Oct. 30, 2024

A Halloween Valentine - A Dark, Twisted Romance

A Halloween Valentine - A Dark, Twisted Romance
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Scream queen Vickie Valentine faces the ultimate night of love and horror, testing her commitment to her fiancée as dark forces in threaten to tear them apart. Can their love withstand the secrets, jealousy, and supernatural twists of Halloween night?


A Halloween Valentine by Rob Fields

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But what happens when that's literal? Not only are they

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Halloween spirit. And tomorrow well, we have a very special

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A Halloween Valentine by Rob Fields. Hello there, it's me,

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your favorite scream Queen. I know you're used to seeing

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me around that time of the year set aside for lovers,

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but you gotta remember I am a horror starlet, which

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means I'm everywhere. As you may recall, I just shot

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Slasher Valentine Screams back in February. However, the Slasher series

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is what I'm secondly known for in the world of horror.

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To the vast majority of fans, I am now and

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forever Veranda Queen of the Night. When I first shot

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that movie for the Erie City Players for their university's

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film society, it would be my debut into the horror genre.

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I hoped and prayed that this movie would be my

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escape from the porn industry. Don't get me wrong, I

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loved doing porn. I loved all the money I made

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from it. Porn paid my way through Strickfield University, where

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I got my zoology degree, which I'll probably never use.

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At this point, porn kept a roof over my head,

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the lights on, and food on my table. The truth was,

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I really didn't want to be a porn star for

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the rest of my life. I actually dreaded being in

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the business long enough to where I'd eventually become a

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milth Here's the real truth. I never even gave Horror

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much thought before being approached by Mike Gillison Stan Farbers,

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who wrote the original screenplay that would forever change my life.

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I agreed to sit down with them and discuss being

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in their movie. They told me I was their first

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choice to play Veranda, saying they had seen a few

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of my more serious porno movies, ones with a hardcore plot,

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no pun intended, and real scripts. They felt I could

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truly act and wanted me to bring that to the

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lead role of their movie. They wanted me so badly

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they offered me fifty grand. Yeah money, sure talks. But

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I read their script and really liked it. Okay, I

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would have to get naked in this movie, but I

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never had a problem with nudity, not when I had

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been the reigning queen of porn for five years leading

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up to portraying Veranda. I never banked fifty grand right

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off the bat for any of my other movies, but

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I certainly did see that kind of bank. When Vicky

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Valentine became a big enough name to get a percentage

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of the profits. So I showed up on set and

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filmed Veranda Queen of the Night. I couldn't even begin

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to tell you how much fun I had making that movie.

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It took two weeks to shoot it. Months later I

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was given an invitation to attend the premiere. The theater

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wasn't packed that first night, but that would change as

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word of mouth and social media came into play. Before long,

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Veranda was the talk of the area and would spread

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across the state. Soon more screenings were scheduled. I think

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it was safe to say my mainstream acting debut was

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a huge success. For a long time. Veranda, Queen of

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the Night made the midnight movie and film festival circuit.

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Hot Fangoria even caught wind of it and wanted to

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interview me. It wasn't long after that that I was

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approached by the Corgan twins, Jesse and Jenny, and was

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given a script for Slasher. The Corgans could only offer

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me two grand, but I really loved their script and

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agreed to do it. Slasher also took off as fast

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as Veranda, but Veranda was still the higher grossing movie,

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and then I was being invited to lots of horror

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conventions and getting even more horror scripts. With the money

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Slasher made, the Corgan Twins were able to give me

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better bank. I was even making damn good bank doing

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conventions for the record. I don't charge for my autograph

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as long as it's personalized to you when I sign it.

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You want just my signature, well that'll cost you too

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many people getting autographs and hawking them on eBay. Vicky

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Valentine became a name in the horror genre even quicker

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than when I was doing porn. Eventually I would reprise

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Veranda again, but not for a sequel. I was contacted

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by Channel sixty one in North Ridgeway to play my

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entry into the genre on Friday Nights as a horror host.

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I think it was because of what horror had done

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for me that I came to love the genre and

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started watching more movies to become familiar with it. Hell,

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I wish I'd gotten into that genre a lot sooner.

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Better late than never, right, I'm actually racking up quite

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a resume in horror now. I've been doing movie after

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movie for the Corgan Twins. I've also been getting offers

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to appear in other indie productions. I just wrapped on

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a remake of Zombie, which is getting a shitload of

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buzz in the horror community, especially at the conventions. There's

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even a huge article in Roe Morgue about it. My

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popularity as Veranda Queen of the Night really escalated when

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the director's cut was released on the midnight movie circuit.

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Actually it began with a secret midnight screening at the

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Strickfield Centennial Theater during an all night horror on Halloween weekend.

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Just last year. There was such a demand for Veranda

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that a popular boutique label picked up the rights to

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both cuts of the movie and put out some major

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physical media on both. I even got a whole box

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all to myself, along with some more bank to sign

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a bunch of copies for bundles. Channel sixty one just

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offered me a new and even bigger contract to keep

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playing Veranda on Friday nights and hosting double features. Like

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I said, I don't think I'll ever be using my

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zoology degree. I went from being the queen of porn

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to being the scream Supreme. I owe my new life

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to horror for both getting me out of porn and

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into an honest to goodness dream career. Now that I've

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given you some background into Vicki Valentine, not my real name,

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I'm sure you're probably expecting a movie within a movie here.

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The closest thing I ever came to real horror was

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when we were filming Slasher two Valentine's Day. That's when

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some of us actually had to face down real ghouls.

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Oh and then there was last February in Ridgeway Heights

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when one of my co stars, Lizzie Jones, got turned

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into a real life lizard monster. Anyway, No, the story

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you're getting here does have Veranda, Queen of the Night

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written all over it. Now let's get to present day.

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Today is Halloween. The first thing I had to do

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was drive to North Ridgeway and finish shooting my scenes

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for tomorrow night's episode of Up All Night with Veranda.

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I should have had my scenes shot yesterday. I got

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my segments for the first half for the original Babysitter

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Massacre done. When it came time to shoot the second half,

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there were technical issues that weren't going to be resolved

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that night. Now I'm wearing my black ball gown and

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sitting on my throne on my set. Sometimes I wonder

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if my fans truly love Veranda or if they just

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love my ultra hot body enough. People sure love looking

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at my big naturals. In fact, I've been told I

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look like an evil version of Jessica Rabbit Googler, and

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that's what I look like, only I've got blood red

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hair dyed to go with my black ball gown. I

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even have the sleeves and heals Jessica Rabbit wears. And

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then there's the makeup that makes me look both beautiful

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and ghoulish at the same time. I'm finishing up my

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segments for American Nightmare and getting lots of praise from

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my director. Believe me, I'm one of the easiest actresses

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you'll ever work with. Of Course, I'm sure Enrique Cuto

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will tell you a different story, since he's the only

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director I've ever had to fight with. What's sad is

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I'm sure I'll be doing more mood him. Don't even

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get me started on Babysitter Massacre, this little Piggy, which

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just wrapped a month ago. After collecting my paycheck, I

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washed the makeup off and change I got to go

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back to Strickfield and meet up with the Corgan Twins

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to shoot some more yummy horror goodness. Then I got

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a change back into Veranda to host a haunted attraction

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south of the village tonight. I'm sure I'll be seeing

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my fiance Bethany Mirn at some point in the night.

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When it comes to my love life, I look at

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my ruby engagement ring she placed on my finger last

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Valentine's Day. That's when I start crying in my dressing room.

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Bethany and I haven't been getting along as of late.

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We both have very busy schedules, me in horror and

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her in porn. When I told my agent I was

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finished with adult films, he approached Bethany and got her

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to replace me. You know what, I'm too choked up

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to tell you what's wrong right now. I think I'm

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just gonna let Bethany tell you what's going on.

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Don't go away, weekly Spooky will be right back.

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Perspective, Bethany Mirren, who'd have thought I'd be doing a

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dream job like this and making damn good money. Okay,

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it ain't the kind of money my last name comes with. Now.

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Being a Miran comes with being a part of the

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top one percent of the top one percent. But I

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love the feeling of independence at making my own money

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and not leaning on anyone. My parents keep telling me

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to stop doing porn and come back home. Nice to

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know they still love me in spite of some of

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my decisions. Not only am I a high demand porn star,

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I'm also engaged to Vicki Valentine. Oh. My parents hate

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her more than you can imagine. They still blame her

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to this day for my job, even though I keep

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telling them she had zilch to do with it. God

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damn it. I keep trying to put on my makeup

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before shooting the first of my three scenes today, but

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I can't stop getting choked up and crying. Vicky and

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I got into a huge fight last night. With our

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busy schedules, we barely see each other anymore. When we

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are home together, we're both too tired to fuck. We've

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grown so distant from each other that we barely even talk.

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Vicky tried getting a conversation going with me about our

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growing rift, and things turned ugly fast. She just wanted

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to talk to me, and I fucking went off on her.

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I mean we literally crashed and burned. I know, I

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even said some hurtful shit to her. It got so

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ugly Vicky started sleeping in her old room at our

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apartment again. During our last fight, it just shot right

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out of my mouth that Vicky should go sleep with

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her girlfriend, Jenny Corgan. Jenny likes fucking with me about

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wanting to sleep with Vicky. Personally, I think she's attracted

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to Vicky, but I can't prove that. Yeah, I'm jealous

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and a Mirran. We Mirrans are accustomed to always getting

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what we want. Our fight ended with me telling Vicky

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to just get the fuck out. She packed a bag

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and went to the strickfield in I cry again and

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wonder if I'm even going to be able to work today.

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I'm such a fucking twat for the way I treated

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the love of my life. When will I ever learn

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that just because I'm a Miran, I can't always have

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what I want. Vicky ain't a possession, She's a the

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love of my life. I can't help myself. I break

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down even more and ruin my makeup. How many times

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have I taken that girl for granted? It's never bothered

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VICKI that getting laid is my day job. But I'm

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busy making fuck flicks, promoting my Belinda Barnett merchandise, my

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porn name, and even doing conventions of the adult variety.

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I recently just won a shitload of AVIN Awards, including

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Best Leading Actress. I look at my ruined face in

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the mirror and feel the pain deep down. I've gotten

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everything I've ever wanted. Okay, I wasn't planning on being

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a porn star, but I've always wanted a dream job.

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I'm financially independent without any help from my parents. I've

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even what does it even matter if I don't have VICKI.

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I'm such a bitch. Then I get a text, probably

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from my fucking agent, telling me I need to get

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my sexy ass on set right now. I pick up

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my phone and get it's Vicky. She asks if we

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can FaceTime. I quickly call her. She answers to show

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me she's just as much of a wreck as I am.

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I cry more, knowing I made VICKI that way. I'm

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so sorry, Vicky, I managed to squeal, Please forgive me.

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She looks me in the face as well as we

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can do through smartphones. You can't keep doing this, Bethany, Seriously,

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what the fuck happened to us. We used to be

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able to get through anything together. You made me believe

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that true love could keep us together. She holds up

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the back of her hand. I don't want us to

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keep fighting. I'm afraid to come home anymore, knowing we're

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just gonna get into it. She sighs. You told me

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to get the fuck out last night. Do you really

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want to break up? I'll give you your ring back

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and we can go our separate ways. No, I practically scream,

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Oh christ No, I know I really look like shit now.

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Then I really don't give a fuck anymore. I won't

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lose you, baby. You just say the word, and I'll

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walk out of here right goddamn now and meet you

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wherever you want. I'll leave the porn industry behind. If

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I truly have to choose between being the new queen

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of porn and you, I focus on Vicky with everything

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I've got. Then I choose you. Vicky shakes her head. No,

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because it ain't fair to you. I know you'd never

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ask me to give up being a horror starlet. I

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won't ask you to give up your career for me.

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I put my phone down and tighten my fists. I

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won't lose you. She bows her head. We just might

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lose each other, Bethany, you and I are too much

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into our careers. Neither of us wants to leave. It's

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tearing us apart. Now I'm getting pissed, are you saying?

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Then I glare at her, You saying you prefer your

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career to me. We both just look at each other now.

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Then Vicki breaks the silence. It's either us or our careers.

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We've both gotten to the point where it can't be

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both anymore. I shake my head quickly now, and you're

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not willing to give up yours for me. I was

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just ready to give mine up for you. Then I

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lose my shit again. God damn you, you selfish bitch.

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What the fucking fuck do you want from me? Then?

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Now Vicki comes apart before she hangs up, Jesus Christ,

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I did it again. I try calling her back to apologize,

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but she responds with a text message tonight haunted house

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with a house emoji. I reply, I'll be there. But

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then Trinity Vanderbilt, my director and a fellow co star,

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comes into my dressing room. Ain't you ready yet? Your

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guy out here ain't gonna fuck himself. I spin around. Yeah,

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then you go fuck him. I ain't in the mood,

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Trinity laughs. Hugh, not in the mood. You're always in

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the mood. I get up. I ain't feeling it today.

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In fact, I'm out of here. I gotta find out

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if I even still have a fiance or not. Trinity laughs.

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I told you marriage and our business never work well together. Honey.

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I grab my shit and flip Trinity off as I

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walk out. I really don't give a fuck if I

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get fired or not. I'll go and apologize to Vicky

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work things out. If she doesn't want me back, then

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I want her to look me in the face and

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tell me it's over. Perspective Vicky Valentine. I'm on the

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set of the Corgan Twins' newest movie, a slasher called

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Spin the Bottle. Jesse had written the script for this

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one a long time ago, way before she ever wrote

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the original slasher. She found it buried away in some

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of her old high school stuff she kept. She rewrote

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it and brought it up to date. Jesse's also directing it,

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and Jenny's acting in it with me. Nellie trist and

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Ben Deavers are with us again. We're in a very

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scary looking house out on Indian Hollow Road. There's a

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few other actors from Strickfield University who are doing the

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movie for college credits. We're all sitting in the basement

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with these eerie lights on and playing the title game. Eventually,

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my character is supposed to get in a little over

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her head, which is going to make shit get real

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when a bunch of murders start happening. We play the

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game like normal, at least until it gets to the

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part where Jen Jenny's spin is supposed to land on me.

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It's actually scripted to be the first spin where it's

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same sex. It's known that Jenny's character is openly by

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I'm playing a straight girl. At first, I don't want

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to kiss Jenny. Ben suggests skipping it and moving on,

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but Jenny's not giving this up. Rules are rules, tally,

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She reminds me, I ain't into chicks, Marcy, I fire back.

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Jenny gives me a menacing grin. Sure you're not. Now,

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she comes at me and manages to get on top

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of me and trying to kiss me. She grabs my

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blouse and rips it open to reveal my big naturals.

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What in the actual fuck? A totally unscripted voice yells cut,

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Jesse quickly says. Then the person comes into the light

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to reveal Bethany, did you hear that?

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Better check the locks on your doors weekly. Spooky will

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be right back.

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Bethany's looking right at Jenny and me now. Then she

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throws her arms up. Oh, I see this is why

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you don't want to give up horror movies. Huh, So

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you and Jenny can start fucking each other. She glares

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at Jenny. Now, I know you've always wanted to take

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Vicky to bed. Jenny gets off me and stands up.

