Be warned: During the Prologue you may experience boredom. 
In the world of Runouw's forum, there are things we call, 'Locked Topics'. But what happens when they are unlocked-by spammers?
Prologue-The Golden Keys
Friday- 4:11 PM
It was a sunny evening in Runouw’s Forum. The users were making Super Mario 64 levels. The mods were keeping everything in line. There wasn’t even a single spam post for a week. But that was all about to change…
Kimonio and I were checking out the Stories section of the forum. There was much activity in this area recently.
Kim said, “I think I’ll go check out the, ‘Runouw’s Forum’ story.
I responded with, “Okay then. I’ll check out, ‘The Legendary Twelve’. Meet back here at 5:00?”
“Agreed.”
So, as I started reading, I noticed something that caught my eye. There was a user I hadn’t noticed before. For some reason, he looked suspicious, but since I’m not one to judge, I went to go greet him. I walked up to the new person and said, “Hello! I haven’t seen you around the forums. You a newbie?”
“Err…yeah! Yeah. My name’s storyguy258.” As he spoke, his voice became panicky, as if he was trying to avoid something. “What’s your name?”
“Yoshi Boo 118! Thanks for asking!”
“Yeah, that’s great. Anyway, do you know where any locked topics are? ”
“Locked topics? Why do you care about those?”
“Err…um…no reason! Just wondering. So, any locked topics? Especially if they are spammed topics?”
In Runouw’s Forum, there were many locked topics. Most of them were locked simply because they had no meaning anymore, like a topic about New Year’s. However, there were a bunch of locked topics that ended up locked because of one reason-spammers. The spammers would be trying to advertise products from other places. Whatever the reason, any topic could only be locked by a moderator. And the mods had a very special item they used to lock topics- The Golden Keys. Every mod had one, and it was the first thing a user would be given if they were granted moderator status. Owning one was a huge responsibility. With just one key falling into the wrong hands, so much could go wrong.
Also, most people believe that when a spammer is banned, they are banned out of the forums. But, in truth, they are banned INTO the forums. That’s right, into. A spammer would get locked into their own spam by a mod, never to see the light of day again.
“Well, storyguy258, if you really care about it, there’s one in the Off-Topic section. But is there anything you want from there, if you don’t mind me asking?”
“I’m afraid I can’t tell you, Yoshi Boo. It’s a secret. Anyway, see you around.”
“Okay…see ya….” I watched as storyguy258 disappeared into the Off-Topic section of Runouw’s Forum. I looked at my watch, and suddenly realized what time it was. “5:30? Whoa! I forgot to meet Kim!” I zoomed over to reach the outskirts of the Stories section, not knowing what was about to take place.
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5:45 PM
“Phew! Pant…pant…” I ran to find Kimonio, tapping his foot and with a frown on his face.
“Dude, where WERE you? I’ve been waiting for 45 minutes! I had to go to Niklaw’s Tavern because I got so bored!”
“Sorry! I found a new user on the forums, and I was chatting for a while. I lost track of time.”
“Fine…so, anyway while I was reading the ‘Runouw’s Forum’ story, I found out that…hey, what’s that over there?” Kim pointed over to an object glittering in the distance.
“Wha? Let’s check it out.” We walked over to a bush, where Kim grabbed the item. “No…it can’t be…”
Kimonio held the object in his hands, eyes wide open. “It’s…A GOLDEN KEY! But…how? I thought the mods took really good care of these things!”
“Maybe one of them dropped it. Anyways, we can’t keep it, so let’s go to the mods and see if-”
“THIEF!” We heard a voice say from behind us.
We turned around to find the mod Superyoshi looking right at us, his eyes focused on Kim.
“Give me that!” Suyo swiped the Golden Key from Kim’s hands. “You two, come with me. NOW.”
I realized that we were going to be in a heck of a lot of trouble.
Chapter 1-Banishment
Friday-7:30 PM
“I call this meeting of Runouw’s Forum to order!” Suyo said as he banged his gavel on the desk.
The mods had called an immediate meeting for almost every user. There were the moderators, the veterans, and the most active of the active members. Ironically, the only important person who wasn’t there was Runouw himself.
