everybody dies

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Wilbur walked out of school with Quackity and Techno, resting his arm on Quackity's shoulders. Then Tommy ran up.

"You guys left me." Said Tommy.

"Well, you were being slow." Said Techno.

"And I'm going over to Quackity's anyway." Said Wilbur.

But then police cars quickly sped past them, going down the road.

"Look at all those cars." Said Tommy.

"Why would anyone need that many police cars in this town?" Said Wilbur.

"They've stopped just up ahead." Said Quackity. "Come on, let's go see."

Quackity grabbed Wilbur's hand and dragged him off before the other two then followed. But when they got there they stopped outside someone's house. Quackity had frozen and gone pale. They were standing just outside a line of police tape.

"It's Karl's house." Said Quackity quietly.

But then Wilbur quickly grabbed his arm as he tried to run forwards.

"I know you're worried, but you can't go in there." Said Wilbur.

Then some officers noticed them and came over.

"You kids clear off." Said an officer.

As they started walking away, Wilbur trying to drag Quackity, he quickly pulled away from him and ran back over.

"I know that Karl was home alone so what the fuck has happened to him?" Snapped Quackity.

The two officers turned back to look at him.

"You knew him?" Said the second officer.

"Yes." Said Quackity. "He was one of my best friends."

"Why do you think he was home alone?" Said the officer. "What makes you think that?"

"His parents are out of town and he felt ill this morning so he didn't come in, I went to check on him on the way to school." Said Quackity.

As they talked between themselves Quackity looked behind them at the house. But then he went even paler as he saw blood trailed through the open front door. Before they could stop him he quickly ducked under the police tape and ran over. The others had turned back to watch him. But then as Wilbur saw him he ran over, ducked under the tape too and then stopped him. Quackity screamed as he saw it.

"Oh my god." Said Quackity under his breathe.

And then tears started dripping down his face. Wilbur looked past him at what he could see and saw the same sight. Through the doorway they could see Karl laying face down on the floor, his body covered in bloody gashes and his had almost completely smashed in. It was all dyed red. Quickly he turned Quackity around so he was no longer staring at it and hugged him, holding his head to his chest as he sobbed. The officers quickly ran up.

"Who did this?" Said Wilbur who had also lost some colour to his skin too now.

"That's what we're trying to find out." Said the first officer.

But then another person walked over, looking more official.

"What are these two doing here?" They snapped.

"They ran in sir." Said the first officer. "But they know the dead teen."

"He was alive this morning." Cried Quackity, his voice muffled.

"Get these two out of here." They snapped. "It's going to spread now."

They were guided away. But then Quackity quickly pulled away and went back over to the person.

"He was murdered." He screamed.

"Calm down." They said.

"Someone has murdered him." Said Quackity. "He's barely even recognisable."

"Listen, you go with your friend and we will come to talk to you in time." They said. "Give your names to the officers before leaving."

And then Quackity was ushered away again. He ran back to Wilbur and hugged him again, still crying. Quickly Wilbur gave the officers their names and then they were kicked out of the area. Slowly they started walking away.

"Let's go home." Said Wilbur, his voice ever so slightly shaking. "And Quackity you can stay over at ours instead, you're too upset to go home in this state, especially when both your parents are out of town."

"What happened?" Said Techno.

"I- I don't think it's a good idea to talk about it." Said Wilbur.

Quackity pulled away.

"What happened is that someone had smashed Karl's head in and he's just laid there, barely identifiable." Said Quackity frantically, stopping as he spoke.

The other two froze. Quackity was staring wide eyed with tears dripping down his cheeks.

"Someone has fucking killed him." Shouted Quackity.

But then quickly Wilbur hugged him again as his crying started getting worse yet again.

"Jesus. We need to get him home." Said Wilbur.

Techno nodded in agreement.

"Karl was really murdered?" Said Tommy. "Does that mean there's a killer out there?"

Quickly Wilbur and Techno looked at each other worried.

"Umm- it was probably just a burglar breaking in and it went wrong, very wrong." Said Wilbur.

"But what i-" Started Tommy.

"Tommy, just stop." Said Techno. "Let's get home."