Ward 48

Epilogue [Edited]

Mr. Walker stared, dumbfounded.

"What?! I haven't even had my trial yet! How can you arrest me so soon?" Mr. Walker cried indignantly.

"In the interrogation room, there was a camera, and that camera was live casting to the judge in a courtroom," Nicole explained.

"You were in on this?" Mr. Walker asked in disbelief.

Nicole smiled. "As were all my friends and your "precious little pet", Sven. Why else do you think that he would speak with you?"

"He WORSHIPPED me, he PRAISED me, I was his everything. I was his God, his deity, and his mentor!" Mr. Walker screamed, trying to break the handcuffs.

"But, I was scared of you. It was only after N-nicole told me the plan, that I eventually w-went along with it," Sven said, coming out of the shadows.

"How DARE you betray me!" Mr. Walker shrieked. "you SWORE your loyalty to SJW! I will have my men arrest you!"

"Unfortunately for you, all your men were too weak and eventually gave way to the otherwise personal questions that we asked them," Vera said, walking into the room.

"What?! NO! I WANT MY FREEDOM!" Mr. Walker screamed as he got carried out the room. "I WANT IT BACK!"

"Well, you're not getting it back!" Lucy yelled after him.

About an hour or so later, when the court ruled Mr. Walker, or Richard guilty, they walked him down the cold aisles of the jail cells. Prisoners in orange jumpsuits shot the officers looks of pure malice. Nicole approached Richard's jail cell once he was behind bars.

"Nicole, you will regret what you have done to me and my men," Richard hissed. "I am a mastermind, a GOD a supreme-"

He was cut off by a sigh from Nicole. "You really can't do much at this point. There are always going to be people smarter than you, and accepting that is the first step to not crossing the mental barrier to insanity,"

"You call this intelligence insanity? This intelligence is brilliance. I have already changed the world, eliminating the brightest minds, to make myself the Aristotle, the Plato, the greatest mind of this generation," he said.

"But, what you have failed to notice is that you failed this endeavor! The police are already on your way to shut down your lab, and, in case you're unaware, you're behind bars!" Nicole said to him, exasperated.

"You also got shut down by a bunch of high-school kids. You got busted by your own students." Lucy added on.

"Nicole, I think you should just leave," Sven said. "He's not going to give up. From the time I spent with him, Richard was always too persistent. He never let go of an argument or a conversation, especially if he knew he was never going to win,"

"I ALWAYS WIN!" Richard yelled.

Sven tapped Nicole's shoulder. "Let's go. We have a couple things to attend to before we leave,"

Nicole followed Sven and the officers out of the holding cell into a room with the head of the police department, Captain Wild and Rachel's Uncle Danny.

"Nicole, I understand that you and your friends have been working on this case for quite a while. I'm glad you confided in Agent Daniel Collins," Captain Wild said, folding her hands. All the girls looked at Daniel and smiled. "It was the wise thing to do, and I'm glad that you sought the help of an outside source, instead of doing it by yourself,"

"Well, I didn't exactly do it on my own, I had help from my friends and my little brother," Nicole explained, looping her arm around Lucy's shoulder.

"I'm glad you made it through this case unharmed Nicole. We will sort out the details of his sentence later," Danny explained. "Also, be sure to thank Sven. That kid was a lifesaver,"

"On another note, you, including Sven, will be meeting up with the Mayor of Orchid Fields for your hard work and effort. Your call will come in a couple weeks, but for now, enjoy your summer vacation," Captain Wild said, dismissing the girls with a wave of her hand.

The girls and Sven headed outside to where the summer sun was waiting for them.

Vera stretched and sighed. "It feels nice knowing that we're done investigating the case of the crazy psycho monster man. That was intense,"

"Yeah, I know. I don't think I ever want to do something like that ever again," Lucy commented.

"Well, we have the whole summer. What are you guys thinking of doing?" Nicole asked, directing the question to the group.

"I was thinking of-" Vera was cut off by Kayla who yelled "She obviously directed the question at me, stupid!"

"No, I think she directed it to me!" Lucy said. After that was said, chaos ensued and the group of friends started yelling. It did not seem rather serious, more like 'friendly arguing'.

As Nicole surveyed her group of friends getting into a trivial fight, she sighed. These things would never change, but that's what made their friendship so active.

"Guys, I directed it towards all of you. But, seeing as how this is causing a commotion, I suggest for the next couple days, we all just take it easy. Go to the pool, have a celebration party and relax," Nicole interjected, immediately ceasing the argument.

"That sounds like a fine idea. That way, we can all stay together," Lucy said.

"Well,  I have to go home, and I'm sure that the rest of us do as well. We'll see you soon!" Vera yelled.

Her friends began to dissipate. She looked at them all walk away. This experience had made them grow closer, and because of this, she really got to know her best friends much more, as well as kids who she only somewhat knew. Nicole thought about her friends and what made them special.  Sure, they all had their faults, but that's what made them connect as a group. Their greatest strengths and weaknesses all fit in like a puzzle and made them all the more strong. It makes their friendship better and really, that's all that really matters.