Day 2
10:03 pm
Lancaster Castle- Main Headquarters
Mai Davis-
All of the pages were laid out before me. I knew if I looked hard enough, I would be able to find something off. Something different.
"Any luck Mai?" I heard John ask.
Shaking my head, I kept my eyes on the papers.
'Maybe it's the names the dates that are similar.'
I scanned my eyes over the delicate documents, looking at the dates each prisoner had entered since the day they started keeping tabs. There were a couple of dates that there were a ton of prisoners entered together, but there didn't seem to be anything significant.
Groaning, I let the papers be and stood up to consult the cameras.
"Any activity?" I asked Naru.
"None so far. Everything's quiet for the most part."
I knew he meant the prisoners. Regardless of the danger level, the crown had left the convicts down in the cells. My blood boiled at the thought of leaving them in harm's way, and when approached about the matter, all the Chief had done was shrug and respond with, "They're in there for life anyways."
"Mom?"
I looked over my shoulder and spotted Jean. I gave her a weary smile and let her sit down next to me.
"What is it dear?"
She looked slightly troubled as she searched for the right words.
"Have you guys found anything yet?" She finally asked.
"Pertaining to your case? No. We've been busy in the prison cells, trying to work around the convicts."
"Ah, so I see that stuck up old man wouldn't let them get moved?"
I shook my head and leaned back into the chair.
"Oh! Before I forget, I've found something that you guys might be able to use. It's an accident report for every single day since the late 1700's. I was surprised that something like this still existed!"
She dug into her messenger bag excitedly as I shot straight up.
"It even gave us a lead on our spirit in the office; that one was more recent. But I think it might help you find what you want."
A big, aged book was plopped on the table with a loud resounding thud. It caught the attention of everyone in the room.
"How did you get that?" Naru asked her as he carefully picked it up.
A wicked grin appeared on her face.
"Well, a worker was rather grateful of getting saved today. He offered to help me in any way necessary."
I gave her a dark look and shook my head at her. She simply shrugged and stood up.
"Well, tomorrow we're going to try and exorcise the spirit since we know a little bit more about what we're up against. If you would like to watch, feel free!"
And like that, she was out the door, off to her room, I hope.
"Mai," Naru called my name out softly. "I have a job for you. You will not like it, but it needs to be done."
I frowned at his words and crossed my arms.
"Okay?"
"Take the list that you have from the prisoners and copy it. Do the same with the accidents report. Then compare dates. When you narrow down similar dates, let me know."
"Yes sir." I mumbled a little grumpily. "Do you want me to start tonight?"
A small smile played on my husband's face as he bent forward and kissed my forehead.
"No. Not tonight. Sleep. You can start after the exorcism."
The thought of the exorcism caused me to frown again. I fidgeted in my chair uneasily.
"What's wrong?"
"Something doesn't feel right."
"About the exorcism?" I nodded. "I know. It feels like it's a little too easy for them."
"I'm going to say it's a safe bet that we'll be there?" I asked again.
Naru nodded.
"You bet it. We'll be ready if something goes wrong."
I stood up and let him grab my hand. He pulled me into a tight hug and planted another soft kiss on my head.
"I hope it doesn't come to that."
Day 3
Lancaster Castle- Main office
8:21 am
Mai Davis-
The charms were in perfect place, surrounding every possible escape route. Everyone had even worn a charm on themselves in case if the spirit would try to posses somebody in the room. I nodded at my twins who nodded back at me. Lin pressed the record button on the camera and the room fell silent as the time drew closer for the spirit to materialize
Suddenly, the temperature dropped. Dangerously. Gasping, I grabbed a hold of Naru who kept his eyes on the twins. Together, they spoke as one while the spirit appeared.
Things began to be lifted up in air around the ghost and began to rotate around it. The short prayer ended. I saw Jean's eyes widen and recognized the dazed off expression. She was receiving a feeling or vision. Neither of which were good.
"You do not belong in this realm. You can move on." Her voice was soothing and gentle.
It was an offer to move on instead of forcing it out of existence, which was what would have usually happened during an exorcism.
It was something Jean didn't have ability in. I quickly glanced over to Masako and wandered away from my husband just as Gavyn reached out to Jean and warned her quickly.
"How is it reacting to Jean?"
Masako hid her face behind her hand. Today, she ditched the kimono.
"It's confused and intrigued by Jean."
"What do you mean?" Naru had silently crept up in our conversation.
Masako gasped a little bit as the ghost took a cautious step forward.
"It means that Jean is playing a dangerous game Oliver."
I glanced over as I recognized Madoka joining our conversation.
"We need to be ready?" I asked.
Naru nodded his head and turned his attention back to our kids. The ghost took a more confident move forward towards Jean who backed up quickly.
"Leave now or there's no turning back from what we are going to do." She demanded.
The vortex of office supplies picked up the speed. Gavyn was quick to step in front of Jean and performed the mantra that Monk had taught him years ago.
And then it dawned on me. This spirit is not planning on leaving so soon, but it was trapped in here. That would be dangerous for all of us.
"We need to take the charms off the walls! We can't keep it in here!" I told Naru.
He nodded in agreement and set off to make an exit. As soon as I tore the first two charms down, the mantra ended and I felt the spirit rush out behind me. Jeanine was frozen in her spot, and watched the wall with wide eyes for a while. I walked up to her slowly and reached out to touch her arm. She pulled away quickly before locking eyes with mine.
"I need to go out for something."
And like that, she was out of the door. I looked at Gavyn.
"Go with her please." I asked silently.
He nodded and took off after her.
"She felt something." I spoke. "She's a smart girl and would not have made that juvenile risk for nothing. You and I both know that."
Masako walked up beside me quietly.
"She felt his broken heart and betrayal."
"So something more went on here than what we've been given." Naru said a little coldly. "We need to find people who know the story, and we need to find them soon."
A/N: Ah, I apologize for my last Author's note. It was not fair or nice of me to do that to you guys. Thank you all for reviewing and encouraging me. It was a moment of aggravation. So, anyways, here's this chapter! I hope I didn't leave it at too much of a cliffie, I figured you guys would be sick of those. I had a lot of fun writing this while I'm writing the Alpha Biography, it helps me work through the worst case of my writer's blocks ever. So I do hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Love,
Jazzy