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Asylum of the Dirt Babies — Halloween Possession and Killer-Craft Revenge

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A cruel prank inside Locust Grove Asylum awakens grave-born Dirt Babies and traps a group of young people inside their Halloween revenge.

Deep within the decaying halls of Locust Grove Asylum, a cruel prank unleashes an ancient evil — and this Halloween, the Dirt Babies have returned.

Middle school misfits, goth teens, and a grieving babysitter all collide when a cursed patch of grave dirt births tiny, homicidal creatures with a thirst for vengeance. What began as a twisted Halloween dare soon becomes a blood-soaked night of survival, as the Dirt Babies crawl back from the earth to finish what they started last year.

From writer Bruce Haney, Asylum of the Dirt Babies mixes 90s nostalgia, slasher energy, and supernatural mayhem into a single terrifying Halloween story you won’t forget.

Asylum of the Dirt Babies — by Bruce Haney

Locust Grove Asylum expands the Dirt Babies mythology beyond one babysitting night. A prank introduces grave soil and cruelty into a place already associated with suffering, allowing the tiny creatures to return with a purpose tied to the people who awakened them. Middle-school outsiders, goth teenagers, and a grieving babysitter bring different histories to the same sealed location.

Bruce Haney mixes supernatural revenge, possession, slasher momentum, and grotesque craft-creature horror. The abandoned asylum is not just atmosphere: its rooms, dead, and buried memory provide the conditions that let the Dirt Babies grow into another Halloween reckoning.

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It began as a Halloween prank, just dirt grass seed

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and an old legend whispered in the dark. But what

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came crawling out of that graveyard wasn't a joke. It

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was alive. And this year the dirt babies are back

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and hungry for the ones who made them.

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There's a shill in the air. Must befall join me

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for a tale of Halloween.

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You will experience tales of over a ghosts and dam

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It is not recommended for the week at Heart.

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Join me for a tale of howl.

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we have quite the monstrous scare story for you tonight,

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a full length novella about the carnage in Mayhem that

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something small, harmless, even a little silly. Now, imagine watching

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it move on its own in a forgotten asylum where

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tragedy sleeps beneath the floorboards. On Halloween night, an entire

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town of kids are about to learn that even the

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smallest monsters can have the deadliest bites. Tonight, my spookies,

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beware what you bring to life, because it just might

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Remember You Asylum of the Dirt Babies by Bruce Haney,

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Chapter one. Thomas hated being at the bottom of the

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pecking order at school, but it would be a lie

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to say he wasn't used to it. It seemed like

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his parents would move every year for one reason or another,

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and then he would find himself at a new school,

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having to make new friends once again. For seventh grade,

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he entered Locust Grove Middle School. In the two months

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since school started, he had managed to make a couple

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of good friends, a dork named Chris and a les

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named Maria. Not his words, of course, they were the

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insults that the kids he was waiting to meet called them.

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Their name for him was Spaz. He was meeting them

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at an abandoned building. They were late, he had plenty

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of time to look around. He didn't possess any knowledge

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of architecture, so he knew nothing about how old the

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building was, but he assumed it had been abandoned for

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at least a few decades. Above the door, he saw

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a metal plaque that had been spray painted over at

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some point to hide the name, but time and weather

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had taken its toll, so he could just make out

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that it said Locust Grove Insane Asylum. Knowing a bit

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more about history than architecture, he knew that that was

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an antiquated name, so he assumed it had closed some

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time before the nineteen sixties. With all the broken windows

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and graffiti, he wondered how long before they bulldozed the

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old building. He thought about how fun it would be

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to explore the place, but it appeared that every exit

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was boarded up and the windows all had bars on them.

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From the corner of his eye, he thought he saw

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something moving in the old building, but by the time

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he turned his head to focus on the window, what

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he thought he saw was gone. He was so engrossed

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watching for more movement that he didn't realize that somebody

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was approaching him. Woo, Zeke yelled. Zeke and his two

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friends laughed. Thomas jumped, I didn't know you were a

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scaredy cat. I'm not, I just Thomas started to say,

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then thought better of it. Never mind, he didn't want

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to show how stressed he was to be meeting Zeke

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and his friends. They were a grade older than him,

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and they were bullies. Thomas figured that they were only

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popular because their parents had much They all wore those expensive,

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big puffy DC skate shoes, and Zeke wore a no

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Fear shirt with a matching hat whose bill had been

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so curved and worked over that the sides almost touched.

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I can't believe I scared you that easily, Zeke laughed,

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You didn't scare me. Sure want to hear something really scary?

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Zeke asked, sure. I guess nobody told you about what

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happened around here last year, did they? Collins added, you

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haven't heard about their reign of terror? Andrew laughed there, Yeah,

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they killed my cousin. Zeke said he was killed by

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the dirt babies. Thomas tried not to laugh. He really did.

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He bit his tongue in everything he knew. Laughing at

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Zeke was a ticket to Knucklesville. Dirt Babies. You have

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to be kidding me? Are you calling me a liar? Spaz?

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Zeke asked, no, man, just Thomas took a moment to

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think about what to say. Okay, tell me what is

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a dirt baby? So you know what this building was?

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Thomas didn't respond. What if I told you that was

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the Locust Grove Insane Asylum, I would say, I know,

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I can read the words from that spray painted over sign.

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Thomas's snotty answer annoyed Zeke's friends. Let's kick his ass,

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Andrew said. Collins put his fists up. Zeke waved a

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hand at them. It closed down in the nineteen forties

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after Jonathan Allison, a pace and madman killed eighty people there. Okay,

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Thomas said, not understanding the point. Well, last year, some

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kids decided to use some dirt from the grave of

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the old Killer to make dirt babies. Sorry, man, you

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have to explain to me what is a dirt baby.

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Zeke signaled to Collins. You put dirt in a nylon stocking,

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add some grass seed to become its hair, tie it off,

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and then decorate the outside to look like a person.

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Colin said, okay, Thomas replied, look man, Zeke said, and

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then put his arm around Thomas. I think you have

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potential to be cool. You could even be a part

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of my group. You have confidence. Any other seventh grader

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wouldn't be mouthing off like you are. But you need

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to prove yourself first. All right, what are you trying

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to get me to do? Initiation? Go to the killer's

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grave and bring me back some dirt. Simple, Why do

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you want it? To freak out the girls? They believe

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in that dirt? Baby nonsense, So it is bs, of course,

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So were you gonna do it? I don't know. It's

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kind of wrong to mess with somebody's grave. He was

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a murderer. If it's okay to mess with anybody's grave,

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it would be his look extra incentive. I'll share my

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candy hall with you. You trick or treat? No, I

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mean the candy I steal from the sixth and seventh graders.

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All right, but you remember the deal for me coming

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out here, right, you'll leave me and my friends alone.

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You have friends, Colin laughed. Give me two names and

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I'll leave those two alone. Zeke said, there's no way

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he has more than two friends. Andrew laughed. Maria and

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Chris Thomas said, who are they? Zeke asked the dork

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in the les Colins answered, how can I not mess

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with them? On Halloween? Of all nights? The dork is

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the biggest dweb, Zeke said, deal Thomas stated, while sticking

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his hand out instead of shaking it. Zeke pulled a

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baggie out of the pocket of his jorts and put

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it in Thomas's hand. Deal, all right, get to it,

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Zeke said. As they watched him walk away. Andrew asked,

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why include him? Why didn't we just do it ourselves?

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Because it's fun to freak out the seventh graders. Zeke said,

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I can't believe he thinks we're going to be friends.

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They all laughed. The further Thomas went into the woods,

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the more uneasy he felt. Just like the building. The

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path was on the low maintenance plan, so it was

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thick with blackberries and layers of rotting leaves from years

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of neglect and rainfall. Many of the graves were covered

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in moss, and others were broken or falling apart, but

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a few were readable. He read them out loud as

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he searched for the one Zeke had mentioned. Thomas Leary,

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Sarah Burquette, and then finally he saw it, Jonathan Allison.

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He had to wipe a layer of leaves away to

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get to the dirt. He didn't notice the cymbals he

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was wiping away. He filled the quart bag Zeke had

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given him and then turned to walk away. A sudden

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breeze went through the trees, scattering the fallen leaves. This

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was the moment that Thomas ran. If he had looked

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even a second longer, he would have noticed the single

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exposed googly eye and how the dirt under it moved

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ever so slightly. Thomas slowed down and caught his breath

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before getting back to Zeke and his friends. Finally, you loser,

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it took you long enough. I thought we were cool.

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Zeke took the bag of dirt from Thomas. Cool with

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a s bas like you, Zeke laughed, and then in

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a mocking tone, I'm Thomas. I'm scared of dirt babies,

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but maybe the cool kid'll be nice to me. You suck,

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Thomas said, and then turned to walk away. So does

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your mom? Zeke said, what did you say? Zeke smiled

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at him. Collins and Andrew pushed out their chests, ready

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to fight. I'm ready to go if you are, Zeke said.

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Thomas turned and walked away. The Pumpkin was the first

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one to reform a dirt baby that had the characteristics

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of a pumpkin because of his lack of humanity. He

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had the least amount of personality. He was a hopping

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killer who only made guttural noises. Bucky was next. He

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had arms and legs, big buck teeth, and purple eyebrows,

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making him the silliest of them. Then goth Baby and

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vampire Baby began to form. The goth one looked like

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a young David Vanion from the British punk band The

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Damned Vampire Baby looked like a vampire because of his large,

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sharp teeth. What's the plan, Bucky asked, Kill as many

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people as we can. GoF Baby said, that's a good start,

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Vampire Baby said. The pumpkin made an approving, slimy guttural noise. Well,

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if Pumpkin is on board, let's get to it, goth

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Baby said. Two. Kristen stood in her mirror as she

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fixed her makeup. It had been perfect, but that was

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before she started crying. Today was the anniversary of when

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her missteps with witchcraft led to the creation of killer

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dirt babies, a mistake that led to the death of

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two of her best friends and a few other people.

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She had been depressed all year, most people didn't notice

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the difference. Sadness went hand in hand with the goth

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subculture at her high school. Before, she attempted to look

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sad because she thought it made people think she was deep.

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But now she was depressed. The music she was listening

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to was last year's Gloom Macabre record. It was a

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record that her friends were supposed to listen to for

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the first time last Halloween, but then she got a

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babysitting gig and the whole dirt Baby's thing happened, so

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Sarah and Sid never heard the record. She had the

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repeat button set on track fourteen. Titled This Rotten Little

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Heart of Mine, the song was dark and slow. The

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minor keys and suspended chords created a haunting sound that

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the lyrics built upon beautifully. In the shadows of this

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rotting Heart, love cannot grow in the center of a hole,

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in a place so dark? Who needs a soul? Let

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it go? Let it go. I don't want to be

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in control. The song had been a key factor in

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the hate for Gloom Macabre by parent groups. They felt

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that it was a pro suicide song. They were right,

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and it was the chorus that made that clear. It's

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time to let everything go. I can do this no

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more then gloom yells. Cross the road won't ever get

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me to the other side. If I ever want to

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leave this fucking place, I must face my fate. Kristin

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stopped putting on her eyeliner to sing along down the road.

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I Go, we go, Let go, let go, let go,

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Let's go. That chorus always got her pumped, and she

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was afraid she would end up stabbing herself in the

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eye as she sang along. Its dark lyrics made her

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feel better. A knock was heard at her door. Come in,

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Kristin's brother pushed open the door. Bram is here, he

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said in a snotty voice. Kristin rushed to finish her makeup.

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She was happy with the job she did. Her skin

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was smooth and as pale looking as she had hoped for.

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The fresh onyx lipstick was applied to perfection, and with

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her thick eyeliner, she looked as close to Nancy Downs

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from the Craft as she could, although her dyed black

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hair was longer and wavier, and of course, her dull

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brown eyes couldn't compare to Nancy's wild blue ones. Let

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him in, You let him in, You left him at

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the door. He's your friend. You're lucky I told you

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he was here. Remember what Mom and Dad said when

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they left no boys in the house. They said, no

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friends over. And you've been breaking that rule too. Kristen

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walked to the front door and opened it. Come in.

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She was always a little disappointed when she saw a Bram.

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Now he was still hot, but he had made a

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drastic change in the last year. He met a new

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friend who introduced him to the dead Kennedys and Tina

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Sidel and now the suave goth boy she fell in

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love with, who used to dress in all black, had

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spiky green hair, and wore short sleeved punk band shirts.

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He even ditched the combat boots for a pair of

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green and purple airwalks. At least he still wore eyeliner.

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I'm glad you could come over, she said as she

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grabbed his hand and dragged him towards her bedroom. As

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she held his hand, she rubbed the nub of what

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used to be his thumb. She did it often without

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even thinking about it, and if it bothered him, he

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never said anything. I can't believe your babysitting on Halloween again.

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I still say you should bail on the Gartners and

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little Simon so we can go to the party tonight.

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You want to go to the party with all the

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people from school that treat us like crap every day?

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The place is huge. We aren't hanging out with the

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preppies and jocks. We're gonna set up our own party

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in the basement. You know they're going to be too

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scared to go to the basement of the abandoned asylum.

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No one will mess with us. A bunch of people

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hanging in a basement smoking weed in the dark doesn't

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sound like I'm missing all that much, she said, no, No,

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it's going to be way cooler than that. First of all,

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Bob is bringing a boombox and I'm bringing enough D

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batteries to run it all night. Bram explained. Is Melissa

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going to be there? Probably? Bram said, hmm, what he asked?

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You know, she likes you. I can't control that. What

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can I do? She's part of the group. Don't you

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trust me? I trust you? Kristen said, okay, then what's

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the problem? No? No, you're right. So we only have

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an hour before I need to head to my babysitting gig.

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Are we going to make out or what? Say?

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No more?

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Bram said and gave her a soft kiss. Kristin grabbed

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the back of his head and kissed him hard. After

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a passionate minute, Bram broke away from her. Be gentle.

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I'm a virgin, ha ha, and you're staying one, Kristin said,

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and continued to kiss him. She was still worried about

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the party. Melissa was a notorious boyfriend thief. While many

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people she knew had already done the deed, she wasn't ready.

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She liked to kiss, and she was all right with

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him touching her, and one time she even touched him.

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It was exciting, but it also scared her. With her

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parents not being home as a buffer, she insisted that

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kissing was all they did, afraid that if he touched

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her again, she wouldn't be able to stop herself from

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going all the way. After the Gloom Macob song that

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was on repeat played about five times, Bram stopped kissing her.

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She sat away from him, panting and wanting to jump

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his bones. Babe, Bram asked, Yeah, are you going to

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be all right tonight? Kristen calmed down and straightened up

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a bit. Yeah, I'll be all right, she lied. It's

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been a year, yeah, which makes today the anniversary, he sighed.

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I ask because I'm not doing all right. I miss them.

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I miss our little group. Sid and Sarah were the

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two best friends I ever had. Please, I don't want

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to talk about it. We never talk about it, Brahm replied.

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I have my reasons. It's hard, though. I don't have

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anyone to talk about it with. Nobody believes in the

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dirt babies. I don't want to talk about it, she said,

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shutting him down like she had so many times over

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the last year when he brought this very subject up.

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You know I need to leave soon. You should probably

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get going anyway you want me to go, Brahm said,

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with a hint of sadness in his voice. Come on,

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I just need to finish getting ready, she lied. Her

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baby sitting pack was already put together, and other than

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fixing her lipstick from the makeout session, she was ready fine,

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Brahm said, then got up and went to leave. See

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you later, Kristin said, not sounding pleased. Bram turned around

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to her. I love you, you know that, right? Christen

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softened a bit, I know, she said, and stood up.

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Give me a hug before you go. Bram walked back

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to Christin and hugged her. He held her tight and

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tried to keep the tears at bay, wishing she would

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talk to him for her sake and his I love

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you too, Kristin said, and pushed her body out to

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signal that she was done with the hug. After Bram left,

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the feeling of emptiness returned. Her eyes began to well up,

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so she turned up the radio and focused on it

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and sang along to the dark lyrics until she calmed down.

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Tonight was going to be hard. She knew that there

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were too many things going on that felt just like

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last year. Of course, she and Simon had sworn off

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all arts and crafts, and she hadn't performed a spell

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since that night, but it's still back in that house

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on the same night of the year that those things

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came alive. Since they weren't doing arts and crafts, her

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packing was light. She brought a couple of books, and

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Casey fell asleep early. She also brought her Book of

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Shadows and one other thing in case they came back.

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She brought movies, but none of them were Halloweene. She

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planned to pretend it wasn't even Halloween as much as

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she could while still being on candy bowl duty at

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the gardener's for the tricker treaters. Once her makeup was

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back to how she liked it, she checked her watch,

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it was about time to go. When she left her room,

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she yelled at her brother, all right, dill Weed, I'm going.

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You better keep your friends out of my room tonight.

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He didn't answer, dill Weed. She repeated, nothing Tommy. She

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knocked on his bedroom door, but there was no response.

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Kristen walked to the kitchen and grabbed the post it

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notes from the drawer and a sharpie. In as big

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letters as she could, she wrote stay out, and then

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walked back to her room and placed it on the door.

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Then she laughed, that little shit, she said to an

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empty room. She realized where Tommy was. He knew she

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needed her bicycle, so he was like hiding in the

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garage to scare her like he always did. What he

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didn't know is that she was one step ahead and

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snuck her bike out of there earlier. She thought about

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locking him in the garage to mess with him, but

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all he would have to do was hit the power

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button for the electric opener and he'd be out. As

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she went out the back door, she chuckled thinking of

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him hiding in the garage for nothing. She hid the

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bike on the other side of the barbecue, and it

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was still there. She could see the handlebars. She made

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a few improvements since last year. She gave up on

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waiting for her dad to help her paint the thing.

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She did it herself and was careful to tape off

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the parts she didn't want to spray black. She thought

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about pulling the basket with daisies off during its transformation,

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but the basket was useful, so she painted it black

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as well, after pulling off the daisies with a pair

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of pliers. Sometimes, despite the paint job, she still got

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flashbacks of last Halloween when she rode the dirt babies

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in the basket to the cemetery to destroy them. Kristen

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screamed when she got around the barbecue and saw a

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dirt baby in the basket once again. She closed her

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eyes and reopened them to make sure she wasn't seeing things.

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She could feel her heart pumping faster as she reopened

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her eyes and hoped that it wasn't there, But it was. Boo,

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a voice came from behind her. She turned around in

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a hurry to see her brother pointing and laughing at her.

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She turned back to the dirt baby to see it

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was a regular, inanimate one, completely harmless. You you She

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was too angry to even think of what to call

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him again. She could feel tears well in her eyes

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as she tried to stop the flashes of last year's tragedy.

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The first was missus Kinders, who was stabbed in the neck,

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then Sid's mutilated body on the driveway outside of the

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home Haunt, but the worst was the image of Sarah

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on the ground, bleeding in the road while the little

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monsters approached, leaving her behind in order to save Simon.

