= Murder =
By StarFoxRocks
Chapter Four
The Setting: Blue Moon HQ
The Time: 7:49 PM
The Situation: Eagle solves the case.
Everybody was still arguing in the living room.
"We'll all be killed!"
"Stop saying that!"
"Everybody's gone insane!"
Eagle entered the living room, looking confident. Everyone fell silent when they saw him.
"Well?" Hawke said impatiently.
"Did you solve the murder?" Sami asked.
"Sure," Eagle said. "I'll need you guys to listen carefully, though."
He sat down on a chair, and cleared his throat.
"Okay, so we know the first two murders, Olaf and Kanbei, both poisioned. Grit was also stabbed. Why stabbed? Why not poisioned like the others? We know Grit did not poison them, despite taking the bottles out from the cabinet."
"But he could have stabbed himself!" Lash protested.
"Maybe, Lash," Eagle said. "But its not likely. Grit should have been poisoned like the others."
"But, wait!" Colin said. "When I was upstairs heading to my office, I saw Grit leaving the meeting room, drinking his bottle! He must have poisoned them, and left to find a knife!"
"Hmmm," Eagle said. "A good point. But my guess is that the killer had snuck into the room somehow, poisoned the bottles while Olaf and Kanbei weren't looking! Grit came in after they had died, and was stabbed."
"Where are you getting at?" Max asked.
"I'm simply telling how the killer made his move," Eagle said. "Now then, the next murders... Grit and Adder... Grit was stabbed again, Adder bashed in the head. Why do you suppose he was bashed? The decision to kill him must have been fast."
"I still think Grit did it all," Flak said.
"Almost, Flak," Eagle said. "But Grit had screamed first, meaning he was murdered first. Adder had simply been at the wrong place at the wrong time, so the killer had to act fast. They were both killed to keep quiet of the killer's identity!"
Everyone had fallen silent. Nobody said anything, so Eagle decided to continue.
"Now then... back to the first murders. Sturm and Sonja had also gone upstairs, like Colin. What do they have to say on this?"
"Well..." Sturm said. "I went upstairs, and I saw the light was off in Colin's office. I opened the door. He wasn't there!"
"That still leaves Sonja," Eagle said. "What does Sonja have to say?"
Sonja was silent, her face tense.
"Well, let me explain my theory," Eagle continued. "The coin at the crime scene could be anyone's, but who would go around carrying spare change to a party? Nothing was for sale, after all."
Everyone looked around, getting nervous.
"What are you saying, Eagle?" Drake asked.
"Quite simple," Eagle said. "The killer... was Colin."
Colin gasped, his eyes widening.
"It's pretty easy once you put it together," Eagle started. "Colin's the only one who had inherited such a vast fortune, its likely he would be the only one carrying coins around with him. Plus, if he wasn't in his office, it's likely he lied to keep his plan secret."
"But... but..." Colin stuttered. "But I saw Grit! He left the room, alone!"
"Yes, you did," Eagle said. "Thats when you entered the room."
Colin's face tensed.
"You simply entered the room, greeted Olaf and Kanbei, and saw their drinks on the destop table. Thats when you poisoned them, and watched them die with your very own eyes. Grit then entered, saw them dead, so you quickly grabbed a knife and stabbed Grit, threatening him that if he told anyone it was you..."
Colin couldn't take any more.
"Alright! I did it! I killed them all, and I didn't regret any of it!"
Everyone gasped.
"Colin!" Sensei said in disbelief. "You did it? B... but why?"
"You'd think that after the war, things would be right here in Blue Moon!" Colin shouted. "But it wasn't! That fat bastard would not stop torturing me, making me his little slave boy! I couldn't take it anymore! I had to kill him!"
He stopped shouting, and smiled. "Heh... I didn't want to kill Grit, though. Or Adder. It was their own fault they're dead now. And as for Kanbei..."
"...he knew of the rivalries."
Everyone turned to look at Sonja.
"What?" Sturm asked.
"Father said there was a great rivalries between the three," Sonja started. "Kanbei, Olaf, and Grit - they were all brewmasters, in fact. Father told me that there would be a murder that night, but I had no idea it would be Colin!"
"Is that why you seemed to tense?" Andy asked.
"Exactly," Sonja said.
"Why the hell didn't you tell any of us?" Jess asked.
"I didn't want to start a panic," Sonja muttered.
"If you must know," Colin said. "There was a second reason. I tried making wine of my own, but Olaf just ruined my work and laughed at me. I couldn't take that laugh... I hated it! I wanted him to stop, but he never did... until now!"
He fell to his knees, crying at the rememberance of his horrible days. Everyone stood and watched him with disbelief, silently, as he weeped.
---
"Sami? Are you okay?"
Nell had joined Sami at the front porch. Colin was being escorted into a police car.
"Yeah," Sami said. "I just don't believe Colin would do such a thing... and that Olaf, Kanbei, and Grit are... dead..."
"And Adder, as well," Nell said. "We'll... just have to carry on with them in our memories."
They watched as the police cars drove off.
"Nell, tell me," Sami said. "What was it like working with Grit?"
"Well, its a long story. Me, Grit, and Max..."
They walked back into the HQ to join the others.
[The End]
A/N: Well, that was fun. I might write another one, but I'm not too sure yet. Hope ya enjoyed this! R&R!
