Fan Fiction ❯ The Goddess Sagas ❯ The Girl?s smile is an invitation to death ( Chapter 27 )

Chapter 27: The Girl's smile is an invitation to death

A Little girl sets on her bed, eyes glistening with unshed tears as she listend to her parents fight with each other down stairs. Hugging her teddy bare close to her body she sobbed.

"I wish they would all just stop fighting...."

Her wish did not come true as she continued to lesson to her parents scream at each other and suddenly the sound of a door slam. She covered her ears, trembling slightly.

"Please make them stop...."

"Awww, little girl sad and all alone?"

Eyes widening startled the child twisted around, shaking nervously as she spotted Laura standing over her, a smile curved on his face.

"Who....Are....You?"

"My name is Laura."

"I guess your not a stranger anymore then, so It's all right to talk to you. My name is Sara Karlan."

"Sara, do your parents always keep you locked up in your room?"

"....Y...Yes."

"Do they always fight?"

"....Yes."

"Do kids tease you all the time?"

Sora lowered her head sadly and nodded. "Yes."

Laura laughed, receiving a sad glare from the little girl.

"Why do you find it funny?"

"Oh, No." Laura's face turned serious. " I don't find it funny at all, It just...."

"Just what?"

"That you remind me of myself when I was I kid. Yeah, I grew up with everyone hating me to. Because they thought I was a nerd. But I got rid of them all....So They could never be mean to me again."

"Rid of them all....?"

"I can give you the power to do that."

"Really?"

"Just keep hold this statue, and keep it safe. It'll grant you all the power you need."

Slowly Sara reached her hands out, taking the golden odd shaped statue from Laura's hands suddenly she could feel a power flow threw her body and passed out onto her bed, the statue laying next to her in her arms, like a teddy bear. Laura smiled, brushing a strain of hair from the child's face.

"Get me lots of Magention little girl, before I come and get your soul."

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"Keith...." Nagisa began worriedly.

"Are you ok?" Arisu finished.

Keith laid with his eyes closed on his bed, blood trickled down his lip. He ignored the two twins rudely, rolling over onto his side.

` Stupid father...Why doesn't he just let me take control of Ryan. He didn't have to get so mad, Dammit!'

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"Hey, what did you do with that little girl?" Hikari demanded as she comforted Laura in the hallway. " Why did you not just take her soul?"

"Hikari, I'm a better thinker then that! You see, one of our goals in to collect Magention. However every time me and Rex attack, Ryan and his little friends stop us. But what if someone else does the killing? I know Ryan cannot kill a little girl."

"But...What is going to make that little girl kill anyone?"

" The power I injected into her body will fill her with pure hate, and her hate will control her every movement, all we have to do is set back and watch."

"Hmmm......If you say so." Hikari watched Laura leave before frowning. " Getting a child to do your dirty work. How cowardly."

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The group finally reached the small little village known as Taken. The journey had not been a pleasant one. It was not enough that they had to fight off a few bandits but they also could not shake of the suspicion they felt about Ryan. Squall of all was still the most distrustful, considering he had not completely forgave Ryan for pounding Lemon. However the Dampire understood that Ryan had no control over his actions and had forgave him completely. Mara had also forgave him. But still, Ryan walked around as if in a trance, it was clear he still hadn't forgave himself.

" I heard of this village before." Carrie smiled, trying to make small talk. " Taken is a `Nature' town. I heard it was a very beautiful place."

"Good, we need somewhere to relax." Lima sighed tiredly.

"....But it seems that whereever we go, Taromecika's goons attack. I don't want anyone else to get hurt." Mimi frowned, remembering her village.

"....Mimi..."

"I'm all right Genki, but I'm scared you know. "

"We all are." Mara reassured.

"Hey Ryan, are you feeling any better?" Lemon asked, cheerful and concerned at the same time.

"....Uh......Yeah......Sorry again."

"Oh! Stop apologizing, I said it's all right!"

"Yeah, stop beating yourself up over it Rya!"

"Hey."

The group paused and turned around to face Alex as he spoke.

"What is it?" Lima blinked confused.

"I think trouble has started already."

The group turned to fallow his gaze and saw a few uniformed police bringing two dead bodies out of an house. The group gasped. The people, which we and man and a woman we carved up like Halloween pumpkins.

"Woah!" Lima exclaimed. " I'm going to go see what's going on!"

The group watched as the elf dashed off.

"Hey, how does she think that those police men will tell her anything?" Alex asked, if he had emotions he would of had a puzzled expression on his face.

"The police men over there are from Angeles, they probably work on the same force." Genki explained. " Thinking of which, I think I might go see what's going on too. Being Bra's younger brother, I have special privileges. Maybe I might even find out what's happening back at home."

The group sighed as they watched the hyper boy run off.

"Shall we go rent a room at the inn and then explore a little?" Lemon asked sweetly.

" I guess." Squall shrugged, as the group walked away from the crime sean.

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Lima drew back in disgust as she gazed over at one of the bodies. Genki peeked over her shoulder and had the same reaction.

One of the bodies were male and it had been stripped of clothing, there was a gaping hole in the chest, knife carvings in the flesh. Death unmasked and impersonal, simply a fact. The sheer mortality of it grated on them--the vulnerability of flesh and bones so easily ripped and smashed, the ignominy of the naked sprawl of the torso and limbs----they could not think about it anymore, suddenly feeling sick. Forcefully Genki forced himself to look back into the hole in the chest where the heart once was. The heart was gone.

"Hmm, this looks almost like Voodoo." Lima frowned.

"The readers should have known better then to think that the author would take the time to write a whole pointless page about Voodoo without including it in her story....."

