have made the mission come earlier in the game than now.

"Well, over here", McHallyboo said with a grin, stepping aside and revealing the boat's television, its camera pointing to a certain spot within Pinna Park. The monitor held a view of the roller coaster dock, empty, at least at the moment.

"All of you will be waiting outside this boat," McHallyboo explained. "When your loved one is about to ride, you must send another player into the boat, one who would then make their prediction on whether or not your loved one would ride the roller coaster when brought up to it. If they're correct, you get to see them and spend the entirety of tonight with them. If they're wrong, the person misses out, you lose 5,000 coins from a potential 25,000 coins, and you cause angst and depression to the people you caused misery."

"Well, that's a reassuring way to say it," Luvbi spoke up, giving a look of disapproval to the host.

"Very," Bobbery added. "A very reassuring line that assuages this mission even more."

"But it's true, no?" the host said. "So, we'll be starting soon. But before you exit this boat, write a name. Avoid eye contact. Put the name of the player YOU choose to be the most trustworthy. I'll give you all thirty seconds."

McHallyboo handed a slip of paper to each player, each slip provided with a pen that the players used to write down the name of one other individual, the name of a player they could put their happiness in trust of. Despite McHallyboo's words, some of them used nods and signals to determine which player they were putting their trust into, and choosing as their savior for the upcoming mission.

Goombella: I was definitely hoping that Diddy would be the one for me to trust. But lately he's just been a little too competitive, and that might have changed him about certain people. Especially me.

Yoshi: I looked at Luvbi and she made really heavy eye contact with me. Almost as if she was using telepathy to tell me, "Pick me! You can trust me".

"Very well, seven slips," McHallyboo counted, taking in each used paper. "All of you please step out of this boat." In a slow, single file line the players emptied out, the rules of their game running through their heads. They were simple rules, but ones with stakes that were higher than ever before encountered in any game.

Vivian: Making your own prediction on whether your loved one would ride a roller coaster or not was easy, so I was scared on how this was going to turn out with someone else determining it.

Almost immediately when the boat hit zero occupancy, the host came out; their mission was scheduled, timed in coordination to each relative roaming the park.

"Goombella, we need you," said the host, as all eyes turned to the surprised player.

"Right now?" she asked. Looking back at the others as she entered the boat, the players looked back at her too as she disappeared, Diddy's eyes being the most intent, focused, and displaying a rare sense of nervousness.

"So as you might have guessed Goombella, someone chose you as their most trustworthy person." Goombella was seated before two newly-installed buttons, hooked with wires to the television and both placed directly on the table.

"I'm guessing it could be…Diddy?" Goombella guessed. McHallyboo nodded at her correct guess.

"You'll be making more guesses as well," he explained, as the TV flicked on, first a blur of static, reminding Goombella of their recent yet confounding ear piece incident in their previous game. But as it cleared, it displayed the roller coaster dock like before. This time however, a figure was standing there in plain view, seen adjusting the pink beret on her head as well as the banana-resembling ponytail that protruded past her waist. Standing besides the ride attendant, they were both seen in an inaudible conversation.

"Dixie Kong!" Goombella said out loud, recognizing the monkey of same-size figure as that of her boyfriend. McHallyboo moved the two buttons closer to Goombella, one of green color and the other of red.

"Will she ride the roller coaster or will she not?" McHallyboo questioned her. "The green button means yes. The red means no. The guess is up to you. If you're guess is correct, then you will reunite Dixie with Diddy. You have ten seconds."

The small VCR at the top of the screen turned on as well; red-glowing digits that slowly counted down to ten was displayed, leaving the smallest amount of time for a decision. Goombella looked at both buttons strongly.

Goombella: The panic just rushed to my head. I didn't know which button to choose, but I chose on my instincts and what I saw.

"Uhh," Goombella said, watching the ticking clock as she pushed down on the green button. As the timer reached zero, the VCR shut off, as the television once again displayed its color of pitch black.

"Gosh, I hope I'm right," Goombella said with low confidence, burying her face down.

"So you guessed that she would ride the roller coaster?" the host said, looking at Goombella strongly.

"I just went with what I felt," she reasoned. "Like, if it's wrong, I hope Diddy doesn't blame me."

