Mystery at Inanimata Manor

A humanised BFDI fanfic

As the FreeSmart Supervan drove a hill, The FreeSmarters were talking about the masquerade party. Match, a red-headed girl, said "Hey Icy, we're almost at Inanimata Manor!" The white-haired silent girl said "Wha?" Just then Book, a teen with green and blue hair, said "We're here, Get out." Her friend, Bubble shouted "Yoylecake" while Ruby and Pencil walked out holding 6 letters for each of the FreeSmarters saying to come to the party.

Outside the door, there were 6 boxes, one with a picture of a book, another with a bubble, the next with a block of ice, the next two with a matchstick and a pencil, and the last one with a ruby. Book, Bubble, Ice Cube, Match, Pencil and Ruby opened their representative boxes and found dress-up costumes each with a note saying "Wear Me". Match explained "While we were, like, driving, I, like, built a changing room in the van, I mean Supervan." So, they changed into the costumes and showed who they are at the masquerade.

First was Book. Normally, she would wear a white and green school dress but now she was wearing an orange, veiling dress with sequins. Apparently, she is Charlotte Dames, Literarian of the Century. Bubble, wearing a ragged outfit without her normal hairdo and holding a bindle, was a bubble blowing hobo simply known as Blower. Icy was Crystal Parenteau, third-ranked ice dancer, and wearing a white ice dancing oufit and ice skates. Match was Fiammetta Spink, expert matchstick modeler, and dyed her hair blue wearing an apron. Pencil was wearing a yellow t-shirt and had a pencil in her ear, posing as Margaret Liddel, a writer and self-publisher. And Ruby, wearing a miner's outfit, was, well, Ruby Danielson, a gem-hunter who knows her way out of a cave.

When they went in Inanimata Manor, they saw Needle, Golf Ball, Coiny and Gelatin but something was different about them. Instead of wearing metallic grey, Needle was wearing a feathered hat with a blue and black miniskirt. Golf Ball wasn't wearing her polka-dotted knitwear, he was wearing a golfing outfit while holding a golf score pad. Coiny was dressed as if he was rich. And Gelatin was wearing a chef's hat and outfit. Apparently, Needle was Penelope Maestas, a fashion designer and model. Golf Ball was Lexi Paoletti, a golfer who once got 18 holes-in-one in a round. Coiny was Yin Li, a rich man who has cool stuff. And Gelatin was Minoru Kobayashi, a famous chef who knows how to cook lots of desserts.

"Isn't it great Penelope, I mean Needy" Match said. "Don't call me needy!" Needle didn't like being called Needy so she slapped Match. Bubble told Ruby and Gelatin he will do an impression of a tree. So, he put gelatin (the jelly not the character) on his head, waved and did leaf rustling. Meanwhile, Book and Coiny saw 10 dolls in a dollhouse. Coiny said "What would the owner of Inanimata Manor be doing with these dolls." Book replied "These are who we're masquerading as, Look there's Charlotte and Blower." "And Crystal and Fiammetta." Coiny noticed. "I found Margaret and Ruby" Book said "and Penelope and Lexi." Coiny said "Look, there's Yin and Minoru. Wow, you are well read."

Just then, the lights went out and Coiny was found dead. Match screamed "OMG, Coiny's, like, dead and we didn't bring the HPRC!" Ruby said "Who would do such a thing?" "It is Book, I heard Coiny call her "well read"." Needle said "Right Book, Right?" But Book replied "Book? Who's Book? I write books." Gelatin said "I think the blackout caused her to lose her memory and now she thinks she's Charlotte Dames" "I want revenge!" said Ice Cube

Pencil said "Now we don't know if Book was the murderer." Ruby said "I have a suspect elimination table." Charlotte said "How do you know it's not you, Ruby?" "I'm not Ruby. Well, technically, I am but not that Ruby." Ruby said "Also, I would be a suspect, except I didn't do it." Charlotte said "In mystery stories, it's always the last person you'll expect so it's Crystal" Icy said "Wha?" "Come on, Icy would never do that" Needle said. "Well she did scream "I want revenge!""

Just then, another blackout happened and Ice Cube was dead. Ruby noticed the same thing that happened to Book also happened to Needle. "She wouldn't even slap me if I called her Needy." Penelope said "I'm no detective but whoever wasn't in the room could be the murderer." "Good idea Needle, I mean Penelope" Said Golf Ball. "Let's see, Book and Coiny were, like, looking at the dolls." Said Match "I was, like, like, talking to Needle and Bubble was, like, like, like, like, showing Ruby and Gelatin his tree impression."

Golfball said "Don't look at me, I was trying to find out who invited us here." "So, we have Ice Cube and Pencil but Icy's dead so that means " Match looked at Pencil and screamed "OMT, Pencil. How could you? Spit it out." Bubble said "Secrets from the guil " "I had to use the bathroom, Ok?" Pencil shouted. Match said "See? She's Inno "

Before she could say Innocent, another blackout happened and Pencil was laying on the ground. Golf Ball said "Yeah, because she's dead." Bubble said "Wait, whenever a blackout happens, the accused gets killed and accuser " "Gets turned into who they're cosplaying as? Yes!" said Fiammetta. Ruby said "I promise not to accuse anyone." "Me too" said Golf Ball. Gelatin asked how they're going to find out who's the murderer. Bubble said "I know, we'll collect evidence" "Good Idea, let's split up" said Goflball.

Twenty seconds later, Charlotte, Penelope, Bubble, Gelatin, Golf Ball and Ruby gathered back at the main hall. Gelatin said "Found anything?" Penelope said "I found a knife so it must be Minoru!" Bubble said "Speak up." Gelatin said "I don't know what you're talking about." Bubble said "You're just saying that so we won't suspect you out." Gelatin said "I'm innocent!"

Turns out he was right. Another blackout happened, he was found dead and Bubble is now Blower. Golf Ball said "Oh no! Gelatin is out! One of us will be killed!" "That's where you're wrong." Said Charlotte "My former cosplayer noticed that If the remaining 2 people don't accuse anyone, they'll both be killed."

"Wait, can you remember the memories of your former cosplayer?" said Ruby. "Yes" said Penelope. "This mystery party has been around every four years for 100 years to celebrate the birth of our creator." "But the only way to turn someone back is to make a shocking reveal." said Charlotte. "Wait, if this party is at Inanimata manor, then the former owner created you in one of these books." Ruby said while holding up a book lying around. "That's correct!" said Charlotte "The Mystery has never been solved. But now you must go and so must we" Penelope said "The next blackout is coming soon." Golf Ball said "Well, at least you know it's not us."

Another black out happened and Golf Ball and Ruby were dead. Book said "Where am I?" Blower said "Well, that was a bit needy." Needle slapped her and said "Don't call me nee " a stabbing sound was heard and Fiammetta/Match was dead. "-dy?" Needle said "Wait, If I'm here and Book is here, then that means " "I did it." Said Blower as he turned back into Bubble. Just then, Book stabbed her and said "I knew it all along."

"When I got turned into Charlotte, I saw Bubble moving. When Match was saying who's where, I saw Bubble holding a knife, the knife we found was a yoylecake cutter and he was accusing gelatin just so he won't be guilty"

"So, we'll go to the HPRC to recover Coiny, Icy, Pencil, Gelatin, Golf Ball, Ruby, Match and Bubble?" Needle asked. "Seems like it" said Book