Reign Of Terror
Chapter 8
The Plan
As AJ explained the whole story to the others, they looked at her like she was crazy! "Let me get this straight! You mean to tell me that your not who we think you are and that the little girl who went missing is really dead but her spirit is inside of you!" Matt asked her. AJ nodded, "Yeah! Look I know it's confusing but you guys have to trust me if you want to survive okay!" She told them.
They all nodded, "Okay so where do we start?" Trish asked her. "I don't know maybe the basement!" AJ told her. As they headed towards the basement the lights went out, and then there was a loud scream. "Ahhhh!" someone yelled. "What was that?" Jeff asked. "I don't know but everyone stand back to back in a circle that way this thing can't sneak up on us." Paul told him. Jeff nodded along with the others as they all stood back to back and linked arms. "Alright roll call!" John yelled. Everyone called out their name except for one person, "Who's missing?" Randy asked. "Stephanie!" Paul yelled, he didn't get a answer. "Oh my god Stephanie!" He yelled again searching in the dark.
After several minutes the lights came back on and AJ closed her eyes as she thought about her friend, "Steph where are you? Please speak to me!" AJ thought to herself. "AJ I'm in the attic! Please you have to save me before it's to late!" Steph told her. AJ nodded as she headed upstairs, the only person who saw her leave was Trish. "AJ where are you going?" She asked her. "I have to save Stephanie you guys stay here and find that journal, it should be in the basement!" AJ told her without looking back. Trish nodded, "Okay but shouldn't someone go with you?" Trish asked. "Sure if you want!" She told her still walking. "Alright Paul let's go!" Trish told him grabbing his hand and dragging him upstairs.
As they got upstairs, AJ lead them to the attic. "AJ how exactly did you know that Steph was in the attic?" Paul asked her. "I can talk to her with my mind, you know understand what she is thinking. Like right now she is terrified, so we need to hurry now!" She told him as they walked up another flight of stairs. Before she opened the door she turned to Trish and Paul, "Whatever you do stay near me and don't get out of my sight this guy is very dangerous got it!" She told them. They both nodded as she turned the doorknob and they walked inside, "Stephanie! Stephanie where are?" AJ whispered.
"AJ I'm over here!" Steph cried. AJ ran to her, "Oh my god! Paul, Trish give me hand here!" AJ told them as tried untying Stephanie. As they got her untied no one noticed the big guy in the room, "Hello AJ or should I say April!" He told her. "AJ turned to him,"You! I'm gonna kill you once and for all!" AJ said with anger.
The man just smiled, "I like to see you try while your friends is in danger." He told her. AJ looked at him confused as Stephanie was floating in midair. "Get me down!" She yelled. The man just laughed as he threw her into the wall, her head bounced off the and she hit the floor. "Stephanie!" Paul yelled running towards her but was stopped as he was also thrown into a wall only he was stuck and couldn't move. "Paul! Steph!" AJ yelled, "Trish help them!" She finished. "Trish?" AJ asked again. Trish didn't move, she was frozen stiff, AJ walked up to her, "Trish!" AJ called again as she touched her forehead.
"Oh my god!" She whispered as she looked around the room, her friends were all in danger and it was because of her. She looked up at the man who had killed her family and ruined her life for the last fifty years. "You're gonna pay for this!" AJ yelled as she tackled the man to the ground. AJ slammed his head onto the floor several times until he stopped moving, then she walked over to Paul and Stephanie to make sure they were both okay. Stephanie was moving a little bit but Paul was still stuck to the wall. "A little help here please!" Paul yelled. AJ walked over and pulled Paul off the wall as hard as she could. "Wow you're strong!" He told her as he went to help his wife to her feet, "Steph are you okay?" He asked her. She nodded her head, "Yeah! I'm fine what about Trish?" She asked him looking at her friend. "I don't know I think she's still frozen, unless you can unfreeze her AJ!" He asked her.
AJ nodded, "I can try but I need my journal it has different spells inside!" She told him. Paul nodded, "Alright then let's go!" He told them heading towards the door. He tried to open it but it was locked. "What the hell! The door it won't budge, it's locked or something." He told them. Stephanie and AJ both looked at each other and decided to help Paul try to open the door. "It's locked it won't budge!" AJ told them. "I guess we go to plan B! Help! help! Help!" Paul yelled banging on the door.
Meanwhile downstairs...
"Hey did you guys hear that?" Rocky asked them. John and Chris both nodded, "Yeah it sounded like Paul let's go!" Chris told him as they headed upstairs, the others were still in the basement looking for the journal. Dwayne, Chris, and John got to the attic door, "Paul you guys in there?" Chris yelled.
