"Well."
"Yes?" The well responded as Jon sprinted toward it.
"Well, I need to know the state of the town, I need to know who's coming in and out of Dozer's."
"I know. Lovely Porter has come here already asking the same question so no worries."
"What? Fuck."
"Yeah he saw you coming and decided to return to his post."
"Oh my god, he saw them head toward Dozers?"
"Yeah, they're already running this way, they're over the bridge, a Rhinoceros is following them, but Porter said he's a friend so no worries."
Jon grabbed his golden axe and began running toward the bridge. "Tom! TOM! GET DOWN!!!" Bullets from a mini gun blasted at them. Spike the Rhinoceros get the bullets flying, Jon jumped and rolled behind a tree gripping his axe. He got his golden shovel from his mysteriously huge pockets and threw it toward Nook.
Spike began reloading and walked slowly toward Tommy Nookling, Jon jumped from behind the tree and began running, axe ready for a swing to hit him. Nook got up and began running for his who was crawling trying to avoid Spike, a foot was on his neck holding him down. The mini gun was held down on his head.
SHING!
The head slid off Spike neck, Jon gasped about ten feet away, and Nook was thirteen feet away. Dozer stood there holding a machete.
"Oh god, oh god what did I do?" Dozer fell to the ground looking at the corpse; blood dripped all over Tommy's struggling body, his mother helped him out. Dozer collapsed. "He dropped it on the way here, I." Dozer began to cry, he leaned against Spikes body as tears sprayed from his eyes.
"We oughtta keep moving. I bet Porter's back at the well by now."
"What?" Nook looked up at me.
"Porter used the well to see the Mayor headed toward the lighthouse, to see Leopold headed toward the train station, he sees everything."
"What?"
"Nothing is tapped, it's a conspiracy. Porter fooled everyone in town."
"It's Porter? It's all Porter?"
"He's still under Redd, but I don't think anyone besides Redd knows that. I think he forwarded things to read, who communicated to bounty hunters to hit them, and he's been doing it for years I bet."
"But every time I'm at the station, he's there."
"I know he beats you to it."
"The wishing well is on the other side of town!"
"Redd has some other scam going, he's loaded, with the help of the Resetti brothers, he probably has some type of subway system worked out."
"You're insane; you're just making up everything you say!"
"Am I? The other day I was digging up fossils and I accidentally hit a rock, it turned read and popped open revealing tons of money."
"You're kidding."
"No, it was all there, I bet it was supposed to be picked up by someone."
"That doesn't prove the subway station."
"I think the entrance to it's under the rocks."
"Can't be."
"Let's go back to the wishing well."
"Okay, fine."
They all began walking back toward the wishing well, Jon grinned, "I bet he's on his way back, we might be able to catch him in the act."
"You think?" asked Nook. Jon sprinted toward the wishing well, he dove back there.
"Where's Porter?"
The well stirred, "I can't find him."
"Damn he's under. Do you know where he was before he disappeared?"
"He saw you coming, then he went north toward the train station, then Dozer came with you guys, and he stopped to head back, he was going toward the lighthouse when he disappeared." Nook was in the distance.
"Do you know the exact location?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Listen Well, he works for Redd."
"That's absurd: he works for the train company."
"No he doesn't, he's playing this town."
"Jon." Nook had arrived.
"What?"
"Jon, he heard your entire conversation."
"What?"
"He hid behind the tree."
"Ah Fuck! You lied to me you fucking well!"
"Of course, Porter is my friend, I saw what you guys did to Spike, Porter won't get the fate."
"Porter is playing you! Tomorrow I'll come with a sponge and suck you dry."
"No you wouldn't."
Nook took Jon's shovel in hand and ran toward the tree where Porter sat, he turned the corner and Porter yelped. Jon was on his tail.
"Tom look out!"
A pickaxe was jabbed into Nook's head. He fell to the ground as Resetti removed his pickaxe. Jon came at him with his golden axe and heaved it at his neck. Resetti grinned and moved up his pickaxe to block it. Jon's axe sliced right through it and continued on through his neck, Porter had opened a rock and jumped down it. Jon tried to follow him but the rock was shut.
"Hello, who are you?" Copper asked as a man approached.
A penguin held up a badge, "Detective Roald."
"A detective aye?"
"You have five dead bodies and your mayor is missing, I'm surprised they didn't send the FBI."
"I asked to keep it down, this is a big case and there is some type of conspiracy going on."
