P.T.C.
Episode #05 - Beach House Mystery
Written by: CS-Masyet
Tech: Goes into the shower room.
Ail: Hey, Tech. Leaves.
Tech: Opens a stall, and finds Tear inside.
Tear (shocked): *gasp*
Tech (shocked): W-what the?!?
Tear: EEK!!! Hits Tech in the face.
Tech (blushing): Turns around. S-sorry...
Tear: Puts a towel on. D-did you see...?
Tech: I knew it...
Tear: Huh?
Tech: I knew you were hiding something. Why are you keeping it a secret that you're a girl?
Tear: ...I can't tell you that...
Tech: ...
Tear: I'm sorry...
Tech: Rubs his face. You didn't have to hit me...
Tear: Oh, sorry about that! I wasn't thinking...
Tech: ...I don't think Ail will be too happy if he finds out he's sharing a room with a girl...
Tear: N-no, don't tell him that! Please don't tell anyone, Tech. Please...
Tech: Alright. If I told Ail, he'd think something's wrong with me anyway...
Tear: Hugs him. Oh, thank you! Thank you!
Tech: U-um... Wouldn't it have been better to put some clothes on before you hugged me?
Tear: Lets go. GYAHHH!!!
Tech (blushing): I'm going to leave now... Leaves.
Tear: Gets dressed. I wish I could tell Ail, but... (I just can't...)

The next morning, at the beach...

Barry: Hey, guys! Did you all sleep well?
Mac: Yeah, the room was great!
Ail: I had a hard time sleeping though. I kept on hearing girls shrieking in the shower room...
Tech: ...
Tear: *gasp*
Ail: Jeez, what's wrong with those girls, Barry?
Barry: I don't know what you're talking about; I didn't hear anything. Besides, all the girls were in their rooms at night.
Ail: How the heck would you... On second thought, I don't want to know...
Tear: I'm sorry...
Ail: Why are you apologizing?
Tear: U-um, I... Sorry...
Ail: Jeez, would you stop saying you're sorry all the time?
Tear: Oh, sorry...
Ail: *sigh*
Tech: ...
Barry: Well, it's time I start preparing the food.
Ail: More food?
Barry: Course! Don't you want breakfast?
Ail: *sweatdrop* Oh right, never mind...
Barry: Mac, can you help me move the grill over there?
Mac: Sure, bud! Helps Barry move the grill.
Ail: Why didn't you just leave it there yesterday?
Barry: I did... You weren't the one who moved it?
Ail: Why would I want to touch that greasy thing?
Barry: Looks at Mac.
Mac: Wasn't me, pal.
Barry: Tear?
Tear: Huh? I'm probably not even strong enough to lift it...
Tech: Likewise.
Barry: It wasn't the girls... Was it Chelsea?
Chelsea: Runs towards them.
Ail: Speaking of which...
Chelsea: Hey, Ail! *giggle* Like my swimsuit?
Ail: Hey Chelsea, do you know who moved Barry's grill?
Chelsea (confused): Eh? No... Why?
Barry: This is very strange...
Ail: Not really. Someone must have walked by and moved it out of the way.
Barry: No one else comes by here. This is a private area.
Ail: Seriously?!? (How did you afford this whole area, anyway...?)
Tear: Maybe the person didn't know...
Mac (scared): M-maybe... It had to do with the shrieks Ail heard last night...
Ail: Huh?
Mac (scared): I-it was probably... a ghost!
Girls (scared): Eek!
Ail: Oh, please! Don't be silly!
Chelsea: I-I heard those shrieks too...
Mac: Really?
Chelsea: It sounded like... Raena...
Tear: *gasp*
Mac (horrified): Raena?!?
Girls (horrified): Raena!
Barry: R-Raena...
Tech: ...
Ail: Raena? Who's that?
Barry: You don't know?
Mac: Chelsea, you know the story the best. You tell him.
Chelsea: Alright...
Ail: Let's get inside first. It's getting chilly...
Tech: Yeah, it's still early autumn. That makes sense.
Barry: By the way Chelsea, nice swimsuit.
Chelsea (angry): It took you that long to notice?!?

They all go inside.

