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Chapter Eight
John could hear his name been called at the back of his mind, it started to get nearer and nearer and the words that Dean and Sam were saying were getting farther and farther away. He could feel strong arms gripping and shaking him. Then he heard Pastor Jim's voice "John, John wake up, you're having a nightmare"
His eyes shot open to see Pastor Jim sat on the bed and he was in his own room. His heart was pounding in his chest, he was finding it hard to breather and he was soaked in sweat.
"That must have been one hell of a nightmare. I've been trying to wake you up for five minutes, I heard you shouting down the corridor" Pastor Jim told him
Just then Bobby walked into the room "Hi John, I got here as fast as I could, I've drove all night after finishing my other job."
"It's good to see you Bobby, thanks for coming" John replied
Turning to Pastor Jim "I want to go back in, they have to be there, I must have missed something, will one of you come with me?" He looked at Pastor Jim and then Bobby
"Sure I'll go with you" Bobby replied
Malakai had entered the old hospital and was slowly running his hand on the walls he was searching for the three souls. He would need at least two of them to help him return Alicia to her prison. He had just reached the second floor when he felt the intruders; he turned and headed back down to the reception area.
John and Bobby had entered and were making their way up to the basement steps.
"God John this place is dark and cold, I won't what to spend one night in here let alone days" Bobby commented
"Yes I know, the first time I came here there were a few ghosts about but now it seems to quiet" John told Bobby
"Good, the less ghosts we meet the better" Bobby replied
They entered the reception area and came face to face with Malakai, John and Bobby raised their guns but Malakai stood his ground.
"I'm Malakai the keeper of this prison your guns will have no effect on me like, like this hospital I exist on a difference plane to you which I think you are now starting to comprehend. You are the one that as released Alicia from her prison?" he said addressing John
"Alicia who is she? I only helped to release the soul of a young girl named Isabel"
"This prison was built to keep Alicia trapped here and she has tricked you into believing she was Isabel and now the world will suffer because of you interference" Malakai told him.
"My sons souls are here somewhere and I was looking for them" John replied
"You shouldn't have interfered, you should have let her keep their souls" Malakai stated
"You son of a bitch!" John yelled stepping forward he wanted to punch this guy but Bobby grabbed him by his arm and held him back "You're telling me that I should have done nothing and just let my boys die?"
"Yes, she takes up to half a dozen souls a year, it is nothing compared to what she is capable of" Malakai shot back
"How do we fix this?" Bobby asked
"Don't let her leave the hospital and you must protect your sons as she will try to kill them" Malakai replied
"Where are my sons' souls?" John asked angrily
"Alicia as trapped them somewhere you would not be able to comprehend" Malakai replied
"Can you help us?" Bobby asked
"I will find and release the youngest but I need the eldest and the girl" Malakai informed him
"No, that not acceptable, I want both my sons released" John ordered
"It's not up for discussion" Malakai replied
"Ye s it is, I want both" John spat back
"Then I wish you good luck in finding your sons" Malakai turned and was now heading out of the reception area.
"John!" Bobby knew John was stubborn and liked his own way but Bobby knew they needed Malakai's help.
Wait!" John shouted out, Malakai stopped and turned
"OK we'll do it your way" John relented
"When the youngest wakes up do as he says as I will have given him a set of instructions to follow, now leave and never come back, go protect your sons"
John stormed out of the reception area he was seething, he didn't like been dependent on a stranger especially when his sons were involved.
Malakai continued his search for the three souls trapped within the walls, he was looking for the eldest boy. When he felt his presence he stepped into the wall and seconds later Dean's face appeared out of the wall and then the rest of his numb body slumped to the floor. Malakai reappeared from out of the wall; he stood in front of Dean and waited for Dean to regain the use of his limps
"What's your name boy?"
"Dean" he said trying to stand up "Who are you?"
"I am Malakai, keeper of this prison, come we have work to do" he told Dean
"Hang on, what work and where's my brother Sam?" Dean asked
"Alicia as escaped this prison and we are on the way to release your brother and the girl from within the walls" Malakai informed him
"How did she escape?" Dean asked trying to keep up with his long strides
"Your father came in and she tricked him into thinking she was Isabel" Malakai replied
"I know how that feels, dad was here?"
Malakai entered a room crossing to the far side he stopped and stepped inside the wall, Dean stood and watched as his brother's face appeared out of the wall; he grabbed Sam before his numb body could fall to the floor.
"Sammy, god it's good to see you, the numbest will pass quickly" Dean reassured him
"Dean is it really you?" Sam asked nervously
"Yeah it's really me"
She tricked me, she pretended to be you" Sam told him
"I know, she good at that"
Malakai interrupted them "Sam you must return to your body, you have to protect yourself and your brother from Alicia"
"Our bodies?" They said in unison
"Were not dead?" Dean asked
"No, I'll explain on the way we need to find the girl and I'll give you your instructions Sam" Malakai said, they followed behind him as he searched for Isabel's soul taking in every word he said.
