Chapter 11
Much later, Lydia and Dr. Notrub were hiding behind a large tree looking around the side. In front of them was a very unusual castle situated on a small island surrounded by a moat of slime. It was made of black stone and its towers were drooping.
A pair of Zombots was guarding the large door. The sky was filled with flying Zombots each carrying some kind of creature it had caught. They were flying around to the back of the castle. "Judging from where those robots are flying, Dr. Grim's ghost catching vehicle must be at the back," said Beetlejuice's voice.
"Why are those towers drooping?" asked Dr. Notrub. "Prince Vince is one of the most depressed people in the Neitherworld. But he is a very good friend of ours," said Lydia. "No doubt that he and his entire court have become captives of Dr. Grim. Let's go save him," said Beetlejuice as he leapt forward ready to charge the castle. But then Dr. Notrub regained control of his body and pulled himself back behind the tree.
"Hold it, Beetlejuice. Who knows how many of those mechanical zombies are there? You don't have your powers and the only weapons we have are two F.I.R. pistols. Let's work out a plan of attack first and then we'll take on Dr. Grim," said Dr. Notrub. Lydia moved in closer as Dr. Notrub worked out their plan.
Meanwhile, inside the castle, Dr. Grim was sitting on a throne in the middle of a hallway that was as big as a gymnasium. He was writing down some notes and figuring out how to control his new army. "With my machines back home, I suppose I can manipulate Beetlejuice's power into something that can control the creatures. Perhaps if I study the components of the energy, I might be able to do it," said Dr. Grim as he scribbled down some notes.
Then Mecha-Reaper strolled into the hallway from the back. "Master, I have some news for you," he said. "This better be important, Mecha- Reaper. I'm busy here," said Dr. Grim with an annoyed sigh. "Well, for starters, the Zombots and I have rounded up some pretty impressive monsters. But we ran into a bit of trouble," said Mecha-Reaper. "Trouble? What kind of trouble?" asked Dr. Grim not even looking at his mechanical servant and continuing to write down on his notepad.
"Well, we ran into some problems in the lower depths of the Neitherworld. We found some really fierce creatures. They really caused major casualties of Zombots," said Mecha-Reaper with a bit of nervousness in his voice. "Spare me the details. Did you manage to capture any of them?" asked Dr. Grim. "Yes, we captured a good sample of this monster population. But I think that they might be too fierce for you to handle," said Mecha-Reaper.
Dr. Grim threw down his notepad, stood up, and glared at Mecha-Reaper angrily. "Don't tell me what I am not able to do! I'll find a way to control every creature that we have caught. In regards to these monsters, I say the fiercer, the better. Now is there anything else you want to bother me with?" asked Dr. Grim as he returned to sitting on the throne.
"Well, the Zombots said they had seen that girl who was with the ghost as well as the man she brought to help," said Mecha-Reaper nervously. Dr. Grim's eyes opened wide. "What? You mean to tell me that ghost got out and brought his friends here to stop me?" asked Dr. Grim who was getting angrier by the minute. "Uh yes. They said that the ghost was talking from within the man's body," said Mecha-Reaper. "So that ghost has possessed someone to bring himself to the Neitherworld. I knew I should have drained him more. Send the Zombots out to find them and bring them to me," ordered Dr. Grim. "Too late, Dr. Grim!" yelled a gruff voice.
Dr. Grim wrenched his head around and looked in the direction of the doorway. There stood Lydia and Dr. Notrub with angry looks on their faces. "Dr. Grim, you kidnap me, you have your Grim Reaper robot threaten Lydia, you steal my powers, and worst of all, you tear the Neitherworld apart and imprison the good citizens. Well, when you mess with my home world, you mess with me, the ghost with the most, Beetlejuice!" stated Beetlejuice's voice from Dr. Notrub's body. "And I cannot forgive you for what you did to Beetlejuice. Now you face the creepiest girl in both worlds, Lydia Deetz," said Lydia with anger in her voice. "You are sick, Dr. Grim. Hurting innocent ghosts for your experiments and plotting to take over the world using ghosts as your slaves. When you hurt the supernatural and don't let them rest in peace, you anger the paranormalist extraordinaire, Dr. Matthew Vincent Notrub," said Dr. Notrub as he regained control of his body.
"Notrub? By any chance would you be related to Dr. Vincent Lee Notrub?" asked Dr. Grim as a look of anger crossed his face. "He was my father," said Dr. Notrub. "Your father ruined me! He convinced those directors to refuse my proposal," said Dr. Grim who was growing angrier. "I can see why his father did it. He saw how truly mad you are. Now return my powers now!" demanded Beetlejuice. "Never! Zombots! Destroy the girl and the man!" commanded Dr. Grim.