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I ain't gonna lie. I've always been attracted to Vicky,

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but this ain't what it looks like. You want to

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see the script. I get on my feet and start

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buttoning my blouse back up, but Bethany stops me. No, Vicky,

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keep your fucking tits out. I mean, where would you

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be without them? Right? I break loose from her get

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off of me. Then I managed to button my blouse

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back up. Like Jenny said, we were just shooting a

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scene from the new script. I raise my eyebrow. Speaking

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of scripts, how come you're not at work. Bethany doesn't

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even hesitate when she throws her arms outward and yells

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in my face because I came here for you, and

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here you are with Jenny's tongue in your mouth and

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her hands all over your tits. Then she tightens her fists, bitch,

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it's too much. I come apart, right in front of everybody,

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without another thought. I remove my engagement ring and throw

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it right at Bethany. From there, I run off the

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set and away from everybody. I make it to my

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dressing room and slam the door shut and lock it.

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Soon I hear Bethany knocking. I'm sorry, Vicky, she calls out,

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come on, let's talk about this. I tighten my fists

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and scream at the door. Fuck you. I'm so pissed off.

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Right now, I unlock and open the door. I point

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right at Bethany. You will never speak to me that

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way ever again. You got your fucking ring back, and

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now just leave me alone. I push right past Bethany,

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nearly knocking her down. I make my way back to

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the set. When Bethany's coming after me, I grab just

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anything and start throwing it at her. When I hit

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her with a soda in a styrofoam cup. Bethany roars

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and comes at me. The two of us are all

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over each other. Now soon other people are coming to

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break us up. Bethany and me are being pulled apart

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and separated. That's when I look right at her and yell.

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You keep saying you want to talk, but all you

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do is yell and scream and holler. You never used

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to be like this. Well, you know what, go find

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yourself some other person to abuse, and you know what else,

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You're now one mirn who won't be getting what she wants.

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It's over you, hear me over, and without another word,

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I turn away from the people holding me back and

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walk right out the door. I get in my car

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and leave everybody behind. When I'm sure Bethany's gone from

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the set, I'll come back. It ain't long before I

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got to pull off the road. That's when I really

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come apart and just ball my eyes out. I just

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ended things with Bethany, and this really hurts. Then I

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hear my smartphone and see it's her. I turn my

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phone off and finish crying. I know Bethany, Why wouldn't

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I I've been with her for nearly three years, she

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won't leave me alone. Then I remember texting her and

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telling her to meet me at the Strickfield Haunted House

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in Cemetery tonight. No way I can back out of it.

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I already got my bank to be there, so I

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got to show up to pose for pictures and sign autograph,

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says Veranda. I'll also be going through the Haunted House

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with the first group of people. I guess Bethany and

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I are gonna meet up again. After all? Why does

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love gott to be so difficult? Why do relationships gotta suck?

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Major dick perspective, Bethany Miren. I went back to the

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porn set and shot all three of my scenes. I

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was so pissed off that I really sold each scene.

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The truth was, I was angry with myself for the

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way I treated VICKI I may have driven her into

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Jenny Corgan's arms, but I know I've got another opportunity

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to talk to her and make things right. She said

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she was gonna be at the Strickfield Haunted House tonight.

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After I finished taking another shower and left the set,

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I get in my sports car and led foot it

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until I pull into the drive that leads to an

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old house that's being used as the Halloween attraction. From

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what I understand, this house only opens on Halloween night.

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There's usually a lot of people here for this event.

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Then I see the signs that say people can meet

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Veranda here. I park my car and get out. It

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ain't long before I feel eyes on me. Yeah, that's right,

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you prepubescent high school kids stare at my surgically enhanced

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babies all you want? You want to see them, It'll

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cost you. Then I hear some of them. Hey, is

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that Belinda Barnett whoa a real life porn star. She's

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hotter than her calendar. I want to be her guy. Yeah,

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dream on. None of you would know what to do

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with me if I explained it to you in detail.

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I reached the ticket booth and plunk down money for

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the admission. After getting my ticket, I start looking around

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for Vici. All I gotta do is find the line

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where people are waiting to get Veronda's autograph and or

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a selfie wither. It's chilly out here, but Vicky's dressed

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like Jessica Rabbit's evil counterpart and ain't shivering in the least.

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Now she sees me and gives me that look that

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says to go away. Now. Well I won't, not until

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VICKI and I have it out, and I will win

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her back no matter what. We've been with each other

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for going on three years, for if you count us

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being roommates at Strickfield Cove. We've shared intimacy together many times,

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slept in the same bed together, eaten many meals, had

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lots of fun together. I won't just let Vicky kick

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me to the curb like that. Vicky keeps moving people

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in between us to make sure I don't get up

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close to her. Oh, but I won't be beaten like that.

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When it comes time for Vicky to take the first

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group through the haunted house, that's when I insert myself in. Oh,

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you know, people are gonna tell me I'm not a

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part of the group and that I need to step back.

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But you don't have to be a mirran or know

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the mirror ways to know money talks. Vicky shoots me

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an angry glance at knowing I'm part of the first group.

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Now I return one of my own, telling her I

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ain't giving up. Vicky leads the group up to the

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00:30:24.960 --> 00:30:28.000
door where a worker dressed as an evil scarecrow says

459
00:30:28.359 --> 00:30:31.680
it's time to go in after opening the door for

460
00:30:31.799 --> 00:30:37.240
us our group of six enters. I actually recognize Miles

461
00:30:37.279 --> 00:30:41.039
Gillis and Stan Farber's in our group. They're the ones

462
00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.640
who wrote Veranda Queen of the Night. What are they

463
00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:48.920
doing here? Vicky's playing the tour guide and telling us

464
00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:52.759
what to expect with the scenes coming up. No doubt

465
00:30:52.839 --> 00:30:56.039
she had to rehearse a script. She probably got to

466
00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:58.319
do a dry run and come through here and say

467
00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:00.680
her lines in front of the people run this place.

468
00:31:01.680 --> 00:31:05.279
We've already passed by a demented butcher shop scene where

469
00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:09.200
a couple people in flannel shirts, bib overalls and pig

470
00:31:09.279 --> 00:31:13.160
masks made a few people in our group shriek. We

471
00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:17.440
came into a mortuary scene where a ghostly undertaker pretended

472
00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:21.160
to take measurements for our coffins. When the fucker tried

473
00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:24.480
running his tape measure across my babies, I gave him

474
00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:28.000
my glare that told him to just try touching them.

475
00:31:28.759 --> 00:31:32.240
He backed off real fast. We're in the dark for

476
00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:34.880
a little bit before we come into a torture chamber.

477
00:31:35.599 --> 00:31:39.200
Some chick is screaming as a hanging circular saw blade

478
00:31:39.400 --> 00:31:43.319
has her body sliced across her waist. Even I have

479
00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:46.400
to admit the scenes both fucked up and scary at

480
00:31:46.400 --> 00:31:50.319
the same time. We go through a few more creepy

481
00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:55.039
scenes before we return to darkness again. Eventually we come

482
00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:58.920
into what looks like a cathedral these people wearing these

483
00:31:58.920 --> 00:32:03.359
weird robes, and asks her standing there. They all have

484
00:32:03.480 --> 00:32:08.039
their eyes on Vicky. Now then Stan Farber's approaches her,

485
00:32:08.880 --> 00:32:13.480
My queen, you finally return to us after so many years,

486
00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:18.720
Miles Gillis added. Just then they and the figures fall

487
00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:23.119
to one knee like they're worshiping Vicky. She just looks

488
00:32:23.160 --> 00:32:26.559
at them like it's all part of the act. Suddenly,

489
00:32:26.640 --> 00:32:29.720
the other people in our tour group turn and sees

490
00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:33.440
both of us. What the fuck, I yell, let go

491
00:32:33.599 --> 00:32:37.559
of me. The rules say the actors aren't supposed to touch us,

492
00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:42.279
Vicky reminds them. Just then, Stan Farber's talks to Vicky,

493
00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:47.680
remember who you are, my queen, You are Veranda, Queen

494
00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:52.119
of the Night realm. Vicky shakes her head quickly. That's

495
00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:55.799
just a character in a movie. Then Stan opens a

496
00:32:55.880 --> 00:33:00.000
vial with some bubbling green liquid inside in front of Vicky.

497
00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:04.160
She then closes her eyes and puts the back of

498
00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:10.799
her hand to her forehead. Remember, Stan tells her, remember

499
00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:16.480
who you are. Just then, Vicky lowers her hand and

500
00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:24.799
opens her eyes. Only now they're a glowing blue. Remember,

501
00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:31.440
Stan tells her one more time, Altaron. Vicky asks him,

502
00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:36.400
you are one of my wise men. Stan returns to

503
00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:39.880
his knees, takes her hand and kisses the back of it.

504
00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:44.319
I gasp when Vicky opens her mouth to reveal her long,

505
00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:52.400
glistening fangs. Then her hair turns into snakes and her

506
00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:58.279
skin turns green and scaly like a snake. Vicky now

507
00:33:58.440 --> 00:34:01.519
smiles a smile I've only ever seen in the original

508
00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:05.240
Veranda Queen of the Night movie. Then she points right

509
00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:09.920
at me. Bring this infidel. We shall go to the castle.

510
00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:14.119
She approaches me, she takes my chin in her hand.

511
00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:17.719
I shriek when her snake's for hair, hiss, and nearly attack.

512
00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:23.440
She laughs an evil laugh. Now we have such sights

513
00:34:23.519 --> 00:34:28.239
to show you, Mortal. I've never been so scared in

514
00:34:28.360 --> 00:34:31.719
all my life. My heart feels like it's gonna explode.

515
00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:36.559
When Vicky laughs, I scream the biggest and loudest scream

516
00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:41.679
I've ever screamed. Then I break loose stop her. Vicky

517
00:34:41.760 --> 00:34:46.039
tells these people fuck you, I yelled back. I run

518
00:34:46.079 --> 00:34:49.599
and feel my way through the rest of the Haunted House. God,

519
00:34:49.679 --> 00:34:52.800
I know Strickfield is a place for Twilight tales and

520
00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:57.960
big time superstitions, but this is too much. Finally I

521
00:34:58.039 --> 00:35:00.480
reach the end of the Haunted attraction and grace out

522
00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:04.000
into the open area. I quickly stop and look around.

523
00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:08.679
Where the fuck are the houses? Where are all the cars?

524
00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:13.119
Where are all the people? I look back to see

525
00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:19.400
the Haunted House attraction, except it's not there anymore. I

526
00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:23.079
gulp when I feel the eerie winds blowing. When I

527
00:35:23.159 --> 00:35:27.679
see people appearing and coming after me, I quickly turn

528
00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:31.400
and run, like hell. I don't know where I'm going,

529
00:35:31.480 --> 00:35:33.920
but I know I can't let these assholes catch me.

530
00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:37.480
I got a hide somewhere and think.

531
00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:43.800
More scares to come. Weekly Spooky, We'll be right back.

532
00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:55.360
Perspective Veranda. How long has it been? How long have

533
00:35:55.440 --> 00:36:00.199
I been living as a mortal? I remember everything now.

534
00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:05.920
It was years ago Lord Paratheemus, of a prominent clan

535
00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:11.039
of werewolves sought to overthrow me. He damn near succeeded,

536
00:36:11.079 --> 00:36:14.760
but the fool would learn why I Veronda am the

537
00:36:14.800 --> 00:36:20.199
supreme ruler of the Night Realm. When I vanquished Parathemus,

538
00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:24.239
the rest of his massive pack would not accept that

539
00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:28.280
their ruler had fallen to a gorgon. After I had

540
00:36:28.320 --> 00:36:32.239
beaten that vile creature down, I turned him to stone

541
00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:37.280
and shattered him. His pack sought to end me in retaliation.

542
00:36:38.280 --> 00:36:42.480
It was not long before Parathemus's pack would gather other

543
00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:46.880
allies to come against me. I challenged them to try

544
00:36:46.920 --> 00:36:50.519
and come for me. I do admit that I can

545
00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:54.559
be a very stubborn woman, but do you not have

546
00:36:54.679 --> 00:36:58.000
to be as such an order to hold your kingdom.

547
00:36:58.360 --> 00:37:01.559
My wise men asked me to take temporarily step aside

548
00:37:01.880 --> 00:37:05.400
and go into hiding until the threat could be fought back.

549
00:37:06.280 --> 00:37:11.239
Of course, I refused, Veranda shall never back down from

550
00:37:11.239 --> 00:37:16.159
her enemies. At one point, some of Perathemus's pack had

551
00:37:16.199 --> 00:37:20.159
broken into the castle. I drew the blood omen my

552
00:37:20.320 --> 00:37:24.199
sword and put many of them to death, allowing my

553
00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:28.280
subjects to escape. When I had slain the first wave,

554
00:37:28.679 --> 00:37:32.840
another dared challenge me. I had slain so many of

555
00:37:32.920 --> 00:37:37.400
those werewolves before far too many of them overpowered me.

556
00:37:38.679 --> 00:37:44.239
Then Parathemus's son, Paladin approached me and sliced my clothing

557
00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:48.519
from my body. Not only did I suffer being violated

558
00:37:48.559 --> 00:37:52.440
by Paladin and his guards again and again in my

559
00:37:52.639 --> 00:37:56.760
own castle, I was slashed and beaten until I lay

560
00:37:56.800 --> 00:38:01.400
in a pool of my own blood. Even then, I

561
00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:06.119
still refused to die. I still refused to abdicate the

562
00:38:06.199 --> 00:38:11.280
night Realm to Paladin. My most loyal subjects had finally

563
00:38:11.440 --> 00:38:14.760
arrived and came to my aid. Even though they would

564
00:38:14.760 --> 00:38:18.360
see me bloody and quite naked, they would still hail

565
00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:23.800
me as their queen for I refuse to die. I

566
00:38:23.920 --> 00:38:26.719
was brought to my blood pool and placed within it

567
00:38:26.800 --> 00:38:31.320
to help heal my injuries. It was then when Saraphina,

568
00:38:32.000 --> 00:38:36.000
my most loyal of my handmaidens, also suggested that I

569
00:38:36.119 --> 00:38:40.320
go into hiding. I nearly flew into a rage and

570
00:38:40.440 --> 00:38:44.320
almost ripped her head from her shoulders. That was when

571
00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:49.760
my wise man Altaron suggested that I hear what Sarafina

572
00:38:50.239 --> 00:38:55.119
would say. My handmaiden suggested that I go into hiding

573
00:38:55.199 --> 00:38:58.239
in the mortal Realm. All it would take would be

574
00:38:58.320 --> 00:39:01.559
for Lord Paladin to catch me off guard and hurt

575
00:39:01.599 --> 00:39:04.519
as I was. He would only have to claim my

576
00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:09.079
head to claim the night realm. Again, I wished to

577
00:39:09.159 --> 00:39:13.079
rip Saraphina's head from her shoulders for the audacity of

578
00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:17.760
her suggestion. It had taken both Saraphina and Altaran to

579
00:39:17.840 --> 00:39:22.239
calm me down. Altaran further suggested that my true form

580
00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:26.320
could be disguised to resemble a mortal and I would

581
00:39:26.400 --> 00:39:30.960
live among them again. I became enraged, and this time

582
00:39:31.280 --> 00:39:35.199
flew from the blood pool. I wanted to destroy them both,

583
00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:41.679
for Ronda is no coward. I roared, but I became

584
00:39:41.800 --> 00:39:45.800
dizzy and fell back into the blood pool. I was

585
00:39:45.840 --> 00:39:50.960
too weak from repeated violations and loss of blood. I

586
00:39:51.039 --> 00:39:55.400
eventually came to understand that my handmaiden and my wise

587
00:39:55.440 --> 00:39:59.800
man truly had my best interests at heart, and finally

588
00:39:59.800 --> 00:40:04.559
a greed to their plan. When I became healed enough,

589
00:40:04.880 --> 00:40:09.360
I would consume a potion created by Meridian, my sorceress.

