Chapter 3: Old Friends, Old Wounds
Somewhere in rainforest district, it was raining and thunder struck near the Animal Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Inside Nick and Judy were passing by the line of insane Chimal animals. They were being escorted by Jack, after he rescued his daughter, Jack became a security guard at the asylum for his daughter to keep a close eye on Dr. Terce. They see many dangerous animals: poisonous tart frog, ocelot, boa, king vulture, howling monkey, Goliath bird eater and an iguana.
"Thanks again Jack." Judy said.
"It's the least I can do, after you help find my
daughter." Jack said.
"How is Jenna by the way" Nick asked.
"Oh she's doing fine, she's getting therapy but she's doing okay."
They finally reach to the last glass cell that belonged to Dr. Terce.
"I must warn you" Jack says as he use the keys to open the first iron gate holding Dr. Terce.
"Dr. Terce is not normal."
"I'll give you that" Nick mutters.
"He's gotten...really crazy."
Then they see the glass cell, where Dr. Terce was
trimming his small plants. Judy and Nick were confused as they look at Jack.
"He said he wanted a hobby to better himself, but
mostly he just spends inside attending his inside
garden."
Nervously Judy and Nick approach the cell with
caution. Terce had his back turned away from them, as he trims the weeds off his favorite flower that reminds him of Jenna. Judy was a bit nervous then she knocks on the glass.
"He-hel-lo, dr. Terce." Judy stuttered.
He stops and tilt his head up, "Hello detective Hops and Wild" he spoke in a Russian accent, "long time no see."
"Nice little garden you got here professor." Nick said.
"Yes" he turns around smiling at them sinisterly,
"Welcome to my little sanctuary, I'm trying to make it in the shape of Jenna, each flower reminds me of her, her screams, the terror in her eyes, her trembling body."
"Uh you know her dad is here right." Judy points
out to a furious Jack, who charged and bang on the glass.
"Don't make me come in there." Jack threatened.
Then Nick holds him back.
"Look Dr. Terce, we have some questions for you."
"But I haven't done anything wrong." He said.
"How do you know it was a missing mammal case?" Judy asked.
"Cops don't come here for a visit." Terce said.
"Just listen here, Emmett Otterton comes here to
deliver flowers, did you know him"
"Ah Mr. Otterton, he's a good man, comes bring me my daily flowers every week, he even gave me these Midnicampum holicithius."
"Beautiful aren't they."
"Yes, they're lovely but please back to me. Otterton, he's missing and we just want to know if you have any idea what might've happened to him."
"Otterton, he's a nice otter, a family man." Dr. Terce said.
"Do you know what happened to him?" Nick asked.
Judy was starting to lose her patience as dr. Terce
didn't quite made it easy for them.
"It's a shame for what happen to him, he did always bring me such lovely plants." He said.
Then she snapped, "LOOK we don't have time for
this, a otter's life is at stake and if you don't help us, you sentence will be extended if we might out you know what happened to him, SO START TALKING!"
But instead of talking, Dr. Terce walks up to the
glass towards Judy, bending down and smiling in
the most sinister way.
"I'll never talk and you won't get it out of me."
Then he goes back to tending his garden, "The only way to find a kidnapped otter is to think like a kidnapper or in others words, another bad guy."
This then gives Nick an idea, but he wasn't going to like it. Jack locks the door and they walked outside the asylum, unaware of what to do next.
"Great now what do we do?" Judy asked.
"I know someone who can help us." Nick said.
He drives them to savannah central, and as he
drives, Judy noticed how stressed out Nick looked.
"Hey are you okay?"
He realized he left his guard down again so he fakes a smile.
"Huh, oh yes I'm fine."
"Are you sure Nick, you been acting off recently."
"Well you know it's this case." He lied.
"Hey I know things are getting rough but we can
get through this."
He looks at her and his nerves went away, they
then arrived outside of savannah central, far from
the city, a massive cliffside mansion integrated
underneath a waterfall.
"Where are we?" Judy asked.
"If we're going to find those missing mammals, we need to think someone who used to be criminals, and I know someone who could help"
As they approached the mansion, Nick's heart was racing really fast, he knows who lives in this
mansion but was afraid to confront it. Stepping on the door steps, his hand was shaking as it slowly reaches over to knock. Then when he knocks on the door, out came a French maid gazelle.
"Bonjour, puis-je vous aider?" She asked.
"Yes is the wolf of the house in, I need to speak to
him." Nick said.
The gazelle lets them inside and once they entered inside the mansion they were amazed by the interior design.
"Wow" Judy was impressed as she looks around
amazed by the mansion.
"Whoever owns this place but be very rich and
popular and known for."
"Hello." Wolf tries to call out for someone but gets
nothing but a echo. The gazelle follows them as they enter the living room.
"Connaissez-vous les directeurs?" She asked.
"We used to be friends." Nick said.
They then go back to the entrance, looking at the door then at the stairs, Nick decided to call one last time.
"Hello?"
Suddenly they heard the door slap, they turned to see a Shark staring at them with a glare.
"Ah" Nick got startled then he smiles nervously.
"Shark!!!"
"Hello Nick." he didn't sound happy to see him.
He approached them as Nick blocks Judy from
him.
"Hey long time no seen." Nick said nervously.
"Well well well, if it isn't Nicholas...Piberius...Wilde"
Nick winced in fear as he was familiar by that tone. He turns around slowly to the living to see a chair rolling, revealing.. Wolf glaring at him.
He turns around slowly to the living to see a chair
rolling, revealing...wolf glaring at him.
"Long time no see...old chum" Wolf said. He didn't sound pleased.
Nick felt his heart pounding fast and heavy when
wolf sends him a deadly glare.
He knew...
He was dead
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