By StarFoxRocks
Chapter Four
The Setting: Blue Moon HQ
The Time: 7:49 PM
The Situation: Eagle solves the case.
Everybody was still arguing in the living room.
"We'll all be killed!"
"Stop saying that!"
"Everybody's gone insane!"
Eagle entered the living room, looking confident. Everyone fell silent when they saw him.
"Well?" Hawke said impatiently.
"Did you solve the murder?" Sami asked.
"Sure," Eagle said. "I'll need you guys to listen carefully, though."
He sat down on a chair, and cleared his throat.
"Okay, so we know the first two murders, Olaf and Kanbei, both poisioned. Grit was also stabbed. Why stabbed? Why not poisioned like the others? We know Grit did not poison them, despite taking the bottles out from the cabinet."
"But he could have stabbed himself!" Lash protested.
"Maybe, Lash," Eagle said. "But its not likely. Grit should have been poisoned like the others."
"But, wait!" Colin said. "When I was upstairs heading to my office, I saw Grit leaving the meeting room, drinking his bottle! He must have poisoned them, and left to find a knife!"
"Hmmm," Eagle said. "A good point. But my guess is that the killer had snuck into the room somehow, poisoned the bottles while Olaf and Kanbei weren't looking! Grit came in after they had died, and was stabbed."
"Where are you getting at?" Max asked.
"I'm simply telling how the killer made his move," Eagle said. "Now then, the next murders... Grit and Adder... Grit was stabbed again, Adder bashed in the head. Why do you suppose he was bashed? The decision to kill him must have been fast."
"I still think Grit did it all," Flak said.
"Almost, Flak," Eagle said. "But Grit had screamed first, meaning he was murdered first. Adder had simply been at the wrong place at the wrong time, so the killer had to act fast. They were both killed to keep quiet of the killer's identity!"
Everyone had fallen silent. Nobody said anything, so Eagle decided to continue.
"Now then... back to the first murders. Sturm and Sonja had also gone upstairs, like Colin. What do they have to say on this?"
"Well..." Sturm said. "I went upstairs, and I saw the light was off in Colin's office. I opened the door. He wasn't there!"
"That still leaves Sonja," Eagle said. "What does Sonja have to say?"
Sonja was silent, her face tense.
"Well, let me explain my theory," Eagle continued. "The coin at the crime scene could be anyone's, but who would go around carrying spare change to a party? Nothing was for sale, after all."
Everyone looked around, getting nervous.
"What are you saying, Eagle?" Drake asked.
"Quite simple," Eagle said. "The killer... was Colin."
Colin gasped, his eyes widening.
"It's pretty easy once you put it together," Eagle started. "Colin's the only one who had inherited such a vast fortune, its likely he would be the only one carrying coins around with him. Plus, if he wasn't in his office, it's likely he lied to keep his plan secret."
"But... but..." Colin stuttered. "But I saw Grit! He left the room, alone!"
"Yes, you did," Eagle said. "Thats when you entered the room."
Colin's face tensed.
"You simply entered the room, greeted Olaf and Kanbei, and saw their drinks on the destop table. Thats when you poisoned them, and watched them die with your very own eyes. Grit then entered, saw them dead, so you quickly grabbed a knife and stabbed Grit, threatening him that if he told anyone it was you..."
Colin couldn't take any more.
"Alright! I did it! I killed them all, and I didn't regret any of it!"
Everyone gasped.
"Colin!" Sensei said in disbelief. "You did it? B... but why?"
"You'd think that after the war, things would be right here in Blue Moon!" Colin shouted. "But it wasn't! That fat bastard would not stop torturing me, making me his little slave boy! I couldn't take it anymore! I had to kill him!"
He stopped shouting, and smiled. "Heh... I didn't want to kill Grit, though. Or Adder. It was their own fault they're dead now. And as for Kanbei..."
"...he knew of the rivalries."
Everyone turned to look at Sonja.
"What?" Sturm asked.
"Father said there was a great rivalries between the three," Sonja started. "Kanbei, Olaf, and Grit - they were all brewmasters, in fact. Father told me that there would be a murder that night, but I had no idea it would be Colin!"
"Is that why you seemed to tense?" Andy asked.
"Exactly," Sonja said.
"Why the hell didn't you tell any of us?" Jess asked.
"I didn't want to start a panic," Sonja muttered.
"If you must know," Colin said. "There was a second reason. I tried making wine of my own, but Olaf just ruined my work and laughed at me. I couldn't take that laugh... I hated it! I wanted him to stop, but he never did... until now!"
He fell to his knees, crying at the rememberance of his horrible days. Everyone stood and watched him with disbelief, silently, as he weeped.
---
"Sami? Are you okay?"
Nell had joined Sami at the front porch. Colin was being escorted into a police car.
"Yeah," Sami said. "I just don't believe Colin would do such a thing... and that Olaf, Kanbei, and Grit are... dead..."
"And Adder, as well," Nell said. "We'll... just have to carry on with them in our memories."
They watched as the police cars drove off.
"Nell, tell me," Sami said. "What was it like working with Grit?"
"Well, its a long story. Me, Grit, and Max..."
They walked back into the HQ to join the others.
[The End]
A/N: Well, that was fun. I might write another one, but I'm not too sure yet. Hope ya enjoyed this! R&R!