Knock Two Times If It's A Trap

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It was the only building standing in a town that had burnt to the ground. Demurra said she felt nothing from the location, not a person, not a thing, completely blank, it scared her a bit. Clarissa had her bow out for what good it would do. The building itself looked like a former nightclub or current the sign in front was still flashing despite no way for power to actually get to it.

"Satan's Alley." The sign said, seemed a little on the nose for a trap. The door was made of what looked like Onyx, just a full black glass look with no door handle, or obvious door bell. Clarissa walked cautiously up to it and knocked. Clarissa wondered for a moment if the sound had even carried until the door was thrown open and a short man in a tweed suit was there.

"Who are you? Why are you knocking, who sent you, why didn't you answer my question, are you with the government, did the president send you, did anyone send you, why aren't you answering?" Clarissa had barely been able to process his statements before he grabbed her arm and yanked her inside the door slamming shut behind her separating her from Demurra.

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"Colonel Dunkley." It was hard to get used to the new title, he had never gotten that high prior, but he liked hearing it.

"Yes Lieutenant?" The young man had felt like a new assistant, he was certainly more amenable than Clarissa had been, and less traitorous to his country like she had been.

"We have breached the plane."

"As I said we could excellent Lieutenant inform the General I'll assemble our unit and we'll prepare for descent."

"Right away sir." Gilbert knew once they accomplished their goal everyone would understand why he did what he did. He was sad that Doris was dead, but what he could accomplish would be better for everyone eventually, eventually. They just had to do one more tiny thing, break into hell.

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"You're a very rude person you know that." Clarissa had barely been able to get in a word edge wise to the man who was named Clive or Clyde, he said his name so fast she couldn't make it out.

"I haven't been able to."

"I mean I'm trying to help you, and you just aren't listening or letting me talk." They had traveled past the closed nightclub part of "Satan's alley" and now were making their way to the back. Clarissa didn't even know why she kept following Clive or Clyde when all he did was insult her.

"Help me what you've only drug me around through this weird nightclub."

"Help you break into hell."

"I uhh what why?"

"TO SAVE THE WORLD STOP INTERRUPTING!"