“Now, as most of you already know, every mod has a Golden Key. However, last night, I woke up to discover that my Golden Key was MISSING!”
Astonishment broke out in the crowd.
“And, as I was looking for it, I found these two, Kimonio and Yoshi Boo 118, with my precious Key!”
“Suyo, we’ve already told you,” I started to say, ”we just found the key lying on the-”
“SILENCE! How would you expect me to believe that you just found the key on the ground? Do I look stupid to you two?”
“Well…” Kim responded.
“Grrr…and you be quiet! You’re the one who had the Key in your hands, so you are in greater trouble! Buffooner, Azn, BRING FORTH THE TRAITOR!”
“Geeze, all right!” Azn responded. “And you don’t have to SHOUT! We’re right next to you, ya know.”
“Yeah, yeah. Just bring Kim up here.”
Buff and Azn walked up to where we were standing. They grabbed Kim and dragged him by the arms. Kim tried to loosen their grips on him, but it was no use.
“Good. Now, fellow moderators, what will we decide as a punishment for Kimonio?”
“I SAY...WE BAN KIM!” said Fourinone.
“I SAY...WE USE A REALLY BIG KNIFE!” said Niklaw.
“Crap. I forgot that you guys are the only mods here. Well, since we obviously can’t use Niklaw’s idea…”
“Aww…” said Niklaw.
“…then banishment it is! Fourinone, bring me the You-Know-What.”
“Uhh…why do I always have to be the one to get it?” Four complained. ”Fine…” Four walks into a dark room. Suddenly, a glow appears. Four comes back out, and me and Kim find out what the You-Know-What is.
It’s another symbol that shows just how powerful the mods are: The Ban-Hammer.
“BANISHMENT! BANISHMENT! BANISHMENT!” Cheers the crowd.
“Veteran user Kimonio, User # 2574198, I sentence you to BANISHMENT!” Suyo proclaims. Suddenly, he grabs the giant Ban-Hammer, ready to swing.
“NOO!” Kim yells.
The Ban-Hammer comes down. It gets closer and closer to Kim. Then: SMASH.
A burst of light comes from the hammer, and Kim disappears.
“No…” I say.
“And Yoshi Boo, don’t think I’ve forgotten about you. You were an accomplice to this horrid crime. I hereby sentence you to lockdown when on the forums!” Suyo bangs his gavel on the desk again.
According to the rules, lockdown meant you could go to the forums, but you couldn’t access any topics. The only thing available was the chat and the forum itself. It was similar to banishment, except that lockdown is never permanent.
“This meeting is adjourned!” Suyo banged his gavel a third time and everyone was dismissed.
As everyone left, I noticed that almost no one would look at me. They thought I was a thief. Star-fawful then walked to me and said, “How…why did you do this?”
“I didn’t, Star! There’s a big misunderstanding!” But Star just walked away.
As he left, I tried to think of who would do such a thing, who was acting strange lately. Then I realized: It might have been storyguy258. He was acting all panicky when I saw him, and he was asking where any locked topics were. Since only a Golden Key could open one of them, it could most certainly be storyguy. So, with nobody at my side, I set off alone to search for storyguy258.
Chapter 2-Lockdown
Sunday-12:00 PM
The only thing that could stop me from reaching storyguy was the worst thing of all: my Lockdown. Without it, I barely had anyplace to roam around. Suddenly, I noticed storyguy heading into one of the level topics. Without thinking, I ran to try and follow him, only to be stopped by a Google Bot.
“SCANNING ID. SUBJECT IDENTIFIED AS YOSHI BOO 118. LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN INITIATED. ACCESS DENIED.”
Then, just to see what it would do, I kicked and punched the Google Bot. Suddenly, an alarm started to go off.
“SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. SUYO ALERT. ”
“Whoops! I gotta get out of here!” I ran to the Serious Discussion part of the forum, where I noticed that I had barely escaped Suyo’s eyes. “Sigh…how am I supposed to catch that guy if I can’t follow him anywhere?” Strangely, I could feel the presence of somebody behind me.
That’s when I heard the voice say: “Hey, Yoshi Boo, maybe I can help.”
