The CHIKARA Fanfiction
Chapter 4: Grim Fate
Note: Chapter 4 is here! And its an interesting one, if you've been wondering who send Obariyon and Kodama to a prison, well you are going to see who in this chapter! Enjoy!
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*Another day rolls around like any other, Kodama is sopping up the carpet in Mikko and Tianas room with some towels as ordered or 'asked' by Della, Mikko had another pretty bad night terror...not lightening strike bad...but it could have gotten there, Kodama sighs...he still wonders what in the world happened to them, he's asked Della...and of course she was SO OPEN with telling him that information...even Tom the one who actually is nice to them, says its a very touchy subject...still...he cant help but wonder. He stops wondering however, when the door swings open, and Obaroiyon is there with a panic stricken face, he rushes in frantically speaking* Kodama! KODAMA! *Kodama sighs* What? Did Tiana try and put you in a Dress again? *Obariyon shakes his head* No it- *snaps* NO! ...*quietly* ...He's here... *Kodama blinks* Who is here? *Obariyon looks terrified* DEATH! He LIVES in this town! IN THE TOWN! *Kodama looks at Obariyon, now getting the severity of this situation *...You cant be serious... *Obariyon throws his hands up* DOES THIS LOOK LIKE IM JOKING! *Kodama takes a long breath, exhales, pauses a minute before replying* ...We have to get out of here...its a miracle he hasnt found us yet...Where are the girls? *Obariyon replies* School! *Kodama groans* Crap, we cant leave without saying goodbye... *Obariyon snaps in a panicked state* FORGET THAT! *Kodama folds his arms, he's scared too, but he knows Obariyon more than knows how the girls have grown on both of them* You can leave without saying goodbye to Tiana? *Obariyon growls* YES! *Kodama doesnt budge, Obariyon sighs* ...We cant wait Kodama! The more we wait, the more of a chance he has, if someone dies nearby, we are even more screwed! *Kodama sighs* Obariyon really, what are the chances soemone in this block would drop dead?
*The phone rings. Della picks it up*... Mrs. Nitpick? Slow down, what's happening? he what? Well have you called an ambulance? Hold on, I'll be right over. *The phone clicks. She calls* Obariyon, Kodama, stay inside, I have to go next door, someone is having a heart attack. *The passage of time sort of stops for Obariyon and Kodama...Obariyon finally replies*...WHAT! *Kodama blinks*...Ok then... *Obariyon angrily grabs Kodama and shakes him* I HATE YOU FOR TALKING! *Kodama shoves him off* Calm down... *Della leaves without another word. The door opens and closes. Silence descends on the house.*
*Obariyon twitches and shakes more than natural* ...If we're...quiet and dont move...do you think...we'll be ok? *Kodama looks at him and frowns* I dont know seeing as you are TALKING... *Obariyon shakes a little more, shuts up...but the room gets darker, Obariyon notices this* ...Kodama what time is it? *Kodama simply states quietly* Three o' clock... *Obariyon's twitching increases* ...Thats what I thought...*Then, out of nowhere, bony hands grip their shoulders from behind. Obariyon is silent for a few moments, then speaks up* ...Kodama... *Kodama looks to him* ...Yeah? *Obariyon shivers, but gets out* ...If I die...Im going to kill you... *Kodama stares at him a moment, then sighs* ...Glad to see in your scared to death state you kept your logic...
*Indeed behind them, is in fact, the Grim Reaper, and he doesnt look too happy at all, he speaks in his...interestingly Jamaican sounding accent* So, you two t'ought you could get away wit' it, did ye? You tink I don't know every move, every twitch in de underworl' jails? T'ink a hundred alarms didn't go off when you broke out? *Kodama pauses, something crosses his mind* ...So why did it take you more than a few days to find us when we havent moved? *Grim frowns at them* De demon ye used fer yer escape was... eliminated, in a rather messy way. Made it hard ta find yer tracks. But I could smell yer portal from next door, even days old. Just yer luck Mr. Nitpick had a heart attack. Ready ta go back? *The front door opens and closes again*
*Obariyon panics* No Im not ready to go back! We havent even done anything! I cant even remember why you threw us in jail! So wheres the justice in THAT? *Kodama blinks, realizes that* ...I dont remember why you did either...why is that Grim? *Grim replies dismissively* That don't matter. It's part of de punishment dat ye don't remember. *Della walks in at that moment* The weirdest thing, Mr. Nitpick just sat back up and said he felt perfectly fine. Must have just been a brush with death, lucky break. *hasn't looked over yet at the scene thats unfolding, Kodama is silent for a moment, but when she still doesnt look over, he speaks up* Della...help...us...