590
00:40:10.119 --> 00:40:13.800
From there I would become a frail mortal female and

591
00:40:13.960 --> 00:40:18.360
journey into the mortal realm. Meridian gave me memories to

592
00:40:18.440 --> 00:40:21.239
serve me as if I had lived in that realm

593
00:40:21.320 --> 00:40:25.840
my entire existence. The truth was I never had parents,

594
00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:29.840
only memories that I did. I would come to live

595
00:40:29.920 --> 00:40:33.719
in a village called Strickfield. I would finish high school,

596
00:40:34.039 --> 00:40:39.840
move on to college, and become a whore. How many

597
00:40:39.920 --> 00:40:42.599
mortals have I lain with for the sake of entertainment

598
00:40:43.159 --> 00:40:48.800
and for money? No matter, Veranda has returned once more.

599
00:40:49.519 --> 00:40:53.519
I am fully healed and much stronger than ever. I

600
00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:56.840
shall seek out Paladin and remove his head from his

601
00:40:56.920 --> 00:41:03.159
shoulders personally. But first the men are pursuing the woman.

602
00:41:03.679 --> 00:41:06.920
Altaran tells me he was the one who gave me

603
00:41:07.079 --> 00:41:12.320
the potion to cause me to remember again. No, I roar,

604
00:41:13.039 --> 00:41:16.480
they shall never lay hold of her. I Veranda shall

605
00:41:16.559 --> 00:41:20.679
lay claim to her myself. I shall show you all

606
00:41:20.800 --> 00:41:25.320
why I am Queen of the night Realm prepare me.

607
00:41:26.480 --> 00:41:29.320
I allow my wise men to return me to my

608
00:41:29.480 --> 00:41:39.559
castle and to my chambers. I allow my handmaiden to

609
00:41:39.639 --> 00:41:43.039
assist me. As I bathe in the blood pool, I

610
00:41:43.079 --> 00:41:47.719
feel its nutrients making me much stronger. Now. It is

611
00:41:47.800 --> 00:41:53.159
then when I see Sarafina weep. It feels that you

612
00:41:53.239 --> 00:41:57.199
have been gone for an eternity, my queen, she says,

613
00:41:57.960 --> 00:42:01.719
It pleases me greatly that you have returneded. Now I

614
00:42:01.800 --> 00:42:08.199
may serve you faithfully once more. I do detest sentiments

615
00:42:08.199 --> 00:42:13.400
such as this, but I simply nod. Saraphina has been

616
00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:16.800
loyal to me since she came to be mine. She's

617
00:42:16.920 --> 00:42:21.280
even proven to be a great confidant at times. I

618
00:42:21.400 --> 00:42:25.159
let her weep for me. When I finish my bath,

619
00:42:25.239 --> 00:42:29.320
I emerge and feel the blood soaking into my flesh.

620
00:42:29.719 --> 00:42:33.519
I growl at how incredibly strong I feel. Once more,

621
00:42:34.440 --> 00:42:38.880
Saraphina approaches me and helps cover my nudity with my gown.

622
00:42:39.800 --> 00:42:43.920
I do not wear armor. Then my handmaiden brings me

623
00:42:44.039 --> 00:42:48.679
my sword and lays it upon my palms. I smile

624
00:42:48.800 --> 00:42:53.000
as I remove the blood omen from its sheath. Yes,

625
00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:58.280
my beauty, you shall taste blood once more. Now I

626
00:42:58.400 --> 00:43:01.840
hunt for the mortal female who came here with me.

627
00:43:03.000 --> 00:43:09.599
She shall be mine soon. Saraphina kneels before me and

628
00:43:09.760 --> 00:43:16.440
Lord Paladin, my queen. I anticipate her feelings. Let him come,

629
00:43:16.960 --> 00:43:20.639
my young maiden. I caress the side of her face

630
00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:26.360
as she still weeps for me. No matter for his

631
00:43:26.559 --> 00:43:30.320
insult that led to my exile, I shall make him

632
00:43:30.400 --> 00:43:36.639
die ever so slowly, so swears Veronda.

633
00:43:39.039 --> 00:43:43.239
More scarce to come weekly Spooky will be right.

634
00:43:43.000 --> 00:43:52.119
Back perspective, Bethany, Miren, I feel like I've been running

635
00:43:52.159 --> 00:43:55.880
for so long, and not just from those people. You

636
00:43:55.920 --> 00:43:59.760
wouldn't believe all the creatures I ran into. I finally

637
00:43:59.800 --> 00:44:03.760
slow down to catch my breath. Seriously, why is this

638
00:44:03.880 --> 00:44:07.280
shit happening to me? Have I been a complete and

639
00:44:07.360 --> 00:44:11.840
utter bitch way too many times? I mean, I treat

640
00:44:11.840 --> 00:44:18.119
my co stars on set good unless they're giving me shit. Ah.

641
00:44:18.599 --> 00:44:22.360
Then I start crying. I know why things are turning

642
00:44:22.360 --> 00:44:26.719
to shit on me? Why, just why why did I

643
00:44:26.800 --> 00:44:31.440
treat Vicky like I owned her? Okay, so I was

644
00:44:31.480 --> 00:44:34.719
afraid of losing her. I get we both have a

645
00:44:34.800 --> 00:44:37.599
right to our careers, but no career is worth losing

646
00:44:37.679 --> 00:44:42.000
Vicky over. But how do I even reason with her? Now?

647
00:44:43.159 --> 00:44:48.239
She's turned into some monster with snakes for hair, vampire fangs,

648
00:44:48.280 --> 00:44:54.440
and green skin like that Medusa story in Greek mythology.

649
00:44:55.239 --> 00:44:59.000
I sit down and try to think. Those people called

650
00:44:59.039 --> 00:45:03.400
her Veranda, like the character in her movie and on

651
00:45:03.480 --> 00:45:08.360
Friday nights. Looking at her now, she'd kill my ass,

652
00:45:09.039 --> 00:45:13.960
literally kill my ass. I try looking up at the moon,

653
00:45:14.800 --> 00:45:21.679
except I can't see one. Then it starts raining. Oh great,

654
00:45:23.159 --> 00:45:31.159
Then I notice something's wrong. It's raining blood. Each drop

655
00:45:31.199 --> 00:45:34.719
that hits me splatters red, and it's just as thick

656
00:45:34.800 --> 00:45:39.159
as real blood. In seconds, I'm completely soaked with it.

657
00:45:40.360 --> 00:45:42.760
This is even worse than when I was splattered with

658
00:45:42.880 --> 00:45:47.079
Jenny Corgan's fake blood in the original Slasher. My blonde

659
00:45:47.079 --> 00:45:50.880
hair is so soaked and saturated with blood it feels

660
00:45:50.960 --> 00:45:54.960
heavy on my head. I cry again and beg God

661
00:45:55.000 --> 00:45:58.559
in Heaven for help, but the blood rain just keeps

662
00:45:58.639 --> 00:46:04.440
drenching me. Truly, I've hit my all time lowest. I

663
00:46:04.559 --> 00:46:09.280
lost Vicky Valentine, the love of my life. I'm stuck

664
00:46:09.360 --> 00:46:15.159
in some hell dimension somewhere, forsaken by God to cap

665
00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:21.079
it all off, I'm gonna die here wherever here is.

666
00:46:22.679 --> 00:46:26.079
I finish crying, and no, I can't just stay here.

667
00:46:26.639 --> 00:46:29.199
I've got to take shelter somewhere and try to figure

668
00:46:29.199 --> 00:46:33.079
out how to get back home. I'm walking on the

669
00:46:33.119 --> 00:46:37.480
dirt path again. It's not long before I hear a

670
00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:43.480
growl and then something attacks me. I'm taken to the

671
00:46:43.519 --> 00:46:47.159
mud as this creature pounces on me. What the fuck?

672
00:46:47.719 --> 00:46:50.840
I yell quickly when I see it's a two headed

673
00:46:50.920 --> 00:46:55.840
wolf or dog. I manage to get that fucking thing

674
00:46:55.920 --> 00:46:58.599
off me and try to run. I don't get far.

675
00:46:58.719 --> 00:47:02.280
When I'm taken down again, I scream and try to

676
00:47:02.320 --> 00:47:06.559
fight back. I've always hated dogs, ever since Mom brought

677
00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:09.480
this big one home for me as a pet. It

678
00:47:09.559 --> 00:47:12.159
hated me right then and there. It growled at me

679
00:47:12.199 --> 00:47:15.360
and attacked me whenever it had the chance. Oh but

680
00:47:15.480 --> 00:47:19.000
I had the last laugh. I remembered the mirror ways

681
00:47:19.559 --> 00:47:23.559
and turned on Ruffy. I unleashed my inner bitch and

682
00:47:23.679 --> 00:47:27.679
made him back off. He started minding me after that.

683
00:47:29.119 --> 00:47:31.199
I get out from under this beast and get to

684
00:47:31.239 --> 00:47:34.480
my feet. I tighten my fists and scream as I

685
00:47:34.559 --> 00:47:38.480
lose my shit and unleash my inner bitch again. Fuck you.

686
00:47:39.920 --> 00:47:43.199
Both heads growl at me. The creature is ready to

687
00:47:43.239 --> 00:47:47.400
attack me again. I don't back down. Come on, you

688
00:47:47.480 --> 00:47:51.079
might kill me, but you'll remember I fought you. The

689
00:47:51.159 --> 00:47:55.119
creature keeps growling at me, Then it finally stops and

690
00:47:55.320 --> 00:47:59.920
just looks at me. Suddenly, it leaps up and pushes

691
00:47:59.960 --> 00:48:02.480
me back to the ground. Its left head is looking

692
00:48:02.559 --> 00:48:07.719
right in my face now, then it licks up my cheek.

693
00:48:09.280 --> 00:48:15.400
Youw I groan. Then the right head does it stop. Gross.

694
00:48:16.400 --> 00:48:20.480
Both heads make doggy noises before the creature backs off

695
00:48:20.519 --> 00:48:25.000
me and lets me get back up. Great. Now I'm

696
00:48:25.039 --> 00:48:30.039
covered in blood, mud, and creature spit. Then I pet

697
00:48:30.079 --> 00:48:35.199
one of the heads. Okay, what do we do? Where

698
00:48:35.199 --> 00:48:38.519
do we go? I don't even know what to feed you.

699
00:48:39.719 --> 00:48:45.960
Suddenly my new friend or friends start growling. Then they

700
00:48:46.000 --> 00:48:50.000
start barking, but they're not looking right at me. I'm

701
00:48:50.039 --> 00:48:53.159
hit hard and taken to the muddy path again. I

702
00:48:53.280 --> 00:48:55.280
turn onto my ass and look up to see what

703
00:48:55.360 --> 00:49:00.760
looks like a werewolf. Its fur is so dump it

704
00:49:00.800 --> 00:49:04.400
also blends in with the blackness around us. The blood

705
00:49:04.480 --> 00:49:07.800
rain makes it look that much more hideous. I can

706
00:49:07.880 --> 00:49:12.000
easily see its long, sharp teeth and yellow glowing eyes.

707
00:49:12.440 --> 00:49:16.519
Its claws are ready to scratch me. Oh fuck this.

708
00:49:17.480 --> 00:49:20.000
I've seen an acted in enough horror movies to know

709
00:49:20.440 --> 00:49:23.559
you don't want one of these motherfuckers scratching or biting you.

710
00:49:24.639 --> 00:49:28.840
Then my new friend jumps and attacks the werewolf. I

711
00:49:28.960 --> 00:49:31.840
turn and run. It ain't long before I hear two

712
00:49:31.960 --> 00:49:37.519
doggy whimpers and know that thing easily fought my friend off.

713
00:49:37.800 --> 00:49:41.360
One more time, I'm hit hard from behind and taken

714
00:49:41.480 --> 00:49:45.239
to the ground. The monster grabs me and lifts me up.

715
00:49:45.760 --> 00:49:48.320
The next thing I know, I'm having my top ripped

716
00:49:48.400 --> 00:49:52.519
right off. I'm wearing a strapless bra, but my babies

717
00:49:52.559 --> 00:49:57.079
are fully exposed. Now it's going for my pants. And

718
00:49:57.119 --> 00:50:03.039
then I see another sh shape. It looks like a woman.

719
00:50:03.880 --> 00:50:08.000
I can easily see she's got a sword. I groan

720
00:50:08.079 --> 00:50:12.639
when I see her hair is moving. It's Vicky. She

721
00:50:12.800 --> 00:50:18.119
is mine, beast, Vicky tells the werewolf. The monster pushes

722
00:50:18.199 --> 00:50:21.599
me back to the ground. I quickly cover my babies

723
00:50:21.639 --> 00:50:25.239
back up. Then I feel my new friend next to me.

724
00:50:26.159 --> 00:50:31.280
I look and see Vicky's ready to fight. That's it.

725
00:50:31.920 --> 00:50:36.559
Vicky tells it. That's it, come and fall before Veronda,

726
00:50:36.880 --> 00:50:41.159
Queen of the Night Realm. Then my new friend runs

727
00:50:41.239 --> 00:50:43.599
up to me and lowers itself enough for me to

728
00:50:43.719 --> 00:50:47.880
understand I need to hop on. I mount its back

729
00:50:47.960 --> 00:50:51.320
and let it take me away. I ain't letting either

730
00:50:51.400 --> 00:50:54.519
of those monsters catch me if I can help it.

731
00:50:59.440 --> 00:51:05.400
Perspective div Veranda Paladin is truly a fool to send

732
00:51:05.440 --> 00:51:10.119
these mindless beasts for one mortal. Even the werewolves in

733
00:51:10.199 --> 00:51:14.519
the Mortal Realm are without thought. The monster roams and

734
00:51:14.639 --> 00:51:19.039
rushes to its doom. My eyes glow bright. Soon the

735
00:51:19.039 --> 00:51:22.960
werewolf stops in its tracks and becomes stone before me.

736
00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:27.280
Now I use the blood Omen to shatter the newly

737
00:51:27.360 --> 00:51:32.280
created statue. Aside from my great sword, silver is the

738
00:51:32.360 --> 00:51:37.679
only other method at dispatching these monsters. Before long, more

739
00:51:37.760 --> 00:51:43.119
beasts come for Veranda. I am most excited. How long

740
00:51:43.199 --> 00:51:46.239
has it been since I've had anything close to a

741
00:51:46.280 --> 00:51:51.239
magnificent fight. The beasts waste no time in coming at me.

