Chapter 6

Bill was hiding in a tree, away from everyone, that is until Caspar appeared and patted his uncle rather firmly.

"Uncle, why were you in town? And in person?! You know your in one of America's Most Wanted." said Caspar.

"It's been years since Wierdmaggeddon dear nephew. I can appear when ever I please." said Bill.

"Owen is in panic mode looking for you before the other kids do. And I was doing good with him." said Caspar.

"That boy is a social outcast. Nothing can change. You did your best, but he is not going to do anything to make his life better. And why are we talking about the boy?! I was in town looking for you!" said Bill.

"Why? To take me back home to my room?" asked Caspar.

"No. And yes something like that. I need you to be in a safer place." said Bill.

"It's safer at my place. Well in my room at least." said Owen who appeared so suddendly that Bill screamed.

"Don't scream! The others will find us here." said Caspar.


Meanwhile, Matt, Lucy and Shinji were already giving up on their chase.

"Drat. He's gone." said Matt.

"No problem. We'll find him eventually and take him down." said Shinji.

Lucy looked about and was picking something up from the grass.

"Guys look! A lady bug!" said Lucy with joy.

"Now is not the time to pick bugs!" said Shinji. Matt ignored his friend and looked at the lady bug with Lucy.

"Wow. It's cute! I give it that." said Matt.

"Yeah. It's adorable." said Lucy as the ladybug flew off.

Matt looked at Lucy's dissapointed look and he felt obliged to say something nice to her.

"Do you want to see someting mysterious and creepy and stuff like that?" asked Matt to Lucy.

"Here we go." said Shinji as he rolled his eyes.

Lucy smiled warmly. "No. What do you have in mind?" asked Lucy.

"The Mystery Shack! It's open this season. Want to go there for free?" asked Matt.

"For Free? What if we get in trouble?" asked Lucy.

Matt shrugged. "Two of my Uncles own the joint. We can just waltz in and I'll make us some fake tickets no worries." said Matt.

Shinji looked at Matt and then at Lucy. He simply turned around and walked away, feeling as if he was a third wheel of some sort.

"Aren't you coming with us Shinji?" asked Lucy as she noticed her foster brother walk away. Shinji turned around and Matt also invited him.

"The invite is for you too. It would be weird if Lucy and I went alone." said Matt with pleading eyes.

Shinji understood the message and nodded. "I'm coming. I just thought we could bring some snacks." he said quickly, trying not to make things obvious. The three friends then walked away from the forest and back into town.


The three friends made their way into the shack and Matt sneaked them inside, winking at Wendy who was at the cash register. She got the message and winked back, covering them. Matt took them inside the exhibit hall and Lucy's eyes were open wide with wonder and enchantement.

"Wow! This place is wonderful!" she cried.

"I"m glad you liked it." said Tyrone.

"This place never fails to amaze me, despite some of the things look a little cheap." said Shinji.

Meanwhile, in the same room, Owen was taking photos of disected possum holding a nut. It looked eerily creepy, yet cute at the same time. Owen thought it looked cool. He then turned and bumped into Shinji.

"You!" said Shinji.

"Your the kid from the library." said Owen trying to take a few steps back.

"Hey! Are you okay kid? Did that blue triangle hurt you?" asked Lucy.

"You mean Caspar? He's a friend of mine. He wouldn't hurt a fly. His uncle is working on being good. Sort of." said Owen.

"Bill Cipher is not to be trusted. Your lucky your alive." said Matt.

Shinji then noticed that Owen's backpack. "Is that a Kanji symbol?"asked Shinji.

Owen remembered his backpack came from an anime show he liked.

"Yeah. It's the symbol Soji wears in Kingdom Hunters." said Owen.

"Its the kanji symbol for love." said Shinji.

"Is it really? I didn't know that." said Owen.

"The anime's theme is love and friendship. I used to see it all the time, until I got bored. There were too many fillers." said Shinji.

"I know right! Like what was the point of it all?" asked Owen.

Matt patted Owen on the shoulder. "Do you want to hang out with us? " said Matt with a smile.

Owen was taken aback. "Hang out? With you guys?" asked Owen.

"Sure! The more the merrier!" said Lucy.

"Wouldn't hurt to have more people with us." said Shinji.

Owen felt warm inside, and at the same time worried. "What's the catch?" asked Owen.

"No catch at all. We're just inviting you. You look lonely." said Lucy.

"And what do you mean by catch?" asked Shinji.

"Just that... nevermind about that. Sure, I'll go with you guys." said Owen.

"Cool! The group got big!" said Matt.

"Yeah. Kinda like an after school club of sorts." said Shinji.

And so, the four new friends explored the shack and Owen felt very happy for the first time in a while. He made new friends and he was kinda part of a group. Matt was welcoming, Lucy was nice, and Shinji was very friendly. It felt like he was at a good start with these guys.