"Well, we'll soon find out if he will," the host said, as both of them exited the boat. Upon stepping outside again, Goombella settled with the others, but McHallyboo went forth, grabbing Diddy by the arm and bringing the player to the front of the park's gate.

Diddy: If Goombella made a mistake, then it's all right. I'd be furious and ready to cry, but it'd be all right.

Both Diddy and McHallyboo stood besides the gate entrance from the outside at such an angle that they could only see a little fraction of the park's inside, a majority of the view blocked in such a way that they were unable to see any guests within the park, unless of course the guest were to step out themself. In this case, the potential guest was none other than Dixie Kong.

"So, you chose Goombella as your fate determiner," the host told him. "Any idea why?"

"I guess I'm surviving our coalition by doing that," Diddy said, his pronunciation of 'coalition' showing a hint of indecision.

"Goombella gave the guess of whether Dixie would ride the coaster or not seconds before Dixie had made her decision off-screen," the host explained. "If Goombella was correct, then Dixie will be coming out of the park just around now."

"Got it," said Diddy, his eyes focused on Pinna Park's gate. Taking a deep breath, he stood with a look of uncertainty on his face, one mixed as well with anxiousness and determination.

"Please," Diddy whispered slightly, his legs walking back and forth, moving more rapidly with each second that passed by. McHallyboo looked heavily as well.

"So is she not coming?" Wario said gruffly from the shore. "Did Goombella sabotage this game again?"

They waited in more seconds of silence as the first round went quiet, giving the players back at the shore less hope than ever. The first guess would set the mood for everyone, but as time ticked, hope was lessened. A figure exited the park.

"Dixie!" said Diddy, seeing the monkey of pink attire exit completely into view. Dixie turned around and hopped up with happiness, as did Diddy himself as he ran up to her, both giving cries of ecstasy in a tight hug. The six players back at the shore cheered, realizing their first round of success was worth it with the saving of coins and a sight of happiness.

"Oh, I missed you Diddy!" Dixie said, wiping tears that seemed to be held back for the entirety of the day up to that very moment.

"I missed you too," Diddy replied, tints of tears in his eyes and his grin even happier. "This game has been too empty."

Dixie: Yay, so I got to see Diddy for the night! Home was just so lonely knowing that Diddy was elsewhere and amidst a complex game I've never heard about. I was just going…bananas!

Diddy: We did good. Goombella and I: up to this very point, we're definitely continuing our coalition and playing for each other. I couldn't ask for anything more than this reunion with Dixie, so I'm happy in more than one way.

Dixie: I'm just so happy! I couldn't care less for the game really, but I wish Diddy wasn't so into it.

"Bobbery, inside," the host mentioned, as the second round began. The players watched the eldest player follow the same path Goombella had taken minutes before, knowing that in soon time, another fate of reunion or heartbreak would be revealed.

"So what did they do to you?" Yoshi asked Goombella, noticing her relieved aftermath look.

"Made you stressed," Goombella said, shrugging. "You have to decide whether they would ride or not. They show you the loved one on a screen, and bam! Ten seconds to decide. It's just terrible."

"So, intuition basically?" Luvbi asked. "It's a complete guess in other words." Goombella smiled slightly.

"I saw Dixie adjust her beret on the television screen though. So in a way, I knew she was going to ride it."

"Then it's not 100 percent guessing," Yoshi realized. "Maybe this game has those little hints that we could use in it. They've always helped us."

"Just like those little hints we've missed in every single game we've played so far?" Wario said stingily. "They're really going to help us." Goombella shook her head at his sarcasm.

"Okay, but hints give us a chance," Goombella said to him, "no matter how small or subtle."

"Well, I'm happy you did good," Vivian said thankfully, seeing both Diddy and Dixie in happy spirits near the gate's entrance. "Now we're all relying on Bobbery to do the same. I guess it must be stressful."

Both player and host inside the boat, Bobbery sat down with a bothered facial expression as he saw the two buttons at the middle of the table. He eyed the black television, half-expecting it to flash on.

"Well, I'm flattered someone picked a fellow like me as trustworty," Bobbery couldn't help saying.

"Any idea who it was?" the host questioned.

