Someone working under a car. Jillian: "Hey Sal, I'm back"
Sal: "Ah good! Got the stuff I asked for?"
"Yep! And some extra."
Sal rolls out from under the car. "Alright! Let's see what you got!" Jillian empties out the bag of goods.
"Great job!" Pats him on the back "Some of this we can use here. The rest will sell nicely."
"Once whatever sells, can I get some money from it?"
"Yeah sure, for exceeding at your part of the job."
"Alright thanks! I'm heading out! See ya Sal!" Jillian leaves to the abandoned park to find more goods. Jack appears not long after and saw the Mechanic Shop seemed abandoned also.
"Hello?"
A clatter echoes as something drops loud mumbling. A woman mechanic steps out wiping her hands on a rag "Hi! Name's Randy got car trouble?" she looks behind him for a vehicle. A voice comes from further in the building.
"Randy, did you get the tools I asked you to get?!
"Just a sec! A customer just a came in!"
A frustrated sigh escapes as she enters into the room "Randy, please. I need the tools. That thing is not going to fix itself. You know that, right?" He sees Daro come out from the shop.
"Daro!?"
Randy looks confused and raises an eyebrow "Wait? You know each other?"
"Hi Jack." smiles "Yeah. We've been friends for a long time."
"DARO!" Runs up to hug her. "I thought that I lost you!" Daro giggles and hugs him back.
"I thought so too!"
"While you two catch up, I'll finish getting those tools." He walks towards the back.
"Thanks Randy. And hey. When you finish fixing that junker, you can have the rest of the day off."
"Sweet! Thanks, boss!" he goes to work on the junker.
She smiles "You do deserve a break" she looks back at Jack and smiles, she is glad to see a familiar face.
"I'm glad you're okay" he touched her face softly, she leans into his touch, and blushes lightly, she missed his soft touch. Jack heard clattering and banging within the garage.
"Ya stupid piece of..." The noise continues as she walks out. "All right, all done, boss! Anything else before I head out?"
"No, that's it today. You did great!"
"Cool! Have fun you two!" she two-finger salutes and clocks out and leaves the garage. Daro gives a little chuckle before she looked back at Jack again.
"We....need to keep finding him...my mission...unless you wish to stay?"
"Yeah." She glances down at the ground.
"It might be safer here...."
"I've been in this garage for two years; I need to get out of here."
"Two years!? We just got here?"
She giggles "Yeah. It's been two years."
"..." he was lost from words. She kissed his cheek and knew how much she missed him. "I don't know how time works here, but we still have a mission, but we need weapons that will work"
"Right." She giggles and stares at the fire opal ring on her finger that he gave her when he proposed.
As night falls and with-it darkness comes, spreading darkness through the town of Raspy Hill. People seem to disappear, and time slows, buildings start changing, becoming decrepit and ruined. Daro looks up to see that night had fallen, causing fear and anxiety within her. Jack looked up as well to see the darkness spread throughout the town and he was confused to what was happening, wasn't it already dark? He thought.
A few working streetlamps, very spread out, spotlight a path down the streets. You could hear little plastic feet running in the town as the sky darkens. A few doll creatures appear in the darkness "Run...run...RUN, as fast as you can! They like to play, but their game ISN'T much...FUN!" Marek's laugh echoed through the town spreading fear into the people of Raspy Hill.
"Oh shit." She runs to lock the door to the building and closes the blinds. Darkness slowly creeps over the town, reaching like long boney fingers changing anything it touches, the garage like everywhere else changes as paint peels and pieces of the walls crumble-showing how long it's been truly abandoned-the lights flicker furiously. Daro begins panicking, her breath hitching in the back of her throat.
Laughter echoes through the darkness "Welcome! To the abyss! How my home TRULY looks...a CURSE that has plagued it for years. You two shall also be CONSUMED as I watch!"
