||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 86: No Harm Will Come To You||

Trinity and Wilson ran through the catacombs, taking her hand so she'd keep up with him and reaching out to the light.

They stumbled out into The Fair Grounds.
"Woah. . ."
"Yeah. . ."
A ferries wheel, roller-coasters, games and a new sign.
"Keep quiet. . . We don't know who's here. . ."
So Trinity and Wilson kept low, creeping towards the exit and Wilson gripped his shovel more tight.
"Look. . ."
Trinity and Wilson peaked out from behind a counter, seeing Cultists. . . Sabotaging the rides!
One unscrewed a screw on a seat for the swing ride, another cut a wire and up on the ferries wheel they were loosening the bolts.
"They're. . .!"
"I know. . . But we need to leave before they see us. . ."
So Wilson took Trinity's hand, and once past the gate they bolted.

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Catching their breath, Trinity shook in fear or from the adrenaline.
"The rides. . . They're doing the same thing as Gordon. . .! It's going to happen again. . ."
Wilson turned to her,"No, it won't; We won't let it happen.", Trinity looked at Mr Wilson, he smiled and took her hand,"We won't let it happen again. . . Ivan and Enzo are being taken home by Mr Murtaugh, I'll escort you home.", Trinity smiled, nods and she lets Mr Wilson take her back home.

Upon getting home, Trinity immediately began to look for a notebook to write down what she saw and to tell her friends.
. . .
One drawer. . . Was filled with leaflets, for Boarding Schools.

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Norman handed over the recording to Keith,"From what I gathered; They're planning something for The Fair, opening day may be the day their plan takes place. . . They're using Voice Changers, so maybe we can put it through a machine to try and identify them.", Keith nods,"Yeah, we can and we need to he sure; We have to identify them, we can't afford mistakes.", Keith took a sip of coffee,"So, the notebook they stole; You, Ike and Ted weren't kidding when you said Robert was always 50 steps ahead, past Cultists, who he suspected and who could potentially be ones in the future.", Norman nods, smiling fondly,"Yeah, sounds like Robert, he was always calculating.", there a pause, Keith glanced around the station before lowering his voice a little, worried someone would hear him.
"Norman: I don't want to alarm you. . . But I think Leslie might be a Cultist."
Norman froze.
"What?"
"He's been acting weird, disappearing when I need him, not to mention things have been disappearing from the evidence locker."
Keith shook his head,"I don't know why he'd do this. . . But this just, feels like another Gale situation.", Norman felt bad. . . Mean, Gale, Gordon and the old Mayor were horrible people and monsters, but Gale was an investigator and friends with Keith before everything was revealed.
"I'm. . . Sorry."
Keith shook his head,"It's nothing you have to apologise for Norman; They weren't good people and. . . I've moved on, and I'm not letting get the way; If Leslie is one of them, I'll bring him to justice.", Norman nods, leaving the recording with Keith and walking home for the night.
. . .
Keith had a bad feeling, he wanted to walk Norman home just to be safe but he also didn't want to make Norman uncomfortable.

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Alexander put on dinner, something simple and easy as it was a long day.
Trinity fiddled with her fork.
. . .
"Uhm. . . Dad. . . Have you and mom ever thought of sending me away."
Alexander turned to his daughter, shocked of what she just said,"What? No, why would you think that?", Trinity looked at her plate,"I was. . . Looking for something, and I found the leaflets for Boarding Schools. . .", Alexander sighed, turning to his daughter as he put the oven mittens down.
"Trinity. . . Your old school, it had a lot of connections to Boarding Schools and it pushed for students to try, so we were always given leaflets during parent meetings."
Alexander took his daughter's hand,"I won't deny it was recommended and we thought about it for you, but Boarding School shouldn't be used as a punishment or threat: It's a big opportunity.", Trinity nods,"So me and your mom just kept them in case you showed interest, maybe when you were older.", Trinity nods, understanding.
. . .
"I don't wanna go. . . I really like my school, my teachers and friends. . . I don't wanna be separated from them or you guys. . ."
. . .
Alexander nods, turning into the living room where Charlotte was reading and helping herself to some biscuits.
"Charlotte? Think we can throw out those Boarding School leaflets?"
Charlotte looked up.
"Hm. We should; They're out of date and it just seems like something for older kids."
Alexander nods, pulling his daughter into a hug as Charlotte also joined the hug.
"Thank you. . ."

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Norman was tied up, being lead into The Theme Park by a Cultist and was dropped to the ferries wheel.
"So this is your plan, tie me to a ride."
The Cult Member picked up some rope,"I'll tie you to one of the seats; You'll be used as one of our baits and hostages. . . Don't think you can scream, or struggle; You shouldn't be able to feel anything in an hour, you won't be able to move.", Norman got worried, remembering when the rides were sabotaged.
"You don't have to do this! They're gone, you don't have to be apart of this. . ."
. . .
"I. . . I wish I could. . . But I don't have a choice, we don't have a choice."
The Cultist sat Norman on the seat, tying him up with rope and making he couldn't fall as she clicked in the bar.
"All I can promise. . . Is that you'll not be hurt. . ."
The Cultist went to the controls, and Norman was lifted and the ride stopped; He was stuck at the top of the ride.

Please. . . Please don't let us win.