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Recap time! Last time we met, the trial in the Club Penguin Courthouse began, and we found that Herbert's lawyer was...well...Herbert. They began to question and cross-examine Klutzy. Now it's Herbert;s turn. Let's see how things turn out. ;D Enjoy!
"Before we start," said Greenbat. "Is your name really Herbert Percival Bear Esquire?"
"Yes," replied Herbert. "And I'm telling the truth."
"Alright, Jade," Greenbat called the reporter that was writing everything down.
"Yes?"
"Put his name down as the Fat Polar Bear," said Greenbat.
"HEY! I'm not fat," said Herbert. "Just chubby."
"Anyway, explain your side of the story," said Greenbat.
Herbert stood up from the witness stand and stood right in front of it.
"So, Herbert, explain your side of the story," he said before quickly running back to sit down on the witness stand
"Okay, I was in the kitchen eating my pink ice cream, since pink ice cream is awesome. While I was digging through the fridge, I realized that we ran out of chocolate and cookies. Immediately, I made a mental note to go buy more, since it's delicious. I also noticed that there was a chip in the paint on the wall, so I also made another mental note to get Klutzy to fix it. I also noticed that the pizza boxes from three months ago-"
"Objection!" Sesian called, "It was three months, one week, four days, seven hours, twenty eight minutes and thirty seconds ago at the time of the crime."
Herbert angrily glared at him, then continued. "So I decided I needed to get Klutzy to throw them out. Which reminded me that the last slice of pizza was still outside, so forgetting everything about the ice cream, I walked back to the box and found Klutzy right next to it!"
"Objection," Sesian cried once again. "My client clearly stated that you were the one hovering over the pizza box!"
Herbert got up and turned to Sesian.
"Well, this is the story in my client's own words so shush!"
Herbert walked in front of the witness stand and said, "So Herbert, you precisely said that you saw Klutzy right next to it?"
Herbert quickly ran back to the chair and said, "Yes. Klutzy was RIGHT NEXT to the pizza box which had the last slice of pizza."
Herbert got up again and said, "I rest my case."
He sat back down on the witness stand while Sesian cross examines.
"Herbert," began Sesian before being interrupted.
"WAIT! You're going to fast," shouted Jade while he furiously wrote what had happened word for word.
"You done yet," asked Greenbat.
"And finished! You may continue," said Jade.
"As i was saying," Sesian began once again. "Are you sure that there was only one slice of pizza left?"
"I'm positive," said Herbert.
"Are you sure," asked Sesian. "Can you count chickens like this? One Chicken, Two Chicken, Three Chicken, Four Chicken?"
"Of course I can." Herbert scoffed, "One, Two, Five, Two, One! Which adds up to Eleven! "Then suddenly he gasped, "One two five two one is a palindrome! And it adds up to a palindrome! Double palindrome!" He exclaimed excitedly as he realized this. Lake Blue and Jessie exchanged glances and facepalmed, and so did John and Sesian.
"Alright then, I have a real question. Did Klutzy show any signs that he was the he who ate the pizza?" Sesian continued in a formal voice.
"Yes."
"Elaborate."
"He was the exact same shade of red as the hot sauce. Meaning that he got hot sauce all over him. He also seemed to have very clean claws, so he must have washed his claws after eating the pizza."
"Herbert," sighed Sesian. "Take a look at Klutzy. Does he have that same exact shade of red all over him right now?"
"Yes! That's it," Herbert shouted excitingly. "He never cleaned himself! You have all the proof right over there!"
"Herbert, that's how Klutzy always look like and how do you know that he had clean claws?"
"They were wet," smiled Herbert.
"Didn't he just go to the bathroom," asked Sesian.
"Or that's what he wants you to think," said Herbert.
"Alright, one last question, did you hear anything from the kitchen that would obviously point to the fact that Klutzy is the culprit?"
"Yes! I heard the flush of the toilet! He obviously ate the pizza slice then dumped the box in the toilet! His claws are wet because of the water!" Herbert pointed accusingly.
At that point, a majority of the penguins in the room either let out a chuckle or face-flippered. Judge Greenbat hit the table with the gavel a few more times before getting off his chair, walking over to Herbert, and gave him a few whacks with it.
"I think we have found the issue here." He said once he sat back down. "Herbert is mental. Either that, or he's extremely creative."
"HEY!"
Greenbat walked back up to the chair and banged his gavel once again.
"Let's take a ten minute recess," he declared.
"YAY," shouted one of the jurors.
Everyone turned around and saw the green penguin with a propeller cap immediately standing while receiving weird looks from the other jurors. One of the jurors whose name was Tappat had his flippers over his ears since he was right next to the penguin who just cheered.
"Rookie, please lower your voice," said Greenbat.
"You mean like this," said Rookie in a lower octave while receiving several chuckles from the surrounding penguins.
"Can we go outside," asked Rookie in his normal voice.
"No, everyone must stay inside the courthouse and you may not speak of the court case. Klutzy and Herbert follow me," said Greenbat as he exited the room followed by Herbert and Klutzy.
"Ahh..." Lake Blue sighed as she sat back in her chair. "So who do you think is going to win?"
Jessie shrugged. "Knowing those two, Klutzy will probably win. I mean, Herbert doesn't even have a lawyer!" The two giggled at the thought. Then they noticed their classmates sitting in the jury box with nothing to do. So they got out of their seats to go say hi.
"We'll if it isn't Lake Blue and Jessie." Jade snidely commented, having waddled next to his friends.
"How did you guys get called for jobs in the courtroom?" Lake Blue questioned ignoring his comment.
"I didn't get a job here," corrected Tappat. "I was chosen at random to be a juror."
"We're just here for the money," said Jade and John.
"What do you mean," asked Jessie.
"'cause you know, we're kind of broke."
"Question," said Lake Blue. "How is Greenbat a judge?"
"I dunno", shrugged the two of them.
"Hey, Sesian," called Jessie. "How are you a lawyer?"
"Well... I don't know."
Jessie and Lake Blue peered over the jury box to see that Snah was busy occupying himself with a rubix cube.
"So what about you Travis?" Jessie asked.
"Me? Oh, I make a deal with the court so that if they can destroy my lock in the most epic way possible I'll go on jury duty." He answered, shrugging.
"So why aren't you in the jury? Did they decide you weren't special enough." John questioned, a little mockingly.
"No, it's because we are too biased to be juror." Lake Blue simply stated, before Greenbat, Herbert, and Klutzy walked back in. The court was silent as everyone shuffled back to their seats.
"The trial shall now commence!" John yelled, his voice reverberating around the room.
"The Pizza Chef Guy in the pizza parlor, please approach the witness stand," said John after everyone finally settled in.
Hmm, Herbert seems to be a slight difference in their stories. Who is telling the truth? What will the jury think? Find out next time!
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