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Angela sat huddled in the corner furthest from the creature inside the tank that was watching her curiously. Watching her with those golden eyes. It was horrible deformed, even for a ghost. The hooks that covered its body seemed smaller than usual, and its eyes had no lids. All over its head were tufts of hair, long and ragged.

It looked like a bad cross between a human and a ghost. It kept its bony hands on the tank, it was smiling, its sharp teeth grinning. Then it did something unexpected. It mouthed “Angela...” Angela’s name rang through her mind, carried by a malevolent voice.

*****

Candy let out an inhuman snarl as Gavin smacked her across her face, leaving a neat set of five red finger prints on her cheek. She had several burns on her face and her shoulder that had been left exposed. Her green shirt was now more or less in rags.

“Fucking Pansy…”

“Such profanity…”

Gavin reached forward and cradled Candy’s head in his hand burning her cheeks and throat.

“Your so beautiful…it hurts me to see you like this Sister…it really does.”

Candy grinded her teeth to keep herself from screaming as the acid burned at her flesh.

“You’re so sweet…I could kiss you” Candy hissed through clinched teeth.

“Does this hurt you? I’m a slave to my own curiosity…”

“You want to know what I think…I think you get off on killing women…like you did that girls mother…did you have to chain her down too?”

Gavin smiled. “I know what you’re doing sister, trust me it won’t work, you cannot anger me.”

“I ain’t doing anything, I’m just stating facts, you’re a pansy bitch that gets off on beating the shit out of defenseless women.” Candy spat at him, but it seemed he had expected as much and moved out of the way. He released her face and elbowed her in her back.

“I’m tired of this game… Gavin gripped Candy’s throat and smiled as he cut off her air. Candy squirmed in her chair flailing as much as her bindings would let her. She fell off the chair and sat kneeled on the ground as she tried to break the chains.

*****
Kay threw open the door and raised her gun at Phillip, he dropped his game. and held up his hands

“Kay…what the…” Kay fired the gun and Phil screamed as he fell off the bed.

“HOLY SHIT!” He screamed as he curled up and covered his head with his hands. “I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!”

“Get up now!” Kay yelled.

Phillip scrambled to his feet. “What ever it is I’m sorry!” A gurgled scream came from behind him, when he turned around he saw a dieing Ghost laying on his bed. He tried his best not to fall all over himself and succeeded until he stumbled into the wall. Kay grabbed him by his shirt and hauled him out the door and shut it. Celeste was standing in the hallway she ran up to Kay and clung to her leg.

“Jesus Kay, I thought you were going to shoot me.”

“If that thing had been inside of you, I would have.”

Phil gulped.

“Come on…” Kay turned and started running down the hallway. “Hurry up there’s still one more around here.”

“There’s another one?!”

*****
Mike stood in the shower leaning heavily on the side rail for support. He had taken his bandage off and was cleaning himself up. Most of the wound was healing pretty good, but in a couple of places, the blood just wasn’t clotting, he watched as the red swirls circled around the drain. Something crashed outside. Mike rinsed off his face and pulled back the shower curtain.

“Hello?” no one answered.

“Kay…is that you?” Again nothing. Mike turned off the water and got out to dry off.

*****
Angela wondered over to the tank, slowly, but surely. Ghosts couldn’t talk, it just wasn’t possible, but for a creature that couldn’t speak this one seemed to have a lot to say. Its name was Beta, it was the second of its kind, a Ghost human hybrid. It was as much a prisoner here as she was.

“How can you speak…”

‘Is it really so surprising?’

Angela shook her head. “Why are you here?”

‘Why are you here?’

“Can you read my mind?”

‘Can you read mine?’

“No…” Angie flinched as Beta smiled, those four rows of teeth.

‘We aren’t so different you and I…’

“You’re evil…”

‘Who are you to so blatantly label one evil? I have never seen beyond this room, what have I done to be considered evil?’

