Crabmas and The Mystery at Crooked Castle |aka Murder Crab Wrote|

[MrGneiss]

With the whole of Crabmas Island vaccinated and everything ready for Crabmas early this year, almost everyone on the island went on a concert/cosplay cruise that was stopping by the Island!! While everyone was gone from the castle (even the ghosts) Rainbow Goat and Llama Shaman (both get sea sick) were in charge of house sitting!! (Castle sitting??)

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Ok, here are the keys, don't forget to feed the platypuses, the sleigh is prepped and ready to go when we get back so no need to worry about any of that, just relax and try to have some fun!! Oh, and before I leave for the Super Mega ABBA Hologram Tour and Steampunk Cruise-a-thon 2021 I should mention that the Christmas Crab was visiting his girlfriend and said he may stop by the Crooked Castle before going to the cruise ship if the flying whale bringing him back arrives early, so don't worry if you see him here, he'll be off soon enough!!

Ok..have a good trip!! they said..




Posts of Crabmas past!!

Viva La Revolution!! Contest II (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
The 12 Days of Crabmas
Crabmas Cancelled?
Wake Up Christmas Crab!!
A Crabmas Kidnapping!!
A Crabmas Blizzard!!
The Legend of the Golden Spatula!! (Crabmas and the 100 Year Wish)
Christmas Crab and The Adventure of the New TV!!
Crabmas and the Missing Crab!!
Crabmas and The Night of the Lost Limb!!
Crabmas and Not a Lot of Spam!!
Crabmas and The Great Egg Quest!!
Crabmas and a Whale of a Time at the Crooked Castle!!
Crabmas and the Big Problem!! (aka Giant Llama Drama)
Crabmas and The Haunting of the Crooked Castle!! (aka What's in the Walls)
A Very Covid Crabmas (aka A Year Inside the Crooked Castle Bubble)

[hanabi]

Ohhh Crabmas is back!

Now to decide what to wear for the Steampunk Cruise-a-thon

[MrGneiss]

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Kind of spooky in the castle when it's empty, said the Llama Shaman..

Yeah, but we'll have fun, play some games, watch some movies, keep the castle safe!! said Rainbow Goat..

You're right..Maybe if we closed some of the doors to all the empty rooms it'll be a little less drafty and not as spooky..How about I go do that and you go make us lunch??

OK!!

So Rainbow Goat went off to make some sandwiches while the Llama Shaman went around checking the castle and closing doors!! The castle was so big is took almost an hour for Llama to get to the last door, Christmas Crabs bedroom!! When he finally got to the Christmas Crab's door it was already closed, but he felt a chill as he approached, like something was wrong..so even though he was done and ready for lunch, he opened the door and stuck is head in and had a look!!

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Oh, it's you!! I'm So sorry, I didn't mean to just come in here without knocking!! The prawn did say you might stop by before you left for the boat!! I'll leave now, Llama said, embarrassed for barging in..

The Christmas Crab said nothing....Just sat there staring!!

Sir?? are you mad?? say something!!

The Christmas Crab said nothing..

Sir, the Llama said as he stepped closer..

That's when he saw the axe!!!!

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GOAT!!!!!!!!! GET IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Rainbow Goat came running!!

What is it?? said Goat..

Look there!!

Where?? Oh, it's the Christmas Crab, sleeping!!

Umm......I don't think he's sleeping!!!!

[takethecastle57]

Crabs are always welcome in Monterey

[MrGneiss]

OMG OMG OMG OMG, what do we do?? screamed Llama..

We need to call someone!! said Goat..

Who?? Everyone is on the boat right now, and everyone knows cruise ships
don't have phones!!

Not everyone!!

The Goat called the Owl Detective right away!!

Can you come, there's been A MURDER?!?!

I'm on my way!!

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The owl was there before they knew it!! And He started investigating the
crime screen right away!!

It's murder alright!!

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[takethecastle57]

"Tis but a scratch" M. P.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kRwCPUEND1U

[hanabi]

[MrGneiss]

This seems really bad!!

