Chapter 7: What the Ell-Hay?

We're taking a break from Psycho and Katie's adventure to see what the good doctor and the others are doing. The next few chapters may be told in Jimmy's, Zoe's, or Alyssa's POV, so don't start whining about how you wanna see what happens to Psycho and Katie. We'll get back to them.

Hugs and Kisses- Psycho!

Zoe's POV:

"Yo! Doctor F! We have a living hunk of wood that came through the portal! Please explain!" I yelled.

"Zoe! He might be sleeping! keep your voice down!" Alyssa hissed.

"No way! My friends are in an alternate dimension, and I wanna know when they're getting back!" I snapped. No way I'm sitting back while that piece of crap spits out people besides my friends! But then again... no one will be watching Katie's PS2... No, Zoe! Focus! You love your friends more than video games... I think... "Doctor Eff?"

"Doctor Finklestein?" Alyssa called. Hey... Where's the old man? "Hello?"

"Gurgle... choke.. cough cough..."

"What was that?" I asked, fear creeping up itno my voice... That sounded like a death sound... I think. I dunno, I don't stand over dead people and listen to them. Psycho does, though. Ask her what they sound like.

"D-Doctor?" Alyssa asked, looking at the figure slumped over the desk. We slowly walked up to him and poked him. No response. We turned on the light above him and...

"OH MY SWEET ESUS-JAY! HE'S DEAD!" I screamed. Alyssa shrieked as loud as she could. Doctor Eff was slumped over the desk, his head turned to the side, a box of mentos in his hand.

"H-He... ch-choked on a mento..." Alyssa stammered.

"OMG... WTF was the author thinking..." I mumbled. She KILLED Psycho and Katie's only chances of getting home! What happens now! "What do we do? Without him, we can't get you home and Psycho and Katie are trapped in God knows where!"

"I don't know!" she said, her eyes wide and watering over, "M-Maybe w-we can f-f-fix it!" she said, trying to calm down. Poor kid, she was snatched from her home before she saw death. She's scared outta her mind! Hey... not a bad idea!

"Yeah! There's gotta be SOMEONE int this town that knows something about machines!" I said, grabbing Alyssa's hand and beggining to drag her out of the door.

"Wait! What about Glen?" Alyssa asked.

"Glen?" I said, stopping, "Who the uck-fay is Glen?"

"oh... Shitface, I mean. What about him?" she said.

"He'll be fine! Come ON!" I growled, getting impatient.

"Y-yes..."

We ran out of the door, interviewing every person in town. We tried to find Sally, but she and jack were in Christmas Town to try and get some alone time. We went to the Mayor, but he claimed that Doctor Finklestein was the only scientist for 200 miles in his world, and I don't feel like walking 200 miles.

"Now what?" Alyssa asked, sighing and sitting on top of a tombstone. To be honest, I don't know what to do at this point...

"I... I'm not sure. We're ewe-scrayed," I said, slumping over in defeat.

"Do Psycho and Katie have any friends that know about stuff like this?"

"Katie: No. Psycho: I'm not sure... She moved about a year ago. Maybe she has some friends up in SC that know about this."

"But you're not sure?"

"No... Man! This sucks!" I yelled, kicking a tombstone out of frustration. We sat there in silence, reading stones and petting the occasional black cat that strolled by, unsure of what to do. My friends are in an alternate dimension... What do I tell their folks? Aw, Katie's won't be surprised... This isn't the first time this has happened to her... But Psycho's might freak out a little.

"Pardon me... Young lady... But could you please get... off of there?" a raspy voice asked. We nearly jumped out of our skin! I turned around and yelped when I saw the man. He had a grey face... grey SKIN!... and large, green eyes. His ears were sewed shut and his face was covered in scars. There was a mask over his mouth, and he wore flowing black robes. I struggled to say "Yessir..."

"Oh! I'm terribly sorry!" Alyssa said, unaffeced by the creepy dude in front of us.

"Do not worry... about it. No harm... done, right?" he said, pulling the mask down and smiling. His teeth were nasty and yellow, and his gums were a dark shade of red. What is this clown? A zombie? A mutant? At least he's friendly. We got out of the creature's way, and watched him as he began digging up a grave.

"Wh-What're ya' doing?" I asked, trying to sound brave.

