1The Return of the Phantom 2: The First Encounter
The music starts to put Chelle in a trance. She gets up from her bed and start walking toward the music. She starts walking toward the mirror and realizes that the room seems to be getting bigger. Chelle just keeps walking toward the music not sure of were she is or were she is going. As she keeps walking she notices the sound of flowing water. The sound keeps getting louder and louder, and Chelle keeps going into a deeper trance.
As Chelle takes her next step she falls. She comes out of her trance just in time to realize that she is head deep in water. She starts to panic, but than she starts to hear the music again. She starts to swim toward the music, but suddenly she is lifted out of the water and she faints.
Seconds later she wakes up. Chelle slowly opens her eyes and see a tall, very handsome man standing next to her. The man looks down at her with concern in his eyes. "Madame are you alright," he asks.
Chelle looks up at him in shock wondering who he is and were she is. "Who are you? Were am I? What's going on?"
"Madame, I am Derrick the patron of the opera. I was on my night watch when I heard the sound of a splash. I rushed toward the sound just in time to find you head deep in the underground lake. I saved your life madame you should be grateful."
"I don't know what you mean. The last thing I remember is that I was in my room getting ready for bed. What do you mean I was head deep in the underground lake. I was in my room, I still in my room. Get out, get away from me!"
"Madame calm down. Look around we are not in your room."
Chelle looks around, and notices that she is on a small staircase and next to her is the underground lake. Shocked and embarrassed to be seen like this in front of Derrick, she quickly stands up. "I must go to my room", she say in a nervous yet calm voice.
"Madame I don't think it is safe for you to walk the opera house alone. Let me walk you back to your room." As Derrick says this, Chelle hears something that sounds like a moan coming from the lake. Chelle looks over to the lake and sees a shadow of a black figure of a man in a gondola.
"Madame let me walk you back to your room."
Chelle looks up at Derrick and than back at the figure but it is no longer there. "I know my way back thank you. I am very capable of walking myself." She starts to walk up the stairs but ends up falling into Derrick's arms.
"Lady you are not in the condition to be
walking alone. Please I beg of you let me take you back."
Chelle realizes that he is right and agree to letting him take
her back to her room.
Derrick carries Chelle back to her room. When they get there Derrick lays Chelle gently onto her bed. Chelle starts to remember music playing all around her and she realizes that it must have put her in a trance. Chelle sees Derrick about to open the door to leave. Scared of the thought of falling into a trance again she asks, "Derrick, will you please stay here until I'm asleep?"
Derrick turns around and looks at her, she was
soaking wet from head to toe in her white silk nightgown. She was
shaking all over from being cold and scared. Derrick walks toward
the bed and gently smiles at her. "As you wish my lady"
you lay back onto the bed as Derrick pulls the sheets over you.
He than sits in a chair next to you bed until you fall asleep.