It is...

THE FINALE

The game has finally turned its final corner. After so many months of waiting, this very moment has finally been reached. Tonight, we will all finally know the answer to one question. One very important question that we've all been waiting for since the very beginning.

Are you ready to discover?

Who...

Is...

The Mole?

Is it Wario, the thirty-four year old money lender and explorer?

Yoshi, the twenty-two year old fruiterer and waiter?

or Vivian, the nineteen year old visual display artist?

"Welcome to the finale of The Mole: Saboteur's Island! It has been four months since the game ended on that mysterious island within Isle Delfino's sea, where Vivian, Yoshi, and Wario took their final quizzes of the game. Going back home without knowing the final results of the game, they could only wait. Now today, we are gathered in a place that couldn't be more appropriate: right in the hotel of Delfino Plaza, back again with everyone reunited. Here with me are all seven executed players of the game, together again since the very first episode." The players all greeted the host from their chairs with excitement.

"Wow, I'm so happy to be back!" The other players couldn't agree more with Wendy's statement.

"Okay, so this place had given me nightmares in the past," Goombella said, as everyone else laughed. "But, I'm happy to be here."

"Dixie couldn't believe that I was coming back to Isle Delfino," Diddy said, shaking his head in memory. "And...neither could I."

"Well, I'm glad that you've all made it here, in one piece," McHallyboo said, jokingly and gratefully. "This is the first time you've all been together, right? Since the beginning."

"Yep, the group wasn't complete ever since I left the game," Boo said, as everyone else laughed again. McHallyboo nodded.

"Of course, we're all here again for one reason," said the host. "To discover the end results of this very game. But deep down, we're all really the most excited towards one particular question: Who is the Mole?" The others all nodded, excited indeed.

"I really am excited," Rosalina said, her voice enthusiastic. "Ever since I got executed, I've been wanting to know who the saboteur really was. And now, we'll finally know."

"I'd say," said Bobbery, speaking up. "It's felt like it's been three years since we were first introduced to this game. Preposterous!"

"Time is an illusion," McHallyboo said, chuckling. "Luvbi, you were the most recently executed player. What are your own feelings on this long time?" The others turned to her, as Luvbi just sat in her chair with a small smile.

"I feel like it's appropriate," she answered. "If it was any shorter, our delay, then this finale wouldn't be any special at all." The host nodded.

"Three players remain," said McHallyboo, and he moved to a wall of a lobby where three new doors were located, constructed for the very occasion. They were the same in size, shaded a tint green in color, but completely blocking anyone from see what the doors held inside. What the players in the front couldn't see were the three people that were hidden behind each of the doors, waiting in their own small room compartments, secluded from the outside world. Inside, the final three players could only wait, anxiously but readily.

"Yoshi, Vivian, and Wario wait behind these three doors," the host informed. "In a short moment, we will discover who wins, who loses, but most importantly, who is the Mole. So I ask you all." He faced the executed players, who were sitting appropriately in two rows of comfortable chairs before him.

"Who do you think is the Mole?" As Boo was first pointed to, he thought.

"The Mole," he repeated. "Well, for my guess, I will probably say Yoshi, just because. He could be it, really, and I feel a gut instinct towards him that's pretty stong. I trust Wario, and something tells me that Wario MIGHT actually be it. Though...I don't think it's him." McHallyboo turned next to Rosalina.

"Rosalina?"

"I actually disagree with you," Rosalina said, turning to Boo. "I think that Wario is the Mole. I never really looked at him as suspicious, till I looked back at things in the game. It could be Vivian. She was my earlier suspect. And Yoshi too. But Wario is my top choice, so I think it's him." McHallyboo nodded, then turned to Wendy.

"Wendy, who do you think is the Mole?" he asked. Her face looked confused.

"Umm...I really don't know," she decided, "but I really, really suspected Vivian earlier on, so she's my answer. And since she's so innocent appearing. And of course, you wouldn't suspect her, so I really think it's her." McHallyboo turned to the next player: Diddy.

"Hmm," the monkey began. "I think Yoshi's the Mole, just because he was my friend, and whenever I was with him, he was really a star at sabotaging. So Yoshi's my guess for the Mole! Final answer." The host pointed to Bobbery.

"Bobbery, who do you think is the Mole?" the host asked, as the ex-player gave a jovial grin.

