Chapter XIII: Dark Fantasy

Uncle Fester

"This is not good," I said impatiently. "The boy should have never trusted that demon," I say taking out Tybalt's medallion. I close my eyes and focus on Danny. The pendant begins to glow and project an image of the boy trapped in the coils of a lamia. "I have get to him!"

Before I can start I feel something grab my leg. I look down and see a hand emerge from the flow holding my ankle. I take out Lavina's dagger and stab the creature. It makes a blood curdling shriek before it disappears. "Hang on Danny!" I race out of the room hoping the boy still has his head with him.

"You're not going anywhere!" a voice as a figure emerged from the shadows. It was a creature garbed in black armor on a skeletal horse. The helmet hid its face so well, not even its eyes could be seen. "You shall not live another moment," the figure drew sword engulfed in black flame. I know what was up against- Bathym, a powerful demon lord.

I reach for the dagger but the arch-demon uses his power to snatch, "Ut, evocantes te, o spiritus turpi ex nomine ine...," I began to say until he steals the breath from me. I try to speak but nothing comes out. He laughs and says he serves one more powerful. I try to speak one of the 72 names of power but only get out the first syllable.

"You shall perish here," Bathym said pointing his sword at me.

Jack

"Come on ghost show yourself!" I shout out pointing an ecto-rifle at the empty space. "Jack Fenton fears...," I hear the sound of a machine running. "I said show yourself you ectoplasmic piece of slime!"

"You of all people should know difference between ectoplasm and slime?" a voice asked as that hunter ghost appeared from the darkness. I tell him to stay still or I will blast him. "You? The laughing stalk of the paranormal world?" I growled as I charged at him but he dodged out of the way. I let out a cry as my body hits the cold stone wall . "If it wasn't for the fact that my master hates you, it wouldn't be worth taking you out."

I fire my weapon but the ghost deflects it. "That should have turned you into shredded ghost," he laughs and says it's his turn. He blasts the rifle from my hand. "I am a renowned...," he sealed my mouth shout with ectoplasm.

"Don't worry I won't kill you," he says firing a stream of ectoplasm at me. I tried to get out of the way but I was too slow. I tried to pull the thick slime off me but it was too sticky. "Don't waste your...," a silver dart came zooming past and hits him in the shoulder. "DAMN YOU!" he hisses looking for who fired that. Another one hit his knee. "Stop this or I will kill you!" he says as another one hits him in the neck disabling his armor.

That disembodied hand comes out of hiding and walks up to me, "Don't touch it or you'll get stuck too," I warn him as thinks to himself for a moment. He motions for me to stay still. He takes out another silver dart and throws it at the ectoplasm causing to dissolve. "Thanks man," I tell him as he points to the stairs. "Of course let's go."

Wednesday Addams

"Now to add the myrrh," mother says grinding up the dried gum and adding it to the mixture. Mrs. Fenton asks if it is safe to consume. "We don't drink it," she says placing a flame underneath the phial. "We inhale the vapors. I have to warn you that it's a powerful hallucinogen for first time users." she says as the fumes rise up.

While we are watching it I sense something. "Wednesday, what's wrong?" she asks worriedly. I tell her that there is an imbalance. He's controlling them now."

"Who's controlling what?" Mrs. Fenton asks nervously. I tell her Vlad is controlling the demons. "How can he do that? Your book was destroyed?" Mother tells her with the skull Vlad can control any spirit without the the needs of a grimoire or incantation. "We need to get ready then," she takes out a small pistol from her holster.

"That won't do, we need the elixir's protection," she inhales the fumes and and exhales. "You're next Mrs. Fenton," she motions for her to step forward. "I thought you said this was a hallucinogen?" she asks nervously. Mother assures her that we will be here to help. "If you say so," she inhales the vapor and collapses.

"Go get a pillow from the living room," mother says as she gently rests Mrs. Fenton on the ground.

Vlad

"It's like I said Daniel I always win," I said watching the attack from above. It was amusing to watch swat at the gnats. They are moving pawns across the board while I am artfully moving higher pieces to capture them. "I could do this...," something was wrong. "Aperio," I wave my hand see that miserable Fester defeat the demon I had sent to deal with him. "Perhaps he needs a woman of his own to hold him," I said about to conjure another lamia when the skull spoke to me.

