Two weeks had passed since Nicole's close call with death, and she laid in the bed of the hosplite building, a soft sigh came from her lips,as Cody was on the over side of her sound asleep. This time it was just them two, since Dorthy needed to do a few things. NIcole turned to pet Cody on the head, and nuzzle against him. When she did, he woke up out of his sound sleep, and looked to her.

"Sorry if I woke you." She said softly. Cody yawned, and then looked to the clock on the wall it was quarter to midnight., As he rose up his head, and smiled.

"No need to be sorry I need to wake up anyway, and keep watch. Just incase we have visitors again." Cody said, as he gets up, and hopes off the bed, making his way to the big window in the room, and jumps on to the window sill which was large enough for him to either lay or sit on. He looked out the window to the busy streets below.

"Must be nice to be able to get away up here without the busy noise, or lights bother us for once." Cody said trying to make talk. Nicole smiled, and nodded her head.

"You need to sleep, don't worry nothing is getting passed me, not again." Cody said, as Nicole did not want to sleep.

"Give it to me.." Nicole said, as Cody looked to her, and then her bag in the floor. He sighed, and grabs her bag, and goes through it, until he grabs out Jack's box, and places it up by Nicole. Nicole grabs it, and uses her hands to find the top of it, to open it. Cody looked at her, and he knew nothing would come out of there, not this time. When Nicole did open it, nothing happened, not one thing.

"Red...Envy..."Nicole said, but she got nothing then set up, not understanding why she did not get no answer, but that is when she felt a paw on her left hand.

"They won't come...not this time..." Cody said softly.

"Why...why won't they?" Nicole asked, as Cody turned his head, not sure how to tell her, as he sighed, and then looked back to her.

:You were on your death bed from what Jack did to you, the only reason they think you did not get the worst of it, is because before they got there, red and the others, they...they gave up their life force to put a new one in you, they said the tears and blood they got from you, they were going to give back, so they did, but it cost them their own lives." Cody said, as Nicole dropped the box, and her eyes went wide. That is when she looked down, and shook her head.

"Why, why would that do such a dump move, they had a right to live too." Nicole said, as she felt tears came down her face.

Cody looked to her,'because they wanted to make up for what they could not fix in the past they told me." Cody said, as Nicole did not speak, only let her tears flow for her new friends she lost already.

After abit Nicole stopped crying, and felt the scar from her neck to down her stomach, and to her leg, she was alive due to what those seven did, and she did not know what to think. Cody sighed, and just looked out the window he knew no matter what he said would help right now. Nicole just throws her blankets off her legs, and it took all she had, to swing her legs cross the bed to the side of it. She groaned in pain, as she bites her lips, and moves to the edge of the bed. "Nicole, you need to rest." Cody said, as he looked at her.

"No, I have rested enough, I have been playing around, and i need to know the truth, why me, why us...i can't wait for Aunt Dorthy to find answers...I will do it myself." Nicole said, as she holds on to the nightstand, and starts to push herself up, but once she does she falls to the floor, and she lands hard on her legs, as she let out a soft whimper. Pain was written on her face, as she grips the bars of her bed, and the nightstand, she starts to pull herself up, and Cody knew she would not give up now." Your mind is truly made up, fine if you want to walk again what choice do I have but to listen and help you." He said, as he use his front paws on the floor, and puts his nuzzle under Nicole, and helps her get to her feet, as he stayed close to her, and when he saw her try to fall again, he did what he could to keep her on her feet. Nicole hands on to the bed, and finally stands up on her legs straight.

All the falling made a nurse finally check on Nicole, and the nurse saw Nicole standing, as she blinked."Hi." Nicole said holding back the pain. The nurse dropped her clipboard, and looked at Nicole not believing what her eyes were seeing."Miss Nicole what are you doing, how can you?" The nurse asked, but did not give Nicole time to explain as the nurse yelled for Nicole's doctor.

