(A/N: Well, we're back to this show. *Sounds of audience half applauding, half booing* I know, I know. it's been too long. At first, I wanted to avoid doing more of the series, but realize two things. 1.) It's more painful the longer I avoid it. And 2.) It wouldn't be fair to you guys, who want to see how all of this leads up to Sabrina Friends Forever. So, let's get with this train wreck of a show and make something good out of it.)
Monday night-Sabrina's P.O.V.-Spellman's House
The Spellmans returned back from Manhattan earlier in the day and Sabrina was falling through nothingness.
Okay, that was a bit of an exaggeration. She was falling through the NetherWorld Vortex, screaming as doors, windows and skulls flew past her.
However, the thing that scared her the most was the disembodied head, which flew in front of her. It laughed like a stereotypical mad scientist as its eyes popped out of its sockets and tentacles came out of its mouth.
Screaming in fear and horror, Sabrina hit the sides of the vortex, falling into the bottom of it.
Luckily for her, the vortex spit her out onto the living room floor. She sat up, taking quick breaths.
"So, was that fun or what? Did you say hi to the disembodied head?" Salem asked, causing Sabrina to glare at him.
"Yeah, and it wants your head, Salem. Don't know why, given how empty it is." Sabrina said, still mad at Salem for emotionally manipulating her more than once. And all just because Aaron did it first.
"Oh, Sabrina, you were so close!" Hilda interjected, making sure that Sabrina and Salem wouldn't get into a fight.
"But not close enough. You have to go back and try again," Zelda said, pointing at her stopwatch.
"Oh. Right," Sabrina said sarcastically, standing up.
"Sabrina, unless you can travel all the way through the NetherWorld Vortex, you're never gonna make it to witchling level three. You only managed to get to level two by completing Camp Wicca." Zelda said.
"Do you want to be held back at level two your whole life? It's Dweeb City." Hilda adds.
"Soon, no one will speak to you but warty trolls in bad suits and poor leprechauns who borrows your gold and never pay you back," Zelda said.
"If I ever find that little twerp, he'll wish he paid me back long ago." Hilda said bitterly.
"Look, Sabrina, you shouldn't be put off by a little failure. It's the only real road to success." Zelda said.
"I seem to recall the fact that Aaron and I helped seal a threat in a couple of days when it took you two a week to handle. And we don't have all that advanced training you two have." Sabrina reminded Hilda and Zelda, referring to the whole incident in Manhattan, New York.
Also, Hilda and Zelda had told Sabrina and Aaron about their own encounters with The Spirit centuries ago.
"How's that for someone as a level two witchling?" Sabrina added.
"Um, well, that is a different thing." Zelda said.
"How so?" Sabrina asked.
"For starters, The Spirit was trapped in the book," Hilda said.
"Didn't stop her from trying to kill us." Sabrina pointed out.
Before Zelda and Hilda could try to protest, Sabrina held up her hand. "And if the road to success contains frights, well, I don't want any part of it. Not after what happened with The Spirit. Now, if you excuse me, I'll be attempting to sleep. Hopefully, I'll get a good dream involving my mother." Sabrina said, leaving the room.
Hilda and Zelda's P.O.V.
The two looked at the door Sabrina went through with sad looks.
"You know, I think Sabrina had seen someone personally die in front of her, Hilda." Zelda said.
"What do you mean? Who did she see die?" Hilda asked.
"I don't know who died, but it must have happened during that adventure she and Aaron had with Kim and Jason." Zelda said.
"And you know this, how?" Hilda asked.
"Because once you see someone die in front of you, that moment keeps haunting you in your nightmares." Zelda said, looking at the floor and remembering what Hilda did to Madison.
"Oh. Zelda, do you realize we've failed as Sabrina's aunts?" Hilda said.
"Yeah. We try to help Sabrina avoid having tragedy and trauma this early in her life, and yet it happened anyways." Zelda said.
"Have you talk to Sabrina about..." Hilda trailed off, yet Zelda knew where she was getting at.
"No. She has enough on her plate. She doesn't need to know that Quigley had decided to leave for Aron City by next summer. All because he doesn't want to try and get to know Sabrina at all." Zelda said bitterly, remembering how she found the brochedure in Quigley's hotel room two days ago when the latter went out to explore Manhattan.
"Well, we'll figure out how to help her with her problems and explain Quigley's betrayal. For now, let's get some sleep." Hilda said.
With that, the two sisters head off to their own respective bedrooms.
Sabrina's P.O.V.-Sabrina's Bedroom-Midnight
Sabrina was tossing and turning, about to relieve the moment of Aaron's death(Sabrina may have brought him back from the dead, but still!), when she heard something hitting her window. She woke up and looked around, hearing the sound again.
Now, if this was a universe where she never seems to learn her lesson, she would have woken up Salem to see if he had heard the sound too. However, given Salem doesn't care about her at all, since he never thought to look for her when she was gone for two days, she decided to spite him by not waking him up.
Actually, that would've benefited him. So instead, Sabrina threw one of her soft pillows(she wished she had taken the ones from the hotel, but she didn't want to be thrown into juvie) at Salem, causing him to fall off his hammock.
"What was that for? Yasmine Bleeth and I were lifeguards on a tuna boat," Salem said, before hearing the knocks on the window. "What was that?"
"Well, I didn't want you to miss a possible intruder." Sabrina said as something entered the room, given the huge shadow across the room.
"Don't hurt me! Take her!" Salem cried out like a wuss, hiding under Sabrina's pillow.
"And then you wonder why I'm friends with Aaron again and not you." Sabrina deadpanned.
Suddenly, a green glow appeared under her bed, followed by someone or something letting out an exclamation.
"I-It's coming from under the bed!" Sabrina said, before realizing the green glow. "Oh no, The Spirit has been released again! Why can't it just leave me alone?" Sabrina asked in despair.
