Girly notes: okay, so I've seen a few of these around, and I thought they were pretty interesting. And then, just today, I began thinking about it, and all of these ideas were swirling through my mind that I just had to write this little one shot. So here you go.
Enjoy! -girlycathy
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Cases 8 & 9: Trapped
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Alfendi Layton arrived at the Mystery Room in the morning as usual, earlier than Lucy, who had a tendency to be late. He then found a note on his desk, telling him to get to Forbodium Castle as soon as possible, alone, or something might happen to a few local schools, or even Lucy's home.
Immediately, Potty took over and dragged Alfendi to Forbodium Castle as quickly as possible. The note had specified which tower and which floor, and Alfendi quickly went to the 3rd floor of the West tower.
He opened the door slowly, and was met with a dark room and a high voice telling him to sit down. He managed to see a chair, and once he sat down, he was immediately tied to the chair, his wrists and ankles bound. Then a light switched on, revealing a table in front of him with a small television and microphone, and an evilly smirking blonde standing in front.
Potty glared at her, saying, "Makepeace."
She laughed. "Layton. How nice to see you again."
"What do you want? Why am I here?"
"Well, so I can get my revenge. Why else?" she asked with fake innocence. "But, wouldn't you like to watch your assistant at work first?" She turned on the television, a security camera hidden in a room. From it, they heard voices talking: Hilda and Lucy.
"What are you talking about?"
"Just cry for help and you'll see."
"Like that'll happen."
She walked behind him and yanked his hair back, tipping his head up and putting something metallic and cold to his temple. "It will, or I'll shoot you."
Placid took over, and said, "What do I have to do?"
"Just cry for help." Diane clicked a button, activating the microphone, and put it up to Alfendi's mouth, and he asked for Lucy's help. Diane placed the microphone back on the table and leaned over the table, over the mic. She kept a pistol in her hand, behind her back. They immediately saw her run into the room, and as the door shut itself behind her, found her locked in the room. "Now stay silent," Diane commanded, before turning to the microphone to speak to Lucy.
"Ms Baker, like a moth to the flame, straight into my trap!" She and Lucy talked, and Diane explained her challenge for Lucy, forcing Alfendi to watch the entire thing.
Potty took over, and threatened, "You can't keep me here. Hilda and Justin will find me."
"Will they?" she asked, turning towards him, playing with the weapon in her hands. "I mean, sure, they're good detectives. But even all three of you combined couldn't find my father for years."
"You'd better watch your mouth, Makepeace."
"Oh, I think you'll be the one who wants to watch your mouth. I have the gun. And if I want, I can shoot you right now."
"But you won't."
"You think you've got me all figured out, don't you? Well guess what." She leaned towards him, dangerously close. "You haven't. You know nothing about me, about my father, about my life!" Potty just smirked at her, and she backed off, screaming in frustration. Lucy's actions caught her eye, and she said, "Let's see how well you've trained your assistant."
As he watched Lucy conclude Hen as the killer and call Diane, Potty muttered, "Use your brain, Baker," before earning a silencing slap to the face and an evil glare from the girl who had captured him, before she turned to the microphone in front of her.
As the two girls debated over whether Hen was the killer or not, Potty Prof stayed silent, not needing another slap, or possibly a worse threat, as Diane still had the pistol lying on the table by the intercom microphone she was currently using. When the debate was over, Diane laughed at Lucy's stupidity, pacing between Alfendi and the table. "I can't believe she couldn't see that. Although actually...I can! After all, she is your assistant, Layton!"
"Don't talk about Lucy that way, Makepeace!"
Diane leaned towards Alfendi, staring straight into his eyes. "Or what? You'll cut out my tongue?" Alfendi glared at her, and snatched the collar of her dress, holding her firmly, and Diane let out a surprised gasp.
"You'll never get away with this. And when I'm done with you, you'll be missing a lot more than just your tongue." Alfendi released his grip, and she smirked, before pulling away and laughing again.
"I doubt it. Your little assistant will never finish this case and then I'll kill you and her and escape. No one will ever find me. Ever. Again."
Lucy called in again, and Alfendi said, "I think Lucy's just solved this case. Good luck with that plan, Makepeace."
Diane grabbed her gun and pointed it at Alfendi's forehead, and screamed, "Shut it, Alfendi!"
'Stop, before you get both Lucy and us killed,' Placid said, and Potty just rolled his eyes, before ignoring him.
"You will be caught, Diane, if you're the last criminal I catch."
"I said shut it!" she screamed, cocking the gun.
'Stop!' This time, Potty stayed silent as Diane called back to Lucy, and they debated again. This time, Lucy was correct, and after the microphone was off, Diane screamed in frustration before picking up her gun again and pointing it back at Alfendi and letting out a maniacal laugh.
"You are going to die, Layton. Lucy may have solved that case, but I'm going to kill you, and in turn, kill her. But first, this." She pulled out a blindfold and covered Alfendi's eyes. "The moment your assistant walks through that door, I will shoot you." She pressed the gun up against Alfendi's forehead, before Placid took over.
"Please, stop. You don't need to do this."
"Oh, yes I do. I'm going to get revenge on my father if it's the last thing I do!"
Potty Prof took over again, shouting, "I didn't kill your father!"
"Yes you did, the evidence was all there, you killed him!"
"No, I didn't! I was framed, but I didn't kill-"
"Don't lie to me!" the young girl screamed. "I know it was you! And I intend to get my revenge!"
*Bam* At first, Alfendi thought he had been shot, before hearing a loud thud. He felt something heavy fall in his lap, and heard footsteps leaving the room just as the door slammed open.
"Prof!" he heard Lucy's voice shout. Then he heard nothing.
