Chapter 9 By Berg
It was growing late. Freddy and Daphne had lost the boat, and ran into a nearby building looking for a ride back to the hotel.
"Oh my!"
There was a taxi sitting in front of the Texxon Gas Station. Inspecting the window, Freddy called out, "It's empty!"
"Damn."
Daphne wandered into the Gas Station.
"This is empty too!"
Freddy and Daphne stood gazing at the coming night.
"Oh come on. How are we supposed to get back now?"
Suddenly, the back door creaked.
"Is someone there?"
Scritch.
"Hello?"
Screak.
"Who is it?"
The door shattered under the force of a large blade.
"Aah!" Daphne cried as the Man with the Pyramid Head came through the door.
"The… uh… the hotdogs were good…" Freddy stuttered.
"Leave…" came Pyramid Head's voice.
"The… Gas Station?"
"No."
"The block?"
"No."
"The…"
"Leave the city!"
"Oh."
Freddy looked at Daphne. Daphne looked at Freddy. Pyramid Head looked at the chocolate bars and the car flicked its lights.
"You can leave now," came the voice of Pyramid Head.
Without hesitation, Freddy and Daphne fled straight to the Hotel. Daphne was amazed she could run so far.
Meanwhile, Velma was enthralled in her new book. Casting her eye over it, she noticed that a piece of paper had fallen out. Picking it up, she observed the written text on it and read aloud.
"dear DADDY. im Having a fun time. aunty dahlia has shown mE alL sorts of fun rituals and Powerful spells. Missing you, chEryl."
"It appears to be some sort of code," Velma muttered.
If you have worked out Cheryl's hidden message, turn to chapter 10.