Thanks to Britneyy Peace, SilverMoon Gypsy, and Mignun for reviewing!

Author's Note: This chapter is for Mignun, because I promised her that I would update on Tuesday, which I did not.

Don't blame me, blame my family. And my short attention span. My dad has this one game on our computer, which he plays all of the time. And whenever he's playing, I go and play Zelda: Ocarina of Time on my N64, which distracts me even when he's done with the computer! So, I'm sorry...

Chapter Thirty-Four

At Marissa's designated time, all of the 'Homecoming Heroes' were standing outside of the gates of the 'Maxville Research and Development Center'.

At least, that's what they thought the large, concrete building was. They were just going with what the plaque above the speaker said.

"This doesn't feel right..." Layla drifted off, looking up at the steel gate. Warren stepped forward cautiously and dropped his backpack on the concrete, then wrapping his hands around the steel bars of the gate and looking between them at the large, concrete building.

"Well, this is the address she gave us." Magenta shrugged, not noticing the strange look glinting in Warren's eyes.

"Hey! Sidekicks!" Ian gasped in terror and immediately collapsed into a puddle, said puddle then squiggling away and pooling at Frankie's feet, quivering like jell-o. The others frowned and looked down the sidewalk, except Warren, who was instead scowling.

"What are you doing here?" Warren growled, glaring venomously at Lash and Speed.

"Mina called us last night and told us to come here at this time." Speed stated while Lash simply shrugged one shoulder beside him. It was at that moment that Zach looked at his watched and frowned.

"Yo, man, it's five minutes past the time that Emily told us to be here." Warren, Lash, and Speed all smirked to themselves.

"Maybe we should see if anyone is inside? Maybe they aren't going to just open the door at this time, like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory." Magenta casually suggested, with a hint of sarcasm. Taking her suggestion, Will walked over and glanced around at his friends before hitting the button below the intercom. The waited a moment before they heard a crackling through the speaker.

"Name and business?"

"Um..." Will looked around nervously, making Warren scoff and roll his eyes. He stepped over and nudged Will out of the way, then pressing down on and holding the red button.

"Warren Peace, as well as a few others, here to see Marissa Bruttenholm and Mina Schultz." He let go of the button and turned around to face everyone's confused expressions, excluding Lash and Speed. "It'll make sense later." He answered their unspoken question just as the speaker started crackling again.

"Approved. One moment please." A few seconds later, the gates opened so that Warren and the others could go in.

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Once inside the building, the "Homecoming Heroes" and "Homecoming Villains" stared in surprise at the large, surprisingly vacant interior of the building. All that was inside was a large desk at the very back of the room with a man standing behind it.

"Please stand in the circle in the center of the room." It was then that they noticed the large symbol in the center of the room (see chapter ). They shared confused expressions, but shrugged and did as they were told. "Please keep all hands and feet inside the moving area until it comes to a complete stop at the bottom floor."

"What are talking abou-" Zach's confused expression to into shock and fear once the circular area that they were standing on started to move down into the floor. Him and Ethan both let out cries of fear and clutched onto each other, making the others roll their eyes.

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The words 'stunned' and-or 'shocked' would have been understatements.

Even Warren wasn't expecting what they saw as they slowly descended on the platform.

"Whoa..." Zach breathed out at all of the creatures and people that they saw on each level that they passed. No one else said anything, but one just knew that they were thinking the same thing.

Once the platform reached the bottom and came to a complete stop, Zach and Ethan pushed the front and rushed to get off of said platform.

"That..." Ethan started to say and paused, pointing at the elevator the others were standing on. "Was really freaky."

"You get used to it." Everyone looked behind them to see a young man with combed back black hair wearing a suit walking towards them. "I felt the same way the first time it happened to me." He walked towards Zach and extended his hand. "Hi, I'm John Myers. I assume that you guys are the ones here to see Mina and Marissa?"

"Who the heck are Mina and Marissa?" Magenta blurted out, glaring at him and crossing her arms. "We're here to see Carrie and Emily." John seemed surprised for a moment before a knowing smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Well, then," he smiled, "why don't I take you to see them? They're waiting in the library."

"So, what is this place?" Lash asked after John started leading them down a hall.

"In 1944, Nazi Germany started to combined modern technology with black magic in an attempt to sway World War II in their favor. In their attempt, they hired a notorious Russian mystic that you may have heard of, a man named Grigori Rasputin."

"The creepy guy who tried to manipulate the Russian royal family by 'curing' the heir of his hemophilia?" Layla interjected. John smiled over his shoulder and nodded.

"Yeah, that's the guy. Well, in the final months of the war, the Nazis built a machine on Tarmagant Island, off the coast of Scotland. A platoon of American soldiers, along with an American professor named Trevor Bruttenholm who was knowledgeable in magic and sorcery, arrived on the island to intercept their use of this machine. The mission was a success. Shortly after that night, Professor Bruttenholm made an appeal to the American government for a new sector, dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena and protecting the public from any dangers that may come of it.

"This sector was dubbed the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense."

Now, normally I would cut it off here, and leave you guys with a cliffhanger...

But since I'm WAY overdue with the chapter, I'm gonna give you guys a little more...

"Yo, dawg, that sounds like Area 51." Zach joked, nudging Warren in the side with his elbow and smiling. His smile disappeared and he shrank away when Warren glared at him out of the corner of his eye.

"Actually, Area 51 is a branch of the B.P.R.D." John stated.

"Only a branch?" Magenta asked, and John nodded.

"The B.P.R.D. was founded to protect the public from and study paranormal phenomena. Later on, a branch was created for the study of the idea of life in outer space. I.E., Area 51." Everyone nodded, a few of them making 'oohhh...' sounds. "Anyway, here we are!" They stared at the huge oak doors in front of them, the wooden material stick out drastically against the metal and chrome surrounding them.

He pushed against the doors with a heavy grunt, making them swing open. He turned and smiled at the group once the doors were fully open and they could see past him into a giant library.

"Go on in! Mi-uh... Carrie, should be waiting for you." He waved goodbye and walked away, disappearing around a corner. They stood there until Magenta sighed and walked towards the door.

"Well, he said go on in."

And, there you have it! Chapter thirty-four! Sorry again that it's so long overdue!