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Still eats her up inside. Fuck you, she said, and

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with that she got her composure back and didn't mess

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up her makeup. Get that thing off my bike. Tommy

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didn't argue. He didn't expect that strong of a response.

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He hurried and grabbed the dirt baby and threw it

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towards the house. Kristin jumped on her bike and pedaled

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out of there as fast as she could. Tommy watched

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as she went, feeling bad for once. I'm sorry, he yelled.

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Chapter three. The bases were not loaded. They were in

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fact empty, but that did not mean winning wasn't still possible.

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It was slim as the game was tied and the

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batter going up was better at pitching than swinging a bat.

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Since the team had an everybody plays rule, putting a

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ringer out wasn't an option. But since this was minor

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league youth baseball, there weren't many star players. Simon grid

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his bat in preparation for the first pitch. He had

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visions of hitting a home run and being the hero

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of the game, but he would settle for at least

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getting on first base. To strike out at this moment

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would be a poor ending to what had been an

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exciting game of baseball. The pitcher made a big gesture

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of pulling back like he was going to throw a fastball.

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Simon then made the biggest mistake you can in baseball.

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He took his eye off the ball when he spotted

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something moving along the tree line. He blinked his eyes

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to make sure what he saw was real. During that blink,

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the ball flew past him. Strike one. The umpire yelled.

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Simon opened his eyes and he no longer saw them.

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Come on. Simon at least swing at one of the balls,

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the coach said. Simon focused on the pitcher. He was

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determined to hit that next ball. He didn't need the

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drama of hitting it. On the third pitch, he was

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putting his all into this swing, and he made perfect

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contact with it. The ball sailed enough for Simon to

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get to second base, but it went right in the

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direction of center field, who barely needed to move to

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catch the ball. He spun around to catch it as

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it went over his head, and this should have been

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an easy catch, but he was distracted when he saw

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at the edge of the woods something moving. What the heck?

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He said that one moment with his head out of

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the game was enough for the center fielder to miss

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catching the ball, and he had to scramble to grab

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it off the ground. This gave Simon time to run

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to third base. Simon looked back at the center fielder

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as he went to throw the ball. Something in the

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back of his head said, go for glory, so he

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ran towards home. As he went for it, he could

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hear the crowd begin to yell for him to run.

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Some people even stood up. That ball was thrown to

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the player at third base. He caught it and immediately

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threw the ball towards home. The catcher caught the ball,

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but it was one second too late because Simon had

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finished sliding into home. Simon's teammates ran to him, chanting

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his name. He was in heaven. He had never hit

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a home run before, and he had never hit the

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winning ball. He had never received this much praise, or

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or any praise from his fellow teammates. All was well

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until he heard two people from the other team talking,

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how did you miss catching that? It was like that

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kid hit the ball directly to you. The right fielder said,

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I thought I saw something moving in the woods, the

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center fielder said. Simon broke away from his congratulating teammates

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and walked over to the center fielder. Hey, I good game.

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00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:29.440
I couldn't help it over here. What did you see

452
00:35:29.440 --> 00:35:35.800
in the woods? Nothing? Man, it's stupid, centerfield said, what

453
00:35:35.920 --> 00:35:39.679
did you think you saw? The center fielder sighed and

454
00:35:39.719 --> 00:35:44.079
looked down at the ground, embarrassed as he said, it

455
00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:51.440
looked like walking potatoes. Line up. The coach yelled Simon

456
00:35:51.519 --> 00:35:53.760
and the other kid broke to get in the line,

457
00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:57.719
where the two teams in line moved past each other,

458
00:35:57.920 --> 00:36:02.960
saying good game and shaking hands. This was only a

459
00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:08.840
fun activity for the winners, Simon. A voice was heard

460
00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:12.920
from the audience. He looked to see Kristin sitting with

461
00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:17.199
his mother Damn, Simon, you hit the winning ball and

462
00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:20.400
you already have a cute girl calling your name. A

463
00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:25.559
scruffy kid named Randy Thurston said, that's just my babysitter.

464
00:36:26.320 --> 00:36:30.159
Kristen excused herself from missus Gartner and walked down the

465
00:36:30.199 --> 00:36:34.039
field to greet Simon. Hey, buddy, I'm glad I got

466
00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:36.320
here just in time to see you hit that home run.

467
00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:42.360
Good job, yeah, Simon said, and then moved away from

468
00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:47.159
his friends to talk to Kristin in private. Did you

469
00:36:47.199 --> 00:36:57.679
see them see what the dirt babies? Simon's mother joined them.

470
00:36:58.440 --> 00:37:02.639
Great game, Simon. His mother didn't believe in the dirt

471
00:37:02.679 --> 00:37:06.159
babies and got mad any time he brought them up,

472
00:37:06.760 --> 00:37:10.800
so he let it go for now. Thanks again for

473
00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:14.840
meeting me here, missus Gardner told Kristen, before turning her

474
00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:19.400
attention back to her son, Simon, do you need anything

475
00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:23.519
before I go? Not that I can think of. I'm

476
00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:26.159
so glad I was able to make the game. Dad

477
00:37:26.239 --> 00:37:28.280
is going to be so impressed when I tell him

478
00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:33.039
how you want it. He couldn't make it, Kristin asked, No,

479
00:37:33.400 --> 00:37:36.480
he's across town picking up our car from the shop.

480
00:37:36.719 --> 00:37:40.159
With his paranoia, he wanted to get everything checked out

481
00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:45.599
before the big drive makes sense, Divide and conquer, Missus

482
00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:49.920
Gartner said. A car horn was sounded. There he is,

483
00:37:50.760 --> 00:37:55.400
Missus Gardner said, and smiled. Come on, Simon, come say

484
00:37:55.400 --> 00:37:59.880
goodbye to daddy before we go. All right, Simon said,

485
00:38:00.239 --> 00:38:04.480
dropping his bag and running to the family car. Missus

486
00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:08.000
Gartner went to pick it up. I got it. I'll

487
00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:12.960
be over there in a second. Kristen said, okay. Missus

488
00:38:13.039 --> 00:38:17.360
Gartner replied Simon, you don't just drop your bag like that.

489
00:38:18.360 --> 00:38:22.679
With missus Gartner gone, Kristen looked around, trying to spot

490
00:38:22.800 --> 00:38:27.239
any sign that Simon was right that the dirt babies

491
00:38:27.280 --> 00:38:32.719
had returned. Seeing nothing, she grabbed Simon's bag and walked

492
00:38:32.800 --> 00:38:38.760
to the Gartner's family wagon, a jeep Grand Cherokee. Hey it, Kristen.

493
00:38:39.320 --> 00:38:43.400
Mister Gartner said, Hi, mister Gartner. You're not going to

494
00:38:43.400 --> 00:38:46.119
get into trouble like last year, are you? Do you

495
00:38:46.199 --> 00:38:48.960
know how expensive it was to replace the bathroom door?

496
00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:50.199
Ed?

497
00:38:50.639 --> 00:38:56.000
What did I say? Missus Gartner asked? What don't bother

498
00:38:56.119 --> 00:39:01.320
the girl? She's more than proven herself right. Mister Gartner

499
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:06.599
said it wasn't her fault. Simon added, let's not go

500
00:39:06.679 --> 00:39:09.280
down this road again, or we'll be here all night.

501
00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:11.800
We need to get on the actual road if we're

502
00:39:11.800 --> 00:39:15.519
going to make it on time. Mister Gartner said, where

503
00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:18.800
are you going again? Him and his friends want to

504
00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:23.519
go to some big Halloween haunted house attraction in Eugene.

505
00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:27.679
It's five haunts in one. If you need anything, you

506
00:39:27.800 --> 00:39:32.599
have my beeper number, right, missus, Gartner asked, I sure do.

507
00:39:33.800 --> 00:39:38.000
Simon and Kristen watched and waved as his parents drove away.

508
00:39:39.239 --> 00:39:44.000
I saw them, Kristen, I swear, are you sure? I

509
00:39:44.039 --> 00:39:47.239
think it's just that it's the one year anniversary, and

510
00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:52.559
your brain is noticing the other familiar elements, the Halloween decorations,

511
00:39:52.679 --> 00:39:56.000
the time of year, and the fact that I'm babysitting you.

512
00:39:56.800 --> 00:39:59.880
It's all very familiar, and your brain is making connection

513
00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:03.920
to that night. I promise there are no dirt babies,

514
00:40:05.039 --> 00:40:09.639
But what if there is? Simon asked, then we stop

515
00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:14.599
them again. We kicked their butts before, we kicked their

516
00:40:14.599 --> 00:40:18.280
butts before, and we're both a year stronger and smarter.

517
00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:23.159
But you don't do witchcraft anymore. How will we stop them?

518
00:40:24.119 --> 00:40:27.960
It's how would we not? Will we? They aren't back?

519
00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:32.079
Simon I promise you and I might not practice witchcraft,

520
00:40:32.159 --> 00:40:34.880
but that doesn't mean I haven't been researching and making

521
00:40:34.920 --> 00:40:39.840
a plan of action just in case. Simon smiled at this,

522
00:40:40.639 --> 00:40:44.320
feeling a bit of relief. As they walked away, he

523
00:40:44.360 --> 00:40:52.480
told her I wasn't the only one who saw them.

524
00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:57.920
Chapter four, Thomas didn't trust Zeke and wanted to know

525
00:40:58.119 --> 00:41:02.599
why he wanted that, so he followed him after the

526
00:41:02.639 --> 00:41:06.599
exchange to where he lived. Thomas felt like a creep

527
00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:11.400
peeking through windows after he went inside, but it wasn't

528
00:41:11.480 --> 00:41:13.559
like he was trying to get an eye full of

529
00:41:13.639 --> 00:41:17.159
him naked or something. It took him just a few

530
00:41:17.199 --> 00:41:22.360
different windows before he found Zeke's He did feel terrible

531
00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:25.239
when he caught a view of who he assumed was

532
00:41:25.360 --> 00:41:29.679
Zeke's mother getting dressed. She was most of the way finished,

533
00:41:29.719 --> 00:41:33.440
but he saw her bra as she pulled on her blouse.

534
00:41:34.679 --> 00:41:37.480
Zeke was not in his room. When he found his window.

535
00:41:38.119 --> 00:41:40.480
He could tell it was his because it had the

536
00:41:40.519 --> 00:41:44.760
appearance of a typical teenage boy's bedroom. He had a

537
00:41:44.800 --> 00:41:48.719
poster of Jenny McCarthy in a white bikini and another

538
00:41:48.800 --> 00:41:52.159
poster of a monster truck, and there were clothes all

539
00:41:52.199 --> 00:41:56.480
over the floor. Thomas also felt a bit jealous when

540
00:41:56.559 --> 00:41:59.280
he saw that he had his own television with a

541
00:41:59.320 --> 00:42:04.199
PlayStation attached to it, plus a computer. If I had

542
00:42:04.239 --> 00:42:07.320
all that, I'd be happy all the time. Why is

543
00:42:07.320 --> 00:42:11.880
he such a dick? From behind him, he heard a voice,

544
00:42:12.880 --> 00:42:17.199
What are you doing, you pervert? Thomas turned around to

545
00:42:17.280 --> 00:42:21.320
see Zeke standing there. What the frick are you doing

546
00:42:21.360 --> 00:42:27.599
looking in my window? You freak um, Thomas said. His

547
00:42:27.719 --> 00:42:31.360
brain felt locked up. He tried to think of a response,

548
00:42:31.440 --> 00:42:36.320
but no excuses would come. Wait until I tell all

549
00:42:36.440 --> 00:42:39.400
the kids at school that you're a I wanted to

550
00:42:39.519 --> 00:42:41.440
know what you're going to do with the dirt from

551
00:42:41.480 --> 00:42:46.599
the graveyard. Sure like I buy that. You know you

552
00:42:46.760 --> 00:42:51.760
find me sexy, Zeke said and struck a pose. Thomas

553
00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:55.159
looked at his unkempt, greasy hair that stuck out from

554
00:42:55.239 --> 00:42:59.639
under his no fear hat, that with his shit eating

555
00:42:59.679 --> 00:43:04.320
grin and unpopped pimples did not scream sexy to him.

556
00:43:05.199 --> 00:43:08.760
Once again, Thomas couldn't help but laugh at what Zeke

557
00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:13.639
had said. Zeke smiled at this then punched Thomas in

558
00:43:13.719 --> 00:43:16.760
the face. He tumbled to the ground from the hit.

559
00:43:17.679 --> 00:43:21.440
The heck man Thomas said, get the hell out of

560
00:43:21.480 --> 00:43:24.440
here unless you want another one. Man, it's going to

561
00:43:24.480 --> 00:43:26.760
be open season on you and your friends from here

562
00:43:26.800 --> 00:43:30.280
on out. Who were the two you set? Again? The

563
00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:34.599
dork in the les? Zeke laughed and then walked back

564
00:43:34.679 --> 00:43:41.239
to his house. Before he entered, he turned around and said, oh, hey, congrats,

565
00:43:41.679 --> 00:43:46.599
I'm upgrading your nickname from Spaz to fag. Thomas sat

566
00:43:46.679 --> 00:43:50.760
on the ground for a moment, weighing his options. What

567
00:43:50.840 --> 00:43:54.519
would he do now? Was it time to cut his losses?

568
00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:59.280
Zeke couldn't do anything with that dirt anyway, so why

569
00:43:59.400 --> 00:44:03.719
was he so so compelled to find out? Thomas tried

570
00:44:03.719 --> 00:44:07.599
to forget about it, but an hour later, after icing

571
00:44:07.599 --> 00:44:11.119
his eye and getting his friends together, he was back,

572
00:44:11.760 --> 00:44:15.280
but now across the street. As they watched for Zeke

573
00:44:15.719 --> 00:44:24.480
to leave his house, How do you know he's still there,

574
00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:29.320
Chris asked. He was afraid of Zeke. He told Thomas

575
00:44:29.360 --> 00:44:32.800
how Zeke had been picking on him for years. He'd

576
00:44:32.840 --> 00:44:36.199
been bullying him since they were both in elementary school,

577
00:44:36.800 --> 00:44:41.840
the reason Chris was one of the fat kids. See

578
00:44:41.840 --> 00:44:48.239
that third window, Thomas asked, yeah, Chris replied, that's his room,

579
00:44:48.679 --> 00:44:52.960
and the lights on that doesn't mean anything, Maria said,

580
00:44:53.679 --> 00:44:55.920
Do you know how often my parents yell at me

581
00:44:56.000 --> 00:45:00.719
for leaving my light on? Maria too, was unpopular. She

582
00:45:00.960 --> 00:45:05.000
lacked some of the social graces that teen society pushed

583
00:45:05.039 --> 00:45:08.880
on girls. She was thin, but most of the time

584
00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:13.760
she wore unflattering sweaters, jeans, and keds, which made the

585
00:45:13.840 --> 00:45:19.360
mean kids call her les or future Subaru driver. Why

586
00:45:19.360 --> 00:45:22.599
don't you look through the window to make sure. Why

587
00:45:23.079 --> 00:45:27.159
so I can have a matching set, Thomas asked, pointing

588
00:45:27.199 --> 00:45:30.280
at his swollen eye, which would be black and blue

589
00:45:30.360 --> 00:45:34.920
by tomorrow. I'll do it, Maria said, and began to

590
00:45:35.039 --> 00:45:39.800
walk toward the house. What if he catches you, Thomas asked,

591
00:45:40.679 --> 00:45:45.360
what is he going to punch a girl? Maria replied fair.

592
00:45:45.880 --> 00:45:50.840
Chris said, bad kids broke rules without care, but nobody

593
00:45:50.880 --> 00:45:54.840
at that age broke the you don't hit a girl rule.

594
00:45:55.760 --> 00:45:59.199
Thomas and Chris watched as Maria walked to Zeke's house.

595
00:45:59.840 --> 00:46:03.960
She was crouching and moving slowly as she snuck over there,

596
00:46:04.679 --> 00:46:08.880
but it made her look so much more obvious. Thomas

597
00:46:09.000 --> 00:46:13.679
chuckled as he watched, but then his face froze when

598
00:46:13.719 --> 00:46:17.599
he saw the front door open and Zeke stepped out

599
00:46:17.639 --> 00:46:23.760
of his house wearing his Halloween costume. It was strange

600
00:46:23.800 --> 00:46:27.880
to see a pirate wearing a backpack and carrying a skateboard.

601
00:46:28.880 --> 00:46:33.039
Zeke looked over towards his window, but Maria was gone.

602
00:46:34.000 --> 00:46:37.320
He glanced across the street, so Thomas and Chris had

603
00:46:37.320 --> 00:46:40.559
to drop to the ground, trying not to be spotted.

604
00:46:41.599 --> 00:46:45.119
Zeke continued down the stairs, and once he was on

605
00:46:45.239 --> 00:46:48.840
the cement, he jumped on his board and rode off.

606
00:46:49.800 --> 00:46:52.719
Maria popped out from the bush she was hiding behind

607
00:46:53.159 --> 00:46:56.719
and ran across the road over to the two boys.

608
00:46:58.039 --> 00:47:00.800
How are we going to catch up to him, Chris asked,

609
00:47:01.519 --> 00:47:04.280
If he turns right, man, I don't know. If he

610
00:47:04.360 --> 00:47:07.239
turns left, we cut through the trees and hope he

611
00:47:07.320 --> 00:47:12.480
goes down Sycamore. He turned left. The path through the

612
00:47:12.519 --> 00:47:17.119
woods wasn't an easy one. Since summer had passed, things

613
00:47:17.159 --> 00:47:21.599
were still a bit overgrown. The blackberries with their thorns

614
00:47:21.760 --> 00:47:24.760
were the worst part of it. By the time they

615
00:47:24.760 --> 00:47:28.960
got to the other side, Zeke had already passed. They

616
00:47:29.039 --> 00:47:31.760
might not have known that if they hadn't heard his

617
00:47:31.840 --> 00:47:36.800
skateboard wheels in the distance. They followed the noise with

618
00:47:36.920 --> 00:47:39.719
a bit of hustle on their part, and the fact

619
00:47:39.840 --> 00:47:42.519
that Zeke hid a hill that he couldn't skate up.

620
00:47:43.079 --> 00:47:45.840
They were able to keep up and follow him to

621
00:47:45.880 --> 00:47:50.719
the abandoned asylum where Andrew and Colin were waiting for him.

622
00:47:51.159 --> 00:47:56.960
They were also wearing pirate costumes. Not those guys, Chris said,

623
00:47:57.679 --> 00:48:00.639
I hate Colin. He's always knocking my books out of

624
00:48:00.639 --> 00:48:05.840
my hands. That's just because he likes you. Chris said, sure.

625
00:48:06.440 --> 00:48:11.320
Maria replied, Andrew is the real piece of work. Chris

626
00:48:11.360 --> 00:48:17.039
implored why. Thomas replied, I don't want to talk about it.

627
00:48:17.679 --> 00:48:24.239
Chris retracted, why Thomas pride, I don't want to talk

628
00:48:24.280 --> 00:48:29.119
about it. Chris insisted he pantsed Chris and pee in

629
00:48:29.159 --> 00:48:34.840
front of everybody, and now they all call him teeny weenie. Oh.

