All Rights Reserved. Link Only BEN AND CIARA'S SECRET ADVENTURE! Chapter 3 - Ben grits his teeth as he holds the dry veil in his hands. It is dry despite the raging rain in the ravine of no return. That can mean only one thing - that something is not real. He knows he is real and how he feels is real, but can he say the same about his surroundings? Logically the veil could not be dry in the pouring rain. He drops it and it squirms like a snake in the grass. Then it morphs into a necktie, and he suddenly realizes what he is up against. The rain tapers into drizzle so he can hear the thudding footsteps behind him. He knows for a fact it is not Charlie Dale as there is no nervousness in the air. He now turns around to face the worst version of himself. - The killer is wearing a coat of many neckties and slowly smirks. Ben glares at him and hears Marlena's voice echoing through the trees. "Face your worst fears. Believe." - The strapping young man clad in the necktie coat mimics his expression. "Only one of us will make it out of here alive, Mr. Weston. I understand you have become quite a connoisseur of Shakespeare with your wench. Do you know it was he who first said all that glitters is not gold?" - "You look like a tree of ties," Ben quips. "And while it is true that all that glitters is not gold, it can also be said that you as a man are inhuman." - "Tell him you know his truth," Marlena's voice whispers. - Ben approaches the mirror image of himself and one by one tosses the neckties to the ground. They morph into small serpents and scatter. "You are nothing but a shapeshifting demon who committed misdeeds in my image, just as you appeared to me earlier as Charlie Dale to intimidate and possibly test me. I was NEVER the necktie killer. It was you all along!" He reaches for his foe, but the mythological shapeshifter has vanished into thin air. - "Ben?" It is Ciara again and he takes his beloved in his arms. - "I thought I had lost you," he sighs. - The stylish princess bride pulls back with a pout. "I am still mad at you, but we have to get out of here and you seem to be my only chance." - He suddenly realizes the limo is back where they had left it and ushers her to the only way they will be able to leave. Someone is already sitting in the driver’s seat, patiently waiting. Dr. Rolf ... STAY TUNED! |
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