Fiona has finally found Cossette… and got emotional. She brought her to Remy's office… While Jade and Casper genuinely think Remy has a crush on Fiona, Fiona for now only shows respect, even if she's starting to trust Remy more and more… But in the middle of all this joy, they don't realize that Hugo, the Dark Bat, is right outside their building.
Fiona: "Hmmmmm… ugh!!!!!!"
Fiona felt a dark aura… Jade felt it too…
Fiona: "Ugh.!"
She turned around…
Fiona: "Remy…"
She grabbed Remy's arm.
Remy: "Hm?"
Fiona: "Something's wrong…"
Remy: "Hmm…"
Fiona: "Hide quickly… you and Cossette… Casper and Jade too…"
Fiona was trembling…
Remy: "Hmm…"
(Crash!)
The window suddenly shattered…
Fiona: "Urk.."
Casper: "What…?"
Hugo: "The bell… has rung…"
(A dark aura)
The aura… of a beast… It felt like some evil monster was nearby… They turned and saw the gleaming red eyes… and the dark black coat…
Hugo: "…Anyone… who stands in my way… is a nuisance… Hm?"
He looked at Fiona.
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Hugo: "Give me the girl."
Fiona: "Forget it… you're not getting her."
Hugo: "Hm!"
He lunged at her… But in that moment, her dark cloak appeared and transformed into Bob, her guardian spirit.
Bob: "Don't touch her!"
Hugo: "A guardian spirit, huh…"
Fiona: "Don't touch her… If you hurt Cossette one more time… Bob, the Headless Knight, will—"
Hugo: "Hmm… the Headless Knight… interesting… I've heard of him… A spirit who lives alone in a castle and lost his head because of his fiancée."
Fiona: "Hhmm?"
Hugo: "Give me the girl."
Fiona: "No!"
Hugo: "Ghhh!"
He attacked again, but Bob blocked his strike.
Bob: "Stay away… from my partner!!"
Fiona: "Careful… Bob protects me because he likes me… The Headless Knight protects anyone he likes and trusts… and he senses who wants to hurt me…"
Hugo: "Hmm…"
He looked at Remy, and when he saw him, he rushed at him— but again Bob reacted.
Fiona: "He also protects those… who are important to me!!"
Remy: "Ugh…"
Fiona: "Hmm."
Remy: "Ohohoh… so you love me…"
Fiona: "(Sweats)… (Blushes) What… no… I mean… uh… uh… (blushing harder)… Bob just protects my friends, that's all…"
Hugo: "No, that's not it. He doesn't protect him because you simply see him as a friend… Otherwise he wouldn't react that fast and even fling his cloak around him. That means he's more important to you than 'just a friend.'"
Fiona: "Ugh… (blushing!)"
Remy: "That's enough explanation… So when do I get a hug?"
Fiona: "I hope you get hugged by Medusa!"
Remy: "(Sweats) According to legend, Medusa is actually not so bad… Those snakes in her hair could also give me a few nice little kisses…"
Fiona: "Urghh…"
Hugo: "(Sweats)… is it always like this here…"
Casper: "Yup."
Jade: "Mhm."
Hugo: "Hahh… this is disgusting… I mean, I even forgot what I came here for… what was it again…"
Remy: "Ugh… no problem, everyone forgets sometimes… You wanted to kill us."
Hugo: "Ugh… right…"
He hit his own forehead with his palm.
Hugo: "Thank you… that's really kind of you… hehe… you know, everyone forgets sometimes… so… let's continue…"
(Crash!)
Remy: "Whoa…"
Fiona: "You're such a smartass, you know that, Remy…"
Remy: "Hah… I got that from Sherlock."
Fiona: "Ah… I've read all his books… Sherlock and the Robbers, Sherlock and the Artifact of the Witch Elen, and also Sherlock's Journey into the Dark Castle…"
Remy: "Hehehe… so you like him, huh…"
(Crash!)
Hugo: "Hmm… I may not be able to hurt you… but I can destroy this building. Then you might die."
Remy: "And how? With your wings?"
Fiona: "Don't make him even angrier, Remy…"
Hugo: "Hmm… No… I can also just hurt other people…"
Fiona: "What…"
Suddenly he looked outside— his men were standing near a bakery close by…
Remy: "Huh?"
Fiona: "They have nothing to do with this."
