Well, here is Chapter 6! The story is mainly told through Ren's POV since the episode is focused a lot around the servants. Plus, Victoria faints so she is unconscious through some of the story. Anyway, enjoy! :-)

Chapter 6: The Devil Dog, Pluto

"H-hey, where did…?" Bard began, fading out.

Footsteps suddenly sounded behind us. We all turned to find Ciel, Sebastian and Angela dash down the stairs towards us. All three of them were absolutely shocked. Suddenly a loud knock sounded on the doors at the main entrance. We all dashed up the stairs and opened the door. A young man quickly stumbled in and fell onto his knees.

"L-lord Devil Dog…" He stuttered in fear.

WHAT? The devil dog is real? Ha! No way! We proved he wasn't real! The villager led us back to the place where the dogs were abused to find loads of villagers on their knees chanting the same song that Henry got stuck in their heads. What were the villagers doing? Suddenly a flash of lightning outlined the figure of a lifeless body with the right arm torn off. All you could see was the whites of the person's eyes. The person that was dead was in fact Henry Barrymore. The Phantomhive servants screamed. Sebastian slowly walked over to examine the body. I began to feel quite sick and ended up falling back. I felt Ren catch me in her arms before everything began to go black.

"Mistress, are you all right?"

Her voice sounded so far away. I felt quite dizzy as my vision began to blur. I saw Ciel rush to my side and hold my hand tightly.

"Victoria, stay with me!"

Damn, his voice sounds far away too! I slowly felt my eye lids close as everything turned black.

Ren's POV

The Mistress didn't stir. She's passed out. I carefully picked her up into my arms just as Sebastian began to make his way back.

"What has happened to Lady Victoria and Angela?" He asked concerned.

I turned to face Finny who had Angela in his arms. His eyes widened when he saw the Mistress in mine.

"Did Lady Victoria pass out too?" He asked.

I nodded.

"I think it might be best to return back to the manor" Ciel stated.

After we returned to the manor, Finny and I put Angela and the Mistress in their rooms and left them be. Ciel had requested that everyone should gather in Lord Barrymore's lounge. Ciel sat down at the table while Sebastian stood beside him. The rest of us stayed stood on the other side of the table.

"Finny, Ren, what have you done with Miss Angela and Lady Victoria?" Sebastian asked.

"We have returned them to their rooms Sebastian" I replied.

"I'm surprised that Lady Victoria fainted…" Bard commented.

"I know. Miss Angela must have been tired out and shocked so I can understand why she fainted" Mey-Rin added. "But why would Lady Victoria faint like that?"

I glanced towards Finny and saw him standing there quietly looking worried. He must be worried about Angela. I placed my hand gently on his shoulder and gave him a small reassuring smile. He gave me a small smile back.

"The Devil Dog was supposed to be a farce created by Lord Henry; however that same Lord Henry is now dead…" Ciel stated.

"The bite marks that were on Lord Henry make it seem that the Devil Dog is real, doesn't it?" Bard commented.

"Maybe the Devil Dog was angered at Lord Henry for sullying its name through such a stupid lie" Mey-Rin suggested.

"Well, it seems certain that it wasn't the work of humans…" I added quietly.

"What do you mean by that Ren?" Bard questioned.

"You saw it too, didn't you? Henry's right arm was missing. It looked like it had been bitten off. That proves that it wasn't the work of humans"

"I think we should leave it for now" Ciel announced. "Let us return to our rooms and rest for the night. We can continue this theory in the morning"

I slowly followed the Phantomhive servants out of the room and back down to the servant's quarters. I do hope that the Mistress will wake up soon…

The next morning Finny, Bard, Mey-Rin and I piled into the kitchen. Tanaka had already sat down and was eating a bowl of soup. When did he get up? I sat down and glanced at Finny. He seemed very tired this morning. I could see the bags under his eyes. He was arched over slightly and his arms were hanging downwards. He was walking like a zombie. I wonder what kept him up all last night…

"Good morning" Angela greeted cheerfully as she walked in.

Finny reached the top bit of the table and suddenly stood up straight. Well, looks like he is fine now! She carefully walked to the table with a tray with cups and a teapot on it.

"Is it all right for you to be up and about like that?" Bard asked concerned.

"Yes, I'm sorry I have troubled you so"

"What about Lady Victoria?" Mey-Rin asked. "Is she all right?"