For all the bravado she gave to Zelda earlier about beating The Spirit, she was still terrified of the thing. It almost killed her three times, and she only managed to be saved by luck. That, and Aaron sacrificing himself, which caused Sabrina to bring him back from the dead.
"Well, you're the expert spirit vanquisher. You get rid of it!" Salem shouted.
"I wish I can get rid of you and have Nice Salem back." Sabrina grumbled under her breath before, reluctantly, grabbing the covers and lifting it.
Good news: The Spirit was not released(that book was now in Zelda's safe...for good!). Bad news: it was a green slimy creature with three eyes.
Sabrina, Salem and the creature all scream as they all run in different directions.
"Hold it," Salem said, popping out of his bathroom as Sabrina opened the closet door. "I know why we were running. But why was it running?" Salem asked.
"Maybe because it didn't want to see your ugly face." Sabrina snarked, causing Salem to frown.
Sabrina turned on her bedroom lights and walked over to her dresser, Salem following her. The creature was whimpering as Sabrina opened the door.
"Please, d-d-d-don't hurt me," the creature pleaded.
"Hey. He's afraid of us." Salem said with a grin before making a scary face that terrified the creature, who closed the door.
"Salem, cut it out! I don't want to be feared, unlike you." Sabrina said coldly, before directly her attention back to the creature in her dresser.
"Don't mind him. He's a jerk." Sabrina said, causing Salem to let out a protest of, "Hey!", but she ignored it. "It's okay, we won't harm you. Come on out." Sabrina said, while giving Salem a death glare to terrify him into going along with her.
"Y-Yeah, we won't hurt you." Salem said nervously as the creature opened the door and came out of the dresser.
"I'm Sabrina. Who are you, why were you under my bed, and thanks for allowing me to not delve into my nightmares." Sabrina said.
"M-My name is Boogie. I'm a Bogeyman." Boogie said.
"I'm sorry. Did you say Bogeyman? As in, the scariest creature alive?" Salem asked with a smirk.
"T-That's right." Boogie confirmed.
"Please excuse me. I have to go hide behind that door and laugh till I hurt," Salem said, trying to hold his laughter.
"I don't blame you. I can't scare anything. Mockingbirds mock me." Boogie said as Salem started to snort in laughter.
Though the only thing Salem let out, now, was a scream of pain due to Sabrina stepping on his tail.
"Salem, be nice. Or else, I will use the flamethrower on you." Sabrina hissed under her breath before turning to Boogie.
"Why do you want to scare anybody?" She asked.
"It's my dad. He wants me to be a Bogeyman like him. But it's no use. I'm too afraid of everything myself." Boogie said.
"Yeah, I get where you're coming from, being afraid of things." Sabrina said, recalling her own personal fears, which were amped up after that whole adventure with those beings she swore to never talk about...until she's ready. "But I don't think anyone's afraid of everything." She added.
"Oh no? I'm afraid of shampoo, pancake mix, and extra-strength spray starch. And those are only the household convenience products." Boogie said, proving Sabrina wrong.
"Well, who isn't? Oh, that's right: everybody!" Salem said with a smirk before laughing. Sabrina sent him a glare that caused him to falter and weakly whimper.
"I'm also afraid of the dark and string cheese. Most of all, I'm afraid of my father. Sometimes, I get this weird feeling that he's watching me." Boogie said.
"Oh, everyone thinks that about their parents, but it's never true. Though I wish it was sometimes." Sabrina said the last part to herself, as all of them are unaware that they're being watched by Boogie's father.
Soon, Boogie was sitting on Sabrina's bed, sighing. "Dad loves to scare stuff, but I stink at it. How am I gonna face him? I think the pressure's giving me a rash." Boogie said, sticking his tongue out. "Is my tongue coated?" asked Boogie, accidentally slapping Salem with his tongue.
"Hey!" Salem exclaimed, hitting the bedpost as Sabrina chuckled a bit before stopping herself.
"It's, uh, kinda hard to tell," she said, as Boogie rolled his tongue back into his mouth.
Sabrina sat on her bed, next to Boogie, and let out a sigh. "Anyways, I know how you feel. It's tough when everyone is pressuring you to succeed and you just can't." Sabrina said.
"You too, huh?" Boogie asked.
"Yeah. I'm supposed to make it through the NetherWorld Vortex, but it is so not fun." Sabrina ranted.
"The Vortex? Gee, I love that place." Boogie said.
"Sure, the Vortex is probably easy for you. Just like the mortal realm is for me. It just depends on what you're familiar with." Sabrina said, before coming up with an idea. "Got it!" She exclaimed, standing up.
"Don't do that!" Boogie exclaimed, holding Salem, who was struggling to free himself.
"Boogie, we can help each other! I know the mortal realm pretty well, I can teach you not to be afraid of mortal things and you can teach me not to be afraid of the Vortex!" Sabrina explained.
"Gee, I don't know. All this risk of fear stuff sounds risky." Boogie said.
"I'll show you. You said you're afraid of the dark, right? But a dark room isn't any more dangerous than a room with light. Boogie, look at this room. Nothing scary, right?" Sabrina said.
"Yeah, I guess." Boogie said.
"And when I turn off the lights, it's exactly the same. Except it's dark." Sabrina said, turning off the lights.
However, when she turned around, she saw not only Boogie was gone, but there was a Boogie-shaped hole in her wall, leading outside.
"Maybe next time, you can teach about the thing we call a door," Salem said sarcastically.
"And maybe we should take you to get proper manners. Better yet, we can drill them into you." Sabrina shot back, causing Salem to frown.
Tuesday-Aaron's P.O.V.-Greendale Middle School
"So let me get this straight: despite the fact we beat an all-powerful spirit in a book in two days, while it took your aunts a whole week to beat her, we're still level two half-lings?" I asked
"Yep." Sabrina said.
"And we need to go through a vortex of fears just to be able to gain level three status?" I asked.
"Yep." Sabrina said.
"Well, that's depressing." I said.
"I'm surprised we're not talking about the fact that Boogie, the son of the Bogeyman, broke my wall!" Sabrina said.
