Second post today! I hope you guys like it. As promised, the rescue happens in this chapter, but it is only the first part. Part two will be up soon. Now time for the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I don't own JatP
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Julie's POV
Caleb comes in here more regularly now trying to get me to give him my soul. I still refuse, so, as usual, he brings in the torturous lady to give me the consequences.
I don't really notice it anymore. All I really feel is numb.
I hope Flynn, Carlos, and the rest of my family have moved on. I mean, no one should feel sorry for the kidnapping, and possible death of a murderer.
There is still a part of me that wants to believe otherwise, and think that it's Caleb's fault, but the boys wouldn't have even come if they didn't worry about me.
I don't wish that I was dead, because Reggie, Alex, and Luke wouldn't have wanted that. They would have wanted me to keep living my life, even if it's in captivity, and try to keep going with music.
It's hard right now, so I can only fulfill one of their wishes, but hopefully, I'll be able to do everything they wanted for me at some point, because there is no way in hell that I would let their entire existence go to waste. Even if Caleb says otherwise.
Luke's POV
We were finally going to get Julie back! I couldn't be more excited and nervous at the same time!
Excited because I get Julie back!
Nervous because if what Willie said Caleb planned on doing happened, then Julie could be hurt. Then there's the fact that we haven't even gotten Julie back in the first place, because we haven't left yet!
"Luke, bro, calm down. We're going to get her back, and everything is going to be fine."
"How can you be so sure Reg? I mean, you heard what Willie said. Caleb intends to break Jules, and you think that everything is going to be fine!"
"Luke, he didn't mean it like that. He meant that the plan is going to be fine, and we will get Julie back."
"I know, I know. Sorry Reg, it's just-"
"You're worried. It's cool, I get it. Should we tell Flynn that we're going to get her best friend back today?"
"Probably. I know if it were one of you two, I would want to know what was going on every second." I sighed, knowing that this just means Caleb has more time with Julie.
"Okay but how do we contact her?"
"That's easy Reg. She comes to the studio every other day, which means she's coming today, in about ten or so minutes."
"Sounds good to me."
"Alright, now all we have to do is wait for Flynn."
I just hope these ten minutes go by quickly.
- Time Skip 10 minutes later -
(Still Luke's POV)
I heard the massive door to the studio being opened and immediately poofed in front of Flynn. "Flynn! We're so glad you're here. We actually have something pretty important to tell you."
"Okay. Should I be worried?"
"No, no, no. It's good news."
"Okay." Alex, Reggie, and I all kind of sat there in an awkward silence wondering who should tell her. "So… are you guys going to tell me?"
"Um… yeah." Alex decided he would tell her, "So you know this whole thing going on with Julie?"
"Obviously. What's that got to do with this?"
"Well… we're going to get her back today."
Flynn's jaw dropped. She wasn't moving and I didn't know what to do. I imagined she was in shock, so I figured we should just wait it out until she was ready to talk. It's not everyday that your best friend, almost sister, gets kidnapped, and you find out she is coming home.
"Wow. I mean. You're serious? This isn't some cruel joke?"
"We would never joke about Julie's safety." I said in a tone I hoped came off as serious,
"Okay. Now that we got that out of the way, why are you guys still here?"
"What do you mean?" As always, Reggie was confused.
"I mean why aren't you already on your way to saving my best friend?"
"You heard the girl, let's go!" Reggie shouted with clear excitement in his voice.
"Be careful!" And with that Reggie, Alex, and I poofed out of the studio to the front of an abandoned metal manufacturing place.
Caleb's POV
My plan worked for the most part. Julie is clearly broken, the loss of her newfound family just being too much to handle. Now all that's left is to get her to sign her soul over to me.
I've sent in my personal assassin to torture her more times than I can count, and she still refuses. I'll admit, and deny to anyone who asks, but that girl is persistent.
I was surprised at first when she didn't give in. I mean, she lost practically everyone, and blames herself for the death of her friends and band mates.
What surprises me more is that those three phantoms haven't tried anything yet. Not that they could. First they would need to figure out where we are, and this place didn't even exist when they were alive, so I doubt they would think to even look here.
Anyways, time to go try and have Julie sign her soul over, and then maybe she can be a backup singer in my band. But if she joins my band, I'll have to kill her, and make sure she has unfinished business.
With that thought put aside, I'll go check up on the, soon to be, newest member of the Hollywood Ghostclub.
Luke's POV
"We're here. Now, Alex you know what you're doing?" He nods "Good. Reg?" Another nod. "Alright, let's bring Jules back home."
We poofed into the building as quietly as we could.
"Alex, have you taken note of every possible exit?"
"Yep. Don't worry Luke, I doubt Caleb realized how many possible ways there are to get out of here. There are an abundance of windows along the walls, and I've noticed at least four doors that lead outside." With the note of a variety of exits, and our chances of escaping increasing, I allow myself to relax a little, still keeping my guard up.
"Hey guys?"