*Della looks up, gives a cry. She grabs a frying pan off the stove and holds it up in defense* Who are you? Is this one of your freaky halloween friends? *Grim blinks, sees a quick getaway window here*... Yes. *Obariyon yells angrily* NO IT ISNT! Its the Grim Reaper! Grim you piece of Bone tell her the truth! *Grim dismisses Obariyon's ranting* Delusional, isn't he? *He forces a grin, but Della continues to stare at him, Grim after a pause, finally asks* Why're ye starin' at me? *Della looks another moment, then notices* There's nothing in your eyes. *Grim's eyes widen just slightly, but then he waves a hand* Ah duck dooky, its jus' really good Halloween makeup. *Obariyon turns and spits in one eye, and it goes right through, showing that nothing is there* *Grim seeths and grinds his grip on Obariyon more painfully* Look miss, dese is dangerous demon criminals from de underworl' jail. I'll jus' be takin' em away now. *Della blinks...they werent lying to her...they werent deranged...at least about THAT part...she folds her arms and stares back* And what's their crime? *Grim looks away slightly* Ye really wanna know? *Della frowns* Yes!
*Obariyon frowns irritably* I would too, I dont remember it! *Kodama shrugs* He says its part of the punishment but honestly...I think he just doesnt like us... *Grim thunders* I DON'T like you. Anybody dat does what you did is jus' despicable! *Obariyon snaps bacck* I'M DESPICABLE? Did you SEE the dress color Tiana tries to shove me in? *Grim slams a fist into his head shutting Obariyon up, Obariyon falls to a knee dazed, replies coldly* So ye were doin' it again. Even worse. I'm gonna find de deepest, darkest hole ta shove you two in... *Della growls and yells* WILL SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON? *Hefts the frying pan, she will not let this bag of bones leave her out of this, these two have been in her house over a month, credited she still doesnt trust them...but they havent done any crime that shes seen, and shes kept a very watchful eye on them*
*Obariyon just chuckles getting back up from the blow* So Grim, why did you really take so long to find us? We didnt make it hard for you, even if you said our trail was thin, you are the Grim Reaper, something distracted you for a good month, and it took someone next door having a near death experience...whats REALLY going on with you Grim? *Grim frowns irritably* None a yer buisiness... *Obariyon just grins* but something IS going on huh? *Grim growls* Next time I hit ye Obariyon ye Ill make sure ye dont get up! *Kodama takes the distraction and goes back to Della* Bottom line Della, he wants to take us to a prison cell, wants to take us away period, and we dont wwant to go, because we dont feel we have done a crime, because we dont REMEMBER ANYTHING...
*And like clockwork, the door opens again. Tiana skips in happily* School let out early Mom! *Mikko comes in freezes, looking at the scene before her, Tiana blinks, turns...and also sees the scene before her, Obariyon turns to them, shouts* Tiana, help me! *Obariyon cant believe he's asking this girl for his help, but he cant fight death and if he tried he would definitly regret it, he needs backup, Kodama does look at him though and quip* You are wanting a six year old to save you? *Obariyon growls* At this point YES! And you? *Kodama stares a minute...but he knows Obariyon is right for once, turns*...Mikko help me... *Mikko opens her mouth* G-g-get a-away from- *Lightening strikes Grim's skull from out of nowhere, knocking it off his neck, Mikko claps a hand over his mouth, Kodama and Obariyon both gape at that, Tiana doesnt seem to take it in shock at all, seems to have one thing on her mind right now, shouts* 'Bary!
