‘What's happening Fred?’

‘Stop calling me Fred! It’s either Freddie or Frederick. You know that!’

‘Well, now you know how we feel when you call us Vanilla 1 and Vanilla 2’.

‘I haven’t done that in ages, Camilla, and you know it!’

‘Just reminding you, Fred ... Eric. Making sure you know not to!’

‘Stop it, you two. Don't we have more important things to worry about than some silliness about names?’

‘Sorry, Vanessa.’ Freddie and Camilla apologised in tandem.

‘How do we find out what's going on?’

Freddie sighed. He went over to the bedroom window and looked at the scene below. Every light in the main building was on. Blue lights flashed...

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