Chp 21 Musical Ghosts

Zack was having trouble walking fast so the others caught up with him in seconds.

"Do you even know where the basement is?" Bailey asked.

"No, but there was a map in the tour part of the castle. I say we go to that and find out where the basement is." Zack said.

"And what do we do when we get there?" Woody asked.

"We make him give Cody back." Zack said.

"How?" Bailey said stopping Zack. "He has a gun and we have a hammer and London's sharp shoes."

"I don't know okay. I just want to get down there as fast as I can and we can figure out what to do when we get down there." Zack said. The group rushed through the halls and soon got to the section reserved for tours. There was family photos, artefacts and objects doted around the halls. It looked more like a museum. Zack rushed from wall to wall looking at the paintings and posters trying to get to the map he had seen before. He stopped when he got to what he was looking for.

"Here, we are here on the map and there is a corridor that leads to the basement. It's not far." Zack said.

"Look, it's that diary again." London said pointing out the display they had seen earlier.

"It's Chance's." Woody said pointing out the name signed in the corner of a page. Mr Moseby stepped forward and smashed the glass on the display case and pulled the diary out.

"What was that for?" Addison asked.

"We need to know as much as we can about this Chance, this might help. Look, she has been writing in it up until she died." Moseby said. He glanced through it and looked to the group.

"What?"

"That's my diary." Bailey said. The group looked at her.

"Bailey?" Zack asked. She stepped closer to him.

"What are you all doing with my diary." She said.

"Chance listen to me. I know you are mad at Ed for killing you and want to hurt him but Cody isn't him. Tell me where you have taken him?" Zack asked her.

"No where, you are here. You have the cheek to trick me." She said

"No, it isn't me or Cody. We are twins but not the twins you knew. Where is Cody?" Zack asked again. "Where is Ed?"

"I..........I don't know." She said. "Give me my diary."

"You were seeing both Ed and David. We understand that. Ed found out and killed you. We have nothing to do with that. Tell us where you have taken him." Moseby said.

"I don't know what you are talking about." Bailey replied.

"You really don't know?" Woody asked. Bailey looked blankly at him.

"I need to get my revenge on him." She said.

"You help us find Cody and we can discuss the revenge thing." London said. Moseby nudged her to keep quiet.

"No, no revenge. We want to find Cody and so do you. Help us." Zack said.

"David?" Bailey said.

"What?" Moseby asked. "David isn't here."

"I can sense him. He is back." She said.

"Back? What? Where?" Zack asked putting his hands on Bailey's arms. She shoved him away.

"My David is here. He came for me." She said. "You are stopping me from getting to them."

"No we are not, go. Go to them." Zack said.

"What are you doing Zack?" Woody asked.

"Don't you see. Addison was right. Adam is inhabited by David. He too wants revenge on Ed and he thinks Cody is Ed. That is why he took him. We have to follow Bailey, she will lead us to Cody." Zack said. "Chance, go to him." He said to Bailey. He looked at the farm girls eyes, she looked distant and was staring at Zack. Bailey wasn't there right now, it was just Chance. And she would lead them to Cody.

Cody watched as Adam paced up and down in front of him. He was sat on a chair in the middle of the basement, his hands tied in front of him. Adam had locked the basement door. The man was pacing around Cody, looking at him on occasion.

"Where is she?" He kept muttering.

"Who? Chance?" Cody had asked over and over again.

"She should have followed you here. I need to see her."

"How do you know her? Have you seen her ghost around here too?" Cody asked him. Adam stood and looked at him but didn't say a word to him. He carried on pacing.

"She will come to me. I know she will." He paced around and Cody thought he would get dizzy with watching him.

"Chance has inhabited my girlfriend. She is here I am sure she will come." Cody said.

"You." Adam said. Cody looked confused. "You................have a girlfriend? What about Chance?"

"Excuse me?" Cody asked.

"You loved her, we both did. And now you have someone else."

"I never loved Chance.............she is a ghost, she is dead." Cody said. Adam stopped pacing and turned to look at him.