"Genki, I'm going back to the police station, would you come with me to take notes?" Lima questioned. " I'm not good at asking questions and writing things down at the same time."

"Ok, sure thing. Can we....just get away from this body?"

"Yeah....I understand how you feel.....It's so creepy....Ohhh....I want out of hear, fast!"

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Sara stood in the playground, around her a circle of kids were pointing and laughing at her.

"Sara is an orphan!" They chanted, heartlessly.

"Leave me alone...." She muttered, eyes looking at the ground.

The teasing and taunting wouldn't stop, it just got worse. The leader of the mob, a bratty boy with a brush cut and buck teeth pointed at her, laughing like a horse. Suddenly Sara could feel pure hate bubble up inside of her and she lunged forward with a kitchen knife in her hand.

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The rest of the group was resting at the Inn, it was very full. At least eight others beside themselves were staying there. It was a miracle they were able to rent enough rooms for all of them. Mara had taken Ryan out for a walk, to try and get him feeling better but it really wasn't working. Ryan's expression did not lighten up at all, but remained gloomy and every so often he would apologize to her. The cat was about to give up when a little girl with blue hair and green eyes ran into them.

"Uh...you ok?" Ryan asked, helping her up.

"Are you Ryan?" She asked slowly.

"Yes."

She smiled, slowly. " See you at the motel."

Mara and Ryan exchanged strange looks as the watched the kid run off, whistling a creepy tune to herself.

"What do you think that was about?" The cat blinked, confused.

"I....I have no idea."

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Genki yawned rubbing his eyes, tiredly as they waited for the chief of the police to arrive.

"Lima, why are you so interested in this anyway? * yawn* "

"Well, Genki, it could have something to do with Taromecika's followers....Demons and other creatures of the night often indulge themselves with sacrifices, human sacrifices. It's done very much like Voodoo sacrifices." Lima explained.

"And if it has nothing to do with Taromecika?"

"Then, you wasted your time. But I however, may be a cop, but I'm also an Occult expert. I love anything to do with the occult." The elf's eyes were practically shining.

" So you love seeing people with their hearts ripped out?"

"....NO!! What gave you a crazy idea like that!? "

"You said---"

The door to the office swung open, cutting off their chit-chat, as the chief walked into the room. His was a balding man, with an huge gut. This room kind of matched him. The room was an utter pig pen! It smelled like dirty gym socks, and rotten tuna sandwiches. Mustard and ketchup stains cover various items, and the mans clothing.

"Long time to see Lima, so you hear about this case. It really doesn't concern your case, however." He said, rubbing his double chin as he sat on a chair across from Lima, behind the dirty, disgusting desk.

" It might have something to do with Taromecika. About the missing children. I have discovered that all of them had been alliterated and turned into lesser demons....monsters....monsters all of them."

The man's face turned white, and then serious.

"That fucker of a demon will pay. We will get people right on to him. Did you know he and the black ` goddess' has Angeles crushed forcefully into it's grip? Hell, it's a miracle, my fellow offices and I got away. "

"Angeles...." Genki whispered pitifully.

It was then that the slobish man first seemed to notice the boy. He frowned giving him a closer look before his pugy face flashed with realization.

"Oh! Your Bra's youngest brother! So I guess if you Lady Bra's blood relation, it's ok for you to hear private police material. She's been worried about ya, you know kid."

Nervously Genki cleared his throat, and almost as if he did not have enough courage to ask he raised his head, and squeaked.

"Is Bra all right?"

"She's fine, kid. You know Bra, she's a genius. She can take care of herself."

Genki nodded, still looking nervous and uncertain.

" Did all of the officers flea?" Lima asked, wide eyed.

"No...the Cyborg enhanced officers, along with the commander stayed."

The elf nodded her head. " I should be there protecting the people too....just like Pai-Pai would have....."

"What was that?" The man asked.

"Nothing!" Lima forced a smile. " Now can you please tell me about this case?"

"Sure, What is it you want to know?"

"Genki take notes." Lima hissed, shoving a pad of paper and a pen into his hands, before turning to the chief with a grin.

"Ok, so was this the first murder?"

"Well, the first one we actually found."

Lima raised her eyebrows. " You mean, there could be more?"

"Well, I guess. We discovered those two bodies laying outside in the lawn. It was not their house...and they are craved up so bad we can't identify who they were. However, all within in a days time, around five more people have turned up missing, mostly school aged children."

"Hmmmm.....Do you think they were murdered by the same person?"

" I don't know. If they were, I think we would have found them by now. The killer does not seem to go to great lengths to hide the body."

"Hmmm, was anything found around the bodies?"

"Some blood, lots of the victims own, and chicken blood. Also lots of powder and feathers."

Lima wrinkled her nose, at the image this formed in her mind.

"Ok...What about the hearts? I kind of noticed they were....um...how should I put this...missing?"

"We have no idea. We did not locate either one."

"What do you think the killer does with them?"

"I don't know! Bury them! Sell `em to the black market? Organ house? Eat them? I wish I knew..."

"Is that what kills them?" Lima asked innocently. The man hunched his shoulders, a foolish expression on his face.

"I guess so. I would imagine having you heart ripped out would be pretty fatal."

Even Lima seemed to be irrated by this display of stupidity. " I mean are the victims ALIVE at that point?"

The man nodded, disgusted. " Yeah, pretty gross huh? You know, I was kidding about the organ house. The connors say that the killer practically rips the heart out, not much good after that..."

Lima put her hand to her chest, looking sick. " Does any of this seemed to relate to Voodoo?"

The man rolled his eyes. " Aw, damnit Lima! You and the occult-crap! This has nothing to do with voodoo!"

The elf frowned defensively. " But don't REAL voodoo groups use powder and feathers?"

" That powder is nothing more then flour."