I turned around and to find MessengerOfYahweh. “Moy? What are you doing here, and why do you want to help me?”
Moy responded by saying, “Well, for one thing, I believe you. I’ve seen you on the forums long enough to know that you’re not the kind of guy who would this sort of thing.”
I smiled. “Thanks, Moy.”
“No prob. Besides, it’ll be awesome when I see the look on Suyo’s face once we prove him WRONG for the crimes. Now, where do we go first?”
“Well, actually, it’s just you Moy. You know, I’m kinda on Lockdown, if you haven’t noticed. Well, anyway, I think I saw storyguy258 head into the Gaming topics.”
And then the chase began. (Here’s some music for effect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ) I stared giving Moy about 30 different directions. “Moy! He’s in the Artwork section! Darn, you just missed him. WAIT! HE JUST WENT TO FLASH SHOW CASE! Crap…he’s gone…no. NO! Storyguy’s in the Level Series! He’s in the Tavern! HE’S EVERYWHERE!” I was so confused, I think I told Moy to go to the Tavern 5 times in a row. During the time, Moy ran around faster than Blablob on caffeine. If he had been timed, he would have been awarded a gold medal.
I noticed that Moy bumped into Mario Levels a few times, with him screaming, “I WILL KILL YOU!” each time.
The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes. Finally, I had lost track of storyguy, and we had to give up the chase. (Music time over)
Moy started panting and said, “Pant…I…HATE…YOU.”
Then, we heard another voice. “Geeze, where are all the locked topics?” It came from the Music section. Moy and I ran over to find storyguy entering one of the topics. When we tried to get inside, I was stopped by a familiar face.
What do you think you’re doing, Yoshi Boo?” It was Buffooner. “You know you’re on Lockdown. And Moy, why are you hanging around him?”
Moy said, ”Come on, Buff. Don’t you think he’s not the spamming type?”
“Doesn’t matter. He’s on Lockdown, so he’s not allowed in there.”
“Come on, Buff! We’re friends! PLEASE?” I said.
“Read my lips. YOU. WILL. NOT. GET. PAST. ME.”
“Well then, I guess it’s time for Plan B. Ready, Moy?”
“Ready. I hate to do this Buff, but we have no choice.”
“Please,” Buff said, ”What could you two possibly do to…wait. What’s that? No. NO! NO-”
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1:30 PM
“You guys can’t leave me here! Suyo! Niklaw! Someone MRRF!” Buff said as I shoved a sock in his mouth.
“Hmm…he shouldn’t be a problem for a while. I mean, he’s tied in rope and duck tape, and now he’s behind a door.”
“Okay.” I said. “Now, storyguy should be behind this door. Let’s get him!”
And so Moy and I went to finally get storyguy258.
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“Hehehe…finally…a locked topic with spam! Now I can finally start to do what I came here for…FREE EVERY SPAMMER ON THIS FORUM! BWA HA HA!"
Chapter 3- Trapped
Sunday- 1:35 PM
“Gotcha, storyguy!” I said as I opened the door to the Music topics.
“What the- It’s you! And-who are you, exactly?” Storyguy said as he turned his attention over to Moy.
“It’s Moy. Moy with a capital M. And we’re both taking you down!” Moy said.
“Riiiight. Not when I have…THIS!” Storyguy reached into his pocket. Slowly he pulled out a glowing object. I knew what it was: another Golden Key.
I couldn’t believe it. How could he possibly get his hands on another Golden Key? And not just any Golden Key- on the side was an engraving in purple. Niklaw. Another moderator’s key had been stolen. That just made me more furious.
“Some of you fools on this forum have reported tons of topics with spammers in them, including my best friends! Well, that ends today. Say hello to my little friend…” Storyguy inserted the key into the lock. One turn, and a ‘CLICK’ was heard. The golden lock hit the ground and disintegrated seconds later. The door flew open, with a black foreboding fog following. A dark fist grasped the border of the door and exited. As he stepped out, he reminded me of a shadow creature. “His name is…Nerfasti.”
Nerfasti said, “Hmm…all you monsters threw me in here, with no concern of my wellbeing. You all reported on one simple mistake I made, and before I knew it, I was thrown in here by a person called Fourinone. All you cruel monsters will burn in the pits of the Spam World! TO BATTLE!!!”
