Jenny stared at her sisters lifeless body in the water. She let go and her body floated up to the top.
"Ducky! Hurry bring her back to the shore." Lori yelled. Jenny picked up her sister and began to carry her back to the land. She laid her down carefully and looked at her skin, It was already pale.
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Abbie and Ichabod awoke in a place that didn't too much look like hell. It looked almost like the forest of sleepy hollow. Only this place was darker, creepier.
"Are you alright leftenant?" Ichabod asked as they both sat up.
"Yeah, you?" Abbie answered standing to her feet.
"This place doesn't look at all how I would imagine Hell to be." Ichabod noted.
"So where are these demons?" Abbie asked out loud.
Just then distorted laughter was heard in the surrounding forest. Abbie pulled out her gun; but didn't know where to aim. She saw a black lanky figure run in her peripheral vision and she shot. More snickering could be heard.
"Perhaps we should get going leftenant. " Ichabod offered.
They set off on a trail. The sky turned very dark like someone had suddenly turned off all the lights. Thats when the chanting started.
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The rain still hadn't subsided and Jenny was soaked and coughing. "we have to wait a little while until we can start." Lori said to Jenny who didn't pay her any mind. She was too busy engrossed in the what if's. What if she wasn't strong enough to bring her back? What if something goes wrong when they are in hell? What if she never got her sister back?
"You okay?" Lori asked touching Jenny's shoulder.
"Yes! Im fine!" She replied snatching away from her.
She really wasn't fine, she was a wreck.
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"Abbie." She heard a demonic voice yell, and then another, and another until the whole forest was filled with nothing but Abbies'.She and Ichabod stood back to back ready for one to attack. Just then a skinny hand reached out and grabbed her ankle, making her fall and dragging her off. Ichabod turned around and pulled her arm. They continued their little twisted game of tug of war until Abbie fell on top of Ichabod. They both blushed a little. Soon there were About ten demons standing before them and more were coming. Ichabod and Abbie took flight. They ran until they couldn't.
At the end of the forest was a huge cliff and Abbie would have continued running if not for Ichabod pulling her arm back. Thats where the demons had them cornered. Their skin started to melt off and form together creating one large demon. Abbie began firing. The bullets did no harm, just disappeared in the tar like skin of his. It walked up to Ichabod and slapped him about 20 feet back. He was winded trying to catch his breath.
"I am Grace Abigail Mills" abbie stated squaring her shoulders "one of the two biblical witnesses, and if you could have invaded me you would have already." Ichabod snuck up behind the demon and stabbed it with a salt covered dagger. Before Abbie could get another word out the demon pushed her off of the cliff, but Abbie hung on with one hand.
Ichabod rushed over to her aid pulling her arm back up but before he could get her all the way up, the demon pushed his leg with his last breath and they both began to slip.
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"Its time Ducky repeat after me." Lori announced. She took Jenny's thumb and punctured it with a thick needle. "Ow!"she exclaimed as she watched her mother do the same to herself.
She rubbed her blood across ichabods forehead in the shape of a cross and commanded Jenny to do the same.
"Before time and after" Lori started.
"Before time and after." Jenny repeated with her Hand on Abbie's cold forehead.
"Before knowing and nothing. Here lies the witness of our people. In death you give life Olsiris, let him cross over. The God's do command thee Adonis, Helnyum, Peenay to release thine observer. They were prepared to parish for their calling. Know your power Olsiris, and release!." Lori chanted and Jenny repeated.
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"Don't let go!" Abbie begged Ichabod. She could feel his grip loosening. "I'll never let go."Ichabod said as he held on tighter. Abbie tried her best to pull herself up, but it was too hard. Ichabod looked down at his hand which seemed to be disappearing. Abbie noticed too "no!" She yelled soon his whole body was disappearing and Abbie fell towards the water and boulders.
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Ichabod felt raindrops on his face and was greeted by the brown eyes of Lori. "How's the leftenant?" He asked with a scratchy throat. He looked over and saw her lifeless body. "Leftenant!" He yelled getting to his feet. "What happened?" Jenny asked panicked "I did what you told me to." Lori tapped her own chest. Jenny started again "Before time and after. Before knowing and nothing. " she recited the whole thing and still nothing happened. Ichabod tried to rush to Abbie's side, but Lori held him back. "Do something! " he yelled feeling his blood start to boil. "She has to do this." Lori said calmly.
Jenny began sobbing "before time and after. " She stopped to catch her breath. "Before knowing and nothing." She repeated the spell once again.
Abbie still didn't stir. Jenny sobbed harder wiping her soaked hair out of her face. Then she heard faint coughing behind her closed eyes. Abbie spit up a mouthful of water and opened her eyes. Jenny hugged her tightly and couldn't stop crying. "I guess you are a witch." Abbie whispered into Jenny's ear. Jenny nodded and wiped the snot from her nose.
Lori walked over to Abbie with a smile and tapped her on the nose like a toddler. "My lil bit." She said hugging her. Abbie smiled at the gesture. Never in her life did she think she would be hugging both her mother and sister at the same time.
"Thank you" she mouthed to Ichabod who was smiling at the three women. He did a slight bow. "Okay can we get to the car now?" Jenny asked.