Sorry that I didn't update it on my usual friday night to celebrate another Monk and Psych episode. There was a really bad thunderstorm. Anyway, here's the newest chapter though I was surprised that I didn't get many reviews for this fan fic and instead for the first Monk, Psych, and Death Note fan fic lol. On a side note, I'm still debating on whether to keep this fan fiction where it is or to move it back to the Death Note section. But for now enjoy!
Chapter Two: Accident?
Strips of caution tape laid across the entrance to the Skull Mountain ride. Security guards along with an ambulance truck were stationed in the front.
"Natalie, we were just on that ride," Mr. Monk said, "We could have died!"
"But we didn't," Shawn pointed out, "I say we check it out." Shawn, followed by Gus, began to walk towards the caution tape. A plump man with a security guard uniform on stood directly in front of the blockade, sent to make sure no one entered. Shawn took a quick glance at his name tag, reading Billy Wianz, before closing his eyes. Mr. Monk, Natalie, and L followed behind the fake psychic.
"Gus, I'm getting something," Shawn said, holding his index finger to his head, "A spirit is calling me."
"Who are you?" Billy asked as Shawn, Gus, Natalie, Mr. Monk, and L approached him.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Shawn said, "I'm Shawn Spencer and this is my partner Burton Guster. We're with the Santa Barbara Psychic Department. Did somebody die here Billy?"
"How did you know my name?" Billy asked, looking surprised. Shawn just shrugged. "Wow amazing." Mr. Monk rolled his eyes.
"Hello, my name is Adrian Monk and this is my assistant Natalie Teeger. We're with the San Francisco Police Department," Mr. Monk said. Billy nodded clearly well aware of who Adrian Monk was.
"Who's he?" Billy asked, gesturing to L. Before L could respond, Shawn and Gus were already fumbling with the answer.
"Oh, he's a friend of ours," Gus said.
"Yes...his name is...L—" Shawn said. He was used to just calling L "L" that he had no idea what to say. "Larry," he finally said. Larry? Larry was the best they could come up with?
"Yes, my name is Edward Larry Stretton," L recovered smoothly. The last thing he wanted was someone finding out his identity was a fake.
"Do you mind if we poke around a bit?" Shawn asked. Billy shrugged.
"If you want. There's nothing really to investigate," Billy said.
"We'd like to check it out if you don't mind," Mr. Monk said. He was actually hoping that there was something more to this otherwise it meant he went on an extremely dangerous ride.
"Right this way," Billy said as he lifted up the caution tape. Mr. Monk, Natalie, Shawn, Gus, and L followed Billy as he led them down the familiar path to the roller coaster. The five were led into the main part of the ride only instead of it being pitch black; the room was filled with lights. The five took a moment to stare at the roller coaster, knowing they had been on the very same ride not too long ago.
"It seemed a lot bigger in the dark," Shawn said as he noted the small size of the coaster.
"I was on that?" Mr. Monk said, terrified, "What was I thinking? This ride looks like it's going to break down any second."
"Well that explains the death," Gus said, trying to avoid taking another possible case. After all, he did have a job to get back to unlike Shawn and the others.
"So what do we got here?" Shawn asked as he walked over to where the body was. Mr. Monk, Natalie, and Gus followed. L decided to try and stay away from the scene. He was tempted to observe the scenario but knew that if he did there was a chance of blowing his cover.
"Nothing really. The woman, Casey Williams, went on the ride. The employees switched shifts once the ride was over. The employee wasn't aware that Casey was still getting off the ride and starts it up again. After that, she goes flying without her bar down and well you know the rest. This sort of thing happens every once in a while. She just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Tragic it is but that's what you have to expect when you go on these rides," Billy replied.
"No one thought to check that everyone's bar was down?" Natalie asked.
"Like I said, they switched shifts at that time so the one runnin' the ride, she feels horrible about it, thought that the previous runner had already checked the bars," Billy said.
"You think they would have seen that the bar was up," Gus said.
"Casey was sitting in the back so everyone was in front of her. No one could have seen it. Plus, the bar doesn't go up that high. Another bit of bad luck I suppose," Billy said. Shawn looked down at the girl's body. She had multiple bruises all over her body no doubt from the ride. However, he also noticed a little bruise about the size of a finger print on the girl's neck.
"Why wouldn't she push the bar down herself if she knew the ride was starting up again? Or scream?" Mr. Monk was saying.
Suddenly, Shawn raised his index finger in the air. He then made his finger fly in all different directions as he moaned slightly. It was then that L walked over to the body and watched Shawn in his "psychic moment".
