That Moment:
(Narrator: Evelyn Chase)
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I stared out the small window of the plane as we flew over the land... for a moment I was peaceful. My mind wandered, through the trees and fields, through the rivers and lakes... I don't even remember what it was that it wandered to, just that I was gone for a while.
I was slowly brought back to reality when I felt something touch my arm, I looked over and smiled when I saw Dennis' head resting on my shoulder... he was out cold.
I think it was at that moment, as I watched him sleep, that I knew that somewhere... deep down, I loved him. I had never loved someone as I loved him... and I wasn't even aware of how much I did love him yet.
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Dennis slowly awoke, realizing his head was rested on Evy's shoulder, he smiled at her.
"Are we in Cali yet?" he asked her yawning.
"Almost I think." She replied, glancing out the window. "Can you believe its almost Christmas?"
"I can't believe I've been doing this job for almost two months... that's too long for me. I've never kept a job more than a week in my life!" he whispered.
"Ya know I heard Serena say that Cyrus originally thought it would take around seven months to trap the twelve ghosts." Evy muttered.
"And here we did it in only two..." Dennis said, leaning his head back as he thought.
"Guess we make a good team." Evy mumbled, Dennis looked over at her.
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Jackal
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They left the airport and headed for the Los Angeles coast. The black vans pulled up to the ruins of an old hollowed out building, the broken sign that rested nearby read 'Borehamwood Asylum'.
"Where are we?" Dennis asked.
"I don't know, but I got a real bad feeling about this place..." Evy muttered as she walked around the rubble.
"Borehamwood Asylum, in its time was one of the largest asylums in California, next to the Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute for the Criminally Insane. But like its counterpart, Borehamwood had a few nasty secrets of its own before it perished in flames... Ryan Kuhn was one of its worse." Cyrus preached to them.
Evelyn, Dennis, Serena, and Henry were all wearing the clear jackets and viewers, ready to trap the eleventh ghost. The cube was being set up by the gutted building's remains, the sun was setting and the shadows of the asylum were haunting to onlookers.
"Start transmitting!" Cyrus shouted to the workers who were setting up the speakers.
"Oh great, my favorite sound of the day..." Dennis sarcastically commented on the sound of the Latin spells being played.
Henry and Serena walked towards the building slowly, Dennis and Evy stood as far away from the ruins as they could.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Cyrus asked Dennis and Evelyn angrily. "Get over there and do your jobs!" he fussed, pointing at the asylum, Evy and Dennis followed Henry unwillingly.
A few feet from the asylum, Dennis was struck with pain, he almost fell to the ground as he managed to stay on his feet, holding his head as he moaned. Slowly Dennis looked up and saw the terror that was the Jackal standing by the entrance of the hollow building, he had a huge metal cage rusted to his wild head as he clawed at his straightjacket, then, suddenly he caught sight of Serena...
The dead beast's spirit growled at the brunette, Serena backed away slowly, the Jackal roared at her, baring its sharp, chipped yellow teeth as it lunged towards her. Ryan clawed at her as she ran, his exposed, sharpened nails trying to rip her in two as he chased her insanely. Serena screamed as the beast tore at her back madly, the blood dripping down her jacket as she struggled towards the cube.
Henry charged at the Jackal, trying to get his attention... it worked. The crazed spirit turned and began to run after him, howling as he leapt onto the man, clawing at his back the same way he had Serena's. Henry sprang up in pain, he hobbled to the glass prison as the ghost ripped at him furiously. Dennis and Evy ran to Serena, Evelyn knelt down trying to help her up, Dennis ran to help Henry... but it was too late...
Henry collapsed inside the containment cube, the Jackal continued to claw at him. Dennis ran to the cube, just as he was about to run inside it to stop the creature, the glass doors slammed shut, almost slicing Dennis' fingers off.
"What, no!!! Open the goddamn doors!!!" Dennis screamed frantically as he beat against the outside of the glass walls, watching as the Jackal tore at Henry's lifeless body inside the cube.
Serena limped over to the cube, her crying became hysterical as she joined Dennis in beating on the glass walls of the prison. Evelyn looked around in shock, trying to find who it was that shut the doors... she then noticed Cyrus, who had knocked the stunned worker away from the switches... he was the one that closed the doors, locking Henry inside with the Jackal to die.
