Deception

-9-

     As the three walk through the door, they enter to see the room in complete disarray. Y/N walks further into the room while JC and Abe stay near the entrance.

     "Looks rough, but I don't think he was killed here. Take a look around, see if you find anything, but be careful. I've lost three partners before to bedroom booby traps," Abe warns.

     Y/N starts to walk towards the table in the corner.

     "Make sure you don't tamper with any evidence!" Abe states sternly from across the room. 

     The redhead walks over to see Y/N looking at some pictures. She smiles at the pictures.

     "I remember these pictures," she states, resulting in them turning their head. She points to a picture with Mark, William, and Damien, all standing together, smiling.

     "That picture was taken when it was just the three of them by themselves at the house one day. They were the closest of friends you'd ever find. Almost brother-like," she says as she looks to the next picture.

     "Damien has a twin sister. He would bring her along, resulting in Mark having feelings for her, they both felt the same way, then they got married. However," she states as she points at William, a smile no where to be seen on his face. "He wanted her instead. She began to see who Mark actually is- was, so Colonel used that as leverage. They ran off with each other leaving..."

     She points at the last picture, which only shows Damien and Mark with unhappy expressions on their faces. Y/N picks up the last picture, which shows the Colonel inside the broken picture. 

     "You find anything? A clue?" Abe asks. JC is about to say something when William appears. 

     "You're quite on the case, aren't you?" he asks resulting in Y/N jumping back in surprise.

     "Say, Detective? May I borrow your friend here?" he asks Abe.

     "Yeah, sure. Don't worry, partner. Jay and I can handle it from here," the detective replies as JC walks over to Abe, taking the red underwear that he was "inspecting" out of his hand then nodding at Y/N.

     "Yea, we got this, Y/N. Thank you for your help so far," she smiles as she starts to use her mind to fix up the room, not needing the wisps.

     "Bully," he states as he starts to exit the room. "Take a walk with me. I thought that it was about time that we got to... KNOW each other. Someplace far, far away from the prying eyes of, uh..." he pauses as he turns to Y/N. "...anyone else. Come with me."

     The colonel lead them outside toward the upstairs patio to then appearing next to the pool.

     "Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but..." he pauses and points at them. "You and the mayor know each other, right? He's a good man, that one. We've been fast friends for as long as I can remember. Now there came a time when I could have said the same thing about Mark, but..." he trails off, his hands clenching into fists.

     "Well, best not speak ill of the dead. Oh! The pool hasn't aged a day!" he states. Y/N follows his gaze towards the pool then they look back seeing Colonel in a red stripped swimsuit and a straw hat.

     "GERONIMO!" he shouts as he jumps into the pool.

     "Have you seen the Colonel?" Damien asks as he and Lira come around the corner, Y/N turning their way. 

     "I thought I heard him," he states as he uses a hand to slick back his hair, the speedster standing there, thinking. "I need to speak with him. I may have been a little short at our last encounter."