Sabrina's P.O.V.-Greendale Baseball Field-Tuesday Afternoon, Afterschool
Everyone was sitting on the bleachers, watching a baseball game. Baseball season should've already been over, especially since the winter season is approaching, but due to most of the wrestling team still needing to recover from the try-outs, mainly whatever Sabrina did to them, the season was extended.
"Go Sabrina! Whoo! She can do it, she can do it! Rah rah rah! Whoo!" Quigley cheered as Sabrina, fielding second base, felt embarrassed by Quigley's cheers.
"Make him stop yelling. Make him stop yelling!" Sabrina muttered under her cap, trying hard to hide her face. Sure, it's a good thing Quigley is trying to make amends for his...actions so far, but he is too eager to fix those mistakes.
The pitcher, who is filling in for Harvey due to...things, threw the ball. However, the batter managed to hit the ball, causing to to streak past.
"Whoo hoo! Run!" Gem shouted to the batter, grinning like it's shopping day at the mall. How she managed to be part of baseball, nobody knows.
The other members of Sabrina's team tried to grab the ball, but they failed, as the batter was running around the bases.
"Watch out for..." Sabrina began to warn three players, who went to grab the ball, only to collide with each other. "...each other," Sabrina concluded, putting her face in her hands.
"Nice try, Stinkbrina. We won again. 41 to zip. Maybe you and the nerd herd should ride back to Dork Town." Gem mocked as she and her team laughed at Sabrina, whose face turned red from anger.
Ten Minutes Later
"Is it too much to ask to be captain of a winning team for once?" Sabrina asked Quigley, as the two walked towards their house.
"Well, at least you're having fun." Quigley said.
"Fun? You called getting beaten by that brat we call Gem fun?!" Sabrina asked in disbelief.
"Um, okay, maybe you didn't have fun, but I did, cheering you on." Quigley said.
"That, and you like having big, foamy fingers." Sabrina points out.
"Guilty as charged!" Quigley said shamelessly.
"Glad someone admits it," Sabrina said.
"Sabrina, don't you think you're getting caught up in winning for the sake of winning? After all, isn't playing sports mainly about doing your best, not about who has the higher score?" Quigley asked.
"When it involves Gem: no. When it has nothing to do with her: yes." Sabrina answered. "Especially since she thinks her team is sooooo 'great'," she added.
"Sabrina, I'm sure, and I know you're sure as well, that your team is better than Gem's in ways she can't fathom, with different strengths. As team captain, it's your job to find those strengths and use them." Quigley pointed out.
"Besides leading the league in tripping, dropping and whipping? I mean, come on, Quigley. It's not the fact that I'm not having fun with my team, it's just the fact they're not confident enough for any games or practice sessions. Then again, after what happened on Friday, who would?" Sabrina asked, listing off a few incidents during the extended season.
"Look, Sabrina, I'm not going to deny everything that happened on Friday. But this is one of the reasons why the baseball season was extended: to try and keep everyone's minds off it. Just keep your head up, and your foam finger high!" Quigley said, accidentally throwing his foam finger, which he chased after.
"Could this get any worse?" Sabrina asked herself.
Right at that moment, Gem's parents' car pulled up in front of Sabrina. "I just had to tempt fate, didn't I?" Sabrina snarked to herself.
Gem rolled down her window to smirk at Sabrina. "Oh, Sabrina, the skunk farm called to say, 'You stink!'" Gem taunted, covering her nose as she laughed at Sabrina's flat expression.
"Actually, Gem, I think they were talking about your impression of a dying goldfish when you found out you were poor, and the people you were living with weren't actually your parents. Not to mention the fact your mother works at the renaissance fair and your father is a YouTuber." Sabrina said with a small grin as Gem ceased her laughing.
"I swear, Sabrina, I will get even with you for that crack." Gem snarled. However, Regina, who was in the driver seat, actually laughed at Sabrina's insults.
"Oh ho, now that reminds me of myself when I was your age." Regina said to Sabrina.
"Mom! Don't agree with her!" Gem shouted.
"Actually, I can and I will. Just because you think you can order everyone around doesn't mean you can do the same to me." Regina snapped, before turning to Sabrina.
"Come and see me sometimes, weird child. Maybe we can find ways to stave off boredom in this small town," Regina said as she drove off, Gem complaining in the back seat.
"...That was weird." Sabrina said.
Sometime Later-Sabrina's Bedroom
"Maybe if I try adding more practices and some confidence boosts in between sessions. Not to mention a lucky rabbit's foot and a four-leaved clover." Sabrina said, glancing to the parts of her bed where Aaron and Chloe would sit on, which were blank.
"I hate being lonely." Sabrina sighed, knowing that Chloe was still recovering from her injuries and most likely won't be back in public for another week or two.
