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Leslie sat next to Tally at a metal desk which stuck up from the floor of the helicopter. In front of them sat Rose Leardel, whose face was stern. Leslie took this moment to fully look over Leardel. Her hair was set in a tight bun, which was grey with age. She wore no make-up, which showed the lines in her face.

"First and foremost, before we start any questions or anything. You will call me and address me as simply Leardel."

"Uh... sure..." Leslie said, feeling oddly like a student about to get a stern telling-off by a teacher.

"Also, Tally. You cannot use your powers with me. I can see you trying, it will not work. My mind is too trained for that."

Tally cheeks blushed slightly, but she nodded. "Okay, that's fair enough."

"I am sure you have questions, so get to them."

"Well..." Leslie started. "I have so many questions. But the thing which I'm most confused about is how are the others alive? I mean, I know Carter and Rose, I even saw Zach die before my eyes! How is it that they are alive?"

"Everyone here was once dead." Leardel said. "Including me. I was killed by Death himself on the ship called the Navis Ferry."

"The Navis Ferry? You were on it?"

"Yes, I accompanied Paige Callaway there, but I was caught off guard. But how did we come back to this apocalyptic world? You witnessed the lake open wide and the cyclone, correct?"

"I-I did... just before we were taken from Crystal Lake."

"Well, the cyclone was a gateways to hell. It may sound far-fetched, but the gates of hell were opened that night."

"Hell?" Tally questioned. "But hell doesn't exist, it can't exist!"

"But, indeed it does." Leardel said patiently. "Hell is split into two parts. One where all the murderers and people killed themselves reside. All of these are these shadowy demons you see around. They are not privileged with a body. The other half are the people who were murdered, either by accident or otherwise, or died of natural causes, such as me and the other's on this carrier.

"As I was saying, hell was opened up by Death's current disciples, which you know as Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. All the demons from the 'guilty' side of hell were freed from their confines, under the influence of Death and having to order him. But what Death didn't know at that time, was that we were also able to get free. Rose Milano, Zach Dryer and I helped free thousands of people from hell. Many of us were killed, but a good five thousand of us managed to escape, either to the ground, the sewers, or otherwise. Rose, Zach and I stuck together, and we got to an airbase, which is our current base of operations.

"We had told everyone to meet up here, as I knew it when I was alive. So, over the last ten years, human's have been slowly filtering in."

"Wow..." Leslie said, looking at Leardel. "So... all this time when we thought that the human's were all but wiped out, there was still many of us alive."

"And who told you that?"

Leslie shut his eyes. "Well... William did... but that's another thing! What's his plan if he is a traitor? He said quite clearly he wanted to defeat Death and his Disciples."

"Yes, but for what purpose? William once spent time as Death himself, taking the mantel to stop the zombie epidemic. He enjoyed the power so much; he seeks to get it once again by defeating Death. Trent Harvey is helping him because of promises made of ruling the earth as we know it."

"Wow..." Tally said, stroking her hair slightly. "So... what are you doing here picking us up?"

"As I mentioned, you have abilities. Riley as the ability to produce various kinds of spells, Mila has telekinesis, Conner has extreme marksman-ship ability, and Alex has the ability to use minerals. Your two abilities are most valuable. You're ability to predict the future will be perfect for us, Leslie, and your ability, Tally, in reading thoughts and emotions is valuable."

Leardel sat still, as Leslie and Tally stayed silent, thinking. Suddenly Leslie looked up, his eyes alight. "When you say lots of people got out, is... well... is James..."

"James Brown is alive and well at the base. You will have a chance to get reacquainted with him."

Leslie smiled, sitting back in his seat, suddenly remembering the time in which James sacrificed himself for him.

Flashback

"Adios Amigos." Miguel Custado said, before flicking the cigarette into the alchohol behind him. Leslie stared in horror as the cigarette flew through the air. He started forward, but suddenly James appeared, grabbed hold of Leslie's collar, and threw him straight through the open door, towards Zach Dryer.

Leslie rolled on the sidewalk, and hear Miguel say "It's Death..."

Suddenly intense heat covered the air as the restaurant exploded, taking Rob Winters and Miguel in it's flames. Leslie and Zach ducked down as the explosion faded. Leslie looked up in a panic, seeing the wrecked restaurant. He ran forward, past an injured Jenna towards James, who was laid out on the floor, blackened and burnt.

Leslie sobbed, crying into his lover's chest, realising that James Brown was dead.

Flashback

Leslie held his hand to his eyes, shaking his head while smiling. "Hah... James... I'll see you again..."

"Wait..." Tally said slowly. "If all these people have revived, does that mean that people like Jeffrey Jebediah or Rain Orlando can come back?"

"Sadly... no." Leardel said, tilting her head. "Death closed the door to hell two months after he opened it. Anyone who died after will stay dead."

Tally was about to reply, when the door opened and Carter stood straight.

"General Banks?" Leardel questioned. "What is it?"

"Well... as we were picking up Rose who was taking care of Grabber and Papa Hades, Rose came back supporting two women."

"Oh? Who were they?"

"We don't know. They are malnourished and dehydrated. Alice is currently treating them now."

Leardel stood up. "That's good news. Leslie, Tally, please, do what you need. I have some business I need to take care of." At that, Leardel left the room, leaving Leslie and Tally alone.

"Wow..." Tally said. "James means a lot to you, huh."

Leslie sniffed, his tears wet over his scarred face. "Yeah... yeah he was. He allowed me to be open with my homosexuality. He allowed me to be me. I was completely miserable when he was killed, but now... the thought of meeting him again..." Leslie let out a strangled sob while smiling happily. "God... I thought I toughened up over these years."

Tally got up. "I'll leave you here for a bit. I want to discuss the girl who was impaled through the head."

Leslie looked up. "Pardon me?"

"Oh. That doctor, Alice. She was killed after a flag went straight into her face." Tally said, waving a hand. "Also there is a man who got killed after being put through a leaf-blower. See you."

"Yeah... thanks..." Leslie said.

"Your welcome." Tally said, nodding, leaving Leslie with his memories.