Additional Investigation: More SeEEWwer

I came in early at the HQ. Surprising, Jones wasn't there yet so I've arranged all the reports that we will pass to Chief. "You're quite early today Ms. Silvers." Ramirez greeted. "Yes a bit early than usual isn't it?" I grinned. "How's everything?" I asked. He sighed. "We just took care of some teenage thugs and I never thought that would be hard." He sighed. "Teenagers today!" He added. "Yeah, kids are hard to handle nowadays." I noted. "By the way, you did great on your case." He smiled.

"Thanks. We barely made it either, well, thanks to you, without that complaint report we couldn't figured out who's the Killer." I said. He chuckled.

"Officer Silvers!" Someone called. I looked up finding a familiar red head officer. It's Officer Bard who called. I stood out from my desk. "Yes?"

"Chief King is looking for you. He just came." He smiled.

"Oh..." Jones wasn't here yet. Maybe I could send the report to Chief King ahead.

"Well done Silvers! You did a heck of a job on this case!" Chief King noted, he took the reports and placed it on the desk.

"I have something for you." He handed me a letter. I furrowed, wondering what was it. Chief King nodded, seeing my reluctant gesture to open it. I slowly opened the envelope and read the letter. As I read it, my eyes widened, and I can help but smile. A certification that I am now a Detective! I almost squealed as I finished reading it. Good thing I didn't. "Sir! This is..."

"Yes, you are now a detective!" He said smiling. "You have what it takes to be a good Officer, Silvers."

"Thank you." was all I said. I'm speechless.

"But a cop's work is never done! You should make sure there is nothing else you can do for your former suspects and witnesses." He said and I nodded. "Where's Jones?"

"I think, he's on his way now Sir." I answered.

"Right. Also, we've had several complaints about the Levin's restaurant since Dimitri Balanchine took it over. You should check on that!" He said.

"Got it Chief!" I nodded.

I smiled and bowed.

"Yes!" I smiled as I closed the Chief's door.

"What's with that look?"

"Oh cheeze!" I jumped up in surprise, finding Jones behind. "Why are you late?" I asked, raising my brow.

"FYI, I'm not late, you're simply early. Why can't you be a little late than your usual time? I mean you always came here 1 hr early." He complained.

"Stop complaining, we have a job to do." I said bluntly.

"Wait, is it about that letter?" He asked looking at the letter I'm holding. "No." I turned and walked away.

"Then what about, I just saw earlier? You seem very happy." He teased.

"You guess." I snickered.

"Oh! So now you're hiding something to me!" He crossed his arms.

"That's not too important for you to know." I rolled my eyes.

"Ms. Silvers! Have you just been to Sir Chief?! Did he tell you? Congratulations!" Ramirez said.

"Uh, yeah. How did you know?" I asked.

"When he asked me about you before you head to his office, he smiled. Then without a thought, I suddenly asked him and he told me about it. I knew it was something about your promotion!" He grinned.

"Did you? at least Ramirez knew." I sneered.

"Wait! I've just arrived!" Jones whined.

"Ms. Silvers has been promoted as our detective!" Ramirez answered.

"Oh! I remembered! Now, is the day!" Jones remarked.

"So you knew! And you never told me?!" I glared as we head back to our desk.

"I just have the idea when the Chief was asking me about our reports on our last case." He grinned. "Besides, we're too busy telling you that, I also don't want to hold up your expectation."

"Well, I'm not expecting anything though. Now, let's get to work shall we?" I smiled.

"Sure!" He smiled.

We check on Bart first, and seems he really is looking for us. He rushed in as we approached him. "Officer Silvers! Thank God you're here! Something bad happened, I really need your help!" He said, panicking.

"Detective!" Jones answered. I nudged him.

"Oh, yeah! Please Detective, officer, whatever. Please! You gotta help me!" Bart panicked.

"Geez, calm down... What's the matter?" Jones rolled his eyes.

Bart scratched his head. "Some guys roughed me up pretty bad outside the comic book shop. They threw my Ripper Jade action figure into the sewers!"

"Ripper Jade?! One of the characters in Dungeons and Heroes?" I asked, grinning.

"What?" Jones furrowed.

"Woah! You knew the game Detective?" Bart squealed.

"I played that game when I was in college." I chuckled.

"Woah! Awesome!" Bart said.

"Ehem!" Jones was a bit irritated now.

"Uhhm please find it and since Detective and you, know those sewers well enough... I figured you could help me get it back!" Bart said.

