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Chapter 4

Vince is gently riding the road. It is getting darker now. He knows that he will make it before dark but this time he is getting nervous.

"Dallas….we should be in town by now" he says

The horse doesn't say anything. Vince rolls his eyes.

"You should at least nod or something" he says

Dallas looks back with a glare. Vince shrugs his shoulders. He stops as he sees two roads.

"I don't remember this" he whispers

He stares at the fork road.

"I thought its one long straight road"

He looks to the left. The road seems decent. He starts thinking that he should go that way. He isn't sure now. He then looks to the right one. His eyes widen as he stares at it. Something is telling him to go there. He doesn't know what; but he has the feeling to go there.

"What do you think Dallas?"

Dallas looks both ways. He goes to the left one. Vince stops him gently.

"I think we should go right"

Dallas keeps going to the left. Vince growls as he tries to pull the horse to go his way. He wants to go there; he is going to find out what's over there. He has to get to the fair.

"Maybe…the right one is a short cut" Vince says

Dallas rolls his eyes and goes to the left. Vince stops him.

"Come on…I know where I'm going"

Dallas still doesn't move. Vince sighs as he tries to move the horse.

"It's this way…for some reason…we should go that way"

He doesn't know why…but he must.

Vince gently turns Dallas to go to the right road. Vince takes one breath and starts going to the right. He looks around the place. The place looks dark; and dead. Vince gulps; wondering if he made a good decision. He then gets the chills. He looks ahead to see snow. His eyes widen.

"How is it snowing?" he ask "It wasn't snowing at Little Village"

He checks the side of the carriage. Snow is on the ground. He felt a little weird cause one: he doesn't feel cold at all. As he keeps going he starts getting colder.

"Maybe…we should go the other way" he says "Okay Dallas"

He tries to turn around but he stops coldly.

"Do you hear that?"

He listens carefully.

"Wolves" he whispers "Oh SHI-"Dallas moves him so he won't finish the word.

He looks behind him. He sees one shadow move.

"Wolves…they are close…" he looks at Dallas

He gasps as he sees two wolves ahead of him. He knows if there is a wolf; there will be a pack. He tries to stay quiet; hoping the wolves don't go after him.

"OH my…oh no…not…good" he starts saying "Nice and easy Dallas"

Dallas takes one step but something breaks under the hoof. The wolves didn't move at all. Vince then sneezes; Dallas glares at him but still the wolves didn't move. Then a big thunder struck. The wolves' starts barking and more of them came out. All start howling. Then one wolf starting running after them.

"RUN DALLAS RUN!"

Dallas neighs and starts running. Vince tries to hold on; but the carriage is going crazy by many bumps and turns. The thunder grows loud and the lightning flashes.

"Great…first snow…now thunder" He looks to his side and sees a big tree trunk there. He gasps as the carriage hits it and starts turning over. He falls down before it hits the ground.

Dallas falls with it. He is trying to get up but the carriage is holding him down. Vince gets up and looks around. The wolves are still running after him. He runs to Dallas and tries to get him free.

"It's stuck" yells Vince. He sees his machine broken. "Aw…it's going to take me a long time to rebuild that machine"

He runs to the back hoping he can get his tools. He finds a knife and tries to cut the ropes. He cuts and Dallas gets up. Vince jumps on him and both start running. Vince grabs a stick from a tree and tries to hit the wolves. He hits one but he can't hit the others.

Dallas is running to fast; and he can't really hang on to Dallas. He felt a bite on his leg and he hits the wolf. Vince looks ahead and he sees a big gate.

"There" he yells

The wolves caught Dallas legs which made them trip. Vince flips over and lands hard on his back. He yells out in pain.

"Son of a Bi-"he stops as he sees the wolf trying to attack Dallas. He grabs another bigger stick and tries to hit them. He hits one and Dallas gets up.

"There…the gate…"

Vince along with Dallas run to the gate and open it. He goes inside and let's Dallas inside. He closes the gate and the wolf's crashes to it. He jumps back with fear. Dallas moves back along with him. Vince starts laughing as he sees the wolves start retreating.

"HA HA!" Vince says "You can't stop me…I'm Vince!"

Dallas snorts and turns around.

"You can't get me…" laughs Vince as he sticks out his tongue. One wolf jumps at the gate which made Vince fall back with fear.

Dallas starts laughing.

"Oh shut it…you were scared too"

Vince gets up and dusts himself off. He turns around to see a big castle. The thunder roars as Vince looks over the castle along with the flashes of lightning.

"What….the…" he says "I don't remember seeing this castle at all"

Dallas turns around to head towards the gate.

