Into The Unknown

Monday - 2:55 p.m. - Tokyo, Japan - The Von Crezfeldt Estate (Japan Branch)

[size=150:2u7t29yb][align=center:2u7t29yb]28:05 Remaining Until Deadline[/align:2u7t29yb]

Following [url=http://afwrpg.informe.com/forum/backstage-f33/hey-what-s-up-doc-complete-t5676.html:2u7t29yb]the kidnapping of Dr. Chesna Matu[/url:2u7t29yb] at the hands of Kelly 'The Ghoul' Conway, the Star-Crossed Lovers of AFW: Clyde Gastin and Heather Sunderland, are now in a race against time to save Chesna, whom Kelly is holding ransom for Heather's AFW Title Contract, giving her until 6 p.m. tomorrow to surrender the contract in exchange for Chesna or else let the doctor suffer the consequences and leave her fate in the hands of the maniacal Kelly Conway. In order to find the currently unknown whereabouts Kelly however, Heather & Clyde had to enlist the help of an old friend by the name of Lia Cross to track down The Ghoul and rescue The Doctor before it was too late.

While Clyde honestly didn't have much care for Chesna or saving her for that matter not just because he owed her a hefty hospital bill of $100,000.00 U.S. Dollars, but because she clearly had no concern of care at all for him or Heather. Clyde however, could not refuse Heather's plea to him for help on this matter, nor could he let his lover endure the blame and guilt she was already putting upon herself due to the reasons behind Kelly's actions being linked directly to herself. The kidnapping was not Heather's fault, and Clyde wished she would believe that.

Driving down the streets of Tokyo in Heather's [url=http://amog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/83cc51ee1ce84d7e_Bugatti-Veyron.jpg:2u7t29yb]Bugatti Veyron,[/url:2u7t29yb] while [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgPFMMuW-ZA&feature=related:2u7t29yb]"I Just Died In Your Arms" by Cutting Crew[/url:2u7t29yb] would play on the radio as Clyde sat in the passenger side of the car, looking all around for Lukretia's mansion until finally he finally spotted the lone iron gate in front of a large mansion that matched a photo that Clyde pulled up on his phone in order to make sure it was in fact The Von Crezfeldt Estate.

"Hey lookie! There it is, darlin'." Clyde would say as he pointed out towards Lukretia's estate, seeing the iron gate that blocked their path into the courtyard.

Heather was speeding down the roads, trying to do whatever she could to beat the deadline that Kelly had arranged for her. If it was anyone else, it would be obvious that the person wouldn't do anything at the end of the deadline because they would lose their bargaining chip, however with Kelly, Heather feared that the girl would actually go through with doing harm to Chesna.

Heather just couldn't allow any of this to happen. As much as Clyde or anyone else might try to convince her that it wasn't her fault, the thought in her mind that couldn't be anything but the truth to her was the fact that if Kelly didn't have this grudge with Heather, and if Heather didn't let her anger get the best of her in their first meeting, this all would have been prevented and never would have happened. In Heather's mind, Chesna didn't deserve any of this. She felt the doctor had done nothing but good for the two of them and to be dragged into all of this, being at the mercy of Kelly, Heather just felt it wasn't right.

"Huh?? Oh..oh wow yeah that's definitely it." Heather would say in response to Clyde's words as they pulled up. Not bothering to find any certain place to park the car, Heather would just drive up to the gates, parking there as she would quickly exit the car afterwards. "So ok let's go. No time for this." Heather would let out, going up to the gate and pushing on it, obviously not budging it at all.

"Tch fine.." Heather would let out, sulking a bit as she would look over at the little buzzer/intercom. "Yeah cause I just love those things." She would say before looking over at Clyde. "Should I or...do you want to." Heather would say, admittedly a little intimidated by the large mansion, wishing that she could have just snuck in.

Stepping out of the car with his hand on the top of his head to hold his hat in place as he got out of the expensive car, hurrying just a little bit after hearing Heather tell him that they had no time, Clyde would roll his eyes a bit, sensing no need to rush since only 2 hours had just barely passed out of 30, feeling like they honestly had plenty of time, along with amusing that Kelly wasn't going to get extremely violent with Chesna until those 30 hours were up. They had plenty of time, right? No need to rush.

