Hell On Earth
Dark Mansion Book II
by: Jean, Jox, Sara, Quinn, Alica, Mirage
They brough jean and rey to the hosptail and kevin called her great grand
mother and told her what happen...she said "ok.i will be there within a
hour..kevin?"..kevin said "yea"...she said"stay by herside and don't leave
her..ok"..kevin frown and said "ok"..and they hung up...
kevin went by jean side and haven't left...the doctor said "from the
blow, she took from last night and the one this morning..i have to say
she in a coma...no head can handle that many blows and not put them in
a coma..sir i have to ask you to leave..please"..kevin look at him and
said with a growl "no..i'm not leaving herside..not in here or in the er...i
can't"...the
doctor look at the love in his eyes for the young woman and said "ok..you
can stay but the rest of you have to go"....they nodded and left kevin...
her greatgrandmother and grandparents arrive and ask where jean was..jox
said damn..never knew a 98 year old woman before...shelly said well now
you do...she and jean are very close...it no wonder that she knew jean
was in trouble....mark said let go..kevin know our cell phone...kdog came
out with scott and saw the others..hey how cutie..said scott...mark said
in a
coma..that how she is...how rey...kdog said in a state of shock..after
seeing his girlfriend cut up like that....mark said i know...i'm going
to have nighmares for a few months...sara said yea me too....the police
came by and said i need to talk to you all on what happen at ms choy place....mark
growl and said look we told you what we saw and what happen...cindy look
at the officer and said was there any cult who used to live where jean
live...that die...the officer said let see..he look at the address and
then said damn..yea there was one....shan said i knew it...we went from
a fucking slave home that killed babys and women after they reach 23..now
we are at a house where a cult used to be...great...dwyna held her as she
cried....the police said look we need to make sure no one else get hurt..so
i want you all to go home..and stay there....they said ok...and the officer
left...
kevin had his head on jean stomach when jean grandparents and greatgrandmother
came in...her grandfather tap kevin on the sholder and said kevin...he
woke up and said oh hey...Jean's family was with her...kevin fell asleep
in the couch while the other
talk...
alica..was still alive but still over the bed....rey was in the other
room look up..he hasn't said a word since what he has saw.... rey
said "blood all over...blood all over"..over and over again...kdog held
his hand.."come on man..you need to snap out of it..for alica...she still
alive and need you..come on ..please rey rey" as he put his head on the
bed....rey blink once and then look at kdog....he said "man give me back
my hand"...kdog said "oh are you cool"..rey said "yea...now i want to see
jean please"...kdog said "ok" and he help rey to jean room...her great-grandmother
look up and saw rey..she tap on kevin sholder...he look up and saw rey...hey
how are ya...rey said i'm cool..so is she ok...her grandfather said here
sit here....he did
and look at them..so you are jean's greatgrandmother and grandparents...they
nodded and said yea that us...rey said cool..he reach over and whisper
something in jean ear...her eyes open and then let out a scream and then
close her eyes....kevin jump up from the couch and said what the hell did
you say to her...rey said she knows...and he got up and left the room...kevin
was
bout to go after him when scott and kdog said man stay here and let
us handle this...he nodded and went and sat by jean......
Quinn had never been so happy to wake up in her own bed, in Glenn's
arms. She slid out of bed and wandered into the kitchen to put coffee on.
That done, she got in the shower. They'd left the mansion before morning,
even before the police had arrived.
The hot water felt wonderful on her aching body, but her arm was in
agony. She decided she would go to the hospital later to have a doctor
look at it. Rey had done a good job, but those rocks had God only knows
what on them, and she didn't want to risk an infection. As she felt the
water hitting her head and neck, she thought about the rain and found her
mind sliding back into the circle…
"I'll help. Just tell me what I need to do, Alicia." Quinn extended
her good arm and grasped Alicia's outstretched hand. She wanted nothing
more than to help Jean so she could go home. Her arm ached terribly and
the sting of Jean's first comment about her and Glenn's activities still
embarrassed her every time someone saw the two of them together. Besides,
she'd always been a quick learner, and her newly found appreciation for
the supernatural allowed her to absorb and process all the instructions
she was given.
