Chapter One: Morbid Curiosity

April 24 03:34 PM

District Court

Underground Parking Lot

"Well, that was a long day!" Apollo replied.

"Yep, that sure was, Polly!" Trucy answered. "I can't believe that our client was actually gay!"

Apollo went silent. "What's wrong Apollo?" Trucy questioned. Apollo continued to stare 100 feet away, his feet planted firmly to the ground. A distant look ran through his eyes as Trucy continued to stare at him confusedly.

Suddenly, there was a single shot. The bang rang out through the air in the parking lot. The shock wave brought Apollo back to reality as he and Trucy involuntarily ran towards the sound with morbid curiosity.

What they saw was rather appalling. There was a dead body, a gun, and the empty sound of silence as for some reason, Apollo and Trucy were the only ones in the parking lot.

"I'll go call the police!" Apollo screamed as he ran off, his Chords of Steel lagging in terror after the statement.

Trucy stayed behind, making sure that no one else came around to disturb the crime scene.

"Perfect." a mysterious voice whispered behind one of the many pillars in the parking lot.

Trucy heard the voice as she stood there by the dead female body alone. "Who's there?" she called out. "Apollo, is that you?"

Apollo soon finished calling the cops and ran back to check up on Trucy. The next things he heard were sounds he would never forget.

A deep, silent mutter ran to Apollo's ears as a piercing shriek cut through the air. Apollo became blind almost instantly as the lights turned off all of the sudden. At the same time, the sound of a final gunshot rang through the late afternoon.

Apollo just stood there, not knowing exactly what had happened. That's when a set of lights blinded him.

A jolt of pain coursed through his body as a brick wall ran through him.

The lights came back on, but for Apollo, the lights were dimming.

One final screech as the car made a sharp turn to the exit came to Apollo's ears before he knew nothing. But darkness.