Super Smash - Sudden Death

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Blue Toad was spray painting obscene images on the Bowser Bus while Red Toad paced in front of the mansion. "Guard the bus..." he was muttering. "Who's gonna be all the way out here to steal it? Who in their right mind would steal that thing in the first place!?"

"Hey man," Blue Toad shrugged, turning from his artwork. "At least you get to be away from the princess for a while."

"That's true..." Red Toad conceded. "I guess it's not that bad. At least the weather's nice."

Suddenly, the sky turned black as dark clouds swarmed quickly over the forest. With a bolt of lightning and a crash of thunder, rain began pouring down.

"That was unfortunate...c'mon, let's get inside!" Red Toad yelled through the storm.

Blue Toad nodded and began running towards the mansion with his compatriot. As they reached the stairs, however, some kind of barrier rose out of the ground, blocking the door.

"Aw, come on!" Blue Toad cried.

"We could try to climb through the windows!" Red Toad suggested. As soon as he said that, the windows were covered up with more barriers. "Well...at least—"

"Don't! Don't say another word!" Blue Toad screamed.

***

"P-p-p-p-p-p-poison!?" Luigi screeched, quaking in fear.

"How do you know it's poison?" Falco asked Mario skeptically.

"Seeing as-a PAC-MAN's skin...or shell, or whatever it is...has-a turned-a green and he was foaming at-a the mouth...well, I took an educated-a guess."

"If his food was poisoned, though..." Samus thought aloud, "then why is no one else sick?"

"It might not have been the food." Zelda suggested. "He was drinking awfully heavily, don't you think?"

"We were all drinking the same thing, though!" Bowser countered.

"Yes, but PAC-MAN was drinking out of a different glass." Zelda said, grabbing the cup PAC-MAN was drinking from. "This weird golden goblet thing." She handed it to Mario.

"I'll inspect it, but someone should-a call the authorities." Mario said.

"On it!" Lucas said quickly, and ran out of the dining hall.

"I'll go with him..." Leaf said, walking after him. "He looked upset."

"I figure anyone would be, after watching somebody die." Falco said.

"I'm...I'm going to go get my Toad." Daisy announced, walking swiftly from the room. She looked sick.

"Who could have done something like this?" Palutena muttered, shaking her head in disgust.

"Me, probably." Dark Pit said. "Gods, that guy was annoying."

"What was that, boy?" Ganondorf rumbled, standing up from his chair. "Did you just admit to murdering PAC-MAN?"

"No, of course not," Pittoo replied. "We don't know for sure he was murdered anyways. I mean, Mario isn't even certain it was poison."

"It-a definitely was. There's-a still traces of it in this-a cup." Mario announced.

"Fine. But no, it wasn't me." Pittoo declared, as if his statement cleared him of all suspicion.

Ganon crossed his arms, but he sat back down.

After a few moments of silence, everyone jumped, especially Luigi, when a scream echoed through the halls.

"That sounded like Daisy!" Roy said, running to find the source of the commotion. "I'm coming, m'lady, do not fret!"