"Not the most diminutive clue," Bobbery replied honestly. The television flashed on, a slow static at first but finally clear enough to see what was going on. Though the quality was less than average, the figure at the ride's dock looked more than familiar to Bobbery.

"Well!" Bobbery said with a little assurance, seeing the skinny figure in purple and black attire. "It's Wario's good pal Waluigi, isn't it! I've seen him countless times."

"Actually, brother," the host said, then added under his breath, "and all that unnecessary speculating could have been confirmed with a simple test result." Waluigi stood at the ride's dock, his height glowering down at the ride attendant.

"So Bobbery, will he ride the roller coaster or will he not? The green button means yes, and the red button means no. If your guess is correct, then you will reunite the two brothers."

He moved the two buttons even closer to Bobbery's reach, as the VCR above the television flashed on with its number of ten, then nine, then eight, and so on. Bobbery frowned at the ridiculous time limit.

"Then I have no time to speculate!" Bobbery said, shaking his head. Looking at the screen once, he pressed down on the green button, his hesitation appearing non-existent. The timer and television then both flicked off as Bobbery frowned at the game overall.

Bobbery: A guess was nothing else but a guess. So in a way, I felt my guess was correct. If your level of proof is at zero percent what more could you speculate?

"So you guessed that Waluigi would ride the roller coaster, yes?" McHallyboo asked him. "Any reason?"

"Frankly there is no reason," Bobbery said flatly. "I just went with intuition. I assume that's what Goombella used as well. I'm not saying it's infallible."

"Let us see if it is," McHallyboo said, as both of them got up to exit the boat. As Bobbery was brought out the host went forth to bring Wario to the park's gate, as the round of balance begun.

"So Wario, your brother is your guest for tonight," McHallyboo informed him. The two of them stood to the right of the gate, unable to see what the park consisted of and which people had the potential of coming out. In this case, Waluigi, as Wario did his best to hide his anxiousness. Wario's eyes did show a level of worry, but his attitude remained the same.

"Pfft, he's asking for it when he appears," Wario informed the host. "I'm sure he used his craftiness somewhere back at home over the past few days. While I was gone!"

"Heh, like in what ways?" the host asked, amused.

"Probably throwing away all those garlic coupons and replacing them with eggplant ones instead. Fiend!"

"Well," McHallyboo laughed, "let's see the result. You chose Bobbery as your guesser, so let's see if his guess was correct." As the two of them looked on, so did all the others at the shore, as well as Diddy and Dixie who were brought to another section of the beach but still able to witness the remainder of the mission that was being played. For a while, no one showed up.

"Well?" Wario said impatiently. More time passed by, as McHallyboo looked at him.

"Wario, I'm afraid Bobbery's guess was wrong. You won't be able to see your brother, and 5,000 coins have been cost." Wario looked at the host, slightly stunned for a second. Then he looked down, his mouth twisted into a look of both annoyance and confusion.

"Well, I didn't want to see him anyway," Wario said, still looking down as he kicked at a speck on the floor that didn't exist.

"Please go over to the area of sand where Diddy and Dixie are located," the host directed. Wario did so grudgingly, as everyone watched, their mood since the first round having taken a direct and unfavorable turn.

Winnings for Relative Ride: 20,000 coins

Wario: Why did I even choose Bobbery in the first place? If I can't even trust Bobbery, then I'm beat on who really is trustworthy in this game. For all I know I picked the wrong person, but I sure wasn't going to blame myself for it.

"Oh dear," Vivian said, her face full of hurt at the sight of Wario heading away with the absence of a loved one.

"I wanted to meet Waluigi also," Yoshi added sorrily. "I don't even know if they're actually brothers."

"They are," Luvbi spoke up. "A simple test confirmed it."

"The time limit wasn't logical," Bobbery told them all, shaking his head. "Ten seconds. The darn time didn't matter at all: it would have ended fifty-fifty by any means!"

"Oh, but," Goombella said regretfully. "I didn't get to tell you my technique. I mean, Dixie was wearing a hat too. I saw her adjust it with my own eyes. If they adjust it, then they're going to ride the roller coaster." Bobbery lessened his manner and looked sorry as well.

"And Waluigi did not," he recalled. The host came back from the gate and headed back towards the boat, not before turning around to call the next trustworthy player on the list.

