Chapter 52: Hands on Harassment


Some time later...

It is the month of May and it's the last month of school before summer vacation. "And we're in the first week of may so far." Huey thought as he and his brothers and friends are fixing their lockers. "We returned 3 days ago since Spring Break is over and today is the day that-"

"Oh no. Report Card Day." Louie cringed as he opened his locker. "Worried that you'll repeat Freshman Year?" Dewey asked. "Maybe." Louie replied. "I did study though."

"Yup. B.O.Y.D sure did more work than you." Lena chuckled as the rest stared at Louie. "You got to be kidding me..." Huey thought when the bell rang. All quickly scrambled their way to class.

But somehow in the girl's bathroom. "The bell rang. Better wash my hands first." A cheerleader is seen doing so when she heard a sound. "Huh?" She looked around for a moment and then, a silhouetted figure emerged from the cubicle and, "AAAAHHHHHHH!"

In class...

"Here are your report cards. I trust that you all did your best." Mrs Val started handing out large, brown envelopes to the whole class. Once all had them, they opened them slowly and in anxiety. Huey just pulled it out and, "Score!" He thought as his report card shows all As. He looked to his right, he saw a pleased Violet with As too.

In the next class, "Whew! Made it!" Dewey has a few As and some Bs and Cs. "I did good if you ask me!" Webby exclaimed as Dewey looked at her report card. She got As and Bs. And beside them, "Whew! Kirby, we survived!"

"I know right?" Kirby agreed with Casey for they both got Bs and Cs. "Damn. I gotta do better." Gosalyn exclaimed for she got only 2 Bs and the rest are Cs

And in the next class after the other, "You really need to do more of the work yourself." Lena told Louie as he got a few Bs and many Cs. "Same goes for you if you want to be like your sister." He replied for Lena got only an A, 2 Bs and the rest are Cs.

Lunch hour...

The besties clique just finished lunch actually and now, dessert time. Dewey and Webby are sharing a banana split, Huey and Violet are drinking coffee flavoured milkshakes and Louie and Lena are sharing an ice cream cake. Gosalyn, Jennifer and Madoka are eating a cupcake each while Shard, Damien and Duncan shared a plate of cookies.

"So how did you all do in your subjects?" Violet asked the group. "I got all As but a C in PE." Jennifer spoke first. "Lol. I got all Cs. All the way! Ha! Ha!" Duncan replied with sarcasm. "I'm decent. Just like the night when the vampire preys." said Shard as he ate a cookie.

Then, "So what's the school gonna do with the rest of our time before summer?" Shard asked. "I recall from my last student council meeting, we are planning the homecoming dance." Violet revealed. "Interesting. What has the council planned so far?" Jennifer asked as she nibbled on her cupcake. "So far, it'll be at the gymnasium, we got DJ Bass Sultan to run some tunes, a stage has already been built for the principal to do his speech, food and beverages have been planned and will be catered on that day and last for not least, the crowns for the homecoming king and queen are ready."

"Awesome! I bet Lena and I will be voted for that!" said Louie as Lena cuddled to him in agreement.

As they continued their dessert and conversation, a scream echoed throughout the school. "Whoa. Loud like the opera singers." Damien described. "And it calls for trouble." said Dewey as the clique left the table and their desserts to check it out.

Outside the cafeteria, all saw the prefects sealing a portion of the area. A few stood on duty and a few are in the middle of the investigation. One prefect named Danny is taking pictures of the crime scene and 2 others named Bill and Charlie are comforting a crying cheerleader and another is checking the scene.

"What in the world..." Huey wondered when Cornelius and Ingrid showed up. "Not another incident!" Ingrid groaned. "Same as the many cases we have." Cornelius groaned in agreement. "Cases? What is going on in the school?" Huey asked and they took notice. "Starting from the first day of May, we are receiving cases of cheerleaders and rich girls being harassed sexually." Ingrid began. "You mean they got molested?" Violet asked. "Something like that." Cornelius replied and he continued on. "For 3 days, we've increased patrols and posted security lines near every girl's bathroom in the school."

"And none of this worked right?" Huey guessed. "Uh...yeah. We were unable to find and apprehend the perpetrator. He was pretty sneaky enough to escape before we even show up." Cornelius replied as he and Ingrid went back to their duties. The rest went back to their desserts except for Huey and Violet. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" Violet asked. "Yup. Dewey and Webby did this before a few times. And this is a whole, new and different mystery to solve." Huey replied as they nodded at each other with smiles.

After school...