"I was hoping you'd volunteer, I need you in this anyway. Concentrate
as hard as you can on the face - the one you saw in the mirror. You're
the only one who knows what he looks like, so it's up to you to get us
started. If what Jean and Kevin say is true, there are a lot of spirits
in the house. We need to see only the one causing the trouble. If you feel
any pain at all, except
in your arm, stop immediately. Your mind and body are tired and it
would be simple for him to take you over." Quinn nodded, closing her eyes.
She'd been expecting to recite a chant or something. This was not at all
what she'd bargained for. Glenn stood slowly behind her and walked to her
side, carefully taking her injured hand in his own. She jumped and pulled
away at his touch, wincing at the pain.
"It's only me, Harley. I'm going to protect you." He was hurt at her
not recognizing his touch, but as she opened her eyes, she was crying,
ashamed of her reaction to him. He wiped her tears away with one gentle
motion across her face. "It's alright. Just know that I'm here, and I will
be." She took his hand willingly, ignoring the piercing pain the motion
sent through her shoulder.
"Okay, Quinn. Whenever your ready." No sooner had Alicia stopped speaking
than Quinn's body went limp. Glenn and Alicia took each one side of her,
holding her up. "Wow, what a reaction. Normally people's heads just bow
forward." Alicia looked through Quinn's hair, hanging around her face like
a veil. Her face was relaxed as well, except for the movement of her eyes.
His skin is so pale… the circles around his eyes are so purple they're
almost black… his eyes are blue… dark hair, neatly trimmed despite it's
length… the cuts, on his face… blood is oozing from the cut under the hair
on his forehead… his left cheek, there's a cut on his left cheek, too,
but it's not bleeding anymore, just puffy like it's infected… OH!! I can
see more of him now plain white shirt, the collar unbuttoned, or torn…
too far away to tell... cuts on his chest, red around them like he's been
slashed… marks on his neck, bruises from a noose, or being strangled… dark
brown pants, sliced open like his shirt… brown shoes, too…
Her head remained bowed, but now she spoke. Her voice was soft, raspy,
like a terrified child. "He's floating in my mind!" Her voice shook under
the trembling of her whole body. Suddenly, her body snapped to attention,
her head up, staring straight ahead. "He's before me now!! TELL ME YOU
SEE HIM!!" Her eyes were wild, looking from face to face for recognition,
assistance. She found it in Alicia's nervous but understanding face, although
too late to help. "He's, He's, NOO!" No one would deny later seeing the
handprints of an invisible assailant as he pushed Quinn, throwing her out
of the hands of Glenn and Alicia, backwards into Dwayne. She slumped in
his arms, unconscious…
…She leapt out of the shower and quickly got dressed. Something wasn't
right at the mansion, she could just feel it. Jean, no maybe Alicia… pictures
popped into her head of Jean ina hospital bed and Alicia bleeding. "Dammit!
I knew we should've stayed the night!" Her anger woke Glenn. She told him
about her ideas, her visions (she didn't want to use the word, but what
else could she call them?). He got dressed quickly and they flew over to
the mansion. It looked a lot less menacing in the light of the morning,
but both knew the terror that had been witnessed within.
They ran through the house, looking for someone to help them. Soon
enough, they came upon Alicia, suspended above her bed, bleeding but sound
asleep. Quinn pulled out her cell phone and called Rey, knowing he'd stayed
the night.
"Rey?! What's going on? I'm at the mansion with Alicia, but she's.."
"I know. I'm at the hospital with Jean." He covered the phone with his
hand and told the others where Quinn and Glenn were.
"What happened to Jean?" Quinn held the phone with one hand as she bounced
up and down on the bed, trying vainly to grab hold of Ali's nightgown.
"A mirror fell on her, we're here with her now, so is her great-grandmother."
He was pacing now, wondering why they'd thought to go to the mansion. "What
led you guys to the mansion this early, anyway?"
