//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 Lost and found // Story: A Ghost in need // by Bronycommander //------------------------------// Chapter 1: Lost and found Germany March 15th 1946 Helmut Neumann was on his post at Castle Wolfenstein. He was a fresh recruit. Inexperienced and young. He was just 18 years old. He still lived with his mother in Wulfburg. His father died in a terrible accident when Helmut was younger. The young soldier was a friend of children, friendly and polite, and not aggressive as other soldiers. Germany was close to victory. Helmut was glad that the war was about to end. But like his mother he did not like the Regime. All he wanted was a happy life. Since Castle Wolfenstein was near Wulfburg, his Commander, Bernd Richter, managed to give him a post near his hometown. Bernd was Helmut’s friend since they were kids. “Hey buddy, how’s going?” Bernd asked him. “Great. It’s just sometimes it would be nice if something exciting would happen.” “You’re right. We could need something like that.” As god could hear their wish, an Alarm went off. “Intruder alert! All available soldiers to the Research Centre!” “The Centre is not far from our position. Let’s go!” Just when they arrived, they saw Rudi Jäger, the muscular Prison Warden of Castle Wolfenstein, with his dog and two knocked out men in German uniforms held by a Super soldier. One of the knocked out intruders had blond hair and was muscular as Jäger, the other one had a normal nody build and brown hair. “Herr Jäger, is everything alright?” Bernd asked. “Everything is under control, return to your post.” "Yes, Sir!” On their way back Helmut asked, “Can you remind me why we joined the Paranormal Division again?” “Can’t remember. But I joined them because I like history just like you. And the history about King Otto is interesting if you ask me.” “Right. Wait, do you hear that?” They heard a voice of a child calling for her mother and praying for the safety of her friend. It was in German. “Poor kid. We should look after it.” “Go ahead Helmut; you’re the friend of kids.” They followed the voice to some creates. The calling turned into sobbing and whimpering. “Hello?” Helmut asked with concern in his voice. After a few seconds they heard the child say, “P-please don’t hurt me. I beg you.” It was heartbreaking. “We won’t hurt you, I promise.” Bernd did not want to scare the child more as it was already. Slowly a shadow came out behind the crates. Both men were confused to see a pony with grey coat with a magnifying glass on it and a light blonde mane with lighter orange highlights. Both men were even more confused by the yellow glowing eyes. Before they could process this, the filly tried to walk to them with tear filled eyes, but was about to lose her balance. Helmut saw this and caught the filly before it fell. Both men liked animals and Helmut liked children. He saw that the filly was exhausted from something. “Save your strength.” “Thank you mister…” “Helmut Neumann. And this is my friend and Commander Bernd Richter.” "My name is Ruby.” “Ruby. A cute name for a cute filly like you.” Helmut wiped a tear out of her eye. “Thank you.” “We should take her to the crew quarters so she can rest.” “Good idea.” “Can I ask where I am?” “You are in Castle Wolfenstein in Germany. Today we have the 15th march 1946. We are humans.” If Ruby wasn’t a ghost her eyes would went wide. “Humans? My mommy read me bedtime stories about humans. They were fascinating.” The Crew quarters were empty. Helmut put her gently down into one of the beds. “There you go, sweetheart.” “Thanks. If I can ask, what is this on your cap, Bernd?” She asked the officer with black hair and green eyes. “This is a headset. It is attached to my peaked cap and allows me to call for backup. And this on Helmut’s back is a lightning conductor. We have a weapon called the Baltic Eye. This lightning conductor has the function to keep him from being shocked by the Baltic Eye's electrical cannon. The Baltic Eye is not used here, but those packs are standard equipment for our Soldiers.” “How did you end up here?” Ruby’s eyes began to water. Bernd and Helmut knew instantly that this would not be easy for her.