Chapter 2: The Garden

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After shopping at the local Greenhouse in town, Arthur pulls back into the driveway in his truck and backups to the garden, just barely hitting the gnome which still stands... "Well, better start cleaning the old garden up," Arthur said softly to himself.

While pulling out the old, decaying plants, Arthur notices something. A bendy part of a straw, stuck in the mud. "Where are the other parts?" Arthur was confused by the straw. Arthur then noticed more straw bits leading to the radishes. Arthur then sees the old irrigation system he made years ago. "Oh my god! I thought this thing was destroyed years ago!"

Arthur notices that some of the straws that were once used to water the radishes have been cut multiple times. "How have these been able to get cut that smooth over the years?" Arthur said.

From the corner of his eye, Arthur sees more bits of straws, forming something of a trail leading to the gnome...

As Arthur crawled to the gnome, a bee buzzed past his face. "WHAA AHHH!" Arthur screamed, falling towards the gnome and knocking it over.

After Arthur regains his balance, he looks down to where the gnome is standing, noticing a gold-rounded pipe.

"This seems familiar, but it might just be one of Grandpa's old pipes he never fixed."

Arthur heads back over to finish pulling the weeds and dead plants and begins to plant. As soon as Arthur finishes planting, he hears a noise coming from the shed...

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