I know Mafia is usually a game played on the internet or with friends, but I decided to use it as a reality show; it's plausible for use as that, anyway. This should/will not disrupt the scheduling of my other fanfics; I can write this one quickly. Actually, it should be finished pretty fast. Hope you like it! ;)

A chopper's blades could be heard beating in the air, as the sun rose on a fresh, dewy new day. Or rather, the sun didn't rise, in this place. The sky never failed to be dark and unwelcoming in Twilight Town and the surrounding area, thus making the 20 people inside the chopper all the more anxious about the experience they were about to endure.

Grubba looked on as the helicopter approached, feeling giddy about the beginning of the game, as well as the spoils he would receive for his participation.

'Heh heh heh, like I care about the prize for this thang!' Grubba thought, rubbing his hands together. 'I'M gettin' the real prize...this'll up mah publicity a hundredfold! I'm makin' the real dough here! Haw haw haw!'

As Grubba relished in the benefits of being the host of a TV reality show, one broadcast all over the Mushroom Kingdom, no less, the chopper almost landed on him, and he yelped loudly as he jumped back to avoid being squished once he saw its shadow right on top of him.

As the contestants got out of the copter, they stared at Grubba strangely, and the red-haired Clubba got up and shook himself, turning red from embarrassment.

"Um...Grubba?" Mario asked, confused. "Didn't...I mean...aren't you...you know...evil? Not to mention dead?"

"Heh heh, I knew ya would ask that question, ya nosy little devil!" Grubba exclaimed, grinning as he got himself back together. "Well, I'm fully reformed now, Mario-boy. No need to worry, a'right, ol' pal?" Grubba patted Mario on the back in a friendly way, making the heroic plumber twitch in discomfort.

"Woah, look at this turnout!" Grubba shouted, as the rest of the players emerged from the helicopter and the red-shelled Koopa piloting the machine tipped his hat at Grubba and wasted no time in taking off. "Man, oodles 'a strong players! I know from first sight! Look at you folks!"

The Players:

Mario
Occupation: Plumber
Reason for playing: Adventure
Profile: Mafia sounded like a natural fit for me; I'm pretty good at strategies, so I can definitely help the town take this. I'll weed out the scum in no time.

Luigi
Occupation: Plumber
Reason for playing: Recognition
Profile: I just want to be famous like my brother! Maybe if I can win this stupid game, people will FINALLY stop ignoring me and see me as important, too! I'm not just a green guy! I'm Luigi, darn it!

Peach
Occupation: Princess
Reason for playing: Getting out
Profile: I really just need to get out of the castle. Toadsworth can be such a worrywart! Tee hee…plus, Mario's here! So this will definitely be fun!

Yoshi
Occupation: Racer
Reason for playing: Fun
Profile: I really just want to have fun. That's all I need for this game to be good. Besides, there's been no good competition in the island races, well, not since Boshi left, so it's gotten a little bored around there.

Daisy
Occupation: Princess
Reason for playing: Adventure
Profile: Oh, this just going to be great! There's going to be lots of fun strategizing, and maybe we'll get to do challenges…it'll just be great!

Bowser
Occupation: King (of Koopas)
Reason for playing: Beating Mario
Profile: I just wanna crush that stupid plumber's hopes and dreams! Mwa ha ha! Plus, maybe Peach will be interested in me if I win! It's a total win-win here, as far as I can see!

Toad
Occupation: Servant
Reason for playing: Promotion
Profile: If I can outsmart everyone and win this game, then Peach could give me that promotion to assistant! I so need higher rates!

Toadette
Occupation: Baker
Reason for playing: Being with Toad
Profile: Um…I just did this because my brother said it would be fun, and I don't like being separated from my twin brother…well, who knows? Maybe it will be fun! I hope I'm a good guy!

Wario
Occupation: Gamemaster
Reason for playing: Money
Profile: Wa ha ha! I'm going to win this game and take all they have in this pop stand! Then I can go home and brag to Mona and Kat and Ana and Jimmy…and I can brag to my brother while I'm here! Wa ha!

Waluigi
Occupation: Treasure Hunter
Reason for playing: Beating Wario
Profile: Nrrgghhhh…my brother always leaves me in the dark on his plans! Well, he isn't the only greedy, nasty, detestable one around here! I'll show him!

