A/N: I decided to update this today because my two brothers (well ones my brother, the other is his best friend.. i call his best friend my brother and he calls me his lil sister because he doesn't have siblings) are ignoring me! My parents have been out all day and won't get home for another three hours so I'm all alone! Plus it's raining here in LA.. AGAIN!!!! So I've got nothing to do.... it's 7:40 PM and I'm alone... what better to do than update my stories?
On Tuesday and Wednesday I will not be on Fanfiction very much because of an unforunate event. I'd prefer to not share the event because it's very personal and it is extremly depressing. I just wanted to give you a heads up because I was going to update again on Tuesday but now it'll have to wait until Friday. I have Parent/Teacher confrences on Thursday so I can't update!
Thank you all for the kind reviews! I have to respond to Jessie H. this way because she does not have an account so... here goes:
I really love getting reviews from you, I really appreciate that you take the time to write out those long thoughtful reviews. I love how you give honest opinions on even the very minor characters, I was considering bringing Jake and Harold back but I wasn't sure... now I'm sure!
Also I have got to thank missweird101 for her awesome idea that has been used in this chapter, so this chapter was a little longer than usual because I really couldn't wait to start writing the idea! Even though she said Sonny and Jessica, I think Tawni and Jessica work better for this idea! It'll give this whole story a pretty interesting new twist!
Wow... I have been giving some LONG Author's Notes lately, I appreciate everyone who takes the time to read them, even though they don't really effect your understanding of the story. I kind of use them to vent about things going on in my life and to explain some things.. that's why they get so long!
Disclaimer: I don't own SWAC, Ghost Hunters, or Dave Tango. (I wish I owned Dave Tango, he's my all time favorite Ghost Hunter)
PS- I don't know if Kerosene Heater's were around in the fifties... so bear with me folks! And also I have switched between the word amulet and necklace... we're gonna go with necklace from now on! Sorry for any confusion!
Chad's POV
I paced back and forth in my dressing room, glancing at my watch every five seconds. Could time go any slower? It was only five fourty two, and since Sonny's apartment was so close to mine it only took about two minutes to drive there. After several more agonizing glances at my watch I decided I should just head over anyway. Better early than late, I guess. I was right, I got there in only one minute and about fourty three seconds.
As I sat in the car waiting to go pick up my date I turned the radio up. One particular story caught my attention.
This just in television actor Harold Masterson dies of a rare diseas, we've yet to find out just what the diseas is. Here's a clip of his son Jake Masterson's Eulogy:
Herald was a great man. He was a wonderful husband, grandfather, brother, and uncle. But he was an even greater father. I'll never remember the last words he ever said to me, "Jake, I want you to be strong. I know this isn't what you would choose for me, it's not what I would choose either. But I love you and your family needs you. Never forget that I'm watching over you." A lot of us are sad for his passing, and that's something that I understand. But what we all need to remember is that he is in a better place, away from the pain.
On a lighter note the only living relative of Jessica Shore surfaces today, her name is still being investigated.
Just then I saw Sonny exit the building, I glanced at my watch again. Five fifty? Wow, was Sonny really as excited for the date as I was? She noticed me almost immediatly and ran over to the car.
"Chad! I thought you would be fashionable late," she said jumping into the car.
"Which is why I had to be early," I explained pulling out of the parking lot onto the road.
"So... how far is your house?" she asked bouncing in her seat. I placed a hand on her knee to try and stop her from bouncing, but she only bounced even more.
"Only a few minutes away," I said swerving a little as to not hit another car.
"Oh ok, well let's turn up the radio," she said reaching for the dial. Before I could stop her the words rang loud and clear.
This just in the ghost of Condor Studios has dissapeared. Local Ghost Hunter Dave Tango shares his thoughts.
"It seems as though this entity was peaceful. The theory floating around is that she was freed from haunting this place."
Sonny stopped bouncing, the color in her face drained. "T-that's Jessica," she whispered, "They are looking for Jessica."
"Sonny I'm sure it'll be fine," I sighed as we pulled up to a red light. Now that I wasn't in a hurry it was taking a little longer to get there.
"But Chad, what if they find her? What if they make her go to some place for crazy people?" she whined. I could see that she was very upset by this, truth be told I was too. Because of Jessica, Sonny said she loved me. No words meant more than those and Jessica seemed nice.
