Chapter 3:
She tried desperately to calm the people down. She had a hard time reigning in morning sickness symptoms while dealing with the frightened crowd.
"Mayor?"Sheila Broflovski seemed nervous when she approached her.
"What's the matter?" She asked when she noticed the worried expression on Sheila's face. She didn't know how this disaster could possibly get any worse.
"Have you seen Kyle?"She asked with grave concern. The colour had drained from Sheila's face and Gerald panicked beside her.
Her jaw dropped in shock when she realised that this was in fact going to get a whole lot worse. She hadn't had the chance to do a head count and make sure that everyone in town was accounted for. "I'm afraid I haven't seen him."
It wasn't just Kyle. The situation with a missing child just got a whole lot worse when she heard Mrs. Black calling her son.
"Token?" She noticed her with Sheila and approached while still calling for her son. "Token? Has anyone seen Token?"
"I can't find Kyle either."Sheila said to Mrs. Black's surprise.
"Your son is missing too?" Mrs. Black started panicking. "Token?"
Richard Tweak ran up to them. "Have you seen Tweek? I can't find him anywhere!"
She waved Barbrady over as the situation was serious. One missing kid was bad enough, but more parents started coming forward to report their children missing.
"Tweak?"Laura Tucker asked Richard. "Have you seen Craig?"
"I haven't seen Craig."He replied frantically. "Have you seen Tweek?"
"N-no I haven't."Laura's face paled. "Craig? Where are you?"
"What is it Mary?"Barbrady asked as he approached her and the crowd.
"We're missing some of the children George."She explained. Barbrady's jaw dropped. He went off to organise a search and rescue team.
"Your kid too?"She asked nervously as Denny and Leah Hughes approached her.
"I can't find Dovahkiin anywhere."Denny explained. He was worried along with the rest of the parents.
"What about Lacey?"She asked with concern for their daughter.
"She's right here."Leah had Lacey in her arms. "We can't find Dovahkiin."
"Wendy's missing too."Debbie panicked when she realised the other parents were all crowded around her for the same reason.
She ordered Johnson to take down names so they knew which children were missing from the community centre.
Fear overwhelmed her when she heard Sharon Marsh calling her son. He had assisted them with Randy's take down and capture. It was Stan who aided in her rescue destroyed that dreaded keytar. She didn't know if Randy still harboured and hostility towards his son, but she didn't want to find out.
"Stanley?" Sharon called through the crowd. Sharon approached the crowd when she noticed the parents gathered around her. "Has anyone seen Stan? I've looked everywhere he's not here."
"We have to find them!"Sheila panicked. Fear resonated around the room. She was right. They had to find those children before anything happened to them. "What are you going to do Mayor?"
Before she could respond a blonde woman she didn't recognise approached the crowd. Accompanying her was an older scruffy man with messy grey hair styled in a mullet, brown eyes and crooked yellow teeth. The blonde woman while young, looked old, didn't seem to style her hair and like her husband had crooked yellow teeth and not all of them were intact. They both wore clothes that looked like they belonged in the bin and were rough around the edges.
When the woman spoke she realised she must be Australian judging by her thick accent. She found it difficult to understand her. "I can't find Katherine."
She realised she was talking about her daughter – the child she'd seen with her earlier. She didn't understand why she would treat her child the way she did and shake her like that – just to clarify she asked the woman to describe Katherine to the police so they could find her.
"She's ten." The woman didn't seem to want to bother offering much detail about her missing child
"Anything else?" Yates asked as he took notes. "There are a lot of ten-year-old girls here. What does she look like?"
"Same hair colour as this bitch." She said pointing at McDaniels.
She bit her tongue. She wanted to smack the woman. "We need to know more about her to find her."
"What is she wearing? We need to know if it's the right kid." Yates found it difficult pressing this woman for details and became exasperated as a result.
"Black pants and dark pink top. She has long hair and blue eyes." She continued somewhat begrudgingly.
She maintained composure despite the morning sickness. The parents were panicking and the Australian woman seemed belligerent. "The police are on it. The centre is locked. I'm sure they couldn't have gone far. They can't get out."
