Red Daniel; Whoa! You okay, dude?
Acelegin; Woke up with a cold this morning. Had to call in sick to work.
Red Daniel; Man, that sucks. Speaking of work, I should probably get out of here before I catch any of that.
Ghost Papyrus; But weren't you telling us the other day that you have super human immunity?
Ghost Sans; Yeah. A cold wouldn't affect you, would it?
Red Daniel; I'm immune to STDs and a handful of other diseases. But no one is safe from the common cold. That includes ghosts, by the way. You two should leave to.
Later, at Sal's
Sal; Okay, everyone! I'm planning to close up early tonight, so get your cleaning done.
Alyssa; Yes, sir.
Red Daniel; You got it, boss!
Red Daniel goes to retrieve the cleaning supplies, but before he reaches them, the lights suddenly die, casting the bar into pitch blackness.
Alyssa; EEK!
Sal sighs, and lights his lighter to provide a small bit of light.
Sal; That's odd. Something must be up with the power...
Alyssa looks around a bit, and her eyes fall on a dark figure in the shadows, with glowing red eyes. Fear overtakes her, and she stumbles backwards, crying out in fright.
Red Daniel; Relax! It's just me! I'm just using my scary eyes for light.
Alyssa; Can you not? You damn near gave me a heart attack!
Red Daniel; Well, I'd have used a lighter, but I'm way to lazy to reach into my pocket right now.
Sal; Enough, you two. Alyssa, help me get some candles going for now. Red, go check the breakers. See if you can get things working.
Red Daniel; On it.
Red Daniel leave the room, entering the cellar. His glowing eyes provide enough light for him see a few feet in front of him as he walks over to the breaker box. He opens it up and flips the main breaker a couple time, but the power remains off.
Red Daniel; Damn. What could be...
Red Daniel's eyes scan the cords extending from the box, and notices that the cords have been sliced through.
Red Daniel; Huh. That's not right...
Red Daniel hears a scuffling noise behind him, and turns to face it, only for things to go silent again. He can't see much in his limited field of vision.
Red Daniel; In most other bars, I'd chalk this up to a rodent problem. However, Sal's pretty damn thorough when it comes to pest control.
Red Daniel steps forward.
Red Daniel; Why don't you show yourself before I force you to come out.
A voice suddenly sounds softly in Red Daniel's ear from behind.
?????; That might be harder than you think.
Red Daniel spins around, striking at the space behind him, only to find no one there. Red Daniel scoffs, drawing a switchblade from his pocket.
Red Daniel; Fine then. I don't mind things getting hard.
Back upstairs, Sal and Alyssa continue lighting candles around the bar, making it a bit easier to see around the place.
Alyssa; Um... boss?
Sal; What is it?
Alyssa; Do you feel like... someone's watching us?
Sal sighs.
Sal; You shouldn't have said anything...
Alyssa; Wait, did you know/
Sal; Yes.
Sal's eyes scan the shadows around them. While he can't see anything there, he can feel some kind of presence around them.
Sal; And now they know we know. That could complicate things.
Back down in the cellar, Red Daniel paces around, searching for whoever he had heard before.
Red Daniel; How long do you think you can hide?
The sound of chuckling echoes round the room.
Red Daniel; Fuckin' peachy... Just who the hell are you?
?????; Wouldn't you like to know.
Red Daniel; I would. So why don't you tell me?
The strange voice remains silent.
Red Daniel; So what was the point of cutting our power? You got beef with Sal, or did someone put you up to this?
?????; Sal? Who cares about him? I'm more curious about you.
Red Daniel forces his eyes to glow brighter, but he's still unable to find the source of the voice.
Red Daniel; There's easier ways to ask a man out, you know. You're coming off a little creepy here.
?????; That's...not why I'm here...
Red Daniel; Why don't you come out and talk to me face to face, if you find me so interesting?
The voice doesn't reply.
Red Daniel; You know what? Fuck it. Two can play this game.
Red Daniel vanishes from the real world, reappearing in an almost identical one. The room looks the same, but everything has a dark blue, almost black color to it. Twinkling red lights occasionally flicker in and out of existence. Now in a better lit environment, Red Daniel can now see the man, standing close to one of the walls, looking around, confused. Red Daniel grinned. In he world he was now in, he could see what was going on in the physical world without being seen himself.
Red Daniel; Looks like the tables are turned, jackass.
Back in the room above, Sal and Alyssa stand near the center of the room, scanning the shadows.