"Well, Voodoo groups, DO use flour!"

"Look, flour and chicken feathers...I can do that to! Come over one night, and I'll make you dinner! Get off the damn voodoo-shit! I swear young minds are wasted believing in that sort of crap!!"

Lima stood up from the chair, and headed for the door, huffing. " Well, screw off then! Believe what you will. Bye!!"

Genki and the chief watched as she slammed the door. A few moments passed when the elf sheepishly poked her head back threw the door.

"Heh-heh....Do you um, think you can give us a ride back to the village?"

Both the chief and Genki just shook their heads almost shamefully.

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"Ewww." Lemon frowned chewing his lip, with disgust. " These blankets are all dirty...and disgusting....this place is really run-down...."

The Dampire sighed throwing himself down onto the bed, a blanket of dust filled the air, for the bed was dirty and unkempt.

"Oh, dammit!!I'm going to go complain to the manager! This place is not fit for rats!"

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Genki starred out the window, his eyes half closed. The police car drove back to the village from their secret little headquarters out in the valley, slowly.

"Lima....It's already dark out...what time is it?"

".....8: * Yawn * 30....."

"Hmmm.....What makes you think Taromeicka's followers would use Voodoo? And why kill those to people?"

"I was just assuming it was Taromecika's followers....and if the killer was, maybe he or she just decided to get creative."

"Yeah I guess...." Genki yawned again, slumping back in his seat, and closing his eyes. Suddenly his head began to ache, a little at first, then really badly. Sucking in a cry of pain he threw his hands to his head.

FLASH

Lemon was laying on the floor, slashed deeply across the chest, his eyes dim, blood trickling down his lip.

Genki stood frozen, looking at this horrific sean. Creeping forward, his saw flour and feathers scattered around the room, and as he knelt next to the body of his friend his saw that his heart was craved out.

"Oh god....Lemon!"

FLASH

Genki gazed around himself wide eyed, his seemed to be in a kitchen, looking around her gasped, taking a step backward in terror.

Carrie was pinned down to a table by knives that was impaled threw her hands, feet, neck.Her eyes were wide and her mouth opened up into a mute scream. Blood bubbled up from a hole in her chest, her heart was also missing. The feathers and flour surrounded her, such in the way they had lemon.

"Carrie! No!"

FLASH

Genki shook his head to clear his thoughts, and looked around himself dazed. He was in a dirty, orange bathroom. Gazing around at the dirty walls he took a step forward, and tripped over something. He fell into the bath tub, which had been filled with water.....and something else. Heart in his throat, he opened his eyes, and pulled away with a terrified scream. He was out of the water in a heart beat, and was setting on the bath room floor, trembling all over. He was shaking to bad to be able to stand. Mara...It was Mara. She was sunk to the bottom of the bath tub, the water was crimson with her blood. Feathers, died red with the color of her blood floating in the water, some sticking to the dried blood the surrounded the gouged out heart area.

"....Mara.....What is happening hear!?"

FLASH

Genki gazed around himself, he was in a boiler room. It seemed to be one of the old fashion types, the ones with the open pit of flames. The room stank of roasted flesh and boiled blood. The fighter put his hands to his face to stop himself from breathing in the repulsive stink. He ventured forward, he gave up thinking about how he was getting from place to place. He did not know were he was going, but when he reached the fernance door which was covered with white feathers, he knew he had reached where he was suppose to. Shutting off the furnace he opened the door. Instantly his face drained of color, a body was in the furnace, but it was impossible to tell who it was. But somehow he knew, that the burnt and bloody piece of chorale was once Alex. Even though the body was half caved in, he could tell that his heart, too, was missing.

"......Who is doing these horrible things!?"

FLASH

He was standing in the attic.

` Who is it that died this time? Ryan...? Squall...?....Mimi......Oh god....please no.....'

He ventured forward, feeling cool air hit his face. He came the window. Genki's face turned sad and scared as he Saw Ryan leaned over the window.

"Ryan...." He whispered, removing the demon-half from the broken window glass. His throat had been sliced and diced by the sharp window edges, his heart was missing just like everyone else's.

"Everyone....why is this happening?"

Almost symbolically one of the chicken feathers unstuck from the dried blood and flour on the broken glass and blew off into the wind.

FLASH

He was in the bathroom. His eyes widened. He saw Squall leaned up against the wall. Face pale and drawn, his distant. He was covered with dried blood and fresh blood continued to flow threw a wound in his chest.

"SQUALL!! SQUALL!! CAN YOU HEAR ME!?" Genki screamed, but got no reply.

`Why wont he answer me....?'

Genki jumped, startled as the bathroom door opened. He could not see the figure that well....it was all dark, and foggy....distorted. The only thing he could make out was the long meat cleaver in it's hands.

"SQUALL!!!" He screamed again to vain as he watched the man beast stand to his feet and bowed his head in defeat.

Genki's eyes widened as he saw the figure with the weapon dash forward, weapon ready to pierce his heart.

"NO!! SQUALL!!!" He dashed forward to push his friend out of harms way. He could feel his heart beating in his chest, he had to get Squall out of there before----

Genki drew his breath in with a sharp gasp as he passed right there Squall's form, as if it had been some kind of transparent diagram.

"What....The...Hell....?" Genki watched wide eyed and trembling as he watched the figure impale Squall.

`What is this....?'

FLASH

He was in a bedroom, his closed eyes staring down at the floor, his could feel himself trembling, and cold....scared and cold.

Drip

Drip

Drip

`I know who I'm going to see when I open my eyes......I know....But I can't....I don't want to see it......I.....can't......'

Drip

Drip

Drip

He could not bring himself to opening his eyes, and he squeezed them more forcefully shut. But that mindlessness soon faded and he felt compelled, his had to.....look....

