yes, i know. my profile says September updates in February. But, i thought of this, and had to write it. Just think of this as a Christmas present =) A nice appetizer for the juicy chapter that will come in Febuary!!!

Carry on now...

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"So, Caroline," said the creepy man with the clip board, "your birthday is May 11, 1975. Correct?"

"Yes." Answered Caroline, slowly turning her wheelie chair side to side, adjusting her wrists so the grimy rope wouldn't irritate her skin so much.

"Where are your parents?"

"They died when I was 10."

"You're telling the truth for once Caroline, good job." Said the man, the darkness covering about ¾ of his face.

"Blow me" Caroline hissed.

"Now, now, insulting me will not help your self-esteem."

"Interrogating me won't help yours", she snapped.

He slapped her.

"Tell me-"

Caroline panted heavily. Her cheek stung ferociously, she felt little droplets of blood patter silently down her face. His nails had dug into her flesh when he struck her.

"Where is SpongeBetty?"

"I- I'll never tell you E- Earl" Caroline barely managed to articulate.

"Where is that God-forsaken daughter of yours Caroline!" Earl screamed.

Caroline gave no answer, her dark eyes solemn as she stared straight back at Earl. Her silence infuriated him.

"Have you no sense of common good! She needs to be found!" Earl screamed again.

"You will never put a single hand on my daughter as long as I'm around" Caroline whispered.

Earl paused. Then after a little bit of pondering, began to grin. The wind howled fiercely outside, and it seemed to go in symphony with the way his evil smile grew larger.

"That can be arranged" said Earl, lingering a little on the last syllable of "arranged".

Caroline stared at him wide-eyed.

"You wouldn't…" she started to cry.

"Guards!" Earl called.

Two soldiers marched into the room; one of them only had about four teeth left. The other was missing an eye.

"Please don't…" Caroline's salty tears mixed in with the blood on her face, causing her cheek to sting even more.

"Johnson, Buckeye. Take this wretched woman to Hallway C… and leave her there."

"But sir, that hallway has been blocked off. It has… the creatures living in there-"

"Breeding" finished the one-eyed soldier.

"Exactly" replied Earl.

The soldiers hesitated. Earl casted a glance at them, and they started to move onto the bawling Caroline. The toothy soldier cut the ropes off her hands.

"Let's go lass"

The scent of whiskey curled off his breath and into Caroline's face, making her wince.

The soldiers then each took an arm and picked her up.

"No, no!" she screamed.

"It's your fault. You did this to yourself Caroline!", Earl called after her, "But don't worry, your daughter will join you soon!"

"W- we were college friends! College friends!" Caroline spat.

Earl simply shrugged, then turned towards the window. He could have sworn he saw Caroline grab something off a table before the two men dragged her away.

It won't matter soon anyway, he thought to himself.

Now to find Sandra Cheeks…