A Night in the Woods Fanfic
Chapter 7
Mae woke up from unconsciousness and looked around to see that she is in the same room where her 'rat babies' are, but when she tried to move her limbs, she saw that they were binded to the chair with triple-braided rope. She tried to tilt the chair via shifting her weight, but it was pinned down on the ground via screws, so she resorted to groaning in skeptism, which a familiar voice said "Cut it out, will you? And here I thought the singing in the mines were annoying as hell." Mae then looked around the room before seeing Eide on the float, prompting her to hiss at him scarcely, as Eide continued "Well, well, well… you certainly have some fight in you… like that incident in high school where you hospitalised that kid." Mae's eyes widened and slumped back on the chair, wondering how Eide knew, before he continued "I know about that incident because I was there. I know you didn't have control, but you certainly kicked the crap out of that boy. *laughs*" Mae's paws clenched in rage as Eide laughed, but its grip lessened when Eide began to wheeze whilst laughing. After a few seconds, Eide stopped laughing and continued "I also heard about you dropping out from college after 3 measly and admittedly boring semesters. All because of that bloody statue, which I must be straight, is creepy as hell." Mae looked down, reclenching her paws, saying softly "You and me both, you bastard."
Eide then hopped off the ruined float and leaned on the wall next to Mae before continuing "He's screwed when it comes to werewolves, y'know." Mae looked at Eide and made a curious expression, replying "What?" Eide shrugged and said "Honestly, I'm not big when it comes down to the supernatural, especially when it comes to vampires, werewolves… ghosts. *Mae went wide-eyed when Eide said this* Yeah, I knew you saw me at Harfest when I nicked that kid, but I didn't kill him… initially. I was granted both teleportation and phasing abilities from The Demon Goat, hence why I passed that fence at Harfest. He told me he bestowed you with Astral Projection, did he not?" Mae nodded and replied "I'm not sure if I can do that literally, but I CAN do it in my dreams." Eide made a twitch on his ear and said "I trained to use my powers in the woods; I didn't get it at first, but I eventually managed to cope with them." Mae then turned her head to the float and said "Why did you kill Casey? He is… he was a dear friend to me and Gregg. *Eide slumped on the wall* He actually doesn't care about my bass playing or my depression or my mental problems… *Eide twitched his ears nervously and started to sniff* He actually likes to do crimes with me and Gregg. At one such crime, Gregg went to get something for our troubles and Casey told me his feelings for me… *Mae sniffs* He may be a year younger than me and a tad taller than me, but he will never leave me in danger. But because of your role in The Cult, I've never had the chance to confess my feelings to him. You're such a heartless bastard…" Eide heard this and leaned close to Mae's face before he unmasked and unhooded himself, revealing to be Casey and he said "Look me in the eyes and call me that again…" Mae is terribly shocked to see this revelation and said in horror "Casey?!"
Meanwhile, Chet followed the scent indirectly left by 'Eide', using his remarkable parkour skills by wall-jumping from wall to wall to reach the upper levels and he was lead into the abandoned storeroom, where he heard Mae's voice in a nearby room.
Mae then exclaimed "Casey! Please come home!" Casey then replied "I can't… you don't know what The Cult had planned for me… They spared me, but they emptied me of all emotions, they filled me with severe mental pain and… *Casey sobs*" Mae then slipped her left paw through her loose rope and placed it on Casey's cheek, before compassionately said "Casey… I'm here for you. I can't lose you again; I don't know what to do if you do go away again… You're the most compassionate guy I ever knew and I actually love guys with that trait." Casey looked in Mae's red eyes and he placed his right paw on Mae's before replying "Mae, I've been meaning to comment about your eyes… they're a beautiful crimson red. When I saw you in that long dress at prom, I was severely attracted to you, but I ended up with Bea. To be honest, being with Bea at the Ol' Pickaxe and her smoking didn't make the romantic night I was picturing… at all." Mae blushed deeply from Casey's opinion on her eyes, but their moment was interrupted by knocking on the door and Chet's voice came through the door and he said "Mae, are you in there? I tracked you and Eide via scent to here… is there a problem?" Mae looked at Casey and he at Mae before Mae replied "Yes and no, Chet. 'Yes' because The Demon Goat will be after the whole town, but 'No' because the only way to get rid of The Demon Goat for good is a werewolf. The other problem is that no-one in town is a bloody werewolf, so we're screwed."