Drip

Drip

Drip

Slowly he opened his eyes, and was greeted by drops of tear shaped blood dripping off of something in a puddle of water where broken glass shards laid, twinkling in the faint moonlight that poured threw the window.

Drip

Drip

Drip

He slowly looked upward, eyes filling with tears instantly, as he spotted Mimi tied to the wall.....carved up and dead just like the others.

"I....I knew It would be you.....but.....the pain is still so strong......Mimi...." Genki allowed the tears to run down his cheeks, no longer able to remain in control of his emotions he fell to his knees, sobbing.

"MIMI!!!"

FLASH

"MIMI!!"

Lima jumped startled, and turned to Genki, eyes wide in confusion. Instantly she gasped, putting her hand to her mouth in alarm.

Genki was trembling all over, his eyes seemed to be staring at something far away, something that Lima could only begin to imagine. But what caused her the shock was not the expression on his face, his body was glowing. Glowing with the light of the sliver moon it's self. A light which seemed to come from inside of his own body.

"GENKI!?" Lima exclaimed worriedly.

Suddenly the boy threw his head back and screamed. Lima was forced to shield her eyes as the light intensified. Blinking rabidly for a moment to clear her vision the elf looked around herself, eyes growing wide.

"He's gone...."

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"I'm sorry, but we don't get enough money to fix the hotel up." The manager apologized nervously, as Lemon fought with him angrily.

"We paid good money to stay hear! The least we deserve is some clean sheets!"

"I'm sorry....but..."

"We don't get enough money to fix the hotel up." Lemon repeated mimcking the man's annoying tone.

The man gulped frightened, taking a step backward.

"You know, you really piss me off. I want you to know that I wont recommend this place to anyone!"

The man sighed in relief as Lemon walked off, angrily. "Thank you god....."

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"I wonder where Squall is at....I can't find him.....I want to have some fun......Ah.....I'm so bored, I'm talking to myself." Lemon frowned as he stopped in the middle of the hallways, suddenly shivering.

".....That feeling.....I know......THAT feeling! Could it be......The Statue?"

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The manager was dusting off his desk, the only place of his dirty motel he kept clean. He looked up startled as he heard the bell on his desk ring, but no one was there when he looked.

"Am I hearing things already?" He turned away and continue what he was doing.

Ding!

"Nope, I'm sure I heard it."

Slowly he approached it and looked over the counter, a small little girl looked up at him, one hand behind her back, the other holding a teddy bear.

"Hey, little girl, are you lost or something? Where are your parents."

A smile appeared on the little girls face as she removed her hand from behind her, revealing a long curvy knife.

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Genki slowly opened his eyes, he was instantly confused he seemed to be standing in a lobby of some kind.

"Wait....this is.....the motel? Oh god! I got to find Mimi and the others, before it's to late!"

His eyes darted around worriedly, searching for something to help him. He spotted the counter, where you go to get a room, but no one was behind it. But he figured that the computer probably had what rooms the people were staying inn. He had to hurry.

He lifted up the chain, that was attached to the counter to keep the customers out. Instantly he gasped. There was a huge trail of blood on the floor, along with the body of a man, that he figured was the manager. He was carved up like how his friends were as he had saw them in the visions. Or at least he hoped they were just visions. Trying the best he could to ignore the body he darted to the computer, clicking the On switch. It was an very old model so it took awhile to boot.

" Please enter your password..." The computer asked, in a female voice.

"This is one of my sisters older model of computers.....Ok.....what is the password....what on earth could it be? Ok....relax...This is one of her old models, the kind that were bought with their own Nbr. Passwords. But that wont help me much....unless...."

Genki slowly turned to the body on the floor, and forced himself to check out the mans body. He was about to give up when he spotted something carved on the mans fake gold watch.

"Bingo!"

He dashed back to the computer and quickly typed the password in.

"63666-782."

The computer instantly came to life. Names and numbers, along with dates appeared on the screen. It took a few clicks but he finally got what he needed.

"Room 201; Michele Telegram

Room 202; Tabitha James

Room 203; Oliver Montana

Room 204: Tommy Cornell

Room 205: Taichi Karma

Room 206: Ellie Baker and Mllie Baker

Room 207: Lemon

"Ok...So Lemon is the only one of the group on the 2nd floor....the rest is probably on the third floor."

Room 301: Ryan

Room 302: Mara Trail

Room 303: Mimi Sakura and Carrie Skaura

"Carrie Sakura?" Genki blinked. " Oh yeah, that's right, Mimi adopted her....I keep on forgetting. I just didn't think that Carrie would take on her last name so soon... I better look up the rest of our friends.

Room 304: Squall

Room 305: Alex Nanaki

"I didn't know he had a last name....wait a moment....Nanaki....that's Japanese for....No-Name......"

Room 306: Jetgeta Samla

Room 307: Jamie Oplan

Genki left the computer, not bothering to shut it off.

"I have to get to them before.....whoever I saw in the visions finds them...."

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Lemon began to feel sick, and held on his stomach, looking like he was going to throw-up.

"All those steps....I can't go up there and see Squall yet....my stomach.....Ohhh....." Stumbling Lemon headed back to his room and threw himself down on his bed, dispite it's state of uncleanness.

" That power I sense....It can't be the same thing and......gawd.....what's causing this stomach ache?"

He knew it could not be a reaction to this power he was sensing, and it couldn't have been something he ate. He had felt like this for a long time....but the pains were getting worse as of lately.

" Maybe I've just been eating to much....afterall.....I'm starting to get a little chubby down there......I should diet......"

Suddenly the door squeaked as it opened, Lemon looked up hopeful that it was Squall, but frowned when he saw a little girl standing in the doorway.