"Conspiracy? You're kidding."
"I'm not kidding. Heard of the merchant Jon?"
"The jam guy?"
"Yeah, he told us Crazy Redd the rare furniture trader is running his own scams."
"Obviously, we know Redd is running the black market, that doesn't have anything to do with the hits."
"I think Redd organized the hits, and I think Jon knows something, but he skipped town yesterday with Nook's family, we couldn't get a word."
"Who's running his shop?"
"It's closed."
"This town's going to Hell."
"Not if we can help it."
"Alright I need to call in all witnesses: that train guy, the guy who sodomized the museum guy, the museum guy, the other lawyer, the seagull, anyone else?"
"We have Kapp'n, Bud, Olive, and Dozer."
"Get them all."
"Booker!" Booker came out from the lost and found.
"Yes?"
"Booker call the witnesses, there are nine of them, Porter, Egbert, Oxford, Blathers, Gulliver, Kapp'n, Bud, Olive and Dozer."
"On it."
"So you picked up his machete and chased after him, then killed him just before he killed Tommy Nookling?"
Dozer sat in a puddle of tears. "I don't want them to know, don't let Porter know I'm here, please don't let him know I'm here."
"What's wrong with Porter?"
"He's." Dozer gulped, sweating like the bear he was. "He's... I don't know just let me go!"
"Copper." Booker said, "He just killed a guy, let him go."
"He faces criminal offense Booker."
"Just let him, it was self defense."
"Alright, Dozer, run on home its pretty close isn't it?" asked Copper.
"Yes."
"We'll keep a close eye on you if you need help; you probably have a bounty on your head."
"Okay."
Dozer stood up and walked out. He passed Porter who was next into the station. Dozer looked at Porter trembling. Porter walked in and sat down. He shook and stared at Copper fearfully.
"So Porter, where were two days ago at eleven forty-five?"
"I- I was at the wishing well."
"Doing what?"
"W-Well I wanted to know how the roots were doing, I'm making a garden."
"Then what?"
"Then I heard gun fire and took off."
"Where'd you go?"
"They were close and Jon was holding an axe so I hid, then Nook came at me and Resetti killed him to defend me, then Jon-He... He cut off Resetti's head."
"Whoa, that's how it happened?"
"Yeah, why what'd Dozer say?"
"None of your business. Now do you know why Nook wanted to kill you?"
"He thought I was somebody else, honest someone was after him, he had a big bounty on his head, I understand his mistake."
"Alright wait outside." Copper said while Roald entered.
"Whatcha got?"
"Jon blackmailed the lawyers so they wouldn't ask him why Don wanted to shoot him."
"That's something, listen these are our only clues what else?"
"I think Porter is in on it." Said Copper, Booker looked at him accusingly.
"What? Porter isn't in on jack squat!"
"You heard Dozer, I don't think Dozer knows much, but he knows Nook and Jon were angry at him."
"Detective Roald, I have the files back from forensics, it happened just as Porter said, Resetti killed Nook, Jon killed Resetti. Leopold was his by a poison dart. Don was shot by Leopold's shotgun. One more thing happened."
"Yeah?"
"CSI grabbed a machete from the scene where the Rhino was killed, fingerprints belonging to Dozer."
"He told us, he said the machete belonged to the hit man."
"Think about this for a second, Porter never leaves his post, he's always standing there."
"Right, what does that have to do with anything?"
"Everything, where does he live anyway?"
"I don't know."
"He was at the wishing well right?"
"Right. What are you thinking?"
"I don't know yet, Roald interrogate the wishing well, you find it north of Mable and Sable's shop, interrogate them, too."
"Okay. Before I go what'd the other witnesses say?"
"Gulliver was hit by a pirate ship lead by Ace, Kapp'n ain't saying shit, I can't break him."
"Maybe I can." Roald headed out.
"You'll find him at the docks southeast of here."
Booker looked through his files, "Sir, we found skin samples from every villager in town at the wishing well. We found more of Porter than anyone else."
"He's the messenger, he probably uses the well to keep an eye on everyone, with this we can get a warrant!"
"And search what?"
"I don't know."
"Porter is simple okay? Maybe he goes there to wish a lot."
"He said he wanted to find out how his roots were."
"Well we have no idea where he lives, what the hell are we going to do?"
"We'll get Pete to follow him."
"Pete?"
"Yeah he'll act like he's delivering mail."
"Well, it's a long shot, but it's our only chance."