"I, oh this sounds stupid. I was in the shower this morning and I got
all these flashbacks from last night. The circle, my calling, all that.
Then I just got this feeling that Jean and Alicia were in danger or hurt
or something." As she spoke, Alicia floated away from the bed to the center
of the room. " Hang on, Ali's floating away." Quinn hopped down off the
bad and stood underneath her. She held the phone away from her head and
looked up at Alicia's back. "Get down from there now, young lady!!" she
cried, a stern, almost maternal tone of voice. Alicia fell, landing on
top of Quinn.
Back at the hospital, Jean great-grandmother sighed and nodded. "She
has great power in her, but does not know how to use it. Jean and Alicia,
they will teach her." Rey listened to her and the strange sounds in the
background of the phone.
"Hey Quinn! Hey, Glenn! Somebody tell me what you're doin'!" He shook
his head, frustrated by the lack of an answer.
"Rey? We got Alicia down, damn if I know how Harley did it. She's taking
her down to your car now." Rey and traveled with KDogg, so his car was
still parked outside. Glenn was on the phone now. "We're on our way to
the ER now. See ya there." He hung up and ran out to the car, which Quinn
had already pulled out in front. They sped to the hospital as fast as possible.
KDogg and Scott met them at the door with a gurney and a team of doctors.
"Thank you so much." Glenn laid her down gently and let the doctors take
over as Scott led the way to Jean's room.
"Hey, guys. How's Jean?" Quinn went and sat on the edge of her bed,
looking at her as she slept.
"How did you get Alicia down?" Rey looked like he'd walked through
Hell. "I heard sounds, but I don't know what happened."
"Damn strange thing. She floated away from the bad, and I went and
stood underneath her. I yelled at her like she was a naughty child and
she fell down on top of me." She rubbed her arm at the last statement,
wondering if she could get it looked at as long as she was here.
"The ghost which was in Alicia was a child, too." Jean's great-grandmother
looked up from her book, straight at Quinn. "You have power with children,
but this one will not bother us again, since Alicia blessed the house."
"I don't have power, just luck. And maybe a little intuition." Quinn
shrugged as she went out in the hall to find a doctor to look at her arm.
A nurse took her into a room down the hall and cleaned and stitched it
properly. About halfway through, Rey poked his head in the door. "Hey,
Rey! This nurse told me I should congratulate you on your medic skills."
"Thanks" he blew the compliment off, obviously there with other purposes.
"I actually wanted to thank you. Ali's up in the room next door to Jean
now, and the doctors say she'll be fine." He gave Quinn a hug.
"No problem. Just don't let her know you're hugging other girls. The
jealousy could kill her." Rey blushed and walked her back to Jean's room
before heading over to go see Alicia.
Quinn followed him quietly after Scott told her Glenn was already in
there. She looked in and saw Rey, crying as he held her hand. She moved
silently past the room and got a cup of coffee, sliding through the room
to sit with Glenn on the windowsill. Yesterday's storm had borne a little
sister, with a faint cold drizzle turning everything outside the window
a dull dead grey,
and fogging the window itself.
Alicia began to stir in her bed, which had restraints on it to keep
her from floating away again. "Where am I? I remember falling asleep in
the mansion. I dreamt about slave children, then, I'm here." She smiled
when she saw Rey. He quietly explained to her what had transpired, with
Quinn and Glenn nodding in agreement whenever she looked at them. "well,
I want to go see Jean. She's only in the next room, right?" Rey shook his
head.
"You've lost too much blood to be moving yet." She flopped back on
her pillows, resigned to her place for the moment. "I will, however, remove
these." He leaned across the bed, watching her eyes the whole time as he
undid the restraints, allowing her to move in her bed.
"So, Quinn, you scolded me and I fell on you?" She didn't even try
to hide the amusement in her voice. "How weird. How did you know to come
find me?" Quinn explained what she'd told everyone else about the flashback
and the visions. "Incredible. You're psychic! Had you no idea?" Quinn shook
her head, trying to adapt to the idea.
