Hello again, everyone! Yes, its been a while since updating this story, but since chapter 9 was planned to be the longest one planned by me, I had to take more than 1 or 2 days to complete it. It was over 19,000 words when it was finally finished, and it's full of blood, gore, vulgar language, and so much more. But now, the lost episode of "Codename: Kids Next Door" is over, Edward and David will try to "recover" from what they just both witnessed, as well as try to get help in figuring out why the episode was created in the first place. They will also try to figure out who created such a traumatizing episode of a children's cartoon. Well, what on Earth are we all sitting around and waiting for? Let's all begin chapter 10 of this spooky Halloween story of mine!
After seeing something as scary and gory as a lost episode of a children's cartoon, you or me would probably scream in terror over the sights, smash the TV to pieces, and dispose of the DVD with the lost episode on it. However, the same could not be said for both Edward and David, since they didn't smash the TV or destroy the DVD, but David was freaking out and shouting out over it, as Edward did whatever he could to try and calm down his best friend. Edward could understand the reasons for David's current freak out, but knew that it wasn't going to solve anything that needed to be resolved at the moment. So, as Edward tried to clam David down, David's freak out, ranting, arguing, and shouting continued...
"WHAT THE HOLY FUCK!? WHAT THE FUCK, MAN!" exclaimed David, as Edward tried to calm him down, "THAT SHIT WAS FUCKING INSANE! WHO THE FUCK WOULD MAKE SOMETHING AS...FUCKED UP AS THAT!?"
"Dude, chill out and stop shouting!" demanded Edward while trying to calm David down, "If you yell too loud at this time, you're going to get the police called on us!"
"NO FUCKING WAY!" yelled David, as he breathed in and out between sentences, "I CAN'T SIMPLY CALM THE FUCK DOWN AFTER ALL OF THE SHIT THAT WE BOTH WITNESSED! YOU FUCKING SAW ALL OF THAT SHIT, DIDN'T YOU?!"
"Yes, I did, but screaming and swearing over it isn't going to resolve anything!" said Edward, as he sat David down on the dinning room table and went into the kitchen to grab some cleaning supplies from underneath the sink, "Look, I'll clean up the living room, and then we'll figure it out. Okay, dude?"
David didn't reply this time, but instead maintained a "What the Hell?" look on his face as Edward grabbed the cleaning supplies from the cabinet underneath the kitchen sink, as well as a special carpet shampooer from the cleaning supply closet within the kitchen. He then walked into the living room, lifted the coffee table right-side up, and began to clean up the living room, starting with cleaning up all of the vomit on the sofa. Once the vomit was cleaned up, he then sprayed disinfectant spray all over the sofa, and dried it off with some paper towels. He then used the shampooer to clean up all of the vomit on the carpeted living room floor, and dried off the spot with about 3 whole large white towels.
Edward then grabbed a large black trash bag, opened it up, and cleaned up all of the large pieces of trash from the table. He tossed all of the trash into the bag, and began to clean up all of the vomit from the coffee table. Once that was done, he sprayed the table with disinfectant, and wiped it dry with some more paper towels. He then placed all of the used and dirty paper towels into the trash bag, and tied it shut. Edward then got up, walked into the kitchen, and placed the trash bag into the large trash bin next to the back door of the house. Then Edward walked back into the living room, picked up all of the cleaning supplies and the shampooer, walked back into the kitchen, and placed the cleaning supplies into both the supply closet and into the cabinet underneath the kitchen sink.
Once the entire living room was cleaned, Edward walked back into the living room, walked over to where the TV set was, and bent over. He then ejected the DVD from the DVD player system, grabbed the disc, and turned off the DVD player system. He then turned off the TV screen, stood up, and walked into the dinning room where Edward was still waiting for him. This time, his "What the Hell?" look was replaced by a look that looked like as if was saying "What the Hell are we going to do, man?". Edward walked up to the dinning room table, pulled up a chair next to David, sat down in the chair, and placed the DVD of the lost episode of "Codename: Kids Next Door" in between them both on the table, trying to figure out what to do next. After about 5 minutes of staring at the DVD, Edward got an idea...
"David, we have to call the police." said Edward, finally expressing his idea to best friend, "The police can see the footage and maybe they can help us find out who created the episode, and serve justice to that fucked-up person!"
