Chapter 13
A Spiritual Final Battle
Now that Jinx became the new Chairwoman, Brighton became engulfed in darkness. While Jinx and the Frightmares were getting ready to take over the Ghost World, the McGees continued to think of a way to stop Jinx.
"Things are getting worse than ever." Sharon said as she noticed all the destruction the Frightmares caused to her hometown. "These ghosts aren't going to stop until they take over Brighton."
"Maybe we should get Ruben and Ester to help." Pete suggested. "They are ghost hunters! If they captured the Frightmares once, I'm sure they can do it again!"
Scratch gulped at the mention of the Chens. "Look, if you plan to ask for the Chens' help, then leave me out of it! There is no way I'm going to risk getting captured by them! If anyone needs me, I'll be upstairs with Molly and Libby!"
With that, Scratch flew upstairs to take a nap. Pete and Sharon were about to continue to think of a plan before Scratch floated back down immediately afterwards with a worried look.
"Okay, you two are really not going to like this!" Scratch said, earning a couple of concerned looks from Pete and Sharon.
"What aren't we going to like, Scratch?" Sharon asked.
"It's Molly and Libby. They aren't here!" Scratch explained, much to Pete and Sharon's shock.
Meanwhile, rain poured down as Jinx led her army of Frightmares through the dark streets of Brighton, ready to take over the Ghost World. Using her ghost powers, Jinx summoned a portal to the Ghost World.
They were about to step through the portal before someone stood in front of them. The Frightmares were ready to attack before Jinx raised an arm in front of them without keeping her eyes of her adversary.
"Here to stop me, McGee? You are either brave or foolish!" Jinx mocked, but Molly still held her ground.
"I'm only going to tell you this once, Jinx! Give back the cloak and get out of Ollie's body!" Molly demanded.
"Or what? Let's not forget that I'm the one with the cloak!" Jinx pointed out. "I have an entire army while you are all alone!"
A smirk suddenly appeared on Molly face as she replied, "I never said I was alone! Libby, now!"
With Jinx distracted, Libby rushed towards her before removing the cloak. Now that Jinx was no longer in control of the Frightmares, the ghosts let out shrieks before flying away all over Brighton. With her army gone, all Jinx could do was watch as Libby handed the cloak to Molly.
"It's over, Jinx! You can't take over the Ghost World without your army!" said Libby.
Even though she no longer had the Frightmares on her side, Jinx wasn't worried about it. She simply summoned her scythe as she got ready to fight.
"Don't think that you have won! I'll just take back the cloak and regain control over the Frightmares! It's only a matter of time before I take over both worlds!"
"I'm not going to let that happen!" Molly yelled before putting on the cloak.
Once she turned into her wraith form, she summoned her own scythe, much to Jinx's surprise.
"So, you have a scythe too? This should be fun!" Jinx smirked before charging towards Molly with her scythe.
Lightning flashed as Molly and Jinx's scythes clashed with one another. Molly struggled to fight back with her scythe shaking in her hands, all while Jinx pushed back with a sadistic grin. Despite how strong Jinx was, Molly was not going to give up so easily, especially with her friends and family in danger.
With the Frightmares no longer under Jinx's control, they continued to cause chaos throughout Brighton. Pete watched the Frightmares in fear as he slowly drove the family van, in search of his daughter.
"Sheesh! Just when I thought ghosts couldn't get any scarier!" Darryl shuttered at the sight of the Frightmares.
"Something isn't right! If Jinx wants to take over the Ghost World, why would she send all the Frightmares here?" June wondered. "Something must have happened! I think Molly and Libby might be in danger!"
"Then we have to make sure they are safe! Pete, keep searching for our daughter, and stop for nothing!" Sharon told her husband.
"I'm sure we'll find her, Sharon! I just hope she isn't in the middle of this crowd of ghosts. Aaah!"
Pete suddenly let out a scream the moment one of the Frightmares charged right at the van. Letting his fear get the best of him, Pete swerved the van out of the way. This caused the van to tumble out of control before crashing into a nearby tree. Dazed from the impact, everyone slowly got out of the van to see that it was completely destroyed. Pete had never seen the van in worse shape, but he was going to worry about this later as he turned to make sure no one is hurt.
"Is everyone okay?"
"I think so." Darryl rubbed the back of his head before realizing that someone was missing. "Wait, where's June?"
Everyone soon got their answer when they heard June scream. They all looked up to see June being held in the skeleton hands of one of the Frightmares.
"June!" Darryl gasped in shocked before the Frightmare carried June away.
"I got her!" Scratch assured as he gave chase towards the Frightmare.
