Author's notes: None this time. Just enjoy the chapter. Oh, but I did fix a consistency error in chapter 2.
Jennifer decided to tell her friends everything she knew. "When I returned to my house, I found it filled with those hideous ghouls. Helen was there, but there was some kind of mask fused onto her face. She called herself 'Butcher' Maxwell. She said that the ghouls were her pets, and then she tried to kill me with a cleaver." She clutched her wounded shoulder. Then, a rotting arm smashed through the door, and five ghouls walked in. Maria ran into the kitchen, and came out holding some knives. She threw one at the nearest creature, and struck it between the eyes. It fell over dead, but more were coming. Nolan had grabbed a pitchfork, and after he was finishing off one ghoul, another came up behind him. Jennifer beheaded it with her machete.
"Thanks Jen. If you hadn't been here, I'd probably be dead." Jennifer looked around.
"You can thank me later; we still have three more to deal with." Edward was cornered by one of the ghouls, and he didn't have a weapon. Maria lunged at it with her knife, and cut its throat.
"Nobody lays a finger on my brother!" she screamed.
"Thanks sis," said Edward, "you saved me." Meanwhile, Gotts and Mrs. Mason had finished of the other two ghouls. There were surely more out there, but they were safe for the time being. They decided to gather up the weapons that they'd be using, so they'd be ready to leave at a moment's notice. Jennifer slid the machete into her belt, ready to draw it if a ghoul attacked. Maria had a set of sharp knives from the kitchen, and she found various places within her clothes to conceal them. Gotts and Nolan both had pitchforks at the ready. Mr. Mason had a hatchet, and Mrs. Mason had a machete like Jennifer's. Edward sat in the corner, unarmed. Jennifer decided to talk to him.
"Everyone, could you go upstairs? I think I need to talk to Edward alone." The others complied. Jennifer walked over to the corner and put her hand on Edward's shoulder. "Edward, we need you. Nolan and Gotts need you, your sister needs you, and I need you. Please, help us fight." Edward sighed.
"I can't. I don't want to fight anymore. I never want to go back to being Dan. I'm finished with Dan!" Jennifer comforted him.
"It's okay Edward. I love you just the way you are, and you don't have to go back to being Dan. As long as you're fighting for a good cause, you'll always be the Edward I know and love." And with that, she kissed him on the cheek. Blushing, Edward stood up.
"Alright then, I'll fight with you." He walked over to the supplies and grabbed a pair of hedge clippers. They were in excellent condition, and fit perfectly in his hands. Jennifer called the others down.