Another Clue

After Maya and the others left, the girl vowing to get revenge someday in the near future, the team returned to Westwood Station. With the added Gella from their foray into the cave and the fight with the Schroedingers, they could afford to hop a train to East Highlands. While onboard, Jessica spent the entire trip looking out the window. 'Can I really do it? Will I find the answers I am looking for in this area? Father, Brother, wait for me. Wherever you are in this world, I will find you and bring you back home.'

S...S

"Enduro eh?" old Datson inquired when they asked, "I recall a couple that moved in here 'bout thirty years ago. Man was a scientist at a nearby facility. His wife worked as a doctor. She even trained a local teenager named Cheville in the art of medicine. But it was a sad story; the woman died giving birth to her son about five years later. That was shortly before the man's father died and he brought his mother out here to live in their house; it brought back too many painful memories of the loss of his love. But she sold it ten years ago to live in a Home when he was transferred to some other facility. It was purchased by a Mr. Clive Winslett. If you want to ask about anything, his wife can tell you. Clive left here on a mission; something about guarding an artifact on a train." With that, he pointed to the one with the blue roof. Jessica gave a nod of thanks. With any luck, she could find the whereabouts of her father.

When the girl knocked on the door, it opened to reveal a small child. She was blond with amber brown eyes. A glint of innocence could be seen behind those eyes. "Excuse me my dear. I would like to know if your mother can answer some things for me. You see, I have someone I need to find; the person who lived in this house before your Mommy and Daddy. So can I speak to her?" Jessica asked the girl.

She ran inside calling for her mother. Soon, a woman with light brown hair and the same amber eyes came to the door. She told the four, "Well, if you need to ask me about anything, don't be a stranger. Come right inside and make yourselves at home. From the looks in your eyes I'd say it's very important."

They all came inside the living room. Lyla and Vincent took the couch, Jessica had the chair, and Laura stood; she didn't want to crush anyone else since she was so big. Jessica looked up at her host. "My name is Jessica Enduro. These are my three companions, Vincent Maxwell, Lyla Fischer, and Laura Hammilin. Our cute little pet over here is Frisky. She's a Gold Tiger; a tame monster of myth and legend. We're all Drifters, on a journey of self discovery. The old man told us to ask you 'bout our problem."

"Well, I'm Catherine Winslett," she replied, "My daughter over there is Kaitlyn. If Datson told you to come talk to me about your problem then I trust you. Humprhey's Peak is like a family community. We all trust one another. The time my husband came back injured after my father died on a journey, they all helped me to take care of him. My husband works trying to find the source of Filgaia's decay and a way to reverse it. I know other scientists have done it in the past. But one day, someone will find the answer."

"It's about my father. He used to live in this house before my mother was thought to have died in an accident. Then, he let his mother stay and moved into a laboratory that he worked at. But she sold it and went into a retirement home when he got a transfer. I'm trying to track them down since I don't really know my father. We were separated from him before I was even born so he doesn't even know he has a daughter. But I've decided to track down the other half of my family so we can be together," Jessica said.

Catherine told her, "The only thing I know is that the woman Clive brought the house from went to a small senior's community a little ways east of here; close to the railroad station. Labs aren't my area of expertise. My husband and father went to old laboratories in their quest, but they weren't occupied. But Clive keeps some books on labs and scientific discoveries. If you read through them, you might get a clue as to where to go next. If that doesn't work, you can look around the area for his original workplace since there might be someone there who knows what happened to the team your father belonged to."

S...S

Jessica spent the whole night up reading the books. There was no mention of her father's name, but she did find out a clue. Her mother had mentioned that he had six co-workers. One book mentioned a Council of Seven. They did work from some place called Yggdrasil. She'd never heard of it, but her mom had been away from him for twenty five years now. The transfer happened ten years ago. It was quite possible that new developments occurred to send him to that facility; the Council's supposed origin.

Laura took a sip of her drink. "Well, we don't know where this Yggdrasil is. I'd say we ask around at the retirement home and then try to find the Leyline Observatory. Those places might lead to some answers to where Yggdrasil really is. Worst off, we'll be bad and try to break into the Ark of Destiny's big library. They have books on science there; or so I've heard. It might lead us to more breakthroughs. But we're still not entirely sure if the Council was connected to your father or if it's just a real big coincidence."

"You're right Laura," Lyla added, "But it does seem awfully suspicious. Whatever the case, we have a new lead. If nothing does come to us, then we can head for Yggdrasil. There, we'll find out if Jessica's dad was involved or not. Because it does seem like a reliable lead; especially when ours went dry. If all else fails, we can go through the records of research facilities at the Ark when we go there."

"But we should be careful. I think I heard the name Yggdrasil long ago; but I could be wrong. It might have to do with the accident Leehalt spoke of. If that's the case, we don't know if your father is one of the associates he spoke of. However, I think the name he mentioned along with my dad back when he attacked me was Elliot. What if he and my father teamed up to stop Leehalt's plans?" Vincent asked.

Jessica stated, "If so then we'll meet our fathers together. Let's get going to find the Observatory and then the nursing home. We'll have some new clues that will point the way towards our goal. It looks like everything is falling into place for us. Aren't we a group of really lucky kids? So, now we'll get going."

They left the house with a polite "thank you" to Catherine. Ironically, the next day, her husband and his friends arrived at the house. Upon meeting Jet and Virginia, and hearing their last names, she began to wonder if they were related to the other group in any way. But Jet said he didn't have a family and Virginia mentioned that she was an only child. Catherine didn't push the issue any further at that.

Teefa's Last Words...

I just love irony. They keep missing each other when they go places. The two teams won't meet until I find it to be advantageous to the plotline. Which means, after the events shown in the game are finished.