|PART TWO|

[Daft sighed and set the fire extinguisher down and slumped to the floor, Filler Bunny doing the same beside her. The fire had scorched the walls, but nothing was too badly damaged. Just as she was putting out the last flame, Zim had been attacking Dib. Now that she was slumped down and resting, the trio had stumbled upon Leboa. Daft looked about in the darkness and then towards Filler Bunny. Filler Bunny hummed and looked up at her.]

"Well? What do we do now?"

"I don't know. Can I be demoted to not talking anymore? I'm running out of cute things to say..."

"Well...Ok...Fine...But you at least have to grin or frown or shake your head or do something extremely cute that will get the audience going 'Awwww' in response...I don't wanna look like a total psycho!"

"Squeak!"

"That's better, but that's kinda MiniMoose's trademark..."

"But...I didn't do anything..."

[Daft looked @ Filler Bunny with wide eyes and then turned towards the darkness as another squeak echoed down the hall. She looked back to Filler Bunny again.]

"Did you hear that?"

[Filler Bunny nodded cutely.]

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking???"

[Filler Bunny shook his head]

"MINIMOOSE!"

[Daft leapt up just as MiniMoose came floating down the hall trailed by two others. MiniMoose squeaked a bit and Daft waved her arms to the trio approaching them in the hallway.]

"Hey! It's me Daft! MiniMoose! yay!"

[Daft twitched a bit, restraining a Fan-Girl Plushie-reaction that included grabbing MiniMoose and hugging him to death. She had to keep her calm and make sure they were who they appeared to be. She couldn't make out who it was that was approaching her exactly, but from the look of it, neither had creepy black tendrils and neither wore anything scary-like to be frightened of. MiniMoose floated up to Daft and squeaked in joy. Daft hugged it, flicked on the flashlight and called out to the others.]

"Hey! Guys! It's me Daft! Who are you guys anyway? Dib? Zim? Azka? Crewmembers Bob and Joe?"

"Did you hear that? It's Daft...."

[There was a groan from the dark as one of the figures grabbed the other and pulled it along behind them as they stepped into the small flood of light that the flashlight gave off. Daft grinned with joy as a wave of FanGirl-Plushieness came over her. Biting her lip, she tried to keep from leaping into the air and glomping the now present Jhonen Vasquez. Jhonen looked at her and groaned again, covering his face with his hands. The other figure turned out to be none other than Cameraman Bob! He smiled and stepped forward some more, becoming ecstatic about finding them finally.]

"Daft! It's so good to finally find you! We've been searching EVERYWHERE! That thing...the shadow thing...he's been following us too and scaring the hell outta me and MiniMoose. Lucky for us, we found Jhonen here before he could befall the horrible horribleness that THING has in store for us!"

"Cameraman Bob! Wow! Jhonen too! I'm so glad you guys didn't get caught and killed!"

"Please...shoot me..."

"Don't worry Jhonen! You're safe with us! There's safety in numbers! Now...We still have to find Azka, Dib, Zim, Right-hand Cameraman Ten, Crewman Joe, Left-hand Cameraman Lefty..."

"Daft?"

"Director Dude...That one guy who's always there in the back watching us and eating all our doughnuts and stuffs..."

"Daft...I have bad news..."

"What?"

"Cameraman Lefty is...dead..."

"What? NOOO! NOT LEFTY! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I LOVE-ED HIM!"

[Daft got all teary eyed at the thought of the cameraman's death. Cameraman Bob lowered his head and MiniMoose squeaked to Filler Bunny.]

"We found him a while back in the lounge. It looks like something with claws or a really sharp thing got to him...The place was wrecked and we heard something coming, so we left before it could turn the corner and enter the room. We were taking no chances..."

"That's it! When I find that creepy thing I'm gonna...I'm gonna....KILL HIM!"

"Shhhhh! Keep your voice down! We can't face it yet. We don't have anything to protect ourselves with."

"Good point Cameraman Bob..."

"Where were you headed?"

"To the backroom...There should be a phone there..."

[Cameraman Bob nodded and moved forward, taking the lead. MiniMoose floated behind him, Filler Bunny hopping up to sit on Daft's head as she followed MiniMoose. Jhonen looked at them and shook his head, following reluctantly. Which was worse? Being killed by the evil thing, or having to be around Daft who could snap into Fan-Girl mode at any moment and cling to him like last time? Shuddering, he pushed the memory from his mind and followed them. Being alive was better than being dead and maybe that 'certain narrator person' would have mercy upon him and let him leave this insane show soon. As they were walking down the hall, now having shut off the light so they wouldn't attract too much attention to themselves, Azka, Dib, and Zim were looking at Leboa half in horror, the other half in curiosity.]

"Is she ok?"

