"T - this couldn't be..."
...
"Cream... I'm..."
"Metal, what's wrong?!" Knuckles walks in to the warehouse before gasping in the sight of Cream's dead bodyl... Right...?"
"I... Fao protect her..." Oil starts to drip from both of his optics, making it look like as if he's crying. He covers his face with his claws. "I'M SUCH A FAILURE! I SHOULD'VE PROTECTED HER!"
"H - hey, Metal..." The echidna approaches him and holds his right shoulder. "No need to blame yourself for..." *Sigh* "This... But we better tell the others about it."
"Hey, guys... What's with all the shouti -" Amy enters the warehouse, completely shocked. "W - WHAT THE?! C - CREAM?!"
Suddenly, the school intercom turns on. *Ding Dong Ding Dong* "A body has been discovered!" Monokuma's voice is heard. "After a certain amount of time, which you can use however you like, the class trial will begin!"
"What was... That...?" Metal asks, his voice filled with both fear and confusion.
"I, uh... Assume that was the body discovery announcement..." Knuckles shows him his E - Handbook."It's said here that when 3 or more people discovers a body, an announcement will play to let the others know." He then gives the robot another E - Handbook. "Here, this is yours. Me and Tails borrowed this so we can fix you in your room."
Metal takes the E - Handbook. "Thank you... After seeing... Well, this, I totally forgot everything about this..." He stands up, wiping off his tears. "Amy, tell the others to come here."
"O - okay..." Amy, still shocked of Cream's death, exits the warehouse.
...
A box draws Metal and Knuckles' attention. Unlike other boxes there it's shaking on it's own. "Hey, what's up with that box?"
"Hm..." Metal walks to it and opens it. Cheese rushes out of it, desperately trying to inhale fresh air. "C - Cheese?!"
"Chaooo." The chao looks at Metal, confused. Then, he looks at Cream. "C - Chao?!" He flies over to her body and hugs her, but immediately feels puzzled from the lack of response. "Chao...?"
Metal hugs the chao. "I am really sorry, Cheese... But Cream is..." *Sigh* "Dead..."
Every student are now inside the warehouse, most of them are scared. "I can't believe it... Cream died...? She's the youngest one here..." Big said to himself. "I wish I could see her again..."
"So, is this why you called us here?" Espio asks Metal.
"Yeah... I thought that, because the body discovery announcement didn't tell you guys about the location of the body, I decided to ask Amy to call you here." The robot answers his question.
"I s - still don't get it... W - who killed her...?" Charmy said, having fears for the worst thing that could happen.
"You already know the answer!"
They turn around to see Monokuma behind them. "One of you killed her!"
"O - one of us?!" Jet shouts at him. "No way! How could YOU even know that?!"
"Don't you all remember what I told you when this all began...?"
...
"One of you killed Cream so you could get out of this school! Someone's just following the rules, nothing wrong with that!"
Everyone was silent. All of them, except for Metal and Sonic's team, look at each other in suspicion.
"Now, now... Lemme explain the second part of the rule!" Monokuma said to them. "Just like I explained before, you must kill a student to graduate and leave. However..."
"Rule number 6 of the school regulations..." Metal said, just finished reading the rules on his E - Handbook. "Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes a 'blackened' will graduate, unless they are discovered..."
"Ding ding ding! It's not enough to kill someone, you have to actually get away with it!" The bear jumps in excitement.
"And, uh... You said something about a 'class trial' earlier... What does that mean?" Tails asks him.
"It is an event where everyone, including the blackened, will all gather together. And then, they and the spotless students will engage in one big debate showdown! During the trial, you'll have to present your arguments about who you think the blackened is. And once everything comes to an end, the outcome will be decided by popular vote! If the answer you're arrived at is correct, then the blackened will be punished, while the rest may continue their communal life! However, if you choose poorly..."
...
"Then the blackened will survive, while the rest of you will receive a punishment! Which of course means that your school life will come to an end!"
"Wait a sec... Punishment...?" Rouge said to him. "What kind of 'punishment' are you referring to here...?"
"Well, to put it simply..." All of them waits for his answer. "It's execution!"
...
"EXECUTION?!" Everyone shouts in unison.
"Yep! E - xe - cu - tion! Execution! Electric chair, poison gas, torn apart like a paper plane in a hurricane! Now... Lemme just add the rules to your handbook so you all can remember..."
Their handbooks then buzzes. Metal checked his and realizes that he DID updated the school regulations. "Executions... Actual executions..." He shakes his head. "I have never seen those before, but for our safety, we should investigate Cream's death." Everyone agrees with him, all of them nodding.
