I'm back! I updated early because I got five reviews again! Ready to write another short chapter! But don't worry, the next chapter will be long and action packed. I promise! Hopefully this one has a pretty creepy effect, but I'm not for sure. Hope you like the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Storm Hawks, Nerd Corps does. Vanessa really owns most of the plot and Kezzywezzy25 owns some of it. I own my OCs.

Previously on Finding Perfection…

Alexis has woken up in a strange land and seen a frightening version of her old boyfriend from back when she was alive, the Dark Ace. A woman tells her that she has six weeks to face her demons or else she'll be sent to limbo for the rest of eternity. The race is on for Alexis to find her way home.

Week 1

I slowly walked out of the town and back to where I had come from, looking carefully for anti-Ace. My stomach felt like it was tied in a bunch of knots. I was scared to see the anti-Ace again. I didn't want to think about Ace ever looking like that. I heard a noise to my right and my head jerked toward it. Nothing was there. When I turned back to face the front, there was anti-Ace. "Why did you leave me?" He asked in his wheezy voice.

"Adsum occurrere, daemon." I said.

The anti-Ace stared at me and said, "You may speak."

"I didn't leave you. I would never want to leave you. Those people took me away from you. I love you, Ace." I said.

"I'll go and avenge you…!"

"No! That won't do any good. That won't bring me back. If anything, it will only make life worse for you." I stopped sadly, then continued quietly, "I don't know how I can last without you."

"I'll find a way to come get you. I'll save you."

"Don't waste your life. Use my death as a lesson. You have to live your life to the fullest. Please. If you just let me do my thing, I can get back to you."

"How?"

"I just have to face my demons. It'll all be okay. Will you wait for me?"

The anti-Ace looked up at me. "The message will get through." Then, he disappeared.

"Ace? Hello? Anyone? Please don't leave me alone again!" I cried, panicking.

"Calm down. I am back." I turned in surprise. It was the woman.

"What do I do now? Find another demon? Do I search for Aerrow?" I asked.

"No. Now, you wait. You must wait for the next demon to find you."

"What will I do until then?"

"You may travel straight through town to the Pond of the Living. There, you may choose who you want to watch. You may watch your loved ones live their life. But beware. For some spirits, this becomes an obsession. Separate your time between exploring and watching. Goodbye." The woman vanished suddenly once again. I guess everyone in this world does that.

I walked back towards town and decided to see the Pond of Living. Perhaps I could find out what was going on back at home. Was anyone missing me, or had they moved on? They weren't dwelling on it, were they? I continued into town and was surprised by what I saw. There were actually people. All looked like the anti-Ace had, but they were still people. None of them seemed like they were trying to get out, like me. Why not? This is where everyone who was taken away from life too early comes. This is their only chance to get back home!

I cautiously approached one and asked, "Hello?"

The person, it looked like a young woman, looked at me with no expression. Then again, she didn't have much of a face to show an expression. "Yes?'" She asked quietly.

A quiet and raspy voice… Definitely not a good combination! "Um… you, you were killed… correct?" I asked.

"Of course. Weren't we all?" She sounded mournful.

"Why aren't you trying to get out? You can still get out!" I told her.

"I know." She moaned.

"Then why aren't you trying?" I asked.

"I would rather stay dead than face everyone from my life. It would just make it that much harder to move on. No one's ever done it before, you know. Gotten back to their life. Everyone who tries disappears, even sooner than the rest of us. They spend the rest of eternity in limbo, even more tortured than the rest of us." She said.

"Didn't you have a husband, or boyfriend, or child that you want to get back to? Don't you want to continue the life that was unfairly taken away from you?" I demanded.

"Unfairly taken away! We all did something to deserve our deaths! All of us!" The woman wailed. Then, she turned and ran into her home. I turned to look back at the square. Everyone was staring at me. I took a deep breath and tried to ignore them. They slowly retreated back into their homes. Some went into patches of trees and disappeared. None of them ever took their eyes off me.

I spun around and ran to the Pond of Living. "Show me Ace!" I exclaimed, desperate to see his face to calm me down. The woman's voice still echoed in my head.

"No one's ever done it… They've all disappeared, even sooner than the rest of us."

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