Story Demon Hunters - The Journey of LOVE (Book 2)

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Chapter Eighteen – Suzy’s Lineage

Jim sat in the waiting room watching through the hole Kathy made in the wall. Back in the Motel Albert and Rebecca were up late watching TV. The Demon box had completely taken them over. In the next room Suzy and Kathy were making plans to go shopping.

Jim couldn’t stop thinking about the man that did this thing to Mable. Who was he? Why did he do it? What should they do with him? Jim thought about the things he could do to him. With the man shackled and cuffed. He could blink him on to the tracks in front of a speeding train. Then stop time at the last moment, and blink him out. Jim thought about blinking hem up a thousand feet in the air, and letting him fall. Then he could stop time when he was about ten feet from the ground. Then he could touch him and jerk his hand away, so he only fell a few inches at a time. Then blink him out at the last moment.

Jim thought about what he could do if he had Kathy make him invisible. Then he could push him down every time he tried to get up. Then slap his face. Then he saw Nurses rushing to Mable’s room. Jim blinked to the door as he heard one nurse say “How could you let this happen?”

Mable was jerking around pulling off the wires, and trying to pull out the tube in her throat. Jim freaked and called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop.”

Then he blinked to the Motel. Suzy was in one bed, and Kathy was in the other. As soon as Jim appeared Suzy sat up in bed questioning, “What’s wrong?”

Taking a deep breath Jim informed, “I’ve stopped time. We have a problem and I need you.”

Suzy threw the covers off and explained, “I was just lying thinking anyway. What’s going on?”

Jim replied, “Mable woke up and is trying to rip everything out.”

Suzy advised, “Just let me put my dress on and we’ll go.

Suzy slipped her dress over her head and Jim blinked her out in her bare feet. Appearing in Intensive care Suzy touched a Nurse.

The woman turned her head and demanded, “How did you get in here?”

Suzy asked, “What’s happening?”

The woman insisted, “You need to leave now!”

Suzy insisted, “Look at your patient and coworkers.”

She turned her head as Jim took Suzy’s arm, and blinked them out. They appeared on the center span of the Hawthorne Bridge. Overlooking the river Suzy pushed Love into her. Then Jim urged, “Relax and enjoy the view. Take it all in, because this will never happen again. No sound, nothing moving, even the lights aren’t flickering. Look at the light reflection on the water. Not one ripple is moving. The world has come to a stop just for you.”

Suzy pushed another ball of love into her and whispered; “Now you know this isn’t possible so tell me what happened. In a moment all hell is going to break loose again.”

The woman took a deep breath and mumbled, “Ronda missed the 1:00 injection, and the sedative wore off, and she woke up.”

Jim put his hand on her shoulder and whispered, “Are you ready to go back, or do you need a moment?”

The woman asked, “Can’t we just stay here?”

Jim replied, “I’ve wished that myself, but life must go on.”

Then Jim blinked them back to the Intensive care unit outside the door. Jim and Suzy moved away and she froze. Jim explained, “I’ll have to move her back to the room.”

Suzy questioned, “You think you should get Kathy to make us invisible? I’ll have to push Love in her at least three times, and with the two Nurses touching her. They will come to life each time I do it, and they will see me standing there doing it.”

Jim replied, “I don’t think it matters. They will only see you for a flash each time. When I start time I think none of them would admit to seeing you.”

Then Jim touched the Nurse and blinked her back to her place in the room, and pulled his hand away. Then he came back out to Suzy and insisted, “Your turn, I’ll wait out here until you’re done.”

Suzy went in the room and stood by the Nurse on the far side of the bed. Then she made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into Mable. She jerked a little. Then Suzy did it again, and again. Then she went out with Jim taking his arm, as Jim called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to start.”

They stood there watching, as the Nurse holding the arm with the IV barked, “Get over here with that sedative Kim.”

The Nurse they took to the Bridge rushed to her side and injected the sedative in the IV tube. The other Nurse insisted, “Help me hook the leads back up.”

Jim blinked Suzy back to the waiting room, and they watched through the hole Kathy made. Soon one by one the Nurses left the room. Then everything went back to normal. Then Suzy gave Jim a hug and pushed love into his back, and whispered, “Thank you my Time Lord. I Love you more than you will ever know. How lucky we are to be able to help people for a job.”

Jim mumbled, “It comes at a price though.”

Suzy whispered, “What’s that?”

Jim mumbled. “Demons dear, we have to fight evil.”

Suzy squeezed Jim tight, “That’s why we have a Hangman my Love. I’ll just stay here with you until you go get Albert in the morning.”

Suzy sat next to Jim and leaned her head on his arm, and drifted off to sleep. The rest of the night was quiet. Jim read his book until time to go get Albert. Then he kissed Suzy on the head and whispered, “It’s time. You need to wake.”

Slowly Suzy came to life, and Jim insisted, “I’ll be right back. I’m getting Albert.”

After leaving Rebecca and Albert at the Hospital, Jim went to breakfast with Suzy and Kathy. Then they went shopping and to the water front. Kathy leaned against the waterfront wall rail and revealed, “This is so different than when I came here with Hawkins. Nothing is the same as it was then. It doesn’t even look like the same river.”

Suzy wiped a tear from Kathy’s cheek as little stars sparkled and the tear turned into a rainbow and faded away. Jim put one arm around Suzy and the other around Kathy, as they looked at the river.

Looking out at the river Jim confessed, “You know we don’t even know anything about Mable.”

Kathy revealed, “I know how she got the Dress Shop. She came to Dention in 1867 when she was 19. She would sit in front of the General Store offering to sew patches on people’s clothes. Hanks wife Johan took a liking to her and paid Victoria to put her up in the Boardinghouse. Johan would tell her customers things like it will take weeks to get that from San Francisco, or it will take months to get that from New York. Mable can make it in a few weeks. Then they would buy the fabric, thread, and what it took to make it.

Then when Mable would come to sit in front of the store Johan would bring her in the store and show what they wanted. It was a win for the store making money on the goods, and Mable making money making the garments. Johan loved Mable as the daughter she never had, and talked Hank into building the Dress Shop. You see the Dress Shop is Hanks, but he charges Mable nothing. To him it keeps the love of Johan alive. That’s all I know about her. How she got here, and where she came from she never told me.”

Suzy disclosed, “Wow, she never told me any of that stuff.”

Kathy replied, “I would have thought Victoria would have told you. I traded Mable my Cry Baby story for that one when I first got here.”

Jim spoke up, “We need to take Albert and Rebecca lunch. They said hamburgers and fries were fine. I think we’ll go to Burger King this time. ‎I think we’ll just get everyone a Whopper, Fries, and chocolate milkshake. What do you think about that?”

Suzy and Kathy agreed and they were off to Burger King. They got their food and went to the bathroom and huddled together. Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and Kathy shot it with a little spark. The ball exploded into a million little flashing stars, and they all turned invisible. Then Jim blinked them to Albert and Rebecca at the Hospital.

When it was clear Kathy made them all visible, and they passed out the food and ate. As they ate there food and talked. Suzy told about what Kathy told them about Mable.

That’s when Rebecca revealed, “It was the year before Albert’s wife died that Mable came to Dention. Albert’s wife Adeline would bring her things to eat, as she was barely making enough to feed herself. Everyone in town knew she was living in the shed behind the Feed and Seed. That lasted about two weeks. Then Johan moved her to the Boardinghouse. When Adeline passed away I moved to Dention to keep my promise to her. Albert couldn’t go back into their house, because everything reminded him of Adeline. That’s when we both got rooms at the boarding house.

That’s when I found that Mable had been married to Lucas Quinn. He never worked and drank every day. He would beat Mable every chance he got. He ran up a large bill at the local pub, and traded Mable’s services for the bill. When she refused he beat her until she couldn’t walk. A few days later her friend Isabella found Mable on the floor in her blood stained dress unresponsive. She went and got her husband Martin. Together they took her home and got a doctor.

It took a week for her to get well enough to walk. Then Martin took her to the stage line, and gave her twenty five dollars. Then told her to go as far as the money would take her, and he told her to change her name. She married him at 15, and it took her four years to escape him. I’m sure you know about her life when she came to the Boardinghouse.

Suzy replied, “We do now.”

Kathy was watching through the hole she made in the wall and announced, “The doctor just went into Mable’s room.”

Jim jumped up and insisted, “Shoot me Kathy I’m going in.”

With that Kathy shot Jim with a little spark, and he blinked out. Standing at the doorway Jim listened to the doctor. “It looks like the swelling is staying down nicely. The bruising doesn’t look like an accident to me. I’d swear it’s a large hand print, but everything is looking good. I say we take the airway out tomorrow, and see how she dose. If it goes good we can wake her up, and she should be in a room the day after tomorrow.”

Jim blinked out and had Kathy make him visible again. Then he let everyone know the worst was almost over.

Kathy Jim and Suzy went back to the Motel and Jim questioned, “Suzy, you want to see your birth mother? I can take you there with the book.”

Suzy looked stunned and stared at Jim. Then she queried, “We can do that?”

Jim replied, “Sure, I’ll just have to tell the book to take me to your birth.”

Suzy stepped next to Jim shaking as she took his hand and said, “Take me.”

Jim looked to Kathy and insisted, “Make us invisible.”

Kathy replied, “Only if I get to go.”

Suzy held out her hand. Then Kathy shot them and took her hand. Jim put his hand on the book and called out, “Take me to the birth of Suzan Ann White.”

In an instant they were standing in a Hospital room in 1990. There was a teenage girl giving birth, with her mother holding her hand saying, “Push Molly!”

The baby came out crying and the doctor announced, “It’s a girl at 9:15 March 16, 1990. Do you have a name?

Molly cried, “Suzan Eda Williams.”

Then they took the baby away, and Molly cried uncontrollably as the mother assured, “We talked about this Molly. The baby is going to a good home. You’re just too young to raise a child.”

Suzy tugged Jim’s arm and ordered, “Get me out of here.”

Jim blinked them back to the Motel as a tear slipped down Suzy’s cheek. Kathy hugged her tight as the room filled with little flickering stars. The stars surrounded Kathy and Suzy as they exploded in the air with little flashes. Jim felt bad that he took Suzy and put her through that.

Jim whispered, “Your mother loved you Suzan, and didn’t give you up. You were taken from her.”

Suzy sniffled, “I know, but it was so sad. That should be a happy time. I got to go back and find out who she is.”

Jim replied, “If you want I’ll go. I’ll get a pad and write it all down.”

Suzy argued, “No not yet. I spent years trying to find her, and I need time to accept what I saw.”

Things seamed normal. Then the next day came and it was time to take out the breathing tube. Two Nurses and the Doctor stood over Mable, as the doctor removed the tube. Invisibly Jim, Kathy, and Suzy watched from the door way, as Mable took her first breath on her own, and the Doctor informed, “She seems to be doing well. Keep a close eye on her, and if she does well. We’ll wake her up and move her to a room tomorrow.”

Jim blinked them to the waiting room with Albert and Rebeca. Then they shared what they heard, and talked about taking Mable home.

Jim insisted, “We need to leave her in Lambert for a few days. Have the doctor there watch her. One of us will have to stay there to stop time if things go south, and call me. Albert has to decide what we’re going to do with the sicko. That leaves Suzy or Kathy to do it.”

Rebecca interrupted, “I’ve been thinking about this guy, and why he picked Mable. You think it could be her Husband? It just took Lucas Quinn eight years to find her.”

Albert stomped his foot and growled, “We can’t believe that! If it’s true we can’t do a thing to him by the law. Jim and I can’t know that. We took an oath, so don’t tell us if you find that out.”

Jim smiled, “I’ve been thinking about that. There is nothing in the law about scaring someone to death. We know he is Demon possessed. That gives us the right to fight the demon inside of him. I’m sure Suzan can try to chase out the Demon with little lightning bolts. She doesn’t have to use Love to do it.”

Kathy added, “Suzan could hand me a little ball of bright flashing colored light, and I could hold it over his head. Then Suzan could shoot it, and little stars would rain down on him.”

Albert questioned, “What good would that do?”

Suzy replied, “If I give a ball of bright flashing colored light to Kathy. Then I shoot it the stars shoot out little lightning bolts. I would guess it is like getting electrocuted. He would get an electric shock treatment.”

Kathy went on, “I could put a Cloud over his head and we could take turns pushing him down. When we’re done having fun with him. I say we take him to that place Jim told us about.”

Suzy revealed, “In our time they have a thing called. “Don’t ask. Don’t tell.” It is a way around the law. If you don’t ask and don’t tell it never happened. I say we use that. Then it will be whatever Mable tells people. I’ll pump her so full of Love she won’t know what’s real and what’s her imagination.”

The next day was the big day. Suzy spent the entire morning pumping love into Mable. Kathy had made everyone invisible. They all stayed in the waiting room watching through the hole Kathy made, except for Suzy who stayed in the room with Mable.”

Then the time came and the doctor came into the room. The Nurse across from him at the bed informed, “It should be any time Doctor.”

Then Mable’s eyes slowly opened, and she looked around. With her eyes fixed on the doctor he smiles, “Welcome back. Do you know where you’re at?”

Mable softly mumbled, “No.”

The Doctor went on, “Hurts to talk?”

Mable nodded as the Doctor continued, “It will get better. I promise. Think you can try some Jell-O?”

Mable just looked at the strange things all around the room as a tingling rushed through her. Everything seemed like a dream, as the Nurse raised the bed. Then she handed Mable the Jell-O, as the doctor insisted, “I need to see how well you can swallow. Go ahead and try some for me.”

Mable took the spoon and put a bite in her mouth. She had never seen anything like this before and let it melt in her mouth and slip down her throat. The lime flavor was something she didn’t know, but enjoyed the sweetness of it. Mable swallowed, it was a little painful, but she bared it.”

The doctor questioned, “Dose it hurt to swallow?”

Mable knotted and the Doctor insisted, “Try and see if you can finish it. Would you rather have the Nurse bring you some cherry flavored Jell-O?”

Mable just stared at the doctor and he ordered, “Bring her cherry Jell-O, and if she keeps it down we’ll move her.”

The doctor left and the Nurse staid with Mable well she finished the Jell-O. Then she went and got the cherry Jell-O. Well she was gone Suzy talked to Mable, “It’s alright sweetie I’m right here with you. Jim, Kathy, Albert, and Rebecca are here waiting for you too.”

Then Suzy pushed more love into Mable, and the Nurse returned with the Jell-O saying, “One more and we’ll get you to a room. Then you’ll be heading home in no time.”

Suzy never left Mable’s side and talked to her every time they were alone. It was midafternoon when they moved her to a room. As soon as Mable was in her room the nurse came with food. Setting the tray in front of her the Nurse revealed, “This is Cream of Wheat, Jell-O, broth, and some Apple Juice. If you want some Coffee or Tea or anything just push this button.”

In a broken voice Mable replied, “Tea please.”

 

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The Nurse assured, “Then Tea it is.”

Then she left the room as Suzy whispered in her ear, “I’m going to go get Rebecca, but I’ll be right back.”

Invisible to everyone they were all scattered around the room. Suzy waved for Kathy to follow her and went down the hall to the bathroom. Inside the bathroom Suzy had Kathy shoot her with a little spark. Then she commented, “This sucks now I’m not going to be able to see any of you.”

Kathy touched Suzy with one finger, and little sparkling stars surrounded her finger. Then Kathy came visible to Suzy as she smiled, “I know you can touch me and I can see things. Just be careful that no one sees the little stars. Suzy went back down the hall to Mable’s room. She went straight to her bedside and took her hand. Mable smiled at her. Then tried to talk, but Suzy held her finger to Mable’s lips and insisted, “Don’t talk! You need to get better, and then there will be lots of time for that.”

