Chapter Fourty Five. Only Human, Pep Talk, Time to Armor Up

Ryo, Rowen, Sage, Cye, Kento, James, Riley, Rekino, Mia, Hana, Amaya, Josephine, Ash, Linda, Kelly, Pablo and Brandy all arrived at James's house where Chloe, Twyla, Oliver, Scully, Mulder, Graham, Savanna and Bruce were all waiting for them. As were Zoe and Amerie, who had returned.

"This can't be real!" Brandy shouted, "This can't be happening!"

"Oh, it's real." Pablo replied.

"I wish I could say otherwise." Ryo added. Ash closed the door as everyone took a seat.

"You guys made it!" Chloe exclaimed.

"We were worried." Amerie stated.

"Okay," Ash stated, "This is a bit worse than usual."

"A bit worse?!" Brandy exclaimed, "Dad, what are we gonna do? How are we gonna fight that thing and that crazy lady?"

"Maybe it'll just go away!" Ash exclaimed.

"I'm afraid not." Chloe told the group, "Check this out on the television."

"Auckland, Paris, Berlin and Japan," the male newscaster stated, "are now reporting similar events to New York. Militaries in affected countries are being mobilized. Let's go over to Gordon Daly in New York."

"What happened? What did you see?" Daly asked a man running in fear.

"The hole opened in the ground," the fearful man answered, "these creatures...the demon came out and started attacking everybody."

"Oh my god!" Brandy gasped as a Deadite attacked the people on tv.

"It is worldwide now!" Josephine exclaimed.

"Worse than any of us could expect." Chloe stated. Suddenly, the television went static.

"Jefe," Pablo told Ash, "It's global."

"Global?" Ash replied.

Suddenly, the power went out.

"That's not good!" Hana exclaimed.

"Oh great." Ash quipped, "I've doomed humanity."

He sat down in defeat as he got out a beer, "Yeah. Well, you know what? Not like I didn't tell them."

"Ash!" James exclaimed, "You can't be serious! Pablo, how many times you heard me say this, huh? Why me? Who am I? Nobody! Nobody! Guy from Elk Grove, Michigan! Where the fuck is that?! The middle of jack shit nowhere! That's where!"

"You can't just give up!" Ryo exclaimed, "You haven't doomed humanity yet!"

"You know what?" Ash continued, "I got news for you. I didn't ask for this! You think I want this horses? Be covered in blood 24/7? Who the fuck would want that?! Savior my ass."

"That does sound tough." Kento muttered under his breath.

"You're not helping!" Amaya chastised Kento.

"I'm a...a goddamn failure!" Ash cried in anguish.

"Don't say that, Jefe." Pablo replied.

"Pablo is right!" James added, "We are still in this!"

"We still have humanity to save." Zoe chimed in.

"Yeah right." Ash retorted as he went to take another drink of his beer. In response, Brandy knocked it out of his hand.

"Enough!" Brandy exclaimed, "I don't know much about this Evil Dead crap, and I know even less about why it chose you, but it did. You are the Savior of Humanity so get on your damn feet and own up to who you are! In the short time that I've known you, I have seen things I never thought existed. Seen you do things I never thought possible. You taught me to trust you, you taught me to believe in you and I do. Please, don't let me down now."

While she was talking to her father, James felt a pink aura glow around Brandy. It appeared to be the guiding virtue of Love.

"You're right by God." Ash replied, "I got to finally for once own up to who the hell I am!"

Brandy helped up Ash upon him being unable to get up due to his joints cracking.

"I've been kicking evil's ass for more than 30 years. Who cares if Kandar is six feet tall or 600?" Ash stated, "I'm gonna show the world what a Williams can do. First things first. I have to show you something."

Ash got out the necklace with a long chain and a mirror like charm on it, "The night I first found the Necronomicon, I had this. I've never told anyone this before, but ever since that day, I always carried this necklace on me. Not sure why exactly. I guess I thought it would keep me safe. I want you to have it."

"Oh I can't take that." Brandy tried to object.

"No, please," Ash insisted, "Trust me. I can't keep doing this shit forever. It belongs in your hands now. I feel better knowing that you have it."

Ash placed the necklace on Brandy's neck where she could wear it.

"Thank you." Brandy smiled before giving her father a hug.

"Now!" Ash exclaimed as he got a few things of beer and weed and proceeded to get high.

"Is this really the best time to be getting baked?" Brandy asked.

"I'm not gonna fight that thing with a clear head!" Ash exclaimed. Brandy tried to get a high herself but Ash didn't let her, "No! Don't do drugs."

Ash placed the cans and weed down.

"But you..." Brandy began.

"Are not gonna pick up the bad habits of your father," Ash told Brandy, "You got that?"

"Yes, Dad." Brandy nodded.

"Okay. Gear up." Ash told everyone, "Civilians, get some water, some food, some tools."

"Where are we going?" Brandy asked.

"All the civilians are going out of town." Ash answered.

"No!" Brandy objected, "I'm not leaving now!"

"You can't stay here! Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium. I can't put you in any more danger."

"No, I can take care of myself."

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because I can't watch you die again! Look, I know that we don't really know each other but you're my daughter. You're part of me."

"Yeah and you're all I have left now. If we are going to die, I wanna die together. I'm a Williams too. We're family."

"She acknowledged that." Cye said.

"Better late than never." Kelly added.

"Ash," James stated, "I have to tell you something. This has been one interesting journey ever since we have first came here to Elk Grove. I have to say, you may be a lot of things, but you are the Prophesied One. Whether the evil likes it or not."

"Wow." Riley quipped, "Like the Doctor Who reference."

"Let's move!" Ash exclaimed.

"How? Evil's all over Elk Grove," Pablo replied, "There's no way you and Brandy are gonna make it!"

"Not unless we armor up!" Ryo exclaimed. "Space Truckin" by Deep Purple played as the Ronin Warriros and Lady Ronin Guardians armored up.

"Lady Guardians!" Rekino exclaimed as the Lady Ronin Guardians armored up, "Let's kick it up!"

"Symbol of Righteousness, shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Wildfire, Jin!"

"Symbol of Wisdom, shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Strata, Inochi!"

"Symbol of Grace, shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Halo, Chi!"

"Symbol of Trust, shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Torrent, Shin!"

"Symbol of Justice, shine forth and envelope me in the Lady Ronin Armor of Hardrock, Gi!"

"Ronin Warriors," James exclaimed as the Ronin Warriors prepared to armor up, "Let's do this!"

"Armor of the Eliminator! Tao Chin!"

"Armor of Wildfire! Tao Jin!"

"Armor of Strata! Tao Inochi!"

"Armor of Halo! Tao Chi!"

"Armor of Torrent! Tao Shin!"

"Armor of Hardrock! Tao Gi!"

"Armor of the Nexus! Tao Yuki!"

Everyone was in their armors and ready for action.

"The evil cannot stand Immortals," Scully explained, "Fox, Amerie and I will join you guys."

"Graham, Savanna and I will too." Bruce added.

"As long as they stay with us." Amerie stated, "The evil will not get them."

"Sounds good." Kelly replied.

"Let's do this." Pablo added.

"Right!" Brandy nodded.

"This is going to be our last tango with the evil." Ash declared before the Ghostbeaters, Ronin Warriors, Lady Ronin Guardians, Immortals and their allies headed outside and prepared to battle Ami and Kandar.