"Hey, you lost? Hey cute teddy bear....can I see? I love stuff animals....I know my friend Ryan likes `em to, but he wont admit it." Lemon tried to set up, but yelped.

"Ah....I have horrible stomach pains and....." Suddenly his eyes grew wide as the girl smiled at him. "I sense it again! That power it's coming from...."

Suddenly the child dashed at him, a knife heading straight for his heart.

"NO!" Genki screamed, dashing towards the child, throwing her against the wall with one blow of his fist.

Lemon watched trembling as the little girl vanished into thin air.

"Lemon! Thank god, I made it in time! You got to help me protect the others!"

"............."

"Lemon! Everyone will die! I saw it in a vision, you got to help me!!"

".........."

"LEMON!! I know your in love with Squall but this is no time for you to do an impersonation of him!! Get your rear into high gear! Hurry up!!"

"....Genki, that power I sense from her, I know what it is!!"

"That's great, Lemon but we need to hurry up and help the others, come on!" Genki pulled Lemon off the bed, he screamed painfully, and fell back down, holding onto his stomach in pain.

"....Genki...I can't......I.....I hurt so much, I can hardly move....."

"What!? Your going to abandon our friends because of a stomach ache!?" Genki snarled angrily.

"Genki....I'm sorry....but...owwwww.....please protect our friends......it's up to you...."

The hyper boy rolled his eyes and dashed out of his room.

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Squall sniffed the air, concerned. He was confused as to why Lemon did not come up yet, he was sure his lover would had found him by now. When he found Lemon's scent he sensed pain in it and was suddenly worried. He left his room, only to run right into Genki.

"......What's the hurry?"

"Squall! Oh, god! Glad to see you!"

"..........?"

" Squall there is this little girl, that is after to kill you all, I just saved Lemon, but he is complaining about a stomach ache....."

"....Again? He had that stomach ache for almost a month or so now....He always only complained to me though....."

" Well, whatever! Just....rescue the bystanders on the second floor of the motel, I rescue the people up hear, we will all meat In Lemon's Room, 207."

Squall nodded and took off.

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It did not take long before everyone had been crowded into Lemon's room, Mimi healed a bad wound on Genki's arm he had gotten when he had pushed her out of the way of the little girl's attack.

Squall was setting next to Lemon, holding the boy in his arms, rubbing his back softly trying to calm the pain. The bystanders in the room was chattering worriedly among each other. They were all very strange.

Michele Telegram-- A cowardly man, who panicked and over reacted to everything.

Tabitha James----A teenage Gothic girl, who is very mean and stubborn

Oliver Montana----A guy with lots of nuclear weapons in his room...He plans to take over the world.....Crazy...

Tommy Cornell----A god frantic....or at least pretends to be, really only tries to collect money from religious people.

Taichi Karma--- A doctor...The only normal one

Ellie Baker and Mllie Baker---Two twins who are models...and act as if they were one person.

Jetgeta Samla---A very batty fortune teller

Jamie Oplan----A Drunk.

"Ok, Genki, explain what's going on." Alex demanded, not at all scared by the fact there was a little girl going around wanting to hack everyone to bits.

" All right....It started when me and Lima found two bodies, we talked with the police, Alex, you and the others already know that. Anyway. Lima thinks that it could be Taromecika's goons....and that they are using Voodoo. On the ride home I had a vision of each of you....my friends dying. I saw the killer, just like some of you hear have....and we know it's a little girl. I tried to unlock the doors so we can escape but some kind of force field as surrounded the building....we are trapped inside."

The Bystanders began to whimper in fear at those words, but Lemon silenced them when he spoke.

"....This power......It was the same thing that.......that once possessed me...and a few others, awhile ago...back in Cid's days...."Lemon said threw his pain.

"What?" The group asked.

"Possessed...?" Squall trailed off.

"Yeah...a statue was created from dark energy and I came across it. It possessed me, Lou, Jabora, and a few children. It brings out all the evil in a person's heart and makes them like a zombie. Cid had broke the staute breaking the possiession, ....uhhh!" Lemon suddenly cried out, holding his stomach painfully.

"Lemon!" Squall exclaimed concerned.

"I'm a doctor, maybe I can see what's wrong." Taichi offered kneeling next to Lemon concerned.

"...Th....Thanks....it's my stomach....it has been hurting for quite awhile..."

"Lemon...." Squall sighed, worriedly.

"Lemon, if we destroyed the statue would that cure her?" Genki asked.

The Dampire gasped. " Now I remember! There was TWO statutes...I can't believe I forgot....yes....I remember...there was statue on Gaia and one on earth...Laura must have brought the one from earth with her.....as long as that statue remains however, that little girl will be imortal....we have to destory it....but if she was possessed by it to long, she will be killed as well...guess it's a better faith though then what has become of her now though. But for her to have the statue's powers,s he has to be near it....so it shoulden't be hard finding it."

"Ok...So she must have the statue with her." Genki reasoned. " Everybody....We have to spilt up and find it. I hate to ask this of innocent bystanders....but we need your help in finding the statute."

The bystanders seemed to be nervous, but somehow they all seemed to agree to help, they probably figured, that if they did nothing they would all die, so they might as well die doing something brave. Genki had to responsibility of making the teams, being that Ryan was still a little out of it, at this moment in time Genki was the new leader.

" Tabitha, Jamie, Alex. Team one.

Ellie, Millie, Mara, Team two.

Jetgeta, Tommy, Ryan Team Three

Squall, Oliver, Michele Team four

And finally Mimi, Carrie and I will be team five.

Dr. Taichi, stay hear and look after Lemon."

The groups spilt apart, Leaving Lemon and the doctor alone to worry for them.

