𝓚𝓲𝓼𝓼 𝓸𝓻 𝓚𝓲𝓵𝓵

Grave Robbing

"And why am I here?"

"I need your help."

"Is that the best answer I'm gonna get?"

"Yes."

"Wonderful."

Wednesday had once again forced Erix down to the police station. He popped a stick of gum in his mouth as they entered the sheriff's office.

"We need to talk."

"How the hell did you get in?" he asked and leaned forward. "Bernice? Bernice!"

"Bernice may or may not have received a call that her tabby cat Swifty is being held for ransom."

"Whoops." Erix shrugged.

"My father did not kill Garrett Gates."

"Well, I have his signed confession, and he identified the saber he used to do it. Both of which I'm about to deliver to the District Attorney."

"Don't you find the timing convenient?" Wednesday questioned. "The coroner kills himself out of remorse for a decades-old murder case the very weekend my father, your prime suspect, deigns to return to town."

"All I see is a guilty man who's finally going to pay for his crime. And cuffing him myself, oh, that was the icing on the cake."

"How are you failing to see that someone is desperately trying to derail my investigation? I found the monster's cave, and I gave you the DNA evidence. Did you even bother to test it?"

"This may come as a shock, but the world doesn't revolve around you. Here." He handed her the papers. "DNA results. No match. Inconclusive."

"So you truly believe this is all some coincidence? Whoever hurt Eugene also murdered the coroner."

"Unfortunately, someone sabotaged the security camera in the morgue, so we don't know what happened. They stuck bubblegum on the lens. Black bubblegum. Maybe I should run DNA on that?"

Erix, who was blowing a bubble with his black gum, took it out of his mouth and threw it in Sheriff Galpin's trash can.

"Someone is trying to throw me off my game." Wednesday said. "This is all a distraction."

"No, this is about justice being served. Garrett Gates's family deserves closure, even if none of them are around to take comfort in it."

"What happened to them?"

"His mother hung herself in the backyard. His father drank himself to an early grave. Even his little sister didn't escape. She was orphaned, sent overseas, ended up drowning. Every last one of them's gone. Your father doesn't just have Garrett's blood on his hands, he's got the whole damn family's."

"C'mon Wends, we should go."

"Wait one second Fallon." Erix grimaced and gestured for Wednesday to go ahead while he talked.

"While I love our chats, Sheriff, I have to get back to the school."

"Don't think you're in the clear. If Gomez Addams can be caught after 30 years you can bet you will too." He said, ignoring the eye roll he got in return. "And stay away from my son."

"Why should I? Because you're threatening me?"

"No, because I don't need him hanging around someone like you.

"Sure Sheriff, well, like I said I need to get back to school. Goodbye."

"And you don't know what you'll get into dating him." he muttered after Erix left. "Now to call Bernice."

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"Are you sure you can't stay longer Mummy?" Erix asked as he, Ajax, and Atlas stood in front of her car.

"I'm sorry my little drakon but business calls. Annoyingly loud at that."

"Alright. I'm happy you could come anyways."

"Of course." She kissed them both on the head and got into the car. "It was wonderful to meet you, Ajax."

"Back at you Mom."

And with that she was gone.

"Jesus how many times has your mom been pulled over?"

"Not enough for her to learn her lesson."

'Yellow Hearts' started playing and Erix pulled his phone out of his pocket.

"Don't know that number."

"This is the Jericho Holding Facility.You have an incoming call from "Erix pick up your phone". If you would like to accept the charges press 1"

"Eh why not. Hey sweetness."

"I need you to bail me out."

"Wait, you seriously got arrested?" he laughed. "No fucking way."

"Save it. Tomorrow I need you to come down to the police station and bail me and my mother out."

"Auntie Tish got arrested too? Oh BROTHER!!" he held the phone away from him as he started cackling. He could tell even through the phone Wednesday was unimpressed. "What'd you even do?"

"We were digging up a grave."

"You got arrested for grave robbing? Dear Sathanas, okay, okay, I'll be there by 9am."

"Goodbye." She hung up before he could respond.

"Who got arrested?"

"Oh my Sathanas. Wednesday and her mom got arrested for grave robbing."

"Why are you laughing about that?"

"You know why."

"Yeah. C'mon, I'm hungry."

"I'll buy."
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Erix laughing at Wednesday getting arrested is so me and I won't elaborate