Chapter 9: An Engagement

1.) In a Big villa, Gunther, Rose, Mona and Mackie were looking around the house, an old house that is refurbished, re-furbished and renovated. There are some pictures in the walls. David gaze upon it, sadly. Bernie walks in. "I know you don't want to return here, David... This is Davis and Diane's home..." replied Bernie. "Uncle E.J.! Look!" said Mackie. "Look what?" asked by this monster. Yet, he was gentle with him. We look at the pictures. E.J. was in them. "Yeah, that was the kindergarten!" said E.J. as he goes to David. "Dude! Let's get you a haircut!" said E.J. "Exactly! You should prepare! I mean, you and Shane will be engaged like ... I dunno later? from now..." replied Bernie as Dad goes inside. "Come on! I told you yesterday!" said Dad.

2.) We all go to the car. Why are they, talking casually to this monster? He's ability...scares me, His ability scares me a lot. E.J. looks at me as he asks, "You know... I never knew, you are Dabby's type...I mean, I really thought, Dabby likes girls with what that Lion King boar says: Very Hakoma notatas!" said E.J. They laugh. "Dude, That's my girl we are talking about...Size doesn't matter, boobs are boobs!" said David.

3.) "Who is this guy anyways, and why his humor is out of place?" asked Dad. "Don't mind me, Mr. Eizen Jonas..." said E.J. as he snaps his finger. They fall asleep. The car slowly stops. "Your dad is a very slow driver... Okay, Listen here you my pretty, don't tell my name, don't ever say to anyone about me. I am but a plain Inns Keeper in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. If you ever tell my name..." said E.J. as he snaps twice. "Yes E.J." said David. "If this lady will tell anything about my plans and my abilities... Go berserk and kill as many people as you can, then snap back to reality." Said E.J. as he snaps twice, David falls asleep again.

4.) E.J. yawns as he says, "Here my pretty...Let me tell you a little secret... I am but doing everything, to hear that comforting song again...And If you get in my way..." said E.J. as his hands turns black with curly black wool as he pushes his finger on David's shoulder, wounding him. "David will get it! Don't get me wrong, I like David. But I don't like you... No one will remember me anyways, so, what's the point? Anyways..." said E.J. as he snaps twice. David wakes up.

5.) "Dude! Is your car okay?" asked E.J. "Oh, The Inns Keeper! Wait... Who are you again?" asked David. "It's me E.J. dela Cruz, Sheriff..." said E.J. "Are you Filipino?" asked him. "Well, A Quarter... Your mother Diane Amihan-Star was friends with mom... Geez Sheriff, we used to play together with Marina few years back! Anyways... That Sheep-man thingy with black wool... Where did that go? You just stopped... Oh heck! I mess up again!" said E.J. as he snaps his finger. They fall asleep. "Whatever... I'm tried acting... Anyways, pretty lady... We have a deal!" said E.J. as he laughs then he sprints to the Forest. The people in the car wakes up. "What the fucking hell was that?!" said Dad. Bernie looks back at us. "You two okay?" asked Bernie. David goes outside. "Let's go..." said David as he goes back inside the car. He looks at my gloomy face. "Hey, you okay?" asked David as he holds my hand. I smile at him. He kisses it.

6.) Now, I feel even more burdened by E.J., I can't turn a blind eye on this though... It's frustrating. We go inside the mall. Dad was glaring at me and David. "Come her me boy!" said Dad. David sighs as they go to the barbershop. Bernie sits a meter away from me. "Wow, I can't believe, how much he grew up..." said Bernie. "Mr. Bernie... Do you know someone, called E.J. ?" I asked. "Yes! He's a good kid! Brown hair, amber orange eyes... likes to hum a lot. Good friends with my Dabby... And that little girl with blonde hair and green eyes..." said Bernie. He means me.

7.) I can't tell if that is the truth or not though. "You know, I met your mom few years back, she was a kind hearted lady, and she fancies this boy with brown hair and amber eyes.... What's that boy's name again? I think I forgot. He was a cute were-sheep, black wool, and red eyes. People are afraid of him because, he can emit psionic waves when he was humming a song or make a sound...any sound then Chaos people's memories to get jumbled." said Bernie.

8.) Bernie looks at me, "His real parents abandoned him, But Victoria, somewhat adopted him. He was fund of your mother too, Because Victoria was not affected by his Psionic Waves he emits every time he cries or talk. He was always with that Blonde little girl and Victoria. They always visit him inside the Astral Singer Labs. Dabby was also part of that Lab... People tend. To be afraid of that crying boy, even his mom and dad...Wait, you are that little girl!" said Bernie. "I am, but, I can't remember!" I said. "It's because of that incident..." said Bernie as he gives me a doughnut. "You know, if you are curious... You can look it up in the Sheriff's office." Said Bernie. Dad goes back to us. "Bernie, The sheriff's office called... Me and your boy will go back later..."

9.) Now I am curious. "I know you are curious, and you need this...Let's go!" said Bernie as we take a cab and go back to the Sheriff's office. I skim through their files as May gives me a cup of coffee. "Thanks." I said. He looks at me and say, "You kind of remind me of someone..." said Fly as he sits down and drinks coffee.

