Billy's tic-tac

 

  Drew and Lex are two of the best search and rescue officers in the whole county; they had a lot of successful rescues under their belt and got rewarded multiple times. They were also good friends since school, and their wives and kids were getting along all well. It was like they were a big happy family; you don't need blood relations to be family.

- Hey Lex, How are you today, mate?

- Rather good today, Drew! What about you?

- I am good. Thank you. Be the way I wanted to ask you something!

- Shoot.

- What do you...

    Before Drew finished his question, both were called by their superior officer, Bruno.

- Lex, Drew Come quick to the office; I have an urgent case and need your expertise!

    They both entered the office with Bruno, and they had some more personnel than usual there, and they both thought something big was happening!

- So I'll jump to the case since it is urgent. Last night, the son of the mayor, Billy, got lost in the woods near Groove Creek. So you understand why i need all of you to solve the case as fast as posible.

- How long has passed since the men got lost in the woods, chief?

- I am told it was around 2 days. The mayor had some of his men searching also, and after seeing no results, Mayor William now asked us for help!

- The same William that cut our money for new gear, I take it!

- Shhh, Lex, no time for that now!

- Ok!

-Let's get moving!

   Lex and Drew, along with Felix, went as a team, and the other officers went in other directions after teaming up.

- What is your opinion regarding these boys? asked Felix

- Well, I don't know, it's a bit late, but hopefully all will be ok. It's hard to tell, especially since the cold arrived earlier than last year, and being alone in the forest without gear, food, water, or warmth is hard, but let's go! said Lex

The three got to the last spot where the men were seen and started to search. After a few hours of just freezing, they saw traces of shoes in the mud.

- It seems we are getting close!

- Yes, let's go!

- Let's go!

They followed the trace and arrived near a cliff where they saw the men!

- Shit! What the fuck happened here?

-I am guessing he was attacked by a bear or other wild animals, but I don't see any traces of struggle.

- Just a bag of bones and flesh, mangled!

- Although we saw the worst, this is the first time I have seen tic-tac all over the place!

Lex looked around and found Billy's phone. The phone was placed in a spot picked to show Billy!

- What's that, Lex?

- I am guessing Billy's phone!

- Can you open it? Maybe we will get some clues about what happened!

- Nope, the phone is locked!

- Let's call it in then! After we get him back, his parents can get some closure. About the phone, we can open it in the office after we get the okay from the mayor!

  They called the base, were able to get some reinforcements, and got Billy back from the woods. The parents were devastated and couldn't believe what happened to Billy until they saw its parts. After a few days, Billy got buried, and the case was closed!

  A few months passed since Billy's case when Drew and Lex went to get a drink after the shift was over.

- What happened, Lex?

- You remember the case of the mayor's son some months ago?

- Yes, the bear one, no?

- Yes, that one! I saw what was recorded on that phone and what happened after the police and the phone company were able to unlock it!

- So, what happened? I see you are a little off!

- Well, the phone had a few short clips, like a flog or a forest vlog, as Billy liked to say his forest walks are.

- Ok, so…?

- On that day, Billy went on a walk, like most of the time, to get a breath of fresh air, get some photos, and chat with his followers. The parts that are strange start after he passed a stream. He met some of his followers that were also there; it seems they planned this.

   After taking some shots and putting some stuff online, they left after giving Billy a box of tic-tacs. He did not find it strange since his fans give all types of stuff. Billy poped some tic tacs, and while walking, he seems out bit by bit after 10 minutes since he took the tic tac. He rambled about nothing and all; he was drugged. The clips showed Billy more and more under the influence of those drugs, and those clips ended when we found Billy!

- Ok, but how does that explain how we found him?

- Well, on the last clip, he wanted to post online, but since he was so drugged, he didn't see he had no internet, and then we saw it: he was attacked by a bear.   But the most awful thing was that Billy didn't seem to feel that the bear was biting him, and one time he turned to the bear and said, "Do you want a tic tac?" while the bear was chewing on its arm.

- What the fuck? Wha… ho?

- I know I feel the same! To have fans that only wanted your death, and how did they get that drug? The police said they never saw a drug like that, which makes your body numb so fast!

- Did the police get them?

- No, it seems all the accounts were fake, and they couldn't track the ips!

- So you must be careful who you trust!

- Yep.

After some years have passed, a legend appeared in that area about a boy that you could see when temperatures got low each year, and he was asking for tic-tac!