Tales From The Basement

This definitely isn't for you. You want to be out of here as quickly as possible. Ben certainly understands.

"Can't say I blame you, but like I said before you really should think about changing locations of where you sleep or move out entirely. This place was never the healthiest of environmentsÂ…eh, I'm not going to tell you what you should do with your life, but take this pistol at least. Hell, given our family's dysfunction you should have one anyway. Take care okay?"

You take the gun and make your way back up the ladder and out the bunker. Moon Shadow and Tommy are now both sleeping near the garden. You pass them and head back to the basement half expecting to be attacked, but of course that doesn't happen.

You don't sleep much for the next few days and when you do its on the living room sofa, which means you have to endure Kelly's insults, but nothing worse than that. (She does notice that you carry a pistol around now though) Out of curiosity you go back to the tree with the secret entrance only to find it doesn't exist anymore.

Time passes and Ben comes up to the surface every once in awhile as usual, and you talk more in depth about things. Namely the "underworld". He's convinced more than ever that the government has something to do with them.

Eventually he says he has everything he needs down there now, and doesn't expect to come to the surface again. He tells Moon Shadow to take Tommy away and go some place else for he cannot be the soul mate or father that is needed. He also tells you again that you should leave with them and hands you a bunch of money. He says it's the last of his life savings from his "old life".

You can't see any reason to really stay. You've been on edge ever since you found out about the Chulocks, and you were looking for something to do with your life.

Saying goodbye to Ben one last time, you, Moon Shadow, and Tommy move on to parts unknown where an unknown future awaits. But hopefully it won't involve Chulocks.
End Of Story