Chapter one

Back to work

The wind blew at David's face while he rode down the street on his "trusted" old bike.

The weather was nice, the sun was shining and there was a little breeze.

It was the perfect day for cycling.

David always cycled off to work and today he was in a particularly good mood.

His sister Lindsey was finally allowed to work at the same police station.

Then the hole gang worked at the same investigation office.

"Nothing could ruin this perfect day!" Or so he thought…

Dark clouds covered the sun as he continued to ride his bike.

He felt like someone was watching him.

That's when he rode past an old book store.

Inside he saw the old lady with the one blind eye staring at him.

As he past the store she never once took her eye's off of David or even blinked.

Once the store was in the far distance the sun finally broke through the clouds.

"What was she doing here?" David thought to himself.

"Maybe she could have just been shopping for a book and then recognized me as I drove by."

David tried not to think anything of it, it was going to be a good day so why would he?

Today all the coworkers would welcome Lindsey to the office!

They would celebrate with cake and music!

It was going to be a welcome party!

David knew since he came with the idea.

David arrived at the office and just in time too.

As soon as he got of his bike it started raining.

He put his bike away and opened the doors to the office.

Micheal and Emily where already there.

They were talking about something serious, David could tell by their expressions.

"Morning!" David yelled out.

"Morning mate!" Micheal responded.

"Good morning David." Emily also responded.

"Where did you leave the newbie?" Micheal then asked.

"At home! She's still asleep, so I left a note for her." David answered.

"Late on her first day, figures." Emily said while laughing.

After a little while of talking and drinking coffee Jack and Mark finally arrived.

"TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU!" Jack yelled as usual.

"Hellooooo everybody!" Mark yelled after Jack. "Where's the newbie?"

"She's late on her first day." Emily said while laughing.

"Awh really? Just like Micheal!" Mark answered while also laughing.

"That was thanks to Em!" Micheal said trying to defend himself.

"Really? I never even knew! What did you do niece?" Jack asked.

"I broke his Alarm clock, with a prank gone wrong." Emily said while still laughing.

Meanwhile while Em was explaining her prank gone wrong, Lindsey finally woke up.

She looked at her alarm clock and noticed that it was already ten o'clock.

"Crap! Why didn't my alarm clock go off?!" Linds said out loud as she ran to get all her stuff and grabbed her new bike.

She rode quickly and almost hit a person wearing an old black robe with a hoodie covering her face.

"Sorry!" She yelled as she continued riding her bike at a dangerous speed.

Then she finally got to the office and pretty much ran in.

"SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled.

They apparently decorated the office in the time that Lindsey took to get to work.

Emily held a cake up for Lindsey and the others all bought office supplies for her.

Lindsey thanked them and followed them to her new office room.

While going to their floor they past lost of other coworkers and they all wanted to greet Linds.

However since Linds was used to being the outcast it took a while for her to get used to them.

At first she just hid behind Micheal and Jack.

After a while though she felt safe enough to normally greet everyone.

The hole gang had their office rooms on the same floor, that meant that they were known as one team that would take care of investigations.

Today was a very special day, not only was there a new coworker but their boss also told them he'd stop by.

David and the others were all in a very good mood, they're back in action and better then ever.

They all went to their office rooms to take care of some paper work.

Around twelve o'clock their boss finally appeared.

He first wanted to talk to Jack and Emily to ask what they can recall of their kidnapper and also to ask them if they were really ready to be back at work.

They of cause explained they only knew about Steven and that they were okay.

Steven had disappeared from the scene and wasn't seen since.

After their boss Mr Cooper then wanted to talk with Lindsey.

Lindsey was very nervous but Mr Cooper assured her she could relax.

Mr Cooper wasn't a very strict guy, in fact he was very chill.

Which is as he called it "key in investigations and leadership".

He always believed that the more relaxed he was the more relaxed everyone around him would be.

And the more relaxed everyone was the better they did their job.

He is the kind of guy that cares about his employees.

Mr Cooper then showed Lindsey around and explained some basic work to her.