630
00:48:34.920 --> 00:48:37.519
I heard someone say that, but I didn't know it

631
00:48:37.599 --> 00:48:43.199
was based on evidence. Thomas quipped, I'm a grower. Chris exclaimed,

632
00:48:43.920 --> 00:48:48.119
that's what they all say. Maria chided, I told you

633
00:48:48.159 --> 00:48:52.280
i'd show you. Chris joked, and I said I would

634
00:48:52.280 --> 00:48:55.440
cut your teeny weenie off if you dared try to

635
00:48:55.440 --> 00:48:59.719
show it to me. Maria retorted, it wouldn't be teeny

636
00:48:59.760 --> 00:49:03.800
ween I wouldn't show it to you soft, Chris laughed,

637
00:49:04.519 --> 00:49:06.519
I don't want to see your dick in full or

638
00:49:06.599 --> 00:49:10.599
retracted mode. I could show Thomas and he could tell you.

639
00:49:11.159 --> 00:49:16.079
I swear it's big. Chris said, dude, drop it. Nobody

640
00:49:16.159 --> 00:49:20.159
is looking at your dick. Hey, where did they go?

641
00:49:20.599 --> 00:49:24.719
Maria said, Thomas and Chris glanced over to where the

642
00:49:24.760 --> 00:49:31.440
three boys were standing. Damn, Thomas said, they're gone. Do

643
00:49:31.519 --> 00:49:37.079
you see that, Maria said, pointing at a boarded updoor. Yeah,

644
00:49:37.519 --> 00:49:43.199
Thomas replied, look, it's moving a little bit. That must

645
00:49:43.280 --> 00:49:47.920
be how they got inside. Maria started to walk towards

646
00:49:47.920 --> 00:49:52.400
the asylum, but stopped when they spotted another group heading

647
00:49:52.480 --> 00:49:57.159
to the dilapidated mental hospital. They were high school kids.

648
00:49:57.920 --> 00:50:01.760
One was Bram and with him were a few other kids.

649
00:50:02.639 --> 00:50:05.480
The only one wearing a costume was a girl with

650
00:50:05.639 --> 00:50:10.800
glasses named Melissa, who was dressed like a stereotypical witch.

651
00:50:11.719 --> 00:50:14.880
She had a fake wart and was even carrying a broom.

652
00:50:15.840 --> 00:50:19.000
There was a goth girl named Susan, but she went

653
00:50:19.079 --> 00:50:22.199
by Lilith, and a punk kid who went by Bob,

654
00:50:22.800 --> 00:50:27.440
though his original name was not Robert, it was Frank. Thomas,

655
00:50:27.480 --> 00:50:31.320
Maria and Chris waited for them to go inside before

656
00:50:31.360 --> 00:50:35.039
they began to make their way to the building. Before

657
00:50:35.079 --> 00:50:41.079
they entered, Chris stopped and looked it over. What Thomas asked,

658
00:50:42.239 --> 00:50:47.760
Every window has bars over it, and Maria replied, I

659
00:50:47.800 --> 00:50:51.440
don't see any other doors. If we run into trouble

660
00:50:51.480 --> 00:50:55.519
with them, this is our only exit. The inside of

661
00:50:55.519 --> 00:51:00.000
the building looked much worse. The old paint had peeled

662
00:51:00.199 --> 00:51:03.599
and fall into the floor. The ground was littered with

663
00:51:03.719 --> 00:51:07.320
papers and rat turns. The only light was from the

664
00:51:07.360 --> 00:51:11.519
broken windows and a few candles that had been lit.

665
00:51:12.079 --> 00:51:16.840
God this place smells, Maria whispered. The three of them

666
00:51:16.920 --> 00:51:21.039
shared a look of disgust. Which way should we go?

667
00:51:22.079 --> 00:51:24.880
The hallway to the left had a creepy metal table

668
00:51:25.360 --> 00:51:28.280
that looked like it was used for the dead, while

669
00:51:28.320 --> 00:51:31.440
the hallway to the right had about a dozen doors

670
00:51:31.480 --> 00:51:34.920
on each side that someone could pop out of at

671
00:51:34.960 --> 00:51:40.679
any moment. Both look scary. Chris admitted, so I guess

672
00:51:41.079 --> 00:51:46.719
pick your poison, Maria said, Should we split up? Thomas inquired,

673
00:51:47.760 --> 00:51:53.400
are you crazy? Maria replied, I'm not splitting up. Chris

674
00:51:53.480 --> 00:51:59.960
insisted I was mostly joking. Ha ha, Maria said, sarcastic.

675
00:52:01.320 --> 00:52:04.800
I guess we eenie mighty teeny weeny it to decide,

676
00:52:05.280 --> 00:52:11.559
Thomas suggested. Maria laughed, asshole, Chris said, but shook his

677
00:52:11.639 --> 00:52:15.599
head in agreement. This led to them heading down the

678
00:52:15.639 --> 00:52:19.880
hallways with all the open doors. They looked inside each

679
00:52:20.079 --> 00:52:25.440
as they passed. Some had old, rotten mattresses and all

680
00:52:25.519 --> 00:52:29.599
had peeling paint, revealing the different colors the rooms had

681
00:52:29.599 --> 00:52:33.719
been over the years. Some white chips, but most were

682
00:52:33.800 --> 00:52:38.360
different shades of blue and green. Chris gasped when he

683
00:52:38.480 --> 00:52:41.719
saw an old doll sitting on one of the beds.

684
00:52:42.360 --> 00:52:46.239
Its body was facing towards the window while its head

685
00:52:46.400 --> 00:52:54.119
was pointed in their direction. That's creepy. Thomas observed, Calm down,

686
00:52:54.199 --> 00:52:58.000
you two. Somebody just placed it like that, Maria said.

687
00:52:59.239 --> 00:53:02.679
The next room had a crudely carved pumpkin with a

688
00:53:02.760 --> 00:53:07.159
candle in it, sitting on the bed. We should go.

689
00:53:07.639 --> 00:53:10.679
Who cares what he's doing with that dirt? Chris said,

690
00:53:11.519 --> 00:53:17.400
you don't believe in dirt, babies, Maria asked, of course not, Chris,

691
00:53:17.400 --> 00:53:21.679
and Thomas said, in Unison, you really believe that what

692
00:53:21.800 --> 00:53:24.920
happened last year was the act of a single killer.

693
00:53:25.599 --> 00:53:30.039
Maria demanded, I believe it more than bootleg chia heads

694
00:53:30.039 --> 00:53:34.599
coming alive and killing people. Chris said the killers would

695
00:53:34.639 --> 00:53:37.280
have to have been small. Don't you think for that

696
00:53:37.360 --> 00:53:43.159
many deaths with only a few witnesses. Maria asked, no way.

697
00:53:43.760 --> 00:53:47.599
Thomas said, If you don't believe, then why are we

698
00:53:47.760 --> 00:53:50.960
here in this creepy asylum when we should be at

699
00:53:50.960 --> 00:53:54.800
our homes getting ready for trick or treating. Maybe you're

700
00:53:54.880 --> 00:53:59.639
right we should. Thomas stopped talking when he heard laughter.

701
00:54:00.639 --> 00:54:04.679
They were heading in the right direction. They crept slowly

702
00:54:04.800 --> 00:54:09.719
around the corner and then down another hallway. Down that

703
00:54:09.880 --> 00:54:15.840
hallway were more pumpkins and cheap Halloween decorations. The hallway

704
00:54:16.000 --> 00:54:19.480
was dark, as the only light came from the windows

705
00:54:19.480 --> 00:54:24.840
in the rooms and the sporadically placed candles. Maybe we

706
00:54:24.920 --> 00:54:30.920
should go, Maria said. Thomas continued down the hallway until

707
00:54:30.960 --> 00:54:34.000
they got to the end, where the only way to

708
00:54:34.079 --> 00:54:39.199
go was right. They stopped when they heard the voices

709
00:54:39.480 --> 00:54:48.280
of Zeke and his friends sh listen. Thomas said, dude,

710
00:54:48.719 --> 00:54:53.039
what are we even doing here? Andrew asked, we're going

711
00:54:53.119 --> 00:54:57.320
to bring back the killer dirt babies bring chaos to

712
00:54:57.400 --> 00:55:02.039
the big Halloween party. They weren't bringing dick back. The

713
00:55:02.119 --> 00:55:07.199
dirt babies weren't real. Colin said, Hey, man, this is

714
00:55:07.239 --> 00:55:11.360
what we're doing, Zeke said, trying to hold his ground.

715
00:55:12.280 --> 00:55:15.559
Thomas crept around the corner to get a better view.

716
00:55:16.639 --> 00:55:20.400
The room appeared to be an old cafeteria, but empty.

717
00:55:21.320 --> 00:55:24.320
The floors looked like they had been swept. The three

718
00:55:24.400 --> 00:55:27.239
boys were standing next to a counter where food had

719
00:55:27.280 --> 00:55:31.559
once been served. On top of it were three normal

720
00:55:31.639 --> 00:55:36.239
looking dirt babies. One appeared to be female, with its

721
00:55:36.320 --> 00:55:40.880
red lips made from pipe cleaners and its overdone rouge

722
00:55:41.199 --> 00:55:45.199
on its cheeks. It even had a little red skirt.

723
00:55:46.159 --> 00:55:50.519
The second one was generic. Its only decorations were googly

724
00:55:50.599 --> 00:55:54.079
eyes and a pipe cleaner mouth. But the third one

725
00:55:54.719 --> 00:55:58.400
was the winner. The third one had big red lips

726
00:55:58.920 --> 00:56:03.119
with teeth showing. It had a big red nose, and

727
00:56:03.280 --> 00:56:07.159
paint applied to its face to make the clown's appearance

728
00:56:07.880 --> 00:56:12.760
more realistic. Okay, so how do you make them come alive?

729
00:56:13.519 --> 00:56:17.840
Andrew asked, We need to add the dirt from the grave,

730
00:56:18.639 --> 00:56:21.800
Zeke said, while he pulled out a large pocket knife

731
00:56:22.239 --> 00:56:26.599
and the bag of dirt from his pants. Thomas turned

732
00:56:26.679 --> 00:56:31.360
back to his friends, What are they doing? Maria asked,

733
00:56:32.280 --> 00:56:37.400
trying to create killer dirt babies. Apparently, who could be

734
00:56:37.519 --> 00:56:44.599
that stupid? Chris said, stupid and evil. Thomas added, stupid

735
00:56:44.599 --> 00:56:47.280
and evil is kind of their brand, don't you think?

736
00:56:47.920 --> 00:56:52.199
Maria quipped. When Thomas peeked his head around the corner,

737
00:56:52.760 --> 00:56:56.159
he saw Zeke pouring the last bit of dirt into

738
00:56:56.199 --> 00:57:01.800
the clown one. They aren't changing, and said, maybe it

739
00:57:01.920 --> 00:57:07.440
takes time. Zeke offered, what a waste of time? Colin said,

740
00:57:08.280 --> 00:57:12.039
let's just keep cleaning up for the party. Andrew implored,

741
00:57:12.960 --> 00:57:17.199
why are we cleaning up? Collins asked, because we want

742
00:57:17.239 --> 00:57:20.360
this place to look inviting. We can't have our fun

743
00:57:20.639 --> 00:57:23.679
if they don't come inside. We don't want to scare

744
00:57:23.760 --> 00:57:27.800
them off. Zeke explained, yeah, so get rid of your

745
00:57:27.840 --> 00:57:31.800
toys before they get here. Andrew stated and knocked them

746
00:57:31.840 --> 00:57:35.639
behind the counter. They aren't mine. I swiped them from

747
00:57:35.639 --> 00:57:41.199
a sixth grade classroom. Andrew laughed, that's funny. Those kids

748
00:57:41.199 --> 00:57:43.239
are going to be so sad when they find out

749
00:57:43.239 --> 00:57:48.440
they're missing. They all laughed together. Andrew was the first

750
00:57:48.440 --> 00:57:52.119
one to pick up a broom and go to work. See,

751
00:57:52.559 --> 00:57:56.280
they couldn't do anything with the dirt. Let's go, Maria

752
00:57:56.400 --> 00:58:02.960
said Thomas, Maria and Chris back down the hallway until

753
00:58:03.039 --> 00:58:13.119
they heard footsteps coming from that direction. Chapter five. After

754
00:58:13.239 --> 00:58:17.920
the Dirt Babies reformed, they had one goal to get

755
00:58:18.000 --> 00:58:22.320
to Kristen. They didn't know where she lived, so the

756
00:58:22.400 --> 00:58:26.719
next best bet was Simon's house, back to where they

757
00:58:26.800 --> 00:58:30.599
were first created. They tried to stay out of sight

758
00:58:30.719 --> 00:58:34.840
so that nobody would stop their progress. They were small,

759
00:58:34.960 --> 00:58:38.800
which helped, but they knew enough to know they were

760
00:58:38.880 --> 00:58:42.599
strange and weren't quite ready to start a panic, which

761
00:58:42.599 --> 00:58:46.360
would happen if anybody saw them walking down the road.

762
00:58:47.320 --> 00:58:50.679
Just such a scene was created when they tried to

763
00:58:50.719 --> 00:58:54.679
sneak through what appeared to be an empty park, but

764
00:58:54.840 --> 00:58:59.480
then they came across a young man and woman. Goth Baby,

765
00:58:59.519 --> 00:59:04.480
of course, was eager to kill them easy pickings. You

766
00:59:04.599 --> 00:59:06.880
and I can get the man, and Bucky and mister

767
00:59:06.960 --> 00:59:11.440
Pumpkin can get the woman. You're up for it, right, Bucky, Sure,

768
00:59:11.840 --> 00:59:16.360
let's get him. Vampire Baby, being the brains of the operation,

769
00:59:16.679 --> 00:59:21.159
told them calm down, you two, let's focus on the plan.

770
00:59:22.159 --> 00:59:25.679
Shouldn't we get some practice in You let Kristen beat

771
00:59:25.760 --> 00:59:29.280
us last year? I did. I'm pretty sure it took

772
00:59:29.280 --> 00:59:33.280
the incompetence of the whole team on that one. All right,

773
00:59:34.079 --> 00:59:37.239
GoF Baby said, in a loud voice, I guess we

774
00:59:37.360 --> 00:59:40.719
don't have to kill them. The two people heard this

775
00:59:41.039 --> 00:59:46.400
and looked over at the dirt babies. Jeff, what the

776
00:59:46.440 --> 00:59:51.280
hell am I seeing? The woman asked, are those moving

777
00:59:51.920 --> 00:59:59.039
talking dirt babies? Well, they saw us, goth Baby said, fine,

778
00:59:59.159 --> 01:00:02.719
I guess we have to kill them now. Vampire Baby said,

779
01:00:03.840 --> 01:00:07.719
they followed the plan that GoF Baby had originally laid out.

780
01:00:08.719 --> 01:00:11.159
She jumped on the man and ran up his back,

781
01:00:11.679 --> 01:00:16.639
going for his favorite spot to attack, the neck. Vampire

782
01:00:16.719 --> 01:00:20.760
Baby bit into the man's ankle. Mister Pumpkin and Bucky

783
01:00:20.840 --> 01:00:25.400
were more chaotic. Bucky bit various places on his way up,

784
01:00:25.480 --> 01:00:29.039
while Mister Pumpkin found a meaty spot on her thigh

785
01:00:30.000 --> 01:00:35.400
and bit and then bit again, and then deeper until

786
01:00:35.440 --> 01:00:39.719
she fell with blood pouring from her body. She was

787
01:00:39.760 --> 01:00:43.880
the first to pass from lack of blood. Sometime during

788
01:00:43.920 --> 01:00:47.880
that munching. He must have hit an artery. It took

789
01:00:48.119 --> 01:00:51.559
more effort than they remembered to kill the two people.

790
01:00:52.719 --> 01:00:56.000
That was a lot of work. We need to find weapons,

791
01:00:56.639 --> 01:01:01.920
Vampire Baby said. On their journey, the dirt Babies passed

792
01:01:01.960 --> 01:01:07.280
a hardware store that should be perfect, Vampire Baby said.

793
01:01:08.199 --> 01:01:12.639
Goth Baby started to walk towards the front door. Hold up,

794
01:01:13.280 --> 01:01:15.599
if we all just go in there, we're going to

795
01:01:15.639 --> 01:01:21.880
cause another scene. And Goth Baby asked, mister Pumpkin made

796
01:01:21.920 --> 01:01:26.480
a guttural gurgling noise that nobody could interpret. If we

797
01:01:26.559 --> 01:01:30.000
get enough people coming at us, we could lose. Not

798
01:01:30.119 --> 01:01:33.039
make it to Kristen and never get made into people.

799
01:01:34.039 --> 01:01:38.760
If she can even do that, goth Baby replied, stay

800
01:01:38.800 --> 01:01:42.920
out here and make yourself scarce. Okay, Vampire Baby said

801
01:01:43.400 --> 01:01:47.400
and showed his fangs, But I want to pick my weapon.

802
01:01:48.039 --> 01:01:53.760
Goth Baby complained, too bad. The automatic door was activated

803
01:01:53.840 --> 01:01:57.159
by a young kid walking out of the store dressed

804
01:01:57.159 --> 01:02:02.280
as a zombie for Halloween. Vampire Baby snuck in while

805
01:02:02.280 --> 01:02:07.079
the door was open. The other three dirt Babies followed

806
01:02:07.119 --> 01:02:15.880
the kid. It was ten minutes later that Vampire Baby

807
01:02:15.920 --> 01:02:21.519
returned with a four pack of box cutters of various colors. Here,

808
01:02:21.559 --> 01:02:25.920
you guys, go one for each of Vampire Baby stopped

809
01:02:25.960 --> 01:02:29.960
talking when he saw the dead body of the zombie

810
01:02:30.079 --> 01:02:34.239
kid lying on the ground, with Goth Baby sitting on top.

811
01:02:34.280 --> 01:02:38.840
Of him with a smug look on his face. What

812
01:02:39.159 --> 01:02:44.639
did I say, Vampire Baby asked, You can't control me.

813
01:02:44.760 --> 01:02:49.599
You're not my real dad, goth Baby joked. Bucky was

814
01:02:49.639 --> 01:02:53.679
standing by munching on a snack sized candy bar from

815
01:02:53.719 --> 01:02:57.679
the kid's trick or treat sack. Mister Pumpkin was going

816
01:02:57.719 --> 01:03:02.280
to town eating the spilled candy without taking off the wrappers.

817
01:03:02.880 --> 01:03:06.039
Being that he was so small, he only had so

818
01:03:06.199 --> 01:03:10.400
much room inside, so as he continued to eat the candy,

819
01:03:11.000 --> 01:03:16.239
chocolate and foil oozed out of his mouth. Whatever choose

820
01:03:16.239 --> 01:03:21.199
your color the black one, goth Baby said, gotta keep

821
01:03:21.280 --> 01:03:25.559
up my image. Vampire Baby swung his head around so

822
01:03:25.639 --> 01:03:30.880
he could roll his googly eyes at him. Orange, Bucky said.

