Espresso woke up and went downstairs. To his surprise, Knight was stood by the bottom of them.
"Good-morning, how was your sleep?" Espresso joked.
"It was very bad. Thanks for asking." He responded in a snappy tone.
"Hey listen, I know you're probably mad about the whole attack thing, but she didn't mean to knock you out."
"I'm not mad about that."
"What's wrong then?"
"Hollyberry's life is in danger. And I can't do anything about it."
"I get it must suck, but I'm sure somebody will snap. Then they'll all be released."
"... Espresso, here's a question."
"... Yes?"
"Ever seen someone you care about die?"
"... I mean, I kind of cared about Crepe but... not enough to justify murder."
"Well I haven't. And I don't want to. I live for a whole kingdom. I have to defend that kingdom. I don't want them to die. Especially not Hollyberry."
"... I see."
"So that's why I've been so worried lately."
"... How did you know that was gonna be the motive?"
"I'm not talking about the motive! I'm talking about the kingdom! I have to save them!"
"Look, you're probably just hangry."
"Mhm, sure I am."
"Let's go get some food, I'm starving." They went to the kitchen that was dark. Darker than usual.
"Can't see anything. What time is it?" Asked Espresso.
"It's... 7:10 am."
"Hmm, which wall is the light switch on?"
"Right."
"... Can't find it." Knight stepped into the darkness and hit the switch, but the lights weren't turning on.
"Ugh, why won't it turn on?" Complained Knight.
"Keep your hair on, the bulb might just be broken."
"Well this sucks. How the hell do we eat?"
"Get a flashlight. There's gotta be one somewhere."
"Would this help?" Asked a voice. Raspberry must have heard them struggling and brought down a flash light.
"Thanks." Said Knight. Espresso shine shine shined a light on your deepest fears-
(Sorry I rlly like Heathers)
Espresso lit up the room and saw... jam.
"Oh shit! Did someone die?!" Yelled Knight.
"It's alright, I'll check. I have good eyesight!" Said Raspberry, walking in. She looked around for the bit, and withdrew her sword. She gently poked the thing on the floor and gasped.
"What's wrong?!" Asked Espresso.
"... Latte. She's dead."
"W-What?! Oh fuck!"
"Aha, it's about time someone died!" Said a familiar voice.
"Shut up, just shut up!" Yelled Espresso.
"Nope! As your fucking awesome host, I get to tweet about this on Twitter!"
"Twitter?! Oh come on, this is life and death!" Yelled Raspberry, exiting the darkness. He smirked.
"Who cares? IT'S BLOWING UP ALREADY!""You can't be serious! Latte is dead, PLAY THE ANNOUNCEMENT!" Demanded Knight.
"Woah, calm yourself Knight! What makes you think you can command me? Are you the mastermind?"
"N-No! I'm not the master-"
"Just play the announcement." Said a voice.
"Lilac Cookie, you can only command me if you're the mastermind!" Said Jellykuma.
"I'm not commanding you. I'm telling you."
"Well you're both suspicious! So suspicious I almost forgot who the mastermind was for a minute-"
"No need for an announcement. Everyone's here. Just like Smash Bros." Said another voice. It was Pastry. And everyone was behind her. Except for one...
"Pastry, where's Mint?" Asked Espresso.
"I... have no idea. He wasn't in his room."
"Oh god, is he also dead?!" Asked Raspberry.
"Or maybe he's the killer!" Said Princess.
"Uhg.. Mint hide!" Said Tiger Lily.
"Mint's hiding?" Asked Jellykuma.
"Yes! Hiding from death!"
"Aw, that little fucker! Why does nobody just PLAY BY THE DAMN RULES?!" Yelled Jellykuma as he stormed away.
"Okay, he's gone. Now let's do some searching." Said Raspberry.
"Uh, slight problem. It's too dark, how will we see anything?!" Asked Princess.
"If Carrot was here, we could eat her hair." Pointed out Knight.