"Where do you think you're going?" Vince stops Dallas "Maybe…someone here can help us"

The thunder roars again and Vince hugs Dallas real tight. He clears his throat and let's goes of him.

"Don't tell anyone"

He holds on to Dallas and leads him to the castle. He stops as he notices a bush with roses. He smile; he is now thinking about John. He has a lot of explaining to do. It would be hard to tell John that his machine broke and he is now lost. He takes the rose and puts it on his jacket.

"There…I'm sure he will like this one"

He notices that it wasn't raining; it was only thunder and lightning. He gets closer to the castle and it gets bigger. He then stops at the door. He looks at Dallas who is staring at him with fear.

"Look…" he says "You can wait there…"

Vince points at a little house. Dallas walks over there and stands inside of it.

"I'll see if I can find help…"

He knocks at the door three times. He waits for a good while; hoping someone will answer. There is nothing but thunder. He can't hear anyone inside. He knocks again but this time the door opens. He backs away and smiles wide.

"Hi…I'm wondering if you…can…..help-me" he says but no one is there. He looks inside; wondering who open the door.

He takes a step inside and looks around the place. It is huge; he can't believe how big this castle is.

"Hello…I'm sorry to barge in like this…but I'm hoping if you could help me…"

There is still nothing. He is getting a little nervous now.

"It's cold out there…And wolves are out there. I'm wondering if I can stay till the morning."

Vince looks around again. He then stops as he sees a candle with three lights. He stares at it for a long while. He then sees a clock next to him. They look like an antique.


"Look…it's a man"

"I know it is…but….he is one old fella"

"He is seeking shelter…we should help him"

"No Shawn…you know the master doesn't like guest"

"But…it's cold and dangerous out there Hunter"

"It doesn't matter…you know the rules"

"Come on he needs help"

"I said no"

"Well…I'm going to help him!" says Shawn

"SHH…he will hear you"

"Who said that?" asks Vince "Is anyone there?"

"Great…he heard you"

"Well…he has to know someone lives here"

"Shawn…stay quiet" warned Hunter

"Hello Sir!"

Hunter shuts up him by putting his hand around his mouth.

Vince turns around fast. "Who's there…?"

Shawn turns on his candles and starts burning Hunter's hand.

"OH OUCH!" yells Hunter

"Who's there…" says Vince "Look…I don't mean to intrude but I need help…so please…show yourself"

Hunter runs to where there is water and places his hand in the bowl. "Oh yeah"

Shawn walks up to the man.

"Hello Sir..."

"Hello. Where are you at?"

"Down here"

Vince looks down at the candle. He stares at it for a long while.

"You…you…are…talking?"

"Of course…I heard what you said…and I'm going to help"

"This can't be real…" Vince whispers

"What can't be?" ask Shawn

"You…"

"Oh I'm real alright…" he smiles "And that is Hunter…"

"Oh…okay…"

Hunter comes up with a nervous smile. Vince kneels down to touch the clock in front of him. He pokes Hunter softly.

"Hey stop that!" yells Hunter

"Sorry…" says Vince

"The master…better not hear us"

"Um…you guys are talking?"

"Well yeah…how else are we talking to you?" ask Shawn

Vince thinks about it for a while. "I must be dreaming"

"Just great Shawn…just great. The master is really going to kill us"

"Oh shut it drama queen. He won't find out. I bet the master is sleeping"

"Who…?" ask Vince

"Nothing!" they both yelled

"Come on…let's get you warmed up"

Vince stares at the two. He can't believe they are moving; or even alive. He wants to turn around and run…but he needs shelter. He decides to get with it. He sees a chair.

"Come, Come…sit here" says Shawn

"NO! Not the master's chair" says Hunter

"Sit down…get warm"

In front of the chair there is fire. Vince smiles with fear and sits down. He still can't believe that a candle and a clock are helping him.

"No…no" whispers Hunter. "I'm in charge and I say!" He is about to tell Shawn this is not the right thing to do. He takes one step and gets hit by a moving table. He falls down and the table flattens him. He gets up dizzy and falls back down.

The table stops next to Vince.

"Hello…Would you like some tea?" says the teapot. "It will warm you up"

Vince looks at the teapot. He wants to reach it and grab it. He stops as he sees a little cup jumping up and down.

"I'm Stephanie…and this is Shane"

"Hello…little guy…" Vince swallows. Stephanie pours the tea and Shane walks up to Vince. He moves back a little. He still feels a little jumpy.

"No tea!" yells Hunter "This is not good"

Shawn smiles as he stands next to Vince.

Vince takes a sip. He did felt a little warm after the sip. He sets the cup down.

