Dawn of Nightmares

Chapter 8 of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Chapter 8

Walking through the darkened lodge, with only a lit candlestick, held by Kate, for light, she and Warren began making their way to the staircase which would lead down to the library.

"Do you really think we should be doing this ourselves, I mean, what if Max…?" Warren asked at last, breaking the tense silence.

Kate shook her head. "No, it's fine...we have to trust Mr. Jefferson, look, we've got each other's backs, right?"

Warren sighed but then shrugged. "Yeah, okay then, let's go."

They began to head down the stairs, as they did, Kate bit her lip, looking around, something didn't feel right.

"Mr. Jefferson seemed really worried, can't say I blame him...Something's not right here." She commented.

Warren nodded. "I agree, but..."

Kate bowed her head guiltily and asked. "Do you think it's something to do with this threat?"

"I hope not. But I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of it, maybe even find justice for Stella and Brooke." Warren replied; apparently trying to reassure her.

"Yeah..." Kate agreed before pointing out. "I'd like to think so, but with Mr. Jefferson going on his own, I'm worried."

In the room before the library something caught Kate's eye, she thought she saw light. The floorboard was on a hinge so she lifted it up, beneath was a vent with light coming through, electric lighting, despite the power cut. She and Warren both agreed something was seriously wrong with that and quickly left it. They soon entered the library and began looking around for the proof that was apparently here.

This led to a close call as they passed a bookshelf which suddenly seemed to launch a couple of books at their heads, narrowly missing them.
"Jesus, look out!" Warren yelled, doing his best to shield Kate.

Kate was understandably freaked out. "Ah, Warren! Holy crap..."

"Are you okay?"

"I think so." She replied before looking at the bookshelf and pointing. "Look-"

"What?" Warren turned and noticed something too.

"There was something behind the books, what is that?" She queried as they began to move closer.

"Is it a button?" Warren wondered aloud.

They got close enough to see that it was indeed a button and Kate narrowed her eyes, tilting her head in confusion.

"Why would there be a button?"

Warren shrugged. "That's a good question."

Sadly that did not ease Kate's nerves in any way.

Sighing she turned to him. "Well, should I push it?"

"That's what, buttons are for, I guess." Warren replied warily.

Nodding slowly Kate reached out and then pressed the button, stepping back in shock as the bookcase and wall behind it began to move, to reveal a secret passage.

"Whoaa." Warren gasped, amazed.

Kate couldn't deny, she too was surprised, this was the last thing she expected, especially at a ski lodge. They both stood on the threshold, unsure and feeling unnerved.

Finally Kate voiced what they were both wondering.

"So...should we take a look?"

Warren bit his lip, but screwed up his courage "Y-yeah, here, let me."

"Warren..." Kate replied at once, knowing what he was trying to do, but saw his expression and sighed. "Alright, but be careful."

She handed the candlestick to him with some trepidation.

"Don't worry." He replied.

Readying himself he entered the passage noting it wasn't all that large. The main object of interest was a desk at the far side, specifically, what was on the desk. Picking it up Warren found himself looking at none other than the other half of the note.

"Well?" Kate queried.

"Whoa, is this..?"

"What did you find?" Kate insisted.

"Holy cow..." Warren gasped; thinking how best to approach this, then finally speaking. "Um Kate...I've found the other half of the note and, um..."

As he spoke he emerged from the passage to join her again.

"WHAT?" She asked; just hearing him say that freaked her out. "Warren, what is it?"

"It's worse than we thought, looking at the whole thing." He explained.

Kate took the two halves, joining them together and reading.

Reading the threat Kate gasped, horror filling her face.

"Warren, this is serious." She burst out. "We need to find Mr. Jefferson right now and, and we better warn Max, the others..."

"I know, that's what I'm worried about." Warren admitted.

Kate grimaced. "Well, let's find Mr. Jefferson first."

Nodding Warren followed her as they left the library, only to be freaked out by a door that had been locked previously opening, with nobody there to open it. Despite their nerves now practically being on a hair trigger, they followed the new path, which, if Warren' memory of the lodge served him right, would lead to the kitchen eventually.

"Do you think someone was actually after Stella and, and Brooke was just caught in the middle?" Kate asked worriedly.

"If so, that would be...really messed up." Warren replied, even sounding a little unsure himself.

Unnerved, but unable to stop, they continued onwards, only stopping in the last room before the kitchen. Warren turned to Kate, who stopped, worried all over again upon seeing his expression.

"So um..." He began, before finally spilling it. "I've just been thinking about something I saw earlier with Max..."

"What?"

He explained. "There was this, wanted poster, like, full on western-style you know?"

Kate shrugged. "So?"

"And Max really thought there was someone following her around..."

"So...so what?" Kate replied, suddenly getting nervous again. "You're saying that there's some criminal up on the mountain with us?"

Warren nodded, that was just what he was thinking, there was more to come too.

He remembered more and quickly told Kate.

"There was a message... on this answering machine I found and it – it was weird, I swear I heard that guys voice before. But he was warning, Sean Prescott about something, it sounded like they knew each other well and, whoever it was, wasn't happy with Sean building the lodge here."

"What do you mean?" She asked, panic beginning to creep into her voice.

"He was saying it like...like a warning, that there was danger here." Warren finished, before then realizing. "I mean, maybe that was whoever was down in the basement before, remember, under the floorboards in the library, the light..."

Kate groaned and turned away, wrapping her arms around herself.

"Warren, oh my God, this is crazy." She replied.

Warren was about to reply when the door to the kitchen banged and suddenly they heard a cry.

"You hear that?" Warren gasped, turning at once.

Kate recognized it and cried out. "That was Mr. Jefferson-!"

Warren hurried forwards. "Coming from the kitchen!"

They called out to him, Warren telling him to hold on as Kate opened the kitchen door. Suddenly she was yanked into the room and the door slammed shut, Kate began screaming and suddenly crying out in pain.

Panicking Warren tried to open the doors. "Kate?! Kate! What's going on, lemme in!"

But the door was locked or jammed, Kate grunted in pain again.

"Kate, are you okay?!" He cried out.

Shaking his head he began trying to force the door, ramming into it and, on his third try, he broke through, stumbling onto the ground. He struggled to his feet and saw Kate, out cold, on the floor in front of him.

"Kate?" He whispered before panicking. "KATE! HEY-!"

He cried out as a man, dressed in dark blue overalls with black boots and gloves and wearing a white demonic clown mask, with demonic teeth and red along the upper lip, acting as an exposed gum, suddenly appeared in his field of vision and punched him right in the face, knocking him out cold too.

The Masked Man then turned and began to drag Kate's unconscious form away.

Later, he stood on the landing of the steps leading upstairs and listened carefully, he could hear the sounds of another person moving upstairs, in the bathroom. Smirking beneath his mask, he lit the candle on its holder next to the landing and turned, walking away.


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