[The episode begins in the Fortress of Solitaire.]
One-Eyed Jack: [in Clyde's voice] "Well, Ace, we've narrowed down the suspects to...the Card Shark, Snake Eyes, and the Old Maid." [shows said cards] "But which one made off with the golden die?"
Ace Savvy: [in Lincoln's voice] "It's as clear as the mustache on your face, Jack. Only one of these villains could've done the deed. And that is..."
[It reveals that Lincoln and Clyde are reading the comic in Lincoln's living room, dressed up as Ace Savvy and One-Eyed Jack, respectively. Me, Laney, Nico, Nick, Lori J., Varie and Lily are with them. Laney is dressed up like Lady Solitaire.]
Lincoln: "My money's on the Card Shark."
Me: My money is on Old Maid.
Laney: I'm thinking it's the Card Shark.
Lori J.: Me too.
Nick: This is so cool.
Clyde: "Same. The guy never blinks, you just can't trust him. OK, let's see." [turns the page to show that it was indeed the Card Shark.]
Lincoln: "Boom!"
Clyde: "Nailed it! We just solved our fifth case in a row." [Me, Laney, Clyde and Lincoln fist bump] "We're on a hot streak."
Nico: Card Shark you have failed this city.
We laugh.
Lily: That is always a great line Nico.
Nico: Thanks Lily.
[Right then, the front door opens and a pretty sad Leni walks in.]
Lincoln: [concerned] "Hey, Leni. How was work?"
Leni: [on her knees hugging the newel] "Terrible!"
Me: (Concerned) Leni, what's wrong?
Lincoln: [he and Clyde rush over] "What happened? I thought things were going great at the store."
Leni: "They were...until this afternoon..."
Me: What happened?
[Flashback to Reininger's that afternoon. Leni is helping Girl Jordan at the check-out counter.]
Leni: "Your receipt's in the bag, along with some samples of our new scent: Sugar Cookie Sunshine."
[Girl Jordan beams at this and looks in her bag.]
Girl Jordan: Thanks Leni.
Leni: You're totes welcome Jordan.
[Leni notices a woman picking out a skirt and she walks over.]
Leni: "That skirt would look great on you. And it also makes a cute poncho."
Woman: [gasps with delight] "You just changed my life!"
Ms. Carmichael: [clears her throat] "Uh, Leni?"
Leni: "Hi, Mrs. Carmichael. How's the monthly inventory going?"
Ms. Carmichael: "Not great. Several scarves have gone missing. Can you come with me?"
Leni: "Are we going on a scavenger hunt?"
[End of flashback]
Leni: [tearing up] "There was no scavenger hunt. She thinks I stole the scarves!"
Lincoln: "What? Why would she think that?"
Laney: Yeah. I don't understand.
Leni: "They were all from my department, and they all went missing in the month that I've worked there, so she said she had to let me go. And I said, 'Go where?', and she said, 'That means you're fired!'" [wails screamingly]
Ed comforted her.
Ed: There there Leni. (Pats her back) There there.
Lincoln: [to Clyde] "That is so unfair. Leni would never steal anything."
Me: I agree. This is taking things way too far.
Laney: Yeah. Leni is not the kind of girl that would steal things like that.
Clyde: "This is worse than the time Crazy 8 was falsely accused of stacking the deck." [Lincoln gets an idea] "If only there was someone who could help clear Leni's name."
Ed (to a crying Leni): Leni, it's gonna be ok. I'm going to talk to the mall owner to straighten this whole mess out.
Leni (crying): Just don't beat her up, ok?
Ed (smiles): I won't. (Leni smiles back)
Ed leaves the house and he grins evilly.
Ed: But Edzilla will!
Me: I have a strong feeling that someone is out to ruin Leni's good name.
Nico: Yeah. I can feel it.
Nick: Whoever it is must have some kind of personal vendetta against Leni and whoever it is really hates her.
Laney: I don't think they would go that far.
Me: We'd better do some detective work and clear Leni's name as we figure this out.
Eddy was watching cartoons with Luan, Linka, and Double D when they heard Edzilla roar.
Eddy: That doesn't sound good.
Luan: That's Edzilla!
Linka: It's coming from the Mall.
Edd: Oh dear! Ed must've gone over there!
Me: Lets go guys!
We rushed over to the mall.
We arrived at the Mall and saw Edzilla smashing up the store.
Karai: (Japanese Accent) Ed! What ware you doing?!
Edzilla: MALL OWNER HURT LENI! NOW ED WILL SMASH MALL OWNER!
Xion: Ed, she's not worth it!
Edzilla: ED NO CARE! MALL OWNER WILL BE SMASHED!
Eddy: And then what, Lumpy? After you smash her, you'll go to jail for the rest of your life!
