Night Horror

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful day in the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad was driving the gang to The Last Resort. Mario and Peach were sitting together. Behind them were Cappy and Tiara. Behind them were Luigi and Violet. Luigi was fiddling with the ring in his pocket, hoping that his attempt at proposing was better than his brother's attempt.

Spettro popped out of Luigi's baggage, spooking the man in green. Violet couldn't help but chuckle, petting the Polterpup's belly. Spettro happily barked. Luigi took out the invitation, seeing The Last Resort coming into view.

Finally after a good while, the group had arrived at the hotel. Toad had parked the bus. Mario walked with Peach, allowing her to get off first. He was trying to be a gentleman, of course. This just felt awkward to him. Cappy and Tiara were the next to come off, helping Peach with her ton of suitcases. Though they were having trouble since they were so heavy.

Mario went to the side of the bus and got his suitcase. Violet was the next to get off, carrying her suitcase. Luigi followed her, with Spettro running around him, barking happily. Luigi took a deep breath, turned around, and looked up at the hotel.

"Wowie zozie!" He breathed, seeing how beautiful it was.

With that, the gang went inside. Spettro went past Luigi and Violet. Luigi smiled at the Polterpup. They looked around and saw that the staff was wearing masks. This didn't help to settle Violet down.

She whispered to Luigi, "This clearly is a trap... King Boo is after us again..."

Toad overheard her and asked, "You mean after Luigi again?"

Luigi started to lecture, "Toad..."

Violet just walked away, a bit hurt by that. Luigi sighed. He thought, 'Yeah... I don't blame her for her reaction.'

Mr. L stated, "This is not helping our current situation, though. We need to keep focus and wait until night to investigate."

Luigi frowned. While he didn't like it, he knew Mr. L was right. Mario came over to his brother.

He asked, "Well, what do you think?"

Luigi honestly answered, "I won't be able to investigate right now. I rather wait till everyone is asleep."

Mario nodded in agreement. Peach was over by the concierge, checking them in.

Steward told them, "Welcome guests to The Last Resort! Are you ready to check in?"

Peach started to answer when they heard a voice speaking.

They all looked up and saw a woman up on the balcony. She greeted, "Guests! Welcome to The Last Resort!" She introduced herself, "My name is Hellen Gravely! I'm the owner of this hotel. I am absolutely delighted that you decided to accept my invitation." She went downstairs and got in front of Violet specifically. Violet felt her Aurora Nine tensing up. She didn't like it. Hellen added, "You all must be very tired. Come! Let me show you to your rooms."

Cappy stated, "Well I am feeling a bit sleepy..."

Tiara asked, "But what about the luggage?"

Hellen answered, "Oh, no need to worry about your luggage. Our exceptional staff will take them to your rooms." She pointed to Steward, whom was taking the luggage upstairs. Hellen took out her powder, which made Luigi sneeze. She added, "Please follow me to your rooms."

The gang followed Hellen to the elevator. Everyone got in. Before the doors closed, Hellen smirked darkly. They arrived on the fifth floor. Hellen got out first. She instructed, pointing right, "Cappy, Tiara, Toad... your rooms are this way." She then pointed left and added, "Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Violet... your rooms are this way."