Rosalina
Occupation: Stargazer
Reason for playing: Destiny
Profile: I just know that I'm destined to play this game…and win! The stars have created some strange constellations, and I know I must compete in this game…trust me!

Rawk Hawk
Occupation: Wrestler
Reason for playing: To RAWK
Profile: I'm totally gonna RAWK the other players here…I'll own this dumb game! RAAAAWWWWWWK!

Doopliss
Occupation: Doppelganger
Reason for playing: Pranking people
Profile: This is such a great game to play! I can pull pranks on everyone and they'll think it isn't me! Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee heeeee!

Dimentio
Occupation: Minion
Reason for playing: Being a mastermind
Profile: Hmmm…a lot of strategy is involved with this game, and I'm an expert at tricking people…seems like the perfect game for me!

O'Chunks
Occupation: Minion
Reason for playing: Chunkin'
Profile: I'll just chunk everyone! Easy game! Heh heh!

Watt
Occupation: Electrician
Reason for playing: Fun
Profile: I wanna have fun while I'm here! Being an electrician over at Toad Town has gotten kinda boring…plus, I get to see Mario again! He's a great friend of mine!

Kalmar
Occupation: Star Spirit
Reason for playing: Sharpening of mind
Profile: I still need to increase my abilities in areas of strategy and meditation…this game will be good practice for it, though I'll undergo serious training afterwards.

Bowser Jr.
Occupation: Prince (of Koopas)
Reason for playing: Outshining brothers and sisters
Profile: Hmph! My brothers and sisters say I'm not an official Koopaling or something, because Mom had me, like, five or six years after Larry was born…well, that's stupid! And I'm gonna show 'em!

Dry Bones
Occupation: Sideshow Performer
Reason for playing: Something to do
Profile: I hate my job at the circus…I took a leave of absence and I need something to do with my time. This seemed as good an option as any.

Chuck Quizno
Occupation: Game Show Host
Reason for playing: ?
Profile: That's right, all, the recognizable Chuck Quizno is competing here in this game for all to see! Watch as he dazzles and amazes all with his tricky playstyle; confounds and confuses opponents with his riddles! Yessiree, Chuck Quizmo can't be beaten in this Mafia game!

"Okay, then, I think we should all head on inside before I give ya a quick refresher of the rules and whatnot," stated Grubba, smiling warmly as he opened the gates for everyone and allowed them all entrance to the gloomy confines of the Twilight Mansion.

Everyone looked around in wonder as they entered the doors and came inside the Entrance Hall. Negotiations had been made with the mansion's Boo population, and they were allowing the contestants free rein of the mansion unless they disrupted the Boos' general environment too much.

"I hear the beds are really comfy here, and we all get our own rooms!" Peach said brightly, her eyes flicking around the spacious room in excitement.

"That's right, li'l lady!" Grubba confirmed, walking up to stand beside Peach as he looked around as well. "Ain't she a beaut? I'm the one who got the ol' thing for y'all, so be sure to thank me sometime!" However, Grubba wasn't allowing too much sightseeing, and he snapped his fingers to get everyone's attention after a few more seconds.

"All right, we're gonna be in this room a lot, y'all." Grubba explained. "For a while every day, you'll meet in here and decide, by spoken vote, who to 'lynch', or, in other words, eliminate from the game. The majority vote needed to get someone out of here depends on the number o' players left. I'll observe from the balcony while y'all are in here. Once majority has been reached, the person who majority's been put towards has to leave the mansion immediately. It's also an option to vote for 'no-lynch', which just means you don't wanna vote someone off that day.

"Once someone is lynched, I'll give y'all the profile they got before the game; their alliance, town, mafia, or neutral, and any abilities they might have had. Now, let me get on to alliances; this whole game is town vs. mafia, with one neutral person, sometimes two, thrown in to mix things up. The town are the good guys, so to speak, and going into the game, they don't know who's a townie, mafia, or neutral, so it's a bit trickier for 'em, even though there are lots more of 'em than there are mafia, and definitely a lot more than whoever's in neutral. They gotta figure things out by readin' people and makin' guesses at the very first day, before ya can use abilities. Anyhoo, the town wins when all the mafia and the one neutral player have all been eliminated from the game.

