Chapter Ten - Shocking Discovery
Copper and Kevin approached the homes of Kitty and Stella, there pistols ready
just in case they needed them. The first thing both of them noticed was Kitty's door was
wide open. Copper turned to Kevin.
"I want you to check in Stella's house and see what you can find. I shall check in
Kitty's house to see if I can find anything." Copper instructed. Kevin nodded.
The two made there way to their destinations. Kevin to Stella's house and
Copper to Kitty's house which was right next to it. Copper had taken Kitty's house
because he felt it was more dangerous that Stella's. Something about that open door
made him cringe.
Kevin slowly opened Stella's doorknob, it was unlocked. 'Stella's usually long
asleep at this time...' He opened the door ajar and peeked his eye in.
"Stella? Are you okay?" he asked, but got no response. He opened the door
wider and looked on all sides of the room. Stella was nowhere to be found.
Copper came to the door left wide open of Kitty's house. He was about to step in
when he stopped. He didn't need to go any further, he saw it clearly. It was a bloody and
mangled up body. Blood soaked the room on the carpet and the walls, and blood was
even splattered on the furniture.
"My God..." Copper spoke out-loud, "What the hell is happening...?" Copper
then thought that maybe the murderer of Booker and Kitty was still inside the house. He
held up his gun. "This is Officer Copper of the Vernon Police Department. If anyone is
in here please show yourself!" It was then Cooper noticed that no one was in the house...
no one living at least.
Copper walked in to examine the body, he knelt down by her. 'This was not the
work of a knife or anything like that.' he thought to himself, 'she was attacked by
someone who used their bare paws.' Copper also noticed that there seemed to be teeth
marks. 'Was someone eating her?' Copper got up and back out of the door. He slowly
closed it and sighed. He would have called for back-up, but he remembered the only
other officer on his force had been killed.
It was at this time Kevin walked out of Stella's house and came to Copper.
"Stella wasn't in there. Maybe she went to someone's house for the night. Maybe she
felt safer if she was with someone like Leopold or Lobo. They're pretty brave." Kevin
looked at Copper. "Did you find Kitty?"
Copper nodded slowly and had a stern look on his face. Kevin didn't get what
Copper was hinting at. "Well that's good," Kevin started, "I have this comic book that
I'm supposed to return to her and-" Kevin was cut off.
"She won't be needing that comic book where she's going, boy." Copper looked
at Kevin. "She's been murdered." Cooper said quietly, Copper then closed his eyes and
turned away. He didn't want to see the look on Kevin's face after finding out one of his
best friends have been killed. Copper could only hope Stella was okay too.
"Kitty..." Kevin muttered and fell to his knees. Kevin then heard someone
approaching, Copper must have heard as well because he's ears perked up. Kevin turned
and saw another one of his best friends Lobo and his brother Dan.
"We thought we saw you come over here!" Lobo said seeing Officer Copper. He
looked at Kevin. "Hey, Kevin." Kevin waved slowly.
"Officer Copper, there is something you should know about!" Dan exclaimed to
him. Copper turned his head to Dan.
"About the killings going on in the town?" Copper asked. Dan stopped.
"Killings? You mean, more people have died other than my Gyroid?" Dan asked
with a look of concern of his face. Copper nodded.
"Chief Booker and the town resident Kitty have been confirmed to be dead.
Stella is missing."
Dan's heart was pounding. Not only did these creature take away his Gyroid but
also Booker and Kitty? And he could only pray Stella was okay.
"Well, Copper." Lobo began, "Dan and I have some info about what's happening.
This is going to sound idiotic but people are becoming zombies or something."
"Zombies?" Copper asked. "Look kids, I don't have time for games."
"I'm serious, Officer!" Lobo exclaimed, "We saw some of them on the train and
they killed Rover-" Copper interrupted him.
"You two went on the train? Didn't you know it was off-limits?" Copper asked.
"Yes, and we're sorry." Lobo continued, "But these monsters are on the train and
they killed Rover, that cat who's always hanging around there. Not only that but
monsters are loose in the town now. Dan's Gyroid gave his life to save us from the
Porter. Only it wasn't really the Porter, because the Porter would never hurt anyone.
You could say it was a monster with the Porter's face."
Copper thought it sounded a bit strange and surreal, but it was the best lead he
had so far.
"And Rover said something to us before he died," Dan explained, "he said a rat
came on the train and it released these murderous leeches. Before he died he tried to tell
us who was responsible for it, and the only word he could get out was 'umbrella.' Then
he had passed away."
"Umbrella?" Copper asked, "As in the multi-million dollar company Umbrella?"
Dan slapped his forehead.
"Of course! Umbrella! Why didn't we think of that?" he said looking at Lobo.
Umbrella was one of the most powerful corporations in the world. It was the
leading expert in medical and household appliances. Not much was know about the
company. People thought it had it's own little secrets it did not share with anyone.
"So we have murders, zombies and Umbrella," Kevin said, still on his knees,
"What the hell is going on here?"
"I know what's going on."
Everyone's ears perked up at the sound of the voice. They looked around until
Lobo spotted the owner of the voice in a tree. Then, the remaining three saw him in the
tree.
"Well, I haven't seen this guy for awhile..." Lobo said.
