Kong Li Christmas : A Sue Story 11
By Crystalquirt
Tobue. Kong Li messes up Christmas by trying to take Sue out of the celebration for good. Scary situations, violence, mild language, action, romance, angst, oh yeah.
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In the graveyard, Kong Li and his shape-shifters lit hundreds of candles placed at the headstones of graves. Standing in the middle, he chanted an incantation that summoned hundreds of ghosts and spirits to rise from beneath the candlelit headstones. Kong Li had all of the ingredients except one gathered and boiling in a pot for the Specter Stew recipe he found in the brick wall while attacking Sid. The final ingredient he needed for this recipe was a ghost!
With hundreds of disturbed ghosts gathering angrily around him, he was not the least bit frightened. Kong Li sprinkled something sparkly into the air and several of the nearest ghosts became visible! He caught a little ghost right out of the air and stirred it, squealing the whole time, into his pot with the other ingredients.
"Now, my little enemies, by drinking this recipe I can not only control ghosts, I can take the powers of a ghost for my own!" Kong Li expected to be super strong, intangible, invisible and hoped there would be more side effects he hadn't even thought of yet. Kong Li was very scary anyway, but now he was terrifying. His glowing blue eyes sunk back into their sockets and looked dark except for tiny glowing spots in the center. He glided across the graveyard like he had no feet swinging his staff to cut ghosts in half that were two slow to get out of his way. At his command, the surviving hundreds of ghosts followed him to the well in the park.
He commanded the ghosts to stay near the well, but to wreak havoc at every opportunity. The early morning risers on their way to work or starting their day with a jog through the park were about to start off having a really bad scare. Even the new crews showed up to report the disturbances, but were frightened away by the ghosts. Everyone retreated. Police controlled the crowds and wouldn't let people unexpectedly drive into the area around the well. News reporters reported from half a block away.
Kong Li turned himself invisible and intangible and drifted quickly toward Wu's Garden. "One last item to retrieve. Once I have the cookbook, Chinatown with fall before me and my army! Mei Hua and whichever rejects are left living will be executed in the most horrible way I can think of!"
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At three o'clock in the morning, with Sid, Tobey and Nana were still awake and sitting with Sue. They were anxious to see if Nana's antidote would work. Sue started panting very fast. Her arms and legs became rigid as the spirit was fighting to take her body again, even with Nana's antidote in her.
"Oh No! Nana! Should she be doing that?"
"No Tobey, I am afraid not. My antidote is not working. Stay close to her boys."
Sid and Tobey reluctantly got on each side of her bed and held her arms down. Her eyes flashed open and she was instantly angry and screaming. She twisted in their hold she started kicking and Sid put his knee over her legs. They sat silently and held her down until the fit was over and she went back into a very deep sleep.
They heard Mr. Wu yelling for them to shut up and complaining that he had been awakened when he had a lot to do in the morning after Christmas!
Tobey slid his back down the wall and sat on the floor by the head of Sue's bed. Sid stepped quickly away from the bed and turned his back on everyone.
"Sid?"
Sid said, "I'm fine, its okay – I'll be right back." he ran down to the garden and fell apart. "Why didn't it work? It's not fair!" Sid laid back on a bench and wiped away tears so he could stare at the night sky. "Kong Li really needs to pay for this!"
In Sue's room Tobey stood up when Sid left and paced nervously. Nana knew what he wanted. "Go on Tobey, make sure Sid doesn't leave. Get him back up here."
"You sure Nana?"
"Go on, I'll be fine, Sue will sleep for a while at least."
Tobey ran all the way to the garden, saw Sid's bike was still there and looked around. He was relieved to find Sid lying on a bench in a corner behind the geraniums. "Oh Sid, I'm so glad you're still here!"
Sid heard him, "Tobey. What are we gonna do without Sue? We'll be lost without her! We can't fight – She is all I have left."
"Sid, you have me, and Nana, and don't give up on her yet! Nana wants us back to take care of her while she tries again with the antidote."
"Well yeah, I know - you're like my brother, Tobey and I know Nana will keep on helping us. I love both of you too – but it's not the same!"
Tobey didn't know what else to say so he sat with Sid in silence for a few minutes. Sid was the one that got up and went back in first with Tobey following.
When they got back to Sue's room, Tobey especially was surprised to see Sue awake and smiling. Nana sat in the chair by the bed and they had been talking. "Hey Bro", she greeted as he came over to her bedside.
"Sue." he whispered and gave her a hug. Tobey stood near, silently staring at the floor.
"Nana told me the antidote didn't work this time, but she will try again. Guys, I didn't hurt you that time did I?"
"No Sue, you didn't hurt us. I know, Nana will keep trying. Do you want to play with my video games?"
"Wow Tobey, thanks for the offer, but really want to get out of here! Come sit with me in the garden, okay? Maybe we can spar a little Sid?"
"Can we Nana?" Tobey perked up, glad that Sue felt like getting up.
"As long as you both stay very close to her. You know what the risks are. I'm going back to the store room to start another antidote."
"Yes Nana." Tobey and Sid turned their backs to her while Sue pulled her pants and favorite shirt on. Nana took an armload of books off Sue's desk and left. Nana went back down to the storeroom to try again.
