This, however, was a distraction. While everyone was dealing with Leeto and his sudden fit of screaming, there was something else happening. White Baphomet left the scene and went down through the forbidden back halls of the club. He ran into Buddy the rat partway. Buddy was going to see what was going on in the club, but the goatman would not let him pass.
"Something wrong?" asked Buddy suspiciously. He was not particularly fond of White Baphomet. The goat had done something bad to him recently concerning one of his friends.
The white-furred goat with black markings looked slightly up at the rat and said, "You're sure causing a lot of trouble lately. Having fun?"
"That's the gist of it, I guess," returned Buddy dopily. "You need something?"
"Yes. I need you to do something for me. I'm not very happy right now. I need to get out of this place."
"Isn't the front door in the other direction?"
"I'm not talking about the club," he grinned somewhat mischievously. "I'm so lonely, Buddy. I can't stay here anymore. Send me back."
"Send yourself back. I got to check up on Leeto."
White Baphomet drew a dagger. It was a very simple dagger but in the hands of White Baphomet, the sight confused Buddy. There was no weapon in the world that could kill Buddy. He could be hurt though. Also there was another thing. This dagger was wet with blood.
"Wait, who did you just murder?"
"Alabaster," the goat returned with the same grin. "This is his blood. I intend to give it back to you."
Buddy's eyes went wide. He turned and ran back down the hall. He did not even know where half the doors went. The back halls of The Tailhole Club were strangely curved and confusing. Buddy had no idea where he was going and where he would end up.
He took a turn and went into one of the rooms, but Baphomet was there. Buddy tried to leave, but the door slammed shut. The rat turned and looked fearfully at the goat. The room was filled with girls, chanting something strange. Baphomet grinned, slowly walking towards the God who was Buddy.
"I don't actually want to hurt you, but I don't see any other way. You're too busy dealing with absolutely pointless things right now. I have to force your hand or else nothing will get done."
"You're just interrupting the story!" cried Buddy.
"I'm completing it. You know that. You knew this was a possibility. You tried to stop the inevitable from happening, and then you just got complacent. I'm bored here, Buddy. I don't even belong here anyhow. I belong somewhere else."
"Please, just give me more time to finish my story! I have so much more to write! Please! Everything was just getting good!"
"Oh, it's about to get even better!"
Despite Baphomet being at the rat's fore, Buddy suddenly felt a sharp object shove into his back. He let out a terrified squeak. Baphomet disappeared, but he was now behind him. He held onto the dagger, as Buddy fell forward into the midst of the chanting girls.
Alabaster's blood briefly mixed with Buddy's. There was a tremendous bang that shook the room, as if a canon went off next to everyone's ears. A doorway opened up inside the back of the rat. Dust and rocks. A desert. A wasteland. White Baphomet grinned as he leapt into it.
The dagger ejected itself out of Buddy's back, spinning up until it stuck in the ceiling. The girls all looked at him in silence. Buddy was panting and grunting in misery. Although bleeding, his wound was superficial. He was not really hurt... just in pain.
After taking some time to recover, he stood back up onto his feet and slowly proceeded to the door. He groaned as he drug his tail downed the curved hallway back to his room. Vixxie saw he was upset and ran to help him.
"What happened?" asked his wife.
The rat crashed into the bed and said, "Why do my own creations always turn on me?"