Short Story: Who Stole My Brick? - Introduction & Prologue

I have always been interested in writing short stories with existing (sometimes random) characters. Some of my Instagram pictures comprised of random made up story, detailing the scene or set up of the picture. An old picture of mine with a lady in a mountain spring epitomizes some of my short stories on Instagram. I created an album dedicated to such stories on my Facebook Fan Page with the link here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.722550361100022.1073741831.722517214436670&type=3

However, with a blog to utilize, I thought of writing a longer and more sophisticated story just to spice things up as well as challenge myself. Thus, my first 'long' short story will be a crime thriller featuring the minifigures below:

Cast
1) Detective Kaine
A self-proclaimed beat cop who desperately attempts to solve his first crime without the interruption of Batman. He has this affinity of wearing sunglasses  no matter where he is (it's part of his swag).

2) Batman
The dark knight is the greatest detective there is in Ray's LEGOVERSE. Boyfriend of Wyldstyle, Batman strove to please his beloved by outshining a new competitor, Emmet. Also, he is a rival of Detective Kaine.

3) Emmet
With the Piece of Resistance glued to his back, all the minifigures in Ray's LEGOVERSE want a piece of it. Whether it's for selfish purposes or betrayal, Emmet is in trouble and it looks like he just becomes a victim of theft.

4) Wyldstyle
A sexy, spunky gal who yearns so much to be the chosen one but that title befalls to Emmet. While envious, she still does what she can to make sure the Piece stays on Emmet's back...or on her hands.

5) Gandalf
An immortal wizard who is always off on an adventure to save the world from the clutches of evil. He might need something powerful to assist him on the journey as well, namely The Piece of Resistance.

6) Indiana Jones
An archaeologist or a treasure hunter? Indie always has a knack for valuable items.

7) Catwoman
Like Indie, Catwoman just can't keep her paws off of precious items. She has a thing for a certain bat as well.

8) Bernie, the Stilt-Walking Clown
A funny clown who just wants to entertain children, Bernie finds himself as a witness to a heinous crime to which he must help the detectives to solve.

Since this is just an introductory post, I will finish it off with a prologue to the story. I will insert pictures as an aid for my story telling (also, to make the story interesting so that you all won't fall asleep). I'm new to this so bear with me. Anyhow, let's start the THRILLER.

Prologue

Joy and laughter filled the air in the local funfair of Ray's LEGOVERSE. Young minifigures were running around tugging at their parents to visit this game vendor or that cotton candy stand. Many were intrigued by the Stilt-Walking clown, Bernie as he entertained the kiddies with his uncanny ability to walk on high stilts. Even those who had fear of clowns found themselves drawing to Bernie. Their fearful frowns turned into gleeful chuckling as they watched the amazing clowns performing tricks so high up.

Yet, not all visitors of the fair were happy. Silently creeping away from the crowd, Emmet and Wyldstyle stopped in front of a mysterious tent.

"Errr...Wyldstyle, remind me why we are here again?" asked Emmet.

"Hush Emmet!" exclaimed Wyldstyle. "We don't want any attention, especially with the Piece of Resistance stuck to your back."

"OH! Alright! But why are we here again when we were supposed rendezvous with Unikitty and Vitruvius at Cloud Cuckoo Palace?" 

"Gosh! I just told you before we entered the fair," said Wyldstyle with a growing frustration at Emmet's inability to remember details.

 In order to keep Emmet quiet, Wyldstyle explained yet again that she has an errand to run before going back to the cloud palace. Meanwhile, Emmet was attempting to listen intently if he wasn't so busy daydreaming about Wyldstyle being cool and hot.

"So, do you get it now?"

"Huh? What? Oh ya, I so totally get it now," responded Emmet but his facial expression betrayed him.

"UGH! Fine. Just wait over there by the wall and make sure you stay of trouble. Last thing we need is the Piece of Resistance missing. I'll be right back," asserted Wyldstyle as she made her way into the tent.

Like a lovesick schoolboy, Emmet skipped to the wall continuing his reverie about Wyldstyle. A minute into his wait, he heard a 'bump' in the alley adjacent to the wall. Now, this startled him a bit but Emmet calmed himself down by imagining a stray cat jumping into a trash can.

Suddenly, there was a loud 'BANG!'.

This time, Emmet was spooked. Yet, having the compulsion to follow instruction, Emmet remained in his spot. He kept telling himself it was a stray cat doing an aerobic stunt or whatever stray cats did. Now, he heard footsteps. His heart began racing and he could fill blood pumping through his plastic veins. Sweat droplets started to form on his forehead as the footsteps drew closer. His reverie turned into a nightmarish thoughts and he closed his eyes hoping it would somehow make whoever was coming went away. Then, there was a tap on his shoulder.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Emmet.

While he was expecting someone malevolent, it turned out to be a minifigure (whom shall not be named) that he knew of. He collected himself, seemingly trying to look cool.

The next thing Emmet knew was that he was lying on the cold icky ground with bruises all over his plastic body and the Piece of Resistance was removed from his back.

"Ouchhhhh...that really hurts," moaned Emmet. "And these janitors aren't doing a good job keeping the fairground clean."

Stay tuned for Chapter 1: Keeping the Fairground Clean...Of Crime.