"There are only six mafia members in this whole game, but going into it they know who each other are, and they know who all the townies are; although, they don't know the abilities of anyone aside from each other, and the neutral will just be identified as a townie in the before-game info they get. Still, it's easier for 'em than it is for the town. The one key thing about bein' a mafia is you have to pretend you're a townie to stay safe durin' the day; steppin' up and sayin' you're a mafia right off the bat'll get you voted off in an instant. The mafia wins when they outnumber the amount of townies left in the game, and they eliminate the one neutral player.

"Finally, the neutral. He's gotta pretend like he's a townie, too, 'cause he's got an ability that's just like the mafia's; I'll explain that a bit later. But anyway, the neutral is sorta…special. He's got the hardest win, too; he only wins if he ends up in a final two.

"Now, abilities. These are activated durin' the night, and basically, if you have an ability, you c'n come to me at night and tell me you want to activate it. You're allowed to say you have an ability and that you used it, but you can't, say, play video footage; this whole mansion has been outfitted with cameras; off to anyone, so ya have to rely on claimin' and whatnot. But, anyway, the entire mafia has one ability that they discuss durin' the night, an' once they come to an agreement, they come and tell me the player they wanna eliminate. That's the basis of the game; you townies gotta win even though the mafia eliminates one of ya every night. The townies have abilities too, though, so keep mind of that. Oh, and the neutral gets to eliminate someone on even-numbered nights; see how he's dangerous? Oh, and there are mafia with individual abilities.

"Well, that's just about everything, y'all!" Grubba exclaimed, grinning toothily. "Go dump your bags in yer rooms and get used to the place, and come back here and start discussin' in thirty minutes." Everyone nodded, and quickly ran up the stairway to the balcony, everyone running into random rooms. Basically, if it had a bed in it, they chose that.

"Wa ha ha! I'm going to explore!" Wario announced, waddling out of his room and going as fast as he could down the stairs and to a large pair of doors situated at one end of the entrance hall.

"Hey, Wario, wait up! I wanna see if there's loot in this place!" Waluigi called, sliding down the rail on the stairs and following Wario through the doors. Soon enough, most everyone had gone after them, except for a select few who remained in the ground on the entrance hall.

"Hmmm…I'll stay here." Dimentio decided, crossing his arms and sitting on a dusty chest in the room. "I think I'll plan something out in my head. The first lynch will be tricky."

"Nee hee hee! I'll set up a prank for 'em!" Doopliss shouted, situated by the doors they had gone through and setting up a makeshift contraption.

"I shall meditate." Kalmar stated, floating in midair and closing his eyes, staying perfectly still.

"Hmmm…I'll stretch a bit, and then I'll follow them!" Daisy exclaimed, flexing her body around. Dimentio eyed her warily, ideas filling his mind.

'Isn't she the most happy-go-lucky among her buddies?' thought Dimentio. 'I'd think that she'd be following them immediately…this is strange. Could she be strategizing? Of course, I'm doing it too, but it's still mafia-like…'

As Dimentio was contemplating his options, the sixteen who had left were in another part of the mansion…

"Wow, this is really cool!" Watt shouted, surging ahead of the group. "It's all spooky and dark! I love creepy places that I can light up!"

"Hey, Watt, come back!" Mario shouted, trying to catch up to her. "You're our light! Don't get ahead of us!"

"This so does not RAAAAWWWWWK!" Rawk Hawk yelled, rubbing his arms and looking around in a frightened way. "I don't like dark places! This is weird!"

"Stop being such a baby." O'Chunks quipped, turning to Rawk Hawk. "Or I'll CHUNK ya! Haw haw haw!"

'Oh, wait, I forgot to tell them about the Swoo-' Mario began, but didn't have time to finish his thoughts, as a Swooper came down at that very moment, making almost everyone jump back or scream.

"GYAH! I'M GETTIN' OUT OF HERE!" Bowser screeched, turning around and running back to the doors, slightly shaking the floors and huffing and puffing all the while.

"I'm with ya, dad!" Bowser Jr. called, scurrying after his fearsome father. Everyone else followed suit, except for Dry Bones, who was fascinated with the creature and let it take perch on his arm.

"Dry Bones! Are you insane?" Toadette asked, looking back at him with a shocked face.

