Previously on The Haunting Continues:
"You were right, Stell, I do have trouble admitting my feelings. But, I also have problems with dealing with…everything. I blamed myself for my parents' death, because I was there and the guards dragged me away to protect me. I could have done something then, but I didn't. . I'm not going to let what happened to my parents happen to you, my friends, when I know there's something I can do about it." Andy said
Suddenly, a bright violet colour flashed and Andy, Layla and Stella looked and saw that Andy had a silver and violet pendant on her right side, just above her bust.
"You got your Charmix." Layla mumbled before she and Stella cheered and high-fived each other.
The girls all stopped and gasped as the ship lost power and suddenly dropped and fell out of the sky and into pure mist, taking their guys with it.
"NO!" The girls screamed as they quickly flew down after them, but when they flew through the mist and could see clearly again, the ship and the guys were nowhere in sight.
"TIMMY!" Tecna shouted
"NABU!" Layla yelled
"BRANDON!" Stella hollered
"RIVEN!" Musa bellowed
"HELIA!" Flora cried
"TYLER!" Andy shrieked
Chapter 6 – So Close Yet So Far Away
"Timmy? Timmy, can you hear me? Wake up." Helia's voice drifted through Timmy's subconscious.
Timmy groaned as he opened his eyes and focussed on Helia. He looked bad. He had lots of scars on his face and a busted lip and he looked paler than usual, but he didn't seem to notice.
"Are you okay, Timmy?" Helia asked as he helped Timmy to stand.
Timmy surveyed his surroundings and noticed that there were many mountains that stretched high into the sky and dirt was everywhere, not a blade of grass in sight. Besides that, everything else was covered in mist. Timmy turned to his right and saw the Redfountain craft was in two pieces and smoke was emitting from the back half and his friends were all alive and were resting against some rocks a few metres from the ship. Helia helped Timmy walk towards the group who all sighed in relief at seeing the two.
"Are you two okay?" Sky asked from his spot on the ground.
"Yeah, except for a few cuts and bruises and Timmy's swollen ankle." Helia answered as he helped Timmy lean against one of the rocks before he took a seat in front of him.
"Where are the girls? Are they okay?" Timmy asked
"We don't know." Tyler answered sadly, "I heard them scream our names before I saw them fly down after us, but when we went through the mist I lost sight of them. They probably couldn't find us in the thick mist."
"So, what do we do now?" Riven grunted angrily
"We have to contact the girls somehow." Nabu stated
"Yeah? How are we gonna achieve that?" Riven bit back, standing up and hovering over Nabu, "What do you suggest? We make a smoke signal or something? Oh wait, we can't because there's too much mist!"
"Riven calm down, you're being irrational!" Nabu cried, standing up too.
"Oh, I'm being irrational!"
"Yes! Thank you for admitting it."
"Why you little-" Riven growled before Brandon held him back from attacking Nabu.
"Look guys, how about we all calm down and assess the situation." Brandon suggested
"Ergh! Wrong answer, but thanks for playing!" Riven grunted, before Brandon let Riven go and punched him in the face.
"At least I'm helping! What do you think we should do? I don't see you coming up with any bright ideas!" Brandon cried
"Oh I'm sorry. Was calming down supposed to be a plan?" Riven asked rhetorically.
Sky quickly jumped in between Riven and Brandon before they could attack each other.
"Guys, chill! We aren't helping Bloom or the girls by just sitting here arguing!" Sky yelled, eyeing the two boys.
Brandon and Riven grunted and turned around simultaneously and crossed their arms.
"Sky's right, guys." Timmy added from his spot on the ground. "We're not helping anyone if we don't work together. Don't let your fear for the girls cloud your judgement and turn you against each other."
Brandon sighed and turned and looked at Riven. "He's right, you know. I miss Stella and I'm worried sick about her and I shouldn't take that out on you, Riven. I'm sorry."
Riven didn't say anything for a minute. He kept his eyes on the rock in front of him before he finally sighed.
"I'm worried about Musa and the girls, too. I'm sorry." He said before he turned and shook Brandon's hand.
"We're all going to die!" A voice echoed around the boys.
"What was that?" Timmy asked as the boys jumped up and pulled out their weapons.
"I don't like this!" The voice echoed again.
"I think you mean 'who', Timmy." Helia replied
"Where are they? What happened to my Schnookums?" A voice the guys recognised as Stella echoed around them.
"STELLA!" Brandon bellowed, "Stella, can you hear me?"
"We have to find them. I'm not losing Brandon to mist!" Stella's voice echoed again
"Yeah especially since you almost lost him to the Queen of Downland! It would be cruel if you lost him because of simple mist." Layla's voice echoed
"Layla? Layla!" Nabu cried
"This isn't the time for jokes, Layla!" Stella's voice echoed again angrily
"Who said I was joking?" Layla's voice replied
"Drop if Layla." Musa's voice drifted into the conversation, "She's worried and scared. We all are."
"Musa! Musa, it's me, Riven!" Riven desperately yelled
"We haven't lost them." Musa added, "I think."
"Musa! DAMMIT MUSA!" Riven bellowed angrily
"Riven?" Musa's voice asked after a pause after Riven's outburst.
