AN: (we see the Authoress looking tired, hot, and stressed out a bit) Thank you everyone for the reviews! As you can see, I am falling WAY behind on my writing, since my last post was the day after my birthday... I am sprry for that. There's a lot of personal stuff going on in my life that I sometimes can't control, but that doesn't mean that I can't still write behind-the-scenes. I will continue to write as always.

This has to be the longest chapter I had ever written (more than ten thousand words here). It's mostly an information/pre-battle chapter to what's to come later on. I had to think about the past of Damien the Music Slayer and Moana Lisa myself. I used everyone's ideas, changed a few things, and rolled them up into one. To explain a bit more, Jessy will be remembering sometimes in flashbacks from other stories. This flashback is from Emmy's "Mystery Case Files: The Mystery of Vore- Part 4" in Jessy's point of view. There are many references in here and I did the best I can for this. If any of you have questions or ideas for this, don't hesitate to tell me. And please, NO FLAMES. If you don't like the story, you don't have to comment.

This chapter is dedicated to Emmy and the whole Mystery Case Files. Emmy's birthday was June 22nd and I'm so sorry that I missed it. (sings "Happy Birthday" and smiles) I hoped you had a great time.

Anyway, thank you and I hope you enjoy this chapter~

Songs Featured:

ET (Song by Katy Perry)- Jessy and OogieJess's Voice (briefly)

Premonition Song (Sally's Song from "The Nightmare Before Christmas")- Princess Emeraude, Jessy, and OogieJess (briefly)

Heaven On Your Mind (Heaven on Their Minds from the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar")- Bella (as Gaara), Naruto, and Half Shukaku-Gaara

Dual Power Ballad (Porpoise Power Ballad from "Blowhole Strikes Back")- Mafiafas, Kiky/Evil Kiky, Evil Billy and His Robots (as back-up), Temari and Audrey II (briefly)


Chapter 7

Where we last left off, an one-sided couple was spinning towards their doom while everyone was hypnotized by mystical music and Emmy, Bella, and Eden watched all this in horror.

"We gotta do something before this turns into a diaster!" Bella exclaimed, but she and the others were too frozen in fear to jump into action right away.

Emmy started to sweat as she stuttered, mouth agape. Words tried to come out of her mouth, but only mumbling and worry was heard. Just as the seam that Jessy was twirling with became longer and started to slowly slide off of Oogie's outline...

"JESSICA, STOP IT!"

That shout that came from Emmy made everyone freeze for a couple of seconds. It was the first loud outburst that ever came out without being sung.

Jessy heard it through her hypnotized ears, startled a bit by it. Although she didn't stop twirling, her eyes started to glow purple and she had an angry look on her face. The next thing that happened went too fast to comprehend.

The people who were hypnotized circled around Emmy with the Predators in front, getting ready to pounce on the girl. Emmy started to sob, thinking that this would be the end. Just when she was about to get the pounding of her life-

POW!

A fist collided with Maverick's jaw, causing the shark and the other predators to fall down like dominoes. Emmy and the rest looked up in surprise.

There was Jessy twirling like before, but her face was full of anger and her eyes were glowing purple. The sack that kept Oogie in place was thrown onto the ground. Oogie's bugs, however, didn't fall from their position. In fact, they were controling themselves to stay in place and to move the twirling thread towards any direction they chose.

Those who were hypnotized glared at this like it was an enemy while Bella, Eden, and Emmy gasped. They had never seen Jessy nor Oogie like this before.

The music slaves ran towards Jessy with hurting intent across their faces. They were stopped dead in their tracks when Jessy twirled in front of them and kicked the each of them hard, sending them far back. The predators got up slowly and growled fiercely. In response, Oogie and Jessy let out a mixture of a snarl and a gruff roar. All the predators whimpered upon hearing it and backed away, scared. Bella froze as well, as if she understood the call.

"Bella, are you okay?" Eden asked. The shapeshifter didn't respond. As for Emmy, she was still looking at Jessy in awe. It was then that at mid-twirl, the string snapped in two and the black-haired girl let go, swirling towards the iron maiden.

Seeing the danger that was about to happen in mere seconds, Emmy snapped out of her daze and made her hands glow blue. She thought, 'I have to save her! Maybe changing the spikes to rubber will do the trick.' Closing her eyes, she used her bending-reality powers to turn the spikes from the iron maiden into the material of a bounce house. Jessy went inside and the main closed shut upon her. Then, the maiden shook (more like bounced) a bit until all was still, save for the sound of breathing...

"AAAAIIIHHH!"

A high-pitched shriek broke the silence. It was so loud, everything that was made from glass broke immediately and most people had to cover their ears. Emmy gasped in fright, fearing the worst.

The iron maiden shook violently as OogieJess' voice was heard loud and clear, "BLOOD! IT'S MY BLOOD!" Directing her attention to what was left of Oogie, Emmy saw to her horror that where his chest was located were some bugs slain by an invisible force. But it wasn't just bugs falling out or ooze pouring; it was a fresh blood red wound. Even though the bugs still kept in place, it was a painful sight to see.

"Jessy!" The buck-toothed girl cried out. Immediately, the iron maiden snapped open to reveal a dazed Jessy, clutching the wound that was near her ribcage. On one of the spikes, which is now made of rubber and air, was covered in blood. The girl stopped glowing purple and started to fall in a dead faint whereas Oogie seemed to fall apart.

"PsyWave!" A loud voice sounded off from a distance. A blue glow stopped the bugs from falling and Bella snapped out of her trance, transformed into an alien named Goop, and caught the unconcious Authoress with his body. Utter silence dominated the area as everyone was sprawled on the floor; hurt, groaning, and almost deaf. Jessy opened her eyes to see herself on a gooey green surface and some tall people coming towards her, then everything became dark.


Jessy opened her eyes to see that she was in some sort of makeshift bed within a simple room. She tried to sit up, only to hold her chest in pain.

"Oh, she's awake!" A young male voice said, a few feet away from Jessy.

"Please don't move around so much." A female voice said in worry.

Another voice added, "You just woke up after we healed one of your rib cages, so you have to take it easy for now." Jessy looked to her right to see an animal and two women looking at her with concern in their eyes.

The animal was a white hedgehog with yellow eyes, two quills on the back of his head, five hair pieces on his forehead, a tan muzzle, white gloves with glowing bracelets, black boots and white fuzz on his chest. His name was Silver the Hedgehog.

The first woman was an etheral, beautiful young girl with really long golden hair and soulful blue eyes. She wore an elegant cream-colored gown and a green jeweled tiara. Her name was Princess Emeraude.

The second woman was a pale eighteen-year-old girl with black eyeliner over her rainbow-highlighted eyes and short bright-red hair with black streaks. She wore a pink/black cheerleading outfit over a large black cloak, a silver scythe on her back, and white shoes.

"Oh, hello. I didn't see you all there." Jessy blinked, scratching her head, "Do I know you?"

