||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 76: A Missing Child||

Diana sighed, more rain huh?
October is just a month of rain and wind, hopefully Halloween will be dry.
"Hey, Dear; How was your walk?"
Mr Peterson nods,"Good uh. . . Kids went off to the museum, I ran into Keith and he told me something that's odd and concerning.", Diana turned around from the dishes,"Really?", "Apparently the blueprints, from the Golden Apple Park I turned in, so they could see how they sabotaged; They're gone, someone took it out of the evidence locker.", Diana frowned,"Really? Why??", Theodore shrugged,"I have no clue, and then he ran off cause there was a call from the school.", Diana nods, that was odd.
'Knock'
'Knock'
Then came from urgent knocking.
Diana frowned as did Theodore, but he went to get the door.

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"So Trinity's missing?!"
They ended up at the Roth's house, the kids were in the other room, Alexander was making calls as Mr Roth, Mr Peterson and Charlotte filled each other in.
"Trinity called from the Banner her phone broke, so we can't call her! Are you sure she didn't do anything else in the Banner?"
Jay shook his head,"No, she went in, made her call and left; I can't think of why she'd do anything else, take anything or. . .", Mr Peterson nods,"Same, I can't think why Trinity would steal from Norman's office.", Alexander then stood up, eyes wide and a smile,"Really?? Where is she?!", everyone went silent, Alexander paced a bit before turning to them,"She got on a bus to [Name Of Place], she was alone.", Charlotte frowned,"Why would she go there?!", though Mr Peterson paled as he realised something,"That's not too far from the prison Gorden was locked up in!", everyone fell silent.
Nicky turned to Aaron,"Isn't that. . . Norman's old boss, someone mentioned it.", the adults turned around, Aaron nods,"Yeah he was. . . .a good man.", Mr Peterson turned to Jay,"Gorden was an evil bastard of a man! The things he did were inhuman, he ram the Banner and Norman worked under him before he took over, and. . . He hurt people, in ways that I'll forget or forgive.", as Mr Peterson said that, with just hate in his voice and then pain. . . Jay suddenly realised.
Remembering when he first met Norman, he was covered in bandages, then he got them off and he had many scars, how people in the Banner were careful approaching Norman from behind and Miguel's warning from day one: Don't Bring Up The Old Boss.
"Yeah, you get it, Mr Roth?"
Jay nods slowly, Mr Peterson sighed,"We. . . Avoid talking about it, Norman doesn't like to be reminded of it. . . But why would Trinity go to him?!", Mya peaked out,"Maybe because of Crowface.", the adults turned back to the kids,"She came to us saying he was in the school.", all the adults just felt their hearts drop, Mr Peterson turned to Charlotte and Alexander,"I'll give you guys a lift to the prison; Jay, stay with Diana and the kids!", so they bolted out into the rain to find Trinity.

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Trinity approached the cell, glaring daggers at the man.
By now he had grown older and older, beard untidy, eyes tired and still had some visible scars from Ike and Mr Peterson.
He chuckled, his voice breaking and croaking from the lack of use.
"You've met Crowface. . . I told you it wasn't the end."

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Norman rushed to the school,"What's happened?!?", Keith turned to him,"School's on lockdown; Crowface is in there, we have the place surrounded and there are 3 people in there; We can't get in, seems like Crowface locked the doors.", Norman saw Ivan's mom sobbing, pacing anxiously and nearly tearing her hair out.
Norman turned to him,"Let me go in.", Keith turned to him,"There's a catacomb entrance remember, Crowface might use that way to escape if you get through; Let me go through there!", Keith shook his head,"It's dangerous Norman, you can't-", "Please! There are 3 people in there and we don't have much time! Trust me, please!", Keith looked at Norman, at the school and at Ivan's mom.
. . .
"Okay. . . But, you're taking a gun and I'm a camera on you."
"Done."