CripticShade

Mayor Ellwood had gone missing for several days without notice and everyone was looking for him. One day, however, he returned just as mysteriously as he had disappeared. He insisted that he was fine though not everyone bought into his cheerful demeanor and some speculated that something far darker than they could fathom had transpired. Suspicions continued to rise until two agencies finally each sent one of their best agents to the mayor’s party to go undercover and investigate the reasons as to the mayor’s disappearance. At about the time of 7:30 in the evening, the mansion gates are opened and many guests who’d lined up in their vehicles are allowed entry. The hustle and bustle of the crowd is managed through the encouragement of everyone to line up. As the line nears the one of the first agents, he is asked for his name. “Name’s Ashton.” He replies with a cheeky grin and his hands in his pockets. The man with the list checks through the names and finds Ashton amongst them so

CHAPTER 1: A Sticky Situation "Huh, now that's something you don't see every day." Austin stoops down and pokes at the stuff with his finger. Yeaaah, that probably wasn't his smartest decision in life but sometimes you see something weird and you just want to... kinda... touch it. So he did. The stuff was viscous, sticky, and stung a little bit which causes him to jerk away. "Ah crap!" He huffs, standing up just as quickly as he had stopped to investigate the stuff. He furrows his brows and examines the stuff on his finger, then does a dumber thing. Listen, the guy couldn't resist a little curiosity now and again. It wasn't every day that you came across a strange pink mass that looked so out-of-place that it made you even a little bit curious. That's right, he put his thumb and forefinger together to examine it closer. Well whatever it was, it wasn't coming off. "Uhh.." Austin lifts his head and looks around on the street. It was evening and there had been a