Double D: Ed, there are other ways we can solve this. But smashing the mall owner isn't one of them!
Me: That's right Ed. We'll find whoever did this to Leni and make sure that she suffers the consequences for their crimes.
Edzilla changed back.
Ed: You're right guys.
We went to Reininger's, where Leni worked. We saw the manager of the store.
Me: Excuse me? Are you Mrs. Carmichael, the manager of Reininger's?
Mrs. Carmichael: I am. J.D. Knudson and Team Loud Phoenix Storm. It's such an honor to see you all here.
Me: It's a pleasure to meet you as well. We have a couple of questions regarding an incident that happened here with Leni.
I pull out a clipboard.
Me: Can you tell us what went down just a couple of hours ago?
Mrs. Carmichael: Sure.
Mrs. Carmichael told us that she believes that Leni stole scarves from her department but that's all that she gave us.
Me: That is so strange.
Maria: Excuse me. You fired Leni because you thought that she stole several scarves. But she would never do that.
Me: I agree. Something is very fishy here. Mind if we take a look at the security cameras?
Mrs. Carmichael: Not at all J.D.
Jackie, Mandee, Fiona and Miguel arrived.
Miguel: Guys! We heard what happened to Leni.
Fiona: Yeah. We heard she was fired for stealing scarves. But I don't think she did it.
Jackie: Yeah Leni is not like that.
Mandee: I have a feeling someone is out to ruin her name.
Me: We think so too guys. Would you like to help us?
Jackie: Sure.
Mandee: Leni is our best friend at school.
Fiona: And our best friend at work so we're gonna help her.
We went to the security camera room and reviewed the footage from over the last 24 hours.
Kraven: (Russian Accent) So what exactly are we looking for?
Me: Any information that will tell us who or what is behind getting Leni fired.
Kraven: Who would have a grudge against Leni besides the Legion of Doom?
Me: That's what we intend to find out.
I scrolled through the footage and at 12:37 AM on the tape, I saw a strange figure in Leni's department. It was wearing a black shirt with black hair and blue jeans with sneakers.
Me: Wait. Look here guys.
We saw the figure.
The figure then swiped the scarves from Leni's department. We gasped.
Mandee: That is not Leni. She does not have black hair.
Me: Yeah. Your hunch was correct Nico. Someone stole the scarves from Leni's department and framed her for it.
Laney: She cost Leni her job.
Lori: Can you literally find out who it is?
Me: The image is too blurry to get a clear image of the face.
Lisa: Perhaps I can be of assistance.
Lisa pulled out her computer and downloaded the image to it.
Me: Okay. Nico, you take some of the group and go search. We'll let you know if we find anything.
Nico: You got it.
Mrs. Carmichael: When this is over, I owe Leni an apology.
They did so.
In the lobby of the mall, Nico, May, Lincoln, Laney, Lana, Lola, Luan, Eddy, Edd, Linka and Clyde were getting ready.
Nico: Let's split up and search for whoever framed Leni.
Lincoln: Okay. Me, Laney, Lana, Lola, and Clyde will search the east side of the mall.
Nico: And we'll take the west side.
Nico sent out his Raichu.
Nico: Raichu you come with us. Lets go.
They split up and searched.
Lisa had the image we found on the cameras enhanced and we got a much better description of the girl that framed Leni for stealing scarves. She had black hair and red eyes and a scar on her face in the shape of a ninja star.
Lisa: The image is all better.
Me: Lets see.
We looked at the image and Lori gasped.
Lori: I know that girl! That's Belle Muldoon.
Fiona: No way!
Miguel: Evil Belle is behind all this!?
Nick: Who was she?
Lori: She used to be one of Leni's best friends before Jackie and Mandee here. But something happened to her that literally made her bore a terrible vengeance against her.
Me: What happened Lori?
Lori: She got jealous of Leni being much prettier than she was. They literally got into a nasty fight and it ended up with Leni slashing her face, leaving a scar in the shape of a ninja star. Ever since then, Belle has literally hated Leni's guts with a terrible vengeance.
Fiona: I know Belle. She never talked to me that much, but she has a really rotten temper. One time, I saw a bunch of pictures in her house plastered over her wall and had them all covered in red paint with the words "Kill Leni." She hates Leni with a terrible vengeance and she even had dolls that looked Leni with their heads cut off.
Me: Geez! That is not just a terrible vengeance, that's a merciless vendetta. When did this happen?
Lori: It was 1 year before you moved here J.D.
Me: Oh man. This girl has some serious problems.
Lori: She literally does. She was expelled from school and she swore to get revenge on Leni no matter what.
Me: That is awful. This girl needs to go to prison or a psychiatric hospital.