"Honey was right," Emeraude said as she put a hand to the girl's forehead, "The memory recovery is a slow process. Fortunately, we hope that you can remember soon..." Jessy was about to speak when the princess interrupted, "We know what you're going to say. It seemed that the music slayer got away and that he had made a big impact in the area. Just when you danced into the iron maiden, Emmy turned it to rubber, but you hit a spike before she could do it."

"So what happened?"

"Well, we came in to save you." Silver spoke up as he sat up on the bed near Jessy's lap, "You were knocked-out cold when we arrived and now your friends are almost finished recovering in the hallway." As he spoke, Jessy looked at the hedgehog and her eyes glowed pink for a couple of seconds.

"Silver, is that you?" She asked. When the hedgehog nodded slightly, she instantly hugged him before he could utter a word, "I missed you so much! How's the future looking so far?"

"Three words..." Silver replied, "... Dictatorship from Broadway."

Jessy shuddered at the thought, then noticed the mystery woman next to her. She asked, "I'm sorry, but who are you? I don't like we've met before."

The red-haired lady blinked a bit, staring at the girl in wonder. She then answered with a smile, "It's been a while, hasn't it... mother?"


"Is she going to be alright?" Emmy asked the saviour of the scene as she was rubbing some of her minor wounds with a washcloth.

"Yes, but I'm surprised how she could still be alive after all that." The same deep voice said in a soft tone.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's not that I doubt her. I just know that when a sack monster ever bleeds like that, he dies on the same day."

"You mean-!" Emmy shouted, but then trailed off as if knowing the answer. She, the Mystery Case Files, The Predators, The Pets, and everyone else were in the same room together. Eden was in her bottle and the villains were gone out of sight. Surprisingly, Plantara and Evil trachie17 (now calling herself Tricia) stayed behind to listen from another room. They were all in hiding from the music barrier, safe and sound for now. A few minutes before, Emmy (with Eden's help) gave everyone magical earplugs so they wouldn't be affected by the sound.

The person who had spoke was a 6 foot 7 burlap sack of bugs, junk, and trash sewn up together with a scar on his right eye, a stitched-up mouth, a scythe on his back, and black yarn for hair. His name was Othello Reaper Boogie, the nicer, immortal grandfather of the villain, Oogie Boogie. He was wearing a bone necklace around his neck, fingering it as he nodded slowly, "Exactly. She still recovering, but things would only go downhill if she keeps doing what she did last time."

As Othello was talking, the predators were all shaken up with Alex still worried and confused about the whole thing and of Jessy's well-being. She had been let out by a concerned Maverick and she was now rocking back and forth while her father hugged her tightly. She finally spoke, "I didn't know how scary everything could be... even for Jessy. What did she say back there?"

To everyone's surprise, all the predators and Bella answered in unison, "If you touch my friends and Little Supper, I will kill you."

"That's what Oogie and Jessy said in an old demonic language. Only a few monsters and I know it." Bella explained with a sigh, being really serious at the moment, "It seems that OogieJEss is stronger than we thought."

"I just don't get how a fine sweetheart like Jess could be that loud and powerful!" Holt exclaimed in amazement while Marshall and Wormy nodded.

Snaps then realized something and asked, "But what about that music slayer guy, Damien? What's his story?" For a while, everyone had that question in their minds as well. Just what made the haunted Ipod so special?

"Well, funny you should mention about him..." Othello started to say, getting everyone's attention again, "I got some information after researching and I talked to Moana Lisa for the rest of the details. It all started about a year ago..."

Flashback

We see a large production factory responsible for making technical and electronical devices as Othello narrated.

Othello VO: You know how there's always new gadgets around and people try to make newer ones while the latest becomes old in almost seconds? Well, one company decided to change all that by making a product that will change everything and put them on top.

Inside the factory, we see many workers in an assembly line, putting all mechanical parts together into creating a newly advanced type of Ipod.

Othello VO: It was to be the most perfect music player in the world, capable of upgrading itself every time... until one worker made a small mistake.

At that moment, one of the workers (who had no rest whatsoever and only been paid mininum wage) was about to break down into slumber. Before he could do that, he thought about being fired and almost panicked. He took the Ipod that he had in his hand and quickly assembled it. He didn't notice that he misplaced a few parts and that some of the wires short-circuited. With a tired yawn, the man placed the red/purple/white music player on a counter and fell back to sleep.

Othello VO: Now who can blame a man for sleeping on the job when he needed the rest, even if he didn't know that the very device he had assembled would be the one that would be judged for the company? It was just one little mistake... that made everything go downhill...

We later see a business office where many business men and executives of the company were arguing all around the room while the Ipod was placed on the center of the table. There were many cries of:

"You call THIS the best prototype we can make?"

"I knew the 'Perfect Music Player' was a bad idea!"

"Take it away! We don't need this anymore. We failed!"

The arguing continued to an uproar and it resulted in the Ipod getting thrown out the window straight into a metal shopping cart that a person living in the streets would push. The cart then moved down a hill.

Othello VO: ... literally! I didn't know what had happened afterwards, but that little Ipod ended up at the clearance table in a department store... but he didn't know it.

The scene then changed to a table full of knick-knacks, accessories, and other trinkets in the clearance section. Among the piles was the little Ipod sitting right next to a familiar pink MP3 player.

Othello VO: The Ipod, having just woken up, didn't know exactly who he was or how he came to be, but he had an idea of his directive.

As the whole room flashed, both music players suddenly turned into their human forms. The Ipod looked like Damien in human form, but he had light purple eyes and he wore white clothing. The MP3 looked like the younger version of Moana Lisa. (AN: I know this is impossible for music players to do this, but it'll be hard for me to write about an Ipod's life with an MP3 normally.)

MP3 woke up instantly and saw the new arrival come in. She smiled and ran up to the Ipod, shaking him awake, "Wake up! Wake up!"

"H-Huh?" Ipod opened his eyes slowly to see a beautiful woman looking at him with a smile on her face.

"Welcome to Clearance." The woman said kindly, "I'm an MP3 player and you must be an Ipod, right?"

"I guess so..." The Ipod groaned, getting up to fix his back. When he was comfortable, his eyes blinked white and he asked himself, "Directive? Directive?"

"Directive? I don't know what that is..." The red-haired woman tilted her head in confusion.

Seeing the innocent look on her face, the Ipod waved his hands and said, "No, forget it. It's not important now. Could you show me around since I'm new here?"

"Sure." MP3 smiled and grabbed the Ipod's hand, leading him across the table.

Othello VO: As time passed, the Ipod forgot about finding his directive and found happiness and love instead. He spent his days with his MP3 friend always... until that faithful day came when customers arrived.

At that moment, MP3 and Ipod were moving objects around so they could like down and rest.

"You know, this is paradise." Ipod sighed happily, looking up towards the 'sky', "I can't imagine a much more perfect place than here."

MP3 gave a soft smile, "I'm glad you like it."