"Thank you"

"You're welcome…"

Vince enjoys the chair. He sees a big stool walking in. It is barking the loud bark. Vince jumps back a little and tries to get away from it.

"Oh. Don't worry…that's our dog…Bruno" smiles Shane "He is a good boy"

The stool stands in front of him. Vince places his leg on top. He sits back now; feeling relaxed. He takes few breathes.

"This is nice" smiles Vince.

Then a door bust down. The loud noise frightened Vince. He then hears a growl; and roaring.

"Oh no" whispers Shane

Stephanie backs away along with Shane. Shawn stares at the door with wide eyes. Hunter hides under the carpet.

"There's a stranger here" says the beast

"Master…I can explain…" Shawn starts "The man was lost in the woods…it was cold so I decided…to…" before he can finish the sentence the beast roars at him. Shawn eyes widen but smiling with fear.

Hunter gets up "Master…I was against this from the start…it was Shawn's idea…and…" again; before he can finish the sentence the beast roars at him. Taker then sees a man sitting his chair. He crawls to him and stares at the man.

Vince turns around and gasps as he sees the beast. He falls back from the chair. He starts crawling back.

"Who are you?" ask the beast "What are you doing here!'

"Nothing…I was lost and attacked by wolves so I end up here…"

"You are not welcome here!"

"Please…I'm…" Vince keeps staring at the beast in front of him. He can't believe there is a beast in front of him.

"What are you staring at!" the beast yells

"Nothing…"

"So you came to stare at the beast…!"

"Please…I mean you no harm"

Vince takes a step back but trips on the stool. Bruno yelps and starts running away. Vince falls hard and the rose on his pocket fell to the floor. Taker eyes widen as he sees the rose on the floor.

"You thief!" yells Taker

Vince looks at the rose. "Please…I didn't mean any harm…I just need somewhere to stay"

"A place to stay…" says Taker "You try to steal a rose from me!"

Taker looks at the rose. Vince looks at it as well.

"It's just a rose"

"Yes…my rose…" says Taker "I know…where you can stay!"

Vince rolls over and starts running outside. He sees Dallas and tries to run to him. Dallas sees him but stops as he sees a big figure behind him.

"Run Dallas…get help!" Vince gets tackled and picked up by the beast. Dallas turns around and starts running.

"NO…no!"

The beast takes Vince.


Chapter 4

Vince is gently riding the road. It is getting darker now. He knows that he will make it before dark but this time he is getting nervous.

"Dallas….we should be in town by now" he says

The horse doesn't say anything. Vince rolls his eyes.

"You should at least nod or something" he says

Dallas looks back with a glare. Vince shrugs his shoulders. He stops as he sees two roads.

"I don't remember this" he whispers

He stares at the fork road.

"I thought its one long straight road"

He looks to the left. The road seems decent. He starts thinking that he should go that way. He isn't sure now. He then looks to the right one. His eyes widen as he stares at it. Something is telling him to go there. He doesn't know what; but he has the feeling to go there.

"What do you think Dallas?"

Dallas looks both ways. He goes to the left one. Vince stops him gently.

"I think we should go right"

Dallas keeps going to the left. Vince growls as he tries to pull the horse to go his way. He wants to go there; he is going to find out what's over there. He has to get to the fair.

"Maybe…the right one is a short cut" Vince says

Dallas rolls his eyes and goes to the left. Vince stops him.

"Come on…I know where I'm going"

Dallas still doesn't move. Vince sighs as he tries to move the horse.

"It's this way…for some reason…we should go that way"

He doesn't know why…but he must.

Vince gently turns Dallas to go to the right road. Vince takes one breath and starts going to the right. He looks around the place. The place looks dark; and dead. Vince gulps; wondering if he made a good decision. He then gets the chills. He looks ahead to see snow. His eyes widen.

"How is it snowing?" he ask "It wasn't snowing at Little Village"

He checks the side of the carriage. Snow is on the ground. He felt a little weird cause one: he doesn't feel cold at all. As he keeps going he starts getting colder.

"Maybe…we should go the other way" he says "Okay Dallas"

He tries to turn around but he stops coldly.

"Do you hear that?"

He listens carefully.

"Wolves" he whispers "Oh SHI-"Dallas moves him so he won't finish the word.

He looks behind him. He sees one shadow move.

"Wolves…they are close…" he looks at Dallas

He gasps as he sees two wolves ahead of him. He knows if there is a wolf; there will be a pack. He tries to stay quiet; hoping the wolves don't go after him.