"You can't commune with Swoopers, you fool!" Rosalina added, just as she was preparing to get back into the entrance hall, her hands on the doors' handles. "Let that thing go!"

"You go on ahead, guys." Dry Bones said softly, watching as the Swooper's eyes flicked around the corridor. "I'll catch up."

Rosalina rolled her eyes and opened the doors, letting everyone out. Dimentio stared in confusion and Daisy was almost run over as everyone but Dry Bones came rushing back in, breathing heavily.

"Guys? I was just about to come out!" Daisy proclaimed, a bit disappointed.

"I wasn't finished with my praaaank!" Doopliss whined, gripping a molasses-filled balloon and some twine.

"There are Swoopers in there, Daisy! Don't go!" Toad said hurriedly, his face a blistering red due to the speed he had ran at.

"Really?" Daisy asked, perplexed. "Well, if it isn't safe…"

"Let's…let's just wait here until…the whole talking thing starts, guys." Peach suggested, leaning against the stairway railing. Everyone agreed, and assembled around the hall. A few minutes later, Dry Bones returned, and spoke to Toad, Toadette, and Peach about his dealings with the Swooper, while Bowser watched jealously.

'How dare Dry Bones talk to those morons? He's MY servant!' Bowser thought angrily, gritting his sharp fangs. 'I'm gonna vote him out! Little betrayer!'

And Bowser made such a decision just in time, as Grubba leaned over the balcony and made an announcement just then. "Start discussin' who to lynch, y'all! Once majority vote is reached on one person, that person is eliminated! Now, shoot!"

"I vote Dry Bones!" Bowser declared, wasting no time.

"Huh?" Dry Bones asked, shocked. "But…why me?"

"Because you were talking to Princess Peach and her lackeys, that's why!" Bowser said smugly, crossing his arms in triumph.

"How does that mean I'm mafia, though?" Dry Bones asked incredulously.

Bowser faltered for a moment, looking up in frustrated thought, before coming up with an answer. "Because I said so!"

Dry Bones scoffed, shaking his head.

"I vote Daisy." Dimentio said calmly, sitting lightly on one of the posts at the end of the stairway railing. "I thought it was a bit strange how she didn't immediately follow you, but what was quite strange was how long she took to stretch."

"So, what do you care, jester freak?" Daisy asked meanly, surprising Luigi a bit, who was sitting next to her. "You were thinking about who to vote, too! You're just as guilty!"

"That may be true, but I can say, with 100% surety, that I am a part of the town." Dimentio said coolly. "Can you?"

Daisy's face contorted. "Well, of course! What do you think?"

"I think that there is about a 26% chance that you are mafia." Dimentio informed her. "Now, can you defend yourself?"

"This is so stupid!" Daisy shouted, throwing her hands up in the air. "There's no need to defend myself against baseless accusations!" Daisy took a short pause, before lashing out again. "Actually, I vote Dimentio! You're pointing your finger at me to draw attention away from yourself! Plus, you creep me out!"

"Um, I vote Dimentio, too," said Peach. "I think he doesn't have any reason to attack Daisy, which is suspicious."

"I gave you my reason!" Dimentio said in frustration. "She was staying here a while to strategize; she admitted it herself. However, I just like to build possible arguments and defenses in my head. I've read up on her, and she's very rash and strong-willed, so she wouldn't do that. She was looking at the townies in the room and trying to find out how to lynch them; I'm simply her first target."

"Dimentio, can you honestly tell me that you are a townie, and you believe Daisy is mafia?" Mario asked, stretching his head a little to get a better view of Dimentio.

Dimentio looked straight at Mario, and nodded. "Yes, I do."

Mario looked in Dimentio's eyes for a few seconds before speaking. "I vote Daisy."

"Mario, you can't be serious!" Daisy shouted, looking at the red-garbed plumber in disbelief.

"Yes, I am." Mario said solidly. "He's telling the truth. I'm not a HUNDRED percent sure that you are mafia, but I'm fairly sure. Dimentio's eyes convinced me."

"I, uh, vote Dimentio." Luigi said meekly, swallowing hard. "Daisy wouldn't lie. I'm gonna stand by her."

Daisy gave Luigi a sloppy kiss on the cheek. "Thanks, hon!" Luigi blushed heavily, laughing nervously.