"Yes?" The well responded as Jon sprinted toward it.
"Well, I need to know the state of the town, I need to know who's coming in and out of Dozer's."
"I know. Lovely Porter has come here already asking the same question so no worries."
"What? Fuck."
"Yeah he saw you coming and decided to return to his post."
"Oh my god, he saw them head toward Dozers?"
"Yeah, they're already running this way, they're over the bridge, a Rhinoceros is following them, but Porter said he's a friend so no worries."
Jon grabbed his golden axe and began running toward the bridge. "Tom! TOM! GET DOWN!!!" Bullets from a mini gun blasted at them. Spike the Rhinoceros get the bullets flying, Jon jumped and rolled behind a tree gripping his axe. He got his golden shovel from his mysteriously huge pockets and threw it toward Nook.
Spike began reloading and walked slowly toward Tommy Nookling, Jon jumped from behind the tree and began running, axe ready for a swing to hit him. Nook got up and began running for his who was crawling trying to avoid Spike, a foot was on his neck holding him down. The mini gun was held down on his head.
SHING!
The head slid off Spike neck, Jon gasped about ten feet away, and Nook was thirteen feet away. Dozer stood there holding a machete.
"Oh god, oh god what did I do?" Dozer fell to the ground looking at the corpse; blood dripped all over Tommy's struggling body, his mother helped him out. Dozer collapsed. "He dropped it on the way here, I." Dozer began to cry, he leaned against Spikes body as tears sprayed from his eyes.
"We oughtta keep moving. I bet Porter's back at the well by now."
"What?" Nook looked up at me.
"Porter used the well to see the Mayor headed toward the lighthouse, to see Leopold headed toward the train station, he sees everything."
"What?"
"Nothing is tapped, it's a conspiracy. Porter fooled everyone in town."
"It's Porter? It's all Porter?"
"He's still under Redd, but I don't think anyone besides Redd knows that. I think he forwarded things to read, who communicated to bounty hunters to hit them, and he's been doing it for years I bet."
"But every time I'm at the station, he's there."
"I know he beats you to it."
"The wishing well is on the other side of town!"
"Redd has some other scam going, he's loaded, with the help of the Resetti brothers, he probably has some type of subway system worked out."
"You're insane; you're just making up everything you say!"
"Am I? The other day I was digging up fossils and I accidentally hit a rock, it turned read and popped open revealing tons of money."
"You're kidding."
"No, it was all there, I bet it was supposed to be picked up by someone."
"That doesn't prove the subway station."
"I think the entrance to it's under the rocks."
"Can't be."
"Let's go back to the wishing well."
"Okay, fine."
They all began walking back toward the wishing well, Jon grinned, "I bet he's on his way back, we might be able to catch him in the act."
"You think?" asked Nook. Jon sprinted toward the wishing well, he dove back there.
"Where's Porter?"
The well stirred, "I can't find him."
"Damn he's under. Do you know where he was before he disappeared?"
"He saw you coming, then he went north toward the train station, then Dozer came with you guys, and he stopped to head back, he was going toward the lighthouse when he disappeared." Nook was in the distance.
"Do you know the exact location?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Listen Well, he works for Redd."
"That's absurd: he works for the train company."
"No he doesn't, he's playing this town."
"Jon." Nook had arrived.
"What?"
"Jon, he heard your entire conversation."
"What?"
"He hid behind the tree."
"Ah Fuck! You lied to me you fucking well!"
"Of course, Porter is my friend, I saw what you guys did to Spike, Porter won't get the fate."
"Porter is playing you! Tomorrow I'll come with a sponge and suck you dry."
"No you wouldn't."
Nook took Jon's shovel in hand and ran toward the tree where Porter sat, he turned the corner and Porter yelped. Jon was on his tail.
"Tom look out!"
A pickaxe was jabbed into Nook's head. He fell to the ground as Resetti removed his pickaxe. Jon came at him with his golden axe and heaved it at his neck. Resetti grinned and moved up his pickaxe to block it. Jon's axe sliced right through it and continued on through his neck, Porter had opened a rock and jumped down it. Jon tried to follow him but the rock was shut.
"Hello, who are you?" Copper asked as a man approached.
A penguin held up a badge, "Detective Roald."
"A detective aye?"
"You have five dead bodies and your mayor is missing, I'm surprised they didn't send the FBI."
"I asked to keep it down, this is a big case and there is some type of conspiracy going on."