“TO BATTLE!!!” Moy and I screamed as the fight began.
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Meanwhile…
Blablob was on the forums, looking to see what he could do. As he got bored, he went to the Behind the Scenes section of Runouw’s Forum. As he opened the topic, he discovered Buff being bound to a chair with rope and duck tape.
“Mrff!” Buff tried to say something, but his mouth was also covered in tape. “MRFF!”
Blab knew the right thing to do. But he also knew the wrong thing to do. Blab simply smiled, stepped back, and shut the door.
“MRRRRRRRFFFF!” Buff tried to say as the room once again became dark.
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I missed as I swung my hand to hit Nerfasti. He countered my attack with a jab to the face. But this wasn’t any old jab. As he hit me, I flew back 10 feet and hit the ground. HARD. As Nerfasti’s attention was focused on me, he didn’t notice Moy seek up on him. Moy kicked him right on the side.
“Gaaah!” Nerfasti said. “You will pay for this!” Nerfasti jumped into the air. He tried to hit me with a punch, but I managed to evade the attack by an inch, and counter with an uppercut. “Grrr…I’m tired of this! RAAAAAAA!” Nerfasti started to glow, and he ran straight for Moy. His speed and agility seemed to increase as he was only yards away from the deadly blow. I got next to Moy.
“Ready, Moy?” I asked.
“Ready.” Moy responded.
Both of us winded up our fists. “YAAAAH!” Nerfasti yelled as he came closer and closer. When he was in range, Moy and I said, “AND…PUNCH!!!” At exactly the same time, we threw our fists at Nerfasti. *SLAM* A bright light enveloped Nerfasti. As I looked, I noticed a huge hole in him where our fists had hit.
“NOOO! It’s…over for me…storyguy, teach these two a lesson!!!!” The bright light consumed Nerfasti, and in a flash, he disappeared.
All Storyguy did was let out a chuckle and sneer. “Heh. I had a feeling this might happen. So I had a backup plan. Ready for round two?” *SNAP* Storyguy snapped his fingers, and suddenly we were surrounded. Five spambots entered the ring, looking thirsty for death.
The first spambot came to Moy, and the rest just stood still. I cracked my knuckles and headed straight for a spambot. I jumped in the air and came down with my arm on the spambot, slicing him in half. The bot crashed onto the floor and collapsed.
Moy grabbed the 1st spambot by the shoulders and headbutted it three times before the spambot gave and also collapsed. I couldn’t see Moy at the time, but I heard him say, “Yoshi, look out!”
I turned around and hit the 3rd spambot with a backfist. There were only two spambots left, but I was exhausted. I noticed that Moy had just destroyed another spambot with a chop to the neck. The last spambot went full speed towards me. My strength kicked in, and I Chuck-Norris-roundhouse-kicked the final spambot, which then exploded at the power of the kick.
“What!? You defeated everyone? Well, I didn’t expect this.” Storyguy said. “But, I have another ace up my sleeve…SEE?” Storyguy pulled out an orb. As I stared at the orb, Kimonio’s reflection appeared.
“Kim?” I said.
“If you want to see your friend again, then follow the path…” Storyguy threw the orb onto the ground, which shattered, then caused a portal to appear. “See ya later…suckers!” Storyguy ran off and disappeared.
“We have to save Kim!”
“But what about Storyguy?” Moy asked.
“We can catch him later. Right now we have a rescue mission.” I said as I jumped into the portal.
“Well, here goes nothing!” Moy said as he followed. It was time to save Kimonio.
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Meanwhile…
Buff opened his eyes to find Marioiscool254 staring at him.
“What the-Buff, what are you doing here?” MIC said as he removed the tape from Buff’s mouth.
“I-OWWW!” Buff said. “Yoshi Boo and Moy threw me in here! We have to stop them from breaking the rules of the forum!”
MIC untied Buff, and said, “Okay, then. Let’s find these two crooks.” MIC and Buff ran to find us, in order to stop us. The road to saving Kim would now be much harder.
..........................................AWESOMENESS. 
Last part... but no explanation.
