Written by Detective Mosely, Fri Sep 1 1:46:42 US/Pacific 1998
Day One
The car screeched to a halt. I leapt out of the vehicle and raced down the street. I could hear the other car crash into mine followed by the footsteps of the men behind me. As I dashed down the street weaving between pedestrians trying to lose the men behind me, a black Ford GT-90 with what looked like a hybrid V12 quad turbo charged 720 Hp engine skidded to a halt at my feet. The driver's heavily tinted window slowly moved down revealing the top of the mans black head. The men following me where all dressed in brown trench coats, like the ones the ninja turtles wear. The men where armed with heavy weaponry and they slowly came to a halt behind me pushing me towards the car door to see the driver. I yelled out in disgust as they started to wrinkle my favourite yellow coat that Gabriel gave to me as a present when I finished my course at the police department.
The strange man behind the window gave a wave of his hand and the thugs holding me let their grip loosen and slowly moved back about a metre. "Franklin, what have you done with Kenny?" came the mans voice, he seemed to have a slight Italian accent.
I replied in my very casual New Orleans accent "Nothin', I guess he just fell out of that damn window, what got me was the lack of blood in his system. Why ya' think I killed the man, no way I'm a cop and besides he's my friend." I said brushing my long thick hair out of my face and chuckle as I do this.
"Well Mr. Mosely I want you to find out for me who killed Kenny and then report back to me when you have any information, I want full updates." The window went up and the car sped away down the street. The guys came back around me and started hassling me, but soon bored of this as I gave them smart remarks about there coats. I stood at the kerb for a few minutes pondering what had just happened to me. Why was this man, supposably Dr. Rodman, so interested in Kenny? He didn't even like the little twerp, with his ruffled hair, and his crap motorbike, he even tries to write books, what a weaner. Oh hang on that was a description of Knight, ops I start chuckling again and try and put a picture of Kenny into my head, "Damn who the hell was he? Oh yer I remember now" he had a slight wisp and always walked around in his red pullover with the hood on.
As I walked over to my good old Studebaker there was a very slim policewoman out checking the cars down the street. She was new on the force and only in this area for two weeks, she liked to be called Ms. Katterina, but I just called her Kitty. She was at mine giving me a ticket, "Hey Kitty, what are ya' doin' to ma car."
She turned around to face me and lent on the car a little. "Why hello detective is this your car?"
"Ah huh, and hey you knew that."
She grinned and waved the ticket under my nose "I know, but you are parked next to a fire hydrant, and you know the rules don't you."
"Hell yes." I grabbed the ticket and pushed the hair out of my face and chuckled to myself again. "But I was being chased by these thugs you see and there where too many cars in the way so I pulled into here, knowing there would be no one parked here, and started to run"
"Yer okay Frankie, what ever ya' reckon but I am still givin' you that ticket" she smiled and walked off smiling "see ya' later Frankie."
I sat there watching Kitty walk away "Mmm-mm gotta love it, Damn I been hanging around Knight to long."
I pulled up at the police station and run into my office trying to avoid the front clerk, Constable Frick. I unfortunately failed. "Why Hello detective Mosely, how was your day, I have put a fresh mug of coffee on your table, I guessed you would be coming in soon, and your afternoon mail is also there. Did you know that...." I left quickly. I hate it when he does that, Smeg head.
In my office I pulled the file on the Kenny murder and decided to take it into GK to see if he could get Gracie to pull anything up on this topic, seeing as he is as lazy as an Australian Koala.
I left my office and Frick's started his conversation again but as I left the building ignoring him. Kitty walked in. "Growl" I said as I walked past and brushed my long black hair back. She sneaked in a quick wink and my heart started to race.
I pulled up at Knights bookstore; looked more like a book cemetery, but hey it had Gracie. I walked in and saw the familiar Asian face of Gracie staring at the door thinking that maybe they might have a customer. "Hey Mosely, I thought you might be a customer, hey who am I kidding. You don't look so good what happened"
I explained to Gracie what had happened to me and she was very shocked "Oh Franklin, I'm so sorry, so what are you doing here of all places?"
"Well I was kinda hoping you could see what you get from these pictures?" I said driving my big toe into the ground and tilting my head away from her.