Mable squeezed Suzy’s hand as she looked around the room. Then Jim’s voice rang out, “Now Kathy.”

With that Kathy shot Mable with a little spark, and touched Suzy’s back. Jim was watching from the door, and everyone else was gathered around Mable’s bed. Rebecca put her hand on Mable’s arm and assured, “We all Love you Mable, and can’t wait to get you back home.”

Just then Jim called out, “Now Kathy.”

Then Kathy shot Mable with a little spark. Then the Nurse came in announcing, “I see you have a visitor.”

Suzy spoke up, “I’m Suzan, and this is my sister Mable.”

The Nurse admitted, “I would have never guessed. You look nothing like Mable.”

Suzy replied, “I know, Grandma told me it was the Milk Man.”

The Nurse laughed, “I see you Just about finished the Tea. The doctor would like to know if you can keep something a little more solid down, but if you don’t want the Cream of Wheat. I can have the kitchen send up some mashed potatoes and gravy.”

Suzy spoke up, “If you bring some sugar I’m sure she will try the Cream of Wheat.”

The Nurse replied, “I can do that.”

The Nurse left and returned with the sugar. Suzy put the sugar and milk on the Cream of Wheat, and had Mable try it. The Cream of Wheat didn’t go down as easy as the Jell-O, but with encouragement from her family she got it down. The next time the Nurse came in she exclaimed, “Very good, I see you drank the apple juice too. I have an order to remove your IV.”

This was the moment they had been waiting for. Now they could take Mable back to Lambert and have Patrick take care of her. When the Nurse left the room they all held hands around the bed, and Jim blinked them to Lambert. They appeared in the room with the bed just as they were in the Hospital. Jim had blinked Mable bed and all to the room.

Back at the Hospital the Nurse came in the room, and was shocked to see Mable gone bed and all. Then she went out and told the other Nurses.

At Dr. Patrick Heanley’s Office They moved Mable. They lifted Mable by the bedding blanket and all to the other bed. Then Jim blinked the bed back, and blinked out.

The Nurse returned with other Nurses to find the bed was back. One of the Nurses exclaimed, “Ok, she took off and took the bedding with her. It’s not the first time we’ve had a walkout.”

After Mable was set Jim and Albert insisted, “Jim and I have to go take care of our problem so we can start time. If you have any problems just stop time and call me. One of you girls needs to go to the restaurant and touch Patrick, and tell him he has a patient in his bed.”

Then Jim and Albert blinked out. Standing next to the man on the ground Jim put his foot on him. He came to life but he was still out cold.

Back at the Doctor’s Office Suzy went and told Patrick that Mable was back. Then she went on her own mission. She called, “By the power of Njal I command Bird Man to appear. Then she questioned, “If you cast the Demon out of someone do you have to let them go?

Bird Man revealed, “There a lot of rules. There are understood regulations and principles governing our conduct with Demons. Like the one if they hurt a child. Then we are bound to leave the Demon. This binds them to hell unless they seek true forgiveness themselves, and then the Supreme Being will remove the Demon. This almost never happens and they are doomed to hell.

When you cast out a Demon it will fight to get back into the host. Only the ones that are true of hart and know love can keep it out. Most long for the pleasure of the Demon and the experience that feels good from it. The ones that get power and greed from the Demon are the hardest to overcome.

If the Demon makes them take a life. Then you can have that happen to them. You can’t do it, but you can allow it to happen. Say someone dose a murder in your time. You let them hang them, but you cannot be part of it. In my time if I know a plain will crash and all are lost. I can put a murderer on that plain, and let the Supreme Being determine their fate. Is that enough or do you need more?”

Suzy replied, “I think I get it, but I have something else. Can you only go places you’ve been, or can you go anywhere at any time?”

Bird Man smiled, “Oh James finely got a book. Yes I have a book. Why do you ask?”

A tear slipped down Suzy’s face as she revealed, “I had Jim take me to my birth to find out who my mother was.”

Bird Man cut in, “Oh, dangerous! You might not like what you find.”

Suzy continued, “I found my mother was almost a child when she had me. I filled with sadness and made James get me out of there. He went back to find my mother’s name. When he came back and told me it felt like he was holding something back.”

Bird man questioned, “Are you sure you want to see this?”

Suzy replied, “No, but it will haunt me forever if I don’t know.”

Bird Man explained, “Jim must have gone back through time to each birth to find your origin. I’ve learned to use the book quite well. I went to my own birth and watched it. Then I went back in time for five or six generations, and you know who I saw?”

Suzy gasped, “No!”

Bird Man revealed, “I didn’t know about you yet, and all I saw was Albert. Then when we showed up at your first fight, and I saw Albert it freaked me out. I had to go back and jump through time a few times to see you all. I must tell you Rebecca was the first to hold my ancestor. I’ll just have the book show us first. Then if you want to go see one of them I’ll take you.”

Suzy insisted, “Go ahead. I’m ready for whatever comes.”

Bird Man put his hand on his pocket and announced, “Show me the lineage of Suzan White.”

The book shot from his pocket and a swirl of stars surrounded it and it grew. Then Bird Man requested, “Touch the book so it will know who you are.”

Suzy touched the book and pages started turning. Then it landed on a blank page, and writing started appearing. Bird Man exclaimed, “That’s strange it’s starting in your time and going forward.”

In 1890 at age 42 Mable Watson (Pollman) had Routh (Great Great Great Grandmother)

In 1914 at age 24 Routh McKenzie had Carline (Great Great Grandmother)

In 1936 at age 22 Carline Anderson had Mary (Great Grandmother)

In 1958 at age 22 Mary Lancaster had Joan (Grandmother)

In 1976 at age 18 Joan Williams had Molly (Mother)

In 1990 at age 14 Molly Williams had Suzan Lucy Williams this was found to be the 7th generation of Mable Watson. Suzan Lucy Williams would be adopted on the day of her birth March 16, 1990 to Clara and John White. She was renamed Suzan Ann White.

Suzy stepped back from the book stunned. She wobbled around light headed from what she saw, as she mumbled, “That can’t be. Why didn’t it follow the sir name side of the family? If we didn’t save Mable I wouldn’t exist. Why did it show me this?”

Bird Man revealed, “The book is like your Bird. We have no control over what it does.”

Suzy questioned, “Do you think James knows?”

Bird Man replied, “I don’t know, but if it was me. I would have Mable give birth to Routh. If I did find that out I’d be like James. I wouldn’t want to tell you. That’s how Love works.”

Then Suzy became angry and insisted, “Take me to Jim and Albert!”

Bird Man took Suzy’s arm and blinked them to Jim and Albert. Upon arriving she jerked her arm from Bird Man and started shooting lightning bolts at the man. She was shooting him everywhere on his body as she yelled “Get out Demon.”

At one point two dark Skull shaped shadows protruded from the body. Then Suzy yelled, “So there’s more than one of you! Take this!”

Then she shot a lightning bolt right at his head and it started pulsating. Jim grabbed Suzy’s arm and blinked them out.”

Bird Man looked at Albert and questioned, “What was that all about?”

Albert replied, “He tried to kill a friend of ours. We had to take her to the future and put her in a hospital to save her. Our Doctor told us she was dead. He said he couldn’t save her.”

Bird Man’s eyes bulged, “Was it Mable?”

Albert looked surprised, “How did you know?”

Bird Man shook his head, “Oh son of a… well I messed that one up. Just put him in a life and death situation and let the Supreme Being take care of it. If it was me I’d put him in the ocean and let whatever happened happen.”

Albert replied, “I think we have a plan, but how did you know it was Mable? Did Suzy tell you?”

Bird Man replied, “Well I don’t think I should say, but Suzy is the 7th generation of Mable Watson’s blood line. I didn’t know when I showed her that was the case, but it’s out now.

Back in Lambert Jim and Suzy appeared with Suzy shouting, “Take me back I’m casting the Demon’s out of him!”

Jim barked, “Not that way you’re not. If you use love you cast it right out and you know it.”

Suzy replied, “I like the slow way better.”

Then she ran out the door and took off, as Kathy questioned, “Ware is she going?”

Jim replied, “She’s flying back to shoot lightning bolts at the man.”

Kathy asked, “Why?”

Jim took Kathy’s hand and replied, “Let Suzan tell you.” Then he blinked them out.”

Standing with Bird Man and Albert Jim informed, “Suzan is flying back, and I’ve never seen Suzan this mad. I don’t know what to do.”

Kathy replied, “I do.”

Suzy landed next to them and Kathy jumped between Suzy and the man insisting, “Suzy we have all the time in the world to do this. I think we all want to share in this.”

Suzy barked, “He didn’t try to kill you! Don’t you see that evil is trying to stop us? First it was James, and now it’s me. Evil sent the Demon to stop my existents.”

Kathy insisted, “Then we do it to gather.”

Then she put her arms around Suzy, and they blended into one person as little flickering stars surrounded them exploding in all directions. Then calmness came over Suzy as Kathy recharged, and Kathy slipped away.

Taking a deep breath Kathy Revealed, “Suzan we’re all connected. If I lose you I’m gone too. You never help James with the truck and Albert never becomes Iron Man. Then he never comes to stop Jack. You see there attacking all of us. We need to stick together to fight this.”

Bird Man agreed, “Kathy’s right you know. You are the most powerful team there is, and were made for something special. Whatever that is it had the Evil of the world scared. You’re young when it comes to your power, and have much to learn. This I can tell you, there’s something you all were made for. When it happens all the Time Lord’s and Love God’s and Goddesses well know. I’m sure it will send a wake through the time passages like never before.”

Albert insisted, “I say we send him to another Dimension. Then we will never have to deal with this one again.”

Bird Man gasped, “Have you ever been to another Dimension?”

Jim replied, “Just one, the Fantasy Dimension.”

Bird Man warned, “You must be careful doing that it’s dangerous. Just don’t go to another Universe. You can get lost doing that, and not find your way back. In our Dimension we have three dimensions of space, length, width, depth, and one dimension of time. As Time Lord’s we know we live in a Four Dimensional Universe, length, width, depth, and time. You must be careful because there some Six Dimensional places out there and that will tie your mind in a knot.”

Jim Insisted, “We will go there and drop him off. We’ll all do it together, and then be done with it.”

Bird Man replied, “Stay strong my friends.”

Then he blinked out, and Albert insisted, “Let’s do it now. Get it done and over with. We just say we never caught him and he got away.”

They all looked at each other and Suzy said, “Jim get Rebecca so she can see the Sparkling Forest.”

Jim blinked out and returned with Rebecca then announced, Suzy and I will ride in the back of the truck with the Demon Man. Albert, Rebecca, and Kathy will be up front. That way they can see what we already saw.”

With that Jim blinked the man to the back of the truck, and everyone walked through town as Suzy told them all about the Sparkling Forest.

At the truck Jim helped Suzy in the back of the truck. Albert helped Rebecca in then got in next to her, and Kathy got in the passenger side.

Hearing the doors shut Jim put his hand on the book and announced, “Take me to the Sparkling Forest.”

Then they were on the old stone road in a dense old growth forest. The sun beams where shooting through gaps of the trees illuminating everything. The ground was covered with all kinds of sparkling plants. Then a tiny green with pink wings landed on the hood. Then a blue one with yellow wings landed next to it, and they started making a squeaking sound like a bird chirping. Then a red one came with white wings. Rebecca asked, “You watching this?”

Kathy blurted look over there it’s a giant black and white striped caterpillar. Then it humped up in the middle like an inchworm as it moved. Then it turned and looked at them. It had a round face almost human looking. Then the strange orange lizard looking thing with wings like a bat flew by.

Kathy exclaimed, “Did you see that?”

Albert replied, “Oh yah, I’m seeing everything.”

Rebecca exclaimed, “It’s a giant butterfly isn’t it beautiful.”

They watched everything sparkling like diamonds with red, blue, and green flashes.

Rebecca insisted, “This place don’t look so dangerous.”

Then a giant bee flew by with a stinger the size of a harpoon. Rebecca blurted, “I take that back.”

Jim and Suzy had got the shackles and handcuffs, rolled the Evil Demon Man out the back of the Truck. Then he blinked the Truck back to the Jail in its place. Suzy insisted, “Take me to Mable. I’m staying at her side until she’s well enough to come home.”

Then Jim took Suzy to Lambert, and Albert started time. Then Jim remembered the Wagon and team was out front of the Doctor’s office. He looked at Suzy holding Mable’s hand and knew he was on his own. He took the team and started home. On the road he thought about trying to jump the team and wagon to just outside of Dention. Jim gave it his best shot, and the next thing he knew he was coming into town. After parking the Wagon Jim put Patty and Charlie away. Then he went to the Jail.

Coming in the door Albert informed, “You know this is the same day we left.”

Jim replied, “I know I was thinking about going and working on my plan for the new Ghostbuster Machine.”

 

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Chapter Nineteen - Devils Mountain

Suzy looked up as Dr. Heanley walked in, “Patrick your patient is doing well.”

Bending over Mable, Patrick pushed his stethoscope to her chest, and moved it around exclaiming, “That sounds good. You have nice color to your face.”

Then he put his hand on her head and revealed, “Temperature feels normal.”

Suzy disclosed, “Mable is still having trouble swallowing.”

Patrick Smiled at Mable, “It still hurts to swallow?”

Mable knotted her head, and Patrick took her hand and whispered, “It will get better I promise. We’re going to take good care of you.”

Then Patrick looked at Suzy and insisted, “I need to show you something. Would you come with me.”

In the other room Patrick questioned, “How long were you gone?”

Suzy replied, “Four days. They had just put her on a soft food diet when we left. We need to get some Cream of Wheat, Apple Sauce and things like that. They want her to have lots of liquids. She likes Tea, so maybe we can make that for her. Broth would be good to get. Just get what we need from the store and restaurant and I’ll pay for it.”

Patrick replied, “My wife likes Tea a lot. I’ll have her keep some made. I think it will take about two weeks for the bruising to go away, and at least that long for her to start eating normal again. Do you want to take her home before that, or keep her here?”

Suzy replied, “I don’t want to take her home until the bruising is gone. I don’t want anyone to see her like that.”

Patrick acknowledged, “Then she stays per Doctor’s orders.”

Then Suzy went back to Mable’s side. Suzy’s life was changing knowing Mable was her ancestor, and she descended from her. Suzy always knew she had a special connection with Mable, but not like this. Suzy thought about Mable making the dress she wore to Church on Sunday’s. How she knew her as the Tea and toast lady. Then she thought about how dedicated Mable was to her work. That she went to work at the dress shop in frigid weather. Sowing with numb and stinging fingers, and then brought the work home when she couldn’t take it anymore. She was not a quitter, and now Suzy knew where she got that from.

Back in Dention Jim was laying out his plan for sneaking out to work on the Ghostbuster Machine. He was telling Albert about the Plasma Cutter, and cutting the plate Steel at his shop.

Then the Jail door opened, and in came one of the Watson brothers. It was Lugar and he informed, “Two days ago Jacob went up to Devils Mountain to look at a stand of trees, and yesterday his horse came back without him. I went looking for him, but couldn’t find anything.”

Albert questioned, “I assume you want us to go see if we can find him?”

Lugar admitted, “I don’t know what to do. I need help. I’ll give you free wood for your Forge this winter if you find him. That’s the best I can do.”

Albert agreed, “It’s too late to start today, but James and I will head out first thing in the morning.”

Lugar hung around for about an hour telling what he knew and where he looked. Then he headed back to see if Jacob was back.

After Lugar left Jim took Albert’s arm and put his hand on the book as he announced, “Take me to Jacob Watson.”

