uhhh story takes place after the main events of tew2, its my first time writing so there will be lots of choppy paragraphs n shit, i'll pick up experiences as i go. thanks for reading as well, if you do i mean ;-;
Chapter 1: Unravel
"Daaaad! Someone's calling!" Lily called from the living room.
I was preparing dinner in the kitchen. Mac and cheese, as usual. "Can you answer that for me, Lily? Daddy's busy!"
She gasped. I quickly rushed to her, my head loaded with worried thoughts of every possible way things could have gone wrong.
"Lily! What's wrong?!"
"Oh! Nothing, dad! It's just that Miss Juli is on the phone. She wants to talk to you!"
Juli... Kidman?
Lily handed me the phone. It felt heavier than usual.
"Lily. Daddy will… uh, take care of that, alright? I need to answer this in private, so can you go up your room for me?"
"Alrighty!"
Lily dashed up the stairs. A familiar voice rang up against my ear as I answered the phone; a voice I haven't heard in two years.
"Hello, Sebastian."
"You have some nerve calling me up like this after all those times I had to leave a message, Kidman."
"I know you're upset Sebastian, but I'd like it if we could start on a friendlier note. We were once partners in the KCPD after all."
"You promised to keep in touch with me, which you didn't. You'd think a pupil would have a bit more respect for their tutor. No level of effort or dedication like what you used to show is going to change that, Kid."
"Haven't been called that for a while."
"I didn't mean it in a 'friendlier note,' mind you. The only reason I haven't hung up yet is because you helped reunite me with my daughter. Where've you been, and why did you hide from me again?"
"It's a long story..."
It's always a long story, isn't it?
"...but I need your help, Sebastian."
"I thought being a well-experienced MOBIUS agent would do something-"
"It's about Joseph."
My heart wrenched as my breathing became slightly unsteady. The normal, quiet night in my apartment felt a little bit quieter.
"This better not be a joke."
"Sebastian. I know I've told you to leave it for another time to discuss about this. Well, that time's now. I also know how much Joseph meant to you as both a partner and a friend and how far you've tried to go in learning the truths about him. So I need you to stay calm for what I'm about to tell you, okay?"
"Just get on with it already."
"I've been trying to find his whereabouts for the past 5 years. Joseph's got something in him that the MOBIUS is interested about. Enough to keep him hidden from me. The incident that happened two years ago was the key for me to infiltrate the data regarding what have they been doing to him."
"What did you find?"
"I managed to locate where he's being held captive. Seems like they built an underground base somewhere in Krimson City. Took me a while to dust it off with the cover-up they pulled. I'll send you the details to your computer."
"It's been two years since STEM was shut down, Kidman. What if it's too late?"
"The MOBIUS won't reach it before you do."
I pulled the phone away from my face, head going blank. Recollecting what I could of myself, I pressed it back closely to my cheek.
"Is Joseph the new core?"
"We don't know. But judging by the less-than-ethical experiments they did on Ruvik, I have the feeling they'll go as far as they need to get that answer."
"Kidman?"
"I'm listening."
"When can I start?"