Angela stared at Mey-Rin confused.

"What do you mean?"

"The Mistress fainted shortly after you did" I explained.

Angela's eyes widened.

"Oh dear, that is terrible. I haven't heard anything so I don't know if she is awake yet… And I'm sorry for fainting like that. I can't believe I did that, even though my master taught me to show manners around guests…"

I watched as Finny turned his head away slightly. What's up with him this morning?

"Oh, Mr Finny, you look pale" Angela commented concerned. "Are you all right?"

She reached out to touch him; however Finny quickly shot backwards up against the wall and began flailing his arms around wildly.

"I-I'm not feeling well!" Finny stuttered, shouting. "Don't touch me or else you'll get the germs! I'm sorry!"

Finny quickly ran out the room. Ok, there is something going on with him…

"It doesn't look like he's unwell at all…" Bard commented, stunned by his sudden exit.

"I'll go after him!" Mey-Rin cried.

We all watched as Mey-Rin dashed out the door.

"Well, I'm going to go and check up on the Mistress" I announced, slowly getting up from the table.

I carefully made my way out the room. I do hope that she is all right…

Victoria's POV

I groaned loudly and slowly opened my eyes to find myself staring up at the ceiling. Wait a minute! Didn't I faint outside? I carefully turned my head to the side to find Ciel sitting on a chair next to the bed reading a book. I saw Ren sitting on the end of the bed staring down at her lap. What happened? Right, I remember seeing Henry Barrymore's dead corpse with his right arm missing. The villagers were convinced it was the Devil Dog. Out of shock, I fell to the floor and blacked out but I was luckily caught by Ren. They must have brought me back to the manor… Ciel glanced at me when he realised I was awake and gently closed the book, resting it on his lap. He frowned at me.

"You know, there was no need to go and scare everyone like that Victoria" He stated sternly.

"Nice to see you too…" I grumbled.

I slowly sat up and placed a hand to my forehead gently. Ren quickly got to her feet.

"Oh thank god you are awake, Mistress! I was getting worried!"

"Why did you faint anyway?" Ciel asked me curiously.

I sighed.

"It was a shock ok. I was surprised that the man that I despised so much for the past four years is now dead because of the Devil Dog. It was just a shock to my system"

Ciel raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure it was just that?"

I frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"The whole death thing to do with Madam Red was brought back to your memory again once you saw Lord Barrymore's body, wasn't it?"

I sighed heavily. Man, he's good! No wonder he's so good at playing detective!

"Nothing ever gets past you, does it?"

Ciel smirked victoriously.

"Victoria, I've known you for three years now. I think it's safe to say that I can read you like an open book when something is up. Plus, I asked Ren if she had noticed any symptoms that suggested there was something wrong with you when you locked yourself away in your mansion. She told me you had quite a few fainting moments"

I stared down towards the quilt of the bed and closed my eyes. Suddenly I felt the bed shift a bit. I opened my eyes and looked up to find Ciel sitting next to me. He gently put his arms around my shoulders.

"Don't worry about it. We are still investigating the Devil Dog anyway! You still have time to focus your head! And Ren and I will still be here to help you!"

I glanced towards Ren who gave me a stiff nod. I smiled.

"Thank you"

Suddenly a loud knock sounded on the door.

"Come in!" Ciel called.

The door flung open to reveal Mey-Rin dashing in breathless.

"Young Master, we have a problem! Angela is missing!"

"What!" All three of us cried in unison.

Mey-Rin led us down to the dining room where we found Bard, Tanaka and Sebastian with Finny.

"You two don't need to panic!" Bard assured. "Apparently there are some herbs by the swamp. Angela said she was going to get some"

"She went on her own to the swamp?" Finny repeated.

"Did she? She decided to go there at a time when the Devil Dog could be lurking about?" Mey-Rin questioned.

Bard's eyes widened.

"Oh damn!"

"Why did she go to pick herbs at a time like this?" I asked.

"It seems she was worried about how pale Finny looked" Bard explained.

Finny gasped.

"She went there for me?"

The room went silent for a moment before Finny dashed out the room. Mey-Rin followed behind quickly.

"Sebastian, we are going to look too!" Bard announced, before he and Tanaka disappeared from the room.

"Ren, please go with them just in case something happens" I ordered.