[Azka peered at the small girl in worry, hoping that she didn't hurt her too much. Suddenly, without much of a warning she shot up and stood there with her hands behind her back rocking on her heels. In a cute, loud, annoying voice, she screamed at them happily. It was almost as if she had never gotten hurt at all...]

"HI!"

[Dib and Zim started to step backwards in horror as Azka observed Leboa. After only a few seconds of observing her, she grabbed Zim and Dib so they wouldn't leave and started to question the strange being that stood before her.]

"What... is your name, demon-child?"

"We-ell...I'm called LEBOA!"

"Leboa huh..."

"Yep!"

"NO! RUN AZKA! THAT THING IS PURE EVIL!"

[Dib and Zim squirmed in Azka's grasp as Leboa stared at them, an odd, lopsided smile on her face. Azka rolled her eyes, not realized the truth of the horror standing before her. Leboa then, began her questions. The questions poured out of her mouth like a waterfall. It was horrible.]

"Why are all the lights off? Are you playing hide and go seek in the dark?"

"We..."

"Why'd ya hit me with the bat? that hurt...you know that you wouldn't have hit me if you would have turned on the lights..."

"I know but..."

"where's Daft? I wanted to talk to her but I can't find her...Why isn't she here? Did she leave those two alone?!? How could she do that? Doesn't she know that they'll kill each other?"

"Yes, but they had no choice and..."

"Wait. If you're here...then...DID YOU SEE COREY ON THE WAY IN? HAVE YOU SEEN HIM AT ALL???"

[Leboa started to smile widely at the mention of Corey's name and sighed a small love-sick little sigh as she went off into her own little twisted world to chase visions of him in her head. Azka's brain was starting to hurt as the questions piled up. That girl just kept talking! And if she knew her horror movie scenarios, the killers always picked off the weak and the people who talked to much! She had to shut her up! Besides, these questions were beginning to get annoying! Then sarcastically, Azka said:]

"I think I saw that Corey-guy in your mouth. You should probably close it before he gets away."

[Leboa's eyes went wide and she snapped her mouth shut, clamping her hands over it and trying to see her mouth by crossing her eyes and staring at the tip of her nose. She looked up worried at Azka and began to mumble yet another question through closed lips.]

"Mmm mmmm mm'm mmmmmm mm mmmm?!" You mean He's really in here?

"Wha?"

"M mmmm...mmm mmmm mm's mmmmmm mm mmmm?!" I said...You mean he's really in here?

"Sorry, can't understand you. But don't open your mouth because Corey will get away!"

"MMMM! Mm!" GASP. Ok.

"I'll assume that means...'OK'...Ok guys...we need to."

[Azka turned back around to face Dib and Zim after letting them go. They re- adjusted their clothing and stared at her in horror as Leboa tried desperately to think of a way to get to Corey without opening her mouth and letting him go. Dib and Zim began to argue angrily with Azka over Leboa.]

"We can't take that THING! She'll get us all killed. That is if she doesn't annoy us to death before then!"

"Shut up Dib. She's harmless and we can't just LEAVE her here! That evil THING could get her!"

"So?! Let the demon-worm-baby get eaten! It doesn't bother ZIM!"

"You are so self centered Zim. Quiet. We're taking her along no matter what YOU say!"

"How can you be so blind to her evil? We can't take along an annoying little girl, especially if she's annoying!"

"But we can't leave her here! She probably can't defend for herself!"

"Hah! I say we leave her with Dib and then ditch this place! I am too mighty of an Invader to Die!"

"Quiet Zim. We're not leaving anyone! We're gonna find Daft and the crew and we're gonna find them together and that's FINAL!"

"Even Daft knows she's evil and annoying! That's why her name is L.E.B.O.A! It DOES stand for something ya know..."

"And what's that?"

"I...er...don't quite know...ask Daft."

"See?! I can ask Daft WHEN WE FIND HER!"

"Um...Misses Paranoid Person? I think Corey got away..."

[Azka turned back to Leboa who was standing there close to tears with her hands up by her mouth. Dib and Zim had started arguing with each other over who should be left behind anyway. Azka's temper was dwindling down to a short fuse as the argument carried on and Leboa started to sniffle and get all teary-eyed. Well, one thing was for sure. If you ever wanted to die at the hands of an insane killer in a spooky house or something, these were the people to be with. If that THING wasn't here already, he was surely coming towards them now. Azka's eye twitched at this thought and finally the short fuse was no more. She turned back around and yelled.]

"THAT'S IT! SHUT UP! NOW!"

[They all silenced and looked at her.]

"Listen! You've all done nothing but bicker and fight and now that killer thing could be here and watching us ready to pounce and kill, maim, or eat us! DON'T YOU GUYS EVER WATCH SCARY MOVIES?! The loudest and the weakest ALWAYS seem to go first!..."

