Mario The Music Box (Fanfiction)

Chapter 35: Mother Dearest

                    Mario felt heartbroken and he grit his teeth, trying to keep himself from crying. He then thought,

                    'Alice..... I-'

                    "Don't. I don't want your apology. Believe me or not, an apology won't fix.... all of this." Mario sighed and he looked down thinking,

                    'But..... I am sorry......' Alice didn't reply. Mario sighed, then looked at Mercy, asking,

                    "Um..... are you okay?" Mercy looked at Mario and finally replied,

                    "....... Well, that was a bit unexpected.... but, I can't say I'm too surprised. Evie did always seem distant in our childhood, so I guess I could care less. But, I'm guessing Alice didn't take it too well?" Mario looked down, nodding. Mercy sighed and looked up.

                   'That's fair. The letter was practically directed at her with hate. I wonder..... is that why she killed me? Or was it something else, and not just the ritual.....?' she thought. Luigi placed his hand on Mario saying,

                   "You okay bro?" Mario looked at Luigi  and sighed nodding.

                   "Y-yeah, yeah I'm fine..... I've gotten what I need for the investigation here." Luigi nodded and went out of the cell towards the door. Marchionne then told him,

                   "We still don't know why Helena wanted to come here......" Luigi thought back to him,

                   'It's okay, it doesn't matter......' Mario took out his notebook and wrote down some notes. He took out the keys from his pocket and placed them on the cot. He then began to follow Luigi out, but looked back at Mercy. She didn't move.

                   "You comin'?" Mercy looked back at him and answered,

                   "I think I'll stay here....." Mario nodded and left. It was when he turned back, that he heard Luigi's scream. He jumped in surprise and yelled,

                   "Luigi?!?!?" Mercy frowned and looked towards the doorway. Mario then ran towards the opening in the doorway. He could see Luigi right in front of him and he was backing away from something. Mario asked, 

                  "Luigi, what's-?!?!?!" When Mario saw what he was looking at, he understood. Luigi was using his thunderhand, so he could see the figure through the darkness. It appeared to be a woman, but her appearance was horrific. Her eyes were displaced all over her body and her entire skin color was red, dripping with blood, and her hair color was pink. She wore a dark red shirt with a dark, long dress and had humongous claw-like hands. And her mouth. It was abnormally huge and it appeared to have been cut open. Mario trembled and he could barely move his legs. He muttered,

                 "W-w-what is that-?!?!?"

                 "Alice dear, is that you? I've been searching for you for so long....." The woman blocking the passage way to the basement, and she began to float over to the two. Mario then asked,

                 "Alice dear-?! Evie?!" Evie then replied,

                 "Oh, so your host knows who I am?" Luigi raised up Marchionne's cleaver and yelled,

                 "Don't get any closer!!! Or else-!!!" 

                 "Luigi, no!!!" Luigi was taken aback by Marchionne's voice and asked through his thoughts,