"Sure okay, anything for you Franklin". I rubbed my chin at what she just said but ignored it, then Gabriel barges in from the back room, his room.
"Hey I thought I smelt something awful," he said as he staggered out in his jeans and brushed his wild hair out of his eyes.
"Yer well at least I don't look like the living dead. Hey Knight by the way when did you last shave you got a lot hair on ya' face." I said cheekily.
Knight raced back into his room rubbing his face yelling "Nooooooo", Gracie and I started laughing like crazy as he came back in very upset "Mosely, you are so not funny."
Knight walked over to the kettle and poured himself a cup of coffee and sculled it then he picked up his paper "Anyhow Mostly, what are ya' doin here?"
"Hey I told ya' not to call me that" I said as I walked over to his book 'The Voodoo Murders'. I laughed "Gee that sounds original' I whispered to myself, then I placed it back onto the dusty shelf with the other twenty copies "and I just finished explaining that to Gracie."
I told Gabriel the story, I just hope he was listening, the arrogant fool. When I finished the story to my amazement Grace called me over.
"Here we go Mosely, it looks like a vampire strike, but they don't exist" she said pointing to some information on the screen.
"Yer well I thought werewolves didn't exist, but hey things happen, but if this is true I'm gonna need ma talisman." Gabriel ran into his room and came back with a large metallic emblem on a chain, he reakons it's powerful, yer just like my flexible friend.
"Can I get a printout of this Grace, I want to look at the crime scene again, so I 'll check over it later" I said as I turned on the printer for her to print.
"Sure Franklin, anything for you." Grace said it again and it was really starting to bother me.
"Hey Mosely, I'm coming with you maybe I can help like last time" Gabriel added
"Come on it wasn't me that checked out the place, I checked out the body, if I checked anything else out I'm sure I would have found that snake scale." I admitted as we walked to the door.
"Yer right Mosely, Grace do ya' think you can hold down the fort while I'm gone" He turned to Grace and winked, then Knight grabbed his large black coat and opened the door.
"Oh I will try Gabriel, with all these people I amazed you can hear me" she rolled her eyes "Oh and goodbye Mosely, come back anytime okay"
"Ok Grace" Gabriel and I left the building and headed to my car.
"No, Mosely I will not take off my pants for you" Gabriel yelled as we got into my car.
"Oh come on Gabriel what are you scared of anyhow, lets just for fun huh?"
"No way Mosely I will not take off my pants for you or anyone else for that matter"
"Oh come on you can wear my pants. Come on I would look so good in your pants Gabriel." The discussion continued into the car and as I drove away from the bookstore Gabriel started to scream. "Ah shutup ya big baby."
In the car on the way there Gabriel told me about a dream he had that was really bothering him. "So what happened in this dream of yours Knight?" I asked just because I was curious, ya' know being a detective and all.
"Well it all happened a few days ago, I think it was Tuesday, anyway I was asleep as one is when they dream"
"Ahuh. Hey Tuesday that sounds familiar, that's right it's the same day that Kenny died." I looked at Gabriel more intensely, hoping that maybe his dream might be connected to these Voodoo murders somehow.
"Well anyway, it started off with a howling of some sort, not like a wolf, more high pitched."
"Like a vampire" I said
"I don't know, I've never heard a vampire howl before. Anyway, Then I saw a body shredded to pieces with no blood anywhere, like it had been sucked clean from the body, but it left no bite marks."
"Oh no, that could be Kenny's body." I said with fear in my voice
Gabriel continued "Then I saw creatures flying around in circles like they where having a ritual or something, followed by the screams of the dead. Then rose a large fierce creature, it looked like a dragon, but shaped like a man. It had control of all the people. I saw fighting the monster it was battling with someone or something, but it died. That is what really bothered me, but what is worse is that it seemed impossible to kill, but another man rose from the ashes of the dead creature and attacked it."
"Whoa man that is intense, but what does the rest mean, and who the hell dies?" I asked Gabriel "Try to think harder, was it someone you know?"
"I don't know Mosely, I have a bad feeling about it though." He seemed really shook up about this dream, as if was him that dies.
"Maybe the crime scene might give you some help with making that dream of your out."