"Sabrina, we broke that wall so many times, I'm surprised it's still standing. Plus, the son of the bogeyman breaking your wall is the weirdest thing in your life?" I asked.
"Nope. It's the fact Salem can talk. No, wait, that's the fourth worst moment. The weirdest thing is the fact I can bring back the dead." Sabrina said.
"Yeah. You would be able to become Head of the Witches' Council if they find out." I said, wincing a bit from pain flaring up in the chest area, the exact spot where The Spirit's spell burnt right through me and, well, I died and came back, but that's a long story.
"Chest still in pain?" Sabrina asked.
"Well, getting killed by Facebook is laughable. Getting brought back to life after that embarrassment, well, let's be glad no one was updating their social media during that whole mess," I said, as we were at out lockers.
"By the way, you might want to keep a careful eye on everything and everyone." Sabrina warned.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because Hilda and Zelda will want you to try the NetherWorld Vortex too." Sabrina said.
Before I could even say anything, Hilda and Zelda jumped out of my locker and threw me in there, closing it. However, instead of hitting the bottom of the locker, I was falling.
I'm not ashamed to admit it, I screamed. I screamed like Squidward from that SpongeBob SquarePants episode that introduced the Flying Dutchman. The reason why I said that?
I was falling down the same abyss Squidward did in that exact same episode. Everything scary was flying past me, as a deep laughter came out of nowhere.
Suddenly, a disembodied head appeared in front of me. "Hey, random disembodied head," I say, as everything stopped for a moment.
We started at each other for a moment before it left, causing everything, including my fall and screams, to resume.
Soon, I fell down to the bottom of the abyss, which spat me out of my locker. Zelda and Hilda were looking at a stopwatch while Sabrina was speechless for a moment.
"Oh man, you didn't even manage to get close." Hilda said.
"Guess you have to go back and try again, Aaron." Zelda said.
"No, no, no, no, no, NO! Fuck no! I just went through-No, no, no, no! *Random duck noises* No, I'm done! I am not going through that whole thing again!" I shouted, running off.
At least, I would've if I was still the old me, from before that whole adventure. What really ended up happening was that I was still standing in front of my locker, as Hilda and Zelda were wide-eyed from the swearing I did.
"...You two broke into our middle school just to do this? Why?" Sabrina asked.
"So that we can test you two on the NetherWorld Vortex." Hilda said.
"Don't you two have a school to get to?" I asked.
"...You may have distracted us this time, but we'll test you two later." Zelda said as she and Hilda left... by jumping out of the window.
"...That was weird." Sabrina said.
"I know. And that's not even on the top 10 weirdest moments of my life." I said.
"Really? What's #10 then?" Sabrina asked.
"Salem's talking. The real trick for the list is getting him to shut up." I said.
"Yeah, that'll be great," Sabrina said, opening her locker, only to gasp.
"What is...it?" I asked, seeing a slimy creature in her locker.
Uh, hi. Heh, hi. I thought about what you said. You really think you could help me not be afraid?" The creature asked.
Wait, thought about what Sabrina said? Oh, so this creature is the son of the bogeyman, Boogie, that she told me about. The one who broke her wall.
"Absolutely!" Sabrina said.
"Well, then I'm ready." Boogie said.
"And I'm Aaron. Just thought to clear that up. Also, I'll help you guys with whatever it is you're doing." I said, causing Sabrina and Boogie to stare at me for a second.
"Who is he? And why is his eyes different colors?" Boogie asked.
"That's Aaron, my friend. And as for his eyes, well, um..." Sabrina began.
"It has to do when Emerald became a part of me or something." I said, going with my parent's guess.
"Yeah, that." Sabrina said.
"Oh, okay. So, what do we do first?" Boogie asked.
"Well, first, you come out of the locker." Sabrina said.
"Oh," Boogie said in a terrified tone as he exited the locker.
"There. See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Sabrina asked.
"No. Not bad at all. Thanks," Boogie said.
"Next, we have to do something about the way you look." Sabrina said, using magic to change Boogie's appearance into a human being. Mainly a blonde pre-teen with glasses, a button-up shirt, a pair of jeans and black sneakers.
"Whoa! Fingers, cool!" Boogie said, admiring himself for a moment. "Wait, I've only got two eyes! Where's my back? I can't see my back!" Boogie cried out, trying to move forward.
However, he didn't notice that the back of his shirt was caught in between two lockers. "It got me! Don't let it eat me!" He cried out, dropping to his knees while freeing his shirt.
In his panic, his appearance returned back to normal.
"Boogie, Boogie, calm down. Now please, you've got to stay human." Sabrina said.
Boogie took some deep breaths to calm himself. "I-I'm sorry. I couldn't help it. Could you give me a stronger spell?" Boogie asked.
"I'm only a half-witch. That's as strong as it gets." Sabrina said.
"And I'm a half-warlock, so same. Though if we both do it, maybe it might be stronger." I said.
"But you're gonna have to help." Sabrina finished.
"Uh, I'll try. But if I get scared..." Boogie began before noticing something behind Sabrina and me.
"Oh no! I'm not ready for social contact!" Boogie said, getting ready to open Sabrina's locker when Sabrina and I both zapped him back to his human disguise.
"You know, Sabreeny, it's surprising that Boogie's not ready for social contact," I said.
"Aaron, it's Gem. No one ready for social contact with her." Sabrina pointed out.
"Touche," I conceded as Gem and her friends walked up to us.
"Oh, look, Spellman's found herself another loser. Color me surprised," Gem said as her friends laughed.
"Sweet Aaron, you don't have to be with these losers. Come join me for lunch," Gem offered.
"No thanks. I rather watch the live-action Bratz movie than join you for lunch." I said.
"Fine, but you'll regret it," Gem said as she and her posse of banshees left.
"Would you really watch the live-action Bratz movie?" Sabrina asked as we helped Boogie up.
