Chapter 4: Nightmare Comes Alive

The Sanderson sisters had given up, they weren't going to find the book, and they were going to die again. Winnie had retired to her room, looking around she silently wept. Walking to the window she cried. "Book! Make thyself known!"

Sarah smiled, looking up at Brandon who was trapped in what looked like an oversized bird cage. Grabbing her broom handle she poked him, trying to distract herself from her's and her sisters fate. "Hey, come on, let me go!" Brandon yelled trying to force the cage open.

Bryan yawned waking up from his sleep. A clock by the bed said 4:15 a.m, groaning to himself he climbed out of bed, trying his best not to wake Lynne. He looked over at Alek and Michelle all curled up next to each other, Jayden and Taylor looked to be the same way. Quietly exiting the room he went downstairs to the kitchen. The house was quiet, everything seemed calm, after everything the group had been through that night it felt good to be in a relaxing atmosphere. Rummaging through some cabinets Bryan tried to find something to snack on. Finding nothing but a green apple he sighed looking over to see the spell book on the kitchen table. Looking around Bryan sat down at the table. "What's so scary about a stupid book?" He whispered moving his hand over the front cover.

Deciding to go back to bed he grabbed the book and headed back upstairs to the room he was sharing with his friends. Everyone was still sleeping, undisturbed. Not wanting to disturb Lynne he sat on the small staircase leading up to what looked like a tower of some sort, he hadn't really been paying attention when they were in the room. For a while he just stared at the book, it didn't seem like the big, scary spell book everyone had made it out to be. Looking at the clock he thought it would be dawn soon and the witches would be as good as dead so what could it hurt to look inside.

As carefully as he could he opened the book. His eyes widened looking at the spells and incantations on each page. Bryan didn't even notice the bright light surrounding him shooting up into the sky.

Winnie buried her face in her hands, she heard her door open but didn't bother looking up. "Winnie!" Mary gasped.

"Go away, Mary, I wish to be alone," Winnie whispered.

"But Winnie..."

Winnie looked up at her sister. "Did thou not hear me? I said I wish to be alone!"

Mary was silent but pointed out the window towards the bright orange light. Winnie stared at her younger sister. "What are...?" She asked looking behind her outside. "They opened it! The fools! Come we must hurry!"

Each sister grabbed their brooms and flew up into the sky. Heading over to the light Winnie had an evil smirk on her face, knowing in just a couple minutes she was going to have her book in her hands along with the souls of countless children keeping her alive and young forever.

"Bryan!" Taylor cried. "What are you doing?"

Bryan looked up to see Taylor and Jayden sitting up staring at him with an angry look on their faces. Hearing voices Michelle, Alek, and Lynne awoke. "What's going on?" Michelle mumbled rubbing her eyes.

"Bryan's being a dumbass and reading the spell book." Jayden said hurrying over to his friend shutting the book.

"Come on, its a stupid book, like anything bad's going to happen!" Bryan exclaimed standing up to look Jayden in the eye.

"Have you not been here for anything tonight?" Taylor asked crossing her arms.

Bryan looked over at his girlfriend, hoping she would take his side. "That was a really stupid move." She whispered getting out of bed walking out of the room.

"Way to go, dude." Michelle frowned following her friend.

"Alek, come with me, we gotta tell Dani and Binx." Jayden sighed walking away from Bryan.

Alek shook his head making his way out of the mass of blankets Michelle put on their air mattress. The two guys walked out the room making their way down the hall to Dani's bedroom. "Dani? Binx?" Jayden asked feeling bad for waking them up.

"What's going on?" Dani mumbled sitting up, Binx slowly waking up beside her.

"We may have a problem," Alek sighed running a hand through his hair.

"What happened?" Binx asked.

"Well..." Before Jayden could explain he heard a crash come from their bedroom. "Taylor!"

They ran to the bedroom finding Taylor, Bryan, and the book gone. "It was right there!" Alek exclaimed.

Michelle and Lynne ran in behind them. "What's going on?" Lynne asked.

Just as they were about to explain all were shocked across the room. "Ahh, looking for these two?" Winifred cackled directing their attention to an unconscious Bryan and Taylor being held on Mary and Sarah's broomsticks. "Or this?" She asked holding up her spell book.

Groaning the teens tried to sit up. "Let them go." Michelle gasped grabbing onto Alek's arm.

Winnie giggled again. "I cannot do that, you see I do not have enough time to lure children. I need these 2 for my spell." She smiled. "Come sisters, we fly!"

In the blink of an eye the witches flew through the roof of the house, taking Bryan and Taylor with them. Michelle helped Alek stand up. "They're gone," She coughed the wind blowing through the hole in the ceiling.

"Now what are we going to do?" Lynne asked feeling tears come to her eyes.

Really short, I know, but the next chapter will make up for it. :)