742
00:51:51.920 --> 00:51:56.960
Clearly they cannot comprehend with whom they do battle. I

743
00:51:57.079 --> 00:52:02.000
cry with glee and engage them. I easily despatch one

744
00:52:02.079 --> 00:52:06.159
beast after another. I do not just utilize the blood

745
00:52:06.159 --> 00:52:11.280
Omen alone. I show these creatures that I am truly

746
00:52:11.400 --> 00:52:15.360
their master. I only spare one. By the time the

747
00:52:15.400 --> 00:52:20.199
battle is finished, I watch as the creature flees. No

748
00:52:20.400 --> 00:52:23.679
doubt it shall return to Paladin. If he has any

749
00:52:23.760 --> 00:52:27.679
intelligence at all, he will understand that Veranda has returned

750
00:52:27.880 --> 00:52:33.320
to rule the Night Realm once more. No Paladin believes

751
00:52:33.360 --> 00:52:36.800
that because he is a man, I am beneath him.

752
00:52:37.679 --> 00:52:40.960
As long as Veranda lives, the Night Realm still belongs

753
00:52:41.400 --> 00:52:45.360
to her. For Paladin to claim it for himself. The

754
00:52:45.440 --> 00:52:49.440
ancient laws state that he must end my life in battle.

755
00:52:50.639 --> 00:52:54.159
Though my sorceress ruled in my place during my absence,

756
00:52:54.719 --> 00:52:57.480
Paladin could not challenge her for the fact that she

757
00:52:58.280 --> 00:53:03.599
was not my surrogate. Hum I would appreciate nothing better

758
00:53:04.039 --> 00:53:08.960
than to find Paladin and finish him off myself. No,

759
00:53:09.760 --> 00:53:12.400
let him come for me that I may strike him

760
00:53:12.480 --> 00:53:18.159
down once and for all. You and your guardsmen violated

761
00:53:18.159 --> 00:53:23.480
me multiple times during our last meeting. Paladin, you shall

762
00:53:23.519 --> 00:53:28.440
never do so again. Your life shall belong to Veranda

763
00:53:28.599 --> 00:53:33.920
soon enough. But right now, that mortal female weighs heavily

764
00:53:34.039 --> 00:53:39.039
upon my mind. I shall find her. Once I have

765
00:53:39.159 --> 00:53:44.079
captured her, then I shall have such fun interrogating her.

766
00:53:45.199 --> 00:53:49.039
She will tell me everything that I wish to know.

767
00:53:50.440 --> 00:53:53.360
Oh yes everything.

768
00:53:55.599 --> 00:53:59.559
You're not safe yet weakly Spooky will be right back.

769
00:54:05.960 --> 00:54:12.039
Perspective Bethany Miren, My new friend is really running along.

770
00:54:12.639 --> 00:54:15.039
I'm surprised I'm still able to hold on to him

771
00:54:15.039 --> 00:54:20.119
with the rain still pouring down, I mean blood, We

772
00:54:20.280 --> 00:54:23.599
keep moving fast. I don't know where this two headed

773
00:54:23.639 --> 00:54:27.760
animal is taking me, and I don't really care. I

774
00:54:27.960 --> 00:54:30.480
just know I want to go back home to Strickfield.

775
00:54:31.639 --> 00:54:34.960
But do I really want to go home without Vicky.

776
00:54:36.159 --> 00:54:39.199
I get choked up and lose my focus on holding

777
00:54:39.199 --> 00:54:43.559
on I slip off and take a nasty fall. I

778
00:54:43.719 --> 00:54:47.280
tumble over and over on the muddy trail as the

779
00:54:47.320 --> 00:54:50.920
blood rain keeps washing over me. I'm ready to just

780
00:54:51.039 --> 00:54:55.639
lay there and die. What's the point of even going

781
00:54:55.679 --> 00:55:00.639
back to Strickfield if I can't have VICKI then I

782
00:55:00.639 --> 00:55:05.760
feel something wet and sandy across my face. Ah ew.

783
00:55:06.960 --> 00:55:09.519
I sit up and see my two headed friend came

784
00:55:09.559 --> 00:55:12.440
back for me. The next thing I know, I'm in

785
00:55:12.519 --> 00:55:17.559
between both heads as they nuzzle me together. This thing

786
00:55:17.679 --> 00:55:20.960
could easily tear me apart and share me as a meal,

787
00:55:21.519 --> 00:55:27.440
No doubt about it. This creature really likes me. I

788
00:55:27.559 --> 00:55:33.159
sigh and scratch underneath their chins. I think I'm gonna

789
00:55:33.239 --> 00:55:38.760
name you two Fur. Seeing I'm still alive, two for

790
00:55:38.920 --> 00:55:42.239
lowers themselves so I can get on their back again.

791
00:55:43.039 --> 00:55:46.599
I hold on again as two four runs fast along

792
00:55:46.639 --> 00:55:50.199
the muddy road. Soon we're turning off and running through

793
00:55:50.199 --> 00:55:53.800
the grass. We go through a forest and eventually come

794
00:55:53.840 --> 00:55:58.320
out near some little village. As we come into it,

795
00:55:58.920 --> 00:56:03.320
I can see everything lit by torches. Two fur brings

796
00:56:03.320 --> 00:56:06.199
me to a place where it sounds like fun and

797
00:56:06.400 --> 00:56:11.519
fellowship are going on a bar. Maybe I climb off

798
00:56:11.559 --> 00:56:16.880
and walk inside, and I practically shit my pants. There's

799
00:56:17.000 --> 00:56:20.880
all kinds of creatures in here, from skeletons dressed up

800
00:56:20.920 --> 00:56:25.280
to vampire looking things, to a few mummies, to even

801
00:56:25.320 --> 00:56:30.480
a really hunky senataar. Yeah, you heard me, a half

802
00:56:30.559 --> 00:56:34.119
man and half horse creature. You'd have sworn a chill

803
00:56:34.239 --> 00:56:38.119
filled this bar as soon as I walked in, almost

804
00:56:38.159 --> 00:56:41.480
like I was on some wanted poster or something. The

805
00:56:41.519 --> 00:56:44.280
next thing I know, I'm being swept off my feet

806
00:56:44.320 --> 00:56:47.400
by the coal black Senataar and brought to the bar.

807
00:56:48.199 --> 00:56:51.559
Then he says to the four armed, three breasted, red

808
00:56:51.599 --> 00:56:55.079
skinned bar tender, she looks like she needs something to

809
00:56:55.119 --> 00:56:58.679
calm her nerves, Risha. I dig into my pocket and

810
00:56:58.760 --> 00:57:02.119
pull out what money I have have. Then that thing

811
00:57:02.400 --> 00:57:07.000
called Risha looks confused. Now the Senataur looks at me

812
00:57:07.079 --> 00:57:12.159
with its red hot eyes. Is that money? Now? Risha

813
00:57:12.199 --> 00:57:16.920
looks pissed off. Money is no good here. The next

814
00:57:16.960 --> 00:57:19.320
thing I know, she puts a glass down in front

815
00:57:19.360 --> 00:57:22.239
of me and pours me something that kind of looks

816
00:57:22.320 --> 00:57:28.039
like Absinthe drink up. I put my money away. How

817
00:57:28.039 --> 00:57:31.400
do I pay for drinks here? Then? Do I gotta

818
00:57:31.440 --> 00:57:34.000
get on my knees and give somebody a blowjob or something.

819
00:57:35.039 --> 00:57:40.760
Now everybody's laughing their monstrous asses off. Finally, Risha leans

820
00:57:40.800 --> 00:57:44.280
forward so we can see eye to eye. I can't

821
00:57:44.280 --> 00:57:48.760
help noticing the two cleavages. We do not deal in

822
00:57:48.920 --> 00:57:52.280
money here in the night realm. As I've told you,

823
00:57:52.360 --> 00:57:56.719
it's worthless here. Drink up, mortal, I don't even think

824
00:57:56.760 --> 00:58:00.760
about it. I pick up the glass and toss it back. Wow,

825
00:58:00.800 --> 00:58:04.360
this stuff don't taste the least bit like absinthe. It's

826
00:58:04.400 --> 00:58:08.519
more like a grape flavored mead. Believe me, I know,

827
00:58:08.719 --> 00:58:11.400
since VICKI and I have gotten are drunk on quite

828
00:58:11.400 --> 00:58:14.639
a few times. As soon as I put my glass down,

829
00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:18.800
Risha pours me another. This shit's so good, I can't

830
00:58:18.800 --> 00:58:23.840
help myself. Soon I'm feeling a little more cheerful. I

831
00:58:23.880 --> 00:58:28.880
think I'm even feeling horny. I'm so fucking drunk now

832
00:58:28.920 --> 00:58:31.559
that I forgot I was even on the run. Now

833
00:58:31.599 --> 00:58:35.360
I'm just losing myself in the company. I'm just blithering

834
00:58:35.440 --> 00:58:39.000
and talking about I don't know, human kind of shit.

835
00:58:39.559 --> 00:58:43.039
I guess. When I knock back another drink, I'm feeling

836
00:58:43.039 --> 00:58:47.199
the arms of that nightmare around me from behind. Yeah,

837
00:58:47.440 --> 00:58:51.119
that's what those horsemans are called. I turn around and

838
00:58:51.199 --> 00:58:56.639
face this nightmare. Now, yep, these creatures are actually called nightmares.

839
00:58:57.760 --> 00:59:01.119
Flirting with him now, when I ask him if he's

840
00:59:01.280 --> 00:59:05.000
really hung Before he can answer, I tell him it's

841
00:59:05.119 --> 00:59:08.719
one time I'd let a horsey ride me. I even

842
00:59:08.800 --> 00:59:11.480
say it would be a new kind of porno. Then

843
00:59:11.519 --> 00:59:15.000
I burst out laughing. These other monsters are laughing it

844
00:59:15.079 --> 00:59:18.679
up too. I think it's safe to say they've never

845
00:59:18.800 --> 00:59:23.280
had a mortal in their establishment before. Then I turn

846
00:59:23.400 --> 00:59:29.960
and see Lord Paladin. What brings you here? Risha asks,

847
00:59:30.719 --> 00:59:35.119
kind of sounding scared. Now I'm seeing this broad shouldered

848
00:59:35.199 --> 00:59:38.519
monster standing in front of me. He looks like he's

849
00:59:38.559 --> 00:59:42.719
halfway between man and werewolf. He also looks like he's

850
00:59:42.840 --> 00:59:46.760
really pissed off. Then I see his sword in his hand,

851
00:59:47.320 --> 00:59:51.760
and I burst out laughing. Are you really gonna stab me?

852
00:59:52.519 --> 00:59:56.039
I ask, in a baby like voice. When I laugh

853
00:59:56.159 --> 01:00:00.559
my ass off again, the man sneers. Then he puts

854
01:00:00.599 --> 01:00:03.840
his hand on my shoulder. I gasp when he drives

855
01:00:03.840 --> 01:00:08.000
his sword right through me. I groan at how much

856
01:00:08.039 --> 01:00:12.400
pain I'm in. Then he pulls the sword back out

857
01:00:12.840 --> 01:00:17.880
and drives it through me again. One more time. When

858
01:00:17.920 --> 01:00:20.760
he pulls it out, I fall over and land on

859
01:00:20.840 --> 01:00:26.039
my back. I'm hearing lots of screams now as I

860
01:00:26.079 --> 01:00:33.440
start fading away. I love you, Vicki, I whisper. Then

861
01:00:33.639 --> 01:00:44.559
everything fades to black perspective Veranda. I wait patiently for

862
01:00:44.639 --> 01:00:50.159
the mortal to awaken. Soon. Bethany Miron finally does. Then

863
01:00:50.280 --> 01:00:53.239
she finds herself immersed in the healing bath that my

864
01:00:53.360 --> 01:00:59.480
sorceress Meridian has prepared for her. Now the mortal finally

865
01:00:59.519 --> 01:01:05.480
sees me. Me, I, I am alive. Most fortunate for

866
01:01:05.599 --> 01:01:08.400
you that I found you when I did, I tell her,

867
01:01:09.440 --> 01:01:14.559
most unfortunate that you encountered Lord Paladin. However, he learned

868
01:01:14.599 --> 01:01:17.840
that I was hunting you and reached you first. He

869
01:01:17.920 --> 01:01:21.119
truly meant to end you, just as he ended your

870
01:01:21.159 --> 01:01:25.559
new pet as a message to me. He truly learned

871
01:01:25.559 --> 01:01:30.760
that Veranda indeed rules the night realm once more. When

872
01:01:30.800 --> 01:01:34.320
the mortal moves to get out, I lower myself before her.

873
01:01:35.159 --> 01:01:38.599
Do not be so hasty to exit the bath. Use

874
01:01:38.639 --> 01:01:44.000
it to heal yourself fully. In the meantime we shall converse.

875
01:01:45.239 --> 01:01:49.679
Bethany Mirin begins to cry, what happened to you? Vicki?

876
01:01:50.519 --> 01:01:54.599
Why did you turn into In truth, I was never

877
01:01:54.800 --> 01:02:01.320
Vicki Valentine, mortal. I answer. In fact, the name I

878
01:02:01.400 --> 01:02:06.360
came to the mortal realm with was Jennifer Smith. Eventually

879
01:02:06.440 --> 01:02:09.239
I came to be a mortal whore who sold her

880
01:02:09.280 --> 01:02:14.360
body for money time and time again. In becoming a whore,

881
01:02:14.800 --> 01:02:20.559
I was re christened Vickie Valentine. I leaned forward a little. Now.

882
01:02:20.559 --> 01:02:23.840
It seems that you have accepted the same degrading mantle

883
01:02:24.360 --> 01:02:30.159
for yourself. I'm not a whore, Bethany yells. I'm an actress.

884
01:02:30.760 --> 01:02:33.960
I help bring sexual fantasies to life. It's a job.

885
01:02:34.760 --> 01:02:37.760
I ain't a fucking street walker. I would never lower

886
01:02:37.760 --> 01:02:41.199
myself to doing that. The two of us look at

887
01:02:41.199 --> 01:02:44.760
one another. It seems the sight of the snakes that

888
01:02:44.840 --> 01:02:51.599
are my hair no longer frightens her. She cries again, Look, VICKI,

889
01:02:52.199 --> 01:02:53.920
I don't know if you can hear me in there.

890
01:02:54.599 --> 01:02:57.679
I point right at her. Do not speak to me

891
01:02:57.800 --> 01:03:01.760
in that way, mortal, make no, miss I am very

892
01:03:01.880 --> 01:03:06.920
much Veranda. I lower myself to sit before her. However,

893
01:03:07.079 --> 01:03:10.840
I remember everything that has happened during my masquerade as

894
01:03:10.880 --> 01:03:14.159
a mortal in your realm. The way you see me

895
01:03:14.280 --> 01:03:17.920
now is my true form. I have lived for thousands

896
01:03:17.960 --> 01:03:20.880
of years. I was born of the night Realm and

897
01:03:20.920 --> 01:03:25.239
would become its queen. I am the only gorgon in existence.

898
01:03:26.159 --> 01:03:28.920
My power is second to none in the night Realm.

899
01:03:30.159 --> 01:03:34.840
I don't care, the mortal says with despair, you should

900
01:03:34.840 --> 01:03:38.119
have just let me die, Vicky. She looks right at me.

901
01:03:38.239 --> 01:03:42.079
Now I get it, okay, I know I fucked up

902
01:03:42.119 --> 01:03:44.719
with you. I was a real bitch to you. I

903
01:03:44.880 --> 01:03:47.039
just wanted us to be able to spend time together.