"Hey, do you think you can read Jean's mind and tell me what she's
thinking?" A very lost and sad Kevin stood in the doorway. "I need to know
if she'd mad at me."
"I'll try." And she followed him into Quinn's room.
they came back into jean room and quinn went and sat down
next to jean...kevin stood back and watch..he was worry that he lost jean
forever after what happen last night...which is strange since jean and
him made love after leaving the mansion...but he though she still mad at
him...just push it to oneside..she does that sometime push her angier to
oneside and stood next to him no matter what..but the look in her eyes
this morning before the mirror fell on her he felt she still mad at him...
quinn look at kevin and smile..come here big man..kevin said i don't
think....quinn said now or i won't help you...her greatgrandmother
smile..at glen grin..and said i think you better go there kevin before
she hurt you...kevin snort and said yea yea..he went over and quinn said
sit beside jean...he did and he held her hand...quinn look at jean greatgrandmother
and
said i might need help...she nodded and put an hand on her sholder...just
close your eyes and hummm...quinn did and then hummm...
in jean mind...quinn appear...hey j..she smile and said hey...what
the hell happen and why can't i wake up..quinn said becase of the blow
you took last night and the one this morning took it toll on you..jean
said great...she went and sat down...quinn came over and sat down..um j
kevin want to know if you are mad at him...from last night...jean look
at her and said kinda..but i
love him..quinn said jean..you have to know kevin never meant to have
anyone hurt he didn't know that the mansion that his friend gave him was
a slave place...jean close her eyes and said i know quinn it just...i don't
know..it weird..that all..i love him..but i can't forgive him for putting
us thru that..he should have look into the mansion background....quinn
said oh really
what bout your mansion...jean frown and said what???quinn said well
it seem your mansion is kinda like last night mansion..but it a cult place..jean
groan great...go from a slave mansion to a fucking cult one....what else
happen...alica appear and said well i got attack in your mansion...jean
look at her and said how...alica told her and jean said great..when i wake
up i'm moving into my grandparents home until i figer out where to live
without worrying bout ghost and demon...
kevin felt jean's grip went tigter....
jean felt kevin around her..she look at quinn and said is kevin near
me...she nodded...she smile and said tell him i still love him and not
mad at him....quinn said good...now..i'm hungry...alica said me too..talk
to you later jean..jean nodded and they left....
quinn and alica woke up and look around...rey stood by alica side and
said hey...she smile and touch his cheek...been by myside all this time...rey
said yea..i kinda well like you...alica said really...he nodded and bend
over and kiss her...kdog and scott peek in and smile...they close the door
and look at each other...it bout damn time those two got together...said
scott kdog said you have no idea on how i try to get those two together..
quinn smile as she hear rey and alica confess their feeling for each
other....she look at kevin and said "um jean said she forgive you...so
stop being sad"...kevin smile, as he brought jean hands to his lips.and
kiss it.."i love you, jean"...."and i love you too, kevin" kevin look down
and saw her awake..."jean?"she touch his cheek and said yea it me...he
bend over and kiss her...oh god i though you...jean stop him and said i'm
not mad at you....so stop worry bout it...kevin saw the love in her eyes...her
grandparents came in and saw her awake..little one...she smile and
said hi...they hug jean...and her greatgrandmother came over and hug her
and whisper we need to talk..all three of us...jean look at her and nodded...jean
said kevin...he said yea...jean said ask the nurse to move alica into my
room..please..kevin saw the look...kevin said ok...he left and went to
the nurse station and told them what happen last night and today...please
for the sake of having a weird things happen in here bring her into my
girlfriend room..please...the nurse said ok and went to the alica room
and said "you are moving into ms choy room"...rey frown and was bout to
say something, when he saw alica having that look in her eyes....it mean
trouble...rey said "ok"..he yell for scott and kdog..they came in and said
"what wrong?"..rey said "help bring alica to jean room"..kdog look at alica
and saw her lifting her brow...kdog saw that before...before all hell broke...he
gently pick up alica in his arms,while they brough the bed in jean room...kdog
lay her down and look at the girls....scott said "is it me or did the temper
in this room went down."kevin said it just you man...he stood by jean's
side...jean look at the men and then her greatgrand mother said..i need
that man who save rey this
morning here..please...kevin got on the phone and called mark....