Ren bowed her head and quickly dashed out the room. Ciel smirked.

"Sebastian, why don't you go and show the servants how it is actually done"

"Yes my Lord"

Ren's POV

When we got to the swamp, I was surprised at how foggy it was! And that Tanaka had come dressed in hunting clothing while carrying a gun! I wonder if there is something in that drink of his that makes him do these things… The five of us began to slowly walk through the swamp, trying to look for any signs of Angela. Finny was right. Why would Angela come to a place like this when the Devil Dog could be lurking about? Suddenly Mey-Rin screamed. I turned to find her pointing a shaky finger towards the small hills. The fog cleared to reveal signs of arms and legs sticking out of the ground, scattered like marbles.

"What on earth is this?" Bard questioned.

"The shocks just keep piling up!" Mey-Rin screeched.

Suddenly we spotted an arm sticking out from a large mound of dirt. The funny thing about that arm was that it still had its flesh. The other arms and legs scattered everywhere were bone but this arm looked like it had only just recently been put here. I noticed a small silver ring on its middle finger. Wait, doesn't that ring belong to… Oh my god!

"D-Doesn't that ring belong to Henry B-Barrymore?" I stuttered.

"Yes, so that means…" Finny began.

"That's the arm that Henry was missing!" Bard cried, finishing Finny's sentence.

Suddenly a loud howl sounded throughout the swamp. We all shrieked and leapt behind a nearby rock to hide ourselves from view. We slowly poked our heads around the rock to see a naked man walking into the swamp. Wait, a naked man? He had long white hair and red eyes. I could see that he had fangs peeking from his mouth. His finger nails and toe nails seemed to be longer than normal nails. Luckily he had his back to us.

"Who is that?" Mey-Rin questioned in a whisper.

He slowly approached the mound of dirt and sniffed curiously at Henry's arm. He carefully picked it up with his hands and moved it to the other side of the pile. He then sniffed it again.

"That arm… It couldn't have been the Devil Dog who did Lord Henry in" Bard whispered. "It was a human after all"

"How can you be so sure?" I asked, whispering back. "Can't you see his appearance and the way he was acting? He looks and acts a bit like a dog. And besides, Lord Henry's arm was bitten off! I saw teeth marks on the sleeve of his jacket"

"But if he is a human, did he have a grudge against Lord Henry?"

"Maybe Miss Angela asked him!" Mey-Rin cried.

"What? Why would she?"

"That's right!" Finny cried loudly, standing up. "Miss Angela has nothing to do with this! You shouldn't doubt her!"

Mey-Rin and Bard shushed him; however it was already too late. The man glanced back at us. I watched him sniff the air and lick his lips. I could see more of his fangs revealed. Oh dear… Finny gasped and widened his eyes. He froze to the spot as he stared at the human intently. Suddenly we heard a load of footsteps running towards us. We turned to find the villagers halt in front of us. Wait, are they wearing swimming costumes?

"What's with that get-up?" Bard questioned.

"We were going to perform ablutions in order to quell the Devil Dogs anger" One of them explained.

Seriously, do they think that will work?

"Last night, the Devil Dog's voice rang out angrily" An elderly woman near the front added.

"The "Waah" howling lasted all night" Another one stated.

I watched as Finny suddenly dashed off.

"Finny, don't leave without us!" Bard cried.

The four of us quickly dashed after him further into the swamp. The fog got thicker the further we went. We followed him towards some old ruins of what looked like a manor. The howling rang out again. We all froze as something began to slowly make its way towards us. All I could see was the silhouette of a large dog. The fog cleared to reveal a large white dog with blazing red eyes. It opened its mouth wide as fire began to gather.

"It's the Devil Dog!" We all screamed.

The dog suddenly began dashing towards us. I could see something white on one of its claws. It looked like a piece of Angela's head scarf. Suddenly Finny became angered. I watched as he charged forward towards the Devil Dog. Without thinking, I dashed after him.

"Finny, Ren, get back here!" Bard cried. "Don't run that way!"

I ignored him and continued to tail Finny. I watched as Finny grabbed hold of the Devil Dog's front leg. I grabbed hold of Finny's jacket in an attempt to pull him away; however I grabbed him just as it stood up on its hind legs. I held on tightly as it flailed its leg around wildly in an attempt to throw us off.

"Damn! Tanaka, hand me that gun!" I heard Bard order.