"If only I wasn't to sick to do anything......." Lemon whimpered, hanging onto his stomach in pain.

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TEAM ONE

" I really don't see how destroying some kind of fucked up statue is going to stop that Physic bitch." Tabitha frowned, as they searched the boiler room.

" Shut up, Onna." Alex frowned bitterly, he was beginning to get annoyed.

"So Vhat sue ne goo?" The drunk Jamie slurred in his drunked voice.

Alex was close to rolling his eyes. " Damn that Genki...he paired me up with a whining weakling Goth, and a drunk."

"Like, so take the comment back! Or else I curse you in the name of Satan and---blah, blah, blah."

" Look, shut up. We need to find that statue." Alex sighed, trying to calm his nerves.

The Goth stuck he studded thoung out at him, grossly, and continued to babble on and on.

"May....sue...fiz....sat?" The drunk asked, pointing ahead of them.

Alex followed his gaze and spotted the little girl standing infront of them, a sweet little smile on her face.

"Uh---Ah---ah!!!"

The solider turned towards Jamie who was lifted into the air by some kind of invisible force and was suddenly torn from limb to limb, his blood splattering all around them.

"So your the killer, hmmm....don't think I'll go easy on you just because your a child." Alex aimed his gun.

"So play with me, Heh-heh! My name is Sara, your Alex, right? I know who opposes Saiyoua...I wont kill you yet."

"Oh, and what kind of killer wears a blue dress? I mean black is like soooo in style. I'll melt you in a stove just like a melted my cat in the microwave, so taste the power of the Goth!! Down with Christ! Hail Satan!" Tabitha stuck her thoung out making a retarded grunting noise. Suddenly an gun-shot was heard and her eyes widened. Slowly she slumped to the ground, a bullet threw her head.

Sara blinked confused at Alex who still aimed her smoking gun.

" She was too annoying....besides, anyone who would melt a cat in a microwave, deserves to die. Belive it or not, I'm a animal person."

"Hahahaha!!" Sara giggled. " I like you, your funny! So I'll kill you last! Bye-Bye!!"

"Wait." Alex demanded but the child had already vanished. " I got to find her."

He ran towards the boiler room door, which had slammed shut and pulled on the large metal handle. His eyes widened, the door was locked.

"I'm....locked in."

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TEAM 2

Mara looked in the rooms, frowning as she searched underneath the bed and found nothing.

"Have you found anything?" She asked turning to the twins who searched draws and shelves.

"Nope." Millie answered.

"Nothing." Ellie replied.

"This is very creepy, ain't it?" Mara asked nervously.

"Yeah, but all us cat-girls..." Ellie began.

"Must stick together!" Millie cheered.

"Yeah! Us three cats will use our claws if that girl shows up!"

"Really?"

Gasping the three cats turned towards the door, where Sara stood smiling at them, holding a meat cleaver in her hands.

"You know...I prefer to use Voodoo to kill my enemies. My parents were always into Voodoo. I will enjoy craving your hearts out."

Suddenly she dashed forward, the three cats barely dodging the attack in time. Sara attacked again, trapping Millie in a corner. The killer studied her victim for a moment, titling her head from side to side before finally deciding to charge forward. Getting over he fear in a nick of time Millie avoid the attack by quickly throwing herself to the right.

"RAZOR CLAW!!" Mara exclaimed, slashing the child across the back.

Sara looked at Mara and grinned.

"You can't kill me."

Mara grunted as the knife was rammed threw her stomach, lucky it missed the internal organs, but the pain was still burning agony.

"Oh!! No!!"

"This is terrible!!"

The two twins exclaimed, backing up away fearfully until they reached the balcony.

Grinning Sara leapt at them knife striking Ellie in the chest, Millie watched as he sister fell to the floor. Frightened, the last remaining cat girl ran out onto the balcony, starring over the rail, knowing that, dispite her being a cat, even if she did land on her feet, that fall would kill her.

"Oh, we are so trapped."

Millie screamed as a knife plunged into her heart, she was numb with pain but before she fell over the balcony, for a second she could see a beating heart in her hand.

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Mara groaned, opening her eyes, to find herself tied up in the boiler room.

"Your awake."

She jumped startled looking towards Alex who was now chained up to the wall next to her.

"Alex!"

"She trapped me down hear to0....Your friend Ellie is not dead, but Sara, the killer. Is Keeping her in the next room, for torturing.

"Oh...!! How horrible! I hope the others can stop her.....this is scary."

" Me to, killed by a little girl is such a sucky way to die."

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TEAM 3

Ryan searched the attic, looking at boxes while his two members searched threw trunks and scattered junk.

"Oh god, please protect us, I ask of thee. Jetgeta, give me the money so I can have more power! Money is power, and I need power to contact god to ask him to protect us!"

The graying lady gave him a disgusted sigh and pushed him away and slowly approached Ryan, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"What is troubling you boy? I sense that something more important to you then the killer is on your mind."

Ryan looked up at her startled. " Ah......it's nothing...."

"Come on, you can tell me. I already know, you believe you aren't really you."

The demon-half starred up at her shocked. " How on earth did you know?"

"I'm a fortune teller, honey, I can tell these things. Just remember my words of wisdom. If you can think and feel then you are real and alive."

Suddenly the woman disappeared leaving Ryan stunned. " What the....she just vanished....how strange..."

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The fortune teller looked up at the building and smiled, her form shifting to take on another.

"Ryan.....believe in yourself....and take care. I must go back into hiding now....but I will see you again...."

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Ryan continued to move boxes, feeling a little more at ease with himself now, suddenly he moved something and a large yellow statue fell to the floor, glowing with a bright green light.

He reached out to take it, but it sent out a shock-wave of energy, forcing him to drawback him arm.