And as for Aaron...
"Hey, Sabrina, wanna use magic?" came the most annoying, yet familiar, voice as its owner entered the room.
"First of all, no. And second, aren't you supposed to be stuck in the past?" Sabrina asked coldly.
Then again, it's not everyday that you find out that a cat, especially one who used to be a warlock prior to being turned into a cat, is the reason why 100 people are dead and the reason why her former friend/crush is now in military confinement, upriver in Riverdale.
"Yes, you and that brat you call a friend did sent me to the past, which, by the way, I couldn't return to the present due to lack of time-traveling magic. However, since I am, and still am, 100% a warlock, I managed to live for the past 2056, all the way up to this point." Salem explained.
"But you were only gone for a day! At least, from my perspective. ...Time travel and all of its logic is confusing." Sabrina pointed out.
"Look, I get you might be a bit upset about a few mortal deaths, but without Aaron being here, maybe we can be friends again. Where is that brat anyways?" Salem asked, looking around for Aaron, no doubt planning on possibly killing him.
"Thanks to your bullshit last Friday night, he has that national hero status. Which means he's possibly in another part of the country, shaking people's hands, kissing babies, etc., for the next couple of days." Sabrina said, rolling her eyes.
After all, it's like everyone forgets that, gasp, Aaron is still a child! Heck, even the fame she's gotten from winning both Mortal Kombat tournaments(the first tournament, she lost in the preliminary rounds and yet she was still allowed to progress through, somehow) had started to fade. Why couldn't the entire world do the same for Aaron?
Meanwhile-Aaron's (Brief) P.O.V.-Random Town, U.S.A
I had a flat expression on my face as I was, once again, on another huge, fancy parade float. In a parade. In my honor.
"You know, I could just shake your hands or kiss your babies or something other than a parade. I mean, I just stop a lizard boy, not save the fricking world!" I shouted.
"Wait, we still have the whole shaking hands and kissing babies thing?" The mayor of whatever this town is, I tuned it out, asked, sitting in a seat next to me.
Groaning, I turned to face my parents, far back in the crowd. "WHY COULDN'T YOU TWO HAVE RAISED ME TO BE MORE LIKE A DASTARDLY?!" I shouted, though I don't think anyone heard me over the music.
Meanwhile-Sabrina's P.O.V.-Sabrina's Bedroom, Greendale
"And it wasn't a couple deaths, either! You literally caused the deaths of 100 people, you sadist!" Sabrina snapped.
"Look, let's bygones be bygones. Now, how about you use magic on your baseball team?" Salem asked, rubbing his hands mischievously.
"First of all, I'm not going to ask how you know about the baseball team despite just getting back here. And two, I'm not using magic to make them better. That's cheating." Sabrina said.
"Oh, Sabrina. Is it really so bad having Gem Stone making fun of you, calling you a loser, and all because you won't use magic to 'enhance' your team?" Salem asked.
"Yes, it is bad. But it'll be worst if I used magic to cheat. Especially when it comes to you. At least I have better morals than you!" Sabrina said, grabbing Salem by the scruff of his neck.
"And it's time I give you a one-way ticket out of my room forever!" Sabrina shouted as she drop kicked Salem out of the room, along with all of his belongings.
"Maybe Quigley is right. Tomorrow, I'll figure out each member of the team's strengths and weaknesses, and help them work on them. ...Wow, it's been a long time since I actually say the words 'Quigley is right'. Maybe things are improving. Hopefully." Sabrina said.
Salem's P.O.V.
"I can't believe she kicked me out of her room! And to think of all the nice things I've done for her." Salem said, as he thought about all the nice things he'd done for Sabrina. Which was nothing, but to him, that is something. "Ungrateful child, allowing herself to be tricked by the megalomaniac Aaron." Salem added as he walked to the kitchen.
"However, I am going to give her the help her team desperately needs, whether she likes it or not. And right now, I am going to force her to like it."
That Night-Spellmans' Garage
"Heh heh, time to let her rip." Salem cackled, propping up the spell book on a chair while putting the Spooky Jar in the center.
"North, south, east, west. Bring Sabrina the ungrateful child's team the very best. Tastier than frozen dinners, fill her baseball team with winners!" Salem recited as he threw the baseball into the Spooky Jar.
However, it burped out the ball with nothing else coming out. "That was a bit anticlimactic, even for me. Then again, it's must've been the ball swerving when I pitched it. After all, I was going for a sinker, not a stinker. Curse you, ball!" Salem exclaimed, focusing on shaking the baseball, he didn't notice silhouettes glancing through the window, cackling, before disappearing.
