Chapter 6
Suspicion
-There is nothing worse than uncertainty-
"Freddy could be one of us." Vegeta said.
"Why didn't I think of that before? How could I let that happen? Vegeta-san we are in terrible danger! What are we going to do?" Maxine said in alarm.
"Come on Maxine help me here, how can he do that?" Vegeta asked.
"I am so stupid; I should have known that darn spell wouldn't work!" She said while pulling on her hairs while spacing up around the room more and more rapidly.
"MAXINE!!!" Vegeta yelled at her.
"I am sorry." she said stopping herself and looked at him.
"Now explain to me how this mambo jumbo work!"
"Ok." She said and took a deep breathe and began to explain.
"We thought we defeated Freddy last time by locking his soul away, but we were wrong the bastard escape us somehow and this is entirely my fault again!" she said and Vegeta scowled deeply as a warning sign.
"I can safely say that we got the yin part of his soul in the locket, while the other the yang part of it is wandering…"
"Wait a second you said the good soul is the one that depart to the other world first." Vegeta cut her.
"Yes I said that, but some people who practice witchcraft can try and possess others when they die." She said.
"Now I am confused." Vegeta said.
"How can I explain this to you? Ok, let's say there are two important rules in the art in possession. The first one is a spirit can only stay out for short period of time, the distance it can travel is three miles no more no less if then it'll be pulled automatically to the next dimension."
"How long can a soul stay bodiless?" Vegeta said.
"A few minutes it has to find another living being to refuge in or it the big trip for it. Anyway the other important rule is that a spirit can only possess someone once. If it leaves a body he can't return back."
"What's that?"
"Let's say it's about the same rule as when you get sick you get immune to it…Oh no!"
"What's wrong?"
"That's mean I am the one being possessed!" She said terrified.
"I doubt that." Vegeta said while crossing his arms.
"What do you mean?"
"Wouldn't you know if you are being possessed?"
"It depends of the kind of possession."
"Let me guess there is different kind of it."
"More like different levels."
"So you can be possessed without knowing it."
"Yep, but one day or another you'll know. You see I could be the one carrying him."
"No Maxine you are clean."
"How could you be so sure?" She asked him.
"Because the killer out there is as strong as me" Vegeta said.
"You can't be the killer, you've already been possess once, remember?"
"Maybe this one doesn't count, and I saw these murders so clearly."
"No Vegeta-san you told me you were someplace else when these kids got killed, so it can't be you!"
"So if he's not in me, who has him?" Vegeta said and Maxine shrugged
"This can't be true all this can't be anything but a pile of crap!!" Vegeta said frustrated.
"I wish they were so I wouldn't have to worry then." Maxine said sighing.
"I've been dead twice and none of this never happened to me!!"
"Are you certain?" she asked looking at him and after thinking Vegeta said
"I don't remember what happened to me the first time but the last time I got to keep my body" he said.
"All this is fascinating, but it's late I think you should be heading home. I am going to give you some of my special tea to help you a little bit I know that you are strong but everyone needs to rest." she said and went to the kitchen she came back with a box and a book and gave them to Vegeta, he took them.
"What's this?" he said opening the little book
"This is a gift I made it especially for you; it's like a wizard handbook I was thinking on having you as an apprentice". She said smiling.
"WHAT? NO WAY!"
"Why?"
"I am a warrior I don't do hocus pocus!"
"What's wrong about that?" She said frowning while putting her hands at her side.
"Nothing, I do the fighting and you the magic stuff."
"Yeah, I do like team work Vegeta-san but something tells me you'll have to be a warlock to defeat Freddy once and for all. Its time for me to initiate you in the art of witchcraft Vegeta-san it's the only way."
"Why is that?"
"Trust me, you'll thank me later."
"Even if I accept to be initiated we won't have the time."
"I know it usually takes years to do it, but I only need one day."
"How?"
"The hyperbolic time chamber in the lookout will allow us to do it."
"Hey how do you know about that?"
"Trunks told me about that chamber the last time we were doing research on Freddy."
"Ok then, but I can hardly imagine myself asking Dende to use it bringing you with me." Vegeta said while looking at her.
"Huh?"
"Just think about it." Vegeta said embarrassed.
"Oh! Hahaha I see, well we can always tell him the truth."
"I don't want anyone to know about that!"
"Aw man you are impossible you know that! Ok then I'll disguise myself in one of your friends."
"How are you going to do that?"
"Watch me." She said and after saying the proper incantation a yellow light enveloped her body and once it faded away Vegeta was speechless to see his look-alike in front of him.
"What on the world?! How do you do that?"
"It's magic!" Maxine said in her normal voice while winking at Vegeta.
"This is a nightmare." He said in distress and Maxine started laughing while taking her normal form.
"You should see the look on your face, it's hilarious! Don't worry I can imitate the voice also." She said smiling.
"Phew! So when do we start?" Vegeta asked.
"What about right now? We don't have any time to lose." She said.
"Wait a second I don't think I can spend an entire year without sleeping" Vegeta said.
"Oh don't worry I don't think there is any danger sleeping there, because we are going to be cut from dimension." Maxine said while packing up her magic stuff.
"So I am connected to him." Vegeta said.
"Yes, it seems that he can only take over his host when you are in slumber."
