Hey, guys! Before you start reading this chapter, I want to explain something. The modern AU used in Gone Away Like JFK is like the one inTrue Blood, where humans and other creatures knowingly coexist alongside one another. Therefore, Wolf looks like how he does in the Star Fox series, and Lucario is a Pokemon. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.
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Anyways, please read & enjoy! :D
Ike sighed as he pulled up beside the house he had to go into. Robin's search for Caeda's next of kin had come up empty. Her parents died in a car accident when she was eighteen, and her relatives lived in Altea. Roy's mother lived in Altea as well, while his father perished in a fire years ago. Luckily, Marth's mother was still alive, and she lived in a Smashville retirement home.
After finally finding a parking spot, Ike entered the retirement home. He walked up to the receptionist desk.
"Hello there," she greeted. "How may I help you?"
"I'm SBI Unit Chief Ike," he explained. "I need to speak with The President's mother."
The receptionist's smile faded. "Oh… oh yes. She's in that room over there. But I must tell you: she's quite tired from her medicine."
Ike nodded. "Thank you for letting me know."
He walked to the correct room, where he found Marth's mother in bed.
"You must be the SBI agent," she said when she saw him enter.
"That'd be me," Ike replied. "May I please ask you a few questions, ma'am?"
"Of course! And please, call me Liza," she added.
Ike took a seat at her bed side.
"What would you like to know?" Liza asked.
"First off: what was Marth like when he was younger?" Ike questioned.
"Oh, my boy was a darling child who loved everybody," Liza gushed. "He couldn't even hurt a fly! But I could sense that our home in Altea didn't suit him."
"What do you mean?"
"Marth always talked about wanting to become someone strong, someone powerful. But Altea's government is… corrupt, to say the least. Marth didn't like that… said that he could never hurt the people he'd sworn to help."
"Why did he move to Smashville?"
"To avoid the war."
Ike nodded. He'd heard about the civil war that was raging in Altea even to this day. He couldn't blame the President for doing such a thing.
"He was going to be conscripted to fight," Liza added. "I didn't want him to fight, nor did he. We both fled before the conflict got too out of hand."
"I see. And what do you think of Caeda?"
For the first time since their talk had begun, Liza frowned.
"I wasn't fond of her," she confessed. "But when I saw how happy she made Marth, I gave in. My mother gave me grief over my husband, and it ruined my relationship with her. I promised myself to not do the same, so I kept my mouth shut on the matter."
"Did you let Caeda know?"
"Gosh, no! I figured she'd tell Marth about it, and it would drive him away from me. Marth was all I had after his father died…"
Liza paused to cry briefly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-" Ike began.
"Don't apologize. It wasn't your fault, dear. Do you have any more questions?"
"I have one: were you aware that your son's wife was married once before?"
"Yes," Liza replied. "To be honest, that was one of the reasons why I never cared for her. How could be truly love my son after being married to another man?"
Ike made sure he had everything written down. "Thank you for your time. And I'm sorry again for your loss. I promise we'll find the person responsible for your son's death."
"Thank you, Agent."
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Rob set the pistol down and removed his headphones from his head. He just finished shooting the gun Samus and Luigi had recovered earlier. This was so these bullets could be compared with the one found in the President's body. By doing this, the SBI could confirm that this gun was the murder weapon.
But Rob was surprised to see that the bullets didn't match. He analyzed them carefully with a microscope, yet he could not match them.
"Hello? Rob?"
He looked up and saw Robin enter the bullet testing chamber.
"Oh, hey Robin," he greeted.
"You don't sound happy," Robin remarked. "What's wrong?"
"The bullets from this gun don't match the bullet that killed President Marth."
"What?! But the guy Luigi and Samus picked up said that it was the murder weapon!" Robin was confused by the whole situation.
"He's lying," Rob said.
"But why? I don't get it," Robin replied.
Rob looked at his colleague in a thoughtful manner.
"I think whoever gave him this gun told him it was the murder weapon," he said. "That's why Wolf said so. But I'm confident he had nothing to do with the assassination."
"So why on Earth is his life in danger?"
"That's what Samus is about to find out."
"Thanks, Rob. Bye-bye."
Samus hung up before going back inside the interrogation room. Wolf was already there with handcuffs on.
"One of my colleagues just tested the gun you gave us," she said. "He told me it doesn't match the bullet that killed the President."