823
01:03:31.760 --> 01:03:37.159
Vampire Baby handed both their choices, then picked green for himself.

824
01:03:38.000 --> 01:03:41.519
He handed the red one to mister Pumpkin, who tried

825
01:03:41.559 --> 01:03:46.480
to eat it, thus destroying it. Bucky and goth Baby

826
01:03:46.599 --> 01:03:51.079
laughed as they slid out the razors. As they continued

827
01:03:51.119 --> 01:03:55.480
their path to Christian's they looked like a homicidal version

828
01:03:55.559 --> 01:03:59.239
of the teenage mutant Ninja turtles, with each holding a

829
01:03:59.320 --> 01:04:04.480
distinct weapon. They wandered around until they found a road

830
01:04:04.960 --> 01:04:08.880
that looked familiar from last year. From there, it wasn't

831
01:04:08.960 --> 01:04:13.679
long before they found the gardener's house. They couldn't just

832
01:04:13.840 --> 01:04:16.840
knock on the door and ask if Simon was home.

833
01:04:17.480 --> 01:04:20.880
They had to find their way in, but first they

834
01:04:20.960 --> 01:04:26.400
wanted to see if Simon was even home. Bucky, go

835
01:04:26.440 --> 01:04:31.639
look into that window, Vampire Baby said, how fly up there,

836
01:04:32.320 --> 01:04:35.360
figure it out. Bucky went to the side of the

837
01:04:35.440 --> 01:04:38.519
house and tried to climb up, but there was nothing

838
01:04:38.559 --> 01:04:43.519
to grip. I got this, goth Baby said, and then

839
01:04:43.679 --> 01:04:47.559
ran up the stairs, jumped onto the window bench, then

840
01:04:47.719 --> 01:04:51.320
jumped onto the railing that went around the porch, and

841
01:04:51.440 --> 01:04:56.880
from there easily jumped to the window sill. Bucky was shocked.

842
01:04:57.880 --> 01:05:02.000
What did you see, Vampire Baby, he asked a couch,

843
01:05:02.679 --> 01:05:06.760
goth Baby said, the TV is on. Somebody is home.

844
01:05:07.840 --> 01:05:10.840
On the screen was a DVD menu for a movie

845
01:05:10.960 --> 01:05:15.880
called The Witchy Woods. A smile came onto goth Baby's

846
01:05:15.920 --> 01:05:21.440
face as she saw Simon enter the room. Bingo, goth

847
01:05:21.559 --> 01:05:26.719
Baby said. Then he saw Kristen enter carrying a bowl

848
01:05:26.760 --> 01:05:31.079
of popcorn. Are you sure you're ready for the Witchy Woods?

849
01:05:31.719 --> 01:05:34.880
She asked? If I wasn't, I wouldn't have asked my

850
01:05:35.000 --> 01:05:38.559
parents for the DVD. I can't believe you guys have

851
01:05:38.639 --> 01:05:41.800
a DVD player. Hey here, the quality is way better

852
01:05:41.840 --> 01:05:45.519
than tape. It is. You should see George of the Jungle.

853
01:05:45.559 --> 01:05:49.840
It's like you're there. Goth Baby jumped from the window

854
01:05:49.960 --> 01:05:53.199
sill to the ground. His body gave way and he

855
01:05:53.320 --> 01:05:57.320
smashed nearly flat from the fall, but it only took

856
01:05:57.360 --> 01:06:02.679
a few seconds for him to reinflate ouch. GoF Baby said,

857
01:06:03.639 --> 01:06:05.440
let's go get him and find out if he knows

858
01:06:05.440 --> 01:06:12.079
where Kristin is, Vampire Baby said, GoF Baby smiled, he should,

859
01:06:12.679 --> 01:06:25.760
She's sitting right next to him on the couch. Chapter six.

860
01:06:26.920 --> 01:06:31.400
The babysitting gig had been uneventful so far. Only a

861
01:06:31.400 --> 01:06:35.119
few tricker treaters had come by, so to kill a

862
01:06:35.159 --> 01:06:40.000
little time, they played some Crash Bandicoot. But now, after

863
01:06:40.039 --> 01:06:43.639
popping some popcorn, they were going to watch her favorite

864
01:06:43.719 --> 01:06:47.280
movie from when she was a kid. But it did

865
01:06:47.320 --> 01:06:52.719
feel strange because last year when everything happened, they were

866
01:06:52.800 --> 01:06:57.400
watching that same movie. Kristin was excited to see the

867
01:06:57.480 --> 01:07:01.360
difference from DVD to VHS and to watch it on

868
01:07:01.480 --> 01:07:05.679
such a large TV. Simon chose it because he knew

869
01:07:05.800 --> 01:07:10.079
it was a favorite of Kristen's. The movie started right

870
01:07:10.119 --> 01:07:14.599
away with the Clacamus production's logo and then the opening

871
01:07:14.639 --> 01:07:17.880
shot of a little girl dressed as a witch having

872
01:07:17.960 --> 01:07:21.920
a picnic with her family. This feels kind of weird,

873
01:07:22.559 --> 01:07:29.199
Kristin said, yeah, because of last year. Simon asked, yeah,

874
01:07:29.239 --> 01:07:32.960
but also I'm so used to it, starting with that

875
01:07:33.280 --> 01:07:38.159
cheesy pizza commercial on the tape. Oh yeah, that commercial

876
01:07:38.239 --> 01:07:42.639
was funny, Simon laughed. It's also weird seeing this with

877
01:07:42.800 --> 01:07:50.400
so much clarity. Kristin said, you don't like it. Simon asked, no, no,

878
01:07:50.519 --> 01:07:55.800
it's really cool. Thank you forgetting it. This made Simon smile,

879
01:07:56.679 --> 01:07:59.639
though they were years apart and he knew it could

880
01:07:59.719 --> 01:08:04.239
never be. He, like many boys his age, had a

881
01:08:04.239 --> 01:08:07.840
crush on his babysitter and wanted to make her happy.

882
01:08:09.039 --> 01:08:11.519
The Dirt Babies were looking for a way to get

883
01:08:11.519 --> 01:08:16.479
into the house when three kids walked up dressed as Ghostface.

884
01:08:17.399 --> 01:08:20.239
The original Scream was a couple of years old at

885
01:08:20.239 --> 01:08:23.680
this point, but the sequel had kept the fandom alive.

886
01:08:24.720 --> 01:08:27.439
Kristin heard the knock on the door and got up.

887
01:08:28.279 --> 01:08:32.279
Simon looked over at her time for trick or treat duty.

888
01:08:32.880 --> 01:08:37.239
Kristin said. When she opened the door, she smiled at

889
01:08:37.239 --> 01:08:40.399
the three ghost faces and gave them each a piece

890
01:08:40.399 --> 01:08:43.520
of candy. Did you all plan to go as the

891
01:08:43.560 --> 01:08:47.039
same thing this year? All three in unison did the

892
01:08:47.079 --> 01:08:53.039
classic sideways nod that ghostface was known for. Kristin laughed,

893
01:08:53.720 --> 01:08:58.039
have a good night, and closed the door. This gave

894
01:08:58.119 --> 01:09:02.720
the dirt Babies an idea. After the door was closed,

895
01:09:03.119 --> 01:09:08.239
they snuck up to the porch and hid behind a planter. Okay,

896
01:09:08.760 --> 01:09:13.640
you all need to be quiet, said Vampire Baby. They

897
01:09:13.640 --> 01:09:16.680
were able to execute this plan the next time a

898
01:09:16.720 --> 01:09:20.960
tricker treater came to the door. The kid was dressed

899
01:09:21.000 --> 01:09:26.239
as Dracula, complete with a cheap nylon cape. They thought

900
01:09:26.279 --> 01:09:29.159
they heard a gasp from the kid as they sneaked

901
01:09:29.199 --> 01:09:35.479
behind Kristin, but he didn't say anything. Once in the house,

902
01:09:36.159 --> 01:09:41.720
they snuck into the kitchen to hide. They opened their

903
01:09:41.760 --> 01:09:51.680
box cutters. Kristin arrived back in the front room and

904
01:09:51.840 --> 01:09:56.199
sat next to Simon. You still doing okay with the movie?

905
01:09:56.760 --> 01:10:02.760
It's not freaking you out, no, Simon said. Kristin noticed

906
01:10:02.800 --> 01:10:08.520
the worry on his face. Are you sure? Yeah? I

907
01:10:08.640 --> 01:10:12.279
was just I was just thinking about the dirt babies.

908
01:10:13.319 --> 01:10:18.640
The dirt babies listened and held their laughter. Don't worry,

909
01:10:19.199 --> 01:10:22.920
Kristin said, if they show up, I have a new

910
01:10:23.039 --> 01:10:31.880
spell that'll destroy them forever. Yeah, yep, Kristin lied, I

911
01:10:31.960 --> 01:10:37.520
thought you didn't practice witchcraft anymore. I don't practice, but

912
01:10:37.600 --> 01:10:41.199
I have continued my research and I still write down

913
01:10:41.279 --> 01:10:46.560
spells for when I feel ready. We need to find

914
01:10:46.600 --> 01:10:53.279
her book, Vampire Baby whispered. Duh, goff Baby said, Bucky,

915
01:10:53.760 --> 01:10:57.840
you search for it. We'll wait down here. What are

916
01:10:57.840 --> 01:11:03.319
you scared of her of her new bell, Vampire Baby asked, Now,

917
01:11:03.760 --> 01:11:08.840
I just thought Bucky could have the fun, sure, Bucky said,

918
01:11:09.640 --> 01:11:13.800
Just because I look stupid doesn't mean I am. Where's

919
01:11:13.840 --> 01:11:20.159
Bram tonight, Simon asked, sh GoF Baby said, wanting to

920
01:11:20.239 --> 01:11:23.880
know too. That was the body he wanted if they

921
01:11:23.920 --> 01:11:27.920
were able to become human A party with his friends.

922
01:11:28.720 --> 01:11:37.159
Oh where, Simon asked. Kristen hesitated at the old Asylum.

923
01:11:38.359 --> 01:11:41.760
I guess we know where we're headed after this, GoF

924
01:11:41.840 --> 01:11:49.079
Baby said, But first the book, Vampire Baby said, go on, Bucky.

925
01:11:50.239 --> 01:11:54.520
Bucky slowly walked into the front room. He planned to

926
01:11:54.600 --> 01:11:57.720
go along the wall until he got near the couch,

927
01:11:58.520 --> 01:12:03.079
then hid behind the end table before slowly making his

928
01:12:03.199 --> 01:12:06.880
way to her book bag that sat near her feet.

929
01:12:08.119 --> 01:12:11.880
But he wasn't sly, and Simon and Kristen noticed him

930
01:12:12.279 --> 01:12:15.720
as soon as he stepped into the room, and they

931
01:12:15.800 --> 01:12:21.199
both screamed, you ready, Vampire Baby said, while looking at

932
01:12:21.239 --> 01:12:26.640
goth Baby and mister Pumpkin. Of course, goth Baby said.

933
01:12:27.359 --> 01:12:33.640
Mister Pumpkin made his slimy guttural noise. Vampire Baby retracted

934
01:12:33.640 --> 01:12:37.199
his razor blade as he ran to join Bucky's side.

935
01:12:37.880 --> 01:12:42.359
Goth Baby did the same. Mister Pumpkin followed without a

936
01:12:42.359 --> 01:12:47.960
weapon since he had eaten his box cutter. Vampire Baby

937
01:12:48.079 --> 01:12:52.960
led the charge. Oh no, Kristen yelled and attempted to

938
01:12:53.000 --> 01:12:56.800
get up. Go Simon, Go. Simon jumped up on the

939
01:12:56.800 --> 01:13:01.239
couch and then launched himself over the coffee and took

940
01:13:01.319 --> 01:13:06.479
off running. Let him go, Vampire Baby yelled, We don't

941
01:13:06.520 --> 01:13:12.199
need him, GoF baby. Mister Pumpkin, your sole focus is her, Bucky,

942
01:13:12.680 --> 01:13:16.520
you get the book. Bucky made his way toward her bag.

943
01:13:17.239 --> 01:13:21.359
Kristen threw herself forward and grabbed it. Not only did

944
01:13:21.399 --> 01:13:24.840
Bucky take a swing at her with his blade, slicing

945
01:13:24.920 --> 01:13:29.239
her left ear Vampire Baby leaped and sliced at her

946
01:13:29.319 --> 01:13:34.920
right leg. Mister Pumpkin attempted to bite through her. Doc Martins,

947
01:13:35.520 --> 01:13:39.800
acting with pure panic, she took her bag and slammed

948
01:13:39.840 --> 01:13:45.119
it against Bucky, throwing him across the room. Then swung

949
01:13:45.199 --> 01:13:50.640
behind her, knocking Vampire Baby with it, followed by mister Pumpkin.

950
01:13:51.640 --> 01:13:55.319
She had planned for a moment like this. Inside her

951
01:13:55.359 --> 01:13:59.000
bag was a box she had created for this purpose.

952
01:14:00.079 --> 01:14:04.279
She pulled it out. It was covered in ruins and spells.

953
01:14:05.239 --> 01:14:09.279
She grabbed Vampire Baby and threw him inside. He got

954
01:14:09.359 --> 01:14:12.760
one slice into her hand in the process, but it

955
01:14:12.880 --> 01:14:15.800
was nothing that a band aid and a little pressure

956
01:14:16.279 --> 01:14:20.960
wouldn't take care of. Bucky tried to run, but she

957
01:14:21.079 --> 01:14:25.399
caught him next without too much of a struggle, then

958
01:14:25.560 --> 01:14:30.960
mister Pumpkin as well. She closed the lid after catching

959
01:14:31.000 --> 01:14:34.680
each one. It was a struggle to close it as

960
01:14:34.720 --> 01:14:39.960
they tried to leap out each time. All right, now,

961
01:14:40.199 --> 01:14:46.960
just Goth Baby, she said, but she didn't see him anywhere.

962
01:14:48.079 --> 01:14:53.840
That's when she wondered which way Simon had gone. Being

963
01:14:53.920 --> 01:14:58.039
that Goth Baby was always on the hunt, she figured

964
01:14:58.079 --> 01:15:05.079
that whatever way signed and went, GoF Baby had two Simon.

965
01:15:05.840 --> 01:15:10.920
She yelled, then began looking around. When she saw that

966
01:15:11.000 --> 01:15:23.000
the front door was open, she knew he was gone.

967
01:15:23.119 --> 01:15:28.960
Chapter seven. What are you dweebs doing here? Thomas, Maria

968
01:15:29.039 --> 01:15:33.079
and Chris were startled They weren't watching behind them as

969
01:15:33.119 --> 01:15:37.119
they watched Zeke and his friends trying to create killer

970
01:15:37.239 --> 01:15:42.439
dirt babies. Hey, man, that's my brother. A tall, handsome

971
01:15:42.520 --> 01:15:46.079
boy named Brian, who didn't look like either of the

972
01:15:46.119 --> 01:15:49.680
two boys, said which one, the fat one or the

973
01:15:49.720 --> 01:15:56.840
dorky one? The fat dorky one. Brian said thanks. Chris replied,

974
01:15:57.960 --> 01:16:00.000
what are you doing at an eighth grade party?

975
01:16:00.000 --> 01:16:00.079
Bro?

976
01:16:00.119 --> 01:16:08.199
Oh? Nothing? Chris said nothing. Brian inquired, we thought we

977
01:16:08.239 --> 01:16:14.119
could pass for eighth graders. Maria said, maybe you could, les,

978
01:16:14.680 --> 01:16:20.399
Zeke said, coming around the corner. Fuck you man, Nah,

979
01:16:20.479 --> 01:16:24.960
I'm not into nosey lezies. Dude, she's a seventh grader.

980
01:16:25.399 --> 01:16:30.479
Give her a break, Brian implored. Zeke ignored this and

981
01:16:30.640 --> 01:16:34.920
spoke to Thomas, what are you doing here? First you

982
01:16:35.000 --> 01:16:38.720
were at my house and now you're here. What's with

983
01:16:38.760 --> 01:16:43.199
the obsession. I know you're up to something. You're trying

984
01:16:43.279 --> 01:16:47.560
to create killer dirt babies. Zeke and the older kids

985
01:16:47.720 --> 01:16:53.399
all laughed. Yeah right, go home, a douche nozzle. This

986
01:16:53.560 --> 01:16:58.760
is not a kid's party. Zeke said, he's right. Brian

987
01:16:58.880 --> 01:17:05.479
agreed Chris. There's only so much protection I can give you. Okay,

988
01:17:06.319 --> 01:17:11.840
Chris said and turned to walk away, but Thomas started

989
01:17:11.880 --> 01:17:19.119
before being interrupted. Come on, Maria interjected. Thomas and Chris followed.

990
01:17:20.279 --> 01:17:23.520
Once they put some space between them and the older kids,

991
01:17:24.000 --> 01:17:27.800
Maria said, we're lucky you we're leaving here without getting

992
01:17:27.840 --> 01:17:34.039
beat up. But the dirt babies, Thomas pleaded, what about them?

993
01:17:34.600 --> 01:17:37.680
They didn't come to life at this point. They're just

994
01:17:37.800 --> 01:17:41.520
dirt in what was once a nylon stocking. Nothing to

995
01:17:41.600 --> 01:17:46.880
worry about. Chris said, what about the other stuff. Zeke

996
01:17:47.039 --> 01:17:51.359
is planning to scare and maybe hurt people. This is

997
01:17:51.439 --> 01:17:54.399
more important than the cool kids thinking less of us,

998
01:17:55.119 --> 01:17:58.079
And yeah, I am willing to risk getting my butt kicked,

999
01:17:58.640 --> 01:18:04.119
Thomas said, dude, are you listening to yourself? Dirt babies

1000
01:18:04.159 --> 01:18:09.239
don't exist. You saw Zeke try and fail. Maybe you're

1001
01:18:09.319 --> 01:18:11.800
just here because you want to get your ass kicked.

