Lou followed Cole and Bree down inside the fortress. Cole having eventually put Bree down due to her protests. Lou saw some people here he hadn't seen in years. Since long before Beverly's death. Ray and Maya was a suprise. He assumed they were long dead as well.
"How far down are we going" Lou asked as they passed the kitchens and Library.
"The catacombs" Cole said in a happy tone.
To himself Lou wondered what the hell could be happy in a graveyard. Cringing as he followed. When they go to a door Bree opened it with a wave of blue purple magic. As they walked past headstones a light glow started to come from each of the stones. And whispered voices heard.
"Where the hell did you two bring me?" Lou snapped.
"Now now Lou, is that any way to talk to my favorite grandson and daughter in law" came a voice from a certain headstone. The tealish color billowing out to revile Elias. A previous elemental master of earth. And also Lou's father in law.
"AHHH!" Lou cried out in a short surprised voice. Backing up. Only to have another figure fade in behind him. And Lou jumped forword in panic.
"Hello Hana" Bree said brightly.
"Nice to see you home my dear. Now...who did you bring to meet us?" Hana asked.
"My punk ass son in law" Elias said with a snort.
"Why don't you go back to whatever rock you crawled out from under!" Lou retorted.
Bree looked at Cole uneasily. Cole himself highly amused at the interaction. Cole got along quite well with his grandfather now that he had a chance to meet him down here in the catacombs. Seeing his father not get along with Elias was... amusing to say the least.
"What the hell is this place and why did you bring me here?" Lou asked in confusion and hostility.
"This is the fortress of all the elemental masters. Down here, in the catacombs every elemental master and family member that is buried here can temporarily come back for advice and help" Bree explained softly.
"Different than a ghost. They can go back to...well they won't tell us what its like there. But at any rate. What mom and Rowena spent most of their lives doing is reentering elemental masters here so they can come back and talk to us if they choose." Cole added.
"Rowena got your mom to rob graves and steal bodies? Well that sounds like her" Lou growled.
Bree gave him a nasty look. Cole knew he'd have to intervene or this would get ugly fast.
"This was moms life work. You have no idea how many people have gotten to see their family, extended family that was gone long before they were born. I never got a chance to meet Elias. Bree got to meet all the other elemental masters of magic. Hell Morro got to meet his mom and his grandparents. He was an orphan when Wu adopted him. You have no idea what it was like for him to see them" Cole interjected.
Lou paused in horror to look around.
"What?" Cole asked.
"Did you dig up your mothers grave?!" Lou asked. Afraid at any second that Beveraly was going to come out of a headstone glowing teal.
"NO! christ dad. I wouldn't do that without talking to you. I don't even know if we are capable. Or if that is what Mom wanted" Cole said quickly.
"Its possible. I just haven't brought it up to you yet Cole" Bree said quietly.
Hana and Elias looking back and forth at each other. A smirk on each face. They had know what Bree had tried with that crumb of wood from the airjitzu temple. Coles face was surprise and... she wasn't sure what else.
"Master Yang?" Bree asked softly.
Another teal glow and Yang appeared. With a nod to Cole and then disappeared again.
"I couldn't leave him trapped all alone at a burnt out temple floating in the sky" Bree told Cole as she wrapped her arms around him. Cole leaning down to give her a kiss on the forehead.
"So is Rowena just avoiding me then?" Lou snapped. Not thrilled at the idea of seeing his dead wifes best friend. The one that he constantly fought with and actively disliked.
"My mother is not buried here. Her and Slate were killed and... eaten by the dark Kappa when were were in Caladonia. It's not possible for me to bring them back. There is nothing left" Bree snarled at him.
Before Lou or Bree could snap at each other again Hana intervened.
"It might be possible. If that is what you want to do my dear" Hana told her.
It dawned on Bree then that if she could bring a tiny piece of haunted wood here and rebury it. Then maybe something that was special or important enough to Rowena would work.
"Should I? I mean if she is at peace where ever she is? I only tried with Master Yang because I couldn't stand to see him suffer alone forever" Bree said directly to Hana.
"You can always try. Its up to the person. And even if you give them the option they might not take it." Hana replied.
"Well don't bother trying with your mother. I never wanted her to talk to or have to deal with any of your kind again." Lou snapped.
Cole's arms lit up a bright orange. He thought his father had gotten over his previous issues with his powers and who he was. Apparently not. Instead of arguing with his dad Cole looked down at his Bree, who nodded in understanding. If Cole wanted to try, Bree would help him move his mother here. After all it was the previous master of earth and magic that moved the others. It made sense that the responsibility moved to their children.
Turning away Lou started walking back to find his way out of the catacombs. It was too much for him to process. It felt like grieving all over again. And seeing Brianna and Alanna alive and well made it all the worse. If Brianna had know his beloved Beverly was alive... well had been alive. Then she could have used that purple magic on her. Why wouldn't have Rowena done the same for her best friend? Lou thought he would really not like to see the ghost form of Rowena again. He would give her such a piece of his mind that Cole and Brianna would likely never speak to him again. And now... Cole had a family of his own. And from the looks of it if forced he would pick his wife and child over his father... No. Lou wasn't going to be willing to totally throw himself out of Cole's life by calling his dead mother in law horrible things.
Turning a corner around some headstones a gust of wind pushed him over. Landing face first on the rock floor. That was annoying but not terrible. However the fall caused something to drop out of his shirt. A small pendent. Beverlys. She had worn it for as long as he had known her. And then before she passed she gave to to him. Saying to keep it to remember her always.
As the pendent touched the cool granite floor of the catacombs bursts of light shot around. Followed by screaming. A female voice. Lou looked back to see Brianna on the floor with her hands cupped over her ears.
"Turn it off! Turn it off!" she cried out.
As Lou pushed himself up the bursts of light stopped the instant that the pendent no longer touched the floor. And Bree stopped shrieking on the floor.
"What the hell was that?" Cole shouted.
After a few seconds passed voices from upstairs started coming down the steps. They weren't the only ones to notice the lights... or perhaps Bree wasn't the only one that heard it.
"Cole.." Lou said unsteadily. Only for Cole not to respond. As he was picking his wife up off the floor.
"Cole!" said more loudly. Getting his attention this time.
"What the fuck is it dad?" Came Coles curt reply.
"It was this..." Lou said. Unhooking the pendent and holding it out to Cole by the chain. Nearly dropping it when it started pulling away from him. As it by some magnetic source.
Down the steps several people thundered. First Morro carrying Harumi and then Wu carrying a bawling Alanna. At the sound of her daughter Bree pulled away from Cole and rushed to her. Crashing into Wu who had to help her stand.
"What the hell was that horrible noise?" Harumi yelled.
"I don't know. It was... It was like thousands of people screaming. It was horrible. "Bree said shuddering. Cole scooping his wife up into his arms as she then held Alanna.
Lou still held the Pendent in his outstretched hand. The rest of the people and Ghosts staring in shock as it pulled towards Bree, Harumi and Alanna like they were magnetic.
What the hell now Cole thought.
