Unhinged // Lego City Adventures

Chapter Eight: Broken Doors

Fendrich was walking down a dark alleyway, alone. Well, as alone as one could be, in Paradoors. The alleyway was completely made out of doors, and Tippy could appear out of any of them, or even hide behind them to eavesdrop. His powers allowed him to have his ear virtually anywhere. Nobody could be truly alone because of that.

     Luckily Tippy seemed to leave the citizens alone. He must've been too occupied by his huge door palace. His palace looked pretty out of place when compared with the rest of the city, just awkwardly situated in the middle of the skyscrapers. The only time Tippy really ever came out of his palace was if someone spoke up about their unhappiness in Paradoors. Tippy would appear and take them through a door to who-knows-where and no one would ever see them again. It was like they just vanished. At one point, each of Fendrich's crooks had mentioned how they didn't like Tippy being in charge. Tippy of course, overheard and had taken them all away. Fendrich had not seen them since. Even though he wasn't all that nice to his crook henchmen, he still missed them, whatever happened to them.

     Overall, Paradoors was similar to their life back at home, except everything was covered in doors, and Tippy had ultimate power, which meant everyone had to watch what they said or else he would hear and come to take them away. It had been a month since they arrived, and many people had adapted to their new lives. Fendrich had tried to make a life here too, but it wasn't working for him. He couldn't live in a world where his stepson had more power than him. Of course, he couldn't vocalize his thoughts publicly, it would be too dangerous. He heard of a place where he could go and voice his opinions safely, and was exactly where he was heading.

     Fendrich was looking back and forth to make sure no one was following him, even though in Paradoors you could never be quite sure. He found his way in a remote corner of the door covered alleyway, seeing Morris and Morris blocking a gaping hole in a door covered building.

     "Ughhh not you two." Fendrich stopped in front of them.

     Morris and Morris did not move, and the Morris on the left only muttered, "Password?"

     Fendrich groaned. "They know me, you morons!"

     The other Morris spoke."You need the password."

      Fendrich mumbled something under his breath.

     "What was that?"

     Fendrich mumbled, but it was understandable this time. "The easiest way is rarely the best way."

      Morris smiled. "Access granted."

     They stepped away from the gaping hole and allowed Fendrich into the room. Inside the room, the doors were slashed, broken, and ripped off the hinges; this must've been done so Tippy couldn't enter or hear what was happening here. Clever. They must've done this quietly so he wouldn't hear.

     Crates and broken doors were scattered around the room, being used as benches, and at the back of the room stood a small stage, with Gabby ToCamera on it. Duke, who was sitting on a crate off to the side of the stage, spoke.

     "So what happened with your plan Gabby?"

     "Well I set Craig outside of Tippy's palace then I ran. Craig was supposed to fight Tippy, but he didn't do anything!"

     Duke cut her off. "Why did you think it was a good idea to have Craig fight Tippy?"

     "Well umm, I guess hadn't really thought about that."

     Duke slapped his face with his palm. "Ok, well does anyone else have any other ideas?"

     Fendrich, who was standing in the back of the room, cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. All the heads turned and gave him their attention. He made his way up to the stage , scanning the crowd. Sinclair sat near the front.