One Halloween night in the Mushroom Kindom, before the big party they always start on Halloween, Mario and Luigi are at their house getting their costumes on and about ready to start out to the party. Mario dresses as a doctor and Luigi dresses as a detective with a detective hat on.
Mario: Well, you ready to go to the party?
Luigi: Yeah, I guess...
They both go to the party and are greeted by everyone. They walk all over greeting people as music plays; not haunting, but Pop-kinda style with no singing.
Luigi: For some reason I have a bad feeling about this...
Mario: Oh, don't wory, it's just a Halloween party.
Luigi: That's why I got a bad feeling...
They continue to walk around, but what they don't know is that Luigi was right. Something bad, very bad, is gonna happen. "Dr." Mario and "Detective" Luigi make their way to the food table. As soon as Mario takes a bite of a pizza-roll, there's a loud yell from the upstairs bedroom. Mario and Luigi run up the stairway with everyone behind them. As soon as Mario opens the door, he spots an old Koopa Troopa with white hair and mustache laying next to the bed with a cane next to him. Mario looks at him.
Mario: He was stabbed to death... Does anyone recognize him?
Yoshi: Yeah! That old man Kooperson! He own this place.
Luigi starts looking around for evidence. Then, he pulls a magnifying glass out of his pocket and looks at the floor. There is a trail of blood, from the killer carrying the murder weapon, and, of course, it leads from old man Kooperson to right out the window...
Luigi: Well, we know now that the murderer still has the murder weapon...
Birdo takes a picture.
Mario: (to Luigi) Wait!
Luigi: ...
Mario goes to the window and looks in every direction outside.
Mario: He's gotten away...
Luigi: (still looking at the floor with his magnifying glass) There's something else...
Mario goes over to Luigi and looks though the magnifying glass.
Mario: ... Crumbs... Cracker crumbs...
The next day, the paper comes out and on the front page, there's a picture of the scene that was taken by Birdo. After it comes out in the papers, all the relatives of old man Kooperson gather around at the funeral and mourn over the tragedy. All Luigi can do is stare at the picture to find evidence of who the killer is...
Two days later...
Mario: Luigi... c'mon Bro, you're gonna drive yourself crazy looking at that picture non-stop.
Luigi: But... right now, I feel like I'm the only one that can solve this mystery.
Mario: I know how you feel, man. C'mon... we gotta go to the castle, Peach invited me and you to lunch.
Luigi: ... Nah, just tell her I'm not in the mood now...
Mario: But... she'll be really disappointed. So will Daisy, she'll be there too...
Luigi shakes his head. Mario frowns and walks off. Ten minutes later, Daisy comes over while Mario and Peach are still at the castle.
Daisy: Hi...
Luigi: Hey.
Daisy: ... Mario told me-
Luigi: I figured...
Daisy: ...and I understand how you feel. But you can't spend half of your lifetime this way...
Luigi: I just wish I could find some evidence... I wanna be worthy for something other than being Mario's helper and the 'second player'.
Daisy: ... You know what... I still don't think I've seen anyone who's as determined to help out as you.
Luigi: ... Really?
Daisy: Yeah...
Luigi smiles. Daisy hugs him, then she goes back to the castle.
Mario: ... Well?
Daisy: He's still down in the dumps...
Peach: What do you think we could do to help him?
Daisy: I dunno, just wait, I guess...
Mario gets home 30 minutes later and finds Luigi leaning his head on the table, sleeping. Mario gives a slight chuckle and heads for the bedroom. Meanwhile, Luigi is still sleeping and has a mysterious dream. Luigi is standing somewhere that looks like Heaven. Then, Luigi hears an unfamiliar voice.
Voice: Look for the clue... The clue that reveals the murderer... Look... for... the... clue...
Luigi then wakes up, jerks his head up, and looks around. Mario wakes up around 2 AM and sees the kitchen light on. Mario gets up, flops a blanket around him, walks inside the kitchen, and finds Luigi.
Mario: Can't sleep, huh?
Luigi: Nah. Everytime I go to sleep, I dream about what happened the other day...
Mario: I know how that is...
Luigi: But... when I fell asleep when you were at the castle, I saw a silhouette of somthing, but I couldn't make it out...
Mario: ... Hmm...
Luigi: And I heard a voice... It said 'find the clue... the clue that reveals the murderer'...
Mario: ...
The next day, Luigi tells a policeman the names of the possible suspects that said they were at the party: Birdo, Boshi, and of course, Wario and Waluigi. Luigi and Mario question everyone...
Mario: Okay, we'll start out with Birdo. Now Birdo, we know you were dressed as a witch, me and Luigi saw you there, but what were you doing during the party?
Birdo: Well, I was eating when I first got there, I found Yoshi, we talked and had fun, then we danced around with everyone else. Then, I was hanging out with other friends after that. That's what I was doing the whole time.
