Authors Note: Feels a bit I am jumping the gun on new stories but I had to do this as a sequel to maple creek once its done.

This time its Atticus turn to team up with Bella…in away to stop a bigger part of the cult that isn't limited to just the preacher.

Anyway, I own only Bella and the plot as Atticus belongs to Perkygoth14

Chapter 1: the abandoned Van and little boy

the camera goes over a forest of a forest park as it shows a tall oak tree…however there is more to the tree then what was shown as it goes inside it…it looked more like a room that was a blood red color and skulls on the wooden parts of the wall as a rat sniffed a skull that had branches poking through it as it soon ran away as a figure, a young women ran up the wooden steps like she was trying to get away panicked and in fear as she soon sawed a exit as she sawed it slowly try to close as she gave a strong leap and fell, her pals scrapped but still alive as she managed to dodge the closing door as she panted and looked down and sawed a pink butterfly necklace as she grabbed it and held it close as behind her a dark smoke collected behind her…forming a raven and grabbed her.

(On the road in a forest)

"Thanks again for this Atticus" said Bella as she and Atticus were driving down the road called "Redwood highway" to a Writers Convention as Atticus looked at her and gave a small smile "Your welcome, it sounds like fun, though I wish Mo, Cherry and Patch can join" he said sad that his girlfreind, friend and puppy couldn't join due to various reasons.

Patch had a class reunion he needed to go to for puppy school, Cherry and Mo both had a family reunions they needed to go to, leaving him to have to take Bella to her convention, he didn't mind Atticus admitted he was glad to get to know Bella better since before it was serious during the time in maple creek, but now they have a chance to learn.

"Shame, but they are people and you cant always be together 24/24, besides you get to know *becomes Hercules (One Piece) as he leans on Atticus* this cutie better" he said as Atticus chuckled as he gently pushed off "please don't distract me you goofy toon" he said 'it really has been two months since Cherry saved Bella and then helped her in maple creek, I have to admit Bella really is a cool person…though a little weird emotionally' he thought as he watched the pudgy beetle like hero rub his cape as he adjusted the seat a bit "Seesh not used to how big some of my forms are" he said supposedly making a face "well, give it time, and you seem to be doing ok, even when you became Crump as Nightmare penguin" he said.

But before Heracules could respond a black fog that looked like a raven cawing as Atticus swerved as Hercules panicked and grabbed his hands and the wheel "I already been in one car accident I don't want to be in another Atticus'n" he said as they got the car straighten up surprised however he sawed a trailer he stopped the car seeing a broken and abandoned trailer "What on earth was that?" he said as he looked and sawed Heracules still holding onto the wheel and his hands and squeezing them. It didn't hurt because of his super strength but he hured the Borin archapelo survivor breathing in a panic.

"Bella…Bella, calm down we didn't crash were ok" he said worried as Hercules cried "I don't want to be another Car accident, I lost my real mom and unborn brother, I don't care if your invulnerable Atticus'n due to your super strength I don't want it to happen again, to many bad memories" he said as Atticus grew sad at this tidbit of info as he gently freed his hands and wrapped his arms around the survivor.

"Shhhh, its ok I didn't crash its ok, see" he gestured outside as Hercules sniffled up the tears breathing as he sawed they were ok and calmed down "*Sniffs* thanks Atticus'n, but what was that? it looked like a raven made of smoke" he said as Atticus looked at the trailer "I don't know, but something weird is happening, and come on we need to figure it out" he said stepping out as Hercules sighed "shame, looks like I am gonna miss my convention" he said as he unbuckled and tried to get out but his belly got in the way "Oooh, never try to be someone so stocky" he said as Atticus shook his head "then swap to be something smaller or thinner" he said as Hercules became Bella again as she smiled "right" she said sheepishly however she and Atticus got serious and worried as they sawed the mobile home.

It was in ruins "What on earth happened here?" wondered Atticus as Bella grew concerned as she bended down looking at all the fallen stuff "I have no idea, the Mobil home didn't crash because look *Points to the front* the front part didn't crunch or is slammed on a pole* and *sees the roof* Atticus look claw marks" she said looking up and around at the various stuff tossed all over "something happened, something that attacked the van…I have a bad feeling it involves the raven cloud we sawed" he said as Bella pulled out a blank journal and wrote something down.

"I was saving this blank journal for stories, but it looks like we got a mystery to solve Atty, a first one with you and me" she said as Atticus nodded "I'll say" he said as Bella closed her journal and sawed a rag pile near the trailer and took it off and sawed a flare and a first aid box that had a lock.

"Better take the flare, Atticus I founded a locked First aid box so we need to find the key" she said as Atticus nodded "got it, come on I see a purse near a entrance to a park" he said as the two some walked up to the entrance.