Jones frowned. "Are you freaking kidding me? You want us to go back down there for a stupid doll?"

"It's a collector's ACTION FIGURE. Look... if you help me, I'll give you some hot piece of information that will make it worth your while!" Bart waved and grinned.

"I almost forgot you played MMorpg games before." Jones scoffed. "Oh please! I was just surprised about Bart having a collection of that game." I said. I forgot that anybody else in this town could play the game.

"I can't believe we are doing this... This kid is killing me! This information had better be worth the trouble!" Jones groaned.

"Ok, Keirah, let's get it over with." He said and we entered the sewers.

We began to search on the sewage conduit. We light up the flash lights. "It must be here somewhere. If the guys dropped it off here." I checked on near the gutter. "Sure it is." Jones muttered. The puddled floor make it hard to search for us, adding the smell. Though I think, I slowly became immune to it. I shoved off the tin cans and trash out. Plastics, soda cans, receipts, paper bags, head of an action figure... Wait! a Ripper Jade figure. "Jones I think I found it!" I said as I take the Ripper Jade figure. "It doesn't look so good." I remarked. "Drats! The doll is smashed! If we give it back in this shape, that nerd's going to melt down." He said. "But I'm sure you will be able to fix it in no time, Keirah!"

"Me! Again?" I glared.

"I know how good you are in stuff like these." He said.

"Okay, but first let's get out of this filthy place." I said.

"Good thinking." He said as we walk by.

And as we step out of the conduit. Jones stumbled to one of the junk, and slipped him down. He landed down the puddled floor, that even some of the filthy fluid spattered around my jeans. "EEwwww! Jones?!" I groaned, turning back. I glared at him. Seeing him sitting on a filth made me forget the dirt on me and laughed at him, the puddle almost caught all of him. "Seriously Jones? Do you want to take a swim on those?" I teased.

"Oh c'mon not funny." His eyes were deadpan.

"Now, you know how it feels to swim in a puddle of filth?" I raised my brow. He shoved off the dirt trying to stand up but the floor is too slippery. "Aww, come here big guy." I offered a hand. "Thanks!" He smirked, and as I held out his hand he pulled me right over the puddle, beside him. This is just so insane! I fell down on my knees, dirt were all over me! "AH! BLAST IT! Jones!" I shouted, and its his turn to laugh. "Fun isn't it!" He said with sarcasm.

"You want me to shove your face in that filth!" I said, irritated.

"Okay, I'm sorry! C'mon, let's clean up back to HQ." He said and offered me a help.

I glared and shove him. "No thanks! I can manage." I said, barely standing.

"Aww c'mon." He insist as he pulled me up. I was'nt paying so much attention to his force that I leaned on his chest. "Careful!" I glared. I halted, seeing his smile and noticing how close I am to him, it gave me shivers. I flinched back quickly. "Thanks!" I said blushing.

I groaned as I cleaned up the dirt with tissue. The smell stuck on our clothes. "Seriously Jones, that just so childish, so immature." I muttered. "Really, I can't walk around like this."

"HEy at least you're not alone, mine is worse than yours. I look, terrible." He noted as he finished up.

"You already look terrible before you landed on that puddle." I smugged.

"C'mon Keirah. Don't be so serious." He said as we get in the car. "Say, I owe you a pizza for that."

"You think I'm gonna fall for that, you should try harder." I smirked.

"I know you will, c'mon now. See, I could see that smile." He teased.

I frowned. "Will you just drive now. I can't wait to clean up this mess in the HQ!" I said.

"C'mon..." He smiled, looking straight at my eyes. I glared. I sighed and turn away. "Will you stop that? You're starting it again!"

"What?"

"That puppy dog eye! You think it will work?" I said.

"No, I'm not doing it." Yes he doesn't.

I stared back seeing him, still had that sweet smile and his blue orb looking straight at my hazel's. Please not that staring contest! I blinked. "Okay stop, I forgive you already, you know that!" I turned away, my cheeks are turning into crimson.

"I knew you are." He chuckled. "You're not too tough, Keirah." He noted as he start up the car.

Back at the HQ. Ramirez stared at us. "What happened to you two?" He asked, worried. "Well, the rain got us." I said in a sarky remark. Ramirez check on the window. "It's quite a good weather out there, amigo... And what's that smell?" He waved.

"It's a long story..." Jones added.