Jet approaches the bot. "Hey, uh... Sorry for before. It's just that, you know about those DVD tapes, right?"
"It's okay. At least I am still in a good shape right now." He said to him before noticing one of the hawk's feather falling down. "Oh, um... Did your feather just fell?"
"Oh, this?" He picks up his feather. "This always happens when I'm worried sick. No need to think about it too much."
"Hey!" Sonic walks to the 2. "Getting along already?"
"That seems to be the current situation." The robot makes a small beep.
"By the way, Jet also helped carrying you to your room, you know?" The hedgehog said to him. "He's kinda rough on the outside, but he's not really like that inside."
"H - hey! I told you not to say that!" Jet holds Sonic's shoulders and shakes them.
"Whatever you say!" He leaves, with Jet following him afterwards, shouting things about "next race".
Investigation results:
1. The rope used for the murder. It looks very similar to the rope that Metal has in his room.
2. The fact that everyone doesn't own a rope except for Metal.
3. The box that is used to keep Cheese quite.
4. A green feather below a rack inside the warehouse.
5. A broom, can be found in the kitchen, the only room available to enter at night.
6. Tails, Knuckles, and Jet carrying Metal to his room and borrowing his E - Handbook.
7. Cream walking by herself to the warehouse according to the other students.
8. Jet leaving Metal's room shortly after carrying him, according to both Tails and Knuckles.
9. A chair, could've been an item used to help the killer.
10. Nails next to Cheese's box, one of them used to hang Cream.
11. Cream is too weak to fight back.
12. Big hearing foot steps before sleeping.
After being called to the Class Trial room by Monokuma, the students board the elevator down to the courtroom and are instructed to stand behind the podiums with their names on. An extra podium is in the courtroom for Cream, who have a mourning portrait in a stand behind her podium, because Monokuma "wouldn't want her to miss out".
NONSTOP DEBATE, START!
MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT!
Sonic: Now, we all know that the victim is Cream the Rabbit.
Rouge: Her body is found in the warehouse.
Silver: This morning.
Big: I still can't believe that Cream is gone.
Amy: Don't worry, Big. We'll avenge her for sure!
Shadow: Back to the trial. The weapon that the killer used are a long rope and nails.
Tails: All of us doesn't have a rope in our room, except for Metal.
Jet: But I doubt that Metal's the killer. Someone must've stole it.
Knuckles: So, you mean that it could be me too?!
Jet: That's what I said, red.
Silver: Now, we all know that Cream entered the warehouse after Metal got beaten up, right? Anyone know the reason she went there?
Blaze: When I asked her the reason, she said that she is sick of seeing violence towards each other, so she wants to stay in the warehouse by herself.
Charmy: This is weird, though... How could the killer hang her if they can't fly?
Metal: Wait, that is incorrect!
Charmy: W - whaaaa?!
Metal: The killer doesn't need to fly... There is a chair inside the warehouse, it could've been used to help the killer in hanging Cream.
Sonic: I agree with Metal. I saw the chair too.
Charmy: Wow, guess I'll be supporting you, Metal! You're smarter than I thought!
Espio: He's the Ultimate Robot, of course he's smart.
Sally: Hey, does anyone know how could the killer kill her in such ease? I mean, she should've tried to fight back, right?
Metal: Incorrect!
Sally: M - me too?!
Metal: According to my data, kids like Cream won't be able to fight back because of their strength.
Sally: Oh... I see what you mean there...
Vector: Now, all that I can think of so far is that weird broom. I have a feeling that it might be useless, unless if you need to sweep some "things".
Metal: I agree with that!
Vector: See? Even the Ultimate Robot believes me.
Metal: The broom was used by the killer to sweep his fur so he can avoid being suspected.
Espio: You missed a spot.
REBUTTAL SHOWDOWN!
Metal: E - Espio?!
Espio: The broom was taken from the kitchen, and we all assume that Cream got killed yesterday evening.
...
Monokuma said that it is impossible to enter any room except for our own rooms at nighttime!
How could the killer get the broom, knowing that the other rooms are locked?!
Also, there is no proof that the killer went out of his room that night!
Metal: I will cut through your words!
NONSTOP DEBATE!
Metal: Remember that on the E - Handbook's school regulations, it is said that every room is locked at nighttime except for the dorm rooms AND the kitchen? And there IS a proof! While we were investigating, Big told me that he heard foot steps at night before he went to bed, isn't that right, Big?
Big: Yes, that's true. The sound of creepy foot steps woke me up. I was so scared that time.
Metal: This means that the killer DID went outside their room last night.
Espio: I can't believe it, but... You really are correct...
Charmy: So, does anybody figured out who the killer is? We're like going nowhere with this...