mark was in the shower when he called...sara answer..hey kevin..yea
i get him..hold on..she peek in and saw him in the shower...she went behind
him and whisper kevin on the phone...mark said ok...he bend over and kiss
her..he got out and went to the phone..hey big man what up...he listen
and said ok i'm there in a few...and hung up...sara said "what wrong?"mark
said kevin want me in jean room..her greatgrandmother ask for me..sara
said should i be worry..mark said cute...he got dress and left with sara...they
arrive at the hosptial and went in jean room...mark saw alica and said
oh good you are ok...she smile and said yea i'm fine....mark look at kevin
and said "what wrong?"
So, it had all hit the fan, but it was over. Or so they had thought.
Quinn and Alicia managed to make contact during the circle. The controlling
spirit made itself clear, to Quinn at least, and left Jean alone. There
should have been no more problems at the mansion. No, that would be too
easy.
Many of the guests had gone home after the encounter. Among those who
stayed were Alicia, who wanted to remain in case of any more supernatural
activity, and Rey who wouldn't let her stay alone. Jean, Mark, Kevin and
the others were scattered in various rooms of the house, planning to stay
until morning.
"How come you're staying?" Alicia asked, "I thought you didn't like
all this paranormal stuff." "Well," Rey began, "I don't. But I'm not gonna
ditch you here with all the crap that's happened." Alicia smiled, "So you'll
play hero if some nasty ghost attacks me?" "Yes, milady," he joked, dramatically,
"I will exorcise the demon!" "Dumb-ass." she replied, playfully. "Witch."
Alicia made a face at him and turned around in the bed. "Fine, I didn't
want to talk to you anyway." she retorted. "Fine."
They remained silent for a minute before Rey gave in and started laughing.
"You know, Rey, you don't have to sleep on the floor." "Nah, keep the bed,
you've had a rough night." "Well, so have you..." After about ten minutes
of arguing, Rey sat next to her on the bed. "Go to sleep." he ordered.
"I will, but because I'm tired, not because you told me to." she returned,
and closed
her eyes.
**Deep south... Eighteen-something... 1840's?... Green everywhere...fields...
cotton fields?... That's right, mama works here... in the fields...Mama?
Whose, mine?... everyone's sad, scared... I wonder why... "they took Michael"
they said... took Michael where?... killed him... why? he was just a kid...
only 13 like me... I'm 13?... where the hell am I?... home... "watch yourself,
child, you might be next."... next what? why?... pay no mind, they like
the lightskinned little girls, like you... who are you?... lightskinned
little girls, put to good use... what use?... lightskinned little girls,
with cute black curls... stop saying that!... "Faith, Faith honey, come
here"... your mama's calling, better go to her... I can't, I'm not supposed
to go outside... Ms. Tyler wants me in the kitchen... Stay there, little
girl, with the other lightskinned ones; don't want to dirty that pretty
little face... "Come here, Faith"... Mr. Tyler?... he likes the lightskinned
ones, doesn't he?... he likes you... likes me?... always hugging and kissing...
I bet Ms. Tyler's jealous... No! Please, sir, don't!... it's no use, honey...
I have to go back, everyone's waiting for me, please!... Ouch! Please,
no!... did he hurt you, child?... you made him angry... you should have
just done what he said... remember Michael... you'll be next**
**Alicia, wake up... wake the hell up!... it's just a dream... but
Faith... wake up!... they're going to hurt her... wake up!... No, have
to get away... Alicia... run away, they'll hurt you... wake up!... Ouch!...
it's just a dream... they're hurting me, mama!... it's not real, Alicia,
wake up!... stop them, please, mama, it hurts!... wake up!... Faith...
no! Mama, help!... Alicia... Faith... it's not real... run away, get away**
"Get down from there now, young lady!" **Mama?... no, Quinn... now
wake up!**
The dark faded, and Alicia began to come around. "Where am I?... Slave
children... Faith..." She took in her surroundings and felt relieved when
she saw Quinn and Glenn, and Rey. "Hey Munchkin," she greeted, wearily.
