Chapter 2: Riddle Me This!

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Horror's POV

Moments later, Probe appears in the living room and waves to us. He smiles with a code screen still floating beside him.

"Ⓘ ⓤⓝⓓⓔⓡⓢⓣⓐⓝⓓ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓜⓤⓢⓣ ⓑⓔ ⓛⓞⓞⓚⓘⓝⓖ ⓕⓞⓡ ⓐⓝ ⓔⓧⓟⓛⓐⓝⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝ. Ⓦⓔⓛⓛ ⓛⓔⓣ'ⓢ ⓙⓤⓢⓣ ⓢⓐⓨ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓤⓝⓓⓔⓡⓔⓢⓣⓘⓜⓐⓣⓔⓓ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓛⓘⓜⓘⓣⓢ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓨ ⓛⓞⓨⓐⓛⓣⓘⓔⓢ ⓐⓝⓓ Ⓘ ⓤⓢⓔⓓ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓨ ⓐⓓⓥⓐⓝⓣⓐⓖⓔ. Ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓢⓗⓐⓡⓔⓓ ⓓⓔⓣⓐⓘⓛⓢ ⓞⓕ ⓣⓗⓔⓘⓡ ⓟⓛⓐⓝ ⓣⓞ ⓑⓡⓔⓐⓚ Ⓔⓡⓡⓞⓡ ⓘⓝ ⓞⓡⓓⓔⓡ ⓣⓞ ⓗⓤⓡⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ Ⓝⓘⓖⓗⓣⓜⓐⓡⓔ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓔⓥⓔⓝ ⓖⓐⓥⓔ ⓜⓔ ⓐ ⓓⓔⓥⓘⓒⓔ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓦⓞⓤⓛⓓ ⓢⓘⓖⓝⓐⓛ ⓦⓗⓔⓝ ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓦⓞⓤⓛⓓ ⓢⓣⓐⓡⓣ ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓢⓒⓗⓔⓜⓔ. Ⓘ ⓐⓛⓞⓝⓖ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓢⓞⓜⓔ ⓢⓞⓤⓡⓒⓔⓢ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓢⓗⓐⓛⓛ ⓝⓞⓣ ⓑⓔ ⓝⓐⓜⓔⓓ, ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓦⓞⓡⓚⓔⓓ ⓣⓞ ⓜⓐⓚⓔ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓜⓞⓢⓣ ⓢⓔⓒⓤⓡⓔ ⓟⓛⓐⓒⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓚⓔⓔⓟ ⓗⓘⓜ. Ⓘⓣ ⓘⓢ ⓢⓞ ⓢⓔⓒⓤⓡⓔ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ ⓒⓐⓝⓝⓞⓣ ⓗⓐⓒⓚ ⓘⓣ ⓘⓕ Ⓘ ⓦⓔⓡⓔ ⓕⓞⓡⓒⓔⓓ ⓣⓞ. Ⓤⓝⓚⓝⓞⓦⓝ ⓢⓞⓤⓡⓒⓔⓢ ⓟⓤⓣ ⓘⓝ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓢⓔⓒⓤⓡⓘⓣⓨ ⓒⓞⓓⓔⓢ ⓘⓝⓢⓣⓔⓐⓓ ⓞⓕ ⓜⓔ ⓕⓞⓡ ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓔⓧⓐⓒⓣ ⓡⓔⓐⓢⓞⓝ. Ⓦⓔ ⓒⓐⓛⓛ ⓘⓣ Ⓔⓛ Ⓓⓞⓡⓐⓓⓞ ⓐⓢ ⓘⓣ ⓘⓢ ⓜⓐⓓⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓑⓔ ⓐ ⓒⓞⓩⓨ ⓟⓐⓡⓐⓓⓘⓢⓔ ⓦⓗⓘⓛⓔ ⓗⓔ ⓢⓣⓐⓨⓢ ⓤⓝⓡⓔⓐⓒⓗⓐⓑⓛⓔ ⓣⓗⓔⓡⓔ. Ⓘⓣ ⓘⓢ ⓢⓤⓡⓡⓞⓤⓝⓓⓔⓓ ⓑⓨ ⓐ ⓢⓣⓡⓞⓝⓖ ⓜⓐⓩⓔ ⓕⓤⓛⓛ ⓞⓕ ⓣⓡⓐⓟⓢ, ⓨⓔⓣ ⓝⓞⓝⓔ ⓞⓕ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓐⓣⓗⓢ ⓛⓔⓐⓓ ⓣⓞ ⓗⓘⓜ. Ⓙⓤⓢⓣ ⓣⓡⓐⓟⓢ. Ⓐⓝⓓ ⓢⓞ ⓕⓐⓡ ⓦⓔ ⓐⓛⓡⓔⓐⓓⓨ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓣⓦⓔⓛⓥⓔ ⓐⓣⓣⓔⓜⓟⓣⓔⓓ ⓑⓡⓔⓐⓚ-ⓘⓝⓢ ⓦⓘⓣⓗⓘⓝ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓐⓢⓣ ⓕⓔⓦ ⓗⓞⓤⓡⓢ, ⓘⓝⓒⓛⓤⓓⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓥⓞⓘⓒⓔⓢ ⓣⓡⓐⓟ ⓜⓞⓢⓣ ⓕⓡⓔⓠⓤⓔⓝⓣⓛⓨ. Ⓘ ⓐⓢⓢⓤⓡⓔ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓐⓛⓛ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓨⓞⓤ ⓓⓞⓝ'ⓣ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓦⓞⓡⓡⓨ ⓐⓑⓞⓤⓣ ⓗⓘⓜ."He explains

