The Lone Moon: First Quarter

No worries...

Amy: What's going to happen to me Toby? I'm scared...

Toby: Don't worry, no one's going to hurt you. Not if I have anything to say about it...

Amy: Huh..."sigh"...
I'm just... worried...

Toby: About what?

Amy: Dad... I wonder how he's been doing, without us I mean... I miss him dearly.

I hope he doesn't think were....

Amy's eyes widened with a terrible thought deep within the depths of her mind.

Amy: TOBY! WE HAVE TO GO BACK!!! We have to! WE have TO!!!!

She couldn't hold back her tears any longer. Shocked, Toby asked;

"WHY?! What's the problem? Is there something wrong?!?"

Amy: "Sniff" no, "Sniff" It's- just that... he might think... were- dead...

Toby: WHAT?!? Why would you say such things?!? You're the one who said it. "Dad's a brave man" remember? And I bet you, he's searching for us as we speak.

Amy: "Sniff" Yo-u, you really think so?

Toby: Knowing Dad, yeah! That old geezer never gives up!

Amy: Maybe your right... Maybe I'm just over-reacting a little bit. But I really want to see him again...

Toby: Tell you what, once this is over, how about you and I buy an ice-cream cone together? Just the two of us, like we used to?

Amy: Promise?

Toby: Of course!

Amy: Pinky swear?

Toby: Pinky swear.

Since we were all so busy with Harmonio and its characters, why don't we head on back... all the way back to a certain police station. Where we are presented with one worried-ass father along with his group of "super" intelligent co-workers...

Ralph: "Sigh"... hmmm... any sign of them?

Police 1: We checked the alleyways, malls and even gas stations. But sadly, no sign of them Sir.

Ralph: SEARCH EVERYWHERE! SEARCH THE WHOLE GOD-DAMNED PHOENIX if you have to! NO ONE WILL REST UNTIL THEIR FOUND! Now GO!!!

All of the policemen leaves as Ralph plops himself down on his chair, troubled.

Ralph: "SIGH..."

Unexpectedly, someone knocked at his door.

Woman: May I come in?

Ralph: Oh, Erika! Please... have a seat.

*This young lady is supposedly Toby's friend that's a girl. And yes... they're in a relationship... :/ She makes the situation a lot worse by asking:

"How's the search coming along?"

Ralph: So far... not good. No sight of them ANYWHERE!

I just hope they're okay.

Erika: Don't be too hard on yourself Mr. Vernoly... I know Toby and Amy sir... They're a brave duo. They'll be alright.

Ralph: Thank you Erika. Oh by the way, can you do me a little favor?

Erika: Sure Ralph. What is it?

Ralph: Can you please put these files in the classified section? I would do it my self, but my hands are tied at the moment. All these disappearances and not a single body found. Quite strange don't you think? No leads, no prints, no anything! I fear the worse is yet to come...

At a loss of words, Erika was just standing there, silent.

Excuse my mind for a second. I'm just really tired, that's all, but I too am hopeful. There's still time. Sorry for all this, but it would mean a lot if you would put those papers in the file room. Once you're done, would you also mind grabbing those folders next to the drawer?

Still dumbfounded, Erika couldn't do anything  but let out a small reassuring nod.

Ralph: Thank you! Oh and please... don't even think about reading any of them. 

Erika:  I won't! I mean they're classified for a reason right?

As soon as she leaves the room and out of sight of Mr. Vernoly, she makes her way to the filing section of the department. Lay before her now was a  huge room filled with nothing but filing cabinets. She simply had to look for the classified section.

By the time she found it, all she had to do was to put and lay the papers down. But of course, it wouldn't be as exciting if she wouldn't take a peep now would it?

Erika: Well... a quick-look wouldn't harm anyone.

Finally disobeying Mr. Vernoly's orders, she saw the pictures of the people who went missing. Other than the horrific pictures she has seen, something catches the side f her eye. It was the pictures of Toby and Amy.

Erika: Oh no. Toby and Amy. Where could you guys possibly be?

Setting down the papers, she immediately places the folders inside the classified section. Fortunately it was easy to spot the desk. She simply had to take the piece of paper in the right drawer and she was off. Erika now slowly runs her fingers down the sealed envelope that she has found inside the casing and asks herself;

"Should I?"

She decided to keep it sealed and hastily left the room. She thought that she has disobeyed Ralph's orders enough. 

As she was walking back to his office, a big surprise was awaiting for her inside. Mr. Vernoly was knocked out cold. His lifeless body was just a few inches away from the window.

Erika: Sir?!! HELP! SOMEONE!!! ANYONE!?!?!?

A bunch of policemen rushed in to the scene. All were astonished by the sight.

Erika: PLEASE! SEND HELP!!! QUICKLY!!!

In a few minutes, an ambulance comes in with a gurney.

Ralph: Please... find Toby... and give him...ughhhhhhh... that letter.....

Please find him Amy.........please....

Erika: I will, I promise...

With the fading of the ambulance sirens, Amy noticed a small movement in the nearby bushes. She saw a shadow of what appears to look like a large dog. Using the flashlight from her phone, she goes in for a closer look.

Erika: Toby? Amy?

The bushes started to rustle even louder.

Erika: Toby? If that's you, it's NOT FUNNY!

............

Toby?

She heard heavy breathing from behind her neck and as she turned around, two big pair of red glowing eyes were staring right back at her.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Her terrified screams echoed throughout the entire forest. Unfortunately, she wasn't loud enough.No one rushed to her aid

for she was all alone...