Disclaimer: Incase you didn't know, the characters do NOT belong to me... Too bad, though.
A/N: OK, I know a lot of you are worried because I am killing off a lot of people here, but don't worry, it has a happy ending (grins mischieveiously) trust me, you'll like it. The next chapter's the last.
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Chapter 3: Burn On
Fire and Ice
I will fight 'til the end
Time to pay the price
For a long lost friend
The fire inside you is low
But it still burns on
No matter, it will soon be gone
As quickly as a summer wind
Weep not for your lost companion
She lives inside of me
She did nothing of the bodies that lay inside the car. They were cold and helpless. Lifeless and limp. She smiled at her prey.
"Sweet revenge," whispered she, "soon it will be time, sister, soon you will have rebirth!" and she re-entered the hospital building, leaving the bleeding carcasses.
"They should be back by now..." Carol whispered after an hour of waiting, "I hope they're OK..."
"Carol, Peter is a resourceful man and Elizabeth is an intelligent woman. They will be fine as long as they stay together," Kerry tried to comfort her. Weaver and Carol entered a room to a patient.
"Hello doctor. The lights are out. Is everything OK?" asked the man.
"Everything is fine, Mr. Carson, how's your leg doing?" Kerry asked.
"It hurts..."
"It's broken, that's to be expected," Kerry replied and asked Carol to shine the flashlight at the clipboard she had so she could read something.
"Doctor, something doesn't feel right..."
"It's only a power outage, sir, nothing to worry about," Carol assured, even though she knew it was a lie. Why shouldn't she tell the patients? They had a right to know. They would panic, that's why. They had to keep calm until Benton and Corday returned. Carol wasn't sure she could.
"I'm going to drive to the police station, too," she told Kerry without thinking.
"What? I have to go with you then!" Kerry said, following Carol out the door.
"Hello, Ellen," Mark said as he came in with Luka.
"Doctor... The lights are out. What happened?" Ellen asked, innocently.
"It's nothing, Ellen, just a power outage. It's a big storm out there now. You should sleep." Mark said.
"I feel fine," it was a lie, but she knew she could walk. And she had things to do.
"Listen to the doctor. Rest. It's the best thing for a quick recovery," Luka said. Ellen smiled then finally agreed. When Mark and Luka thought she was asleep, they left.
She watched their moves, she knew what they were thinking, and she plotted her next kill...
"So, where do you think they are?" Dave broke the tense silence. Abby, Dave and Carter were sitting in the lounge, not saying a word.
"Who?" Carter asked. Any excuse for a conversation, any excuse at all to get his mind off of what had happened that night...
"Peter and Lizzy. They should have been back by now," Dave said.
"I'm sure they're doing their best," Abby tried to keep the fear from her voice. She felt so much like she was being watched, "This is so eerie... It's... Not right..."
"Duh!" Dave said.
"I think it's a girl," Abby said after another long period of silence.
"Who?"
"The person who... well, the girl who... stabbed Romano..." she flinched as if those words were a dagger to her own heart.
"It's OK, Abby," Carter comforted, putting his arm around her, seeing her shrink back, "Why?"
"Well, remember when I was picking up my papers? And you shined that flashlight at me? Well, remember that voice? I could have sworn it was female... And so familiar..." she couldn't continue, "But, this must be more disturbing for you..." she said, turning to Carter.
"Huh?"
"Yeah, big guy, I mean, this isn't the first time you walked in to find a bleeding body on the floor," Dave said. Carter was not very happy to be reminded of that experience. But he was right, this did bring back some horrible memories. Suddenly, they heard another scream, but this one came from outside.
Carol screamed at the sight before her. There was blood all over the car. She began to shake her head in denial. Kerry came up by her side, her eyes wide, not wanting to believe. Carol burst into tears. Kerry held on to Carol to support herself.
"Don't cry, Carol... You will soon join them," a soft voice cooed.
"Kerry?" Carol asked. She felt a cool liquid go through her shirt. She looked at the woman next to her. She was laying limp. Carol looked behind Kerry at the woman behind her, holding a knife. Carol's eyes widened and she ran.
Fearing the worst, the Dave, Carter, and Abby jumped to their feet and sprinted down the stairs. Mark and Luka quickly joined them.
"What's going on?" Mark asked Carter.
"I have no idea!" he replied, skipping every other step. As they reached the landing, the had a head on collision with Carol.
"Oh my God! Kerry... Peter... Lizzy!" Carol gasped.
"What's wrong?" Mark asked. But Carol couldn't say a word.
"She's coming!" she choked, "We have to run!"
"This is like a badly written horror movie!" Dave said, but his voice was nearly squeaking. Carol's eyes widened and she fell to the floor. A knife had been thrown at her and had stabbed her straight through the heart.
"Holy Shit!" Dave swore, as a woman, dressed completely in black stood twelve feet away from them. Her long hair hid her face and it was already dark. She shined a flashlight at them.
"As I said... Deer in the headlights,"
"I know that voice!" said Mark.
"Yes..." Luka said.
"It sounded familiar when we heard it, too," Abby said.
"No, I KNOW that VOICE!" The girl stepped into the light.
"Oh my God..." Carter was breathless.
"The fire still burns. And it will burn for all eternity..." the girl whispered in her ghostly familiar voice.
