Butterfly Theory

Happy Halloween! I'm thinking we might do this today and tomorrow, and then put it on hold for a bit - the end of Episode 1. We'll start it up again later - it's just that this could go on forever, if I let it, and I think it's probably better in short bursts. Bring each section to a close while we're all still interested.

Part 1 / Part 2


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Chapter 3



As Joel and Slade set off on the motorcycle, they were unaware that they were being watched.

By several sets of eyes.

Waiting for the Vole to go back inside, Leopold Morganstern Foxworth, III - Lt. 1st Class of the Monarch Guard, Scout Division - considered the importance of the news he was going to deliver.

"This is it," he thought to himself. "He's finally returned. This is the beginning of the end."

Ever the meticulous soldier, he checked one last time to make sure the coast was clear - it was.

He fluttered silently off into the night.



Miles away, two men stood staring down the path that led into the darkness where they knew the Cats' den waited.

"The bike stays here," Slade said, matter-of-factly. "They don't like machines."

Without another word, the two of them slipped quietly into the enveloping darkness.

The silence was deafening. Every whisper of the wind sounded like a threat.

They know we're here, Joel thought to himself. They're watching us.

Suddenly - before he even realized he'd been pushed - he found himself lying on his back, and staring straight up into angry, sharp teeth.

The growl only emphasized his helplessness.

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