"Well," he started, "I've crossed so many people off my list. But when I come down to Wario...he's been the player who has always been a candidate of mine. The Mole has to be someone who can be sneaky and conniving, but wipe it off with a real personality at the same time. So Wario is my vote for the Mole, sir." The host nodded, then faced Goombella, who began contemplating.

"It's been hard," she began, "but I really have to go with Vivian. I truly think she could pull off the job as the Mole well, and she's been my suspect too. So she is my Mole guess." The host nodded, and then turned to the final player of the line: Luvbi. But she had other plans.

"I hate to break this chain, McHallyboo," Luvbi began, "but I don't think it would be fair to divulge my guess. Just for the fact that I've been spoiled so far into the end of the game. So I'll remain silent."

"But you can still be wrong," Wendy said out loud, teasingly. Luvbi just smiled, slightly.

"Still, I'd rather not say," Luvbi concluded, as the others nodded, a little disappointed but more so with enthusiasm.

"Well, heh, no more rules exist anymore in this game," the host said, grinning, "so I will say conclude your statement as fair, Luvbi. And that...is that!"

Here are the results to the poll that asked: Saboteur Island's Finale: Who is the Mole?

Vivian: 9 votes

Yoshi: 9 votes

Wario: 10 votes

(wow! these were very close! So regardless, many will get it correct. And wrong ;)

McHallyboo turned over to a grand television besides him, larger than any other that had played during the executions throughout the game.

"Before we know who the Mole is, let us refresh our memory a little bit, shall we?" The television flicked on, as the players watched.

Three players left in the game, all who have had their share of suspicious moments. Any one of them could be the Mole. Let's take a closer look.

Yoshi

-One-Two-Three BLT Challenge-

The players has to traverse a series of obstacles within Ricco Harbor in order to retrieve food recipe items. On Yoshi's leg, a large floor was present with many tomatoes on it, and every tomato destroyed would penalize 1,000 coins. He stumbled about, crushing many in the process.

Wendy: He wasn't even watching his foot placements, and we were losing money! He was making me so mad.

-Casino Potluck-

Yoshi ended up earning the least money at the end of the day of his teammates, with a terribly low money amount of 1,200 coins. In the beginning, he began with a high total of 5,000 coins.

-The Fungi Prediction-

When faced with eating a certain mushroom within the allotted time limit, Yoshi broke the rules by sticking the mushroom into his mouth before McHallyboo could announce the start of the round. Because he broke the rules, the team was cost money and his round was void.

Wario: We all know rules are very important in this game, and Yoshi just went without even thinking for a second.

Wario

-Snap to See-

Wario was given the role of Camera Hunter in the beginning of the mission Snap to See, after it was declared that whoever touched the camera on the breakfast table first that morning would be guaranteed the role. In fact, he was the only player that morning who even bothered to touch it. Nobody else did.

Vivian: Just the way he touched it, and the fact that it gave him a key role in our first mission, it made us all wonder whether it was something deeper than just a simple coincidence.

5 Become 1

In the end of the 5 Become 1 mission, it became apparent that all the players had to work together in order to succeed in the game and win the maximum money value. However, it was Wario, in both of the first two games, who made the first move to survive on his own, causing the others to fight for themselves as well. In the end, it led to their ultimate failure

-Cash it or Sink it-

Wario showed one of his most Molish and questionable actions during Cash it or Sink It, when he returned back from the island with no money in his hand. In the end, his action cost the team one of the bags of 5,000 coins, directly sabotaging the group.

Luvbi: Wario's strategy made no sense. He was saying that Goombella was going to cash in that extra money, even though she had already refused three bags beforehand. But we all failed to see any logic in that. I never thought he could be the Mole, until now.

Vivian

Delfino Duels

In the Delfino Duels game, Vivian had failed her individual mission against Piantissimo, despite having more advantages than her opponent. In the end, her loss was due to her feet becoming entangled in seaweed, delaying her time.

Luvbi: It really was suspicious, and maybe Vivian was trying to pass of as a weak player, but the seaweed excuse seemed very unlikely and fishy as well.

Race of the Rides

Vivian's ride on the roller coaster was delayed by her silence in the beginning of her round. As she was asked questions one by one, she failed to reach her third question entirely, only being able to be asked two of her three questions in her time on the ride.

