Paul Shapera
The Crime Scene
CHORUS:
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
Abi:
Oh my goddess, someone put a massive dagger through the top of this boy’s head!
Ryvyr:
Why is he tied to a chair?
Abi:
He’s strapped in like a prisoner
Kevin:
Hold on, what are other pеople doing at an active crime scеne?!
Xiao-Li:
These are friends of Kem
Kevin:
Who are you two and what are you doing here?
Alyssa:
I’m Alyssa
Geoff:
I’m Geoff
Alyssa:
I’m the top student at our school
Geoff:
You mean number two student
Alyssa:
Geoff, shut up. What happened to our friend?
Geoff:
The mouse is even smaller than you
Kevin:
Someone put a very large and very heavy dagger through his head
Ryvyr:
That’s not a dagger, that’s the Sword of Demetrius
Abi:
You know this weapon?
Ryvyr:
I do
Geoff:
The goblin is also small, not as small as the mouse but maybe as small as Alyssa
Abi:
He’s oddly obsessed with people’s heights
Alyssa:
Geoff, it’s time to chill
Geoff:
Okay
Kevin:
I need everybody to move back so I can examine the crime scene
CHORUS:
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
Kevin:
His name was Kem, correct?
Xiao-Li:
My baby is happy now
Kevin:
Why is he strapped to the chair?
Alyssa:
We’re all part of this online school prototype thing his dad came up with
Kevin:
Online school?
Alyssa:
Yeah, it’s this virtual classroom. It’s called the Voodooverse
Abi:
The Voodooverse?
Xiao-Li:
It’s fun! Like those old Voodoopunks
Alyssa:
It’s not fun
Kevin:
But why the straps?
Alyssa:
To keep us from leaving
Geoff:
The straps hurt
Abi:
They strap you in? For school?
Alyssa:
They automatically release when the school day is done
Abi:
You can’t be serious
Alyssa:
Rumor is it uses some kind of old Arcadia Corp tech
Kevin:
This dagger took some serious strength and height to stab like this
Geoff:
Alyssa is very small. Not like me, I’m very large but she’s quite little
Alyssa:
Geoff, shut up. We loved Kem
Geoff:
I loved Kem. He was medium height, but his eyes were beautiful. You were always complaining about how he kept you from being the number one studen-
Alyssa:
Geoff. Shut. Up
CHORUS:
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last, the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
The day of dark has finally come
The day when tragedy succumbs
At last the end, it has begun
The day they’ve taken out the sun
Kevin:
So, what are you two doing here?
Alyssa:
When Kem went offline, we got very worried and came to check on him
Abi:
Hang on, just how long has he been sitting here?
Zippy:
47 minutes
Kevin:
Who found him first?
Xiao-Li:
I think I did
Abi:
Why didn’t you call us immediately? Why did Zippy call without your knowledge?
Xiao-Li:
I needed a pill
Kevin:
How did the two of you get in?
Alyssa:
We were… we…
Geoff:
He said to say a window
Alyssa:
Yes, we know a window, uh, Kem leaves open
Kevin:
So Kem went offline in class and you two ran over immediately
Alyssa:
Yup
Kevin:
But I thought the straps only let you out when class is done
Geoff:
Well, we needed to come look for th-
Alyssa:
Come look for Kem anyway. He’s been very sad and disturbed. We’ve been very worried
Abi:
Why was he sad and disturbed?
Alyssa:
There’s more going on online than you realize
Geoff:
Even though the dagger is big and heavy, it’s kind of really pretty
Ryvyr:
That’s a fairy sword
Kevin:
It has the same sigil that’s on the security robots
Ryvyr:
The sword will repel and dispel any form of human magic
Kevin:
Can I take a look at this online school?
Zippy:
The school has gone dark. The sun is gone
Alyssa:
Yeah, the classroom went dark. It’s totally down
Kevin:
Let me see
Alyssa:
Here, I’m a computer whiz
*They listen*
Kevin:
There are some... odd noises
Zippy:
The sun has been lost
Kevin:
When you say son, do you mean...
Santiago:
What is going on here?