As she was being carried away, June struggled in the grasp of the ghost. Before she could continue her struggles, a beam was fired at the ghost, forcing it to let her go. Jinx landed of the ground, but she thankfully wasn't hurt. She recovered from her fall to see her parents rushing towards her.
"Mom! Dad!" June smiled upon realizing that it was her parents who saved her.
"Oh, June! We are so glad that you are safe!" Ester sighed in relief as she and Ruben hugged their daughter.
Unfortunately for the Chens, their emotional reunion was interrupted when Scratch showed up.
"Don't worry, June! That Frightmare won't get away from-" Scratch paused when he realized that Ruben and Ester were here too. "Ooh. This is awkward."
"It's another one of those ghosts! Ester, quick! Get your device ready!" Ruben said before aiming his blaster at Scratch.
At that moment, Ruben and Ester fired their blasters at Scratch. Thankfully, the ghost was able to dodge all of the blasts.
"No, stop!" June yelled as she turned off the blasters, allowing Scratch to escape.
Surprised by her daughter's actions, Ester began to scold her. "June, what is the meaning of this?"
"Don't try to capture him! Scratch isn't one of them!" June explained.
"Scratch?" Ruben repeated. "It has a name?"
"Yes! 'It' is Molly's friend, and he's my friend too." June admitted, much to her parents shock. "Look, I know that we have been taught that all ghosts are bad, but Scratch is different! Sure he can be grumpy sometimes, but he is good deep down!"
This was all too much for Ruben and Ester to take in. Their whole lives, they fought back against ghosts that were evil. The idea that a ghost could be good was something they never considered.
"June, you need to understand that a ghost is currently possessing your brother." Ruben explained.
"I know, but Jinx is the one who is evil. She's the one who is possessing Ollie! She's the one who is trying to take over Brighton! Scratch is trying to help us stop Jinx! Please, if we are going to save Ollie, we need to work together with Scratch!"
Sharing a couple of skeptical looks with one another, Ruben and Ester pondered what they should do. They never would have guessed that they would work together with a ghost, but they didn't have a choice as it was the only way for them to save their son.
Meanwhile, Molly and Jinx continued to have their battle with each other. Despite Molly's best efforts, she started to feel overwhelmed from the fight, while Jinx wasn't breaking a sweat.
This went on until Jinx knocked the cloak off of Molly, reverting her back to her human form. Molly struggled to get up, only for Jinx to stomp her to the ground with Ollie's foot. Jinx was ready to kill Molly before Libby called out for her girlfriend.
"Molly, quick! Toss me the cloak!"
At that moment, Molly brought her attention to the cloak right next to her. Knowing exactly what Libby had planned, Molly threw the cloak over to her. After putting on the cloak, Libby transformed into a ghost as well. She summoned Molly's scythe and charged straight at Jinx.
This time, Jinx found herself face to face with Libby. They both clashed scythes with each other, allowing Molly to get back up. Jinx glared at Libby before swinging her scythe at her as well, causing Libby to let go of the cloak.
Thinking fast, Molly grabbed the cloak before fighting Jinx once more. It was at that point when Molly and Libby started to fight Jinx together. They both threw each other the cloak and clashed scythes with Jinx to confuse her. As the two girlfriends protected each other throughout the fight, Jinx slowly started to get overwhelmed. She was not ready to give up just yet though, as she was done holding back.
"Enough!" Jinx knocked the cloak off of Molly once more, causing Molly to crash into Libby.
The girls watched in horror as Jinx put the cloak back on. She slowly approached Molly and Libby before raising her scythe in the air.
"It's time I finish you two off!"
Jinx raised her scythe in the air, to which Molly and Libby closed their eyes and hugged each other tightly, bracing themselves for the end.
"Hey!" An all too familiar voice called out.
With an annoyed sigh, Jinx lowered her scythe. "Don't even bother fighting me, Scratch! What could you possibly hope to do if your two friends couldn't even defeat me?"
"I'm not going to lie. With all the Frightmares around, I didn't think I'd get this far." Scratch admitted. "Look, I have never been too close with Swoopy Hair, but Molly and Libby care about him, so I'm going to save him from you!"
With that, Scratch flew into Ollie's body in an effort to free him of Jinx's possession. That was when Ollie's body fell to its knees as Scratch fought back against Jinx. It didn't do any good as Jinx kicked him out of Ollie's body, regaining control.
"Now, where were we?" Jinx turned around to finish off Molly and Libby, only for a beam to be fired at her. "Wh-What?"
Jinx tried to escape, but was paralyzed from the effects of the beam. All she could do was look to the side to see that it was June who fired the beam.
"Let my brother go!" June demanded before her parents fired beams at Jinx as well.