3 questions

When separated on her own, Vivian gave one of the most suspect answers of the game, answering that she would pick Yoshi to arrive intoxicated on a job, as opposed to Wario. This one move led to their loss, and lost money from the team pot.

Yoshi: I thought we were just answering for fun and risking it, but Vivian really did answer me for that question...to arrive drunk for a job. Wow.

All of them suspicious. But just one of them is it. Who is the Mole?

"Huh, well, those did bring up some good points," Bobbery said. "But I'm still sticking with my guess for Wario as the Mole."

"Oh come on, I think it's Yoshi," Diddy said, grinning. "Watch and wait."

"I'm even more confident with Vivian being the Mole," Wendy said, almost competitively. "And that's final."

"Well, we won't have to wait much longer," said McHallyboo. Slowly he took out three keys from his pocket, and as he made his way towards the empty wall of doors, the players watched him excitedly.

"Behind these three doors," began the host, stretching his arm out, "are the finalists of this game. Yoshi, Vivian, and Wario all have the chance of winning The Mole: Saboteur's Island. But only one of them..." He lifted up a key into the air.

"Only one of these people will truly win this entire game. One of these people will be awarded the grand prize of two-hundred and eighty-eight thousand coins!" McHallyboo went slowly up to the doors.

"It's so tense," Rosalina said, eagerly.

"I'm excited!" Wendy shouted.

"Are you ready to find out who the winner is?" Everyone in their chairs replied with heavy enthusiasm. McHallyboo put a key into the slot of the first door, then a key into the second slot of the second door, and finally, a third key into the third slot of the third door. Each player now had a key.

"Players," he said, his voice loud and grand. "At this moment...I have given you each a key. If your key opens your door, you are the winner of this game." He stepped back, as the ex-players watched excitedly.

"Players, at this moment, stand up, grab the key in front of you, and try to open your door!"

Yoshi stood up from his bench slowly, grabbing his key before him. With a final breath, he tried sticking it into his keyhole.

Vivian closed her eyes, shaking as she walked up to the door. She grabbed her key and stuck into the keyhole of her door as well.

Wario stood up, walked to his door, and attempted to stick his keyhole into it. Breathing heavily, he twisted his own key. All three players were now trying to open their door.

For a few seconds, nothing happened. Then finally, there was a sharp clicking sound, as everyone turned to see where the sudden sound had come from. It was the left-most door which had made the click, as the door slowly opened.

Everyone held their breath. The winner, the last player of the game, the person who had survived past everyone else, stepped out.

"I can't...believe it."

Vivian stood in her open doorway, standing in disbelief.

"Oh my gosh!" Goombella shouted happily, as the room erupted into clapping and cheers.

"You did it!" exclaimed Rosalina. Vivian's face of shock changed into one of surprised and overwhelmed joy.

"I...it's me?" Vivian laughed, small tears forming in her eyes. "I...I don't know what to say." The clapping was louder than ever before in the room, as the winner was announced to all of them. McHallyboo smiled as the noise went on.

"So she's not the Mole?" Wendy said, a little ashamed. "Wow!" She laughed, as Bobbery shook his head too.

"Well done," Luvbi said, a smile on her face that she couldn't hide. McHallyboo walked up to Vivian, the winner of The Mole: Saboteur's Island.

"Well, Vivian, you are indeed the winner of this game," McHallyboo said, grinning. "How do you feel?" Vivian lifted her head up, looking lost in words.

"I feel...I mean...I never thought it would ever end this way," Vivian said, her voice still full of disbelief, but she smiled. "I just had to believe in myself. I wish I believed in myself more in the past."

"And now you don't have to believe anymore," the host said, smiling. "because you, right now, are the winner. And as the winner, the grand prize and the official title of victory is officially yours." As Vivian wiped the remaining tears that had formed in her eyes, the rest clapped for her more.

"I'm so thankful, guys," Vivian said, smiling, as the clapping died on. "Thank you all."

"And being the winner," the host said, his voice changing suddenly into a different tone, "means you know who the Mole is." Vivian stopped for a second, and then looked at the host.

"Yes," Vivian said, confidently, facing him. "I know who the Mole is." McHallyboo took a single key out from his other pocket.