I straight ahead up to clean myself from these filth. It took me some time to wash out the filth and smell, just like the first time we went on that Sewer. I really hope we wouldn't encounter another sewer. I plopped back to my desk after. I looked at the broken action figure. Bart might be gone crazy if he saw his precious toy like this. I began to piece it back together and with the help of some tools that Alex gave me, I managed to piece back the figure. Now it looks one whole piece. I washed it carefully after, then shove it off to Jones.

"Here you are cowboy!" I said.

He grinned. "Well done Keirah, you ARE handy! The doll looks as good as new!"

"It's an action figure." I noted.

"Whatever. I still wonder why Bart is so attached to it." He pursed his lip.

"We should hand it over to Alex to make sure there is nothing suspicious about it." He said.

I rolled my eyes. "The only suspicious about it, was it looked a bit broke. Well it was." I said.

"C'mon, I never trusted that kid, maybe he hides something beneath this figure." He insist.

"Right." I shook my head and followed him.

Alex came in short after. "Well, Alex? Have you found anything about this "action figure"?" Jones asked.

Alex furrowed. "I have indeed..." He then began to grin. "It's freaking AWESOME! I checked the serial number, and turns out be a very limited edition! No wonder Bart is crazy about it!"

"Now that you've said it, I wouldn't take this back to Bart." I grinned.

"Yeah, wait! I almost forgot, you also played that game!" Alex said.

Jones sighed. "Nerds... Nerds everywhere... Come on Keirah, let's give it back to Bart."

"Alright Sir." I shrugged.

"Here is your doll, cry baby. We had to wade through some stuff that would give you nightmares to find it. It'd better be worth it!" Jones said.

"Oh thank you SO much! There is not even a scratch on it!" Bart looked at it. Jones and I glanced at each other. He gave a light grin.

"Alright. A deal is a deal! So here is what I heard : there is a lot of tension between Salvador Cordero, the Vipers leader, and his second Ash Bison." Bart said. "Cordero wants his gang to wage an open war on the Skulls, but Ash is opposed to it. You should keep a close eye on them..."

"A gang war." I noted.

"We really need to keep up close to them." Jones added. "Good thing your info was worth a try. Thanks!"

"The sewage stench is going to stick to us for a month..." Jones remarked. "But the information we got was worth it! We'd better keep these gang scum on a short leash!"

"Better time to keep us busy eh?" I said. We head on to check up Eva next.

"Hi Miss Coleman, we just came to see if you were alright?" Jones said. "I'm glad to see you Officers...Actually, I can't find Anton's chain bracelet, although I've been assured that it has been returned." Eva said.

"I'm sure Mikhail took it and hid it from me somewhere here in his apartment!" Her face saddened.

"Don't worry Miss! If the bracelet is here, Detective Keirah and I will find it in no time!" Jones grinned.

"Thank you." She smiled and ushered us in. We began our inspection in their living room. We carefully searched through the couch and table. I started to inspect the fireplace as Jones proceed on the cabinet tv. I failed to find any bracelet though. "Did you find it?" Jones asked. "Not yet." I answered and keep searching. "Clever isn't he." I muttered.

I looked inside the firebox, rubbing the filler panels on the other side, when I felt something attached on it. I peered inside. I light up a flash light as it was dark and found a safe box attached on the panel. Jones came afterwards. "What did you found?" He asked as I took it out. "Well done Keirah, I'm sure we will find the chain bracelet in this safe... Well, if we manage to open it!" He said.

"Sure it is. He really made sure Eva wouldn't found it." I said, trying to figure out the safe's code.

"You sure, you can unlock it?" He asked.

"Lets see." I smirked. I keep on tracking the code when a click sound finally heard. "There!" I said. "Man, you really have a thing with techs Keirah! This safe didn't stand a chance!" He said as I opened up the safe.

All that glitters shines up to our face. Mikhail had a bizarre taste in jewelries. "Wow, Mikhail does love shiny jewelry... Look at this stuff! Good luck finding a single chain bracelet in this mess!" Jones noted, looking up to one of the gem in pile.

"Let's see who's clever enough finding that stuff." I said as we began to search the safe. "Hah! See!" I said, delighted. "You've got a keen eye Keirah! Let's give this back to Eva." Jones said.

Eva was waiting on the kitchen. "Here you are Miss Coleman, we found Anton's chain bracelet!" Jones smiled. "Thank you so much Officers! Anton's son will at least have a token of his father. I don't even know how to repay you!" She smiled.

"Don't worry, Miss. Performing our duty is reward enough!" Jones said. Wow, wise words there Jones.

"Oh, I know... Why don't you take this? Mikhail won't need it anytime soon." She handed us a russian badge, maybe it was one of Mikhail's collection.