1002
01:18:12.439 --> 01:18:15.680
I'm not hanging around to take a second hand ass kicking, dude,

1003
01:18:16.399 --> 01:18:23.640
see you Monday, Chris explained. Thomas looked to Maria for support. Sorry,

1004
01:18:24.279 --> 01:18:28.119
I think Chris is right to continue down this path

1005
01:18:28.399 --> 01:18:32.560
is stupid. I'm sorry. I don't think less of you

1006
01:18:32.720 --> 01:18:36.520
or anything, but I've gone way past my comfort zone

1007
01:18:36.560 --> 01:18:41.680
already for you, for this lost cause. Thomas looked at

1008
01:18:41.680 --> 01:18:45.720
the two, trying to find an argument to try and

1009
01:18:45.800 --> 01:18:50.000
get them to stay, but deep down he knew they

1010
01:18:50.079 --> 01:18:53.600
were right. He had put them in danger all day

1011
01:18:54.279 --> 01:19:00.119
in this worthless pursuit. I get it. See you Monday,

1012
01:18:59.840 --> 01:19:04.920
he said, and then turned around. Chris and Maria watched

1013
01:19:05.359 --> 01:19:12.279
as Thomas walked directly towards trouble. He's brave, Maria said,

1014
01:19:13.319 --> 01:19:17.600
too brave for his own good. Chris added and turned

1015
01:19:18.199 --> 01:19:24.560
and walked away. In the basement, Brahm and his friends

1016
01:19:24.640 --> 01:19:28.560
had their party set up in the morgue. They had

1017
01:19:28.600 --> 01:19:32.720
almost no decorations except for the black and white candles

1018
01:19:33.119 --> 01:19:37.960
that Lilith lit and placed around the room. Bob pulled

1019
01:19:37.960 --> 01:19:41.600
out his cassette boombox from his red Duffel bag that

1020
01:19:41.720 --> 01:19:44.720
had the name of a cigarette brand on it. His

1021
01:19:44.880 --> 01:19:49.039
parents had gotten it by collecting points from packs. They

1022
01:19:49.119 --> 01:19:52.239
each smoked two a day, so it didn't take long

1023
01:19:52.359 --> 01:19:55.439
for them to go through the eighty nine packs to

1024
01:19:55.560 --> 01:19:59.279
get the Duffel bag. He received it as a gift

1025
01:19:59.319 --> 01:20:03.560
on his birthday to use when they went camping. Bob

1026
01:20:03.880 --> 01:20:09.199
hated camping, dude, you brought a cassette player, Brahm asked,

1027
01:20:09.560 --> 01:20:12.880
while he sat down on an old morgue bed table.

1028
01:20:13.960 --> 01:20:16.920
The punks and goths didn't take the time to clean

1029
01:20:17.000 --> 01:20:20.600
up their party area, but being that they were in

1030
01:20:20.600 --> 01:20:25.439
the morgue, which consisted of cement walls and cement floors,

1031
01:20:26.000 --> 01:20:30.600
and since almost every surface was marble or porcelain, it

1032
01:20:30.720 --> 01:20:34.000
wasn't covered in rat poop and mold like the rest

1033
01:20:34.039 --> 01:20:39.479
of the building. Everybody brought CDs. Who has cassettes anymore?

1034
01:20:40.039 --> 01:20:44.960
Melissa said, sitting down next to Brahm, A little too close,

1035
01:20:45.920 --> 01:20:50.319
you elitist pricks. Bob said, sorry, I'm not a rich

1036
01:20:50.399 --> 01:20:54.359
kid like you. I'm not a rich kid just because

1037
01:20:54.359 --> 01:20:56.880
my parents have a house and not an apartment. That

1038
01:20:56.920 --> 01:21:01.119
doesn't make me a rich kid, Melissa said. Bram and

1039
01:21:01.239 --> 01:21:06.279
Lilith laughed. Calm down. I brought an adaptor, Bob said,

1040
01:21:06.720 --> 01:21:10.439
and gave a shit eating grin, then put the cassette

1041
01:21:10.479 --> 01:21:14.439
adapter in the player and pulled out a CD walkman.

1042
01:21:15.319 --> 01:21:19.960
I brought the player, so I'm first boo, Lilith and

1043
01:21:20.039 --> 01:21:24.680
Melissa said, Bram didn't boo. He loved the music that

1044
01:21:24.760 --> 01:21:28.079
Bob played. He was the one who got him into punk.

1045
01:21:28.880 --> 01:21:32.640
A smile appeared on Bram's face when Bob pulled out

1046
01:21:32.680 --> 01:21:35.960
his choice. He knew the album right away from the

1047
01:21:36.000 --> 01:21:41.199
graphic but crudely drawn cover that featured a slit wrist.

1048
01:21:42.079 --> 01:21:46.760
It was Tina Seidel's debut album, Down the Road. Bram

1049
01:21:46.880 --> 01:21:49.720
got up and started poe going as soon as that

1050
01:21:49.840 --> 01:21:54.520
opening guitar riff came on. It was only three chords,

1051
01:21:54.880 --> 01:22:00.439
but they were power chords executed with perfection. Unlike most

1052
01:22:00.479 --> 01:22:04.399
early eighties punk bands, the lead singer and bass player

1053
01:22:04.800 --> 01:22:08.760
harmonized parts of the lyrics. In that era, you would

1054
01:22:08.760 --> 01:22:13.000
get called a sellout for using those pop tricks, but

1055
01:22:13.119 --> 01:22:17.600
their dark lyrics kept them from ever being seen as commercial.

1056
01:22:18.199 --> 01:22:21.279
Bob jumped up to join Brahm as the opening verse

1057
01:22:21.399 --> 01:22:25.119
came on. They mashed together as the lead singer, a

1058
01:22:25.199 --> 01:22:30.319
guy named Norman Cuckoo, saying, I never chose this life.

1059
01:22:30.479 --> 01:22:34.159
It didn't choose me. My parents affection led to this

1060
01:22:34.439 --> 01:22:38.239
human infection that you now see and I'm here to

1061
01:22:38.279 --> 01:22:41.800
spread my sickness. I'm the kind of guy who finds

1062
01:22:41.880 --> 01:22:45.279
love in the cemetery because I don't like my lovers

1063
01:22:45.600 --> 01:22:50.520
to Harry. Lilith sat down next to Melissa, who watched

1064
01:22:50.560 --> 01:22:56.960
the two kids moshing together. Isn't he dreamy? Melissa asked?

1065
01:22:57.840 --> 01:23:03.600
Which one they're punk? Lilith said, revealing a bit of disdain.

1066
01:23:04.600 --> 01:23:10.319
Bram used to be goth. Melissa said, no way, Lilith replied.

1067
01:23:11.119 --> 01:23:15.199
Melissa grabbed her backpack and pulled out her journal, where

1068
01:23:15.199 --> 01:23:19.119
she had a polaroid stuck between the pages. She showed

1069
01:23:19.159 --> 01:23:22.640
it to Lilith. It was a photo of Kristen sid

1070
01:23:22.920 --> 01:23:27.319
Sarah and Bram back in his goth days. He was

1071
01:23:27.479 --> 01:23:32.479
foxy as a goth boy. Lilith whispered, Hey, where did

1072
01:23:32.479 --> 01:23:35.880
you get that polaroid? My aunt let me have a

1073
01:23:35.880 --> 01:23:40.560
few of her things after Sarah died. You were cousins

1074
01:23:40.560 --> 01:23:45.159
with one of the victims. This is a small town, sweetie,

1075
01:23:45.680 --> 01:23:49.920
Melissa said, then looked over at Bram, and he is

1076
01:23:50.039 --> 01:23:55.159
the cutest boy in it. Two baddies taken. Lilith replied,

1077
01:23:56.199 --> 01:24:00.359
there are ways to win boys over, you know, can't

1078
01:24:00.359 --> 01:24:05.359
win him from Kristen. Yeah, I can, Melissa stated bluntly.

1079
01:24:06.359 --> 01:24:11.239
I doubt it. Kristin is kind of a badass. Does

1080
01:24:11.439 --> 01:24:16.680
Kristin do this? Melissa said, and moved her mouth closer

1081
01:24:16.760 --> 01:24:20.119
to Lilith's ear, cupped her hand to block a little

1082
01:24:20.159 --> 01:24:24.159
more of the sound, and then made a slurping noise.

1083
01:24:24.920 --> 01:24:28.960
Lilith laughed, damn it, Melissa, you are going to steal

1084
01:24:29.039 --> 01:24:35.399
him by any means necessary. Melissa laughed, I want that

1085
01:24:35.680 --> 01:24:42.079
boy back at the Gartner's. Kristin shoved the box that

1086
01:24:42.199 --> 01:24:45.840
held the dirt Babies into her backpack, then went out

1087
01:24:45.880 --> 01:24:49.920
the front door to find goth Baby, the last free

1088
01:24:49.960 --> 01:24:55.079
dirt baby, and especially to find Simon. It looked like

1089
01:24:55.199 --> 01:24:58.479
this Halloween she would again be trying to live up

1090
01:24:58.520 --> 01:25:02.680
to the first rule of baby sitting, don't let the

1091
01:25:02.760 --> 01:25:10.439
kid die. Simon ran as fast as he could as

1092
01:25:10.520 --> 01:25:16.000
Goth Baby chased after him, Razor blade out ready to attack.

1093
01:25:17.079 --> 01:25:20.600
The dirt Baby could move fast with those little legs

1094
01:25:20.600 --> 01:25:24.319
of his, and how he kept moving straight on his

1095
01:25:24.439 --> 01:25:29.199
target while his googly eyes moved erratically from the jostling

1096
01:25:29.760 --> 01:25:34.520
was truly an amazing feat. None of the Tricker treaters

1097
01:25:34.600 --> 01:25:39.239
tried to help Simon, nor did any of the parents.

1098
01:25:39.359 --> 01:25:43.479
They only grabbed their kids and held them back from

1099
01:25:43.479 --> 01:25:48.119
the homicidal running dirt creature and watched as it caught

1100
01:25:48.199 --> 01:25:54.199
up enough to slash at the back of Simon's legs.

1101
01:25:54.960 --> 01:25:58.399
Chris and Maria were walking back to their houses to

1102
01:25:58.560 --> 01:26:02.720
change into their costumes before tricker treating when they saw

1103
01:26:02.760 --> 01:26:06.279
a young boy who was bleeding from his leg being

1104
01:26:06.399 --> 01:26:12.199
chased by a dirt baby. God, damn it, Thomas was right,

1105
01:26:12.960 --> 01:26:18.439
Chris said, without saying anything. Maria started running after the two.

1106
01:26:19.479 --> 01:26:25.119
Chris sighed, I hate running, then started running after them,

1107
01:26:25.520 --> 01:26:29.439
but because of his size, he couldn't keep up and

1108
01:26:29.520 --> 01:26:34.399
eventually lost sight of the boy and then Maria. Lucky

1109
01:26:34.479 --> 01:26:37.640
for him, the boy was leaving a trail of blood

1110
01:26:37.680 --> 01:26:42.079
drops he could follow. As he continued, he heard a

1111
01:26:42.119 --> 01:26:47.760
female voice behind him, and she sounded out of breath. Hey,

1112
01:26:48.520 --> 01:26:51.439
this is going to sound crazy, but have you seen

1113
01:26:51.479 --> 01:26:55.479
a little boy possibly being pursued by a little creature

1114
01:26:55.600 --> 01:27:00.640
with a razor knife. Chris turned around to see Kristin

1115
01:27:00.960 --> 01:27:06.079
standing there. Do you mean a killer dirt baby, he asked,

1116
01:27:06.399 --> 01:27:09.199
and pointed to the droplets of blood on the ground

1117
01:27:09.760 --> 01:27:14.159
and then in the direction they were heading. Oh, no,

1118
01:27:15.000 --> 01:27:19.199
Kristin exclaimed she was out of breath, so it was

1119
01:27:19.239 --> 01:27:22.760
easy for Chris to keep up with her. Sometimes she

1120
01:27:22.800 --> 01:27:27.079
would jog and Chris would fall a bit behind. The

1121
01:27:27.159 --> 01:27:33.199
droplets of blood led them to the asylum, of course,

1122
01:27:33.279 --> 01:27:46.960
that's where he went, Kristin said chapter eight, Simon was

1123
01:27:47.039 --> 01:27:50.600
thankful for all those laps his baseball coach made them

1124
01:27:50.720 --> 01:27:56.039
do at each practice. That endurance was paying off, because

1125
01:27:56.159 --> 01:28:00.319
goth Baby never seemed to run out of steam, but

1126
01:28:00.880 --> 01:28:03.920
it was getting harder. His lungs had felt like they

1127
01:28:03.920 --> 01:28:07.439
were on fire for the last few blocks. When he

1128
01:28:07.560 --> 01:28:10.920
arrived at the asylum, it was obvious that an event

1129
01:28:11.159 --> 01:28:14.880
was going on there. There were no cars because none

1130
01:28:14.920 --> 01:28:18.079
of the kids in attendance were old enough to drive,

1131
01:28:18.800 --> 01:28:22.159
but all the bicycles out front made it obvious that

1132
01:28:22.319 --> 01:28:26.760
something was going on. He knew some one else was

1133
01:28:26.840 --> 01:28:30.920
following them. He hoped it was Kristin, but he didn't

1134
01:28:30.960 --> 01:28:35.000
want to slow down to look, so he didn't. Not

1135
01:28:35.199 --> 01:28:40.000
until he was about to enter the asylum. He looked

1136
01:28:40.039 --> 01:28:42.359
back and saw that it was a girl who was

1137
01:28:42.399 --> 01:28:48.479
following them, but it wasn't Kristin. That's when Gothbaby leaped

1138
01:28:48.560 --> 01:28:53.680
towards him. Simon ran into the asylum, walking past Thomas,

1139
01:28:54.680 --> 01:28:58.199
he found himself in a crowd of teenagers, so he

1140
01:28:58.279 --> 01:29:03.720
kept moving forward in hopes of losing goth Baby. Thomas

1141
01:29:03.720 --> 01:29:07.479
spotted goth Baby as soon as he entered. They're real,

1142
01:29:08.600 --> 01:29:12.520
I am goth Baby, said, and slashed at one of

1143
01:29:12.520 --> 01:29:17.840
his legs, but kept moving forward. The cut was shallow

1144
01:29:18.079 --> 01:29:22.600
but wide. His skin opened, and for a moment you

1145
01:29:22.720 --> 01:29:27.159
saw the white of exposed inner skin layers before blood

1146
01:29:27.640 --> 01:29:31.600
began to ooze out of the cut. When Simon heard

1147
01:29:31.720 --> 01:29:36.199
Thomas's scream of pain and shock, he knew he had

1148
01:29:36.239 --> 01:29:41.840
gained some distance between himself and goth Baby. Simon searched

1149
01:29:41.840 --> 01:29:46.640
around the asylum party, hoping to find Bram. It was

1150
01:29:46.680 --> 01:29:51.039
a challenge because so many people were in Halloween costumes.

1151
01:29:51.720 --> 01:29:54.399
He realized that none of these kids were part of

1152
01:29:54.479 --> 01:29:59.039
Bram or Kristen's friend group because the costumes were too

1153
01:29:59.199 --> 01:30:03.079
mainstream and the air was thick with the scent of

1154
01:30:03.239 --> 01:30:08.119
c k Ie. When he heard another person's sound of agony,

1155
01:30:08.840 --> 01:30:12.199
he hoped that maybe Bram would find him. When he

1156
01:30:12.279 --> 01:30:18.439
went to discover what all the yelling was about. Down

1157
01:30:18.520 --> 01:30:22.439
in the basement, Bram and his friends continued to listen

1158
01:30:22.479 --> 01:30:26.800
to punk rock music and party. Even the two girls

1159
01:30:26.880 --> 01:30:31.119
bopped their heads to the screaming vocals and aggressive guitars.

1160
01:30:32.119 --> 01:30:35.079
When it was Lilith's turn to put on an album,

1161
01:30:35.439 --> 01:30:40.880
she chose Phantasmagoria by The Damned. Bram and Bob knew

1162
01:30:40.920 --> 01:30:44.199
their early punk songs, but they hadn't heard the later

1163
01:30:44.319 --> 01:30:48.520
albums where Dave Vanian and the crew went full goth.

1164
01:30:49.760 --> 01:30:53.199
When she turned on the album, she skipped to track two,

1165
01:30:53.840 --> 01:31:00.600
her favorite, the much softer Shadow of Love. This is

1166
01:31:00.680 --> 01:31:05.640
the Damned. Bob asked, what happened? I thought they were punk.

1167
01:31:06.199 --> 01:31:11.600
Bram said, just give it a try. Lilith reassured. This

1168
01:31:11.680 --> 01:31:16.199
is their post Brian James post Captain Sensible Goth record.

1169
01:31:17.279 --> 01:31:21.840
I don't know, Bob said, rat Skabees is still playing

1170
01:31:21.880 --> 01:31:26.399
the drums. Lilith offered, all right, we'll give it a shot,

1171
01:31:26.840 --> 01:31:31.880
Bram said. Bram closed his eyes and listened to the groove.

1172
01:31:32.720 --> 01:31:35.439
He had been a Goth at one point, so this

1173
01:31:35.760 --> 01:31:39.920
wasn't too far off from the stuff he dug. Melissa

1174
01:31:40.119 --> 01:31:44.560
used this opportunity to set her hand on his thigh.

1175
01:31:44.920 --> 01:31:48.920
He didn't notice right away. He didn't notice until she

1176
01:31:49.000 --> 01:31:54.560
began moving her hand upwards towards his crotch. He wanted

1177
01:31:54.600 --> 01:31:57.760
to stop her, but thought about letting her at least

1178
01:31:57.800 --> 01:32:02.319
get to the spot before he said anything. I'm such

1179
01:32:02.319 --> 01:32:06.960
an asshole, he thought to himself. He also worried that

1180
01:32:07.039 --> 01:32:10.159
if she did grab him, it wouldn't be as easy

1181
01:32:10.199 --> 01:32:13.199
to get the nerve to tell her to stop. But

1182
01:32:13.960 --> 01:32:18.520
lucky for him, his moral struggle was disrupted by a

1183
01:32:18.560 --> 01:32:23.319
shriek from above, a sound they would never have heard

1184
01:32:23.399 --> 01:32:29.359
above Tina Seidel's more aggressive punk rock sound. Bram stood

1185
01:32:29.439 --> 01:32:34.560
up without any regard to Melissa's roaming hands. What was that?

1186
01:32:35.640 --> 01:32:39.520
Melissa looked at him with disappointment and a bit of anger.

1187
01:32:40.359 --> 01:32:44.439
I'm sure it's nothing. It's Halloween, after all, might not

1188
01:32:44.600 --> 01:32:47.279
seem like a big deal. But you didn't go through

1189
01:32:47.319 --> 01:32:51.479
the Halloween I did last year, Bram said, holding up

1190
01:32:51.520 --> 01:32:54.560
the hand that was missing a thumb from his run

1191
01:32:54.560 --> 01:33:01.640
in last year. Dude, I'm sure she's right. It's nothing. Said, No,

1192
01:33:01.960 --> 01:33:05.239
it's something. If you experienced that night, then you would

1193
01:33:05.279 --> 01:33:07.720
know what I know. And what I know is that

1194
01:33:07.920 --> 01:33:11.680
wasn't a normal scream. That was a scream of pain,

1195
01:33:12.479 --> 01:33:17.680
Bram said, without speaking another word. He stormed out of there.

1196
01:33:18.479 --> 01:33:24.399
Where are you going? Melissa yelled. Bram didn't respond. He

1197
01:33:24.640 --> 01:33:30.840
is a troubled boy, Lilith said, that's my type. Melissa laughed.

