= Murder II =
By StarFoxRocks
A/N: Sorry about the necklace/bracelet thing, I kept mixing them up. It's a necklace, for those who are confused. Yeah. I'll edit it on up sooner or later.
Chapter Three
The Setting: Black Hole HQ
The Time: 9:00 PM
The Situation: Sturm's Murder
Eagle sat alone atop a desk in the front hall. He was rethinking the case.
So let's see... Hawke and Flak went upstairs, both of them went to their own offices... Lash's EMP Gun and Flak's necklace were found... hmmm...
Lash didn't go upstairs at any time, so it couldn't possibly be her... so that means... somebody stole the EMP gun from Lash's lab while they were upstairs and killed Sturm.
So, Flak and Hawke... Flak claims he heard something in the lab, and Hawke was in his room, using the TV for light. I wonder...
He stood and walked towards the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Lash asked.
"I just need to check something," Eagle said, walking up the stairs.
Everyone fell silent as he disappeared behind the upstairs walls.
"Hmmm... weird," Sami said. "What does he need to check?"
After a brief moment of silence, Eagle came back downstairs.
"Did you figure out anything?" Drake asked.
"I still need to think," Eagle replied, walking into the main hall. He sat down on the desk again.
Hmmm... okay, again, a recap: Flak goes to his office, claims something or someone was in Lash's lab, while Hawke was in his own room, using the TV for light with the volume turned low. But, of course, after a little inspection, I think I know who the killer is!
---
Eagle entered the room again, with a confident look on his face.
"Well? Did ya figure it out?" Andy asked.
"Tell us, who killed Sturm?" Flak asked.
"Alright," Eagle said, sitting down on a chair. "Okay, so we all know the two main suspects - Flak and Hawke. For Flak, his charm necklace was at the crime scene, along with Lash's EMP gun, which quite clearly was stolen from her lab."
"Well... yeah... I guess," Lash said. "I never did go upstairs, after all."
"So when you both went upstairs, you both went to your own offices. But someone lied - one of you killed Sturm!"
"Why can't people just tell us whoever killed who?" Drake sighed.
"Shut up, this is interesting!" Andy whispered.
"Flak, you said someone was in Lash's lab, correct?"
"Yeah," Flak said. "I heard 'em while I was walking by."
"And Hawke, at that time you were in your office?"
"Well, of course," Hawke said.
"So during those times, Sturm was murdered. What do you think?"
"Um..." Flak said.
"Well, I'll point out some things," Eagle said. "When I was investigating your office, Hawke... I noticed something..."
"What?" Hawke asked.
"You know when TVs usually warm up after they've been turned on for a time?"
"Yeah..."
"How long did you leave your TV on?"
"Well, I returned downstairs after around 30 minutes, while you were getting the movie ready," Hawke said.
"Hmmm. Well, I'll tell you something - that TV wasn't warm!"
Hawke gasped.
"Impossible!" he said. "It might have cooled down-"
"Don't give me your crap, you never turned that TV on!" Eagle said.
Hawke stammered. "I didn't kill Sturm!"
"Want more proof? When you and Flak came back from the kitchen, I noticed Flak didn't have his charm necklace on."
"Oh... that..." Flak said. "You see, Hawke asked if he could borrow it, so I gave it... to... him..."
Hawke gazed on the floor.
"Want any more proof?" Eagle asked. "The one who killed Sturm was Hawke!"
Everyone looked at Hawke, who slowly began to snicker.
"Heh heh heh... you got me," he said. "I thought Flak, being the stupid bastard he is, would forget about the whole borrowing thing withing a few minutes. I guess I was wrong."
"Actually, no," Flak said. "Eagle reminded me when he brought the kitchen thing up."
"Doesn't matter anymore, anyway," Hawke said.
"You killed Sturm?" Lash asked. "But... why?"
"You wanna know why?" Hawke said, standing. "Because that son of a bitch was gonna close down Black Hole Army!"
Flak and Lash gasped.
"That's right!" Hawke spat. "He felt the need for peace after Adder, Grit, Olaf and Kanbei died! That was the reason he seemed so different before he died tonight! I couldn't help myself, I felt that if I killed Sturm and took over, Black Hole wouldn't have to shut down, and our reign of terror could still run on!"
"Looks like you were wrong, pal," Eagle said.
"Obviously," Hawke said. "Look, are you gonna arrest me, or are you all gonna sit there and gape at me?"
---
The police cars and ambulance drove off. Flak and Lash watched sadly as they drove off.
"We're ruined," Lash said. "After three of our friends dead, we won't be able to run Black Hole by ourselves."
"I knew this day would come," Flak said. "We should have never joined this wretched army."
Andy and Max walked outside to see them standing silently.
"I'm sorry about tonight, guys," Max said. "I understand how you feel."
"It's okay, I guess," Flak said. "It's all Hawke's fault, anyway."
"So where are you gonna go now?" Andy asked curiously.
"I don't know... around..." Flak said. "Maybe check out which country I'd like to join... that kind of stuff."
"I'll miss ya, Flakalak," Lash muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm a survivor." Flak said.
He turned and slowly walked off, possibly out of their lives forever, as they sadly watched him silently at the front of the HQ of Black Hole: another country ruined by murder...
COMING SOON: MURDER 3
A month after Black Hole's downfall. Flak and Lash have settled as COs in the Orange Star and Green Earth countries. Yellow Comet invites them over to their HQ, but strange things begin to happen at night, until someone is murdered! The killer needs to be caught before the casualties pile up!
