The Misadventures of Dave: Into the World of Puyo Puyo

by daveping243

The main character of this story, Dave, is found to be a discouraged individual in his world. One day, he sees a portal that transports him against his will to another world. This causes his own body to change in age and appearance before passing out. He discovers that he lies on grass from this said world, as well as a girl. {Rated M for major violence, strong language, and sex.}

16. Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Court in Session

I woke up on the following morning and rustled Ringo a bit to get her raring to go.

Me: "C'mon Ringo, today's the big day."

Ringo: "*yawn* Okay…"

Today was the day, I couldn't screw things up at this point. I had too much at stake, with the upcoming trial. We refreshed ourselves with all the evidence before it was time to show up as the defense.

Me: "Let's go, Ringo..."

Ringo: "Yeah, let's go prove Draco innocent of this crime."

We made a high-five in hopes of keeping our optimism high and strong. Leaving our room, we arrived shortly to the courtroom, just before the trial is supposed to take place.

Jace: "Oh, Dave. Are you ready to admit that this case is all too simple?"

Me: "Jace, you should know me well already. When I believe in something, I stick to that, no matter what."

Jace: "Tch. I know you too, you know... Sometimes you think rather irrationally and spout nonsense."

Me: "We'll see whether that's truly the case, it matters not what the facts initially say."

Jace: "Pah… Now anyway, if you can excuse me... I need to prepare."

Ringo: "We'll prove Jace wrong... here in this courtroom."

Me: "Yeah, let's show him that things are not always what they seem right out of the gate."

Feli: "Hey Dave, I'll be rooting for you to win this trial. Even if I do have a grudge against that dragon girl, she still doesn't deserve this. Make sure to give her my regards before this begins."

Me: "Oh, hi Feli and Lemres, also... thanks a lot for the support."

Amitie: "Don't forget about us, Dave, we'll be watching you from the gallery."

Lidelle: "S-save Big Sister…"

Raffina: "Bring home the gold for us, by that I mean... that girl's innocence."

Amitie: "Go and do what your heart thinks is right!"

Lemres: "Just be the cool guy that you always are, you'll do fine, dude."

Arle: "Me and Carby here will root for you as a team!"

Me: "Thank you, don't you worry yourselves. I know I can damn well get this job done with Ringo directly at my side, and your support as well. By the way Arle, where's Schezo?"

Arle: "I dunno, he just kinda disappeared today after he did his early morning training."

Me: "Huh… no matter. I'm sure that he's also praying for Draco to be found innocent."

Arle: "Dave, I don't think that he-"

Me: "OH! Would you look at the time... Ringo, let's meet up with Draco in the defendant lobby before the trial starts."

Ringo nods as we begin to depart to our next location, prior to the trial.

Me: "Hey Draco, how are you faring today compared to yesterday?"

Draco: "I feel a hell of a lot better, thanks for carin' about me so much, Dave!"

Me: "I'm glad to see that you are happy for the first time since we entered that special vehicle to get here."

Draco: "Yeah, me too. So do ya know who really dunnit?"

Ringo: "That'll be revealed during the trial, don't get your panties in a twist, Draco."

Draco: "Whatever, as long as I know who by the end of this…"

Dave: "Oh yeah, Draco, Feli told to give you her regards. She thinks that you don't deserve a guilty verdict, even when she hates you."

Draco: "Oh, that's certainly somethin'..."

At this point, we are called by a bailiff to enter in the courtroom.

?: "You are now instructed to head inside of the courtroom."

Me: "Z-Zed? You're the bailiff?"

Zed: "Captain Ex has asked me to be in this position for the time being."

Draco: "Ya know this robot, Dave?"

Me: "Not really, I just heard a little bit about him from some of the others."

Ringo: "Somehow, I don't really see Zed as a bailiff…"

Me: "Me neither, Ringo... but that's besides the point."

Zed: "Anyway, are you three ready to enter inside?"

Me: "Yes, we are."

We waited in anticipation as the doors to the courtroom opened. We saw many people, including our friends and companions sitting in the gallery. It was pretty much a full-house in there.

Feli's POV

I sat with Lemres and the others, just watching Dave, Ringo, and the dragon girl enter. Dave and Ringo end up on the left side of the court where I watched from. They had serious expressions on their faces, generally not showing any silliness. And coming from the other side, was that Jace guy. The dragon girl sat by that robot, where it was keeping a close eye on her. I didn't know much about how courts worked, but Dave's hard effort made me… intrigued to say the least. To me, things were heating up into a type of battle that I was oblivious to.