904
01:03:48.199 --> 01:03:51.760
I missed you at our apartment. It's like all we

905
01:03:51.840 --> 01:03:55.360
ever did was just come back to our home to sleep.

906
01:03:56.159 --> 01:03:59.360
We never talked to each other, we never ate together,

907
01:03:59.440 --> 01:04:02.039
we never eat and made love anymore. All I want

908
01:04:02.079 --> 01:04:04.559
to do is make things right. I want things to

909
01:04:04.559 --> 01:04:07.119
be the way they were when we first got together

910
01:04:07.159 --> 01:04:12.800
and became a couple. And now now you turn into

911
01:04:12.840 --> 01:04:17.280
a monster. She throws up her arms. Veranda is a

912
01:04:17.400 --> 01:04:20.840
character in a movie. She's a Friday night horror host

913
01:04:20.880 --> 01:04:26.320
on TV. Not you, I stand and turn my back

914
01:04:26.360 --> 01:04:29.719
to her. That version of me was a failed attempt

915
01:04:30.079 --> 01:04:33.760
to get me to remember. Meridian wished for me to remember,

916
01:04:33.760 --> 01:04:37.679
but the potions I became exposed to were unsuccessful in

917
01:04:37.760 --> 01:04:41.920
restoring me. This movie, as you call it, only made

918
01:04:41.920 --> 01:04:46.440
a mockery of me. Then I hear a splash. Suddenly

919
01:04:46.480 --> 01:04:49.400
the Mortal grabs my shoulders and turns me to face her.

920
01:04:50.000 --> 01:04:53.880
She stands naked before me. I won't give up on you,

921
01:04:54.280 --> 01:04:57.480
she tells me. I want VICKI to tell me to

922
01:04:57.599 --> 01:05:00.320
fuck off. Then I'll go away and never come back.

923
01:05:01.159 --> 01:05:04.719
I fucking love you. Doesn't that mean anything to you?

924
01:05:06.039 --> 01:05:09.000
I am annoyed. Did you not hear me when I

925
01:05:09.079 --> 01:05:14.480
said that I remember everything? Mortal? Before Bethany can comprehend things,

926
01:05:14.719 --> 01:05:18.119
I pull her naked form to me and kiss her.

927
01:05:19.199 --> 01:05:23.000
I feel her gasp and become stiff against me. I

928
01:05:23.119 --> 01:05:29.599
cease kissing her and look into her eyes. I remember everything, Bethany, Miren,

929
01:05:30.239 --> 01:05:33.440
I tell her again, I am fully aware of our

930
01:05:33.519 --> 01:05:36.480
time together. The emotions that I feel for you cannot

931
01:05:36.480 --> 01:05:39.760
be given. What I feel for you is as genuine

932
01:05:39.760 --> 01:05:45.159
as your feelings for me. Do not lie about your feelings.

933
01:05:45.679 --> 01:05:49.159
You know what I am to be true. I kiss

934
01:05:49.239 --> 01:05:52.840
the Mortal again. Then I feel her arms around me

935
01:05:52.880 --> 01:05:56.719
as she returns my affection. When we stop, I bring

936
01:05:56.760 --> 01:06:00.360
her to my bed, I allow the mortal to undresss me,

937
01:06:00.880 --> 01:06:05.039
which only takes mere seconds. I take her hand and

938
01:06:05.159 --> 01:06:08.480
guide her onto my bed. In all of my time

939
01:06:08.519 --> 01:06:13.519
and existence, mortal or immortal, I have never shared my

940
01:06:13.639 --> 01:06:19.519
bed with anyone. However, this mortal has seized my very heart.

941
01:06:20.360 --> 01:06:23.679
It seems that I have hers as well, for she

942
01:06:23.800 --> 01:06:27.719
no longer fears me. She can look into my blank

943
01:06:27.800 --> 01:06:32.840
yellow eyes freely and not fear turning to stone. At

944
01:06:32.880 --> 01:06:36.039
the moment, I wish nothing more than to have a

945
01:06:36.119 --> 01:06:38.840
passionate night with my mortal lover.

946
01:06:41.119 --> 01:06:45.360
More scarce to come weakly, Spooky will be right back.

947
01:06:49.599 --> 01:06:58.719
Perspective Bethany Miren. Vicki's body truly feels different. Her skin

948
01:06:58.880 --> 01:07:02.960
has the texture of a snake. Okay, I never held

949
01:07:02.960 --> 01:07:07.239
a snake, but they look the same. I'm really taking

950
01:07:07.280 --> 01:07:10.519
that leap of faith. When I'm kissing her, I feel

951
01:07:10.559 --> 01:07:14.480
those snakes on my head, moving in my hair, but

952
01:07:14.559 --> 01:07:18.440
they never bite me. I almost scream when one's moving

953
01:07:18.480 --> 01:07:22.280
and slithering across my ear, but I keep holding Vicki.

954
01:07:22.960 --> 01:07:27.440
We make passionate love again and again. I truly feel

955
01:07:27.480 --> 01:07:33.320
we found each other, even if it is under different circumstances.

956
01:07:33.880 --> 01:07:37.679
I know what I feel for Vicky. Veranda or whatever

957
01:07:37.719 --> 01:07:42.599
she is, is real. I always knew Vicky Valentine was special.

958
01:07:43.039 --> 01:07:46.639
I just never knew she was a real monster who

959
01:07:46.760 --> 01:07:52.039
ruled over a secret world of monsters. Okay, so I'm

960
01:07:52.039 --> 01:07:55.519
in love with a monster. When we're done being intimate,

961
01:07:56.239 --> 01:07:59.400
we're holding each other in her bed. I swear this

962
01:07:59.440 --> 01:08:02.440
bed's big enough to fill our entire living room back

963
01:08:02.480 --> 01:08:06.559
at Strickfield Cove. This bed can probably sleep a good

964
01:08:07.000 --> 01:08:10.280
ten people at least, and it's just the two of

965
01:08:10.400 --> 01:08:15.000
us in the center. Veranda's looking into my eyes. Now,

966
01:08:16.119 --> 01:08:20.039
do you still wish to spend eternity with me? Knowing

967
01:08:20.079 --> 01:08:25.079
what I am? Eternity is just that mortal. I have

968
01:08:25.159 --> 01:08:27.760
seen enough of the mortals upon your world to know

969
01:08:28.640 --> 01:08:31.680
many couples who have given themselves to each other do

970
01:08:31.840 --> 01:08:36.640
not last. Do you think we won't last? I ask her.

971
01:08:37.600 --> 01:08:42.600
We come from two different realms. She reminds me, I

972
01:08:42.600 --> 01:08:45.800
would gladly marry you. I don't know if we'll be

973
01:08:45.880 --> 01:08:49.119
together ten years from now or not, or even twenty.

974
01:08:49.760 --> 01:08:53.600
I sit up. She sits up with me. Vicky, I

975
01:08:53.640 --> 01:08:56.920
am sorry for everything. I don't want to fight with

976
01:08:56.960 --> 01:09:00.159
you ever again. Just say the word, and I'll I'll

977
01:09:00.199 --> 01:09:03.640
leave porn forever and be with you. I make damn

978
01:09:03.680 --> 01:09:06.439
good money doing porn, but I'm a miron and I'm

979
01:09:06.439 --> 01:09:11.840
going to say this money doesn't mean shit. I only

980
01:09:11.880 --> 01:09:17.199
care about you. I take her snake textured hands. I

981
01:09:17.279 --> 01:09:20.520
know you're a monster, but I don't care about that.

982
01:09:21.439 --> 01:09:24.920
I know what I still feel for you. Marry me.

983
01:09:26.479 --> 01:09:31.239
You are already mine, mortal, she says, squeezing my hands back.

984
01:09:32.479 --> 01:09:35.720
Or do you still wish to be married according to

985
01:09:35.720 --> 01:09:42.600
mortal customs? Why how do you marry here? I ask?

986
01:09:43.880 --> 01:09:47.800
We have just consummated our love, but I suppose you

987
01:09:47.880 --> 01:09:52.920
must know marriage very well. I shall accept your marriage

988
01:09:52.960 --> 01:09:58.680
proposal again. We seal the arrangement with a kiss. As

989
01:09:58.720 --> 01:10:01.800
we're about to make love again, I shriek when I

990
01:10:01.840 --> 01:10:05.840
feel someone else in Vicki's bedroom. We've been making love

991
01:10:05.920 --> 01:10:12.079
by torchlights, so we can easily see. It's Meridian, my queen.

992
01:10:12.760 --> 01:10:17.560
Your forgiveness for my intrusion, she says. Lord Paladin has

993
01:10:17.600 --> 01:10:21.640
mobilized as forces and are moving in our direction, possibly

994
01:10:21.720 --> 01:10:25.600
for an invasion. He means to usurp your throne and

995
01:10:25.720 --> 01:10:30.000
rule the night Realm once and for all. Then Vicki

996
01:10:30.119 --> 01:10:32.880
surprises me by coming right out of one of the

997
01:10:32.880 --> 01:10:36.720
shiny blankets that spreads across the bed. It surprises me

998
01:10:36.880 --> 01:10:40.439
more that she's not even bothered that Meridian is seeing

999
01:10:40.479 --> 01:10:45.439
her queen naked. How are our forces, Vicky asks her

1000
01:10:45.479 --> 01:10:50.680
sorceress weak in number when compared to Lord Paladin's. She answers,

1001
01:10:51.560 --> 01:10:55.439
we may win, but not without significant numbers being lost.

1002
01:10:56.479 --> 01:11:01.279
Vicky growls and tightens her fists. There shall be no war, Meridian,

1003
01:11:01.520 --> 01:11:04.800
I Verandah shall face this usurper in a battle to

1004
01:11:04.840 --> 01:11:09.119
the death. He seeks to claim my head, I shall

1005
01:11:09.119 --> 01:11:11.600
claim his life and lay waste to his body for

1006
01:11:11.720 --> 01:11:16.199
all to see. She raises her fists high and declares

1007
01:11:17.119 --> 01:11:21.520
Paladin shall pay dearly for violating me all those years

1008
01:11:21.520 --> 01:11:26.640
ago and forcing me to abandon my realm. I can't

1009
01:11:26.640 --> 01:11:31.039
believe Vicki made her intentions known to Meridian all while naked.

1010
01:11:31.600 --> 01:11:35.880
Meridian doesn't even seem to be bothered by her queen's form.

1011
01:11:36.720 --> 01:11:39.920
I mean, she doesn't seem to be phased in any way.

1012
01:11:40.600 --> 01:11:44.680
Meridian never once looked her over. Now, Vicki turns to

1013
01:11:44.680 --> 01:11:47.960
face me. I do not plan on losing to Paladin.

1014
01:11:48.000 --> 01:11:51.600
My love However, I cannot pretend to be unaware of

1015
01:11:51.640 --> 01:11:55.720
that coward's treachery. He violated me in Cowardice when his

1016
01:11:55.800 --> 01:11:59.600
minions overcame me. He is truly insane with his intentions

1017
01:11:59.600 --> 01:12:03.239
of slaghying me and seizing my realm. I move and

1018
01:12:03.319 --> 01:12:06.880
stand on my knees. I'm not even caring that Meridian

1019
01:12:06.960 --> 01:12:10.760
is seeing me naked as well. I thought you said

1020
01:12:10.760 --> 01:12:16.319
you were an immortal, Vicki, I am, she tells me.

1021
01:12:17.119 --> 01:12:20.920
But even Veranda has a vulnerable point. For nothing is

1022
01:12:21.000 --> 01:12:26.199
truly invulnerable or invincible. As you understand, I only need

1023
01:12:26.199 --> 01:12:29.600
to lose my head for my life and my immortality

1024
01:12:30.079 --> 01:12:34.000
to end forever. Paladin was a fool to not take

1025
01:12:34.039 --> 01:12:37.520
my head when he had the chance, before he let

1026
01:12:37.520 --> 01:12:41.720
his loins decide my fate on that day. Today I

1027
01:12:41.760 --> 01:12:46.600
shall make him regret ever violating me. Vicki approaches me now,

1028
01:12:47.239 --> 01:12:50.880
so I implore you, in the presence of my sorceress, if

1029
01:12:50.880 --> 01:12:53.199
you will become my queen and rule at my side.

1030
01:12:53.760 --> 01:12:56.000
I know this is much for you to absorb, but

1031
01:12:56.640 --> 01:13:01.560
I will. I tell Vicki immediately. Vicki raises an eyebrow.

1032
01:13:02.520 --> 01:13:06.479
Are you certain you understand that there is the possibility

1033
01:13:06.520 --> 01:13:09.880
of paladins seizing both my head and control of the

1034
01:13:10.000 --> 01:13:13.560
night realm. He would take your head just as quickly.

1035
01:13:13.600 --> 01:13:17.960
At knowing that you would be my bride. Please consider

1036
01:13:18.000 --> 01:13:22.560
your decision carefully. I take a deep breath and move

1037
01:13:22.640 --> 01:13:25.800
to stand on the floor. Then I move to Vicki

1038
01:13:25.920 --> 01:13:32.680
and take her hands. I Bethany Miron, take you vic Veranda,

1039
01:13:33.239 --> 01:13:36.079
to be my wife. I will have you and hold you.

1040
01:13:36.119 --> 01:13:38.199
I will bless you and keep you. I will be

1041
01:13:38.359 --> 01:13:41.119
with you for better or for worse, for richer or

1042
01:13:41.159 --> 01:13:46.039
for poorer, forsaking all others in sickness and in health,

1043
01:13:47.279 --> 01:13:50.479
for as long as we both shall live. I lose

1044
01:13:50.560 --> 01:13:53.159
it and am crying again at knowing there's no way

1045
01:13:53.199 --> 01:13:57.079
I can talk my love out of this. I love you, Veronda.

1046
01:13:57.840 --> 01:14:00.720
I'm just understanding who you really are, and I still

1047
01:14:00.760 --> 01:14:04.840
love you anyway. I nearly threw you away once before

1048
01:14:05.680 --> 01:14:09.199
I took you for granted. Then I won't lose you again.

1049
01:14:10.439 --> 01:14:14.680
If you die today to save your people, then I'm

1050
01:14:14.760 --> 01:14:18.600
dying with you. I know I told you this before,

1051
01:14:19.239 --> 01:14:22.640
and you've told me back on Earth the mortal realm.

1052
01:14:23.680 --> 01:14:27.479
I can't imagine my world or my life without you.

1053
01:14:27.960 --> 01:14:33.439
In it. I can't be without you. If you die,

1054
01:14:33.680 --> 01:14:41.399
then I die. So yes, Veranda, I will be your queen. Now.

1055
01:14:41.439 --> 01:14:45.119
The two of us turned to Meridian. She herself is

1056
01:14:45.199 --> 01:14:50.239
crying a little. I shall conduct the ceremony immediately.

1057
01:14:52.159 --> 01:14:56.520
U sh it was only the wind, Your safe weekly

1058
01:14:56.560 --> 01:14:58.159
spooky will be right back.