"The police?!" exclaimed David, suddenly standing up from his chair, "Are you fucking sick?! First of all, simply calling 911 and telling the dispatcher that could be fake to them and they'll get us arrested for the misuse of emergency services! And second of all, even if they don't think its fake or not worth their time and they hear you out, do you really think they'll be willing to send an officer down here over a fucking lost cartoon episode on a DVD?!"
"Look dude, that's the BEST idea that I can come up with at this point." replied Edward, as he sat up as well, "I don't have a social media account to ask the world-wide web about it, and I never WANT to get an account for a social media site as I'm not one to spread details of my life to the Internet like a news story. And I'm pretty sure if we were to call Cartoon Network about this, they'd just scoff and hang up onus. The police is the only people who have an OBLIGATION to respond to my call and help us with the investigation."
And with that being said, Edward picked up his touchscreen cell phone, turned it back on, selected the keypad app, and dialed 911. Edward then placed the phone up to his right ear. He heard the standard ring tone in the background, and that happened for about 30 seconds. During that time, Edward stood quiet and nervous about what he was going to say to the 911 dispatcher when someone picked up on the other end. His nervous thoughts were suddenly, interrupted by the sound of a faint "CLICK" going off in the background, and the sound of a female 911 emergency service dispatcher greeting him in the background, albeit in a serious and professional matter...
"Hello. This is 911. What is the nature of your emergency?" asked the female 911 dispatcher on the other end of the line, "Do you need the fire department, medical services, or the police department?"
"Hey. My name is Edward Jones, and I live on 506 Sunset Street, 02039." replied Edward, "I need a police officer at my location as soon as possible."
"Alright sir..." said the female 911 dispatcher, as she typed in the information given to her on her computer, "And what is the problem?"
"Well ma'am, earlier today I went out and bought this DVD titled Codename: Kids Next Door A Special Episode Spectacular. I brought it home later on, and my friend and I watched it. And that's where the problem started. This episode of the kid's cartoon had blood, gore, vulgar language, and even a clip of a live-action kit getting mutilated by a mysterious figure with a chainsaw! It was mortifying beyond belief! I'm calling because I want to have this DVD investigated and find out the source behind it's creation."
"Sir, this all sounds...well...sketchy." said the female 911 dispatcher, "Are you sure that you didn't just fall asleep and dream about all of this?"
"No ma'am, I KNOW what my friend and I saw." replied Edward in a firm but polite tone of voice, "I wouldn't be making this phone call right now if this hadn't really occurred in front of me."
"Okay sir, I see..." said the female 911 dispatcher, "Well, I'm going to dispatch a police officer over to your location now. Someone should be there in about 5 minutes or so. Do you think they'll be able to help you?"
"I don't know, ma'am. But I'm hoping for the best." said Edward, "Listen, thank you so much for taking my call. I never thought anyone would hear me out!"
"Don't worry about it, sir." said the female 911 dispatcher, "I'm just doing my job. Well, goodnight."
And with that, the female 911 dispatcher hung up the phone. Edward took his phone away from his ears, and hung up his end as well. He then placed the phone down onto the dinning room table, sat back down in his chair, and breathed in and out multiple times. He was now contemplating on the phone call that he had just made to 911, hoping that doing so was the right decision after all. Edward and David both got up from their chairs, pushed them back under the dinning room table, exited the dinning room, and reentered the living room. While David sat down the sofa, Edward slowly walked around the living room in a circle, wondering what to do when the police arrived. 5 minutes later, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sounds of police car sirens being heard outside, as well as the flashing of red, blue, and white lights.
Outside the house, a single police patrol car drove by a single police officer sped up to the house, turned left into the house's driveway in front of the garage's door, and parked the car in the center of the driveway. As the police officer did this, several of the still-roaming trick-or-treaters in the area had gathered around the driveway of the house, curious as to what the heck was going on inside that house. The officer then made a quick call on the car's radio communication system, unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out of the car. He then looked over at the crowd of about 12 trick-or-treating children and 6 supervising adults, and walked up to them in an attempt to calm everyone down over the situation at hand...
"Alright everyone, there's nothing to see here!" said the police officer, as he opened up the trunk of his car and pulled out a roll of yellow "Caution" tape, "Look, please step away from the driveway. I'll handle this, so you can all go back to trick-or-treating!"