"Don't count on them kids not getting out of here." The blonde woman shouted at her. "My Katherine breaks our security systems to get out of the house all the fucking time. We can't keep her locked in. If she can get passed those she can get out of this joint easy."
"Who are you?" Sheila Broflovski asked the Australian woman.
"Janet Holloway." She replied taken aback. "Why?"
"What's your child's full name?" Yates asked as he continued taking notes.
"Katherine Marie Holloway." The scruffy Australian man replied.
"Your name?"Yates asked for more information on the family.
"Name's Dazza." He replied. "Don't see what our names gotta do with our missing kid."
"All part of the process. We need the details of the people making these reports."Yates sighed. For some reason these people seemed difficult to deal with.
"We're going to find the children."Yates assured the parents. Officers that made up the search party joined him on Barbrady's orders.
"We're doing everything we can."She added. "I assure you we'll find them."
"All I see is you doing nothing!"Janet Holloway snarled through gritted crooked teeth.
"What the fuck?"The only reason she backed away from Janet who was obviously looking for an excuse to fight her was because she was pregnant.
"You're full of shit lady!"The more Janet spoke the more unnecessarily angry she became.
She didn't understand it. The other parents had taken her on her word – along with the word of the police department – which they would find the children and make sure they were returned safely to their parents. She also didn't understand why they had to lock their daughter in. Nothing made sense about these people and she knew she was going to clash with Janet. She just didn't like her. "The police are organising a search party. We're going to find them."
"Who fucking died and put you in charge?"Janet was aggressive. She actually wanted to fight her.
She was stunned. Why would she report a child missing and then pick fights with the people that were trying to help her? "I'm the Mayor of South Park!"
"Is this bitch fucking serious?!"Janet's shouting had the police on edge.
Her son Alex stepped between them before it could get ugly. "We have a search party organised. There's a team heading out as we speak. We will find the children."
"How about I knock this bitch on her ass?!"She shouted threatening her.
"She's pregnant."Alex tried to explain on his mother's behalf.
Janet pushed past him and tried to throw a punch at her. As Janet missed McDaniels couldn't contain the morning sickness and threw up all over Janet who shrank away from her with disgust.
"Eew!"Janet screamed with disgust. "I'll kick your ass for that bitch!"
Alex went to restrain Janet who only embarrassed herself further making a scene. "Get your fucking hands off me you pig!"Janet screamed. She tried to fight him off.
"Who are those people?!" She backed away from Janet whose screaming disturbed other people in the community centre. On Barbrady's orders Johnson led her to the back office so she could rest away from Janet.
"Are you okay mom?"Alex asked as Johnson helped her lay down on the couch.
"I'm fine." She still felt nauseated, but other than that she was fine. Janet hadn't managed to hit her. "What's wrong with those people?!"
"She called me a pig so I tased her."Alex exclaimed with annoyance. "I hate it when people call me a pig."
"If you want to tase that woman go right ahead."She wasn't about to stop him when it came to Janet Holloway.
"She doesn't seem too concerned about her kid to be honest."It was as though Alex read her mind. Janet may have reported Janet missing, but she seemed to care more about picking fights than she did about her daughter. "The other parents are panicking about their missing kids and their safety. This woman doesn't seem to give a crap."
"I want to talk to that kid when you find her." She wondered how that child lived with those people.
Alex nodded and left her to rest. She had to throw up again as soon as Johnson handed her a bucket.
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"Hurry up Token!" Dovahkiin screamed at Token as he fumbled with his house keys.
They were attacked three more times on the way to Token's house. Those creatures were everywhere. They could even see other creatures scouring the town from above looking for prey.
"Token!" Stan screamed as he spotted a creature in the sky. So far it hadn't noticed them on the ground below. "Hurry up Token!"
"I'm trying!" Token panicked as he fumbled with his keys. He had multiple keys on his keychain and each one he tried didn't fit the door.
"Jesus Christ!" Kyle shrieked in fear as the creature circling the town above finally noticed them and swooped for its prey.
"I got it!" Token urged them all inside when he finally got the right key.
"Is everyone okay?" He asked as he exchanged worried glances with his friends.
"W-we're fine." Kyle mumbled as he tried to catch his breath.
"Kenny?" He had to check since Kenny was prone to dying.