"I'm always going to be here, I think... with you."

The MP3 gasped with her eyes turning faded yellow, "Really? You mean that?"

"I do." Ipod admitted with a blush and, with hesitation, kissed the MP3 on the cheek, making her blush. Before anything else could be said, a loud voice sounded, "Look Daddy!" Both music players turned into their original forms. A giant shadow went over to them and picked them up, revealing itself to be a little boy no more that eight years old.

"Daddy, I got some music players for mommy. Can we keep them?" The little boy pleaded with a puppy face on. His father, who looked like a scientist, walked up behind his eager son.

"Son, I don't think we-" The father stopped when he saw the Ipod in the boy's hands, "Is that what i think it is?" He grabbed the music player and looked at it more, "Yes, this must be the 'perfect' Ipod that failed on the news. I wonder why..." Curious, he paid the cashier so he could test it out. The scientist put on some earphones and listened... only to have a confused look on his face. He turned up the volume to hear better, but it was at maximum level. The sound was not only quiet, but it was also distorted and some of the lyrics were not reconizable... just the beat. Other than that, the Ipod was fine. This didn't please the scientist, though.

"Son..." The man finally spoke, his voice a low tone, "We should get something else for mommy, like a card or something."

"But daddy, why not the music players?" His son asked, sad to see his father putting the Ipod and the MP3 down.

"This one isn't... perfect for her. No one could really hear it. I'll tell you when we get home." With that said, the two walked out of the store. Out of earshot, the music players came back to life and the Ipod ran to the edge of the table, crying out while reaching his hand on the edge, "Wait, come back!"

The purple-eyed device was devastated. He didn't feel wanted by someone because he was not perfect enough. He couldn't help it if he was "born" quiet. It was then that he noticed something more about his surroundings: it wasn't just the clearance table that was his world. It was a whole new bigger world out there beyond the table, full of new and better devices that even he didn't know about till now. Feeling overwhelmed, the Ipod fell on his back and backed away in fear, only to stop at MP3's feet.

"Is something wrong?" The MP3 asked, her eyes glowing blue in worry. Getting up in fright, the Ipod pushed her away and screamed while running away, "Leave me alone!"

"Ipod, wait!" His friend shouted, running after him.

Later at night time, the Ipod was sitting on a pile of wind-up toys, silently crying to himself. He felt alone now and scared of the outside world surrounding him. Yes, he did have the MP3, but they alone were too small to do anything for themselves. He had to do something about it. Was that his directive? That must be it... He was about to get up when a familiar voice asked, "Ipod, are you okay?"

"MP3?" Ipod turned around to see the female MP3 looking at him, her eyes glowing blue.

"What's going on? You've been like this ever since that human picked us up and left us back. You shouldn't feel so bad about it."

"... but it hurt. It really hurt." The Ipod put a hand to his chest, "Even though I don't have a heart like the humans do, I have feelings too." He sighed and continued, "I just don't know what to do anymore."

"We can always still be together, right here in the Clearance Table. We wouldn't get hurt in the outside world and we'll be with each other, protecting the other... right?" She waited for an answer.

"... no."

"What?" The red-haired woman gasped in total shock. What had happened to her friend?

"I'm sorry, but I don't think I can live up to that promise anymore." The Ipod explained, looking up at the outside world, his eyes reflecting longing and solitude, "We're just two different music players stuck in a small island surrounded by picky sharks. It'll be hard for us to live happily together and I was too blind to see it. I really do like you and I want to be with you, believe me. But it's not you... it's me. I know what my directive is now; I have to be perfect. I NEED to be perfect. If you have perfection, you wouldn't get hurt out there... and in order to do that, I have to go my own way."

"B-B-But I thought... we loved each other. You promised!" The MP3 player cried out, tears falling down her rainbow-colored eyes full with emotion. The Ipod held his friend into a hug and lifted her chin, letting her see his eyes darkened to a violet color.

"I'm sorry... but this is goodbye. I need to do this. Just know that... I sorta... 'loved' you." He leaned down to her and gave her a soft kiss on the lips, trying to calm her down, but it only left a bitter taste in her mouth. They were going to break the kiss off when a loud female voice from the outside boomed, "Mommy, Daddy, hurry up! The store's about to close soon."

Just then, a deeper voice next to the girl's said, "Slow down, babe! You're almost gonna make me fall!" The music players instantly became normal again, but they seemed stuck together, still holding on the kiss. The shadows came over again to reveal a familiar black-haired, brown-eyed girl. This was Jessy Krelborn as a 16-year-old, carrying a five foot tall Audrey II on her back. She saw the music players and quickly picked them up with a smile.

"Wow, an Ipod and a MP3 together? This must be my lucky day!" Jessy cheered excitedly, "And they look so good too."

"Is there any reason why you go straight into the clearance section?" Twoey asked, a little bored, "Your parents are looking at the other things."

The girl did a small scowl in response to her pet plant, "First of all, I shouldn't be talking if I were you because Dad bought you for a dollar ninety-five. Second, I like cheap things."

"Sweetie, come really quick. The store closes in five minutes!" A woman's voice called out from a distance.

"Okay Mom!"

"And Jessica, you only have three dollars, so you have to make it count!" A light male voice reminded.

"Yes, Daddy!" Jessy shouted. She looked at the price near the table... to see that music devices were three dollars each! The girl sighed sadly before looking back and forth between the two music players.

"What's the matter, girl?" Twoey wanted to know, "Pick something!"

"But it's hard to choose one." Jess argued, lifting up the first player, "The MP3 looks nice, has a nice shade of pink that I like, and it glows different colors. The Ipod looks amazing, has purple, and seems promising. It's almost perfect!"

To himself, the Ipod thought, 'Perfect? Did that human just say that I was 'perfect'?"

"Come on, Jessy!" Both the Authoress' adoptive parents called out in reminder.

"Coming!" The girl took one last look at both devices before making the decision by putting down the Ipod and taking the MP3 to the cash register. While she was paying, no one noticed a couple of vines going over to the clearance table...

When the whole Krelborn family were in their car, Jessy was still looking at her 'new' MP3 when Twoey (who was 'sitting' right next to Jessy) tapped her shoulder, "Hey Jess, look what I got for ya."

"Hmmm?" The tomboy Authoress turned around, to see the Ipod wrapped in the plant's vines. She smiled brightly and hugged her pet plant, "Twoey, you're the best! Now I have both and we can each have one to listen to. It'll be sweet." She held the Ipod in her hands happily before whispering, "I'm going to call you... Damien."

"Damien?" The Ipod, now called Damien thought to himself. He then 'smiled', "I like that name."

Othello VO: And the rest, you know, is history...


End Flashback

"… and that's how everything started, I guess." Moana Lisa finished explaining everything in the healing room while Jessy tried to take it all in, "I was with Othello all this time and I attended Monster High for awhile until we came here to help."

"Wow… so to make a long story short, a messed up machine who wants perfection is planning to take over the world?" Jessy asked, rubbing her forehead.