1059
01:15:02.039 --> 01:15:07.439
Perspective, Veranda. My subjects have gathered upon hearing that I

1060
01:15:07.479 --> 01:15:11.079
am to be wed. My sorceress and my handmaiden have

1061
01:15:11.199 --> 01:15:16.800
placed ceremonial clothing upon us. My bride trembles before me.

1062
01:15:17.680 --> 01:15:19.600
I do not know if she is in fear for

1063
01:15:19.680 --> 01:15:23.399
her life or mine, or if knowing she is to

1064
01:15:23.439 --> 01:15:29.000
be mine causes her to become overwhelmed with feeling. Meridian

1065
01:15:29.159 --> 01:15:32.600
speaks to our people in our native tongue. She tells

1066
01:15:32.640 --> 01:15:36.000
them that I have chosen Bethany Miren to be my queen,

1067
01:15:36.399 --> 01:15:40.039
and that I am being joined with her forever. My

1068
01:15:40.159 --> 01:15:44.359
subjects roar with thunderous applause. I often wonder why my

1069
01:15:44.479 --> 01:15:47.760
subjects hold such high praise for me, when I am

1070
01:15:47.840 --> 01:15:51.359
but one gorgon. It is true, I am the last

1071
01:15:51.439 --> 01:15:54.800
of my kind. The rest of my people were slaughtered

1072
01:15:54.960 --> 01:15:58.399
ages ago. The hell Weaver sought to lay waste to

1073
01:15:58.479 --> 01:16:02.239
my village long ago. Bethany Mirn was not even a

1074
01:16:02.319 --> 01:16:06.239
mere thought, but I was a warrior apprentice when that

1075
01:16:06.399 --> 01:16:10.439
evil goddess invaded our valley without warning. We had a

1076
01:16:10.479 --> 01:16:13.960
powerful sorcerer at the time, but even he could not

1077
01:16:14.039 --> 01:16:18.680
have foreseen what was to render us into extinction. Our

1078
01:16:18.800 --> 01:16:23.960
warriors fought valiantly against this seemingly invincible foe, but the

1079
01:16:24.039 --> 01:16:29.239
hell Weaver easily overcame us all. It was down to

1080
01:16:29.399 --> 01:16:33.920
just myself and a few remaining male warriors. Meridian was

1081
01:16:33.960 --> 01:16:37.720
the last of the line of sorcerers. Like me, She

1082
01:16:37.960 --> 01:16:42.319
was but an apprentice herself. We were but eight remaining,

1083
01:16:42.760 --> 01:16:45.520
but we were determined to stop the hell Weaver at

1084
01:16:45.560 --> 01:16:49.800
any cost, even if it meant our lives. It is

1085
01:16:49.880 --> 01:16:52.960
better to die fighting for your life than to surrender

1086
01:16:53.359 --> 01:16:57.920
into slavery. We were badly wounded, but we would never

1087
01:16:58.079 --> 01:17:01.880
bow to the hell Weaver. It finally came down to

1088
01:17:02.039 --> 01:17:05.720
just Meridian and I. The hell Weaver held me to

1089
01:17:05.800 --> 01:17:09.960
her as she ran her fiery sword through me. When

1090
01:17:10.000 --> 01:17:13.359
I spat my blood into her face, she ran that

1091
01:17:13.439 --> 01:17:17.319
saber through me again. I could not allow Meridian to

1092
01:17:17.439 --> 01:17:20.800
die at the hell Weaver's feet. A sorceress was far

1093
01:17:20.840 --> 01:17:25.079
more significant than a warrior. When the hell Weaver removed

1094
01:17:25.119 --> 01:17:28.920
her blade, I spat my blood into her face again.

1095
01:17:30.520 --> 01:17:33.800
She ran it through me once more. I screamed with

1096
01:17:33.840 --> 01:17:37.960
both pain and the fire that burned within me. This

1097
01:17:38.159 --> 01:17:40.960
fire drove me to hug the hell Weaver to me

1098
01:17:41.279 --> 01:17:46.279
and bite deeply into her shoulder. The evil goddess never

1099
01:17:46.359 --> 01:17:51.039
expected me to do that, or consume her very blood.

1100
01:17:52.119 --> 01:17:54.760
The hell Weaver easily threw me from her and to

1101
01:17:54.840 --> 01:18:00.000
the ground. I immediately felt her blood burning me seemingly everywhere.

1102
01:18:00.920 --> 01:18:05.279
I truly felt that this was my end. In my heart,

1103
01:18:05.399 --> 01:18:08.119
I knew that I had won against her, since she

1104
01:18:08.159 --> 01:18:12.039
would never bind me to be in her servitude. The

1105
01:18:12.079 --> 01:18:17.039
pain had finally subsided. When Meridian gasped upon me. I

1106
01:18:17.119 --> 01:18:20.319
knew that I was no longer the same. I had

1107
01:18:20.319 --> 01:18:25.079
become a completely new being. I had become transformed into

1108
01:18:25.119 --> 01:18:29.680
what I am now. I became quite powerful in tasting

1109
01:18:29.920 --> 01:18:33.880
the hell Weaver's blood. Though her power now coursed through me,

1110
01:18:34.479 --> 01:18:37.600
I was nowhere near as powerful as the goddess herself.

1111
01:18:38.720 --> 01:18:42.079
The hell Weaver and I battled again when she saw

1112
01:18:42.119 --> 01:18:44.720
that I would not surrender to her. That I would

1113
01:18:44.760 --> 01:18:49.239
never yield my life to her. She abandoned Meridian and I,

1114
01:18:50.159 --> 01:18:53.640
telling us that we could have our existence only long

1115
01:18:53.760 --> 01:18:58.600
enough for her to seize the multiverse. Then she took

1116
01:18:58.640 --> 01:19:02.399
her leave of us. I had become cursed by the

1117
01:19:02.439 --> 01:19:05.600
hell Weaver's blood. I now had the flesh of a snake,

1118
01:19:06.399 --> 01:19:09.880
snakes themselves for my hair, the immortality of the hell

1119
01:19:09.920 --> 01:19:13.640
Weaver herself, and a multitude of powers that I would

1120
01:19:13.640 --> 01:19:17.760
have to discover on my own, including the ability to

1121
01:19:17.880 --> 01:19:23.199
render another life form into stone. Meridian was repulsed by

1122
01:19:23.239 --> 01:19:26.199
me at first, but she remembered that I had protected

1123
01:19:26.199 --> 01:19:29.279
her with my life and would remain at my side

1124
01:19:29.279 --> 01:19:32.880
of her own free will. She had been my second

1125
01:19:32.920 --> 01:19:36.680
ever since. Now she takes the hands of both myself

1126
01:19:37.159 --> 01:19:41.000
and my bride into her own. She joins our hands

1127
01:19:41.039 --> 01:19:45.600
together over an emerald chalice. Next, she produces a ceremonial

1128
01:19:45.680 --> 01:19:50.000
dagger and slices both of our hands. She tells us

1129
01:19:50.039 --> 01:19:53.119
to tighten our fists and let our blood offerings collect

1130
01:19:53.199 --> 01:19:56.680
into the chalice. All that was left was for us

1131
01:19:56.680 --> 01:20:00.800
to drink. Because I had asked the mortal for her hand,

1132
01:20:01.279 --> 01:20:04.520
it fell to me to drink first. I would have

1133
01:20:04.640 --> 01:20:09.359
to consume half of our offering. When it came Bethany's time,

1134
01:20:09.920 --> 01:20:13.359
Meridian handed her the chalice. I could see the look

1135
01:20:13.439 --> 01:20:17.920
of both fear and uncertainty on her face. Both I

1136
01:20:18.159 --> 01:20:23.560
and my sorceress waited with patience. Finally, my bride took

1137
01:20:23.600 --> 01:20:28.239
a breath and brought the chalice to her mouth. She

1138
01:20:28.439 --> 01:20:32.159
drained her share, gagging a few times at knowing that

1139
01:20:32.239 --> 01:20:35.640
it was blood. I knew that she wished to stop,

1140
01:20:35.880 --> 01:20:38.800
but she forced herself to drink and finish the offering.

1141
01:20:39.880 --> 01:20:44.760
Upon finishing, she handed the chalice back to Meridian. You

1142
01:20:44.880 --> 01:20:49.560
belong to one another now, Meridian says. Then she turns

1143
01:20:49.600 --> 01:20:53.960
to the subjects. It is done. Our queen and her

1144
01:20:54.000 --> 01:20:59.199
bride are joined forever. She turns back to us, to

1145
01:20:59.279 --> 01:21:02.239
the one of you who who forsakes the other, her

1146
01:21:02.359 --> 01:21:06.840
life is forfeit. This is your sacred covenant and it

1147
01:21:06.880 --> 01:21:12.560
cannot be broken, even in death. And then Bethany comes

1148
01:21:12.560 --> 01:21:17.079
into me and kisses me in front of our subjects.

1149
01:21:17.600 --> 01:21:20.680
It is not customary for us to kiss as part

1150
01:21:20.720 --> 01:21:24.279
of the ceremony. Our blood offering is our sacred pact.

1151
01:21:25.119 --> 01:21:28.399
Then I remember how immortal wedding is ended with a

1152
01:21:28.479 --> 01:21:33.239
kiss between the betrothed, so I allow it. Also, there

1153
01:21:33.319 --> 01:21:36.680
is nothing written in our laws about this, so there

1154
01:21:36.680 --> 01:21:42.520
will be no punishment. Now the Night Realm has two queens.

1155
01:21:43.239 --> 01:21:48.960
I love you, Vernda, Bethany tells me with tears. I

1156
01:21:49.039 --> 01:21:53.760
love you, my bride. I return. However, we do not

1157
01:21:53.840 --> 01:21:58.000
have time for any further celebrations. Two of our warriors

1158
01:21:58.079 --> 01:22:03.680
return and come before us. They kneel before me prior

1159
01:22:03.760 --> 01:22:07.920
to speaking of their news. I raise my hand. You

1160
01:22:08.000 --> 01:22:13.119
must address your second queen, I say, for she now

1161
01:22:13.199 --> 01:22:17.079
rules at my side. The guards move so they may

1162
01:22:17.119 --> 01:22:20.720
address both of us. We beg your pardon, our Queen.

1163
01:22:21.439 --> 01:22:24.199
When I nod to acknowledge them, they tell me that

1164
01:22:24.279 --> 01:22:27.960
Paladin is near. He has come with his personal guards

1165
01:22:28.239 --> 01:22:31.119
to demand that I relinquish my reign as ruler of

1166
01:22:31.119 --> 01:22:35.079
the Night Realm to him. Let him come, I tell

1167
01:22:35.119 --> 01:22:40.000
them rise. When the warriors rise, we stand and wait.

1168
01:22:41.239 --> 01:22:45.359
Soon I see they have spoken true. Paladin comes on

1169
01:22:45.439 --> 01:22:48.720
a Nightmare, while the others have come on other beasts.

1170
01:22:49.399 --> 01:22:52.560
When Paladin sees me once again, he shows me that

1171
01:22:52.640 --> 01:22:55.560
he is still consumed in his plans to remove my

1172
01:22:55.720 --> 01:23:00.159
head from my body and bring my immortal existence to

1173
01:23:00.199 --> 01:23:05.279
its end. Forever. From there he would rule the Night

1174
01:23:05.359 --> 01:23:09.760
Realm and taint it with his own agendas. My subject's

1175
01:23:09.800 --> 01:23:13.920
part to allow Paladin to pass. Soon, he stands before

1176
01:23:13.960 --> 01:23:16.880
my platform and looks up at both of the Night

1177
01:23:16.960 --> 01:23:21.439
Realm's queens. He draws his sword and points it at me.

1178
01:23:22.680 --> 01:23:26.359
I shall await you no longer veranda. For years you

1179
01:23:26.439 --> 01:23:29.159
have evaded me, knowing that I could never lay claim

1180
01:23:29.239 --> 01:23:32.880
to the Night Realm so long as you remained in existence.

1181
01:23:33.840 --> 01:23:38.399
I draw the blood Oath and point down at him. Fool,

1182
01:23:38.960 --> 01:23:42.960
did you not have your chance to seize the Night Realm? Ah?

1183
01:23:42.960 --> 01:23:46.399
But you sought to satisfy your loins by violating me

1184
01:23:46.520 --> 01:23:50.039
again and again. You even allowed your guards to do so.

1185
01:23:50.920 --> 01:23:54.279
Even in this, you could not promise my demise. You

1186
01:23:54.359 --> 01:23:57.359
even ran your sword through me, as the hell Weaver

1187
01:23:57.479 --> 01:24:01.159
did centuries ago. By the time time you determined to

1188
01:24:01.199 --> 01:24:04.560
remove my head, I had risen to run my blade

1189
01:24:04.600 --> 01:24:10.239
through your guards. I would even turn you away. Paladin

1190
01:24:10.359 --> 01:24:15.720
raises his blade face me. Now, you abomination. He gives

1191
01:24:15.720 --> 01:24:19.920
me a face of glee. This day the Night Realm

1192
01:24:19.960 --> 01:24:25.199
shall belong to Paladin, Lord of the Sticks. I laugh

1193
01:24:25.279 --> 01:24:30.680
in both contempt and scorn you. Are lord of nothing, Paladin.

1194
01:24:31.119 --> 01:24:34.680
I Veranda am queen of the Night Realm. The stix

1195
01:24:34.760 --> 01:24:38.119
is of the Night Realm, so it belongs to your queen.

1196
01:24:39.039 --> 01:24:43.399
I raise the blood omen Veranda accepts your challenge, and

1197
01:24:43.479 --> 01:24:46.319
when you lose, I shall bind you with chains that

1198
01:24:46.399 --> 01:24:49.760
can never be parted. And then I shall spend all

1199
01:24:49.840 --> 01:24:54.000
eternity torturing you for both your insurrection and your violation

1200
01:24:54.119 --> 01:24:58.840
of my body. Your actions drove me into exile. I

1201
01:24:58.880 --> 01:25:02.840
am here before you. Now. Now let us finish this despot.

1202
01:25:03.800 --> 01:25:06.960
Now that I have answered this infidel's challenge, I scream

1203
01:25:07.039 --> 01:25:09.960
with my own anticipation of knowing that I shall slake

1204
01:25:10.079 --> 01:25:16.159
my thirst for both vengeance and redemption. So very soon,

1205
01:25:18.000 --> 01:25:18.960
are you afraid?

1206
01:25:20.039 --> 01:25:23.359
Good weekly Spooky, We'll be right back.

1207
01:25:27.239 --> 01:25:32.359
Perspective Bethany Miren. I don't know that I ever believed

1208
01:25:32.399 --> 01:25:35.279
in God, but I know I'm praying deep down that

1209
01:25:35.399 --> 01:25:39.000
this bastard doesn't claim my new wife. I wish there

1210
01:25:39.039 --> 01:25:42.159
was something I could do to help her. I gasp

1211
01:25:42.199 --> 01:25:45.119
when I feel Meridians taken firm hold of my wrist.

1212
01:25:45.960 --> 01:25:49.640
I know what you feel, but you cannot interfere. I

1213
01:25:49.720 --> 01:25:52.720
really gasp when I realize She's spoken to me in

1214
01:25:52.720 --> 01:25:57.119
the night Realm's native language, and that now I understand it.