"What?!" Wolf exclaimed. "B-But that's why the guy told me!"
"What guy?" Samus asked.
"My buddy Fox," Wolf replied. "Damn it! I should've known he'd go and do somethin' like that!"
"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about."
"I'm a gun smuggler, Agent. I smuggle guns in and out of Smashville. That's all I do. Fox is my boss. He has a habit of exaggerating or lying about what the gun I'm smuggling was used for. So when he told me that gun killed the President, I first thought it was bullshit. But like an idiot, I believed him."
"And why did you say that you're in danger?"
"Ah, don't mind that. I… I may have been exaggerating myself."
Samus rolled her eyes. She was beyond annoyed that she and team had wasted their time with a false lead.
"You're still under arrest for illegal possession of a handgun," she said.
Wolf shrugged. "Whatever. What's a couple years in jail worth anyways?"
After a police officer escorted him out of the interrogation room, Ike entered.
"We don't have shit," Samus sighed.
"The tip line is full of nothing but false leads, too," Ike added. "We need to come up with a profile soon. We're running out of time."
"Let's regroup," Samus suggested. "It couldn't hurt."
"It's all we can do right now," Ike said. "I'll call everyone back here."
Robin plopped down in front of her computer with a loud sigh. After hearing the news about the gun not being the murder weapon, her mood had changed. She was as disappointed as the rest of the team was about how little progress was being made.
"This is not good for us," Lucina huffed as she sat beside her friend and colleague.
"I feel bad for you," Robin said. "You're the one that has to keep the media at bay, after all. How are they holding up, by the way?"
"Fine, I guess. I told them that Wolf's arrest had nothing to do with the President's assassination."
"I'm sure they'll be like, 'SBI Investigation Still Underway with No Arrests Made'."
"Please don't remind me."
"Oh… right. Sorry."
Lucina nodded. "Let's get back to work, okay?"
"Good idea," Robin said.
She began typing something, but found herself suddenly stopping. An idea formed in her head.
"Uh… Robin? Why did you stop typing?" a confused Lucina asked.
"Do you think the UnSub could've killed before?"
"What?"
"Answer the question, Lucina."
"Um… sure. I mean yes- yes, I believe the UnSub's killed before."
Robin began her search for unsolved murders that had happened within a few months. She ended up finding three murders.
"So a dancer named Zelda was killed three months before the assassination. A night club security guard named Wario was killed a month later. And then last month, a senior executive of Angel Bank named Magnus was murdered. They're all unsolved."
"Why does this matter?" Lucina asked. She was beginning to get impatient.
"I think our UnSub is a spree killer. Look at these cases."
Lucina read all the reports of each murder that had taken place. Despite the vastly different backgrounds of each victim, their untimely deaths seemed eerily similar. They were shot four times, and hollow point bullets had been used.
"This can't be a coincidence," Lucina said. "Call Ike."
Robin didn't waste any time doing that. When he finally answered, Robin didn't even bother with a cheery greeting.
"Sir, I hope the rest of the team's with you," was her greeting.
"They're all here… and I just put you on speaker. Why, what did you find?" Ike asked.
"I think I've figured out the UnSub's profile," Robin revealed.
There ya go! I hope you all enjoyed it. :)
Review Responses:
pk-smash-attack: Oh my God, you're way too kind. I only own one of his novels. I know, what is wrong with me?! I like Roy, too: hence why I included him in this fanfic. I hope this chapter didn't disappoint!
ChaiCat17: It's okay! I'm glad you like it, as well as the last chapter!
MaskedGamer: I'm glad you liked it! :)
Bluefoot: I only love Criminal Minds, CSI Miami, and CSI Las Vegas. But I also enjoy real life crime documentaries. God, there are/have been a LOT of crime shows...
MahNati: LOL, nice nickname. But I won't comment on it. I hope my explanation on Wolf & Lucario in the earlier author's note cleared things up. I thought the name of the restaurant was cute. XD LOL, you're still hung up on the SSS & driver. You're too funny! XD I'm so happy to hear that you loved it!
Guest: You'll just have to keep reading to see what happens. :)
Inuyasha Armin Scarlet: Really? I like hearing that you're suspicious about Caeda. I hope you weren't disappointed with this chapter! :)
EchoMoonHuntress: Hmm... you'll just have to keep reading in order to find out. I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter!
Please review, and don't forget to stay tuned for chapter 6! :D
- Elizabeth