"Nope. Just said that to get her to go away," I said, just as Chloe, Harvey and Pi walked up to us.
"Hey, Sab. Hey, Aaron. Sorry for not talking to you after that whole incident with Sabrina's old friends." Chloe said.
"It's okay. I did deserve that one, after all." I said, remembering how I emotionally manipulated Sabrina...and everything going downhill afterwards.
Chloe, Harvey and Pi then noticed Boogie. "I'm Chloe. Who are you?" Chloe asked.
"B-B-B-Bogeyman." Boogie stuttered out.
"Uh, Bookman. He's Bookie Bookman of the Boston's, uh, Bookmans. Certainly, you've heard of the Boston Bookmans. Only the crème de la crème of Boston high society." Sabrina said with a smirk, glancing at Gem.
"And Sabrina gets to show him around the school and town. Kinda like the transfer student thing," I add.
"Crème de la crème? The best we get in Greendale is plain crème! I've got to get to know him." Gem said and walked up to us.
"I'm Gem Stone, of the Greendale Stones. I'm sure you're anxious to meet me." Gem said, not noticing that Boogie was panicking, or that he was starting to revert back to normal.
Guess even with Sabrina and my combined magic, the spell is still not strong.
Sabrina zapped Boogie's feet, causing the human disguise to come back. "Hate to meet and run, but gotta go," Sabrina said as she and I escorted Boogie away from the hall.
Gem's (Brief) P.O.V.
"Hmph. Well, if she thinks she's gonna keep a real Boston blueblood and my precious Aaron all to herself, she's got another think coming," Gem said.
"You mean, another thing coming." Chloe said.
"That's what I said," Gem lied, walking off.
Aaron's P.O.V.
"Boogie, you've got to learn to face people or you'll never overcome your fears," Sabrina said.
"But, oh, I get scared." Boogie said.
"Hmm, that's true. And there is no 'off' button for fears." I said.
"Normally, we would listen to Great-Uncle Quigley's advice about taking the time to understand something so that we wouldn't have to be afraid, but now I think Quigley was never a pre-teen to begin with." Sabrina said.
"Yeah. Quigley might've been born as an adult. A boring, terrible adult. Plus, he gave me the same advice after 'the incident'. It didn't work well," I say.
"Oh, you mean, as Quigley puts it, probably trying to make his own spell, 'shine a light and banish fright'." Sabrina said.
"Stupid idea for a spell," I say.
"Shine a light and banish fright. Shine a light and banish fright! Got it! Hey, I'm starting to feel better already." Boogie said, just as the bell rang, causing him to scream.
A stampede of students ran past us, with Boogie caught up in their midst.
"Boogie!" Sabrina called out.
"Darn bell ruining everything." I muttered.
Boogie's P.O.V.
"Sabrina! Aaron! Don't leave me!" Boogie pleaded to the two pre-teen half-lings, before falling next to a water fountain, hands over his head in a protective manner.
He glanced up, just as another student approached the water fountain. "Sabrina, Aaron? Where are you? Shine a light and banish-AHHH!" Boogie screamed as water hit his head, causing him to run.
As he ran, his feet slowly started to revert back to its normal appearance. Boogie noticed and focused on anything but his fears, forcing his feet to resume the human disguise.
However, he was terrified when the cheerleaders came skipping down the hall, causing him to turn tail and flee in the other direction.
Unfortunately, he ran into Slugloafe. "Uh oh," Boogie said, laying down on the floor and hiding his reverting arm.
"I-I'm sorry," Boogie apologized, standing up.
"No one bumps into me without getting bumped back!" Slugloafe threatened, as Boogie winced.
However, Mrs. Bleachstain walked up to them with a firm expression on her face. "Boys, the bell has rung, you should be in your classes." Mrs. Bleachstain scolded.
"Yes, Mrs. Bleachstain. I was about to direct this unfortunate lost student to the science lab." Slugloafe claimed.
"I'm sure he can find his own way. Come on, Horace." Mrs. Bleachstain said, dragging Slugloafe away.
"We'll finish this after school," Slugloafe threatened as he was dragged off.
"Ohhh," Boogie whimpered, shaking in fear.
Everyone's P.O.V.
"Just don't get separated from Aaron or me from this point on. We won't be able to help you if we're not near you," Sabrina said as she, Boogie and Aaron entered the classroom.
"Class, settle, settle." The teacher said as the three approached their seats
Before Sabrina and Aaron could sit next to Boogie, Gem took Sabrina's spot.
"Sorry, Spellman. This is the blueblood section. Though Aaron can join if he wants." Gem said.
"Gem, going out with you is like going to the live-action Bratz movie: annoying, bland and makes me want to go to an insane asylum with bleach in my eyes, ears and brain. If it weren't illegal, I would've shipped you to another planet by now." Aaron said as Sabrina and Aaron sat in the seats behind Boogie and Gem, which was next to Harvey, who smirked at first when Sabrina sat, then frowned when Aaron sat next to her.
"Well, you didn't ship me off to another planet. That means you love me," Gem said to Aaron, turning around to face him.
"Sabrina, can you take my hat off and give it to me, please?" Aaron asked.
"Sure," Sabrina said, taking off said hat and giving it to Aaron. "Why?" she asked, followed by Aaron putting his face in the hat and groaning loudly. "There's my answer for the day," she deadpanned.
"Our subject for today is...quadratic equations," the teacher said, as everyone in class groaned.
"So who can tell me what X is if x squared minus x is?" The teacher asked, waiting for an answer. When she didn't get one, she replied, "42!", causing everyone to gasp.
However, Boogie was doing the equation in his head and gave a different answer. "7," he said, shocking the teacher, who did the math on her fingers.
"Why, that's correct." She said, causing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief.
"You're so smart. The benefits of good breeding," Gem said with a smirk as Boogie had a smile on his face. Aaron and Sabrina gave Boogie a thumbs up while Harvey pouted over not having Sabrina to himself.