1198
01:33:32.039 --> 01:33:35.840
Bob looked over at the two girls. Bob might have

1199
01:33:35.920 --> 01:33:40.960
been troubled, but he wasn't cute, and his unkept crust

1200
01:33:41.000 --> 01:33:45.359
punk style did not help his ability to attract the

1201
01:33:45.439 --> 01:33:54.319
opposite sex. Kristen and Chris entered the asylum this way,

1202
01:33:54.800 --> 01:33:59.399
Chris said, pointing towards the cafeteria, I've got to check

1203
01:33:59.439 --> 01:34:04.039
on my friend. Kristin said, they're in the basement. My

1204
01:34:04.199 --> 01:34:07.960
friend is up here. Chris said, well, I wish you luck.

1205
01:34:08.399 --> 01:34:11.600
Try not to get murdered. She hoped that she had

1206
01:34:11.640 --> 01:34:15.239
mentioned to Simon that Bram's party was in the basement,

1207
01:34:15.920 --> 01:34:18.640
but she was pretty sure that she hadn't told him

1208
01:34:18.640 --> 01:34:22.079
that part. Once she was past all the noises of

1209
01:34:22.159 --> 01:34:25.880
the upstairs party, it was easy to find where Bram's

1210
01:34:25.920 --> 01:34:30.640
group was. There was almost nobody in the basement, plus

1211
01:34:30.640 --> 01:34:34.800
she could hear the smooth baritone voice of Dave Vanian

1212
01:34:35.359 --> 01:34:39.479
coming from a boombox. Kristen sped up her pace and

1213
01:34:39.600 --> 01:34:44.800
jogged to that room, where she found Bob Lilith and Melissa.

1214
01:34:45.920 --> 01:34:50.199
Where's Bram? Kristin yelled, he heard a scream and ran

1215
01:34:50.239 --> 01:34:54.439
off to help. I guess, Lilith said, I don't know

1216
01:34:54.520 --> 01:35:01.000
what his deal is. Melissa added, the dirt babies are back. Screamed.

1217
01:35:01.880 --> 01:35:05.640
You guys are pulling that joke again this year. Melissa said,

1218
01:35:06.239 --> 01:35:10.880
fuck you, it's not a joke. People died, you probably

1219
01:35:10.960 --> 01:35:13.640
killed them, and now here you are doing it again,

1220
01:35:14.000 --> 01:35:19.520
you bitch, Melissa said. Kristen walked over to Melissa and

1221
01:35:19.560 --> 01:35:23.439
got in her face. Sid and Sarah were my best friends.

1222
01:35:24.119 --> 01:35:29.600
Kristen said, fuck you, Nah, I'd rather fuck your boyfriend.

1223
01:35:30.000 --> 01:35:35.199
Melissa laughed. Kristen slapped her across the face. Bram wouldn't

1224
01:35:35.239 --> 01:35:40.600
fuck you with Bob's dick, Kristen said, and stormed off. Hey,

1225
01:35:41.279 --> 01:35:46.159
Bob said, I'd fuck her with Bob's dick. Even while

1226
01:35:46.239 --> 01:35:50.439
nursing her face. Melissa looked over at Bob and said,

1227
01:35:51.319 --> 01:36:01.960
you wish. Thomas had spent the time since his friends

1228
01:36:02.039 --> 01:36:05.319
left watching Zeke to make sure he wasn't going to

1229
01:36:05.399 --> 01:36:09.640
try anything, but he lost him and now he found

1230
01:36:09.720 --> 01:36:14.520
himself following an actual dirt baby through the crowd. The

1231
01:36:14.560 --> 01:36:18.520
people who noticed goth baby screamed, but with the loud

1232
01:36:18.600 --> 01:36:24.039
radio playing the new Beastie Boy's hit Intergalactic, nobody heard them.

1233
01:36:25.119 --> 01:36:28.159
Thomas watched as the Little Menace went through the crowd,

1234
01:36:28.560 --> 01:36:33.039
slashing at a random person's ankle, but always staying on track,

1235
01:36:33.800 --> 01:36:37.920
following a young kid. That kid was holding his hands

1236
01:36:37.960 --> 01:36:41.079
in front of his face like a funnel and yelling

1237
01:36:41.159 --> 01:36:45.560
something that Thomas couldn't quite make out. Was he yelling

1238
01:36:46.159 --> 01:36:51.600
jam or was it bam? Wait? There is that punk

1239
01:36:51.680 --> 01:36:56.640
kid bram? He thought he must be looking for him.

1240
01:36:57.079 --> 01:37:01.439
Thomas scanned the room but saw no punks. He was

1241
01:37:01.479 --> 01:37:03.720
able to catch up with them right before the Little

1242
01:37:03.720 --> 01:37:08.359
Creature tried to slash at Simon. Without thinking, he brought

1243
01:37:08.439 --> 01:37:12.720
his Ocean Pacific sneaker down on the creature, who smashed

1244
01:37:12.840 --> 01:37:18.640
flat like a pancake with his razor blade carrying hand unaffected,

1245
01:37:19.399 --> 01:37:23.399
so he swung the blade frantically, adding little nicks to

1246
01:37:23.479 --> 01:37:29.079
Thomas's already wounded leg. Simon turned around and saw this

1247
01:37:29.840 --> 01:37:34.239
hold on. Simon yelled. Thomas could barely make out what

1248
01:37:34.319 --> 01:37:37.920
he had said, but trusted that he was coming to help.

1249
01:37:38.359 --> 01:37:41.840
Simon looked around and saw something that he didn't want

1250
01:37:41.880 --> 01:37:45.920
to touch. But it was the only thing around, so

1251
01:37:45.960 --> 01:37:49.239
he grabbed the old bedpan and used it to hit

1252
01:37:49.319 --> 01:37:53.439
the razor out of goth Baby's hand. Thomas went to

1253
01:37:53.479 --> 01:37:57.640
move his foot off the dirt, Baby, don't, Simon yelled,

1254
01:37:58.319 --> 01:38:04.119
what Thomas react, He'll just reinflate. How do you know,

1255
01:38:04.600 --> 01:38:08.680
Thomas yelled. My babysitter and I fought and stopped them

1256
01:38:08.760 --> 01:38:15.479
last year, Simon explained, So I just stand here until

1257
01:38:15.520 --> 01:38:19.479
I can find Kristen. She'll know what to do, Simon said,

1258
01:38:19.960 --> 01:38:29.039
and then ran off. Great, Thomas said to himself. When

1259
01:38:29.119 --> 01:38:33.479
Bram made it upstairs, he found everybody panicking, as most

1260
01:38:33.520 --> 01:38:37.359
people now realized that a few of them had been hurt.

1261
01:38:38.359 --> 01:38:42.239
What happened, Bram yelled, over the music that nobody had

1262
01:38:42.279 --> 01:38:45.800
yet thought to turn off. They were attacked by some

1263
01:38:46.039 --> 01:38:51.760
little creature. A voice yelled, it can't be, Brahm said

1264
01:38:51.760 --> 01:38:55.760
to himself. Has anyone went to call the cops? The

1265
01:38:55.840 --> 01:39:00.159
teams around him shook their heads to say no. Who's

1266
01:39:00.159 --> 01:39:04.920
going to go? Bram said, I can go, Chris answered.

1267
01:39:05.479 --> 01:39:09.000
Another kid in the crowd yelled thanks, but we probably

1268
01:39:09.000 --> 01:39:13.520
shouldn't send the fat kid. I could go, Maria said,

1269
01:39:14.000 --> 01:39:20.840
appearing out of the crowd. Maria, you're okay, Chris said, Hey,

1270
01:39:21.279 --> 01:39:26.239
this door is locked. Another kid exclaimed Bram. Chris and

1271
01:39:26.319 --> 01:39:30.000
Maria looked behind them as several kids tried to push

1272
01:39:30.039 --> 01:39:36.319
the door open. How did that happen? Bram said to himself, Bram.

1273
01:39:36.600 --> 01:39:42.439
Kristin yelled when she spotted him from behind. Kristin, is

1274
01:39:42.479 --> 01:39:47.319
it true, Bram. Simon yelled as he ran up to him.

1275
01:39:47.800 --> 01:39:54.760
They're back, Simon, Thank god, there you are, Kristen yelled Kristin.

1276
01:39:55.439 --> 01:40:00.520
Simon added, where are they? Bram asked, Three are in

1277
01:40:00.600 --> 01:40:03.960
my bag in the dippick box I made. Which one

1278
01:40:04.000 --> 01:40:08.520
is loose? Please tell me it's Bucky. Brahm said it's

1279
01:40:08.600 --> 01:40:15.760
goth Baby. Simon said that's the worst one, right sorta.

1280
01:40:16.279 --> 01:40:20.640
Kristin answered he lacks some of the self preservation instincts

1281
01:40:20.680 --> 01:40:27.039
that vampire baby has. It's all real. Maria asked yes.

1282
01:40:27.880 --> 01:40:32.640
Kristin said, you have a plan to stop it, right.

1283
01:40:37.000 --> 01:40:40.960
Zeke watched from outside as people struggled to open the

1284
01:40:41.039 --> 01:40:46.079
now padlocked door to the asylum. Of course, there was

1285
01:40:46.119 --> 01:40:49.600
one other exit, but only Zeke knew where it was.

1286
01:40:50.880 --> 01:40:53.439
I don't know where it came from. It wasn't one

1287
01:40:53.439 --> 01:40:57.359
of the three I tried to create. But now suddenly

1288
01:40:57.479 --> 01:41:01.359
everything is going as planned. The killer dirt baby is

1289
01:41:01.399 --> 01:41:05.720
the perfect distraction while we have our fun. Plus, you know,

1290
01:41:06.520 --> 01:41:11.279
more of them will die. Andrew and Colin's shared a look.

1291
01:41:12.520 --> 01:41:16.960
I don't think this is right. Andrew said, of course

1292
01:41:17.000 --> 01:41:22.279
it isn't. Zeke said that's what we wanted, right, Yeah,

1293
01:41:22.279 --> 01:41:29.960
but I don't know. Colin said why. Zeke asked, it's killing.

1294
01:41:30.640 --> 01:41:34.960
Colin said, We've been plotting to shoot up our school

1295
01:41:35.000 --> 01:41:39.840
all year. Zeke said, you know, I thought we were

1296
01:41:39.960 --> 01:41:45.880
just kind of joking. Colin said, in the moment, man,

1297
01:41:46.680 --> 01:41:52.159
letting people get killed just doesn't feel right. Andrew added, well,

1298
01:41:52.199 --> 01:41:55.039
if you had your dad's safe combo, we would have

1299
01:41:55.119 --> 01:41:58.840
had real guns to shoot up the actual school, But

1300
01:41:59.039 --> 01:42:03.159
now all we have is this. He pulled out a handgun,

1301
01:42:03.880 --> 01:42:08.840
my mother's nine millimeter. It's not right, it's not right.

1302
01:42:08.960 --> 01:42:15.640
Let them out, Colin said, no. Zeke replied, then I'm

1303
01:42:15.640 --> 01:42:19.479
going to the cops. Colin said and took off running.

1304
01:42:20.479 --> 01:42:24.079
Zeke pointed the gun at him as he ran and

1305
01:42:24.239 --> 01:42:28.319
pulled the trigger. The little bastard was a good shot,

1306
01:42:28.720 --> 01:42:31.199
and the bullet hit Collins in the back. Of the head.

1307
01:42:32.359 --> 01:42:38.439
His body dropped, Andrew looked at Zeke in shock. Are

1308
01:42:38.479 --> 01:42:47.720
you in or not? Zeke demanded. Somebody had turned the

1309
01:42:47.840 --> 01:42:51.640
music off, but the volume of noise was still loud,

1310
01:42:52.199 --> 01:42:55.880
as it seemed like every person was talking about what

1311
01:42:56.239 --> 01:42:59.520
was going on. But even as loud as all of

1312
01:42:59.520 --> 01:43:03.680
that was us. They all stopped when they heard the

1313
01:43:03.720 --> 01:43:09.800
gun shot. What was that, Kristin yelled, A gun, Bram

1314
01:43:09.840 --> 01:43:15.279
said cops. Simon asked, I have no idea either way.

1315
01:43:15.720 --> 01:43:19.600
We need to get to goth Baby, Kristin said, Come

1316
01:43:19.640 --> 01:43:23.880
with me, I know where Gothbaby is. Kristin, Bram, Maria,

1317
01:43:24.000 --> 01:43:27.840
and Chris all followed. Chris and Maria were focused on

1318
01:43:27.960 --> 01:43:31.479
looking for Thomas as they went. When they got to

1319
01:43:31.520 --> 01:43:35.840
where Simon was taking them there, he was struggling to

1320
01:43:35.920 --> 01:43:40.600
keep his feet on the ever reinflating dirt baby. His

1321
01:43:40.720 --> 01:43:44.199
feet would lift off the ground, then he would push

1322
01:43:44.319 --> 01:43:49.359
back down, then it would happen again. I can't keep

1323
01:43:49.399 --> 01:43:53.439
this up much longer. Kristin pulled her bag off and

1324
01:43:53.560 --> 01:43:57.840
took out the dippick box. Is that the thing? A

1325
01:43:57.960 --> 01:44:03.279
kid named Ted yelled, the thing that attacked my friend? Yes,

1326
01:44:03.920 --> 01:44:08.159
Thomas answered. Kristin was already getting down to the ground

1327
01:44:08.520 --> 01:44:13.119
and opening the box slightly. The other dirt babies were

1328
01:44:13.159 --> 01:44:17.760
already fighting to get out. Then Ted pushed Thomas off

1329
01:44:17.800 --> 01:44:22.079
the dirt baby let me add him. Goth Baby inflated

1330
01:44:22.159 --> 01:44:25.319
himself as quickly as he could as the guy grabbed

1331
01:44:25.359 --> 01:44:29.800
him and tried to squeeze goth Baby to death. Instead,

1332
01:44:29.920 --> 01:44:33.079
he popped out of his grip, jumped onto the kid's neck,

1333
01:44:33.560 --> 01:44:38.800
and sank his teeth deep into his flesh. This murder

1334
01:44:38.920 --> 01:44:42.560
wasn't for fun. He wanted to end his life so

1335
01:44:42.680 --> 01:44:47.079
he could escape. Kristin tried to grab goth Baby, but

1336
01:44:47.159 --> 01:44:49.920
he spotted the dippick box and jumped to another teen

1337
01:44:50.359 --> 01:44:54.439
and bit her. That person's boyfriend swatted at goth Baby,

1338
01:44:54.880 --> 01:44:57.520
who flew off her and landed on the other side

1339
01:44:57.520 --> 01:45:00.960
of the counter, where he was shocked to see three

1340
01:45:01.119 --> 01:45:08.279
inanimate dirt babies. Hmm, goth Baby said maybe, then he

1341
01:45:08.439 --> 01:45:11.560
spat the remaining blood from the last neck he bit

1342
01:45:12.199 --> 01:45:16.119
on to the three of them. A moment later, they

1343
01:45:16.159 --> 01:45:29.119
all began to move. Goth Baby smiled. Kristen, Simon, Bram, Chris, Thomas,

1344
01:45:29.119 --> 01:45:32.880
and Maria ran to where goth Baby had flown, but

1345
01:45:32.960 --> 01:45:38.439
he was already gone. Fuck he got away. Kristin said,

1346
01:45:39.239 --> 01:45:44.720
at least there's only one to catch. Thomas said what,

1347
01:45:45.600 --> 01:45:49.920
Kristin replied Thomas pointed to a spot on the ground

1348
01:45:50.640 --> 01:45:55.960
where there was a droplet of blood. Oh no, Maria said,

1349
01:45:57.039 --> 01:46:02.119
maybe Zeke moved them. Chris offered, what don't I know?

1350
01:46:02.800 --> 01:46:08.239
Kristin asked there were three normal, non walking and talking

1351
01:46:08.279 --> 01:46:13.720
dirt babies there before. Thomas said, there's no way they

1352
01:46:13.760 --> 01:46:19.600
could come to life. Kristin reasoned, there's blood. Isn't that

1353
01:46:19.880 --> 01:46:24.479
the final ingredient. Brahm asked yeah, but they would have

1354
01:46:24.600 --> 01:46:26.720
to have the dirt from the grave that we put

1355
01:46:26.760 --> 01:46:34.079
the spell on. Kristin said about that, Thomas added, then

1356
01:46:34.279 --> 01:46:47.239
all eyes were on him. Chapter nine, goth Baby guided

1357
01:46:47.319 --> 01:46:51.159
his new friends to a room with four medical beds

1358
01:46:51.479 --> 01:46:56.039
and corroded old hospital equipment. The most ominous was a

1359
01:46:56.119 --> 01:47:00.960
teal color machine that stood about six feet tall. It

1360
01:47:01.079 --> 01:47:05.680
was an electro shock machine built specifically for the Locust

1361
01:47:05.760 --> 01:47:11.399
Grove Insane Asylum. Most facilities used a small unit that

1362
01:47:11.520 --> 01:47:16.560
came in a wooden box, but doctor Kuto believed so

1363
01:47:16.840 --> 01:47:20.239
strongly in it as a treatment that he prescribed it

1364
01:47:20.279 --> 01:47:24.399
to most of his patients. Because of this and how

1365
01:47:24.439 --> 01:47:28.239
often they performed it on each patient, they needed a

1366
01:47:28.279 --> 01:47:33.840
custom machine to handle the workload. Goth Baby paid little

1367
01:47:33.880 --> 01:47:38.000
attention to the room's atmosphere. He was focused on learning

1368
01:47:38.479 --> 01:47:42.800
about his new friends. All right, tell me about yourself,

1369
01:47:43.399 --> 01:47:47.800
goth Baby said. The three looked at each other, confused.

1370
01:47:48.920 --> 01:47:51.920
I need to know if you are like me, goth

1371
01:47:52.000 --> 01:47:56.439
Baby said, so let me ask this differently. How do

1372
01:47:56.520 --> 01:48:03.399
you feel about murder? All three of them smiled, perfect

1373
01:48:03.840 --> 01:48:08.720
psychotics as well. Goth Baby said, I can work with that.

1374
01:48:09.840 --> 01:48:14.479
Because of our size, weapons are limited. So how many

1375
01:48:14.520 --> 01:48:19.159
of you were created with teeth? They all opened their mouths.

1376
01:48:19.760 --> 01:48:23.960
The clown had sharp teeth, while the female one had

1377
01:48:24.039 --> 01:48:29.680
small teeth. The plane dirt Baby was all gums. Hmmm,

1378
01:48:30.239 --> 01:48:32.800
you're not going to be that useful as an attacker.

1379
01:48:34.319 --> 01:48:37.880
Can we get to the killing now, the female one said,

1380
01:48:38.439 --> 01:48:43.000
I'm bored. Soon. We need to figure out a few things,

1381
01:48:43.039 --> 01:48:46.920
and I need to explain the goal to you kill,

1382
01:48:47.039 --> 01:48:51.760
kill kill. The clown said and laughed. That's one goal,

1383
01:48:51.840 --> 01:48:56.880
an important one, but not the main objective. Goth Baby said.