In a flash they were on top of Devils Mountain looking at an ancient house. There was a cold wind blowing, and the place had an eerie feel about it. Everything seemed strange and frightening, and Albert insisted, “Get me out of here! I don’t like this place.”

Jim blinked them back to the Jail and admitted, “That place put a chill up my spine. I looked around and I think we were at the very top of Devils Mountain. Wasn’t it you that told me people never come back from that Mountain?”

Albert replied, “What I told you was it got its name back when the first settlers came out here. They found gold in the creek, and followed it up to Devils Mountain. Everyone that went up there looking for gold never came back, and that’s how it got the name Devils Mountain.”

Jim insisted, “We have to go up there tomorrow and look around. I’m sure it’s half a day’s ride to get up there. We’ll take stuff to spend the night if we half to, but if I get that creepy feeling again I’m out of there. Then we would have to find a way to get the truck up there, or call Bird Man to fly up there. Whatever we find up there without a doubt is pure Evil, and it will take all of us to fight it. Hopefully we find Jacob and head back out.”

Just then the Jail door opened and Henry announced, “Time to go home. I see your wagon’s back and you put your team away.”

Albert explained, “We’ll talk about it at dinner tonight.”

After they got home Jim sat in his chair on the porch, and the Bird flew down from the tree. It stood on the grass and squawked at Jim, and Victoria’s voice rang from the window, “I think it misses Suzan James.”

Kathy came and sat on the edge of the porch and whispered, “Rebecca and I already told Victoria about Mable being attacked, and that the man got away. She knows Suzy is in Lambert with Mable at the Doctors.”

At the dinner table Albert had Jim tell about Mable. Jim explained to Emily and Henry that Mable was attacked by some deranged psychopath, and they had to take her to the Doctor in Lambert. He told that Suzy was staying at her side. Then Jim explained that they think he escaped to Devils Mountain. Then he told about Lugar telling them his brother Jacob went missing on Devils Mountain, and they think his disappearance might be tied to the deranged psychopath.

Victoria bellowed from the kitchen, “You shouldn’t go up there. That place is Evil. People that go there come back with psychosis and believe their feelings are reality. That’s if they come back at all. I’m telling you nothing good comes from that Mountain.”

Jim asked, “How about you Henry? What do you think about Devils Mountain?”

Henry replied, “I just hope you and Albert don’t come back like that crazy man that attacked Mable. Almost no one ever comes back from that place, and the ones that do…Well, their never the same.”

Jim went to bed after dinner, but could not sleep. He had been sleeping with Suzy so long. He couldn’t get to sleep without her at his side. Then in the middle of the night Kathy was lightly knocking on his door. Jim went to the door and saw Kathy and pulled her in his room asking, “What’s going on?”

Kathy revealed, “I can’t sleep. I keep thinking about that Mountain, and you and Albert going up there. Can I get you to take me to Suzan?”

Jim got dressed as he informed, “Only because I can’t sleep myself, but we have to be back in time for breakfast. You need to stop worrying about Albert and me. We have the power of all the Lord’s, God’s, and Goddesses. We can summon any or all of them. Then if that doesn’t work we have the overseers, Njal, the Warrior Princess, and Artemis. Never let fear stop us. Alone we might be weak but together we’re unstoppable. I can hear Njal now telling you, my dear child know you not I’ll protect you at all times. He’s always on me about things like that.”

Kathy replied as Jim tied his boot, “I know, but it doesn’t take away the feeling inside of me. You know Suzan and I are as one, and I have no power without her. Everything I have comes from her, and I need her now, but I don’t want to call her away from Mable. Not at a time like this.”

Jim stood and took Kathy’s hand and blinked out. They appeared at the foot of Mable’s bed. Suzy was asleep in the chair next to the bed holding Mable’s hand. Kathy walked over and put her hand on Suzy’s shoulder, and little flickering stars surrounded Kathy’s hand. The stars were exploding in the air with little flashes, as Kathy smiled.

Suzy opened one eye and whispered, “You feel better now. What are you afraid of?”

Kathy whispered, “Nothing now.”

Taking her hand from Mable Suzy made a ball of love and pushed it into Kathy. Then she sat up and pushed love into Mable whispering, “Come here James.”

James stepped next to Kathy and Suzy pushed love into him, as she declared, “I feel worry in you too James. Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?”

Jim replied, “I just can’t sleep without you.”

Suzy snapped back, “There’s more to it than that James. I’ve pushed love into you and you have to tell me, and you know it. Even a Time Lord has to submit to my power, and don’t blink out.”

Jim revealed, “Albert and I used the Book to find someone, and it took us to the top of Devils Mountain. We did not see him, but there was a house there. It looked like it was from the fifteenth century if I was to guess. When we got there a cold wind was blowing and the place had an eerie feel. Everything seemed strange and frightening to us, so I blinked us back. We never saw Jacob and the Book always works, so he’s up there somewhere.

Albert and I are going to ride up there after breakfast. At dinner last night Victoria insisted we shouldn’t go up there its Evil. People that go there come back with psychosis and believe their feelings are reality. That’s if they come back at all. Then Henry insisted that almost no one ever comes back from Devils Mountain, and the ones that do are never the same.”

Suzy insisted, “The ones that are telling you this don’t have powers or know what we have. Just don’t take any chances and blink out if you have to. Before we found we had powers we would be worried about something like this to, but look at our first fight we didn’t know anything. We hadn’t even learned all about our powers when we took on the witch. We were in way over our head, but Njal sent Bird Man and Wind Walker to help us.”

Then they heard a moan and looked at Mable. Suzy took Mable’s hand and assured, “We’re here Mable. You want something to drink?”

Mable opened her eyes and nodded, so Suzy went to the water pitcher and filled the tin cup. Then helped Mable sit up, and handed her the cup. She sipped it slowly as she stared at Jim and Kathy. The dim moon light coming through the window gave their face a strange glow. Lowering the cup to her lap Mable smiled. In a low voice not even quite a whisper Mable muttered, “Catch him?”

Jim bent down and whispered in Mable’s ear, “Let’s just say he’s never coming back from where we put him.”

Mable grabbed a hand full of Jim’s hair and pulled his head in front of her, and kissed him on the cheek. Suzy took the opportunity to push love into Mable’s back. A surge rushed through Mable as she kissed Jim. This gave Mable the feelings of joy that made her life is meaningful and valued. Positive emotions filled her and she knew she was with the ones that loved her. She smiled as she handed the cup back to Suzy and laid back down.

Jim sat in the chair on the other side of the room, and Kathy pulled one next to Suzy. Soon they were all asleep.

In the morning Patrick came in and saw them all asleep. He watch Kathy with her head on Suzy’s shoulder as little flickering stars surrounded them exploding in all directions. Patrick thought, I’m one lucky guy to see something like this. I hate to wake them.

Then Patrick announced, “You going to sleep all day?”

Kathy shot straight up in the chair. Looking around, as Jim slowly awoke. Then Jim jumped up and yelled, “We have to go!”

He ran across the room and blinked out with Kathy. Patrick laughed as he looked at Suzy, “Did you see that their scared of me.”

Suzy just smiled and pushed love into Mable.

Jim appeared in Kathy’s room then let go of her and blinked out. Walking from his room he saw Albert and Henry were already eating. Taking a seat at the table Jim heard Henry whisper, “I think Kathy is cooking supper. Victoria asked me to take her to see Mable. She has been acting strange without Suzan here. I saw her feeding her Bird this morning.”

After breakfast Jim went to the Livery and got two horses, and headed to the Watson brothers Woodlot. They saw Lugar cutting firewood, and road up. Albert requested, “We want to take Jacob’s horse with us so we’ll have it when we find him.”

Lugar chimed in, “You mean if you find him.”

Jim barked, “We’ll find him. I don’t know what shape he’ll be in, but we’ll find him.”

Lugar continued, “Meet me at the barn and we can saddle it up.”

Then they were off with Jacob’s horse tethered behind Albert. They had gone around the Mountain, and were about half way up the back side. That’s when the forest started getting thick making it difficult. It was getting hard to tell where they were, and they had to get down and walk the horses. Then they came out in a clearing, and there was the old house right in front of them.

Jim yelled, “Jacob!” Then he listened but heard nothing.

The Crow swoop down over the House, and Jim got an eerie feeling as the crow circled over it, so Jim and Albert went to it. The double doors were open, and they could see inside. It was all wide open inside like a Church with carvings on the walls. Jim stepped in to check out the carvings. Albert stepped next to him as he ran his hand over one of the carvings. Albert insisted, “I don’t like this all these are carvings of hooded Demons. We should get out of here.”

Then the doors slammed shut, and they were in pitch black darkness. Jim swung his arms around trying to find Albert as he cried out, “Albert where are you?”

Albert replied “Right here.”

Jim followed Albert’s voice, but couldn’t find him. Jim asked again, “Where you at?”

Albert replied, “Right here, I haven’t moved.”

Now Jim heard Albert behind him, so he turned around and walked back the other way. Then Jim tripped over him, and fell to the floor. Grabbing him Jim blinked out. Outside he found it wasn’t Albert at all. It was Jacob lying next to him. Jim thought oh crap Albert is still in there. Jim thought about blinking back in, but he knew he couldn’t see in there. He needed to open the doors to let in light. Jim looked at Jacob and requested, “Jacob come help me.”

Jacob replied with what sounded like a foreign language, and it made no sense at all. Jim gave up on Jacob’s help and ran to the doors. Pushing them open he called out, “Albert,” but there was no reply. He took a step in the door and called again. Then the doors slammed shut again leaving him in darkness, and he heard Albert say, “Are you coming?”

Jim replied, “Stop time Albert. You need to stop time.”

Albert called out, “Truck on.”

Jim heard him in front of him, but he didn’t move and requested, “Call out again Albert.”

Albert said, “Over here James.”

 

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His voice came from behind Jim this time, so Jim announced, “Just hang tight Albert. I can’t find you, and I’m going to get Kathy.”

Jim blinked to the house, and there was Kathy and Rebecca at the table having a bowl of soup. Jim bellowed, “Kathy I need you. I lost Albert in the dark.”

Kathy went to Jim and they blinked out. Rebecca wined, “Great home alone again.”

Jim appeared in the field next to Jacob as Kathy gasped. Jim looked up and said, “Oh no! No wonder this place doesn’t feel right.”

Kathy replied, “The entire house is surrounded by hooded Demons.”

Jim explained, “They have Albert trapped inside that house or whatever it is. Hang on tight to me I’m going to blink us in there. I don’t want to lose you to, so don’t let go of me no matter what.”

Kathy took a tight grip of Jim, and he blinked them in the building. In side it was pitch black, but with Kathy holing his arm he could see. It was dark but there was the outline of Albert right in front of him.

Kathy looked at the wall, and a speck of light appeared on the wall and it got bigger and brighter as she looked at it. It grew outward like a ring of fire burning through something. It opened up a hole and she could see outside. Light came through the hole and filled the room. Kathy marveled at the carvings on the wall. Each one was different. Then she replied, “I think this is like a Demon Church. This is bad, and it gives me the creeps.

Jim exclaimed, “It might not have been so creepy if you didn’t make the hole in the face of a hooded carving, but the light is good.

Albert offered, “Maybe we should burn the place down.”

Jim insisted, “Not today Albert. I just want to get out of here.”

Kathy grabbed Albert with her free hand and Jim blinked them out. Outside Jim touched Jacob and Kathy turned Albert so he could see all the Hooded Demons surrounding the building. Then Suzy pulled her hand away and they disappeared. Albert sad some French words and “Let’s get out of here.”

Jacob was talking strange and acting funny. It took both Albert and Jim to get him on his horse. Then they each took a horse and walked them out of the clearing. Kathy let go of Jacob’s horse and it froze, as she questioned, “How far are we going before we start time?”

Albert replied, “Far enough that I know none of those things are following me.”

The crow flew down and landed on Jim’s horse. Jim looked at the Bird and whispered, “I know you miss your mother. She will be back soon. Did you save Mable for her?”

The Crow squawked a few times as to say, “You know.”

Finely Albert was far enough away to feel safe from the Hooded Demons and requested, “If you take Kathy back. I’ll start time, and we can get Jacob home.”

Then Jim took Kathy back to the house, and they headed down the Mountain. Albert started time and revealed, “You know we have to get rid of that nest, and burn that place down.”

Jim replied, “We need to fence the pasture on the land I got for Kathy, because we need a place to put horses when we leave. Every time we go to the future we need to ride out of town. Then people won’t wonder where we went. Everyone comes to the Jail or Blacksmith Shop looking for us. If we’re not there they ask Henry. Everyone knows we need horses to leave town.”

Albert agreed as they came to the Watson brothers place. Lugar came running and exclaimed, “You found him!”

Jacob jumped from his horse babbling, as he ran to Lugar. Then Jacob stood in front of him speaking nonsense. Lugar asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Albert replied, “I don’t know. We just found him that way.”

Lugar insisted, “At least you found him. I’m sure this will pass. Thank Sheriff, Deputy.”

Then Albert and Jim headed home telling Albert more about his plan. He told Albert, “I know where we can put the Ghostbuster Machine, and they will never be able to get it from.”

The days went by and Jim and Albert got fence wire from Hank. Then they took the wagon to Kathy’s Homestead. Day after day they put in fence posts hooked wire to trees, and did what evert it took to fence in twenty acres. They fenced over the creek so the horses would have water. Finely on day five Jim put Kathy’s little cabin on the ground and dug a hole with rocks around it. Stepping back Jim exclaimed, “There we go. Kathy has a Homestead.”

The next day Jim and Albert took Kathy and Rebecca to see Mable and Suzy. Albert and Rebecca sat on the back of the wagon with their feet hanging off, and Jim drove with Kathy up front. Just out of town Jim jumped the Wagon to Lambert.

At the doctor’s office they went to find Suzy and Mable both sitting in chairs. Mable’s bruise was a green or yellow color. The dark purple and black had faded away. She looked much better and remarked, “I see you came to see me. Thank you Rebecca for being so kind with the news story.”

Rebecca replied, “I just didn’t think people needed to read the bad stuff. Just that the doctor had to nurse you back was enough.”

Mable revealed, “The Doctor told me my voice might never be the same again. I might have this deep voice the rest of my life, but only time will tell.”

Kathy chimed in, “Emily told me Hank got confirmation that the Sewing Machine will be in next week.”

Jim went and stood behind Suzy and put his hands on her shoulders.

After their visit with Mable, Kathy took them out to eat at the restaurant. They had the soup and sandwich for 15¢ and apple pie for 10¢. Costing Kathy one silver dollar, and Jim left two nickels for a tip.

Back in the Doctor’s office Mable talked to Suzy about her dream, “I’ve been thinking about what happened a lot. When the man attacked me I thought this was the way I was going to die. Things started coming in flashes, and I could hear a Crow squawking. Then I saw a flash of the Doctor looking at me. He looked scared like he was watching me die. Then I saw a flash of a man looking at me, and he looked surprised in a strange way. The next thing I knew there was colored lights flashing and strange men moving around saying strange things. Then I heard a loud squealing sound, and I was shaking. Some strange man was telling me it was going to be all right. Then they took me to a white place. I think I was in heaven. I couldn’t see but I could hear them talking about what they were going to do to me. Then I heard you talking with someone. Then in a flash Kathy was talking to me.

Then they woke me up and the bed was floating down a giant hall with all kinds of doors on the sides. Then we went into a big box and the doors slid out of the walls, and the box shook. Then the doors slid back in the wall and the bed floated to a room and one wall was a window. I know that sounds crazy but the window took up the entire wall. This room was up in the sky and I could see a city with a river running through it. The river had bridges all along it, and each one was different.