"Thank you." We smiled and leave.

"We meet again, Balanchine! We've had serious food poisoning complaints. You're gonna get it this time!" Jones hissed. Dimitri on the other hand seem not to care. "Is this not the Health Inspectors' job? What a petty task for such "brilliant" cops..." He said bluntly.

"Well one of us is indeed an Inspector. Right" I sneered as I nudged Jones.

"Yeah right!" Jones laugh in sarcasm.

Dimitri raised his eyebrow. "You're quite funny. I'm starting to like you Officer Silvers." he smirked.

"We'll do whatever it takes to shut down your business, Balanchine!" Jones squinted.

Dimitri cocked a smile. "Knock yourselves out and search the restaurant then. And since you like to get your hands dirty, don't forget the trash on your way out." He waved.

We head to the kitchen and take some food sample from leftovers we found. "Well done, I wonder what will we get from these samples." Jones remarked. "I can't wait to shut down Dimitri's business!" Jones smiled devilishly.

"Keirah, Jones... I've got some good news! The food samples you gave me are clean!" Grace said after she finished the analyze. "Wonderful!" I smiled. But Jones sighed. "Dammit! I can't believe this obnoxious douchebag is getting out of trouble again!" he said.

Grace and I glared at him. "Uh... Jones... Should you not just be happy people won't get sick after eating there?" She said. "Mmph... I guess you're right. Come on Keirah, let's go tell Dimitri the "good" news..." Jones groaned.

Dimitri smiled wryly as we came. "Well, Officers?" He raised his brow. Jones made a disgusted look. "We found nothing suspicious... But you won't be so lucky next time! Come on Keirah, let's get out of this rathole..."

"Don't be a sore loser, Jones." Dimitri said. He turned to me and smiled. "I'm sure your partner at least will appreciate a fine meal, won't you Detective Silvers?"

"Would you mind?" He looked at Jones. "You don't say!" Jones hissed.

"Just a second." I said.

"This won't be long, I promise, Keirah." Dimitri smiled and I followed him as Jones left behind, muttering.

"This is one of the finest meal we made. For you..." Dimtri handed me a freshly cooked Beef Stroganoff. "it's on the house." He smiled.

"Thank you, you shouldn't have to..."

"It's my pleasure. No hard feelings." He said.

I came back to Jones, seeing that distasteful look. "Did he propose to you?!" He asked suddenly. "What are you talking about? He just gave me a free meal." I snorted. He rolled his eyes as we get in the car. "Don't worry, he's not my type." I chuckled. "Yeah, I couldn't imagine how you and him will turn out." He sneered.

"He seem to be a nice guy." I said, grinning.

"Heh! What are you saying now?! He just gave you a meal and your turning your guard down." Jones said.

"I'm not that easy to get." I looked and cocked my head. "Well, look who's over protective now. Jealous?" I squinted, grinning.

"Hey don't look at me like that. And I'm not jealous. As a guy, I know how men act." He furrowed.

"Really?' I chuckled and opened the box. The smell spread all over, it was so inviting. Wow I started to get hungry. As I was about to take some of the meal, when Jones suddenly grab one. "Hey!" I yell. "Just checking if this one's suspicious." He said munching. "So?" I raised my brow. "It's delicious..." He muttered. "Chill up Jones. We just checked the food samples and they're all clean." I chuckled and get some. "HHmmm.. This one's great!" I said, delighted and grab another bite. "Never expected Dimitri could cooked like this!" I remarked. "C'mon get some more, you're not gonna regret it!" I offered. "No thanks! I'm okay." Jones said, starting up the car. I pouted. "What ever." And finished up the meal. Jones may be a big jerk but I like how he tend to be a protective dude on women.

A/N: Am getting the hang of this. :D Thanks to those who keep reading..

To Tia Johnson,

Hi, Thanks for keeping in touch. As I said on the note, The Storyline was based on the game. Some of the dialogues were based on Criminal Case game. I just added up some scripts. Thank you so much for your review. You're one of the reasons why I keep on writing. Your reviews gave me inspiration. As for your request, lets see what will happened to Jones and Keirah eventually. ;D *winks

Thank you so much! To all of you.. :D I also thanked my sister for some of the proofread.

Xiao! ^3^

PS: I posted two chapters. It may took some time for the next chapters, because I started to become busy with my work as animator. I hope you still bear with me,don't worry, I'll try to update soon. :) Thanks for sticking by.

Xiao!