I struggled and tried getting out of the soldiers' grip, but their hands were clamped down on my wings. My mouth was gagged so I wasnt able to scream, and I was in too much pain to turn into The Nightmare. It was hopeless. We all walked down Main street. We were getting close to the jail. My eyes widened as I watched all the citizens and market traders walk out single file from the jail, accompanied by guards, toward the old mines that were under the town. A couple turned to me, thus slowing their pace down. Even in the darkness of the night, I could still see their shadowed faces. Their faces full of fear. "Banshee," they'd whisper.

"Move it!" yelled one of Blor's men as he hit one of the posse members with the butt of his gun. I fought to help them, but I was pulled away and forced to keep walking down the street. I passed by the building I knew where Luminite, Brim and Jake were being held captive. Four guards stood in front of the door. I couldnt see inside, but I was sure they were still knocked out.

Finally, we approached Kinski's place. I could hear Kinski screaming and thrashing wildly inside. "No! No!" I tried to scream, but the gag made it impossible. I began to fight, but it was no use. The guards unlocked the door and tossed me in. I tried getting to my feet, but the door closed and locked before I could run to it. Darkness engulfed me. Shafts of moonlight poured through the top of the ceiling.

I struggled in the ropes that bound me. I finally got one wing free and pulled the gag from my mouth and it hung around my neck as I fumbled with the ropes. Kinski sat on the other side of the room. He had stopped thrashing. I could barely see him, but I knew he could see me. "Banshee..." he said in a low growl. The chains that held him had been loosened from the wall. They clattered against the cold floor. I took a step backwards. Shaking.

"K-Kinski...Please…" I said, tears ran down my face. Kinski ignored me. He got up. With one arm, he ripped off the weak chains that once held him. The chains crashed to the floor. He slowly approached me. I whimpered in fear. I had stopped fighting with the ropes as they hung around me. My body shook, not only from the bullets in my body. Kinski growled. He bared his teeth as he sniffed my scent.

I was breathing heavily. Kinski stopped sniffing and gave me a look of disgust as he began to slowly circle me. He walked where there was no moonlight shone. "K-Kinski..." I said, more tears came down my face. I was really scared. He was going to kill me.

Kinski growled angrily. Drool dribbled out of his mouth. His eyes flickered fear and anger as he stayed away from the shafts of moonlight. Suddenly, Kinski lunged. I moved out of the way. Kinski's body touched the moonlight. He growled and shook his head. He blinkled and looked down at himself. His body slowly deteriorated away and revealing bones. Kinski roared and moved away from the moonlight. He stared at his deteriorating arm and snapped his head to me.

"You did this to me!" He screamed. "N-no!" I whimpered. Kinski ignored me. He didnt realize. His mind was twisting everything. Kinski tried attacking me again. I moved away. Kinski touched moonlight again, causing part of his face and arm to wither away to shattered bone and hanging flesh. Kinski flickered in and out of the zombie transformation. He twitched and jerked. His eyes focused on me and he attacked. I screamed at him, causing him to fall backwards. I fell to the ground.

I screamed in pain as I landed on my wounded wings. I curled up into a ball behind an overturned, half broken table. Kinski got up from the debris in his full zombie transformation. I froze where I was as he sniffed the air for me. His white eyes glowed in the dark. My heart pounded loudly inside my chest. I held my breath and kept myself from crying. Tears and blood mixed together as I listened for Kinski. Kinski slowly shuffled past me. My instincts kicked in and I carefully scooted away from the zombie. Kinski heard me. He turned around and lunged. I wasnt able to scream in time as he landed on top of me.

The half destroyed table crashed and bits of wood was sent flying. Kinski's left skeleton hand clamped down over my mouth. He loomed over me; his sharp, jagged teeth formed a creepy smile. Drool seeped out of his grin and landed on my face but I was too scared to move. He snickered. His hot, nasty breath hit my face. I closed my eyes tightly when his head lowered down to mine. Suddenly, Kinski's body was shoved off me. Kinski roared again and I heard him crash on the other side of the room. I opened my eyes. Kinski screamed with rage and got up from where he crashed.