Sabrina's P.O.V.-Greendale Baseball Fields-Wednesday Afternoon, Afterschool
"Oh well, I suppose there are worse things than losing to Gem's team again. Like dental work or Chloe's Grandma Grundy's live butter work." Sabrina said, watching as, once again, her team was losing.
She had planned on doing that practice session, only for it to go up in ashes due to Gem deciding to schedule the match at the same time Sabrina was planning on the practice sessions. Again, Gem is the worst person in middle school.
Sabrina sighed again. If only she had Chloe or Aaron or Pi, who, for some reason, was delayed from returning from that convention he's at(whether that's good or bad, Sabrina isn't sure), or even Harvey. Any of of those four, Sabrina wouldn't mind having with her, as long as it means she get to lose while having the one thing Gem could never have: fun with her friends.
"Hello, Sabrina. I'm Vlad." a voice with an thick Transylvanian accent said, pulling Sabrina out of her thoughts.
"Huh?" she asked, looking up to see...a vampire, a werewolf, a skeleton, a Frankenstein monster, a small cyclops, a mummy and a hunchback. Oh, and they were all glowing...wait, what exactly did she listed them as?
"We've come to play." Vlad, the vampire said, as Sabrina screamed, trembling. She still hasn't forgotten those few days when Clint Tarantulino had made a documentary about her and Aaron, and decided to bring Tim to boost the ratings. Not to mention that one time she brought monsters to her own Halloween party.
"What's the problem? You called us. At least, that's what the black cat claims." Vlad said, causing Sabrina to scream again, before processing what he said.
"Black cat? Did he had a star mark on his rear end?" Sabrina asked.
"That's the one." Vlad said.
Sabrina's eyes started twitching as she was about to scream Salem's name. Only to stop herself at the last second. After all, screaming it in the middle of a baseball stadium, especially with Gem around, will make her seem crazy, and she was trying to look as normal as possible, especially given everything that had happened lately.
Instead, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. As she did so, she reopened her eyes and turned towards the monsters.
Before she could tell them it was a misunderstanding, Vlad continued with, "Look, we get you're probably terrified of us, no doubt because you're a girl," he said, causing Sabrina to scowl at him, "but if you give us a chance, we'll help your team win. Mainly because a warlock asked us to do so."
"Fine, even though I didn't call you at all, Salem did. But, regardless, I'll let you guys play, on a couple conditions." Sabrina said.
"Okay, what are they?" Vlad asked smugly.
"First of all," Sabrina punched him in the arm, causing him to yelp from the pain, "I'm not a damsel in distress who you could mock or scare. It's normal for people, including males, to be terrified of monsters. I just been through a lot, and I don't need anymore frights from anyone, got it?!" Sabrina demanded, grabbing the vampire by the shirt collar.
"Crystal," he said nervously.
"Good. Two, I don't want any funny business from any of you. And I do mean, anything you guys do that would harm anyone, not letting any of the other team members play or do anything to show off your powers, and you're off the field.
"And finally, do not cross me. If you get on my bad side, well, let's just say you really, really don't want to be on my bad side." Sabrina said, glaring at the monsters.
"Uh huh. Gotcha." The monsters said, nervously shaking their heads.
"Good. Now, just play nice and hopefully we won't have any problems." Sabrina said, sitting on the bench as the monsters walked off.
However, Sabrina didn't noticed they were secretly chuckling at the idea of a girl trying to boss them around. Hence, they decide to do the exact opposite of the conditions she imposed on them.
"Oh, and boys?" Sabrina called out, causing the monsters to freeze. Did she heard their chuckles and figured out what it exactly meant.
"We can't have you walking around like monsters. Halloween was a couple of months ago, and no one wants to see a monster for a while, so..." Sabrina used magic to give them human disguises, "we can't have that, can we?" she asked with a smirk.
The monsters grumbled as they took their positions.
Soon-Everyone's P.O.V.
Sabrina and three of her teammates were watching the 'exchange students from Australia' play baseball, pulling off incredible feats. However, Sabrina narrowed her eyes at Vlad, who flashed her a quick, smug grin.
"Wow, how did he catch it?" Oliver asked, pointing at the blond who 'stretched' his hands to grab the ball. "That kid must have got some good reach," he theorized, answering his own question.
"These sport people who has become our mutual athletic participants show some skills." Peter said.
"No kidding. Um, Sabrina, I still want to play." Sam, the youngest member in the team, said.
"I know, Sam. Trust me, I know," Sabrina said, glaring at Vlad. "Unfortunately, they're not going to leave unless, and this is their words, 'we're the best winning team'." Sabrina said, pissed at the situation that Salem had brought by calling these monsters.
"You're talking about winning? Ha! That's a laugh." Gem gloated, walking up to Sabrina, bringing more problems Sabrina doesn't need right now.