"Exactly."

"But if that's the case, why would he choose me of all people? I'm not that special to anybody-" Jessy was interrupted by six cries of, "Yes you are!" Emmy, Tracy, Jiggly, the two Vore kids, and Alex burst into the room to check up on the wounded tomboy. Jessy blinked at this.

"What happened? What's going on? What are you doing here?" The tomboy Authoress asked in surprise, not expecting more visitors.

Jiggly giggled and wrapped himself around his creator's waist, "We came here to see if you're okay, mommy."

"Are you okay?" Charlie asked, blinking while holding hands with Nicole.

"A little." Jessy answered with a sigh, patting her wounded chest softly, "I'm still feeling pain right here, but I'm fine. I'm actually more worried about you guys. I'm sorry for what I did back there; I was feeling confused and angry at the time."

"Don't you worry about it, Jess," Tracy reassured and patted Jessy's back, "We'll take care of everything from now on… even though everyone's still shaken up and Raina's singing randomly. Not to mention-" Emmy shoved an elbow at the Tennyson girl to stop. Before she could say something, Jessy heard a tapping noise and turned to see a large black/green leather book on the window ledge, "What's that?"

Silver flew up to the book and picked it up, examining it carefully. It had the symbol of a person eating another with aura waves surrounding them. Although most of the cover had an ancient language, the hedgehog could read the title 'Predatorra'. He gave it to Jessy in confusion.

"The Predatorra! What's that doing here?" Moana exclaimed in amazement whereas everyone else was confused.

Princess Emeraude spoke up, "Oh! Othello told me about it one time. The Predatorra is a legendary spell book for predators and anyone associated with Vore since ancient times. Only a few people and monsters can read it and perform the spells."

"So if Daddy had magic powers, he could read this book?" Alex wondered while sitting on Jessy's lap.

"Probably yes."

Jessy turned the book over slowly and flipped through the pages, seeing that half the book was blank. When she saw the title page, a note was attached to it.

"Dear Jessica, I know you must be out of your mind, but I want to give this to you for help. This spell book has been passed down from generation to generation and it's now yours. Hope this helps you on your quest to find yourself and to save the city from the Halloween Disaster. Love, Your Mother. P.S. I'll give you a hint: Mothers do whatever they can for their children and they have the biggest of hearts." Jessy read, then nodded to herself while glowing pink.

"So you're remembering about our real parents?" Emmy asked hopefully, eager to have her friend back.

"Yeah, and other things too."

"Such as?" Tracy asked.

Jessy turned to her, "Well, you always hit me whenever I do or say something wrong." Annoyed at that answer, Tracy punched her friend lightly, "Ow! See?"

"Don't hit Auntie Jessy!" Alex shouted as she held Jessy's arm, "She's already hurt."

"No, it's okay. I deserved that." Jessica smiled nervously before looking back at the book, "But I don't deserve this. I didn't know I had magic powers, friends, or family. I'm not even a good singer…"

"If you're so bad of a singer, why don't you show us?" Tracy suggested teasingly. The rest agreed.

"Yeah, sing for us! Sing for us!" Nicole and Charlie cheered while jumping around. Jessy hesitated at first, not wanting to sing, but she saw Emmy's sad face that told her that she was heartbroken, yet she didn't want to look sad in front of everyone. Gulping, she took a deep breath and started to sing, acapella style.

Jessy: You're so hypnotizing
Could you be the devil
Could you be an angel

Your touch magnetizing
Feels like I am floating
Leaves my body glowing

Everyone froze in place upon hearing the first line. It was almost like an angel; the opposite of what Jessy said to be bad. But the girl had her eyes closed and she continued to sing.

Jessy: They say be afraid
You're not like the others
Futuristic lover
Different DNA
They don't understand you

As she continued to sing, she thought about Oogie and her voice went up an octave, making the room seem to swirl.

Jessy: You're from a whole 'nother world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light

Up near the ceiling, an open air duct carried the volume and sound all across from the healing room, to the hallway, and the main lobby, getting the attention of everyone else.

Jessy: Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your loving
Fill me with your poison

"Oh…" Marshall started.

"… my…" Billy stuttered, taking off his hat.

"Goodness!" Raina sung out, her eyes glowing purple as she floated hypnotized again with music notes coming out of her mouth. Othello took out his scythe and shushed them before he went back to listening.

Plantara and Tricia listened as well, but with different expressions; Plantara had her mouth agape in surprise while Tricia turned to her and asked with a raised eyebrow, "So this IS your 'sister', right?" The plant villainess shot a dirty glare in response.

Jessy: Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be your victim
Ready for abduction

For added measure, Jess thought about Emmy and her voice changed into OogieJess' voice along with her own, making it sound like it was a duet.

Jessy (in OogieJess' Voice): Boy, you're an alien
Your touch so foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial

Once she was finished singing, the tomboy Authoress opened her eyes slowly to see everyone staring at her. Fearing the worst, Jessy looked down, "See? It's terrible."

"Wow…" Alex and Jiggly whispered to themselves in awe.

Moana Lisa cleared her throat from the awkwardness of the scene, "I think that's enough of visiting hours and Jessy should rest now." The group agreed and started to walk out of the room, leaving Emmy and Jessy to themselves (Emeraude stayed a bit to heal Jessy more). When everything seemed clear, Jessy turned to Emmy and asked, "What's wrong, Little Supper?"

"I… just feel that this is… my fault." Emmy finally admitted, trying to keep calm.

"Your fault? What do you mean by that?"

"If we had never went on that mission in Shanghai, Mafiafas would had never absorbed your mind and none of this would've happen." The brown-haired teenager explained, her lip quivering, "Plus, when you were in the Iron Maiden, I should've been more quicker with the spell."

Jessy gasped at that and put both her hands on Emmy's shoulders, "It's okay. Don't think like that. We didn't know and you're doing the best you can. I'm happy for that."

"And yet, your memories aren't coming back... I just don't know what to do. I want everyone safe. I'm… I'm…. scared!" She finally broke down crying and wrapped her arms on Jessy's waist tightly, sobbing on her wounded chest. As the tomboy looked at this in shock, her eyes glowed pink and she had a vision:

In Jessy's point of view, we only see darkness as we hear Jessy breathing in a sleep-like tone while crying a bit about something. There was a moment of silence before a wet landing sound occurred in the darkness, followed by a large belch. When the noise stopped, Jessy wondered in OogieJess' voice, "Huh?" She opened her eyes to see a very swollen stomach made from burlap sloshing about slowly.

Just then, Emmy's voice was heard from the bulge, "Are you awake, Jessy?"

"…?" OogieJess started to say, but nothing came out. This must be Little Supper's name that she couldn't say. The monster held her stomach in concern and asked, "What are you doing in there?"

"I'm making you feel better." Emmy replied as she started to shake inside some more.

"…, are you feeling alright?"

"Sure."