As the crowd of spectators stepped back, the police officer blocked off the driveway by tying one end of a length of yellow "Caution" tape to the house's mailbox on the right, and the other end of the tape to the neighbor's wooden fence on the left. The police officer then put the rest of the roll of tape onto the top of his patrol car, before walking up to the front door of the house, and banging on the door hard, stating "Hello! This is the San Diego Police Department! Open up!". Back inside the house, both boys nearly jumped in surprise over the arrival of the cop. Edward regained his composure, walked out of the living room, and entered the living room/entry area. Edward then looked through the peephole of the front door, and saw a male police officer wearing a black uniform.
The officer's uniform was black, consisting of a black pollo shirt, a black tie, black pants, a brown dress belt, black shoes, and white socks. He had a black belt around him with carried a holster for his taser, his handgun, a pair of metal handcuffs, a tin of pepper spray, and a notepad with a blue ballpoint pen. His uniform also had a black radio communicator speaker clipped up onto his left shoulder, and it's black cord connected down to a batter pack on his weapon holster. The officer had brown hair on his head but was clean shaven with no facial hair in sight, and had light brown skin, along with brown eyes. Edward signed in relief upon seeing the cop standing there, unlocked the door, and opened it up all the way...
"Hello sir, I'm officer Mr. Bernard Rodriguez of the San Diego Police Department. How are you tonight?" said the police officer, as he held out his hand, "Did you call 911 about a disturbing DVD you saw on TV?"
"Yes sir, officer..." replied Edward nervously but calmly, shaking his hand, "It was a very mortifying thing to see and I really hope you can help my friend and I."
"Well, I'll do what I can young sir, but there are no guarantees." said Mr. Bernard Rodriguez, "Anyways, is anyone else in the home with you?"
"Yes, my friend David. His full name is David Watterson." replied Edward, "He's in the living room now."
"And what is your name, sir?" asked officer Rodriguez, as he stepped into the living room of the house.
"My name is Edward Jones." replied Edward, "Officer, I'm so thankful that you've arrived. Can we present to you the disturbing DVD and friend and I watched?"
"You may. I was actually going to ask for it, anyways." said officer Rodriguez, "I'll have to view the DVD to make sure that this phone call to 911 isn't a hoax."
"Wait, what?" asked Edward, as he closed the front door to the house, "Officer, my friend and I nearly fainted from seeing it. Are you sure you handle it? People were getting killed off during the run of this animated cartoon episode on that DVD. My friend and I puked multiple times whenever someone got killed off. Hell, I don't think I can ever watch Codename: Kids Next Door the same way ever again, and..."
"Young man, I've labeled WAY worse situations than this before." replied officer Rodriguez, interrupting Edward's comment, "I've handled a gun fight at a strip club, a murder at a bar, over 40 speeding drivers, 100 acts of vandalism, and the rescue of 6 kids during a school shooting, all since I first started my duty as a police officer 10 years ago in 2008. I think I can handle something like a kid's cartoon episode showing mature themes."
Edward nodded at the officer's bold response, and lead him into the dinning room. Once there, Edward grabbed the DVD, and handed it over to officer Rodriguez. The officer nodded as he studied the DVD. Edward then lead the police officer into the living room where David was still sitting on the sofa, worried about what was about to happen next. David then looked up as both Edward and officer Mr. Bernard Rodriguez entered the living room via the doorway on the right, and he stood up to properly greet the police officer...
"Hello young man, you must be David Watterson." said officer Rodriguez, as he held out his hand, "How are you feeling now?"
"Oh, I'm not doing well, officer." replied David, as he shook the officer's hand, "I still feel a little queasy over what my friend and I witnessed earlier."
"Well, if all goes well, I might be able to help out." said officer Rodriguez, as he let go of David's hand, "First off, I'll need to watch the DVD footage itself, and I'll go from there. Would that alright with you?"
"Go right ahead, sir." replied Edward, placing a hand on David's shoulder, "But can my friend and I wait in the dinning room during your viewing of the DVD?"
"Sure thing." said officer Rodriguez, as he walked over to the DVD player system and turned it on, "I'll meet you both in the dinning room once I'm done."
And with that being said, officer Rodriguez interested the DVD into the DVD player, and turned on the TV screen. He then sat on the sofa, and watched as the DVD's main menu popped up on the screen. As he grabbed the TV remote and selected the "Play Episode" button, both Edward and David exited the living room, walked into the dinning room, and pulled out 2 chairs. They then sat down on the chairs, and waited for officer Rodriguez for finish his task of watching the lost episode of "Codename: Kids Next Door". Then, about 50 minutes later, at 3:40am in the morning, the scary episode of "Codename: Kids Next Door" was over for the second time, and officer Rodriguez had exited the living room and entered the dinning room, with the DVD in hand. Both teens looked up at the police officer, hoping that whatever had to be done next would work out in their favor...
