A/N: This EVIL DEAD fanfic is set in various parts of "The Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" however the real fanfic part doesn't start until the end of "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn". Set then straight after Ash is sucked into the rift, however in my story he does not end up in the 1300's (or whatever). The parts detailing what happened prior to the main story is taken heavy (mostly) from the original screenplay which means bits of it will be inaccurate from the movie; I know this might annoy a couple of fanatics but hey, whatever. (Hey, but for you fanatics, keep a look out for some really obscure references!) Still, for most people, you probably won't notice the changes unless you just watched the movie before reading (which you probably didn't do!).
I want to mention that an inspiration to the plot of this fanfiction was taken from two sources; the song "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam and the movie/comic "Constantine". I'll make some references to the song throughout and one really noticeable reference is the title (duh). While the connection to the song is obvious this is not a fic that is going to follow the song to the letter; it really only inspired a few lines and the overall mission. Now the "Constantine" connection is a little vaguer, I won't reference it directly but I would like to quickly mention it since that's where I got the idea of "buying your way in to heaven" since in this fic Ash's overall goal is "to be good, so (he) can see (his) baby when (he) leaves this world".
Of course since this is an EVIL DEAD story there will be plenty of violence and gore however I'm going to keep it at a T rating for now unless I go totally off the map with violence and profanities later.
There are plenty of religious references (about heaven and hell) but not because I'm very religious but because you have to admit the movies were, also because of the song mentioning heaven (and the goal being to GET INTO heaven) but really it not very pushy; skip it if you must.
Oh and should mention that it does spoil the entire plot of the first two movies just in case you haven't seen them, but come on YOU HAVEN'T SEE THEM? but yet it makes no mention of "Army of Darkness" or the new series "Ash vs. the Evil Dead" (the series which I haven't seen but by God I am going to, hopefully, soon so don't ruin IT for ME!). Hopefully I will finish this story, but I make no promises.
So, enjoy my Ash-fest and for the love of God review! Hail to the King baby...
In a cabin in the woods, somewhere in the state of Michigan, one man called Ash was fighting for his life against the woman, Linda, he loved.
Linda backed Ashly up against Scott, knocking his body to the broken floor boards and grabs at Ash's foot. He manages to turn Linda's arm so the knife is behind her back. Forcefully, Ashly pushes her over the body of Scott and she falls backward upon the dagger, impaling herself upon it. The blade tears into her back and rips through her stomach. Lightning flashes, thunder roars and Linda screams once in a deep growl, then all is quiet.
Ashly drags Linda's corpse past the crumpled body of Scott, past Cheryl, who watches all of this from her place in the cellar, through the back door and out to the work shed.
Inside the work shed Ash lifts Linda up onto the work bench and secures her body to it with a number of chains which hang from nails along the wall. He rips down a tarp hanging on the wall to reveal a chainsaw. He starts it up and moves it towards her. Buzzing madly, the saw is lowered to a position several inches above Linda's neck. Ashly looks into Linda's face. Her eyes have gone back to blue. He turns off the saw.
"Linda..." Ash whispers. He drops the saw and breaks down crying over Linda's body.
Suddenly a mumble escapes from Linda's lips. Ash's head shoots up and looks down at Linda. Her brilliant blue eyes are wide open but it was clear the life is slowly slipping from her grasp.
"Hold me darling just a little while." she whispered. Ash began to cry harder, grasping onto her; holding her close. Ash leaned down and kissed her, their last kiss. He kept holding onto her as she slipped away. Now that she was gone, even though he holds her tight, Ash realised that he had lost his love, his life, this night.
An evening mist drifts out of the woods and cloaks the shed as Ashly carries Linda's body outside for burial. He lays the body upon the ground and picks up a shovel. Harsh floodlight from the corners of the cabin create strange shadows on the ground as Ashly digs Linda's grave. She lies on her back during the digging. One of her eyes opens. It is white. Ashly drops the shovel and looks down at her. She appears to be dead.
Ash places Linda's corpse in the grave, beginning to cover her with dirt. He glances to the grave and see's Linda's necklace on top of the dirt mound. He reaches down to pick it up when Linda's hand shoots up from beneath the grave and grabs him! She pulls herself up out of the grave screaming and clutches Ashly's leg with a black and bloodied hand. He twists around, trying to free himself, but she will not let go. By now Linda is almost completely out of her grave. With her fingernails, she rips into Ashly's leg, tearing his skin. Screaming, he picks up a large log nearby and swings it roundhouse into her face again and again, breaking the wood into smaller bits. She grabs the log, with him clinging to the other end. She lifts him up and throws Ash, log and all, away from her. He hits the ground with considerable force and for the first time he begins to comprehend the power of this thing he is dealing with. Thick black ooze pours from Linda's nose and mouth as she turns toward Ashly sprawled on the ground.
"Stay back." Ash warns, his hand groping for the handle of the spade. Linda advances toward him, laughing.
"Linda please, if you can still hear me. Keep away." Ash begs. His fingers tighten on the wooden handle. With a scream, she lunges towards him. From the ground, he swings the spade upward, lopping off her head. The head falls into the mud, but the body falls upon him, grabbing and jerking about spasmodically. Thick black ooze pumps from her neck and Ashly manages to pull himself out from underneath the body. He backs away in disgust and falls. He picks himself up again and sees Linda's necklace upon the ground. Ashly stashes it in his pocket and staggers back into the cabin.