Me: "There's Dave!"

Lemres: "Looks like the show's finally startin' Feli…"

Amitie: "I just hope that Dave and Ringo don't screw this up…"

?: "Hey guys, it looks like we made it just in time."

Me: "Who-?"

Arle: "Oh, it's Tee, Ai, Jay, and Elle!"

Me: "Tee? Well then, you might not really know me… I'm Feli."

Tee: "Nice to meet you then Feli, is Ringo here?"

Me: "No, she's down there with Dave."

Tee: "Am I to assume that she is a legal assistant for Dave?"

Me: "I guess…? I'm not really familiar with law and all that."

Ai: "Young lady, I do believe that I can share some knowledge to you regarding court trials. However, don't expect me to be an expert of this, my main occupation is that of an engineer. Alright, so that Dave fellow... and the other young lady next to him, they serve as "defense". Their main goal is to get a non-guilty verdict for the defendant, all by disproving arguments made by the other side, the "prosecution". Their goal is the opposite, to prove that the defendant DID commit the crime. Both sides throw out any evidence they hold to help their own case, whilst discrediting the other. That robot by the defendant... he's the bailiff for this, his name is Zed. Risukuma told me quite a bit what this crime was about. Showing me some evidence and giving me a small summary of what Dave has discovered. I don't know everything though, mostly because Risukuma wasn't allowed to show me all of the evidence found by the prosecution. At this point in time, I only know a little more than the basics of this mystery."

Me: "I see, well thanks for the info, things won't be as confusing to me now."

Ai: "I'm glad that I was able to assist by clarifying details."

Jay: "Defense and prosecution…"

Elle: "What are you thinking, Jay?"

Jay: "I just wonder if the two of us could work in the legal world some day..."

Elle: "You think so?"

Jay: "Yeah, it would feel nice to go and save people from being wrongfully accused. I think that Dave guy has inspired me with that passion of his."

Elle: "Me too, Jay…"

Jay: "Well, you know what they say, Elle… "Twins often think alike".

Tee: "It's really surprising how much you two had grown up so much, mentally speaking."

Elle: "Yeah, it's surprising to us too, we almost feel like adults now compared to how we were in the past. Seriously, pranks are just so juvenile…"

*bang*

Ex: "The court is now in session for the murder of Mari, a member of Suzuran High school's student council. This was believed to have been committed by Draco Centauros. Now then, is the prosecution ready?"

Jace: "The prosecution is fully prepared, Your Honor."

Ex: "And what about the defense, are you ready?"

Dave: "Yes we are, Your Honor."

Ex: "Am I to understand that you have a legal assistant for this trial, Dave?"

Dave: "That is correct, Your Honor."

Ex: "Very well then, Prosecutor Jace... you may present your opening statement regarding this case."

Jace: "*ahem* It happened around one in the morning… Our victim, Mari in this case, was walking down the dark hallway. She was blissfully unaware of what danger followed her. And then, when the killer found a prime opportunity, she attacked her. I would go to describe it, but this autopsy explains the gist of her cause of death. I hereby present it to the court for everyone to see. Although, the defense already knows this since I ordered my subordinate, Detective Risukuma, to give them a copy during the investigation yesterday."

Ex: "The court accepts the autopsy to be relevant evidence. So, this is how it really went down?"

Jace: "Precisely, and furthermore... I have our detective here today to present even more incriminating evidence. I now call Detective Risukuma to the stand."

I saw all of this unfolding before my eyes. It looked like a shitty position for Dave, but I was also interested in where this was going. To put it simply, I continued to watch the trial.

Jace: "State you name and occupation."

Risukuma: "Detective Risukuma, temporary homicide detective."

Jace: "You have evidence that points to the defendant being guilty right?"

Risukuma: "O-of course, two pieces to be exact. But, let me tell everything in the form of a testimony. Is that alright with you, your honor?"

Ex: "I don't see any reason not to, go right ahead."

Risukuma: "So as the prosecutor was saying, the murder happen around one in the morning. When the victim saw the accused, she drew a picture of her just before her untimely demise."

Dave: "Objection! There's no way that the victim could have feasibly detailed the accused on paper so quickly. The autopsy states that the victim died instantly after being stabbed. Also, even if she decided to take more time drawing down the accused, the paper would get bloody, when the body was stabbed. Last time I checked, there isn't a single bloody spot it. How do you explain that?!"

