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Mystery's Musical, Part 4-
Down the rabbit hole.
Author's note- the piano piece mentioned is an actual piece. If you want to hear it, you could go to and type in Chopin- Fantasy Impromptu to get a better picture of the story.
"Animo," Leo said, "do you realize what you've done? You've just involved yourself in one of my most dangerous cases ever." "Not exactly," Animo replied. "What do you mean?" Animo opened the envelope and showed Leo the new note. "Apparently I was already involved." "What? Let me see that." Leo took the note and read: "Animo, your curiosity has led you to come in right on cue. Now that you're both in the game, things can finally start to get fun around here." "What the- how did he know you'd read this before me?! More importantly, how did he know you'd read this at all?!" "Keep reading," Animo said. "There's more." 'What's next?' Leo thought, and read: "I think it's time I introduced the two of you to my friends. Tell Leo that you are to meet me at my house (he knows the address) at 7:00PM sharp. Don't be late. If you decide not to come at all, well, let's put it this way: neither of you will ever know of your past, you won't have much of a present, and you'll have no future after tonight. But that's only if you don't come. 7:00PM. Be there.
-Avarus." "Great," Leo sighed. "Looks like we're both in this now. I guess I'd better tell you what's been going on lately." "Finally. What did I miss?" "Okay, it's like this," Leo started, "There's this Krawk named Avarus, and a couple of weeks ago he called my office and told me he could tell me about my past. He said to meet me at his house in two hours, but his address wasn't in any part of Neopia that I had ever been to. It was in a place called Lost Valley." "Lost Valley? I think I remember that name from somewhere." "Well anyway, the manhole you found near me when I was unconscious is the entrance. But it's just an entrance, not an exit. I didn't find that out until after I was inside his place. He offered to explain everything I wanted to hear if I did him a favor, but I accused him of bluffing and threatened to lea-" "Wait a minute. You accused him of bluffing? For what? You could have found what you were searching for right there." "He only told me what I already knew about myself and tried to pass that off as proof. What was I supposed to do? Anyway, as I was saying, I threatened to leave if he didn't tell me more. Then he locked and barred the door before I could turn around. Next thing I knew, there were swords and spears and-" Suddenly Leo had a flash back of the experience. He could see it all over again. He could hear it again. He could feel it again. The surging pain was building up in his head. "Leo! LEO!! Get a hold of yourself!" In an instant, Leo was back to the hospital room. Everything was normal again. "What just happened?" Leo asked. "After you mentioned the swords and spears you looked like you were having a major migraine. You were holding your head and shouting for it to stop, and your heart monitors were showing a rapid increase in your pulse. But after I snapped you out of it, everything went back to normal. Seriously, your heart rate didn't even climb down, it was just down, like it never rose." "That's weird," Leo said. "I just had a flashback of what I was telling you about. But back to the story, all these weapons came out of the walls and ceiling, and Avarus threatened to kill me if I didn't cooperate. But the suddenness of everything made me panic, and that became like a heart attack. I blacked out and woke up a few days ago in the hospital. Then we met up again and hung out at the arcade, but when I went to get the smoothies I encountered Avarus again. That's why I asked you what you were talking about when you called him my doctor." "Hold up, Avarus was your doctor? The guy that just retired?" "Yep. He disguised himself as a doctor and somewhere along my recovery poisoned me. That was the dizziness and nausea yesterday, not over-activity. That's also why I left in a hurry after you got the drinks; there was a hidden message in his last note that would lead me to the antidote. I figured out that it meant I had to beat him in a game of chess to get it. Of course I beat him, though, and just in time. Then I passed out and woke up here again." "Wow, you've been through a lot lately." "It comes with the business." "So, what do we do now?" "Well, honestly, I don't think we have much of a choice," Leo said. "We have to go down to Lost Valley and play his game, or else we die tonight. But first, I need to stop by my office for a while. After all, it's only 12:00PM. We've got seven hours and we know how to get in this time." The two signed out of the hospital and left for Leo's office. Once there, the two hung out and talked about old times, then discussed their plans for the coming meeting. "Hey Leo," Animo asked, "once we're in how do we