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~CWA

Chapter 20- The First Session:

Third Person:

The Exorcists made their way to back to school at nine at night. Clad in their matching shirts and jackets, they used the Galleon's van to carry all their equipment. Alexy grabbed the camera and turned it on, giving a thumbs up to signal that they were now recording.

"Ah, I hope you kids do good," Principal Moody said as she handed the keys to Olivia, "And remember, you are free to leave before I return. All I ask is to be shown the videos. You all have the consent forms, correct?"

Olivia reached into her pocket and handed over all the consent forms, which their parents/guardians signed in order for the legalization of the investigation to go over more smoothly.

"Good, and good luck."

With that, she left, leaving the team do to do their investigation. Olivia had Armin and Alexy set up the base camp in one of the classrooms near the door. Then, she and Kim set up a few tri-pods near the staircase (one of that the top and the other at the bottom). Content that everything was set up, they started their investigation. Since they were sure that the entity was dark, they decided that it was best to not split up. Alexy held the camera steady as he watched Olivia sit down at the base of the stairs. The lights were dim, but not completed off due to the principal's urging for their safety. Armin sat down beside her as Kim stayed at base camp, monitoring everything.

"Is anyone here with us," Olivia started as she held out the recorder.

"Do you see or sense anything," Armin asked.

"Not really," Olivia frowned, "It's actually pretty quite... That's weird..."

Olivia looked around for any sign that David Cooper or Carmen Sky was with them, but there was nothing. There were no cold spots, no feeling of being watched, no dark feeling- nothing. She played the recorder back, besides their voices there was nothing else. Rewinding it back, she turned to Armin.

"Maybe there's too many of us," Olivia mused, "Armin, you want to head back to base camp?"

"Why me," Armin whined.

"Because Alexy's the one with the camera and he knows how to work it."

"Fine," Armin said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Be careful."

"Plan on it," Olivia said as Armin left.

Olivia went back to holding the recorder out as her senses tried to sense any ghosts. If it wasn't there, it was hiding from them somehow. She saw a figure hiding in the shadows a bit of ways away from them.

"Alexy, turn your camera down that way," she motioned towards the hall beside them.

Alexy did as asked,

"What am I looking for?"

"There as a figure over there," Olivia pointed and noticed the figure was still there, "I don't know if you can see it, but it's still there. Are you David Cooper?"

She held the recorder out and heard a very breathy whisper, but she wasn't able to make it out. She just hoped the recorder picked it up as she continued,

"What are you doing here?"

"I don't like you," the figure hissed, "I'll hurt you..."

Olivia shivered,

"Alexy, it replied back."

"Well let's hope the recorder got it."

She played it back.

"Are you David Cooper," her voice on the recorder said.

There was a breathy voice that replied back, but it was inaudible. She motioned for Alexy to stay quiet.

"What are you doing here," Olivia's voice asked.

"...hurt...you," the voice threatened.

"Do you know what it said," Alexy asked, "Did you hear all of it?"

"It said it doesn't like me and as you can see, it also said it will hurt me," Olivia explained.

She turned back to the figure that was still watching them.

"You really can't see it on your cameras?"

"No, what's it look like?"

"It's dark," Olivia whispered, "I can't see all of it, it's hiding in the shadows. I think it's David Cooper, but I'm not sure..."

Olivia shook her head. The figure suddenly made a dash towards her,

"Alexy, it's coming at us," she warned as she backed up slightly, standing at the base of the stairs.

It passed right through her, but she gasped as she got it with the cold chill that made her whole body freeze for a second. There was a burning on her arm that made her hiss.

"Olivia, are you okay," Alexy asked, "Where did it go? What happened?"

"It went that way," she pointed up the stairs, "But my arm is burning like crazy."

"Let me see."

Olivia took off the black jacket that had her name on it to reveal her arms. Her left arm was burning despite the fact that it was still covered in goosebumps. Alexy aimed the camera at her arm,

"Olivia, were those scratches there before?"

"Scratches? What scratches?"

Olivia turned to look at her arm. Sure enough, on her left arm where it was burning, there were three long claw marks that were bleeding slightly, but not too deep.

"We have to get you to base," Alexy said, "That might get infected."

"I'm fine," Olivia denied as she put her jacket back on, "We have an investigation to continue. Let's go."

"No," Alexy said firmly, "It wants to hurt you."

"And I said I'm fine," Olivia snapped.

She turned to the staircase and looked up at the figure that was just waiting at the top of the stairs. She held her recorder out,

"Why don't you like me? Why did you hurt me?"

"You're psychic. You might know the truth," the figure hissed and Olivia frowned.

She heard the voice and she recognized it.

"It's defiantly, David Cooper, but something's not entirely right... I think he's turning more... demonic I suppose..."

David Cooper, if he was a regular ghost, wouldn't be able to hurt her that bad or push her down the stairs. If he was getting angrier and there was a darker force involved, like the demons involved with Satanists, then it was possible that David Cooper himself was turning into a demonic force, or the demonic force was taking on the form of David Cooper.

"What did it say," Alexy asked.

She played back the recorder, after she asked the question, a voice was caught replying her.

"...Psychic," the voice came through, "... know...truth.."

"That's it," Alexy said firmly, "It doesn't like you and that's putting you in danger, let's go."

Alexy grabbed her right arm and gently tugged her away from the staircase. She sent one look back up the stairs where the figure was laughing at her, before she headed back to the base with Alexy.

When they entered the classroom, Armin quickly ran to her,

"We saw what happened on the screen, are you okay?"

He looked her over and put his hands on her shoulders. He looked over her arm slightly.

"I'll get the tripods," Kim offered, "You pack up base."

Kim gave a two-finger salute before she left the room to get the tripods by the stairs. None of them were paying attention to the screens when they were speaking, so they were unaware that just before Kim left, there was a voice captured on the tripods- a female voice that whispered, 'help me.'

Though they all wondered just how the principal would react.