1384
01:48:57.640 --> 01:49:01.840
First things first, you all need names. If I need

1385
01:49:01.880 --> 01:49:03.840
to call out to you, I don't want to have

1386
01:49:03.880 --> 01:49:08.079
to yell out clown baby, plain baby, and girl baby.

1387
01:49:08.960 --> 01:49:11.399
I'll give you all fifteen seconds to come up with

1388
01:49:11.439 --> 01:49:16.840
your names, or I'm naming you myself. I'll be Killer

1389
01:49:17.000 --> 01:49:21.960
the dirt baby, the clown said, and laughed maniacally. No

1390
01:49:22.640 --> 01:49:26.279
stupid name, don't like it, doesn't even associate with your

1391
01:49:26.720 --> 01:49:31.880
humorous image. You shall be known as giggle butt, the

1392
01:49:31.960 --> 01:49:37.159
female dirt baby said. Goth baby laughed at this, No way,

1393
01:49:37.920 --> 01:49:42.279
giggle but said all in favor, say I. Female dirt

1394
01:49:42.279 --> 01:49:46.560
baby said, I goth baby, the female dirt baby and

1395
01:49:46.600 --> 01:49:51.439
the plain one said in unison, I like you. Goth

1396
01:49:51.520 --> 01:49:55.960
baby said to the female dirt baby, thank you. The

1397
01:49:56.039 --> 01:50:03.199
name is Jade. Jade said, good choice. Goth baby complimented, quick, Plainy,

1398
01:50:03.560 --> 01:50:05.760
come up with a name before you're stuck being forever

1399
01:50:05.800 --> 01:50:12.359
known as plainy. Goth baby said, um, how about Paul.

1400
01:50:13.439 --> 01:50:17.239
That is such a plainy answer. No, you are a

1401
01:50:17.359 --> 01:50:21.640
killer dirt baby. We are not calling you Paul. No

1402
01:50:21.640 --> 01:50:28.359
normal names. We are better than that. Well, um, They

1403
01:50:28.399 --> 01:50:32.960
all looked at him, waiting to hear the name. Let

1404
01:50:33.039 --> 01:50:36.880
me think, screw it. Your name is plainy, deal with it.

1405
01:50:37.359 --> 01:50:42.960
Damn it, Plainey said, okay, next we plan. I know

1406
01:50:43.079 --> 01:50:46.319
you're fresh and you're itching to kill people. I promise

1407
01:50:46.359 --> 01:50:50.279
you I feel the same, but I have bigger dreams.

1408
01:50:50.960 --> 01:50:54.399
There is a girl with special powers. She has others

1409
01:50:54.520 --> 01:50:57.720
like us trapped, and she can hopefully turn me and

1410
01:50:58.319 --> 01:51:02.960
maybe some of you into a human Who cares about that?

1411
01:51:03.600 --> 01:51:07.960
What are we waiting for? Let's kill some teens, Jade said,

1412
01:51:08.800 --> 01:51:21.720
goth Baby smiled. Outside, Zeke and Andrew entered a small outbuilding.

1413
01:51:22.520 --> 01:51:25.880
Once inside, they opened a door that led to stairs

1414
01:51:25.920 --> 01:51:31.079
that went underground. How many bullets did you bring, Andrew

1415
01:51:31.199 --> 01:51:37.960
asked Zeke forty. Zeke said I brought a hundred. Andrew replied,

1416
01:51:38.800 --> 01:51:40.960
you're going to need that many with the pea shooter

1417
01:51:41.119 --> 01:51:45.319
you brought. Zeke said, a twenty two rifle was all

1418
01:51:45.359 --> 01:51:48.960
my parents would buy me. Give me a break, There's

1419
01:51:49.000 --> 01:51:52.199
going to be no surprise with that rifle. Man, you

1420
01:51:52.239 --> 01:51:55.159
should have at least pushed for a twenty two handgun.

1421
01:51:55.880 --> 01:52:00.319
It is what it is, man, Andrew lamented. At the

1422
01:52:00.319 --> 01:52:04.439
bottom of the stairs was a cement tunnel. This is

1423
01:52:04.479 --> 01:52:07.600
how they used to move the dead bodies. Zeke said,

1424
01:52:08.640 --> 01:52:13.520
this is a damn spooky place. Andrew stated, I can't

1425
01:52:13.520 --> 01:52:16.159
wait to get back in there and feel the energy

1426
01:52:16.159 --> 01:52:19.439
of all the kids freaking out, Zeke said as he

1427
01:52:19.520 --> 01:52:24.560
picked up his pace. Andrew followed, how long is this tunnel?

1428
01:52:25.560 --> 01:52:33.520
Just another two minute walk? Kristen, Simon, Bram, Thomas, Maria,

1429
01:52:33.600 --> 01:52:38.520
and Chris were preparing for battle in the cafeteria kitchen.

1430
01:52:39.079 --> 01:52:43.640
They found large baking sheets to use for shields. What's

1431
01:52:43.680 --> 01:52:47.600
the plan for the three others, Simon asked, First goal

1432
01:52:47.720 --> 01:52:51.319
is to get goth baby from there. Maybe we can

1433
01:52:51.439 --> 01:52:56.039
reason with the others or hell, I don't know, maybe

1434
01:52:56.039 --> 01:53:01.600
they aren't violent. That's not a great plan, said, It's

1435
01:53:01.640 --> 01:53:06.119
all we got. We're open to suggestions. Bram chimed in.

1436
01:53:07.279 --> 01:53:14.279
Nobody had any Well, let's go, Kristin said, how will

1437
01:53:14.319 --> 01:53:19.399
we find them? Maria asked. Kristin cupped her ear like

1438
01:53:19.520 --> 01:53:24.560
she was listening for something. Once they attack, we head

1439
01:53:24.560 --> 01:53:33.920
towards the screaming in the basement. Bram's friends discussed what

1440
01:53:33.960 --> 01:53:37.680
they had been hearing. All right, we can't keep ignoring

1441
01:53:37.720 --> 01:53:44.680
those screams, Bob said, can't we? Melissa replied, Eventually whatever's

1442
01:53:44.720 --> 01:53:50.840
happening will find us. Lilith replied, fine, Melissa said and

1443
01:53:50.960 --> 01:53:55.359
grabbed her broom. All right, maybe we'll get lucky and

1444
01:53:55.439 --> 01:53:58.399
get killed and won't have to go to school on Monday,

1445
01:53:59.279 --> 01:54:05.560
Lilith said in a dull, humorless tone. Bob laughed with that.

1446
01:54:06.319 --> 01:54:10.760
The punk and the two goths entered the hallway. The

1447
01:54:10.800 --> 01:54:15.479
sound of the gunshot was deafening, and Lilith didn't even

1448
01:54:15.520 --> 01:54:19.319
get a chance to scream before the bullet from Zeke's

1449
01:54:19.319 --> 01:54:25.720
gun tore through her skull. The fuck, Bob said in shock,

1450
01:54:26.039 --> 01:54:29.359
and then grabbed Melissa's hand and dragged her away from

1451
01:54:29.399 --> 01:54:33.439
the gunman. Another shot went off, but missed both of them.

1452
01:54:34.039 --> 01:54:38.039
At the end of the hallway, the four dirt babies appeared.

1453
01:54:39.159 --> 01:54:43.640
I told you they were real, Melissa said, Hey, you

1454
01:54:43.720 --> 01:54:48.399
have more makeup than I do, Gigglebut said, before jumping

1455
01:54:48.439 --> 01:54:52.439
on to Melissa. She responded by swinging her broom at

1456
01:54:52.439 --> 01:54:57.039
the others, knocking them around. Bob reached over and grabbed

1457
01:54:57.079 --> 01:55:00.560
Gigglebut off of her and threw it towards Zeke Andrew.

1458
01:55:01.359 --> 01:55:06.920
Melissa took off without any regard for helping Bob. Gigglebut

1459
01:55:07.000 --> 01:55:09.840
landed on Zeke and bit a big chunk out of

1460
01:55:09.840 --> 01:55:14.640
his cheek. The pain was unbearable, yet Zeke still had

1461
01:55:14.680 --> 01:55:18.800
the wherewithal to knock off the dirt Baby and run

1462
01:55:18.960 --> 01:55:22.680
as fast as he could. Goth Baby tried to jump

1463
01:55:22.720 --> 01:55:26.880
on Zeke, but he was too fast. Zeke pushed Bob

1464
01:55:27.000 --> 01:55:32.079
over as he ran past. That's how Bob and Andrew

1465
01:55:32.640 --> 01:55:35.479
ended up being the only ones left in the hallway

1466
01:55:36.279 --> 01:55:40.640
with the dirt babies. Andrew pointed his rifle at Jade

1467
01:55:41.079 --> 01:55:44.520
and pulled the trigger. He was a good shot and

1468
01:55:44.560 --> 01:55:48.760
the bullet hit his target, but the small caliber round

1469
01:55:48.880 --> 01:55:53.640
had little effect on the dirt Baby. They all laughed

1470
01:55:53.880 --> 01:55:58.399
and attacked him at once. Bob took this opportunity to run,

1471
01:55:58.800 --> 01:56:01.479
leaving Andrew and the baby Phebees alone in the basement.

1472
01:56:02.880 --> 01:56:06.119
They had no weapons, so all they could do was

1473
01:56:06.239 --> 01:56:11.039
bite and tear at his skin. Hell yeah, this is

1474
01:56:11.039 --> 01:56:15.640
what I'm talking about, plainey, said goth Baby stopped and

1475
01:56:15.720 --> 01:56:19.920
looked over at him. You have a personality who would

1476
01:56:19.920 --> 01:56:24.399
have thought. Once Andrew passed out from the loss of blood,

1477
01:56:25.159 --> 01:56:29.560
they made their way back to the party. It wasn't

1478
01:56:29.600 --> 01:56:34.720
long before Christin's group ran into the other fleeing teens. First,

1479
01:56:35.279 --> 01:56:39.319
they saw Zeke with his torn face and he still

1480
01:56:39.399 --> 01:56:43.920
had his handgun out. Melissa was behind him and Bob

1481
01:56:44.079 --> 01:56:47.880
was heading up the rear. How are the dirt babies back?

1482
01:56:48.439 --> 01:56:53.239
Melissa yelled. It's not my fault this time, Kristin said,

1483
01:56:54.000 --> 01:56:59.319
though she did feel some blame since she created them originally.

1484
01:57:00.119 --> 01:57:05.439
It's kind of my fault, Thomas admitted. Melissa smacked him

1485
01:57:05.439 --> 01:57:09.680
with her broom as Zeke ran past. But mostly it's

1486
01:57:09.720 --> 01:57:13.800
that asshole with the gun's fault, Maria yelled, while pointing

1487
01:57:13.840 --> 01:57:17.680
at the fleeing Zeke. Melissa ran and leaped at him,

1488
01:57:18.039 --> 01:57:21.720
knocking him over. The gun flew across the room in

1489
01:57:21.760 --> 01:57:29.479
the process. Let's go, Brahm said, what about Zeke? Thomas asked, Melissa,

1490
01:57:29.520 --> 01:57:33.159
has it handled? Let's get to the dirt babies. Christin

1491
01:57:33.279 --> 01:57:37.600
looked back at Melissa, a person she hated, but she

1492
01:57:37.640 --> 01:57:41.880
couldn't leave her behind. She did not have it handled.

1493
01:57:42.920 --> 01:57:46.079
Christin walked across the room and picked up the gun,

1494
01:57:46.640 --> 01:57:50.279
walked back and put it to Zeke's head as he

1495
01:57:50.399 --> 01:57:54.319
and Melissa struggled on the ground. Get off her or

1496
01:57:54.359 --> 01:57:59.000
I will shoot, Zeke turned towards her, see if I care.

1497
01:58:00.079 --> 01:58:04.479
Kristen couldn't get herself to pull the trigger. Zeke laughed

1498
01:58:04.760 --> 01:58:08.199
and hit the arm that held the gun. She dropped it.

1499
01:58:08.880 --> 01:58:12.199
As it fell, he stretched to reach for it, but

1500
01:58:12.319 --> 01:58:17.079
so did Melissa, who caught it, pointed, and shot him

1501
01:58:17.560 --> 01:58:21.960
in the shoulder. That's for Lilith. His screams were the

1502
01:58:22.039 --> 01:58:24.960
loudest they had heard up to that point, and they

1503
01:58:25.000 --> 01:58:29.680
had heard quite a few screams that day. Melissa pushed

1504
01:58:29.760 --> 01:58:33.840
him off her and stood up, gun in hand. So

1505
01:58:34.560 --> 01:58:38.720
I guess we have some dirt babies to kill. There

1506
01:58:38.840 --> 01:58:42.239
was a murmur of noise behind them, and then the

1507
01:58:42.279 --> 01:58:47.439
sound of somebody crying out in agony. Their victim's name

1508
01:58:47.600 --> 01:58:52.800
was Jennifer, and her screams grew in intensity as time passed,

1509
01:58:53.279 --> 01:58:57.439
surpassing Zeke's by quite a bit. That's because they were

1510
01:58:57.479 --> 01:59:00.760
doing worse to her. She was one of the most

1511
01:59:00.800 --> 01:59:05.039
popular girls in school, and she wasn't just beloved by

1512
01:59:05.079 --> 01:59:10.479
the popular kids. She was kind to everybody, so everyone

1513
01:59:10.640 --> 01:59:15.439
tried to come to her aid, jocks, preppies, and nerds alike.

1514
01:59:16.319 --> 01:59:19.279
But it was hard to stop the dirt babies as

1515
01:59:19.359 --> 01:59:23.960
they bit and tore at her flesh. The teens kept

1516
01:59:24.000 --> 01:59:26.840
at it and were able to grab each dirt baby

1517
01:59:27.239 --> 01:59:30.640
and throw them off her. Several people were bitten in

1518
01:59:30.720 --> 01:59:34.680
the process. One of them held up his hands and screamed,

1519
01:59:35.159 --> 01:59:38.319
revealing that one of them had bit right through his

1520
01:59:38.439 --> 01:59:42.720
nail and took off the tip of his finger. Poor

1521
01:59:42.800 --> 01:59:47.279
Jennifer survived the attack, but her beauty would be forever

1522
01:59:47.439 --> 01:59:51.520
stripped from her. Jade had gone right for the face

1523
01:59:51.640 --> 01:59:55.640
with her sharp nails to slice, and then she used

1524
01:59:55.640 --> 02:00:03.119
her teeth to pull strips of her skin off. That

1525
02:00:03.319 --> 02:00:08.279
can't just be goth Baby, Kristin said, whatever their names are,

1526
02:00:08.680 --> 02:00:12.760
there are four of them. Bob replied. They left Zeke

1527
02:00:12.880 --> 02:00:16.520
behind as they made their way toward the sound. Zeke

1528
02:00:16.600 --> 02:00:18.920
got up to look for a way to slow the

1529
02:00:18.960 --> 02:00:23.359
bleeding from the attack. The other teens scattered in fear,

1530
02:00:24.119 --> 02:00:29.000
and that's when goth Baby was revealed to them. I

1531
02:00:29.039 --> 02:00:32.680
thought I heard your voice, goth Baby said, when he

1532
02:00:32.720 --> 02:00:36.720
saw Kristin and her crew approach. Where did you find

1533
02:00:36.760 --> 02:00:42.199
these kmart rejects, Kristin quipped. Goth Baby smiled at her

1534
02:00:42.520 --> 02:00:46.239
and then her crew. It was four dirt babies to

1535
02:00:46.399 --> 02:00:52.079
seven humans holding baking pan shields. Melissa pointed the gun

1536
02:00:52.479 --> 02:00:57.800
at the world's littlest murderers, but they were interrupted, you

1537
02:00:57.960 --> 02:01:02.520
little bastards. A girl girl named Michelle said, with six

1538
02:01:02.600 --> 02:01:08.039
other teens behind her, ready to fight. You almost killed Jennifer,

1539
02:01:08.520 --> 02:01:12.760
the nicest girl I ever met. Then all six ran

1540
02:01:12.920 --> 02:01:16.840
and attacked the dirt Babies, pushing Kristen in the other's back,

1541
02:01:17.640 --> 02:01:22.199
but all they had were their fists. What can we do,

1542
02:01:22.880 --> 02:01:26.600
Brahm asked. We can't hit them with what we've got

1543
02:01:26.920 --> 02:01:30.880
without hitting the other kids. The blood started to flow

1544
02:01:30.960 --> 02:01:34.760
as the dirt Babies got the upper hand on the teenagers.

1545
02:01:35.640 --> 02:01:40.880
Michelle was the leader and the first to fall gigglebut

1546
02:01:40.960 --> 02:01:44.680
laughed as he attacked. His style was manic, and he

1547
02:01:44.720 --> 02:01:48.319
didn't seem to worry about where he was biting. He

1548
02:01:48.399 --> 02:01:52.560
was more worried about how often this worked well, and

1549
02:01:52.680 --> 02:01:57.199
his victims didn't last long. For Michelle, most of the

1550
02:01:57.319 --> 02:02:01.439
damage was to arrest, causing her to bleed out like

1551
02:02:01.520 --> 02:02:05.960
a suicidal. Kristin jumped into the mix and tried to

1552
02:02:06.000 --> 02:02:09.119
pull some of the other kids away. The best you

1553
02:02:09.119 --> 02:02:14.159
could do is hide, Kristin yelled, right, yeah, this place

1554
02:02:14.239 --> 02:02:18.680
is huge, Brahm said, Are you telling us to split up?

1555
02:02:19.359 --> 02:02:24.159
Isn't that usually the worst move, the cliche move. It's

1556
02:02:24.159 --> 02:02:27.640
not about separating from each other, it's about separating from

1557
02:02:27.680 --> 02:02:32.840
the little assholes. Kristin looked around and then yelled help

1558
02:02:33.560 --> 02:02:37.359
as she put her arms out in a shooting gesture. Chris,

1559
02:02:37.439 --> 02:02:41.199
Thomas and Maria caught on and herded the other teenagers

1560
02:02:41.279 --> 02:02:44.239
like they were cattle, putting their arms out and guiding

1561
02:02:44.319 --> 02:02:50.000
them in different directions. It's working, Kristin said. GoF Baby

1562
02:02:50.079 --> 02:02:53.720
jumped off one of the teenagers whose face he was attacking.

1563
02:02:54.399 --> 02:02:57.000
The kid ran so fast out of there that he

1564
02:02:57.119 --> 02:03:01.800
ran into a wall. Aren't you worry, goth Baby asked,

1565
02:03:02.159 --> 02:03:06.239
looking at Kristin, that if all the kids spread out,

1566
02:03:06.520 --> 02:03:11.800
I'll focus all my energy on you. I'm counting on it,

1567
02:03:12.399 --> 02:03:18.800
Kristin stated bluntly. Now, goth Baby yelled Kristin, Simon and

1568
02:03:18.880 --> 02:03:25.079
Bram looked confused. Then Jade, Gigglebut and Planey jumped from

1569
02:03:25.119 --> 02:03:30.800
the teenagers they were attacking and landed on Kristin. Bram

1570
02:03:30.920 --> 02:03:33.560
turned to try to grab them, but they went for

1571
02:03:33.640 --> 02:03:37.399
her backpack. The clown bit out chunks of it. While

1572
02:03:37.479 --> 02:03:41.560
Jade and Planey fought off Bram's hands. There was a

1573
02:03:41.560 --> 02:03:45.159
close call where Jade almost bit Bram's other thumb off.