Jace: "Objection! That "contradiction" can be easily explained. We all know that single sheets of paper tend to be light, right? I wouldn't call it farfetched to assume that the paper shot out of the victim's hand... as the force of the stab caused her to lose her grip on it. So while it was floating in the air, no blood would be splattered onto it. Oh, and don't think that it would be likely for it just to fall back down to the newly made blood pool, directly below…"

Dave: "W-why wouldn't it be?"

Jace: "Paper has a distinct floating pattern compared to other objects. After a strong force, the airborne sheet falls back down slowly in a swaying fashion. In other words, it most likely didn't fall straight down to the ground where the blood was at!"

Dave: "W-what?!"

Ringo: That is definitely plausible, because I know physics… dammit."

Jace: "If you're done proving nothing, I would like the detective to elaborate on the murder weapon."

Risukuma: "Oh yes. *ahem* The murder, a knife embedded in the victim's back, this caused the instantaneous death. The knife itself bears the defendants prints. Additionally, there was also a head wound, confirmed to have been blunt force trauma. You can see that in the autopsy… it is suggested to have been postmortem."

Ex: "Postmortem? I find that to be extremely odd... Why would the killer bother to do that when they already stabbed the body?"

Jace: "We don't know the reasoning behind that your honor, nor do we know what caused the wound itself to begin with. That is still being determined at this very moment. Either way, you are done here detective, you may go. Now, I call up a person who witnessed the murder to the stand."

We sat there in shock that Dave was having a rough time so far.

Me: "Jace turned it around like it was nothing, and I thought that Dave's logic was good…"

Lemres: "He's certainly not pullin' any punches… If Dave keeps makin' amateur-ish mistakes like this, then…"

Amitie: "C'mon, we have to believe that he can do this."

Tee: "Amitie is right, we can't lose hope on him, no matter what."

Ai: "I'm going to wish Dave the very best of luck here."

Me: "Dave…"

Jace: "Witness, state your name and occupation for the court."

Schezo: "Schezo Wegey, dark mage."

Arle: "Wait, Schezo witnessed the murder?"

Lemres: "I guess so, Arle…"

Jace: "Could you tell the court what you saw from the murder?"

Schezo: "Fine. Like it was already established, it happened around one in the morning. I hid in the shadows, befitting of a dark mage, witnessing this as it went by. I saw the attacker strike the victim's head with a hard object. Then, I watched the body as it was finished off with a single stab to the back."

Dave: "... Hold on…. did you say that the victim was hit on the head first?! But... that conflicts with the autopsy!"

The people in the gallery erupted in a cacophony. *bang bang*

Ex: "Order! This does indeed conflict with the autopsy."

Jace: "Not really, Your Honor... because I now realize that what was stated in there regarding the head wound is wrong. It's undeniable considering this testimony, so that wound must have came before the stab wound. The question is though, Dave... do you think that something this small changes anything?"

Dave: "...Yes. I believe it does, Jace. Consider this for a second... Maybe that was what the killer wanted from the beginning. By making the head wound seem like it came after the stab, the killer made us think that there was a struggle. I believe that the drawing of the accused wasn't created by the victim."

Jace: "What do you mean by that?"

Dave: "This "doodle" is awfully detailed... I still stand by that there was no way the victim could have done it in time before her death. This is especially apparent if you take into account the pen that is in a pocket of the victim's clothes."

Jace: "W-WHAT?! Why didn't you tell me about this, Detective Risukuma?!"

Riskuma: "In my defense, I figured that the pen itself didn't contribute to any of this, only the drawing…"

Jace: "Detective…!"

Risukuma: "L-look, no one's perfect sir-"

Jace: "That's not my problem with this… you could have at LEAST mentioned it somewhere! Anyway, we need to see if the ink matches with the paper. Your Honor, I request an examination of the ink in the pen and on the paper."

Ex: "Request granted, we will now take a ten minute recess for the prosecution to retrieve that pen from the crime scene."

Risukuma: "That won't be necessary Your honor, I have it right here."

Ex: "What are you waiting for then, Detective? Present it immediately to the court!"

Jace: "Now, let's see if this is a match…"

Analysis Machine: "Does not match."

Jace: "WHAT?!"

Dave: "As I was saying... it's just a mere fantasy that the victim actually had time to draw out the victim. So you may ask at this point... "Where does this go from here?". Well I'm glad that question could be brought up. If the victim didn't draw it, then it's safe to assume that a third party was, in someway, involved."

