The Rift

Chapter 15: We're not out of the woods yet.

Back on Earth...

"Have you seen these kids? Have you seen these kids?" Rita Loud was frantically handing out posters to everyone passing by her on the street. They were missing persons posters with a group photo of her kids on them. Her hair was a mess and she had bags under her eyes. Neither she, nor her husbands had gotten much sleep for the past week. "Please, my kids have gone missing. If you have any information..."

...

"It's so quiet without our babies here." Lynn Sr. cried as his wife returned home. "I miss them so much!"

"Have the police found anything?" Rita asked. While Rita was hanging up posters, Lynn Sr. had spent the entire day on the phone with the police department hoping they had some sort of lead.

"No not yet." Lynn Sr. said. "How could 11 kids just go missing like that?"

He turned on the TV.

Breaking news.

"This just in! in what might just be the case of the century. 11 kids who all live under one roof have gone missing without a trace! There is much speculation at this time but no concrete evidence. How on earth could 11 children all go missing at once? We will keep you updated as this baffling and tragic story unfolds."

Just then the doorbell rang.

It was Clyde.

"Mrs. Loud!" Clyde said. "We know what happened to Lincoln and the others!"

"You do? What?" Rita said, a spark of hope in her voice.

"Now I know this is going to sound crazy but..." Clyde started. "Your kids were abducted by aliens!"

"Clyde this is no time for jokes!" Rita scolded him.

"It's true, I saw it!" Clyde said.

"Clyde!" Rita brought a hand to her face. "Mr. Loud and I are trying to find some real leads. We don't have time for fantasy."

"Well technically aliens would be considered science fiction." Clyde said.

"THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS ALIENS!" Rita snapped, then she slammed the door.

...

"So, what we know for sure is that aliens are in fact real." Agent Jay led Bowser (who he had made a deal with a few chapters back) into the observation room overlooking the room containing the Rift.

The rift had since doubled in size. Now black vines had slithered out of the rift and had taken up root in the ground below it.

"Man, that rift looks like something out of a horror movie." Jay said as he walked over to his computer. "Something big is coming through that thing. I don't know what, but it has something to do with that Loud family." Jay dug through the files on the computer. "Oh dang! Now this IS interesting."

"Hma hahaha." Bowser laughed. "How trusting, yet naïve of you to bring me here alone." Bowser pulled out a gun and aimed it at agent Jay. "Once I've gotten rid of you, and have accessed the SCP's files, I will have untold power."

Jay smirked as he turned around. Jay pulled out a remote control and pressed a button on it. Auto turrets armed with machine guns appeared in the room and aimed directly at Bowser.

"Do you really think I'm gonna trust a giant fire breathing snapping turtle who's name literally means demon king." Jay said.

"Bwa ha ha ha." Bowser laughed. "I knew you would try something like this, agent Jay."