"You want to what?" Cornelius exclaimed in surprise. "What's wrong with helping you prefects solve an ongoing crime?" Violet asked. "Bold words I can say Sabrewing." Ingrid exclaimed. "And do you have an answer to our request?" Huey asked. "Ugh...it's still not gonna be easy but sure, come with us. We're heading to the pool." Cornelius ordered.

At the school swimming pool...

Several prefects are at work as right now, 3 girls wrapped in towels and seated at the bleachers are shivering in fear as a prefect named Cedric interrogated them. "You 3 were changing into your swimsuits and then, the molester made his move?"

"Yes! He groped us one by one fast and made a dash! We couldn't even call for help..." One of them replied as she and her friends started to cry. Nearby, "Every interrogation is the same right?" Huey asked. "Correct. It is said that this molester only wore a pitch black trench coat and a black hat. None of the victims saw his face though they do see the fact that he's big." Ingrid explained. "Has he ever done something else besides molesting?" Violet asked. "Well, we got a few victims mentioning that he steals their panties and once, he took a picture of a group of cheerleaders taking showers after practice and they saw him do his photo finish." Cornelius recall. "Okay, one thing's for sure, the prev wears the same attire, is bold enough to harass girls with his flithy hands openly and makes quick getaway before you guys can even make your move." Huey analysed. "So, ever thought of the countermeasures? Like set a trap or an ambush point?

So with that...

"Ingrid, we're all in position. Let's hope it works."

"I hope so too Yoko."

Keeping her walkie-talkie, Ingrid hid by the wall with her partner, Huey and Violet and they waited. "Let me get this straight. Put a dummy of a girl inside, wait for the perpetrator to work his magic and when he realizes the trap, we all storm in and take him down right?" Cornelius asked. "Right. Saw this in a movie. Could work." said Violet. They waited for some time and, "What the fuck?!"

"He's in! Everyone move in!" Cornelius ordered as those hiding made their move entering the bathroom but when Huey and the others tried to go in, "POW! WHAM! BAM!"

"Something's not right." Violet can tell as beatins can be heard and then, a prefect named Josef was sent flying out of the bathroom bruised. "Don't tell me..."

"He can fight?" Huey finished Violet's sentence as the beatings died down. Ingrid entered the bathroom and found 5 male prefects wrecked. "S-Sorry guys! He sure finished us f-fast!" A cat prefect named Wayne reported and groaned.

"Looks like we got some serious research to do." said Ingrid.

Later in the meeting room...

"This isn't good. We're starting to get complaints about the sexual harassments." Sethur told the prefects as they're in the middle of an emergency meeting. "Any clues so far?"

"Same as always chief." Horatio reported and often times, the prefects call their clique leader the head prefect or chief which is fine to him. "But in a recent attempt to ambush him, he somehow knows some key moves in self-defense." Ingrid added. "Hmmm...so he can fight..." Sethur thought deep and walked around a bit. "Odd. Our chief usually is a quick thinker..." Cornelius thought as he cleaned his sunglasses when, "Tomorrow, I want you all to interrogate all students from the various martial arts clubs. From karate, pro wrestling, capoeira and so on." Sethur ordered. "But that guy's big! How is it possible to know which club he belongs to?" A penguin prefect named Anthony asked. "Yeah! We even have a record on a list of big-sized people including you." A koala prefect named Hanna exclaimed. "Ha! Ha! Yes I too am big but I won't get my hands dirty over this." Sethur replied and laughed. "Alright. I'm closing the office. You all can leave."

All the prefects packed up and left the meeting room leaving the chief behind. "Whew! Looks like I have my own privacy." He thought as he went his office and locked the door. By the time he did that, Horatio returned. "Sorry to bother you chief! I forgot my-" Sethur was nowhere to be see though his own office is locked. "Never mind. He may have left or something." Horatio thought as he found what he's looking for, took it and left.

The next day...

After school, the prefects got to work. 2 of them named Karl and Travis are seen asking questions to the members of the Muay Thai Club. Another 2 named Penelope and Perceval approached the Karate Club and another 2 named Pang-Yi and Emily are doing their job to the members of the Pro Wrestling Club.

Right now, Cornelius and Ingrid are getting intel from the Boxing Club in the school gym. "Sure, Biff is the biggest in our club but his muscles make him look buff and strong." Vickson told them as at the ring, "He's right! I grew into this thanks to the years of boxing I went through!" Biff called out as he worked on his moves with Park.

As this goes on, a scream can be heard. "Odette!" Darby recognized as the preppies including Louie went out to investigate. "There's a bathroom nearby!" Biff stated as they went there to see Odette crying on the floor. Huey and Violet are already there as, "Odette! What happened?" Darby asked. "H-He was here! He startled me and I struck him! He then tried...tried to violate me...forcefully!" Odette burst into tears as Darby comforted her. Huey and Violet then approached Cornelius and Ingrid. "Any progress so far?"