On the sides were a wooden fence carved from red wood were two ravens in fight there wings opened up, and the front were carved in wood with a raven on top with a sign that said "Ravenwood Redwood carving heritage park"

"Strange I never hured of the place" said Atticus "It must be new, or a bit out of the way" said Bella as her eyes caught on the raven on the left and got confused "Huh?" she wondered as she touched it as it seemed to fade and return into looking like a raven in flight "Atticus did you see that?" she asked as Atticus looked at her "sawed what?" he asked confusing Bella 'why cant Atticus see it?' she wondered as atticus bended down near the fallen purse "Bella check this out, he said as Bella went up to Atticus who was shifting through the fallen purse items as he picked up something.

It was a photo of a young boy no older then 6, with short messy brown hair, dressed in a blue hoodie with a picture of a rocket on the breast pocket, fair skin and a necklace of a rocket ship hugging a build a bear teddy with a similar hoodie with a little moon hair clip in its hair as he smiled and hugged it as there were words

"Sammie, my little astronaut" there was a little boy in that mobile home, I hope he is ok, but what do you think happened to him?" said Bella reading the photo and becoming Pesche (Bleach) to reflect his feelings as atticus gave him the photo as he pocket it in hammer space "I don't know but this stinks of fowl play" he said as Peche then picked up the wallet and pulled out a drivers license "Monica Stevensin, age 19…other stuff, other stuff, guys I think this must be the kiddos sister" he said as Atticus looked "she must be and hold on I see something shinny" he said bending down as he picked up a set of keys "founded the keys, come on lets see if we can find any clues in the mobile home" he said as Pesche nodded as the two walked over to the mobile home and unlocked it as they stepped in.

"what a mess, said Pesche becoming Buggy the clown but lacked his cape and hat and his hair was tied in a long pony tail as as Atticus gently took Bella/Buggys journal and took note of the inside of the trailer "I know, it looks like a quake hit it" he said as the Clown pirate sawed a downed picture frame as he carefully flipped it up careful of the glass as he sawed a picture of Sammie, the young girl Monica, an adult version of Monica and a young adult, Monica had on the blue butterfly pendent rounder neck as Sammi had his space ship pendent as the Adult male had a arm around his wife as his wife hugged her children.

"Nicoli and his precious treasures" he read as he smiled "Aww atticus look its like you, Darla and your parents" he said as Atticus looked and smiled "it is sweet…*Frowns* but worrisome because they are gone and there place is a wreck" he said as Buggy pocketed it "let lets explore around and see if we can find some clues" he said as the two nodded as Buggy looked behind the dresser and sawed what could be the keys to the first aid box 'the first aid box keys but I cant reach them…there must be a way?' he thought looking down and seeing a toy fishing rod as he got an idea.

With Atticus he sawed on the other side a suitcase covering a door and got curious as he pushed it away and opened what could be a closet…and when he opened it he letted out a gasp as a little boy gasped revealing it to be Sammy who looked scared "Bella!" he yelped as Sammi looked scared as Buggy came over "what is it?" he asked till he sawed Sammi and gasped as he became Bella "Oh"

"Sis, your not my sister, wheres Moni?" he asked as both Atticus and Bella sawed on his left arm was scratched up as the little boy teared up as Bella walked up "Hay, hay its ok, no tears, me and my friend Atticus just want to help but you need to be brave and come out, we promise we wont hurt you…ok can you do it?" she said gently holding out her hands as Sammi sniffled and took them as he stood up as Atticus guided him to the bed "there, its gonna be ok" he said as Sammi used his un injured arm to rub his tears away as Bella sat next to him placing a blanket on him "you ok? you don't need to be afraid anymore me and Atti just want to help, can you tell us what happened?" she asked as Sammi cried.

"My big sis, Moni is gone, I'm scared" he said as Bella seeing how sad he is became a Toon summoned skull surprising Sammi as he gently hugged him "shhh its ok, your safe with me and Atti" he said as Atticus nodded "she is right, is you're name Sammi? *Sammi nods* its gonna be ok so take a deep breath and calm down, we will find your family I promise, now please tell me and my friend what happened" he said as Sammi still cried "Monni, I Mis Moni I want to talk to my big sister" he said as Toon Summoned skull became Ussop "Atticus he is in a deep shock we need to find something to help him" he said as Atticus remembered the photo "And I have an idea, we need to find his teddy bear" he said "you go find his teddy, I'll stay here to keep Sammi company, and oh one more thing try to get some ointment and bandages for his wound *Pulls out the first aid key* use this I got if from behind the dresser" he said as Atticus took it "Ok I will" he said as Ussop then started to tell jokes to Sammi as Atticus noticed something as he bended down and sawed a crayon drawing of Sammi and his sister.