So, it had all hit the fan, but it was over. Or so they had thought.
Quinn and Alicia managed to make contact during the circle. The controlling
spirit made itself clear, to Quinn at least, and left Jean alone. There
should have been no more problems at the mansion. No, that would be too
easy.
Many of the guests had gone home after the encounter. Among those who
stayed were Alicia, who wanted to remain in case of any more supernatural
activity, and Rey who wouldn't let her stay alone. Jean, Mark, Kevin and
the others were scattered in various rooms of the house, planning to stay
until morning.
"How come you're staying?" Alicia asked, "I thought you didn't like
all this paranormal stuff." "Well," Rey began, "I don't. But I'm not gonna
ditch you here with all the crap that's happened." Alicia smiled, "So you'll
play hero if some nasty ghost attacks me?" "Yes, milady," he joked, dramatically,
"I will exorcise the demon!" "Dumb-ass." she replied, playfully. "Witch."
Alicia made a face at him and turned around in the bed. "Fine, I didn't
want to talk to you anyway." she retorted. "Fine."
They remained silent for a minute before Rey gave in and started laughing.
"You know, Rey, you don't have to sleep on the floor." "Nah, keep the bed,
you've had a rough night." "Well, so have you..." After about ten minutes
of arguing, Rey sat next to her on the bed. "Go to sleep." he ordered.
"I will, but because I'm tired, not because you told me to." she returned,
and closed
her eyes.
Jean look at the other men and said guy can you step outside for a
min...they nodded and left...mark sara kevin rey alica quinn and glen stay....her
grandparents left too...
her greatgrandparents look at four couple and said look i know this
is weird but i need you all to stay in one place until i can find the spell
to make everyone safe....they nodded and said ok...kevin said well i'm
hungry...can we get the others to get....shane and daria came in with buger
king and checkers for the group....hey though you all want this instead
the hosptial food..said shane..as he hand the food to glen..glen smack
his lips and said food....mark laugh and said man we better get our order
before glen eat it all....jean look at them and smile..kevin came over
and sat by herside..she rest her head on his chest...they hand jean and
kevin their order and drinks and sat down...mark said so...mrs choy...what
can we do to get the bad prite out of jean home....she said i don't know
yet...give me time ok...mark said sorry...she said it ok...jean i ask you
grandparents to get you some thai food....jean look at her and said my
fav soup...she smile and said yep...jean said cool...and gave kevin her
food..she ate some fries...but her stomach want the soup...they peek in
and said babe..food arrive...jean smile and said goodies..her grandparents
got more for her and her friends....the others came in and saw the food...and
ate with them...jean look where rey and alica is and smile...they look
like they put their hater to oneside and became an item...alica hear this
and said cute jean...jean laugh and said oh ok...
quinn laugh as alica said this.....
When the nurse came in later that night, she was shocked to see eleven
people sleeping in one hospital room. Only four of them were in beds, but
at least someone had been kind enough to let the little old lady have the
chair. She considered waking the three couples sleeping on the floor, but
decided against it. She just cleaned up the Burger King and Thai food trash
and left
them to their dreams.
The next shift nurse was not nearly so nice. "OK, you bunch of lazybones,
wake up and let me get in here!" She tapped at Shane's shoulder with her
foot, waking him and Daria, who'd been sleeping in his arms, in the process.
As Daria struggled to get moving, she accisentally kicked Mark's head where
it had been laying in Sara's lap. He woke her up when he stood, and the
four of them moved out of the way to let the nurse get through to check
on Jean, whose bed was nearer to the door. Jean was already awake, and
Kevin was absent, as were Rey and Jean's greatgrandmother.
Once Jean had been taken care of, the nurse moved around to Alicia's
bed, again using her foot to rouse Glenn and Quinn. They rushed to stand
and move out of the nurse's way. She checked over Alicia, then left the
room. Shane turned to Jean.