"I'm right here." Kenny mumbled to his relief.
"To the Freedom Pals base!" They followed Token to his basement.
"I guess it's time for us to save the town again." He added as he followed the other Freedom Pals down stairs.
They had saved the town on countless occasions. This was nothing new. As a result The Freedom Pals had formed a strong alliance with the police department and Mayor McDaniels. Mayor McDaniels seemed to like The Freedom Pals more as they'd expelled Eric Cartman/The Coon from their group.
"Now what do we do?!" Tweek panicked as he changed into his Wonder Tweek costume.
"Take out the Master." Kitty Litter along with Callgirl was already online researching. Both girls had phones and laptops open.
He wondered why Kitty Litter hadn't joined The Freedom Pals yet. She often worked with them, but also kept to herself as a superhero. They were all impressed with Kitty's abilities. She was fast, strong and flexible like a cat. He'd seen her summon cats to aide her in battle. She communicated with the cats in town, which was how she gained so much Intel before they could even figure out what's going on. Not only was she incredibly smart, she could fight. She beat up the sixth graders and the crooked cops in town and in doing so beat them into submission. The cops were too afraid of Kitty to step a toe out of line never mind the fact they were on thin ice with Mayor McDaniels and Police Chief Barbrady.
"There's a master?" Kyle asked with shock. Like everyone else he was afraid, but for some reason this didn't feel like it was the worst thing that ever happened in South Park. "What are they?"
"They're vampires." Kitty Litter explained to everyone's shock. "They only come out at night, so we'll be safe from them during the day. The Master is the largest and the leaders of the vampires. Callgirl? Can I see the video of the vampire that took Mr. Marsh?"
His face paled and his eyes widened in fear. "My dad's a fucking vampire now!"
"If the one that took him didn't just kill him." Kitty Litter watched the video Callgirl was showing her. "The Master is the one that took your dad. It's a lot larger than the other vampires we've seen already. I'm guessing it's highly likely your dad is a vampire now based on the footage I've seen. Since there are so many more of them now I think The Master is looking to build an army of the undead."
"Jesus Christ!" His face paled when he remembered something. A detail he didn't want to mention to Kitty Litter, but had to for the sake of the town. His heart sank into the pit of his stomach because even though he hadn't seen him since The Master took Randy away his dad was now a vampire. "The Mayor. We have to warn her!"
"Dude! Your dad's a fucking vampire. He was a monster before all this. What could he be capable of now he's a blood sucker?"
"What are you talking about?" He realised then Kitty Litter didn't know the full extent of the situation and what exactly this had to do with Mayor McDaniels.
He sighed with exasperation. He had to fill Kitty Litter in on the situation. He explained what happened at Carl's Warehouse between his father and the Mayor, how he blackmailed her and tried to get rid of Chief Barbrady because he wanted her for sex and power. "That's why we had him locked up in an asylum. He's totally insane. I'm the one that betrayed him and destroyed his keytar. I helped rescue the Mayor."
To this day he still didn't regret his actions. He'd do it all over again in a heartbeat if he had to. This time it wouldn't be so easy to bring Randy down. This time he was a blood sucker. It wasn't like before when he was just drunk on member berries wine and all they had to do was destroy his weapons to take him down. They had to find him, they had to find The Master that took his dad from the street and they had to kill The Master which would then mean his father would return to his human form. They had to find him and have him locked up again. They had to make sure there was no way in which Randy could escape because he was still a threat to Mayor McDaniels and he was still a danger to the town.
"How do we return Mr. Marsh to his human form?" Mysterion asked the same question that was on his mind.
"Like I said." Kitty Litter interjected. "Kill The Master. Kill the Master and everyone who has been infected will return to normal."
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While they were discussing their options and figuring out how they were even going to find The Master much less kill it a video call came through to The Freedom Pals base
"Video call coming through!" Tupperware announced. He was in costume along with everyone else. Tupperware along with everyone else in the room was surprised when they responded to the Skype call. It was Mayor McDaniels and she looked like she was pissed at them for sneaking out of the community centre.
"Mayor?" The Shadow asked with surprise.
"What the hell?" She snapped at them without disguising her irritation. "Why the hell would you sneak away from the community centre when there's an emergency? Those things are all over the place!"