"Nope." Ingrid replied when, "Hey...Odette. What are you holding?"

"This? Oh, when he tried to violate me, I unintentionally ripped it off." Odette is holding onto a piece of fabric. "Nice. We finally have a lead." Cornelius spoke as Ingrid went inside the bathroom. There, "I found something!" Only Violet entered as, "Fingerprints. You better take a picture of it so that you can run some tests." She suggested as Ingrid took out her phone and snapped a pic. There, her walkie-talkie buzzed and, "We have a situation at the jock's clubhouse!" A female prefect's message was transmitted as, "On our way!" Ingrid and Violet then left as, "Cornelius, to the jock's clubhouse!"

"Got it Ingrid." He replied as he and Huey nodded at each other and followed the girls.

At the Jock's Clubhouse...

"So what's the status Abigail?" Ingrid asked a female red parrot. "2 cheerleaders harassed in the clubhouse, jocks came to investigate but the culprit escaped by smashing a window and escaping through it." Abigail replied as already, prefects are working through and, "He escaped by breaking a window." Huey asked. "Then that would mean-"

"Blood! Shattering the window will cause shards to break out and they can pierce skin." Violet stated. "And then, by acquiring blood, a DNA scan can identify the culprit!"

"Whoa! You sure know some detective insights." Ingrid exclaimed. "Well...Hubert and I often read detective novels in the library during free time after school." Violet stated. "We read Sherduck Holmes, Nancy Drake and many more." Huey added as, "No wonder. Oh well, let's go inside." said Cornelius and he and Ingrid went in.

There inside, they took out magnifying glasses and inspected the area. "What a mess this place is." said Ingrid when, "I see some glass shards on the floor."

"And I'm checking the broken window." Cornelius scanned it and, "Bingo. Blood shard found." He gestured a prefect to come to him and he gave him instructions. The prefect did as told and gave him a Ziploc bag and a tweezer. Using the tweezer, Cornelius plucked the blood-stained shard and carefully placed it inside. "Ingrid. I got what we need."

"Nice one partner." She replied and they left the clubhouse. Now outside, Huey and Violet are waiting when, "I thought of something Violet. You think we can try checking the broken window from outside?"

"Why Huey?" She asked. "Just thinking. Now come on." He replied and they went to the wall on their right. There, "Ah...makes sense now." Violet took a picture and they went back to their original place and there, "Where have you been?" Ingrid asked. "Oh not far but we have something for you." Violet sent the photo to Ingrid as she checked it. "Awesome..." She exclaimed. "Well, it seems we have enough evidence to uncover our perpetrator." said Cornelius. "Agreed. Thanks to our friends here who aided us well." said Ingrid as she even stated this. "You guys really know some detective insights. Somehow, you guys missed your calling but still, there's room for the prefects clique. Interested?"

"We'll pass Ingrid. We just enjoyed reading detective novels and indeed, we know some detective insights." Violet replied. "And now that you got your evidences, it's all up to you guys now." said Huey as he and Violet took their leave. "No time to rest yet. Let's go to the computer lab and run some tests." said Cornelius.

At the computer lab...

This is where students do their projects that involves creating powerpoints, sketching digital art, research and many more especially computer gaming which is the most popular activity everybody likes to do.

Now the prefects are seen watching another prefect run the tests. "Juarez sure is an expert in running DNA tests and other known forensics." said Cornelius. "Right now, she's teaching Yoko her skills." said Ingrid as in front of them, the second year female guinea pig is seen making preparations. "Alright. Step by step and we'll piece all the pieces together like a puzzle." Juarez spoke and it begins.

"First, the fabric." She took the fabric and placed it under a scanner linked to a computer. Scanning took place and it's completed.

"Second, the fingerprints." She uploaded the image in the computer and did a scan. It took some time and after a few minutes, it's complete.

"Third, the blood-stained glass shard." She placed the Ziploc bad under the scanner and 2 scans took place. One for the shard and the other for the blood. Both were completed soon enough.

"Fourth, the footprint." Just like the fingerprints, same procedure.

"And finally, the scanning to unveil the identity of this perv or molester who's been harassing girls with his own, filthy hands." Juarez keyed in some data linking all the scans that she ran and then, a link is established and a scan to unveil everything is in progress. All watched as time passes. "It's almost done!" said Cornelius and, "PING!"

"Good! Opening time." Juarez pressed a button and it revealed it but what they saw shocked them as printing took place.

"Impossible..." said Juarez.

"It can't be..." Ingrid exclaimed.

"Looks like he's gonna have to answer to us everything." said Cornelius shaking his head in disappointment.

