DISCLAIMER: K, I got this from the CFAN challenge board. It said to write bout a character on trial. I don’t own Generation X and I never will. I also don’t own Fluppy. :)

"Oh Mah God, Fluppy!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Pray tell what is it Paige?" Monet had walked over to the now open door to Paige's room. "Oh, I see." Fluppy was now a bright pink and had on a mini leather jacket. It was also holding a sign reading, *Fluppy 'Sparky' Guthrie*.

"Monet, call everyone into the den! Ah'm gonna find out who would do this t'poor Fluppy!" After ten minutes had passed, all of the members of Generation X had gathered in the living room and were draped across the furniture.

"Ah wanna know who did this t'Fluppy." Paige had, of course, remembered to take off his new name sign.

"Accent's showin', Hayseed," Jubilee said while holding back laughter. "Think of it this way. It's an improvement. Maybe now you'll actually wash the toy for a change."

"C'mon Lee, leave Paige alone. You know that she's had that all her life," Ev said, keeping his usual calm confidence. "Well Paige, it wasn't Jono or me, we were trainin' in the grotto with Cassidy," Ev said while looking at the dog closer.

"An' I was in the middle of watchin 'Spice World' in my room, Country Mouse. I left the tape still playin' if you want proof," said Angelo.

~'Spice World' eh mate? Why would you wanna watch a bloody borin' vid like that?~ Jono had one eyebrow raised as he looked away from the window he had been staring out of.

"Chicas in Spandex, need I say more?"

"Mr. Espinosa you are uncouth," Monet said, looking down from her perch on the tall red armchair next to the stereo.

"Would you want me any other way?" he asked, giving her his most serious look.

"Well, what 'bout you Monet?" asked Paige.

"Why would I take part in such a childish affair? Besides, I was studying the genetic makeup of the legecy virus for my AP biology." Monet turned her nose up at all of them.

"That leaves you Lee, what 'bout you?" asked Paige.

"Me?" asked Jubilee, surprised at the thought.

"Yes you!" Paige said pointing her finger at Jubilee accusingly.

"Search her room!" said Angelo. It slowly became a chant. Eventually everyone was saying it, even Jono and Monet.

"Fine, search my room, its not like I have anything to hide." So the troop moved up the stairs to her room.

"See? Nuthin' to hide," Lee said with a smile as she pushed open her door.

"How do you live like this Lee? I can't even see the floor!" Ev said, stepping carefully to avoid crushing a stuffed Pikachu.

"Hey, its not that bad!" Lee replied, plopping down on her bed.

"What's this?" Asked Angelo as he pulled a half-exposed bottle of pink food dye from under a wool sweater.

~Looks like the same shade as the new rat/dog/horse/hippo/cat thing of Paige's.~

"He's a PUPPY! HE'S FLUPPY THE PUPPY!" yelled Paige, tired of everyone mistaking him for other creatures. "Jubilee, explain this!" she said.

"Ow!" said Ev. "I just sat on a marker. Jubilee, why is this sitting on your desk chair?" He pulled out a blue glitter marker. "This appears to be the same one that was used to make the sign bearing *Fluppy's* name."

"Woah, hold up chica, what name?" Angelo said, while burrowing through a stack of clothes.

"Its nuthin' really Angelo." Paige blushed.

"So Lee, how 'bout an explanation?" she asked, quickly changing the subject.

"I wuz framed! Honest!" She was met by five faces that clearly said 'do you honestly think we're dumb enough to buy that?'

~Y'know, back in London we always heard 'bout America and that 'ole innocent ebfore proven guilty bit.~ Jono projected into their heads, looking around the cluttered room shaking his head in disapproval. ~Really Lee, even my room looks better than this.~

"Jono's right. I think that we should have a mock trial, provided of course, that I get be judge," said Everett with a grin.

"Sounds like a plan my man," said Angelo, walking out. "Now lets get outta here, this room creeps me out. Too much Anime and Cartoon Network."

"Now lets get this straight, children," stated Monet as she walked over to her bench, the couch. "I am the prosecuting attorney, Jono is the defense attorney. Angelo is the bailiff, Leech, Artie, and Franklin are the jury." The three young boys smiled as they were recognized. They had convinced Paige to let them play too. "And the honorable judge Everett Thomas is presiding."

Jubilee sat on the red armchair that was to be the defendant's table. Paige sat at the prosecutor's couch opposite her, giving her dirty glares. In response, Lee stuck out her tongue at Paige, and than at Monet.

"Hear ye, hear ye. All rise for Ev, the next Judge Judy!" called out Angelo.

"Judge Judy?" Ev asked him. Angelo shrugged and looked back out at the four people before him. "'K, be seated. Openin' statement M?"

"Thank you your honor." Monet said, rising from here seat.