Chelsea: When I was in elementary school, I had a friend. Her name was Taffy. We did everything together; she was my best friend in the whole wide world. But when I went to middle school, she met someone... named Raena...
Ail: (That name again...)
Chelsea: She started hanging out with her all the time, and stopped paying attention to me. I wanted us all to be friends, but Raena wanted her all to herself. Taffy thought it was a great idea, so she decided to have a picnic next the river near the school with the both of us. Taffy got dangerously close to the ledge above the river, so I told her not to get too close. Raena got mad and pushed Taffy into the river. The river was shallow and full of sharp driftwood, so Taffy... Starts crying.
Ail (shocked): No, s-she didn't...
Chelsea (crying): She was killed...
Ail: I had no idea... Something like that happened...
Chelsea (crying): There was a policman nearby, so I asked him for help. But Raena ran away... and was never found.
Ail: Never found?!? Even to this day...?
Chelsea (crying): I'm scared she might come back and... kill me too... *sniff*
Ail: Don't cry, Chelsea. If she is here, I won't let her hurt you. I promise.
Chelsea (crying): Hugs Ail. Ail... I'm scared...
Tear: ... Runs to her room.
Ail: Tear?
Mac: The story must have scared him...
Tech: ...
Tear (crying): Lies on her bed. *sniff*
Ail: Comes in the room. Tear? What's the matter?
Tear (crying): *sniff* H-huh? Ail?
Ail: Are you crying?
Tear: Wipes her face. Y-yeah... The story...
Ail: Did you know Taffy?
Tear: N-no... I only moved here a little while ago...
Ail: Oh, that's right. So did I.
Tear: Really?
Ail: Yeah. That's why I didn't know the story. Takes a handkerchief out of his pocket and gives it to Tear. Here.
Tear (blushing): H-huh?
Ail: After you're done with it, wash it and give it back okay? Leaves.
Tear (blushing): Hugs the handkerchief. (Ail...)
?: ROOAAAR!!!
Tear: That noise! Runs to the room the others are in.
Girls: EEK!!!
Barry: Ail! It got Mac!
Ail: W-what?!?
Chelsea (scared): What are we going to do now? We might be next...
Tech: ...
Ail: I'll go outside and see what it is.
Chelsea (scared): A-Ail, are you sure?
Ail: Yeah, I'll take care of it.
Chelsea (blushing): My Ail is so brave!
Ail: *sweatdrop* ...
Barry: The Master Chef will protect you, ladies!
Girls: Save us, Master Chef!

Ail, Barry, and Tear go outside. There is a monster in the ocean, with Mac inside of it.

Ail: You'll pay, monster! Treble! Takes out his sword.
Tear: Paint! Takes out her paintbrush.
Barry: Culinary! Takes out his spatula. This must have been the thing that moved my grill! It'll pay!
Ail: *sweatdrop* Why's that such a big deal...?
Monster: ROOAAAR!!! Shoots water at Barry.
Barry: Falls down. Urgh...
Ail: Ha! Tries to slash one of its arms, but gets his sword caught in it. W-what the?
Tear: Green Paint! The gust from the paint freed Ail's sword.
Ail: Thanks, Tear.
Barry: Gets up.
Ail: You okay, chef boy?
Barry: Pshaw, mere water cannot harm the Master Chef... Gets shot by water. That's smarts...
Ail: Alright, if I can't cut it... Sound Wave! Shoots a wave of sound at the monster.
Monster: ROOAAAR!!!
Ail: Dang it! Nothing's working!
Tear: Hm... Watercolor Paint! Shoots Watercolor Paint at its head.
Monster: R-roar...
Ail: What was that?
Tear: It's a new technique that Ms. Pensil taught me.
Ail: Pretty cool.
Barry: It's my turn now! Art of the Master Chef... Burn! Jalapeņo Cannon! Fire comes out of his spatula and hits the monster.
Monster: R-ROOOAARR!!!!! Frees Mac and disappears.
Barry: Hah hah! That was my new technique!
Ail: How come I don't get a new techinque...?

The three of them get Mac and go inside.

Chelsea: You're back! Thank goodness!
Tech: What happened?
Ail: We found Mac lying in the water. It must have been him that made those sounds.
Chelsea: Oh, is that all? Phew, thank goodness...
Mac: That's not what happened! A monster made of water grabbed me and ate me! It was horrifying!
Chelsea: Yeah sure, Mac...
Barry: So, you guys staying a little longer?
Ail: Nah, I'm going to head back.
Tear: Me too, I didn't do my homework yet...
Ail: Darn it, neither did I! See ya guys! Runs out of the house.
Tear: W-wait for me! Follows him.

Ail and Tear go back and finish the day doing their homework. All seems to be normal, but what if Ail finds out Tear's really a girl? Just what is Tear trying to hide...?