Later that night Dorthy had been called int to see Nicole in her room sitting in a chair refusing to get back into her bed. "Nicole sweetie, what are you doing you need to be in bed." Dorthy said, as she walked over to her niece. Nicole sips on her tea, as she looked to her aunt."No, what I need is chuches to help me stand, and walk again. Or I will be holding on the walls. Also Im not using a wheelchair either."Nicole said, as Cody looked to Dorthy waiting for a comeback, as she just then sighed."Just tell me why?" Dorthy asked her. Nicole looked to her Aunt, her eyes full of determient and wanting to live something Dorthy had not seen in her niece's eyes in a very long time.

"Nevermind don't tell the look in your eyes is enough for me to understand right." Dorthy said. "Well then if they do, then you know what I want." NIcole said, as she leaned back into the chair, as Cody was by her feet now.

(( Outer Realm ))

Jill was putting a bandage on Candy Cane's head, as she sighed a little."When you and your brother going to learn to not listen to everything or any order Jack gives you, unless the boss himself does first." Jill said annoyed, as she looked at Candy Pop, and stuck bandage over his cheek since his left cheek had a claw mark going down it."Both of you got out did by one dog." Jill asked, as she rolled her eyes at this time."I tell you something was helping that damn mutt against us." Candy Pop said, as Jill crossed her arms, and listened to them both. "Does not matter just when the boss hears about this all three of you will be up in shit until you three can no longer move." Jill stated, as she turned her head to glaring Jack who was sitting down, and was bleeding, but did not know why down from his neck until his leg. "As for you Mister I got to kill anything my old box touches, I hope you bleed out." Jill said had enough of this mess for one life time." I love blood, and jokes as much as the next clown, but there is no reason to go after a dog and a girl who just got thrown into our world, but your box." Jill said, making a statement like she somtimes did. Jack looked up at her, before he could say a word, bells could be heard, small bell sounds, but Jack knew that meant Slendor Man was around the corner."Damn the boxx were fucked!." Candy Cane said, as Jack gets up, and goes out of tent he was in. Standing about 8 feet tall, if not more, was Slendor Man who has a black suit with colorful poke puts all over it, and a top hot of some sort. He has black holes for eyes, and has a very sweet smile on his face, so for now.

"I had through the vine that some of our people from our side went about and did some nasty business with one of my older brother's problems, and it happens to do with a box that belongs to you Jack. Care to explain my friend." Said Splendor Man as he sat down on a tree stump, and looked at Jack with to much have a happy face.

"The boss is scary when he is like this." Candy Pop said, as he blinked. Jill had to meant it gave her the cold chills at times. Jack just placed his hands on his hips, and then laughed." So what if I did, when is the last time I ever listened when it came to doing what I wanted on my own time Splendy." Jack said, as he chuckled, and smirked looking up at him. Splendor Man knew hw ould get this action out of Jack, as he chuckled himself, and his mouth opened to show long sharp white pointed teeth., Slpendor Man picked up Jack by his neck, and smirked more."Your time yest, but not in my brother's lands! or messing with his business. The box is no longer yours it picked the girl! Which means it is attacted to her now, whatever old it had on you is gon Jack!. SO KEEP YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF THE GIRL AND HER DOG! ALONG WITH THE BOX!' He yelled sending Candy Pop and Candy Cane running behind Jill. Splendor let go of Jack and letting him drop to his ass, that is when Slpendor walked over to the twins, and stared at them, but when he did, he saw one had a bite mark, and the other a claw mark."I take it the dog gave you both a run for your money. Now I want to meet this girl and dog myself." Slpendor said with once again a cheerful smile on his lips.

"That dog is not normal I tell you, I knew Jack's box changed it, but come on to give it the same shit we have, as clowns come on!." Candy Cane hissed, as Splendor looked to him."Change...what change. My brother did not say anything about a change." Splendor Man said, as Jill looked to her Boss.