Copper and Kevin approached the homes of Kitty and Stella, there pistols ready
just in case they needed them. The first thing both of them noticed was Kitty's door was
wide open. Copper turned to Kevin.
"I want you to check in Stella's house and see what you can find. I shall check in
Kitty's house to see if I can find anything." Copper instructed. Kevin nodded.
The two made there way to their destinations. Kevin to Stella's house and
Copper to Kitty's house which was right next to it. Copper had taken Kitty's house
because he felt it was more dangerous that Stella's. Something about that open door
made him cringe.
Kevin slowly opened Stella's doorknob, it was unlocked. 'Stella's usually long
asleep at this time...' He opened the door ajar and peeked his eye in.
"Stella? Are you okay?" he asked, but got no response. He opened the door
wider and looked on all sides of the room. Stella was nowhere to be found.
Copper came to the door left wide open of Kitty's house. He was about to step in
when he stopped. He didn't need to go any further, he saw it clearly. It was a bloody and
mangled up body. Blood soaked the room on the carpet and the walls, and blood was
even splattered on the furniture.
"My God..." Copper spoke out-loud, "What the hell is happening...?" Copper
then thought that maybe the murderer of Booker and Kitty was still inside the house. He
held up his gun. "This is Officer Copper of the Vernon Police Department. If anyone is
in here please show yourself!" It was then Cooper noticed that no one was in the house...
no one living at least.
Copper walked in to examine the body, he knelt down by her. 'This was not the
work of a knife or anything like that.' he thought to himself, 'she was attacked by
someone who used their bare paws.' Copper also noticed that there seemed to be teeth
marks. 'Was someone eating her?' Copper got up and back out of the door. He slowly
closed it and sighed. He would have called for back-up, but he remembered the only
other officer on his force had been killed.
It was at this time Kevin walked out of Stella's house and came to Copper.
"Stella wasn't in there. Maybe she went to someone's house for the night. Maybe she
felt safer if she was with someone like Leopold or Lobo. They're pretty brave." Kevin
looked at Copper. "Did you find Kitty?"
Copper nodded slowly and had a stern look on his face. Kevin didn't get what
Copper was hinting at. "Well that's good," Kevin started, "I have this comic book that
I'm supposed to return to her and-" Kevin was cut off.
"She won't be needing that comic book where she's going, boy." Copper looked
at Kevin. "She's been murdered." Cooper said quietly, Copper then closed his eyes and
turned away. He didn't want to see the look on Kevin's face after finding out one of his
best friends have been killed. Copper could only hope Stella was okay too.
"Kitty..." Kevin muttered and fell to his knees. Kevin then heard someone
approaching, Copper must have heard as well because he's ears perked up. Kevin turned
and saw another one of his best friends Lobo and his brother Dan.
"We thought we saw you come over here!" Lobo said seeing Officer Copper. He
looked at Kevin. "Hey, Kevin." Kevin waved slowly.
"Officer Copper, there is something you should know about!" Dan exclaimed to
him. Copper turned his head to Dan.
"About the killings going on in the town?" Copper asked. Dan stopped.
"Killings? You mean, more people have died other than my Gyroid?" Dan asked
with a look of concern of his face. Copper nodded.
"Chief Booker and the town resident Kitty have been confirmed to be dead.
Stella is missing."
Dan's heart was pounding. Not only did these creature take away his Gyroid but
also Booker and Kitty? And he could only pray Stella was okay.
"Well, Copper." Lobo began, "Dan and I have some info about what's happening.
This is going to sound idiotic but people are becoming zombies or something."
"Zombies?" Copper asked. "Look kids, I don't have time for games."
"I'm serious, Officer!" Lobo exclaimed, "We saw some of them on the train and
they killed Rover-" Copper interrupted him.
"You two went on the train? Didn't you know it was off-limits?" Copper asked.
"Yes, and we're sorry." Lobo continued, "But these monsters are on the train and
they killed Rover, that cat who's always hanging around there. Not only that but
monsters are loose in the town now. Dan's Gyroid gave his life to save us from the
Porter. Only it wasn't really the Porter, because the Porter would never hurt anyone.
You could say it was a monster with the Porter's face."
Copper thought it sounded a bit strange and surreal, but it was the best lead he
had so far.
"And Rover said something to us before he died," Dan explained, "he said a rat
came on the train and it released these murderous leeches. Before he died he tried to tell
us who was responsible for it, and the only word he could get out was 'umbrella.' Then
he had passed away."
"Umbrella?" Copper asked, "As in the multi-million dollar company Umbrella?"
Dan slapped his forehead.
"Of course! Umbrella! Why didn't we think of that?" he said looking at Lobo.
Umbrella was one of the most powerful corporations in the world. It was the
leading expert in medical and household appliances. Not much was know about the
company. People thought it had it's own little secrets it did not share with anyone.
"So we have murders, zombies and Umbrella," Kevin said, still on his knees,
"What the hell is going on here?"
"I know what's going on."
Everyone's ears perked up at the sound of the voice. They looked around until
Lobo spotted the owner of the voice in a tree. Then, the remaining three saw him in the
tree.
"Well, I haven't seen this guy for awhile..." Lobo said.