Being touched by this, OogieJess started to smile and stroked her tummy lovingly, giving it a few gentle pats in between.

Emmy continued, "Jessy, I know you didn't mean to eat everything. It wasn't your fault and I understand that. Besides, if you ever want to eat a friend for comfort, just call me."

"Thank you…" OogieJess said softly, "Whenever I need someone, I know where I'll always find you…" Here, she paused to pat her stomach dearly, "… In my tummy. I want you to stay inside me for a long time."

"As long as you want me to, Jessy…"

As soon as the flashback ended, Jessy's eyes turned back to normal and she returned the hug, rubbing Emmy in affection, "It's okay… I'm here… We all get scared sometimes… Now, try to cheer up for me?" Emmy sniffled a bit before she looked up and nodded. Jessy smiled softly, "That's my Little Supper."

"Thank you, Jessy." The leader of the Mystery Case Files returned the smile before following the others back outside. After that, Jessy's expression was the one that turned to sadness and deep thought, thinking about something.

Once Emmy and the others got out of the room to let Jessy recover some more, there was only Princess Emeraude and Jessy left. Jessy was fingering her newly acquired spell book slowly while the princess just stared at her, mesmerized.

"You are amazing. Don't you know that? To have someone care for you that much and all…" Emeraude spoke up. There was a moment of silence before Jessy answered quietly, "… I can't stay."

"What?" The blonde-haired woman jumped back, shocked.

"I know that they care for me, but how can I care for them the same way if I'm just sitting here while the enemy is getting stronger? It just isn't right. And to top it off, my memory is weakening by the minute. I can't even say Little Supper's name right." To prove her point, she stuttered, "E… Em-"

Emeraude put a hand to Jessy's shoulder and rubbed it to make her feel better, "It's okay. Things will turn out fine. They always do."

The tomboy didn't listen. She didn't want to sit around anymore. Taking out a blank sheet of paper, she began to write on it with Emeraude looking over her shoulder. She read it aloud, "Dear Little Supper, I'm sorry but by the time you have read this, I would be far away from here and already in the enemy's base. I…"

"Jessy, you shouldn't do this. We all care about you and your well being." The Princess explained with concern, "Going out would be part of Mafiafas or Damien's plan and I believe that you going out would cause something major to happen… I'm sure of it." She then walked to the window and watched the dark red skies as string music began and she started to sing.

Emeraude: I sense there's something in the wind
That feels like tragedy's at hand

As Emeraude twirled around, Jessy was too busy opening the Predatorra to a blank page and drawing a picture of Emmy on there with a longing sigh, joining in on the singing.

Jessy: And though I'd like to stand by her
Can't shake this feeling that I have

Emeraude: The worst is just around the bend

Jessy finished her sketch of Emmy until she added in a pair of rectangular glasses with rounded edges. She smiled a tiny bit and started to add in more characters.

Jessy: And does she notice

My feelings for her?

She stopped when she noticed that she was drawing herself and Oogie on each side of Emmy, hugging her. She thought about Emmy and OogieJess together, but then shook her head since she couldn't remember that well. If only she could get her memory back…

Writing the word 'Separation' on the top of the page, Jessy closed the book and got up slowly, ripping up her Runaway Letter in the process.

Jessy: And will she see

How much she means to me?
I think it's not to be

Jessy then joined Emeraude by the window with sorrow in her eyes. The woman noticed this and hugged the tomboy Authoress tight to calm her down.

Emeraude: What will become of you, my friend?
Where will your actions lead us then?

On the word 'actions', Jessy looked up at the princess and blinked, thinking. Maybe she had to do something and she would have to figure out herself. She thought of that and of all the friends in the group smiling at her and beckoning her to join them.

Jessy: Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud

When she saw the Mystery Case Files in her vision smiling at her, Jessy grabbed at her chest and felt a wound in her heart. Finally, she thought of Emmy and OogieJess holding hands together and looking at each other like sisters lovingly. The image stayed on screen.

Jessy: Try as I may it doesn't last

While Jessy went somewhere, we still see the image on screen and Emeraude was still looking outside, worried about what happened. She turned to her side, still believing that Jessy was still there.

Emeraude: But will you ever

Be back together?

The Emmy and OogieJess image were still holding hands together and looking at each other for a long time… until Emmy faded quickly on the words 'No, I think not'. OogieJess looked around for his/her friend, but Emmy never came back. Saddened by this, OogieJess seemed to howl mournfully and separate into Jessy and Oogie Boogie. Jessy dropped down to her knees and started to cry while Oogie bent down and hugged her, scowling. The image then disappeared quickly.

Jessy: No, I think not

It's never to become

Emeraude gasped at Jessy's words and turned around, seeing that Jessica had opened one of the opposite windows and is now standing on the ledge with spell book in hand and her back to Emeraude. Sadly, she turned her head slightly to look back at the woman. The princess was surprised to not only see Jessy leaving, but that she saw Jessy briefly turning into OogieJess, who looked like an emotional wreck. With sadness and pain in her/his eyes, OogieJess sang softly for the last time.

OogieJess: For I am not… the one

With that said, OogieJess turned back to Jessy and she jumped off the ledge, disappearing out of sight. Emeraude ran to the window and looked out in search of her friend, but she saw no one. A piece of paper flew into her face and the princess read it in worry:

"Little Supper… I'm sorry…"


"Jessy's gone!"

"What?" Othello and the others turned to see Emeraude and Emmy running rapidly towards them. After the princess told her what had happened with the confused Authoress, Emmy became upset and went to Othello.

"She seems depressed that she can't remember anything and she just ran off for no reason." The Authoress explained, breathing heavily while doing so. Othello hugged her to let her calm down and turned to Bella, "Is this true?"

"Yes and the hologram's getting worse." Bella said urgently, taking out the green device and turned on the Oogie Hologram, seeing that Oogie was fading even more slowly and he was frowning.

"Oh no, this is not good!" Starz looked on in horror.

"What should we do?" Wormy asked.

Othello started to think a little while still holding onto a crying Emmy before he got a plan, "One of us would have to go get her while the rest and I will go join with the other group later to help." Everyone seemed to agree with this idea.

"Othello," Bella walked up to the immortal boogeyman seriously, "With your permission, the Hyna Squad and I will be the ones to get Jess-a-bell back."

"Arabella, are you sure?"

"Please don't hurt her… like I did!" Emmy exclaimed in half-sob.

Bella turned to her friend and smiled, giving her a Thumbs Up, "Don't worry, my little bunny rabbit. I'll be gentle and I WILL bring Jessy back."


Mystery Street

Around 9 PM- Time Not Certain

Jessy ran as fast as she could across the grave, torn streets. She couldn't stay with the people that she once remembered as her friends. With her mind blank and evil threatening to destroy all that she loved, she had to get away to save them. She passed many over-turned garbage cans and cars until she dived behind a bush and hid. Once she caught her breath, Jessy poked her head out to see some people in groups, posing in defense in case the musical monstrosity should ever show up again.