"Yes, the dog has changed, a woman called Dorthy said that the dog was a demon dog, but when it died Jack;s colors well brough it back." Said Candy Pop, as she stayed close to Jill. Splendor Man, as he then looked to Jill who was the one he knew what always be honest with him. Jill sighed and nodded to him."Yes, what Candy Pop just said is true." Jill said. Splendor Man rose up, and thought for a moment."I wonder why my brother kept this little problem away from me." He thought to himself more then he was talking to the others. Jack gets up, as he rubs his butt, as he looked over to Splendor."Now you know why I was after the girl." Jask said.

"You were afraid her, because of what the box reminds you of, big difference Jack." Jill said crossing her arms, as Splendor chuckled."Time to pay my older brother a visit. and get to the bottom of this." Slpendor said, as he smirked, and started to walk down the path which lead out of his part of the realm and into his older brother's part of it. Jack came this time too, as Jill thought for a moment, and maybe it was the part of her that still cared before she became like this herself, but she worried for the girl Nicole, and her dog. Jill dropped what she was doing to heal up Candy Pop, and went after Jack and Slpendor.

"Master, the dog and the girl truly have no idea what they fell into it, or why." Jill said softly, as Splendor Man looked down to her. "I see something worries you Jill, once again your nature about you forsee something that we do not." Slpendor said, since unlike his other two brothers he learned to pay close attention to those around him, and lived in his part of the realm.

"I am just saying the girl, and the dog are not to be.." before Jill could finish Slpendor Man did for her. " be blamed for what is going on, true, but then who is, why was the girl chosen, why her dog, and most of all why out of all the objects to get a bond with it is Jack's box." Slpendor Man said looking back at Jack, as Jill did. Jack rose an eyebrow, and turned his head like a child would. Jill sighed, and looked to her Master. Slpendor man just chuckled, as he shook his head.

(Human world)

Time, and day passed differently in the human realm then that of the outer realm. So Nicole had already been home a two weeks if not more, in her world, as she was in the therpy room getting her legs to be useful to her again. Nicole was hurting like normal, as she was holding on to each pole trying to walk again, as she fell over, but caught herself with the bars she was using to hold herself up. Cody whimpered, as he watched his Nicole in pain, and seeing her try her hardest to keep from falling. Cody then saw Dorthy come in the room, but walk into a smaller room to watch Nicole, but in quiet, as Cody walks in behind Dorthy, and shuts the door they had a big glass to view Nicole.

"So how is her threpy coming?" Dorthy asked. Cody kept his eyes on Nicole, and then answered Dorthy."Better, she still cuss herself out when she falls, but more or less she is getting better." Cody told Dorthy, as they both watched Nicole, as Nicole was placed back into her wheelchair.

"Miss, Nicole please dont force yourself to walk, your body is only doing what it can." Said the nurse, as Nicole sighed, and then looked to the nurse."Then maybe, I wish I had a different body." She said softly, as she was about to roll out, but Cody barked, and stopped her. "Cody..."She said softly, as she leans over, and pets him gently."What would I do without you." She said with a warm smile on her face. Dorthy thanked the nurse, and wheeled Nicole back to her room.

"So what did you learn, and why?" Nicole asked once in her room, Dorthy sat down, and sighed."Well Slendor man knows, and I think he went to tell his younger brother, since that is his kind of problem."Dorthy said.

"My dog is a clown cirus animal, and I'm the walking dead. So tell me hjow is this anyone's problem, but my own, and Cody's." Nicole said, as Dorthy told her the difference of the realms and how Slendor Man and his three younger brothers ruled it, she told Nicole about each one, and both her and Cody both looked lost and confused. however Cody heard about SplendorMan, and he wondered if this creature could help Nicole so far no one else jumps into the window sill of Nicole's room, and looks out, as he is lost in thought more then ever right now. Dorthy keeps on talking, but Nicole's mind wonders as well. Dorthy stopped talking, and sighed looking at them both.

"So has I was thinking maybe giving it to Zalgo will be a good thing, and it will be better and you can finish this summer off here, and then go back home better then ever." Dorthy said trying to give Nicole the idea, but Nicole looked to her aunt, as if was nuts.

