Chapter 9: Who is the Stringed Killer?

The trio broken the door open to Muffy's room, who was also Francie's room aswell. Inside they found that Muffy was hanging from the celing with a string. That means that she is DEAD! Ratburn screamed at the horror, seeing yet another one of his students died. Gillian was sad to see somebody die, but the student's death didn't cause him much. York looked around though to see if there were any clues. There weren't though. "It looks like this other killer knows what he is doing." York said to himself. "No clues, no mess, no fingerprints or anything. I wonder who he is anyway? Any idea, Zach?" Gillian put his head up and thought of something. "If this is what it is, then this looks like the work of the Stringed Killer." He said to York. "The Stringed Killer? Who is he?" Ratburn questioned.

"Well, I looked it up on a SNATCHER case that there was something that was a connection to the old murders caused by a person using strings to kill people. The Stringed Killer killed five young girls because of some ritual of some sort. Though that was almost a hundred years ago. This seems like a new type of stringed killer. I don't know, but he seems to copy his ways of killing his victims." Gillian explained to the gang. "But why was he going for Buster?" Ratburn said. "I don't know. He said it was for revenge, so I guess it was for a personal reason." York stated. "Infact…I have a feeling that one of the students…may be the Stringed Killer." "WHAT?" Ratburn yelled "You can't say that! They're innocent kids that likes to play balls and they're so nice! You can't say that one of them are suspects!" Ratburn yelled some more. "I'm sorry to say Nigel, but it may be true. Ratburn I need you to stay at the hotel at all times. You may never know what may happen when you leave. Plus you need to protect the kids if anything happens to them." York said to Ratburn. "Gillian, you really have no real use for me, so unless I need you, you can come with me. Other than that, you have no need."

York called up a clean up crew to take muffy's body out. The kids were really sad now that they lost another friend of their's. Buster, Fern and now Muffy. All of them killed. Francine was the most sad since she lost two of her friends and just stayed in her room crying all day, eating very little food Arhtur tried to consault Francie, but she didn't listen because she was sad. Arhtur just walked around the hotel, seeing Binky crying over not only the dead students, but the fact he still can't find his game boy. Sue Ellen was just staring at a wall like it was nothing, with tears falling donw her face. George was normal as always, but again he had the aussies. Arhtur then bumped into Brain. "Oh, sorry Brain!" Arhtur said. "Yeah…" Brain said, letting out a long sigh. "Arhtur…I have a bit of a confesion to make." He said. Arhtur looked at him strangely for a bit. "I…I think I saw somebody come out of Francie's room. I looked to see trhough the window and I saw that body was hanging." Arhtur had a horror face on! "Brain! This is important! You have to tell York about it!" Arthur grabbed Brain's arm, but Brain hesitate. "No Arthur, I can't!" "Why not?" "Because I think he's the one!" Arthur slapped Brain through the face "He did not! He was gone when it happened! He wouldn't do this! I know it!" Brain nodded his head "But I looked at the figure and he dropped something. I took a look and it was one of those cigartes that he had!" York walked up to the two. "Hey kids, what's going on?" York said. "Nothing, we were just about to eat soon." Brain said as Arhtur was a bout to say something, but York interrupted him. "Now you two, please, I advise you not to leave the hotel. It's much too dangerous." York said. He left the two to go to his room.

In his room, he saw that Ratburn was there too! "Nigel. What are you doing here?" York said. "York…I want to tell you something. About this Stringed Killer…I've heard the name before. It was back in my war days. I was on a mission to and my targets were already dead. It was because of him. But then…I saw him. He was there with his eyes glowing with red. I shot him, and it killed him. Now I know why he knows me. If anything York, this is personal. He killed my students and now he must pay for his sins." Rabturn spoke, getting up from the couch. "If you see him, and if you do kill him, make sure that was for me. Until next time, York." Ratburn left the room, and to his own room this time where he would rest. York was about to go to sleep, only to talk to Zach. "This is starting to get messy now, Zach. I would have perfered doing the case with the raincoast one, but now with this Stringed Killer and these SNATCHERS, things are started to get out of hand. I miss the old days. I better get something to eat and go to sleep. I'll see you later Zayeah I got gold

Meanwhile at the Hostpital, DW was sleeping like a baby. But then she woke up to the sound of the door opening. "Arhtur? Is that you?" DW said in a sleepish tone. But it wasn't Arthur. It was..THE STRINGED KILLER! "No, DW. Just a little playmate. How's about a little fun, before we play a little game?" He said in a dark tone. "I don't know mister. I can't talk to Strangers and my leg is still in a case." DW said, rubbing her shot leg. "No it's fine. I'm a friend of your brother, Arhtur. He said it would be fine." The stinged killer took DW away to somewhere. WHAT YES I WILL DO THE DIS

York woke up to meet up with Diane at the art gallery because it had something to do with Nick. But before that he had to meet up with Ushah to do something with him. After figuring out a periodic table test, Ushah said something. "Hey York. Did Arhtur stop by to see DW?" he said. "No, Arhtur was at the hotel the whole time. Why?" York said to him. "Well DW isn't in her room." York then had a surprise face. "What? Where is she?" "I dunno!" "Listen I need to go for investigation. I need you to call the cops and tell them that DW is missing. Last thing I need is another victim!" York left the hostpital and drove to the art gallery to find out about what's between with Nick and Diane.

And what will happen there? In chatper 10.