"Bobbery, come with me," the host said, as all eyes turned again with disbelief and worry. After witnessing the second round, the players had little to be reassured about.

"Good riddance," Bobbery muttered, sitting down at the table for the second time. McHallyboo smiled, pushing the buttons closer to Bobbery.

"Same rules," the host explained. "Different person." When the television flashed on to display within Pinna Park, the figure at the roller coaster dock didn't bring familiarity to Bobbery's eyes, though he was able to make an assumption.

"A relative of Luvbi?" Bobbery assumed.

"It's Luvbi's father," the host informed. "King Grambi, king of the Overthere." The old figure was even older than Bobbery himself, looking engaged in a light-hearted conversation with the ride attendant.

"I assume you're ready," McHallyboo said with no warning, "The ten seconds begin now." Less taken back and more focused, Bobbery kept his eyes on the screen as if he were analyzing the psychology of the displayed king. Luvbi's father continued his mysterious conversation with the ride attendant.

Bobbery: Though he was the ruler of all things in the sky, he was an old fellow. I was torn with the fact that this was much more difficult than my first round, which as we all know, ended disastrously.

"Well, intuition once again, I'm afraid," Bobbery stated, pressing down on the green button as the television shut off. He leaned back in his chair, as so did McHallyboo curiously.

"Stressful?" the host smiled.

"Yes, of course," Bobbery told him. "And don't ask for my reason, sir. It was intuition again."

"Well, we know from the first round that intuition isn't infallible," the host pointed out, standing up, "but is it still trustworthy?"

Luvbi stood besides the host, looking between him and the terrible view of the gate that she was presented with. Taking a deep breath though she looked and smiled, still uncertain about the results that were going to rise.

"I'm not going to blame Bobbery for anything if my father is unable to see me," she said out loud. "I chose Bobbery because he was…questionable."

"Questionable?" McHallyboo asked, bemused.

"As the saying goes, keep your friends close, but for all accounts keep your enemies closer," Luvbi added. "Hence, I think this was quite the perfect chance for my way of thinking."

"Well, I must admit," the host said out loud, "even as host, I find that strategy intriguing and peculiar for a player."

Luvbi: I was expecting Bobbery's guess to intrigue me. And what I've realized is, I have been keeping my enemies close this entire game. Wendy was one of them, but I didn't fully expect her downfall.

"Whatever helps, I suppose," Luvbi said with a small smile.

"Well, let's see if your father is indeed here," McHallyboo stated, as the two of them waited by the gate. As he finished his sentence, the wait grew, all players as well watching the gate and the loved one who was supposed to arrive. Time ticked by, as Luvbi's face still displayed uncertainty.

"Well, I didn't keep my hopes up to the maximum," Luvbi said after a few seconds, flustered. "It's utterly pointless to do so. I knew---oh!" A waddling, slow-moving figure caused Luvbi to run up to him, as both daughter and dad were reunited.

"Luvbi, my daughter," the king said tenderly.

"Father, I thought…well," Luvbi stated with a pause, elated and hugging him tightly. "Well, this game has all its turns."

"And so did that roller coaster!" her father replied with disbelief. "An odd, turning roller coaster that caused me disorientation. All I remember are ghastly thoughts of it!"

"Well, you didn't HAVE to ride it, father," Luvbi said teasingly.

"But are not we glad that I did?" he said with a cheerful smile, as the two of them went off along with the further cheer of the players.

Luvbi: I am indeed thankful for this opportunity to be with family and be in comfort. I've been a stranger to this game since the beginning and I still am, so I needed this.

Grambi: It's an empty kingdom without my precious daughter. I'd rather have her than keep my role as the eldest and most superior Nimbi.

Luvbi: Oh father, you don't even want to be there anymore.

Grambi: Yes, well, technically retiring fails to be one of my options.

"Yay, Bobbery!" Yoshi exclaimed, seeing both Luvbi and dad walk off with success. Three down, and they were tipping towards the better.

"Fifty-fifty," Bobbery said reasonably. "I failed one round but succeeded the other. And you have to admit it's reasonable with the fact that there were indeed just two buttons."

Vivian: Bobbery is very good at using persuasive language…I think he was trying to make us think one thing about the way he played this game.