"Oh, Gem. Can you please do me a favor and move somewhere far, far away? Like, I don't know, the South Pole?" Sabrina said through gritted teeth.
"Ugh, no. Have you seen the drab clothing down there? Not to mention those ugly polar bears and penguins. I don't see why anyone would think that something with a fashion sense as bad as you would be cute." Gem said.
"Gem, just go away so I can handle the people who decided to join my team today who, surprisingly, has an even worse ego than you." Sabrina said.
"Really? Those new losers supposedly has a bigger ego than me? No one has a huge ego except me!" Gem declared.
"I don't know whose worst: you or Salem." Sabrina muttered.
"What was that, Smellman?!" Gem asked.
"Like I said, at least you admitted you have a huge ego. Now float away before I burst your bubbles." Sabrina said, walking towards the 'exchange students'.
"See, I knew bragging about my ego is great!...Hey." Gem protested, realizing what she exactly agreed to. "That's it, Smellman! It's time to play ball! In five minutes!" Gem shouted as she turned around and stormed towards the spot where her team is.
(A/N: *Warning. Someone is about to br*
Deadpool: *Shattering the fourth wall with a hammer, then tossing it aside, breaking the 16th wall* Hey, I did that joke way better in my own film!
Daggett19: Deadpool, what the fuck are you doing here? *Processing the swearing* And what did you do to the anti-swearing device we have for the author notes?
Deadpool: Oh, I destroy it. Ain't no way you're going to censor me. Now, why did you ruin my joke?!
Daggett19: Dude, chill. I can't explain the reason why. Otherwise, if I explain the joke, then the joke becomes less funny.
Deadpool: That doesn't explain why you stole my joke!
Daggett19: Um, um...Is that a chimichanga behind you?
Deadpool: Where?
Daggett19: *Pushes a button that activates a portal underneath Deadpool* Right there!
Deadpool: *Falls into the portal* This isn't ov-*Portal closes*
Daggett19: Hopefully, that doesn't come back to bite me. Anyways, back to the feature presentation.)
Five Minutes Later
The bleachers were filled with people as they wait for the game to start.
Sabrina walked across the field, heading towards her spot, when Vlad stopped her. "Sabrina, you forgotten the rest of my team," Vlad said, gesturing to the monsters sitting on the bench.
"Vlad, I'm team captain, not you. And I'm making sure that members of my team gets to play as well, so deal with it." Sabrina said as she head to her spot.
"Are you going to let her get away with that?" The skeleton boy asked.
"Don't worry. I have a plan," Vlad assured him.
Oliver, the kid filling in for Harvey as pitcher, was thinking of which pitch to use.
"Come on, Oliver, strike him out!" Sabrina exclaimed, as Oliver nodded to her.
"Come on, batter, sock it to him!" Gem exclaimed.
"My name is Isaac," said the batter.
"Who cares what your name is? Just hit the ball out of the park!" Gem shouted.
Oliver pitched the ball, only for Isaac to hit it, which the crowd were bored with. However, the werewolf grabbed the ball in his mouth, though the umpire thought he grabbed it with his hands.
"Catch out!" The umpire shouted, as Isaac, and the crowd, was shocked by the words.
"Now that's how you play ball!" Quigley said, before turning his attention to Mr. Layer. "Did you ate my hot dogs?" he asked, which Mr. Layer shook his head no, due to having food in his mouth, causing him to not give a verbal answer.
"Lucky catch." Gem said.
"I don't know about lucky, but I do know that catch was out of the ordinary and showboating, something I have to talk to them about later." Sabrina said, glaring at Vlad and the werewolf, whom, as a human, has long hair, both of whom were whistling innocently.
Oliver glanced around the field, chewing gum, before winding up for the pitch. He threw the ball, only for Chris to hit it. However, as Chris began making his way around the field, the 'blonde exchange student' stuck his 'leg' out and tripped him.
Soon, Sarah was about to make her way to third base, only to get knocked off the the 'big exchange student'.
Later, as Sam failed to catch the ball, Vlad walked up to him and shook his head. He then pointed to the benches, which Sam was about to do only for Sabrina to intervene.
"Time!" She shouted, making the signal, as the umpire granted her request.
"Vlad, can I talk to you. Alone?" Sabrina asked, darkly, glaring at him.
"Sure." Vlad said with a smug expression, as they walked to a corner of the field where no one can hear them.
"What the hell are you doing?" Sabrina snapped.
"Winning, of course. Unless you don't want to, because you're a gi-" Vlad managed to get out until Sabrina grabbed his shirt collar and slammed him on the sides of the bleachers.
"Let's make this clear. I'm the one with the magic, which means I can send you sorry ass, and those of your bumbling henchmen, back to Transylvania! I'm team captain, not you, which means you don't get to decide who to put on the fields and who sits on the bench, nor do you get to show off! And, yes, I'm a girl and proud of it, you sexist pig!" Sabrina shouted, putting more pressure on Vlad's windpipes.
