The next morning found the Twins up earlier than anyone else. They slowly and carefully made their way toward the door that would lead them into the lower part of the chateau, trying not to make any noise in the process. If the Merovingian knew what they were about to do, he would probably send them back to the Source quicker than an agent could dodge bullets. Two hated the thought of having to go down into that musty, stench filled place again, but he had no choice. It was either this or them losing their jobs, of which they were sure would happen if they allowed the unicorn to stay. Both of them constantly watched for anyone who may wander by and see them. They didn't need any eyewitnesses telling the Merovingian that they had seen them around the dungeon door.
For a few minutes, both twins stood silently a few doors down and eyed the area. One had suggested that they phase and go into the dungeon through the floor, incase someone came by and saw the door open while they were down there.
Two tugged lightly on One's coat sleeve, One giving him a 'shush' in return.
"Wonder if this works out badly?" Two whispered.
"It won't if we plan it carefully."
"I dunno. I have a bad feeling about this." Two's face turned into one of worry. "That thing is wild down there. If we let it loose, who knows what it may do."
One gave Two an evil look.
"It's true! We don't even know if we'll be able to get within two feet to unlock the chains. You saw how it wanted to charge the Master yesterday."
"We can do this, Two. We've got to keep cool and not panic if something does happen."
Two's eyes widened but he kept himself from saying anything more.
"Don't be so pessimistic." One sighed.
"I'm not being pessimistic!" Two snapped. "I'm just being realistic."
"Well don't be realistic then."
Two's face turned even more worried.
"Look, nothing is going to happen." One whispered, trying not to raise his voice. "The whole plan is simple. We phase down into the dungeon by way of the floor. Then we ease around the unicorn and unlock its chains. Once the chains are unfastened, we spook the creature and get it to charge after us."
"Charge after us?" Two interrupted. "Isn't that a little dangerous?"
"Not if we're in our ghost form."
"Oh!"
"We have to lure the creature toward the dungeon door so that it will crash through it. We want this to look like a simple accident. The creature goes berserk, gets loose, end of story."
"And we have no clue as to how it happened." Two finished.
"Right." One nodded. "By the time the creature crashes through the door and escapes into the chateau, we'll be in another room."
Two grinned.
It all seemed simple enough, but deep down he was still scared when he thought about what could happen. He didn't let One know though. In fact, he tried keeping it to himself the best way he knew, determined not to panic.
After a few minutes of silence, both of them phased into two green ghoulish looking figures and disappeared through the floor. Once in the dungeon, the Twins floated in midair and peered ahead toward where the unicorn stood, supposedly sleeping. The exile remained still except for the slight twitching of its tail, which was the only sign that the thing was actually alive. One silently motioned with his head for Two to go around on the other side of the beast, while he approached from the side he was on. After a few minutes of trying to get Two to understand what One wanted him to do, Two floated over and cautiously approached the unicorn with One doing the same on the other side. The creature's ears fluttered as if listening to every sound that was made by the translucent twins. The Twins floating didn't make any noise, but evidentially the animal could hear noise that couldn't normally be heard.
The unicorn's eyes sprang open and it began to snort and neigh at seeing the ghosts approach it. Both Twins quickly materialized at the same time and grabbed hold of the chains that held the unicorn in place, fearing it was too late to carry out their plans now that the unicorn had seen them. Two quickly snatched up a pair of keys that were hanging on a peg a few feet away and rushed back to his place.
"Got the keys!" he shouted to One before jamming a key into the lock hanging on the chain. The lock opened, causing the chain to be loosed from the metal stake. By now the unicorn was about to attack. It snorted and growled and its head jerked from side to side, trying to spear one of the Twins with its hideously sharp horn. One had to dodge the creature's horn several times while he waited for Two to finish untying the chain on his side.
"For goodness' sake, Two, hurry it up over there!" One shouted, once again phasing to avoid another jab from the huge red horn.
"Here are the keys! Catch!" Two shouted before tossing the keys over the unicorn's violently rearing head.
One caught them and quickly jammed a key into the lock on his chain while Two tried to distract the unicorn's attention. The final lock opened and the creature was free! One tossed the keys over to Two again, who quickly placed them in their place on the peg before he phased to protect himself from the horror they had just unleashed. One phased too and backed up slowly and away from the exile. It was safe to say that the unicorn was beyond attacking mode now. It was probably close to killing without mercy. It continued to charge and jerk its head and reared on its hind legs, swinging the chains, which were still bound to its neck, around like lethal weapons or nun chucks. If the Twins had been in their solid form, they would have been as good as dead. One blow from the swinging chains would have been enough to kill whatever it happened to hit.
The creature was now loosed from its shackles and it was on a state of frenzy, now all the Twins had to do was to get it to follow them so that it would crash through the dungeon door and escape into the chateau. How they were going to do that, they didn't know. Both twins remained off to the side, still in their ghost form, and watched as the beast kicked and reared and charged. Supposedly getting tired, the unicorn suddenly slowed down and breathed hard while pacing the floor. This was a good chance and Two wasn't about to waste it. Getting up courage, Two materialized and ran up to the huge unicorn and slapped it hard on its hindquarters while shouting something to get the exile's attention. Immediately after, Two phased into his ghost form again and headed toward the dungeon door. Maddened, the unicorn screamed at the top of its lungs at the incident and proceeded to charge after the ghost. The Twins' plan was unfolding before them as the unicorn's horn crashed through the door at remarkable speed, sending pieces of wood and splinters in every direction. The Twins didn't really know what had happened until after it did. After seeing the work Two had done, One quickly phased through the ceiling of the dungeon so that he wouldn't be seen or caught.
It was a few minutes before the Twins were once again in a room of the chateau. One ran and quietly closed the door and listened for any sounds outside in the hall while Two finished materializing. The plan, so far, was going good. The unicorn was running through the chateau somewhere at that very moment and both he and Two were safe.
"That was the best and most exciting thing to ever happen around here in along time!" Two grinned from ear to ear as he approached his brother. One grabbed onto Two's coat and jerked him forward.
"You have got to be the absolute craziest exile!" One whispered through gritted teeth.
"What do you mean!"
"Materializing and slapping the unicorn like that! You could have gotten yourself killed!"
"It was the only thing I knew to do. And it worked!" Two winced at One's grasp on his coat. "Besides I phased. No harm came to me."
One let Two go.
"You're brave, I can say that much." One turned his attention back to the door. "But never try something that foolish again!"
Two smiled sheepishly.
"I think the Master is up now. I thought I heard his voice." One cracked the door a little and peered down the empty hall.
A loud crash and a woman's scream could suddenly be heard coming from another part of the chateau, alerting the Twins that they had better close the door and pretend they don't know anything.
