Author's Note: The major fight between death and the spirits and all that take place in this chapter. I REALLY hope that it did not suck because I feel that it did and I don't know it feels rushed. Be warned that there will be a few cliffhangers in this chapter.
"Where's Bludworth? Shouldn't he be here by now?" Freddy asked while breaking two stick-like herbs in two.
"He should but he's not so quit whining and get back to work." Adie snapped.
Freddy glowered at her after he threw the herbs in the cauldron. It fizzled satisfyingly. "What's your problem? Ever since that afternoon at the hospital, you've been acting really bitchy."
Adie frowned.
"Life changes and when it does people do.' Adie said vaguely.
"Oh, really helpful. Seriously, what happened?"
"I had a fight."
"With who? Wendy?"
"No, Kris and Joshua."
"They're dead."
"I know that thank you but they came to me as spirits and began fighting over me."
"But they're dead."
"Yeah I got that the first time you said it."
"Sorry it's just that they're dead how can you be with them? Yeah ok they're solid and all that but they're still dead and invisible to everyone except you and Wendy."
"And that super Freddy is why I've been bitchy lately."
"But they're dead."
"How many more times are you going to say that before I decide to beat it out of you?"
"Sorry it's just that I find it kinda stupid to be angry over two dead dudes."
"But they weren't always dead. When they were alive I liked both of them which is why it's hard for me."
"Hey I get that. The truth is I kinda liked Cheryl and now she's dead. It's hard to get over that but life goes on. You can't hold on to the past forever."
Adie was surprised but instantly regretted it. She had to stop underestimating people. "Thanks for the advice."
Freddy nodded nonchalantly and added an essence of powder into the cauldron. There was a small pop and Adie began chanting the summoning spell. Fog filled the small room and the spirits appeared; Rory, Eli, Lewis, Kat, Alex Thebes, Nicki, Clear, Ian, Erin, Thomas, Alex Browning, Kimberly, and Cheryl.
Another figure moved forward from the haze and Adie and Freddy gasped. It was Bludworth.
"Why are you here?" Adie asked him, even though she was pretty sure she knew the answer.
"I'm dead." Bludworth replied simply. He nodded towards the T.V and Adie moved the remote towards her.
With a push of the ON button the news channel popped up. The reporters were broadcasting live from the marshes of south McKinley.
"Tonight another devastating tragedy has occurred in this once peaceful town. An unknown driver's car swerved off the road tonight and he went flying out the windshield! It is believed that the driver managed to survive the impact but died soon thereafter, when he was brutally ravaged by a pack of local crocodiles! Viewer discretion is advised as the following image is quite gruesome."
The camera directed away from the reporter and onto a mangled body on the ground. The corpse had no head. Adie couldn't even tell it was Bludworth the only distinguishable thing about him was his attire that he had been wearing a few hours ago. A few hours ago. It was hard to believe that Bludworth wouldn't be there anymore.
"Due to the fact that the entire head is missing from the corpse, a positive identification will be hard to make. Several police officers are searching for the head right now but it will be difficult due to the time and the dangers."
Freddy took the remote from her and turned off the television. Adie was grateful, the image had been burned into her memory and she was feeling slightly nauseous. No head... God it could be a crocodile's midnight snack or worse, their play toy.
Bludworth snapped her out of her realm with his loud, booming, and dead voice, "There's no time to worry about my demise right now. If you want to have a chance at saving Wendy we have to hurry."
"But what do we do when we get there?" Freddy questioned.
"We, the spirits, have to all join hands; it's a way to deflect anything that Death throws at us. Kind of like a force field. It should distract Death while all the visionaries combine their powers and use it against Death. But our force field won't last long and if Death gets through it…you might not stand a chance." Kat explained.
"Jesus, this all sounds like some cheesy Sci-fi fantasy crossover." Adie muttered.
"It might but that doesn't mean it won't work. We just have to trust that it will." Alex Browning told her.
"Wait what about me then? I'm not a spirit or a visionary what will I do?" Freddy spoke up.
"You're going to have to join hands with the visionaries some of their power will transfer over to you. Just don't let go or you'll be screwed." Clear responded.
Freddy nodded and took a deep breath. "So, we're doing this."
"We're doing this." Cheryl assured him.
Freddy smiled at her and then turned to Adie. "Do you have the incantation?"
"Yep, here goes nothing."
Adie hesitated.
"Hey kid we don't have all day. I've got to get back to my magazines." Rory piped up. Adie chuckled and began chanting.
"There is danger on this terrain that cannot remain
Take us there take us now to Death's Domain."
Freddy sprinkled some incense over the cauldron and there was a puff of smoke that blinded them all and sent them to their feet.
*** Wendy was carted off to the O.R after the convulsions had briefly stopped. Even though her aneurysm had previously been inoperable they were going to take a giant risk and were going to operate on her. They were just starting on her operation and Wendy was under the amentia. Kevin was watching from the gallery, nervously tapping his fingers. Suddenly, Wendy's heart rate began increasing and the monitors uncontrollably began to beep. She was crashing. The doctors hurriedly rushed over to stop the bleeding from her head and Kevin's eyes widened in fear.
