Pokemon Mysteries:
The case of the cracked safe
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Nurse Joy helped John by placing an ice pack over his forehead. Officer Jenny had arrived to inspect the scene. Everyone gathered together at the lounge ready to be interrogated by Officer Jenny.
Officer Jenny: Obviously one of you is the thief. I suspect that one right there!
Officer Jenny pointed to Brock.
Brock: Does this mean you'll cuff me and take me with you? In that case I plead gulmpphhhh . . .
Ash and Misty covered Brock's mouth and slammed him down on the couch with a few pillows.
Ash: Don't mind him he tends to act crazy whenever he sees an Officer Jenny, a Nurse Joy, or any other type of girl.
Officer Jenny: Oh is that Brock?
Misty: Yes, how'd you know?
Officer Jenny: My sisters warned me about him. I'll take him into consideration as prime suspect for bad behavior and harassing my sisters.
Brock: Oh please do!
Ash and Misty grabbed their pillows and slammed Brock down further down into the couch. Officer Jenny paced back and forth to the room trying to get the facts straight. When Nurse Joy went to open the safe to gather some things for the report named John, she found the safe to be empty. The contents were some valuable jewelry, expensive props, a small case, and secret documents. On inspection the safe didn't look like it was forced open.
Officer Jenny: I need to know everyone's story to add up the facts and draw a conclusion. First starting with Ash, where were you when you first heard Nurse Joy scream?
Ash: Well, I was in the lounge area here with Misty watching Anime together. I headed into the kitchen to make a snack for both Misty and I, which is when I saw Mr. Lure acting very suspicious at the corner near the refrigerator. He tried to conceal something in his coat pocket and quickly left acting very wobbly and nervous. After I made two sandwiches The Great Frenzy must've snuck in and saw the food. Thinking they were complimentary sandwiches he took them for himself. I then had to make some new sandwiches and when I was done, I returned to the lounge to serve the snack to Misty. Then not long after I heard Nurse Joy scream and the three of us rushed in.
Officer Jenny: Misty it's your turn.
Misty: Before I heard Nurse Joy scream I helped out with some minor chores that needed to be done around the mansion such as dusting and fixing things up. I then discovered this button the counter that was marked TV. I pushed it and a TV appeared from the ceiling. I watched a few minutes to take a break and that is when Ash came in. Ash walked in and both of us watched some TV together till we got hungry. Ash went into the kitchen to prepare a snack, while he prepared it the magician known as The Great Frenzy appeared eating some sandwiches. He tried to show off in front of me by doing some parlor tricks while he bragged about his acts. One great act that I clearly remember is where he would lock himself in a vault and then escape from it before air ran out. Then Ash appeared with our snacks then not long after I heard the scream and all three of us rushed in.
Officer Jenny: I see. Now for you Brock.
Brock: It was a wonderful day out in the field where Nurse Joy and me spent our afternoon together having a picnic.
Brock felt the pummeling of pillows on his head
Brock: Okay, okay, can't take a joke can we. I helped out Nurse Joy with some chores that afternoon. Mostly we had to go down to the wine cellar to restock on some wine in the kitchen. After doing so Mr. Lure appeared in the kitchen asking if we had smaller bottles of wine. Nurse Joy then directed him to the refrigerator where a few bottles were ready to serve. We then left to rearrange the guest books when John asked for some documents that were in the safe. When Nurse Joy opened the safe she screamed and nearly fainted. I helped comfort her by holding onto her and fanning her with some nearby paper. And that's basically it.
Nurse Joy: Yes he has been with me all afternoon, in fact he's been on me like glue.
Misty: Probably as sticky too.
Officer Jenny: Yeah. Hmm now how about you Nurse Joy tell me all about your point of view.
As Nurse Joy told her story Ash looked down on the floor thinking about who could have stolen the case and everything else. Something inside of him knew that he had all the clues to form the answer, now to calculate it. He just heard his friends tell their view, which would probably be enough since their word is very trustworthy; he wasn't sure of the others. If one of them is the thief then they would definitely lie, but which one?
Ash thought about everyone, their motives, where they were at the time, why they were there, and who could and would have stolen the goods. Then like a light bulb the answer flash in his mind.
Nurse Joy . . . and when I got to the safe it was empty . . .
Ash: Wait hold it!
Everyone looked at Ash.
