Carnage

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   You both emerged from the portal into what looked like an old cabin. In the center of the room sat a dusty wooden table and two wooden chairs. Two empty bowls and what looked like a ball of thread sat atop the table. You looked around and it certainly did feel empty and devoid of all life. The corners of the room had cobwebs bigger than you had ever seen before.
  A few seconds later another portal opened, hunter B-15 and two other minutemen soon emerged looking ready for a fight. Hunter B-15 was a loyal fighter. She sported the typical black outfit and helmet that the minutemen always wore. The scratches on her helmet representing her number of kills, which sent a shiver down your spine every time you looked at it. Mobius trusted B-15 with his life and often times went on cases with her. The two had become good friends over the years.

   "Let's get to it minutemen,  we don't want to stay here longer than we have to" B-15 said as soon as their portal closed behind them.
"Straight to business, I like it" Mobius said moving toward the cabin doors. "The variant took out six minutemen in this vicinity so keep your eyes peeled.  I'm sure it won't take long to find the carnage" he said opening the door and walking through. You followed right behind him and boy was he right. It did indeed not take long at all the find the carnage,  in fact, you all walked straight into it. Right outside the cabin doors were six brutally murdered minutemen. You had all walked right into what looked like a town center. A small wooden water well sat right in the middle. What looked to be a church sat opposite the cabin on the other side of the well. You could everything was dated and old.
   Townsfolk were staring and gawking at the murdered minutemen that lay right in front of you. Your mind went blank as you stared in horror. They lay all around the water well,  while one body lay right on top of the well.
"No wonder a crowd has gathered.  These poor people can't even get water without blood in it" you said in a slightly shakey voice. 
"Search for clues quickly,  the nexus event is rising and we can't stay long" Mobius said as he moved to one of the bodies. Hunter B-15 and the two minutemen moved around the perimeter looking for any threats or any sign the variant may still be here.  You went closer to the body on top of the well. Looking over it closely you saw two penetrating wounds on her neck and one on her lower abdomen. Your skin started to crawl. What kind of person could do this so viciously? You thought to yourself as you inspected her clothes.
"I've got something" Mobius said as he gently lifted a small item up to inspect it closer. You walked over to him to see what he was holding. It was a small brown round object in some sort of clear packaging. It looked like food to you. Actually,  it looked very familiar to you.
"Is that.....a Little Debbie snack?" You asked confused.
"I think it is, looks like our killer has good taste in snacks" Mobius said with a chuckle.
"Making jokes on the case? Is this really Mobius?" You joked back with a smile.
"I like to have fun every now and then kid" he replied while putting the Little Debbie in an evidence bag. You looked around with him for a bit before deciding it was time to reset the timeline. With the Little Debbie evidence in tow you all made your way back to the TVA.
"Well that was a bust" Mobius said with a sigh as you both walked through the portal.
"Not completely! Let's find out where that evidence is from and then maybe we'll get another lead" you said trying to lighten the mood.
"I'll be doing that right now, you did good work today. Get some rest" He said walking away. You could tell he was bummed. Truth is you were also kind of bummed. You really wanted to find this variant. You knew your mother would be so proud of you if Mobius and you were able to bring in the most talked about variant among the TVA.

   You made your way back to your room after finishing up some more loose ends with work. Finally you were able to take off your work uniform and get into comfy clothes. You did a little stretch and climbed into bed. Your favorite part of the day is when you can finally climb back into your soft blankets. You lie awake trying to keep focused but your mind wouldn't stop drifting to the dead minutemen. You understood now why Ravonna didn't want you on the case. This variant was dangerous and out of control. After being unable to keep your head straight you finally fell into a dreamless sleep.

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