By StarFoxRocks
A/N: Sorry about the necklace/bracelet thing, I kept mixing them up. It's a necklace, for those who are confused. Yeah. I'll edit it on up sooner or later.
Chapter Three
The Setting: Black Hole HQ
The Time: 9:00 PM
The Situation: Sturm's Murder
Eagle sat alone atop a desk in the front hall. He was rethinking the case.
So let's see... Hawke and Flak went upstairs, both of them went to their own offices... Lash's EMP Gun and Flak's necklace were found... hmmm...
Lash didn't go upstairs at any time, so it couldn't possibly be her... so that means... somebody stole the EMP gun from Lash's lab while they were upstairs and killed Sturm.
So, Flak and Hawke... Flak claims he heard something in the lab, and Hawke was in his room, using the TV for light. I wonder...
He stood and walked towards the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Lash asked.
"I just need to check something," Eagle said, walking up the stairs.
Everyone fell silent as he disappeared behind the upstairs walls.
"Hmmm... weird," Sami said. "What does he need to check?"
After a brief moment of silence, Eagle came back downstairs.
"Did you figure out anything?" Drake asked.
"I still need to think," Eagle replied, walking into the main hall. He sat down on the desk again.
Hmmm... okay, again, a recap: Flak goes to his office, claims something or someone was in Lash's lab, while Hawke was in his own room, using the TV for light with the volume turned low. But, of course, after a little inspection, I think I know who the killer is!
---
Eagle entered the room again, with a confident look on his face.
"Well? Did ya figure it out?" Andy asked.
"Tell us, who killed Sturm?" Flak asked.
"Alright," Eagle said, sitting down on a chair. "Okay, so we all know the two main suspects - Flak and Hawke. For Flak, his charm necklace was at the crime scene, along with Lash's EMP gun, which quite clearly was stolen from her lab."
"Well... yeah... I guess," Lash said. "I never did go upstairs, after all."
"So when you both went upstairs, you both went to your own offices. But someone lied - one of you killed Sturm!"
"Why can't people just tell us whoever killed who?" Drake sighed.
"Shut up, this is interesting!" Andy whispered.
"Flak, you said someone was in Lash's lab, correct?"
"Yeah," Flak said. "I heard 'em while I was walking by."
"And Hawke, at that time you were in your office?"
"Well, of course," Hawke said.
"So during those times, Sturm was murdered. What do you think?"
"Um..." Flak said.
"Well, I'll point out some things," Eagle said. "When I was investigating your office, Hawke... I noticed something..."
"What?" Hawke asked.
"You know when TVs usually warm up after they've been turned on for a time?"
"Yeah..."
"How long did you leave your TV on?"
"Well, I returned downstairs after around 30 minutes, while you were getting the movie ready," Hawke said.
"Hmmm. Well, I'll tell you something - that TV wasn't warm!"
Hawke gasped.
"Impossible!" he said. "It might have cooled down-"
"Don't give me your crap, you never turned that TV on!" Eagle said.
Hawke stammered. "I didn't kill Sturm!"
"Want more proof? When you and Flak came back from the kitchen, I noticed Flak didn't have his charm necklace on."
"Oh... that..." Flak said. "You see, Hawke asked if he could borrow it, so I gave it... to... him..."
Hawke gazed on the floor.
"Want any more proof?" Eagle asked. "The one who killed Sturm was Hawke!"
Everyone looked at Hawke, who slowly began to snicker.
"Heh heh heh... you got me," he said. "I thought Flak, being the stupid bastard he is, would forget about the whole borrowing thing withing a few minutes. I guess I was wrong."
"Actually, no," Flak said. "Eagle reminded me when he brought the kitchen thing up."
"Doesn't matter anymore, anyway," Hawke said.
"You killed Sturm?" Lash asked. "But... why?"
"You wanna know why?" Hawke said, standing. "Because that son of a bitch was gonna close down Black Hole Army!"
Flak and Lash gasped.
"That's right!" Hawke spat. "He felt the need for peace after Adder, Grit, Olaf and Kanbei died! That was the reason he seemed so different before he died tonight! I couldn't help myself, I felt that if I killed Sturm and took over, Black Hole wouldn't have to shut down, and our reign of terror could still run on!"
"Looks like you were wrong, pal," Eagle said.
"Obviously," Hawke said. "Look, are you gonna arrest me, or are you all gonna sit there and gape at me?"
---
The police cars and ambulance drove off. Flak and Lash watched sadly as they drove off.
"We're ruined," Lash said. "After three of our friends dead, we won't be able to run Black Hole by ourselves."
"I knew this day would come," Flak said. "We should have never joined this wretched army."
Andy and Max walked outside to see them standing silently.
"I'm sorry about tonight, guys," Max said. "I understand how you feel."
"It's okay, I guess," Flak said. "It's all Hawke's fault, anyway."
"So where are you gonna go now?" Andy asked curiously.
"I don't know... around..." Flak said. "Maybe check out which country I'd like to join... that kind of stuff."
"I'll miss ya, Flakalak," Lash muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm a survivor." Flak said.
He turned and slowly walked off, possibly out of their lives forever, as they sadly watched him silently at the front of the HQ of Black Hole: another country ruined by murder...
COMING SOON: MURDER 3
A month after Black Hole's downfall. Flak and Lash have settled as COs in the Orange Star and Green Earth countries. Yellow Comet invites them over to their HQ, but strange things begin to happen at night, until someone is murdered! The killer needs to be caught before the casualties pile up!