"Yes... Your Highness..." Clyde would say in a very small sarcastic manner as Heather went up to the gate that wouldn't budge, noticing how reluctant and bothered she appeared to be regarding using the intercom, which Clyde didn't really understand as to why it bothered her, finding it rather odd that she'd ask if he wanted to use it, causing Clyde to raise an eyebrow.

"Uhh... I think you're a lil' better with words and introductions than I am, Heather... Unless you want me to use it?" Clyde would say before asking Heather his question.

Hearing Clyde's little sarcastic remark, Heather would hold herself back from shooting one back at him as she went up to the gate. That usually wasn't a game that she wanted to lose, but she figured she would let him slide on this one, thinking that she would just have to get him back for it at a later date. Standing at the gates of the mansion, she would ask Clyde what she did before she would hear his response.

"...Alright alright..I'll do it ok? Just uhh...*ahem*..I totally didn't forget how it works I just..know that this one could be different that's all." Heather would say, covering her bases even before she did anything. She would walk up to the intercom box, stare at it for a second before pressing down the button.

"Uh..Do I...H-hello!? This is the future Friction Champion, I need to talk to someone in there So uh....open the gates!" Heather would let out, yelling through the intercom, still not sure if her voice was going to go through before someone was to turn it on on the other end or something.

The timid blonde maid known as Babd was the one who happened to be walking by the intercom when it buzzed. She was startled and jumped but then happily shuffled towards the button. Wen someone on the other side talked, she smiled and pushed the button back.

"I'll talk!" She chirped. "How are you today?" She asked quite casually and bobbed her head. "Do you like anime conventions?" She asked. "Or being punched?" Those were Babd's two favorite things so she decided it would be a good ice breaker.

Meanwhile, out front, Violate R. Placido was out tending to the flowers near the front lawn. dressed in a magenta suit and top hat with her sleeves rolled up, she raised an eyebrow when she heard a car pull up to the gate in a rather undignified manner, she stalked towards the front gate and looked upon the couple. "Fufufu." She said. as she looked upon them.

"Twinkle twinkle little bat. How I wonder where you're at."

She listened to Heather speak to the intercom and crackle back with Babd's voice. She then stepped forward and tipped her hat at the couple. "Welcome, fufu.' She said with a smile as she approached. She stuck her hand through the gate and pushed the intercom button.

"Go on, get out of here, door mouse." She said and then looked at the couple. "You're here to see the Queen of Hearts?" She asked. "Well, I'll be happy to let you in." She said and then lifted her hand, extending her index finger in the air, closing her eyes and opening her mouth. "If you can answer a riddle."

She then looked at the couple. "How is a raven like a writing desk?" Violate then chuckled as she smiled. "Fufufu."

"It has one button, Babe... You hold it down and start talkin'... Just like the one at Cecilia's..." Clyde would say to Heather in a somewhat confused manner as to why she was making such a big deal over the using the intercom. Eventually though, Heather did finally press down on the button on begin speaking into the intercom by addressing herself as the future Friction Champion before demanding for the gates to open. All this caused Clyde to slap his forehead with his palm, knowing Heather could have done a little better on the introduction or even let the people inside know that it was an emergency and that they needed to talk to Lia Cross.

Clyde was just about to comment on that matter when the voice of what sounded like a young girl, emitted through the speaker, saying: "I'll talk! How are you today?" Prompting Clyde to answer with a casual, "Fine...Yourself?" before he heard the girl continue on with "Do you like anime conventions? Or being punched?" Hearing that caused Clyde to go silent for a moment as he didn't know how to answer that, honestly thinking the person was starting to play jokes on them or something with how ridiculous and random her questions were. "I like Dragon Ball and Punchin'..." He'd answer quietly if Heather still had the button pressed down.

"Maybe they have a gate to keep things inside instead out..." Clyde would comment before his eyes darted toward the young woman in a magenta suit and top hat that had suddenly appeared before them,tipping her hat to Heather and him, greeting them with a Welcome and a smile. "Uh... Afternoon Ma'am." Clyde would say he tipped his cowboy hat as well towards Violate, feeling like he was supposed to do so since she did.

Clyde would then watch as Violate told the girl behind the intercom to leave apparently before turning back to him and Heather, asking if the two had come to see The Queen of Hearts, leaving Clyde quite a bit confused, but he figured that she meant Lukretia. "Actually we're here to see the Bunny-Lady... I'm her friend, The Ace of Spades... Heather here would be the Queen of Spades..." Said Clyde in a joking manner, was happy to hear that Violate was going to let them inside, at least until she went on to say if they could answer her riddle.