Then I heard you talking to me. This lady dressed in all white kept coming in making me eat strange things, and when she would leave you would talk to me.

Then I could see you, and you brought me here to the Doctor’s office. You all were here just like today.”

Suzy smiled, “I’m just glad we have you here with us. Sounds like you had your Guardian Angel working overtime. They had to save you, because my pants are wearing out. You promised to make my clothes, for the Sewing Machine.”

Mable leaned next to Suzy and whispered, “I think James is first. That one pair of his pants is past patching.”

Then Jim, Albert, Rebecca and Kathy came in with a Scarf and Hat and Suzy announced, “We’re going shopping, out to dinner, and then we’re taking you home. You’ll just have to work at home for a few days.

The next morning the table was back to normal with Victoria and Suzy in the kitchen. Mable was having her Tea and Toast and Jim enjoying his Pancakes with Albert and Henry. Rebecca and Emily sat on each side of Mable. Finally Kathy came to the table, and the house was a family again.

After Breakfast Jim and Albert went to the Livery with Henry, and got horses. Then they rode them to Kathy’s Homestead. After putting the horses out to pasture, Jim blinked them to the Coin Shop.

Turning around Oliver jumped, “Now what did you forget? You keep coming back every five minutes.”

Jim replied, “Yes, but it has been a few weeks for us. I’m going to fix that. I need you to get me two calendars. I’ll make up a schedule so you’ll know when I’m coming, and I don’t muddy up the time passage. I’ll keep one for myself and leave one with you. Then I know when to come so I don’t come twice at the same time, and you’ll know I’m coming.”

Oliver turned his back to Jim and went into the backroom. Then he returned with two calendars with pictures of the Coin shop on them. Oliver handed them to Jim as he explained, “I put them on the counter at Christmas time. Good advertising and Tax write off.”

Jim went on, “I need you to go to Home Depot and get us two DeWalt 2 Gal cordless wet-dry vacuums. If this works we might need a pallet after what we saw on a mountain.”

Oliver laughed, “What am I going to do? Give away a Shop-Vac a purchase.

Jim insisted, “Whatever it takes Oliver, but we hit a hive and it was big”

Oliver replied, “I don’t even want to know what you’re talking about. Do I?”

Jim smiled, “You’re a Demon Hunter now Oliver. Like it or not you’re stuck.”

Oliver requested, “Bring the girls next time. Then I’ll have something not so scary to look at.”

Jim laughed, “Sure Oliver, I’ll do that. Let’s say the day after tomorrow at closing time. Let’s go Albert.”

Albert put his hand on Jim’s arm and they blinked out. Appearing in Jim’s shop the sheet of plate steel was on the sawhorses. Albert ran his hand over the sheet and said, “If I didn’t see and feel it for myself I wouldn’t believe it.”

Jim rolled the plasma cutter to the sheet. Then he got a peace of angle-iron leaning against the wall, and laid it on top of it. Then Jim pulled a piece of paper from his pocket, and set it on the steel plate. “17.1/2 Inch x 13 Inch x 12.1/2 Inch”

“This is the size of the Ghostbuster Machine. I think we should make the box a 24 inches long by 16 inches high and 16 inches wide. That will give us two boxes per sheet of steel. This is what I have laid out here.”

Then Jim picked up the plasma cutter torch head and drug it across the top of the steel sheet. Then he explained, “This is all you do is pull this trigger and hold it down and drag it across the part you want to cut. Just like shooting a gun. Point and pull the trigger.”

Then Jim went and got two C-clamps a tape measure and a peace of soapstone. He made a mark at 16 inches on both sides of the sheet. Then lined up the angle-iron and clamped it down. Looking at Albert Jim explained, “Now we flip this switch here on this box. Then we push the cutter head against the angle like this, and pull the trigger.”

A stream of sparks shot out the bottom of the sheet, as Jim dragged the cutter head across the sheet. Then it fell to the floor with a bang. Jim bent down to pick it up as Albert yelled, “Hot! It’s hot Jim!”

Jim tipped the plate up on end holding it buy the cut and insisted, “Touch it Albert.”

Albert touched it and jerked his hand away fast, and then grabbed ahold of it. Looking at Jim Albert commented, “How can that be? You just melted it in two, and it’s not hot. I saw the melted metal shooting out of it.”

Jim asked, “Is that easy or what?”

Albert replied, “No, that’s amazing,”

Jim handed Albert the tape measure and insisted; “Now you do it.”

Albert marked the sheet and clamped down the angle. Then he made the cut. Jim praised, “Good job Albert. I’m going to go check on something. Go ahead and cut the rest of the sheet that way.”

Albert insisted, “I got the hang of this. Don’t worry.”

Jim put his hand on the Book and announced take me to Kathy at Fort Vancouver in 1874. Jim appeared on the dock next to the Sternwheeler, and there was Kathy sitting on her box. She looked so sad, and Jim’s heart pulled at him. There she was sitting on a fortune and yet she was broke. She had lost everything that mattered in her life. This was a trip of desperation which resulted in extreme behavior, and made her do something so desperate that it made her blind to the dangers.

Jim just stood and watched as his heart hurt. This made him think about her living in the little shed all alone. Then Jim couldn’t take it and went to see the shed. He put his hand on the book and commanded, “Take me to Kathy’s dwelling in1854.”

Jim was standing in front of the shed and looked around. Then he saw her across the Mill carrying her water bucket. He watched as she stopped at a group of men stacking lumber. Then he looked in the shed. There was a mat on the floor with the impression of the 12 year old little girl, and a little stove about the size of a five gallon bucket. She had nothing just the close she had on and one blanket. How could they let her live this way? Then the door started to open and Jim blinked out.

Appearing back at the shop he saw Albert making a cut. Walking over he saw they had enough to start a box. When the peace of steel dropped to the floor Jim requested, “Take one of the pieces you cut off, and cut it in half. Then we can start a box

Albert replied, “Doing it now.”

Then Jim showed Albert how to use the wire feed welder, and they put a box together.

After the box was all welded they set the top on it and Jim explained, “Now when we get a Demon. We bring it here, and put it in this box. Then we weld the top on and drop it in a deep river. I checked out the place today. You’ll like it I hope, but it made me kind of sad.”

Albert questioned, “Sad about what?”

Jim mumbled, “You’ll see.”

Then Jim blinked them back to Kathy’s Homestead to get the horses. On the ride home Albert revealed, “It must be nice in your time to be a Blacksmith. I would have had to make angle-iron and rivet all the seams together. It would have taken me days to do what we did today.”

Jim explained, “This is true Albert, but not just anyone can do that. The only reason I have that stuff is Suzan got it for me. That box for cutting the steel and the welder are expensive. Then you have to pay the power company every time you use it, and buy gas and welding wire. In the end you might do the job twice as fast, but it cost you twice as much.”

Albert replied, “I don’t care its better, and I worked less. That must make it worth the extra cost.”

Jim mumbled. “You might be right.”

At The Livery the stable boy met them to get their horses. Then Henry appeared questioning, “Did you finish the fencing yet?”

Jim replied, “No, but it’s getting close.”

Henry replied, “Good, now I get to charge you for another weeks boarding.”

Albert teased, “Let’s go James. Henry can walk by himself. We’re not good enough the walk with the upper class.”

Henry walked with them saying, “You aren’t getting rid of me that easy.”

That night in bed with Suzy Jim confided, “You know that Hive of Hooded Demons on Devils Mountain. I think Albert and I are going to try to take one out tomorrow. We’re going to go pick up two more Ghostbuster Machines from Oliver. He wanted me to bring you and Kathy when I come. I guess Albert and I scare him, or so he said anyway.”

Suzy warned, “I know they freeze when time is stopped, but I want you to be careful. You know when you touch them they come to life. When you use the knife it’s like me with a ball of bright flashing colored light. I have to hold it in them for it to work. If I just throw it at them it only has a stunning effect. Remember Henry’s horse. It brought it to life and it didn’t refreeze. I know they can’t harm us, but I think they can send things to do it for them. Like the Fly’s and Spiders. Who knows what else they can send. The man that tried to kill Mable could have come from them.”

Jim whispered, “I know, at the first sign of trouble I’ll blink us out, but I think my plan will work. Njal would stop us if we shouldn’t do it. I’m sure this is what we’re here for.”

Suzy insisted, “I’ll bring Kathy down to the Jail after we do the morning dishes.

In the morning Victoria was sitting in her chair, and Suzy was sitting on the edge of the porch. The bread was baking in the oven and the Bird ate the bread Suzy tossed out. Then Victoria questioned, “Has Mable talked to you about her near death experience.”

Suzy replied, “She told me she thought she went to heaven and they sent her back.”

Victoria went on, “When Henry took me to see Mable the bruise was black, and looked bad. I could see the man’s hand and fingers in the bruise. I think he was trying to kill her. Why do you think he did it?”

Suzy suggested, “I think he was Evil. I don’t think anyone understands why Evil does what it does.”

Victoria urged, “It’s time to check the bread sweetie.”

Suzy went and started Mable’s tea as she thought; I wonder what kind of man will be the father of her child?

Mable spread the Jam on her Toast as Emily came to the table. Jim sat next to Albert across from Mable an Emily. Then Rebecca and Henry came in and Emily informed, “A buyer for the Hudson’s Bay Company is coming next week to buy Fur’s. We had two trappers in the store yesterday. The Mountain Men are a mean bunch. Hank said they went to the Saloon, and it reminded him of the breaking of the chairs and the stabbing. He told me to remind you what happened the last time the Hudson’s Bay Company buyer came.”

Albert looked across the table as Kathy took a seat and insisted, “I want you Girls to stay off the street until the buyer leaves town. If you need to go out James and I will escort you. That’s an order by the Sheriff. You hear that there in the Kitchen?”

Victoria replied, “How about Mable? She was going to start working at the Dress Shop next week.”

Albert barked, “Not now! Mable will just have to keep bringing the stuff home.”

Mable mumbled, “Its ok I’ve been worried about going back. I needed some more time anyway.

Emily walked with Henry, Jim, and Albert as they went to work. Albert revealed, “I’m opening the Blacksmith Shop, and I’ll watch it from the Jail window. Some of the Mountain Men bring their Mule’s to be shod. (This is what it means to shoe an Animal. “shod” Google it.) Unlike the people that live around here. They don’t know I hang out at the Jail unless I have a job.”

In the Jail Jim was sweeping and Albert complained, “Open the door or something. You got so much dust in the air I can’t breathe. Oh the hell with it I’m going outside until you’re done.”

From the old loading dock porch Albert complained, “You know when you’re done all that dust is going to settle back on everything.”

After the place aired out Suzy and Kathy showed up. Then they stopped time and Jim blinked them to the Coin Shop. Oliver jumped and scolded, “You have to quit doing that at closing time. You know that’s when I get robbed most times. The safe is open and they can get to everything. Start using the backroom then walk out here like a normal person.”

 

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Suzy went up and wrapped her arms around Oliver, and gave him a big hug and kissed his cheek. Then stepped back and took his arm asking, “Is that better?”

Kathy took the other arm and insisted, “I think we got the best Jem in here Suzan.”

Oliver pulled away and insisted, “I have to get the trays in the safe.”

Pulling out the tray with the Diamond’s Oliver held it in front of Kathy and questioned, “See anything you like?”

Kathy replied, “Nope, they don’t have any color. I like things with a color to them.”

After putting the trays away Oliver looked up from the safe, “Do we need anything from in here?”

With no response Oliver closed the safe and spun the dial. Then assured, “I stopped and got what you wanted on my way to work this morning. I took them out of the boxes and put the Batteries on the chargers. I assumed there’s no power where you’re taking them, so I charged them up for you.”

In the back room Oliver continued, “This is my private desk back here. This is where I opened the letter you sent me. Boy has that been a ride. I still get a reporter hounding me about that now and then.”

Suzy and Kathy hung on Oliver’s arms as Jim put the Battery’s on the Ghostbuster Machine’s. Then he flipped them on and off to check them. Oliver questioned, “What are you going to do with them?”

Jim looked up and said, “Ghostbuster Machine’s.”

Albert cut in, “I’m the one that gets to use it as a Demon sucker.”

Suzy whispered, “He likes using movie saying’s to refer to things. He thinks he’s Clint Eastwood too.”

Oliver claimed, “I like Clint Eastwood, but Albert looks more like the Clint Eastwood type.”

Jim replied, “You want me to take you on a vacation Oliver? How about I take you to the middle of a tribe of Headhunters in Africa?”

Albert insisted, “James don’t forget he’s our only connection to this time, and he has Kathy’s money.”

Suzy whispered in Oliver’s ear, “Don’t worry Oliver he can’t do that. He’s forbidden. He can only kill Demons that are pure Evil. If he tried something like that a Giant Viking Warrior would come down and slap him around, and set things back to the way they were.”

Kathy added, “Don’t worry Oliver, Suzan and I will protect you.”

Jim insisted, “We got what we needed it’s time to go.”

Suzy kissed Oliver on one cheek and Kathy kissed the other. Then they slipped away and blinked out with Jim and Albert. At the Jail Jim put his Ghostbuster Machine in the back of the truck, and Albert stood ready with the other one.

Jim insisted, “Kathy make us invisible so we can see the Hooded Demons.”

Suzy questioned, “We’re all going right?”

Jim replied, “Well…”

Suzy cut Jim off, “I sad we’re all going. Right!”

Jim grabbed Suzy’s arm and blinked out. Albert looked at Kathy and admitted, “I think we stay out of this one.”

Kathy agreed.

Jim and Suzy appeared in their room with Jim explaining, “I don’t care if you come but when Albert and I go to put the box in the river. I picked out a steam boat that Kathy’s on, and we can’t take her there. It was just the easiest boat to find with the book. I just had it take me to Kathy on the boat in 1874. We’re going to throw the box off in the middle of the river.”

Suzy said, “Well then we wait at the shop, and you meet us back there when you’re done.”

Jim replied, “Ok,” and blinked them back.

Appearing in the Jail Jim announced, “Kathy make us all invisible and fade out. Then we huddle together, and when we hear out hearts beating I’ll blink us out. They were huddle together in dead silence. Then Jim blinked them out, and they appeared at the old building. The Hooded Demons were still surrounding it. Jim pointed to the closest Demon, and Albert knotted.

With that Jim pulled his knife, and went and stabbed the Hooded Demon in the eye. Then the Demon crumbled into a pile of ashes on the ground, and Albert drop to one knee with the Ghostbuster Machine, and sucked up the ashes. Then they blinked out. Then they appeared in Jim’s Shop. Albert put the Ghostbuster Machine in the box he made, as it raddled around. You could hear it knocking against the sides of the box as the Ghostbuster Machine jumped around. Albert put the top on the box, and Jim flipped the switch on the welder. Albert flipped down his hood and started welding, as Suzy covered Kathy’s eyes. Then Suzy turned her around saying, “You can’t watch that. It can make you go blind if you don’t wear a hood like Albert.

After the lid was welded on Jim took Kathy’s hand and looked in her eyes. Then he revealed, “I wasn’t going to take you, but I’ve been thinking it over. We’re a team and it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t ask you first, so here it goes. We’re taking the box to the first Steam Boat you took to get to us. We will be on the other side of the boat on the lower cargo deck. Most all the passengers will be on the upper deck, but you know you were on that lower deck. You will be able to see yourself on the other side of the boat, but you have to stay with us. Do you want to go?”

It got quiet and everyone stared at each other. Then Kathy replied, “We’re a team, and if I’m a part of this team then I do what the team dose.”