"Do you know where Kevin, Rey, and your greatgrandmother went?" Jean
nodded.
"Kevin and Rey woke up early and decided to go to the cafeteria to
get breakfast for everyone. Hospital food may not be great, but we need
something to eat." Just as she finished speaking, Kevin and Rey came in
carrying stacks of trays. Jean's greatgrandmother was right behind them.
Glenn's head snapped around when he smelled the food. Everyone laughed,
remembering his hunger from the night before. They all sat down or perched
on the beds while they ate, then stacked the trays on a cart in the hall.
Once everyone had eaten, they looked to Jean's greatgrandmother, but Jean
was the only one to speak.
"Do you know yet what we have to do?" Her greatgrandmother nodded.
"These ghosts linger in the mansion because they are trapped. It's not
their choice, but it's up to you ten to free them."
Sara bit her lip, then spoke. "Well, I know Jean, Alicia, and Quinn
have gifts that could help, but what can the rest of us do?"
Jean's greatgrandmother smiled and nodded. "You all have your own gift.
The experience Alicia had last night sealed what I had suspected from the
beginning. Love is a very powerful force, not to be trifled with. The ghosts
who have been attacking and possessing you and your friends are trapped
because they never knew true love, only the impure love imposed by the
slavemaster, Eric Tyler. The poor things don't believe love truly exists,
and without love they can never be free."
"But what do we have to do? I mean, how can we show the ghosts that
love does exist? We can't exactly hug them and tell them it will be okay."
Mark pulled Sara closer.
"Oh, but you can. Jean and Alicia have already shown that they can
accept spirits easily, and something tells me that you -" and here she
pointed to Glenn, Mark, and Shane, "can too. It's something I can tell
about people. And, we know Quinn can communicate with them, and get results."
Sara wrapped her arms tightly around Mark's waist, not liking where
this was going.
"An controlled possession, or channelling, is not dangerous. They are
remarkably easy things to control, if you know how." Jean's greatgrandmother
was a picture of confidence where the others in the room were clinging
to their loved ones.
"Yah, but how do we convince the spirits, with or without bodies, that
they can feel love?" Rey's voice was shaking as he remembered the horrors
of the last set of possessions.
"You have to let the spirits take over the bodies of the ones you love,
and convince them that love does exist." The couples glanced at each other.
It might be weird, but with Rey and Alicia excepted, this was nothing they
hadn't done before. There was an easy way to prove love.
"Wait. I see that look in your eyes. Sex may not be an option for all
of you. From what Alicia has said about her possession, sex has become
a very traumatic experience for some of these spirits. Once we know what
has happened to all of them, then we can decide how to proceed. I'm not
sure how many spirits are in the house. Some of you may have to channel
multiple
times, or those who I have not designated as channelers may have to
try. The ghost must inhabit a body the same sex as the one they had in
life. Kevin," she looked directly at the tall man, "I know your soul
is strong. You will be the one to channel the slavemaster, Eric Tyler.
You already have once, so it will be very easy for you, and we know you
will be able to channel without losing your own soul."
She gave everyone a few minutes to process the information she had
just given them. This would be the ultimate test - they had to be able
to love someone who didn't know the meaning of the word, but was inside
the body of the one they loved most in the world. Still, she could see
this was a stronmg group of young people, and they would be able to do
it.
"Now, I need Shane, Daria, Sara and Mark to come with me to the mansion.
You are the four least hurt out of everyone here, and I don't want to risk
anyone getting hurt worse. I'm going to see if I can determine how many
spirits are still living in the house, and precisely how many of which
sex, so we can at least try to plan out the channelling, which will not
happen until each and every one of you is well." Her voice left no room
for argument.
Mark raised his head. "We can take my van. It'll fit all five of us."
With that, the five of them said goodbye to those who had to stay at
the hospital and made their way back to the mansion.
The ride to the mansion was nerve wracking to say the least. Jean's
greatgrandmother explained exactly what needed to be done once they got
there. The two couples understood why she'd needed able bodied people,
but it was far from the mystical experience they'd expected.
