Chapter 4: Knife Tricks

Thomas, Alistair and Balto all looked around the room with the knifes on the wall. "Maybe we should go back," Alistair suggested. Thomas's mind races with thoughts. "Who was doing this? Jedidiah's dead there's no way he could be doing this and this aren't no spirit ether," Thomas thought to himself. "Thomas?" Alistair asked again. Thomas looked at his friend and nodded. "Yeah. Yeah let's get out of here," Thomas replied as the group of three then turned around and started for the door.

Just as they were about to go out the door. The door shut and locked itself. "Dad!" Kodi shouted as he started scratching at the door. Ozzy sat up in fear just watching Kodi trying to get in. Thomas and Alistair tried to get the door open but couldn't. "This is just great," Thomas said as he stopped trying to open the door.

"Ok let's just be calm about this." Alistair took a deep breath and Thomas nodded. Even though the both of them knew deep down that they were in some shit. A house full of knives? Yeah this wasn't going to end well. Especially since neither of them knew I now to get out.

Thomas looked around the room to see if he could find a way out. There was no luck with the lack of light they had in the room. "Alright maybe in the one of the bedrooms has a way out," Thomas said as he led the way into the first bedroom. The first bedroom had a lamp over a table with a tape player on the table. "What's that?" Balto asked. Thomas just looked at the tape player. "Should we play it?" Thomas said looking at Alistair. Alistair looked at Thomas. "Should we?" Alistar asked.

"Well it couldn't hurt much could it?" Balto suggested with an uneasy look. "We're already stuck here so we might as well."

Alistair nodded and Thomas sighed to himself. What choice did they have? 'Wow I'm asking myself that a lot lately. Is it so hard to want something normal for myself?' He pondered as he thought back to when just over a year ago he was happy, going to school, and he didn't even know half of what was going on. Then things happened and he got new friends in the form of mixed breed canines.

"Alright...I'll play it." Thomas clicked the button.

"We can't keep this up Thomas." Atticus's voice said through the tape. Thomas took a step away from the desk. "What the hell?" Thomas said to himself. Alistar looked at Thomas confused. Atticus voice still played on. "Sooner or later our luck is going to run out. We had a close call to be sure but..." Atticus was then cut off by Thomas. "But what?!" Thomas's voice sounded loud though the tape recorder.

"I think that maybe we should keep our guards up..." Atticus's last words faded and the tape skipped to another message. "You think you can win this time?" A robotic voice asked in the message. "I don't think so," said the robotic voice. Thomas then step forward and listened very carefully. "I want to ask you something Thomas... Would you ever change this action that you made back at the hospital bathroom?" Asked the unknown person with the robotic voice.

Something went off behind the group in a closet. Alistar walked over to the closet and opened it. There was a printer inside printing tons of photos of Thomas beating up scamp in the bathroom. Alistar was puzzled by this as he turned and looked at Thomas. "Thomas what the hell is this?" Alistar asked. Thomas grabbed the paper from Alistar and looked at it. Thomas ripped it up and turned and looked at the tape recorder. "You sick fuck what did you do!" Thomas shouted at the tape recorder.

There was silence for a few seconds. Thomas was just about to destroy the Tape recorder, until the unknown man back on the line. The robotic voice chuckled as he began to answer. "If you don't want the whole town to see those photos. Then you and your friends must break into the town hall tonight at midnight and destroy the mayor's computer and while you're there you will find a key inside the computer that will open the door underneath the Town hall. And there you will find yourself a tunnel leading you up to the old Power station and there you will find your next test," The unknown man explained as the tape recorder ends its message and the doors and windows to unlock.

Thomas, Alistar and Balto all walked out of the room and walked outside. Ozzy jumped into Thomas's arms. "Don't do that ever again!" Ozzy hissed. Thomas was then started petting the small little kitten to try and clam him down. "Dad are you alright?" Kodi asked. Balto nuzzled his son. "Yeah I'm fine," Balto said as he looked at Thomas. Alistar did the same. "Thomas. What are we going to do about… you know breaking into the Town Hall?" Alistar asked. "WHAT!" Ozzy said jumping off of Thomas. "What is he talking about breaking in?" Ozzy meowed. Kodi looked up at Thomas as well, "We have to break into something?" Kodi asked. Thomas was speechless, he didn't know what to think and whoever this person was. They really wanted Thomas and his friends in the heat.

"No! You guys aren't breaking into anything!" Thomas paused before continuing. "I am," Thomas simply said. Everyone's eyes widen. "Thomas you're not going alone!" Balto spook up. Alistar nodded. "Yeah! You can't go alone Thomas I'm going with you!" Alistar added. Before could say another word Kodi and Ozzy both spook up. "Count us in!" Thomas did really wanted them to go with him but he couldn't risk Kodi losing his job with the mail run and Alistar getting in jail and Ozzy and Balto getting taking away. Thomas then shook his head, "No guys I can't risk your lives. This person is after me and Atticus for what we did to Jedidiah and I don't want to see you guys get hurt! The answer is no!" Thomas said his final words and walked passed them.

Balto then started to growl. "Thomas! Stop right there!" Balto shouted. Thomas wanted to stop and let him talk but couldn't. Balto wanted to go after him and stop him for what he was going to do but Balto had another idea in mind. "What are we going to do?" Alistar asked. Balto then turned around and looked at everyone. "We're going to bust him when he shows up tonight at midnight. Thomas needs our help whether he likes it or not!" Balto said as he started walking down the steps from the apartment. Kodi and Alistar both followed Balto as he walked down the stars. Ozzy then shook his head, "Why do I always follow the mutts," Ozzy said before going after them.

Kodiwolf321 A/N: Alright guy's I'm sorry this took so long but we're back now and Yeah. So tell me was it a good Idea that Thomas wanted to go alone and do the job by himself or should he just kept his friends by his side. And Balto didn't seem like it was a wise choice for Thomas to do that. Why is that? And poor little Ozzy, freaked out by the closing locking doors. And guys TELL ME! Who do you think this new Foe is? And like why is he ten steps ahead of what Jedidiah was doing in Native part 2? LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK! And also we will have a new Character coming in the next chapter to help our heroes and maybe a familiar face? :D our New Characters name starts with B and our familiar faces name starts with J I'll give you guys a little hint he was in "In My Own Words" if you guys can guess who it is I'll give you a shout out. Also I would love to thank AtticusParker17 for being the best friend I could ask for. So please show him Love as well! And thanks again guys see ya soon for another update