So, we are now in the second case. We will start off where we left off. Now to go to are next chapter.

Case 2 A Cold Question

Harleen closes the door and I motion for us to go to my desk. I sit down and my shoulder starts to hurt some more. I ask the good doctor "How did you find my office?" She takes something out of my fedora to see a note card that says {If found please go to Mooney's Detective Agency}. I shake my head at when Selina made that if I lost my hat.

I say "Yeah I kind of forgot my friend put that in my hat. Thank you for giving this back to me." She hands me my hat and I put it on my desk. She says, "It's the least I could do for you saving my life." I just say "No need. My job is helping people at a very low fee. Like my last three cases I got in total from those three were five dollars in total." She laughs a little and I then ask "So what are you a doctor in?" She looks to get excited and says "I'm a psychiatrist. I want to get my theory to the board of medical sciences of Gotham. It's about the mind and evidence to lead to low empathy"

I ask since I have some interest in the mind of people "What is your theory?" A grin takes her face, and she says, "Well my theory is based on high stress environments with the fight or flight happening for a very long time and if that kills the ability to have empathy after so long." She then explains it some more, but I cut her off by saying "I got it. Not to be rude but you got your theory across already." A blush of embarrassment goes to her face. (If you have read Harleen by Stjepan Šejić than you know the theory)

She says "Sorry. I have a habit of keep explaining it since when I told some people they didn't get it." I just nod and say "Well I hope you get to study it and find out what you need to. Sadly, I would not be a good case study even though you chose a good city for your theory. This place is a high stress environment." She nods and a thinking look comes over her face.

After some silence she yells "Wait you can help me!" I heard a little bit of an accent in her voice. She seems to know she yelled, and a look of embarrassment takes her once more. I ask, "How can I help?" She lets go of a breath she must have been holding and says "Well I'll need a control subject for my theory. Since you're a P.I you must have some empathy with your low rates. So can I interview you for my work?"

I nod since it seems fun and Harleen seems interesting to talk to. She looks shocked that I said yes and jumps out her seat and yells "Yes! Suck it, Pauline!" Yeah, I can hear her full accent which is a Brooklyn one I believe. I smile and she gets more embarrassed. She says a little quickly "Well I'll come by in a few days to interview you. Have a good day Magnus." I see her leave but before she closes my door, she says "Also thank you again for saving my life."

I smile a little and put my fedora on my hat. I still need to change my shirt. I think I have a few holes still from last night. I get up and head to the corner of my office that has a case on wooden legs. This is a nice record player I bought last year. I put on one of my favorite songs which is My Way by Frank Sinatra. As I hear it start to play, I go to get another black button up shirt from my room.

Next day

I was in my garage checking the brakes on my bike as my phone rings. I take it out to see it's an unknown number. I answer it and before I could say a word the other voice which is male says "I have a case for you Mr. Mooney. I want you to uncover the hidden secret they have been hiding from us for so long. The info and evidence are on your desk." Before I could say anything the other lines goes dead. Odd.

After just wandering what the hell just happened, I go to my office to find a blue envelope with my name on it. It shows shipping orders of a subzero fridge all across America. Seems this fridge goes through a few companies' hands and it is using Dr. Fries inventions. Now that is odd. A note says {I know the truck will be somewhere in Gotham, but I need a local to find it for me. They know I'm on their trail. I'll pay you handsomely. Thank you, your alley, -?} Well seems I need to visit that little weasel, Wesley.

Behind the Gotham Gazette

I'm outside this stupid newspaper building waiting for one of my best informants and most annoying people I know. If people think I'm trying to be an old detective, then it's very apparent he is trying to be an ace reporter. Key word is trying.

I hear "Magnus my old friend long time no see." I turn to see a 5'4 tall ginger with a leather jacket with beige pants. He has a satchel on him and has that stupid Newsboy hat on which is grey. I say to Wesley Hopper "I saw you a few days ago getting kick out of Jay's Diner again. You know he hates when you hit on his daughter." Wesley just chuckles and scratches the back of his head. He says "So you saw that. Well, I bet you're not here to chat with me. What do you need?"

I open up my briefcase and bring out the papers of the fridge holding the mystery object. (in the last chapters I have been calling it a suitcase. Sorry I'll go back and change it, but it's been a briefcase) He looks at the papers and a smile grace his face. He says "Yeah I know this. I was snooping in the old Cobblepot warehouses to hear about some cold shipment coming in to stay for a few days. I was looking for dirt on the Penguin not some odd gibberish." The good thing about Wesley is he puts his nose into everything.

Also, I need to help save his butt sometimes, so he owes me a lot. I ask, "Which warehouse?" He tells me near the abandoned docks that was Jokers first attack on the people. I smile and say "Well thank you Wesley. I'll give your mom your pay for this info." He sighs and asks, "How come you always give my pay to her when I give you info." I smirk and say "So you go visit her. Also tell her your progress on trying to court Ms. Vale." He punches me in the arm, and I hold back from reacting to him hurting my wounds. I then walk back to my office. Time for Jason's first case.

Sometime later at the office

I was going over the evidence my mysterious client has given me. I honestly feel like I'm barely doing the work to solve this case. Wait what has happened in the towns this fridge came into. I get my laptop and search the towns dates when arrived. Odd. All the towns had ice villains like Captain cold, Icicle, Minister Blizzard (Wonder woman villain), and now here since we have Mr. Freeze.