“All Ghosts are evil…”

‘I am not a Ghost…’

“You’re part Ghost.”

‘I am part human…’

“Why have they locked you in this room?”

‘I am a failure.’

“What do you mean?”

‘I have all of the powers but not the appearance…’

Angela slowly inched forward.

‘I can see it in your thoughts…I can see HER in your thoughts…You have seen the one who made me obsolete…’

“Who are you talking about…”

‘I believe you call her Celeste.’

*****
Candy fought the darkness that was creeping over her thoughts. She couldn’t breathe, she couldn’t move. As if reading her thoughts Gavin spoke.

“Give in…let it go Candy…” Gavin tightened his grip.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness, the door flung open and a gun was fired. Gavin fell to the floor and writhed in pain. Candy gasped, that first wave of air rushed through her lungs like water to a flame, the burning sensations slowly evaporated.

She hung her head and inhaled. The gun fired again and Candy fell face first into the ground, her hands were free. Someone grabbed her and hoisted her up, she had no resistance left in her. Gavin scrambled and took out his gun. Who ever was holding her rushed out the door and slammed it behind him, she could hear Gavin firing off multiple rounds into the steel door.

When Candy looked up she could have cried, there was Ice, holding her tightly against his chest with one arm, and a shot gun in the other.

*****

Kay opened the door and looked in, Mike was sitting on his bed with his back towards her. Phillip and Celeste were on her heels.

“Mike…thank god…” Kay sighed.

“What’s wrong Kay?” Mike asked.

“There’s a ghost running around! There was two but Kay killed the other one!” Philip squeaked from behind Kay.

“A Ghost? How’d a Ghost get in here?”

“Celeste brought the ones in the lab back to life…”Kay watched as Mike turned around and smiled.

“My…what a talented little girl you are…” His eyes were golden.

“No…” Kay paled and began to shake.

Mike laughed. “What’s wrong Kay, you look like you’ve just seen a ghost…” Mike stood.

“It’s in him…Kay shoot it!” Phillip tugged on her arm.

“No…Mike…please no…”

“Kay baby, you’ve got to learn to loosen up…” He was getting closer. Kay raised her gun, her eyes were watering.

“Stay back or I’ll shoot you.”

“Shoot him Kay!” Phillip cried.

“You wouldn’t shoot down the man you love would you darlin’?”

Tears streamed down Kay’s face as she gripped her gun with both hands.

“I won’t let you use him like this…your not the man I love.” Kay shook her head.

Mike was within a few feet of her. “Then why are you hesitating?”

“Don’t make me shoot you…” Mike reached out for Kay. “I will shoot you…”

“Kay!” Phillip was in tears.

Mike embraced Kay…her trembling hands dropped the gun.

“That’s my good girl.” Mike purred as Kay cried. He began to laugh as his eyes glowed. His teeth sharpened into razor points and he dug his fangs into Kay’s neck severing her jugular. Her body trembled as blood spurted from her neck and poured from her mouth. Phillip dove for the gun then crawled across the room. When he stood Mike tossed Kays twitching body aside.

“You going to use that gun on me boy?” Mike started toward him.

Philip took aim and pulled the trigger. He shot Mike once in the head and three times in his stomach.

“Safety’s off this time mother fucker.” Phillip blinked away his tears as he threw the gun and ran to Kay who lay bleeding. He grabbed a towel from the floor and wrapped it around her neck keeping pressure on the wound.

“Please don’t die Kay…”

Kay’s skin was pale and her eyes glazed over.

“Please don’t die…”



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A/N: Finally! A long chapter! It took me awhile to decide which charector I wanted to kill off, if any, but this IS a horror fic yes? And what\'s a good horror fic without a little charector death? Hard position yes? Kill the one you love or be killed...well she made her dessicion. Anywho please be kind and review! If you can guess the ending let me know...Im trying my best to keep the plot unpredictable, but if its falling into a steriotype plot let me know, and I\'ll add in a couple more twists and turns.

~Love Torne