With that Jim put one foot on the box, and they all held hands around the box. Then Jim blinked them out, and they appeared on the steamboat. It was all loaded and they were casting off the lines. Right across from them was Kathy sitting on her box.

Albert acknowledged, “No one even knows she’s sitting on everything she owns.”

Jim mumbled, “Yah, and old wore out blanket, some socks, and a dress that don’t fit.”

A tear slipped down Kathy’s face as Suzy pushed Love into her. Then Kathy whispered, “I was so scared back then. I didn’t even know where I was going.”

Soon they were in the middle of the river heading to the Cascade Rapids. Jim insisted, “Now Albert,” and they pushed the box off the boat, and watched it go down like a rock. Then Suzy insisted, “Since we’re invisible I have to do something.”

Then she walked across the boat and pushed Love into Kathy sitting on her box. Kathy whispered, “I knew it.”

 

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Chapter Twenty – Anniversary or Poop Truck

Njal worried for Jim and had to do something to stop him. What he was doing wasn’t good for him. Njal knew at some point not only would Jim be watching her, but he’d be watching himself watch her. Njal had to put an end to it. He thought of restricting his ability to go some places, but he had to let Jim have freewill.

Then one day when Jim was watching Autum hang clothes. Time stopped and Njal appeared with Autum next to him. Njal bent down on one knee and looked at Jim at his level. In a soft voice Njal asked, “Why do you come here my Time Lord? I made a Love Goddess for you that has everything you need.”

Njal stood and pulled Autum in front of him and commanded, “Tell him.”

Autum revealed, “You see my Love. I picked her for you. I sent your aunt to the White family, and I placed your Love Goddess in your aunt’s home. I felled her with my love, and guided her to you and you to her. The Love this Goddess wields came from me. I’m the one that made her a Love Goddess, and put the love in her. I did this for you, but it came at a price. You and Suzy became Demon Hunters. This was the only way I could give my love to you. You see I’m in the Love Goddess, and make her what she is. You’re with me every day, and sleep with me every night. Now quit going to the past to see me and open your eyes. You’ll see the Love Goddess in her is me.”

Autum looked up at Njal and questioned, “Does he understand?”

Njal replied, “Only time will tell my child. Your Love Goddess has been filling him with Love for a time, and I thought he would know by now.”

Autum reached out and touched Jim and he awoke in bed next to Suzy. Jim’s head was spinning as his thoughts ran wild. He remembered Autum tell him in a dream, “I’m here for you, but she can help you now.”

Jim remembered when Autum came to him in a dream and said, “Jim! I don't mean to make you frown, but you just need to slow down and find comfort from inside. I’m here for you, but she can help you now.”

It echoed in Jim’s head, “I’m here for you, but she can help you now.”

Jim thought, Autum has been telling me all along she was with me in Suzy. Why couldn’t I accept that?

Then Jim remembered the dream where Autum told him, “Everything you do changes much more than you’ll ever know, but don’t worry Love always wins.”

Jim realized Autum was telling him everything all along. He just wasn’t seeing it. Then he heard Victoria in the Kitchen, and Suzy stirred and awoke. After she got dressed and left Jim jump from the bed, and blinked out. He blinked back and got dressed, and left again. Then he was back, and went out to the table. He was the only one there. Suzy looked at Jim and questioned, “What are you up so early for? We don’t even have the coffee made yet.”

Jim insisted, “I can wait.”

Victoria instructed, “Go ahead and slide the pot onto the heat sweetie.”

Suzy slid the pot over and put the bread dough in the oven. Then she went outside with Victoria. Jim went to the kitchen window and watched Suzy feed the Bird. Then he went back to the table and looked at the one page Newspaper. Something he hadn’t read caught his eye. “President Grant authorizes the issue of a twenty-cent piece and signs “The Page Act of 1875,” this will be the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, which effectively prohibits the entry of Chinese women, marking an end of open borders.

Soon they came back in and Victoria checked the bread, “It needs a little longer Sweetie. You want to make the Gravy or the Biscuits this time?”

Suzy replied, “I believe it’s my turn to make the Biscuits Victoria.”

Victoria went to Jim with a cup in one hand, and the Coffee Pot in the other. Poring Jim a cup Victoria whispered, “I think it’s your anniversary.”

Jim’s head went into a tailspin as he thought, Anniversary!

Jim looked at the Newspaper, “March 18, 1875.” Then he realized it was the 22nd of March. This was the day Suzy put the check in his pocket. His mind flashed back to the aqua dress with little white hearts all over it, and a white belt with lace around the neck, sleeves, and hem. He remembered her looking like she just stepped out of a 1950’s magazine. Then he thought, What am I going to do? Anything she wants she can buy.

Then Jim knew what he was going to do. He would share the best time of his life with her. No amount of money could buy that, and it was a part of him. Then he took his coffee out to the porch, and sat in his chair. The Crow flew down and walked around Jim’s feet and he talked to it. Jim explained, “You know Bird. I’ve saved a few people and their life was traded for another, and I’ve been thinking about that. I was never told not to do it. Just that there was consequences. I think it’s like if you are the only person around, and you’re in the middle of the desert and someone needs help. Then if you don’t help them what does that say about you. You have to do it.”

The Crow flew to Jim Shoulder as Suzy watched out the window. Then the Bird rubbed its head on the side of Jim’s face. Jim’s emotions ran wild, as he thought about Suzy. Jim enjoyed a deep intense feeling of affection and pleasure. He knew that this was the feeling of love, and knew what to do.

The crow Jumped down and squawked at Jim and flew to the tree. Jim just sat on the porch all through breakfast. Then when Albert and Henry came out to walk Emily to work Albert asked. “Are you coming James?”

Jim mumbled, “Today is our anniversary. I’m spending it with Suzan.”

Albert replied, “Well happy anniversary James, just don’t do something stupid like give her an axe or something.”

Emily whispered, “Stop by the store I’ll help you pick something out James.”

Henry insisted, “Let’s go they won’t even remember this day in twenty years.”

As they walked off Jim heard Emily say, “Henry you got a heart of stone.”

Jim just sat out on the porch waiting for Suzy. Then she came out and questioned, “Are you eating breakfast? Everyone has already eaten but you.”

Jim smiled, “I was waiting for you. You always eat with Vitoria after everyone has eaten. I wanted to eat with you this morning.”

Suzy insisted, “Then get to the table. I might even sit next to you.”

At the table Jim revealed, “I’ve planned are entire day. I’ve given this a lot of thought and this is our day. I thought we could share our most memorable moment with each other. Not one we have with each other but before we knew each other. I get to go first. I’ll take us there after we do the dishes.”

Suzy just stared at Jim not saying a word and Jim questioned, “What are you thinking?”

Suzy replied, “I’m picking out one I want to share with you.”

After the Dishes were done they went to their room and Jim blinked them out. They appeared in Jim’s farm field. His Tractor was at the other end coming at them. Suzy blurted, “You’re not the one driving your Tractor at us are you?”

Jim replied, “Nope, he’s the only one to ever drive my Tractor but me, and he wouldn’t be driving it if not for you.”

Suzy insisted, “You said it had to be a memory before we knew each other.”

Jim replied, “It will be. Just wait and see.”

The Tractor came to a stop about twenty feet in front of them, and Steve climbed out of the Tractor as Suzy and Jim walked up.

Steve questioned, “You come to bitch me out Boss?”

Jim replied, “No, I just want to take the Tractor for a lap around the field. I need to make sure I don’t forget how to drive it.”

Steve laughed, “It’s all yours”

Jim looked Suzy in the eyes and said, “You're like a dream to me, so I want to share that dream with you.”

Then he helped her up into the Tractor. He got in and pulled Suzy up on his leg, and wrapped her arms around him. Then he put the tractor into motion and revealed, “I took Autum for a ride like this when I first got the Tractor. Then she would ride with me on the first lap every year. This is the most memorable moment in my life. I thought I had it all back then.”

Jim cleared his throat and continued, “Close your eyes and hold my hand. Do you feel my heart beating? I know I’ve felt like this before, but now I’m feeling it even more. Since it came from you I know it’s true. Do you feel the same, or am I only dreaming? Is this burning an eternal love? I believe we’re meant to be, will you marry me? Now I tell you that you have my heart so don't hurt me.”

Suzy squeezed Jim and disclosed, “I’ll give you an answer after I share mine with you.”

Jim came to a stop and they climbed down as Jim yelled, “It’s all yours Steve.”

Then Steve took over plowing and Jim question, “Where now?”

Suzy Replied, “My farm in the spring when I was 12 years old.”

Jim blinked them there in front of the barn where she put the check in his pocket. Then Suzy directed, “Way down there by that tree in the field.”

In an instant they were standing next to the tree. The ground had been plowed around the tree with care. Suzy pointed down the field way off in the distance and informed, “See those three tractors plowing the field. My Grampa is driving one of them. He told me about this tree. In the old days a farmer would leave a tree in the middle of the field. This was so he could eat his lunch under the tree in the shade. I’ve sat here every year at plowing time and ate with Grampa.”

Jim questioned, “Is this what you brought me here for to see this tree?”

Suzy confessed, “Oh no. It’s that old truck coming from the house.”

Jim looked and an old Dodge Truck from the sixties was coming down the dirt road alongside the field. A dust cloud floated up in the air behind it. Then Suzy announced, “That’s me taking my Grandpa his lunch. I started driving that sitting on Grandpa’s lap. When my lags got long enough to reach the pedals he let me drive it by myself. That was when I was 12, and I took him his lunch everyday he worked in the field. I knew every pothole rut and bump in that old dirt road. This was the best days of my life. The shifter was on the steering column and I was the king of the road. Look I’m going by right now.”

Jim put his arm around Suzy as he watched the little girl drive by. Then Suzy insisted, “Now take us to the 4th of July in front of the barn.”

In an instant they were standing in front of the barn and Suzy instructed, “Get in the truck. There is no one here. We’ve all went to a Church Picnic. So I can live my dream. Suzy jumped in the driver’s seat of the old truck, and Jim got on the other side. A big smile came to Suzy’s face as she pulled the keys from the visor and started the truck. Looking at Jim she insisted, “Get over here next to me. I spent all my teen years dreaming about this day. Driving this old truck down the dirt road with the one I love.”

Then she Lifted up on the shifter and pulled it down in to gear. Revved the motor and spun the tires as she fishtailed onto the old dirt road yelling, “Yee-haw! Your answer is yes! You silly guy you. You know by living together and sleeping in the same bed we’re already married. Marriage in the Bible simply consists of a man and woman, with the consent of the woman's father or guardian, living together and attempting procreation. No vows, no priest, no ritual, no prayer, no pronouncement, no license, no registration. This is quite different from how we define and enact marriage today. But according to the Supreme Being in in Genesis 1:26-27 and 2:18-24, God commands man and woman to leave father and mother and become husband and wife through uniting in a one-flesh act that seals their love, and which can bring forth children. We’re already married as long as one of us is not committing adultery.”

Surprised Jim questioned, “How do you know this?”

Suzy revealed, “I ask my Pastor about it back when you were building our Truck. He told me once you live to gather and share the same bed. In God’s eyes you’re either married or living in sin. It’s all about your intentions. Hang on! Here it comes.”

Then Suzy stepped on the gas and the truck leaped into the air. Jim felt the butterfly’s in his stomach as Suzy asked, “Do we need to go back and get your stomach?”

Jim asked, “How long did it take you to learn that?”

Suzy revealed, “The first summer.”

Suzy took the truck back and drugged Jim to sit in the old Army Truck. Suzy had him sit in the driver’s seat and she sat next to him. The cover was still on the seat, but he could feel the springs through it. Suzy cuddled up to Jim and asked, “How does it feel to sit in the Truck like this?”

Jim replied, “Like I’m living your dream. You know one day this old truck will take you places you never dreamed.”

Suzy whispered, “I know. I’m there now. Do you need a ceremony to feel married?”

Jim muttered, “No, I think we were married the day we moved in together. I just thought you would want me to ask.”

Suzy whispered, “You did and I said yes. Now there is no doubt about it.”

Suzy leaned her head on Jim and asked, “Was there somewhere you wanted to go?”

Jim admitted, “I would like to talk to your friend Oliver at the Coin Shop. I read about a coin they made I didn’t even know about. I want to find what its worth.”

Suzy insisted, “Then get out of this old thing and let’s go.”

In no time they were in the backroom of the Coin Shop. Oliver was waiting on a customer, so they waited until the customer left. Then Suzy’s Voice rang from the back room. “Hay, Tricky old man I have a question.”

Oliver replied, “Customer’s come to the counter.”

Jim winked at Suzy and they appeared at the counter. Then Jim questioned, “What does the Tricky old man know about a 20 cent piece?”

Oliver replied, “They only made them a few years in the 1800’s. Why?”

Jim questioned, “I was wondering if we could make some money on them?”

Oliver walked over to the desk and typed on the computer. Then he read, “A 20 Cent Coin from 1875 in circulated condition is worth between $80 and $650. However, on the open market 1875 S 20 Cent Coins in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $65,000. But the coin was only released for circulation two years, 1875 and 1876. The CC Mint Stamp witch is the Carson City Nevada Mint and very few are known to be in circulation. Most of the 1876 coins from the Carson City Mint were never released, and were melted down.

The 20 Cent Coin was abolished 3 years later. The Twenty Cent piece never caught on, in large part because of its similarity in size and appearance to the well-known Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar. Merchants had a habit of giving them to unsuspecting customers as a Quarter. This made the Merchant an extra 5¢ on the sale.

After the first year, in which over a million were minted, there was little demand, and the denomination was abolished in 1878. At least a third of the total mintage was later melted by the government.”

Jim asked, “So what do you think we can get for them?”

Oliver hypothesized, “Maybe ten grand on a fast turnaround if there in pristine condition.”

Jim questioned, “That would mean that I took one of my five dollar gold piece’s, and turned it into twenty five 20 cent pieces. We could get like a quarter million, or 125 ounces of gold at your price? That would be $2,500 in our time.”

Jim’s head was spinning. Thoughts were running through his head as Oliver informed, “I’m not even half way through the Silver dollars you gave me.”

Jim put out his hand and bargained, “How about Fifty Fifty on the 20 cent pieces after expenses?”

Oliver shook his head, “Damn it, you know I can’t turn down a deal like that. If I end up in jail over this you have to come get me out. Deal?”

Jim replied, “My hand is still out.”

Oliver took his hand and they shook on it. Then Oliver reached in his case and pulled out a Blue Oval Sapphire Broach and insisted, “This is for that friend of yours Suzy. It would be worth about five grand if it was real, but unfortunately its glass. I wasn’t even going to buy it, but I got it for ten bucks. It is her kind of thing, so I got it.”

Suzy took the Broach and exclaimed, “I’m sure she’ll love it Oliver.”

Jim announced, “It’s about time we should go. Oh yah, let me know if you see a Septic truck for sale.”

Suze hit Jim in the shoulder and scolded, “You and your poop truck! Let’s go.”

Jim replied, “It’ll work,” as he blinked them out.

Back in Dention Hank had restricted Emily to the backroom and upstairs, and moved the shotgun next to the doorway to the back room. Just as Albert thought, he already had two shoeing jobs lined up, and was doing one of the Mule’s.

The town was empty except for a Mule tided to the hitching post in front of the General Store.

Down at the Livery things were picking up, and Henry was running out of stalls to rent out. He moved some of his horses to a Corral, and walked over to see Albert. Dropping a hot horseshoe in a bucket of water Albert questioned, “What can I do you for Henry?”

 

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Henry inquired, “You know where James went?”

Albert replied, “Nope, he’s been pretty tight lipped about it. I think he just wanted it to be him and Suzy having a good time. For all I know they might be spending the day in there room. You know if you make a baby now. It will be here about Christmas time. That would be the best time to get gifts for the baby.”