"Hey, it's okay, I got you. YOU COWARD FIGHT US!" Yells Jack unknowing who he was threatening. Daro whimpers softly, obviously scared of the dark, she tucks down in a fetal position. Low slow whistle calls, doll creatures start appearing, everywhere. He holds her tightly. "I got you baby" he runs inside with her to calm her. She barricades the door to keep the dolls from bursting in. Stepping back away from it and tightly hugging Jack. "I got you" he listens and watches shutting off the lights, as the dolls rush by quickly like monsters in the night. She began to pant heavily; the fear was growing inside her. Growls, howls, and groans sound from the darkness everywhere, its echo piercing the walls and ears of all.
She buries her face in Jack's shoulder. "I'm scared, Jack."
They hear a knock on the door. He hears the door with his heart racing "Who's there!?" He got his gun ready. Daro whimpers, thinking it was one of the dolls, it was Julian. Jack looks out the hole in the door and realizes it is just another person looking for refuge. "Oh, it is just another person" says Jack.
"Julian!?"
"Daro!?"
"Julian? You mean...Julian from the mansion?" Julian hears the eerie sounds from the other side of the door and prepares himself to protect them.
"Oh my god. It's been years."
He holds out his hand "Let's get this bastard together" Jack and Julian look at each other eye to eye with bravery in their hearts, Julian nods, Daro also nods, conjuring a flame in the left hand while taking Jack's with the other. "We have to find the right kind of weapon"
"What kind of weapon are we looking for?" Julian holds bat at a ready position.
Marek mocking tone "Don't stay too long! They always find a way! They just LOVE hide and seek and tag!" four dolls appear inside in the darkness, steadily growing in number.
"Shit. We're going to have to think fast." Daro began looking at the dolls as they spawn in the darkness. Julian rolls and lands on his knees "BATTER UP!" swings at them and hitting with a strike, one down, they keep coming-mindless, not knowing pain. Daro shoots fire at the dolls and some of the dolls keep away from the light, staying at the edges of it, and more also arrive. Jack shoots at them while also protecting Daro. "The light" he looks at Daro. "Light the room!" yells Jack. Julian sees what idea he has and lets a light appear from room and lights up the whole room, the dolls disappear from the inside.
"BASTARD!" Daro makes a circle of fire around them.
Marek growls laughter echoes through the darkness "Very good! So smart!" mocking tone. Julian searches the room for light.
"Finally come to play?"
"Show yourself, you coward!" says Daro yelling into the darkness. Jack sensed his thoughts "THERE!" He pointed to his hiding place. Julian shot a light to his hiding spot. Daro cast a candlelight spell in the room.
Marek grins and glitches out as voice echoes "ah ah ah, the fun is ONLY...BEGINNING! Come outside and let's SEE if you can ESCAPE...this abyss and your OWN INSANITY!"
"I-" Daro's breath catches in the back of her throat as her face turns pale. Julian looked at Daro who was turning pale from the sound of Marek's voice.
Jack grit his teeth. "Fight me!"
"I-I don't th-think I can do this." She nearly faints.
Daro breathes heavily, the fear finally starting to get to her. Jack catches her and pulls her close to his chest. "I got you baby, I got you" his heart raced with her close to his chest. Daro buries her face in the crook of his neck, trying to calm down. Very loud growls, howls and groans from the abyss creatures everywhere. He hears it. "Don't let him get you" he whispers. "You can't let him beat you" says Jack. Julian keeps calm and nods. She whimpers but takes a deep breath and calms down some.
He holds her tightly. "I promise I'll protect you" tears prick in Daros eyes as he says that.
"I'll fend him off! And find a way out"
"Are you sure you can hold them off, Julian?" A low fast whistle and huge jaw of a creature breaks through the walls of the garage.
"Yes I can" Julian grabs hammer and smashes their heads, the creatures roared and whined with echoes of their pain in the air. Jack takes her hand as they run out the back. "WE HAVE TO FIND SHELTER!"