"Everything's messed up…" Jessy whispered to herself as she sat back down with a worried look on her face, "Is it all because of me?" She looked down to see a dirty puddle of water in some pavement, glittering in the moonlight. Crawling towards it, she saw the reflection of OogieJess looking back at her. She frowned and touched the water as she growled in demonic language.

"Is it me who's causing this or something more?" The Authoress asked in OogieJess' voice, "What am I?"

She waited for an answer, but none came.

"Come on, I know that you have the answers. Help me- us- remember!" Jessy demanded her monster form to talk.

Still nothing.

In a loud snarl, Jessy splashed at the water and stopped using the deep voice, but the reflection was still there. She then took out the Predatorra and flipped a few pages, only to slam it shut.

"Who am I fooling? This is a spell book, not an encyclopedia for different situations! Mother… Little Supper… anyone, please help me. I don't know what to do!" As she said this, the tomboy bent down and cried a little while two figures watched her from behind.

"I'm just a confused child with no idea about my life, none of my loved ones are there for me, and I feel like a monster!" She broke down sobbing and covering her face with the palms of her hands. In a few seconds, a warm pale hand touched her shoulder gently and a monotone voice said, "Welcome to my world…"

"GAH!" Jessy jumped in fright at the sudden remark and tried to grab at the hand, only to grab a handful of sand, "Huh?" She looked up to see the faces of Gaara and Naruto staring down at her. As she glowed pink briefly, Jessy got up and gave Naruto a big hug, sniffling some tears out while doing so.

"It's going to be okay, Jess. We're here." Gaara reassured Jessy as he watched on.

"Guys, I'm so glad to see you again!" Jessy sobbed, still clinging onto the kid with the orange jumpsuit. Naruto held onto her for a few seconds before he tried to push her off.

"Yeah, I love ya too, Jess... now would you please get off of me and let's go?" Naruto finally got Jessy off and he held one of her hands while Gaara held the other hand.

"Wait, where are we going?" The Authoress asked, being dragged by the ninja boys.

"We're going back to the others so that they would not worry and that you will be unharmed." Gaara replied back, not losing stride to his steps. The black-haired tomboy finally let go of the boys' hands and turned back.

"Okay, just let me get my spell-" Jessy was about to pick up the Predatorra when she suddenly froze and glanced at the red-head slowly before saying, "Blushy…"

In response, Gaara's cheeks turned light pink. (AN: Warning... this is a Gaara Fangirl/OOC moment. I know he doesn't blush that easily, but work with me.) This caused Jess to frown.

"Bella Hyna, you and the others are really starting to get on my nerves sometimes!"

Naruto blinked a few times in confusion, "How did you know that Bella was Gaara and that the Hyna Squad was looking for you?"

"The REAL Gaara of the Sand would have asked me 'what was wrong' first BEFORE telling me to go somewhere safe!" Jessy retorted while turning her head away, obviously hurt from the action. Gaara/Bella turned Jess' head back to him while having a sympathetic expression on his face.

"Jessy-kun, I know how upset you must be, but you have to listen to me when I say that this is dangerous. I have seen your visions and the future. If you continue on alone like this, you will get killed." Gaara/Bella explained, "The best thing to do as of now is to go back, recover, and attack as a group."

Moment of silence.

"Don't you think that I don't know that? I saw these visions too, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up that easily." Jessy answered, her hands tightening into fists as she said this while holding back tears. "Besides, it would be more trouble if I'm with the others. It's me that they want, not them! I would only be a burden and a damsel to you..."

The shapeshifter frowned, "If you were helpless like a damsel, you would be screaming by now... and we'll protect you, I promise."

"I'm not going to take that risk and have my friends hurt for me. I'm leaving and that's final!"

"But wait and listen!" Naruto pleaded as he got in front of her, "We know what's going to happen and you're not ready for this. You don't have the qualities of a savior. Ya gotta go through us if you want to prove us wrong!"

Jessy gave Naruto a dry look, "That's what I intend to do." With a huff, she pushed Naruto aside and started walking away. The two ninjas stared at each other before following the girl as a guitar was heard playing off screen.

Naruto kept on Jessy's trail while Gaara/Bella got on a platform of sand and floated ahead. Once he was in Jessy's range, the shape shifter started to sing.

Gaara/Bella: My mind is clearer now

At last all too well

I can see

Where we all

Soon will be

Naruto did a hand sign and multiple shadow clones came out and ran toward Jessy as he sang as well.

Naruto: If you strip away

The myth from the man

You will see

Where we all

Soon will be

When they both had the girl surrounded, both ninjas sang out while Jessy froze and looked up to the floating sand and Naruto clones.

Both: Jessy!

Gaara/Bella: You've started to believe

The things they say of you

Naruto: You really do believe

This talk of great hero is true

Jessy scowled and started running, dodging the bullets of sand and punching the clones after her while doing so.

Naruto: And all the things you've ever done

Will soon get swept away

Gaara/Bella: You've begun to matter more

Than the things you say

When there were only a few shadow clones left, Naruto stopped his attack and decided to get into Jessy's stubborn head... with music.

Naruto: Listen Jessy

I don't like what I see

All I ask is that you listen to me

Gaara/Bella decided to join by floating behind Jessy when she was not looking and put an arm to her shoulder, touching her cheek softly.

Gaara/Bella: And remember

I've been your best friend

All along

Jessy touched the hand for a brief second before she scowled and pushed the hand away. With her eyes glowing purple, she made a purple forcefield appear around her, pushing both boys and the shadow clones away. Gaara/Bella and Naruto didn't give up though.

Naruto: You have set them all on fire

Gaara/Bella: With a voice to match a large choir

Naruto: And they'll hurt you

When they find they're wrong

"Hey Boss, I've got an idea! Just distract her." Naruto cried out, dashing backwards while the shapeshifter nodded and made sand clones appear to break the shield down.

Gaara/Bella: I remember when this whole thing began

No talk of Savior then

We called you a "man"

Jessy saw this and stepped back, her eyes getting to be hollow as she growled. Pushing the forcefield back against the sand clones, she was about to attack when a blue light caught her eye.

Naruto: And believe me

My admiration for you

Hasn't died

"Rasengan!" Naruto cried out with a moving blue sphere in the palm of his hand and he ran towards her rapidly. Thinking fast, Jessy leaned backwards near Gaara/ Bella, causing the rasengan to touch the sand shield and for an explosion to occur, sending all three back.

Gaara/Bella: But every word you now say

Naruto: Gets twisted 'round some other way

Gaara/Bella: And they'll hurt you

If they think you've lied

Once all the smoke and sand cleared, Jessy was seen crawling away from the whole mess while Gaara/Bella saw this and started to get mad.

"Okay... no more Miss Nice Hyna!" The shapeshifter growled and did a transformation shift, making the sand cover the right side of Gaara's face, his right eye turned yellow, his right arm turn into huge sand claws, and he now had a long sand tail. This was Gaara's half Shukaku form.