"Wait what?" Lilac looked at him in shock. Everyone did.
"Knight, we can't just eat her hair! She's dead!" Said Espresso. Knight shrugged.
"Not a bad idea though."
"Can we just get on with the investigation?" Asked Pastry.
"Good idea!" Raspberry went into the darkness. Like she vanished. Then came back out with Latte and put her on the floor.
"Hmm... looks like she was... uh... what kind on injury is that?" Asked Princess.
"Maybe it was a stab wound?" Asked Parfait.
"Hey, why didn't we get a book?" Asked Espresso.
"Because Jellykuma stormed off in a tantrum. Now we have no evidence." Groaned Lilac.
*investigation start*
Espresso thought about the stab wound, and remembered that there was many sharp objects around the building. And because Jellykuma can't give basic details, he assumed she'd been killed when she was in the kitchen depressed.
"Hey Espresso, I have an idea." Whispered Lilac.
"Why are you whispering?"
"Doesn't matter. Now, what if we take off the light so we can see what happened?"
"That's.... actually not a bad idea. I'll do it." He took the light off (after struggling to find it) and placed it onto the table. They all looked at it and... there was a giant crack on it. It was also very dirty, and had a leaf on it.
...
Raspberry's eyes widened. Princess gasped in disbelief. Knight put his hand on her shoulder and frowned.
"What wrong, friends?" Asked Tiger Lily.
"... Tiger Lily... did you kill Latte?" Asked Blackberry.
"Uh... no? I don't think so. But I did hit light!" She said. Princess teared up a little bit.
"I don't think we should make assumptions just yet." Said Pastry.
"Yeah, we should probably do more investigating!" Cried Princess.
"... Princess, I know it's hard to believe. But... I think that she did it." Added Raspberry with a hint of sadness.
"No! No she didn't! Tiger Lily is innocent!" She yelled. Knight held his ears (?) in pain.
"Princess, calm down! You almost made Knight deaf!" Said Parfait.
"Tiger Lily didn't do it! It was probably someone else!" Princess ran out of the room.
"Your majesty, wait!" Called Knight, following her out.
"Princess? Why sad? I don't... I don't understand! I didn't mean to!" Cried Tiger Lily.
"Oh dear god, this just got 10x worse." Muttered Pastry.
"I mean, at least she confessed?" Said Espresso.
"Are we sure it was Tiger Lily?" Asked Lilac.
"Well who else was it?" Asked Raspberry.
"Are we ready for the trial now?" Asked Parfait.
"Well if Jellykuma isn't coming back, we should probably start this." Said Blackberry. Just then, Jellykuma came into the room with a death grip on Princess's hand.
"No need to fear, Jellykuma is here!"
"STOP! LET ME GO!" Yelled Princess.
"Nope! I'm holding you hostage!"
"KNIGHT, HELP ME!"
"I'm sorry your majesty... I cannot follow that request." He responded sadly.
"NOOOOOO! HE'S GONNA KILL TIGER LILY! HOW CAN YOU LET HIM DO THIS?!" Yelled Princess.
"I can't help you this time. I-I'm sorry." Knight walked over to the elevator. Just then, Mint came into the room. He had a giant smile on his face.
"GUYS! THEY'VE BEEN LET GO! THEY'RE SAFE!" He cried.
"We know." Said Blackberry, stepping away from Latte's body. Mint gasped.
"Oh... poor Latte. What happened?"
"Tiger Lily killed her." Said Raspberry.
"Ahem! Let's get to the elevator now!" Said Jellykuma, waltzing over. Princess was desperately trying to break out. Tiger Lily went into the elevator, worried and confused.
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Cookieronpa: Death Dough
Fanfiction20 Cookies are kidnapped by a pink gummy bear are forced to participate in a killing game. (If the book seems to be escalating too fast it's because this is meant to be an average length book) (Very slow updates!!) (Also very sorry for misgendering...