"That and the cute guys..."

"NO! YOU SPEAK LIES LITTLE LEBOA-WORM! I'M TOO HANDSOME TO DIE FIRST!"

"Great! You just HAD to say that, didn't you Leboa?!"

"It's only the truth!...All the really hott guys always die first...it's so sad really...LIKE COREY! OH NO! WHAT IF HE'S ALREADY BEEN EATEN!???"

"I'm sure he hasn't been eaten Leboa. I don't think he'd be here anyway...no sane person would."

"MY HEAD'S NOT BIG!"

"I never said it was Dib!"

"Oh sure..."

[Azka was beginning to feel hopeless and really angry. Leboa was annoying as hell and Dib and Zim weren't much help either. Suddenly, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a role of duck tape that she had put there earlier for no apparent reason. She sighed with relief and tackled Dib and Zim who were snapping at each other. Slapping two pieces of duck tape on their mouths, she then turned to Leboa who was talking to herself, worried now that Corey had gotten killed by the evil thing. Azka taped up Leboa's mouth several times and then stood back to admire her work. She put up the duck tape and then looked at them. Now that they were silent, they could listen better and not attract so much attention to their position! She was glad that she had put that role of duck tape in her pocket.]

"Now...since everyone's quiet and ready to listen now...We're going to continue down this hall here because it would be safer. Besides, we shouldn't mess with the Dementia doors, considering they probably hold something even more terrible than anything that evil THING could do to us. That, and when coming here I remember seeing a janitor's closet down the way. Janitor closets are always the root of all evil, so we'll avoid that just to be safe. Now...let's go."

[Azka pulled up Dib, Zim, and Leboa and hauled them along down the hall towards the unknown. If anything tried to get them, she was certain that she could use Leboa as a shield. As they walked away, the metal bat glittered from the shadows, left abandoned in their rush to get out of that hall and somewhere safe. At that time, unknown to them, Daft and her group were headed along towards the backroom. They walked along the twisty-turn-y corners, hesitating every once-in-a-while to check around corners and peer into the darkness to see if the evil THING was around the corner or not. Between checking around corners and being quiet to listen for footsteps, they discussed what had happened and what they were going to do. Daft started, Cameraman Bob agreeing and suggesting things while MiniMoose inserted a squeak or two and Jhonen grumbled to himself.]

"So...where'd you find MiniMoose and Jhonen?"

"Well, MiniMoose and I were chatting after the show when the lights went out. We were then stumbled through the halls and ran into Jhonen. He said that there was an evil presence in the building and that it would be a wise idea to get out of the building and quick. So we agreed and went in search for a way out. MiniMoose then suggested that we find you because you knew all the ways out. I've really only used the back entrance the whole time I've worked here, so that's the only one I knew about, but I lost us in the halls. Jhonen and MiniMoose are kinda new here, so they don't' know every exit in the building. We figured that you'd know every single exit here, considering you're the one who designed the set and stuff..."

"Oh."

"Please tell me that you know a way out."

"I do. I just need to find my center point. Besides, if we start in the backroom, we can call for reinforcements and then find a way out. That way we won't have to worry about the evil thing finding us and killing us without the police ever knowing what was happening. So that's why we need to get to the backroom. Besides, we can send help to go find my guest. I hope that THING hasn't killed her."

"Squeak."

"Yes, it WOULD be bad for ratings, but that's not the point. It wouldn't be fun for Azka. She's too nice to die anyway. Now...if it were someone like Corey, then I wouldn't worry. I'd just leave. Besides, Corey could take care of himself. He'd just eat the evil anyway."

"Squeak."

"Dib and Zim? No...they can get eaten really..."

"Squeak!"

"I know, I know. That WAS harsh, but think of it this way...I wouldn't have to put up with Dib's complaints and Zim's 'Irken-ier than Thou' attitude."

"That'd be a relief."

"You said it Cameraman Bob. Sorry Jhonen, but they can get really annoying."

"Squeak."

"Shhhhh...I hear something."

[The group silenced and waited to hear what Daft had thought she heard. They were only one corridor from the backroom. As they stood silently, waiting with held breath, a shuffling noise came to their ears. What ever it was around that corner was blocking their path from here to the backroom. They all stood silently, waiting for it to go away. Would it? Who was it exactly? Will any of the Dementia crew make it out alive?!]
A/N: Sorry it too such a long time to finish this...but it's half way done! Have no fear boys n' girls! The other half is on it's way. What'll happen to our cast?! Who and what is this stupid evil that's stalking us? AND WILL DEMENTIA EVER BE RESTORED TO IT'S RIGHTFULLY TWISTED ORDER?! Find out next time, Demented ones...o_O...