Ok, so my brother is out of the hospital now. Still don't know what's wrong with him though, but that isn't going to stop me from writing. I will never stop writing, no matter what.

So, anyway, I should have the 13th chapter up by the end of tomorrow. Wow...my first multi chapter story complete-well almost complete.

Sorry if you think Artemis is showing a bit too much much sibling love. I did write half of this in the hospital.

Holly groaned as the voices in her head quieted. She rubbed her head and opened her eyes tentatively. She looked at the mist-covered ground and then across the room at the only other living thing there. Or well, almost living.

She scrambled to an unconscious Artemis, looking him over when she got there. She couldn't really tell if he was alright or not from the dim lit hallway. She looked down to the door she knew held the study and then back at Artemis. She drew in a giant breath as she grabbed the collar of his shirt and started to drag him towards the study.

Although she was a trained officer, Holly was so exhausted and hurt that it took a long while to get there. She had to stop completely sometimes and wait until the pain subsided. Artemis didn't move the entire time she did this. Not a twitch, moan, or even a groan.

When Holly finally got to the study, she opened the door and pulled Artemis in. She didn't even bother trying to sit him on a chair or anything, just left him on the floor before she started pacing.

She had no magic. She had no help. There were two doors left out there, could she go through them herself?

And Artemis, what happened to him? He was scratched along his face, but the wound didn't seem infected. Then again, Medusa was not only a monster, she was demonic. Its would be easy for her to make it seem like it was just a ordinary scratch when it really was deadly.

After a while of thinking and pacing, Holly's emotions got the best of her and she lost all feelings in her legs, falling by Artemis's side. She laughed bitterly, she was a LEP officer and here she was, showing weakness over something that could be nothing.

But no, Artemis was hurt. He should have woken up by now. She put her head in her hands. At least she knew how Artemis felt when she had almost died, this complete emptiness that fell upon her.

She shook her head subconsciously, he didn't know. He didn't love her the way she loved him. He had always viewed her as a friend, not a lover. Even when they kissed back in time, she knew she had to stop him and stop herself from ever doing that again because it wasn't fair to him. He did not love her.

Holly put her hand on his face, cupping his left cheek. She leaned down, hoping he wasn't so far gone that he didn't feel her lips against-

And that was when Artemis moved suddenly. Holly kept back, her hand going down and her head leaning back up when just when his eyes fluttered open.

"H-Holly?" Artemis asked brightly, trying to prop himself up on his elbows.

"Stop Artemis." She whispered, putting her hand on his chest to stop him from coming up any further. "You were just attacked, you should rest. You must feel terrible."

Artemis's eyebrows knotted in confusion. "Honestly Holly, I'm fine. The poison in Medusa's wound must have gone away once we left."

"Yes, but unfortunately you are still hurt." Holly persisted.

"Yes." Said Artemis, smirking his usual vampire way, "But so are you. Now, Captain Short, if you would so kindly take your hands off of me and let me up."

Holly blinked a few times before realizing what he meant. She stood up, removing her hand from his chest in the process and going to the other end of the room and sitting in one of the armchairs.

"Holly?" Artemis said after a while. He noticed that she was quiet. "Are you alright?"

"Yes Artemis." She said shakily, avoiding his gaze, "I'm perfectly fine."

"Then look at me Holly." Artemis said, slightly hurt by the way she was acting. When she didn't he shook his head and strode over to her. He knelt down and put his hands on her shoulders, causing her to jump. She looked over at him, eyes glistening. Artemis smiled kindly.

"Holly, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong, and we can't stop now." He said gently.

Holly shook her head, "But you almost died-" she turned her head to the side, avoiding his gaze at all costs.

"And you almost died too!" He countered, his kind voice faltering a bit, making Holly jump. "At least now you know how I felt!"

"Artemis, this is different..." The elf trailed off, unsure what to say.

"How? How is this different Holly?" He caught her chin, turning her head so she would look at him deeply in his eyes. "Holly..." He whispered to her. "It doesn't matter now, I'm alright, you're alright. We need to keep going."

She nodded, startled by his voice and actions as she got up. He stood as well and they walked to the door leading to the hallway once again.

The hallway seemed to be lighter this time, even though the both of them were in the darkest of moods. There were only two left, so Artemis gestured to the one on the right. It didn't matter, as it was a fifty-fifty chance of them getting home or not.