"Yes! Musa, I'm here!" Riven cried back
"Where? Where are you guys?" Musa asked
"Are they okay?" Flora asked
"We're okay, Flora!" Helia yelled happily, a laugh escaping his lips.
"Helia!" Flora screamed
"Girls, give me your hands." Tecna instructed
The boys were silent as they listened for the girls' voices again. Suddenly, some of the mist started swirling around in circles and started forming a square shape. The square got bigger and bigger until a vision of the girls started appearing inside. The vision grew clearer until the guys could make out every detail of the girls, down to the beautiful colour of their Enchantix wings. The girls were standing in a circle with their hands clasped to one another's when the boys screamed their names. The girls turned around and saw a vision of the boys exactly the same way the boys saw them.
"Schnookums!" Stella shrieked as she flew over to the vision, tears running down her face.
"Stella!" Brandon cried as he ran up to the vision, so close that he could touch her imaginary cheek. "You're so close, yet so far away." He added sadly.
"Where are you guys?" Andy asked from behind Stella
"We don't know." Tyler answered sadly, "The ship crash landed after we flew through the mist. Where are you girls?"
"We're still in the sky below the mist." Tecna replied, confused. "Can't you see us?"
The boys started looking around for any sight of wings, but they shook their sadly heads.
"How is that possible, Tec?" Musa asked, "We should be right on top of them."
"Hang on a second." Layla said and she flew away.
The girls watched Layla fly up through the mist and waited a few minutes before she flew back down.
"Where did you go?" Andy asked Layla
"I flew into the mist. The mist looks like ordinary white mist, but if you look closely there are some strange orange and purple colours. Oh, and you can see some small black shadows, too. I'm guessing that's bad." Layla answered
"What if it's the guys?" Flora asked
"Well if they are all 7 feet tall and snarl then yes, it's the guys." Layla answered wearily.
The girls turned back to the boys at the sound of Sky's voice.
"So, where are we?" He asked them
"My guess would be a different plane. Sort of like another dimension, but there are a number of planes, such as the Astral plane. The one you're in could well be a plane very similar to ours, but there are differences between the two." Tecna explained
"Like what?" Nabu asked
"Um, monsters." Musa answered sheepishly
The guys jumped when they heard a terrifying howl, followed by a number of ferocious growls.
"That doesn't sound good." Timmy panicked
"We have to keep moving!" Brandon yelled
"Wait! What are we going to do?" Andy quickly asked
"You girls are going to continue to the UnderRealm in your plane while we try and get to our version of the UnderRealm here. If we're lucky, there will be something there to help bring us back." Helia instructed
"But what if we have to fight Baltor alone and you're not there!" Stella screeched
"Stella, I promise I won't leave you to face Baltor alone. I promise you, Cupcake." Brandon promised, as he looked into Stella's eyes, seeing her fear of Baltor shining in them.
Another few loud growls pierced through the guys' plane and they jumped.
"We have to go, now!" Nabu bellowed before he looked into Layla's eyes. "I love you." He said before he, Sky and Brandon took off.
Tyler winked at Andy before he followed after them. Helia told Flora he loved her and dragged Riven off with him before he could fight off the monsters, beasts or whatever they were. Timmy stood where he was and looked into Tecna's eyes and smiled.
"Tecna, don't worry about me. I'll be fine." He assured her
"But I won't be. I need you, Timmy." Tecna admitted quietly before she bowed her head in embarrassment.
Andy watched, surprised that Tecna was embarrassed by her feelings. Maybe her and Andy could relate to one another like Stella had said.
"Tecna, you are capable of anything. I've seen you work against the odds and help your friends. The girls need you right now to help lead them to the UnderRealm. Tecna, I'll always be with you, even if I'm not there in body. My soul is bonded with yours. I'm yours and we'll always be together. I love you and I would never leave you on my own free will. I'll get back to you soon, Tecna, I promise. I love you. Please be careful." Timmy told Tecna before he smiled once more and ran off after his friends.
Timmy soon caught up to the others and ran a little behind him. Helia was in front of him and looked behind and saw black shadows gaining on the group. He gasped as Timmy tripped and fell to the ground. Helia turned around as Timmy turned his head and saw the monstrous and frightening shadows that were growling ferociously at him. Timmy screamed as the came closer and discovered he was too scared to move.
"Timmy!" Helia cried, making the others stop. "Quick, move!"
Timmy turned his head back to look at Helia and the others that had joined him when they all gasped at what they saw. When Timmy faced the others, his right eye was completely red while his left eye was normal. His red eye glowed bright before Timmy's body shimmered slightly. The boys gasped again as Timmy split and another Timmy appeared right next to him on his right in the exact same position. The two Timmy's simultaneously looked up at the guys and gasped before they both shimmered and disappeared.
The boys cried in fear, but quickly ducked as the shadows grew closer, but when they hovered over the boys all of them disappeared. The boys slowly got to their feet and frantically looked for any sign of Timmy, but there was none.
"Timmy?" Brandon called, fear and panic evident in his voice. "Timmy! TIMMY!"