Hello people! I'm back with the new chapter of 'Tintin and The Moonlight Shadow'! Enjoy! (Anyway, Captain Haddock narrates this chapter.)

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Tintin and the Moonlight Shadow: Ch 2: To the Crime Scene

"Helllloooo! Captain Padlock! How nice to see you again!" greeted the opera singer, Bianca Castafiore.

'Billions of blue blistering barnacles! Why is she here?' I thought.

"Why, Signora Castafiore! I didn't expect you to come! Why didn't you tell us?" I said, pretending to be happy of her prescence.

The blasted woman. Always comes to my house without informing me at all. I looked around me, noticing that there was nobody in sight, except for Signora Castafiore, of course.

'Eh? Where's Tintin? And Snowy? Nestor and Cuthbert?' I thought.

"TINTIN! SNOWY!" I yelled.

"No one's here, Captain Kapok. Only the two of us." Said Signora Castafiore.

"Even Irma and Wagner?" I asked?

"Yes. Captain Addock. Only us. Shall I sing you a song?"

'Thundering typhoons, being the only one with her is bad enough, and now she's starting to sing…' I thought.

"Ah.. MY BEAUTY PAST COMPARE! THESE JEWELS THAT I WEAR!" sang Signora Castafiore.

"Blistering Barnacles!" I yelled.

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"WAS I EVER MARGARITA?" sang Bianca Castafiore from the radio.

The time was already 11.30 a.m.

"Stop it!" I yelled.

"Captain! Are you okay?" asked a boy, who was actually Tintin.

Tintin was in the middle of enjoying his packet of packed food for brunch.

"Huh? What? Phew.. It was only a bad dream.." I mumbled.

I must have yelled really loud. Now everyone's looking at me. Blistering barnacles.

"Look, Captain! We've arrived in Bagghar!" said Tintin.

'Oh great. Just when I was having a great dream about bone-land.' Thought Snowy.

As we were getting ready to board off the plane, Tintin asked:

"What were you dreaming about, Captain?"

"Aye, I was dreaming about a visit from Castafiore and I'm the only one at home! It was a nightmare actually." I replied to the curious boy.

Tintin chuckled.

"You can laugh all you want, but when you get a dream like that don't come finding me." I said.

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"Attention, all passengers, we have arrived in Bagghar" The sound of the flight attendance's announcement woke me up from my forty winks. Everyone was seen getting ready. I'm not surprised that Tintin was already ready to leave the plane. With this spare time, Tintin was checking the map of Bagghar to locate the crime scene.

After some time, the plane was already half empty, leaving Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock.

"Captain, can you be a bit faster, we are the last to leave!" Tintin said in a coarse tone.

I woke up with a sore bum and aching body slowly leaving the plane.

Entering the platform, the breeze of cold wind from the internal airconditioner struck me. It left me shivering. Eventhough the airport seemed to be full of life, the sound of planes and everything, I did not have the interest in them at all. Until a bar came into sight.

I walked towards the bar but was stopped by none other than Tintin.

"Captain, look at that. Up there at the escalator. What do you see?" asked Tintin.

I didn't really notice what Tintin was showing me. I thought he was playing games with me. When I looked up at the escalator, I couldn't believe what I saw. It was a sight for sore eyes.

"Argh! Allan's henchmen! My former crew! The ones that betrayed me! This cannot be happening!" I cried.

The pirates (Allan's henchmen) were bringing a big parcel which was labelled 'To Khe..'. The rest was scraped off.

"I wonder what are they doing here, but I'll just write them down in my notebook in case anything happens." Said Tintin.

This is starting to get fishy.

Tintin and Snowy lead me out of the airport. Outside the airport, the sounds of cars passing by brought life to the city of Bagghar, the sunlight shone upon my face, the hot Arabian breeze gently touched myself, but I'm used to these kinds of situations because most of Tintin's adventures usually end up in the Arab nations.

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We're now at Al-Istihor Beach, where the oil was reported to be found. The beach was really crowded with policemen and inspectors. There were cars and motorcycles all over the place. The place was even police-taped to keep out unwanted strangers.

This really isn't the place for the Thompsons.

"Errm, Captain, it seems that the crime scene, Al-Istihor Beach, is closed for the rest of the day. We already checked in at the hotel, so now what should we do?" asked Tintin.

"Well, how about a movie?" I asked him.

"That sounds fun! Let's get going Snowy!" the young reporter said.

'Yay! Finally Tintin's started to be sensible!' thought Snowy.

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The cinema was filled with people. Captain Haddock was annoyed with the cries of children in the cinema.

"Thousands of thundering typhoons! Why can't these children keep quiet!" I yelled.

"What would you like to watch, Captain?" asked Tintin.

"Hmm, how about 'Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'or'?" I asked the reporter.

"I'd rather pick 'Tintin et les oranges bleues' or 'Tintin et le lac aux requins'." said Tintin.

'Why don't we all watch 'Rin Tin Tin' instead?' thought Snowy.