Metal: Actually, I think I'm starting to piece everything up...
The green feather, the rope from my room, and other evidences...
I see it! I know who's the killer!
Metal: Jet.
Jet: What?
Metal: Although we've forgiven each other before, I think that... You're the killer.
Jet: ME?! YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF!
Metal: The way that you get angered just because I said that I suspect you makes you seem more suspicious.
Sally: Jet... Is that true...?
Jet: THAT'S BULL CRAP! AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY!
PANIC TALK ACTION!
FIRST OFF, WHY WOULD I KILL HER?!
Metal: To escape. You know that whoever you saw inside the video that Monokuma showed you, is in deep trouble. You also know that Cream is the weakest student here.
BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW I COULD KILL HER! I WAS WITH KNUCKLES AND TAILS ALL THE TIME!
Metal: Is that so? Both Tails AND Knuckles said that you exited my room immediately after you're done carrying me.
THEN WHAT ABOUT THE NAILS?! WHERE CAN I GET IT?!
Metal: I found some other nails inside an opened box in the warehouse. This means that you took some of them for the murder.
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO PROVE THAT I'M THE MURDERER! IS THERE ANY OTHER EVIDENCE THAT I AM THE ONE WHO KILLED HER?!
The
Green
Feather
...
Metal: That is the answer to your question!
BREAK
Tails: A green feather...?
Metal: Yes. I found it right under the rack where the box that contained Cheese is located.
Jet: N - no way... I - I thought I...
Metal: Allow me to explain it...
Closing Argument
After I shut down, the killer, along with 2 other students carries me to my room. One of them then used my E - Handbook to enter my room. After the killer laid me on my bed, he immediately walks out of the room, taking my rope that I put hanging right behind my door. The killer really wants to escape, so killing an innocent girl like Cream is easy. After entering the warehouse where Cream and Cheese are located, the killer quickly put Cheese inside a box. He then tells Cream to not say anything. Due to her being weak and afraid, she is forced to do what he said. Then, he strangles her. Next, the killer, who is still shocked from what he has really done, walks out and goes to his room, not realizing that some of his "fur", or should I say, " feathers", are still on the crime scene. He then notices this just before he sleeps and walks out while everyone is currently sleeping in their own dorm rooms, except for Big. He enters the kitchen to take a broom and then gets inside the warehouse again, this time to clean up the feathery mess that he made on the floor. He misses one spot below the rack and decides to leave quickly.
Isn't that right...
Jet?
Complete!
"Upupupupu~" Monokuma laughs softly. "Looks like you've reached your verdict! Then, are we ready to cast our votes?" Then, levers start to rise up from the floor. "Use those levers to cast your vote! Oh, and remember to triple check that you voted for someone... You don't want to be punished just for doing a small mistake, right?"
Metal crosses his arms, his optics looking down. "So... This is how our first trial ends..."
"Yep! Now, cast your votes! Who will live and who will be punished? Will the blackened survive, or the spotless bring justice? Who will it be?"
It's right there. The results is right in front of them.
Jet is the killer. He is the one who is guilty.
"Looks like you all guessed it right! The one who killed Cream, is none other than Jet the Hawk! The Ultimate Extreme Gear Rider!" The bear shouts happily.
"J - Jet?!" Amy steps back. "Y - you really did it?!"
"What the hell, dude?!" Knuckles shouts at him. "You out of your mind?!"
"I... I..." The hawk shivers. "It's not my fault!"
Metal punches him, just like how he punched him last time. "Not your fault...? You killed an innocent young girl and all you can say is that this is not your fault...?! What kind of person are you?! Sure, I am not a person myself, but I KNOW how a person feels! It's all in my data! So stop saying those words and face your fate!"
"It's..." He rubs the part of his face that got punched by the robot. "It's for Wave and Storm! I can't leave them! I just... Can't..." Tears begin to stream from his eyes, wetting the green feathers on his face.
"Wave and Storm! Jet's best friends that are always there for him!" Monokuma explains to them. "Seeing them dead makes you pretty desperate, I see!"
"You monster..." Silver said to the bear, clenching his fists in anger.
"Now, the blackened, Jet the Hawk, will receive his punishment!"
"Punishment?!" Metal turns around, staring at the bear. "You mean... He's going to get executed?!"
"Correct, my little robo - boi! Now, let's hurry up and start the part that everyone is waiting for! The execution!"
"W - wait! You can't!" Jet shouts at him. "A - at least tell me what happened to Wave and Storm!"
"I've prepared a very special punishment for Jet the Hawk, the Ultimate Extreme Gear Rider! Let's give it everything we've got! It's..."
"PUNISHMENT TIIIIME!"
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