1215
01:25:57.960 --> 01:26:03.039
I want to I tell her back using my new language,

1216
01:26:03.159 --> 01:26:07.079
and I understand. All that we may do is believe

1217
01:26:07.159 --> 01:26:11.760
that Veranda shall be victorious. She says softly. We may

1218
01:26:11.800 --> 01:26:16.800
only witness this final conflict again. You may not interfere.

1219
01:26:17.640 --> 01:26:21.600
Meridian holds my hand as a means of comforting me. Also,

1220
01:26:21.640 --> 01:26:26.560
I feel Veranda's entrusted this woman to protect me. Looking

1221
01:26:26.600 --> 01:26:29.640
at Veranda and Paladin, I don't think I could come

1222
01:26:29.640 --> 01:26:33.279
in between them. With the way they're fighting. I'd probably

1223
01:26:33.279 --> 01:26:37.279
get sliced into lunch meat. I feel myself shaking and impatient,

1224
01:26:37.520 --> 01:26:40.760
as the pit of my stomach pangs hard. I love

1225
01:26:40.840 --> 01:26:43.319
Veranda and I want to make good on my vows

1226
01:26:43.359 --> 01:26:47.199
to her, but I can only do that if she wins.

1227
01:26:47.640 --> 01:26:51.159
She must win. Meridian now tells me that I may

1228
01:26:51.199 --> 01:26:54.640
flee if I wish, reminding me that should Vernda lose,

1229
01:26:55.199 --> 01:26:58.880
Paladin will more than likely behead me after killing her.

1230
01:26:59.560 --> 01:27:03.920
I shake my head slowly. No, Meridian, I'll honor and

1231
01:27:04.039 --> 01:27:08.760
keep my vows to my queen. Meridian nods. Once our

1232
01:27:08.840 --> 01:27:14.800
queen has chosen her eternal companion. Wisely, all eyes are

1233
01:27:14.840 --> 01:27:17.720
on this final battle between the Queen of the Night

1234
01:27:17.760 --> 01:27:20.880
Realm and this despot who would take her mantle and

1235
01:27:21.039 --> 01:27:24.920
enslave this Realm's people. Even though Veranda is the only

1236
01:27:25.000 --> 01:27:28.439
Gorgon in existence, these people came to make her this

1237
01:27:28.520 --> 01:27:32.640
Realm's queen. Veranda is with honor and is committed to

1238
01:27:32.680 --> 01:27:36.119
her people. Her commitment was repaid when she was sent

1239
01:27:36.199 --> 01:27:39.680
to the Mortal Realm to recover and regain her strength,

1240
01:27:39.720 --> 01:27:44.159
as that's right. Her given Earth name was Jennifer Smith,

1241
01:27:44.680 --> 01:27:49.119
but she became Vicky Valentine to most. I've often wondered

1242
01:27:49.159 --> 01:27:51.720
why we always have to fight all the time. It

1243
01:27:51.800 --> 01:27:54.640
seems like every time you turn around, there are always

1244
01:27:54.720 --> 01:27:58.239
wars that never seem to end. It can be countries

1245
01:27:58.279 --> 01:28:00.720
fighting each other, to even what goes on in our

1246
01:28:00.760 --> 01:28:05.920
own government. Clearly Paladin wants Veranda's power for himself. I

1247
01:28:05.960 --> 01:28:07.880
don't know what she ever did to make him want

1248
01:28:07.880 --> 01:28:13.279
to kill her. Oh wait, I think I do. I'm

1249
01:28:13.319 --> 01:28:16.960
a mirn how many people in my own fucking family

1250
01:28:17.000 --> 01:28:21.039
have assumed positions of great power. There are members of

1251
01:28:21.079 --> 01:28:24.079
my family in our own government, in Congress and the

1252
01:28:24.079 --> 01:28:28.079
Supreme Court. I never wanted to say this, but my

1253
01:28:28.199 --> 01:28:33.279
own father is running for president. My own father can

1254
01:28:33.359 --> 01:28:37.840
be a bastard, but he's always been my father. Even

1255
01:28:37.880 --> 01:28:40.640
when I went into porn, he taught me the mere

1256
01:28:40.720 --> 01:28:43.159
in ways. I know how to shit on people and

1257
01:28:43.279 --> 01:28:46.239
use them as stepping stones to get exactly what I want.

1258
01:28:47.000 --> 01:28:49.800
He taught me to never settle for being second best

1259
01:28:50.000 --> 01:28:54.520
at anything. Paladin reminds me a lot of my own father.

1260
01:28:55.359 --> 01:28:59.319
Paladin doesn't want to be beneath anyone. At the same time,

1261
01:28:59.399 --> 01:29:02.600
my new wife, though she's the Queen of the Night Realm,

1262
01:29:03.119 --> 01:29:07.319
is fighting to protect her people. If my father wins

1263
01:29:07.359 --> 01:29:10.279
and becomes president of the country, I can only imagine

1264
01:29:10.279 --> 01:29:13.760
what horrors he would do. Paladin and my father aren't

1265
01:29:13.800 --> 01:29:16.920
that much different, except that my father uses the law

1266
01:29:17.000 --> 01:29:20.199
to his advantage and Paladin takes what he wants by

1267
01:29:20.199 --> 01:29:24.720
brute force. Veranda and Paladin have inflicted wounds on each other.

1268
01:29:25.159 --> 01:29:27.560
They're both bleeding out as they fight this ever so

1269
01:29:27.640 --> 01:29:32.119
important fight to the finish. I believe in my queen

1270
01:29:32.199 --> 01:29:35.479
with all my heart and soul. I have to. She

1271
01:29:35.600 --> 01:29:38.119
took me back even after I took her for granted.

1272
01:29:38.239 --> 01:29:41.039
Back in the mortal Realm, I want to spend the

1273
01:29:41.039 --> 01:29:44.039
rest of my life with my wife, what little time

1274
01:29:44.079 --> 01:29:48.119
there is left for me. I don't want her to die.

1275
01:29:48.279 --> 01:29:51.479
I don't want to die. I want to tell myself

1276
01:29:51.680 --> 01:29:54.359
that Vicki and I are in a Corgan Twins movie,

1277
01:29:54.520 --> 01:29:58.439
But there aren't any cameras. Also, I'm not seeing any

1278
01:29:58.479 --> 01:30:03.960
redheaded twins around. No, this is very real. I gasp

1279
01:30:04.000 --> 01:30:08.159
when Paladin manages to disarm Veranda. Now he's swinging like

1280
01:30:08.199 --> 01:30:11.520
he's never swung. He wants her so badly he can

1281
01:30:11.560 --> 01:30:16.039
taste it. But then Veranda surprises me by grabbing the

1282
01:30:16.079 --> 01:30:19.520
blade of his sword with one hand. With her free hand,

1283
01:30:19.840 --> 01:30:21.880
she pops him hard in the face to make him

1284
01:30:21.920 --> 01:30:24.880
let go of his sword. Then she flings it away.

1285
01:30:25.720 --> 01:30:28.520
She howls and lunges at him. The two of them

1286
01:30:28.560 --> 01:30:31.600
are throwing punch after punch at each other. You can

1287
01:30:31.680 --> 01:30:35.800
literally feel the hatred between them. Now they're on the ground,

1288
01:30:35.920 --> 01:30:39.479
rolling over each other. At one point, Paladin tries to

1289
01:30:39.600 --> 01:30:42.720
choke her, but she clasps his neck and gets him

1290
01:30:42.720 --> 01:30:46.000
off her. He lays into her with punch after punch.

1291
01:30:46.319 --> 01:30:49.159
Then he picks up her sword and tries to decapitate her.

1292
01:30:49.840 --> 01:30:54.239
Veranda strikes and disarms him with a kick. Ow. I

1293
01:30:54.319 --> 01:30:57.199
know it's not my barefoot, but seeing Veranda kick a

1294
01:30:57.199 --> 01:31:01.720
sword handle with hers makes me really feel. Veranda and

1295
01:31:01.760 --> 01:31:04.600
Paladin have beaten and bled each other, but they refuse

1296
01:31:04.720 --> 01:31:09.600
to back down. They mean to kill each other. Paladin

1297
01:31:09.680 --> 01:31:12.960
keeps going for Veranda's head like he's trying to just

1298
01:31:13.600 --> 01:31:17.439
rip it off her shoulders. One more time, Paladin gets

1299
01:31:17.439 --> 01:31:20.359
hold of a sword. He looks right at Veranda. Now

1300
01:31:21.119 --> 01:31:25.720
she's ready to move to dodge his attack, except I

1301
01:31:25.880 --> 01:31:29.399
gasp when I feel the sword suddenly burn hot as

1302
01:31:29.399 --> 01:31:35.319
the blade goes right through me. Vernda. I choke out,

1303
01:31:36.039 --> 01:31:39.079
knowing the blade is all the way through me. I

1304
01:31:39.119 --> 01:31:42.840
can literally feel it sticking out of my back. I'm

1305
01:31:42.880 --> 01:31:46.279
feeling my own blood dripping from my mouth as I

1306
01:31:46.359 --> 01:31:50.359
sink to my knees. I'm not even aware of Meridian

1307
01:31:50.479 --> 01:31:54.560
trying to help me. I know Paladin truly meant to

1308
01:31:54.680 --> 01:32:03.359
kill me now his throat was spot on. Heart literally hurts,

1309
01:32:03.800 --> 01:32:07.239
but I won't be in pain anymore when I fall

1310
01:32:07.279 --> 01:32:15.800
to my side. Please win, Veranda, avenge.

1311
01:32:15.279 --> 01:32:21.199
Me, don't go away. Weekly Spooky will be right.

1312
01:32:20.960 --> 01:32:34.000
Back perspective Veranda. Once more, Paladin had his opportunity to

1313
01:32:34.079 --> 01:32:37.600
seize my head. The first time, he chose to violate

1314
01:32:37.640 --> 01:32:42.439
me repeatedly. This time, he's chosen to take my queen

1315
01:32:42.600 --> 01:32:46.640
from me. Now there is no secret here in the

1316
01:32:46.720 --> 01:32:51.039
night realm that I have quite the temper. But now

1317
01:32:51.119 --> 01:32:54.279
I feel that my body has taken on a will

1318
01:32:54.319 --> 01:32:57.520
of its own. I roar with utter rage and leap

1319
01:32:57.600 --> 01:33:00.560
right at Paladin. I take him down to his back

1320
01:33:00.600 --> 01:33:04.159
and throw fist after fist right into his face. He

1321
01:33:04.199 --> 01:33:06.399
tries to remove me from his body, but I will

1322
01:33:06.439 --> 01:33:11.319
not be removed. I shall destroy Paladin forever. I must

1323
01:33:11.359 --> 01:33:14.600
remove this pestilence that has plagued my realm for far

1324
01:33:14.680 --> 01:33:17.359
too long. It was one thing for him to taint

1325
01:33:17.439 --> 01:33:20.800
me with his seed, but now he has taken my queen.

1326
01:33:21.479 --> 01:33:26.279
There can be no other option but death. In time,

1327
01:33:26.399 --> 01:33:30.439
I have bruised Paladin severely, opened wounds on his face,

1328
01:33:30.680 --> 01:33:34.039
and have his blood about my fists and body. None

1329
01:33:34.039 --> 01:33:36.800
of my subjects dare move to restrain or stop me.

1330
01:33:37.319 --> 01:33:39.880
I am only thankful for this, for I do not

1331
01:33:40.039 --> 01:33:43.720
wish to wrongfully slaughter any of them. I feel I

1332
01:33:43.760 --> 01:33:48.359
am possessed, for I refuse to stop with beating Paladin. However,

1333
01:33:48.479 --> 01:33:53.399
one finally dares to approach me, my Queen. When I

1334
01:33:53.439 --> 01:33:57.079
feel arms moving around me from behind, I stand and

1335
01:33:57.199 --> 01:34:00.720
howl with unbridled rage to throw the full fury of

1336
01:34:00.760 --> 01:34:05.399
my fist. On this day, I could have slain Sarafina,

1337
01:34:06.039 --> 01:34:10.119
my most loyal of handmaidens. My fist does not touch

1338
01:34:10.159 --> 01:34:14.600
her flesh, but I have ceased my blow just in time.

1339
01:34:15.800 --> 01:34:20.199
Saraphina's face reflects the trembling of her body. She falls

1340
01:34:20.239 --> 01:34:25.079
to her knees and cries, please, my Queen, no more.

1341
01:34:25.920 --> 01:34:32.439
You've beaten paladin, Please stop. Then she takes my hand,

1342
01:34:33.119 --> 01:34:38.319
no more death. Then I shed a few tears of

1343
01:34:38.359 --> 01:34:42.359
my own. Knowing that I could have wrongfully slain my handmaiden,

1344
01:34:43.399 --> 01:34:47.039
I lower myself to her and beg her for forgiveness.

1345
01:34:48.079 --> 01:34:51.079
She comes into me and holds me to her. I

1346
01:34:51.119 --> 01:34:54.039
have never had any young of my own, but this

1347
01:34:54.199 --> 01:34:56.880
handmaiden is the closest thing that I would have to

1348
01:34:56.920 --> 01:35:00.079
a daughter. I could tell that she looked upon on

1349
01:35:00.239 --> 01:35:03.399
me as a mother, the way she obeyed me and

1350
01:35:03.520 --> 01:35:07.239
listened as I would advise her. When I know that

1351
01:35:07.319 --> 01:35:10.600
my handmaiden will be well, I stand and move to

1352
01:35:10.640 --> 01:35:15.800
the platform where my sorceress is seeing to my bride.

1353
01:35:15.960 --> 01:35:20.760
She is past, Meridian tells me. And then I see

1354
01:35:20.800 --> 01:35:25.880
Paladin rising to his feet. I shall see you dead, yet,

1355
01:35:25.920 --> 01:35:30.920
foul Gorgon. Truly, this fool does not know when to cease.

1356
01:35:32.079 --> 01:35:35.880
He is beaten, yet he persists. There is only one

1357
01:35:35.960 --> 01:35:39.640
option available to me. I drop from the platform and

1358
01:35:39.680 --> 01:35:42.399
go to meet him. I can see that my handmaiden

1359
01:35:42.520 --> 01:35:45.840
is fearful that I will beat Paladin yet again. I

1360
01:35:45.880 --> 01:35:50.279
grab this despot and unleash my power upon him. No

1361
01:35:51.000 --> 01:35:55.920
release me. Paladin shrieks in fear, and those are the

1362
01:35:55.960 --> 01:35:59.399
final words that he would ever say. As he becomes

1363
01:35:59.439 --> 01:36:05.960
still and becomes stone, I release him. When his transformation

1364
01:36:06.159 --> 01:36:10.319
is finished, I retrieve the blood omen and shatter Paladin,

1365
01:36:11.319 --> 01:36:18.479
finishing him once and for all. From there I return

1366
01:36:19.199 --> 01:36:24.319
to my queen. I weep for Bethany. Now then I

1367
01:36:24.359 --> 01:36:28.560
truly understand that Paladin never meant to take my head.