"Suck up," muttered Jubilee.

~Shush gel, don' wanna make yerself look werse than you already do.~ Jono said, elbowing her.

"Your honor, today we, the people, will put before you both circumstantial evidence and a motive. We will prove that Jubilee intended to do harm to Fluppy, and cause my client extensive emotional distress. Leech raised his hand. "*sigh* Yes Leech? What is it?"

"Leech wants to know what emotion distress is."

"It means that Jubilee wanted to make Paige mad and wanted to hurt her feelings."

"Oh, Leech understand." The little boy resettled himself on his chair.

"We would also like for the defendant to have to wash Fluppy and do Paige's kitchen duty for the next three weeks."

"Hey!" yelled Jubilee.

"Lee, sit down, or we will have the bailiff restrain you," said Ev.

"Humph" said Jubilee as she plopped back down.

~Now, even though everythin' seem t'point t'Lee as the culprit, y'can't go 'round accusing people. She may not 'ave done it. In fact, none o' you even know if she was near Fluppy. I'm gorra prove that she didn't do it,~ Jono said, standing in front of them all.

"Well what bout the marker and the dye? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?" asked Angelo, while giving Jono a sly look.

~Um, well, I'll still prove that some bugger framed the gel,~ he said, trying to come up with a decent explanation.

"The people call Ms. Guthrie to the stand," Monet said, while walking up to the desk that was Everett's stand.

"Swear you'll tell the truth Country Mouse?" Angelo asked, holding a copy of Xavier's latest textbook, *Everything Changes, the Effect of the X-factor in our Modern Society*.

"Dude, isn't that supposed to be a Bible?" Jubilee asked, popping in a piece of Juicy Fruit.

"For us, this is a Bible, Jubecita." Jubilee rolled her eyes.

"I do Angelo."

"K Monet, she's all yours," said Angelo moving over to stand away from the chair that Paige was sitting on.

"Ms. Guthrie, please tell the court what happened at 10:30 this morning?"

"Ah had jus' come from the library. I was getting a book on Ralph Nader for mah social studies report. As Ah came closer to my room, I noticed mah door was open."

"And you are sure you had closed it Ms. Guthrie?" Monet asked while slowly pacing around the room.

"Yes, in fact, Ah had locked it." Even though Paige was not the one on trial, being questioned still made her nervous, and her accent was showing.

"Are you in the habit of locking your door ... what is it Franklin?"

Franklin had gotten up and walked to Jubilee. "I wanted some gum too," he replied, taking a piece and walking back to his chair next to Artie.

"Ask first next time," Monet said, while walking to Jubilee and confiscating her pack. "Back to the topic at hand. Do you usually lock your door Ms. Guthrie?"

"Yeah, Ah started after Jubilee put shaving cream in mah pillow two weeks ago."

"So Ms. Lee has done things of this nature before," Monet said, walking over to where Jubilee sat.

"Well, yeah, she's done this to me a lot."

"Please continue your story. What happened when you reached your room?"

"Ah walked in and Fluppy was bright pink and was wearin' that black jacket. Ah screamed out, and then you came in. That's it."

"I would like to present exhibit A your honor. It is the defaced Fluppy." Monet walked the pink creature over to Ev and placed it on his desk. "Your witness, Mr. Starsmore."

~'ey Sunshine. You see Jubilee do this t'yer dog?~

"Well, no, Ah didn't ..."

~And when we all were in Lee's room, Monet said a blue glitter pen there matched the one that was used to write on the sign on yer puppy. What did that sign say?~

"Ah'd rather not say." Paige turned bright red.

~Yer under oath gel. What is it, Leech?~

"Artie wants to know what oath is," Leech said, smiling and looking at his friend.

~It means she promised she wouldn't lie squirt.~ It looked as if Jono would have smiled if he could have.

"Well, it, it read *Fluppy 'Sparky' Guthrie*." Paige looked down at her hands.

~Oh, I see.~ Jono started to look nervous and fiddled with the strap on his jacket. ~Well then, are you sure it was Jubilee's writing?~

"Ah, Ah'm not sure."

~Fine then. Defense rests.~

"Yo Sparky! You're supposed to be helping me! You're practically telling them I wrote the sign!"

~Well, it doesn't 'elp that all the evidence points t'you and that you've done stuff like this before.~

"Still! I can't believe this."

~Shush, Monet's callin' the next witness.~

"The prosecutors call Ms. Lee to the stand." Monet pointed accusingly at Jubilee.

"Gonna tell the truth chica?" Angelo said, looking at her skeptically.

"Shut up Ange!" Jubilee whacked Angelo over the head.

"Ouch! See! She's violent! She did do it!"

Franklin ran over to Jubilee and stomped on her foot. "Don't hurt Angelo!" he yelled at her.

