Don't be silly, there is no butler in this story.\n\n[[It was Florence the raptorcorn]]\n[[It was Rufus the candycorn]]\n[[It was Benedict Cumbercorn]]
[img[cumbercorn_encounter.gif]]\n\n"Phileas! None other than you, of course! I shouldn't be surprised."\n\n"Don't try to avoid the topic. Are you hiding something?" our beloved unicorn asked.\n\n"I am not hiding anything, I am investigating a mysterious disappearance. What are YOU doing here?"\n\n[[I am investigating a disappearance too|commonInves]]\n[[Lies! You're hiding something and I will find what it is]]\n
[img[sherlocorn_search.gif]]\n\nPhileas put Poofie on a side and started looking for clues. Smelling the floor around the area, he found a track that was leading to the Tavern of Candyland. Some recent hoofsteps were leading there.\n\nOr maybe, he was smelling it in the wrong direction, and the suspect had been leaving the Tavern in fact. In that case, the track lead to the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow, a place known by its famous crazy hawaii-themed summer parties.\n\nWhile trying to figure out which direction the suspect had gone to, smelling the floor with more intensity, Phileas noticed a second track. More steps, although these ones were not made by hooves. It was a different kind of step, and it lead to Candy Mountain.\n\nThe mere thought of Candy Mountain made Phileas shiver, for Candy Mountain is a very dangerous place for unicorns. But if his instincs were right, that was the place to search for Poofie's rainbow.\n\n[[Go to the Tavern]]\n[[Go to the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow]]\n[[Go to Candy Mountain]]\n
[img[cumbercorn.gif]]\n\n"The identity of my client, as well as the nature of the mystery I'm investigating, is of course a professional secret that I won't share with you. Now, if you excuse me, I'm done here. Bye."\n\nCumbercorn left the marshes, in the direction where Poofie was still standing. Suspicious. Phileas decided to follow him.\n\n[[Follow him]]
[img[unikins.gif]]\n\nThis is the story of Unekins the Unicorn.\nUnekins was an inquisitive, energetic unicorn, filled with joy and rainbows. Sometimes other unicorns would make fun of his silly cheeks. \n\nUnekins had a bag full of damns, but he didn't give a single one.\n\n\n[[Weeeee!! Unicorns!!!]]\n
[img[poofie.gif]]\n\n"This is terrible, Unekins! I am mostly distressed with my tribulations, for I have been deprived of one of my most precious possessions!", said Poofie, almost crying.\n\n[[wat|poofietalk2]]\n
[img[raptorcorn_close.gif]]\n\nPhileas cleared his throat.\n\n"I know who stole your rainbow. It was Florence."\n\n"Who?" asked Poofie\n\n"Florence the raptorcorn, the one who runs the tavern. He tried to pin the crime to someone else, someone we both know. He was so convincing that I almost fell for that trap. But then it dawned on me: it was too evident. Too easy. And of course it was! Because it was a lie all along. Florence stole your rainbow, and thought he could get away with that."\n\n"But why did he do that? Why would he want my rainbow?" asked Poofie.\n\nSuddenly, a powerful voice interrupted them.\n\n"YOU ARE WRONG! IT WAS ME, HAHAHA"\n\n[[Who's that?]]
[img[cumbercorn-close.gif]]\n\n"It is a quite interesting case... of course it would be too hard for an idiot like you to solve, but I am convinced that I have gathered the final clues. I am about to unlock the mystery, my task here in the Marshes is over. I will proceed now to meet my client and give her the answer."\n\n[[Her? Who is that client?]]\n[[You always talk and talk, but you wouldn't find a haystack in a needle even if it hit you in the face|cumberLeave]]\n[[Quite a coincidence: I am about to unlock my case as well|cumberLeave]]\n
[img[cumbercorn-close.gif]]\n\n"Oh, shut up darling. I was here before you arrived. I am sure that you're completely lost now, aren't you?"\n\n"Don't try to provoke me, Cumbercorn. You know that I'm a better detective than you are!"\n\n"Come on, don't get angry. I was done here anyway"\n\n[[Where are you going?]]
