# — ❞ HOW IRONIC ❞
╰┈➤ CHAPTER ELEVEN ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*
⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ 𝙐𝙈𝘽𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙇𝘼 𝘼𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙈𝙔┊🕰️☔️🎻
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           AFTER LEAVING DIEGO, STARR and Allison went to find Vanya. It was pouring rain and lightning bolts piercing through the dark storm clouds every through minutes. Starr drifted her gaze to Allison, who had her eyes glued to the road and hands gripped on the wheel, but something didn't feel right. Starr lifted her legs up onto the dashboard and crossed them, letting out a sigh.

In the middle of the ride, Starr had fallen asleep after trying to stay awake for Allison's sake. The next morning, Starr blinked her eyes open after getting a tap on the shoulder from Allison, "Give me until tomorrow..."

"Starr! We're here," Allison announced as she grabbed the blue file to take a look and see if they were at the right spot. Starr jerked up and the first thing she spotted was a rusty mailbox in front of a cabin. She looked around for Allison, but she was already outside.

Seeing that Allison as already out, Starr quickly yanked her seatbelt off and rushed over to her. The duo quietly made their way up to Jenkins's cabin, sneaking below the deck and to the back to peak through the window. Inside it was dark and dust could be seen flowing inside through the sunlight piercing through. It was very gray with wooden tiles on the wall and floor.

As the girls were about to step back, a flock of birds flew from under them, causing them to gasp. They let out a sigh of relief and headed elsewhere. Starr shook her head and sighed, "I'm never coming back here."

"Well, if there's an apocalypse there might not be a here to come back here," Allison told her. "Cmon, let's see if there's something downtown."

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            ONCE THEY GOT IN THE CAR, ALLISON and Starr drove downtown, but there was a traffic jam with cars lined up in the street, all coming to a halt. Starr drifted her gaze to the other side of the road where there was police car parked in front of a breakfast buffet plastered in police tape. Allison did the same and spotted something on the sign that was beside the large building.

Allison and Starr shared a look before nodding at each other and got out ( not before Allison put on sunglasses ) and headed to the sign. Allison jerked off a blue and white scarf off the sign and recognized it, knowing who it belonged to, "Vanya."

The girls headed over, ducking under the police tape before getting interrupted by an officer, "Hey, pardon me, ma'am. I gotta ask you and your daughter to stay behind the lines, we had an accident here last night."

"Oh, she's more of... my niece? And what kinda of accident?" Allison inquired.

"Ma'am, line please."

Allison sighed and nodded before stepping back to the other side of the line, "What happened?"

"We're still trying to figure that all out," the officer replied. "As soon as we do, you'll be able to read it in the newspaper with everybody else, okay? So, have a nice day."

"Look, Officer —"

Just as Allison took off her glasses, the officer turned around and gasped in shock, "Holy shit! You're Allison Hargeeves? I saw you on tv like... two nights ago in that Sandra Bullock movie about underpaid teachers that rob a bank."

Starr chuckled, "How ironic."

Allison nudged Starr's arm and gave a light chuckle to the officer, "Yeah... that's me."

"Oh! Wow, hey if I'm being honest, my wife and I, we prefer you in the romantic comedies," the officer smiled. "The Love On Loan trilogy."

Starr gasped with a smile, "I love romance movies! Allison you never told me you were in one!"

"Well, it was a little while before you could speak," Allison said, patting her shoulder and getting a chuckle out of the officer.

Just then, someone spoke from the other side of his walkie talkie, "Yeah, what do you got Fred?" Allison and Starr overheard something about a hospital calling. "Copy that, I'll be right over," he sighed. "Allison freaking Hargeeves. Ah, my wife's not gonna believe it... oh, I gotta go — work stuff,

Allison nodded, "Of course! Sorry."

As Allison stepped side and the officer ducked under the table, she spoke moved forward and spoke to him again, "Actually, that's... why I'm — we're here! I'm researching a role. A law enforcement role."

"In Jackpine Cove? We haven't had a murder here in years," The officer frowned in confusion as he put his hands on his hips.

"It's about a special agent! Who's been orphaned his whole life, but she's auditioning for his partner in crime -solving," Starr cut in. Allison frowned in confusion, but Starr leaned up and whispered, "My mom's auditioning for a roll in a new cop show: Will Trent."

Allison nodded, "Yeah and he's taken on a drug cartel..." Allison looked to Starr for reassurance, but she only shrugged and Allison turned back to the cop, "In fact, maybe I... we could tag along while you conduct some official police business! I promise we won't get in the way. I just... I think you could really, um... help me develop my character if I could live a day in the life, you know."