Later, Boogie was doing an equation on the blackboard. "So it's obvious that X must be a prime number between 7 and 3, therefore the answer must be 5." Boogie explained.
"Correct again, Bookie," the teacher said, pulling out her planning book. "Well, it looks like we've gotten today's lesson done ahead of schedule, thanks to Mr. Bookman. Since there's nothing left to cover, class is dismissed early." The teacher added, much to the enjoyment of the students.
Aaron's P.O.V.-After school
Sabrina, Boogie and I walked out of the school, praising Boogie.
"And you weren't scared. You weren't even nervous." Sabrina said.
"Plus, you got us out of class early," I added.
"What is there to be scared of? Math is easy. I've always liked numbers." Boogie said.
"Wait, that's it." Sabrina said.
"What's it?" Boogie and I asked.
Before Sabrina answered, however, we noticed that there seem to be a crowd around Harvey.
"Sabreeny, you don't think he's talking about-" I began.
"Yep." Sabrina said, knowing what I was thinking about.
Sure enough, Harvey was talking about the misadventures that happened in Manhattan, Care-A-Lot and the Forest of Feelings.
"So then, a giant bird almost got us, if it wasn't for my quick-thinking and planning, the Care Bears wouldn't be able to know when to do the Care Bear Stare." Harvey claimed.
Oh yeah, he was definitely lying to make himself the hero.
"Kinkles, what on earth are you rambling on about?" The principal snapped, walking over to Harvey.
"I was telling everyone about the Care Bears." Harvey said.
"...You're still on that nonsense. One would think after having to get bailed out by one's parents for running away to Manhattan and pretending to be the Swamp Thing to rape two 12 year olds, they would cease this nonsense," the principal said.
"B-But it's true." Harvey claimed, looking around until he spotted Sabrina and me. "You can ask Aaron and Sabrina! They were there!" Harvey shouted.
"Spellman, Dimension, you both may have been thorns in my side, but I want you to be honest with me. Is Kinkles telling the truth? And know, if you're lying, you'll be sent to my office, and you know what that means, Dimension." The principal said.
"Wow, you're right. Whatever spell you did really made him, her, a woman." Sabrina whispered in my ears.
"Yeah, and it's permanent too." I whispered back.
"So, do we do it?" Sabrina asked.
"Yep." I said, before glancing at Harvey.
"Harvey, you were suffering from starvation, dehydration and so much more from too much weed you smoked with the man you agreed to go to Manhattan with, all just to stop Sabrina and me from having a quote, unquote, 'romantic getaway'." I said.
"Yeah, Harv. We're 12 and we don't even have those types of feelings for each other!" Sabrina said, going along with this.
Well, more accurately, I was going along with this. See, this was something Sabrina planned and have the two of us rehearsed, knowing that Harvey would do something like this. As the wordsmith, Sabrina has me doing most of this. Mainly because she was worried she wouldn't stop laughing while doing this.
"You were lucky that Sabrina called the police when she did, or else, who knows what you might've done?" I asked, finishing the whole thing.
The principal looked us down before sighing, a bit...relieved? That's a new one.
"Normally, Dimension, I would expect you to come up with something like these Hallmark Greeting Cards mascot that Kinkles think is real. However, since I have to do my job," she said, turning to glare at Harvey, "Kinkles, you get detention for the next two months!" She shouted.
"What? But they're true! You can even ask Sabrina's friends, Kim and Jason. One of them is 9 and the other is 6!" Harvey protested.
"That's it! In-school suspension for two weeks, plus summer school, on top of your detention!" The principal said.
"But-" Harvey began.
"Wanna make it expulsion? You already risk getting pedophile charges by admitting that you were around a 6 year old! Don't push it." The principal hissed, before storming off to her car.
All the students look at Harvey with either disgust or laughter in their faces as they all left, leaving him standing there, speechless.
"So, what's your idea?" I asked Sabrina.
Before she could answer, Slugloafe put a hand on Boogie and turned him around so that he could face him.
"Going somewhere?" Slugloafe asked.
"Huh?" Boogie asked.
"I told you, no one bumps me without getting bumped back!" Slugloafe said as his cronies started laughing.
"Knock it off, Slugloafe!" Sabrina said.
"Stay out of it, Spellman! This is between me and the bumper, here!" Slugloafe said, grabbing Boogie.
"But there's no bumper cars around," I say.
"Zip it, Dimension! For once, Harv the happy cultist is much more of a weirdo than you." Slugloafe said as a crowd came around us, wanting to see a fight between Slugloafe and Boogie.
"S-Shine a light and banish fright. Shine a light and banish fright! Shine a light and banish fright!" Boogie recited, though he was slowly reverting back to normal.
Before Slugloafe threw a single punch, Sabrina zapped him while I used magic to restore Boogie's human disguise.
Everyone was shocked when Slugloafe suddenly was flung around in the air before being thrown near the buses.
Sabrina then zapped the hose, causing it to spray in Slugloafe's face. As he stood up, he slipped and fell in mud, revealing his boxers showing from the hole in his pants.
Everyone laughed at Slugloafe and commented on how Boogie 'defeated' Slugloafe so quickly, they didn't see him move.
"D-D-D-Did I do that?" Boogie asked, uncovering his eyes.
Slugloafe slowly got up to his feet. "This isn't over yet!" He shouted, walking off.
"Tell us, weren't you afraid?" A random student asked Boogie.
"Heh heh. Oh, not really. See, it's like I always say, 'Shine a light and banish fright'. In Layman's Terms, that means whenever you're afraid of something, you shine a light on it, and you'll never be scared again." Boogie said.
"...If Quigley hears about this, we'll never hear the end of it." I say.
Meanwhile-Bogeyman's P.O.V.-Somewhere in the NetherWorld
The Bogeyman was watching his son and the two half-lings that everyone was talking about. However, it was the thing his son had just said that got him annoyed.
"'Shine a light and banish fright'? Argh!" He roared, pissed off at the saying.