"OH my…oh no…not…good" he starts saying "Nice and easy Dallas"

Dallas takes one step but something breaks under the hoof. The wolves didn't move at all. Vince then sneezes; Dallas glares at him but still the wolves didn't move. Then a big thunder struck. The wolves' starts barking and more of them came out. All start howling. Then one wolf starting running after them.

"RUN DALLAS RUN!"

Dallas neighs and starts running. Vince tries to hold on; but the carriage is going crazy by many bumps and turns. The thunder grows loud and the lightning flashes.

"Great…first snow…now thunder" He looks to his side and sees a big tree trunk there. He gasps as the carriage hits it and starts turning over. He falls down before it hits the ground.

Dallas falls with it. He is trying to get up but the carriage is holding him down. Vince gets up and looks around. The wolves are still running after him. He runs to Dallas and tries to get him free.

"It's stuck" yells Vince. He sees his machine broken. "Aw…it's going to take me a long time to rebuild that machine"

He runs to the back hoping he can get his tools. He finds a knife and tries to cut the ropes. He cuts and Dallas gets up. Vince jumps on him and both start running. Vince grabs a stick from a tree and tries to hit the wolves. He hits one but he can't hit the others.

Dallas is running to fast; and he can't really hang on to Dallas. He felt a bite on his leg and he hits the wolf. Vince looks ahead and he sees a big gate.

"There" he yells

The wolves caught Dallas legs which made them trip. Vince flips over and lands hard on his back. He yells out in pain.

"Son of a Bi-"he stops as he sees the wolf trying to attack Dallas. He grabs another bigger stick and tries to hit them. He hits one and Dallas gets up.

"There…the gate…"

Vince along with Dallas run to the gate and open it. He goes inside and let's Dallas inside. He closes the gate and the wolf's crashes to it. He jumps back with fear. Dallas moves back along with him. Vince starts laughing as he sees the wolves start retreating.

"HA HA!" Vince says "You can't stop me…I'm Vince!"

Dallas snorts and turns around.

"You can't get me…" laughs Vince as he sticks out his tongue. One wolf jumps at the gate which made Vince fall back with fear.

Dallas starts laughing.

"Oh shut it…you were scared too"

Vince gets up and dusts himself off. He turns around to see a big castle. The thunder roars as Vince looks over the castle along with the flashes of lightning.

"What….the…" he says "I don't remember seeing this castle at all"

Dallas turns around to head towards the gate.

"Where do you think you're going?" Vince stops Dallas "Maybe…someone here can help us"

The thunder roars again and Vince hugs Dallas real tight. He clears his throat and let's goes of him.

"Don't tell anyone"

He holds on to Dallas and leads him to the castle. He stops as he notices a bush with roses. He smile; he is now thinking about John. He has a lot of explaining to do. It would be hard to tell John that his machine broke and he is now lost. He takes the rose and puts it on his jacket.

"There…I'm sure he will like this one"

He notices that it wasn't raining; it was only thunder and lightning. He gets closer to the castle and it gets bigger. He then stops at the door. He looks at Dallas who is staring at him with fear.

"Look…" he says "You can wait there…"

Vince points at a little house. Dallas walks over there and stands inside of it.

"I'll see if I can find help…"

He knocks at the door three times. He waits for a good while; hoping someone will answer. There is nothing but thunder. He can't hear anyone inside. He knocks again but this time the door opens. He backs away and smiles wide.

"Hi…I'm wondering if you…can…..help-me" he says but no one is there. He looks inside; wondering who open the door.

He takes a step inside and looks around the place. It is huge; he can't believe how big this castle is.

"Hello…I'm sorry to barge in like this…but I'm hoping if you could help me…"

There is still nothing. He is getting a little nervous now.

"It's cold out there…And wolves are out there. I'm wondering if I can stay till the morning."

Vince looks around again. He then stops as he sees a candle with three lights. He stares at it for a long while. He then sees a clock next to him. They look like an antique.

….22222

"Look…it's a man"

"I know it is…but….he is one old fella"

"He is seeking shelter…we should help him"

"No Shawn…you know the master doesn't like guest"

"But…it's cold and dangerous out there Hunter"

"It doesn't matter…you know the rules"

"Come on he needs help"

"I said no"

"Well…I'm going to help him!" says Shawn

"SHH…he will hear you"

"Who said that?" asks Vince "Is anyone there?"

"Great…he heard you"

"Well…he has to know someone lives here"

"Shawn…stay quiet" warned Hunter

"Hello Sir!"

Hunter shuts up him by putting his hand around his mouth.

Vince turns around fast. "Who's there…?"

Shawn turns on his candles and starts burning Hunter's hand.