These places would get attacked that showed evidence of these Villains attacking. The villains would say they didn't do it. I wonder if it's a Dopant. This fridge started shipping a few months ago. I hear the bell of my door and see Jason come inside. I smile and ask, "So do you want to possible help me solve a case as my assistant for the first time?" He asks "What?" I head to my room to take a brown leather jacket and throw it at him. I say "Come on let's get down to the garage. Also wear that for safety."

Night fall warehouse

I am on my bike while Jason is in the side car, I added to it. He was not happy that I made him sit in the sidecar. I maybe should buy a car if we do this more. I ask Jason "Can you hand me my briefcase?" He nods and hands it to me. I open it to see the lost driver but my camera that is black and blue. It's also the bat shot. I insert the weaker version of a Gaia Memory called Pseudo Memories. It turns into a bat looking camera. I make it not flash and it flies into the warehouse.

Jason looks at the bat thing and asks, "Did you make that camera turn into a bat?" I nod and he says, "I hope Batman never finds out or he may try stealing that for himself." After a few minutes my Bat Shot returns and I view the photos. In the fridge is a Dopant that looks like living Ice. I take off my helmet and put my fedora on. I hand my briefcase to Jason, but I take out two of my GMs with my Lost Driver and say, "If I'm in trouble take out the stag looking phone and type 002 for my tank." He nods as I head to the warehouse. It showed there was a few people with him, so I put my Lost Driver on and take the Skull. It says "[Skull]." I place it in the slot and say "Henshin."

I transform into Kamen Rider Skull and kick a door to the warehouse in. The two goons with the Dopant. I say, "Now time to count up your sins." I do the pose while I said that, and the Dopant makes two ice clones of it on the goons. Great. Well, I take out my other GM that says "[Heat]". I place it in my maximum drive slot on my belt and my driver says as I change "[Flaming Skull]." My sliver parts of my armor become red. While that happens my hat and scares white parts become red as well.

Before the two ice clones attack me, I shoot a fire ball out of each of my hands to hit the two ice clones. When they land an ice, line is heading to me and I simply make a fire line to stop it. When the two clashes I heat up my right leg and rush to the Dopant. I yell "Flaming rider kick!" As my foot connects a flash of light takes over the Dopant.

A man takes its place and falls down. I see the Gaia Memory next to him broken as well. The other two goons turn back to normal but are out cold. Well time to question them. I turn back into normal Skull and grab the guy who was using the Gm. I ask, "How did you get that Gaia Memory." The guy looks scared at me. Well since I have a skull face that kind of makes sense. He says "I-I-I-I got them fro-m-m-m my boss. He t-t-t-told me to use i-i-i-it." I ask, "Who is your boss?" He says "T-T-They are the-." Before he could answer he passes out. That Gia Memory must have been a lot on him. Before I leave to call the police, a familiar voice says, "You did well Magnus."

I look to see a man with no face in a blue three-piece suit whit a trench coat with a Blue hat. Wait that voice is from the phone today. Why does he have no face? The man says "So you found out where they where. It seems you are a good detective like he says. I'm The Question. I hired you." I say "Yeah I guessed that after you said my name. So how come you hired me? If you found that evidence, you must have known where they would be." I hear a laugh and The Question says "trust me this was as close as I got to these odd, powered devices that give powers. No one saw the signs but me. You found them out somehow and fight them. That's good. I tried to find some more but these cases are all in Gotham. I don't know why but all the evidence shows it will not be good for Gotham. Imagine all these thugs with superpowers. Also, I could not help you fight since I was finding the missing thirty second flavored ice cream."

I am just going to ignore that last sentence and ask "How come the special freezer? My guess is the Gaia Memory. It must be super powered if it's in cold. In some of those photos it seemed powerful. Here it seemed weak. Then again I was using it's weakness" The Question nods and he walks up to me. His no face creeps me out more and he says "Good. Look I have many of threads to follow for other cases, but I will give you some info. The people who created these Gaia Memories were once a group called Gia. The group was made to help unlock the potential of humanity. Sadly, the group got disbanded about a decade ago. The members are gone or dead. The odd thing is that the group that I believe to have controlled them is the Court of Owls or a part of them. Here is your pay Kamen Rider Skull." He hands me a rolled-up blueprint. I ask, "What is this?" The Question says, "Some blueprints I found of that has the plans of that little thing on your belt and something else. Since you have a working one, I believe you could make it work."

I unroll it to see the planes for the Lost Driver and a similar device but different as well. I look to see The Question leaving and I ask "How come you came to me for help. We are strangers." He stops moving and says "Maybe but it takes a lot for me to trust someone. I don't know how but my gut told me to give you a chance. I trust my gut more than my head." He leaves and I transform back to normal.

Later that night

After I dropped Jason off, I look put the blueprints at my work bench and head back to my office. When I get there, I see something on my desk and its another blue letter. It says {You did good. Like I said I'll help if needed. Keep your good work Magnus. Your alley -?}. I smile and head to bed. There is no way that the Court of Owls are real. That odd guy was right about Gia.

Sadly, the person to make the idea of it is dead. The infamous James Cobblepot who was killed by his brother the mob boss The Penguin. I can't go ask him since he will kill me. I take out a notepad and write {Court of Owls-possible}.

Sorry this chapter is shorter and the question maybe being odd. If you have possible case ideas, then please tell me. Now next is a day with Harleen. Also, maybe the next case will be Dopant free.