[img[cumbercorn_encounter.gif]]\n\n"Hey Phileas, why are you following me? Didn't you have a mystery to investigate?" said Cumbercorn after turning around.\n\n"I'm not following you, I just happened to be going in the same direction" answered Sherlocorn.\n\nCumbercorn stopped walking and let Phileas pass by, watching him as he proceeded back to the meadow.\n\n[[Go back to Poofie|centralHub]]
[img[poofie_close.gif]]\nPoofie got her rainbow back, thanks to the accurate deductions of her friend Unekins, and everyone lived happy for ever and ever.\n\nTHE END.
[img[singing_candy.gif]]\n\nPhileas knew well about Rufus. He was a very dangerous candy. He would lure unicorns to Candy Mountain, and then do unspeakable things to them.\n\n"You are not fooling me, Rufus. I know who you are!"\n\n"Oh, why so much animosity? You seem distraught by something. Join our party inside the mountain and all your troubles will disappear!"\n\n[[Enter candy cave]]\n[[Continue questioning Rufus]]
[img[raptorcorn_encounter.gif]]\n\n"It's me, Phileas! Don't you recognise me?"\n\n"I beg your pardon? I don't know of anyone named Phileas"\n\n"The detective! I investigate mysteries. I helped you discover who was stealing the cookies from the jar last year, don't you remember?"\n\n"Unekins? Is it you?"\n\n<<if $drank == 0>>\n[[Not Unekins! When I'm investigating, I am Phileas Sherlocorn!|forceBeer]]\n[[Well, yes, I'm Unekins.|forceBeer]]\n<<else>>\n[[Not Unekins! When I'm investigating, I am Phileas Sherlocorn!|exposeLizard]]\n[[Well, yes, I'm Unekins.|exposeLizard]]\n<<endif>>\n<<set $asked = 1>>
[img[transformation_1.gif]]\n\nUnekins would help his friend find her rainbow. He conjured the arcane spells that were only known by him and a selected few unicorns from Candyland, and started the transformation process.\n\n[[continue|trafo2]]\n
[img[cumbercorn.gif]]\n\n"I finished investigating here, I'm going back to talk with my client about my latest findings. Bye , darling!"\n\nCumbercorn left the Marshes, walking towards the meadows where Phileas had found Poofie that day.\n\n[[Follow him]]
The incredible and mysterious adventure of Unekins the Unicorn.
[img[raptorcorn_close.gif]]\n\nThe bartender was a rather popular raptorcorn called Florence. He was a very affable unisaur, always with a smile on his face, even though he didn't have lips.\n\n"Good morning, sir. Welcome to my humble tavern. How can I help you?" greeted Florence the raptorcorn.\n\n[[It's me, Phileas|ItsPhileas]]\n[[I am conducting an investigation of the utmost urgency, and I need your collaboration|forceBeer]]\n[[Please, I would like to have a beercorn|beercorn]]
[img[singing_candy.gif]]\n\n"You are trying to fool me. Did you steal the rainbow? Tell me the truth!"\n\n"I didn't take anyone's rainbow. Those are just unfounded rumours against me! I don't even know this unicornette friend of yours!" responded Rufus.\n\n"A-HA!!! You betrayed yourself! I never mentioned any friend! How did you know that? Of course, because you are the thief!"\n\nPhileas had solved the case. He was very excited.\n\n"Alright, alright, I did it. I confess. I took the rainbow and hid it inside the cave. Now, if you want to take it back, you can find it there. You've defeated me."\n\n[[Enter candy cave]]\n[[It's a trap!]]