Alyssa; Who do you think it is?
Sal; No idea. Just keep your eyes peeled in case you see anything.
Sal pauses for a second, sensing a shift in Red Daniel's energy.
Sal; What on Earth is he doing down there?
Alyssa; What's holding him up? It shouldn't take this long to check on a breaker.
Sal; I'm sure he's got it under control. But he'd better not break anything down there...
Down below, Red Daniel approaches the man, getting a good look at him. He seemed inhuman. The left half of his face was just pitch black, as if made of darkness. The mans right arm and the fingers of his left hand seemed to be that same. His short hair was seemingly composed of thousands of shadowy tendrils.
Red Daniel; Just what the fuck is this guy?
The man, still confused about where Red Daniel had gone, stepped backwards into the wall and seemed to fuse with it, as if becoming a living shadow. He moved along the wall, moving to the other side of the room.
Red Daniel; So that's how he keeps himself hidden.
The man re-emerges from the wall, and Red Daniel calmly approaches him, knife in hand. he man continues looking around, unable to find Red Daniel.
Red Daniel; Gotcha...
Red Daniel steps back into the physical world, slashing at the mans chest. Blood, and what seems almost like black ink, oozes from he wound. The man quickly covers it up, and stares at Red Daniel in shock.
Red Daniel; Hey, handsome.
The man turns and rushes to the stairs. Red Daniel chases after him. The man gets to the top of the stairs and runs directly to the exit.
Alyssa; Who the hell is hat?
The man runs past Alyssa and Sal and runs out the door, only to bump into Acelegin on the other side. They both fall to the ground. The man takes a look at Acelegin and panics, immediately melting into the ground and fleeing before Acelegin can get a good look at him. Pulling himself together a bit, Acelegin stares at the spot the man had just been.
Acelegin; Was that...? You know what, fuck it! I'm to sick for any supernatural BS right now.
Red Daniel and Sal reach the door and look down at Acelegin.
Red Daniel; Ace? What are you doing here?
Acelegin; Came to talk to Sal. You got that ginger stuff I called about.
Sal reaches into his coat and pulls out a bottle, handing it to Acelegin. Acelegin get up and takes it.
Sal; It'll work wonders for a soar throat, and should help with the sinuses too. But it's strong, so you should wait until you're home. Wouldn't want you knocking yourself out in the middle of the street.
Acelegin; Got it. So what happened here? Why are the lights off?
Red Daniel; Just a power outage. Don't worry about it.
Acelegin; Whatever. I'd better get going.
Red Daniel; See ya.
Acelegin leaves.
Sal; So who was that shadowy guy?
Red Daniel; Don't know, but I'll be ready for him if he tries this shit again.
Sal; Whoever he was, he took all those presences I felt earlier with him. So what's the damage exactly?
Red Daniel; He sliced the cords. Not much I can do to fix that.
Sal sighs.
Sal; We'll just have to clean up with the candlelight. I'll see what I can do about power in the morning...
Later on, in a mysterious room, two men in brown, hooded coats stand in front of a wall covered in tv screens. One of the men has white markings on his clothing, and he other has green markings. The darkness of the room keeps their features hidden. The man with the green markings speaks first.
Hooded Man #1; Turn them on. Let's see if he got the job done.
Hooded Man #2; Sure thing.
Hooded Man #2 flips a switch, and several of the screens light up, displaying Sal's bar, from a number of different angles, as well as the cellar, storage, and kitchen areas.
Hooded Man #1; So he actually got the job done.
The shadow man emerges from the floor behind them, his chest now fully healed.
Shadow Man; You mean to say you doubted me?
Hooded Man #2; I personally thought you could do it, but my friend here was a little skeptical.
Hooded Man #1; That's unimportant now. What matters is you succeeded. You may go now. We'll let you know if we require any more assistance.
As the Shadow Man turns to leave, Hooded Man #2 stops him for a moment.
Hooded Man #2; There's blood on your clothing. What happened.
Shadow Man; That Red guy got the jump on me for a second. He's more clever than I was expecting.
Hooded Man #1 chuckles, and turns to the cameras, watching Red Daniel scrub the floors, completely oblivious to the cameras watching his every move.
Hooded Man #1; Not clever enough, I'm afraid.
Shadow Man; ACHOO!
Hooded Man #2; Um, you alright.
Shadow Man; I seem to have caught a cold. God damn it...
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