"Moving a body. This one... is almost ready... to wake up," he said, pulling a large, wooden coffin out of the ground.

"Wake up? You mean, like a zombie?" Alyssa asked, putting on her sweetest smile. The man nodded. "Wow! When will they wake?"

"Not sure. Sometimes... it only takes an... hour to... get them mo... ving," he said, unhooking the latch on the side. "I suggest you... leave. It is a nasty... sight if... you happen to... see... them when they wake... up." I shuddered at the thought of a dead body crawling out of a coffin, all mldy and ratty and... Blugh! I shivered again and looked back to the man.

"Hey! Whass yer name?" I asked. He doesn't look like he's around here. I mean, he's ugly enough to be from this kinda place, but he seems... different. I can't really describe it.

"Mulds. Harkat Mulds," he said, holding out his hand to us. I didn't take it (God knows where he's been!), but Alyssa took it and shook it with another innocent smile plastered on her face. How does she DO that...? I just sorta waved and smiled. Or maybe it was a grimace. I dunno.

"I'm Alyssa. Alyssa Hamilton, and that's Zoe Lee," she said, pointing to me.

"The girls that... were with the... Doctor? I... heard that he died recently... I'm so sorry for your... loss," He said, looking at the gorund and mumbling the last part.

"aw, no problem. I didn't like him very much, anyway," I said, cracking my neck and studying a nearby tombstone.

"ZOE!" Alyssa yelled. Harkat smirked and chuckled a wheezy laugh. The sound made my stomach do a little turn. Blugh! This guy scares me! "That's not funny! He's the only one who could've helped! At least show a LITTLE respect!"

"Fine. He was smelly, old, annoying, but a good man. How's that?"

"I'm going to laugh when you are killed by rabid Nightmare Before Christmas Fans!" Alyssa snapped... Therer aren't any fans HERE are there...? Harkat looked like he was trying not to laugh. "By the way, Mr. Mulds, You don't look like you're from around here..."

He shook his grey head.

"No, I'm just visiting... an old... friend of mine. Why do you ask?" He asked, refilling the hole. GASP! Maybe HE knows someone!

"Hey! You know any scientist or engineers or any other people that know how to work a warp portal?" I asked. He tilted his head to the side and gave me a WTF face.

"I know this sounds strange... but our friends have been sucked into an alternate dimension. They're currently in a paralell (I can't spell that word...) Universe that resembles Los Angeles, and they're currently in the company of a foot tall serial killer by the name of-"

"-Charles Lee... Ray?" Harkat asked, cutting Alyssa off.

"You know 'im?"

"Yes... I know about your... friends... Miss Psycho and Miss... Katie. And Jimmy the... heartless," he said.

"How?"

"You're all anyone... ever talks about any... more," he said, grinning with those nasty teeth. BLUUUUGH! "And to... answer your question... Yes. I know... of someone who may... help." Wait... did he say what I think he said? He can help? THANK YOU JESUS!

"TAKE US TO HIM!" I yelled. He stepped back as if I scared him... I scared HIM? What the uck-fay?

"Who is he?" Alyssa asked eagerly. Harkat stared at the ground as if he regretted telling us.

"His name... is Desmond Tiny."

CLIFFY!

Okay, for those of you unfamiliar with the Cirque Du Freak series, Harkat Mulds is a "Little Person", created by Desmond Tiny. He is currently in Halloween Town diggin' up zombies to earn a few extra bucks. Mr. Desmond Tiny is a "meddler", and owner of the cirque. He can travel through time and meddle with it in any way he wishes. He is a very unpopular character, because he creates chaos to escape boredom. Supposedly, he is responsible for a lot of wars that happened. I brought this other crossover itno the story because I just finished the series. AWESOME ENDING MISTER SHAN! I love j00!

Second, The ages of the characters are still 14 and 15. I'm keeping us younger because I knew that since I so rarely update, it may be a while before I get all 6 chronicles of Psyho and Katie out. The list of stories to come are:

spirited away

Silent Hill

Fatal Frame

Anime Mania (I mix a bunch of our favorite animes together!)

And Kingdom Hearts as a finale!

I look foward to writing these stories, but I'm often too lazy to drag my ass up to the computer. I hope you enjoy this story and future ones! Your reviews keep me slightly motivated1

Much love, Psycho