Tales of a Legacy

Not much to say. I got an idea and started writing a few paragraphs seconds later.

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Title: I Shot the Sheriff

Characters/Pairings: Will, Senel, Chloe, Harriet, Moses (no pairings)

Warnings: Spoilers if you don't know who Harriet is. Also, most of the characters are OOC. I swear they're not this stupid in the game.

The day began innocuously enough. The sun was shining; birds were chirping, and all seemed well in Werites Beacon. Until a single scream rang out in the crisp morning air.

"Someone's killed the sheriff!"

Indeed, Will lay facedown in the parlor of his own home. Minne, a young girl whom had come to inquire about her missing dog, was the one who had screamed. She ran out of the door and within five minutes Senel, Chloe, and Moses stood over Will's body.

"Most unusual," said Chloe. "Who would want to kill him? Raynard was an honorable man, and never harmed anyone… except for numerous monsters."

"What was that you muttered?" Senel asked.

"Oh, nothing. Just a technicality."

Moses saw fit to speak now. "This has gotta be a murder. Will was a pretty healthy guy, y'know?" He took a puff from his sophisticated bubble pipe before continuing. "We needa find out who did this and make 'em pay."

"Where did you get that pipe?" Senel asked as he watched the bubbles float around Moses. "Nevermind. How do you figure it was a murder?"

Moses poked Will's corpse with a stick. "Well, look at 'em. He's dead."

"He's right. I don't think I've seem anything that dead before." Chloe nodded in agreement. She was filled with grief, but her knightly instincts didn't allow for expressing emotions.

And so, our heroes left the crime scene to investigate some alleged "witnesses". These witnesses were people who just happened to be standing nearby, and may or may not have had anything to do with Will's murder. So it goes.

Their investigation proved to be mostly useless. The large man Chloe was interviewing was hitting on her. Any question she asked was countered with a dull, headache-inducing pick-up line. ('Have you seen any suspicious people about?' 'Only one. Did you know that you're suspiciously beautiful, sweet-cheeks?') Chloe sighed in disgust. Moses tried to approach an old lady, but was beaten away with her surprisingly heavy purse. She probably thought him to be a bandit. Oh, wait. He was a bandit. Senel wasn't having much luck, either. He had been sprayed with mace, bitten by a dog, and screamed at before he gave up. They all gathered in Will's house again.

"We can't give up, guys. Will was a good man, and we'll find his killer no matter what!" Senel said, trying to lift the spirits of his companions. Just as Senel was about to draw a chalk line around Will's body to indicate the place and position he had fallen in, Harriet was at the door. Before anyone could stop her, she ran over to Will and turned him over onto his back as best she could. She took out a vial that looked to be filled with one of Arnold's curative potions, and began forcing it into Will's mouth.

"Harriet! Desecrating bodies is wrong!" Chloe gasped, shocked. She moved to pull Harriet away, but stopped when Will twitched, coughed, and apparently began to regain consciousness.

"But, but…" Moses' exposed eye was as round as a plate.

Senel pointed an accusing finger at Will and Harriet. "ZOMBIE! And you're his necromancer, aren't you?"

Harriet stared at the lot of them like she'd never seen them before. "His what? If necro-whatever means 'wife', then that's just gross Senel… and what are you talking about zombies for?"

Chloe explained their day, from the discovery of Will's body to their questioning of the suspects. She left out the embarrassing bits (being hit on and attacked by the suspects) which didn't actually leave much to tell besides "We talked to some people".

Harriet snorted, and then burst into full blown laughter. "You guys can be such idiots! This guy wasn't dead, he was just unconscious! Didn't any of you check for a pulse?" Everyone coughed uncomfortably. "… I guess not."

Will sat up and rubbed his head. "Ugh, I feel awful." He stood up, and looked around the room. "What are all of you doing here? The last thing I remember is eating Harriet's food-" He was cut off by a vicious kick to the shin from his daughter.

"You're lucky I even cook for you, you jerk!" She stormed out, complaining about Will's lack of appreciation. Will could only rub his injured leg and continue to stare at Senel, Chloe, and Moses, even more confused than before. Something caught his eye and he looked down.

"…Why did someone draw on my floor with chalk?"

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Senel obtained the title of Master Detective!

Geez, I started writing this a few days ago, but never got around to finishing it until today. Sorry about the lack of updates, but the last few days of school are kind of hectic. Teachers find it appropriate to give us books to read and tests up the wazoo when we have only three weeks left.

I'd also like to thank everyone for the reviews! Fox of Anubis and Blu Rose, I'll try to work on your requests and get them up soon.