"Let...go...of...me," Vlad barely managed to say, due to the pressure.
"Not unless you actually do as I say, or else." Sabrina threatened.
"Or...else...what?" Vlad squeaked out.
"Or else, when I'm done with you and your goons, you're going to wish I grabbed a wooden stake and stab you with it!" Sabrina yelled.
"O..k," Vlad breathed out, seeing no way out of this.
"Good," Sabrina said coldly, dropping Vlad. Before he could say anything, Sabrina gave him the coldest glare ever. "Oh, and by the way, after this game, I'm sending you and your friends back from where you came from, even if I have to force Salem tell me the exact spell!" Sabrina exclaimed before turning around and walking back to the field. Grumbling under his breath, Vlad followed after her, though he plans to overthrow her authority soon.
Over the next few hours, Sabrina's team, with the reluctant help of Vlad and his crew, had been pulling all sorts of tricks, as long as they look normal, to score, leading the game with 99-0.
However, as Oliver's pitch got hit once again, Vlad tsked while pointing to the bench.
"Vlad, what did I just tell you?!" Sabrina asked, starting to get irritated with the fact that even a baseball game can't be normal, thanks to Salem's bullshit.
"Doing what it takes to win." Vlad said, taking the ball from Oliver, who was clutching his fists.
"In case if you haven't notice, we are winning. And the way you guys play the game is taking the enjoyment out of it." Sabrina said, beyond irritated.
"Not by enough! And having fun is for losers!" Vlad shouted, as Oliver stormed over to the bench, along with Sam and Peter.
"In case if you forgotten, Vlad, I'm the captain of this team, and what I say goes. So, get off the field, now!" Sabrina ordered.
Vlad started cackling, along with the rest of his crew as they surrounded Sabrina. "Actually, Sabrina, you're wrong. I'm team captain, and what I say, goes. After all, it takes a man to make sacrifices for victory. Well, actually, a man who is also a monster. The mortals are too weak to seize victory, mainly the women." Vlad said.
"What the actual f-" Sabrina began, only to get interrupted by Gem, noticing the chaos, deciding to blow a raspberry.
"And you're going to be a perfect little girl by obeying us male monsters. If you don't, then you're stuck on the bench till the end of the game, which we'll take you back with us to be our maid." Vlad said.
"How dare you?!" Sabrina yelled.
"Oh, and by the way? Witches like you, and sorceresses aren't on the same levels as us, so you can't threaten us with your puny 'magic'. We only appeal to warlocks, wizards and sorcerers." Vlad added, deciding to kick below the belt.
Gritting her teeth, Sabrina give Vlad and his crew a look that, if looks could have killed, there would've been nothing left of them. "I am never going to obey you. And I will never, ever be your maid. So enjoy whatever control of this field you think you have, because I will fucking take it from you, along with your pride!" Sabrina spatted as she turned away and stormed her way towards the locker rooms, muttering darkly under her breath as she did so.
4 Innings Later
Everyone was waiting for the 7th inning, though Quigley was concerned. "Where's my girl? She hasn't played during the past 4 innings. It's just been these new kids." Quigley said, as the 'new kid' with the long hair pitched the ball.
Isaac hit it, only for other 'new kid' with the ability to pull of impressive catches to jump high in the air and catch it.
"Holy Jimmy Carville!" Quigley said in amazement.
Meanwhile, in the locker room, Sabrina's real team were listening to everyone cheering.
"I can't believe they have the audacity to bench you, Sabrina. You're the team captain," Oliver said.
"Trust me, I know. Though Vlad was right about me making just the one mistake: trusting that he and his cronies would listen to me," Sabrina said.
"Sitting in the locker room is the worst. Even worse than sitting on the bench," Noah lamented.
"I concur. The novelty of watching, or in our case, hearing those Australian kids playing baseball is wearing quite thin. Did you know that in Australia, the curve ball spins in the opposite direction?" James pointed out.
Suddenly, they heard Vlad boasted, "Yes! Chalk one more victory to the Impalers! These losers were a breeze!"
"Great, now they even change the team name as well," Sabrina deadpanned.
A Few Minutes Later
"On one hand, we're in first freaking place. On the other hand, I'm gonna kill Vlad and his stupid racist, sexist committee!" Sabrina muttered to herself, making the trek back to her house.
Quigley offered to walk with her, but Sabrina declined. There are some paths best walked alone. Mainly so someone can think to themselves.
However, it seems like no matter where she goes, Vlad and his dumb patrol manages to find a way to make her, and everyone else, miserable.