Henry started laughing so hard he couldn’t talk. Then started choking, and dropped to his knees, as he snorted, “Where do you get this stuff from Albert. No one thinks like that.”

Albert Insisted, “Sure they do I just did.”

Henry went on, “If you see Jim tell him I would like to move his team to the Homestead. I need the space to pay for his boarding.”

Albert replied, “Sure I’ll tell him you’re trying to trick him into helping you make more money.”

Henry assured, “We need to get as much of this fur money as we can. I see you’re not turning anyone away.”

Albert agreed, “I’ll tell James when I see him.”

At that moment Jim and Suzy blinked into the Old Feed and Seed next to the truck. Jim questioned, “Lunch at the Horseshoe?”

Suzy replied, “That works for me. Then I can see how Oral is working out.”

They went around and came in the back door to the Jail, and there sat Liam at the desk. Suzy questioned, “Liam what’s happening?”

Liam replied, “Law man make shoes for Trapping Man’s Mule. I watch Jail, and learn to read. Teacher man at School gave me this book to use. I learn when Oral work.”

Suzy insisted, “You let James or I know if you need help. We’d be glad to help teach you.”

Liam explained, “I just learn letters now.”

Suzy admitted, “We’re going to have something to eat and see how Oral is doing.”

Liam went on as they went out the door, “Boss lady say she do good.”

It was busy and Oral was working hard. Jim and Suzy had the special Beef and Onion Gravy over noodles. They took their time eating, so they would be in the restaurant when the rush was over. When it got slow Oral cleared and wiped the last of the tables.

Then she stopped to talk to Suzy, “I have do dishes. Then we talk.”

Martin saw Jim and Suzy through the Kitchen door and came out announcing, “They don’t pay Oral. Josette insists James never pays.”

Oral acknowledged, “This I know. Josette tell me. James no pay.”

Martin went to the table and questioned, “You come to see how she’s doing?”

Suzy replied, “We hope she’s working out.”

Martin went on, “She’s doing great. Oral get over here and sit with your friends for a few.”

Oral insisted, “I have dishes.”

Martin assured, “We’re not busy right now the dishes can wait a few. Now get over here.

Then looking at Suzy Martin maintained, “Josette wouldn’t have taken off and let Oral run the Dining Room if she didn’t think Oral could handle it.”

Jim and Suzy visited with Oral. Then they went to the Blacksmith Shop. Albert was shoeing another Mule when they walked up. Albert announced, “Henry was looking for you. He wanted to know if you would move your team to the Homestead.”

Jim replied, “Not what I wanted to do, but if he saddles up a couple of horses for Suzan and I. We’ll do it.”

Then Jim and Suzy went to the Livery. They got a couple of Horses and Jim tethered Patty to his horse. Suzy got Charlie and tethered him to her horse, and they were off.

This was Suzy’s first time to the Homestead since Jim and Albert got the fence up. They took the horses to the creek for a drink, and set Charlie and Patty free. They took off running across the field, and Jim exclaimed, “I think they like it.”

Suzy replied, “How would you feel if you were cooped up at the Livery, and then someone set you free. Look at them out there nosing each other. Their happy and I can tell it.”

Jim put his arm around Suzy and whispered, “The Highest Power commanded me to be your hope, your dream, your every wish, and your fantasy. I just want you to know I love you more with every minute of every day, and I will be faithful to the end.”

Suzy hugged Jim tight and pushed love into him. Then a warm feeling rushed through her. Her body tingled all over, and Suzy felt like she was floating. Her mind was filled with all the happy times with Jim. Flashes of the night in the shop with Jim ran through her mind. She knew Love and wanted to push it into someone.”

Then Patty nosed Suzy and she made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into her. She jumped up and ran around, and Charlie chased her.

Jim revealed, “We need to get going. By the time we get back it will be dinner time.”

Suzy insisted, “Just blink us to the edge of town. I want to stop at the store before it closes.”

They held hands and put their other hand on their horse and Jim blinked them to the edge of town. Appearing on the road an east wind was blowing in their face. Off in the distance they could see a dark brown dust cloud rising in the air over their town. They walked the horses into town, and by the time they got to the Livery they could hardly see a thing. It was real bad, and they could only see a little over six feet or so. Jim was holding his shirt sleeve over his face to breathe. Suzy had tied her bandana over her face. Jim pounded on the Stable door, and the Stable Boy let him in. Shutting the Stable door the Boy insisted, “This is the worst I’ve ever seen. We get dust storms going through town, but nothing like this.”

Jim and Suzy pulled the saddles from their horses, and hung them on a rail. Then they helped the Stable Boy put the horses in stalls as Jim asked, “Where is Henry?”

The Stable Boy replied, “He went home with the Sheriff when the dust storm started.”

Jim took Suzy’s hand and pulled her outside. Then Jim blinked them to the porch next to the door. Jim opened the door pulling Suzy in and shutting it behind them. Victoria instructed, “Put the towel back in front of the door. I had to put a wet towel at the front and back door. The dust was blowing in under the door.”

Jim looked over and everyone was sitting at the table waiting out the storm. Kathy got up and walked to Jim and whispered in his ear, “Come to my room I want to show you something.

Kathy Grabbed Jim’s arm as he looked out the window. Jumping back from the window Jim yelled, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop.”

Suzy barked, “I want to see!”

Suzy stepped to the window and Kathy touched her arm and Suzy hissed, “Oh crap!”

Jim yelled, “Albert get back here!”

Albert came down the hall questioning, “Why did you stop time?”

Jim insisted, “Look out the window at the street.”

Albert looked as Kathy touched him he insisted, “Their after us. I thought they couldn’t hurt us.”

Jim replied, “I think it means they can’t physically hurt us. That doesn’t mean they can’t torture us. I think the next step is to send a Demon possessed person to harm us.”

Albert declared, “We only have one box we can put together.

Jim revealed, “I think I need to steal a poop truck. I’ll jump the truck to the river and blink out. We just need to come up with a plan to take them out without all of them coming to life. The way there are huddled together I think if one comes to life they all come to life.”

Suzy explained, “Kathy and I have been working on some things. We found if I give Kathy an energy ball and she throws it and I shoot it little Lighting Bolts shoot from the stars. I think that swirling rainbow thing she dose changes stars when they pass through it, but I don’t know if it will have an effect on the Hooded Demons.”

Albert insisted, “All we can do is try. If it doesn’t work they can’t kill us. We just have to blink out and try again.”

Jim insisted, “Suzy you and Kathy go to the playground and practice that thing, and Albert and I are going to steal a Poop Truck.”

They all got together in a circle and Jim blinked them to the Playground. Then Jim and Albert blinked out to get a poop truck. In the future Jim went to his shop and had Steve call to have the septic tank pumped. Steve informed, “Friday between ten and twelve.”

Jim and Albert went into the Shop and Jim blinked them to Friday morning. They waited for what seemed hours then the truck pulled in. Albert watched the man get out of the truck and stopped time.

Then Jim and Albert got in the truck and Albert started time and Jim blinked the truck out. They appeared at the playground, and Suzy and Kathy approached the truck. Jim and Albert got out and Suzy questioned, “We ready to go?”

Jim replied, “Hell no, I don’t even know how this thing works.”

Albert insisted, “We’ll figure it out just give us a few.”

After some trial and a few errors they learned how to work the PTO and what valves to open and close. Jim looked at Albert and insisted, “When we’re done we close this valve and that one down there. Then turn off the PTO and their trapped.

Looking at Suzy and Kathy Albert insisted, “Kathy make us all invisible. Then load up, we’re out of here.”

Albert hung from the back of the truck and Suzy and Kathy hung from the running-boards as Jim blinked the truck out. They appeared on the road in front of the Hooded Demons.

Suzy jumped from the truck and met Kathy at the back by Albert. Then Suzy made an Energy Ball as Kathy twirled her hand in the air making a spinning Rainbow. Suzy handed Kathy the Ball and she threw the Ball over the spinning Rainbow. Suzy shot it with a Lightning Bolt and little stars rained down over the Rainbow.

They came out blue throwing Little Green and Blue Lightning Bolts all over. The Bolts started hitting the hooded Demons. It was like electricity was arcing all over in-between the Hooded Demons. Then they turned into ash and floated to the ground.

Jim engaged the PTO and Albert started sucking up the ashes. Jim got out of the truck and stood by one valve waiting for Albert. Finally Albert sucked up the last of the ashes, and ran and closed the valve as Jim did his. Then turn off the PTO and Blinked the truck out. Landing in the Columbia River Jim blinked back.

Unknown to Jim the truck did not sink. The tank on the back of the truck made it float. About a foot of the back of the tank was sticking up like a fishing bobber as it floated down the river.

Back at the road Suzy teased, “You and your poop truck. I guess we all go back to where we were and start time.

Out in the filled Steve saw the police car at the house. He stopped the tractor when he passed the barn and went to check it out. In the driveway the Officer questioned Steve about seeing someone driving off with the truck. Steve insisted he never seen a thing. The driver insisted, “I don’t know what happened. I got out and was going to the house to tell them I was here. Then the Truck just disappeared.”

Steve just shrugged his shoulders and explained, “There is a curse on this house, everyone around here knows about it. Just ask anyone.”

The Officer replied, “I know about the curse, but I thought it just killed women.”

Steve replied, “Guess you just have to add Poop Truck to that.”

The Officer just shook his head as Steve walked away.

They all awoke at a road side Diner. The Truck was parked in the gravel parking lot facing the door. Jim was in the driver’s seat next to Suzy with Albert sitting on the hood. Kathy looked passed Albert holding the wench cable in his hand, and saw an empty road side Diner. Kathy mumbled, “All I see is the waitress in there.

Suzy replied, “If I was to guess this is about some time in the 1950’s or 60’s. This looks like a truck stop back then. Let’s check it out. We were sent here for a reason.”

Jim insisted, “I’ll watch from here.”

Kathy got out and Suzy slipped out behind her. Walking past the front of the truck Suzy questioned, “You coming Albert?”

Albert Replied, “No, I assume I have the winch cable in my hand for a reason. I’m just going to wait here.”

Kathy and Suzy went into the Diner. They took a seat and the Waitress came with Coffee and Menus, as she asked, “Would you like coffee?”

Suzy turned her cup over and Kathy asked, “Do you have Hot Chocolate?”

The Waitress replied, “One Hot Chocolate coming up. Is your boyfriend coming in, or is he just going to sit out there on his truck.”

Suzy smiled, “He does his own thing.”

With that the Waitress went for Kathy’s Hot Chocolate.

Suzy was watching out the window as the truck pulled in the gravel lot. The man seemed strange as he got out of the truck and walked to the door. Then Suzy knew what he was. He was powerful taking control of women and draining them of their love. He would take all they had to give then leave them helpless with no hope. Stripped of all they valued he would throw them out like the trash. Then move to the next victim.

He walked in to the room looking hansom and dashing. His power radiated from him making all look to see his beauty. Suzy felt his evil love fill the room. It made her tingle. She knew it was pure evil disguised as love in an instant.

He set his sight on Suzy and walked to her. Kathy revealed, “Suzy that is…”

Suzy replied, “I know I feel it.”

Kathy insisted, “I see it for what it is.”

Suzy stood and questioned, “Who do you think you are? I’ve learned to live half alive. I know I can't take one more step towards you. You just run around leaving scars and collecting hearts. Tearing love apart is what you do, so don't come back for me. My love is not what you want. You broke all your promises, and now you're back. You don't get to get me. I get to send you back. I’m love and this time I’m coming for you!”

With that Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light. Then she leaped at him pushing pure Love into him yelling. “Back to hell you demon love sucker!”

There was a bright flash and little stars filled the room, and faded away as the Demon disappeared. Then a black cloud in the shape of a hideous monster slipped into the floor, and the man turned into a hideous beast. His face was like that of a dog covered with enormous red pimples. They covered his entire head protruding like little mountains. His shoulders were stretched out wider than normal, and his legs were like that of a horse. His arms had claws like that of a bird with long sharp nails coming to a point. It had a tail like a whip with a spike on the end of it.

The waitress screamed and ran to the kitchen. A big burley man came from the kitchen yelling, “What’s going on out here!”

One look at the Demon as it roared, and he darted back into the kitchen. It turned to Suzy and snapped at her as the muscles in the Demons jaws bulged. Suzy stepped back and shot the thing with a Lightning Bolt. It had no effect, so Kathy made a swirling black cloud turning in on itself. Then she leaped at the thing slamming it on its head. Kathy jumped back as it flung around. Whipping its tail wildly the Demon was knocking down chairs and tipping over tables as it spun around.

Suzy threw a ball of bright flashing colored light at the beast. It quivered a little and turned to face her. Then Albert came in the door dragging the winch cable from the front of the truck, he whipped it over the black cloud on the Demons head. Then he yelled, “Clutch pedal in Winch P.T.O. Reverse High, Clutch out.”

The cable snapped tight and the winch groaned under the strain as the beast fought. It grabbed the cable kicking and spinning whipping its tail as it busted the door off its hinges. Albert jumped out of the way as it went through the door. Kathy yelled, “It won’t die!”

 

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Chapter Twenty One – The Dog

After shoeing a Mule and pounding out some more hanging hooks. Albert got a horse and headed out. With most of the Trappers gone Albert left Jim to watch the town, and he rode out to Wanda’s.

Samael squatted behind a tree and watched the cabin. He saw the man and the boy leave with rifles. Then Samael looked his approach over. Then heading down the hill Samael stopped and looked at the house, and decided to sneak up behind the chicken coop. He stopped and looked at the chickens. His mouth watered at the thought of eating fried chicken. Then something caught his eye. He stared at Wanda in the window, and lust started to take him over.

He worked his way around the side of the house. He looked in the window, and didn’t see anyone. Then he moved to the next window, and he still only saw Wanda. He started to think she was the only one there, so he moved to the door. He checked the door and it was locked, so he gave it a hard kick. But it didn’t give at all, so he raised his sawed-off shotgun and blew the door open. He came out in the kitchen, and there stood Wanda.

With his mind overtaken by greed and lust, all he really wanted was to possess her. He backed Wanda to the kitchen table with the sawed off shotgun. It was powerful and light, a formidable killing instrument.

She felt her emotions consume her. Her muscles were tense, her breathing shallow, and she was having contractions in her stomach. She knew she was feeling fear, and it was taking control of her. She turned pale, and her body started shaking. With her desire to strike out, she pushed him back from her.

Dizzy with anger at her defiance, he knocked her down to the floor with his free hand and briskly tore off her dress. Her naked beauty nearly took his breath away. He had forgotten how magnificent her body was. Beholding the vision of her lying weak and defenseless before him, his lust welled up into a mighty force. Without a thought, he dropped the weapon, and lifted her small body. With his great strength, he placed her easily onto the table. Pinning her down, he violently forced himself on her. As he thought of the irony of this situation, he grinned with pleasure. Drunk with madness he was about to take her on the table.

With great effort, she pulled herself back from him, as he forced himself upon her, but it only stimulated him further. He had just raised his hand to strike her when he heard the noise. He turned his head, only to discover that his own overpowering lust had trapped him. Albert’s face would be the last thing he would see before his lifeless body fell to the floor.

Wanda rolled off the far side of the table, and fell to the floor. Albert kept on shooting, and walked towards Samael as his body staggered and fell to the floor. Wanda watched the shells fall to the floor as she heard Albert reload the gun. Then Albert spun all around and shouted, “Is there anyone else?”

Wanda tried to talk, but the words wouldn’t come. Looking around Albert shouted again, “Is he it, or is there another one?”