What's he up to? Finny and I continued to hang on for dear life! Oh, where the hell is Sebastian when you need him! I heard the sound of a gun fire. I glanced towards Bard and saw him holding Tanaka's gun; however instead of firing bullets it fired ribbons instead! Oh god, what the hell is wrong with Tanaka sometimes! Suddenly Finny and I were tossed into the air. We landed flat on the ground on our backs. I cowered in fear as the Devil Dog towered over us, still on its hind legs. It growled angrily. I watched as its paw came down. Finny cowered in fear. I pulled my arms in front of my face and closed my eyes tightly to prepare for the final blow. I felt something pull me sharply back and the sound of the Devil Dog growling. I slowly opened my eyes to find Sebastian holding the dog's paw with one of his hands. I then glanced around to find that Finny was safe too and to find the person who had dragged me back. It was the Mistress!

Victoria's POV

"My, my, you are good at the "shake hands" command" Sebastian commented slyly.

Seriously, this isn't the time to be making jokes!

"Sebastian, Lady Victoria!" Finny cried, surprised by our sudden appearance.

"Lady Victoria, get Finny and Ren away!" Sebastian ordered.

I yanked the two of them to their feet and dragged them back quickly to safety.

"Thank you, Lady Victoria!" Finny thanked.

"Yes, thank you Mistress" Ren added, gratefully.

"Just please don't do that again!" I replied. "Sebastian thought he wasn't going to make it when he saw the dog's paw about to flatten the two of you!"

"What is Sebastian going to do anyway?" Finny asked.

"See for yourself!"

The two of them glanced back to see Sebastian throw the dog's paw into the air. The dog was sent high into the air before it flew into a broken wall.

"Hey, this isn't the time to be playing around" Ciel stated sternly.

I watched Finny and Ren jump at the sound of Ciel's voice.

"Young Master!" Bard and Mey-Rin cried, surprised.

I'm guessing they weren't expecting us to show up…

"Of course, I intend to clean all this up in a moment" Sebastian replied.

The smoke cleared as the dog stood back up on its feet again. For some reason it began to sniff the air.

"It is a scent you cannot resist, is it not?" Sebastian taunted.

Ok, what has he got up his sleeve now? I watched him pull out of his waist coat a box of dog treats. I watched the dog begin to drool and pant. It howled happily and leapt high into the air towards Sebastian. Mey-Rin gasped.

"Watch out!" She cried.

"The best way to train a dog is to bend its will and strengthen its loyalty" Sebastian stated slyly. "In other words, the carrot and the stick approach. First the carrot"

We watched as Sebastian leapt into the air and did a backflip onto the dog's face. The noise the dog made out of confusion made me laugh. Sebastian began nibbling on its nose. The dog began to whine and landed back on the ground again. What the heck? Then Sebastian leapt into the air again. He fell back down with his legs ready to land.

"Followed by the stick"

He kicked the dog in the side of the face and sent him skidding across the ground on his side. I almost felt sorry for the poor thing… I continued to watch Sebastian torture it. I glanced around at everyone else. Finny was gobsmacked. Ren looked on solemnly. She must feel sorry for the dog too! Mey-Rin, Bard and Tanaka watched in confusion and as for Ciel… Well he just had his expressionless face.

"Finally, the big embrace!" Sebastian announced.

I watched him run towards the dog, hug it and then lift it high into the air. The two of them flew up at the speed of lightning. They both spiralled downwards towards the crumbled fountain. I watched them crash into it forcefully. Smoke and rubble flew everywhere. The smoke was so bad that it flew over to where we were standing. All of us covered our faces until the smoke eventually cleared. It all went silent. All of us quickly dashed over to the fountain to see if Sebastian was ok (well everyone except Ciel!). We glanced over the edge carefully. It was dark. I couldn't see him.

"He's not coming out…" Mey-Rin stated solemnly.

Ciel eventually stood beside me with his hands on his hips annoyed.

"What are you idling around for? Come back here this instant!"

"Understood" Sebastian's voice echoed from below.

Oh good! He's alive at least! Suddenly I spotted a large gush of water making its way up out the ground. Oh crap… We all ran back just as the water spouted out of the hole! It came raining down on us. For some reason it felt quite warm.

"What about Sebastian?" Finny questioned.

