The Strange, the Odd and the Weird

by Jet556

Starting on a day filled with fence building, a Red Taz hunt and now the fire alarm going off a startling discovery is made: a photograph of Wendell Barrage, Veronica Victoria and the late Cassius Hagen together as friends! With the mystery of the appearance of a witch doctor who should be a glorified brain in a jar, Lee Ping and Tina Kwee's friend Basil Hagen has his own mystery.

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Standing up, Basil walked towards the door. Legendre was walking into what Basil could call at best: the Bonemobile. He wasn't sure what was wrong with Legendre. The guy belonged in a horror movie!

"Hey?" Venus walked up to Basil as he watched Legendre get into his car. "Something the matter? And does that guy have one thumb?"

"Yes to both." Basil looked at Legendre as he got out of his car and started to kick the tires. "Uh, Venus, how about you give me number and we talk some other time while I go follow King Creep." Legendre started to walk along the sidewalk.

"You know him?"

"Yes, yes I do."

"Then I'm coming with you. I'm not going to boring, old Catholic school while you go on an adventure!" Venus grabbed Basil by the arm and began to pull him to the door. "Come on!" This girl was very proactive. So was Cherie.

As they walked out of the coffee shop, Basil saw Legendre just getting farther and farther. He probably wouldn't have noticed them from how far he was.

Following, Basil and Venus ended up on a street that looked just as much like something out of a horror movie as Legendre. Which horror movie specifically? A Val Lewton horror movie! Which one? "I Walked With A Zombie" ironically.

"What's King Creep doing in a place like this?" asked Venus.

"Maybe he lives here." Basil and Venus both watched as Legendre entered a store. The two walked over to the store and looked at the name of it above the door. "Armand Mazovia's Abode of Alarm." Read Basil aloud. He then looked at Venus. "Is this a store or some sideshow thing?"

"Let's go on in and find out!" Venus reached for the door only to be stopped by Basil.

"Hold on!" Basil put down his backpack and pulled a few things out of a pocket: a crucifix, an Egyptian ankh, some charm with an angel on it, a Buddha and a star of David. They were all on the same string. "Okay, now I'm ready!"

"You belong to all those faiths?" asked Venus, looking at the charms with a great amount of impress.

Basil shook his head no. "I'm Celtic Reconstructionist Pagan but I'm new to it and don't know any holy charms of the religion to ward off evil."