10.) I look at the files. Here it is. Astral Singer Labs. The Laboratory was drenched, Some parts are frozen, some parts are steamed. People are safe though, except two people. Davis V. Star and Diane Amihan-Star... The facility is conducting experiments in the field of both quantum Physics and Para-psychology.... Witnesses in the area have very jumbled memories, varying from sounds, raining, army attack, gigantic dragons, goats, fishes and even guinea pigs, providing everyone with one conclusion. It must be a hallucinogen caused by mixed of chemicals used in the laboratory... Research papers where drenched in the area with chemical samples with concentrated compounds found in Datura Stramonium(Devil's Snare) and Canabis Sativa (Marijuana) and Nepeta Cataria(Catnip). Weird, these are halogenic plants.

11.) I look at Heath. "Hey, don't stare at me." He said. "Wait, You are in the Astral Singer Labs right?" I asked. "Yes, 22 years ago, Also, Marina, Jeremy and Haya" replied Heath. As he looks fazed. I am sure there is another one, I can't remember who." said Haya as she tries to think..

It was E.J., but how could I somewhat stop him though.

I started to think. Dad looks at me. "Shane! Let's go!" said Dad. Bernie was scanning the documents. I look at Haya and ask, "Haya...What was the population count here in Jasper?" She looks at me and say, "4,950..."

12.) Okay. E.J. stopped messing with people's population count. But, how much, did he changed in this town anyways? Wait! Why are there Special Task Force in here? I realized the biggest mistake I never imagined. I look at May...Maybe we got played from the very, very start! What if...

13.) E.J. casually goes inside the Sheriff's office. He whistles. Haya ,May,Heath and Jeremy stops moving. I look at E.J. "So, any clues?" asked him. "It is weird, how people are very acceptable on this, supernatural happenings, as if, nothing is really out of the ordinary!" I said. E.J. laughs as he says, "Bravo...Bravo...Bravo...Salamat(Thank you)!" said E.J. I sigh as I stand up and say, "You made the Special Task force unit, inviting all supernatural beings, to be a part of it!" I said. "I never taught you are that smart! I think, I like-hate you even more!" said E.J. as he kisses me in the cheeks. I slap him. "How many years are you controlling this whole town from the Shadows?" I asked.

14.) "Mhhh...Let's see...20 years give or take!" said E.J. as he holds my face. "You are as beautiful as Victoria..., I never really realize it, until, your handsome Dad talked to me back in the Barbershop. Eizen Jonas. I wonder where I heard that name. Look at this town… made this world for us For 001: David, 002: Me…003… 003? Mhhh. A World where things is as acceptable as Monsters like us, can handle... Don't get me wrong. I have no ill feelings against my friends, But in the end... I'll do what I must!" said E.J. as he whistles, everyone moves.

15.) "Hey! E.J.! Is the Inn full right now?" asked Bernie. "No Mr. Villalobos! Also, Mr. Villalobos! David told me to fetch you and Ms. Pretty lady here" said E.J. "Oh! Right, the preparations for their engagement." said Bernie. E.J. winks to me and say, "I know right...Be Happy miss pretty... This place is a safe, safe, safe place!" said E.J. as he smiles, but emitting a tremendous feeling of great unease. Dad looks at E.J,then he looks at me. "What are ye waiting for! We will be having an official engagement ceremony!" said Dad. "Yeah! Mr. Eizen Jonas sir, She is quite happy!" said E.J. I sighed. They leave in a fake world, which there life is better than the 'real' ones , whom treat people like 'them' differently. "Come on Future Mrs. Star!" said E.J.

16. E.J. snaps as the sounds was emitting... somewhere... His... His arm hair was moving at each other, like controlled hair sparing... The people around us looks at us. The start to gather. "Citizens! I have to ask! How do my hair look? Kinda culy good?" asked E.J. "Yes oh Great Sheep.... It is thoroughly marvelous!" said by people in unison. It was robotic with all of them smiling and talking.

17."Oh great people! How about this.... Trigger set, if this woman mentions my name... KILL YOURSLEVES! OKAY?!" shouted E.J. "Yes your great Sheep! We will follow your bidding!" said all of them in Unison. "Good! Good!" said E.J. I look around, even Heath, Jeremy and Marina was there along with May. "Okay! Now... Scram..... move along and continue!" said E.J. as he snaps. The people continue doing their own business. E.J. pulls my hand. We go to the forests. "You know, I keep everyone safe! As much as I can, as soon as I can... So get off my way..." said E.J. as he goes in the forest, I go to the Inn, my aunt is waiting for me. "Shane! Shane!" said Aunt.

18. I go inside the Inn.... It feels so familiar. Few of my other relatives are here... The vicinitu is familiar, even the Gardens are well kept by few people. But the strange thing is... there are vines in here.. Looks brown and wilted.

19. I go to a room and take a rest. I sleep a little. In my dreams, I was playing with the sheep boy. Mom and Dad was arguing. We went to this Inn, then go back to the laboratory. "Fae Lilies?" asked Dad. "Just...Incase..." Said Mom as she tends the gardens and playing with the Sheep...boy. I go down and play with the Sheep Boy. We play tea parties, we don't get along very well...Then David and the others play with us too. Then When David was bullied in the kinder Garten, even the sheep boy fights the bullies. Then David laughs with us. "I will never forget you!" said David to the Sheep Boy.

20. I woke up. It was afternoon. Damn my head hurts. I look at my hand. "Ahhh!" I was shocked, there are vines... under my hand. I poke it but it was like a part of me...I think...Was this....mhhh... I go out, try to swim a little. Dad joins me. "Shane...Look, I'm sorry... I get mad and called ye pretty flower of the Vase...." said Dad. "Its fine now dad...' But it is not. I wonder, what would happen next as I dive in the water then float around the water and think of...The Sheep boy.