Mr H. and the Cat Mystery

### **Description**

Mr. H and the Cat Mystery was a server wide incident that was triggered by Lord Max's cat Bubble being kidnapped.

### **Bubble missing?**

In episode 7 of Lord Max's series it is revealed that Bubble, Lord Max's cat has been kidnapped and all that was left behind was a cryptic and threatening note marked by one Mr. H.

> dear LordMax\_\_,
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> Hope this letter finds you well.
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> Evening or morning you find my words.
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> Let me start by saying, I have your beloved cat Bubbles.
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> Pay 20 diamonds to see your cat again.
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> Meet the chest under 387 61 141. under the old oak tree.
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> Empty the 20 diamonds there.
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> Please make your next actions with caution.
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> Losing a beloved pet wouldn't be ideal.
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> Sincerely - Mr. H
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Transcription of second book left by Mr. H in Lord Max's abandoned farmhouse.dear Lord ax\_\_,

With the help of Ekk, Lord Max investigated the coords and after hours of staking out the location, they concluded that this was after all a diversion, and after returning to the farmhouse they found a new note was left by Mr. H.

The

price

will

only

go

up

from

here...

Sincerely - M . H

Transcription of the second book left by Mr. H in Lord Max's abandoned farmhouse.

### **Threats**

This book was littered with cryptic messages which Ekk and Max were unable to decipher. That was the last they heard from Mr. H for a week until one day Max came across that around his home there was a litany of threatening signs placed (see gallery). The threats ranged from "I'm watching you" to accusing that Ekk was a spy working with Mr. H. This lead to tensions to rise between Ekk and Max, in the end however Max maintained his trust in Ekk.

Along with the signs another cryptic book was left.

Transcription of the third book left by Mr. H in Lord Max's abandoned farmhouse.

After much translation they worked out that the message said:

> Dear LordMax\_\_,
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> I see you have called my bluff with my previous letter to you.
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> I congratulate you on your journey thus far.
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> You may not know who i am, but i do know you very well. I have been by your side the whole time.
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> I have never let you out of my sight, every time you think you're a step ahead of me, i'm five steps ahead of you...
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> i must assure you your dear bubbles is far from safe.
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> Sincerely - Mr. H xoxo
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Translation of the third book left by Mr. H in Lord Max's abandoned farmhouse.
At the very end of this book however there was an extra note on page 10:

> Be careful who you trust.
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> Some may view beetles as the moon. An omen of badluck and death.
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> Some may view the beetles as the sun. An omen of goodluck and life.
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> What do you view the beetle as, Max?
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Transcription of the third book left by Mr. H in Lord Max's abandoned farmhouse.

Like the signs earlier this raised the suspicion on Ekk but like before the suspicion subsided, maybe due to Max's gullibility.

### **The Showdown**

After a week of hearing nothing again a book appeared at the now permanent lectern in the abandoned farmhouse. This book was new and different and sent Ekk and Max to a new location up North. Around this time other cats were going missing, including Pween's (whose cats ended up being under the floorboards of her house) and Dyeran (whose cats weren't missing but a threatening note was left at his home), along with the calling card Mr. H.

Ekk and Max set off on their journey North, picking up Neptune on the way. On the journey explained the mystery so far, coming to a conclusion that maybe Max isn't a great pet owner. They reached the coordinates written in the book and found they led into a cave. At the end of the cave there was a book surrounded by candles and redstone torches. Max opened the book and read the text: 'I'm sorry', immediately the ground fell out from underneath him and Ekk, causing them fall to the depths of a watery pit. Neptune then covered the hole they just fell through and the top and fled the scene. They had been betrayed.

After wallowing in fear that they were trapped, Ekk and Max began to work on a way out. They traversed the side of the hole, managing to clammer their way out of their prison. They searched the area and then tried their best to work out their way home, to get revenge on Neptune. The two pondered on whether Neptune was just a minion of Mr. H or actually the real deal.

They eventually reached the shore of Neptune's boat house, Max fuelled with rage searched the boat house and then the house, Ekk eventually finding a secret lever and trapdoor leading to a very long drop, clearly Mr. H's specialty. They plunged their way down the long drop reaching a room surrounding by paintings. After much investigation they found they could walk through one of the paintings, which opened into a long ominous hallway lined with rooms, lilies of the valley and wither roses.

On the first left in the hallway was a room covered in tnt behind a glass wall. On the first right room with 3 creepers in glass casing. On the second left a potion room made for brewing filled with many potions and brewing utensils. On the second right a lava pit labelled 'the hot tub'.

At the end of the hallway was an ominous doorway which opened into a cavernous room with the back walls lined with chests and barrels. In the centre of the room was a suspended glass ball, with Max's cat Bubble inside.

Ekk and Max entered this room and met Neptune, she declared that she was Mr. H all along and was a Hisskin, despite indicating previously that she was a normal human. Neptune revealed that she kinapped Bubble in order to hide the cat because she was slowed and weakened around cats. Max and Ekk agreed to keep Bubble out of her way if Neptune agreed to free Bubble and return him to Max.

In the end Bubble was moved into Max's Junkyard, out of Neptune's way, allowing her to move and live freely.

### **Gallery**

The signs found outside of the abandoned farmhouse (ep 8)