"It won't work," Reznor's voice said as I clenched my teeth. He told me that Fester's first serious girlfriend was a lilin and he was engaged to a succubus. "He's immune to their wiles. " I ask him what he recommends I do. "Fester sold part of his soul to Valac to find the location of a buried treasure."

"Bring him forth!" I order as a black portal opens a winged child riding a two headed dragon appeared. "Are you the demon Valac?" I ask him impatiently

"I am," a deep comes out of his mouth. I tell him I want to stop Fester from aiding Daniel. "Why should I do that?" I think for a moment when I tell him Fester has forsworn on the pact he made with him. I wave my hand in front of his eyes. "Yes, I shall take what is mine," he says before vanishing before me.

Gomez Addams

"Is she going to be okay," Pugsley said as I examined the girl carefully. I tell him she's been struck with an Infernal weapon. She is slowly losing her life and soon her soul. "There has to be something we can do?" he asks me nervously.

"There is, I need you to get the Black Grail from the treasury." He asks if it's the one eight times great uncle Merek used in his ceremonies. "That's it, it should be still packed away." He nods and races to find the relic.

"No...get...away!" Jasmine moans as she shivers. I try my best to calm her. I whisper an ancient incantation meant to drive away unwanted spirits. "He...needs...," she says starting to twist and turn. She's beginning to see the future. It's a common effect of being struck with a weapon from Hell. The victim starts seeing visions of the future.

"It's going to be okay Jazz," I assure her trying to think of something to slow the progress of the injury.

Danny

"I don't know why I thought you were a loser Danny," Paulina says stroking my chest. I have to admit I was enjoying being in her arms. "Look at those muscles," she pulls my closer placing her lips on mine. I closed my eyes anticipating the kiss when I heard a voice.

It whispered for me to help her. "Sam?" I ask trying to sit up. Paulina pushes me to the ground and says it's just my mind playing tricks on me. "Maybe...," It feels like something is wrapped around me. I heard the voice again it said she only had moments left before her heart is turned to crystal. "I really need to go.." I said pushing Paulina away.

"NO!" she says laying her head on my chest. "You must stay here," she hisses pushing me down again. Pleasure soon turns to fear as I realize she's not letting me go. "That voice is lying to you," she tells me as she kisses my chest. "I am all you need Daniel forever."

"Daniel?" I asked, no one ever calls me that. "You're not...," I look down and find my body wrapped in a snake's coils. 'Paulina's' face changes. It no longer resembled a human but looked reptilian. her eyes resembled those of a serpent. "What is this?" I asked trying to phase out of the coils but something was blocking my powers.

"You're mine," the creature as I begin to feel strange. "You don't need Sam. All you need is to be here in my embrace." she hisses. I can feel my will slipping away. "Don't fight me," she whispers stroking my face. "Now to make you mine...," she says leaning to kiss me but I push her away.

"Let...me...," she tightens her grip on me. It's hard to breathe and I am fighting the urge to struggle and fight. I look around and see the silver shirt on the ground. I think I know what to do. "You're right," I tell the monster as she smiles. She tells me I made the right choice. "Let my arm go so I can caress you," she loosens her grip allowing me to free my right arm. She tightens her grip again as I place my hand on her chest and push her onto the ground. She screams as she falls on the silver shirt.

The pain forces her release me. "Damn you mortal," she says going to strike but I blast her. I tell her it's been nice but it's time for me to go.

"Danny thank the Devil you're all right," Fester's voice says as he races into the room. "I am glad to see you're okay," I tell I am a little winded. "She didn't kiss you on the lips?" I ask him what does that have to do with anything. "Did the creature kiss you?" I tell him she almost did but I rejected her "Good boy, if she was to kiss you You would be bound to her forever.

"For...ever?" I ask as my heart skips a beat. He says that monster was a lamia, a human-snake hybrid. They trap their victims in their coils and make them see their greatest fantasy. I looked away in shame. How could I fall for such a ruse. Fester looks at me tells me that no man can resist her.

"Yes, but the fact you were able to fight her shows you have great will power," he says as I smile. "If she were to kiss you, you would be her slave forever." I tell him we need to find to Sam, she's in danger. I try to stand up but my chest hurts. "You have a broken ribs you need to rest up." I tell him we have no time.

I take a breath and force myself up, "she's nearby, I heard her voice," I tell him as we leave the room.