Brim stood in front of me. Her wings were up and her silver blades were unsheathed. Kinski snarled as he got up and charged on all fours toward her. Brim moved at lightning speed and within seconds, she had pinned Kinski down. Kinski roared and moved his arms and legs frantically. Suddenly, Kinski's body twisted around and grabbed Brim by the leg. Brim gasped and was pulled down.

Brim fought with Kinski. Kinski snarled and snapped his sharp teeth at her. Brim stabbed Kinski in the chest, but it only made the zombie angrier. Kinski slashed and clawed the air to Brim, who had her arm out to keep him from biting her face off as she walked backwards. Brim's back touched the other side of the wall, Kinski continued to snap the air with his teeth as he tried grabbing her. Brim bared her teeth and grunted with frustration as she tried to get the zombie away from her. With all her strength, she pulled up her legs to her chest, and kicked Kinski away from her.

Kinski screamed as he fell backwards and landed on his hump. Frail bones were heard breaking and snapping in half as Kinski jerked and twisted in pain. He screamed and thrashed. He finally got up off his deformity and rubbed it gently. His wide, lifeless eyes turned back to Brim. He growled and got up. Brim pulled out a different blade and muttered a couple words to herself. Kinski raised his arms and attacked.

Brim stabbed Kinski in the chest. Kinski stopped. His glowing eyes widened in shock. His stiff arms were still high over his head in attack mode. Brim reached up and placed her hand on top of his forhead. She squeezed her eyes shut and concentrated. Kinski stood frozen in his position as a strange gold current began to slowly snake out from Brim's hand and circle around his head. Finally, Brim removed her hand from his forehead and pulled out the silver blade from Kinski's chest and waited.

Suddenly, the zombie hunchback jackrabbit went limp and collapsed to the ground. Brim breathed heavily and dropped the blade. Finally, she fell to her knees and collapsed from exhaustion. I gingerly crawled my way over to Brim. Brim was breathing heavily as I placed my wing lightly on her head, making her white long ears droop to the sides of her short blonde hair. Brim carefully got up and rubbed her head. I removed my wing. Her white ears stuck straight up over her head again. I looked over at the insane zombie.

"Wh-what did you do?" I asked, starting to panic, thinking that she killed him. Brim picked up the dagger she dropped and got up. "I tried to fix his mind...I hope I did," she admitted. She held her head and faltered a bit, but regained her balance. "His mind was warped, but...hopefully he'll be back the way he was...he was always a zombie before I got here, right?" Brim asked me, looking down at me as I sat on my legs near Kinski's body.

I nodded. "He's half immortal, because Mr. Black brought him...and Bill, Stump and Chorizo, back to life. They're zombies, but only when the moonlight touches them," I explained. Brim nodded, then her eyes flickered down to my battered and torn wings. She concentrated as she squatted down. She ran her white fingertips over them. My wings began to glow a soft gold glow as my wings healed themselves. I flexed my wings and smiled. "Thanks," I said. Brim rubbed her head, gently. "No...problem," she said as she straightened up and got to her feet.

I turned back to Kinski and carefully reached over and lifted his upper body onto my lap. I stared down at Kinski's half skeleton face. His messy blonde hair covered most of the decaying flech and withering bone. I lightly brushed Kinski's wild bangs out of his closed dark sunken eyes. His mouth was slightly open, revealing disgusting sharp yellow teeth and black gums. I lightly ran the tips of my wing over his face again. Brim stared at me, then at Kinski. "You two are really sweet together," Brim said. I blushed and continued to brush Kinski's hair out of his eyes.

"You and Stump are too," I said. I turned my head to see Brim blush like mad, then turned back to the hunchback jackrabbit. After a couple minutes of silence, I silently got up and tried picking Kinski up off the floor. Brim helped me, and supported the undead, unconscious Kinski. Kinski's disheveled head dropped as we half carried half dragged him. I carfully opened the door and we both walked out the open door and past all the knocked out soldiers who once stood guard outside the small room. I couldnt help but smile.