Holly took a very deep breath as she opened the door. They both braced themselves as the door revealed what was on the other side.

It seemed as though it was a village. Not like Salem, this was more of a town than a market. More children roamed the streets and the people were in no rush and smiled alot more. The odd pair smiled, this seemed like it was the best of the doors yet.

The sun was seeing in the horizon as Artemis and Holly wandered through the streets. Kids were laughing and smiling and running around, there were a few merchants on the streets but not as many adults and grim faces as Salem had.

Soon an alarm rang out as the sun had just disappeared, making the buildings around them grow dark and dim. The children immediately stopped what they were doing and went inside at the sound of the bell.

All except one child.

"Beckett?" Artemis said unsure if it was him or not at first. But as he looked at Holly and she nodded, their pace became faster. Soon the blonde haired, blue eyes child came more into focus as Artemis and Holly sped towards the young boy. "Beckett!" He repeated.

Beckett turned around, his eyes wide and tearful. Artemis's heart lurched at the sight and the want to protect his younger sibling.

"Artemis!" The boy yelled running up to his older brother. Artemis embraced the young toddler, closing his eyes and thanking the gods he was alright. But then a thought struck him as he set Beckett down.

"Where is Myles, Beckett?" Holly asked, the question that was forming in Artemis's mind before.

Beckett just shrugged, "I dunno. He was with Me before but then he just went away." The innocent boy looked around in confusion as though just wondering how he got there. "Who are you?" He asked Holly, pointedly staring at her ears.

"It doesn't matter right at this moment Beckett." Artemis said, putting his hands on his younger brother's shoulders. "All that matters is that you are alright. Now we have to go and find Myles before it gets too dark."

That was when Holly pulled him aside, their feet shuffling across the abandoned stone patterns below them. "We? Are you sure it's ok to bring him along? You know how dangerous these monsters came be Artemis." Holly whispered softly so Beckett wouldn't hear them.

Artemis sighed and nodded. "True, but I don't want him to leave my sight." He said that with equal volume Holly had at that moment, his eyes never leaving Beckett.

Holly sighed, knowing that there was no reason to fight with him over this. "Fine, but if your brother, either one of them, is scarred for life for seeing a Freak of Nature then don't yell at me."

Artemis smirked crookedly, "'Freak of Nature' Holly? That's how you are going to put it?"

She shrugged, turning back to Beckett. "That's what they are." She muttered.

Beckett was being scared at that point. Who wouldn't be if they were alone in a mysterious place, where no one knew what was going on? Granted, now that Artemis was here it was alot better, but Myles was still missing.

Holly seem to ignore the fact that Beckett was the one who opened the book in the first place. He was only a small child and he didn't know any better.

"Was Myles here with you Beckett?" Artemis asked gently, as to not scare him more.

"When we first arrived yes, but then we split up to 'cover more ground' like he said. That was a long time ago and I haven't seen him since."

"Do you know where he went?" Holly asked.

Beckett gave her a quizzical look, then looked over at Artemis. "Is she your girlfriend Artemis?" He blurted out.

Artemis's eyes must have doubled in size as he heard what his brother said. "Umm, no Beckett. She is just a really good friend of mine."

Holly's heart fell at the words. Her suspicions were correct, he didn't love her, he only thought of her as a friend.

"Now, Beckett. She was asking you a question. Where did Myles go?"

Beckett seemed to have to concentrate to remember. "I...think he went to the edge of the town, near the woods."

Artemis nodded as he looked over at Holly. Her eyes seemed to be glazed over and she was looking at the dirt on the ground with unfocused eyes. He put his hand on her shoulder and she looked up, a startled expression covering her face. His eyes asked the question "are you alright?"

Holly nodded, understanding what Artemis was asking. He nodded and stood up from his crouched position before.

He looked around until he saw the exit to the village. It wasn't quite hard to find, since no one was there. Cold wind gusted through the atmosphere, making all of them shiver.

When they reached the outskirts of town, Holly looked to find an oak tree or an acorn. But it seemed as though this place had everything but. Holly sighed as they scoped the outside of the forests for any sign of Myles.

Suddenly, Artemis heard something. A cry for help. It was small, barely audible, but Holly heard it more clearly.

"Myles." She breathed. Before she even finished the word, Artemis was off through the woods. Holly and Beckett were right behind him as they tried to navigate themselves through the thick forest.