There was a moment of silence, then they heard Chet yelling "OH FRICK!" and a wall being punched through to the effect that the building shook from the impact and Chet continued "Goddammit! Of course a werewolf! Everyplace I've been to; the solution of a certain problem is 'WEREWOLF'! Vampires, undead corpses, spirits, POSSESSION and NOW, A BLOODY DEMONIC GOAT! GOD, ALL I WANT IS A DAY OF PEACE WITHOUT ANY FRICKING CASUALTIES VIA SUPERNATURAL CAUSES, BUT OOHHHH NO! I HAVE TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT GETS TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT!" Chet then punched the door leading to where Mae and Casey are and it flung forcefully into the wall opposite of the doorway, shattering it into miniature shreds of wood. Chet then exclaimed "OKAY! *breathes in deeply* Breathe… *exhales deeply* And that lady and Gentleman is me almost severely pissed off. *clears throat* Anyway, Mae is this a friend of yours?" Mae looked at Chet for a minute before coming to her senses and replied "Yes, actually. Um, Chet, this is Casey, he was an original band member alongside me and Gregg. Casey, this is Chet, he's… well he's a new arrival up from Canada." Casey then held his hand out to Chet and Chet complied with a handshake, before Casey said "Admittedly, dude, I never seen a citizen with such power to go toe to toe against a rock golem, let alone killing it without a single scratch. And your media collection… god, you love to spend time with THAT much content." Chet chuckled and replied "Well, nowadays, I do help the citizens with whatever problems they have, but I also workout from time to time and sit on a Yoga Towel, listening to relaxing songs from my set list of songs to supress my rage." Casey smiled before he said "Mae? Can we visit my parents?" Mae nodded and they, along with Chet, exited the building and landed on the road without injury, thanks to Chet carrying both cats on his shoulders.
Chet then asked where Casey lives, so Casey jumped off Chet's shoulder and Mae followed along, before they held each other's hands as they make their way to Casey's home. On the way, Aunt Molly stopped the trio in her cop car and saw to her own astonishment Casey, as she said "Casey? Is that you? Why are you in… oohhh… Shit. I did not know in the slightest… they told me—"Casey then cuts in "The Cult is nothing more than mere servants to a creature that wants to be a god, who is afraid of, and can only be killed by, werewolves." Aunt Molly then looked at Casey for a moment before offering the three for a ride to Casey's Home, which they happily accepted. After a couple minutes of driving, they arrived at Casey's home, which Casey left the car first and he came upon the front door and knocked on it, when he heard footprints and when the door opened, his mother was at first petrified with her mouth gaping, not believing what she was literally seeing, before Casey said in a gentle tone "Hi mom." Casey's mother then welled up with tears and hugged her son with grief, saying "Don't go… Don't go…" Casey hugged his mother back before she smelt Casey's fur and asked her where he's been, which Casey admits to being a long story and asked if he can take a bath, which his mother replied "A soapy one at that." Casey chuckled and didn't complain about that decision before coming inside as Aunt Molly told Mae that her mother is worried sick about her, so she drove both Mae and Chet back to the Food Donkey to see Candy, Bea, Stan and a fully restored Mr Santello in front of the former Food Donkey, as Mae rushed out of the car and hugged her mother, who is tearing up because Mae was in danger, but Molly told them that 'Eide' is in fact a heavily brainwashed Casey and correctly assumed that Mae got him out of the state, which Mae confirmed the case.
Aunt Molly then asked Chet if she would like to speak privately with him for a moment, which he agreed to. Aunt Molly then ushered Chet into the squad car and drove to Dr Hanks office and she led Chet to Dr Hanks himself, who said "Ah, this must be that new person you told me about, Molly. I must say, if the link with the lore you discovered in that library book and his silver eyes are certainly correct, then you have certainly brought a guardian for Possum Springs. Come and sit on the lounge, young man." Chet then accepted the offer and sat on the lounge, aware that Aunt Molly discovered his… condition. Dr Hanks then asked "First of… Are you a werewolf?"