*** Adie snatched Freddy's short-sleeve and pulled him up. The spirits were already holding hands and were all chanting. Death came into sight and he waved his arm at them. The spirits deflected the surge of power but some of them were pushed back. In the smokiness of it all Cheryl, Alex, Bludworth, and Kimberly came at them and took their hands. They all held out their arms and Adie felt the tips of her fingers become warm. A burst of energy erupted from their hands towards Death. The power hit him squarely on the chest but it seemed to have no effect on him.
"Damn it! We need Wendy's power!" Cheryl cried.
"But we can't get it! She's not here!" Adie shouted hers and everyone else's feet were sliding back due to the force of Death's power.
She could tell that the spirits couldn't hold on for much longer.
"Wendy," Freddy yelled. "We need you!"
***Wendy felt herself slipping away and the smell of blood invaded her nostrils. There was a nudging voice in her head though. 'Help' it seemed to say. Wendy was coming out of the anesthia and she could sense the doctor's panic. She wasn't going to make it. But seeing as though she was already unconscious and dying, she was sure that the doctors weren't going to mind if she paid her friends a little visit. Wendy astral projected away to Death's Domain.
*** The spirit's protection shield broke and they were all blown away. Freddy dodged an attack from Death and rolled away on the ground. He, Alex, Kimberly, Cheryl, Bludworth, and Adie had long given up trying to use their combined power to beat Death. Without Wendy's power there was no point. Cheryl glided his way and pulled him away from another electrifying attack from Death.
"Thanks." Freddy heaved.
"No problem. We have to stick together, right?"
"Right."
Freddy spontaneously kissed her. Cheryl kissed him back. There was a crash and Adie landed in front of them.
When she saw them she scoffed, her hair falling onto her face. "Guys this is really not the time."
Cheryl and Freddy laughed.
"Heh, don't laugh help!" Adie said, telekinetically blowing back one of Death's attacks.
There was a sparkling purple light and Wendy appeared! She was in her hospital gown and the cap on her head glistened with blood. She ripped it off and threw it to the ground. "I'm here." She wheezed.
Adie, Cheryl, Freddy, Alex, Kimberly, and Bludworth scrambled her way. They all joined hands and held out their arms. But without the spirit's protection, they were all in the open when Death blew another attack their way. Freddy knew that he wasn't really needed and he did what he felt was right; he sprang in the path of the attack and took it. Freddy's body propelled in the air as a burst of electric blue energy came from the visionaries' hands and hit Death. He burst into flames before everyone's eyes and a massive wave blew the whole place apart. When the smoke subsided, they all saw a glowing circle in the middle of the area. Death was gone.
"What the hell is that?" Erin asked abruptly.
"That's for the new Death." Burke said breathlessly.
"What? We went through all this shit just to get another Death?" Lewis said with disbelief.
"It looks like it. Think about it, life can't work without there being Death. It doesn't work like that." Kimberly breathed.
Bludworth was the first to stand up. "I'll do it." He announced.
There was a moment of silence.
"What? Why?" Kat inquired.
"Maybe he just feels like it. If the dude freaking want to creep around down here for eternity let him do it. Why the hell should we care." Rory shrugged.
Kat rolled her eyes at him and Rory stuck out his tongue.
"Would you rather wait for a new Death to arrive? Or would you rather it be me instead? At least with me you can be sure that you won't be on my hit list." Bludworth reasoned.
"So all you have to do is just stand in a weird glowing circle and you become Death?" Adie asked incredulously.
All of a sudden, Wendy groaned and her head hit the ground, she disappeared in a purple light.
"If it's going to save Wendy just do it." Clear said desperately.
"I can't be sure that my becoming Death will help her but it's worth a try." Bludworth reluctantly and slowly stepped onto the circle. There was a glimmering light and Bludworth was in a new set of black robes. A scythe fell to the floor next to him. Bludworth picked it up with a demented laugh.
"Ah all those years of me trying to defeat Death…and here I am accepting my role as the new Death." He chuckled.
Everyone looked at him nervously.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you you're already dead." Bludworth told the spirits.
"And as for you," he started looking at Adie. "Rest assured that Death won't be coming after you…yet. Watch over my son by the way." Bludworth gave them all his wicked smile and tapped the deadly scythe. There was a red and black swirl and he vanished.
"Freddy. Where is he?" Adie asked almost immediately after Bludworth left.
Freddy's limp body was a few inches away from her and she crawled over to him. He wasn't breathing.
"We have to get out of here. We have to get help for him." Adie demanded, momentarily forgetting about Wendy's condition. The spirit's agreed and they all disappeared alongside with her.
*** As soon as Wendy's astral form returned to her body she winced. The smell of blood was overwhelming now and she could feel her head being prodded with thick instruments. Blood flowed from her head rapidly and Wendy knew it was over. Within seconds she stopped breathing.
Author's Note: Lots of stuff happening in this chapter! The last chapter is the next one which will probably be posted over the weekend. Thank you all for reading and please review, let me know your thoughts on the chapter! Thanks!