Vote Count:

Dimentio (3): Daisy, Peach, Luigi

Daisy (2): Dimentio, Mario

Dry Bones (1): Bowser

"I unvote Dimentio, and I vote Daisy." Peach said worriedly. "Mario is always right about these things." Daisy gave her a dirty look, and she tried to ignore it.

"I vote Daisy, cause that's the cool thing to do, in order to RAAAAWWWWK!" Rawk Hawk yelled, grinning stupidly.

"THE Chuck Quizno, yes, the one, is voting DAISY!" Chuck Quizno said dramatically.

"I vote Daisy." Toadette said, raising her hand. "I don't think she's mafia, but it's the best thing to do.'

"Hey, how is it the best thing to do?" Watt asked, her curiosity sparked (excuse the pun). "Is she a townie that you're trying to lynch? Are YOU the mafia?"

"What? N-n-no!" Toadette shouted, waving her palms from side to side. "I'm not mafia! I'm not!"

"You seem desperate to get us to believe you…" Kalmar said thoughtfully. "You're a more sensible choice than Daisy. I vote Toadette."

"Now that I think about it, Toadette does seem more mafia-like." Dimentio noted. "I'll bite. Unvote Daisy, vote Toadette."

"I vote Toadette! Stupid girl! Wa ha ha!" Wario laughed devilishly.

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys?" Toad asked, standing up and looking around angrily. "This is such weak evidence! You can't just assume she's mafia from something like this!"

"It's better evidence than what we have on Daisy," argued Dimentio. "It's safer to put our votes towards Toadette."

"Yeah, I think this is something we can actually agree on." Daisy stated. "Unvote Dimentio, vote Toadette."

"Daisy is suspicious!" Toadette squealed. "She might not be mafia, but she's the closest."

Mario twitched a little and glanced down, but collected himself and sighed heavily. "I can't get emotion get in the way of decisions in this game. They didn't get in the way with Daisy." Mario's face hardened, and he looked up. "Unvote Daisy, vote Toadette."

"I'll, uh, I guess I'll unvote Daisy, and vote Toadette." Peach spoke out, as a crestfallen Toadette stared at the princess she served.

"Wait, wait! We're rushing things!" Waluigi shouted, waving his arms crazily. "I vote no-lynch! We need more solid evidence!"

"You're crazy, bro!" Wario yelled, pointing a fat finger at Waluigi. "Vote Toadette! She's helpless! Wa ha ha!"

"THE Chuck Quizno will unvote Daisy, and now vote, yes, he shall NOW VOTE, Toadette!" Chuck Quizno announced, as Toad looked over at him with a raised eyebrow.

Vote Count:

Toadette (7): Kalmar, Dimentio, Wario, Daisy, Mario, Peach, Chuck Quizno

Daisy (2): Rawk Hawk, Toadette

Dimentio (1): Luigi

No-lynch (1): Waluigi

Dry Bones (1): Bowser

Yet to vote (8): Yoshi, Toad, Rosalina, Doopliss, O'Chunks, Watt, Bowser Jr., Dry Bones

"Wait," began Toad. "Why does Dimentio rally a vote against Daisy, and suddenly bandwagon onto the vote against Toadette? I vote Dimentio! He's suspicious!"

"Yeah, that's why I haven't taken my vote off him." Luigi agreed, nodding slowly.

"I wanna CHUNK Toadette, the little puny girl!" O'Chunks shouted, flexing his muscles. "I vote Toadina, or…uh…what's-her-face!"

"I vote Toadette! It wouldn't be fun to prank her, because she might cry or something!" Doopliss exclaimed. "I wouldn't want that to happen! I'm not THAT bad a guy!"

"Yes, you are." Mario said sourly.

"Shut up, slick!" Doopliss retorted.

"If Toadette gets two more votes, she done be gone, y'all!" Grubba declared.

Toadette grimaced, holding up her tightly clenched fists. "Toad! Please, do something!"

"Don't worry, Toadette." Toad muttered, standing up and trotting into the center of the room. He looked around in disgust.

"I don't believe you guys!" Toad shouted, shaking his head. "Dimentio is, by far, the best choice! He's tons more suspicious than Toadette!" Toad walked back to his seat, having nothing more to say. There was a moment of silence, before yet another person spoke up.