Hugo: "That guy Remy goes there from time to time and flirts with the woman who works there… How about I kill her in front of your eyes? What was her name again… Emma?"
Remy: "I don't flirt with her… Leave her out of this, are you serious…?"
Hugo: "Give me Cossette…"
Hugo looked at Cossette.
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Casper: "We know she's your sister…"
Hugo: "Hmph… I don't care."
He stood up.
Hugo: "Your guardian spirit can protect you and your friends… but he has a limited range…"
Fiona: "Huh!"
Suddenly he grabbed Remy and pulled him out toward the balcony…
Hugo: "Don't move…"
A dark shape emerged from his back…
Hugo: "Or he dies."
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Hugo: "I was fast… enough… If you don't dismiss this Bob, I'll kill the people down there, and with one whistle the six men in black clothes will fire into the crowd… Dismiss him!"
Remy: "Ugh… hhhhh… hehehehe… Who said I can't defend myself…"
Hugo: "Hmm…"
(Fisssshing!)
Hugo: "Urk!!!!"
A claw made of shadow burst out of Remy…
Remy: "I'm half human, half shadow… and Fiona is half human, half banshee… Can someone like you, who isn't even cursed, really defeat us?"
Hugo: "Ghhhh…"
He let him go.
Remy: "Tssss…"
Fiona: "Remy… are you okay?"
Remy: "Yeah, I'm fine…"
Hugo: "Hahhh… looks like there's no other way…"
He put two fingers in his mouth to whistle…
Hugo: "Hmph… huh… Wait… where is the other one…"
Remy: "Hmph…"
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Casper: "Right behind you, bastard!!!"
Casper appeared in midair directly behind him, his scythe of blood in hand, and slashed Hugo.
(Slash!)
Hugo: "Urk!"
(Crash!)
He crashed back into the wall.
Casper: "Got you…"
Hugo: "So… fast… Not bad… hehehehe…"
Casper: "What!!"
He grabbed the scythe and pulled it out of his shoulder.
(Splurt!)
Hugo: "I've had enough! Of all of you…!"
The dark aura returned…
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Jade: "That aura…"
Hugo looked down at his hands and started screaming…
Hugo: "Urk… gahhhhh…"
Bat-like wings burst from his back… His hands turned into claws, his teeth grew sharp…
Hugo: "Hrrrrrr… Chucacapra!!!!"
Chucacapra – a creature that looks like a bat, at least when it comes to its wings. In old legends, it was said that this creature loved to hunt humans… It's a being of immense strength, it doesn't age… not only that, it can regenerate very quickly. Even if its heart is destroyed, its blood vessels can re-route somewhere else, and from flesh and blood it can regenerate again… Chucacapra is known for devouring humans, cows and birds. What makes it even more disturbing are its claws and its eerie voice…
Hugo: "Hrrrrrrrr…"
(Whoosh!)
Suddenly he was right in front of Casper… He grabbed Casper's face with his hand and slammed him into the wall.
(Crash!)
Remy: "No, Casper!"
(Whoosh!)
Hugo: "Hehehehe…"
He kicked Remy away.
Fiona: "Ugh…!"
(Whoosh!)
He appeared before Fiona… then knocked her back. She flew through the doorway and into the wall…
(Crash!)
Fiona: "Urk!… (Bleaargh!)"
Then he grabbed her by the throat…
Hugo: "Where… is… Cossette…"
Suddenly he was struck by a sharp pain in his head…
Hugo: "Urk… gahhhhhhh!"
He clutched his head and dropped to his knees, letting Fiona go.
Fiona: "Ghhh…"
Hugo: "Urk… gahhhhhhhh…"
He turned around.
Hugo: "What…"
Fiona: "What's wrong, huh…"
She also looked behind him… and saw Jade… staring with a serious expression.
Jade: "Begone!!"
The clocks went wild and the radios suddenly burst out laughing.
Radio: "Hahahahahaha…"
And the clocks too…
Fiona: "What's happening…"
Hugo: "Urk… gahhhhhhhhh…"
Blood started coming out of his ears…
Jade: "Out!"
Desperately, he tried to fly away… but in that moment Casper appeared again and knocked Hugo unconscious.
(Crash!)
Casper: "Hahhh…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
Jade: "Hahh…"
The clocks and radios calmed down.