Ex: "What in-?!"

Jace: "The hell?!"

Dave: "If we consider the possibility of a third party, then the entire case gets flipped on its head. Everything that we thought we knew is either incorrect, or ordered in a different way. I have a witness of my own that may help shed some light on this."

Ex: "Very well, who are you going to call to the stand?"

Dave: "... Ms. Accord, Your Honor."

Ex: "That name… I know her. Regardless, the defense's request is granted."

Some time passes before Accord enters the stand.

Jace: "*sigh* This is getting absurd… Witness, state your name and occupation."

Accord: "Ms. Accord, I'm an instructor from Primp Magic School."

Ex: "Dave has stated that you also witnessed the murder, is this true?"

Accord: "Yes... it is the truth, Your Honor. Although, I didn't see Mari's killer, because I was scared and decided to leave. There is one crucial thing that I want to say, the killer behind this, whoever they are, is undoubtedly a girl. I saw quite the bust on their chest, but it wasn't Draco, that much I know."

Ex: "Then you suppose that it was a different girl with a similar figure?"

Accord: "Yes, in fact, I may know who, although, I'm not entirely certain. My assumption is based on an argument, between two people, that I overheard about thirty minutes prior to the murder."

Ex: "An argument? This "third party" was part of an argument?"

Accord: "I heard Kassandra's voice, so I can tell she was part of it…"

Ex: "Who was the other person?"

Accord: "I don't know, but I guess that person was a student council member. They were not getting along with whatever they had on their minds."

Ex: "Then should we bring Kassandra in as a witness?"

Dave: "Yes, I demand that she comes up to the stand to give us testimony."

Ex: "Request granted, we will now take a fifteen minute recess to prepare Kassandra as a witness. Both the defense and prosecution are to prepare themselves in advance during this time."

*bang*

Me: "I can't believe what just occurred…"

Arle: "It's crazy to say the least… there are still many things that I'm left in the dark about."

?: "Nothing's darker than me... my dear, Arly…"

Arle: "! S-Satan? What are you doing here?"

Satan: I couldn't miss Dave winning this trial, besides, I felt sorry for Draco. She got framed for murder of all things. Although yes... I, myself commit devilish things, but it's never anything to the extreme. I want to right some wrongs that I have done in the past. Now, you may not believe this initially Arly, and I understand that. You hate me in every sense of the word… however, something inside of me has changed ever since Dave became the Demonic Dragon Warrior. He transmogrified into a partial demon, however, he wanted to save people, more than anything else. His gentle, but yet serious nature, has allowed himself to transcend. At the moment, I decided to watch over him to see what path he chose to take. I'll give up being your "villain", if it means that you don't hate me anymore. I'll only help your friend accomplish whatever he wishes."

Arle: "You mean you'll give up being creepy like Schezo?"

Satan: "S-something like that… And so, it is with a regretful heart that I apologize deeply... for everything that I tried to do to you all this time, and to Carbunny. *sniff* *sob* Can you forgive me for my sins, Arly?"

Arle: "Yeah… I forgive you. This time, I truly do sense a light shining in you. You have finally learned your lesson, thank you…"

Satan: "You're too kind… thank you, Arly…"

?: "You? A change of heart? Now there's something that you don't see every day..."

Arle: "Schezo?"

Schezo: "Arle, I find it just as surprising... hearing the tone in his voice… it's no doubt legitimate. And yeah, I'll be up here for the rest of this trial. I had no idea that Dave was defending in this…"

Lemres: "Dark Mage, do you think that Dave can win the trial?"

Schezo: 'I'm not entirely certain, but I know that he's up to something."

Amitie: "Are you okay Feli?"

Me: "H-huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine…"

Sig: "I dunno about that, you seem to be spacing out."

Me: "S-Sig… and Klug too? When did you get here?"

Sig: "I followed Schezo up here to the gallery…"

Klug: "I didn't hear about this until recently, and took word from the street that Dave was defending someone."

Raffina: "Yeah he is, defending his client. How do you feel about that, do you know what this is about?"

Sig: "From what I was able to scrape up… roughly. A case of murder early in the morning, the victim being Mari of the Suzuran Student Council."

Klug: "That's what I picked up on too essentially."

Me: "That part is pretty much correct."

Sig: "Do any of you know who really committed this murder?"

Satan: "Not really, even somebody like me doesn't know… Why did I stop watching Dave's movements right about when the murder took place…?"

