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?