A multitude of Zombots stepped out of the shadows and charged toward the duo. Dr. Notrub suddenly leapt up and kicked off the head of one of the Zombots. "Wow! How did I do that?" he asked. "Courtesy of me, doc," said Beetlejuice's voice. Dr. Notrub quickly drew out his F.I.R. and blasted several lunging Zombots. The Zombots collapsed to the floor and broke apart. "Let's get stomping!" yelled Beetlejuice as Dr. Notrub started to crush several Zombot parts under his foot.
At the same time, Lydia reached out and grabbed an arm from a Zombot. She swung it around and let it go. It collided right into another Zombot and it broke apart. "Guess those self defense classes really paid off," chuckled Lydia as she pulled out the F.I.R. and fired it at other Zombots causing them to shake to pieces. Then she smashed several parts with her feet. Soon, Dr. Notrub and Lydia had destroyed all the Zombots. The pieces were lying scattered throughout the hallway as Dr. Grim gazed in shock at what had happened to his army.
"Really pathetic army you have, Dr. Grim," said Dr. Notrub with a chuckle. "Shall I take care of them, Master?" asked Mecha-Reaper. "No, I have better idea. Run!" exclaimed Dr. Grim as he took off to the back end of the hall. Mecha-Reaper ran after him. "After him! We can't let him get away!" yelled Lydia as she and Dr. Notrub ran after the evil doctor and his mechanical assistant.
In the back end of the castle, Dr. Grim wrenched open the back door to a small courtyard where the U.G.C.V. was parked. "Get on and fire it up, Mecha-Reaper!" commanded Dr. Grim. "I don't get this plan, Master," said Mecha-Reaper puzzled as he climbed up to the control panel. "I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going back to the Outerworld and leave that ghost, his girlfriend, and Dr. Notrub stranded here in the Neitherworld. Then there will be no way they can stop us," said Dr. Grim as he climbed up. "Good idea Master," said Mecha-Reaper as he pressed several sequences of buttons to start it up.
From behind the U.G.C.V., the back door opened and Lydia and Dr. Notrub stepped outside. Luckily, Dr. Grim and Mecha-Reaper hadn't seen them. "What are they doing?" asked Lydia. "They're trying to escape and leave us stranded. Quick! We must make contact with that vehicle before it vanishes back to our world," said Dr. Notrub as he and Lydia rushed toward the back of the vehicle. They held on just as the vehicle started to glow with the white light.
From the front, they heard Dr. Grim talking. "Time to say the password again to get us home. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" he stated. Then the vehicle vanished in a flash of light. Unbeknownst to the evil doctor, he had taken along three unexpected passengers.
Much later, Lydia and Dr. Notrub were hiding behind a large tree looking around the side. In front of them was a very unusual castle situated on a small island surrounded by a moat of slime. It was made of black stone and its towers were drooping.
A pair of Zombots was guarding the large door. The sky was filled with flying Zombots each carrying some kind of creature it had caught. They were flying around to the back of the castle. "Judging from where those robots are flying, Dr. Grim's ghost catching vehicle must be at the back," said Beetlejuice's voice.
"Why are those towers drooping?" asked Dr. Notrub. "Prince Vince is one of the most depressed people in the Neitherworld. But he is a very good friend of ours," said Lydia. "No doubt that he and his entire court have become captives of Dr. Grim. Let's go save him," said Beetlejuice as he leapt forward ready to charge the castle. But then Dr. Notrub regained control of his body and pulled himself back behind the tree.
"Hold it, Beetlejuice. Who knows how many of those mechanical zombies are there? You don't have your powers and the only weapons we have are two F.I.R. pistols. Let's work out a plan of attack first and then we'll take on Dr. Grim," said Dr. Notrub. Lydia moved in closer as Dr. Notrub worked out their plan.
Meanwhile, inside the castle, Dr. Grim was sitting on a throne in the middle of a hallway that was as big as a gymnasium. He was writing down some notes and figuring out how to control his new army. "With my machines back home, I suppose I can manipulate Beetlejuice's power into something that can control the creatures. Perhaps if I study the components of the energy, I might be able to do it," said Dr. Grim as he scribbled down some notes.
Then Mecha-Reaper strolled into the hallway from the back. "Master, I have some news for you," he said. "This better be important, Mecha- Reaper. I'm busy here," said Dr. Grim with an annoyed sigh. "Well, for starters, the Zombots and I have rounded up some pretty impressive monsters. But we ran into a bit of trouble," said Mecha-Reaper. "Trouble? What kind of trouble?" asked Dr. Grim not even looking at his mechanical servant and continuing to write down on his notepad.
"Well, we ran into some problems in the lower depths of the Neitherworld. We found some really fierce creatures. They really caused major casualties of Zombots," said Mecha-Reaper with a bit of nervousness in his voice. "Spare me the details. Did you manage to capture any of them?" asked Dr. Grim. "Yes, we captured a good sample of this monster population. But I think that they might be too fierce for you to handle," said Mecha-Reaper.
