Chapter Four

Philip woke that morning at around 5 am because of nerves and excitement. He was finally going to find out what has been happening. He was once again scared. He got up, got dressed, and went down stairs to eat breakfast. His parents weren't home, and Philip thought they must have gone to work and there was nothing wrong with that, they do it all the time. He had nothing to do till 6 pm so he just stayed at home all day catching up on chores, playing video games, and doing some homework. -- The time finally came. Its was 4:15 pm and the bus came at 25 after. He walked to the bus stop, waited, and when the bus came he got on. After riding the bus for about 40 minuets he got off at Red Stone. Philip was nervous. He set off to the movie theater. He went in, bought a ticket and went into the Batman movie to, hopefully, find out what has been happening.

RedStone Cinema
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It was dark, and Philip counted the rows and seats and sat exactly in the middle, cause why not he has nothing to lose. He sat down, the chair was actually comfortable. A couple other people came in and then one man, dressed in all winter clothing, came up to the 5th row and sat exactly next to Philip. This is him thought Philip. "Im glad you got my note, I was scared you wouldn't as this is the only time I will ever be able to speak with you." said the man. "Who are you?" asked Philip, but this time he did not feel scared, he was confident. "You know me Philip." and with that the man took his hood off. "Mr.McNaughtan!" said Philip very surprised. "Yes Philip, and I believe its time that you know what has been happening." said a rather grave McNaughtan.

"It all started a while ago, about two years. The other teachers decided to believe in one man. The Werd. He was the reason I had to leave last year. All of them are working to together. I cant tell you what they are doing because I don't know, but what I do know is that when they want someone gone, they will do it. You, Philip, are on their hit list. I don't know why but you are and it seems that you are the key to all of this and that you can stop what ever their doing. all I can say Philip is that you need to stay alive, no matter what happens, you have to stop them with your powers." finished McNaughtan. "What powers? I don't have any powers, if you mean to say I am like SpiderMan or Harry Potter your wrong. I don't have any powers." said Philip in retort. "Trust me Philip, you are the key to all of this, you are the element to their destruction. You must stop them, you must stop The Werd."

Chapter Three

The car slowed down. The man finally spoke, "Time to get out". The seat belts finally let go, but Philip had no need to talk because he was pushed out of the car. He hit the pavement on his hands and knees cutting his pants and palms. The car sped out of the lot and onto the road. Philip got up and looked around, and he realized he was on the other side of town. Looking around he saw he was out side of the vet "Powder Paws". There were still no people anywhere. Then, out of the corner of his eye he saw it. A person. Philip got up and hurried over to the door and pulled, but it wouldn't open. "Hey!" yelled Philip, but the person did not even flinch let alone look up. "HEY!" yelled Philip again this time much louder and again, no response from the person. Philip turned around and to desperate measure, grabbed a rock and like the chair threw it at the glass window but when the rock hit it just bounced off.

Powder Paws
(Courtesy of Powder Paws)

Philip didn't know what to do. The only person was in there and he couldn't even get in. He took a step back and looked around. It was just as it had been when he was thrown from the car and the person inside seemed to be still busy working. He looked at the sign, but to his surprise had the phrase 'Don't be Rude Philip'. He blinked and it said Powder Paws again. At this point Philip was truly scared with all the events that had taken place in the past 2 days, with him getting hit by a car, people saying the same phrase, then no people at all, and then a car with seatbelt that seemed to have a mind of their own. Philip sat down on the curb and thought to himself. What is really happening here? Is it a dream, no it cant be a dream, you know what a dream feels like and this is definitely real. Maybe I need some rest. Yea, thats it. So Philip laid down on the sidewalk and closed his eyes. Why did the sign say don't be rude? Maybe I shouldn't have thrown the rock. Please open? Thought Philip. Click. The door had opened. Philip had no idea how he had got it to open but he did and he ran over to the door threw it open and went inside.

Philip scared the woman at the desk quite badly when he burst in the veterinary clinic. "Whats wrong? Are you okay?" asked the woman. "What is going on, there are no people anywhere and you are the first person I've seen all day what is happing!"asked a quite panicked Philip. "What do you mean? There are people everywhere its so busy in Park City today, look outside! Have you been doing something you arn't supposed to? Should I call your parents?" asked the woman. "No, i'm fine" and Philip turned around to a very busy parking lot with people walking every which way and cars trying to find a parking place, but just ten minuets ago there was no one. "Im sorry for scaring you im just tired I guess" said Philip. "You should go home its already Six o'clock at night. Anyways if you don't have an emergency you will have to leave soon." said the woman, "Im sorry and thanks for your time" and with that Philip went outside. He still couldn't believe that there were so many people everywhere. What is going on, thought Philip then he saw her. His science teacher, Mrs.Brienholt staring at him through the crowd petting her dog, not moving, not blinking. Philip ran. He was scared with everything that happened and he just wanted to get home. While walking it got cold. He stuck his hand in his coat to find a tiny scrap of paper that read, 'Meet me at the 6:30 showing of Batman in Red Stone and I will explain everything.'

Chapter Two

When, what seemed like an eternity, Philip woke up in the hospital. It was dead silent. Philip couldn't hear a single noise, not one at all. Philip was in his own cloths, not a hospital gown. Weird, thought Philip, not a single person in the hospital. He hit the button next to his bed to signal the nurse, but no one came. He got up looked around and saw that everything he had during the accident was either on him or in his bag next to the bed. He got up, and began to run. The only sound in the hospital was the pitter patter of Philips feet on the linoleum as he was racing through the hospital. Doors. He saw the doors that led outside. The problem was that they were motion sensor doors, and when Philip was in range of the sensor nothing happened. "COME ON!" screamed Philip in a panic. With not one option left, he grabbed a chair in the waiting room and with all of his force hurtled the chair at the glass of the door. It was like a dream. Time seemed to slow, the chair in motion moving towards the door. Philip could almost feel the world around him. The calm of the hospital, the silence, darkness, but then it all fell apart when the chair hit the glass. The noise snapped Philips attention back to one goal, survival. He knew he wasn't in any danger, but the fact that nobody was here and the silence and calm of the hospital was so frightening to him that he had to get out. And he did. One more door to get through, so he picked up the chair and with all his remaining strength he hurtled the chair once more at the second door. This time it was like it was supposed to, no dream sequence, no thought. The chair hit the glass and the same noise sounded, with the glass tinkling to the ground. The cold wind blew into the hospital catching Philip with surprise. Freedom. It was inches from his face, but did he really want it? He could stay here and be nice and cozy, where as it was cold and harsh out there. Then the car showed up.

Park City Hospital
(Courtesy of Parkcityrealistate) 

"Are you Philip?" asked the man in the car. "Who are you?" forcefully replied Philip to the man. "John, Im here to give you a ride. Its my job. You can trust me, you don't have to come, but i'm just saying I strongly advise coming with me". The thoughts running threw Philips head were dizzying, the things that could happen if he got in, but if the man was right and he stayed. It could be bad. And without knowing he got in the car. "Where are we going?" asked Philip. The driver was silent. "WHERE ARE WE GOING!" shouted Philip in a panic. The seat belts went out, grabbed him and pulled him into the seat, hard. "WHAT IS HAPPENING! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!" screamed Philip, but a belt went around his head and covered his mouth, muting him. They pealed out of the hospital roundabout quite fast, and at a very fast pace, proceeded to get to the freeway. On the way Philip realized that not only were there no people on the fields, no cars in the lots, no cars on the roads or freeway, but no people anywhere.