Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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~Sara's room~

Sara closed her eyes and let her tears flow. She couldn't help but feeling scared and confused about what she'd seen. Slowly opening her eyes, she returned her gaze to the rose. "So it was real!! I mean…I'm not hallucinating am I?" Sara thought. Right at that moment Tony came in, holding a glass of water in his hands. " Here ya go Sara, feel any better already?" But he froze when he saw his sisters expression. Worried, he sat next to her. " What's wrong? Not still that dream I hope?" Sara looked in her brother's eyes and nodded. She pointed to her desk. Tony looked and frowned a little. "What's there to see? It's just your desk. Do you want something from your desk?" Sara couldn't believe he didn't see the rose, and for a moment was convinced that her brother was trying to pull her leg. But she wasn't sure and tried to figure out if he actually didn't see it or was just joking. "You don't see anything Tony?? You're not lying are you?" She asked hesitantly. "No I'm telling you, I don't see anything on your desk. Nothing unusual that is." Sara looked from her brother to her desk. "So you mean it?" She asked. "Yes! Now will you please tell me what's wrong?" He asked, starting to get annoyed.

~Merlock's home~

Merlock had eaten very little and was still thinking about his work, the time police and Sara. Bindi on the other hand had been very hungry and was eating what seemed like tons. Merlock played a little with his food. He could eat normal food, but preferred blood. Of course he hadn't had fresh human blood in quite some time now. Ever since he became a time detective, he gave up his vampire traits as much as possible. He looked over at Bindi with sad eyes. Bindi felt his gaze and her heart warmed. "Why are you eating so little Merlock? Is something the matter?" Merlock averted his eyes and just shook his head no. "I guess I'm just all worn out right now Bindi. That's all. You finish your meal in peace, I'm taking a shower and after that I'm going to bed. There's a long day ahead of us in the morning." Bindi nodded and decided to not argue with him about leaving her alone to eat. Merlock put his plate in the sink and walked upstairs to his bathroom. There he turned on the hot water and pressed another button to put in some cold water, or he would surely burn himself.

He took of his clothes in a swift movement and threw them in a corner. Usually he would fold them or hang his garment in his cupboard, but for some reason not today. He failed a mission today. He hadn't failed a single mission in a very long time. He stept in the shower and let the warm water flow along his body. Closing his eyed, he remembered the events of today.

Jillian Grey had contacted him early that morning. Naturally she had a mission for him, but this one was different from the ones he was used to. Usually he would have to go to a certain time to collect a timeshifter, but this time he was contacted because of something, or actually someone different. An individual had somehow managed to travel in time and space and was apparently a threat to the timeline. Jillian Grey also informed him that this person somehow knew Merlock's name. A squad from the timepolice had tried to arrest the person, but the individual had defeated them without much effort. Before dissapearing, the person had left a message for them to bring to the timebureau headquarters: "Send Merlock Holmes to come for me, and only him. You have already undergone that I can take on any squad you send to me. If you send Flint, I will simply destroy as much as possible in this timeline, not to mention I will make sure that Flint will be unable to battle me. For the plain and simple reason that he won't be able to see or sense me anywhere. And when he's trying to figure it out with his small mind, I will be right behind him to inject a very unpleasant poison into him. I will make sure that no-one will get in my way. You see, I will only allow Merlock to come and try to catch up to me. I have a small message to deliver to him."

Merlock was dumbfounded when he heard this, but his curiosity had taken over. Jillian had warned him that this person was dangerous and that he should take precautions. Merlock felt alarmed, but did not doubt his own powers. He set his timecycle and as always Bindi went with him, never leaving his side.

The water got cold and Merlock snapped out of his flashback. "Bindi.!! Turn of the water downstairs!" He yelled. A small giggle came and soon enough the water returned to the temperature it was before. He closed his eyes again and went back to where he was, in thoughts.

He remembered the warning Jillian Grey gave him and the worried look she had on her face. He didn't pay it much mind then and this was bothering him now. "If only I had listened to her…Why was I so overconfident?" The flash came back again. As he entered the time where the mysterious illegal timetraveler was located, the first thing that he noticed was the extremely bad weather. Thunder rolled through the sky, cutting through the dark, almost black clouds. The sky itself had a disturbingly darkblue colour. Merlock was annoyed by the rain, but wasn't too worried just yet. He had dealt with this sort of situation before and back then he had done a marvellous job. This was different though and he sensed it. He peered through his half-closed eyes and turned to Bindi. "Do you see anything yet?" He saw that she wasn't on or near his shoulder, but saw instead that he had suddenly grown a round hump on his back, under his cape. "No" A small, muffled voice said. Merlock rolled his eyes and growled a little, but decided that it was understandable why she was hiding.

He landed his timescooter on a large dark rock nearby and observed the curving landscape. There were immensely large woods on his right and to his left there was a rocky landscape, rocks and boulders everywhere. It all had a gloomy appearance. In front of him he saw a few open areas and in the far distance he could see mountains. He couldn't recall ever being here.

The rain slowed down and he smelled the scent of the moist ground. Bindi came from under his cape and looked around the landscape. "What a horrible place! It looks so…so…dark and dreadful and sad!" She commented, obviously not to fond of their location. "You're right." He stated with a low voice. How dreary it was, it did leave quite an impression in his mind. "We'll start looking for that person now. Too bad Jillian couldn't give me a good description of the looks of the one that we're supposed to find. Bindi in reply just nodded.

Merlock turned around and headed for the path he had chosen for the safest descent. Just then he felt a presence a little to the right behind him.

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