"Ow, stop it Franklin!" Jubilee said, pushing him away.

"That will be enough Franklin." Monet escorted him back to his chair.

"Ms. Lee, can you tell the court where you were before 10:30?"

"Lets see. I was watchin' Pokémon at 8:30. Then I just sat in my room and read comics while listening to my Smash Mouth CD."

"Did anyone see you during this period to prove your whereabouts?" Monet asked, suddenly extremely interested in her pale yellow nail-polish.

"No, but ..."

"And did you not say earlier, and I quote, 'Think of it this way. It's an improvement. Maybe now you'll actually wash the toy for a change.' Well Ms. Lee?" Jubilee looked at Jono, mentally pleading that he would step in and save her. "I did, but I didn't touch that thing!"

"And, Ms. Lee, was the glitter pen and the pink dye not found in your room?"

"Yeah, but I was in the den watching Pokémon for a while. Someone could have planted it while I was gone."

"Then why did you not notice that these items were placed in your room? And don't you know how to pick locks?" Monet turned to face Jubilee.

"Well, cause my room is a little messy. And yeah I do know how to pick locks, but ..." Jubilee stared down at her feet.

"No more questions. Your turn Starsmore." As Jono got up, Monet bumped into him. ~Watch where yer goin' luv.~ Monet just glared at him and sat down next to Paige.

~Lee, do you lock yer room?~

"No, I don't. I trust my friends. Even if they do occasionally pull a small prank, it really doesn't bother me."

Leech raised his hand. "Did Ash get a new Pokémon today, Ms. Lee?"

"Naw, but Misty almost caught a Jigglypuff," Jubilee said while looking away from Jono.

"Awww." A disappointed Leech sat back down.

~Do you know if anyone else has a glitter pen like that luv?~

"Actually, yeah. Remember back when Ev and Angelito and I made that poster for Literature and Composition? Angelo had a pen exactly like that!"

~Thanks luv. You can go.~

"Alright Everett, we're ready for closing statements," Monet said, floating off the couch and gently landing in front of him.

~Not yet gel. I gorra witness t'call.~

"Go ahead Jono," Everett said, then he looked over at Leech, Artie, and Franklin. The three young boys had lost interest in the older children's game. "I move we dismiss the jury first though, so they can have some ice cream."

"Ice cream!" cried Leech and Franklin. Artie projected a picture of the three boys at a table eating hot fudge sundaes.

"I think that would be best if the defense agrees also ..." Monet said, looking at Jono with her nose turned up at him.

~Let'm go. They've 'ad their fun.~

The boys ran out of the room to find Ms. Frost so they could get their treat.

~I call Angelo Espinosa t'the stand.~

Angelo looked at them in shock. "Me?"

~'K, mate. Where's yer glitter pen?~

"I gave it to Lee. I just guess the chica fergot and buried it under one of her piles."

~Know wot I find amazin' mate? Ev 'ad t'sit on the pen t'find it, yet in that mess you found the pink dye right away.~

Jono was walking away from where Angelo sat. "Hey, what you tryin' t'say, vato?"

~Nuthin' mate. Jus' found it puzzlin' is all. Besides, everyone 'ere knows you don't 'ide behind yer tricks. Not like you'd be weak enough to 'ide behind a 13-year-old gel.~

"Thank you amigo."

~Course, you probably wouldn't 'ave been able t'think up this whole plot.~

"What?" Angelo stretched his hand out and forced Jono to turn around and face him.

~Well, yer tricks, they're a bit unoriginal.~

"Hey, this trick, like all of mine ... um ... I mean ..."

~Wot's the matter Ange, cat got yer tongue?~

"Angelo! You did this to Fluppy! You are sooo dead!"

"Hey, calm down Hayseed," Jubilee said, walking over to Paige and grabbing her shoulder. "I got first dibs on beatin' him. You can kill him after me!"

Jubilee lunged for Angelo. "Eek, missed me!" Angelo ran away, praying to God he would make it safely to his room. Then he could block the door and wait out the two girls' temper tantrums. Paige and Jubilee raced after him. Jono watched them go. As they ran, he also heard Paige apologizing to Jubilee.

"Guess that solves everything," said Ev. "I'm gonna go watch the show." He slowly jogged after the two mad girls and the poor barrio boy.

"So Mr. Starsmore, how did you know that Angelo did it and not Jubilee?"

~There is precious little I don't know~ he said, mimicking her smug tone. If Monet hadn't known better, she would have sworn he was smiling. He started to walk away. "Honestly Jono, how did you know?" she called after him.

~I knew when he actually found the dye in the room. No one could ever find anything that small in 'er room unless they knew where t'look.~

Monet simply smiled, then let out a small giggle as she heard Angelo scream out in pain as Jubilee and Paige finally caught him.