Chapter Five

Horace ran following the screams, soon he was back in the parlor room where Clarabelle was trying to fight off the black oozing serpent. Gus appeared in the room ready to aid her. Horace pulled out a mini revolver and began to shoot at the serpent. However it did not work, for the bullets went through the serpent and into the floor. Gus began to fend it off with his wrench, the serpent grabbed the wrench and tossed it. The serpent finally made its move and went after Clarabelle, it struck her crawling its way through her heart inside her. Clarabelle was shocked in horror and collapsed, Horace ran to her. He grew terrified, he had no idea if he would loose his love and his unborn child, Horace held Clarabelle close to him. They finally were in the medical room, Horace was told to wait outside;relcutant, he stayed outside the of room by the door. Gus and Jiminy stood by him.

"Horace, it's gonna be alright," Gus said solemly. "you'll see."

"I can't loose both of them." Horace began to be a little teary eyed.

"Don't worry she'll make it through." Jiminy tried to cheer him up.

"I love her dearly," He weeped. "I was ready to be a father and losing them is like losing everything I have."

Ortensia walked out the door. "Horace, we have to talk."

Horace walked in the room, Ludwig was sitting down looking at document paper.

"Mr. Horsecollar, I have some news to tell you." He said sighing.

"Is Clarabelle alright?" He asked.

"That's what I have to talk about, how far was she in her pregnancy?"

"I believe she was only two months."

Ortensia stepped in. "Horace she was two months pregnant. I know because Clarabelle found out after she got what you thought was a stomach flu turned out to be morning sickness and when she felt the baby kicking inside her, by then she was now two months and we had been trying to tell you for almost three days."

"Well here's the problem miss Ortensia," Ludwig interupted. "Whatever that serpent was it sped up her pregnancy by six months."

Horace was now wondering what he meant.

"Now, it can be any day the baby is born." Ludwig tried to explain. "We must assure that both her and the baby survive the night at the very least."

"I'll stay with her for the night." Horace had a somber tone in his voice. "After all, I am the father."

Horace stepped into the room where Clarabelle was resting from her ordeal. He sat right next to her, Horace looked at her. He knew just looking at her she was so fragile, he would never let anyone harm her and his child. Horace placed his hand on her shoulder to know she was ok and finally drifted off to sleep. The next morning, Horace had waken up to see that Clarabelle was still asleep. within minutes Clarabelle began to slowly open her eyes and see Horace.

Horace asked. "Are you okay?"

Clarabelle smiled. "I feel alot better."

Later Clarabelle was back on her feet, she and everyone were in the parlor room. Horace was standing in the center explaining his plan.

"We can't let another incident like that happen again. This time we will track the source and stop it before it can attack again." Horace paced back and forth around the room.

"How ?" Gus spoke up.

"We will leave tonight when no one is lurking to attack. There we also check for more survivors out there to aid us."

Evening had came and everyone was set to leave. Horace and Clarabelle waited for everyone outside.

"Clarabelle, are you gonna be okay coming with us?" He asked her concerned.

She replied. "I'll be okay."

When everyone came outside with everything that they needed, the sky was black as coal and the only light were the stars and the moon glowing.

Horace lit a match, for earlier when they were preparing for their leave he drench several rooms with flamable liquids. He even hid all the library books underground for future need.

"Tonight we leave to end this once and for all. We will leave no evidence that none of us ever exixsted." Horace pronounced.

He lit the match on a piece of cloth tied to a rock and threw it at one of the windows. Instantly the building was a blaze as they set off on their journey. No one looked back, they were heading towards the danger beyond.