After about 10 minutes, we finally found Sava near a wall, where there were papers. She was looking at one and crying.

"I didn't expect this!" She pointed at the paper. She had gotten second place.

"That's not bad.." Trucy tried to comfort the crying 6 year old, despite Trucy being twice as tall.

"Yes, it is! Look who got first!" Sava pointed at the paper again. Ilene Dover got first place. "She's my rival." Sava explained. "She's also my friend. I hate losing to her though."

"You'll win next time." Athena tried to comfort her as well.

"You know what? I'm going to get my medal." Sava sighed, and walked off towards a table nearby.

"I'm going to watch the other skaters." Athena told me. "Can you keep an eye on Trucy?"

"Sure." I shrugged. As she left, I turned to Trucy and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Can we look at the shop over there?" She pointed at a shop where they had a bunch of dresses.


10:05 AM 03/04/28

Pro Shop


As we walked in, Trucy was immediately captivated by the sight of all the dresses."Are those figure skating blades?" Trucy asked. She ran up to the boots and blades.

"It looks like it. I don't know what type those are." I shrugged as Trucy ran to the dresses.

"Oh Polly! Look at the dresses. They're so pretty!" Trucy exclaimed, looking at me.

"Yeah. Why are you looking at me as if you want them?"

"Because! They'll be perfect for my performances!" Trucy said, looking at one that was a shocking blue.

(I hope you don't feel too 'blue' after buying that..) Just then, I noticed that Sava, wearing her medal, was arguing with a girl who was older, and they had both just walked in. The girl had long, curly blonde hair and blue eyes, and was wearing a long white shirt over leggings and ugg boots, with a brown cardigan over the outfit. She had a piece of what looked like holly leaves and red berries in her hair as well. The two were near where they sold the skating boots and blades.

We walked up to the duo in time to hear the rest of their conversation.

"Hollie, I don't need this right now." I heard Sava say.

"Ha! You're not even good at a sport you've been in since you joined us? I don't think you were even one yet." The older girl sneered.

(I don't need Athena's ears to tell that the girl doesn't like Sava..)

"Shut up! At least I don't sit on my butt all day complaining!" Sava retorted in an even higher pitch than usual.

"Even when she's insulting someone, she's sounds cute.." I whispered to Trucy.

"Oh! Apollo, Trucy!" Sava turned to us.

"Hi Sava! Who's this?" Trucy pointed at the older girl.

"My name is Hollie. Hollie Dai." Hollie stated coldly. Sava awkwardly started playing on her phone again. "Our little 'chat' is done. Goodbye, Savannah." Hollie said in a sarcastic, sickeningly sweet voice.

"Call me Sava." Sava muttered.

"Sava, do you go here often?" Trucy asked.

"Yes. I go here to buy skating dresses and other clothes." Sava held her phone again. "I'm here now, though, because I need to sharpen my skates."

"Oh. What type of skates do you have?" Trucy asked.

"Here, I'll show you." She picked up a boot and a blade off the wall.

"These are Jackson Elites, I think that's what they're called, and Ultima Matrix blades." Sava frowned.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"I just realized I'm going to need new boots soon. They're pretty expensive." Sava frowned.

"They can't be- WHAT THE?" I looked at the price.

"How much, Polly?" Trucy asked.

"They're almost $600!" I showed her.

"And that's JUST the boot." Sava said.

"Um, Polly? I'm hungry.." Trucy frowned.

"Okay, let's get something to eat. Sava, where is the foot court?" I asked the 6 year old.

"You just have to pass through rink #2!The rink is in the middle of redoing the entire room, although anyone can pass through it."

"Thanks Sava! Let's go, Trucy!" We walked into the rink.


10:15 AM 03/04/28

Rink #2


"Brr, it's even colder in here." Trucy shivered as we walked in and the door closed.

"Wait a minute.. What's that smell?" I frowned. It was very familiar. "Trucy, turn on the lights. Now."

"Okay!" Trucy ran to the door. A minute later, the lights were on, and as I witnessed the sight in front of me, I realized what that smell was.

A platinum blonde haired girl wearing a lilac skating dress was lying on the ice. There was a knife of some sort in her stomach, and it looked like she had long since stopped breathing.

"That's what that smell was.." I murmured. "We should investigate." I said to Trucy, who simply nodded.

"Who could have done this..?" She muttered. "Do you need me to call the cops?"

"Go ahead." As I said this, she ran out the other door. I turned my attention back to the body.

"Upon closer inspection," I muttered to myself. "this knife is a figure skating blade, and it looks like that Ultimate whatever blade Sava showed us earlier.."

*Blade added to the Court Record*

I turned my attention to the medal on her neck.

(First place medal..) "Well, I think I know who this is now.. Ilene Dover." I stated out loud to no one in particular. "She had just won over her rival as well. How sad."

Something else caught my attention. The blood.. it looked like there was some, but not much, at least, not as much as I had smelled.

(Maybe the murder was committed off ice..?) I turned towards one of the corners, which was giving off a scent of blood. Sure enough, there were blood stains all over.

"We're not dealing with a very experienced killer, are we?" I muttered. Even Sava would probably know to clean off a murder weapon. (It's just common sense!)

*Bloodstains added to the Court Record*

"Polly!" Trucy and Athena ran in, shocked.

"Trucy told me about what happened. What have you found so far?" Athena asked, suddenly serious.

"We aren't dealing with a very smart killer. They didn't even wipe the bloodstains over there." I pointed Athena in that direction

"Wow.." Athena murmured. Suddenly, there were police sirens all around.

"We should get out." I said. "Let the police investigate." As we all walked out, Sava ran up to us and the police ran in.

"W-what happened?" She asked.

"There's been a murder." Trucy said, frowning.

"Wh-who was the victim?" None of us wanted to answer that.

"Ilene." I told her.

"No.." Sava murmured.

"FREEZE, PAL!" A scruffy looking detective ran up to us.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"My name is Dick Gumshoe, pal. Call me Detective Gumshoe." He looked at Sava. "How old are you?"

"M-me? I'm six.." Sava mumbled.

"I see. The killer was too short to reach the bloodstains, and too young to realize that the bloodstains needed to be wiped off."

(Wh-WHAT?)

"What is your name, pal?" Gumshoe asked.

"I'm Savannah Lif, call me Sava.."

"Savannah Lif, you're under arrest for the murder of Ilene Dover!" Gumshoe announced, putting her in handcuffs.


COURT RECORD

EVIDENCE

Competition Schedule - The schedule that says who is going next in a competition

Blade - The murder weapon. The same type of blade Sava showed me and Trucy in the pro shop.

Blood stains- Found at the crime scene. The killer obviously didin't know to clean up the stains.

PROFILES

Trucy Wright (16)- The daughter of my boss. Loves magic.

Athena Cykes (18)- My co-worker. She can hear people's emotions.

Ilene Dover (15)- One of the skaters. Freestyle 9 level. The victim in this case, and rivals with Savannah.

Savannah Lif (6)- Another one of the skaters. A prodigy. Freestyle 10 level. The suspect in this case, and rivals with Ilene.

Hollie Dai (12)- Seems to know Savannah. Very cold to others.

Dick Gumshoe (40)- The detective in charge of this case.