[img[jesuscorn.gif]]\n\nJesuscorn!\n\nAs they turned over, they could see His Holy Horn in His forehead. And His Blessed Sandals, and His severe eyes, and His white robes.\n\n"You ruined my plans again, Phileas! Everything was perfect, everything calculated to the milimeter. But you had to show up and destroy everything! How did you find that I was the thief?"\n\n"Wait a second", said Poofie, "he had no idea! You're telling us now!"\n\n"Shut up, you... you thing! What are you exactly?"\n\n"An unicornette, please".\n\n[[continue|jeebuz]]
[img[beercorn.gif]]\n\n"I'll serve it with pleasure!", chirped the unisaur.\n\nFlorence reached for a glasscorn and started pouring a generous serving of beer from the draft. This raptorcorn liked to keep his customers happy.\n\n<<if $asked == 0>>\n\n"And what brings you to this area? Are you visiting for tourism? I think I have never seen you around"\n\n[[But I come here often! Don't you recognise me? Phileas Sherlocorn, the detective|ItsPhileas]]\n<<else>>\n\n"And what brings you to my tavern, Unekins? Travelling again?"\n\n<<endif>>\n[[I would like to inquire you about a recent event|exposeLizard]]\n<<set $drank = 1>>\n\n
[img[candy_mountain.gif]]\n\nPileas crossed the bridge above the volcano, and arrived to Candy Mountain.\n\nCandy Mountain was a place with a dark story. A very dangerous place for unicorns. No one dared talk about it, for fear kept their mouths shut, yet everyone knew what had happened there.\n\nPhileas stepped in front of Candy Mountain.\n\n[[hello?]]
"Nice, nice. So what will that be? A beercorn as usual?"\n\n[[Well, of course!|beercorn]]
[img[cumbercorn.gif]]\n\nPhileas cleared his throat.\n\n"I know who stole your rainbow. It was Cumbercorn."\n\n"What?" exclamated Poofie. "I can't believe it! Why would he do that?"\n\n"Of course, the career of that second-rate detective is a disaster. It is a well known fact that he hasn't had a case for a long time. And he needed something to show that he's still in business.\n\nWhen I met him before, he told me that he was investigating a case. He tried to avoid giving me any clues, but despite that, I could tell he was also searching for your rainbow. The same case as me? Is that a coincidence? Of course not!\n\nBenedict fabricated the case. He stole your rainbow, so that he could solve the mystery, and with that regain his reputation as detective. It's crystal clear."\n\n"But wouldn't he get a reputation as thief as well?"\n\nSuddenly, a powerful voice interrupted them.\n\n"YOU ARE WRONG! IT WAS ME, HAHAHA"\n\n[[Who's that?]]
[img[sherlocorn.gif]]\n\nPhileas Sherlocorn!! Consulting detective!\n\nWith the superpowers of his alter ego, Phileas would find Poofie's rainbow. No villain would be able to hide it for too long.\n\n"Don't worry, Poofie! I will find your rainbow and bring it back to you"\n\n"But Unekins, you don't understand!" - replied Poofie\n\n[[I am not Unekins anymore, my name is Phileas Sherlocorn|investigate]]\n[[You are the one who doesn't understand. Nothing escapes Phileas Sherlocorn|investigate]]\n[[I am starting the investigation right now. Step aside|investigate]]\n
[img[singing_candy.gif]]\n\nOut of nowhere, a walking candy bar appeared and welcomed Phileas.\n\n"Be welcome, my horned friend! Are you feeling down? Looking for some cheering up? Then just head up to the Candy Cave!"\n\n"Who are you?" asked Phileas.\n\n"My name is Rufus. Rufus the candycorn. I am the welcome comitee of Candy Mountain"\n\n[[interesting]]
[img[candy_mountain.gif]]\n\nPhileas could see through the tricks of Rufus. Maybe he wasn't, after all, the thief. He was only confessing so that he could get Phileas inside the insideous cave.\n\nThis, however, was still a very valuable clue.\n\n[[Go back to Poofie|centralHub]]
