Chapter #8 The Forces of Good vs The Powers of Pellenore

Sally's point of view

I never felt this determined in my life. I looked down at the white hearse the Ghostbusters called Ecto 1 drive down the road and more people who fell victim to Pellenore's control walk by. Where are they going and why is Pellenore controling them? What is she up to?

I was really ready to fight her, but I wasn't going to do it alone. This time, I have help from nine people who fight ghosts from New York and a boy with ghost powers from Illinois by my side. At first, I thought I was suppose to face Pellenore alone but I wasn't. I turned to Daniel, who flew beside me. Since their weren't much room for eleven people in the Ecto 1, Daniel and I had to fly. I'd enjoy the fly over if I didn't feel so determine to fight and save Spirit Isle from Pellenore's rule.

"Where would Pellenore be anyway?" I heard Janine say on my radio.

I grabbed the radio and spoke into it. "My guess would be Short Circuit. She likes it there for some reason."

And I was right. Once we arrived at Short Circuit, We saw almost all of Spirit Isle arrive in the middle of the town. Their eyes glazed over and empty as they were under Pellenore's spell. Standing on the top of the tallest hotel was Pellenore. Cackling as she raise her hands above her head and they glowed a dark red.

"Now, all the humans are here." she said as the energy on her palm sparked and crackled. "The time has come to rule."

"Not on my watch!" I yelled as I landed on the rooftop in front of Pellenore.

She turned and grinned at me and Daniel, who just landed beside me.

"Ahh, Sasha Snow." she said. "We meet in person at last. I'm must admit, you discovering my pawn like you did was impressive."

"Don't flatter us, bitch!" Daniel spat. "We've trapped your pawn before we arrive here and now it's your turn."

He produce a iron cylinder container to show what he was talking about. Pellenore looked at it and laughed.

"You expect to catch me with that?" she asked. "Like you did with that pathetic ghost I got from my father before I sent those water wraiths after your Witch friend."

So, it was her who attacked us down at the lake. She can also control ghosts who have the power of water and earth. Like water wraiths and earth elementals.

"No matter, you're too late. Once the clock strikes midnight. I will rule the island and all the human inhabitants will be my slaves!" She cackled again. "But first, I must get rid of those who dare to stand in my way!"

She threw out her right hand and fired a red and black beam at us. Daniel jumped up while I jumped to the side to avoid the beam that blew a huge chunk out of the concrete railing. She roared in rage and fired more beams at us. For the last few minutes we did nothing but play dodge the beams. Daniel and I were able to sent a few attacks of our own but it wasn't enough. Every time a blast or powder hit her flesh, her wounds quickly heal like nothing happened.

"I don't know if we can keep this up." Daniel shouted as he threw another blast at Pellenore.

"Me either." I agreed. "Where are the Ghostbusters when you need them."

"Did someone call the Ghostbusters?"

I turned to see Garrett and the other Ghostbusters arrive up the nearby stairwell to the rook of the hotel.

"What took you so long?" Daniel asked.

"We had trouble getting up here." Edaurdo answer as he charged his pack.

"Danny, Sasha. Get out of the way!" Janine yelled.

"Everyone on three!" Kylie shouted.

"Three!"

As Daniel and I got out of the way, the Ghostbusters fired green and white beams at Pellenore. They hit her in the waist and she started to writhe in pain and scream in rage.

"It's working!" Roland said.

"No it's not!" Egon yelled as a loud beeping noise was heard. "The packs are overloading. Shut them down now!"

Everyone turned off their packs. As they did, Pellenore stopped writhing and grinned evilly at us.

"The old fool is right." she said. "I overloaded your weapons so they be useless to defeat me. Now it's my turn."

She summoned another beam and threw it at the Ghostbusters. Thinking fast, I grabbed a bottle from my bag and threw it onto the ground in front of the blast, which bounced off an invisible barrier that just formed between the Ghostbusters and Pellenore's attack.

"How low you've sunk, Pellenore!" I snapped as I landed outside the line of white powder I threw down eariler. "You fight dirty for a spirit who created an island years ago."

"Yes, I do, don't I?" she said, proud of what she did. "Now die!"

I jumped to avoid another blast. It bounced off the barrier like the last one did and hit the roof. Leaving a smoking hole.

"Stay behind the barrier." I told the Ghostbusters. "You're useless without your weapons."

"Distract her for us." Raymond said. "We can fix our packs but we need some time."

"I don't think time is what we have right." Daniel said. "Pellenore will have complete control over the island at midnight."

Oh, he's right. Even though my powers will reach their highest point at midnight. The island will be doomed. We can't wait until then.