"Come back here with us, Jessica!" Possessed Gaara/Bella demanded, slamming his sand claw near Jessy's side, but the girl started to dodge each blow that the half-demon could do. Naruto was first taken aback by Bella's attitude, but then decided to join in with a few punches.

Gaara: OogieJess, your monster form

Bella: Should have stayed a great unknown

Naruto: Like Othello with his hood

All Three: He'd have made good

"NEVER!" Jessy roared in OogieJess' voice and held up her hands, grabbing the huge claw and holding it still. For some reason, she had the strength to keep it at a distance.

Naruto tried to intervene by pushing at the tomboy's chest, but Jessy slammed the claw on top of him.

Naruto: A full stomach and an air-filled chest

Bella: Would have suited Jessy best

Gaara: You'd have caused nobody harm

All Three: No one alarm

Both the Leaf Ninja and the half-demon shapeshifter got up from the blast and stepped back, amazed. Where was that power coming from? Before they could think more, Jessy's fist glowed a vibrant purple as she exclaimed, "Earth Style: Seismic Blast!"

A purple blast erupted and a tremor occured, making the teens wobble off balance.

Naruto: Listen Jessy

Do you care for your race?

Shukaku-Gaara/Bella: Don't you see we must keep in our place?

"Jessy, stop this! We're your friends!" Naruto shouted while Possessed Gaara/Bella used the sand to trap Jessy by the ankles.

Naruto: We are occupied

Have you forgotten how put down we are?

Jessy struggled in the sand's grip and panicked, her hollow eyes darting back and forth. Quickly, she took out the Predatorra and flipped through the pages for a spell.

Bella: I am frightened by the crowd

Half Shukaku-Gaara: For we are getting much too loud

Naruto: And they'll crush us if we go too far

All Three: If we go

Too far!

Finding the page 'Separation' where she had drawn Emmy, herself, and Oogie before, Jessy touched it with a glowing purple hand. In a moment, Oogie in human form appeared at her side. Realizing that writing in the spell book resulted into creating new spells, she smirked to herself before grabbing Oogie's hand. As a music interlude occured and the sounds of clapping were present, Oogie pulled Jessy out of the sand and led her back to higher ground with some shadow clones that Naruto summoned following them.

"Dang it! She's just too stubborn to listen. What could be worse?" Naruto complained. Just then, he and the shapeshifter got a splitting headache and Jack Spicer's voice was heard off screen mostly in Bella's head.

"Uh Bella? We have a problem..."

"What kind of problem, Spicer?" Naruto raised an eyebrow, wanting to know.

"The Decepticons and I noticed that with each passing second..." Jack Spicer hesistated, "Oogie Boogie... is leaving the Hyna Squad."

"WHAT?" Naruto and Possessed Gaara/Bella shouted in unison. No one had ever left their family before.

"Not on my watch!" The half demon-shapeshifter growled, running after the runaway duo with Naruto following.

Bella: Listen Jessy

To the warning I give

Naruto: Please remember that I want us to live

Half Shukaku-Gaara: But it's sad to see

All Three: Our chances weakening

With every hour

Finally having enough of this chase, Possessed Gaara/Bella stopped and shouted something that made both Oogie and Jessy stop dead in their tracks.

Half Shukaku-Gaara: All your sacks of bugs are BLIND!

On 'blind', Oogie and Jessy turned around slowly in killing intent, but the intent disappeared completely when the sand turned into a replica of a smiling Emmy outstretching her arms for a hug.

All Three: Too much heaven on your mind

The boogeyman-turned-human and the Authoress ran up to the Emmy replica and touched it gently, whispering, "Little Supper?" Jessy hugged Emmy's waist and Oogie held Emmy's hands while Naruto caught up with them and looked on, seriously.

Bella: It was beautiful

Naruto: But now, it's sour

Suddenly, the sand gave way and the replica broke down into nothing, making Jessy stumble backwards and grasp at her sand-covered hands. She looked up to see her friends looking at her and she stood up with a pained expression on her face.

"I'm sorry that I have to do this," Jessy said in OogieJess' voice, "But I'm not well enough to see my best friends yet. Until I can get some of my memory back, I have to leave for a little while... I'm sorry." Without saying another word, Jessy and Oogie took off running in the distance, never turning back.

All Three: Yes

It's all gone

Sour

Upset at this, Bella separated from Gaara and was about to follow after the two when the two ninjas grabbed her arms and stopped her.

"No, Boss. Don't follow." Naruto pleaded with a frown.

Half Shukaku-Gaara agreed with his tail drooping down low, "She's just overwhelmed. She needs alone time now." Bella finally realized it and looked down, ashamed that she almost failed. She ran up to Naruto and hugged him, about to cry.

"It'll be alright, Bella." The kid in the orange jumpsuit comforted, rubbing the shapeshifter's shoulders.

"I'll go ahead and follow Jessy and Oogie from a distance to make sure they don't do something drastic." The Sand Jinchuuriki offered. When Bella nodded an OK, he took off in amazing speed after the runaways.

In honest truth, Gaara was worried for Jessy in her current state. Anything could happen to her in mere seconds! Kept only to his thoughts, Half Shukaku-Gaara pursued on his hunt for the target.

Half Shukaku-Gaara VO: Listen Jessy

To the warning I give

Please remember that

We want you to live…


Things were not going so well for all the neighbors at Mystery Street. They were living in constant fear for the moment, afraid to get hurt or sing again. Some Authors and adults tried to calm others down.

Near a pile of sandbags, an unlikely group of figures were getting ready for an attack. Have you ever heard of this one; a puppet-master, a fan-user, a man-eating plant, a wizard, and an Army bear protecting the innocent? (AN: *the audience boos and throws trash at the Authoress* Hey, it took me forever to come up with that one!).

Anyway, Flippy was squatting down low while looking through a pair of binoculars, saying, "Everything's clear on the battlefield so far. How're things on the home front?"

"Great." Cedric replied, "We are all armed and ready for any attack, but we hadn't heard anything from the main group or the Mystery Case Files yet."

"By the way, what happened to your girlfriend?" Kankuro asked the bear.

"She said something about convincing the music player into going to our side and left before she could explain it to me. I hope she's alright."

"Man, I hate this day! I'm starving, my owner and the others aren't back yet, and there's a machine that makes us sing every time it's near." Audrey II complained with a growl, "If I get my vines on whoever started this, they're gonna get it!"

"Guys, we have an incoming massive object flying at ten o'clock!" Flippy announced suddenly as he pointed to Damien the music slayer coming into the area with that dreadful hum of his. Everyone started to panic at another song coming up.

"Enough of this!" Temari frowned as she stood up and took out her giant fan, "I'm ending it right now."

"No, Temari-" Kankuro shouted, but Temari was already going out in range for the attack by running towards Damien.

