Any idea who did it yet? If you haven't now, you will by the end of the chapter! No, don't scroll down to the bottom of the page!
Finally, it was Saturday. This was usually the day when they all went home, well for Olivia it hardly ever was, but today was the day when they were going to do some real exploring. Lysander and Tancred had gotten detention at last minute on Friday so there was now five of them: Charlie, Fidelio, Olivia, Lysander and Tancred.
"Right, let's list the clues we have found so far", said Tancred.
"It's just like a murder mystery!", Olivia said excitedly as she took a pink notepad and matching sparkly pen out of her pocket.
"There's the ice stuff", said Charlie, "And that trapdoor. That's about it"
"Don't forget Dorcas and Dagbert!", pointed out Olivia.
"Livvy, that has nothing to do with it!", said Charlie, Fidelio, Tancred and Lysander all at the same time.
"It might do! I'm putting it down anyway, you never know what might be a clue"
"Now we need a suspect list", said Lysander.
"The automatic suspects are Dagbert, Dorcas, Joshua, Inez and Idith", said Fidelio.
"What about Dr Bloor and old Mr Ezekiel? They always have something to do with it", said Tancred.
"Don't forget Weedon. Don't you think it was suspicious how he was just casually trimming that bush?", asked Olivia.
"No, not really Liv", said Charlie.
"Well I'm putting it down! Why does no one agree with my ideas? Is it because I'm a girl?", Olivia yelled.
Silence. Shifting eyes. More silence. All stare at Olivia. More silence. The sound of a pen writing on paper. Fidelio brushed some pink glitter off his sleeve. Even more silence.
"Awkward silence...", Fidelio whispered.
Olivia giggled, followed by (no not more silence) more laughter from the others. The laughter grew into a hurracane of sound, mostly due to Tancred. A door swung open and Mrs "Fairy" Tilpin stormed out.
"Keep it down! I'm trying to do some work! This is detention it's not supposed to be fun!", she screeched.
She growled then slammed the door, causing a portrait to fall down.
"Suspect", they all said.
Now it was time to explore. Olivia seemed to know the place like it was a second home. She practically gave them a tour, pointing to each teachers' classroom and even some of the Bloors' private rooms.
"I snuck into that room once", said Olivia pointing to one of the Bloors' rooms.
"What's it like?", asked Fidelio.
"Trust me, you don't want to know"
"There it is, Manfred's bedroom", said Charlie.
"I've seen that before. I never went in though, for several reasons which I won't tell you because you will have nightmares for the rest of your life about Manfred", said Olivia.
"Like we don't already?", laughed Lysander.
"Yeah, the ones that I have are much worse", Olivia shivered.
"Olivia, I hate to think what goes on in your mind sometimes", said Tancred.
The ice was still there, but this was fresh ice. It had obviously been put there recently. Olivia tried to open the door; still locked.
"I might be able to pick the lock", she said.
"Where did you learn how to do that?", asked Charlie.
"The Trickster Show on Supergirl channel. You guys should watch it"
"Yeah, no thanks", they all said, shaking their hands and heads.
Olivia shrugged, "Anyone got a knife?"
"No funnily enough I don't bring a knife to school", said Fidelio.
Lysander searched in his bag and brought out a metal nail file. Everyone stared at him.
"It's my sister's okay?", he said giving it to Olivia.
"I guess it'll have to do", she sighed.
Olivia took a key which was attatched to a necklace around her neck. She started to move the two objects around in the lock. After five minutes, Fidelio said,
"Olivia, you've been trying for five minutes. You're never gonna do it"
"Can you do any better?", Olivia sighed.
"Yes"
"Be my guest", Olivia handed Fidelio the key and nail file and folded her arms.
Within a few seconds, Fidelio had unlocked the door. But he did not get the reaction he was expecting. They all stared at him.
"You watch the Supergirl channel?", said Tancred.
"Mimi watches it all the time!"
"And you sit down and watch it with her?", Olivia put her hands on her hips.
"... yeah...", Fidelio turned his gaze towards his feet.
"Cool", Olivia patted him on the back.
Olivia, who was the only one not trying to work out what just happened, opened the door.
"Well, are you coming in or what?", she said tapping her foot impatiently.
They all nodded and walked through the doorway, the door slammed behind them. There was no light on.
"It's kinda dark", said Lysander.
"Thanks for that Captain Obvious", Olivia mocked, "Any idea how to make it light?"
"Turn on a light?", said Charlie.
"Well done, go get your medal!", Olivia turned on the light, "Wow, magic"
Sitting right in front of them was Manfred, Emma, Gabriel and Billy! Except they were unable to move. They were in some kind of ice cube, but only up to their necks. School ties were tied around their mouths.
"Emma!", exclaimed Tancred running towards her.
He took the tie off her mouth, Fidelio took off Gabriel's and Charlie took off Billy's.
"Tancred!", Emma smiled.
"How did you get in?", asked Gabriel.
Fidelio glanced at Olivia, "Olivia picked the lock"
Olivia smiled at him and then said, "Actually, it was Fidelio who really did it"
"Mm mm mm mm!", Manfred mmed.
"What was that?", asked Olivia.
"Mm mm mm mm!", Manfred mmed louder.
"Yeah, you've got something right there. Right under your moustache", Olivia was clearly enjoying this.
"Fine I'll do it", sighed Lysander taking the tie off Manfred's mouth.
"Took you long enough!", he moaned.
"So who did it?", asked Tancred.
"Dagbert and Dorcas", the iced people said.
"Ha!", Olivia pointed at Charlie, Fidelio, Lysander and Tancred, "I told you! I told you! Didn't I tell you? Yes! Ha!"
The boys were silent.
Then they heard mumbling outside of the door.
"Er, who's there?", asked Charlie.
There was more mumbling and whispering then a voice said, "That was smart of you wasn't it. Went in there to save your friends but you shut the door behind you!"
Tancred ran to the door and rattled the handle, a gust of wind blowing his friends' hair.
"Oops, it's locked", said another voice before giggling.
"It's Dagbert and Dorcas!", gasped Olivia.
"They've trapped us all!", gasped Fidelio.
DUN DUN DUUUUUUN! What are they gonna do now? Every one of them is trapped! No one to save them... well there is but no one knows that they're trapped so they're kinda stuck... cliffhanger...
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