[img[raptorcorn_close.gif]]\n\n"Wait a second!" said Florence. "There is something more that I have to tell you".\n\n"Yes?" inquired Phileas\n\n"That mysterious man you're looking for. He was hiding something. I wouldn't usually pay much attention, but there was something strange. Something... shiny in his pocket."\n\n"Thank you!" responded Phileas. "That is indeed very useful information!"\n\n[[leave|centralHub]]
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[img[singing_candy.gif]]\n\nPhileas cleared his throat.\n\n"I know who stole your rainbow. It was Rufus, the candycorn."\n\n"Oh no!" cried Poofie, "him again? This candy is evil!"\n\n"Yes he is. When I investigated there, he tried to get me inside Candy Cave".\n\n"Oh no!" said Poofie one more time. "And could you resist the temptation? You are a very brave unicorn!"\n\n"He stole your rainbow because he knew that, being the awesome detective I am, I would eventually get there and try to recover it from his hands. He hid the rainbow inside Candy Cave, because he wanted to lure me in".\n\nSuddenly, a powerful voice interrupted them.\n\n"YOU ARE WRONG! IT WAS ME, HAHAHA"\n\n[[Who's that?]]
[img[jesuscorn_hand.gif]]\n\n"I don't care. You two ruined all my plans. Now it's over. You've defeated me.\n\nHere's your rainbow. I'm giving it back to you. Consider it a sign of my friendship. I won't do that again, I promise."\n\nAnd Jesuscorn offered back Poofie's rainbow.\n\n[[take the rainbow!]]\n\n
Phileas entered the cave inside Candy Mountain.\n\nThe lights went dark.\n\n[[what now?]]
[img[unikins.gif]]\n\nOne day, Unekins was happily strolling through Candyland, and he met his friend, Poofie the Unicornette. She was worried about something.\n\n[[What happened, Poofie?|poofietalk]]\n[[Have you seen one of my damns? I can't find them|poofietalk]]\n
[img[investigating.gif]]\n\nPhileas returned to the place where he found Poofie, with the clues he gathered.\n\n"Oh, you're back. And, did you find something?" asked Poofie, with a hint of skepticism.\n\nPhileas pondered for a moment if he needed to investigate further.\n\n[[Go to the Tavern]]\n[[Go to the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow]]\n[[Go to Candy Mountain]]\n[[Solve the mystery!]]\n
[img[cumbercorn-close.gif]\n\n"I think that you are becoming paranoid. Have you thought about a vacation? They say there are cool parties here in summer".\n\n"I have already wasted too much time talking with you, Cumberhorn. I have a mystery to solve and you're in the way".\n\n"It's Cumbercorn, not Cumberhorn!"\n\n"Whatever, now get lost."\n\nCumbercorn left, suspiciously heading towards the meadow where Poofie was standing.\n\n[[Follow him]]
[img[poofie_close.gif]]\n\n"Unekins, someone stole my rainbow!"\n\nYou must know, at this point, that unicorns possess a rather peculiar hability. Their magical hearts beat with the power of magic and love, and their blood is not only red, but also blue, and yellow and green, and many other colors. Their blood is a rainbow of fluids pumped through their bodies. With the power of love, Unicorns are able to project powerful beams of harmony and illuminate the creatures around them. \n\nSomeone, it appeared, had taken this hability out of Poofie. She was not able to radiate rainbows any more.\n\n[[It is time to investigate!]]\n
[img[unikins_grin.gif]]\n\nAfter having gathered enough clues, Phileas was sure he knew who had stolen the rainbow. It was, indeed, an easy case.\n\n[[It was Florence the raptorcorn]]\n[[It was Benedict Cumbercorn]]\n[[It was Rufus the candycorn]]\n[[It was the butler]]
Unekin woke up. He had a terrible headache. He was in the middle of a grass field. Someone had drugged him.\n\nSomething was missing.\n\nTHE END.