Fiona: "Oh… what was that, Jade…"
Jade: "Hmm… Chucacapras are my specialty too… Don't worry, Fiona. Are you okay… oh…"
Fiona: "Hm?"
Jade: "Your cheek is bleeding…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
She touched her cheek.
Fiona: "Oh… yeah, you're right…"
Jade: "Then come on, we'll patch you up… and Remy too."
Fiona: "Ugh, Remy… How is he…"
Remy: "Ghhh… wua… that hurts…"
His eye was bleeding.
Remy: "Damn, my eye…"
Fiona: "Ugh… Remy…"
Remy: "Fiona, are you okay…"
Fiona: "Yes… and you…"
Remy: "I'm fine… he cut your cheek…"
Jade: "Not just her cheek… Fiona… look at your hand…"
Fiona: "Ugh…"
For Remy it was painful to look at—Fiona's fingers were completely broken.
Fiona: "It… does hurt, yeah."
Remy: "Hmm…"
Jade: "Vivian… you can come out now."
Vivian came out with Cossette.
Fiona: "Cossette!"
Cossette: "I'm so sorry… this is my fault…"
Fiona: "No, it's not…"
Jade: "Sit down now, Fiona… I'll take care of your fingers… and you, Vivian, treat Remy."
Vivian: "Yes, ma'am…"
They sat down on the sofa.
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Jade: "Oh dear… that looks painful… Shouldn't this be healing?"
Fiona: "No. My banshee ability only heals flesh wounds… not bones…"
Jade: "Oh… that's bad…"
Fiona: "Hmm… ghhh…"
She began healing Fiona's hands. Jade used a clock.
Jade: "This clock will make your hands heal by pulling them back to their old state, to the time before the injuries happened…"
Fiona: "I see…"
Remy: "Ouch… Vivian…"
Vivian: "Sorry, master."
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Fiona looked at Remy.
Fiona: "Are you okay?"
Remy: "Yeah… I'm fine… and you?"
Fiona: "Well, I'll manage…"
Casper: "Hahh…"
Jade: "Casper, be so kind and deal with Hugo…"
Casper: "Okay… huh!… ugh!"
Jade: "Huh?"
Fiona: "Hm?"
Casper suddenly looked shocked.
Casper: "He's gone…"
Fiona: "What!"
Jade: "That's impossible… How did he manage to slip away without us noticing…"
Remy: "Huh?"
(Meanwhile)
Hugo: "Hahhhh… hahhh… hahhh, damn… witch… she'll pay for that… huh."
He looked at someone.
Hugo: "Hey you, come here."
Stranger: "Yes?"
Hugo: "Right there!"
Suddenly Hugo opened his mouth wide and bit the man's hand.
Stranger: "Urk… aaarghhhhhhh!"
(A few minutes later)
Jade: "This isn't good…"
Remy: "Mhm…"
Fiona: "What do we do now?"
Jade: "We should look for him… He could be dangerous, he's injured, and innocent people might get hurt… Let's hurry. Fiona and Remy, you've been healed, so you're coming too."
Remy: "Okay…"
Fiona: "Mhm…"
Jade: "Vivian, you take care of Cossette… Hide her in the other room."
Vivian: "Okay…"
She left the office.
Jade: "We'll split up… Remy and Fiona, you two go together… I'll go with Casper."
Casper: "Hm?"
Remy: "All right."
Fiona: "Mhm…"
They went different ways.
Remy: "Hmm… where could he be…"
Fiona: "Hmmm."
Remy: "Hey Fiona… Is it true you see me as more important than just a normal friend…"
Fiona: "Ugh… (blushing)… No… that's not true… okay…"
Remy: "Oh really, but you're blushing…"
Fiona: "Hmmm…"
Remy: "Hmph…"
Fiona: "Hahhh… I trust you… that's why."
She said that and walked on… Remy blushed.
Remy: "Ugh… you actually can say something nice to me…"
Fiona: "Hahhh… huh!… ugh… hey… come here…"
Remy: "What?"
Fiona: "Look at this."
Remy: "At what?"
He came closer.
Remy: "Damn…"
Fiona: "Those are… human remains…"
On the ground lay human remains— a leg and a jawbone…
Remy: "He must be hungry…"
Fiona: "I don't understand how he turned into a Chucacapra… Is that a curse like yours and mine? You're half shadow, half human, I'm half human, half banshee… So is he half human, half Chucacapra?"
