AN: Here is chapter 4 Thank you to Dark Angel Erissa & Starling Powers for thier Reviews. Beetlejuice & Lydia is owned by Universal Studios, This version of the Boogieman belongs to me. & Ryan belongs to Dark Angel Erissa.

Chapter 4

As they left Juno's office, Beetle noticed Lydia was still worried about the Boogieman. "Don't worry, babes. Those two cops are good as far as Neitherworld cops go."

She gave him a small smile even though she wasn't too sure about it. She couldn't even tell why her friend could be so calm and collected, but he did know more about this then she did.

The Boogieman smirked when he read the paper. These cops wouldn't take him down so easy. He wasn't an ordinary ghost; he was also part demon, as strong as a high level poltergeist like Beetle and Nights. Sometimes, he could use his powers in ways to rival them. It was no wonder in his mind why he used to be considered a god. He even had sacrifices made to him so he wouldn't kill the whole village. Then the breathers had to wise up and worship others. That wasn't really a great loss to him once he learned how to not only enter the living world through swamps and bogs, but also through closets and from under beds. Those new tricks offered him more food and his favorite was always the flesh of children.

He was ready to get back to business. The ones he already took were a good start, and he was surprised even though he was locked up for so long he was still well known. Every kid on earth might even know his name. He was once again a god. He was feared. He could read fear like everyone else could read a book.

Lydia and Beetlejuice where at the Freaky Eye Scream Shop. Lydia played with more of her eye scream then she ate. It wasn't that she thought it wasn't good; she just couldn't get her mind of the Boogieman being out of jail. Part of her wanted to do something to stop him after what Beetle told her he did, but another part of her was scared.

Beetle looked over to her and could tell she was in deep thought. "What's wrong babes? Penny for your thoughts?" He turned into a giant penny which made Lydia giggle a bit.

"Just thinking, BJ. That's all." She thought it would be best to change the subject. "This is really good. I didn't think the Neitherworld would have so much stuff that I could eat."

He wasn't fooled for a moment, but he played along with her. "Yeah, there is all kinds of food here: both normal and gross. And I eat it all." He sounded proud of the fact as he ate his Beetle Pecan Eye Scream with ant sprinkles.

After a while with little eating on Lydia's part, they figured it was time to leave and take her home. Beetlejuice paid the bill. This was his favorite eye scream place, so he always wanted to keep on good terms with them. Where else could he get what he wanted exactly how he wanted it?

When they got to Lydia's door, she gave her friend a huge hug. "You really are a sweet guy, Beej," she said, smiling, into his chest.

"Shhhhh! Don't let everyone know! I have a rep to keep up."

She giggled and stepped through the door. Having Beetlejuice, the Maitlands, and her parents, she felt happy and safe. And who would have thought Beetle would have been the reason she made a lot of new friends in both the Living and Neitherworld. Lydia spent the time between dinner and bed telling the Maitlands about all she had seen and done in the Neitherworld. They were starting to decide to go there other then when they had to visit their caseworker, Juno. It would at least be a way to get them out of the house for a while since they couldn't leave it in the Livingworld. After talking with her ghostly parents, she told them good night and did the same with her father and stepmother before heading to bed.

In the middle of the night, as the raven haired girl slept, her closet door slowly opened with a creek. The sound made Lydia jump and sit up. "Who is it? Adam? Barbra?" Her eyes studied her dark room, and then Beetlejuice stepped out of her closet. There was something different about him though. His eyes seemed angry, almost meaner then she had ever seen them. She slowly got out of the bed and walked to him. "Beej, how did you get here full size? I thought you had to be summoned."

He pushed her back, almost making her fall. "You stupid little breather. Who would want to be your friend? I only wanted to be around you for a piece of ass, but you're not even worth that!" His angry, gravelly voice rang in her ears. She couldn't believe what the person she thought would be her best friend was saying. Tears flowed down her face as he told her how bad and worthless she was. Then she heard laughing behind her. When she slowly turned her head, she saw Bertha and Prudence laughing at her and calling her a freak.

If her heart wasn't breaking by the harsh words Beetlejuice was saying, she would have wondered what Bertha and Prudence was doing there at such a late hour. It was like her worse fear was coming true. Her already closest friend and two of her newest friends didn't want her, didn't think she was important. Then a raven flew right at her from her closet, making her lose her balance and fall back knocking her head on her bedside table, causing her to lose consciousness. Beetlejuice, Bertha, and Prudence started laughing as their bodies twisted and morphed into three Boogiemen, then the three formed into one. How funny that this girl's worse fear was that the so called ghost with the most would hate her.

"Good work, Phobetor," the evil monster mused as the raven landed on his shoulder. He then drug Lydia's limp body into the closet and back to his swampy home.

The next day Beetlejuice came to his mirror looking for her, but he wasn't in her room. He poofed into the Livingworld in his inch high form and flew around the house looking for her. She should have been home from school now. When he got to the living room he saw Charles, Delia, Bertha, and Prudence talking to the cops. It seemed the two friends were worried when she didn't show up for school and decided to check up on her. Beetle learned that when Charles went to check on her since she didn't get up at her normal time, she was gone.

Beetle was starting to worry. He had to find her. He could tell in his gut something was not right, and he knew she wouldn't take off. She had to be in the Neitherworld. He wasn't sure how he knew, but something nagging in his mind told him to look there. Trusting his instincts, he poofed home as quickly as he could. He didn't know where to look, so he ran around everywhere, beginning to spaz out the longer it took to find her.

He then bumped (literally) into a ghost he knew. It was a pyro ghost named Ryaneo Knight. They weren't really friends, but they were on good terms with each. Both liked having fun and showing off, though Beetle enjoyed it more than Ryan did, it seemed.

Beetle jumped to his feet. "No time to talk now. I got to find something important."

Ryan grabbed Beetle. He could tell the blond poltergeist was freaking and one can't think right when they are freaking. "Beetle, calm down. Whatever you lost, you will find it."

Beetlejuice shook his head. "I got to keep looking!"

Ryan slapped him a bit, just to knock some sense into him. "Dude! Breath."

Beetle stopped fighting and looked at him. "Ryan we are dead. We don't breath."

The fire haired ghost could only roll his eyes. "Tell me what you lost."

He really didn't want to say it but did. "I lost my breather. She was kidnapped, and I know she was brought here."

Ryan nodded. He secretly had a breather of his own (Lydia's cousin, Eris), and knew how he would feel if she was ever kidnapped. But he didn't think Beetle would feel that way. "Well, there is one way you could find out. I mean it happened to her mother, so ask her."

Beetle shook his head "no", knowing who Ryan was talking about. "I. Will. Never. Ask. Her. Never in a millennia would I ask for her help"

Beetle stood in a somewhat dark room. He was going to regret this, he just knew it, but he had no choice if he wanted to find Lydia.

"I don't even want to be here asking for your help, but you're the only one I can turn too. Someone I know was kidnapped from the Livingworld. A breather. And need you to help me find her."

AN: Hmm I wonder who Beetlejuice is asking from help from. Can you guess? Thank you for reading. Please let me know what you think in Reviews.