get out, exactly?" "To tell you the truth, I have no idea." "Huh? But then how'd you get out last time?" Leo shrugged. "Avarus said it had something to do with my hidden potential." "Yeah, about that, any ideas on what this hidden potential is supposed to be? A new ability? Maybe a superpower, or something?" "I'm hoping to figure that out when we see him tonight. Meantime, don't get your hopes up. Until I see his house in the after-damage I've got no leads to go on." "After-damage?" "Yeah," Leo said. "Apparently I did something after I blacked out, and until I see the damage it did I have no idea of what it's capable of, or even what it is for that matter." Leo checked the clock. "6:45. We should probably head out now." Leo took his violin case and started for the door. "Why are you bringing your violin?" Animo asked. "I can't afford to cause the damage again with you around. Whenever I'm panicking or nervous I play my violin, and I'm strangely but automatically calmed down. I'm hoping I can use it tonight. Besides, I love this thing; it's the last thing I have to remember my parents by. If I'm gonna die, I want to have at least one more solo." The two set off for Darigan Citadel. When they arrived at the manhole Leo checked his watch. 6:50. "Okay," Animo said, "I've heard of 'down the rabbit hole and back again', but down the manhole?" "Just go already." The two went down the manhole, which strangely sealed itself. After a few minutes of floating to the ground they touched down. The familiar green light vanished, and Leo found himself looking into the same night sky with the enormous, pale-white full moon.'I wonder if it's always full,' Leo thought. Well, here we are," he said, "Lost Valley." "Dude, this place is giving me the creeps," Animo said as they made their way for the house, "but oddly enough, I feel like I've been here before. What about you, Leo?" "Duuhh, I've already been here." "I meant your first visit." "Oh. Nope, it's just you." "Man this place is weird." "Here we are- Whoa!" Leo stood dumbfounded at the sight of the building. What once was a tall and magnificent (though dark and gloomy) mansion was now a distorted ruin. It was as though a giant had come down, scooped up the house, crumpled it up like a paper ball, and thrown it back down onto its property."THAT'S HIS HOUSE?!?!?!" Leo glanced over to see Animo in a dropped-jaw, bulging eyed stare. "Yeah. Why, is something wrong?" Leo added sarcastically. "Well, let's see. For starters, you guys called it a house. I was expecting something a little more…quaint. But this thing's huge! It's gotta be bigger than Merridell Castle, or even the palace of Sakhmet!" "Yeah, you really should have seen it before I screwed it up. Well, shall we go in?" Leo kicked open the mangled wrought-iron gate and made his way over gaping cracks in the ground and newly made steep hills to the imploded mansion. "I think those were me, too," Leo said. "How can you be so CALM about this!?" "Relax, man," Leo said. "We're just going into the imploded house of a psycho-killer." "I don't think a phsyco could afford any of this. And enough with the sarcasm already." But before they made it to the porch (or at least what looked like it used to be the porch) they heard music coming from inside. It was a piano, playing a rippling and wavering melody. "Whoever's doing that is good," Animo said. Leo checked his watch. They were right on time, and just as they came through the front door the familiar grandfather clock struck the hour. They looked over to see a green Krawk playing the piano: Avarus. He finished the piece and got up from his seat. "Chopin's Fantasy Impromptu, Op. 66 in C sharp minor," Leo said, "I'd recognize it anywhere." "Right on time as always, Mr. Deprehensio. And you too, Animo, it's a very good first impression." "Are you mocking me?" Animo asked, beginning to get aggrivated. "I thought you said that the damage I caused wasn't beyond repair," Leo said. "It isn't. But seeing it keeps me motivated, in a way. It reminds me of what you did, and what my causes are. I think I'll get around to fixing it after I've won the game." "You mean if you've won the game. By the way, you said we'd be meeting your friends tonight. Where are they? Are they even here?" "I wouldn't lie Leo. Well, not completely anyway. They're right here." Avarus turned his head back. "Come on out guys." From the shadows in the walls emerged five different figures. "Leo, Animo, meet the family. Oh, and here are our full names. I am Avarus, the Mischievous Taunt." "Bellus," said a red, female Hissi, "the Longing Need." "Luxus," a black, male Yurble, "the Infinite Void." "Invidia," a black, female Shoyru, "the Endless Suffering." "Ferocia," a red, male Grarrl, "the Excessive Conceit." "Socors," a red, male Skeith, " the Tempting Apathy." "And now," Avarus said, "last but not least," he raised his hand and pointed a claw, "Animositas, the Wandering Rage."
To be continued…