First of all, there's the arcade, one of the places that miraculously survived Harvzilla, which makes Harvey sounds like an actual monster instead of a misguided teen. Sabrina and a couple of kids were about to head in there, only for the door to slam shut on them, with a sign that reads, 'Closed for private party.' in red letters.
Sabrina looked through the window to see Vlad and his band of misfit morons playing the arcade games, hogging them for themselves.
Soon, Sabrina walked towards the chock'lit shop, trying to open it, only to find it locked. As she saw the chaos that ensued from Vlad and his friends, which confused her for a moment due to just seeing them in the arcades only ten minutes ago, Vlad noticed her and point towards something with a smug grin.
Already knowing that it's not going to make her happy, Sabrina glanced at the thing in question. It was a sign that reads, 'No Greendalians, or women, allowed!', causing Sabrina to clench her fists and grit her teeth. Because not only were these the two places Vlad and his doofuses had taken control of, but they also taken control of the bike trails and the jungle gyms as well.
"So, that's how they're playing, huh? Well, two can play at this game." Sabrina said as she stormed away, stomping her way to her house. "And Salem is going to tell me how to reverse that summoning spell, whether he likes it or not!"
That Night-Spellman's Residence
"Hmm," Hilda said, looking at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a yellow long-sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans, along with purple high top shoes. She suddenly let out a gasp. "Something's not right," she said as she changed her jeans into purple pants, smiling at the results.
"Aunt Hilda, I don't see how that's going to torture Salem into telling me how to reverse the summons." Sabrina said, having decided she wasn't going to play nice with Salem anymore.
After all, since he isn't remorseful for any of his actions, she doubt he's going to just tell her how to reverse something without a price. Hence why she told Hilda and Zelda everything, hopefully to see if they would help out with her plan.
"Don't ask me, I never learned how to torment anyone while in the sadist's army. Other than Zelda that one Christmas, though we had talked about it and moved on, I just mostly served snacks." Hilda said, changing her shirt into a blue tank top and adding a hap, turned backwards, to her style.
Zelda came in, wearing almost the exact style as Hilda. Though there are some differences: her tank top is green, and she's wearing blue pants, along with blue high tops. "Hey, that's what I'm wearing," Zelda said, walking into the room.
"I was first!" Hilda argued.
"Was not." Zelda retorted, shaking her head.
"Wanna make something out of it?"
"I just might."
"Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda, please just tell me what I need to do to stop those monster terrors before they take over more of Greendale!" Sabrina pleaded, interrupting their argument for a moment.
"Well, Sabrina, if they're not going to listen to you, then you should assert your dominance over them," Hilda advised.
"...You know I'm 12, right?" Sabrina asked with a disgusted look on her face.
"I think what Hilda meant is that you need to show them that they can't walk all over you. After all, since you haven't physically shown them your strength..." Zelda began, as the dots connected in Sabrina's mind.
"They thought I can't back up my claims. So if I just give them an actual reason to fear me, then they'll just leave!" Sabrina said. "Thanks, you two," she added, giving them a hug, before heading off to wherever Vlad and his goons were staying at night.
"Remember, female power wins the day!" Hilda shouted after Sabrina.
Zelda said nothing. Instead, she grabbed Hilda's pillow and threw it at her.
"You know, this means war!" Hilda said, turning towards Zelda.
"Or, I thought we already made war. Over who wore what first!" Zelda shouted like a battle cry, throwing another pillow at Hilda, who caught it and threw it at Zelda's face. She was laughing at the moment before getting hit by the same pillow, thrown at her torso.
Soon, the two were back into the argument of who wore the style they were currently wearing first, verbally and physically.
Sabrina's P.O.V.-Twenty Minutes Later-Greendale Cemetery, Outskirts of Greendale
Sabrina walked towards the entrance for the Greendale Cemetery, swallowing down her emotions. After all, it's been a month since her mom was buried there, and some days, she is still wishing that her mom would walk through the front door, revealing that she is still alive.
However, Sabrina also know the other reason why she didn't want to be there: the inevitable funeral for those unfortunate 100 who died on Friday. Janice was waiting for the preparations to finish, along with the arrival of Pi, when he gets back from the convention, so that A.) he would know what happened and B.) he would be able to say his farewells to his parents before they get buried.
However, Sabrina can hear Vlad and his goons laughing in the cemetery, causing her to make up her decision and walk in there. After all, if Vlad and his minions have their way, there would be no funerals, and they would disrespect the dead, and right now, no one needs that.
Walking towards the center of cemetery, Sabrina saw Vlad's minions dancing around a fire while Vlad sat on a grave like it was a throne. Just the sight of it is enough to make Sabrina furious, though she hid it well as she walked towards the group.
"Vlad!" Sabrina shouted.
"Who's there?" Vlad asked.
