It was a normal, boring drive back to the station like most things were in South Park. But for some strange reason Craig had this nagging feeling that things were anything but normal. The moment he pulled into the station his worries were confirmed when he glances over at the window. There were cops running each and every way in a mad panic.
"What are those idiots doing…?" Craig mumbles to no one in particular as he parks and gets out of his car going into the station.
"What's going on?" Craig asks as he swings open the door. Luckily this got one person attention and he went over to explain to Craig.
"We've been getting none stop reports that there have been screams from the woods…" Craig freezes and glances at the woods. It couldn't be.
"Has anyone gone to check?" Craig felt a bit of anger watching as the cop glance away nervously.
"W-Well no, we've been to busy answering calls." More like they were to scared to go themselves. Craig took a breath to try and calm himself grabbing his police jacket and flinging it over his shoulder as he went to get his belt.
"I'll go then." He hisses and he secures his belt. He made sure his gun was there before he heads out.
"If I'm not back by tomorrow morning call in outside forces." Craig says sternly as he heads out. Once he was back in his car he started to head to the woods. Which seemed to be everywhere around South Park. This was going to be one hell of a long search. Maybe he should of said more time… He let out a soft sigh watching as rain began to drip down the windshield. Great, that's just what he needed on top of everything that was going on.
"Why do the gods curse me…" he grumbles to himself as he pulls up to the woods. Maybe he should go tomorrow? Then again it was only a slight drizzle and the trees were thick. He probably wouldn't even get a drop on him. He sighs softly and took a step out of the car. Why was weather in South Park so strange? He locks his car before setting out into the woods.
It was eerily quiet in the woods. No sounds from the birds on woodland creatures that normally plagued the area. Instead the only sounds were the occasional pitter patter of leaves being hit by the rain and the occasionally branch being snapped under his foot.
"Good thing this isn't a horror movie…" Craig mumbles under his breath. Though he couldn't deny he knew he was being stupid coming out here alone. For all he knew his friends could be suffering and dying as he was debating on whether to go. Craig took a second to take a breath and calm his racing mind before continuing through the woods. He wasn't sure how far he walked before he heard any sounds of life. It's not what he hoped to find though. There in front of him was a heavy duty metal bars. It was almost like a cage...
"The fuck..?" Craig mutters to himself pressing his hand to the fence trying to peer inside by the rain was pouring rather heavily at this point. How creepy… He glances up to check how tall it was. It was definitely tall,to tall for him to climb over. That's when he sees it through the trees. Just beyond the bars behind a bush. Ike Broflovski with his eyes wide eyed in panic and his cheek bleeding. There was no doubt about it.
Then why, why was his voice caught in his throat? Before he could even choke something out Ike ran off. Shit, he couldn't go in alone… The last time he tried to do that he got knocked out. Craig bit his lip hard debating before turning back and quickly making his way back out of the woods. He had to tell Tweek and the others… One worry kept flooding his mind, how would he explain to Kyle that he left Ike like that?
By the time Craig got to his car his heart was pounding so hard it could burst from his chest. Craig insures he was buckled before driving back to the station. Admittedly quite a bit faster than he was supposed to be driving. Thankfully he managed to get to the station without hitting anything or worse anyone. It was pitch dark outside and the rain was pouring down in buckets. Craig sighs softly as he enters the station. It really wasn't much of a surprise to see that only a few people were there. He shakes off any water from his hair and hangs his jacket to dry. He was soaked head to toe. He let out a heavy sigh and made a coffee. Sure it tasted like muddy water but it at least helped him stay awake. Just as he got to his desk to sit down and do some work his phone starts ringing loudly.
"What now…" Craig mumbles to himself patting down his pants pocket to try and find his phone. He was lucky that it wasn't broken at least. Once he found it he pulls it out to see who was calling. It was an unknown number, god he didn't need any more stress today but he answers it anyway.
"Hello?" He questions sternly. The last thing he needed was for it to be one of Eric's goons. Instead he was greeted with the exact opposite.
"Hi! This is Hell's pass hospital. We're just calling to let you know that Tweek Tweak will be released tomorrow morning. Hope to see you then!" Before he could say anything the nurse hung up. God the people there gave him the creeps. He let out a breath of relief and slid his phone down onto his desk. For once could he have a normal relaxing evening?
The mere thought of that made him snort slightly. Well at least it was better than being bored… Well most of the time. He sighs softly leaning back in his chair. Thousands of pages of paperwork to go through and so little time. How absolutely thrilling.
