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A/N: And now our four protagonists actually go to the castle!
A week later, they all piled into the ancient pick-up truck they kept at Helena's house. Mina had checked all her checklists twice… Will had made sure all the flashlights and things worked... Helena had notified Miss Elliot of everything…
And Terra had grinned that strange grin of hers.
"Shall we go, then?" she asked.
All three of her friends nodded.
"Jolly good!" Terra said gleefully.
Then, They drove away. None of Them noticed the dark, ominous storm clouds in the sky. Not that any of them would've cared…
And so, They drove for a while before seeing the very castle they'd been looking for, looming in the distance. They were getting close to the place when the car suddenly stopped, just as a clap of thunder could be heard in the distance.
"Why has the car stopped?" Terra asked.
"Because… its frightened!" Helena said dramatically.
Everyone stared at her in confusion.
"Professor Plum says that in Clue. Sorry, I just couldn't help it…" Helena explained awkwardly.
"But why are we really stopped?" Terra asked again, now almost angry.
Will opened the car door and looked… then swore under his breath.
"What's wrong?" his sister asked nervously.
"We've got a flat tire," Will muttered in disbelief.
The sun hadn't yet set, so They could quite clearly see that somebody had littered the road with bits of barbed wire and pins.
"Somebody wants people to get caught with a flat! How about that?" Terra muttered in annoyance.
She wished that she could've thought of such an idea. Maybe there still were people living in the castle. Maybe she'd like these people… if they were the ones who'd thought of such a clever use of bits of barbed wire.
"Can we just walk?" Terra said, after a moment.
"If you carry something," Will replied coolly.
Not wanting to cause an argument, she helped carry the camping supplies down the road and into the castle.
Meanwhile…
In Denton's 'retro 1950s' diner Hugo Smith and his girlfriend, Anna Hapschatt, ate dinner. That dinner happened to be waffles and bacon. The diner was, of course, known for serving breakfast 24/7.
"Should I drop you off at your house after dinner?" Hugo asked.
At this innocent request, his girlfriend giggled. "Couldn't we drive over to that castle in the middle of nowhere? Nobody's ever near that place."
"You mean you want to…?"
"Yeah."
That sounded just fine to Hugo.
Back at the castle, They had managed to let themselves into the old castle. Will had picked the lock to the front door with ease.
"It seems a bit strange, doesn't it?" Helena whispered, just before they walked through the front door.
"What?" Terra asked.
"I think somebody still lives here. It all looks too new," Helena replied, now quite frightened.
"Don't worry! It'll be fine." Mina said softly, putting her arm around the other girl.
Terra rolled her eyes at this. To her it seemed that Helena was being silly. If she had to, Terra would drag the poor girl into the house by her bright turquoise hair!
The first to properly enter the house was Will. He set up battery-powered lanterns in the front hall. Then, Terra stepped through the door.
"This place is… beautiful," she whispered in shock.
That was, of course, a matter of opinion. The high ceiling and old-fashioned stairway were quite elegant. And the place had a sort of… look to it. Stylized decay, one might say. It also resembles something out of The Addams Family.
And it looked like somebody stilled lived there.
Though there were a few cobwebs here and there, they seemed to be for accent. Like a gothic horror fan trying to model their interior décor after something they'd seen in a B Picture or read in a 19th century novel.
"Hello?" Will called.
Nobody answered… at first.
A woman in her late 20s or early 30s suddenly entered through a hidden doorway near the staircase. She had wildly curled red hair and green eyes. Wearing a dress made of layers upon layers of sheer black fabric, she looked sexy and quite elegant.
"Who are you?" she asked, glaring at Them.
"Uh… I'm Will. That's my girlfr- er, sister- Mina. These are my friends, Terra and Helena. We thought this place was abandoned…"
"Well, it's not."
"Who are you?" Terra asked, quite rudely.
The strange woman raised an eyebrow. "My name isn't important. You children should be leaving now, anyway."
"We can't," Terra replied bluntly.
"What in the galaxy do you mean by th-"
"Our car got a flat tire just down the road. We had to walk the last mile or so," Mina explained nervously.
"Castles don't have telephones, asshole," the odd woman muttered, smiling as if thinking of an inside joke. "Assholes don't have telephones, castle… ha!"
They weren't sure what she meant by that, but still followed her to another part of the house. Judging by a window or two they passed it was still light outside. Indeed, it was only just after seven. At that time of year the sun didn't truly set until nearer to eight.
Soon enough they found themselves in a kitchen of sorts. They sat down at the table.
"Tea, anyone?" the strange woman asked Them.
For some reason, They all nodded. None of them really liked tea. I suppose it's because it seemed polite.
She put a kettle on to boil, then sat down at the table with them.
"Do people really think this place is abandoned?" she asked, somewhat amused.
"Everyone does. All the people who know it exists think it's abandoned," Terra explained cheerfully.
"All except Miss Elliott," Helena muttered, after a moment.
The odd woman raised an eyebrow. "Who?"
"Jane Elliot. She teaches English- you know, literature and writing and all that- at Denton High School," Helena explained brightly.
After a moment, the strange woman's face lit up with understanding. "That's the funny alias my dearest friend has been using for the last 10 years! My, is she really a teacher? We never really talk much about the world outside."
"Wait… you know Miss Elliott?" Will asked, eyes wide.
"I know Columbia the ex-groupie. Her name isn't Miss Elliot, you see. She only calls herself that."
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