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The Call of Cthulhu

Chapter one

-Ulrich's POV-

I sat on the couch in Yumi's house next to her. In the loveseat across from us sat Aelita and Jeremy. Odd laid down on the floor, anxiously waiting on phone call from his uncle. We graduated high school almost a week ago and shut down XANA a year previously, giving us all time to get resituated and start over. Yumi and I have been going out for exactly one year, two months, and thirteen days. Jeremy and Aelita had a good week and a half on us though. Returning to a normal life has been a slow and almost painful process. Losing William and Franz Hopper to the XANA really shook us up but we got over it.

According to Odd, the phone call was whether or not all of us could go with him to America for a sort of road trip. Odd's mobile rang, causing him to jump he answered it anxiously.

"Hey! Uncle Jack…..yes……uh-huh…..we promise…..yes….oh…okay…bye."

Odd hung up the mobile with disheartened look on his face.

"Don't worry about it Odd" I said "We can still have a cool summer here."

"Yeah, don't stress it." Aelita said reassuringly.

"What the fuck are you douche's talking about?!" Odd suddenly cheered "Pack your bags ladies and fags were going to America!" He cheered

We packed our things and three days later we were on our way to the city of Arkham, a dingy little city that looked oddly depressing. The day we arrived it was very foggy and the air had a slight drizzle to it. Odd's Uncle Jack met us at the terminal and took us to his apartment building. We spent a day getting situated and settled. We went to the museums and galleries, looking at the old paintings and hearing the old ghost stories of the small city. Apparently, the city is infamous for crawling with ghost and other spook's and urban legends.

The day, in which we were supposed to go on the road trip, Odd's uncle had to work (He was a detective for the A.P.D), leaving us to fend for ourselves. He gave us a map and some American money for gas. On the map was a highlighted path. He told us to follow it and it would take us to New York City, Were Odd's parents lived. The plan was we would drive up there, meet his folk's, stay a week then from NYC we'd hop a plane and head home. Little did we know that one wrong turn would change our lives forever and send us into a nightmare that we'd never truly wake up from.

-Yumi's POV-

On the following morning we loaded up the van and set off on a road that was rarely traveled by the city people. The entire time we were on the road we only saw two cars…that is if you count tractors. Odd was up front driving while the rest of us piled in the back. I laid my head on Ulrich's shoulder and tried to sleep. I wanted to kill some time so I decided to take a nap. I didn't sleep too long but I was awoken suddenly by a violent pop and hissing noise. The car jerked to a violent stop and I was thrown from Ulrich's shoulder and tossed into the back of the passenger seat. Jeremy was thrown on top of me and Aelita was thrown forward, head butting Ulrich.

"Ow...Fucking A! Son of a bitch… Damn! Are we all okay?" Odd asked rubbing his forehead which had hit the steering wheel.

"Yeah…" I Heard Jeremy mutter angrily.

"For fucks sake…"Aelita muttered, which was surprising since she never swore.

"What happened?" Ulrich asked.

"Let's find out…" Odd said hopping out of the car.

We piled out with him and gasped at what we saw. The front two tires were tangled in razor wire that had been set across the road. The wire was rusty and wicked looking. It didn't just tear the tires; it ripped them to pieces and tangled in the rim of the car. What the hell… I thought.

"How far are we from New York?" I asked.

"Another four hour drive." Odd said kicking the car door angrily.

"Try your mobile." Aelita suggested.

"I doubt you'd get reception out here…" Jeremy said.

"Yeah you're right…" Odd said trying the mobile.

"So what…are we boned?" Ulrich asked.

"Yeah we're boned." Odd said leaning against the car.

-Jeremy's POV-

An hour passed. Aelita and I sat in the back of the van with the doors open so we wouldn't be as hot. Odd munched on the snack foods we brought and Ulrich tried to comfort Yumi. Almost three hours passed before finally a sort of raggedy old vehicle rolled by. It looked like a bus but like something from the early 30's.

"Hey!" Odd said jumping out of the driver's seat and running after the slow moving vehicle.

He banged on the side of it and the bus pulled over with a screech. We got out and jogged up to the bus and flinched slightly at the sight of the driver. There were no passengers but the driver was by far the creepiest looking guy I have ever seen. His skin was a sort of grayish color with an icy blue eyed stare that never seemed to blink. He looked to be about mid to late thirties but he had no facial hair at all. The hair he did have was a sort of off red-ish color that grew in odd patterns on his face. He also had a sort of receding chin and sloping forehead. What I noticed next was the fact that his fingers seemed to curl towards his palms. He was dressed in casual blue clothes with a black golf cap.

"What the hell do you want?" He growled.

His voice was deep and guttural. Almost like a gurgle.

"What do you kids want!" he barked

"Oh! Uhm, Well…… Uh our car broke down and our mobile's aren't getting any reception so uhm can we get a ride to the nearest town?" Odd asked nervously.

The bus driver growled deeply.

"Its ten cents per person" he grumbled.

Odd dug in his pocket for a one dollar bill and handed it to him and got on the bus. Aelita looked at me and back at the bus she looked nervous. I held her hand and we got on followed by Ulrich and Yumi.

Aelita's POV

The bus reeked of fish. That's all I can say. It smelled like low tide at the pier. The creepy stares of the bus driver from the mirror above the driver's seat didn't help. The entire trip he never blank. Not even once.

"So, Uhhhhhh. What's your name?" Odd asked trying to sound casual.

"Names Joe Sargent. This bus is going to the town of Innsmouth. You can get a mechanic there." He gurgled.

"How much longer till we arrive?" Ulrich asked.

"We should see the gates in about fifteen minutes. Odd said.

I turned to look out the window. The entire landscape was bleak and depressing. A swampy marsh like landscape as far as the eye could see. She saw a worn faded sign that said "Innsmouth. Pop. 386"

"We're here." Sargent said pulling up to a gate.

He honked three times and the tall gates swung open. The town of Innsmouth was ancient looking. The buildings were faded and run-down and the street was cobbled like from the eighteen hundreds. I saw on the street a grocery store, a tavern, and a diner. The bus continued down the street and stopped in front of a tall three story building.

"Here we are. Home sweet home." Sargent said putting the bus in park.