Fearsome Four

Chapter 7: Who is Candyman?

-Cabrini Green-

Candyman was looking through the pages of the Necronomicon, looking for the passage to bring the Deadite's to the world of the living. As he flipped, Leprechaun ran back to Candyman, he looked happy as Candyman glared "Do you have your friend?" Candyman asked.

Leprechaun nodded "Here he is." he then held up a small wooden box with golden designs on it. Candyman grabbed the puzzle box and threw it across the room, causing Leprechaun to jump back and yelp in fear. Candyman picked up the Leprechaun with his good hand.

"You dare bring me a useless toy!?" Candyman boomed.

"I take offense to that!" Chucky yelled. Candyman glared to the good guy doll, who was playing a game of black jack with Cordell and Jennifer. Candyman turned his attention back to Leprechaun, "You promised help, but gave me a box. I should shove the clover down your useless throat!" Leprechaun shuttered in fear, Candyman then dropped Leprechaun.

"I did bring help..." Leprechaun said. "Just open the box lad." Candyman growled and kicked Leprechaun across the room. He looked to Cordell's back, "Lad, ye have three spheres n ye back." He then proceeded to remove The TallMan's sentinel sphere's. Candyman walked over and pulled one out from Cordell's mid back and looked at it, as if he has seen it before.

-The Four-

As Ash drove, he decided to ask The TallMan some questions, "You looked like you were trying to remember something. What was it pops?" Ash asked, Looking to The TallMan for a bit, then back to the road.

The TallMan continued too look out the passenger window, "I have heard the name 'Candyman' before. Where I have heard it is what I am trying to figure out." Ash then gave a confused look to The TallMan, "What is it?"

"You've never heard the story of Candyman?" Ash said, The TallMan raised an eyebrow. "Herby. on the floor should be a book about urban legends." Ash said to Herbert.

Herbert dug around the floor of the car and found a book titled 'Chicago urban legends by Dr. Bradley Barker.' "Found it." Herbert said to Ash.

Ash smiled "Great, now turn to a chapter about the hook handed jackass that nearly killed us." Ash told Herbert.

Herbert looked through the book, and found the passages he needed and began reading, "Candyman is a myth. In 1895 a son of a slave and professional artist named Daniel Robitaille was commissioned by a land owner to paint a portrait. He then fell in love with the owner's daughter named 'Caroline', Caroline became pregnant with Daniel's daughter Isabel. Because he had sexual relations with a white woman, the towns folk chased him to a field and cut off his left hand, and lathered him in honey which caused bees to sting him to death, a child nicknamed him 'Candyman'." Herbert finished reading.

The TallMan hung his head in shame. Ash, Herbert, and Kayako confused by The TallMan's action, Ash bringing up "What's wrong? It's not like you had something to do with it." Ash said.

The TallMan looked out the window, sorrow overcoming his face, "But I did."

-Flashback-

Daniel Robitaille walked up the steps of Morningside Manor, Daniel had become friends with the elderly Jebediah, because Jebediah understood Daniel's craft saying 'Science is like art, it takes time and passion until we get the results we like.' He saw Jebediah sitting on the porch with a glass of sweet tea, Daniel smiled at the elder's daily routine.

"Good morning Mr. Morningside. How are you today?" Daniel asked.

Jebediah had awoken from a short nap he had taken, he smiled at Daniel "Morning Daniel. Just taking a little nap. Would you like some tea?" Jebediah asked, pouring a glass, and handing it to Daniel.

Daniel took a sip of the tea, "I'm heading back to New Orleans. Caroline has something she wants to tell me." He told Jebediah.

"Nonsense boy, stay, this town is much better with you here." Jebediah said to Daniel.

Daniel chuckled, "I'd like too, but I have to be with the woman I love." Jebediah smiled and nodded.

"I know how that is, Love is a blessed thing." He said, looking to an elderly blind woman sitting next to him, Jebediah cupped her hand. The woman awoke from her own nap.

"Huh? Jebediah, is that Daniel?" the woman asked her husband.

"Yes dear, he's gonna be leaving to see his sweet Caroline." Jebediah explained.

The blind woman smiled "Good for him."

Daniel nodded in agreement, "I promise I'll comeback to see your machine up and running Mr. Morningside, but for now, Caroline awaits for me." Daniel told Jebediah.

Jebediah waved "Be careful boy, the south isn't as kind as we are."

Daniel laughed "What's the worst that could happen Mr. Morningside?"

-Present Day-

"It's my fault. I didn't convince him well enough to stay." The TallMan said to the group.

Ash looked to The TallMan "Hey pops, it ain't your fault, Daniel left on his own. Nothing would've stopped him." Ash reassured The TallMan. Kayako nodded from the back seat.

"Sir, Daniel would have left even if you had chained him to a bed post." Herbert chimed in. Ash and Kayako nodded in agreement, "What Herby said." Ash retorted. Herbert groaned at Ash's nickname for him.

The TallMan nodded at their reassuring words.

-Cabrini Green-

Candyman crushed the sphere into pieces in anger. He threw the crushed orb across the room, He yelled in anger and pain at who the owner of the sphere was. The group that was behind him were scared at his uncontrollable rage. Candyman disappeared and reappeared behind Cordell, stabbing his back with his hook and lifting him up. "I want you pathetic excuses for killer's to find The TallMan and his friends, and kill them or so help me. I will feed you all to the Deadite's!" Candyman then dropped Cordell.

That was chapter 7. Please remember to leave a review.