"Why?"
"Somehow you have the ability to keep his soul in leash when awake; I have to try to figure out why." Maxine said while getting in the car with Vegeta and the drove toward the lookout.
"Wow Puar did you see that? Vegeta has a girlfriend wait until Bulma gets a load of that! I am sure she's going to blow her top off!" Yamcha said grinning, hiding behind a bush near Maxine's apartment building.
"They could be only friends." Puar said near him.
"Yeah, and I am the pope." He said sarcastically.
Vegeta's car landed hours later on the lookout and its owner and Gokou got out of it and walked toward Dende who was standing on his favorite spot to watch over the earth.
"Hi Gokou, Vegeta, how are you?"
"We are fine" Gokou replied.
"How can I help you?" Dende asked him.
"Vegeta and I were wondering if we could use the hyperbolic time chamber for awhile."
"Sure I am going to ask Mr. Popo to get it ready for you." Dende said while getting him.
"I told you it'll work." Gokou said in Maxine voice.
"Hush." Vegeta said as he knew the Namek have pretty good hearing. Five minutes later they entered the room as soon they got in Maxine took her normal form and popped open a capsule where all the stuff for the initiation was store in.
"Let's begin" she said all excited.
"I am sure this is going to be the most boring year of my life."
"Oh come on its going to be fun."
"Yeah, right" Vegeta said apathetic.
Vegeta had to memorize incantations learn how to make potions and study a bunch of supernatural stuff.
"Aw man, I will never learn these things. Isn't a spell that could help me?"
"There is one, you'll have to find it and cast it on your own." Maxine said smiling while Vegeta growled.
"Well maybe I should teach you how to fight."
"I thought you said it was a waste of your time."
"It is, but I was thinking of a way to get back at you." Vegeta said sadly and Maxine started to laugh, Vegeta looked so cute when hopeless.
One morning while showering Vegeta almost cut himself while shaving when he saw three apparitions in the bathroom mirror, he turned his head but there were no one behind him as they vanished.
"I am seeing things now." he said shaking his head but when he looked at the mirror three pair of burnt arms grabbed him inside it. Vegeta found himself on Freeza's planet in his old quarter that was falling apart trembling of cold in his bathrobe.
"No, you don't" three women said together in an eerie voice, they were like melted in the walls of and they weren't alone Vegeta could count eighteen of them trapped there.
"Who are you people?" Vegeta asked but already knew the answer.
"Freddy's sacrifice to the dream demons, we are here to warn you." They said.
"Warn me of what?"
"Do not trust her, she'll deceive you"
"Who?"
"The witch cannot be trusted"
"If you have something to tell me say it I don't have time to play around!!"
"You know she's Freddy's new vessel"
"What? I don't believe you"
"Why? Because you think she'll be able to help you, this is a lie she's the one doing all this. Think about it! You are the only ones there when Freddy died; she's a weaker soul an easy prey for him."
"I don't believe you; she's as strong as I am!"
"You're maybe right; maybe she's may not be possessed by him. After all he doesn't need to."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Maxine knew Freddy long before he decided that she'll be his twentieth victims. They have…an history together, she was his favorite and still is."
"What?"
"You saw Freddy's entire life try to go back in what you saw you'll understand. Just close your eyes you'll see it all." They said to him, Vegeta complied and saw it all.
'No it can't be!' he said and opened his eyes and saw that he was back in the bathroom again. He got dress and went after her for some explanation.
"You lied to me!" he said with rage when he landed in front of Maxine who was jogging around the lodging area of the special room.
"Vegeta-san you scared me!!" she said giving him a weak smile but the look on his face told her something was wrong it was definitely when he took her by the neck.
"What are you doing?" she said panicking
"Tell me one reason why I shouldn't break your neck right now!"
"What? Please let me go you hurting me" she cried
"I am going to do more than hurting you! I can't believe I trusted you, this was just a sick game for you isn't it? You and he are in this together!"
"What are you talking about?!" she said painfully.
"I saw the past, you and Freddy were friends! You are the one who taught him about witchcraft. What are you trying to do turn me like him?"
"I thought he was my friend back then but he was just using me to get the power of the book of the dead. He knew I was the only one who can unlock its secrets!" She said alarmed. Vegeta let go of her and she took a deep breathe and said
"I was living on Elm Street with my parents and they always leave me with the Krueger when going on their excursions. Like you must know he soon discovered my abilities and asked me to teach him how to summon spirits and stuff. I didn't want at first but he convinced me, I was just a child at the time and my parents were unreachable, no one would believe me if I told them about what he did to me." She said crying, Vegeta looked at her sadly, he and Maxine had a lot more in common then he thought.
"I am sorry." he said softly to the woman who was shaking.
"How did you know?" she said calming down.
"I had a vision, I should have never listen to those three witches I could have kill you."
"I am glad you didn't." she said sniffing while smiling weakly.
"Well I guess I'll be going back to my books." Vegeta said while leaving.
"Vegeta I have something to tell you." She said hesitantly.
"What?"
"I know the reason why you are connected to Freddy."
"What's that?"
"It's because of the dream demons."
"What about them?"
"They are in you Vegeta-san, and he has been feeding them with the souls of the kids he killed." Maxine said as she looked at Vegeta in the eyes that were petrified.