"You know it's me, Vlad!" Sabrina snapped.
"Well, then, why don't you take a seat...on the bench?" Vlad mocked, laughing at his own joke, as his minions did so too.
"I didn't catch that. Maybe you can make like a ball and pitch yourself down here? Unless your batting skills are decomposed?" Sabrina snarked, causing the monsters to gasp.
Vlad narrowed his eyes as he jumped from his 'throne' and marched to Sabrina.
"One, it's indisposed, not decomposed. And two, it doesn't matter what you're going to do here, your magic won't work. After all, you didn't summon us, so you can't send us back. And even if you manage to find a loophole, it only works if we want to leave, and none of us wants to leave. Isn't that right, guys?" Vlad asked, as his squad all agreed.
"See, we like it here in Greendale. It's so much nicer than both the NetherWorld and Transylvania. Mainly due to the lack of grandpa telling me that I'm more of a disappointment than my own dad. Temperate, too. And soon, all of Greendale will be ours! Especially once we get some necromancers to reanimate those corpses that are sitting in the morgue, and here in the graveyard, so that we can have our zombie army!" Vlad boasted as his henchmen cheered at the plan.
However, at those words, Sabrina's vision turned red as blood pounded in her ears. There was no way in Hell she was going to let them do that to the dead, and especially not to the living who had lost their loved ones.
"You know, I was going to do this the easy way, via a baseball game. But now, you brought this onto yourself!" Sabrina shrieked as she charged towards Vlad.
"What, are you gonna scr-" Vlad managed to get out, before getting tackled by Sabrina and pinned onto the ground, as his goons watched in shock, and a little bit terrified.
"Shut the fuck up! I'm fine if you want to be a sexist prick to me, but I will not let you disrespect the dead! Plus, you're dealing with Sabrina Spellman, 2-time Mortal Kombat champion, and let me tell you, my fatalities are the worst!" Sabrina yelled.
Vlad's goons gulped in terror, knowing exactly what Mortal Kombat is, and how deadly they are. However, either due to being ignorant, or because he's mad about the fact he's being pinned by a girl, or a combination of the two, Vlad decided to make things worse for himself.
"What do I care about a prissy beauty pageant?" Vlad asked.
"You should care, because it's not a beauty pageant, it's a tournament, where the fights are to the death, or at least trying. And this," Sabrina said, grasping Vlad's left arm and twisting it, causing his bone to break, "isn't something you learn from a beauty pageant."
Despite the pain from his arm getting broken should've put him in shock, Vlad decided to try and get the last word in. "You're...just..a girl!" he retorted.
"You bet I am. And this is your leg," Sabrina said, breaking Vlad's right leg, causing him to finally scream in pain. However, that didn't satisfy Sabrina's rage as she decide to continue breaking Vlad's bones, just to vent off her anger of the past three days, plus the past four months, of how far her life went downwards, due to Salem.
Vlad's 'friends' all ran, deciding to escape the raging witchling to return back to their home.
A couple of hours later, Sabrina got off Vlad, taking deep breaths as she looked down at the vampire whose laid on the ground, most of the bones in his body broken. For one moment, Sabrina felt a rush of horror at her actions, before pushing that down for the moment, not wanting Vlad to use her emotions against her.
"This is the only time I'm saying this, Vlad: leave Greendale and its citizens alone, and never try this coup again, or else you will die." Sabrina threatened, turning around and leaving a whimpering Vlad behind. Though she did heard a puff of smoke behind her, meaning that he, or one of his relatives, must've sent him back to his home.
Though, truth to be told, she was right about her having the worst fatalities. It's the reason why she lost the preliminary rounds in the first place. She only won the tournaments, and managed to prevent Shao Khan from going through with his plans, by using friendship to end all her matches.
Thursday Afternoon-Greendale Baseball Fields
After, somehow, getting some sleep despite everything, Sabrina had an idea popped up into her head. And yes, this idea is one that would help her beat Gem's team in baseball. Which, of course, is utilizing her team member's different strengths.
Such as using Sam's short size to ensure that he gets to first base using the base on balls rule. Or using Peter's smarts to determine where the ball is going to land, therefore allowing the fielders to catch the ball at exactly the right moment.
Which is how she manages to beat Gem's team, winning the last game of the season. Sabrina glanced at Gem, who looked like she was about to explode. Metaphorically, of course.
"So, Gem, how does it feel to finally lose to us 'geeks'?" Sabrina asked.
"Just you wait, Smellman. I'll get even for this next year. I'll make you and the geek patrol regret the day you won!" Gem shouted as she stormed off, though her team didn't follow her, due to getting fed up with her attitude.
Smiling, Sabrina walked into the locker room to get her stuff. Only to be surprised by someone being in there, using a laptop.
"Aaron?" Sabrina asked.
