THE OFFER

At his manor, Edward had arrived home from the park and had began to continue unpacking.

His gold locket, Edward quickly noticed, was nearly falling off his desk.

He grabbed the locket, and held it up in his hand. Opening it, he stared at the photograph of a platinum blonde haired girl smiling back at him.

The doorbell rang

"Gina, can you get that please" Edward called out

"Can't sorry" his sister replied "I've got all these shelves to stack".

Edwards younger siblings were quite busy unpacking

"Very well then" Edward told her, as he walked down the stairs and began the trek to the door.

Good grief, it was a big house.

Edward opened the door to see a black haired girl in a purple dress looking at him.

"Good afternoon" the girl said curtly "have you moved in here?"

"Yes, that would be us"

"us?"

"My younger sister Gina and brother Jacob are with me" Edward explained

"I see" the girl said "and who might you be"

"Edward Black" he introduced himself.

"Violet Gray" the girl replied "resident of Grey manor.

"Which, I regretfully assure you" she continued "is still the better of our two homes here".

"I understand" Edward replied, but he was unimpressed by Violets attitude.

"I would also like, as a popular girl, to let you know about some other rules around Birchwood" she explained "One, wear a face mask around Pig Pen. Two, don't join the baseball team. And Three, don't associate with blockheads.

Now Edward was intrigued "Blockheads?"

"Yeah, those idiots who think themselves on par with us. We've told them otherwise, but what can you do"

So this was one of those girls Maddison heard, Edward thought.

Time to test the waters.

"I heard some rumours" he said "about a plan for one of these blockheads".

"You did!" Violet looked surprised "from who".

"Consider it a whisper from a stranger, just like this blockhead you're talking about" he told her.

That wasn't entirely true. Edward had recognised the name Charlie Brown.

Violet opened her mouth then closed it again.

Cmon, take the bait, Edward thought. He wanted to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible.

"If you are interested in these rumours" Violet finally told him "meet me at 8:00am tomorrow, the locker room"

Edward nodded.

Both of them satisfied, Violet left him alone, leaving the manor.

This town had certainly been crazy, Edward summarised.

But as he laid in a hot bath, clad in a wetsuit, trying to connect with a mystical spirit that lived in his mind, he thought that it kinda suited him.

From inside his mind, a voice called out to him.

"Edward Black" it said

"Magna Sincerus" Edward replied

He pictured himself standing in front of an orange orb of light, clouded in dark and emerald green mist.

It spoke "There is a fear in my heart"

"Yes" Edward said "What is it?"

"This plot" Sincerus said "the one you have now uncovered"

"I know, I'll find out more" he replied

"Yes, please find out. Then you must stop it" Sincerus pleaded

"I will" Edward said firmly

"YOU MUST" Sincerus told him "IF IT ISN'T, THEN THE LIVES I HAVE WATCHED OVER WILL BE RUINED".

"Sincerus?" Edward asked, concerned.

"I fell akin to this town Edward. Here, I have been known and believed in" Sincerus paused.

Now Edward was confused.

"Sincerus" Edward asked "What could you possibly be known as in this town?".

"I will tell you" the spirit replied "but please, don't laugh"

"Okay" he promised

"I am known" Sincerus said "As the Great Pumpkin"

Needless to say, Edward broke his promise.