"One thing is essential for a resort: a centre piece that will provide a tourist attraction" I heard Sebastian say.

I saw him floating on top of the water with a naked man in his arms. What happened to the dog? Ren gasped.

"See Bard I told you! That human is the Devil Dog!"

Bard's eyes widened.

"Well I never! That was some clever deducting skills Ren!"

So, Ren worked it out in the end? Now I see what Ciel meant… I watched him leap off the top of the water and land safely back on the ground. The Devil Dog began to lick Sebastian's face. Ha! Sebastian hates dogs! Looks like he has a new friend!

"Pluto!"

Wait, was that Angela's voice? We all glanced in the direction the voice had come from to find Angela dashing towards us. So, his name is Pluto? Pluto quickly leapt out of Sebastian's arms and dashed towards her on all fours. He then stood up on his normal legs and hugged her. Well, that was unexpected! She knows the Devil Dog! The others appeared to be just as shocked as me! Angela has a lot of explaining to do…

The sun began to set along the moor as Angela explained to us the situation.

"I found this little one about a month ago. I love dogs so I ended up trying to tame him. He has a habit of turning into a human when he's excited though"

"So you kept him without telling anyone?" I questioned.

"Yes. Lord Barrymore used the legend of the Devil Dog to keep his position; however he was more afraid of it than anyone else. When I thought about what would happen if Pluto found out what Lord Barrymore was doing, I suppose I was too naïve. I didn't think he'd do that to Lord Barrymore. I beg of you! Is there no way that he can be taken to Lord Ciel's manor?"

Oh no…

"Take him to the mansion?" Bard cried.

Sebastian's eyes widened. He doesn't seem fond of the idea either.

"If Sebastian teaches him, I'm sure he will become an obedient dog!" She continued.

"That sounds fine, unless Victoria would like to try…" Ciel stated slyly.

I frowned.

"I wouldn't be able to handle him! You know that!"

Ciel laughed.

"Ok then. I'll gladly take him off your hands! I'm sure Sebastian would love to teach him, wouldn't you?"

Sebastian narrowed his eyes.

"Are you sure, young master?"

"Oh yes, it will be fun in many ways!"

I heard the other servants groan. I don't blame them! Suddenly we heard a load of footsteps running towards us. We looked back to find the villagers in… swimming costumes? Ok, I'm not going to question what has happened here… They all fell to their knees in front of us.

"Thank you! Thank you!" They all cried.

"What is all this?" I asked.

"There is a legend in this village" Angela explained. "When the sins against the Devil Dog have been repented, the earth will let out tears of redemption"

"There was already a spring in this village though"

"Well whatever. Our goal has been accomplished" Ciel replied.

The next day, the two carts were set and ready to go. Ren, Ciel and I sat in the one driven by Sebastian while the rest of the servants sat in the one driven by Tanaka. Angela came to see Pluto off.

"Don't forget about me Pluto"

She gently patted his head. Pluto barked happily.

"Um, Miss Angela…" Finny began.

Angela slowly turned towards Finny.

"I hope we meet again Mr Finny"

I watched as she gently kissed the side of Finny's face. He blushed as red as a tomato. I giggled. Seems Finny has a bit of a crush on Angela… Angela slowly walked over to our cart and smiled warmly at me.

"It was nice to see you again Victoria. I do wish you luck for the future. I'm surprised that your brother isn't with you this time!"

I froze.

"He decided not to come with me but he does wish you the best of luck. And it was nice to see you again too. I hope you will be all right now Lord Barrymore is gone"

"Well then. We had better get going!" Sebastian announced.

"I will definitely come to see Pluto sometime" Angela stated.

"If possible, I would ask you to refrain from doing so"

I stared at Sebastian surprised.

"Taming a Devil Dog is not an easy task, though you seem to have quite a talent of it"

I watched Sebastian's eyes narrow. I noticed Angela's had narrowed as well.

"Let's go, Sebastian" Ciel ordered.

The carts slowly began to make their way up the dirt path. The servants, including Ren and me, waved goodbye to Angela as we got further and further away from the village. She waved back at us too. I slouched a bit in my seat and sighed. Ciel glanced at me.

"Well Victoria, have you finally returned to your old self again?"

I nodded.

"Yes, you were right. I just needed to get out and forget about all my troubles"

I wonder what fate has in store for us next…

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! The next one should be coming soon!