"Sorry." Tupperware mumbled meekly." Mayor McDaniels was hot headed at the best of times and she wasn't one to be trifled with. "We needed to be here to help save the town."
"What the hell am I going to tell your parents?" Mayor McDaniels snapped. "They're on my ass to find you now!"
"Aren't you supposed to be at a cabin out of town?" The Human Kite asked to her surprise. "Ow!" The Shadow hit him in the arm and told him in a low whisper to shut his mouth.
McDaniels was not amused. She demanded an explanation. "Your parents want you all to come back here. Barbrady's under pressure to find you."
"We know what those things are." Callgirl interjected.
"What?" She looked worried. They could hear distant rabbling from the town's people in the background of her screen. "What are they?"
"Vampires." Mysterion explained to her horror. McDaniels' face paled as he continued to explain the situation. "The Master took Mr. Marsh. Kill The Master and Mr. Marsh and everyone else that's been infected with return to their human selves."
"Oh for the love of God!" She cried with exasperation. "Why can't we ever have a normal Halloween in this God forsaken town?!"
"It's safe to go outside during the day ma'am." Kitty Litter explained. "They only come out to feed at night. During the day they're asleep. We can try and track The Master tomorrow."
"Oh hell!" McDaniels caved in. She let them continue with their work to take out the vampire threat on the town. "Wait a minute? Which one of you is Katherine Holloway?"
"What?" He noticed Kitty Litter trying to hide from McDaniels as soon as she asked that question.
"Katherine Holloway?" McDaniels rolled her eyes as she had to repeat the question. "Which one of you his Katherine?
"Why do you need to know?" Callgirl asked which seemed to piss McDaniels off.
"Katherine's parents are on my ass to find her." McDaniels explained clearly irritated. "I can deal with the other parents in town. I can handle Sheila Broflovski when she's on a war path. She's not such a pain in the ass compared to those people.
"Hey!" Mayor McDaniels didn't seem too concerned that she'd pissed Kyle off.
"I-I'm Katherine Holloway." Kitty Litter mumbled meekly.
"You need to get your ass back here kid!" McDaniels snapped at her with irritation. "Your mother is a real piece of work!"
"Please let me stay and work with the Freedom Pals?" Kitty Litter panicked. He didn't understand what she was so worried about.
Mayor McDaniels sighed with exasperation and took pity on her. "What am i going to tell them? Your parents want answers."
"Please don't tell them about my costume or my powers? Please?" Kitty Litter seemed adamant that she wanted to keep her identity as a superhero from her parents. Her face paled and she was shaking at the thought of them finding out.
He wondered why? Why did she have to hide her abilities from them?
"They don't know?" McDaniels seemed surprised to hear this. She along with other officials was starting to become familiar with Kitty Litter as a new vigilante in town.
"They don't." Kitty Litter begged Mayor McDaniels not to say anything to her parents. "Please? I've put a lot of work in keeping this a secret from them. I don't want them to know!"
"Alright." McDaniels gave Kitty Litter her word that she wouldn't mention anything about her Kitty Litter alter ego to her parents. "It'll be our secret."
"You promise?" Kitty Litter needed assurance that Mayor McDaniels would keep her word.
"I promise. I won't mention a word of this to your parents." Shortly after that McDaniels went offline. The Freedom Pals now had her full support along with that of the police department to find and destroy The Master before the vampire plague wiped them all out.
"How come you don't want your parents to know about your super powers dude?" He asked as everyone else was wondering the same thing.
"I don't want to talk about it."She seemed embarrassed. It was painfully clear to him that she was hiding something.
"It's okay dude." He tried to reassure her. "Whatever it is we won't say anything to anyone else."
"Drop the subject!" She shouted at him. She was instantly angry as her face turned red and her fists clenched. He backed away from Kitty as she threatened to punch him.
Something else occurred to him in that moment. She looked like Mayor McDaniels. She had the same hair colour and a similar attitude. Like Mayor McDaniels she was scary when she was angry and not one to be trifled with.
"Dude, I think Mayor McDaniels has an Australian mini-me." Kyle read his mind. He wasn't the only one in the group who'd noticed this about Kitty Litter.