"You gotta be jokin' here. lady..." Clyde would say to Nikolette before turned to Heather. "I ain't good at Riddles... I hate 'em." Clyde would complain to Heather as she watched Violate's dramatic movements before she asked her riddle, which did in fact fly right over Clyde's head as he looked at Violate with a look of sheer confusion.

"Uhhhhhh.... Heather? How is a Raven like a Writing Desk?" Clyde would ask as he turned to her, honestly not knowing the answer.

Hearing the girl's response on the intercom, the cheerful one that it was, Heather was quite slow to respond. She stared at it with an impatient expression on her face, hoping that the gates would just open before she would hear Clyde's response. Then she would hear Babd's odd couple questions, causing Heather to raise an eyebrow and shake her head. "..What?? I.." She would go to say before she would hear Clyde's response again. "What is this?? I just want inside!"

Then however, she would see Violate walking up to the gate. She would let out a sigh of relief, thinking the girl was going to open the gate for them, but then she would hear the girl's odd way of talking. "..You can't be serious.." Heather would let out, already aggravated with the whole situation as the girl stood there on the other side of the gate, telling the ones who answered on the intercom to go away.

"The..Queen of Hearts??" Heather would let out before she would hear Clyde's words in response. She would shake her head, unable to prevent a small laugh because of how ridiculous it was, but she would quickly regain her composure as she looked over a Violate again. Hearing that she was happy to let them in caused Heather to let out another sigh of relief. She was going to step up further to the gate, but then Violate would talk about answering a riddle.

Hearing what it was, then Clyde's response asking Heather, she would look back and forth between the two before crossing her arms. "W-well...Of course I know the answer..but..I don't have time for this! Just let us in I didn't come here to play games!" Heather would let out, clearly not knowing the answer herself, but frustrated that a riddle was stopping her way.

While Clyde clearly was never exactly the brightest the guy, he was never a completely brainless idiot. He did however hate riddles with a passion as they often flew right over his head, along with their answers being just as frustrating once he found out the answer, which was usually right in front of his nose.

Clyde knew from the start however that he wasn't going to answer Violate's riddle correctly, so he decided to depend on Heather for it since he considered her to be way smarter than him. This left Clyde staring intensely at Heather with great anticipation as he awaited her answer until she finally spoke out, clearly showing him that she did not know the answer despite trying to play it off like she did. Prompting Clyde to slap his forehead with his palm once again when he realized Heather didn't know the answer and they were most likely not going to be let inside.

"I hate riddles..."

Violate narrowed her eyes at Heather's indignant response to her question. She then smiled and leaned over and pushed the gate button. She pushed it quick enough for it to make a loud BZZZ and then click back to the locked position. "Alice, I'm very cross with you." She said with a bright smile on her face. "When you come to the Tea Party you have to obey the rules! Fufufu!"

Violate then looked to Clyde and smirked. "The March Hare, eh? She's very popular, isn't she? Is it her Un-birthday today?" Violate clasped her hands together. "Of course it is!" She then pointed at Heather and then to Clyde. "And yours! And yours too! Fufu."

She then pushed the intercom. "And yours too!"

"Huh?"

"Shut up, Door Mouse, fufu."

Violate then pushed the gate door and it buzzed and clicked and she opened it. "We can't have you being late to an Un-Birthday party, now can we?" As she pulled the gate open, she bowed deeply and waved the two into the courtyard.

"..A-Alice??" Heather would let out, quite confused and taken back by Violate's response to her words. As she said those things with the bright smile on her face, Heather couldn't help but show the fact that she was slightly creeped out by what was going on. She would stare at the girl before she would turn to Clyde, responding to his words as well.

"Ah..Un-Birthday?" Heather would let out, shaking her head as the girl pointed to her. This was all just getting too weird and as Violate talked through the intercom for a second, Heather would look over at Clyde for some sort of answer as to what was going on, giving him a confused look before she would hear the buzz, turning to see Violate opening the gates.

The fact that the girl was seemingly letting them in almost left Heather in disbelief, but as she remembered that they were on a time limit, she waved it off in her mind and would step into the courtyard to Violate's direction, not knowing exactly what to say or think in this situation.