"So, we're going to save one of you," the host said, arriving back to their spot in front of the boat. The four remaining players whose relative fates were still to be constructed turned to the host.

"What do you mean?" Goombella said, turning to the host with puzzlement.

"Wait, how are we going to be saved exactly?" Vivian asked.

"Well, it's quite simple really," McHallyboo explained, "and it depends on what you speculate too. You can give up 5,000 coins, but I'll reunite one of you immediately with your loved one. I'll give you thirty seconds to decide." With pondering minds, the four players turned to each other.

"Well, someone propose a thought," Bobbery told them. "I think we've cost enough money this episode to afford any more losses. This one seems unnecessary to me."

"But what if this comes with an exemption?" Vivian thought.

"I kinda doubt it, since both Luvbi and I already won one each," Yoshi pointed out. "If three people had exemptions this episode it'd be kind of crazy."

"Well…this deal," Goombella thought. "It depends. I'm just not sure how to approach it."

Goombella: When McHallyboo came to us with certain deals during the game, they never had a right or wrong answer. It just depended on whether it would be for the better, or ultimately for the worse.

"Five thousand coins," thought Yoshi. "It's the same price as not reuniting a loved one. But in this deal we do reunite a loved one. So what says you?"

"Fifteen seconds," counted McHallyboo.

"Logical, but what if our final four rounds are all successful?" Bobbery considered. "Certainly it'd be a waste with that path."

"Well, it's a one out of sixteen chance," Yoshi thought, using his fingers. "I'd go with it. If we can save one person and let them see a loved one, then it's better than them not seeing their loved one at all, as well as losing 5,000 coins."

"Yeah, I don't think money is the issue," Goombella stated. "I'd rather have a win-lose than a lose-lose. I'd go with it."

"Me three," Vivian said.

"Okay, yes," Goombella told McHallyboo, despite Bobbery's look of dissent.

"Very well," the host stated. "Your winnings are now at 15,000 coins for this game, which is still a hefty sum. Now, one of you can access your loved one without the process of a game. Choose."

"I nominate anyone but myself," Bobbery stated right away.

Bobbery: Gaining pleasure from a loss of money, it was like a sin in this game! Something terrible and detestable: an abomination. I couldn't do it.

"Well, I think we should nominate Vivian," Goombella spoke up. Vivian looked surprised, and even happier as Yoshi nodded as well.

"Okay, well," Vivian said, feeling glad and thankful, "I'll accept!"

"Please bring Beldam to the park's entrance," McHallyboo spoke into his walkie-talkie, pulling it out as quickly as he put it away.

"Oh, it's Beldam," Vivian repeated, her voice showing a hint of disfavor as the others laughed. Within moments, the eldest sister exited the park, looking a bit bedazzled but relieved. Never the less Vivian ran up to her as they embraced in a rather one-way hug.

"Oh Beldam, it's so glad to see you!" Vivian said right away. Beldam gave a sigh, one that had a hidden happiness in it though.

"Well, as long as you're staying out of trouble," the older sister replied in a snort. "So what has happened here anyway? What have you been up to anyway here?"

"Umm, a lot sis," Vivian explained, "but I'll tell you everything later!" With that, they headed to the growing pile of individuals on the other side of the beach.

Vivian: I was glad that the other players trusted me enough to let me get the free pass. Now I won't be lonely!

Beldam: If the only reason I'm here is to keep you company for ONE day, then it's just not worth it…

Vivian: Oh sis, lighten up. This game is beyond anything you'd ever expect.

"All right, so who's the next victim?" Goombella wondered. "And the next loved one? Or rather, the next relative of the loved one? If I have to be a guesser again then I'm seriously dying."

"Goombella, come with me," McHallyboo ordered, answering her question. Taken back, the other two could only look with unhelpful faces as once again Goombella was pulled into the state of heavy decision.

Diddy: Goombella going twice into the boat, I mean, for a second I got a bit suspicious that she was in a second coalition. I guess I'm being too paranoid, and paranoid over nothing too.

"Oh, why McHallyboo?" Goombella said in a half gasp of disbelief.

"Well, it can't be my fault that people consider you trustworthy," McHallyboo said with a grin, setting the familiar surroundings once again for Goombella. The television flashed on.