Schezo: "It's fine Satan, it's not your fault. How COULD you know that something like this would happen?"

Satan: "It's just something that no one would ever expect from a place like this…"

Arle: "Either way, I hope that Dave has this all figured out, otherwise…"

Ai: "Yes, that girl will remain as the main suspect in all this if he doesn't prove something."

Me: "Damn… I just wish that I can do something, but without all the knowledge that Dave has, I'm just useless."

Amitie: "That's not true Feli, there IS something that you can do!"

Me: "What?"

Amitie: "Go to him, make sure that he feels confident! You still have time since this is the court's recess."

Me: "! You're right Amitie…! I'll be back here in time for the rest of this trial."

I hurried to where Dave left to without a single hitch. When he, Ringo and the dragon girl saw me, they were incredibly confused.

Dave: "Feli? What are you doing here?"

Me: "I just came by to help you feel comfortable, going back into the courtroom… Ringo, and you too, come over to us."

Draco: "Me?"

Me: "Yeah you… we don't have to fight over who gets to be with Dave, we can all share him, as a harem."

Ringo: "I agree."

Draco: "Wait, what the hell? A harem? But... I don't really know Ringo, like at all."

Me: "Hurry, we don't have much time before you three go back there. Dragon girl, you like Dave don't you? Well here's your chance to actually kiss him. We all have our love for him, and he could use it as help."

Dave: "Feli…"

Draco: "Okay… and my name's Draco, just for the record."

With that, we took our turns kissing him for about five seconds each. I let Draco take her turn first as she made the most of it. Ringo was next, and I kissed him last, of course, with my usual passionate kissing.

Me: "I'll be going back now, don't let us down."

Ringo: "Don't worry... we won't, Feli. Dave's gonna save Draco no matter what."

Me: "Good."

Dave's POV

Feli left, going back to the gallery with a smile on her face. I felt incredible after the comfort that the girls provided me with. Zed instructed us to go back inside as he held onto Draco. I saw Jace at the other side of the courtroom, pissed from something like this, as usual.

*crowd noise* *bang*

Ex: "We will now resume this trial without any further delays. Prosecutor Jace, if you would…?"

Jace: "*sigh* Witness, state your name and occupation for the court…"

Kassandra: "Kassandra, vice president of Suzuran High Student Council."

Jace: "Let me ask you something, do you know why you were summoned here today?"

Kassandra: "Let me guess, Dave's the reason why?"

Jace: "Pretty much… He wanted testimony from you regarding your actions at the time."

Kassandra: "Ugh... Whatever, this farce won't last very long…"

Me: "Could you tell the court about what your argument was thirty minutes prior to the murder… as well as who you were squabbling with?"

Kassandra: "Can't you just say what it was yourself? I gave you the information yesterday…"

Me: "Kassandra... I want the truth to be spoken from the horse's mouth, A.K.A, you."

Kassandra: "Fine. The argument entailed student council business, I can assure you that it isn't relevant to this trial. As for who I argued with, it was the victim."

Ex: "W-what?! You mean to tell us that you were the last person to see the victim before she was attacked and killed?!"

Jace: "That appears to be the case, Your Honor."

Me: "This definitely raises questions, Your Honor. However, there's no doubt in my mind… Kassandra, I indict you as the culprit behind this murder!"

Ex: "Wha-?! Dave, are you serious with indicting the witness?!"

Me: "Yes. Your Honor, I believe- No, I know there is more than enough evidence to prove that."

Jace: "OBJECTION! Dave, it seems that you have forgotten… this witness has a rock-solid alibi!"

Me: "Jace, I'm taking the "alibi" into account when indicting Kassandra."

Ex: "What is this alibi that you speak of, you two?"

Kassandra: "Allow me to make it clear, Your Honor… After I had my argument with the victim, I returned to the special room that was reserved for student council members to do work with Jace. Never once did I leave at the time of the murder, because Jace would have noticed that I left."

Jace: "And there you have it... There is no feasible way that Kassandra was involved in this. The murder could have ONLY been done by Draco Centauros!"

Me: "Jace, had you investigated with me yesterday... then you might have found out the same truth that I'm about to reveal to the court."

Jace: "What are you talking about? There's no way… It doesn't matter what you say. Anything that you just speak to us will be nothing but conjecture! Where's the damn evidence, Dave?!"