Aaron gave a small jolt as he looked up, his shockingly tired eyes were widened with fear, before seeing Sabrina and relaxing.
"Oh, it's just you, Sabrina." Aaron said, turning his attention back to the laptop.
"So, um, when did you and your family got back?" Sabrina asked, sitting next to Aaron.
Aaron let out a long, tired sigh. "More like I came back, a few minutes ago." Aaron admitted.
"Wait, you mean...?"
"I used magic and left my parents behind at a motel with a hastily scrawled note? Yes."
"May I ask why?" Sabrina asked, starting to get concerned. As far as she knows, Aaron has never left his parents behind, it's usually the other way around most of the time.
"I can't do it anymore. I can't do another goddamn parade! And I tried to tell them, to tell everyone, that, but they won't listen to me! And my parents won't even help me, they're allowing this to happen," Aaron said, sounding like he's on the verge of a mental breakdown.
"Wait, parade? I thought they would've you kiss their babies or shake their hands or something." Sabrina said.
"That's what I thought too! Guess I was wrong about that too," Aaron said bitterly, looking down at the ground now.
"Though, and don't take this wrong, but I don't think two parades are ba-" Sabrina began.
"It was more than two," Aaron interrupted as he gave Sabrina a list of all the parades he's been a part of. Sabrina's eyes widen at the sheer numbers.
"My god," she said after a moment.
"Yeah, and that's all because I stopped Harv." Aaron said. "I wish this whole incident never happened."
"That makes two of us. Though your problems just blow my past 2 days out of the waters," Sabrina said, as she explained the whole Vlad issue.
After she was done, Aaron started chuckling bitterly. "So, this is how far we fell thanks to Salem, huh?"
"In a sad nutshell, yes." Sabrina said.
"You know what I think we need? Therapy." Aaron said.
"But doesn't the therapists in Greendale needs some therapy themselves?" Sabrina points out.
"That's why we need an therapist from outside Greendale. But we desperately need therapy, Sabrina. I mean, what would've happen if we use magic in public to hurt others by accident because we aren't mentally well?" Aaron asked.
Sabrina thought about it for a moment, realizing where that road would lead. "Yeah, I don't want to be sent to prison." Sabrina said.
"Then let's try to find a therapist." Aaron said, his tired expression turning into somewhat relief.
"Is that what you were looking up on your laptop?" Sabrina asked.
"Nope. I just thought to look up the name Salem to see if there were more than one, just in case if we ever decide to replace the one we have, and look what I found." Aaron said, showing her the results.
"Let's see the different Salems. A spy pretending to be a cat, one that is a familiar to a half witch whose father is Satan, one who learned his lesson and actually make a change, why couldn't we have this one?" Sabrina asked, as Aaron shrugged. "One that's always been a orange cat with magic-Oh, now that's interesting," Sabrina said.
"Yes?" Aaron asked, looking at the laptop screen.
"There's a female known as Salem, no last name, and her title is 'The Grimm Witch of Destruction'. She is many millennia old, and might I add, looks more trustworthy than our Salem." Sabrina said.
"...When we're older, we're going to try and find her. And maybe see what she has to say." Aaron said.
"Exactly. By then, we'll be somewhat better, emotionally and mentally." Sabrina said, as she and Aaron looked at the data.
(A/N: So, we know we made Sabrina kinda a sadist in this chapter, and the last portion of this doesn't have anything to do with baseball whatsoever, but here's the reason why for both of those things.
For the whole Sabrina being a sadist, that isn't something that came out of nowhere. As you all recall, we did a original chapter known as Nightmare on Spellmanville, which show what happens when Sabrina's limits has been pushed too far, due to her own traumatic problems and this chapter is just the return of it. Those two are to show that trauma can negatively impact a person, to the point where their rage can be harmful to themselves and others.
And sure, for those of you who are upset about the lack of a final baseball game, here's the twist: there was suppose to be one between Sabrina and Greendale against Vlad and his 'friends', like in the episode. It didn't happen, though, due to Vlad revealing his plans to use the dead of Greendale for his zombie army, disrespecting said dead, especially Sabrina's dead mother, which causes a huge change in the timeline. In short, if Vlad(in this continuity) didn't decide to reveal his plan, he would've gotten his last baseball game.
Also, in case if you're wondering who Vlad's father is, well, he's the Dracula from Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.
Finally, you're wondering about Aaron and Sabrina and their therapy stuff. A bit of spoiler, but while Aaron's therapy will help(though there will multiple times where the progress will regress.), Sabrina's will be a rough road, due to the amount of trauma she'd endured so far. However, though, she will meet someone who will help her on the road to recovery. Someone, who is also quite strange.
Also, we'll bring Chloe and Pi back in Chapter 44.)