"Well, of course," she said with a roll of her eyes. On the screen was a figure that struck out to Goombella, as her eyes narrowed with recognition. It was an acquaintance of Bobbery's, dressed in full captain attire and who had purple distinguishable hair that curled down in a regal manner, and upon it, a red hat that was evidently near in mass value as the captain himself.

"Bobbery has Flavio to visit him," the host spoke to her. "Now it's you to make the decision. Will he ride, or will he not ride?" Goombella took both buttons into her possession, her analysis being temporary as she eyed the timid visitor on the screens. As Flavio adjusted the hat upon his head, Goombella smiled, as the timer slowly started its ticking down to the number zero.

"Well, this is my choice," Goombella said, pushing down on the green button, just as she had done on her first round. The television flashed off as McHallyboo turned to Goombella, surprised at her quick timing.

"Well, clearly you gained confidence, miss," the host said, still surprised at the curtailed round.

"Yes I have," Goombella stated, hiding her certainty. The two exited the boat as Bobbery, the fate determiner of two of his previous peers, was now being fated as McHallyboo brought him to the gate of Pinna Park.

"Well, my intentions in this game was for everyone to be saved," Bobbery said to the host. "I suppose I completely slaughtered that on the second round, I'm afraid." He gave out a chuckle.

"So Goombella was actually surprised to be picked again, just like you," the host told him. "Any reason you picked her as most trustworthy?" Bobbery shrugged to the host.

"Isn't she the most trustworthy in appearance?" he commented with opinion.

"Well, never the less, it's up to Flavio to appear," said the host. The two of them stood by the side of the gate, as time ticked. Bobbery furrowed his eyebrows heavily at the gate's entrance, Flavio either ready to come out any second or trapped in the park as a result of Goombella's wrong guess.

"Come on," Yoshi whispered to Goombella at the shore. "You got this. He's saved." But everything in view proved otherwise as Flavio continued to not appear.

"Sorry, he's not coming out," McHallyboo informed, as the Bob-omb looked regretful. "This round has failed as well."

"Oh, riddance," Bobbery said with a level of gloom and disappointment in his voice.

Winnings for Relative Ride: 10,000 coins

Bobbery: It would be wrong to accuse Goombella of the very mistake I had made. I was entirely refraining from it even though I didn't want to.

"But...I mean, if was working," Goombella said, still shocked herself. "I thought, well…my technique didn't work."

"The hat technique?" Yoshi said, looking sorrily at Bobbery as he walked away without his shipmate.

Yoshi: Goombella's hat theory had no logic in it. She tried to make it believable but it didn't even work when she used it.

"Well...yeah," Goombella said, slightly embarrassed. "A theory's a theory. What else was I supposed to say?"

"Now I have to sacrifice," Yoshi said with disfavor to himself. His face became more cheerless as he saw McHallyboo coming back to them, a player in his possession.

"Is she choosing for someone?" Goombella said with confusion.

"Yeah," Yoshi said, his eyes showing worry. As McHallyboo came to where they were, he had the player besides him, unsatisfied with the role that she was about to play next.

"This won't be in my favor," Luvbi said, following the host slowly into the depth of the boat.

Appearing completely new to the object of the game, Luvbi seated herself promptly at the table, the two buttons already in view of her.

"You're probably unfamiliar with the rules---"

"A loved one is displayed on the screen and I must swiftly decide their action of boarding the roller coaster or not," Luvbi said to McHallyboo. "I've been privy to the stories." The host nodded slowly, then flicked on the television. As the static cleared, a figure was standing at the dock that made Luvbi give an amused yet hesitant chuckle.

"Oh, it's Birdo," Luvbi noticed, the magenta-colored dinosaur on the screen chatting with no visible gestures to the ride attendant.

"If you predict she'll ride the roller coaster, press the green button," McHallyboo explained to her. "If you think she would refuse, then the red button would be your choice. If your guess is correct, then Yoshi will be reunited tonight." The timer on the VCR screen flashed on, counting down to the limit of Luvbi's choice.

"Personally, I don't know Birdo," Luvbi said obviously. She faced McHallyboo, then back to the two buttons before her. Looking at the screen and Birdo as well a final time, she closed her eyes and pressed down on the green button, giving a sigh simultaneously. As the television and timer disappeared she opened her eyes, looking less content than she had when she initially entered the boat.

