Chapter Five

Who dunit?

part 1 the motives

(no one's p.o.v)

It was a silent night in the dumping ground. Elaine the Pain was in her office eating a slice of lemon sponge that Jackie and Layla "kindly" offered to her and a glass of lemonade that Lol, Wolfie, Kimiko and Celestia made "especially" for her. Unfortunately the cake was spiked with incredibly hot sauce so it was not a happy cake. All of a sudden she heard a creak and a knock and the lemonade had no sugar whatsoever and had soap suds in it.

"Come in," she croaked hoarsely from the cake and lemonade. No one came in.

"I said come in!" She said a tad louder. And then the lights turned off and then SPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRGH.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!"

When everyone was gathered in the living room with the careworkers some kids gasped while others broke into hysterical laughter.

"Who iced you Elaine? I want to send them flowers," Tracy said.

"Nah I wanna give them a plasma screen TV," Celestia said. A minute later Justine arrived in the scene and gasped in a smug fashion.

"Omg who iced Elaine?"

"This isn't funny!" Shelley retorted. "Elaine's clothes have been ruined and the office needs cleaning. Whoever owns up shall be grounded for a week and will spend the weekend scrubbing the office. Plus someone did a flourbomb job and Mike's in the shower now!"

"Em Shelley it's a bit obvious who the culprit is, well Justine DID arrive later than everyone else so doesn't that ring a bell?" Rebecca pointed out as she gave Justine a mean smirk.

"Actually Rebecca Justine was with me in the quiet room while the whole thing happened so Justine you're free to go," Shelley said.

"But I'll be alone completely!"

"That's not a change," smirked Rebecca. Justine gave a quick shut-the-hell-up glare at her.

"I'll help investigate," Justine offered.

"That's entirely up to you," Shelley said. "In the meanwhile I want whoever did it to own up soon."

"Me and Roxy were supposed to see Chantal tomorrow!" Rio protested.

"I'm not spending my afternoon scrubbing up some stupid office! Come on! One of you obviously did it!" Crash fumed as if he was expecting the culprit to own up at that very minute, "Well?"

"I think I already know who it is, Crash. After careful examination Bexy here is the guilty one!" Justine accused emphasising the nickname to annoy Rebecca even more.

"And how do you know that Inspector Stupid?" Rebecca sneered.

"Because...

-Flashback-

Rebecca is walking in the hallway carrying a glass of grape juice Elaine bumps in to her and the juice goes on to her brand new top.

"REBECCA! You should watch where you're going!" Elaine shouts.

"But you walked into me!" Rebecca contradicts in anger.

"I'm carrying things! Oh well next time you'll know." Elaine growled.Justine enters the scene and laughs at Rebecca's newlly stained top.

"It's not funny! She ruined my new top! I am soooooooooooooooo gonna get her for this!" Rebecca fumes darkly.

-End flashback-

Rebecca sits down looking somewhat defeated. But then says, "Well I heard an unpleasant incident between Elaine and the Wellards. Rebecca gave an accusing glance at Rio and Roxy." Roxy bites her lip.
-Flashback-

"But there has to be someone who wants to foster us!" Rio yells.

"Well I'm very sorry but it's hard to find parents who want to foster a brother and sister with behavioural problems!" Elaine stammers.

"What now you're saying we're not good enough to have parents?" Roxy asks menacingly.

"Well...no! you're both very...special in your own ways and..." Elaine is interrupted by Roxy who yells, "Well we don't want your rubbish foster parents. They suck!"

"And so do you!" Rio bellowed right into her face. The Wellards step out of the office and Rebecca is sauntering in the background.

"Come on Rio. Let's sort out the old bag!" Roxy says as if she really meant business.

-End flashback-

"Come on it couldn't have been us! I mean it could have been Lol,Kimiko, Celestia and Wolfie!" Rio said as he pointed at thequartet accusingly.

"Yeah come to think of it Elaine really seemed to Annoy you four," Roxy pointed out in agreement.

-Flashback-

"Elaine I need to go into town!" Celestia is begging.

"Me too!" Kimiko whines.

"Me and Wolfie need to go too!" Lol says while Wolfie nodds.

"Well I'm sorry you can't go and Celestia that last time you went you got your belly button pierced!" Elaine exclaimed angrily.

"Oh come on! You can't really expect me to be so old fashioned and stupid like you? And I don't take advise from Women who has fashion sense equivalent to that of King Kong's! And he doesn't even f-beep-ing exist!" Celestia retorts.

"Right young lady you're not going into town for the next four weeks! For swearing and for insulting me!" Elaine siad.

