Me; So what do we do next?
Daniel; I don't know. We don't know
where Dawson or Vocallass or anyone else is. We have no leads.
Me; You could use a haircut.
D; Fuck off.
Me; Seriously, it's getting pretty
long.
D; I like it long.
Me; It's almost summer.
D; It keeps the sun out of my eyes.
Daniel phone started ringing. He
answered it.
D; Hello? Wait...
you?
Me; Who is it?
D; Just a sec.
He sets his phone to speaker
D; How did you get
my number?
Red Daniel's voice,
from the other end; The same way I know your blogger password. All
your contact info is the same as mine was in my own universe.
D; Why are you
calling me?
RD; Just checking
in. I heard you two are at a loss for where to go from here.
D; Where are you?
How do you know what's going on with us?
RD; I'm not an
idiot. I keep track of people of interest.
Me; The hell does
“people of interest” mean?
RD; It means I have
reason to pay attention to what you two are up to. By the way, I got
your watch broken, Davey.
Me; Don't fucking
call me that. Just what the hell did you do?
RD; I slaughtered
quite a few of the Game Master's old followers.
D; What!?
RD; Does it really
shock you that much? The Game Master caused me a lot of trouble in my
world. I feel some satisfaction punishing his servants in this
universe.
D; Why you-
RD; Oh, calm down.
And for your information, while you two were wandering around trying
to think of what to do, I've been being productive.
Me; Oh really? With
what?
RD; I know where
Vocallass is.
D; What!? How!?
RD; She was my
target back in my world. I have orders to keep an eye on her in this
world too. And she's not far from you guys. I'll text you the
address.
Daniel's phone buzzed as he received
the text. Red Daniel then called back.
RD; Did you get it?
D; Yeah.
RD; Good. Glad I
could be of help.
D; Where are you?
RD; I'm not far
off. We'll be meeting soon enough.
Daniel suddenly collapsed, dropping
his phone.
Me; Hey, are you
alright ma-
I stopped when I noticed what was
happening to his body. His hair and eyes were both turning red. He
reached forward with his right arm, ignoring the injuries, and picked
up his phone. The Red Cap was in control.
Red Cap; Let me
speak to your Red Cap.
RD; How do you know
you aren't?
RC; Let me speak to
it!
RD; Ugh fine.
RC; Now!
Other Red Cap;
Hello, my sibling.
RC; Silence!
I was witnessing a conversation
between two Red Cap's from two universes. Strangely, not the weirdest
thing I've ever seen.
RC; I don't know
where you are, but my Vessel's will find you. You are not welcome in
this world.
ORC; You think that
matters to me?
RC; I will crush
you. Your intrusion will not be ignored.
ORC; You really
think your threats will scare me? Daniel is my greatest Vessel. He
has served me well for years, and he won't be intimidated by your
Blood Vessels.
RC; If you have
such confidence in him, then why not send him to face me, instead of
hiding from us like a coward?
ORC; We're barely
hiding. If you really want to crush him, try looking harder.
RC; This is your
last warning. You do not belong in this universe. I will find you and
your Blood Vessel, and destroy you both.
ORC; Sounds fun. I
look forward to your attempts.
The other Red Card hung up and the
Red Cap released its control over Daniel.
Me; You okay?
D; Yeah. That
bitch! Taking control of me like that!
Me; I'm possessed
by the Vision. I know the feeling.
D; Whatever. We'll
deal with Red Daniel soon enough. For now, let's check out the
address he sent me.
Me; Where is it?
D; It's... this
can't be right...
Me; What is it?
D; This is
Fairfield. It's a military base.
Me; What would
Vocallass be doing there?
D; I don't know,
but it can't be good. We should hurry.