"OH OUCH!" yells Hunter

"Who's there…" says Vince "Look…I don't mean to intrude but I need help…so please…show yourself"

Hunter runs to where there is water and places his hand in the bowl. "Oh yeah"

Shawn walks up to the man.

"Hello Sir..."

"Hello. Where are you at?"

"Down here"

Vince looks down at the candle. He stares at it for a long while.

"You…you…are…talking?"

"Of course…I heard what you said…and I'm going to help"

"This can't be real…" Vince whispers

"What can't be?" ask Shawn

"You…"

"Oh I'm real alright…" he smiles "And that is Hunter…"

"Oh…okay…"

Hunter comes up with a nervous smile. Vince kneels down to touch the clock in front of him. He pokes Hunter softly.

"Hey stop that!" yells Hunter

"Sorry…" says Vince

"The master…better not hear us"

"Um…you guys are talking?"

"Well yeah…how else are we talking to you?" ask Shawn

Vince thinks about it for a while. "I must be dreaming"

"Just great Shawn…just great. The master is really going to kill us"

"Oh shut it drama queen. He won't find out. I bet the master is sleeping"

"Who…?" ask Vince

"Nothing!" they both yelled

"Come on…let's get you warmed up"

Vince stares at the two. He can't believe they are moving; or even alive. He wants to turn around and run…but he needs shelter. He decides to get with it. He sees a chair.

"Come, Come…sit here" says Shawn

"NO! Not the master's chair" says Hunter

"Sit down…get warm"

In front of the chair there is fire. Vince smiles with fear and sits down. He still can't believe that a candle and a clock are helping him.

"No…no" whispers Hunter. "I'm in charge and I say!" He is about to tell Shawn this is not the right thing to do. He takes one step and gets hit by a moving table. He falls down and the table flattens him. He gets up dizzy and falls back down.

The table stops next to Vince.

"Hello…Would you like some tea?" says the teapot. "It will warm you up"

Vince looks at the teapot. He wants to reach it and grab it. He stops as he sees a little cup jumping up and down.

"I'm Stephanie…and this is Shane"

"Hello…little guy…" Vince swallows. Stephanie pours the tea and Shane walks up to Vince. He moves back a little. He still feels a little jumpy.

"No tea!" yells Hunter "This is not good"

Shawn smiles as he stands next to Vince.

Vince takes a sip. He did felt a little warm after the sip. He sets the cup down.

"Thank you"

"You're welcome…"

Vince enjoys the chair. He sees a big stool walking in. It is barking the loud bark. Vince jumps back a little and tries to get away from it.

"Oh. Don't worry…that's our dog…Bruno" smiles Shane "He is a good boy"

The stool stands in front of him. Vince places his leg on top. He sits back now; feeling relaxed. He takes few breathes.

"This is nice" smiles Vince.

Then a door bust down. The loud noise frightened Vince. He then hears a growl; and roaring.

"Oh no" whispers Shane

Stephanie backs away along with Shane. Shawn stares at the door with wide eyes. Hunter hides under the carpet.

"There's a stranger here" says the beast

"Master…I can explain…" Shawn starts "The man was lost in the woods…it was cold so I decided…to…" before he can finish the sentence the beast roars at him. Shawn eyes widen but smiling with fear.

Hunter gets up "Master…I was against this from the start…it was Shawn's idea…and…" again; before he can finish the sentence the beast roars at him. Taker then sees a man sitting his chair. He crawls to him and stares at the man.

Vince turns around and gasps as he sees the beast. He falls back from the chair. He starts crawling back.

"Who are you?" ask the beast "What are you doing here!'

"Nothing…I was lost and attacked by wolves so I end up here…"

"You are not welcome here!"

"Please…I'm…" Vince keeps staring at the beast in front of him. He can't believe there is a beast in front of him.

"What are you staring at!" the beast yells

"Nothing…"

"So you came to stare at the beast…!"

"Please…I mean you no harm"

Vince takes a step back but trips on the stool. Bruno yelps and starts running away. Vince falls hard and the rose on his pocket fell to the floor. Taker eyes widen as he sees the rose on the floor.

"You thief!" yells Taker

Vince looks at the rose. "Please…I didn't mean any harm…I just need somewhere to stay"

"A place to stay…" says Taker "You try to steal a rose from me!"

Taker looks at the rose. Vince looks at it as well.

"It's just a rose"

"Yes…my rose…" says Taker "I know…where you can stay!"

Vince rolls over and starts running outside. He sees Dallas and tries to run to him. Dallas sees him but stops as he sees a big figure behind him.

"Run Dallas…get help!" Vince gets tackled and picked up by the beast. Dallas turns around and starts running.

"NO…no!"

The beast takes Vince.


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Vince encounters the beast...