"I'll go ahead and, uh, vote Toadette." Yoshi stated. Toad stared at him in shock, and Yoshi cringed. "Sorry, I think she's more likely to be town than Dimentio."

"I'll clinch it. I vote Toadette." Dry Bones added.

"Majority has been reached!"

Toadette looked horribly downcast. Toad let out an angered hiss of breath, turning away from Toadette to avoid seeing her sad face.

"Sorry, little lady, but you're gonna have to leave." Grubba said, looking at her with a sad smile. "The copter's waitin' outside for ya."

Toadette sniffed, pushing her tears back, and stood up, walking to the huge doors and opening them, with slight difficulty. They slammed behind her, and Grubba, smirking, took a piece of paper out of his pocket and threw it to the floor where the remaining players, walking to his office at the end of the hallway on the balcony.

Toad scrambled for the paper, diving to the floor and grabbing it, looking it over. His expression turned from curiosity to smugness, and he smacked the stationary onto Dimentio's outstretched palm. Dimentio held it up to his face, reading it.

Toadette,

This is your profile for the game of Mafia. Remember your role, because I ain't showin' to you again.

You are a TOWNIE with no abilities.

With Southern hospitality, Grubba

Dimentio threw to the paper to the floor, shaking his head with regret. He barely heard Toad mutter "Told you."

DAY 1 ENDS

NIGHT 1 BEGINS

After spending the rest of the day chatting and mentally smacking themselves for voting out Toadette, the townies were in their beds, engaging in peaceful slumber. Meanwhile, the mafia were conversing in the basement where they would not be heard, deciding on who to eliminate.

"This is an easy one. We all know who to eliminate, right?"

"Yeah, sounds good."

"Certainly!"

"With all of my absolute sureness!"

"Yup!"

"Uh huh!"

"All right, I'll go tell Grubba. Oh, and you use your ability!"

"Okay, I'll just follow you and wait for you to finish."

The mafia did a group handshake before leaving the basement and heading to their respective rooms.

"All right, if you're sure, here." Grubba said, handing a piece of paper, much like Toadette's profile, to the one in front of him. That one took the paper gingerly, and after reading the paper's contents, thanked Grubba, handed him back the paper, and left the room.

"I knew it!" he said triumphantly, as he went back inside his room.

NIGHT 1 ENDS

DAY 2 BEGINS

"All right, y'all, come on out here!"

Everyone groaned sleepily, getting up, throwing on clothes, and heading back to the bottom floor of the entrance hall after hearing Grubba's loud voice. Well, not everyone. One was missing from among them.

"Huh? Wait, where's my brother?" Waluigi asked, looking around curiously.

"The mafia chose to eliminate Wario last night. He left in the middle of the night, like anyone has to when the mafia eliminates them." Grubba informed Waluigi. He handed the leader of the group that had headed into the entrance hall, Mario, Wario's profile.

Wario,

This is your profile for the game of Mafia. Remember your role, cause I ain't showin' to you again.

You are a TOWNIE, and you cannot be lynched during the day.

With Southern hospitality, Grubba

"Darn it." Mario growled, crumpling up the paper and tossing it to the ground. "We're down two townies. The mafia are too smart for us…we HAVE to lynch a mafia, and we have to do it today."

Coming next chapter…

Luigi and Kalmar come to blows.

"You CAN'T have that ability, because I do, you twit!" Luigi screamed.

"Don't mouth off at a Star Spirit, fool!" Kalmar returned, gritting his teeth in rage. "Things won't be pretty for you once I return to Shooting Star Summit!"

Differing choices make the next vote a whirlwind of confusion.

"I promise, things WILL turn out good for us if we get rid of Dimentio." Luigi said forcefully, giving an ensured smile to Daisy. "Believe me on this."

"Well, I-" Daisy stammered.

"Mario is best! If we dump him, a mafia will be lynched today!" Watt yelled, glaring daggers at Luigi. "Don't believe this goofball, if you know what's good for you!"

And, perhaps, the mafia will not be able to carry out their plans.

"Sorry, but you ain't allowed to eliminate that player." Grubba said, catching the person facing him off guard.

I hope you guys like it! Be sure to review, and feel free to speculate on who you think is town or mafia! ;)

~Stay awesome