"Yeah Reg?"
"Do you think it's possible to poof back to the studio with Julie?" I had to think about that for a minute before I answered the question.
"I think we should try that before resorting to fight or flight. But Caleb poofed with her to bring her here, and because of our connection with Julie, I would think we would be able to do it too."
"That makes sense."
"Do you guys feel that?"
"The weird feeling that seems like it's pulling us?"
"Yeah. And by that description, I'm guessing you feel it, Reg, what about you Luke?"
"Yeah I feel it too. I can't explain it, but it just feels like it's taking us to Julie."
"I know, it's weird. Almost as weird the relationship between Reggie and Ray, right Luke?"
"Oh, you're so right Alex." I smirked, grateful that I had Alex to lighten the mood.
"Hey!" Alex and I burst into quiet laughter as we continued our search for Julie.
- Time Skip 15 minutes later -
(Still Luke's POV)
The tugging feeling stopped right in front of a random wall.
"What? Why did that weird pull thing just lead us to a random wall?" I was just as confused as Reggie. Why would it take us to a wall? Julie couldn't get out of a wall? Oh… now I understand.
"I think she's on the other side of that wall." I stated plainly.
"What?!" Alex and Reggie nearly shouted.
"Shh! Remember, we're trying to be discreet! Anyways, Julie must be on the other side of that wall. She wouldn't be able to escape, since people can't go through walls. But ghosts can."
"Oh… That's actually pretty smart. Wait Luke, how did you figure that out? Alex didn't even figure that out?"
"I think Luke just wants to get Julie back really bad that he's trying his hardest, not that you and I aren't Reg, it's just… it's like an adrenaline rush, but in the brain."
"Okay. Can we get Julie now, and go?"
"I don't see why not." I said, eagerly wanting to get my girl back.
Just as Reggie and I were about to go through, Alex pulled us back.
"Dude!"
"What the hell?"
"Sorry, but did you two forget who else is here?"
How could I forget. Caleb. He could be on the other side with Julie right now. But there is no way to tell, so we just have to go for it I guess.
"Well there is no way to tell if Caleb is in there, so we're just going to have to risk it. But hey, we have each other to fight against him. So we'll be fine either way."
"Okay, let's just- be careful."
All three of us stepped through the wall and saw Julie sleeping on a bed stuffed in the far corner, with her back to us.
I poofed right in front of her, Alex and Reggie not too far behind.
"Jules? Jules?" I whispered, while I shook her, trying to wake her up.
After about sixteen seconds she started to stir, and I backed up a little to give her some space.
She turned to face us and I barely held in a gasp. She had cuts and bruises all over her face, and now that I look, all along her body. Her eyes were kind of hazy so I imagine she has some type of concussion. I wanted to reach out and hug her so badly, but I didn't want to risk hurting or scaring her.
"Julie?"
"Yes?" She sounded terrible. Her voice was raspy, and she sounded like she had been crying for hours.
I didn't even know what to say after that. Caleb was a dead man, or at least, more dead than dead.
"Are you three just going to stand and stare? Or is there something you need?" She finally asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"What are you talking about? We just want to take you home." This time I didn't hear the confusion coming from Reggie's voice, but my own.
"Yeah right. Haha, funny joke. I know this is just another one of Caleb's tricks to try and get me to give him my soul." Her voice broke in the middle of that, and I thought she was going to burst into tears on the spot.
"He what?" Oh I was going to hurt him. How could he do this to someone like Julie.
"Don't act so surprised. Where is Caleb anyway? Usually he comes out after I confront the illusion. I mean, I watched you guys die. Multiple times. So don't try and convince me you're real, when I saw it with my own eyes."
I can't believe she had to go through that. If I had to watch Julie die over and over, I would have given my soul to Caleb, and I probably wouldn't even care. Now I just need to figure out how to prove that we're real, and here to take her home. Luckily Alex figured that out.
"We are real!" Julie faced Alex and gave him her "Mmhmm. Suuuuure." look. "I'm serious! Just listen to me for a second. Did you ever think that watching us die was a part of the illusion? I mean you said it yourself, it happened multiple times, just like the trick you're talking about. But I promise you, we are not a part of Caleb's evil, cruel, psychotic plans!"
Julie was speechless. Silent tears were now streaming down her face. And the tension in the room was so thick, you could potentially cut it with a butter knife.
She finally broke the silence and spoke with a shaky voice. "You mean it? You're really here? No tricks?"
This time I spoke up. "It's us Jules. We wish we could've come sooner, but we're here now. And we are here to bring you home."
She jumped up off the bed, wincing a little. And before I knew it she was pulling Alex, Reggie, and I into a huge group hug.
"You guys came."
"Of course we came Julie. But now we have to get out of here before-"
"Before I show up." Caleb walked out of the shadows.
Dun! Dun! Dun! This is part one of the rescue. Part two, will be up as soon as I can post it.
Longest chapter so far! Yay!
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