Wanda couldn’t get out a word. Her mind was telling her to talk, but her mouth wouldn’t move. It was as if she was trying to scream, and someone had their hand over her mouth.

Picking up the torn dress, Albert thru it over the table and commanded, “Put this back on well I check the place out.”

Albert checked the other room in the small house. After he cleared the house, he returned to find Wanda sitting on a chair in a daze. She was in shock and Albert knew it. He stomped his foot and cursed himself, “Damn it how could I be so stupid. I knew I shouldn’t have waited so long to come.”

He took her arm and softly said, “Come on Wanda. You need to get dressed.”

He led her to the bedroom, and set her on the edge of the bed. Wanda sat there staring as if in a trance. She didn’t speak a word or move an inch, as Albert pulled clothes from the dresser. Setting the clothes on the bed Albert mumbled, “What the hell was I thinking. I should have known.”

Wanda sat on the end of the bed staring, and Albert had to dress her. After putting on her shoes, he guided her to the door, and out to his horse. He lifted her tiny body on the horse and called out, “Truck on. By the power of Njal I command James to appear.”

In a flash Jim was standing in front of Albert. Then he barked, “I have one with read glowing eyes on the floor in the Cabin. I need the truck.”

Jim blinked out and came back with the truck. Albert wasted no time and grabbed the winch cable. Then he barked, “Clutch pedal in Winch P.T.O. low, Clutch out.”

Albert pulled the cable up over his shoulder, and dragged it to the Demon. Getting to the Demon he wrapped the cable around its neck and hooked it to itself. Then Albert yelled, “Clutch pedal in Winch P.T.O. Reverse High, Clutch out.”

With that command the cable pulled tight and pulled the Demon to the front bumper of the Truck. Albert walked alongside the Demon as it dragged out of the Cabin. A black cloud in the shape of a hideous monster rose from the Demon. Then it was sucked into the ground as Albert exclaimed, “Back to hell with you Demon.”

With the Truck door open Jim stood on the running board and yelled, “I got this call Suzan.”

Then he blinked out and appeared at Bird Man’s and Wind Walker’s farm.

Albert called out “By the power of Njal I command Suzan to appear.”

In a flash Suzy was asking, “What do you need?”

Albert explained what happened. Then Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into Wanda. Albert headed into the cabin and started cleaning things up. Suzy came in and asked, “Where’s the boy and her husband?”

Albert replied, “I don’t know. They were gone when I got here.”

Suzy stuttered, “Do you think he killed them?”

Albert replied, “I’m not sure, but it could have happened.”

Suzy insisted, “I’m going to fly around and see if I can see them.”

Then Suzy went out the door and jumped in the air. She flew around in a circle around the Cabin. Then did a bigger circle and bigger until she saw them. They were lying behind a log by a creek watching a deer trail. She flew back, and insisted, “Help me get her in the house, and I’ll finish cleaning up. Then you can get her Husband when James gets back. Her Husband is just south of here by the creek. He’s with their son watching a deer trail. They’re hiding behind a log, so you’ll have to look for them.”

Albert pulled Wanda from his horse and informed, “I’ll wait to start time until I find them.”

Albert laid Wanda in the bed, as Suzy looked at her dress. Then she pushed more love into Wanda announcing, “Oh crap this dress will never do. James needs to take it to Mable and get it fixed.”

Jim finely showed up and Suzy ordered, “James put out your hand. These are the buttons I found on the floor, and this is her dress. Take them to Mable, and get Rebecca’s neckless and put it on Mable. Then have her fix the dress and bring it back.”

Albert barked, “Hold up, here is the little bolt to give to Rebecca until I get back. Now go.”

Jim blinked out appearing at the Boarding House and Rebecca questioned, “What’s going on.”

Jim gave Rebecca the little bolt and explained, “I need your neckless for Mable. She has to sew up this dress.”

Jim dropped the dress on the table then the buttons. Kathy slipped the neckless from Rebecca’s neck and put it over Mable’s head. Jim leaned over the table looking in Mable’s eyes as she came too Jim explained, “The sheriff just shot a man tearing this dress off a woman. We need you to fix it up right away. We want to have it back on her as soon as possible. Mable dropped the blouse she was working on and checked the dress. Rebecca picked up one of the buttons and insisted, “If you start on the tear I’ll start putting on the buttons.”

Mable pulled a needle with thread from her pincushion and handed it to Rebecca, and started sewing on the tear. Then Mable questioned, “Is it Wanda?”

Jim mumbled, “I think that’s her name.”

Mable went on, “That pore thing. Her life has just been a living hell. I hope Albert killed the bastard.”

Surprised Jim barked, “Mable!”

Mable insisted, “Well it’s true James. I hope you and Albert killed the bastard that tried to kill me. I couldn’t live thinking the sick bastard was still out there and did this.”

Jim assured, “Don’t even think that Mable. Albert and I made sure he would never come back from where we put him. Only God himself can bring him back. We know that’s not happening.”

Making a knot on the inside of the dress and stitching through it a few times Mable announced, “Hand me that last button so we can get this done.”

With the dress fixed Jim leaned over the table and assured, “We Love you Mable.”

Rebecca grabbed the washer on the neckless and slipped it over her head, as she froze.

Jim took the dress and blinked back. Laying the dress on the table Jim questioned, “How are we going to stage this?”

Suzy explained, “Albert is going to go find the Husband and Boy, you and I are going to put her dress back on her. I’m going to pump her full of Love, and set her at the table. Then you’ll take me back and we’ll get back in our places, and like always start time. James you need to use your book to blink to Albert to tell him to start time. Then Albert you’ll have to wait for Jim to blink back and start time. What do you think?”

Jim and Albert agreed it sounded like a good plan. Then that is what they did. Albert road off looking for her Husband, and Jim and Suzy put the dress back on. Then they put away the clothes Albert put on her. Then Jim blinked Suzy back to the Boarding house, and blinked to Albert. He was standing just up the trail form them. Jim revealed, “Rebecca told me her Husband’s name was Dave, so that’s who you’re looking for.”

Albert replied, “Got it,” as Jim blinked out.

Jim appeared back in front of the store and sat back on the bench waiting for time to start. Albert called out, “Truck on! Dave are you out here? This is the Sheriff I’m looking for you.”

A voice rang out, “Over here Sheriff. We’re over here.”

Albert walked up with his horse holding the rains questioning, “Are you the Husband of Wanda?”

Dave looked worried and asked, “Is something wrong.”

Albert revealed, “A man attacked Wanda, and I had to shoot him. My Deputy took his body away, and I came looking for you. She needs you right now. She’s not responding to us. Take my horse and go. The boy and I will walk back.”

The boy cried out, “I need to go! Mom needs me!”

Dave put out his hand and pulled the boy up behind him and Albert slapped the horse on the butt. Albert watched them ride off as he picked up the boy’s gun.

At the cabin Dave cursed, “Damn it how could I be so stupid. I knew I shouldn’t have left her alone.”

The boy ran to his mother and wrapped himself around her crying. Dave knelled next to her and tried to talk to her, but she was unresponsive. Wanda just sat staring off in space. Dave didn’t know what to do.

Albert showed up and explained, “I’m going to have someone stay with you to help out. It might take some time to get over this. You would be proud of her she fought hard to stop him when I showed up he had just cornered her. I emptied my gun in him. Look at your door; you’ll have to fix that. The gun he used for that I put over there in the corner. If he’d shot her with that there would be no hope. I’m just glad I decided to visit when I did. I just wish I was a little sooner.”

Holding Wanda’s hand Dave replied, “I just thank God you came by at all. I didn’t even know we had a Sheriff. I only get to town about two or three times a year. I just thought you were the Blacksmith.”

Back at the Boarding House Suzy and Kathy went to find James. He was still sitting in front of the Store. Suzy asked, “What are we going to do about Wanda?”

Jim replied, “I don’t know what to do. She’s in shock and just needs to get over it. I’m sure she’ll recover in time.”

Suzy insisted, “I think Kathy and I are going to fly out there.”

Jim questioned, “You want me to blink you there?”

Susy insisted, “No, we like to fly together. We’ll be fine.”

Suzy landed on the little hill by the cabin and they walked in. At the cabin nothing had changed. Wanda was still completely unresponsive and staring into space.

Suzy jumped in, “Well if you’re going to eat someone needs to get something cooking.”

Looking around Suzy found a sack of beans. She put some in a pot and got the water picture. Poring the last of the water in the pot she exclaimed, “We need water.”

The Boy jumped to his feet and grabbed a bucket. Then he ran out the door as Suzy barked, “Someone needs to fix the door.”

Putting some salt in the pot Suzy questioned, “We have any meat?”

Dave replied, “That was what Mark and I were doing. We were trying to get some meat.”

Suzy ordered, “Albert see if you can find us some meat.”

Albert went out the door and called out, “Truck on.”

Then he yelled, “Suzy get your ass out here.”

Suzy came to the door and questioned, “What?”

Albert insisted, “You want me to shoot something. Go find it.”

Suzy grabbed the rope from Albert’s horse and flew off. Albert watched her until she was out of site. Soon Suzy returned and pointed into the woods, “Get on your horse going that way and I’ll guide you to it I have it tied to a tree. When we get there give me time to get back to the stove. Then start time and shoot the deer. I’ll be waiting.”

Albert followed Suzy to the deer and thanked Artemis before taking it.

Back at the cabin Suzy complained, “Don’t you have any Flour?”

Mark pointed, “Mom grinds up the Crabgrass Seeds from that bucket to make Flour.”

Suzy took one Look and mumbled, “Oh hell no.”

Just then Albert rode up with the Deer on the back of his horse.

Suzy went to the door and shouted, “Truck on!”

Albert gave a strange look and replied, “Oh, Truck on. What’s the matter?”

Suzy replied, “I can’t cook like this. They have nothing.”

Albert replied, “We just went through a bad winter. Look over there they have a good garden started, by fall they’ll be all stocked up.”

Suzy gave Albert a mean look as she called out, “By the power of Njal I command Jim to appear.”

Jim appeared and Suzy insisted, “Take me to the store.”

Jim smiled, “For a kiss I’ll do it.”

 

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Suzy stepped next to Jim and made a ball of bright flashing colored light in each hand. Then she wrapped her arms around him locking onto his lips, as she pushed the Love into him. In a flash they were standing on a beach with a light wind blowing in the sunshine. Surges of Love raced through her. Her mind raced as the surges turned to a tingling. The waves were softly rolling up to them. Then slipping back out to sea as Suzy whispered, “This doesn’t look like the store?”

Jim guessed, “I think it’s an Island by the equator somewhere. You over amped me and who knows where we are.”

Suzy gave him another lip lock then insisted, “The store please.”

At the store Suzy walked behind the counter, and got Flour and a can of baking powder. Then she announced, “I’ll fly this back and you need to get the team from the homestead, and load a James special on it. Then bring it out to that cabin.”

Jim whined, “It will be dark by the time I get there.”

Suzy replied, “Then get it loaded and Blink the thing out there. I don’t care what you do just get it there, and don’t forget to tell Hank about the Flour and baking powder.”

Then she went out the door and flew off. Back at the cabin she had Albert start time. Then she went to work making Biscuits. Dave was skinning out the deer, and Albert talked to the Boy about his life and not going to school.

Mark disclosed, “When you go to School they teach you to think like they want. At home I learn to think for myself. My mom teaches me to read, and Dad teaches me my numbers and man things.”

Albert put his hand on Mark’s shoulder and questioned, “What do you think about what’s happening with your mom.”

Mark insisted, “It’s because she’s a girl. She wouldn’t be like that if she was a man.”

Albert went down on one knee and pointed out, “This is something you haven’t learned yet. What is happening is a form of, “Shell Shock.” It happens to men too. Even strong brave men and a lot of men came back from the war that way. I just want you to understand this can happen to anyone. We just have to help her work through it.”

Mark whispered, “I will.”

Jim loaded up the supplies and headed out to the cabin. About a mile out of town he jumped the wagon most the way there. Pulling the wagon up to the cabin Jim announced, I’m back.

Dave had taken off what was left of the door, and was working on it. Mark and Albert started unloading the supplies. Susy pushed more love into Wanda as Kathy sat with her.

After eating and setting Kathy up for the night Albert tethered his horse to the wagon, and they headed out. Once they got to the road Suzy threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a lightning bolt. Thousands of little flashing stars rained down on them as Jim blinked them just outside of town.

Jim parked the wagon next to the Livery. They put the horses in the Livery and headed home in the dark. Coming in the back door a dim light came from the table. Then it was turned up and got bright. There sat Victoria questioning, “What happened?”

Albert revealed, “It was bad. I had to kill Samael and Wanda has the worst case of Shell Shock I’ve ever seen. I wasn’t in the war, but I never seen anyone this bad before. We left Kathy there to help out.”

Victoria divulged, “I knew it was going to be bad when I heard you had Mable do a rush job on her dress. How’s the Boy?”

Albert replied, “Strong, he broke down a little at first, but he’s taking it like a man.”

Victoria insisted, “When you go back out there take the stuff so Kathy can make a Soda Bread. That stuff is like eating cake. The Boy will like it, and it will make the place smell nice too.”

The next morning Jim took Rebecca to the store and got the stuff for the Soda Bread. Then he blinked her to the cabin.

Kathy took them outside and gave an update, “I don’t know what to do. Wanda hasn’t changed since Dave showed up yesterday. Suzy tells me its trauma-induced shock, and it could turn into regressive shock. If that happens, she’ll never come back. Not as the person we knew anyway. She still just stares, and won’t eat on her own. I have been feeding her, but it’s not going good. Sometimes she just spits it out of her mouth, or she won’t swallow at all.

Suzy spent the day with Mable. The Sewing Machine came, and Hank hired two men to set it up in the dress shop. Then Suzy and Mable spent the rest of the day learning to use it.

The next day Wanda shocked Kathy. She got out of bed, and sat at the table. She still hadn’t said anything, but she did eat on her own. Dave sat next to her almost all day, and rubbed her back and held her hand. Kathy felt so sorry for him. She wished Wanda would yell at him or something. Kathy thought it would be more than she could stand. She didn’t know how he kept holding on.

After three days Jim took Suzy to see Kathy.

Kathy explained, “Dave has lost it and he blames himself for what happened. It’s the worst case of guilt I’ve ever seen, but I can’t even think of what he’s going through. He sat next to the bed holding her hand all night. This morning he checked out the Wagon, I think he went over every part two or three times. I think something like this would tear anyone apart. I know it would me.”

Suzy asked, “What about the boy.”

Kathy confessed, “After crying his eyes out the first day he doesn’t talk. He just keeps doing things. He’s been cutting and stacking wood, keeping the wood box full for the stove, and even doing laundry. He’s been doing everything his mother should do. He’s the exact opposite of what Dave is doing.”

Suzy insisted, “It’s time to bring in the doctor. Jim, go visit Patrick and bring him here.”

Jim replied, “I’ll see what I can do. Then Jim blinked them out. Appearing in the alley the drunk exclaimed, “You’re back.”

Jim pulled a Silver Dollar from his pocket and flipped it to the drunk and bellowed, “Go get a bottle Anvil.”

Then he walked to the Doctors office. Going in the door the little bell over the door rang. Patrick’s voice rang from down the hall, “Be right with you.”

Jim took a seat in his surgery room. Finely Patrick appeared questioning, “What can I do for you James? Or is it Deputy today?”

Jim replied, “It’s both, I need a doctor to look at a woman that has had a traumatic experience. She’s affected emotionally and physically.”

Then Jim went onto explain what happened. Patrick questioned. “How long it this going to take? You said she’s about 15 miles out of town and its 20 miles to Dention. That would be 35 miles. This could take all day.”