Seems like he's gonna have to pay a visit to the mortal realm to remind his son about what it's like to scare people.
Meanwhile-Hilda and Zelda's P.O.V.-Spellman's Residence
Hilda, Zelda, Salem and Quigley were watching a cheesy horror film. However Hilda and Zelda were glaring at Quigley, still mad at his plans for leaving, all just because he decided he doesn't want to get to know who Sabrina really is.
"Are you two still glaring at me?" Quigley asked.
"What do you think?" Zelda deadpanned.
"Look, you both may be mad at me now, and so will Sabrina. But the three of you will soon see that I was right and you were wrong and then I'll move back in," Quigley said.
"Are you kidding me? You're moving out at the beginning of summer all because you can't handle the fact that you're wrong about Sabrina? And then you wonder why Diana doesn't want anything to do with you." Zelda said.
"Don't you dare use her name!" Quigley shouted.
"I can and will. It's you who don't get to use her name, given how you weren't even offended that Edward went with Futura. Hell, you didn't even comfort Sabrina. So, you don't get to tell us what to do, old man!" Zelda snapped.
However, the movie interrupted the heated argument with one of the characters having an evil twin, which caused Salem to roll his eyes.
"Ugh, not another one. Am I the only one without an evil twin?" Salem asked.
"Yes, because you're the evil twin." Hilda retorted, causing Salem to roll his eyes once more.
However, everything started shaking, causing everyone to be scared. Hilda and Zelda were trying to make sure nothing got broken as something opened the front door and appeared in front of everyone.
It was the Bogeyman and his wife! The Bogeyman roared, causing Salem to screech in fear before running off in fear.
Meanwhile-Aaron's P.O.V.-Route to Sabrina's House
"I was pretty good, wasn't I?" Boogie asked.
"Um, Boogie, you kinda, sorta didn't beat up Slugloafe." Sabrina said.
"What do you mean?" Boogie asked.
"I might've used magic to mess around with Slugloafe," Sabrina admitted.
"S-S-So, I didn't...b-b-because of y-" Boogie began, halfway between human disguise and his normal appearance.
"Boogie, listen to me. Sabrina was not doing it to make you feel bad. She did it to help you out, as a friend. If anything, she wants to help you with becoming a Bogeyman. Though I get the feeling you want to be more than a Bogeyman, don't you?" I asked, as Boogie slowly returned back to his human disguise. Sabrina flashed me a quick, relieved smile as gratitude
"Yeah. Sorry, Sabrina, for thinking you didn't have any confidence in me. But, uh, Sabrina, Aaron, can you two keep a secret?" Boogie asked us.
"Boogie, you came to the right people. We keep secrets so you don't have to," I say.
"Of course you can. And we won't make the jokes," Sabrina said, giving me a raised eyebrow.
"Hey, it's true. We are keeping a secret from your aunts and my parents so that they won't feel like crud." I pointed out.
"Yeah, because it's the logical outcome." Sabrina said, lowering her eyebrow.
"The truth is, I've never wanted to be a Bogeyman. That was all my father's idea. My real dream is to be an accountant." Boogie confessed.
"An accountant?" Sabrina asked.
"One of the most boring and generic jobs ever?" I added.
"Yeah. You see, I've always loved numbers. And I can make it a fun and unique job." Boogie said.
"Well, I don't see anything wrong with that. I'll bet you'd make a great accountant." Sabrina said.
"Whatever job you want is fine with us." I add.
"Oh, I wish." Boogie sighed. "But it's just a crazy dream. See, I come from a long line of Bogeyman, and my dad expects me to go into the family business." Boogie explained, before we heard a ring.
"Oh, excuse me. It's my iPod," Sabrina said, pulling the iPod I gave her last month from her pocket and answered it. "Hello? Uh oh. We'll be right there." Sabrina said, ending the call.
"That was Aunt Zelda, we have to get back to my house, now! Your parents are there!" Sabrina told Boogie.
"Oh no!" Boogie said, starting to revert back to his normal appearance.
"Boogie, don't melt on us! You're the new Boogie: strong, fearless." Sabrina said.
"Yeah. You're also smart, great at math, and actually have friends," I said.
"I'm also missing!" Boogie said, trying to run off. Sabrina and I grabbed his arm, which stretched out due to him being mostly his normal self again, and zapped him with magic, pulling him back to us in his human disguise.
"Boogie, I'm not one to talk, but you're coming with us and you're going to face your father! And you know what else? You're going to tell him you want to be an accountant!" Sabrina said, hands on her hips.
"And you're gonna be proud when you say it." I add, because what else am I supposed to say?
"Oh, right. And then afterwards, I'm gonna turn into a goujo and dance the tango. Are you crazy?" Boogie asked us.
"...That is the most accurate thing anyone asked us." I said.
"Yeah, that's depressing...just a tiny bit," Sabrina said, holding her thumb and index finger just a smidge apart to prove her point.
"So, are you two crazy?" Boogie asked again.
"Boogie, it's terrifying to stand up for what you believe, I'm not gonna lie. But if you don't tell your dad that you want to be an accountant, then you're gonna be miserable for the rest of your life, following the family business and regretting throwing away the one chance you had to prove to your dad that you can do something else than the family business." I said.
"Yeah, but I don't know. My father..." Boogie trailed off.
"I know about fathers who don't listen, so this is why we're trying to help you with your father. So when we get back to my house, you just look your father in the eyes to say it. Just remember," Sabrina said, before groaning slightly, "shine a light and banish fright," she finished.
"Shine a light and banish fright. Yeah. Shine a light and banish fright," Boogie recited as we headed towards Sabrina's house.
"Again, Quigley will never let us hear the end of this." I groaned out.
Gem's (Brief) P.O.V.
Gem and Ruby look out from the tree they were hiding behind to eavesdrop on Sabrina, Aaron and Boogie.
"So, the Bookman of Boston are at Spellman's House. And my sweet, precious Aaron is heading over there too. Well, I think it's time for a social call. Plus, Aaron will realize that he loves me and not Spellman." Gem said to herself, formulating a plan.
