Chapter 469: Heather’s Goblin-Child
Elmo wasn't sure about if going out to check on Heather's goblin-child was a good idea or if it'd somehow get them ensnared more deeply with the Twilight Zone, but what he could be certain of was that they were going away from those whom he knew had been ensnared, All he could hope about that was that being away from those in the inn would help them somehow.
Despite the fact that by the time an individual in the series became aware that something was wrong, it was already too late for them and had been, sometimes, for a while.
However, since he hadn't seen an episode where any of the characters entered the Twilight Zone knowing about it, he had to hope that there were other rules present that he might not know about. Ones that would allow for at least some of them to escape.
Besides, he'd already decided that he needed to ensure that Elin escaped the zone, even if it meant that he'd be trapped in it forever. If nothing else, doing so would at least give meaning to his otherwise meaningless life. As he'd spent the bulk of it in his room after he'd gotten out of school and hadn't really done anything that would give meaning to his life.
Even what he'd done during this competition he couldn't imagine would have given meaning to his otherwise meaningless existence. Though, he did wish that he could save Kim and Jonas as well, because Kim was important to Elin and Jonas was important to Elmo, even though Elmo couldn't say that he himself was that important to Jonas. They just hadn't reached that point in their relationship from what he'd been able to tell.
So, as Elmo followed Heather, Sonya, and Elin, he kept an eye out for anything unusual. Something that would stand out and let him know if there really was no hope or if they'd reached the point where there wasn't anything he could do to help.
When Elmo reached the destination that Heather had been heading towards, he noticed it was a small house with several young women present, a couple with a green-skinned infant in their arms while others were pregnant and looking like they were ready to give birth at any moment.
However, there was one green-skinned child that was running around. As if he didn't have a care in the world. Or at least Elmo assumed that it was a 'he.' The boy stood about a foot and a half tall, had hair that looked like the same color of Heather's, though the boy's also had green highlights to his.
"Oscar," Heather called out, kneeling on the ground.