"I can't be confident," said Luvbi. The host gave her a shrug, then asked his usual question.

"Any reason in your choice at all?" Luvbi looked back at the host, then at the two buttons, reluctant to shake her head.

"So Yoshi," the host said, as the two of them were standing at the same inappropriate angles as all previous players before, "Birdo was in fact player on our first season in The Mole: Traitor Aboard! She was also a fan-favorite if I'm not mistaken."

"She was!" was all Yoshi could say, his eyes glued to the side of Pinna Park's gate and waiting for Birdo's potential appearance.

"Surely you're at an advantage, your wife having been in your very spot. In fact, she met her demise in none other than Episode 4."

"Dang, well," Yoshi told him, "maybe if I knew I was gonna be on the same show in the future I would have asked her for buckets of advice. Or maybe just know what she did wrong so I won't be meeting my demise either this episode."

"Well, if you do meet your demise this episode then surely it's one for game show history," McHallyboo commented with a laugh, only to be met by Yoshi's death stare. McHallyboo coughed and looked at the gate as well.

"So if Luvbi was correct with her guess, then Birdo will be popping out any second from now," the host informed him. As Yoshi kept his long stare at the gate, he waited, his feet hopping slightly and involuntarily as the usual seconds ticked. His loved one was in the park, but her time of arrival was either immediately in seconds to come, or never.

"Birdo...you can make it," Yoshi said to himself with high hopes. "You were a winner in the first game. You can win this game too." He waited for his presumption to come true as more seconds passed by. Luvbi back at the shore held her breath, not bothering to open her eyes at the fault that could appear before her eyes, all due to her decision.

"Oh, thank goodness," Luvbi said out loud, brushing herself off. The pink dinosaur stepped out into view as Yoshi ran to her, both his arms and unnatural tongue flapping with excited happiness as Birdo stepped back with amusement. The two dinosaurs reunited as everyone in standing presence cheered, with the game coming closer to an end and giving an optimistic lift and outview to the final round, one that was still yet to come. Stepping down, Birdo also went up to McHallyboo and shook his hand with a laugh.

"Why, we reunite too, don't we?" McHallyboo spoke up, grinning ear to ear.

Birdo: As soon as Yoshi got himself into this game I knew he'd reach my level, even more. He's just more designed for a game like this than I ever was a year ago.

Yoshi: I'm gonna win this for you Birdo! I'll avenge you and get back at that Mole for causing your downfall!

Birdo: Toadette? Honey, she was just all right. I caused my own downfall, and hopefully you won't be doing the same. Just go with the right instincts.

The final decision was to be made. As Goombella waited outside the boat, both the host and player of trust were inside, a player of trust that Goombella had picked out herself which would determine the final money winnings for the mission.

"Oh, I can't believe she picked me," Vivian said weakly, having no choice but to sit at the table.

"Isn't that a compliment to be picked as trustworthy?" McHallyboo pointed out optimistically, as Vivian shook her head.

"Not in this situation." The television turned on for the last and final time, as the person at the roller coaster dock came into full view. The first thing Vivian noticed was that the guest was at same height as Goombella herself, though much older and vision impaired, with two spiraling plates for glasses that covered his eyes completely and made him appear even more as a professor.

"Professor Frankly," Vivian said to herself. McHallyboo brought the two buttons to her, cord connecting them to the television as both red and green orbs sat before her.

"Will Professor Frankly ride the roller coaster or not?" McHallyboo asked her, as Vivian looked at the screen, then at the host. "Green means yes, and red means no. Your time is short, and a reunion and five thousand coins depends on your guess."

"Okay," Vivian said, her voice sounding as relunctant as everyone else who had gone before her, as she rested her hands on both buttons, one of them to be pressed in soon time. The VCR flicked on.

The episode comes to a final end next chapter! I'll be doing my best to get this soon, and by soon, sometime this week. =]

Your Final Destination clue arrives after much time! Can you get the word and its meaning? Who will be meeting their doom?

CIROT SI HERP

Don't forget to list your top three suspects! What will become of this mission and Vivian's decision? What further twists does the end of this episode have in store? And will it be the Mole's fault for the next execution? Stay tuned soon!