Hilda and Zelda's P.O.V.-Spellman's Residence
Mrs. Bogeyman was sitting on the chair, eating something as Hilda and Zelda were watching the Bogeyman pacing around the living room, ranting about his son's actions.
"And now he's teaching kids not to be afraid. What kind of thing is that for a Bogeyman? It's our job to make people afraid!" The Bogeyman ranted.
"Now, cupcake, it isn't as bad as all that," Mrs. Bogeyman assured, eating a sandwich. "Ooh, these sandwiches are delightful," she complimented.
Quigley, the coward he is,(unless it's Hilda, Zelda and Sabrina, then he uses authority against them) was hiding in the grandfather clock, using it as a barrier. "T-Thank you, Mrs. Bogeyman," he said nervously.
"Please, call me Bunny." Mrs. Bogeyman, Bunny, said through a mouthful of sandwiches.
Aaron's P.O.V.-Sabrina's House, Porch
"Shine a light and banish fright. Shine a light and banish fright." Boogie recited as he, Sabrina and I were standing on the porch.
Boogie took a deep breath in before letting it out. "Okay, I think I can do it. I'm gonna look dad in the eye and say, 'Dad, I-I want to be an accountant.'" Boogie said.
"Good for you, Boogie!" Sabrina said.
"Yeah. Tell your dad what you really want to be," I said with a thumbs up.
"And this time, you got all the confidence you need, from here." Sabrina said, pointing a finger at Boogie's heart.
"Thanks," Boogie said as we went inside.
Shortly afterwards, there was a knocking on the door. Sabrina and I went to the door, only to see...the dreaded Bratz movie, I mean, Gem.
"Gem?" Sabrina and I asked, dumbfounded. We both knew that Gem never wanted to come over in the 'poor district, where she might catch the poverty disease'.
"Okay, Spellman. I know the Boston Bookmans are in there. They're high-class society elite, like me, and I have the right to meet them. I also have the right to talk to Aaron," Gem said, looking at me.
"And I have the right to deny your right to talk to me." I countered.
"See, Gem? He said no, so go away!" Sabrina said, trying to slam the door in Gem's face.
However, Gem grabbed the door and attempted to pull it open. "You're...forcing...Aaron...to tell me no," Gem said.
"Gem, that's the stupidest thing anyone ever said. No one is forcing me to say no, I don't want to date you, ever!" I snapped, trying to help Sabrina to close the door.
"Let me in!" Gem snapped.
"Look, an entire busload of aristocrats!" Sabrina said.
"And they're planning on giving you money!" I added.
Gem actually fell for that one...again(no surprise there) and stopped her attempts of getting in, allowing Sabrina to slam the door shut and lock it.
"I can't believe I fell for that one...again!" Gem's voice said on the other side of the door.(See, what did I tell you?)
Before she managed to peek in, Sabrina and I closed the curtains, denying her access to the windows.
"Well, at least that's one problem taken care of," I say.
"Yeah. I wonder how well Boogie's talk with his father is." Sabrina said.
Ten Minutes Later-Living Room
"Shine a light and banish my inner fanny! What kind of Bogeyman are you?! Are you trying to ruin us?!" The Bogeyman asked his son.
"I think that answers my question," Sabrina whispered in my ear as we sat on the couch with Hilda, Zelda and Quigley.
"Same," I whispered back.
"Oh, I'm sorry, dad. Look, maybe I'm not c-cut out to be a Bogeyman," Boogie said softly.
"Not cut out?! What are you talking about?! I'm a Bogeyman! My father was a Bogeyman! And his father, and his father! What else would you be?!" demanded the Bogeyman.
"An accountant," Boogie said with a nervous gulp.
"An ACCOUNTANT?!" The Bogeyman roared as Boogie jumped behind the couch. The Bogeyman used magic to cause a big wind to spin the books, causing everyone to run to the opposite side of the room.
The wind stopped, causing the books to fall onto the floor.
"No son of mine is going to be an accountant! I'm grounding you for a hundred years!" The Bogeyman shouted, glaring at Boogie, who had just poke his head from behind the couch.
"And you think we're strict," Hilda said.
"Nope. Just Quigley," Sabrina said, as we all heard a helicopter from outside.
Sabrina and I opened the window to see Gem with rope and camo clothing, planning on...rappelling into the house? That's a new one, even for Gem.
Gem's (Brief) P.O.V.-Helicopter, 100 Ft. above the Spellman's Residence
"Okay, it's onto the roof, shimmy across the rain gutter, pry open the attic window and then hello, Bookmans." Gem said, rappelling down the helicopter.
Aaron's P.O.V.-Spellman's Residence, Attic
Sabrina and I open the attic window, looking at the rope.
Sabrina smirked as she zapped the rope, causing the magic to go up to Gem, who suddenly gained a parachute.
"Hey!" Gem protested as the wind blew her away.
"Not as great as sending her to another planet, but I'll take it," I said with a shrug as we closed the window.
Everyone's P.O.V.-Living Room
"And I don't want to hear anymore accountant nonsense. We're going home, now." The Bogeyman said, before looking at the time. "Oh, look at the time. I'm already late for tonight's scare appointments."
"Thank you for the delightful finger sandwiches," Bunny said to Quigley, who crawled out from behind the couch.
"You're welcome. Come again," Quigley said in a scared tone.
"Hmm. They didn't even have real fingers," the Bogeyman pointed out.
"Ed, be nice." Bunny scolded the Bogeyman, before turning towards Boogie. "Come along, Junior."
"Um, can I say goodbye to my friends?" Boogie asked.
"Oh, alright. But for the record, I don't approve of friends," the Bogeyman said, as he and his wife left through the kitchen drain. "And it wouldn't hurt to clean this drain once in a while!" the Bogeyman added.
"Well, thanks anyways for trying, Sabrina and Aaron. Sorry it didn't work. I guess I'm just a big flop." Boogie said sadly.