So the next day...

"Ah...another day and I look forward to the weekends tomorrow." Sethur thought positively as he entered the meeting room only to see the prefects waiting for him. About 14 of them. "Early I see?"

"We need to talk Sethur." Cornelius began. "About what?" He asked as he closed the door. "Everything. All about your latest activities involving sexually harassment to the many girls in this school." Ingrid replied as all the prefects had serious looks on their faces. "Uh...are you all out of your minds?" Sethur asked. "Everything is undeniable head prefect. On the table in front of you are all the evidence we have that you are the molester!" Juarez stated as Sethur noticed them all. "Let's start with the fist clue. This fabric belongs to some black trenchcoat. And guess what? We checked your office and turns out you own one and this coat I'm holding now matches the fabric torn!" Juarez then took it out and there's a torn area on it shocking Sethur.

"For the second clue, a DNA scan took place and your fingerprints that was scanned and pictured matches." Juarez went to the table and showed him the scans rendering him speechless.

"The third clue is a challenge but it has everything." She then pointed at the blood-stained glass shard. "Reckless of you to break the window open and escape at the cost of some minor injuries. That's why we acquired a small sample which is enough to match your DNA." She then showed him the scan results on the paper and he said nothing.

"And finally, footprints. You were foolish to not cover your tracks and we got a clear image of it. Soiled it may be but it clearly matched your foot size. We even found these in your office. Something tells us all that you always wear these boots for your harassment activities and boom, evidently proven when we checked your office." Juarez then had a hedgehog prefect named Ignatius to show him the boots. "There's mud around it and it matches your foot size." He stated.

"So in summary, you have lost and nothing can save you now since we have all the evidence to prove it." Horatio stated. "I even noticed your suspicious behaviour in which you locked yourself in your office and I dug a bit and uncovered this." He took out the school yearbook. "I dunno how many girls you want to harass when you looked at their pictures but it all ends here now."

Sethur was completely speechless from all this. "It seems I taught you well. Very well. I even knew that the door I entered through is locked. But still..." All of a sudden, he shoulder barged the door down along with 2 prefects named Peter and Frank who were outside the whole time. "He's escaping! All prefects, stop him at all costs!" Cornelius ordered as they all gave chase.

This morning sure begins with a bedlam as all over the school, every prefect is on high alert searching for their leader as Sethur made an attempt to flee the school. "Impossible! Unacceptable! I must-" Too late as he found himself at the main hall trying to escape by the front entrance and already, every single prefect all ran up and formed a circle.

Sethur can see that as his eyes looked at all available members. Cornelius, Ingrid, Horatio, Yoko, Josef, Danny, Wayne, Emily, Karl, Seymour, Travis, Sanders, Valentina, Darwin, Blast, Juarez, Randall, Laura, Jordan, Jerome, Dougie, Rey, Gene, Javan, Hillary, Olivia, Abigail, Peter, Frank, Ignatius, Bill, Charlie, Penelope, Perceval, Jae-Young, Markus, Anthony, Padma, Cedric, Ernie, Hanna, Friza, Pang-Yi and To-Ri.

"You can't do anything now. You have lost big time. And sorry to say this but every prefect here is all ashamed of your actions." Horatio spoke and a flabbergasted Sethur just slumped down on his knees in defeat. "NOOOOOOOOOO!"

Later on after school...

"Extra! Extra! We got big news in store for you!" The students from the Newspaper Club are seen handing out newspapers as, "So the head prefect Sethur is the molester all along!" Louie read. "Unbelievable! This clique leader really had the guts to go beyond the school values and rules!" said Gosalyn. "I knew they'll crack the case." said Huey as the 2 prefects showed up. "Sad to say that Sethur will be in juvenile. Though he'll still graduate but not here." Cornelius began. "We also learnt that he scores out bad with girls and harboured envy that he couldn't get a girlfriend all the way until his final year which got wasted due to his actions against the school." Ingrid added. "In the end, Horatio became the new head prefect aka, clique leader." Cornelius finished it as, "Anyway, you guys got plans for homecoming?" Ingrid asked.

"This is what we're about to talk about. Let's discuss it over some fun at the mall. Clique bonding time!" said Louie as the group left the school chatting about.

I am so hyped and excited at the same time! Yes, it was mentioned in this chapter. Homecoming! This is where the party is on! Can't wait to work on it!

However, I got some training exercise ahead but the good news is, it's the last one because next month, I graduate from the army and that means one thing, frequent updates! Yes!

Let's hope I can survive and finish my training alive! And then, if I make it, I'm gonna feel more relaxed than ever when I write my stories. Woo-hoo!