Dr. Grim threw down his notepad, stood up, and glared at Mecha-Reaper angrily. "Don't tell me what I am not able to do! I'll find a way to control every creature that we have caught. In regards to these monsters, I say the fiercer, the better. Now is there anything else you want to bother me with?" asked Dr. Grim as he returned to sitting on the throne.
"Well, the Zombots said they had seen that girl who was with the ghost as well as the man she brought to help," said Mecha-Reaper nervously. Dr. Grim's eyes opened wide. "What? You mean to tell me that ghost got out and brought his friends here to stop me?" asked Dr. Grim who was getting angrier by the minute. "Uh yes. They said that the ghost was talking from within the man's body," said Mecha-Reaper. "So that ghost has possessed someone to bring himself to the Neitherworld. I knew I should have drained him more. Send the Zombots out to find them and bring them to me," ordered Dr. Grim. "Too late, Dr. Grim!" yelled a gruff voice.
Dr. Grim wrenched his head around and looked in the direction of the doorway. There stood Lydia and Dr. Notrub with angry looks on their faces. "Dr. Grim, you kidnap me, you have your Grim Reaper robot threaten Lydia, you steal my powers, and worst of all, you tear the Neitherworld apart and imprison the good citizens. Well, when you mess with my home world, you mess with me, the ghost with the most, Beetlejuice!" stated Beetlejuice's voice from Dr. Notrub's body. "And I cannot forgive you for what you did to Beetlejuice. Now you face the creepiest girl in both worlds, Lydia Deetz," said Lydia with anger in her voice. "You are sick, Dr. Grim. Hurting innocent ghosts for your experiments and plotting to take over the world using ghosts as your slaves. When you hurt the supernatural and don't let them rest in peace, you anger the paranormalist extraordinaire, Dr. Matthew Vincent Notrub," said Dr. Notrub as he regained control of his body.
"Notrub? By any chance would you be related to Dr. Vincent Lee Notrub?" asked Dr. Grim as a look of anger crossed his face. "He was my father," said Dr. Notrub. "Your father ruined me! He convinced those directors to refuse my proposal," said Dr. Grim who was growing angrier. "I can see why his father did it. He saw how truly mad you are. Now return my powers now!" demanded Beetlejuice. "Never! Zombots! Destroy the girl and the man!" commanded Dr. Grim.
A multitude of Zombots stepped out of the shadows and charged toward the duo. Dr. Notrub suddenly leapt up and kicked off the head of one of the Zombots. "Wow! How did I do that?" he asked. "Courtesy of me, doc," said Beetlejuice's voice. Dr. Notrub quickly drew out his F.I.R. and blasted several lunging Zombots. The Zombots collapsed to the floor and broke apart. "Let's get stomping!" yelled Beetlejuice as Dr. Notrub started to crush several Zombot parts under his foot.
At the same time, Lydia reached out and grabbed an arm from a Zombot. She swung it around and let it go. It collided right into another Zombot and it broke apart. "Guess those self defense classes really paid off," chuckled Lydia as she pulled out the F.I.R. and fired it at other Zombots causing them to shake to pieces. Then she smashed several parts with her feet. Soon, Dr. Notrub and Lydia had destroyed all the Zombots. The pieces were lying scattered throughout the hallway as Dr. Grim gazed in shock at what had happened to his army.
"Really pathetic army you have, Dr. Grim," said Dr. Notrub with a chuckle. "Shall I take care of them, Master?" asked Mecha-Reaper. "No, I have better idea. Run!" exclaimed Dr. Grim as he took off to the back end of the hall. Mecha-Reaper ran after him. "After him! We can't let him get away!" yelled Lydia as she and Dr. Notrub ran after the evil doctor and his mechanical assistant.
In the back end of the castle, Dr. Grim wrenched open the back door to a small courtyard where the U.G.C.V. was parked. "Get on and fire it up, Mecha-Reaper!" commanded Dr. Grim. "I don't get this plan, Master," said Mecha-Reaper puzzled as he climbed up to the control panel. "I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going back to the Outerworld and leave that ghost, his girlfriend, and Dr. Notrub stranded here in the Neitherworld. Then there will be no way they can stop us," said Dr. Grim as he climbed up. "Good idea Master," said Mecha-Reaper as he pressed several sequences of buttons to start it up.
From behind the U.G.C.V., the back door opened and Lydia and Dr. Notrub stepped outside. Luckily, Dr. Grim and Mecha-Reaper hadn't seen them. "What are they doing?" asked Lydia. "They're trying to escape and leave us stranded. Quick! We must make contact with that vehicle before it vanishes back to our world," said Dr. Notrub as he and Lydia rushed toward the back of the vehicle. They held on just as the vehicle started to glow with the white light.
From the front, they heard Dr. Grim talking. "Time to say the password again to get us home. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!" he stated. Then the vehicle vanished in a flash of light. Unbeknownst to the evil doctor, he had taken along three unexpected passengers.