"This key," said McHallyboo, giving it to Vivian, "unlocks the door of the Mole. Please place it in the slot of his door." Vivian nodded.

"Now that we all know who the winner is, it's finally time for us to discover who...is the Mole." McHallyboo faced the rest of the players sitting in their chairs.

"Are you ready to finally find out who the Mole is?" the host asked.

"Yes!" Almost everyone immediately replied in positive unison, eager and on the edge of their seats in silence.

"Vivian, please do the honor." The players all tensed, as Vivian walked to the right-most door in the row of the wall, as she placed the key into its slot. All eyes were focused as they saw the Mole take the key from their slot, and use it on his own door.

Then, they heard a click.

"The door!" Everyone gasped, as the door slowly opened before their eyes, the figure in the compartment making his way out. Vivian and the host stepped back, making way for the Mole's exit.

"Mole," McHallyboo ordered, standing right besides the fully-open door. "Come out."

The person, the double agent, the saboteur of their entire vacation since the very beginning was revealed to all of them.

The Mole stepped out into the open.

"Hello, guys." Yoshi stood in his open doorway, the key of the saboteur in his hand.

He was the Mole.

"I knew it!" shouted Diddy, being the loudest over everyone else.

"Huh?" The rest of the group was shouting as well, in either amusement or disbelief. Everyone but Boo, Luvbi, and Diddy was struck with surprise and shock.

"Well, I'm still shocked, actually," Boo said, admittingly. "Even though I guessed it."

"Yoshi?" Goombella gasped. "I can't believe it!"

"I'm still confused," Rosalina said, covering her mouth with a stunned smile. Yoshi sheepishly grinned as McHallyboo went up to him, clapping. Vivian just smiled as the clapping went on.

"Congratulations Vivian! You did it!" Yoshi said, giving the winner a hug as he stepped towards ger, as Vivian happily accepted it.

"You were an amazing Mole," Vivian said back to him truthfully, smiling.

"Oh, come on, you were able to solve me," Yoshi replied, his smile big as well.

"There is one person who still isn't with us," the host interrupted, and as he took out a final key, he went and unlocked the door in the center of the wall. The final player, the final victim of the Mole's journey who made it to the very last step of the game, was finally free. Stepping out, Wario came out from his door.

"Wario!" Bobbery spoke out, as the players cheered too, clapping almost as much as they had for the winner of the game. Wario couldn't help but grin, if not a little out of place, but never the less the game was finished.

"Wario, you played a tremendous game as well," McHallyboo said amidst the continuing clapping, greeting the final player that was released from his room. "But alas, you are the Mole's final victim." Wario nodded, understanding.

"Hey, there was a chance," Wario said, speaking after letting out a huge sigh. "I would either be the winner, or the loser. But at least I know. Thank goodness I'm not the Mole though. I would have had no shot at the money, OR the win." Everyone chuckled, Yoshi especially.

"These results were NOT what I expected at all," Wendy said, still fully baffled.

"But it's the truth!" Diddy said. "And I told you I was right!" Wendy just scowled at him from her seat.

"Too bad you didn't know that back then in Episode 4," Wendy ridiculed, as Diddy folded his arms.

"When we come back, we'll find out more of what really happened behind the scenes," McHallyboo said. "The winner and loser's stories will be told, along with a few others'. Who really knew who the Mole was first? And what led to Vivian's victory? How did Wario make it so far? And what did the Mole do? This is just the start, folks." The players clapped again, at their host and the three players before them: the winner, the loser, and of course, the Mole.

And at last, it is finally revealed! The Mole, after such a LONG, final time, is given to you all: Yoshi Dino.

I give a thanks to everyone who voted in the poll. Apparently, it was so close! Which made things even greater xD

Though, I dedicate this chapter to all those out there who had great and wild theories on the other players being the Mole. I seriously had a good time reading those, if not impressed by your awesome theories :) So if you didn't guess the Mole, I like you even better!

And if you did guess Yoshi, congrats! Maybe your sleuthing wasn't too bad after all, hur?

The finale continues! Just how close was Wario to winning the game? And what was Luvbi's relation to Vivian's victory? More is revealed in the next part of the story, so stay tuned!

Wario Garlimo (THE RUNNER-UP)

Vivian Shadens (THE WINNER)

Yoshi Dino (THE MOLE)