chapter 40

It didn't take long for Jake to show up near the tower as they walk up to me, even though I could clearly see them I allow them to have their enterance with their wide smile

" surprised?"

" no jake, I figured out it was you the moment there was a smiley face at the end of the message, your not stealthy in the least, lemme guess shadow stops you midway every time?"

That made Jake stop a little as I stop myself from smiling as I asked my question that I wished to see if he had an answer at all

" so what's your grand insight to this problem, I checked the stairs back and forth, under the passageway, of course through the homes he have the literal blueprints to each of them and every one of their residents is accounted for including the victim, as well as the towers from the roof to the bottom of them their is no in between of the walls between layers that keep spiders out and yes we looked through all the people there at the scene and found nothing of suspicion or even a spec of dried blood along with the dust on their clothing, so tell me, what could you possibly have that I haven't already figured out"

Unsurprisingly Jake looked a little surprised about how thorough we are, and goes into a thinking stance with their hand to their mouth and seeminly full of concentration as they look away probably to think of something else as I couldn't help but sigh at such a waste of time this is, as now Jake seems to have something on mind as they mention something stupid out loud

" then check for every single person that's on the ground?"

"What?"

" you know check for every single person that lives on the surface "

I, couldn't help but laugh a little at this, ah yes just ask the already many people on the ground who did so

" one, there is already many people all in this base as it is rapidly growing, some building, some here like you, some all the way over the nest either hunting or gathering, doing that now is near impossible not to mention for later incidents!"

" well then, bring a measuring tape! I'm sure you managed to make that right?"

As I'm already thinking of punching this Jake in the face hard enough for him to fly into the wall, I cool down enough to ask this of him

" and why would we need the measuring ta-pe , wait a minute, are you seriously saying we the confirm every measurement of every wall, home and tower!?"

"Hey you where the one that got the idea midway through I just asked if you got measuring tape"

" why else would you need it!? To measure how thick a steel pipe is?"

" ok fair point, but there is a way to lesson the number of places to search, what could the killer possibly hide in"

" well frankly only the towers every home needs a key to a particular occupant, you found every key correct?, and made sure everyone there didn't know anything "

As I was nodding it started to click, as I call shadow to bring me the measuring tape and check if the body has its keys on it As u finish the call looking at the ckeys

"Looks like this conversation wasn't a waste after all"

" I told you I would have some good ideas"

Hmm, I guess I'll have to hold off on the passive aggressiveness more, as I start heading over to shadow so we could investigate the victims home, fully

"You will be rewarded for this, jake"

Is all I'll say and willingly listen to as I head over to see this through finally

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Cook didn't leave much time after I said the last part, seemingly running off afterwerd after saying I'll be rewarded like that is what I wanted and yet leaving no time for me to argue back as I was back just looking from the outside in, as I sigh a little, either way at least the issue has been dealt with as I nod put on a smile and go on to meet up with the three at the storage area

It didn't take long either since the place is closer to the middle of the base as I soon see brownie looking more tired as I notice that the sky is darkening a little, as she speaks

" you and I seem to have a different definition of a couple hours"

" yeah sorry for that it was surprisingly, difficult, to help the case"

" Ah its no worries, I'm sure-"

" no! No no no, I did! Manage to help though! It was just difficult"

" huh? Now that's strange doesn't Cook, I dunno, dislike you? A lot?"

" . . . OK I can't, necessarily argue against that, but I managed to convince them and now the search will proceed quicker"

As I say this I hear the families voice and the tinkering of that wooden clock

" this is starting to feel like we all have met up with a seven in different ways, Brownie just recently told me how scrap met with them recently for their progress in their home constructions reward before you came over suddenly"

" well hey Cody! It's been a little bit since we actually got a full time to talk like this, and what do you mean we all met a seven?"

" oh, I met, guard? Was it, they are the one I had to meet for the whole, system of points per hour and stuff, and you seem to be having trouble with shadow, I saw you two when you tried to enter the area unnoticed "

"Um, what?, where were you when that happened?"

"Outside looking in, Brownie told me about our meeting and your worry for the investigation so it's obvious you will try to head inside"

Cody says with a rare smile past their tired eyes As they yawn a little as I let him

" either way, it's nice we all get to have some talk now "

" indeed, we did join with you so we could all be around in case you do something stupid, which, you did, but not as much as we thought "

" wow, thanks for believing in me"

I say with a little chucked since, let's face it the two where correct I've just got Chris and Cole to help ground me nowadays along with multiple others like Jerry

" either way, it's clear you are having more of a plan then barge in now, which is nice to see , though likely wouldn't last, I'm glad you have other things planned jake"

"Yeah yeah"

Us three managed to continue the conversation loosening up more then in this moment then we had in a long while, Cody talked about his instruction of the people at the roof as it is nearing its end and hoe they are gonna get a good break doing missions that won't take as long as that roof, as they mentioned that, being one of the new captions, like the muscle dou, and Brownie really helped in such progress, as for Brownie she mostly mentions the amount of homes they managed to make, as well as her going to personally go to the seven she meets with as a captain to make a bakery when she is done, in which both Cody and I agree not to tell her how long that would be a long, long time away

As for me I mostly told the two of them about how I'm usually with a group of ent, Jerry of course, and Cole and Chris in which we mostly do research or talk around since I'm nowhere near as busy as the two of them are though I do admit I felt a pang of guilt when Brownie lessened her smile a little at that, but in the end we ended on a good note about how we should do this more often, as it became midnight before we left off to take some sleep for the next day

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After that night the plan for the exploration of spiders nest is fully underway, as every day we each put a share into storage of the crates for in case we get stuck, though the stuff that isn't likely to rot quickly since this was a multiple day plan, and as foe the murder surprisingly my help actually helped a lot, which, of course, means the suspect was caught

I, didn't get much info on it from Cook who only allowed me to hear the end due to my help, apperantly they Hid away at a wall of the home since there wasn't much places to hide they used that as a way to keep out of sight, and, the reason for the kill was becuase of, old, memories

We also managed to prep each of us a full armor set of the metal armor, screens off of course, acid spider fur covering the armor, and web spider webbing pads of the arms and feet, not to mention sticky balls we will use to disguise as a part of the nest, as well, as weapons to carry in case our stealth is worse then we have really figured as we prepare to set off

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Meanwhile in a different time, a being watches a certain boys final decision about going to the nest this day

" the fates really are set in stone,carent they"

As another walks in on the other a kid as it looks up at then

" who's fate mother? Your missing the reunion with father "

They breathe a sigh from the crystal they look at then at the little girl in front of her

Creator isn't going to be happy, but they also understand being a mother, besides they tried their very best, but, that strange child just, wouldn't let it go, I stretch my body and head to my daughter, being a seer of the past is probably the only reason I'm alive at the moment as I follow my daughter outside into creators territory, mechanics everywhere as people roam around the area along with the maniqins that act like characters of a story long forgotten

The place is underground cameras on every corner that I could feel yet I couldn't see as I see my husband resting on a chair watching the maniqins move as I say hello to him witch makes him look over to me with a smile as I sit with him as my child sits next to me, but, we hear footsteps nearby, as I couldn't help but guess who

I couldn't help but sigh with some tears forming

Looks like I wasn't wrong, I hope, it isn't death for a punishment