[MrGneiss]

This bedroom is in disarray, like there was a struggle!! said the Owl..This is where it happened!!

What we need to do is search this crime scene for clues, even the smallest thing could be important in finding the killer!!

Clues like the axe in Christmas Crab's head?? said Goat..

Yes, that of course, but other things too, like here..see this white smudge on his left claw??

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Yes!!

It seems to be some kind of paint..grease paint if I were to guess..

Oh, I see, said Llama..How about that..over there, snagged on the corner of the bedside table??

Ooh, very good, Llama, it looks like it could be hair..Rainbow hair!!

Hey man, don't look at me, my hair is white!! said the Rainbow Goat..

Calm down Goat, at this point Everyone is a suspect, not just you!!

WHAT??

Oh calm down and look at this, said the Owl..Here are the Christmas Crab's whale tickets..this gives us the time his flight came in..this will help us determine a time of death!!

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They spent many more hours collecting clues before they had to stop to get some food and some rest so that they could continue the investigation fresh in the morning!!

[hanabi]

Omg! There’s a mad axe crab murderer on the loose!

[MrGneiss]

OMG!!

[takethecastle57]

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for everyone !

[MrGneiss]

They started bright and early the next day studying all the evidence they had gathered!!

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The whale tickets say he got in at 9:43am and you called at 11:02am so we know it had to have happened between those two times!! So who was still here at that time?? We need to think of any suspects that may have had the opportunity to have done this, that includes you two!!

US??

Well, you were here!!

Ok..Well, there was the last helper prawn, but he left us at 9am to get to the boat, so I don't think he's a suspect, said Goat..

Ok..

Oh, said Llama, Mr. Biggles, the leathersmith dropped off a package before I started checking the castle..

Was that all??

Hmm, I think so..

No, wait, said Goat, while I was making lunch I remember seeing someone outside the kitchen window, stacking logs on the wood pile!!

Who was that??

Just Choppy!!

Interesting..anyone else??

No, that's it.. Me, Llama, Leathersmith Raccoon, and Choppy!!

And..

And??

And the one no one ever suspects, the sheep in the wainscoting!!

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Who, me?? said the sheep in the wainscoting..

Indubitably!!

[takethecastle57]

"​Choppy ,Chop ,Chop" said the Little fly on the wall.

[MrGneiss]

"​Choppy ,Chop ,Chop" said the Little fly on the wall.

[Moparformances]

I saw Gibbles

[MrGneiss]

I saw Gibbles

OMG!!

[MrGneiss]

The next day they got all of their suspects to the castle!!

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You all know that we gathered everyone here to help us with our murder investigation!!

Why?? said the raccoon..

Because you are all suspects!!

WHAT??

Calm down, this will only take a few hours, 8 at the most!!

OMG!!

Ok..all suspects need to be questioned now, said the Owl..

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Where were you between the hours 9am and 11am on Thursday?? the owl asked the Raccoon..

I dropped off a package at the castle that morning, then I spent the afternoon at the Crab and Whistle Pub!! said the Raccoon..


Where were you between the hours 9am and 11am on Thursday?? the owl asked the Llama..

Umm, in the castle closing doors mostly!!


Where were you between the hours 9am and 11am on Thursday?? the owl asked the Goat..

Making sandwiches..


Where were you between the hours 9am and 11am on Thursday?? the owl asked Choppy..

Between that time I was stacking wood, but just before then I....

That's all the info I need, thank you!!


Where were you between the hours 9am and 11am on Thursday?? the owl asked the Sheep..

I was in the wall practicing archery!!


After many hours of questioning, the Owl was finally done!!


Aha, I have all the information I need, gather all the suspects in the library!! said the Owl..

Umm, we're all right here??


They all gathered in the Library and the Owl started to explain what happened....

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And so you see, that means the person who murdered the Christmas Crab is.........

[Drunkenclam]

Professor Plum?

[MrGneiss]

Professor Plum?

In the bedroom with the axe?? Maybe!!