Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
-Edgar Bergen
T.E.R.S.E. Headquarters, Belle City, 8:47p.m
"Raphael! Raphael!" A voice called. "Dude, snap out of it!"
Suddenly, all of the hills and birds started to fade away. The basement where he was in came back to him. Raphael gasped and tried to catch his breath. The man who was chocking him was now laying on the ground, knocked out. The silhouette of a man came in front of Raphael. He instantly moved backwards at the fear of that someone being one of the body built men. The person stretched out their arm.
"Need a hand?" They asked.
Raphael was shocked. He took the person's hand and they helped him up. "W-What? How? What are you doing here?"
"You say that as if you don't want me to be here." They said as they laughed.
Seakards Factory, Belle City, 8:54p.m
Denella laid there knowing the man who has been on the run from the police for as long as she can remember was in the same room as her, again. She always had a plan b, but this time, it was different. She didn't know what to do; she couldn't even move. Her body felt so stiff and numb because of the needle that Celcus had just injected her with.
Her mom and John were right in front of her. They also were unable to move. Celcus was on his phone talking to someone about bringing the van.
Celcus listened to whoever he was talking to say whatever they told him before he replied. "I'm ready. Park it around the back entrance. I'll be there soon with the two of them."
The two of them? Denella thought. Was he only talking about John and her mom? What was he going to do with her?"
He waited as they said something. It sounded like a male voice. "Yes, I did exactly what you said."
"Leave them alone, Celcus!" Denella managed to get out of her mouth.
Celcus grinned as he put his phone in his pocket.
Who was he talking to? It was definitely a man, but who? Celcus told them that he did exactly what they said. He did exactly what who said? She remembered the note she found in the man's pocket that killed himself; the one who reeked of sulfur. It said "I was forced to do this. It not Celcus' fault." Maybe the note was right. Maybe Celcus wasn't the one behind all of this. Whoever was on the phone with Celcus could have been forcing Celcus to do this. The only question was why?