Jim insisted, “Just get your buggy Doc. I’ll have you back in a couple of hours.”

Jim and Patrick went to the livery and got his buggy. Then just out of town Jim Blinked them to just down the road from the Cabin. At the cabin Patrick examined Wanda and asked Suzy, Kathy, and Jim to come outside. Dave got up to come out and the Doctor insisted, “You need to sit with her and keep doing what you’re doing. That is the best thing for her now.”

Outside Suzy questioned, “What did you find Doc?”

Patrick cleared his throat, “I have no medicine for this. This comes in many forms. It can be nightmares where they live the event over and over. I can give them something to help them sleep for that, but that is just one symptom.

Sleeplessness and anxiety are the most common result of the trauma, but it comes with negative changes in beliefs and feelings. They feel keyed up or as it’s called hyperarousal, which is to over-reactive to situations that are triggered by experiencing trauma. For those experiencing trauma-related symptoms following the war, there was no real treatment available. They called it neuroses. What most people did was to leave them to their own devices or put them quietly away in an asylum.

There are no asylums out here. Which means someone would have to take her back east to one. I recommend avoiding situations that are reminders of the event. You need to focus on both preventing stress and promoting recovery. Lots of love and praise for what she does should help. What would they do in the Future?”

Jim replied, “In our time it’s called PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) and they don’t really have a treatment for it yet. They give them drugs that turn them into a Zombie. Then they walk around feeling nothing. It sad but some respond to a Service dog. They’ve had good results addressing symptoms, such as applying pressure to alleviate anxiety and nudging to interrupt flashbacks. The dogs are known to reduced severity of symptoms, improved mental health and improved social interactions.”

Patrick replied, “That is genius. You know they say a dog has senses that we don’t have and knows things before they happen. I think that might be the best treatment. We should try it.”

Suzy insisted, “Then that’s the plan. We get a puppy and try that.”

Patrick insisted, “Now you should go in and send the Husband out. I’ll tell him the puppy is our best bet, and give him some advice.”

Suzy revealed, “His name is Dave and the boy is Mark.”

Inside Suzy pushed love into Wanda and Kathy. Then they sat on each side of Wanda and told her about getting a dog. Mark broke his days of silence and boasted, “I had a dog once but he died. His name was Cooter, and we did everything together.”

Then a tear slipped down the Boys face. Seeing this Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light and pushed it into the Boy. Thin she softly whispered, “You need to think up a name for the Dog. We can’t just call it dog you know.”

Then Jim took Patrick home, and Suzy flew back to be with Mable. In the dress shop Suzy found Mable was getting the hang of the Sewing Machine. She had it humming like it had an electric motor. Suzy insisted, “You’ll have to slow down or you’ll be out of work in a week.”

Mable replied, “Nope that just means I can charge less and get even more work. Hank already wants me to make shirts for the store.”

Suzy went on, “I have to go to the school today to fine if one of the kids has any puppies. I need to get a dog for Wanda. The doctor thinks it would be good therapy, and help her recover.”

Mable replied, “The Jensen girl Cindy has puppies. I don’t know if any are left, but she was trying to find homes for them a few weeks ago. They live just south of town.”

Suzy insisted, “I’ll talk to her.”

The days went by and Kathy came home. Mark named the dog Angel, but if it would have been a boy it was going to be Copper. Wanda was slowly getting better, but gunshots still sent her in a rage. The dog would lick her face to wake her every morning to be let out, and she talked to the dog a lot. This helped her and made Mark happy.”

 

[gonewacky]

Chapter Twenty Two – The Land of Ted

They appeared standing in front of the Truck with Najl standing in front of them. They were in a strange land as Najl echoed, “Word has come from Texican that an Evil Witch has cast a spell on the town of Mesquite. To get there you must cross the mighty Walbash filled with danger. The Witch is hidden deep in the land of Ted. Things are all catawampus in this land. Nothing dose what it should, and most things work backwards. You’ll have to find Dreamer to guide you through this land. He’s your only hope of finding the path to Mr Bill and the tunnel of Doom.

Then Najl disappeared and a raft appeared on the Walbash River sitting in front of them. Albert Jumped up on the hood and announced, “I guess we’re using this raft to cross the river. Clutch pedal in shifter second gear low range. Clutch pedal out. To the left straighten it out.”

Albert guided the truck on to the raft, as Jim and Kathy looked for some polls to push it across the river. Suzy watched the raft sink into the water as Albert drove the heavy Truck on. It seemed a little unstable to her, but they didn’t have much chose. Kathy found one ten foot pole in the tall grass, but Jim found nothing.

Jim picked out a small tree and had Suzy shoot it with a lightning bolt. It started pulsating and exploded falling to the ground. Jim pulled it out and chopped off the small limbs with his knife. The raft rocked as they walked on. Suzy and Kathy stood in front of the truck, and Jim and Albert were on each side. They pushed their polls in the water and walked to the back of the raft. Then went back to the front of the raft and did it again. Approaching the middle of the Walbash River Jim shouted, “Hay, I can’t find the bottom. My Poles not long enough.”

Albert yelled back, “Me to!”

Now in the middle of the Walbash River the current swept them down the river. Then the raft jerked to a stop. It had hit something Jim tried to push his pole in the water, as the raft spun around. There was still no bottom to be found. Then they all heard it, Kathy knew the sound she’d heard the sound of a mighty river before. It was wild rapids. Then the rapids came into view, and they all clung to the truck. The raft twisted and turned as it hit boulders sticking up out of the water. The Truck rocked every which way, and the water was coming up around their ankles. With the raft sinking eels swam over the raft and started biting them on the ankles. Suzy pulled herself up on the bumper kicking her leg to shake off an eel. Kathy pulled herself up next to her. Jim and Albert retreated to the running boards.

Now in calm waters the raft drifted to the bank. Now on the other side of the Walbash River Albert barked, “I’m getting the Truck back on solid ground. Clutch pedal in shifter second gear low range. Clutch pedal out little gas.”

The truck jerked its way off the raft dropping in the foot deep water. It started to bog down and Albert barked, “More gas!”

Then the raft shot out the back of the truck and it bucked and bounced its way to the shore, as everyone held on for all they had.

Then Albert yelled, “Gas off, clutch pedal in, shifter neutral, break engaged.”

Jumping from the truck they saw a little girl sitting under a tree crying. Suzy walked over to her and questioned, “Why do you weep?”

Without picking up her head the girl replied, “An enormous bird swooped down and took my dog away.”

Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light and pushed it into the girl. She became angered and jumped up cussing at Suzy. Then she ran off in the woods. Jim insisted, “We must be in the land of Ted. Remember Najl told us Things are all catawampus in this land, and nothing dose what it should. Suzy tried shooting a lightning bolt at a tree.”

Suzy pointed her finger at the tree and shot it. Out came a stream of little sparkling stars hitting the tree. The tree pulsated and started growing a lot of branches. Suzy roared, “Oh no, now what?”

She threw a ball of bright flashing colored light up in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. Hitting the ball it shot out enormous lightning bolts wildly. Jim tried to blink out but Albert disappeared. Then Albert appeared in the truck. Kathy tried to make a Cloud, and when she did lightning bolts were shooting from it. She jerked her hands away, and the Cloud floated off shooting lightning bolts wildly.

Albert came back from the truck as Kathy tried to make a little spark, and everything turned green. Then they were knocked out, and Dreamer appeared.

Not knowing they were all laying on the ground knock out and dreaming. They stood before Dreamer as he informed, “I’m Dreamer and your guide through the land of Ted.

Dreamer led them down a path where they came upon a giant evil monster. It had horns coming out of its head, back, and legs. Its mouth was like that of a rat, and its eyes bulged from its head. Its feet had claws like a lion, and the tale was like a spear. Albert tried to turn into a giant Lion, but turned into a kitten and went, “Meow,” when he tried to roar.

This scared the monster and it ran off yelping. Albert turned back and Kathy patted Albert on the back and teased, “Way to go Albert.”

A little farther down the trail they came out on a narrow ledge wrapping around the side of the mountain. It was straight up on one side and straight down on the other. It was just barely wide enough to walk on, and they had to turn sideways with their backs to the rock wall in places. Then a flock of large birds came swooping at them trying to make them fall. Kathy turned her back to the rock wall and screamed.

Then Kathy made a Cloud and pushed it away from her as lightning bolts were shooting from it. The Cloud floated off shooting lightning bolts wildly knocking the birds out of the sky.”

Finely they made it around the mountain, and came out in a meadow. Butterflies were everywhere. They swarmed around them landing on them. Then they started biting them and Suzy yelled, “Their biting Butterflies.”

They were all jumping up and down swinging their arms around. Suzy shot a stream of little sparkling stars. The stars hit a group of Butterflies knocking them down.

Then the little stars bounced around the Butterflies and ricocheted from one to another. Soon all the biting Butterflies were gone.

Then Dreamer instructed, “Keep going we have to go through the Ghost Forest.”

They went across the meadow covered with wild flowers, and found the path at the edge of the Forest. It weaved its way around the big trees, and through the woods. The deeper they went the darker it got. Then they saw dark shadow demons lurking in the trees. Some looked like women with long dresses, others looked like the Devil, and some looked like a monster. They were all like black wispy shadows floating around. Then they could hear them talking to them calling out, “Over here, you need to come here, that’s the wrong way.”

Dreamer insisted, “You have to stay on the path. Don’t even look at them. They’ll lead you away and you’ll never find the path again.”

Just then Kathy yelled, “Hawking’s I’m coming.”

Suzy grabbed Kathy’s arm and pulled her into her as she tried to leave the path. They joined into one person. Then slipped apart, and continued down the path. Then they came to a spot that was covered with snakes. Dreamer warned, “Don’t step on any of them. If you do they will all swarm to you dragging you away.”

Albert went first and no sooner than he took his first step a snake slithered over the toe of his boot. It was hard and slow going. The path was like playing hopscotch with moving squares and no stone.

After what seemed like hours they made it to the edge of the trees. At the bottom of the mountain they saw the tunnel of Doom. It was just a little ways up the side of the mountain. Dreamer revealed, “My job is done. Now I tell you to awake.”

Then Dreamer disappeared and they awoke where they first met Dreamer. A swirling black cloud spun in front of them and a hole opened up in the middle of it. Then they were sucked in the hole with their Truck. They appeared at the bottom of the mountain looking at the tunnel of Doom with the truck behind them. They could see someone by the tunnel of Doom waving for them to come up. Albert guessed, “I think that’s the tunnel and Mr Bill waving for us. Load up and I’ll drive us up there.

Jim got in the truck and Suzy made him scoot over and got in behind the wheel. Kathy got in and sandwiched Jim between them. Albert got up on the hood and drove the truck up to the man.

Looking up at Albert Mr Bill insisted, “Move over I’m coming up.”

 

[gonewacky]

Sitting next to Albert Mr Bill ordered, “On word to the tunnel of Doom. It’s like a maze in there, so go where I tell you. One mess up and we’ll be going around in circles for years. Some have never found their way out.”

It was dark in the tunnel and Jim turned on the head lights. The tunnel twisted and turned back and forth. Then they cane to a Y in the tunnel and Mr Bill insisted they stay to the right. Albert guided the Truck to the right and the tunnel twisted around like a corkscrew down into the ground. Then it came out to another Y in the tunnel. Mr Bill insisted they stay to the left this time, and Albert guided the Truck to the left. Then the tunnel corkscrewed its way up. Passing a side shaft Albert asked, “What are the openings on the side?”

Mr Bill replied, “That’s the places you come back out if you take the wrong turn, but you never know which way to turn when you come out. You see all the tunnels corkscrew one way or the other to mix you up.”

Then they came out to a branch with three tunnels and Mr Bill directed Albert to the middle one. It weaved back and forth as hands came out of the walls trying to grab them. Mr Bill warned, “Don’t let them grab you. Bad things happen if you let that happen.”

Albert saw the tunnel was getting smaller as he saw the light at the other end. Mr Bill commanded. “Time Lord Blink us back to the entrance of the tunnel of Doom!”

With that Jim Blink them to the entrance, but they appeared out the end of the tunnel. There stood Texican waiting for them. Mr Bill jumped down saying, “Their all yours Texican.”

Texican climbed up next to Albert and praised, “Glad you could make it. We have a real mess down at the 2T2-Crash site. The Witch has cast a spell making a snake head beast. On word we don’t have much time.”

Texican guided them through the town of Mesquite to the mighty Walbash River, and pointed to the beast. Albert stopped the truck and cursed, “Oh hell no!”

Then he jumped down from the truck yelling, “Clutch pedal in Winch P.T.O. low, Clutch out!”

Suzy jumped from the driver’s door and threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast. Kathy got out and made a Cloud with lightning bolts shooting from it, and pushed it at the Beast. Then she ran to the side and did it again, and around the back. Soon Kathy had Clouds with lightning bolts shooting the Beast all around it.


At the farm in 1982 Wind Walker questioned, “Do you feel that?”

Bird Man replied, “Feel it, I see it. Look over there. That’s the worst fight I’ve ever seen. It must be multidimensional or something. I’ve never seen anything like that. We’re up lets go.

Albert made a loop in the cable and approached the beast. One of the heads snapped at him and Albert whipped the cable over its head and Jim shifted the Winch P.T.O. to Reverse High and let the clutch out. The cable snapped tight as Bike Man came flying up the back of the Beast throwing a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast. Bike Man pulled the rope from his shoulder, and dropped a noose over one of the Beasts head jumping the bike off the Beast. He hit the ground spraying dirt at the Beast, as the rope pulled tight.

Then the pounding sound of the helicopter filled the air. Then it swooped in with Wind Walker hanging from the landing rail. He dropped a noose over two heads and jumped to the beasts back. Wind Walker started stabbing the Beast as Bird Man went up with the helicopter. The beast was fighting Bird Man and whipping the helicopter around some. Then a speed boat landed at the edge of the river and one of the Boat Twins ran straight at the beast with a rope, and the other went to Suzy. Standing next to her he threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast.

The other Boat Twin lassoed one of the heads and ran to the boat. Jumping in the Boat the Twin sped out into the Walbash River pulling the rope tight. The back end of the boat sunk in the water as he gave it all it had.

Then the Wagon showed up with the Horsemen and Fire Ball. The Horsemen grabbed a rope tied to the back of the wagon and ran at the Beast. One of the heads hit him knocking him back and snapped at him. He used this opportunity to lasso the head. He hung on with the beast whipping him around until the noose was tight. Then he ran to the wagon and jumped on whipping the rains. The horses reared up pulling the rope tight.

Well the Horsemen was lassoing the Beast. Fire Ball went to Suzy and the Boat Twin and threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast. The next thing they knew the Polar Bear was standing with them throwing a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast. Then Wind Walker jumped from the back of the beast and threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a stream of little sparkling stars. It spun around shooting lightning bolts at the beast. Now with all six Balls spinning around shooting lightning bolts the balls started to rotate around the Beast, as they shot Lightning Bolts at the heads.

Then Suzy and Kathy joined and turned into Autum. Then there was an explosion that sounded like a pounding echoing through Jim’s dream. Autum faded away and Jim slowly awoke to the sound of knocking on his door. Jumping from his bed he grabbed his housecoat. Peeking out the living room window he saw her. She stood with her hair up in a bun, blue work shirt, blue jeans, and boots. Everything looked new like a construction worker on his first day of work. Fear came over Jim as he thought, “Oh shit! It’s that gal. Now what…”

The End

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Demon Hunters - New Beginnings​

 

[Mr Bill]

A whole book at one time. You have been very busy Thanks