"Yeah well at least I don't walk around like someone's thrown stuff at me!" Celestia said scornfully. "And-omg what have you got on your feet? Oh I'm too scared to look!"

"I think it's nice for your feet to breathe!" Elaine said weakly.

"Are you Christian, Elaine?" Celestia asks.

"What?" Elaine asks shocked.

"Are you Christian?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Is the Lord your shepherd Elaine?"

"O my-"

"Have you got Jesus in your heart?"

"What!"

"Are you the Devil's Army leader?"

"I beg your pardon!"

"Are you the Devil's Army leader?"

"NO!"

"Are we your flock?" Celestia says gesturing at Lol, Wolfie and kimiko.

"No!"

"Are we your flock?"

"No you're not my flock!"

"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight!"

"Right that's five weeks!"

"Am I bothered though?"

"I don't understand why you do this?"

"I don't understand why you wear that!" Elain tears her hair out and growls. Celestia backs away swiftly.

"You can at least let us three go!" Kimiko said as she put on her anime eyes for her.

"I'm sorry Kimiko but your hair was tangerine the last time you went with Celestia! I know she might be a bad influence on you but it was partly your fault for hanging around someone dangerous and childish like her! And Lol and Wolfie you can't go because the last time the police were involved!" Elaine stammered loudly.

"You are so gonna pay for this you bag!" Wolfie threatened. "Nice one with the Christian and flock part Cel."Roxy is with Rio shooting the hoops and listening closely.

"Why are you accusing us? It could have been Raimundo and Omi!" Wolfie protested.

"Hey why us?" Raimundo argued.

"Why not you?" Lol asked. "You weren't the best of friends with Elaine!"

-Flashback-

Omi and Raimundo are sparring. Elaine the pain comes into the garden. She drops her files and immediately breaks them up.

"You two had better not do that! That is dangerous! To the quiet room both of you!"

"We'll get our revenge Omi!" Raimundo whispers.

"Yes, soon we'll be throwing the tables," Omi said.

"That's turning the tables," Rai corrected while Wolfie was lurking from behind them.

-End flashback.-

"Omg! What about Crash, Clay, Jackie, Layla and Tracy?" Omi asked.

"Yeah! Come to think of it Elaine seemed to have really annoyed you," Rai said suspiciously.

-Flashback-

The gang are baking a cake. Layla tries a bit of the mix.

"More lemon," she suggested. "And lots more sugar!"

"The gang are mixing and pouring when Elaine cuts a large slice of the cake they baked before.

"Elaine that's the first succesful cake I ever baked!" Mike fumes.

"Except you didn't bake it!" Crash retaliates. "Thanks a lot Elaine that was for our tea!"

"And very scrummy it will be!" Elaine says with a ful mouth.

"ELAINE!" Crash, Clay, Jackie, Tracyand Layla all shout in unison.

"What? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!" Elaine mutters. Raimundo is hovering in the background with a can of fanta.

"She is going to get it!" Jackie mutters darkly.

-End Flashback-

"It couldn't have been us!" Jackie retorted tossing her red hair.

"I'm starting to wish it was! Crash mumbles darkly and regrettedly. But unfortunately not quietly enough. Everyone looks at him. Crash noticed and says hurriedly, "Elaine had it coming to her. She's managed to annoy everyone today!"

"Including us-" Marco began to yell but Milly cleverly shushed him. Justine noticed and narrowed her brown eyes at him and said suspicously, "Something you want to say Marco?" Marco bit his lower lip and Milly shot him a look that said, "Why didn't you shut up!"

-Flashback-

"Aargh me hearties! Walk the plank girl!" Marco says in a pirate fashion while poking Milly with his plastic sword. Elaine enters the room and is shocked and then Marco and Milly start to bludgeon her with a parrot and the sword.

"Marco that nearly poked my eye out! And- Milly have you been in the treat cupboard again?" Elaine lunges for the chocolate and Marco starts to pull her away.

"Get you dirty paws off our treasure!"

"YOU ARE NOT TO JUST HELP YOURSELVES TO CHOCLATE! AND I'LL TAKE THAT THANK YOU MARCO," Elaine berates as she snatches the parrot, sword and chocolate and shouts, "AND PLAY SOMETHING QUIETER!" Marco walks up to Milly and says, "I think it's about time Elaine the pain walked the plank!" Milly nodds in agreement.

-End Flashback-

"So detective clueless, who is it?" Rebecca asks scornfully.

"Well, it looks like you've all got a motive," Justine says quietly.

Well guys who dya fink done it? You must R&R!