Chapter one – The Wrong Bus

"Man, well I vote we all hit the bar and get ourselves drunk!"

"Um, guys I think I'm just going to go home. I'm pretty beat" yawned Sam.

"Righto Sam. Do you want us drop you home?"

"Nah, its fine. It's out of your way. I'll catch the bus. I think I need a bit of fresh air first. You know?"

"You sure bud? There can be some crazies on the public transport system."

"I'm sure I'll be fine Sock. After all I've got the Devil on my side, right?"

"Alrighty oh, Sam if your sure?"

"Yeah you guys have fun. Thanks for your help today with the soul"

"A pleasure as always Sammy boy"

Sam watched as his friends got in the car and drove off. It had been a tough couple of days. The soul that they had just caught, Marcos Dravers, hadn't been an easy one to find but they had succeeded as always and as always, soon enough, the Devil would be back with a new soul for him to find and the cycle would start all over again.

Sam was tired. He was sick of his life being constantly in danger, sick of his friend's lives being put in danger, just sick of being at the beck and call of the most evil being in the universe, The Devil, his father. Sometimes he just wished it would all end one way or the other. He really didn't know how much longer he could go on doing this.

Sam reached the bus stop and sat down on the bench but didn't have to wait long before the bus pulled up. There was only one other couple sitting at the back of the bus. He sat close to the front but kept getting a weird feeling that they were staring at him. He remembered what Sock said about crazies on the bus but dismissed it. He was just being silly.

The bus rattled on in the dark up the main street but it suddenly made a sharp left turn. This wasn't right. Sam had caught this bus a million times home and this was not the route it was meant to take. Maybe he had gotten on the wrong bus.

"Um, bus driver where is this bus going?"

The bus driver ignored him and continued up the road, speeding up and taking the turns very sharply. No, something was definitely not right. Sam stood up and pressed the stop bottom.

"Hey let me off. Let me off now" He yelled.

"I'm sorry Sam Oliver, this isn't your stop" The woman from the back of the bus was now standing behind him with a menacing smile on her face and suddenly where stood a petite brunette now stood an ugly winged daemon. Sam didn't have time to respond before she punched him hard in the face. He fell to the ground, knocked out instantly.

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