Ash: I know who stole the goods. It was . . . JOHN!!
John: What!?
Ash: Arrest him!
Officer Jenny quickly rushed in and tackled John down then handcuffed him.
John: Wait a minute I'm a victim here! How do we know you're not the thief?
Ash: I figured it all out so you might as well just tell us where you hid everything.
John: Oh yah, prove it!
Ash: Simple logic. Earlier this afternoon I helped Nurse Joy put a few things away inside the safe. Later you revealed yourself just a few feet away from us, in fact close enough to hear our conversation and also close enough to observe the combination. I'm not sure how long you were there but I bet long enough to see Nurse Joy first open the safe.
John: Hang on you can't prove that I knew the combination by just peeking a few feet away, it'd be too hard to see!
Ash: Not for your fancy video camera. Especially when you can zoom in and record and then review what you recorded many times till you know the combination yourself. I know how cameras work too; I have a friend named Todd that showed me.
John: So, that is still a big IF!
Ash: True, that alone can't prove that you stolen the goods but you also knew where Mr. Lure was. My best guess is that you found Mr. Lure passed out somewhere, took him to The Great Frenzy's room, stashed him into the box and made him disappear.
John: But it's nothing more than just a guess.
Ash: Yeah but I have a good guess at something about Mr. Lure. Mr. Lure could you empty out your coat pockets please.
Mr. Lure reluctantly emptied out his coat pocket to reveal a small bottle of Brandy. Ash opened it and it was empty.
Ash: Just as I thought. After Brock just mentioned that Mr. Lure was asking for some wine and Misty mentioning to us upstairs that Mrs. Lure forbid Mr. Lure from having a drink, that would mean when I snuck up on Mr. Lure earlier that afternoon in the kitchen, he must've then taken that small bottle of Brandy. He didn't want any of us telling Mrs. Lure about him drinking so that is why he was so secretive.
Mrs. Lure: Yes that's right. He can't handle his liquor to well he gets drunk real easily.
Ash: And after finishing that bottle I bet you passed out huh Mr. Lure.
Mr. Lure: Yeah, after I saw some happy thoughts I sorta fell asleep somewhere.
Ash: Right and that is when John probably found you. John picked you up and hid you inside the magic box to create confusion when the whole thief bit went up. This way attention would be directed at The Great Frenzy and Mr. Lure. Mr. Lure was just drunk when we found him in the box.
John: So your point is?
Ash: Mr. Lure isn't the thief because he was too drunk to probably crack that safe and also he has no means of doing so. That leaves you and The Great Frenzy. Its true that The Great Frenzy can open safes but there are two facts to why he couldn't have done it. First of he didn't know where the safe was. He was never around when the safe was open for eyes to see, it was always concealed behind the painting. Also where he was, he was in the lounge room with Misty when probably the whole stealing occurred. He was stealing something else, my snack!
Frenzy: Yup, that's true.
Ash: So that leaves you John.
John: Hang on; don't you remember that I was attacked?
Ash: Did you say you were attacked from behind?
John: Yeah?
Ash: Just to make it clear to everyone, did you say you were attacked from behind?
John: Yeah!
Ash: Then you are the thief, plain and simple. If you were attacked from behind, why are you holding your forehead and not the back of your head?
John: Um . .. I was attacked from behind then fell forward on my head which had um also bumped into something else.
Ash: That's pretty hard to swallow. Also you have a motive to do this.
John: And that is?
Ash: You wanted to create a great confusion here so you can write an article about this mystery mansion. This was all part of your plan to get out of your reviewing career and into the real world of a reporter. So am I right John?
John . . . your pretty sharp kid.
John told where he hid everyone's things. They were kept within his own things within a mini chest within his own luggage. Everyone got their things back and Ash managed to get his case present back before Misty was able to see it.
Officer Jenny took John the reporter away and everyone was happy to get their things back. Nurse Joy was happy that everything worked out at the end, it was all pretty much clockwork. She wrote a few notes on her desk about the recent events then filed it away. Leaning back on her chair she looked outside, there she saw the young couple Ash and Misty walking around the lighted areas.
Nurse Joy: It's this sorta thing that keeps the mansion in business. Ah there they go, such a cute couple, but really Ash you should give her your present during day, not night. Then again . . .
