Chapter 8! both gecko-samedi and dglsprincess105 got it right, Facilier tries not to get mad so that he doesn't loose control of his magic. Congrats guys! have fun with this chapter.


They made it to the cemetery and split up to look for Shadow. Facilier moved away from the group to look alone.

"Come here little shadow!" He heard Charlotte yell from a little ways away. Shaking his head he went back to calling for Shadow himself.

"Shadow!" He called. "I'm sorry! I don't blame y'all!"

"Blame him for what?" Tiana asked, startling the witch doctor. He turned on his heels to face her.

"Nothing!" He said. Tiana just put her hands on her hips and looked at him. He sighed and gave in. "Before, I got mad because I don't have all my powers back and I blamed him. I told him I lost everything because of him. And..." he stopped talking.

"And what?" Tiana asked. Facilier shook his head, more to himself than to Tiana.

"Shadow's the reason I got out of the other side," he said. "But not without a price. The friends gave Shadow two options; they could free me, or he could live on the other side." He sighed. "He chose me. Now he can't go home. And I had the gawls to say I lost everything!" He drove his fist into the moseleum, then winced in pain. "He has nothing because of me!" Tiana walked over and patted him on the back.

"He has you," she said. Facilier shook his head, cradling his hurt hand.

"He deserves better." Tiana didn't say anything to this; she turned and walked away from the sulking Shadowman. Facilier closed his eyes and put his head against the moseleum. What if he doesn't come back? He thought. A horrible screech cut into his self loathing. He backed away from the grave and looked around. The sound was closer now. He was about to turn around when something slashed across his back. He cried out in pain and nearly dropped to his knees, using his cane to keep himself up. He straightened and looked up at the shadows now hovering above him.

Where's your shadow, Facilier? The female asked mockingly. She drew back to lunge at him when a blast of light blew past her. She cried out in pain and shock and turned towards the source, Mama Odie, who was with the group. Get it away from her! She hissed at the cloaked one. He nodded, more afraid of the other shadow than he was of the light, and lunged for the voodoo queen, using the shadows to hide from her until he was close enough to knock her down and grab the gourd. Naveen picked up a rock to throw at the shadow.

"Don't!" Facilier said quickly. "They're not after you." He turned back to the female shadow. "They're after me." He swallowed. "Odie, If I die, take care of Shadow. You're the only other person he knows." He blasted a small flame at the shadow, who dodged it as her smoky companion tripped Facilier. He hit the ground hard, slamming his head against it and nearly blacking out. He reached for his cane which the female shadow knocked out of his reach. Then, she wrapped her tentacles around his neck, lifting him off the ground and strangling him.

Do you really think we'd let her? She asked. Once you're dead we'll be taking your shadow home, to face a punishment fit for a traitor like him. She opened her claw and put it around his neck. But first, we're going to deal with you.

OH NOOO!!!!!! WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?! Well, funny thing is I have the tenth and final chapter already written. All I need to do is add the AUs and publish. But I'm not going to. Atleast, not yet. I won't post it until this story has 21 reviews :-) And I'm not above retconning "Chat" and giving this story a sad ending. Facilier's in a very venurarable position right now. If you want him to live, or have the ending posted, Review!