Wow... Didn't expect the chapter to be this long. This whole thing might go longer than I
expected. Just to clear up, Clock Tower pretty much got a treatment similar to Final Fantasy.
The first one, this one, wasn't released here (Gee, I wonder why...), so the Clock Tower we got is
really Clock Tower 2, a direct sequel to this one. Our Clock Tower 2 is really CT3, and is
completely unrelated. And from what I can tell, CT3/4 is going to be completely different again.
But stay tuned, I can *almost* guarantee the next chapter introduces a delightful new character.
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Chapter Four: And So It Begins...
"Wow, what a huge place..." Laura began. And she was right. They were only in the first room,
and it was bigger than the home they had known for almost their whole lives. It was fairly simply
furnished, a golden coloured coffee table, some nice, cushion chairs, and a couple end tables. The
room was dominated by a huge staircase that went up to a balcony encircling the room. There
was a solitary door upstairs, but none of the girls really felt like checking it out.
"Well, I'm off to find Mr. Barrows," Ms. Mary started to tell the group, "You stay here until I
come back." And so she went through a nearby door, closing it behind her.
"Wow... Mr. Barrows must be rich," Ann mentioned, trying to start a conversation. "I can't wait
to see the rest of the house."
"Well Ms. Mary said to stay here, and we don't want to get Mr. Barrows mad at us before we are
even introduced," Lotte interrupted. "We have to make our best impression, and looking around,
I'd say it has to be one good one to deserve all this." Ann nodded slowly, but she still had that
urge to look around.
"What's wrong, Laura?" Jennifer noticed a very worried look on the girl's face. She just seemed
to be staring out the window, blank.
"Hmm? Oh, um, nothing," Laura said, snapping out of her trance. "It's just getting really dark
out." Jennifer noticed it too. She wandered over to the window, just to see the sun disappear
behind the trees. The night fell quickly. She could barely see to the trees, but she knew they were
there.
"Ms. Mary has been gone a long time," Laura noted.
"Yeah. Suppose I should go look for her?" Ann again wanted to explore, and decided to use that
as an excuse.
"No, it's okay, I'm up, I'll go," Jennifer replied, walking towards the door Ms. Mary went
through a while ago. She looked at the girls, Laura was just sitting with her head down, Lotte
was looking around still in awe of where she was, and Ann just nodded, getting a little more
comfortable in her chair.
Opening the door, Jennifer was greeting by a dark hallway. There didn't appear to be a light
switch there, so she had to wait a bit to adjust to the light. The was a large window, with what
she assumed to be red drapes covering it, but she couldn't be certain as to the colour. To her
right was an empty door, she could see a large pile of rocks behind it. "A dead end," she thought
to herself. Resigned to that fact, she started towards the other door in the room. "That has to be
where Ms. Mary went."
Just as she passed the window, she heard a bloodcurdling scream from behind her. "Laura!!!"
Going on instinct, she ran back those few steps, to a dark, empty room. Everything was how is
was before, just the lights were off. And the girls weren't there. "Where are you!? This isn't
funny!" Jennifer yelled out, only hearing an echo in reply. Annoyed, she walked to the front door,
and turned the handle. It didn't open.
"What the... Why is the door locked? I can't get out... This is crazy..." The only other option
for the girls to go would be upstairs, so Jennifer walked slowly up the creaking staircase. It gave
a pretty good view of the room, with some interesting family portraits. They ended at Simon
Barrows. "Hmm... Simon Barrows... Either this is an old portrait, or Mr. Barrows is really
young," she noted. A young man, strong features, distinguished brown hair. She wondered what
he must look like now.
She walked along the pathway, looking at the various pictures, not really bothering to read the
names. From below her feet, she heard a loud crack. Startled, she stepped backwards, and the
floor she had just been standing on collapsed. "Ohmygofohmygodohmygodohmygod..." It was
all she could think for what seemed like forever. Her heart was racing faster than it ever had
before. "I was... I almost... I..." She couldn't believe what had just happened. Jennifer's mind
started racing, only to go back on a single track when she heard a door slam in the distance.