I smile widely at him.

"Thank you, Probe. That must've taken a lot of work and risks. It's a relief to know that he is safe from them."I say

"Well, how are we supposed to reach him? When can we have him back?"Killer asks

"Ⓗⓔ ⓦⓘⓛⓛ ⓑⓔ ⓡⓔⓛⓔⓐⓢⓔⓓ ⓦⓗⓔⓝ Ⓘ ⓐⓜ ⓢⓤⓡⓔ ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓣⓗⓞⓢⓔ ⓣⓦⓞ ⓐⓡⓔ ⓝⓞⓣ ⓐ ⓣⓗⓡⓔⓐⓣ. Ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓘⓢ ⓜⓨ ⓟⓡⓘⓞⓡⓘⓣⓨ ⓐⓝⓓ Ⓘ'ⓛⓛ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ ⓣⓞ ⓢⓟⓔⓐⓚ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓜⓨ ⓢⓞⓤⓡⓒⓔⓢ ⓣⓞ ⓡⓔⓛⓔⓐⓢⓔ ⓗⓘⓜ ⓣⓞⓞ ⓢⓘⓝⓒⓔ ⓞⓝⓛⓨ ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓚⓝⓞⓦ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓛⓞⓒⓚ ⓒⓞⓓⓔⓢ."He says

"Well find these sources or tell us who they are! My husband and child are in there!"Nightmare snaps

"Ⓣⓗⓐⓣ ⓓⓔⓕⓔⓐⓣⓢ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓟⓤⓡⓟⓞⓢⓔ ⓞⓕ ⓗⓘⓓⓘⓝⓖ ⓣⓗⓔⓜ. Ⓘⓕ ⓣⓗⓔⓘⓡ ⓘⓓⓔⓝⓣⓘⓣⓘⓔⓢ ⓖⓔⓣ ⓞⓤⓣ, ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓐⓡⓔ ⓔⓝⓓⓐⓝⓖⓔⓡⓔⓓ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓢⓞ ⓘⓢ ⓗⓔ. Ⓣⓗⓘⓝⓚ ⓡⓐⓣⓘⓞⓝⓐⓛⓛⓨ ⓦⓘⓣⓗ ⓨⓞⓤⓡ ⓢⓚⓤⓛⓛ ⓐⓝⓓ ⓝⓞⓣ ⓨⓞⓤⓡ ⓢⓞⓤⓛ, Ⓝⓘⓖⓗⓣⓜⓐⓡⓔ. Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ ⓚⓔⓔⓟⓢ ⓣⓗⓔⓜ ⓢⓐⓕⓔ? Ⓑⓔⓢⓘⓓⓔⓢ, ⓞⓝⓛⓨ ⓚⓝⓞⓦⓛⓔⓓⓖⓔ ⓞⓟⓔⓝⓢ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓛⓞⓒⓚⓢ, ⓝⓞⓣ ⓟⓗⓨⓢⓘⓒⓐⓛ ⓚⓔⓨⓢ ⓣⓗⓔⓨ ⓜⓐⓨ ⓗⓐⓥⓔ. Ⓐⓝⓓ Ⓘ ⓛⓔⓖⓐⓛⓛⓨ ⓒⓐⓝ'ⓣ ⓖⓘⓥⓔ ⓣⓗⓘⓢ ⓘⓝⓕⓞ ⓐⓢ Ⓘ ⓐⓜ ⓢⓦⓞⓡⓝ ⓣⓞ ⓢⓔⓒⓡⓔⓒⓨ ⓤⓝⓓⓔⓡ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓛⓐⓦ ⓞⓕ ⓣⓗⓔ Ⓟⓘⓝⓚⓘⓔ Ⓟⓡⓞⓜⓘⓢⓔ."He explains

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