"Day in the life, huh? Eh... come on."

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            SERGEANT CHEDDAR LET THEM TAG ALONG WITH him on his ride to the hospital. Allison had to keep Starr from fidgeting with everything in his car which led Allison having to switch their seats. After a couple minutes of driving, the trio made it down to the hospital where they found a guy barely awake on a hospital bed with an arm sling. He had scratches on his face like he had just gotten into a fight, the fight Allison and Starr assume was with Vanya.

The guy on the bed blinked his eyes opened, craning his head upward to the three, "Who... who are you?"

"I'm Sergeant Cheddar, and this is... this is my... associate and her niece," he explained. "Just have a couple of questions for you."

"Am I in trouble?" Luntz questioned.

"No trouble, nothing like that. I just wanted to ask you about the accident in Bearskin Tavern parking lot last night,"

The Luntz guy sighed, "Oh, you're a cop. You gotta protect me no matter what, right?"

"It's my sworn duty,"

Luntz shook his head, "It was no accident."

Cheddar raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"This guy... hired us to start a fight," he began. "He wanted us to rough him up in front of his girlfriend. He paid real good, up front. We got drunk and took it a little too far. Started to hassle the girl, too. And then, all hell broke loose."

"The guy who paid you, what did he look like?" Allison asked. "Brown hair, light scruff, slight build?"

Luntz nodded, "Yeah, that's him."

"Well, that's a... really good guess,"

Allison pulled out a magazine and presented in front of him, "Was this the girlfriend?"

"Did the girlfriend have an interested in violin or the arts by any chance?" Starr added.

At that, Cheddar pushed them out of the room and behind the blue curtain, "Hey, by any chance, is your movie called Small Town Cop Falls For A Hollywood Superstar And Her Niece's Bullshit?"

Allison sighed, "I am sorry for misleading you."

"I believe the word would be lying,"

"I'm sorry I lied, but I didn't know how else to get answers," Allison replied, holding up the cover again. "This is my sister and I think the guy that put him in this hospital has her. I have to find her."

"I could get fired for just bringing you two down here with me," Cheddar stated.

"Please. I think she's in trouble," Allison pleaded. "I need your help."

Cheddar sighed and opened the curtain once again to let them through, "Answer their questions. Is this the girlfriend?"

Right at that moment, a nurse came in, "Sorry, but the doctor needs to run more tests," The trio turned around to the nurse, "You're gonna have to ask him questions later."

Allison sighed and the three of them walked out.

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            AFTER THEY WERE LET OUT, the same nurse that told them to leave recognized Vanya and told them she was the one who left with Mr. Peabody ( aka: Harold Jenkins ). The Cheddar guy tried to warn them not to go, but of course, Allison took her and Start to go their own way. Allison and Starr took a drive down back to the cabin where they could hear Vanya's violin playing from the inside.

It wasn't that windy out, but everything that was near the cabin had been blowing as if it were. As they walked onto the porch, Allison put a protective arm in front of Starr and told her to stay outside. And she reluctantly did so. Starr walked back to a window and knelt down to watch from outside.

Everything started out fine: Vanya stopped everything shaking, they talked for a while, then they started throwing their hands in their air and moving toward each other like an argument was brewing. Shortly after, Starr could hear muffled yelling from Vanya; which caused her to widened her eyes. Once again the wind started to blow and the house shook... Vanya.

Starr's gaze drifted to Allison as she read her lips saying I heard a rumor....

And then Vanya sliced the violin bow through Allison's neck and it all stopped. Starr slapped her hands on her mouth to keep herself from screaming, but when she saw another figure appear, she moved to the other side of the cabin and leaned against the wall, taking several deep breaths before going in herself and collapsing to the floor beside Allison, "ALLISON, COME ON! GET UP!"

She tried to apply pressure, but it was ultimately useless. A few moments later, the door swung up and she turned her head to find Luther, Five, Diego and Klaus. Luther rushed beside Starr as she removed her now bloody hands and lifted Allison up off the floor.

➥ AUTHOR'S NOTE
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finally updating this fic again. i dunno how to feel abt this chapter, but when i catch u harold 😤 also, i just had to add in a little reference to one of my favorite shows: will trent into this.

pls don't be a silent / ghost reader! i luv seeing your comments and it helps me stay motivated <33

— see you soon, meg!