"I'm getting something...It's Casey..." Shawn said. Mr. Monk rolled his eyes again as he looked down at the body to figure out what Shawn had witnessed. L placed his finger to his lips and looked down as well. The two noticed the same mark Shawn had picked up on.
"I don't know why I can't control my finger! Why can't I?" Shawn exclaimed, "What are you trying to tell me?"
"It's a bruise on her neck," L pointed out. He simply couldn't resist getting involved. He was after all, the world's greatest detective. "Someone must have hit her pressure point. Pressure points can cause people to have black outs and if they are not treated right away, they can cause death depending on where the pressure point is located." Billy, Natalie, and Gus looked down and saw the bruise as well.
"Damn, good thing you pointed that out. You should be a detective," Billy told L.
"Thanks," L replied.
"Yeah but he saw that because of my psychic abilities," Shawn said.
"Someone must have known about pressure points and hit her there to knock her out. Then the ride went off. He must have been planning this for a long time," Mr. Monk said.
"It is unlikely that we'll find fingerprints on the body since he was obviously planning this. We should have an autopsy to find out if the cause of death was a result from the pressure points," L said. Natalie tapped L on the shoulder to remind him where he was and he would not be leading this investigation like his other cases. L immediately remained silent.
"We need to look at the security cameras. Maybe we'll be able to see who went on the ride with her," Gus suggested. L was once again about to say something but remembered that this was not the time nor place to speak.
"I doubt it. Whoever did this knew when they were switching shifts. He probably knew where the security cameras were located as well," Mr. Monk said, "We should look around for a little while longer."
The detectives' train of thought was interrupted by the ring of Natalie's cell phone. She took it out of her purse and looked at it for a moment.
"It's the Captain," she said. Everyone waited patiently until Natalie finally hung up the phone. "We have to go Mr. Monk. There's been a homicide in San Francisco."
"Now? But what about this murder?" Mr. Monk said.
"We can take it from here Mr. Monk," Billy said, coming back into the conversation, "We just have to interview all of the employees and we'll have our man in no time." Mr. Monk was about to protest some more but Natalie led him out before he could object.
"I can't believe you aren't going to take the case," Shawn said.
"I'll work on it once I see the crime scene back in San Francisco," Mr. Monk said.
"Dude you're never going to come back here," Shawn said.
"Why don't you guys just work on the case since Mr. Monk is busy," Natalie said.
"That's a good idea," Gus said. Wait, what was he saying? He wanted to get the hell out of there.
"Woo! So we get to stay here a little longer. I say we go on Kingda Ka again," Shawn said.
"Yes, well I'll leave you to your cases then," L said as he took out his cell phone.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Shawn asked.
"I'm calling Watari. Our flight leaves soon for Europe," L said as he began to call Watari. Shawn, however, snatched L's cell phone from his hand.
"You can't go now. Now you can see how we solve our cases. You know without going into hiding," Shawn said.
"You know what, that's a good idea," Natalie said as much as she hated to say that.
"Yeah. We'll stay here too until the two cases are solved," Shawn said.
"But where are we all going to stay?" Gus asked.
"Well L could just get us hotel rooms," Shawn said.
"Absolutely not," Natalie said, "Why don't you just stay at Mr. Monk's house?"
"What?" Mr. Monk said, "Natalie, listen to yourself. They can't all stay at my house."
"Well they can't all stay at mine," Natalie said, "How about Shawn and Gus will stay at my house and L and Watari can stay at your house."
"I'd rather have it no one stays at my house," Mr. Monk said.
"Well I can't fit six people in my house Mr. Monk nor can I take care of six people. Now you can choose to have either L and Watari or Shawn and Gus." Mr. Monk sighed.
"Okay fine," Mr. Monk said, "But whose L going to go with now? He can't just stay at my house unsupervised."
"He's coming with us of course," Shawn said as he pulled L towards him and Gus.
"What? No, he's coming with us," Natalie said as she pulled L back towards herself and Mr. Monk.
"But he has to come on Kingda Ka with us," Shawn said, pulling L once more.
"He's going to get sick if he goes on that ride again," Natalie said, also pulling L.
"I would prefer to keep my arms attached to my body please," L said. Shawn and Natalie immediately let go. "How about we do this: I will accompany Mr. Monk and Natalie for today and then tomorrow I will go with Shawn and Gus."
"Yeah sounds good," Shawn said.
"Fine but we should all take separate cars. Just in case," Natalie said. Everyone nodded in agreement. L then snatched back his cell phone and dialed Watari's number.
"Watari, we're leaving and we will be following Natalie's car," L instructed. The two groups then departed and went their separate ways.
The next chapter might not come out for a while. I still haven't completely figured out Monk's case just yet hehe.