1368
01:36:29.319 --> 01:36:34.039
He never truly wanted my crown. He wanted to destroy

1369
01:36:34.159 --> 01:36:38.399
me by attacking me personally. He failed to break me

1370
01:36:38.520 --> 01:36:41.560
when he violated me, but he took my bride, whom

1371
01:36:41.560 --> 01:36:44.760
he knew was worth far more to me than even

1372
01:36:44.800 --> 01:36:49.960
my own realm Yes, Paladin, has truly defeated me to day,

1373
01:36:50.520 --> 01:36:55.680
even at the cost of his own existence. I would

1374
01:36:55.680 --> 01:36:59.399
give up my kingdom to have you back my queen,

1375
01:37:00.399 --> 01:37:05.439
I tell my departed bride. Meridian glances over her shoulder.

1376
01:37:06.680 --> 01:37:09.319
It will not come to that, my queen. There is

1377
01:37:09.359 --> 01:37:13.159
a way that she can be restored. She stands and

1378
01:37:13.239 --> 01:37:17.800
faces me. It would require something that only you can

1379
01:37:17.840 --> 01:37:21.840
give her. If my queen can be restored to me, Sorceress,

1380
01:37:22.119 --> 01:37:25.960
then I shall pay any price, I shout, even if

1381
01:37:25.960 --> 01:37:29.800
I must die so that she may live. You would

1382
01:37:29.800 --> 01:37:34.880
not perish my queen, my sorceress tells me, you would

1383
01:37:34.960 --> 01:37:38.479
forfeit your immortality. I would channel it into a new

1384
01:37:38.520 --> 01:37:43.439
life force to restore our queen to you. I do

1385
01:37:43.479 --> 01:37:48.560
not hesitate begin Meridian at once. My sorceress does not

1386
01:37:48.680 --> 01:37:52.399
ask me if I am certain. She asks for my hand.

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01:37:52.600 --> 01:37:54.680
When I give it to her, she opens my wrist

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01:37:54.920 --> 01:37:58.039
and utters a spell as she pours my blood onto

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01:37:58.119 --> 01:38:02.479
Bethany's form. Normally my blood does not glow so brightly,

1390
01:38:02.720 --> 01:38:06.960
but I understand that this is my immortality leaving my body.

1391
01:38:07.880 --> 01:38:12.000
Meridian continues her sorcery as I feel my essence leaving me.

1392
01:38:13.239 --> 01:38:17.239
The ritual takes a great deal of time, but it

1393
01:38:17.359 --> 01:38:21.960
is eventually finished. I am weakened by the ritual and

1394
01:38:22.159 --> 01:38:26.439
fall to my bottom. Meridian heals my wounds and then

1395
01:38:26.520 --> 01:38:31.079
turns her attention to Bethany. My sorceress finishes her spell.

1396
01:38:31.800 --> 01:38:37.680
Bethany remains so deathly still. Soon she begins to move.

1397
01:38:39.119 --> 01:38:45.159
Then she opens her eyes and moans. Meridian eases her

1398
01:38:45.239 --> 01:38:50.680
up to sit. You live once more, my queen. Meridian

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01:38:50.760 --> 01:38:59.239
tells her how Bethany wonders. Then she gazes upon me, VICKI.

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01:39:00.479 --> 01:39:03.560
When Bethany comes to see me, I reach up to

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01:39:03.600 --> 01:39:07.960
take hold of her. Now I see see that my

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01:39:08.119 --> 01:39:13.960
flesh appears mortal. I do not care. Bethany and I

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01:39:14.039 --> 01:39:17.359
hold on to one another and cry together. I have

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01:39:17.520 --> 01:39:21.359
my queen once more, and that is really all that

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01:39:21.520 --> 01:39:33.920
matters to me. Epilogue one year later, perspective, Vicki Valentine.

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01:39:35.239 --> 01:39:38.760
It is the day the mortals call Halloween once more.

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01:39:39.600 --> 01:39:43.039
Bethany and I are lying together in our apartment in

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01:39:43.119 --> 01:39:47.239
Strickfield Cove. I still remember everything that has happened one

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01:39:47.319 --> 01:39:51.199
year ago. On this day, I am still Veranda, but

1410
01:39:51.279 --> 01:39:54.479
I have since returned to being known as Vicki Valentine.

1411
01:39:55.520 --> 01:39:58.359
Even though we've been married for one mortal year now,

1412
01:39:58.960 --> 01:40:02.079
Bethany still find meanins it difficult to believe that I

1413
01:40:02.119 --> 01:40:06.319
have given up both my immortality and my realm for her.

1414
01:40:07.600 --> 01:40:11.840
Thinking about Paladin, his victory over me had become nullified

1415
01:40:11.920 --> 01:40:16.119
upon my sorceress restoring Bethany to me, But I know

1416
01:40:16.239 --> 01:40:19.560
that in the end he had proven victorious, since I

1417
01:40:19.600 --> 01:40:23.920
would still lose my kingdom. Not only have I lost

1418
01:40:23.920 --> 01:40:27.479
my immortality in order to restore Bethany to me, I

1419
01:40:27.520 --> 01:40:31.079
have been living as a mortal woman once more. Having

1420
01:40:31.119 --> 01:40:34.119
lost all my powers, I was no longer able to

1421
01:40:34.159 --> 01:40:37.399
reign over the Night Realm. I would pass my crown

1422
01:40:37.520 --> 01:40:42.359
to another. In truth, Bethany and I would both have

1423
01:40:42.479 --> 01:40:48.079
to relinquish our crowns. Meridian and Seraphina now rule over

1424
01:40:48.119 --> 01:40:52.680
the Night Realm together. I know that I shall age

1425
01:40:52.680 --> 01:40:55.760
with my mortal bride, and perhaps die with her when

1426
01:40:55.760 --> 01:40:59.279
my time comes. For many centuries I wondered if I

1427
01:40:59.279 --> 01:41:02.680
would be alone in life. I never imagined that I

1428
01:41:02.680 --> 01:41:07.359
would lose my heart to a mortal woman, but I

1429
01:41:07.439 --> 01:41:12.159
have and hold no regrets in doing so. While I

1430
01:41:12.239 --> 01:41:15.720
shall always be Veranda since it is my birth name,

1431
01:41:16.560 --> 01:41:19.199
I am a different Veranda. Here in the mortal realm,

1432
01:41:19.840 --> 01:41:23.560
I have gone back into making fantasies called horror movies.

1433
01:41:24.119 --> 01:41:27.479
I've also returned to being Veranda, Queen of the Night

1434
01:41:28.000 --> 01:41:30.800
on Fridays for Channel sixty one in the city of

1435
01:41:30.800 --> 01:41:34.319
North Ridgeway. The first time I came to be in

1436
01:41:34.359 --> 01:41:38.640
the mortal realm, I was no longer Veranda. Now that

1437
01:41:38.680 --> 01:41:42.640
I have returned and remember everything, I know that I

1438
01:41:42.680 --> 01:41:46.359
can live the remainder of my existence here so long

1439
01:41:46.399 --> 01:41:49.680
as I have my bride by my side. I had

1440
01:41:49.720 --> 01:41:53.159
even given her my blessing to return to making her

1441
01:41:53.199 --> 01:41:56.760
sexual fantasies where she lays with both men and other

1442
01:41:56.840 --> 01:42:08.600
women alike, but she refused. Perspective Bethany Miren, even after

1443
01:42:08.640 --> 01:42:11.920
a year, I still can't forget that I died in

1444
01:42:12.039 --> 01:42:16.199
Vicki's realm. I still don't know how to describe my experience,

1445
01:42:17.000 --> 01:42:19.880
even when I was brought back, I don't know it.

1446
01:42:20.960 --> 01:42:25.920
Just I can't put these experiences into words. I mean,

1447
01:42:26.560 --> 01:42:30.680
we can only pretend to experience these things working on

1448
01:42:30.760 --> 01:42:34.000
horror movies with the Corgan Twins or Enrique Kuto. But

1449
01:42:34.119 --> 01:42:38.640
what happened to me was so real. When I saw

1450
01:42:38.680 --> 01:42:42.000
that Vicky was no longer a gorgan but human again.

1451
01:42:42.640 --> 01:42:45.960
I knew deep down she sacrificed so much to bring

1452
01:42:46.039 --> 01:42:50.399
me back Before that I don't feel I ever understood

1453
01:42:50.680 --> 01:42:55.479
how love worked even during my courtship with Vicki. That's

1454
01:42:55.520 --> 01:42:58.960
probably why I took her for granted and almost lost her,

1455
01:43:00.000 --> 01:43:04.880
possibly forever. Vicki gave up both her immortality and her

1456
01:43:05.000 --> 01:43:10.479
kingdom for me. I truly understand how committed she was

1457
01:43:10.520 --> 01:43:13.840
to me, and knew she understood what real love and

1458
01:43:13.880 --> 01:43:19.159
commitment to another person was. To be honest, I wouldn't

1459
01:43:19.159 --> 01:43:22.720
have minded staying in the night Realm with her. At

1460
01:43:22.800 --> 01:43:26.479
least there we don't have to worry about bigoted assholes

1461
01:43:26.479 --> 01:43:30.600
who are against same sex couples. Truly, there was no

1462
01:43:30.720 --> 01:43:35.520
discrimination of that kind there. Vicki knew if she stayed

1463
01:43:35.520 --> 01:43:37.880
in the Night Realm, she could never have protected her

1464
01:43:37.920 --> 01:43:41.399
people the way she once did. Also, she said that

1465
01:43:41.560 --> 01:43:45.319
I was now her people and said she would return

1466
01:43:45.359 --> 01:43:48.520
to the mortal realm with me. As far as my

1467
01:43:48.640 --> 01:43:52.960
days in porn go, I'm officially retired. I just couldn't

1468
01:43:53.000 --> 01:43:56.479
bring myself to have sex with other people, even for money,

1469
01:43:57.319 --> 01:44:00.680
even though Vicki gave me her blessing to continue. I

1470
01:44:00.760 --> 01:44:02.880
wanted to be loyal to my new wife and give

1471
01:44:02.920 --> 01:44:07.600
my everything to her, that included my body. I also

1472
01:44:07.720 --> 01:44:10.600
had to apologize to Jenny Corgan for the way I

1473
01:44:10.720 --> 01:44:13.600
lashed out at her when I thought she was staking

1474
01:44:13.640 --> 01:44:17.520
her claim to Vicki. She said there was nothing to forgive.

1475
01:44:18.600 --> 01:44:21.359
While she admitted to having a huge crush on Vicki,

1476
01:44:21.800 --> 01:44:24.880
she always understood that Vicky was with me and would

1477
01:44:24.880 --> 01:44:28.199
have never tried to separate us, even saying she was

1478
01:44:28.279 --> 01:44:31.960
no home wrecker. When it comes to horror movies, I

1479
01:44:31.960 --> 01:44:35.159
could always take or leave them. Now I'm appearing in

1480
01:44:35.199 --> 01:44:38.600
more of them with Vicky and going under my real name,

1481
01:44:39.239 --> 01:44:43.359
Belinda Barnett is ancient history. My parents still say I

1482
01:44:43.399 --> 01:44:46.800
should get a real job, but they're essentially happy I'm

1483
01:44:46.840 --> 01:44:51.199
no longer doing porn. As for my dad, he won.

1484
01:44:52.039 --> 01:44:55.039
He's the President of the United States now, and believe

1485
01:44:55.119 --> 01:44:58.319
me when I say Vicky and me are not happy

1486
01:44:58.359 --> 01:45:03.960
about it, I'm okay with doing horror movies, especially when

1487
01:45:04.000 --> 01:45:08.000
I'm with Vicki. Oh, and my parents actually insisted on

1488
01:45:08.119 --> 01:45:12.720
us having a real wedding if they only knew Vicky

1489
01:45:12.800 --> 01:45:15.279
agreed to it, and we had a chapel wedding on

1490
01:45:15.399 --> 01:45:20.479
Valentine's Day, which was a huge adventure in itself. As

1491
01:45:20.520 --> 01:45:24.600
for Halloween, Vicky and I will always celebrate that as

1492
01:45:24.640 --> 01:45:28.680
our true wedding anniversary. In fact, when we left the

1493
01:45:28.800 --> 01:45:32.600
Night Realm and came back here, it was still Halloween night.

1494
01:45:33.560 --> 01:45:36.439
It was like we had never left the Strickfield haunted house.

1495
01:45:36.520 --> 01:45:40.960
In Cemetery. Present day, Vicky and me spend some quality

1496
01:45:41.000 --> 01:45:44.079
time in bed in our apartment, then we went out

1497
01:45:44.119 --> 01:45:47.439
and had a celebration dinner. I let Vicki take me

1498
01:45:47.520 --> 01:45:50.079
to the Night Realm with her, where we actually hit

1499
01:45:50.159 --> 01:45:53.800
up a few bars and other places there. We even

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01:45:53.840 --> 01:45:56.720
went to the castle to visit with Meridian and Sarafina.

1501
01:45:57.760 --> 01:46:02.800
So far, everything continued to be peaceful. By the end

1502
01:46:02.800 --> 01:46:05.479
of our date, Vicky and I both feel we want

1503
01:46:05.479 --> 01:46:09.079
to stay here, but as humans, we know we don't

1504
01:46:09.079 --> 01:46:14.079
belong and we go back to the Mortal Realm. Vicky

1505
01:46:14.119 --> 01:46:17.359
and I are still making horror movies together. You could

1506
01:46:17.359 --> 01:46:21.039
say we're kind of a double bill now. We almost

1507
01:46:21.039 --> 01:46:24.600
do them exclusively together now, though I have starred in

1508
01:46:24.640 --> 01:46:28.119
a few on my own. I even did Babysitter, Massacre,

1509
01:46:28.199 --> 01:46:32.319
The Return of Aaron Mercer for Enrique Cuto recently, where

1510
01:46:32.359 --> 01:46:34.760
he still manages to get quite a bit of nudity

1511
01:46:34.800 --> 01:46:38.000
out of me. Call him what you will, but he's

1512
01:46:38.000 --> 01:46:42.239
one hell of a screenwriter and director. One thing's for sure, though,

1513
01:46:42.960 --> 01:46:47.600
I've never taken my life for granted on anything again. Also,

1514
01:46:48.319 --> 01:46:51.359
I've never yelled at her like before, unless it's in

1515
01:46:51.399 --> 01:46:54.640
a script. I was given a second chance at life

1516
01:46:55.239 --> 01:46:58.760
thanks to my wife, and I'm not gonna blow this one,

1517
01:46:59.399 --> 01:47:04.039
not when she gave up everything for me. Still, why

1518
01:47:04.039 --> 01:47:07.119
do I keep feeling that something bad's waiting to happen

1519
01:47:07.720 --> 01:47:11.479
for my being brought back to life. I've just never

1520
01:47:11.520 --> 01:47:16.720
been able to shake the feeling. No, it's not Valentine's Day,

1521
01:47:17.680 --> 01:47:20.560
but this sure was a hell of a Halloween Valentine,

1522
01:47:21.279 --> 01:47:32.720
wasn't it? Happy Halloween? Well, my spookies, I hope you

1523
01:47:32.880 --> 01:47:37.199
enjoyed a little story of love and death to help

1524
01:47:37.279 --> 01:47:42.520
us bring in Halloween coming straight at us tomorrow. It's

1525
01:47:42.560 --> 01:47:46.720
been an incredible journey celebrating Halloween with all of you

1526
01:47:46.880 --> 01:47:50.039
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1528
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Thank you for listening. Make sure to find your way

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