"Alright, I finished watching the DVD..." said officer Rodriguez, "And now, I can see why you decided to call 911, Mr. Jones. This animated episode was more scary than any other horror movie out there combined! And that's saying A LOT since last year we got the 2017 IT remake film."
"What can we do about it now, officer?" asked Edward, clearly concerned at this point, "Now that you saw the footage, we need a course of action to take."
"Well, it's almost 4:00am in the morning, and not a lot of people are up at this hour." replied officer Rodriguez, "So, the first thing I'm going to do is take in this DVD as evidence so we can start the investigation on how and why it was created in the first place. After I do that, I'm going to make some calls after the police station's normal business hours resume at 8:00am. Now, later on at around 1:00pm or 2:00pm, you both should come down to the station to meet privately with a detective and the chief of police to make your statements. During that time, you can tell us any suspect you THINK may have been involved in this...incident."
"That sounds good and all but...what about our parents?" asked David, concerned over what his father might think.
"Yeah sir, my mother is out on a business trip until Monday evening, and my friend's father is asleep at his own place." said Edward, explaining the situation to the cop, "You see, this incident happened just as my friend here staying over my place for the weekend for an annual Halloween weekend sleepover."
"In that case, you should get some rest right away, and when it's light outside, David should quickly run to his house, and explain to his dad what's going on before accompanying you to the police station." said officer Rodriguez, "Once the detective gets your statements, you'll each get a copy of a police report of this incident. The police reports will be for your parents to keep and to see if in the case of traumatization from this incident, your school can give you some days off until you recover. That's the best plan I got. Do you think it'll work for both of you?"
"Yes officer, that's just fine." replied Edward, shaking officer Rodriguez's hand once again, "Again, thank you so much. We REALLY appreciate it you coming down here and starting an investigation."
"Again, it's no problem, Mr. Jones." said officer Rodriguez, as he placed the DVD into a Ziploc bag labeled "Evidence" and writing some information down on his notepad, "It's just me doing my duties as a police officer. Anyways, I better get back to the station. Get some rest since it's already almost 4:00am in the morning, and I'll see you at the police station upon arrival."
And with that being said, both Edward and David nodded in reply. Then, officer Rodriguez exited the dinning room, entered the living room/entry area, and opened the front door. He then exited the house, closed the front door behind him, and made his way towards his patrol car parked in the driveway. Edward walked over to the front door and locked it up, not wanting anyone to break into the house that night after all that he and David went through already. Outside, officer Rodriguez walked down to the end of the driveway, untied the length of yellow "Caution" tape, rolled it up, and placed it into his pocket. He then unlocked the door to his patrol car, got inside, buckled up, and closed the door. He then locked the door, started the car's ignition system, and put the gearstick into "Drive". Without turning the sirens or the flashing lights back on, officer Rodriguez backed out of the driveway, and got onto the main road.
He then drove down the street, heading out of the neighborhood, and reported back to the police station. Back at the house, both Edward and David turned off the living room and dinning room lights, before heading upstairs to get ready for bed. After taking time to floss and brush their teeth, take a shower, use mouthwash, and dry themselves off, both boys got dressed in their evening outfits for bedtime, and turned off the bathroom light. Edward went back into his bedroom while David went back into the guest bedroom. Then, by 4:00am in the morning, both Edward and David got into their beds, pulled the covers over them, laid back while placing their heads on the pillows, and closed their eyes, finally falling asleep for the night. Soon, the sun would rise, and Edward and David would begin a whole new phase of their investigation on the mysterious DVD of the "Codename: Kids Next Door" cartoon...
Well, that's the conclusion of chapter 10 of this brand new Halloween story of mine! Well, Edward called 911, and a police officer named Mr. Bernard Rodriguez showed up to the house. He then asked Edward what the reason for calling 911 was, and Edward explained everything that happened. He also asked the police officer to view the DVD, which he did, and to give them advice on what they should do next. Once the officer reviewed the haunted episode, he took in the DVD as evidence for an investigation, and asked both Edward and David to come down to the police station to give him, the chief, and a detective a statement on what happened for the records. Chapter 11 is coming up next and will show all of you what happens next. So, let's all move on to Chapter 11 of this very spooky Halloween story...