Remy: "No, I think it's something else… He can't control it. The powers don't obey him."
Fiona: "Hmm?"
Remy: "You can use your banshee powers and control them. I can control my shadow powers too. But with him… it looks like… his powers don't obey him at all."
Fiona: "Ugh… Do you mean… this isn't a curse, but a transformation?"
Remy: "Poverty."
Fiona: "Hm?"
Remy: "You become a Chucacapra by eating a human. And after the civil war, Havre Etienne suffered a famine so severe… that people ate human remains…"
Fiona: "Ugh!…"
Remy: "If you eat a certain amount, and multiple times, it can happen… They didn't tell the residents. To make sure they would eat, they cooked the remains into soups."
Fiona: "And you're sure about this…"
Remy: "Mhm… Could be. Sherlock once told me."
Fiona: "I see…"
(Meanwhile)
(Splurt!)
Hugo: "Ghhrrrr… ghrrrr… hgrrrrr."
Dead animals all over the ground…
Farmer: "Hey… what's going on here… Urk!"
Hugo: "Urk!"
He grabbed the farmer…
(Splurt!)
Farmer: "Urkkkkkkkkkk!"
(Back to Remy and Fiona)
Fiona: "Hmmm…"
Remy: "Looks like… he went that way."
Fiona: "But… wait… over there… that's a forest…"
Remy: "And there's a farm nearby… Let's go find Jade and Casper."
Fiona: "Okay…"
Jade: "No need…"
Jade said suddenly as she appeared with Casper.
Jade: "There's blood trails nearby too…"
Remy: "He's attacked several people."
Fiona: "Are you telling me a cannibalistic creature that eats humans is now running loose in Roux!?"
Jade: "Looks… that way…"
Casper: "Let's go to the forest. There's a farm there. Otherwise it'll be too late."
Remy: "Mhm."
Fiona: "Okay."
Jade: "We better run…"
They hurried.
(Patch!) (Patch!)
(A few minutes later)
Casper: "There it is…"
Fiona: "Huh?"
Remy: "Hmm?"
Jade: "…Quiet…"
Remy: "Something's off. Stay sharp…"
Fiona: "Mhm."
They approached the farm… looked around… dead animals were lying everywhere.
Casper: "Damn."
Fiona: "Hahhh…"
Remy: "Hmm… look at that…"
Fiona: "Ugh!"
Casper: "Ugh!"
Jade: "Damn, we're too late…"
Human remains lay on the ground…
Remy: "Just great… And he's probably not here anymore."
Fiona: "What's close to this forest… Where could he be…"
Remy: "Nearby… no idea… We should head back."
Casper: "What?"
Fiona: "He could hurt more people, we have to stop him."
Jade: "No, he's probably resting now… he gorged himself."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Casper: "Hmm…"
Remy: "It's too dangerous… Let's go back…"
Fiona: "Okay."
Casper: "If you say so…"
They returned.
Remy: "Hahh, what a day."
Casper: "Mhm."
Remy: "He's resting now and we don't know where he is. We lost his trail…"
Jade: "Just walking away like this is dangerous…"
Fiona: "True… you're right… Still."
She looked outside.
Remy: "Hmm?"
Casper: "Hmm?"
Fiona: "Are you sure… this is a good idea?"
Jade: "Hmm."
(Meanwhile)
Hugo: "Hahhh… hahhh… hahhh… hahhh…"
In a cave, the beast fell asleep…
(A few minutes later in Roux)
Remy: "Hahhh… Let's relax a bit now."
Fiona: "Remy…"
Remy: "Yeah…?"
Fiona: "I'm sorry about your face… I mean, your eye…"
Remy: "Oh yeah… that's bad…"
Fiona: "Hmm."
Remy: "You don't have to look that sad… Looking that sad isn't good… ugh…"
Suddenly, she cupped his cheek and gently stroked his wound.
(Stroking!)
Remy: "Huuuh!"
Fiona: "Hmm…"
Remy: "Fiona, what are you doing…"
Fiona: "Looking at your wound…"
She stood up and went upstairs.
Fiona: "I'm going to rest…"
Remy: "Ugh…"
Remy was completely stunned.
Remy: "Ugh…"