Varie: She should never be allowed to walk the streets of Gotham Royal York ever again.
Aylene C.: She's far too dangerous.
Lori: I literally agree with you Aylene. Not just to everyone around her but also to herself. When I get my hands on her I'm literally going to turn her into a human pretzel!
Me: Oh she will pay for this. She'll pay with interest in not just blood, but also money and jail time. Or Mental Hospital time, whichever sounds appropriate.
My eyes glowed red with righteous fury.
I pulled out my radio and called Nico. I told him to regroup at Reininger's.
When we regrouped we told him what we found out.
Lana: So Scarred Belle is behind this!
Luan: I thought we had seen the last of her for trying to attack Leni.
Me: Now she's back for revenge. She must've been planning this for weeks after Leni ruined her life.
Fiona: We know Belle and she has a lot of problems up here. (Taps her head)
Laney: She needs to be stopped.
Me: I agree.
I concentrated and found her.
Me: She's this way.
We went to an employees only room and opened the door. We saw Belle Muldoon with the scarves.
Me: Belle Muldoon.
Belle: That's right. J.D. Knudson. It's such a pleasure to meet you.
Me: Skip the pleasantries Belle. You got Leni fired for your crime. All because you wanted revenge for what Leni did to you.
Belle: That's right! Leni ruined my life! She gave me this ugly scar and got me expelled.
Me: That scar looks cute on you Belle. But you brought all that on yourself because of your own petty jealousy.
Nico: Belle Muldoon, you have failed this city!
Edzilla: ED SMASH PUNY GIRL!
Lori: No Ed. She's mine.
Lori walked up to Belle and grabbed her by the shirt. Lori had a massive fire in her eyes as a Satanic Cultist Choir sang in the background and real fire blazed in the background. Her teeth were now razors and her eyes were now demonic and slitted.
Lori: You got Leni fired you shameless little (Censored)! For that I am literally going to turn you into a Human Pretzel!
The vicious sounds of punching, kicking, biting and screaming was heard as Lori ferociously and mercilessly pulverized Belle practically to within an inch of her miserable life.
Fiona: Let me join in!
Mandee: Save seconds for me!
Jackie: Count me in!
Mandee, Jackie and Fiona joined in the fray and they mercilessly pulverized her into pulp!
POW! BIFF! CRACK! CHOMP! CRUNCH! BAM! BLANG! BLAM! QUACK! HONK! ZONK! KROW! KATOW! THWACK!
We winced and covered our eyes as Lori, Mandee, Jackie and Fiona viciously and mercilessly thrashed and pulverized Belle to an incredible level. When it was done Belle was rushed to the hospital handcuffed to her hospital bed and wrapped in a full body cast.
Ed growled at Belle as she was carted off.
Leni (pets Ed's head): Hey, big guy. Sun's going real low. I'm right here. No one's going to hurt you.
[And so, Leni is at her job and was happy to be back. She then sees a woman near the jackets looking at a black top.]
Leni: "Cute top! And did you know that you can also wear it as a pencil skirt?"
[Ms. Carmichael appears]
Ms. Carmichael: "Oh, Leni, I can't apologize enough for accusing you of stealing those scarves. Is there any way I can make it up to you?"
Leni: [thinking] "Hmm... Are there any sweaters I can fold?" [Ms. Carmichael smiles, just then, we all arrive.] "Hey you guys! Thank you so much for getting my job back. I've been telling everyone at the mall what totes amazing detectives you are."
Me: Ah you're welcome Leni.
Fiona: It's great to have you back Leni.
Miguel: Same here.
Varie: What Belle did to you was wrong on so many levels and we had to help out.
Aylene C.: Yeah. And now she's paying for it. After she gets out of the hospital she's going to spend 60 years in the Antarctica Prison with Lenny Baxter as her cellmate.
We laughed.
Lola: Not only that but she has to pay $230,000,000,000,000.00 in restitution to you.
Me: The lesson here is, never challenge the ferocity of Lori, Fiona, Jackie and Mandee's wrath.
Lori: (Laughs) You literally got that right J.D.
Bobby: That's my awesome babe.
We laughed some more.
Kraven: (To the Viewers) Never mess with my comrades or there will be debts to pay in blood.
Me: True to that Comrade Sergei.
THE END
Another Fanfiction Complete.
Crimes of Fashion was a really cute and awesome episode that aired last year in 2018. What Lincoln and Clyde did was truly brave and heroic of them. In the episode it was actually Mrs. Carmichael's little son that stole the scarves because of his imaginative ways. Which I thought was cool and funny. I wanted to make this more interesting by having a former friend from Leni's past come back for revenge to ruin her life. NicoChan11 gave me the ideas for this one. Thanks man as usual. Let me know what you all think.
See you all next time.
