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

Chapter 5

A dark skinned beauty leaned forward with a smirk on her lips. "You're asking me for help? You must be desperate Beetle. Do you care about this Breather?" Her eyes studied him for an answer, but Beetlejuice wasn't going to admit to anyone that he cared for someone other than himself.

"Hell no, I don't care about this person. It's just I don't want anything bad to happen to her."

The beauty rolled her eyes. She knew this ghost better then he thought. "I can dig it. You don't care about this person, I won't help you. If you do care about her, though, you have to admit it. Say the words, and I will help you get the one you care for back."

This was torment for Beetle and she knew it. He couldn't tell her he cared about someone else, but if something happened to Lydia, he would never forgive himself. He was defeated and he looked down at the floor.

"Ok, Cassie, I care about this girl. She is my Breather, and I need to get her back safe."

Cassie stood up from her chair. "Good job. Let's go." She kissed Beetle's cheek and patted him on the back, walking to the door. Great, the only Ghost Hunter in all the Neitherworld and it had to be one that enjoyed fucking with him-and not in the fun way.

Cassie had told him if it was, indeed, the Boogieman as he thinks, then with Boogies power to read fear they would need more help in case someone wasn't strong enough to face it. Beetlejuice knew of two people who could help them, and those would be the only other two people that knew how he cared for Lyds. First, they would go to Rot Park where Ryan showed off his fire work, and since it was on the way to Midnight Desires, they would get Nightshade. Beetle knew all he had to do was ask Nights, and she would help him with anything.

Ryan was at the park, showing his powers over fire when he looked over, seeing a little girl playing with a cut in her shirt, and then he saw a stab wound. She looked a bit lonely, like she was the only one she knew there. He walked slowly over to her.

"Hey, why are you sitting here all by yourself?"

She looked up to him her. Eyes were child like, yet still very smart for her age.

"I don't have any family or friends here. They aren't dead yet." She sighed. "I've only been dead a week."

Ryan kneeled by her. "Yeah, I saw you were stabbed." He opened his shirt some, showing her his own stab wound.

He figured if she saw he died the same way she did, it might make her feel better. She only looked and nodded some then Ryan nodded. He wasn't going to give up trying to help this little one. He held his hands together and opened them. A fire ball formed then took the form of a kitten that actually meowed to her. It then formed into a knight fighting a dragon to save a princess. The trick made the little girl smile and reach out with her light purple fingers and the fire poofed away like magic. Ryan only smirked.

"Hello. My name is Ryan."

Still smiling, the little girl looked from his hands to his face. "Hi Mr. Ryan. I'm Melanie Frankford, but you can call me Mel." The two new friends talked until Beetle and Cassie walked up.

Ryan and Mel looked up when they heard some people approach and saw Beetlejuice and Cassie.

"Dude, you asked her! Cool. This is my new friend, Mel." Ryan motioned to the 10 year old ghost.

Beetle rolled his eyes. "Sweet. Hey, I want you to come help me get my breather back."

The fire haired ghost nodded. "Sure, I'll help. I saw how you were freaking earlier." He then turned to Mel. "I have to go for now. Do you have a place to stay?" The little ghost shook her head; she was really alone in this world. Ryan didn't feel right leaving her with no place to go. He thought for a second and took a spare key off his key chain, handing it to her. "I'm going to trust you to stay at my place for now. Watch TV and get yourself something to eat." Mel slowly took the key and left after being told where the house was. After she was out of sight, the pyro ghost turned his attention back to the other two in front of him. "Ok, where to now?"

Beetlejuice nodded. "Nightshade. I can always count on her."

At Midnight Desires, Nights wasn't too happy about one of the members of the rescue party. "B, she is a ghost hunter and you asked her for help! You know she is going to turn us in as soon as we save Lydibug."

Beetle smirked. "So you're going to help?"

Nightshade sighed, knowing he didn't listen to a word she said, and then nodded. "Yeah, I'll help. I can't sit around here while you risk everything. Especially if you think it is the Boogieman."

Beetle smirked. He knew he could count on her to help him. "Good, Nights. I knew I could get you to help me."

"Yeah, don't push your luck, B. We still need to figure out where the Boogieman took Lydibug."

Cassie thought for a moment. "According to legend in the living world, he was considered a swamp ghost."

Ryan nodded. "It's as good place as any. But Boogie has been around long before we were even born so he has time on his side."

Beetlejuice was getting angry. "Look, if you 3 are chickening out, I'll do this on my own. I never met someone I couldn't handle-older than me or not."

Nights got up and grabbed her surrogate brother's shoulders. "B, we are in this with you. As much as I usually regret it, you can count on me to join you." The four left the clothing shop and went to check the Neitherworld Swamps.

After hours of looking, Beetlejuice was starting to feel a lump in his throat and like someone had punched him in the gut with spiked brass knuckles. Nightshade looked at the man that had been like an older brother to her for over 600 years and pulls him to the side, away from the group.

"BJ, come on, look at me." Her voice was sweet and loving, which was something only known between them when the other was really hurting. They were far enough from the group to talk freely. Beetle looked at her, trying to hide the sadness and worry that filled his green eyes. Nights placed her hands on his shoulders in a comforting manner. "We will find her, B, and we will rescue her or die again trying." Beetle nodded. He felt lucky to have her with them; they could read each other like a book.

They finally came to the edge of Oogie Swamp. The three ghosts took flight. Ryan held Cassie, even though she could fly, but it was for only a short time and they couldn't wait. While Beetle and Nights flew without any wings, Ryan chose to use huge wings made of fire similar to those of the Phoenix. They soon made it to what they were looking for: the swamp shack home of the Boogieman.

Inside the Boogieman's swamp shack, he had Lydia bound and gagged.

"I hope your head doesn't hurt too bad." Boogieman laughed at her slightly. "You're too old to eat, but you're perfect to use as bait." He looked around his shack. "I'll need a better look to this place if I'm going to have guest." The place starts to glow and shake. The inside of the shack begins to take on the form of a mansion, the colors black and blood red. Boogie smiled at his work. He knew if Lydia worried Beetlejuice would hate her, they must be friends, which meant he would come for her.

And he would have the ghost with the most like a spider has a fly.

AN: So How many of you guessed it was Cassie From Starling Powers Stories? I wonder What everyone's Worse fears are & why did Boogie pick those colors for the inside of his mansion? From the way the story is going it might be 6 or 7 Chapters at the most. Thank you for reading. Please let me know what you think in Reviews.