"We could try waiting in the shadows until someone goes by. It's what they do in the cop movies."

Zoey nodded. "Lets do that. Maybe we'll be lucky and someone will come back for this stuff. I could also see if any of my "friends" saw anything here too, or where they went."

While the group waited...

In the city the situation at the school actually prompted some of the locals to talk about their own unusual encounters and sightings of strange things in the city. The kids at the school are lauded as heroes by at least some of the locals and not as just people involved in a publicity stunt.


It was around 2 AM that the group saw someone approaching they were moving in a slow unusual gait towards the area.

Bump

Zoey looked at Rory, “Can you find out what’s on his mind?” She asked quietly then turned back to watch whoever came back.

The figure moved in an odd way shambling closer and closer

Susan tried to cast a spell to detect magic,  her paranoia flaring up

Susan senses no magic as the homeless man moves into view.

The man gasps and staggers back in shock as he sees the three teens.

Susan smiled brightly
"Nice night for a walk, eh?"

The man starts breathing normal after the gasp.

"What are you kids doing out here ? You part of this group ?"

He looks around.

Susan tried to smile innocently
"Part of which group,  sir?"

He motions to all the acoutraments.

Susan cocked her head questioningly
"Are YOU part of this group,  sir?"

"That depends you going to tie me up or nail me to a cross ?" he says looking off towards the cross.

Getting tired of the mans games, Susan shrugged
"Well, we're not here to be part of this group.  In fact,  we think they might have kidnapped a friend of ours"

The man relaxes.

"The girl ? She was a friend of yours.  I would have helped her but there were too many of them."

Susan frowned, suddenly serious
"Who are these people?"

The man shakes his head.

"They seem crazy think your friends an angel. I have never seen these folks out here before."

'Any idea if they're coming back?"

The man says,"Im not sure. Hope so, then maybe I could do something with your help."

Susan tried not to sound as suspicious as she felt
'And what that?"

"There were too many for me to do something. The police dont listen to homeless people maybe they will listen to you."

“What did they do to her?” Zoey asked choking back some tears.

He points to the cross

"Tied her up to that or nailed her to it. They think your friend is an angel for some reason. I dont know exactly what all the praying and stuff they were doing meant. I was chased off by them when they saw me."

“Was she, still alive?”