This chapter did turn out shorter than I wanted it to, but I love this chapter because the costume party is one of all time favorite scenes in Halloween 5.

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"Testing, testing!" the man called.

The costume party was about to begin. Families filled the seats (unfortunately, Andy's mom had to work. Moving had sapped her bank accounts, so she was working even more than before the Chucky incident). A line of patients- all dressed in costumes- trailed down the staircase and through the aisle between the wall and the first row of chairs. Banners were suspended from the ceiling and the railing; the man stood behind the banister on the second floor, staring down at the audience.

"You feeling okay, Jamie?" Andy murmured to Jamie from his place as second in line. Jamie was first, and Billy was right behind him.

Jamie looked ready to collapse. She was pale and sweating buckets; her hands were shaking, and her breaths trembled as she inhaled and exhaled. Whimpers mingled with the quivering breaths, and Andy was afraid Jamie might faint or even have a heart attack. Either possibility (and many more) were plausible given the look of absolute terror on her face.

"Come on up!" the man called, and Andy grabbed Jamie's hand, walking alongside her to the center of the 'stage'.

"Jamie," Andy mumbled. "Are you okay?"

Jamie didn't respond, not even with a nod.

Andy and Billy glanced at each other, worried for the girl, but before they could question her further, she turned her back on the crowd and took a few steps forward. Her legs were quaking to the point of making her look poised to collapse to the carpet.

"Jamie," Andy whispered, grabbing her hand.

"What's going on?" he heard another patient hiss from the staircase.

"What's wrong with her?" someone from the audience called, but the statement was almost unheard above the shocked gasps.

"Jamie," Andy repeated.

Jamie screamed, and Andy leaped back, having never heard more than a whimper from Jamie. It was like the fear had heated up her body and melted the ice coating her vocal cords, allowing her to make sound.

Jamie fell backwards, and Andy and Billy each grabbed one of her arms, lowering her to the ground as she began to thrash, flailing her arms.

Andy recognized this: a seizure. By the looks of James's movements and the frightened expressions on the faces of the nurses, the worst one Jamie had ever had.

Jamie choked out something that Andy couldn't understand as she struggled against the grasps of him and Billy.

Evidently, Billy understood what she was trying to say.

"Tina?" he translated.

"Where is she?" the burned man demanded. "Where is Tina? Is she in danger, Jamie?"

Dr. Loomis joined the crowd surrounding Jamie. The nurse and one of the doctors knelt over Jamie while Billy and Andy tried to hold her still so that she wouldn't jerk uncontrollably and harm herself. Billy tried to hold her mouth open, so that Jamie could breathe. Andy kept one of his hands latched onto her's.

Jamie choked out a single word.

"St-ore," Billy said, slowly, and watched as Jamie nodded.

"Store," Dr. Loomis repeated. "What do they sell there? Come on, Jamie! Help us! What do they sell?"

"Iii-er," Jamie gasped.

"Lighter," Billy translated.

"What do they sell?" Dr. Loomis reiterated.

"Bhhig wu-man!" Jamie choked, her words becoming more clear.

"Big woman?" Billy said.

"A big woman that works in the store?" Dr. Loomis inferred.

Jamie shook her head, rapidly. "Ookie wu-man!'

"Cookie woman?" Billy stated, confused.

"Cookie woman," Dr. Loomis muttered, turning to the doctor, who unhooked a walkie talkie from his belt.

"Bill's gas station," he said into the device.

Jamie immediately began to calm down, and soon enough, she completely relaxed.

"Let's move her," the nurse ordered.

Andy and Billy helped to lift the lightweight of a girl onto a stretcher, but before the nurse could roll the stretcher away, Jamie grabbed Andy's hand and gasped her first utterly clear word in almost a year:

"Andy."

Andy smiled at Jamie.

"Yeah, Jamie," he replied. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise."


I am slowly starting to build a romantic relationship between Andy and Jamie. It will be a slow build because they just met and they're kids and have a lot on their plates. Romance probably won't play a big part until the middle of the story or even the end of the story. Until then, it will be a lot of adventure, some horror, and a whole lot of friendship. You will eventually discover Jamie's feelings towards Andy, but I'm not sure when that will be. Tensions are beginning to run night what with Michael and Chucky, so romance is the least of their worries until things calm down a little bit.

Also, Michael will show up next chapter and possibly Chucky (but that's undetermined).

Thanks for reading!