"Boogie, you are not a flop! Look, you at least faced Slugloafe, even with some help, and you did face your father. You were willing to face your fears," Sabrina said.
"Exactly. You were scared of everything, and you faced them all today just to learn about the mortal realm and to tell your dad you want to be an accountant. That takes guts," Aaron said.
"Unlike two certain half-lings wh-" Salem began, before Hilda and Zelda covered his mouth.
"Was he about to say-?" Boogie was about to ask, before getting interrupted by Slugloafe shouting, "Hey, Bookman, I know you're in there! Time to finish what we've started!"
"You know, Sabreeny, your house is becoming quite popular with the wrong people today." Aaron said.
"I know. First Gem, then Slugloafe. Who's next, the principal?" Sabrina asked sarcastically.
"Anyways, do you want to handle him, or can I?" Aaron asked.
"Be my gue-" Sabrina began, before Boogie grabbed their arms.
"No. I want to handle this on my own." Boogie said, going back into his human disguise. Taking a deep breath, he strode outside while Sabrina and Aaron followed him.
"Heh. Well, if it ain't the little creepazoid. Ready to get launched?" Slugloafe threatened, using his thumb to point behind him.
"I'm not scared of you! You only pick fights with kids who are smaller than you because you're afraid of a fair fight!" Boogie said.
"Yeah? So what are you gonna do about it?" Slugloafe asked, cracking his knuckles.
"This," Boogie said, changing his head to how it normally look and made a scary face, terrifying the piss out of Slugloafe. I'm not kidding, he literally pissed his pants in terror of Boogie. And then he passed out, simple as that.
"I think you made your point," Sabrina said.
"In more ways than one," I added.
"Huh. That was fun. Uh, but I'd rather still be an accountant," Boogie said.
"I think it would be great, given what just happened," I said.
"Yeah, I think being an accountant is the least scary job for you...and for our minds," Sabrina said.
Tuesday Night, Gem's House-Everyone's P.O.V.
Gem was sleeping until she heard a zapping sound, followed by a green light behind a door. "What's that?" she asked, starting to be afraid.
Gem walked to the door and opened it. "Montgomery?" she asked, peering inside.
Suddenly, the Bogeyman popped out, roaring at Gem and scaring her as she screamed before running under her blankets and blocking out everything.
The Bogeyman pulled out a clipboard and wrote some stuff down. "And that's scare #12. No, drat, still way behind schedule. Gotta run," the Bogeyman said, opening another door.
He was surprised, however, to see Sabrina, Aaron and Boogie(in human disguise) with a board with accountant stuff. "Huh?" he asked, summing up his confusion.
"Hi, dad," Boogie said.
"Boogie?" The Bogeyman asked, still confused.
"Sorry to interrupt you at work, but there's something I have to show you," Boogie said.
"Hey, who are you people?" Gem asked, uncovering her head and glaring at everyone that was in her room. "Spellman, what are you doing in my room? And Aaron, why are you with Spellman of all people?" Gem pointed at them.
"Boogie, I don't have time for-" the Bogeyman began before getting interrupted.
"Dad, this will take only a moment of your valuable time. I intend to show you how, by using modern accounting methods, you can add up to 50% to your scare ability quotient. Now, beginning with-" Boogie began.
1 hour later
"And if you switch your scaring schedule to the 12 to 4 prime beta sleep time, you can easily create 60% more nightmares with 50% less downtime," Boogie explained.
"Oh. 50%, you say?" the Bogeyman asked, actually interested.
"Simple accounting, dad. Overall, you should see an increase in business in the first fiscal quarter of 43%, which means you and mom would be able to go on that second honeymoon you always wanted," Boogie said, using a calculator to help with the numbers.
"Oh, Death Valley," the Bogeyman said with a happy expression as he got off Gem's bed and went over to his son.
"Son, you've made me proud. Now, how about if I knock off early? We should go home and tell your mother, heh heh, that we have an accountant in the family." The Bogeyman said.
"Heh, great, dad. Now let's talk taxes." Boogie said as he and the Bogeyman left, which Aaron and Sabrina smiled at.
"Hello? Ok, Spellman, start explaining. Now! And then afterwards, leave me alone with Aaron!" Gem demanded.
"Heh heh. Isn't it obvious? This is all a dream," Sabrina said.
"It is? But in my dreams, you're always my maid. And Aaron declares his undying love for me," Gem said.
"Um, did we say dream? I mean, look, a distraction!" Aaron said, pointing behind Gem. As she looked behind her, Aaron threw some knock-out sand in her face, causing her to go back to sleep.
"Glad we did that rather than go with her fantasies," Sabrina said.
"Yep. Now, how about we see a man about a vortex?" Aaron asked, making a circle in the air until there's a portal to the NetherWorld.
"And this time, we're not chickening out. I mean, if Boogie can face his fears and convince his father to let him be an accountant, then we can face the vortex. Together," Sabrina said, holding Aaron's hand in a friendly way.
Smiling about the fact they won't have to face the vortex alone, the two friends head off to the NetherWorld to take on the vortex.
(A/N: Well, done with this episode. So, you might've noticed changes made in the episode. Well, know that it's gonna happen with every episode.
One of the things for this show I don't really get is that everytime Sabrina tries to do something nice, it always blows up in her face, which is why I'm fixing them, along with making her smarter from experience.
You might also notice Aaron's pain in the chest area. Yes, it's the area that got hit when he died during The Care Bears Movie two-part arc. And yes, it'll leave a nasty scar that shows up from time to time.
Also, you're wondering why Sabrina has the ability to bring back the dead? Well, in the 60s, that Sabrina can get people to fall in love, meaning that a version of Sabrina can break the rules of the Genie and therefore magic. So, I thought we could do that.
Anyways, pray for my mind whenever I watch these episodes and pray for Sabrina. She's gonna need it down the line, especially with the terror trio that is Harvey, Salem and Quigley.)