DAY ZERO PART SIX

All the CBers and their counterparts groped around, trying not to fall off of the rainbow as they hurried to reach Seladore.

“Seladore!” Cried Mirax, still blindfolded as they stepped off the rainbow. “Seladore, someone’s injured! Maybe even killed! We left her behind! And we don’t know who!”

Immediately, all the blindfolds disintegrated, finally enabling the Chatterboxers to see. Jack-a-Nat rubbed her eyes, and Marie shook her head a few times to get used to the light. The elf, Seladore, stood in front of them, looking worried.

“Everyone, stay right here. I’ll go find the body. Do not move or wander away in any way, shape, or form.” He instructed. The worried CBers nodded as he flew off.

“Owlgirl, who do you think it is?” Shadowmoon asked worriedly.

“Dunno.” Owlgirl shrugged, then fanned herself.

As they waited, Marie watched September closely. There seemed to be something wrong with the way she stood, and the way she interacted with Cortana. Her stance was a rather nervous pose, shifting her weight from side to side. She would look down at Cortana every once in a while, never looking happy. She always seemed grumpy with her AE.

Could it be her? Marie thought. She kept that thought to herself, however.

“Marie,” said Hèmǐn sharply, breaking her out of her thoughts.

“Yeah?” Marie turned to face the witch.

“Why, exactly, are you watching September like that?”

“Just…Uh…” Marie stammered.

Could it be Marie? Hèmǐn thought.

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Ten minutes later, Seladore appeared, holding the limp body of a girl.

“Who is it?” Mei ran over to see. Her mouth fell open and her eyes grew wide. “No! It can’t be! Owlgirl, come quick!”

In Seladore’s arms lay the limp body of Umbridga.

Owlgirl didn’t cry out. She didn’t scream. She only stared at the body for the longest time, body drooping. Her AE had died.

“Owlgirl, it’s okay,” September came to pat her on the back. “Owlgirl, it’s okay.”

“It’s not okay!!!!” Suddenly, Owlgirl angrily whipped her head around to push September’s hand off. “Umbridga’s dead!” After screaming at September, her outburst faded and her gloomy, serious stance returned. “Dead…”

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“We might as well camp here,” Suggested Seladore, trying to turn the attention away from Owlgirl’s dead Alter Ego. He had taken her body away from Owlgirl, who didn’t give a word of protest, to bury her body. “This is a good camping spot. I’ll conjure up the tents, and we’ll sleep for the night. Sounds good?”

Only a few AEs responded.

“Oh, come on, don’t be so gloomy! You’re on vacation! Cheer up!” Seladore cried, waving his hand. Five tents appeared.

“Someone died, Seladore!” hotairballoon responded.

“Well…Yeah…But you shouldn’t let that spoil your fun.”

As everyone fell asleep, the murderer crept up to someone’s sleeping bag. They didn’t even know who, only that there was a weapon lying on the ground beside the person.

Now with more experience, the murderer made a quick slice to the victim’s throat. This one was fast asleep, and didn’t even scream.

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Guys, do you wanna guess who this one is???? The victim, of course, not the murderer. 

THE SUSPENSE!!!!!!! Who died? Is it me? Is it Luna? Is iiiitttt...... Ummmmm.....Owlgirl? Or Marie? Or Bluebird? Are you Mei? 

Do you guys like how I created a small suspicions web of people who they think the murderer is and people who think they are the murderer? And don't worry, the web will grow...

DUN DUN DUN!!! 

DAY ONE PART ONE

“Alright! Everyone wake up!” Seladore yelled, clapping his
hands. “Up! Up! Up!”

Everyone drowsily woke, rubbing their eyes.

“It’s so early!” Complained Cortana. Suddenly, Shadowmoon
screamed.

“TARA!!!” She bent down over someone’s sleeping bag. “No!
Not Tara!”

“What?!” Called hotairballoon from the next tent over. Mirax
knocked him over, trying to get out of their tent to see what the Hufflepuff
was going on.

“Tara…” Shado dragged her body out of the sleeping bag. “Tara,
I told you not to bring Aquadeath!”

Tara’s bloody sword lay beside her body. The once-pretty
Tara now had a clean, clear slit to her throat, obviously from her sword.

“What’s the fuss?” Seladore, the annoying elf, strode over
to where Shado kneeled over Tara. “Oh…”

After a long, awkward silence, Owlgirl stepped forward. “Shadowmoon,
I know how you feel. It’s…its okay.” Her hands in her pockets, she didn’t look
like the happy, bright Owlgirl they had known. “It…It’ll be alright.”

As everyone gathered around Shado, holding Tara, Marie
watched September suspiciously. Why, exactly, was September not looking at the
body? Why did she look so scared? So nervous?

Seladore started to walk away, bumping into both Leafpool
and Owlgirl, the latter of which glared at him.

“On a happier note—“

“—What is it with elves and their happiness?” Shadow, Natalie,
and Leafpool said in perfect unison.

“On a happier note, one of our CBers and their counterparts came
in late. Say hello to Remus, Chad, Iona, and Hype!” He brought them in with a
flourish.

“You could have waited,” said Owlgirl tonelessly, “For a
time when we weren’t grieving over Tara.”

“Oh, come on! Make them feel a little more welcome than
that!” Marie broke in.

I knew it! It must be
Marie! Thought Hèmǐn
to herself. It has to be her!

“What happened?” Asked Remus.

“Someone died, that’s what!” Answered Jack-a-Nat.

Remus looked worried. “Who?”

“Tara.” Shadowmoon said sadly. “Tara.”

September fidgeted suspiciously (In Marie’s opinion), Marie
watched September and Cortana suspiciously (In Hèmǐn’s opinion), and Mei snapped at Hèmǐn
suspiciously (in Hype’s opinion), so the murderer could really be anyone.

“So,”
started Seladore, cheerful as always, “Our first tour will be of—“

He broke off as a pixie landed right in front of him, sitting at his feet.

"Good news," she said. "I just heard from--"

"Our first tour--" Continued Seladore, "Will be--" 

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! TARA!!!!! *sniffles* you will be missed.

Sir Richard: No! Cousin! She upheld the knight's code to the very end.