It was suddenly very hot in the woods, as though someone had lit a fire that had spread around them. It was caused by the anticipation in the air, the breath holding because of the inevitable.

Soon, a clearing came into view as the cries became their loudest. As Artemis went through the trees and into the clearing, he yelled in surprise. It led to a cliff, overlooking a very big and wide river.

Artemis was going so fast and so nervously that he barely could stop himself from falling off the cliff. It was Holly who stopped him, pulling his arms back so he spun around.

When he stopped his gaze was automatically on Holly's mismatched eyes. His gaze softened and he smiled until he remembered that his brother still needed him.

Artemis turned around, trying hard to hear the sounds of Myles cries over the rushing of the current. But as it turned out, he didn't have to hear it. He could see it right then and there.

To the right there was a bridge over the water. It was a very old bridge, but it seemed sturdy nonetheless. On it was Myles, standing completely still for some reason. He looked over the edge, crying out for help.

And as soon as they stopped, they were off again, making their way through the forest. Very soon, maybe even too soon, they came across the dirt road that winded up to the bridge.

Artemis and Holly looked over at each other, and then at Beckett to see how he was doing. As nervous and scared as he was, he still had tome to stare distractedly at a butterfly flying around him.

They walked cautiously until they could see the bridge. It creaked and moaned as they step foot onto it, but no one paid any attention to that as they rushed over to Myles, Artemis looking him over for any injuries before embracing both of his little brothers before Myles could say anything.

"Artemis, someone was after me!" Myles said, eyes wide.

"Well, whoever it was, they aren't after you anymore."

"Artemis you don't unders-" Myles tried to say, but he was cut off by a scream to the right of them.

And the sound of a horse.

Holly screamed when she saw what was coming. A midnight black horse with glowing red eyes came from out of nowhere from the right. It's hooves barley made any sound as it came upon the bridge, as though the horse was made for the eerie, old bridge.

But the horse wasn't the most shocking feature of this being. No, it was far from that small detail. The rider of the horse was dressed in all black, a purple cloak sitting upon his shoulders. But instead of a head in the middle of those shoulders...

There was nothing.

A pumpkin was in the riders hand, carved in a traditional jack-o-lantern style. The glowing smile seemed to move as the sound coming from the glowing mouth laugh maliciously.

Holly scrambled back to join the others, her eyes never leaving the being before them. The world seemed to stand still as the rider looked them over with the pumpkin.

Then the horse whinnied and reared back, standing on it s hind legs menacingly.

That was when Holly came out of her shocked stupor, finally finding her legs as she got up, pulling at Artemis's arm and causing him to jolt back into focus as well. The boys were in the middle of Artemis and Holly as they ran to the left. It was never noticed before, but the left held a old burial site, fog covering most of the atmosphere as they were included by it.

They ran through the fog blindly as the Horseman followed them. Artemis and Holly looked back only to find a Jack-o-lantern smile staring back at them through the fog.

Their breaths became short and fast as they sped up, but it was impossible to outrun a horse.

The fog cleared soon and they were on another dirt road, this one leading back to town. Artemis and Holly paused for a moment before hearing a wicked laugh behind them cackling and began to run again.

They were coming upon the town when all of a sudden flames came from behind. The pumpkin flew past them, leaving the Horseman and shattering on the ground in front of them.

They all screamed, rearing back and seeing the Horseman sheath his sword, the metal glistening in the moonlight.

Although there were no more crackles and maniacal laughing, the sword was just as threatening. The group was running again, but this time a problem came right when they reached town.

Artemis knew that as long as they got through the door, Beckett and Myles would be alright. But he didn't suspect to look back all of a sudden and see that Myles had fallen.

Myles had tripped over a stone, having the same endurance as his older brother, unlike Beckett. Luckily the Horseman wasn't that close at the time.

Holly saw the fall before Artemis surprisingly enough. She didn't think twice before rushing to his side, helping the young boy up. That was when Artemis looked back...

...And also when things went terribly wrong.

Although the Horseman was behind, he was fast enough to catch up to the two. Myles was already running back to Artemis when he caught up, but that left Holly unguarded.

The Horseman snatched Holly up, pinning her arms to her side as she struggled with all her might.

Artemis stopped then and there, ushering the boys to keep on going. "Holly!" He yelled, his voice cracking from everything that was going on.

Holly couldn't say a thing as the Horseman reared back, taking Holly with him as they disappeared into the night.