*****
Ash held hands with Misty as they walked the lighted path to the gazebo. Misty felt proud of Ash solving the mystery, she knew that he actually had a brain and he is smart if he only used it more.
Misty: So where are we going Ash?
Ash: Nurse Joy told me there's a nice gazebo around here, look there it is.
They headed in and sat. Looking around them they saw nothing but the night's darkness on the field but the sky was a different story. The stars shinned nicely and all the clouds were gone. The moon was flying high above the heavens, shinning bright upon the two.
Ash: Hey Misty. About today's mystery. I really wanted to solve it because there was something that was in the safe for you.
Misty: For me?
Ash: Yeah, here, right here.
Ash took out the case and opened it. Inside was a simple golden ring that he had bought after saving a lot of his earnings. There was an engraving on the ring that read, "To Misty, my best friend and my girlfriend. Ash."
Misty: Oh my gosh, that is so sweet of you. I could kiss you.
Ash closed his eyes expecting one. Misty giggled; she kissed him on the lips, thanking him for his present. After they sat at the gazebo and talked for awhile, till Brock called them back telling them it was way passed their bedtime, but they talked on just enjoying each others company.
*****
Ash, Misty, and Brock returned to their normal clothes ready to depart on their journey. Nurse Joy said farewell to them from the porch waving good-bye to the mystery solvers of the case of the cracked safe.
Epilogue:
Brock: I think we had a nice stay there.
Misty: Yup.
Brock: We should go back one day. But Nurse Joy told me that we might wanna plan for some reservation cause it might be booked.
Ash: Really? Well guess we'll just have to do that then.
Brock: Yeah, since she said mysteries in a mansion will attract a lot of guest now.
Ash and Misty stopped in their tracks, they had just realized something.
*****
Nurse Joy waited at the front desk when Officer Jenny walked in.
Officer Jenny: It all worked accordingly to plan Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy: Here's your pay.
Officer Jenny: That was an interesting way to attract more guests, so how did you come up with the plan anyway?
John walked in to the scene from the room behind the front desk.
John: Well, after I arrived Nurse Joy and me had a slight chat about making a slight gimmick for the mansion. I'm tired of writing all about these boring mansions that no one ever reads about. I'll never get the top quality scoop if I keep doing boring articles and I'll never get that promotion to real reporter, and I think this mystery mansion idea will get me there.
Nurse Joy: I'm glad.
Officer Jenny: Was it hard to fool everyone?
Nurse Joy: Not really. If John did everything himself it would have been hard but I really planned out everything. You didn't think that whole restocking the wines was just a coincidence now did you? That was planned. I've known the Lures for sometime now and Mr. Lure has a real taste for wine, it was the perfect bait. And John recording the combination, it would be impossible for John to stay there the whole time and not be noticed. Also when Mr. Lure had passed out, I had to make sure no one saw John carry him to Frenzy's room. This whole thing was planned out and coordinated perfectly. So much fun too, I'd love to do that again.
John: You will.
Officer Jenny: Guess I can make some money hauling someone away in this "play" of yours. So when is the next time?
Nurse Joy: When some new guests arrive. John, stay for a while, maybe you'll have more things to report in yet.
John: Yup. That'll do. Love.
Authors Note:
Everyone pretty much got it right that it was John but only 1 person that has read the fic answer correctly to the real plot and story.
Here are the hidden miss looked facts:
Nurse Joy said to John (or Mr. Hale as he was called in the beginning) to go with her. Normally guests would be given their keys and to go to their room but John had a talk with Nurse Joy.
When Ash, Misty, and Brock first arrived the hotel was empty, first sign of slow business.
Instead of scolding Ash when he discovered the safe she explained all about it, Nurse Joy at this time was already contemplating a plan for this mystery.
Nurse Joy also overly reacted to the safe's contents being stolen, she might be good with making these plans but she's a terrible actor.
Also during the epilogue Nurse Joy cleared up some simple facts such as placing Mr. Lure into the magic box. Here's a fact, most hotel rooms are normally locked when guests are currently occupying that room. The Great Frenzy would most likely have locked his room if he were not in. So the only other person that could have opened the door would be, Nurse Joy.
Well these are some facts that prove the ending to be what it is, I'm sure there are other facts out there and if you know what they are, put them down in the review and also if you like these type of fics, I'll be glad to write more. Just be prepared, sometimes I will provide a twist, other times I won't.
~MCX