Shade-on #7: "The Big One"

DARK CHAO ADVENTURES BONUS: Professor (She)Shade-on and the Curious Animals
A Bonus Story by DJay32

JOURNAL (Chapter 6)

- Tigers invaded the Dark Garden, who sent them? UNSOLVED

- Phantom entered the Lobby with Eggman. Chaosky says he was chased BY Eggman a few moments later! Whom is Eggman? SOLVED

- Someone stole the Poker Gang's poker cards, but left a joker and three 2s. Who stole the deck? SOLVED

- Knuckles has been murdered! Amy's going to court! But, did she REALLY kill him? SOLVED

- An Omochao dead in the Neutral Garden! Odd death, as well! But, how did it die? SOLVED

- The Omochao Association is in Room 124. But, there IS no Room 124! Where IS it, then? SOLVED

- Room 124 has been found! But, no exit. Where's that exit? SOLVED

- Thrown in a dungeon! Given a dark green melon with no stem! What to do? UNSOLVED

Gadgets: PLAYER TRACKER (keeps track of players) {Knuckles is in the Dark Garden}
SCAN-O-MOTRON (scans for invisible things) {smoke coming from melon-- slight smoke}

Characters: Shade (Female)- The detective in this case.
Chaosky (Male, Third-Party)- Shade's partner in this case.
Zagu (Male, Third-Party)- Shade's other partner in this case.
Mysterious Stranger (Male, Unknown)- Gave Mort possibly fake file, possibly kidnapped the detectives.


