Chapter Six
Out of the pan, into the Fire
Night of October 31
The lights seemed to be getting closer, Lyndsay and Tommy waved the cop car down, knowing they'd be in absolute trouble. Dr. Loomis told Sheriff Meeker to pull over when he saw the kids. Sheriff Meeker did so, he and Dr.Loomis got out of the car.
"Dr.Loomis, Michael Myers is in the house", Tommy replied.
"What?", he asked.
"He got in, I don't know how but he did", Tommy said.
"Where's Erin?", Dr.Loomis asked.
Nothing was said, Dr.Loomis knew the answer even after asking it. He saw the plan forming in his mind, Erin had purposly unlocked the doors in the house, somehow Michael was able to get into the house, scaring Tommy and Lyndsay into leaving.
"It's almost eleven, what do we do?", Lyndsay replied.
"We have to get to the Myers house, that's where Michael will take her", Loomis replied.
Erin felt like she had dropped fifty feet from airplane, she stood in front of the bathroom sink, she had thrown up what looked like tunafish or the remains of it. She washed her face with a washcloth, feeling better, she desended the stairs. Michael was standing by the front door, knife in hand and mask back on. Her legs seemed to carry down the front steps and down the sidewalk, her head felt numb, like all the blood had rushed to it. Before she knew it, she had turned the street corner, there were many supporters holding picket signs, flash lights, some with matches, wearing Halloween costumes. Erin looked around, Michael was no where in sight, she bravely approached the supporters.
"Here comes the little bitch herself", yelled one person with a megaphone.
Erin was allowed through but before she knew it, she was being grabbed and tied, she tried to get away but there were many hands, she thrashed, scratching but they were too much, voices started to chant.
"Burn to hell. Kill her too. Burn to hell. Kill her too".
"NO! PLEASE, LET ME GO!", Erin screamed, "MICHAEL! MICHAEL!".
As she was being brought into the house, she heard someone with a mega phone, tears weld up into her eyes as someone stuffed a sock into her mouth, her ears strained to listen,
"We will burn this god for saken house which was once in habited by Michael Myers. No longer will Haddonfield fear Halloween. In addition, we will sacfrice Erin Parker to him and in hopes he will rest in hell and no longer plague Haddonfield!".
The speech was followed by applause and roars of approval, more chanting began as more roars of applause and speeches were made. The leader of the supporters passed them and stood at the top of the stairs, as she was brought up the stairs, the boy said,
"Put her in Judith Myers room".
Erin was set down on the floor, they shut the door and locked it from the outside. Michael had gone around back and entered the house, he had hidden in the living room, three boys had entered with boxes of gas and matches. He silently started up the stairs just as Erin was able to dislodge the sock from her mouth.
"MICHEAL! MICHAEL CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M IN HERE MICHAEL!", She cried.
Michael turned his head towards the right, the door was shut, he approached the door, he heard her voice, he tried to open the door but the handle wouldn't budge. He punched through the door. Erin saw his hand reaching for the handle.
"It's locked from the outside!", Erin yelled.
Michael forced his knife into the key hole, breaking it, he was able to open it. Erin cried in relief as the door swung open. Michael approached her, he nelt down and used the knife to cut the rope, the rope dropped off of her as she stood up and hugged him. Michael led Erin to the top of the stairs.
"Those sons of bitchs need to be stopped", She said, she turned to Michael, "You need to kill them, you need to stop them. I'll distract them, you know what to do".
Michael held up the knife and stood at the top of the stairs as Erin hurried down into the living room, she found some things to smash.
"What was that?", one of the guys.
"Just keep pouring oil", said another.
Each time, she smashed something, Michael made his way towards the kitchen.
"Maybe we should get out of here", one guy said moving from the kitchen, and then the knife came down, and his scream was earpiersing.
She pocked her head around the corner, she saw the body fall to the ground, dead. Michael advanced into the kitchen, killing two more boys. Erin noticed there was an entrance into the kitchen from the livingroom.
"One more step and this place goes sky high", one of the guys with matches said.
Michael still advanced, the guy dropped the lite match as Erin hit him on the head with a firing pan, a fire started on the stove running along the counter, the boy's body hit the fire and began to burn instantly. Smoke was starting to rise, Erin stood terrifide, Michael crossed the fire stricken floor, he took her into his arms and went into the living rooom.
Dr.Loomis stepped out of the police car as the fire fighters pulled up.
"Seems the neighbors were ahead of us", Meeker replied.
He got on the radio to call back up and the ambulances. Lyndsay and Tommy stood beside Dr.Loomis.
"Where are they?", Tommy asked.
"Inside but don't worry, Erin's with Michael, they'll make it", Loomis said.
The fire began to spread faster, smoke began to spread into the livingroom, soon Erin and Michael were covered in ash. Erin held onto Michael, he looked around for an exit. He moved towards the window.
"What are you doing? I want to stay with you. I won't let you die", she cried as Michael lifted her up.
Nobody was ready for what was about to happen, everyone ran for the street as the roof was beginning to collapse, the fire blasted the front door open, broken glass was shattered as a high pitched scream blared through the night, a body hit the lawn,Lyndsay screamed as Dr.Loomis ran forward.
"Oh my god. Dear god", he said knealing over the body.
Erin was lying on her side, crying, her face and hands were covered with ash and blood. Her clothes were torn and covered in ash.
"Michael...Michael...", she repeated over and over again in between sobs.
As the firefighteres stood with hoses ready, Michael stumbled through the back door, the sound of ambulences in the distance.