Chapter 2: The Clues at Crystal's Place

We were still walking with this stranger as I continued to look at the photo of Crystal and back at this stranger. The more I looked, the more confused I got. "I have looked at this photo and you at least five times now," I exclaimed. "But I'm still very confused. Are you Crystal's sister?"

"Oh my where are my manners," questioned the stranger. "My name is Horn and I'm one of Crystal's alters. In short, you can say I'm one of her emotional states more towards lust."

"How does that work," I questioned. "Shouldn't you be inside their headspace?"

"Well," answered Horn. "We can freely leave her headspace as we please."

"So this means that Crystal is confirmed alive," I replied.

"That is indeed correct," replied Horn. "Cause I wouldn't exist if she was dead." Potion teared up knowing after so long, her mother was still alive.

"Would you happen to know where she is," I questioned Horn.

"I don't know," answered Horn. "The kidnapper noticed I escaped to warn the popo and threatened to kill Crystal with me included. Plus they are in a completely different place now."

"That sucks," I said. "Can u give any clues about this villain?"

"They were covered in black but the tail," Horn answered. "I was able to make out that it was curved with a bit of blue and purple." I took this clue and wrote it in my notebook. "I also know you want to know where we are heading. We will search for clues at Crystal's place first." I followed Horn to Crystal's home in hopes to learn who this villain is but it seems Horn and Potion already know who it is. We then arrived at the front door and I noticed a photo on the welcome mat. I picked it up and would inspect it inside. "We should split up to cover more ground more quicker and please hurry cause MY RAGE NEEDS ME!"

"Your what," I questioned.

"Oh," answered Horn. "Rage is another alter of Crystal and they are in a relationship with me. I don't want to be away from them for too long. I really do hope they are ok."

"That makes more sense now," I replied. "I really do hope they are ok too because no one deserves this. No one deserves what Crystal is going through. Ok, I'll start in the kitchen and you too find other areas where clues may be." We searched the home for a good amount of time.

"I couldn't find anything," said Potion.

"Same here," Horn agreed. "How about you?"

"I did find something," I answered. "Why don't we sit at the table so I could tell you what I think the kidnapper was working with a partner."

"What do you mean," questioned Potion.

"Well," I answered. "Look at this picture. I'm assuming those two are her parents?"

"Yes that is correct," Potion answered. "Their names are Puppers who is the blue one and Fluffen who is the pink one. They are my grandparents and I love them very much."

"Good and you should love them very much," I replied. "Now look in the background. There seems to be someone very angry. I'm assuming at Crystal and the tail matches Horn's short description."

"Now that you mention it," said Potion. "They do seem to be angry. Wait, I can tell who that is now. That's Fluffy Hater. He's a total prick to us and good enough for villainous vibes."

"So Fluffy Hater is behind this," questioned Horn."

"Yes I do believe that is the case," I answered. "But I was indeed correct. This Fluffy Hater is not working alone."

"What," questioned Potion loudly. "Tell me more."

"I would love to," I said. "I also found this photo before we entered on the welcome mat. If you look closely, we can see someone took this picture of Fluffy Hater inside the house. I do believe this was to assist them in case they needed to abort the mission and Fluffy Hater appears to be the sidekick in this operation. I think we should go to her parents' house to find more clues and see if we can track this main villain."

"Good idea," both Potion and Horn agreed. And so we started to go to our next stop but what we saw surprised us when we arrived.

Time to meet Crystal's parents. So it appears Fluffy Hater is only one of the villains but are they really a sidekick? Who is the main villain in all of this? What will we find at the parents' house? Why aren't we talking to the police yet? Find out in the next chapter.

TO BE CONTINUED