"Butterfly+ Space ship=surprise" he sawed as well as seeing a special jewelry box with the same symbols as he smiled 'they are so much like me and Darla, I never seen someone so close to there sibling' he thought as he stepped out as a strange fog flew over him surprising him "that fog that was what me and Bella sawed on the way" he said as he looked near the gate and sawed a little boys back pack spilled out.

"I better check it out, but first things first" he went to the first aid kit and using the first aid keys as he unlocked it and got some medicine for Sammi and a bandage as well "I better get these for Sammis injury" he said as he went to the bag and sawed it was all poured out and a badger was angrily guarding something, as he sawed the teddy bear he sawed in the photo, but lacked the hoodie and had a rip leg "Oh dear, It seems I have to do things in order *Sees a wind up key* starting with removing that badger, I need to get rid of him by distracting him with something else" he said as he sawed the toy mouse with its bottom popped out as he picked up a kid screw diver and closed it as he placed the wind up key in the mouse as he sawed he needed a screw.

Looking around he sawed a toy blow dryer and used the small screw driver to open it as he took the screw but sawed the battery was missing and sawed one was under the badgers paw "I can use this screw to make the mouse toy work and hopefully it can be a good distraction to get that badger away from the thing its guarding" he said as he placed the screw in in the toy mouse as he used the screwdriver to tighten it up as he winded the toy up and gave it to the badger who started to chase it leaving the battery alone as he took it "Ok *sees the hoody was all wet and not fuzzy in the shrub* now to dry out that sweater" he said as he placed the battery in the toy hair dryer and dried it off "there I bet the little teddy would love that, but I need to cut those branches off so it wont rip" he said as he sawed a little book as he opened it, as it was shown it was a pop up book as a little alien in a moon popped up with a key in its hand as he looked and sawed it was possibly connected to a locked jewelry box or something else…

"I feel like we are in a game…in a strange way" he said taking the key as he used it to open the little box as he founded some scissors and one half of a moon butterfly clip as he took them and then cutted the branches away as he gently removed the hoodie as he sawed the poor teddy bears leg "Ohh, poor little fella" he said taking it and seeing a needle he also took it to sew the bears leg back on.

He took a quick glance into the small box where he founded the scissors and sawed brown thread as he placed the needle into it as he then looked at the teddy bear as he placed the jacket back on and the piece of the Moon butterfly clip as he then sewed up the teddies leg as he picked it up "there all fix, I think Sammi will like to have you back" he said as he went into the trailer as he had to laugh as Bella was Luffy making faces as he chuckled "Oh Bella, and Sammi, I have someone who missed you" Said Atticus as Sammi smiled "Luna *Gently takes him and hugs him* Moni gave her to me" he said as Atticus then gently took his injured arm.

"I need to put medicine on your cut, so it will sting a bit but you have to be a big boy and brave" he said as Sammi looked at him and Luffy who nodded "trust him Atti wont do anything to harm a little kid like you so relax" he said as Sammi nodded as Atticus gently wipped anti-bacterial cream on the cut as Sammi flinched and hugged his teddy as Atticus wrapped a bandage on him "There all better, now please tell me and my friend what happened to your parents and sister" he asked as Sammi grew sad "My mom, Dad and sissy are gone, a monster took them! Can you two find them? please" he asked as Luffy became Ussop and pulled out his journel.

"What did this monster look like?" he said as Atticus gave him a look "What? we sawed something and faced worst don't blame me trying to help" he said as Atticus face palmed "can you do it at least with out making the kid remmb…" he started as Ussop tensed and grabbed his arm "Atticus…something is coming and…its dark" he said as the two got defensive as the little boy grew worried as the sound of something slamming against the camper as they lost balance as something ripped the roof off revealing a raven made of black smoke cawing and trying to get the three as Atticus used his super strength to punch the bird.

"Go away!" he yelled as the raven recovered and cawed angrily as it grabbed the roof as Sammi dropped Luna as Ussop grabbed him and the teddy to be a shield against the bird as the raven flew up and carried the camper shaking it as both Ussop and Atticus were tossed through the window flying as Atticus reached out to grab Sammi but missed as the trailer was flipped as the two were knocked against the concert street as they sawed the camper flipped on its side as the raven cawed as the two blanked out…

Authors note: that is chapter one and it really looks like Bella is gonna miss her convention as a mystery is going on and a kids life is in danger.

But next chapter Bella and Attiucs wake up to oddly a clear sunny day and everything is all peaceful but the camper is missing…and so is Sammi, there car and all the stuff, but oddly it didn't compare to how much time passed when the fog was up and clear…