He told her that if she has any more questions she should ask David or Micheal since they have been here the longest.

He lastly told her "Good luck!" with a smile on his face.

Mr Cooper then asked David and Micheal to come along.

He took them to the meeting room and started explaining.

"Listen guy's, your team may have to return to Orifield.."

"No way! We almost died there!" David protested.

"I know this sounds harsh, but your team already has experience there." Mr Cooper said.

They of cause didn't tell him about the monster, since he wouldn't believe them and people would thing they're crazy.

They could loose their jobs over something like that.

"Alright…. What are we investigating this time?" Micheal answered with a sigh.

"Glad you see it my way. Well I actually tried sending others there but we haven't heard anything from them. You see, no one heard anything from the residents so people grew concerned. Maybe the killer is back, although it seems unlikely. I want two of your team members there by the end of the week. In the mean time, prepare yourselves and do some up front research." Mr Cooper further explained.

"Yes, sir. Do you have any recommendations?" Micheal asked.

"I do! Either Mark, Lindsey or you David. Since you three know the village best."

Micheal looked at David. "Are you okay with that mate?"

David seemed scared for a bit. "It's fine! I'll take Mark with me, then Lindsey has an easy start."

"Good then it is arranged! You and Mark will have to go back to Orifield at Friday morning! Micheal I'll leave the back up from within the office to you then!" Mr Cooper said.

Mr Cooper then left, on his way out he ran into Mark one last time.

"Good luck." Mr Cooper said as he gave Mark a quick pat on the shoulder.

"Thank you?" Mark said as he was unsure why he said that.

Everyone went back to work.

Once the clock finally hit five they were allowed to go back home.

An hour earlier that usual, mostly so they can recover.

They first started off with half days work so it seemed fair.

Before they went home however David took the chance to talk with Mark alone.

David told the others to go ahead back to their homes and he would stay a bit longer with Mark.

Mark was surprised and kinda sad at the same time, he really wanted to go back home.

"Alright David, why did you want me to stay?" Mark asked as he waved the others goodbye.

"Our boss gave us a new mission…." David responded.

"O good! I've been wanting to go out on the field again!" Mark said excitedly.

"Don't sound too happy Mark." David said.

"Why not? It's good to be happy!" Mark responded.

"Because that mission is at Orifield.." David replied.

"Ow….." Mark said while his smile faded.

"I'll tell you about the details tomorrow.. Ow and if you don't want to worry the others then keep your mouth shut, okay?" David said while grabbing his bike.

"Understood, well good day!" Mark said as he walked away.

So David rode his bike back home.

Lindsey was already preparing dinner for them.

"I'm home! Hey isn't that the frying pan you had one you in Orifield?" David jokingly asked while pointing at the pan Lindsey was cooking with.

"Yes it is! It still has some blood on it, hopefully that won't make dinner taste weird." Linds said.

"What?! For real Linds!" David said shocked.

"Just joking bro. Serves you right for turning off my alarm clock though!" Lindsey replied while laughing.

"Here you go!" Linds then said as she put a plate with pasta in front of David.

"Thanks sis!" David said as he pretty much attacked the food.

Lindsey then also sat down but she didn't eat yet, something bothered her.

"Why did you and Mark stay?" She finally asked.

"O we received a new mission!" David said while he was still attacking the food.

"Great! What's it about?" She continued to ask.

"Some village where people don't respond to any outside news, like they disappeared. Nothing to much out of the ordinary." He responded.

"Ow okay, be careful then." Lindsey then said, leaving the subject alone.

After the two siblings watched some movies they finally went to bed.

Wishing each other good night as they both entered their own bedrooms.

That night David couldn't sleep at all.

He was terrified of having to go back to Orifield.

Also why did he see the old lady again?

That night David wasn't the only one who had a rough night.

Emily kept having nightmares, not just about what she had seen but also about something new.

Nightmares about what she had seen was normal, after what she went through.

But the new nightmares scared her even more.

It was usually back at Orifield but it sometimes it was at work or at home.