Luigi: Okay, Wario... what were you doing the whole time?
Wario: Well, we was-a there pretty late, but once-a me and-a Waluigi got there, we started to chat with some friends-a for a while, then we stuffed our faces. After that, Waluigi danced around-a while I was-a hanging out with Boshi.
Luigi: And Waluigi?
Waluigi: I was with-a Wario the whole time except-a when he was talking-a to Boshi... but I was never outta his-a site.
Wario: Yep, that's right.
Mario: Okay, now for our last suspect, Boshi. Now, what were you doing the whole time at the party?
Boshi: Well, dude, I got there dressed as Dracula, then I ate some crackers, then I hung out with some friends... That's all...
Luigi: What do you know about old man Kooperson? You know why someone would wanna kill him?
Boshi: Dude, he was a good guy, man... The only problem about him was that he ripped some people off... but I've never heard of anyone wantin' to kill him...
Mario: Me and Luigi never saw you there at the party...
Boshi: That must've been when I was in the bathroom...
Luigi: What about when everyone was around the crime scene? I didn't see you there...
Boshi: Well, I had to go back to my house to get something... I came back, but when I got there, the party was over... Wario even saw me do so... didn't you Wario?
Wario: Yep... He told-a me so... I even seen-a him go outside and head-a for his house.
Mario: Well... I guess you all can go now...
The policeman sends them back to their homes as Mario and Luigi head back to theirs.
Luigi: This is tough...
Mario: It sure is, Bro...
Luigi stares at the picture as always...
Mario: Well, man, I guess I'm gonna go to bed... You should too, you know... it's late...
Luigi: ... Okay, I will in a while.
Mario: Okay Bro.
Luigi: (acting immediately shocked when looking at the picture) Wait... Mario get back in here!
Mario: *yawn* Huh? What?
Luigi: (pointing at a part of the picture) Look at that... closely!
Mario: Oh, man! You're right!
Luigi: First of all, let's go and take care of some business... I've got some investigating to do...
Mario follows Luigi as he heads for old man Kooperson's house. Luigi heads for the bathroom first thing.
Mario: What are we doing here?
Luigi: Boshi said he was in the bathroom when we arrived...
Mario: Yeah, so?
Luigi: I'll tell you that part when the time is right... Boshi also said he went back to his house to get something... well...
The picture fades from Luigi talking to flashbacks of him talking to everyone else at the party.
Luigi: (talking to an unseen person cuz the camera's only focused on him) And about old man Kooperson... what do you know about him?
Then, the picture fades again to Mario, Luigi, Birdo, Wario, Waluigi, Boshi, and a policeman all gathered in old man Kooperson's room.
Waluigi: Hey, what's all-a this about anyway?
Wario: Yeah! Why do you have me and-a Waluigi here?!
Luigi: I wanna have witnesses...
Boshi: Yeah, what's up with this, dude?
Mario: Well, Luigi has something to tell you all...
Luigi: Well, Boshi, first of all, you said you had to go get something at your house... and you did, I believe you... but before we get farther into that, look there...
Luigi points over to the middle of the room on the floor. Boshi also looks.
Boshi: What? I don't see anything...
Luigi: Look at it with this, then.
Luigi pulls out his magnifying glass and has Boshi look at the floor again.
Boshi: ...
Luigi: Little specks of crackers... exactly what you had... You went up here in Kooperson's room-
Boshi: Hey, man, you can't prove that! Someone else could've had those crackers ya know!
Luigi: Yeah, I know... but, when me and Mario arrived, I was sure that for a second, over the music, I heard your voice from upstairs, and from the sound of your voice, you sounded mad and were yelling."
Boshi: Well, it was just a personal conversation...
Mario: Then why were you yelling?
Boshi: Look, man! He ripped me off on a deal we made! Of course I was mad!
Luigi: Yeah, but exactly how mad were you? Maybe mad enough to kill him?
Boshi: What?! Dude, like, why are you accusing me of murder?! You can't prove anything!
Luigi: That's where this comes in handy... Look closely at this picture...
Luigi holds up the paper for everyone to see it and points at a certain spot.
Luigi: Look closely at the cane...
Boshi: Yeah, so what, man? All it is is just... a cane.
Luigi: I know, that's my point... I asked everyone who was at the party about what they knew about old man Kooperson, and none of them mentioned him having a cane... Also, look at the bottom part of the cane...
Wario: Oh my-
Waluigi: Gosh! Is-a that what I think it is-a?!
Mario: Yep... The bottom part of the cane, which is sharp, has blood on it!
Luigi: At first, I thought it was the color, but when I was investigating the scene, I followed the trail of blood, lifted up the cane, and of course, half of the blood came from the cane!
Boshi: But... dude, how does that make me the murderer? He could've just bought a cane...
Mario: Yeah, but everyone said they didn't know why he would have a cane, cuz of the fact that he wasn't old enough. He was old, but not weak enough to need a cane.