(Narrator: Evelyn Chase)
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I stared out the small window of the plane as we flew over the land... for a moment I was peaceful. My mind wandered, through the trees and fields, through the rivers and lakes... I don't even remember what it was that it wandered to, just that I was gone for a while.
I was slowly brought back to reality when I felt something touch my arm, I looked over and smiled when I saw Dennis' head resting on my shoulder... he was out cold.
I think it was at that moment, as I watched him sleep, that I knew that somewhere... deep down, I loved him. I had never loved someone as I loved him... and I wasn't even aware of how much I did love him yet.
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Dennis slowly awoke, realizing his head was rested on Evy's shoulder, he smiled at her.
"Are we in Cali yet?" he asked her yawning.
"Almost I think." She replied, glancing out the window. "Can you believe its almost Christmas?"
"I can't believe I've been doing this job for almost two months... that's too long for me. I've never kept a job more than a week in my life!" he whispered.
"Ya know I heard Serena say that Cyrus originally thought it would take around seven months to trap the twelve ghosts." Evy muttered.
"And here we did it in only two..." Dennis said, leaning his head back as he thought.
"Guess we make a good team." Evy mumbled, Dennis looked over at her.
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*****
Jackal
*****
They left the airport and headed for the Los Angeles coast. The black vans pulled up to the ruins of an old hollowed out building, the broken sign that rested nearby read 'Borehamwood Asylum'.
"Where are we?" Dennis asked.
"I don't know, but I got a real bad feeling about this place..." Evy muttered as she walked around the rubble.
"Borehamwood Asylum, in its time was one of the largest asylums in California, next to the Vannacutt Psychiatric Institute for the Criminally Insane. But like its counterpart, Borehamwood had a few nasty secrets of its own before it perished in flames... Ryan Kuhn was one of its worse." Cyrus preached to them.
Evelyn, Dennis, Serena, and Henry were all wearing the clear jackets and viewers, ready to trap the eleventh ghost. The cube was being set up by the gutted building's remains, the sun was setting and the shadows of the asylum were haunting to onlookers.
"Start transmitting!" Cyrus shouted to the workers who were setting up the speakers.
"Oh great, my favorite sound of the day..." Dennis sarcastically commented on the sound of the Latin spells being played.
Henry and Serena walked towards the building slowly, Dennis and Evy stood as far away from the ruins as they could.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Cyrus asked Dennis and Evelyn angrily. "Get over there and do your jobs!" he fussed, pointing at the asylum, Evy and Dennis followed Henry unwillingly.
A few feet from the asylum, Dennis was struck with pain, he almost fell to the ground as he managed to stay on his feet, holding his head as he moaned. Slowly Dennis looked up and saw the terror that was the Jackal standing by the entrance of the hollow building, he had a huge metal cage rusted to his wild head as he clawed at his straightjacket, then, suddenly he caught sight of Serena...
The dead beast's spirit growled at the brunette, Serena backed away slowly, the Jackal roared at her, baring its sharp, chipped yellow teeth as it lunged towards her. Ryan clawed at her as she ran, his exposed, sharpened nails trying to rip her in two as he chased her insanely. Serena screamed as the beast tore at her back madly, the blood dripping down her jacket as she struggled towards the cube.
Henry charged at the Jackal, trying to get his attention... it worked. The crazed spirit turned and began to run after him, howling as he leapt onto the man, clawing at his back the same way he had Serena's. Henry sprang up in pain, he hobbled to the glass prison as the ghost ripped at him furiously. Dennis and Evy ran to Serena, Evelyn knelt down trying to help her up, Dennis ran to help Henry... but it was too late...
Henry collapsed inside the containment cube, the Jackal continued to claw at him. Dennis ran to the cube, just as he was about to run inside it to stop the creature, the glass doors slammed shut, almost slicing Dennis' fingers off.
"What, no!!! Open the goddamn doors!!!" Dennis screamed frantically as he beat against the outside of the glass walls, watching as the Jackal tore at Henry's lifeless body inside the cube.
Serena limped over to the cube, her crying became hysterical as she joined Dennis in beating on the glass walls of the prison. Evelyn looked around in shock, trying to find who it was that shut the doors... she then noticed Cyrus, who had knocked the stunned worker away from the switches... he was the one that closed the doors, locking Henry inside with the Jackal to die.