"Give the box to Zalgo the leader of the underworld, oh right like that is a great idea, then maybe we should fun away, and just a priate shit as well." Cody said, as he looked to Dorthy.

"Are you saying my idea is not good enough?!" Dorthy asked Cody crossing her arms. "I don't have to take this from a dog who was a hell hound before then." Dorthy finished, as Nicole no longer could take their fighting.

"GET OUT THE BOTH OF YOU! LEAVE ME ALONE!" NIcole snapped, as she turned her head to them both, and Dorthy looked to Nicole, as she sighed, and got her things and left. Cody was about to walk to Nicole.

"Just go Cody...I need time to think." She said softly, as Cody nodded, and walked out the room as well, and sighed as he went down the hall. Nicole took a deep breath, and sighed some, as she leaned back into her wheelchair, and was able for the first time today clear her head of all thoughts, and more. She felt around for water, then took a big drink of water, and it felt good to her hot thoart and body."At least a bit of piece of mind is still free no matter what. Sorry Cody..and Aunt Dorthy, but this one I need to think on for myself."Nicole said softly, as she placed the cup down, and started to hear it rain outside, as she smiled softly. Nicole has always loved the rain the most, it was relaxing, as she closed her eyes, and listen to the melody outside of her window.

Night fell once more, and Nicole found herself in bed trying to find something to listen to, but nothing not a thing. That is when she heard something see turned to hear the noise again."What the world?!" Nicole asked herself, as she feels for the nightstand next to her, and the only thing on it was her new meds and Jack's boy. The noise stopped, and she knew this time not to just not think it was nothing. She put her hand over to reach the box, and once she had it. She felt around on it. They were gone, so maybe she was hearing things on her own this time. She sighed, and felt awful, they saved Nicole, and Cody. Nicole opened the lie, and that is when it would not open. "Oh right maybe turning it by the crank will work." Nicole said felt like she had a blond moment. She tutned the crank, and the same toon from before, but once the tune was done, the box came open, and a yellow shot from it, as Nicole blocks the light with the box she is holding, but the box grabs a hold of NIcole, and start to sound like a heart beat, as she felt pain, and scream the box made it's way into Nicole's chest where her heart was. The light that was once there was gone.

Cody who had been on his way back to Nicole, heard the scream, but no one else was around, as Cody darts for the door, and steps in, and he sees Nicole setting up, and her face was white more white then normal since NIcole, had a light tan to her body. Cody looked confused, as Nicole snapped out of it, and placed her hand on her chest. She was breathing hard,'Nicole what is wrong, just relax you are over doing it.: Cody said licking hger face, and using his front paws to get her to lay down, but Nicole laid down, but Cody heard another soft moan.

He walked to the edge of the bed, and there laying on the floor was a small child the female had yellow hair, and she moved some, as she looked up to see Cody." Hi hi."She said softly, as she was covered in dark red blood.

"Baby..." Cody said, as Nicole shoots up, and heard that name it was the name gave the yellow light, as she does not think, and gets up out of the bed, and rushes over to baby. "Baby! Is that you...really?!" Nicole asked, as she was almost in tears, Baby had been the one orb she was close to, and she felt the face, as Cody sniffed her, and it smelt like Baby. Baby giggled, and clinged me." It is me. Nicole.!" Baby said. Nicole wondered how, but at this point she was just to glad to hear Baby;s voice again, she had a body no, but so what who cared. Cody and Nicole realized that Nicole just got up, and rushed over to Baby quickly." Did I walk..." Nicole said not believeing.

"You walked...you walked." Cody said, as Baby blinked, and then saw the scar on Nicole, and hissed. "That is why my siblings gave their life for you, but Red made me stay behind, he told me that someone would need to stay, and make sure no one would ever take the box, he said at the right time, what the box was going to do, it would do it." Baby said, as this left Cody confused, but Nicole then she rememebered about her chest, as she placed her hand over her heart but then felt another heart beat under it.

"I have a heart beat." NIcole said.

"We know you do, the only one really alive out of the three of us." Cody said.