"Then we have to keep fighting." I said. "We can't wait until my powers reach their highest point. Even though that's the only thing that can stop her."

"What are you talking, girl?" Edaurdo asked.

"She's a Witch remember." Peter said. "At midnight her powers will be stronger then they were before."

"That's why I must kill her before then." Pellenore said.

We watched as her eyes glowed red and she rose a foot off the ground.

"Enough fooling around! Prepare to die, Sasha Snow!"

"You say that a lot!" I retorted. "Can you really kill me? Or are you just bluffing?"

That really got on her nerves. She growled and fired a powerful blast of energy at me. I jumped away and dug through my bag. I was running low on Ghost Banishing and Ghost Confinement Powder and nothing else will work against her right now. She's too powerful.

"I need to weaken her some more before I can cast any spells."

Then it hit me. I remembered the twin sai swords I strapped around my waist before we left. I placed my bag down and drew the swords. Pellenore grinned at me as she saw me draw my swords.

"Hand to hand combat, eh?" she asked. "That's one of my specialties."

She landed and raise her left hand. As she did, a red light appeared in her palm and turned into a sword with a long blade and a purple and blue ribbon wrapped around the handle. I swallowed as I saw the sword take form. It was Pellenore's favorite weapon and she was known to be a very skilled sword fighter. Almost better then her brother. No this is not the time to be afraid. Now is the time to fight.

I twirled the swords a few times before I jumped up into the air, ready to strike. Pellenore growled and jumped up, her sword shined in the moonlight as she raised it above her head. The blades of our weapons sparked as they made contact with each other. We landed back on the roof and continued to fight. I can tell everyone was watching us in surprise but Pellenore and I didn't care about that. We were to busy trying to keep each others blades from piercing our flesh. When it came to sword fighting, Pellenore was a clean fighter compared to what happened eariler when the Ghostbusters tried to stop her.

"Give it up, girl." Pellenore said, after an hour of fighting. "I know every sword trick in the book."

I screamed and knocked her sword out of her hands with my own. She gasped as she saw her prized possession fall to the ground.

"Didn't think I'll do that, eh?" I asked.

She growled at me again. Then something happened. I felt a strange feeling bubbling inside me. It wasn't pain, nervousness or any emotion. It was something else. Like my powers are starting to grow. Is it midnight already? I looked at my watch to see it was midnight and my powers are becoming stronger.

"Sasha, what's wrong?" Winston asked.

"It's midnight." I answered.

"That's right." Pellenore said. "Now it's time for me to rule!"

"I don't think so!" I yelled as I threw out my left hand and a white beam shot out. It hit her in the right shoulder and cause her to collapse. She moaned and clutched her shoulder, which was smoking and bleeding.

"So." she said as she looked up at me in rage. "Your powers have reached their highest point. But you still can't stop me."

"Your wrong." I said. I inhaled deeply and raise my voice in song.

"Kin of Pellenore hear my call. Come forth and stop her from causing tragedy to befall. Upon the island that was created centuries ago. By not one but two spirits as believed so hear me, hear me, hear me! Oh kin of Pellenore I call you now! So mote it be!"

"What?" I heard Pellenore say in confusion.

I felt sparks of energy form in my palm and shot out into the sky. A second later, three balls of multi-colored light appeared and flew towards the motel. Pellenore's eyes widened in fear as she saw the light.

"No, no! Not them!" she panicked.

"It's over Pellenore." I said. "Your family is here to put you away again for good."

"No!" she screamed as the balls of light circled around her. "I will not go back! I won't!"

"You will." The balls of light said in unison. "You will go back as stone."

As stone? What are they talking about? The answer quickly came as Pellenore started to turn grey and become hard and stiff.

"No! I won't go back there! I won't go...!"

She was cut off when the transformation was complete and the balls of light deappeared. Standing on the roof of the motel was a life-like statue of Pellenore. With a spirit residing inside. So that's what her family was talking about. They trapped her stone, stone created from her own heart. I turned to the others, who stared at me in awe.

"Wow." Kylie breathed.

"Amazing." Roland added.

"Aw, and we just fixed the packs."

"Garrett!"

"What?"

I smiled. That's the Garrett I know. I blinked when I heard voices below.

"What's that?" Janine asked.

I looked down to see the people who fell under Pellenore mind control was talking and looking around. Confusion flooded the air. I smiled, the spell is broken and the people are free.

"Freedom." I said.

I felt a breeze blow in as I spoke. It was over Pellenore was imprisoned again and I didn't do it alone. For the first time, I didn't stop a powerful ghost alone and that was the greatest thing ever.