"Well then we have to hide her until this all blows over," I said, starting to drive again, "Did you know Jake Masterson died?"
Sonny's perkiness drained even more. "W-what? But he was my idol! He can't be dead!" she said bursting into tears.
Luckily we pulled up into the driveway of my house. I stopped the car, unbuckled my seatbelt, and turned my body to face Sonny placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Sonny everything will be fine," I said trying to calm her, she shook her head and burried her face in her hands. The makeup she was wearing stained her fingers and ran down her hands and arms.
I got out and carried her into the house, placing her on the sofa. "Sonny, we'll get through this. I promise Jessica will be just fine," I said kneeling in front of her and taking her hand in mine.
"Why do you care about Jessica?" she said between hiccuped sobs.
"Because, she brought us closer. Sonny, I have the ability to care. If you want we can go find Jessica and see what she thinks about all this," I offered. She looked up at me, her sobs stopping.
"But first you should clean up," I said with a wince. As beautiful as she usually is, she looked horrible. Her make-up ran so much that she looked like a clown.
"O-okay," she said, sniffing a little. I showed her to the bathroom, then went to the kitchen turning on the radio.
An update on the ghost of Condor Studios. Son of recently deceased Jake Masterson says he gave a ride to a passenger earlier. He claims he brought the passenger to Condor Studios, she said she was visting Sonny Munroe, when in fact Sonny Munroe had left for the day. Apparently she fit the description of the ghost and looked like Jessica Shore, rumors had been going around that the Ghost of Condor Studios was in fact Jessica Shore. We'll have more on this story after the break.
"So that's it then," Sonny sighed sitting next to me, "They've figured it out."
"They think they've figured it out, but we can lead them in the wrong direction. I have a plan, for it to work we need to find Jessica. Something tells me she's still at Condor Studios. Come on," I said getting up and heading out the door. Sonny followed close behind
Jessica's POV
"Well Tawni," I said taking a deep breath, this was a long story, "You know how I died? Well one day on the set the producer asked me to top up the Kerosene in the Kerosene heater. Our set got very cold in the winter so we bought one to keep it warm. Well when I went to heat it up I accidently took the gas tank. When I poured it in, the heater exploded. I burned to death, Tawni. It was a horrible thing, and I still don't understand how it exploded. But I saw the investigation of my death, so I have a bit of an understanding of why. You see since the minute I died I've been haunting the set, and after the many years there being in the world again is a little scary."
"Anyway on to your question. The answer might shock you a bit. Well you see when I died I was wearing a necklace identical to yours. There were only two in existance at the time, the one I was wearing and the one your great grandmother had. Her name was Maisy Shore, she's the grandmother on your mother's side. Which is why she doesn't have the last name Hart. Well Maisy Shore was also my mother, so I am your great aunt. Anyway, both necklaces possesed a different power. Mine was hope. Whoever wore it was always hopefull. While the one your grandmother wore had the power of life and love, if a living person wore it they could bring a person who died back to life for a day. But only if the person was deserving. And the reason I've been granted a full lifetime is because the person who brought me to life was in love with someone who loved them back. If they confessed to each other, I was granted a lifetime. I know it's a little confusing, but the Shore family tree goes back to a witch named Mellie who controlled these things."
Tawni stood there in shock at what she'd just heard. "Wow," was all she could say. I noticed that she was wearing the necklace and had her hand in her pocket.
"What's in your pocket?" I asked taking a step towards her. She removed another necklace, it wasn't like the one that I wore when I died. "There's a third one," she statede blankly.
I took it from her hands, as I turned it over I saw the letters T.T. on the back. The letters stood for its power.
"Tawni, where did you get this?" I asked eyeing the stone hanging from it. This was certainly strange.
"I got it from my dad, he told me that his great great grandfather Merlinie created it. He said it possesed the power of time travel, but I never believed him," she said. I looked up at her, then back at the necklace.
"Hmmm," I said thinking, "Did he tell you how it works?" She nodded and took it back.
"You simply hold the stone between your thumb and middle finger and state the time and place you want to go to," she explained taking my hand, "For example. Condor Studios, the Life of Lana set Ninteen Fifty Three."
With that everything blacked out, and I awoke to see myself. Walking towards the Kerosene heater.
I know I said this would be completly Channy.... but I find this new idea so addicting! Trust me there will be Channy in the next chapter too!