The Chens did their best to drag Jinx out of Ollie's body, but even with their combined efforts, it still wasn't enough to stop Jinx. Fortunately, the force of the beams were able to knock the cloak off of Jinx. Seeing her chance, Molly leaped into the air and grabbed the cloak. Once she turned back into her wraith form, Molly charged at Jinx with her scythe. Jinx took one look at Molly and began to panic, she desperately tried to move out of the way, but was still paralyzed from the beams.
With one last swipe of her scythe, Molly was able to slash Jinx out of Ollie's body. It was at that moment when Ollie collapsed to the ground, to which Molly, Libby, and the Chens rushed over to his aid.
"Ollie, are you okay? Please get up!" Molly tried shaking Ollie awake.
A groan escaped from Ollie before he slowly opened his eyes. "M-Molly? Libby? Is that you?"
"You're back!" Molly and Libby exclaimed before hugging him, followed by the rest of Ollie's family.
"What happened?" Ollie asked as he stood back up.
"It's kind of a long story. Let's just say that Jinx possessed you in order to free the Frightmares." Libby explained.
Upon remembering the Frightmares, everyone looked up to see that the ghosts were still causing destruction throughout the town.
"Molly, quick! Use your Chairwoman powers to stop the Frightmares." Libby told her girlfriend.
"But I don't know how. I haven't been training with the Ghost Council for that long." Molly explained.
It was at that moment when Libby held Molly's hands before giving her a reassuring smile. "Molly, I know you can do it! I believe in you!" Libby soon pressed her lips against Molly's in a kiss.
Once the two girlfriends broke from the kiss, Molly gave her girlfriend a grateful smile before bringing her attention to the Frightmares. She closed her eyes as she began to focus on saving everyone she loves. She channeled all of her powers before her ghost form transformed into a tall and intimidating ghost, bearing a striking resemblance to the original Chairman.
While everyone watched Molly in awe, Jinx stood up from the ground and was shocked to see Molly in her new form. Jinx soon felt a sudden breeze, and her eyes widened in shock when she realized what Molly was planning.
"N-No! It can't be!"
Using her new ghost powers, Molly summoned a gust of wind to form a tornado, creating a new Flow of Failed Phantoms. One by one, the Frightmares got sucked into the flow until Jinx was the only one left. She glared at Molly in anger before summoning her scythe once more.
"No! You do not deserve to be the Chairwoman! Give me the cloak!" Jinx charged towards Molly.
Unfortunately for Jinx, she ended up being held back by the strong wind. The flow was so powerful, it sucked Jinx's scythe out of her hands. Out of desperation, Jinx reached out her hand for Molly only to get sucked in the flow, along with the rest of the Frightmares. Once the ghosts were captured, the Flow of Failed Phantoms disappeared through the portal back to the Ghost World.
With Jinx and the Frightmares defeated, Molly removed the cloak and returned to her human form. Happy that Molly defeated Jinx, Libby rushed up to her girlfriend in joy.
"Molly, you did it! You saved Brighton and the Ghost World!" Libby exclaimed before noticing a sad look on Molly's face. "What's wrong?"
"I can't believe that I just banished ghosts to the Flow of Failed Phantoms. Does that make me no better than the original Chairman?" Molly asked.
Libby shook her head before placing a comforting hand on Molly's shoulder. "No, Molly! You are nothing like him! He punished ghosts who opposed his rule. You only used the Flow of Failed Phantoms to protect everyone you love! As far as I'm concerned, you are the best Chairwoman the Ghost World could ever ask for!"
Grateful for Libby's words, Molly smiled before she kissed Libby on the lips. After everything that his friends had been through, Scratch gave a smile, happy that Molly and Libby's troubles were finally over.
Suddenly, Scratch heard footsteps behind him and turned around to see that it was Ruben and Ester who approached him. At first, Scratch assumed that they were here to capture him, but was surprised to see that the two ghost hunters stared at him with looks of guilt instead of hatred.
"Hey, your name is Scratch, right?" Ruben asked.
"Um, yes?" Scratch replied, surprised by what Ruben just said.
"Well, it's nice to officially meet you. We just wanted to apologize for trying to capture you earlier." Ruben explained.
"And to thank you for helping us save our son." Ester added. "Perhaps there's still much more we have to learn about ghosts. If you let us, Ruben and I would be happy to be your friends."
As annoyed as he was that he had to be friends with rest of the Chens, he was at least relieved that they were no longer hunting him. "Why not? I'm friends with the rest of your family, what's two more?"
Both, Molly and Libby shared a couple of smiles, happy that Scratch was now friends with the rest of the Chens. Now that Jinx was gone and the Chens were on good terms with Scratch, the future now looked brighter than ever!