"Conspiracy? You're kidding."
"I'm not kidding. Heard of the merchant Jon?"
"The jam guy?"
"Yeah, he told us Crazy Redd the rare furniture trader is running his own scams."
"Obviously, we know Redd is running the black market, that doesn't have anything to do with the hits."
"I think Redd organized the hits, and I think Jon knows something, but he skipped town yesterday with Nook's family, we couldn't get a word."
"Who's running his shop?"
"It's closed."
"This town's going to Hell."
"Not if we can help it."
"Alright I need to call in all witnesses: that train guy, the guy who sodomized the museum guy, the museum guy, the other lawyer, the seagull, anyone else?"
"We have Kapp'n, Bud, Olive, and Dozer."
"Get them all."
"Booker!" Booker came out from the lost and found.
"Yes?"
"Booker call the witnesses, there are nine of them, Porter, Egbert, Oxford, Blathers, Gulliver, Kapp'n, Bud, Olive and Dozer."
"On it."
"So you picked up his machete and chased after him, then killed him just before he killed Tommy Nookling?"
Dozer sat in a puddle of tears. "I don't want them to know, don't let Porter know I'm here, please don't let him know I'm here."
"What's wrong with Porter?"
"He's." Dozer gulped, sweating like the bear he was. "He's... I don't know just let me go!"
"Copper." Booker said, "He just killed a guy, let him go."
"He faces criminal offense Booker."
"Just let him, it was self defense."
"Alright, Dozer, run on home its pretty close isn't it?" asked Copper.
"Yes."
"We'll keep a close eye on you if you need help; you probably have a bounty on your head."
"Okay."
Dozer stood up and walked out. He passed Porter who was next into the station. Dozer looked at Porter trembling. Porter walked in and sat down. He shook and stared at Copper fearfully.
"So Porter, where were two days ago at eleven forty-five?"
"I- I was at the wishing well."
"Doing what?"
"W-Well I wanted to know how the roots were doing, I'm making a garden."
"Then what?"
"Then I heard gun fire and took off."
"Where'd you go?"
"They were close and Jon was holding an axe so I hid, then Nook came at me and Resetti killed him to defend me, then Jon-He... He cut off Resetti's head."
"Whoa, that's how it happened?"
"Yeah, why what'd Dozer say?"
"None of your business. Now do you know why Nook wanted to kill you?"
"He thought I was somebody else, honest someone was after him, he had a big bounty on his head, I understand his mistake."
"Alright wait outside." Copper said while Roald entered.
"Whatcha got?"
"Jon blackmailed the lawyers so they wouldn't ask him why Don wanted to shoot him."
"That's something, listen these are our only clues what else?"
"I think Porter is in on it." Said Copper, Booker looked at him accusingly.
"What? Porter isn't in on jack squat!"
"You heard Dozer, I don't think Dozer knows much, but he knows Nook and Jon were angry at him."
"Detective Roald, I have the files back from forensics, it happened just as Porter said, Resetti killed Nook, Jon killed Resetti. Leopold was his by a poison dart. Don was shot by Leopold's shotgun. One more thing happened."
"Yeah?"
"CSI grabbed a machete from the scene where the Rhino was killed, fingerprints belonging to Dozer."
"He told us, he said the machete belonged to the hit man."
"Think about this for a second, Porter never leaves his post, he's always standing there."
"Right, what does that have to do with anything?"
"Everything, where does he live anyway?"
"I don't know."
"He was at the wishing well right?"
"Right. What are you thinking?"
"I don't know yet, Roald interrogate the wishing well, you find it north of Mable and Sable's shop, interrogate them, too."
"Okay. Before I go what'd the other witnesses say?"
"Gulliver was hit by a pirate ship lead by Ace, Kapp'n ain't saying shit, I can't break him."
"Maybe I can." Roald headed out.
"You'll find him at the docks southeast of here."
Booker looked through his files, "Sir, we found skin samples from every villager in town at the wishing well. We found more of Porter than anyone else."
"He's the messenger, he probably uses the well to keep an eye on everyone, with this we can get a warrant!"
"And search what?"
"I don't know."
"Porter is simple okay? Maybe he goes there to wish a lot."
"He said he wanted to find out how his roots were."
"Well we have no idea where he lives, what the hell are we going to do?"
"We'll get Pete to follow him."
"Pete?"
"Yeah he'll act like he's delivering mail."
"Well, it's a long shot, but it's our only chance."