"What is this magic.....what ver it is, it's dangerous....."

"EIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The screamed caused Ryan's heart to leap in his throat, and he ran towards it and drew in a startled gasp.

A little girl, blue hair, green eyes with a Sunday school blue dress danced around in a circle around Tommy who was craved up, his heart gone. As Sara danced, she held chickens by the neck in her hands. Blue soaked threw the chickens feathers as she continued to straggle them, holding their necks in a death grip.

"Your that little girl from before!!"

"I'm Sara. Yes, I killed everyone, and I'll kill you to, RYAN!!!" Sara smiled dashing forward, plunging a knife deep into his chest.

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TEAM 4

Squall leaned up against the bathroom door, breathing deeply, his other two members had been killed, craved up and hearts removed. He himself was suffering from many wounds, he had even been forced to change, but still he was no match for the killer.

".....How is Lemon doing now.....well I ever see him again?" The man-beast mumbled, pressing his hand to a wound on his thigh which still bubbled with blood.

Slowly the door opened and he turned to see Sara smiling at him.

"Your smile is an invitation to death....did you come to Finish of what you started."

"Hmmm, naww....not yet." She smiled wider. " I need you and all your friends to watch each other die. Well, except for that Ryan guy, I already killed him."

"Lemon? Did you get him too?"

"Oh no! I can't kill him! It's against Voodoo rites to kill someone....in his condition." Sara looked at him with wide eyes.

"....His condition?" Squall repeated almost confused.

"Come on now! Join your friends!" Sara snarled smashing him over the head, knocking him out.

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Alex, Mara, and Squall was tied to the wall, all becoming weak and more afraid by the second. Were they going to die?

TEAM FIVE

They were in the kitchen searching, Genki, Mimi and Carrie were all alert, knowing that the killer could show up at any moment.

"Genki....I can't find anything." Carrie shook her head sadly.

" I don't think it's in hear." Mimi agreed.

"Well....we will look somewhere else then, now be careful when we move in the hallways." Genki warned, trying to hide his nervousness.

" So...It's the little misfit and the two ladies." Sara teased, suddenly appearing behind them.

"Who you calling a misfit!?" Genki demanded.

"Neither are you human or part of the goddesses. Your a foreign object, not belonging to the human world and not to the world of the gods either. And foreign things destroy the balance, and must be destroyed!!" Sara raised her hand, making Carrie and Mimi disappear in a flash of light.

"MIMI!!! CARRIE! WHERE ARE THEY!?"

"In the boiler room. Come, Genki, if you want to save them."

"NO!! COME BACK!!" Genki screamed as she disappeared in a flash of dark light.

He fell to his knees, pounding his fist onto the floor. " No....Mimi.....Carrie.....everyone."

Suddenly the door opened with a squeaked, fearfully Genki turned around, but gasped as he spotted Ryan stumble into the room, bleeding from a knife wound, and holding a statue close to his chest.

"RYAN!!"

The demon half fell into his arms weakly, no longer able to stand, the statue falling from his hands. Gently Genki laid him against the wall. He was badly cut. It was a deep cut that went from his chest to his side.

".....I think I am going to die....."

"Ryan, don't talk like that, Please don't!" Genki begged.

The demon-half laughed as a trickle of blood ran down his lip.

" Is it really Ryan that is speaking....I know I am....but....Is it really Ryan who is talking now?"

"Huh?"

Ryan smiled, tears glistening in his eyes. " I did not think it was going to end hear for me....not so soon, not before I got to see Ruto again....Genki....please continue on with our mission and take care of everyone....and save her....save.....Ruto...."

Genki's eyes widened as Ryan became limp and his breathing stopped. He brushed some hair from Ryan's face, tears in his eyes.

"I will Ryan.....I will save her and everyone for you."

Kneeling down next to the statue you picked it up, and began to cry.

"Ok, Sara! You want to play murder, and kill everyone! Well, hear this, you will be the one to die now....HEAR ME SARA!!! YOUR FUCKING DEAD!!!"

FLASH

Genki found himself standing in the boiler room, his eyes went wide, and he fell to his knees, shaking to hard to stand. Mara, Mimi, Carrie and Squall laid on the floor, cut opened, their hearts were not removed, but it was easy to tell they were dead.

"....No.....No.....Mimi...." Genki cradled her in his arms. " Mimi!" He sobbed holding her close to him.

"Genki....I could not protect them....I tried." Alex apologized , leaned against the wall, stabbed and bleeding all over, one of his arms, chopped off.

"Alex...."

"She died fast....she had no pain."

"Oh god!! Mimi!" He sobbed, holding her closer.

"Is That the statue?" Alex asked, finding the power to stand up. " What good is it going to do to burn that?"

"....I don't know...."

Sara opened the door, walking into the room, smiling, knife in her hands.

"Ha! I am going to kill you."

Genki grabbed the statue, running towards the Fernace, throwing it in and began filling oven with coal, quickly.

Sara smiled wider, charging at Alex, who growled.

"I wont die yet!"

Genki gasped as he watched the solider grab the girls arm, taking the knife from her and stabbing her in the heart with it. Sara cried falling to the floor.

"This is how I do things." Alex turned to Genki who was just about to turn the stove on and burn the hellish statue to cinders.

The hyper boy just stared at him for a moment, when suddenly he spotted a movement in the corner of his eye.

"ALEX, BEHIND YOU!!!"

The perfect Solider turned around, and received a knife threw his forehead. With wide eyes he fell to the ground, dead. Dead, just like everyone else.

Genki began to tremble with rage, and sorrow.

"You killed everyone....Is this a game to you!?"

"Heh-heh!"

