Author's Note: I noticed a disturbing lack of mysteries in the Generator Rex section. I'm going to try to fix that. This fic is very loosely based on a mystery I read around the time I first joined called Pyramid of Fire in the Yu-Gi-Oh section. Sadly, that story was never finished but I hope to match its greatness with Ashes. That being said, the only similarity should be the part where an important building is burned down. Enjoy!

Spoilers for the end of the series.

Warnings: Graphic descriptions of a fire, mentions of death, disturbing imagery

Disclaimer: I don't own Generator Rex.

Smoke billowed from every direction, enveloping everything. It was impossible to see anything through the thick gray smoke. Alarms were blaring, but it made no difference. Those that were still inside would never get out alive.

There was no news coverage of Providence HQ burning down. After the worldwide cure, there were no EVOs to contain and the building became just another army base.

HQ had housed about a hundred and fifty people, including Rex, Caesar, Six, White Knight and Doctor Holiday.

An investigation into the source of the fire revealed that it had started in an unoccupied bedroom and the fire was deemed an act of arson. The police were alerted and took the survivors into questioning.

White Knight, still in his anti-nanite suit, was first.

"I understand that you weren't happy when Providence was declared an army base," said the detective as he lay back in a chair.

"Providence was never supposed to become an outpost of the army. We dealt with EVOs. We still had two housed at HQ," White Knight responded neutrally.

"There were financial problems, right? It must have been difficult to find a way to pay for the needs of your soldiers. The fire insurance on the building was well above the norm."

"Some of my scientist's experiments could easily cause a fire. It was a precaution."

The questioning of White Knight went on for a while before he was allowed to leave.

"Agent Six, you have worked for Providence for several years and I understand that you wanted to move to a more centralized area."

"I had no reason to burn down HQ," Six said bluntly. "I could have left anytime I wanted."

With the detective getting nowhere, Six was released.

"Doctor Holiday, you wanted to be transferred to a different location so you could continue your work. The government denied your request multiple times. With Providence HQ gone, your request may be approved."

"Just because I wanted to be transferred doesn't mean I burned down the base," Doctor Holiday said defensively. "Besides, I was getting used to my new workplace."

"You had to be moved to a new laboratory because of budget constraints. It must have been frustrating to suddenly have less space."

"I didn't have as much space as I wanted, but it all worked out and my research was going well. I just wanted a change of scenery."

"I see..."

Holiday was cleared to leave.

"Caesar Salazar, you were involved in the original Nanite Project, correct?"

"Yes. I worked with my parents."

"What about your brother? I see that you have been trying to get custody of him for a while."

"That's complicated. Providence has made it very difficult for anyone to gain custody of him. My request for custody is currently stuck in limbo."

"It would be a lot easier to gain custody of your brother if Providence HQ was gone."

"It would be. But, why would I risk losing my work and my brother in an uncontrolled fire? They could just transfer him to a new location away from me."

"You could have just taken him and left. I see that you've done that before."

"I didn't know what Providence was when I did that. I do now. Rex wants to be with his new family. That included Agent Six, Doctor Holiday in addition to myself."

"What about the other EVO, Bobo Haha?"

"Oh, him too. Rex gets along very well with Bobo. It would be nice if Providence would let me take him, too. He would be very useful for my work."

"What exactly do you do?"

"I work on enhancing everyday life. I can make a delicious mango smoothie without a blender."

The detective thought Caesar was eccentric, but otherwise harmless and released him.

"Now, Rex, I see here that you didn't like your current situation. I understand that. Providence wanted to keep you and you were being fought over. Doctor Holiday and your brother both wanted to adopt you."

Rex stared straight ahead and said nothing.

"I take it, Bobo Haha is your friend. You must be very worried."

"...Bobo..."

"As an EVO, Bobo is very difficult to treat. With your cooperation, we might be able to get him better care."

Rex went from dazed to furious in the span of a few seconds.

"You can help Bobo? Why aren't you doing something? He could die!"

The detective was startled by Rex's sudden change in behavior.

"I said we might be able to help. No one really knows the biology of an EVO, so-"

"Then let Holiday look at him! She can help him! She helps me all the time!"

"You need to calm down."

"How can I calm down when you're using me as a bargaining chip? I didn't start that fire!"

"We just want to know what happened. Maybe you didn't mean to let the fire get out of control. Maybe it was an accident. It will be better for you in the long run if you're honest."

"I didn't start the fire!"

"You were seen in the area where the fire started only a few minutes beforehand. Tell me why I should believe you."

"I didn't start the stupid fire!"

The Smack Hands came out and that was the end of it. Rex was escorted back to the holding cell to await further questioning.

Author's Note: I'm stopping it here for now. I don't believe that Bobo was cured in the worldwide cure. It just doesn't make sense for him to be on the ship at the end of the final episode if he was just a regular chimp. Leave me a review and tell me how I did.