"Don't you think I know that?" He said. "I have been here waiting for her. When she shows she is only here for a while. I don't get a chance to see her, to tell her.............."

"What?" Cody asked.

"That I loved her so much. She should have been with me all along. I would have done anything for her."

"You loved her...........how could you? She died years ago." Cody said.

"I always loved her. Even when I watched you two plan your future together. The house the family. I sat and watched it all."

"Me? No, its not me. How could you..................oh my god. You aren't Adam. You are David." Cody said.

"Who did you think I was?" He said getting closer to Cody.

"Adam I know you can hear me, fight it. David is controlling you. You don't want to do this." Cody said hoping to get through to Adam. If he could get Adam to fight David off. He would be free. But Adam just stood and looked at him.

"Adam isn't here any more. It's just me and you dear brother."

"I am not your brother. I have a brother called Zack. He is going to find me down here. I am not Edward." Cody said again.

"You think you can get away with it all, with what you did, by pretending you are not him."

"I am not pretending." Cody said. He was beginning to get scared by Adam's tone and he was quietly praying for the others to find him before Adam done something silly.

"Ed, you ruined it all. If it wasn't for you, none if it would have happened. Why did you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Kill me."

The group followed Bailey as she walked through the halls of the castle. She was leading them through the halls they had been through many times over the past day. Zack was ignoring the pain in his ankle as he half walked and half limped through the halls. It wasn't long before Bailey stopped abruptly.

"What is it?" Zack asked.

"David?" She asked as she stood near a door.

"This door?" Zack asked. All of a sudden Bailey shook her head and fell back against the wall.

"Bailey?" Moseby asked.

"Chance is scared. She doesn't want to go down there." Bailey said.

"Is she gone from you?" Zack asked.

"I am here." A voice said. The group turned to see the pretty ghost in front of them.

"ghhhoooossst" Woody yelled hiding behind Mr Moseby.

"What is wrong Chance?" Bailey asked.

"They are down there. But I can't............" She said.

"Why not?" Moseby asked.

"I.........I am.............I" She stumbled. Bailey knew what she meant.

"She died there." Bailey said.

"Down there? Where Adam has taken Cody?" Zack asked.

"No, not down there." Chance said. "But something isn't right down there. I feel scared."

"Then we go without you, I am not standing around here while he has Cody." Zack said.

"He won't hurt him." Chance said. "David was a gentle giant."

"I don't care. He has made Adam kidnap Cody. We have to get in there." Zack said. He turned around and tried the door. It was locked. He pushed against it but it wasn't moving. He banged hard.

Cody and Adam jumped when they heard a noise at the door. Cody realised what was going on.

"Zack!" he yelled. Behind the door Zack heard his brother call.

"Cody!" Zack called. Adam panicked as Cody called to his brother. He stood behind the seated Cody and clasped his hand over the twin's mouth.

"No talking." He whispered. The banging continued as Zack tried to open the door.

"Cody!..............Adam let him go." Zack called.

"Adam listen to me. That young boy is not who you think he is. You don't want to hurt him." Moseby said calling through the door. There was no answer.

"Chance talk to him." Bailey said to the ghost.

"I can't. He will be shocked to see me."

"He knows you are around, that is why he has taken Cody. Please talk to him." Zack asked. "You can go in the room. Please."

"We are talking to a ghost, anyone else think this is strange?" Woody asked. The others looked at him. "What?"

"He is David. Speak to David." Zack said. Chance looked at the faces of all the group.

"Okay." She said.

"Promise me you won't hurt him. Remember he is my brother not Ed." Zack said.

"I promise." She said. She glided through the door and disappeared from view. Zack looked back to Bailey and noticed she looked pale.

"Bailey?" he asked. The group surrounded her.

"You look terrible, don't worry I have some make up." London said.

"What's wrong?" Moseby asked.

"I don't feel good." She said.

"Sit, rest." Addison said to her. She sat on the floor and put her head in her hands. Zack went back to the door and tried to listen to what was going on.