The Sarsaparillian Halloween

The Shrills

"Ethan" I said giving a hug, "Where were you?"

"Mr.Herbertor was not at school. I informed Mr. Ralph Tarantula. He was the one who contacted Mr.Herbertor"

"What happened, where are Eric and Natalie?" He asked.

"They are in the Startrekkers dorm. I........froze Croci" I said.

"Good job. Mr.Herbertor transformed the heart to a safe place outside Gagenoble. The authorities are coming to get Croci"

"Good" I said.

"I bought someone with me. They told they need to meet you"

It was Kristoff and Kristiana.

Kristiana came forward. She said, "I should have told you when I had the chance. Croci is not working alone. There are two of them"

"What?" I asked, surprised by the new piece of information.

"Yes. They have a plan and a backup plan. If, Croci got defeated, the second one will come to the rescue" Kristoff said.

"How do you know this?" I asked looking at the both of them.

Ethan resisted. "Ellie, I promise we will tell later. Now, I think is not the time"

"Natalie, I thought you were in our dorm?" I said, looking at the frightened girl who showed up.

"Croci got unfroze. A girl came and unfroze her.....They have Eric"

"How did she look like?" Kristiana asked.

"She had black hair and the stunning blue eyes"

All looked at me.

"Why are you looking at me?" I asked.

"You fit the description" Ethan said.

"I was here the whole time!!" I shouted.

"We didn't tell it was you" Ethan said and looked at Natalie, "Where did she take Eric?"

"I don't know"

"I have a hunch" I and Kristiana said at the same time.

"In this tunnel?" Ethan asked.

I nodded and stepped inside.

"Where's Mr.Herbertor?" Cedric spoke.

Our past versions of me and Eric were standing with us.

"He's adding protective boundaries to school" Mr.Tan Lacer said.

Suddenly, a vine came, it caught Kristiana and me. The vine descended to the ground.

Croci was standing there. Eric was there, asleep.

"The teachers are here. You can't go out unharmed" I said to Croci.

"Yes" I said.

"You have no need to worry. The problem is taken care of. When I brought you here, We spread sleeping powder in Sarsaparilla, now everyone will be sleeping!!"

"We?" Kristiana said, "I knew it!"

"How did we miss you researching?" Croci asked.

"My brothers: the Stuart triplets, told me about your mystery pen pal, how you always write letters to a person during class when I went home. When Ethan told us, I put two and two together."

"Any guesses?"

"Yes. My brothers know someone who would do the same in their class. Daphne, their bead"