Me: "Just hang on tight, Jace. I'll get to that soon… But, before I can show you evidence proving my claims... I need to state those claims clearly so that the evidence makes sense. Kassandra, upon thorough examination of your room, Ringo found quite the incriminating truth."

Kassandra: "What?! You DARE break into my room, you little bitch?!"

Ringo: "It's not breaking and entering if you have a good reason to search. After all, at the end of the day, it was Jace that ultimately led us to this conclusion."

Jace: "M-me?"

Ringo: "Remember yourself describing to us yesterday about your time with Kassandra... You said that she wore perfume that had the kind of smell she would hate."

Jace: "Yes… I did. I found that to be a little strange, but I just figured that she suddenly grew attached to its smell…"

Ringo: "Jace, the woman that stayed with you in that room, doing work, was not Kassandra."

Jace: "WHAT?! I need evidence dammit... SHOW ME!"

At that moment, Ringo showed the court every bit of incrimination that was hidden away in Kassandra's room. The diary entry, two costumes, powdered anesthetic, and the pictures.

Jace: "! It can't be…! Two international spies, INTERPUYO, revenge… and they have an interest to Dave?"

Ex: "This is… unreal…"

Me: "That everyone, is what proves Kassandra irrefutably, as the culprit behind this. We have the evidence that links her to this, and the two separate revenge motivations as well. She wanted to take revenge on the victim Mari, or I should say Meriweather, because she foiled her multiple times. However, even with this, there's no way that she could have done this crime alone. As the diary entry revealed, our spy here planned on utilizing her partner as an accomplice. She had Spy Gal-atea pose as her and kept Jace occupied so that she could advance with her murderous revenge plot. And to think, these two almost got away with this… Thanks to Prosecutor Jace, he picked up on the fact that a different perfume was being worn by the poser. And giving us this information, we deduced that Kassandra, or "Spy-Queen" as we now know her as, had to be the one responsible. Additionally, she had recent bad blood with the defendant. Earlier from the night of the murder, she was playfully groped by Draco in the hot springs. That's what the diary entry was referring to. How do I know this? Because, I saw it with my own two eyes, she was quite angry at the energetic and not-so serious dragon girl."

Kassandra: "Gyaaah! You saw my breasts?!"

Me: "*sigh* That's besides the point, the fact is, you grew bitter towards the action that Draco did to you. So… you decided to make the poor girl suffer by having her falsely accused of the murder of Meriweather. It all leads back to the scene showing off a supposed struggle. You intentionally threw the detective and prosecution off when they investigated, to ensure in killing two birds with one stone. Finally, you somehow drugged Draco with this powder to make her pass out near the crime scene, the same stuff used on the victim as well. With that being said, let's see you squirm your way out of this one! Oh yeah, by the way, just where is your partner right now? She'll be answering for her separate crimes soon enough… tell us the truth!"

Kassandra: "You bastard…! You foiled me, just as how Meriweather did before!"

Me: "Except this time, you and your partner aren't escaping from the authorities. I'm sure you two will have a lot of time to think about all the things that you have done, by being locked up for good. Answer my question, where the hell is your partner?! No matter where she may be, there's no way that she could leave this island without being spotted."

Kassandra: "Fine, you want an answer?! I'll give one to you now… She's underneath the foundation of the resort right now. There's a cellar entrance on one of the sides of the building, you won't miss it."

Me: "Thank you… Now then, Your Honor…"

Ex: "What is it?"

Me: "I think that it's now time to close out this trial before this accomplice gets away."

Ex: "I agree… with the facts presented from the defense taken into account… I hereby find the defendant, Draco Centauros not guilty!"

*bang*

Draco: "Alright!"

Ringo: "We won, Dave! I feel so great right now!"

Me: "Don't celebrate just yet, Ringo... we have a criminal to track down. Jace, come with us, we're finding her."

Jace: "I'm coming, I just have to cuff up this VIXEN for tricking me like this… I thought I trusted you, Kassandra... but you were deceiving me behind my very back. Now the student council only consists of me and Gilbert, all because of you."

Kassandra: "Dammit, this won't be the end of me, I swear it!"

Jace: "Sure it won't… that's what they all say. I can't believe that you have sunk this low…"

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Author's Notes: Dave and Ringo pinpointed everyone to the true culprit behind the murder, and Draco Centauros has been declared not guilty as she rejoiced. However, not everything is resolved and happy, Spy Gal-atea is very likely to try and escape from the island. Time is running out for Dave and his friends as they head for the cellar. Next chapter, Chapter 17: Resolution.