Boshi: That still doesn't prove that I'm a murderer.
Luigi: That's what I was thinking, until I noticed... I remember, after me and Mario got in, it started to rain and lightning... The picture was taken right when a bolt of lightning struck...
A drop of sweat falls from Boshi's head. Boshi looks as if he's about to burst.
Luigi: Look, in the top left corner of the picture, over where the window is, and look out the window...
Everyone looks out the window... and, with shocked looks on their faces... they see the murderer revealed...
Birdo: *gasp*
Mario: Right on the roof, outside of the window, is Boshi's shadow!
Boshi: ...
Luigi: I talked it all over with Mario, and he said it all tied up-
Boshi: How are you sure that just wasn't another Yoshi?
Mario: That's why we're here. Look there...
Mario points over to the side of the bed.
Luigi: I pulled that out from under the bed. When you were about to leave while ignoring Kooperson in a mad rage, he grabbed your shoulder to pull you back. When he grabbed your shoulder, you jerked away, making the shoulder part of your costume rip off. You saw it and kicked it under the bed, hoping no one would find it...
Luigi picks up the piece of costume, then grabs the whole costume that he took from Boshi's house. The torn piece is a match.
Mario: The shadow almost gave it away,
since you were dressed as Dracula, and he wears a cape and all. But when
me and Luigi thought about it, we thought it could be another Yoshi with
a cape on, cuz I saw about two others dressed that way. But this is proof
of everything that we've been talking about. And also, Luigi and I inspected
your house today... We found your costume and we noticed that the shoulder
part was missing, but we never found the murder weapon, which Luigi assumed
you still had when he followed
the trail of blood. The trail of blood
led right out the window...
Luigi: You made it look like the murderer still had the weapon, when you didn't. You hoped they would've thought so, when all you did was take the cane, stabbed Kooperson, made your own trail of blood, put the cane back right next to Kooperson, and then hid outside on the roof...
Mario: Yeah, and when I thought of looking out the window to see if anyone was hiding, by that time, you jumped off the roof, hid under it, then headed for home, making it a perfect setup...
Boshi looks at the policeman, who lifts his eyebrows up at Boshi.
Luigi: Yeah, and about you going home at the time of the murder, you went home for sure... You went home to get the cane, then came with another costume, to stab Kooperson...
Boshi: ... You can't prove a thing... You can't!!!
Just then, Boshi grabs Luigi, punches him in the stomach, and pushes him down, then runs over to Mario and punches him in the face. Boshi goes to hit Mario in the face again, but this time, Mario sees it coming and grabs Boshi's arm. Mario kicks Boshi's feet, making him fall over. Boshi falls on his back, then Mario quickly rolls Boshi onto his stomach. Mario holds Boshi's hands behind him and the policeman, who was just watching the fight, handcuffs him and pulls him up to his feet.
Boshi: When did you become a detective anyway, dude?!
Luigi: Just now, I became a true detective...
Boshi: (as the policeman takes him away) Grrrr! You stinkin' ripoff of Sherlock Holmes!!!
Everyone left in the room laughs. The next day at the Marios' house, Peach and Daisy are visiting.
Mario: You did a great job last night, Luigi, a really great job!
Peach: Yeah Luigi! I've never seen a better detective!
Daisy: Super! You're the best detective, Luigi!
Luigi: Yeah, whatever...
Just then, the sound of the paper being thrown at the door is heard. Mario gets it and reads the front page, where there's a big picture of Mario and "Detective" Luigi, still in his detective outfit, standing next to each other.
Mario: Hey! Listen to this, everybody! *reads* "Just yesterday, Boshi was arrested and on trial for the murder of old man Kooperson. Boshi, who was really mad about a deal that Kooperson ripped him off of, made a perfect setup by getting a cane, that was beside Kooperson when he was found dead, and stabbing him to death. Boshi made it look as though he still had the murder weapon, when all he did was make his own trail of blood with the cane, then put it back beside Kooperson, making it look like Kooperson had a cane when he never had one. Kooperson used to be one of the most evil helpers of Bowser, when at a much younger age. But one day, Kooperson went straight and quit helping Bowser. Bowser tried to convince him to stay, but Kooperson wouldn't do anything with Bowser anymore. Kooperson then moved to the Mushroom Kingdom, and of course, wasn't welcome at first. After proving he was okay to be around everyone, he became a proud member of the Mushroom Kingdom. Boshi will spend 70 years in the Mushroom Kindom Prison for the murder of old man Kooperson. Mario and Luigi, with their team-up power, proved that Boshi was the murderer. Luigi proved that he was the greatest detective in the Mushroom Kindom. Three cheers for Detective Luigi!
Mario: Amazing job, Luigi!
Everyone starts to party, dance, and celebrate that Luigi has become the greatest detective ever. Three cheers for Detective Luigi!
The End
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