Tobey held Sue's hand all the way to the garden. Sue thought how nice it was that he was treating her so kindly and wished she felt good enough to enjoy it more. Sid walked very quietly behind them. He reluctantly agreed to spar with her if she really felt up to it. She insisted that she did, but he thought she already looked very pale and he had to catch her when she almost fell before they even started.
Sid was very gentle - almost too gentle when Sue started a slow series of moves. They went through a set of thrusts and blocks and Sue tired very quickly. She stopped and held her hand to her forehead. Sid gave her a drink of water and walked with her over to the bench where Tobey was waiting. She sat down and laid back with her head on Tobey's leg. She looked up at Tobey, "Hey, there's something moving around in your nose!" Tobey blushed and covered his nose and mouth with his hand.
"Just kidding Tobey." Sue grabbed his hand and held on tight to it on her stomach. He wiggled his fingers and tickled her. They both giggled and she closed her eyes. Tobey thoughtfully pushed a strand of hair out of her face.
Sid sat on the ground in front of them. They talked about a lot of nothing. The weather, how mean Mr. Wu was. While Sue teased Sid about Barney and Tiffany having lunch together a week ago, Tobey was staring across the garden, at the little shed in the corner.
His eyes got huge suddenly and he leaned forward a little, making Sue hold on tighter to his hand, Tobey glanced at Sid, "Wow, did you see that?"
"What?"
"I thought I saw a . . . no way, its too weird, Mr. Wu's Christmas wreath was not just floating in the air by itself."
Sid looked, Sue didn't feel like lifting her head off of Tobey's leg and when Sid looked, the wreath was hanging on the shed door, right where Mr, Wu put it. But as soon as Sid looked away, Tobey saw the wreath move again.
"There it moved again – all by itself - I know I saw it that time!"
Sid looked again, "Your crazy Tobey, it's just because we haven't had much sleep the last couple of nights."
"No I saw it, the wreath floated off the nail, moved in a circle and then returned to the nail!" Sue smiled but still didn't look. Sid looked away again and Tobey saw the wreath jump off the door and land on the ground. Tobey jumped off the bench so fast Sue almost fell. Sid caught her and yelled at him while Sue sat up to see what was going on.
"It was just the wind you dork!"
"There is no wind." Tobey went over by the shed and bent over to pick up the wreath. Something pushed him and he fell forward squishing the fallen wreath. He cried out and jumped up.
"Tobey quit messing around," Sue rolled her eyes before she put her head back down. Sid stood up, but stayed by Sue.
"It felt like somebody pushed me!" Tobey looked all around for anything suspicious and saw nothing so he picked the wreath up. He was sure he had seen it flying around by itself. He examined the plastic leaves and frame that held them together suspecting that Barney rigged it up to move with string or something.
"Tobey, come back over and help me take Sue back to her room." Tobey hung the wreath back on the door, and turned to go back to help Sue, but he tripped and fell before he got two steps away. He hurried and got up as far as he hands and knees, but instead of getting up, he exhaled loudly and fell onto his side holding his stomach. Silent, invisible ghost Kong Li had kicked him.
"Ow." He put his arm up in defense, but still couldn't see anything to defend from. Kong Li silently and invisibly attacked him. A kick to his thigh and Tobey groaned and rolled away before he kicked back at nothing. It looked to Sid and Sue like Tobey was 'fighting the air' again.
Sid sounded annoyed. "Tobey knock it off man - get over here!" he and Sue were already on their way to the back door.
Tobey stood up again, only to get lifted off his feet. He flipped in mid air and landed on his back on the stone walkway.
"You are gonna hurt yourself, stop it!" Sue begged.
"Guys help." it looked very awkward when Tobey got up, arm first since he was not moving under his own power. Ghost Kong Li yanked Tobey to his feet and punched him in the gut. He doubled over gasping for air.
"That's pretty good man. You would get a job in the movies as a stunt man, but enough - come on – Sue's tired – and I'm in no mood for your goofing off!"
Kong Li was having trouble staying silent. This was so great – his little enemy's friends thought he was crazy and actually sounded like they were getting mad at him! While Tobey was on his knees gasping for air. Kong Li leaned down and whispered "Boo." very quietly. Tobey startled and threw a punch at the voice, but invisible Kong Li went intangible too and Tobey's hand went right through him. Tobey still couldn't see anything.
Kong Li yanked Tobey to his feet by the front of his tank top and back handed him across the face so he would fall again. Tobey's lip started bleeding and he groaned loudly as he tried to get up.
"Tobey, knock it off right now – we're leaving you – you come up when ever your ready!" Sid was now officially annoyed and wouldn't look at him.
"No! Help guys! There really is someone here beating the crap out of me! I think it's Kong Li! - Ooof!" Tobey fell over with his arms crossed over his bruised ribs and looked at them, his eyes pleading for help, blood running from the corner of his mouth. Fortunately Sue was still watching.
"Sid wait - did Tobey just give himself a bloody lip?"
"Your right. It looks like the 'air' Tobey's fighting is winning this time."
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Tobey continued . . .