In the end, we decided to watch 'The Secret of The Unicorn'.

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Everything seemed dark in the cinema room. The only light came from the giant screen facing me.

"We made a good choice, didn't we, Captain?" Tintin said.

"Yes, but don't disturb me." I said.

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It was already past bedtime but the streets of Bagghar was still filled with life.

'Good movie was it, folks?' Snowy thought.

We're finally on our way back to the hotel. It's already 12 am.

"Ah, my favourite part in the film was the duel between the Captain and Sakharine. Wasn't it fabulous, Tintin?" I asked Tintin.

"Yes, Captain." Replied Tintin.

Oh, Tintin. Always deep in thought.

"Funny. If I'm not mistaken, I saw May at the Cinema just now. Is she following us?" Tintin suddenly said.

So that's what he was thinking the whole time.

"Didn't you remember, lad? She is also a reporter. Here to investigate the case too. Like you. Blistering barnacles, you're not the only one who's investigating the case." I gave him a (wise) reply.

"Oh right." Said Tintin.

Out of the blue, Tintin smelt a sweet fragrance of a brunette he met a day ago.

The next thing that happened was that Tintin bumped into May again.

"Tintin! You never learn, do you?" I said to him with an annoyed tone.

"Eh, May! We meet again!" Tintin exclaimed.

"Oh, Mr. Tintin! How nice to see you again!" replied May.

Tintin's attitude suddenly becomes awkward when he met the girl again.

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Tintin (being the kind and generous man he is) invited May to a café to have some chit chat. It's fine by me unless I don't get whisky.

The café was a relaxing place which was located near a lake. The place was quite far from the city and it had many coconut trees around it. It didn't look like much, but it delivers the feeling of relaxation. Arabian folks happily having their meals, tall coconut trees swaying from side to side, now I know why the Arabs dub this place 'The Center of Peace'.

"So how's you're investigation going on?" asked Tintin to May.

"Everything's going on fine." I said. "Except that the scene where the oil was reported to be lost was closed and I couldn't carry out what I planned to do today…"

"PHWOAGH! Yuck! This whiskey tastes awful! BLEUCH!"

"What's gotten into him?" asked May.

"Well, he consumed a drug that made whiskey taste awful." Tintin answered. "So that's why he's acting like this."

"I'm so sorry, Sahib, for the foul-tasting drink. Would you like me to get another brand?" asked the waiter.

"No need. I just want tonic water." I replied.

"Very well, Sahib." The waiter said.

'Wait a minute, isn't this the famous Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy who went to the moon? The people which had so many great adventures all around the globe?' May thought. 'I think it is.'

"Anyway, Mr.. Can I just call you Tintin?" May asked.

Well I know Britons are polite people, but this is too much.

"No problem. I won't mind." Responded Tintin.

"Okay, as I was saying, are you investigating the case too?" May asked.

"Yes. Exactly the same as the one you're investigating." Tintin replied.

"In that case, can I follow.. er, accompany you on the j-journey?" asked May.

I could see in the young man's eyes that he was surprised, but he was trying to keep his cool.

"U-Um, sure.. Why not?" said Tintin. "But what made you come up with this decision, May?"

May replied: "Err, it's because I read many articles about you and your wonderful adventures. They are all so astonishing! To tell you the truth, I'm a big fan of your adventures."

"So?" I said, drinking a glass of Tonic Water which tasted awful. I want my whiskey.

"So I want to grab this opportunity to experience the adventures!" said May.

"Hmm.. I guess that's acceptable." I said. Honestly, I didn't know what to answer.

'Wait a minute, isn't that..? No, it couldn't be.. Mr. Bohlwinkel?' thought Tintin.

The lad's noticed someone who seems to be familiar.

"Psst, Captain, look. Does that man look familiar to you?" Tintin whispered to me.

The man that Tintin was pointing at looks like he was in a hurry to leave. May looked at us in confusion. Thundering Typhoons, I don't like that look at all.

"Aye, isn't that Mr Bohlwinkel? From the S.S. Peary?" I said loudly. Well, it was a mistake. He fled really quick.

Strange.

First Allan's henchmen at the airport bringing a parcel. Now there's Mr Bohlwinkel. What could this possibly mean?

"I guess he was spying on us. Why would he do that? There must be a reason. Could he be related to the oil mystery?" Tintin said.

"Woah Tintin. Settle down, lad. This isn't the time for twenty questions." I said.

"Hmm, why don't we track down whoever that was first, Tintin?" suggested May.

"Quite right. Let's go, Snowy!" Said Tintin, excited of having a new adventure.

Finally I'm done with Chapter 2! Anyways the movies that Tintin and Haddock suggested are all The Adventures of Tintin movies, with the exception of Rin Tin Tin. The movies are 'Tintin and the Golden Fleece', 'Tintin and the Blue Oranges' and 'Tintin and the Lake of Sharks'. How do you like this chapter? Stay tuned for Chapter 3! -Tiddleyompom9