"No NO.. I mean I Have two different heart beats in my chest." Nicole said, as she placed Cody's head to her chest for him to hear. Cody pulled away, and was taken back by this. "You do...one is weaker then the other, but you have two...you have two heart beats." Cody said. Baby listened as well, as she smiled warmly.

"How can that be, did that stupid box do it, where is it?" Cody asked looking around.

"It is right here Cody...deep deep inside Nicole." Baby said, as she placed her head over the heart.

"How can a box xhange into a heart let alone go into a person?" Cody asked.

"All I know is that when we were made a angel made us. Laughing Jack was suppose to have been a very special gift for a little boy named Issca."Baby said, as she went on to tell then on how she and her siblings became jack's colors, the colors being angelic gave Jack his talent, and power to bring joy to everyone, but mostly Issca.

"But why did he go mad?!" Nicole asked

Baby sighed, and looked,"The only think I know is that something very very very bad happened, and it caused Jack to spill into maddness, to the point one by one we came off jack, and got asbored into the wood of the box. It was so cold and dark there the only thing that was left after Jack was release from the box Jack did not look back or come back for us." Baby said. Nicole pulls her to her klap, and holds Baby close to her.

"That still does not explain the bo and heart thing?" Cody asked.

"That box is the heart of Jack not all creatures keep their hearts in their chest you know." Baby said.

"That explain why he wanted it gone, and wanted us dead." Cody said, as he growled.

"Enough for tonight, may thing is that Baby ys safe, and back with us. I am just thankful fo that right said. Cody watched, as Nicole gets up, and holds Baby in her arms, as she sat back on the bed. "I can walk now, so now what?" Nicole asked them both, as Baby and Cody both looked at each other, and then to Nicole, they both did not know what to think. Nicole thought for a moment, and sighed. Did they go home, stay here, or what, Nicole placed her hands on Baby's face, Baby had plain white silk skin, and yellow hair, she looked to be only 11 years old, and Nicole could tell, as Baby blinked, her golden eyes watched Nicole, and Baby giggled a little. She had yellow paint around her eyes, and looked like yellow paint on her lips something a clown would have, but she had no pointed nose like Jill or Jack did. She looked like a human girl with just clown make up on. She wore a white, and golden long selvee shirt, and goldlen shorts, and white stockings, and has golden ankle boots that had two small bows on the back of them. Her hair was up in two very long pig tails. Nicole was about to get up, when she heard a nurse come in the room, Baby quickly hid under one of the beds, as Cody went back to fake sleeping on the window sill. Nicole quickly went back under the covers, as she then acts like she is going to wake up.

"Hello Miss, Nicole I am sorry to wake you, I was just checking in on you." Said the nurse, as Nicole nodded, and smiled softly."That is quite alright, no problems I was just waking up anyway." Nicole said lying, as the nurse smiled.

"Oh good, your aunt called, and said she has a meeting tonight, and won't be here until late tomorrow afternoon." The nurse said, which made Nicole wonder what business her aunt had at a meeting this late at night, then she thought."She is going to them." She said, as the nurse look to her, but Nicole blushed, and turned away, as Cody opened one eye, and realized Nicole figured it out as well. Once the nurse left, Nicole shot up, and heard Cody and Baby go to her. "The only business she would have at night is with them, and I bet it is about you, and what happen." Cody said as Nicole smiled. " I believe it has well.." Nicole said, as Baby blinked.

"Which means that is the only way to get there now." Nicole said, she quickly got dressed, and wondered how they would get there, as Cody got between her legs."Grab a hold of baby." He said softly, and Nicole gets a hold of her, as Baby wondered, and Nicole held on to Baby and Cody's fur, as Cody's eyes glew, and he turned black making Nicole and Baby turn black too, Nicole blinked, and Cody dashed out of the room, and down the halls, and empty staircases. He was much faster then before, as he took off once he was outside.