"WIND SCYTHE JUTSU!" Temari screamed, but sung out the last word as she unfolded her fan and swung it open, creating a strong air current at a high speed. Damien saw this coming and let the wind hit him. Although he was pushed back a few times, the giant I-Pod stayed in place. Temari cursed herself mentally at that.

Before anyone could sing a word out, a puff of red smoke suddenly appeared in the middle of the street, making everyone duck down. Many probed lights came out from the red clouds until the smoke cleared out, revealing the man behind it all; Mafiafas.

The evil sorceror looked on proudly at the scene with Evil Billy in the background, controlling some robots to cast a spotlight on him. Once everyone got their eyes in attention, Mafiafas strolled up to the Music Slayer... in song!

Mafiafas: Only I, Mafiafas, know
How to tame this beast and soul
Won't you listen to my power ballad solo?

Suddenly, a female voice sang from far away, interrupting the villain.

Unknown Female VO: It ain't your solo!

Everyone turned their heads and gasped to see Kiky standing at the end of the block, wearing a bright red wedding/ballroom dress with black web designs on it, complete with gloves and everything. She was dressed as Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice.

From up above, Damien heard the scene in interest with his... uh, face lines(?) while he stopped dead in tracks. Mafiafas glared at the fox whereas the rest of the neighbors dropped their jaws in unison and Flippy just stared at his girlfriend with a light pink blush on his face.

"Oh... my... gosh..." was all that Flippy could whisper. Kiky smiled and continued to sing while walking up to the giant Ipod.

Kiky: In a world of innocent minds

During the song, many of the neighbors hid in fear while the fox girl kept walking until Mafiafas pushed her away to sing. Growling a bit, Kiky shoved the sorceror back down.

Mafiafas: Where genius is dissed by ignoramus mankind

Kiky: Prepare to be pleasantly astounded

Mafiafas: Astounded, oh!

Before Kiky could continue, Mafiafas sent a blast of energy at her and sand out loud, getting the attention of Damien.

"What's this?" The I-Pod murmered to himself, having full interest at the duet performing. As Kiky growled and was about to flip out, Mafiafas made a purple glowing microphone appear and sang into it with Evil Billy and his robots vocalizing in tune.

Mafiafas: I wanna control you

Evil Billy and Robots: Want to control you oooh

Suddenly, Kiky swiped the microphone away and sang again, only for Mafiafas to steal it back and pretend to play a guitar.

Kiky: I want to make you mine

Mafiafas: I wanna cajole you

Evil Billy and Robots: Want to cajole you oooh

Kiky: An offer that I hope you shan't decline

As this struggle pursued on, Damien thought about the performance: That fox girl, Kiky, had something special. Sure, he didn't "like-like" her, but she'd make a good servant. On the other hand, Mafiafas had more power. In fact, he had the power to bring him back to "life" and give him a limitless supply of energy. Plus, he was evil too! Maybe he and Damien... were related.

Kiky: I've got a notion of devotion
And you're the one for me

Damien's thoughts were interrupted by the singing of Kiky. When Mafiafas was about to push her away again, the HTF Authoress growled, grew claws and fangs, and her eyes flashed yellow. This was Evil Kiky. She stepped towards the spotlight and dropped to her knees as she sang loudly.

Evil Kiky: A mutant disaster

Mafiafas rolled his eyes and made another microphone appear, singing into it even louder.

Mafiafas: I'll be your master!

It was now clear who Damien will choose as his "master". He slowly extended his long glowing earphones towards the duet.

Evil Kiky: And together we'll be

Mafiafas: In wonderful wicked harmony

On 'wicked harmony', the earphones went past the flipped out fox girl and wrapped around the evil sorceror, taking its time. Evil Kiky had a shocked face, but scowled while she tried to sing some more when Mafiafas belted out his notes, having the music slayer completely in his spell.

Evil Kiky: Like a beautiful-

Mafiafas: Evil
Destiny

"What? I thought good always conquered evil!" Evil Kiky's face seemed to say.

"Not today, kit!" Mafiafas seemed to smirk as he was lifted up into the air by the earphones. He sent a force blast at the fox girl, making her fall on her dress.

Evil Kiky: Livin' large

Mafiafas: It adds a new charge
Of metropolitan TYC

Everyone who had saw what happened couldn't believe it. The bad guy was actually winning! Evil Kiky rubbed her head in pain as Flippy came to her side and hugged her tight. Mafiafas smirked at this whereas Evil Billy frowned and crossed his arms from the sidelines. He'd better get paid for this musical number!

Mafiafas: I've got a notion of devotion
And you're the one for me

Finally, Damien placed Mafiafas on his "back" carefully. The sorceror sighed in victory and laid himself on the giant flying Ipod, almost hugging it affectionately. He then sang out the last line.

Mafiafas: You're the one for me~

As Mafiafas held out the word 'me', Damien used his giant earphones to cross them in an archway in order to form a giant heart around Mafiafas. For added measure, the heart twinkled briefly and Damien hummed loudly in a purr, "Daddy..."

"Please don't call me that." The sorceror said in sing-song voice while clenching his teeth in annoyance, not wanting to ruin his moment of victory.

All the other residents of Mystery Streets looked up at this and figured that they were now doomed because of this powerful alliance. Temari put down her fan in disbelief and commented on Mafiafas' singing.

Temari: It's the lilt of an angel's choir

She almost fell backwards, but Kankuro caught her just in time. Twoey looked at this with a frown and growled.

Audrey II: I sense events taking a turn for the dire

Evil laughter suddenly filled the air when Mafiafas stood up on top and grabbed the earphones as if they were reigns. Smirking evilly, the warlock shot red blasts of energy at everyone, destroying many items of property in his wake.

Flippy snarled and was about to flip out when Mafiafas saw him, "Oh no you don't!" The green bear suddenly glowed a dark purplish-red and was sent flying into a nearby yard deep into the ground. Once he was buried alive, a tombstone fell down reading 'Here Lies Flippy' on it.

"Flippy!" Evil Kiky cried out in fear, not noticing the earphones behind her until it was too late.

BLAST!

A purple energy ball hit the fox girl on the back, causing her to drop on her knees and groan in pain. After a few seconds, she started to transform; bones growing our of her body into armor, her tail growing long and scaley, and the skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex was on her head like a helmet. Her red dress was ripping at its seams and her eyes glowed a golden red. She was transformed into a dinosaur fossil-like predator. (AN: To imagine her body, think of Kimimaro's second cursed state from "Naruto").

"Now kill!" Mafiafas ordered Predator Kiky before laughing and flying off on the Music Slayer. The new dinosaur fox girl roared in reply and started to bound off in a straight direction for the first victims. Unknowingly, she was running right towards Jessy Krelborn and Oogie (with Half Shukaku-Gaara behind them), who stopped and saw Predator Kiky in front of them.

"Told ya so!" Twoey yelled off screen while the separated sack monster gasped and stepped back, not knowing what to do. It was only a matter of time...