*Obariyon gets out of the grip as does Kodama in the distraction, and they run to Mikko and Tiana, this might be their last chance, Obariyon talks first hurriedly* Tiana, he's trying to take us away, dont let him, tell him we havent been evil! *Kodama adds* Quickly...very quickly... *Tiana takes absolutly no time in defending them* He's not bad! They're not bad, they been frien's!*Grim grabs his head and puts it back on annoyed* Those two, are not capable of kindness, or goodness. *Mikko just clings to Kodama's arm, refusing to let go, staring at Grim in fear, despite just shooting his head off*
*Kodama is thinking quickly, he needs them, to tell Grim themselves* ...Tiana...tell Grim what Obariyon did for you... *Tiana nods and turns to Grim unafraid* Saved me from tha pool! *Grim pauses immediatly, then Obariyon takes the opportunity to speak up* Thats right Bone Breath, if it wasnt for me, your beeper would have been going off, and I know you were ready to go there werent you? Huh? You thought it would finally be the end of her? But then it stopped, you must have thought the parents or the sister got to her in time, but no, I saved her! *Grim takes a long pause...the beeper did go off...he WAS ready to go and collect her...and it did stop, replies firmly* ...Dat doesn't change what you did, an' why I sent you to de prison in de first place.
*Kodama sighs, and strikes up one final argument* Grim...if we dont remember what we did...how could we REPEAT IT? ...You seemed to have, knocked any evil out of uswe apparently had, because we dont remember what we did to be thrown in the prison in the first place...we remember faint things, the names of some people we used to know, at least I think we used to know them...but even then we cant form a connection...whatever you did to us was pretty strong... *Grim darkens a it* Oh I'll show you just what worms ye were, an' I'll show de woman an' de chil'ren too, so dey know never ta trust de likes 'a you again. *Kodama's eyes widen and he speaks up quickly* Grim wait...please...give us another chance...look whatever twisted thing we did in the past...its in the past right? We dont remember it, we dont want to remember it it looks like...so...give us a chance to start over. We have no intention of hurting this family...they gave us a place to stay, we saved their kid, you can watch us all you want but Della does enough of that already... *Obariyon adds on* Come on Grim, if they agree, would you do it?
*Grim is silent for a good five minutes, Obariyon and Kodama breathe a little heavily...they've really said all they could to defend themselves...Grim finally speaks lowly*...knowin' dis scum could commit a serious crime in yer house, ye'd let dat happen, lady? *Della doesnt respond right away, her eyes are fixed on Kodama and Obariyon. Her hand wanders up to her necklace, clutching it unconsciously. Kodama pleads one more time* Della please...we dont want to go back there...the demons are all at least twice our size... *Obariyon adds* It isnt fair...please, please dont send us back there Della, give us a chance, please!
*Della is silent for a moment, then...slowly, nods her head to Grim. He twists his neck, correcting it from that shot* As ye wish lady. I'll be back ta check on dem. Jus' say de word, an' I'll haul dis scum off. *with that, he vanishes, Obariyon stares after a moment he finally speaks up* ...I...cant believe it... *Kodama sighs relieved* Well believe it... *Tiana cheers* Yay 'Bary stays! *Mikko looks very relieved to*
*Della watches them for a few moments longer, then regains her form* Alright...since you'll be staying for a little while longer, I'll show you to the guest bedroom. *Obariyon looks* Really? Finally getting upgraded from the couch? *Kodama folds his arms* Why Della I didnt know you cared *Dellas nostrils flare slightly* Dont get cute with me, one call, and Death will drag you to who knows where *Obariyon and Kodama shut up, Della blinks...notices her hand is still clutches around the necklace, she takes it off quickly* Come on then...unless you want to wait for me to change my mind *Kodama sighs* No we're going we're going... *He and Obariyon go up to the bedroom, Della stares at them for awhile longer...then goes up with them to show them their new room, as do Mikko and Tiana, with plenty of decorative ideas Obariyon is SURE to not be happy about!*
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Note: And that is Chapter 4! Hope you enjoyed it, review if you like. And now you know where that little crossover into the Billy and Mandy universe came from, yes Grim plays quite a roll in this story. Anyway, the next chapter will be here soon, we are getting closer and closer to everything coming togeather!