Chapter 7: Shade-on Gets to the Bottom of Things

[cut to the dungeon; SShade has a knife and a "melon"]
Zagu: Professor?
Chy: Seriously, prof. What are you doing?
SShade: No time!
[she cuts the bars off the window, breaks the window open, and tosses the "melon" out]
Zagu: HEY! My food!
SShade: That wasn't a melon.
Chy: Then.... what WAS it?
[BOOM!!!]
Zagu+Chy: .............oh.
[the door opens once more, revealing a silhouette]
[two green, glowing, pupil-less eyes stare at SShade]
[SShade stares back]
[the silhouette closes the door, but UNlocks it]
Zagu: Who was THAT guy?
SShade: Our kidnapper, probably.
Chy: Then, why did he unlock the door?
SShade: He probably thinks we're too smart for him. C'mon, let's get out of here.
[they open the door, and flee from....]
SShade: The Chaos Cola bar?
[they run back to the Chao Lobby, only to find that DRAGONS have joined in the animal invasion]
[Dark is seen running around with a dragon on his head]
Dark: AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
SShade: So, our kidnapper took us back to the Chaos Cola bar....
Zagu: And then, he threw us in some kind of basement place, right?
SShade: Yes. .......ARGH, I can't think with all this screaming! Let's go somewhere quiet.
[cut to behind the waterfall in the Neutral Garden]
Chy: Is this place quiet enough?
SShade: Quite. Hmm.... so, our culprit.. the one who released the animals... is the one who kidnapped us.
Chy: What? How are you sure?
SShade: ...in time, Chaosky. In time. I also think I know who did it. But... I want to be sure.
Zagu: What other new developments have you made?
SShade: Let's find out. I believe it's time we looked back at what's happened so far.
- First of all, Eggman and Sonic had their daily mess-up, but Mephiles killed Eggman.
- Then, the Poker Gang had THEIR daily mess-up, where Mecha sent us to solve the case with Silver.
SShade: The case... that's the curious thing. I want to think of that, step-by-step.
Chy: Why? What's up?
SShade: I have the facts messed up.
[Zagu and Chaosky stare at Shade]
Zagu: No way, Professor! You... you figured it out, yourself!
SShade: But, I didn't account for everything. Here, let me explain.
- Silver got assigned to this case, and Mecha offered to help. Why?
- Once Mecha realized how complicated the case was, he came up with the idea to make ME Silver's assistant.
- Now, the actual trial. We have two parties here: Amy and Knuckles, and Tikal and Chaos.
- Tikal loves Knuckles, who loves Amy. Tikal kills Knuckles, gets Amy framed.
- Mephiles wants to talk with Knuckles the night of the murder, but finds Tikal, unconscious. Thinks she's Knuckles, leaves.
- Apparently, the Burger King boss gave Knuckles the promotion instead of Mephiles. That's the framed motive.
- But, in actuality, Tikal came to Knuckles' apartment, and murdered him. Amy was hiding in the bedroom.
SShade: There is really something wrong with that. But, we can't figure it out until we learn more about the two OTHER parties.
Zagu: Two OTHER parties?
SShade: Chaos, and the Burger King boss.
Chy: Why the BK boss?
SShade: You never know. Now, back to thinking about the curious animals...
- We found an Omochao whom Tails threw off of the ARK. He introduced us to the Omochao Association.
- Mister Kawizzyworth tried to prevent us from getting into room 124. Why?
- Mort tells us what the OA does, but we get kidnapped.
- Our kidnapper takes us to Chaos Cola.
SShade: So, we must talk to Chaos, the BK boss, and Mister Kawizzyworth.
Zagu: The question is, who first?
SShade: Well, let's look at it this way: who's closest?
Zagu: ...Mister Kawizzyworth.
[cut to CPAK; the chao walk up to the Principal's Office]
SShade: ..shh! Listen...
[they can hear someone talking on the other side of the door-- Punchinello Kawizzyworth]
Punch: ...I know, I musn't worry. It's just that... she's getting closer to the truth.
?: Relax. She got Tikal arrested, just as planned. Now, there's no possible way for her to save the gardens.
Punch: You know, you are VERY right.
?: Exactly. Now, according to my calculations, she should be just outside this door, ready to ask you some questions.
Punch: Really?
?: Yes.
SShade: ..NOW!
[Zagu and Chaosky kick the door down; inside is Mister Kawizzyworth]
Punch: Hello, Miss. How may I help you?
Chy: Hey, where's--
[Shade hits Chaosky]
Chy: --the bathroom?
Punch: It's just out the door, and to the left.
Chy: Thanks.
[Chaosky leaves the room]
SShade: So, Mister Kawizzyworth... I was hoping to know something.
Punch: But of course!
SShade: Why were you trying to stop us from entering Room 124?
Punch: ...why? "Why?" It's simple, WHY. It's because you can't trust the OA. Mort's a senile old man.
Zagu: He was in his 30s.
Punch: Shut up. Anyway, I must be going now.
[he leaves]
SShade: Uh-huh. So, Mister Kawizzyworth, our own principal, was speaking with someone before we entered.
Zagu: Someone who was against you, right?
SShade: Not just someone. He was talking to the culprit.
Zagu: WHAT?! How... how can you tell?
SShade: In time, Zagu. Right now, we have to talk with the Burger King boss.
[cut to Burger King; Shade steps up to the counter]
SShade: Mephiles.
Mp: Shade.
SShade: I wanted to speak to your boss.
Mp: Uh.... he's not here right now.
SShade: Well, where IS he? I must talk to him.
Mp: He's far away, in Africa, saving children's lives.
SShade: He's been murdered.
Mp: No! No..... yep. He has.
SShade: That's what I thought.
[cut to the chao, walking somewhere]
Zagu: So... so what just happened?
Chy: Yeah, who killed him?
SShade: The same person who killed Mephiles' buddy. The same person who framed Amy, then Mephiles.
Zagu: Tikal?
SShade: I'm afraid that Tikal... did not kill Knuckles.
[Zagu and Chaosky stop walking]
Zagu: What?!
Chy: Whoa, whoa, whoa... this is serious, Professor. You mean to say that you got an innocent person declared guilty?
SShade: Oh, she's far from innocent, Chaosky.
Zagu: Well, care to let us know what the fracktail you're talking about?
SShade: Once more, I say, in time. Just go with the flow, as Queens of the Stone Age say, and everything will reveal itself to you.
Zagu: Alright.... a'ight, Prof!
SShade: And one more thing.
Zagu: Yeah, Prof?
SShade: Stop calling me that.
[they keep walking for a little bit]
SShade: Aha! We have reached our destination! The Stardust Eggman.
[they enter the giant statue, and find the Poker Gang watching TV]
MS: Ayyyy, it's the smarty!
SShade: Mecha Knuckles.
MK: Yep, little one?
SShade: I'm ready.
MK: Heh. Let's see if you are.
[Mecha leads them upstairs]
MS: .......pedophile.
[cut to the top floor of the Stardust Eggman]