"Yeah the door it won't budge, get us out of here!" Paul yelled. "Okay hold on!" John yelled as he stood back, and kicked the door in. After a few kicks the door finally opened, "Oh thank god!" Stephanie told them with joy. "Where are the others?" AJ asked them. "They're still in the basement!" Rocky told her. AJ nodded as she vanished into thin air. Everyone looked in shock, "Where the hell did she go?" Paul asked himself. The other shrugged as they tried I figure out how to turn Trish back to normal, not knowing that someone was watching them. "Where is she?" He yelled. "Where is who?" Chris asked. The man just looked at him, "Don't play dumb with me, where is April?" He asked them.
Paul saw how scared they looked and spoke up but would regret it, "We don't know where she's at alright! Why don't you just leave us alone!" Paul told him stepping closer. The man just smiled as he grabbed Paul by the throat and threw him towards the window. "Paul!" Stephanie yelled running towards the window but Rocky stopped her. "No let me go! He just, he just threw my husband through a window." She screamed. Chris tried to help Rocky hold Steph back but it was like she was to strong for both of them. Finally John stepped in, "Stephanie look at me! We're gonna get of here and help Paul but you have to stay calm for me okay! AJ is gonna find her journal and end this entire thing alright!" He told her. Stephanie nodded in tears, Rocky held on to her until AJ got back as they watched the man looking around the attic for something, "What is he looking for?" Chris asked them quietly. "I don't know! You want to ask him?" John told him. Chris shook his head, "No thank you!" He told him as they stood in the corner as quiet as they could.
Meanwhile downstairs in the basement, "AJ what exactly are you looking for?" Matt asked her. "My journal it has to be here somewhere! This is where I died, I know it's here!" She told them searching the shelves. After searching for several minutes, she found a old trunk. "Hey somebody help me with this!" She yelled. Daniel and Randy came over and pulled the trunk off the shelf. "We need something to open it!" Daniel told her. AJ nodded, "Jeff look in that bucket behind you, there should be a crowbar or something in there." She told him.
Jeff nodded as he searched the bucket and found the crowbar, "Got it!" He yelled handing it to AJ. "Umm AJ maybe you should let me or Randy open that trunk for you!" He told her. "Thats alright guys I got it!" She told him pulling the lock open with one tug. "Got it!" She yelled opening the trunk and looking inside, "I found it!" She told them grabbing her journal out and blowing the dust off. "Alright let's get rid of this bastard once and for all!" She told them as she flipped through the pages and found what she was looking for. "Okay you guys follow me upstairs and when I tell you to run do it! Got it!" She told them.
They all nodded as they followed her upstairs to the attic, "Stephanie! John! Rocky! Paul! I found the journal!" She yelled coming through the door. She looked around and noticed Paul was missing. "Hey where is Paul?" She asked. Stephanie started crying, "He threw him out the window!" She told her in between sobs!
AJ looked at the man in rage, "Hey guess what I'm here! Now let my friends go!" She yelled at him. He just smiled, "Try and stop me!" He yelled. "Fine!" AJ told him as she started speaking in tongue. The man started to burst into flames, "No!" He yelled. "April why are you doing this?" He asked her. "Because you killed my family and took away my childhood. I've been looking for over fifty years and was finally able to kill you. Now you're gone for good!" She yelled as she spoke again and this time the man blew up right in front of them. "Run, Now!" She told them. They all did as they were told and ran as fast as they could, downstairs and out the front door which finally opened.
As they got outside, the house burst into flames, "Wait where's Trish?" Amy asked them looking around. "Oh my god! Trish we left her inside!" Nikki yelled. "No we didn't look!" Brie pointed towards the back of the house. It was AJ and she was holding Trish up, helping her walk.
"Hey guys take Trish, while I help Paul!" She told them handing Trish over to John and Rocky. "Stephanie come with me!" She told her holding out her hand. "Where are we going?" Steph asked her. "We're gonna save your husband!" She told her.
Paul was lying on ground barely breathing as he saw AJ and his wife come closer to him. AJ held Stephanie's hand, "Hold his hand!" She told her. Steph nodded as she grabbed Paul's hand, but not letting go of AJ's hand. They kneeled down beside him and AJ spoke in tongue while putting her free hand on top of Paul's head.
A few minutes later Paul was able to feel his legs again and was able to speak! "AJ how did you do that?" He asked her. AJ just smiled without saying a word, as a bright light shined over her. The others had ran around to the back to see what was happening when they saw the light over AJ.
"Thanks for helping me everyone! I'm gonna miss all of you!" She told them. "Wait! April can AJ stay since your spirit is finally free!" Stephanie asked her in tears. AJ just looked at and smiled, "Don't worry Stephanie! She'll be back soon trust me! But right now I have to go my parents are waiting for me!" She told her letting go of her hand.
Steph nodded, "Okay! Just don't forget us alright!" She told her. "Don't worry I won't!" She told her as she stood under the light and disappeared right in front of them.
"Wow Happy Halloween! Let's go home!" Mark told them helping Paul to his feet. They all nodded in agreement as they left the party known to them as Reign Of Terror!
The ending sucked I know but oh well Happy Halloween!