"Cody how do you know where to go even?" Nicole asked, as she held on to him tightly. "Your Aunt's scent I can flow it, and find her, and maybe even more." Cody said, as he kept Running. Baby looked up at Nicole, as she held to her tightly. "Its okay Baby, I trust Cody." Nicole said, as Baby trusted Cody to, just what they were going to get into again is what had Baby worried.

Once they were near Nicole's Aunt's home, Cody could hear, and see Dorthy getting into a limo, with that Zalgo guy Nicole was about to get off, but Cody put his tail around Nicole's waist, as if to tell her to stay.

"but don't we need to get a ride with them?" Nicole asked, as Cody looked to her.

"and what tell her to let us come with her, and explain Baby at the same time, no thanks, besides I can keep up with them, just needed to know Zalgo's scent too, death and blood. Also a nasty scent." Cody said, as Nicole sniffed the air, and coughed, and did not know what to think."Watch it watch it...your nose is good, but don't need you getting sick due to it." Cody said, as he saw the Limo take off, and he starts to take off after the limo." won't someone see us. It is not like we can want to hide." Nicole said, as Baby blinked. "Do you want that Nicole to be hidden?" Baby asked, as Nicole heard her. "It would be great for now." Nicole said, as Baby giggled, and her hands glew yellow, making them all three hide. Cody blinked, and did not say much since something was new to him at this point. Almost after an hour, the limo came to a sudden stop at a old house. Cody stopped, besides a tree, and let Nicole and Babty off his back. He passed out to the ground and whimpered.

"Oh Cody, you rest boy, you did well." Nicole said kissing the top of his head.

"Leave the rest to me." Baby said, as Nicole and Cody both wondered what Baby was able to do after all, Baby took Nicole by the hand, and started to lead her to the back of the house. "if I know Zalgo he will have his demons, and SlenderMan will have..." before baby could finish Nicole heard something, as she covered Baby's mouth, and stayed quiet for now.

Baby saw Masky and Tobby coming back from deeper into the woods.

"Nothing is here, let's go tell the boss so we can get out of this place. hard to believe all this over a toy and a young girl." Masky said, as Toby looked around, and thought he heard something, but once Masky called him again, Toby went after. Wastching them leave Baby sighed.

"Seems I was right dumb 2 and dumb 3 are out and about, which means dumb 1 is inside." Baby said, as she looked to Nicole, and then quickly climbs up a tree to get a better view. "That many shadows around here, going to be a toughy getting them out of here, so Nicole can get passed." Baby said, as she thought for a moment.

"Nicole, listen Cody is worn out, and there are so many shadows around it is not even funny. I have idea, but if so means you might be going the rest of the way alone." Baby said, as she jumped down, and kneeled beside Nicole, placing her hands on Nicole's leg boots she was wearing, that is when the boots let off a rainbow glow."I knew my siblings were still alive just in a different form." Baby said, as she smiled.

"What baby?" Nicole asked."My siblings gave up what they had, and it just took the second heart to make it work, in other words you hold power to Nicole." Baby said, as she look around, heard the shadows coming, as she takes off for the shadows to follow her. Nicole sighed, as she worried for Baby and Cody, but she started to walk, and somehow she felt like she was not doing this on her own. Nicole was about to fall, when she stopped, and blinked, as if her feet knew the way of where she wanted to go.'is this what Baby meant." She asked herself, as she somehow made it to the back door with problem.

'To easy." Nicole said, as she goes inside, and slips inside, and into the shadows, as if she was not blind at all, unknown to her, her boots became leg boots, laced up, and was giving off a rainbow glow to help her walk since she was alone for now. She heard voices, and one that sounded like her Aunt's voice. If she was going to know something now was the time. Nicole peeked behind a open door to hear Dagger the leader of the heaven realm fighting with Zalgo lord of the under realm.

"I blame this shit on you asshole." Zalgo said sitting down at a large table. SlenderMan and his three brothers were there SlpendorMan, OffenderMan and also TrenderMan. Hearing all the different voices made Nicole wonder. Nicole was to busy listening to the talking in the other room, that she did not hear someone come up behind her.

(( Sorry for the cliff hanger and also for the all wait this has taken me.))