MYSTERY: The Big One

MK: So, what have you got?
SShade: After doing a little bit of investigation of my own, I have found that the Omochao Association is being targeted.
MK: By whom?
SShade: The Central Information Agency.
Zagu: WHAT?!
Chy: No way!
MK: And for what purpose is the CIA targeting an indy business?
SShade: They're stealing their thunder. The OA is giving information, which is what the CIA does.
MK: And...?
SShade: The OA is good at it.
MK: Bingo! So, what are they doing TO target them?
SShade: They are giving misleading information, such as the G-A Project, part three.
MK: Heh. The funny thing is, I have the ACTUAL part three. Would you care to see it?
SShade: I can already guess what it says.
MK: But, how do you know the file you read is fake?
SShade: Because of something I read while my assistants were looking for Room 124.
[Shade pulls out a file]
SShade: The case of "Public v. Burger King." The text matches it, except replaces "Burger King" with "G-A Project."
Zagu: Wait. So, the boss of Burger King....
SShade: ...is Knuckles the Echidna, correct.
MK: Very well done. But, what do you deduce the ACTUAL third part reads?
SShade: I don't know it exactly, but it should mention Chaos Cola, and its creator, and how they appeared around the time the animals did.
Chy: Its creator?
SShade: Chaos.
Chy: Ah, of course.
MK: Thus, little one, you truly are ready. Congratulations.
SShade: But, for what am I ready?
MK: For one thing, you're ready for me to tell you ALL about the G-A Project. But, most importantly...
SShade: I'm ready to deduce the culprit?
MK: Indeed. Professor Shade, you are ready to deduce the name of the person who unleashed hell upon the gardens.
The one who sent tigers, penguins, dragons, gorillas, and now unicorns upon the chao.
Now, I ask you....

....whom is the culprit? (suspects in Journal)

JOURNAL (Chapter 7)

- Tigers invaded the Dark Garden, who sent them? UNSOLVED

- Phantom entered the Lobby with Eggman. Chaosky says he was chased BY Eggman a few moments later! Whom is Eggman? SOLVED

- Someone stole the Poker Gang's poker cards, but left a joker and three 2s. Who stole the deck? SOLVED

- Knuckles has been murdered! Amy's going to court! But, did she REALLY kill him? SOLVED

- An Omochao dead in the Neutral Garden! Odd death, as well! But, how did it die? SOLVED

- The Omochao Association is in Room 124. But, there IS no Room 124! Where IS it, then? SOLVED

- Room 124 has been found! But, no exit. Where's that exit? SOLVED

- Thrown in a dungeon! Given a dark green melon with no stem! What to do? SOLVED

- Time for the answer! The culprit whom released the animals is to be revealed! But, who is he? UNSOLVED

SUSPECTS: Mecha Knuckles (Male, Mecha)- Shade's mentor in this case. Would have gained respect among Poker Gang.
Tikal (Female, in custody)- Arrested for murder of Knuckles. Would have gained Knuckles' death (revenge).
Mephiles (Male, demon)- Demonic being, murdered Eggman, works at Burger King. Would have gained revenge on Knuckles, on chao.
Chaos (Male probably, god of destruction)- Unknown. Owns Chaos Cola bar. Unknown what would have gained.
Punchinello (Male, principal of CPAK)- Full: Punchinello Kawizzyworth. Unknown what would have gained.

So, whodunitz?