Getting up, she went back towards the door on the floor below, as it was the only way for her to
go. She still had to find the other girls.
expected. Just to clear up, Clock Tower pretty much got a treatment similar to Final Fantasy.
The first one, this one, wasn't released here (Gee, I wonder why...), so the Clock Tower we got is
really Clock Tower 2, a direct sequel to this one. Our Clock Tower 2 is really CT3, and is
completely unrelated. And from what I can tell, CT3/4 is going to be completely different again.
But stay tuned, I can *almost* guarantee the next chapter introduces a delightful new character.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter Four: And So It Begins...
"Wow, what a huge place..." Laura began. And she was right. They were only in the first room,
and it was bigger than the home they had known for almost their whole lives. It was fairly simply
furnished, a golden coloured coffee table, some nice, cushion chairs, and a couple end tables. The
room was dominated by a huge staircase that went up to a balcony encircling the room. There
was a solitary door upstairs, but none of the girls really felt like checking it out.
"Well, I'm off to find Mr. Barrows," Ms. Mary started to tell the group, "You stay here until I
come back." And so she went through a nearby door, closing it behind her.
"Wow... Mr. Barrows must be rich," Ann mentioned, trying to start a conversation. "I can't wait
to see the rest of the house."
"Well Ms. Mary said to stay here, and we don't want to get Mr. Barrows mad at us before we are
even introduced," Lotte interrupted. "We have to make our best impression, and looking around,
I'd say it has to be one good one to deserve all this." Ann nodded slowly, but she still had that
urge to look around.
"What's wrong, Laura?" Jennifer noticed a very worried look on the girl's face. She just seemed
to be staring out the window, blank.
"Hmm? Oh, um, nothing," Laura said, snapping out of her trance. "It's just getting really dark
out." Jennifer noticed it too. She wandered over to the window, just to see the sun disappear
behind the trees. The night fell quickly. She could barely see to the trees, but she knew they were
there.
"Ms. Mary has been gone a long time," Laura noted.
"Yeah. Suppose I should go look for her?" Ann again wanted to explore, and decided to use that
as an excuse.
"No, it's okay, I'm up, I'll go," Jennifer replied, walking towards the door Ms. Mary went
through a while ago. She looked at the girls, Laura was just sitting with her head down, Lotte
was looking around still in awe of where she was, and Ann just nodded, getting a little more
comfortable in her chair.
Opening the door, Jennifer was greeting by a dark hallway. There didn't appear to be a light
switch there, so she had to wait a bit to adjust to the light. The was a large window, with what
she assumed to be red drapes covering it, but she couldn't be certain as to the colour. To her
right was an empty door, she could see a large pile of rocks behind it. "A dead end," she thought
to herself. Resigned to that fact, she started towards the other door in the room. "That has to be
where Ms. Mary went."
Just as she passed the window, she heard a bloodcurdling scream from behind her. "Laura!!!"
Going on instinct, she ran back those few steps, to a dark, empty room. Everything was how is
was before, just the lights were off. And the girls weren't there. "Where are you!? This isn't
funny!" Jennifer yelled out, only hearing an echo in reply. Annoyed, she walked to the front door,
and turned the handle. It didn't open.
"What the... Why is the door locked? I can't get out... This is crazy..." The only other option
for the girls to go would be upstairs, so Jennifer walked slowly up the creaking staircase. It gave
a pretty good view of the room, with some interesting family portraits. They ended at Simon
Barrows. "Hmm... Simon Barrows... Either this is an old portrait, or Mr. Barrows is really
young," she noted. A young man, strong features, distinguished brown hair. She wondered what
he must look like now.
She walked along the pathway, looking at the various pictures, not really bothering to read the
names. From below her feet, she heard a loud crack. Startled, she stepped backwards, and the
floor she had just been standing on collapsed. "Ohmygofohmygodohmygodohmygod..." It was
all she could think for what seemed like forever. Her heart was racing faster than it ever had
before. "I was... I almost... I..." She couldn't believe what had just happened. Jennifer's mind
started racing, only to go back on a single track when she heard a door slam in the distance.
Getting up, she went back towards the door on the floor below, as it was the only way for her to
go. She still had to find the other girls.