Alicia had been patience and had kept up the presence long enough; it was time she made her move. She had persuaded Allan Peters to go home and rest, he was getting on her nerves. Now was the perfect time, she slipped out of bed and changed to Isabel's clothes. She quietly made her way down the corridor to room 208. Looking inside she saw a nurse checking on Dean and Sam, she walked in and asked if she could sit for awhile with the boys. The nurse nodded her approval and left the room. Taking hold of a pillow from the nearby chair she walked up to Dean's bed and switched off the alarm on the heart monitor and then she placed the pillow over Dean's face and pushed it down.
Malakai had just finished telling Sam what was expected of him and was about to return him to his body when Dean suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed to his knees, he couldn't breathe.
Sam ran over to his brother and knelt down "Dean, what's happening?"
"I think its Alicia, she trying to kill me, go Sammy" Dean said between gasps of breath.
"No I'm not leaving you?" Sam cried out
Malakai grabbed hold of Sam by his arm and pulled him roughly to his feet "your brother needs you" Malakai removed an amulet from around his neck and placed it on Sam and spoke in a language that Sam had never heard before and then Sam vanished.
Sam could hear the heart monitor beeping he blinked a few times to wake up, he wondered where he was and then everything came flowing back to him. He turned his head to see Isabel suffocating Dean with a pillow. He immediately jumped out of his bed, he felt dizzy his heart was racing with panic as he crossed to his brother's bed; he set his own heart monitor alarm off.
Alicia stopped pressing the pillow into Dean's face and threw it across the room. She knew any minute the doctors and nurses would be running in.
"Get away from my brother" Sam yelled at her
"You win this time Sammy; you may not be so lucky next time"
At that moment the doctor and a nurse came running in, they surveyed the scene in front of them. Another coma patient had awakened and was standing in the middle of the room glaring at Isabel. The doctor spoke first "Isabel, please return to your room" Alicia left quietly with a smug smile that filled her face she knew that she was safe in Isabel's body; they wouldn't hurt Isabel to get to her.
She made her way down to the reception area, it was time to leave she had enough of the presence, it was time she did what she enjoyed the most causing as much havoc to this world as possible.
John, Bobby and Pastor Jim returned to the room to find Sam awake and Doctor Phillips checking him over. He turned to John "He's fine, doing well, he turned to Dean's bed and checked the heart monitor alarm was on "I don't know how this got switched off, there will be an investigation, this is serious neglect by a member of staff" he told John.
John watched the doctor leave the room, he rushed over to Sam's bed leaning down he gave his son a hug "Thank god, you're safe Sammy what happened here?"
"Miss Alicia just tried to suffocate Dean with a pillow; there is no time to explain any more. I have to follow Malakai instructions; firstly I'm going to need a penknife and a note pad and pencil" Sam informed them
"What do you need a penknife for?" John asked
"I need blood to draw symbols on Dean, to protect him from Miss Alicia" Sam replied
"You're not going to cut yourself, draw me the symbols and I'll do it" John stated
Pastor Jim handed Sam a notepad and pencil. Sam closed his eyes and pictured the symbols in his head and then started to draw them on the pad; once he was satisfied with his drawing he tore the page from the pad and handed it to his dad.
John looked at the symbols "Where do you want these symbols on Dean?"
"Same symbols on both arms please dad" Sam replied
John went over to Dean; he cut his hand with the penknife, dipping his index finger on his other hand into his blood he started to draw the symbols up Dean's arms. While John was doing that Sam had drawn more symbols and gave the page to Bobby.
"These symbols must be drawn on the walls to stop her from leaving. We can't hurt Isabel's body so we will have to trap her here. You mustn't let Miss Alicia get to close to you and don't look directly into her eyes. We will have to wait for Malakai to come before we can trap her; he and Dean are looking for Isabel's soul" Sam said
"We have already put some symbols on the walls, but we will add these as well. We also need to clear the hospital of as many patients as possible" Pastor Jim said
"All we need to do is convince the Head Administrator" Bobby replied
"We'll have to tell them the truth about why the coma patients die" Pastor Jim replied
When John had finished he turned to Sam "You need protecting too, I'll draw them on you too" he told Sam
"Sam, this Malakai why does he need Dean and Isabel's soul, can we trust him?" John asked
"He said they were the only ones capable of returning her to her prison, Dean and I trust him" Sam replied
"That's good enough for me" John replied
Alicia had reached the reception area and was heading towards the main entrance, she approached the automatic doors as they slid open she took a step forward but she hit an invisible barrier. She tried again only to bounce off the invisible barrier once again. Turning on her heels she stormed back to her room, somebody was going to regret this.
TBC
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