"Ye'r, I hope so"
"Here we are Knight," I said as I steeped out of the car and brushed my hair back "this is where it happened, it looks like he was pushed from the top of that old mansion over there during one of our sting operations." I pointed out the old ruined building to Gabriel. It looked like a house from a horror movie with boarded up windows and a rather large driveway. The grass looked like it hadn't been mowed for decades. "The house hasn't been used for centuries, and it belongs to a Sir Alfred Hienieman, he is a billionaire living out his life in Rome."
"Sounds kinda nice, maybe we should drop him a line Mosely, from the police department" He said as he brushed his hair behind his head.
"Are you crazy, do you know the kinda trouble I would get into if the sergeant found out Knight, I would be outta a job and living like you."
"Hey, you already live like me ya' scum" He said glaring at me.
"Oh yer I guess I do, anyhow I'll show you to were he fell, supposedly." We walked over near the house and when I pointed to where it happened Gabriel jumped back like he had seen a ghost or something like that.
"Oh man that's it, that's what I saw in my dream, dammit not again." He stepped back slowly as I tried to figure out what the hell he was talking about.
"Knight what do you mean?" but before Gabriel could answer a squeal came from the Mansion and Gabriel grabbed at his shirt like he had just been hit or something.
"Dammit Mosely, my talisman, it's burning my body, this building's got some weird stuff happening inside." Gabriel took off his talisman and placed it in his pocket.
"Hey Knight maybe we should take off and come back when we have some more info on this place" I looked at Knight who was rubbing his chest.
"Good idea, let's get away from this place." We both ran back to the car and jumped in leaving the mansion behind.
"So Knight," I asked while speeding back to the bookstore "give us a look at your chest."
"No way you pervert, just because you don't look any where near as slim as me" Gabriel swung around covering his torso with his arms.
"Come on Knight you baby, I just want to see what damage might have been caused by the talisman when it ignited" I pleaded with him.
"Yer right, ok I guess so, but if you're lower lip drops and you start drooling I will not be held responsible for the consequences." Gabriel unbuttoned his shirt and to my amazement there was a burn mark on his chest that looked just like the talisman.
"Oh man, you need to see a doctor about that Knight"
Gabriel who hadn't even looked yet started to laugh "Yer right Mosely, like I need a doctor to tell me I have great abbs."
"Stop being a weaner Knight and look at your chest, it's burnt bad." Gabriel looked down.
"Arrrgghhhhh, my beautiful body, what the hell happened. At least it wasn't my hair I guess." Gabriel turned to me and started to do up his buttons. "Mosely you cannot take me to a doctor"
"And why the hell not Knight you got third degree burns there"
"Yer and what are we going to tell them, oh my talisman which has magical powers and protects me from evil decided to ignite and burn me, I don't think so"
"Hmmm good point, well Grace should be able to look after you I guess"
"I hope so Mosely, but if she cant I bet my phone could" Gabriel gave me a weird grin and started to play with his hair.
I brushed my hair back and continued to drive with a terrible feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"I was wondering when you boys would get back." Gracie said as we walked through the door. "I was starting to worry"
"For me thanks Gracie, I was worried about you to." Gabriel said as he put his coat up on the rack.
"Grace I need you to look after this try hard model while I get some information on a house, his talisman burnt his chest real bad when we where at the crime scene."
"He looks ok to me, but then again he is a little different to the rest of us." She said as she walked over trying to look at Gabriel's chest.
"Gracie leave me alone, all I need is a little rest and I will be fine." Gabriel left heading for his room.
"Grace look after him some weird stuff is going on and I think that Knight might get caught in the middle of it." I whispered to Grace
"Yer well what's new. Ok Franklin I will, for you" she replied
"Thanks Grace, I'll see you tomorrow then" I turned around and headed for the door.
"Bye Franklin see you tomorrow."
I pulled up at my apartment and slipped inside quietly. "Hey Megs where are you" my cat Megs usually waits for me when I get home, he must be chasing mice or somethin'. I grabbed me some left over pizza from the fridge and ate it while I watched the news on tele, "Mmm-mm, pizza and a bad story, my favourite. Kinda reminds me of Blake Backlash."
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