"STOP LAUGHING!! HEAR ME OUT!!! YOU DIE NOW, YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!!! BURN IN HELLS AGONY FOREVER!!!!" Blinded with rage Genki turned to stove on full blast.

Sara screamed as the statue was destroyed, her body burned along with it, leaving nothing behind except for a shadow that took on the form of a devil, that also died away into nothingness.

Genki fell to his knees sobbing. " I am all alone now....What was that thing....Why did it kill everyone."

"That creature was once human."

" A human who had became a devil, trapped inside a statute made by Key."

Genki turned around to see Kim and Amy standing behind him.

" A human that wished to destroy everyone and everything one the planet." Kim continued.

"He hated everything, because....." Amy trailed off, allowing Kim to Finish.

"He loved everything. We're sorry about your friends...but `Sara' was right about one thing. Foreign objects such as yourself must be destroyed....but not yet. We well see you some other time, to do the deed of ending your life."

Genki could only watch, tearfully as Kim and Amy vanished as quickly as they had appeared.

He sobbed. " Why not just kill me now....everyone....everyone is dead now.....everyone I care about.....Oh god....Mimi......everyone.......MIMI!!!! Meissah.....please......Please.....don't let my friends die yet!! PLEASE!!!!"

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Lima and the townspeople gasped as they stared at the motel which began to glow a bright sliver color.

"What is going on in there? Oh, Key.....Please let everyone be all right?" Lima clasped her hands together, worriedly as she prayed.

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Genki felt warm all over as he could feel power engulf him. It was something he never felt before, but it felt like he was holding the power of energy it's self in his hands. Suddenly he could feel waves of power leave his body and circle the bodies of his friends. He watched almost on a trance as he friends suddenly began to wake up, smiling he passed out.

"Owww...." Genki moaned opening his eyes, to find Mimi starring down at him worriedly. Her face brightened as he opened his eyes and she threw her arms around him in relief. Crying and laughing at the same time.

"Genki! I thought you were dead!"

"I was dead? But what about you guys? How....?"

"I don't know how you did it, but you revived us from the dead." Ryan smiled.

"Maybe it was the power of the goddess....after all, you do have some of Key and Saiyoua inside of her....but you heart makes you more part of Key and the Light then Saiyoua and the shadows." Mimi smiled at him tearfully.

"Maybe..." Genki smiled weakly. 'Thank you Messiah...thanks for returning my friends from the life stream....'

" We have a second chance, all the more reason why we must continue!" Carrie exclaimed.

"Yeah, we will never give up." Ryan agreed, with a smile.

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"Lemon!" Squall exclaimed, running into the room where they had left the boy.

The Dampire looked back at him, with a smile, a hand placed on his stomach.

"Lemon, are you feeling better now?" Squall asked concerned, puzzled by the strange smile on his lovers face.

"Well, it's kind of strange to explain but...well....are his...um.....boyfriend?" Taichi ran his hand threw his hair, blushing.

"Um....Yeah...." He was just confused now.

"Squall, your not going to belive this but..." Lemon placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm pregnant."

".......!!!"

The group ran into the room, and stared down at Squall who laid fainted on the floor. Lemon looked up at the group puzzled.

"I don't think he took it well....."

"Took what well, Lemon?" Mara blinked.

"I'm...ah.....pregnant."

The group gasped, shocked.

"Mally? But how in the hell....?"

" Oh....to much information...." Carrie squeaked.

"Aren't you just a boy that looks like girl....or....is there something you've not told us?" Genki asked slowly.

"....A baby...that so cute! But...eh....how are you suppose to have it." Mara asked nervously.

"Oh gawd....don't want to think about how he is suppose to give childbirth...." Ryan shivered, sounding sick.

" How does it feel?" Mimi asked wide eyed.

"A baby!! Oh so cute!!! I bet Squall is the daddy, eh? Heh!!!" Lima giggled.

Squall who was just getting up fainted again when he heard this.

"Yeah! I wonder what it's going to be. A little boy or an little girl....oh, I'm so excited!!" Lemon squeeled excitedly.

"Poor Squall..." Ryan shook his head.

"I agree." Alex nodded, somehow able to sound like he had pity for the man-beast while still remaining emotionless.

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"Your plan failed Laura!" Lexy laughed.

"I would not have if it wasn't for that boy....Genki....hmmm, maybe we should check his soul out..."

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Squall had finally stopped fainting and he and the rest of the group lessened to the explanation of Lemon's near impossible pregnancy.

" You see, when Lemon was born, he must have been born with a twin sister. However, the sister died in early childbirth stages and the two twins merged into one...making Lemon part boy and part girl. The girl genes are stronger then male, which is why Lemon resembles an girl much more then a boy. However, even though he may have...er...male parts on the outside inside of him is completely female."

"Ewww.....That's the reason?" Lemon wrinkled his nose, looking disgusted and disturbed.

"Well....you could also have just been born a freak of nature, if that makes you feel a little better. It's either one of these two reasons." Taichi hunched his shoulders.

"So....um...Squall....What do you think?' Lemon asked nervously.

The man-beast just stared at him for a moment, blinking in confusion, before putting his hand on Lemon's stomach.

"There really is a baby in there?"

"Yes....At least it explains why I am getting chubby."

"....It's been around three months since we....?"

"Yes."

"How long does it take Dampire's to have children?"

" Around six months...."

"So in three months around.....?"

"Yes....."

" Is it really my child....?"

Lemon frowned bitterly. " Yes! Of course it is!"

"....Ha....Ha...Ha...."

The group blinked at Squall confused.

"I'm going to be a father....I don't believe it...."

"Are you happy, Squall?" Lemon sounded almost nervous.

"Yes." He smiled, leaning forward, placing a kiss on Lemon's lips. " I'm happy."