A/N: OK, I know a lot of you are worried because I am killing off a lot of people here, but don't worry, it has a happy ending (grins mischieveiously) trust me, you'll like it. The next chapter's the last.
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Chapter 3: Burn On
Fire and Ice
I will fight 'til the end
Time to pay the price
For a long lost friend
The fire inside you is low
But it still burns on
No matter, it will soon be gone
As quickly as a summer wind
Weep not for your lost companion
She lives inside of me
She did nothing of the bodies that lay inside the car. They were cold and helpless. Lifeless and limp. She smiled at her prey.
"Sweet revenge," whispered she, "soon it will be time, sister, soon you will have rebirth!" and she re-entered the hospital building, leaving the bleeding carcasses.
"They should be back by now..." Carol whispered after an hour of waiting, "I hope they're OK..."
"Carol, Peter is a resourceful man and Elizabeth is an intelligent woman. They will be fine as long as they stay together," Kerry tried to comfort her. Weaver and Carol entered a room to a patient.
"Hello doctor. The lights are out. Is everything OK?" asked the man.
"Everything is fine, Mr. Carson, how's your leg doing?" Kerry asked.
"It hurts..."
"It's broken, that's to be expected," Kerry replied and asked Carol to shine the flashlight at the clipboard she had so she could read something.
"Doctor, something doesn't feel right..."
"It's only a power outage, sir, nothing to worry about," Carol assured, even though she knew it was a lie. Why shouldn't she tell the patients? They had a right to know. They would panic, that's why. They had to keep calm until Benton and Corday returned. Carol wasn't sure she could.
"I'm going to drive to the police station, too," she told Kerry without thinking.
"What? I have to go with you then!" Kerry said, following Carol out the door.
"Hello, Ellen," Mark said as he came in with Luka.
"Doctor... The lights are out. What happened?" Ellen asked, innocently.
"It's nothing, Ellen, just a power outage. It's a big storm out there now. You should sleep." Mark said.
"I feel fine," it was a lie, but she knew she could walk. And she had things to do.
"Listen to the doctor. Rest. It's the best thing for a quick recovery," Luka said. Ellen smiled then finally agreed. When Mark and Luka thought she was asleep, they left.
She watched their moves, she knew what they were thinking, and she plotted her next kill...
"So, where do you think they are?" Dave broke the tense silence. Abby, Dave and Carter were sitting in the lounge, not saying a word.
"Who?" Carter asked. Any excuse for a conversation, any excuse at all to get his mind off of what had happened that night...
"Peter and Lizzy. They should have been back by now," Dave said.
"I'm sure they're doing their best," Abby tried to keep the fear from her voice. She felt so much like she was being watched, "This is so eerie... It's... Not right..."
"Duh!" Dave said.
"I think it's a girl," Abby said after another long period of silence.
"Who?"
"The person who... well, the girl who... stabbed Romano..." she flinched as if those words were a dagger to her own heart.
"It's OK, Abby," Carter comforted, putting his arm around her, seeing her shrink back, "Why?"
"Well, remember when I was picking up my papers? And you shined that flashlight at me? Well, remember that voice? I could have sworn it was female... And so familiar..." she couldn't continue, "But, this must be more disturbing for you..." she said, turning to Carter.
"Huh?"
"Yeah, big guy, I mean, this isn't the first time you walked in to find a bleeding body on the floor," Dave said. Carter was not very happy to be reminded of that experience. But he was right, this did bring back some horrible memories. Suddenly, they heard another scream, but this one came from outside.
Carol screamed at the sight before her. There was blood all over the car. She began to shake her head in denial. Kerry came up by her side, her eyes wide, not wanting to believe. Carol burst into tears. Kerry held on to Carol to support herself.
"Don't cry, Carol... You will soon join them," a soft voice cooed.
"Kerry?" Carol asked. She felt a cool liquid go through her shirt. She looked at the woman next to her. She was laying limp. Carol looked behind Kerry at the woman behind her, holding a knife. Carol's eyes widened and she ran.
Fearing the worst, the Dave, Carter, and Abby jumped to their feet and sprinted down the stairs. Mark and Luka quickly joined them.
"What's going on?" Mark asked Carter.
"I have no idea!" he replied, skipping every other step. As they reached the landing, the had a head on collision with Carol.
"Oh my God! Kerry... Peter... Lizzy!" Carol gasped.
"What's wrong?" Mark asked. But Carol couldn't say a word.
"She's coming!" she choked, "We have to run!"
"This is like a badly written horror movie!" Dave said, but his voice was nearly squeaking. Carol's eyes widened and she fell to the floor. A knife had been thrown at her and had stabbed her straight through the heart.
"Holy Shit!" Dave swore, as a woman, dressed completely in black stood twelve feet away from them. Her long hair hid her face and it was already dark. She shined a flashlight at them.
"As I said... Deer in the headlights,"
"I know that voice!" said Mark.
"Yes..." Luka said.
"It sounded familiar when we heard it, too," Abby said.
"No, I KNOW that VOICE!" The girl stepped into the light.
"Oh my God..." Carter was breathless.
"The fire still burns. And it will burn for all eternity..." the girl whispered in her ghostly familiar voice.