Private Eyes
by Star Wars nut
Authoress Note: Well, here's another chapter. Now we meet our first three suspects, and a new mystery rears its ugly head. One of my reviewers asked me why they had never heard of this movie, and the answer is simple: a lot of really good old movies are overlooked because they're old. Like, has anyone ever heard of The Apple Dumpling Gang? It was one of the best Wild West movies I've ever seen, but I bet that very few of my readers know what it is.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts 2 or any characters or locations from said game. I also do not own the hilarious old movie "The Private Eyes" which my mom got off netflix.
Chapter 2
Roxas and Sora parked their car in front of the Morley Manor, went to the door, and knocked. A man with blue hair, pointed ears, and an X-shaped scar on his face answered the door and said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Inspector Roxas and this is my assistant Dr. Sora," said Roxas, "We're here to investigate the Morley case." The man scowled. "The Morleys' death," he said, "was a tragic accident." Roxas walked through the door, Sora following him.
"Listen you," Roxas said, "We have a letter here inviting us to investigate the Morleys' murder." At the sound of the word "murder" the blue-haired man went bezerk and attacked Sora. Sora got out of his way, and another man walked up to the blue-haired man and punched him in the face.
"Saix, stop it," the man said. He turned to Roxas to reveal that his hair covered half his face, "My name is Zexion. What are you doing here?"
"I'm Inspector Roxas, and I'm here to investigate the Morley murder." At the word "murder" Saix attacked Sora again, although Roxas, who was talking to Zexion, didn't notice. Zexion scowled and said, "The Morleys were not murdered." Roxas held up the letter he was showing to Saix and said, "This letter is asking myself and Dr. Sora to come here to investigate the Morley murder." Saix went bezerk again, and this time Zexion walked calmly up to Saix and punched him in the gut. Then, acting like nothing had happened, Zexion looked at the letter and said, "This letter is signed Lord Morley." Roxas looked at it and said, "Well, so it is."
"Lord Morley died before this letter was written."
"So he did." After Roxas said this, Zexion looked oddly at him, than said over his shoulder, "Saix. Take them to see Master Xehanort."
Saix led Roxas and Sora, with Zexion following them, down several halls to what looked like a library. There, sitting at a nearby desk, was a twenty-something man with shoulder-length silver hair and his nose buried in a book called Kingdom Hearts and You.
"Master Xehanort," said Zexion, and the man looked up from his book, "This is Inspector Roxas and Doctor Sora. They say they are here to inspect the Morleys' deaths." The man- Xehanort- nodded and said, "Inspector Roxas and Doctor Sora. Have a seat." He then turned to Saix and Zexion and said, "Leave us." The two nodded and left closing the door behind them.
"Inspector Roxas and Doctor Sora," Xehanort repeated, "It is a pleasure. Naturally, this is a difficult time, but if there is anything I can do..."
"Actually, can you answer some questions?" Roxas asked, "We're trying to find out who murdered the Morleys." Roxas would've continued talking, but Xehanort raised a hand and pointed to the door. He walked over to the door and opened it, and sure enough, Zexion and Saix were standing there, Zexion somehow holding Saix in a headlock. Xehanort glared pointedly at them, and they left silently.
"Now, as you were saying, gentlemen?" Xehanort said politely, as if that hadn't just happened.
"Right," said Roxas, getting down to business, "Sora, you take notes. Now, Master Xehanort, how did you know Lord Morley and his wife?"
"Well," said Xehanort, "Lord Morley took me in at age ten. I don't really remember anything before then. The Morleys raised me like a son, and indeed, I did feel like they were my parents. Their deaths truly were a tragedy." Sora noticed that Xehanort's eyes appeared to be a little moist, but Roxas continued, "Where were you on the night of the Morleys' deaths?"
"Well," said Sora, "I was at the diner at Traverse Town, and I was wondering why those candles never go out..." Roxas glared at Sora, "Not you, dummy! Him!" Xehanort chuckled briefly and said, "I was doing research in my room. I remember it distinctly because I had found a way to capture a Shadow Heartless, and I had locked it in a cage with a rabbit. Did you know, incidentally, that Heartless eat rabbits alive? It's rather interesting to watch, actually. The rabbit writhing in pain and fear..." Sora shuddered, all notes forgotten.
"Its eyes widening in horror..." Roxas tried to hold down his lunch.
"You could almost hear it screaming in pain," Xehanort noticed the looks of disgust on Sora and Roxas's faces.
"Oh, I apologize," he said, "I forgot that most people aren't as interested in that kind of thing as I am."
"Well, thank you for your time," said Roxas uncomfortably, "Sora, did you get that down?" Sora nodded vigorously, "Yeah, I took rabbits... I mean notes." Roxas said, "Good," then said to Xehanort, "We'll need to stay here for a bit, long enough to find out what happened to the Morleys." Xehanort nodded, "Understood. I'll give you time now to look around, and later I'll introduce you to the staff. Is that alright?" Roxas nodded, and he and Sora headed for the door.
"One more thing, gentlemen." Roxas and Sora turned around, and Xehanort said, "A copy of the Morleys' will was found. They left everything to me. However, there was a stipulation that, if I were to die, my inheritance would be divided among the staff. I believe that one of them might attempt to do me in."
End of Chapter 2
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