Animalsare4life! Where u been?

Chapter 4: Search

There was a good silence before Connie spoke up.

"Please tell me I wasn't the only person who saw….whatever was out there."

"Ponyboy saw it. Didn't you?" asked Matthew, who was massaging his fingers.

Pony nodded slightly. Soda stooped down next to him.

"What did you see Pony."

Pony was quiet, gulped for a second and finally answered.

"I noticed him out of the corner of my eye. He was staring right at me."

"So it was a person," said Pete. "What did he look like? I don't think any of us had a good look at him."

"He..he had a long black beard."

"Sounds like a pirate," said Soda.

Everyone cracked a smile. But that still didn't help them get over the situation. Darry stood up.

"I think a couple of us should take a quick glance outside. Does anyone have a flashlight or something? It's either that or these candles we're using for light."

"I have some in my car," said Pete getting up. "I'll look with you."

Pete really didn't want to look for whoever was out there. He just wanted to look good. Especially in front of his girlfriend.

"I'll go too," said Matthew getting up. Darry turned around to his brothers.

"Soda, Pony, stay here with Connie. Okay?"

"Gotcha."

They all left the house with Darry leading and Pete in the back. He cut his eyes towards the three remaining people in the kitchen. He wasn't sure about this Sodapop kid. He had a feeling that he would brush up on his girl at one point. Pete ignored his thoughts and walked outside with the rest.

Pete got three flashlights out of the car and handed them to his partners.

"Let's go," said Matthew and the other two followed him.

The lights shined all throughout the woods. As they searched for any type of movement. By the way Ponyboy described this guy, he seemed creepier than this house. Darry took a glance at the house. It was pretty large. Like it had a couple of secret rooms that they just didn't find.

"Let's check back here," commanded Pete breaking into Darry thoughts.

The three trooped to the back of the house. Carefully not getting too close to the cliff. They stopped at a certain point and shined the light everywhere.

"Well, whoever it was, must have been long gone," said Pete, who was relieved.

"I don't know. I have a bad feeling about this," spoke Darry.

"Same here," added on Matthew.

"It'll be fine," said Pete. "Let's just go back inside. We're only staying here for a night. We'll survive."

"I'm going to get my heater out of the car," said Matthew walking towards his best friend's vehicle.

Pete rolled his eyes and walked over to unlock the door. Darry was for once, glad someone bought some ammunition. He was getting worried for not only himself, but his brothers. They didn't need anything else negative thrown into their lives.

Meanwhile at the psychotic hospital…..

"So explain to me what happened," spoke a female voice over a telephone. The doctor was talking with his friend in Alabama.

"The patient I told you about earlier. He has escaped."

"Do you want me down there earlier?"

"That would be very helpful. Do you have any idea how to calm him or do anything to stop his dangerous paths?"

"It will be very hard. I haven't had a chance to study him. But I think we will be able to come up with something."

"Okay. When does your plane leave?"

"In a while. I'm leaving my house right now."

"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow morning."

"Goodbye."

"Bye."

The doctor hung up the phone. And fell into his chair.

"He acts like a normal human being when he's here. But when in the outside world, he's unpredictable."

That made the situation even worse. This wasn't someone who tried to kill themselves, this person is killing others. He was surprised that he wasn't thrown in jail. Some legal loophole had him landing in this place.

The doctor looked out the window. Wherever he is, the doctor hoped that he would that the people he was around would be safe. Where would he be?

The doctor's head shot up. And he ran towards as file cabinet and began searching through it.