The next several hours consisted of the four people forming a chain
from the attic to the huge, spacious living room carrying trunks, boxes,
and anything else they could. Once everything had been moved, they sat
down and began looking through the old picture albums and records that
had been stored of the lives of the slaves and the masters.
In all, five people had died at the hands of the master - two girls,
Faith and Claire, and two boys, Andrew and Luke. He'd taken the girls for
his own purposes, but the boys had been killed for their love for the girls.
It was this - their death for love - that had convinced these spirits that
love was terrible and would only result in punishment. The only other death
had been
that of the master, at the hands of his slaves in a revolt. Someone
had kept newspaper clippings of that event, and it hadn't been pretty.
The fifth death had been that of the master's brother, Aaron. He had
incited the rebellion, and the rest of the family had turned against him
for his "betrayal". This was a different kind of love destroyed, and would
have to be dealt with differently.
The channeling was then planned out. Mark, terrified as he was of the
thought, would take in Andrew, because he had been older. Jean would the
Claire, Alicia would take Faith, as their souls had already met, Shane
would take Luke, Glenn would take Aaron, and as had been established at
the hospital, Kevin would take on Eric.
Jean's greatgrandmother stressed how important it was to keep all the
couples separate from each other. The spirits would recognize each other,
and if any of them saw the person responible for their pain, they could
cause the body they were in to commit violence, or act out. This was why
everyone had to be better - they had to have full use of their bodies.
The only time anyone channelling could be in the presence of someone else
channelling was when they repaired the relationship between the brothers,
and that would be the last. Everyone would be present in case the need
arose for the men to be restrained, and Quinn would arbitrate.
Now all they had to do was wait for the others to heal.
Jean look at her other friends and then look at kevin..he was standing
by the window..alica and rey saw the sad look in jean eyes...rey whisper
something in kdog ear..he nodded and left the room..kdog went to the nurse
staion and said "is there a way we could walk around, so one of our friend
talk in priv"...the nurse said "yea..go ahead but have her back in 30 min
ok"...kdog
said cool...and he went back in jean room...her grandparents saw this
and look at the others..they mouth let go...they nodded and kdog pick up
alica and they left jean with kevin...jean look at kevin and said "babe"..he
turn and look at her..he notice that their friends has left them...jean
got up and went to him.."babe..tell me what wrong..please"..as she look
up at him...hesmile and said "notthing wrong"...jean lift her brow..and
said "i know you are lying"..jean turn and was bout to leave him standing
there..he wrap his arms around her and said "i'm sorry..please know this..if
anything happen to you during this, i want you to know i love you"...jean
turn and look at him..."babe..i know that...i see that everytime..you def
my love with the others"...kevin smile and said "yea. well"..she smile
and said "honey..my love for you will never die..not ever..ok..as my granny
said you have a strong soul and the love i have for you, will help you
come back to me"...he look at her and then bend over and kiss her..she
return the kiss he pick her up and brough her to the bed..."let sleep.
we both have a lot to do"...jean smile and said "ok"...she rest her head
on his chest and said "i love you kev"...he smile and said "i love you
too..j"..and they went back to sleep.
Jean dream of a time of seeing a man over her...sir what do you want....the
man smile and said i want you...she tried to stop him but he was strong...please
sir you are hurting me..please.....the man after he has done this to her..he
whisper something in her ear..if you say anything i will kill you and that
boy you love...and he left...the scene change and she saw him killing the
boys and then kill her and another girl....that for tell them what i have
done and now you will never be together..........
jean woke up and said shit...kevin wasn't there....alica came in and
saw the scare look in jean eyes....rey saw this too...kdog put jean down
and left them...rey came over to jean side and said "j are you o."..kevin
came in and went up to her..he pull her into his arms.."babe..what happen"..her
body shook and said "i need to talk to my granny...rey called mark
please"..he did..kevin said "what happen"..jean said "i saw something from
the pass...it just freak me out"and she told her granny what happen in
the dream...her greatgrandmother said ok thanks..and she gave the phone
back to mark...
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