A/N Hello, all! This is my second NBC fanfic. This one will be lighter and more fun than Blindspot (I have not abandoned Blindspot in case you were wondering). The chapters of this one will probably run on the short side, and I am not quite sure how long this fic will be, so we will get to find out together :) Enjoy!
Disclaimer! I own nothing! (Except the idea for the story)
It was a dark, chilly night in the woods where Henry and Danny were wandering through the woods. Neither men knew why they had decided to take their walk in the woods at all, let alone this one. This particular wood gave off an eerier vibe than either man had felt before.
"Something feels wrong about this place, Henry." Danny remarked to his friend.
"Yes, I sensed it, too. There must be something different about this wood." he agreed.
"Tim would love this place, don't you think?" Henry suggested. Danny shrugged.
"It is an interesting setting, but what would he do with it? It's only a wood."
The men were not sure how long they had been exploring the woods when they stumbled upon a clearing of trees painted with peculiar pictures on their trunks. The men spun around the clearing, inspecting every image. One trunk had a painting that depicted a colorful egg. An easter egg, perhaps? Another was of a green clover. There was also a great red heart, a Christmas tree, and a turkey.
"Do you suppose that they could possibly represent holidays?" Danny wondered. Henry took another look around the clearing, pondering this.
"Yes, yes of course. Let's see," Henry pointed at the egg, "Easter."
"Saint Patrick's Day." Danny indicated the clover tree
Yes, and Valentine's day."
"Isn't that only a commercial holiday, Henry?"
"Of course, but aren't they all?"
"Fair enough."
"There's Christmas, and obviously, that one would be Thanksgiving." Henry concluded as he pointed at the Christmas tree and turkey trunks.
"Don't forget the Halloween tree." Danny added. Halloween tree? Henry did not remember seeing such a tree.
"What Halloween tree?"
"That one." Danny gestured to a tree that Henry had not noticed before. It was a jack-o-lantern with a black menacing grin, as if it were leering at the men. Henry stared at the tree for a few minutes, wondering how he could not have noticed it. It stood out much more than the others, but perhaps that was his penchant for all creepy stories speaking. Neither men spoke as they stared at the tree, transfixed on its picture. Henry took a step towards the tree, reaching out to touch the jack-o-lantern's black, triangular nose. There was something odd about the nose's appearance.
"Henry, what are you doing?" Henry stepped closer to the tree and reached out, his hand resting on the jack-o-lantern's nose.
"The nose on this pumpkin. It almost appears to be," Henry twisted the nose and was surprised to notice that it did, in fact, turn, "A doorknob." Henry finished as he swung the pumpkin face open, revealing a pumpkin shaped void. Danny let his mouth fall open in awe of what he just saw. They took a few minutes to admire the pumpkin shaped void.
"Well Danny, would you like to do the honors?"
"The honors?"
"Why yes, go into the entrance. See what's on the other side. I'll follow you, of course, as I, myself, am curious to see what is on the other side."
"Are you sure that it is a good idea to go through a strange door? We have no idea where it could possibly go." Danny warned.
"It's all part of the experience! Where's your sense of adventure?" But before Danny could protest a strong wind surged from the void. Both men exclaimed as it sucked them in as if they were dust up against a vacuum.
The fall down the tree was quick,yet lasted an eternity at the same time. Eventually Henry and Danny fell onto a dirt filled, moist ground. They stumbled upright, recovering from the shock of the fall.
"Well that was unpleasant." Danny grumbled as he rubbed his temple.
"Oh please, it was exhilarating and you know it." Henry shot back. Danny's eyes widened as he observed there surroundings.
"Uh, Henry, you might want to see this."
"See what?" Henry finished dusting himself off and looked up to see what Danny could find so important to point out. Danny did not need to answer for Henry noticed what Danny would want him to see immediately.
"Oh my, Tim would just love this place."