[img[tavern.gif]]\nThe tavern was known as The Tavern because it was the only tavern in Candyland. It was the common stop of all travellers across Candyland.\n\nPhileas had stopped there quite a few times, and was good friends with the bartender.\n\nPhileas entered the stablishment and took a sit.\n\n[[Excuse me?]]\n<<set $asked = 0>> <<set $drank = 0>>
[img[cumbercorn_encounter.gif]]\n\n"Hello darling" said Cumbercorn. He always called Phileas darling, only to spite him. "What are you doing here? Are you trying to interfere with my investigation?"\n\n[[Me? YOU are interfering with MY investigation!]]\n[[What are you investigating, if I may ask?|commonInves]]
[img[cumbercorn.gif]]\n\n"Whatever. Bye bye, loser", Cumbercorn left, heading towards the meadow where Poofie was standing.\n\n[[Follow him]]
Kirill Krysov [[(web)|http://average-artist.deviantart.com]]\nChristiaan Janssen[[(web)|http://chrisjangames.wordpress.com]]\nBerlin Mini Game Jam December 2014
[img[transformation_2.gif]]\n\nRainbow-colored fumes appeared out of thin air, surrounding Unekins, projecting beams of joy. An antique magical force reached from the depths of aeons past, across seams of space and time, caressing the chin of our horned hero. The mystical radiance blinded Poofie for a few seconds while Unekins changed into something else, something mightier.\n\n[[continue|trafo3]]
[img[transformation_3.gif]]\n\nThen, the light and the steam dissipated. Poofie cleared her eyes. And she beholded in awe.\n\n[[continue|sherlocorn]]
[img[raptorcorn_encounter.gif]]\n\n"Tell me, bartender, have you seen anyone looking suspicious around here recently?"\n\n"What? You mean aside of your funny hat? That looks suspicious if anything!" - responded Florence the affable raptorcorn.\n\n"Please, I am serious. Anything that caught your attention?"\n\n"There was a guy around here who looked like you. Same stupid hat. He just left a few minutes ago, he said he had found a clue."\n\n"Humm, very interesting. Did he mention where he was going?"\n\n"I think he mentioned something about the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow. These youngsters nowadays, it's all party and fun for them."\n\n[[leave the Tavern|aboutToLeave]]\n
[img[marshes_of_despair_and_sorrow.gif]]\n\nPhileas arrived to the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow.\n\nA desolated extension, devoid of trees, covered in mud, appeared in front of his eyes. Not a bird, nor a fish could be seen. Even the few plants, grey under a cover of what seemed to be the ashes of a nearby volcano, seemed completely dead.\n\nOne is immediately flooded with a deep sadness in the bottom of the heart, the moment the first steps in that sterile area are taken. Even unicorns flinch, despite the great unendless joy that feeds their souls. Souls, devoid of the bodies of former owners, is what someone expects to find in the Marshes of Despair and Sorrow. And vodka, they love vodka in this place too.\n\nIt's also a popular destination for ravers of all kinds. Candyland's most famous DJs are not considered baptized until they've played a set in what is considered the mecca of the raver culture. For the Marshes are invaded every summer by visitors from all over, in what is the craziest music festival of all them.\n\nPhileas heard a noise. Someone was hiding behind the abandoned ticket house. He approached carefully, trying to surprise the mysterious figure.\n\n[[look who is hiding]]\n
[img[cumbercorn.gif]]\n\nAnd a surprise it was! None other than Benedict Cumbercorn! Phileas' archnemesis!\n\nBenedict Cumbercorn is the rival detective of Phileas Sherlocorn. What started as a healthy professional rivalry in their younger years, had developed into a bitter mutual hatred. Each one of them trying to outsmart the other, being faster at solving cases.\n\n[[Cumbercorn! You again!|cumberIntro]]\n[[What are you doing, hiding here?]]\n[[We encounter again, Mr Cumbercorn|cumberIntro]]