1574
02:03:46.039 --> 02:03:51.359
Fuck you guys, Bram said, what are you doing? Kristin

1575
02:03:51.479 --> 02:03:55.439
turned her head around at that moment. Gigglebut got a

1576
02:03:55.479 --> 02:03:58.039
hole big enough that he was able to get to

1577
02:03:58.159 --> 02:04:02.319
the dippick box, pull it out and throw it. It

1578
02:04:02.439 --> 02:04:07.159
landed and broke apart, bringing Vampire Baby, mister Pumpkin, and

1579
02:04:07.199 --> 02:04:13.239
Bucky back into the mix. Did you miss me, Vampire

1580
02:04:13.359 --> 02:04:19.159
Baby asked. Nobody responded. The dirt baby circled the large

1581
02:04:19.199 --> 02:04:24.880
group of teens and Simon now, Kristin said, and they

1582
02:04:24.920 --> 02:04:27.640
all tried to use their sheet pans to push the

1583
02:04:27.720 --> 02:04:31.520
dirt babies to the floor and hold them there. Bram

1584
02:04:31.600 --> 02:04:35.880
and Simon were the only two who were successful. Simon

1585
02:04:35.920 --> 02:04:40.479
got Bucky and Bram got Plainy, but goth Baby attacked

1586
02:04:40.520 --> 02:04:45.640
Simon by grasping onto his leg and biting. Kristin saw

1587
02:04:45.680 --> 02:04:49.319
this and ran to Simon and tried to pull goth

1588
02:04:49.439 --> 02:04:53.479
Baby off of him, but he sank his teeth in deeper.

1589
02:04:54.760 --> 02:05:00.680
Simon cried out, sorry, Simon, Kristen said, and slammed her

1590
02:05:00.800 --> 02:05:05.680
tray into goth Baby. He let go, but poor Simon

1591
02:05:05.760 --> 02:05:10.279
fell backwards and hit his head. As Kristin went to

1592
02:05:10.399 --> 02:05:13.439
check on him, Bucky popped back up from under the

1593
02:05:13.520 --> 02:05:17.039
tray he had been standing on. Chris was fighting a

1594
02:05:17.079 --> 02:05:21.680
losing battle. Gigglebut and mister Pumpkin were attacking him together.

1595
02:05:22.479 --> 02:05:26.439
They were the most animalistic in their attacks, so pieces

1596
02:05:26.479 --> 02:05:30.680
of Chris were flying off of his body. Thomas and

1597
02:05:30.760 --> 02:05:34.479
Maria went to help, but it was too late. All

1598
02:05:34.520 --> 02:05:39.119
they could do was watch as life left his body.

1599
02:05:40.399 --> 02:05:44.640
These two dirt babies were so psychotic that they didn't

1600
02:05:44.680 --> 02:05:49.399
even notice and kept tearing him apart long after he

1601
02:05:49.479 --> 02:05:54.359
had breathed his last breath. Maria couldn't take it anymore

1602
02:05:54.640 --> 02:05:59.119
and kicked Gigglebut off of Chris's collapsed body. She followed

1603
02:05:59.159 --> 02:06:02.840
that by stump umping on mister Pumpkin. When she turned

1604
02:06:02.840 --> 02:06:06.119
around to figure out what to do next, she saw

1605
02:06:06.159 --> 02:06:10.840
that all chaos had broken loose Jade and Vampire Baby

1606
02:06:10.880 --> 02:06:15.319
were attacking Melissa, GoF Baby and Bucky were attacking Kristen

1607
02:06:15.399 --> 02:06:19.800
and Bram. Then she felt a pull on her hand.

1608
02:06:20.520 --> 02:06:22.840
It was Thomas who was getting her out of there.

1609
02:06:23.560 --> 02:06:28.000
They were too voracious and they were becoming outnumbered, plus

1610
02:06:28.039 --> 02:06:33.039
Gigglebut and mister Pumpkin were heading their way. Maria looked back,

1611
02:06:33.520 --> 02:06:38.239
feeling helpless and wishing she could do something. Her heart

1612
02:06:38.359 --> 02:06:43.199
broke when she looked at Chris's disfigured and dead body.

1613
02:06:43.840 --> 02:06:47.439
They were the first to retreat, but not the last.

1614
02:06:48.399 --> 02:06:52.319
With them gone, mister Pumpkin and Gigglebut changed their direction

1615
02:06:52.840 --> 02:06:57.479
and jumped on Bram's back. Their bites were terrible and

1616
02:06:57.560 --> 02:07:01.119
he couldn't hold the tray any longer. He had to

1617
02:07:01.159 --> 02:07:04.439
get them off, so he slammed his back into the

1618
02:07:04.520 --> 02:07:10.039
wall repeatedly until they fell off. Plainey crawled out from

1619
02:07:10.079 --> 02:07:12.880
under the tray that had held him and then joined

1620
02:07:12.920 --> 02:07:16.399
the attack on Kristin and Simon that goth Baby and

1621
02:07:16.479 --> 02:07:20.439
Bucky were waging. Kristin and Simon were getting good at

1622
02:07:20.520 --> 02:07:25.199
using their trays as shields and keeping them away. Melissa

1623
02:07:25.239 --> 02:07:28.760
was the next to collapse after Jade and Vampire Baby

1624
02:07:29.359 --> 02:07:34.399
finished killing her. Jade was a psycho. She tore into

1625
02:07:34.439 --> 02:07:39.479
Melissa's chest and pulled out her heart. I like you,

1626
02:07:40.279 --> 02:07:46.399
Vampire Baby said, Watch out behind you, Bram screamed. Kristin

1627
02:07:46.520 --> 02:07:50.520
stole a glance and saw mister Pumpkin, giggle Butt, Jade,

1628
02:07:50.560 --> 02:07:56.399
and Vampire Baby heading toward her and Simon. It's time

1629
02:07:56.439 --> 02:08:00.119
to bail, Kristin said. She smacked her tray as as

1630
02:08:00.159 --> 02:08:02.880
hard as she could and knocked some of the dirt

1631
02:08:02.920 --> 02:08:07.800
babies back. Then she and Simon ran towards Bram and

1632
02:08:07.960 --> 02:08:12.760
headed elsewhere into the asylum. They ran through a hallway

1633
02:08:13.199 --> 02:08:16.520
and then up a set of stairs, passing several groups

1634
02:08:16.560 --> 02:08:21.880
of meandering teenagers. They ran until they stopped seeing people

1635
02:08:22.520 --> 02:08:27.159
and ducked into a small room. Bram closed the door

1636
02:08:27.239 --> 02:08:32.199
behind them. Now what Simon said, while trying to catch

1637
02:08:32.239 --> 02:08:38.239
his breath, I don't know. Kristin replied, this is so

1638
02:08:38.399 --> 02:08:44.000
much worse than last year. Bram added, this is so fucked,

1639
02:08:44.399 --> 02:08:50.840
Simon exclaimed Simon. Kristin chided, what this came up? Last year?

1640
02:08:51.119 --> 02:08:54.680
You said cursing is okay in extreme situations, and here

1641
02:08:54.680 --> 02:09:01.199
we are again in an extreme situation. True. So now

1642
02:09:01.279 --> 02:09:05.640
the big question, who has a plan? The dipiic box

1643
02:09:05.760 --> 02:09:07.760
was the best one I had come up with in

1644
02:09:07.800 --> 02:09:11.520
the last year of trying the shitty thing is. It worked,

1645
02:09:11.560 --> 02:09:14.800
but now it's smashed and there are way too many

1646
02:09:14.800 --> 02:09:19.640
dirt babies to fit in it. Now, well that's what

1647
02:09:19.680 --> 02:09:24.119
we need to do, then, Simon said, build a larger

1648
02:09:24.199 --> 02:09:31.720
dibick box. Bob was feeling like a bit of a coward.

1649
02:09:32.319 --> 02:09:34.840
He ran and hid in the kitchen. As soon as

1650
02:09:34.880 --> 02:09:39.880
the other three dirt Babies appeared. He watched as Melissa died,

1651
02:09:40.520 --> 02:09:44.319
as Maria and Thomas ran down the hallway to the left.

1652
02:09:44.960 --> 02:09:49.760
Then when Bram, Kristin, and Simon were overwhelmed, he saw

1653
02:09:49.800 --> 02:09:53.800
them head to the right. Lucky for Maria and Thomas,

1654
02:09:54.439 --> 02:09:57.880
the dirt Babies were more interested in Kristin and her group,

1655
02:09:58.479 --> 02:10:03.119
so they took that halfway. He planned to wait until

1656
02:10:03.199 --> 02:10:07.720
things calmed down, then he would grab the gun, but

1657
02:10:08.279 --> 02:10:10.840
the one that had buck teeth and the plane one

1658
02:10:11.199 --> 02:10:14.319
were ordered to bring it with them by the vampire

1659
02:10:14.439 --> 02:10:18.239
dirt Baby. It took both of them to carry it out.

1660
02:10:19.479 --> 02:10:24.319
Bob decided to follow Maria and Thomas. It seemed much safer.

1661
02:10:25.239 --> 02:10:28.119
He was shocked as he walked back out to where

1662
02:10:28.159 --> 02:10:33.039
the battle had taken place and heard Zeke's voice, help

1663
02:10:33.119 --> 02:10:37.760
me up. Bob turned to look at Zeke. I thought

1664
02:10:37.840 --> 02:10:41.920
you were dead. He wasn't looking good. He had a

1665
02:10:42.039 --> 02:10:45.279
chunk out of his face and was bleeding from various

1666
02:10:45.359 --> 02:10:49.600
bites all over his body, and of course he was

1667
02:10:49.640 --> 02:10:54.760
shot through the shoulder. Aren't you the creep who locked

1668
02:10:54.840 --> 02:10:58.680
us in here and killed Lilith and tried to kill

1669
02:10:58.720 --> 02:11:03.920
Melissa and uh Me Zeke shook his head in a

1670
02:11:03.960 --> 02:11:09.239
non committal way. Maybe, well, give me the key to

1671
02:11:09.279 --> 02:11:13.359
the front door and I'll think about it. This made

1672
02:11:13.479 --> 02:11:18.439
Zeke smile. How about I tell you where the key is? Sure,

1673
02:11:19.159 --> 02:11:23.840
tell me first, it's on a little table in the basement.

1674
02:11:24.560 --> 02:11:29.680
Zeke said, Okay, I know where the basement is of

1675
02:11:29.720 --> 02:11:34.079
my parents' house. Bob kicked him in the ribs. Zeke

1676
02:11:34.239 --> 02:11:38.359
smiled as blood dripped out of his mouth. A trace

1677
02:11:38.479 --> 02:11:42.359
thought popped into Bob's head of his father telling him

1678
02:11:42.760 --> 02:11:46.640
that you never kick somebody when they're down. He thought

1679
02:11:46.680 --> 02:11:50.079
it was a metaphor for when someone wasn't doing well,

1680
02:11:50.800 --> 02:11:55.920
and it wasn't literal, but he wasn't sure, and it

1681
02:11:55.960 --> 02:11:59.680
didn't matter because he wasn't heeding that bit of advice.

1682
02:12:01.279 --> 02:12:05.279
Bob kicked Zeke in the face. He felt teeth breaking

1683
02:12:05.359 --> 02:12:09.479
around his combat booted foot. Then he headed in the

1684
02:12:09.560 --> 02:12:17.479
direction that Maria and Thomas had went. Maria and Thomas

1685
02:12:17.560 --> 02:12:21.119
had no clue where they were going or what they

1686
02:12:21.159 --> 02:12:25.319
were doing. Well, there goes my chance of being a hero.

1687
02:12:26.159 --> 02:12:30.039
We're probably gonna die in here, all of us, and

1688
02:12:30.079 --> 02:12:36.720
it's all my fault. Thomas lamented, in fairness, if Zeke

1689
02:12:36.760 --> 02:12:39.479
didn't send you, He would have sent someone else or

1690
02:12:39.640 --> 02:12:43.439
just gone himself. This train got on this track as

1691
02:12:43.479 --> 02:12:47.119
soon as Zeke came up with the idea. So let's

1692
02:12:47.199 --> 02:12:49.640
forget blame and try to think of how we stop

1693
02:12:49.720 --> 02:12:57.359
this train from smashing into a brick wall. Maria reassured, okay, well,

1694
02:12:58.199 --> 02:13:02.479
I think escape would be a good start. How and

1695
02:13:02.640 --> 02:13:06.319
what do we do after we get out? These windows

1696
02:13:06.359 --> 02:13:09.359
are all barred. There has to be something we can

1697
02:13:09.479 --> 02:13:13.720
use here to break one out. Okay, but but what

1698
02:13:13.760 --> 02:13:15.680
can we do when we get out to stop this

1699
02:13:16.600 --> 02:13:19.319
go to the police? What could they do against these

1700
02:13:19.399 --> 02:13:26.840
little supernatural creatures? Maria said, I don't know, So we

1701
02:13:26.960 --> 02:13:29.119
have to stay and figure out how to stop them.

1702
02:13:30.039 --> 02:13:36.079
And if there's no way to stop them, Thomas asked, well,

1703
02:13:36.640 --> 02:13:42.239
Maria thought, I don't know. Okay, so let's do the

1704
02:13:42.279 --> 02:13:46.760
first part of my plan, but with a modifier what

1705
02:13:47.520 --> 02:13:50.640
Maria asked. We figure out how to get out of

1706
02:13:50.680 --> 02:13:54.439
here to save the others, and maybe during that time

1707
02:13:54.920 --> 02:13:58.119
we think of a solution, or maybe we don't, but

1708
02:13:58.920 --> 02:14:03.359
at least some people will survive. Now that sounds like

1709
02:14:03.399 --> 02:14:07.520
a plan. I could help you with that, Bob said,

1710
02:14:07.920 --> 02:14:13.800
appearing behind them. Kristin, Bram, and Simon heard the sound

1711
02:14:13.880 --> 02:14:18.319
of teenage screams getting closer and knew the dirt babies

1712
02:14:18.600 --> 02:14:22.079
were heading their way. I thought we would have more

1713
02:14:22.159 --> 02:14:26.920
time time to think, Kristin said. All we have is

1714
02:14:26.960 --> 02:14:30.600
a skeleton of a plan. Make a bigger dipick box.

1715
02:14:31.159 --> 02:14:36.199
But from what there has to be something vaguely box

1716
02:14:36.399 --> 02:14:40.359
like in this building. We've got a search. Another scream

1717
02:14:40.560 --> 02:14:47.359
was heard. They're close. Simon said, let's get moving. Bram insisted,

1718
02:14:48.079 --> 02:14:51.359
I really hate to say this, but we have a

1719
02:14:51.399 --> 02:14:54.840
lot of ground to cover. You and I should split

1720
02:14:54.920 --> 02:14:59.760
up and meet back here in fifteen minutes earlier. If

1721
02:14:59.760 --> 02:15:05.760
you find something. Kristen said, okay, Bram leaned in and

1722
02:15:05.840 --> 02:15:09.960
kissed her. Simon got a small frown on his face.

1723
02:15:11.159 --> 02:15:15.720
I'll take this floor, Kristin stated, I'll take the basement.

1724
02:15:16.119 --> 02:15:22.239
Bram added, I'll take the first floor. Simon said, no, Simon,

1725
02:15:22.279 --> 02:15:26.119
you're staying with me. No. We have to stop this

1726
02:15:26.439 --> 02:15:30.079
sooner rather than later, or more people are going to die.

1727
02:15:30.680 --> 02:15:36.560
Simon argued. Another scream was heard. We've gone through this before.

1728
02:15:37.720 --> 02:15:41.359
I can't if anything happened to you, I couldn't live

1729
02:15:41.399 --> 02:15:46.359
with myself Kristin said, as flashes of her friend's deaths

1730
02:15:46.600 --> 02:15:51.239
from last year popped into her head. Like I told you,

1731
02:15:52.079 --> 02:15:57.720
keeping you alive is my main goal. Yeah, but I

1732
02:15:57.880 --> 02:16:03.199
was seven, then I'm eeting a Now you're still a child,

1733
02:16:03.720 --> 02:16:07.439
Kristin said. But I'm not a baby, and I have

1734
02:16:07.520 --> 02:16:12.520
more experience staying away from them than almost anybody. Simon

1735
02:16:12.600 --> 02:16:19.239
explained and then took off running. Damn it, Kristin said, like,

1736
02:16:19.279 --> 02:16:23.159
we have time for this. She then tried to follow him,

1737
02:16:23.800 --> 02:16:28.359
but when she entered the hallway, he was already gone.

1738
02:16:29.239 --> 02:16:33.440
This night couldn't get any worse. He didn't even take

1739
02:16:33.479 --> 02:16:37.079
a weapon. I'll find him on the way to the basement,

1740
02:16:37.559 --> 02:16:42.200
Bram said, Let's keep to the plan. He leaned in

1741
02:16:42.760 --> 02:16:48.920
and kissed her once again. Find Simon first, Kristin pleaded,

1742
02:16:49.719 --> 02:16:54.360
and then kissed him back with a little more force. Go.

1743
02:16:55.520 --> 02:16:59.799
Bram took off into the hallway, baking sheet in hand.

1744
02:17:00.719 --> 02:17:04.840
He went back towards the stairs. Kristen stepped out into

1745
02:17:04.879 --> 02:17:09.159
the hallway with her makeshift shield and turned the other way.

1746
02:17:13.680 --> 02:17:17.120
Bob caught up with Maria and Thomas as they were

1747
02:17:17.159 --> 02:17:20.959
attempting to break open one of the barred windows, but

1748
02:17:21.040 --> 02:17:23.719
they were having no luck since it was screwed in

1749
02:17:23.879 --> 02:17:29.399
from the outside. Maria and Thomas were starting to get frustrated.

1750
02:17:30.520 --> 02:17:33.360
Haven't you ever seen one flew over the cuckoo's nest?

1751
02:17:33.879 --> 02:17:38.520
Bob asked, we need to find something heavy, like almost

1752
02:17:38.680 --> 02:17:42.159
too heavy to carry and throw it at the window.

1753
02:17:42.719 --> 02:17:46.479
Do you think that will work? Maria asked. It worked

1754
02:17:46.479 --> 02:17:51.680
in the movie. Bob replied, but that's a movie. Thomas said,

1755
02:17:52.840 --> 02:17:57.239
I think it worked in the book too. Maria laughed, Well,

1756
02:17:57.920 --> 02:18:01.079
what do we have to lose? They all looked around

1757
02:18:01.120 --> 02:18:04.920
the room and saw nothing. Are you guys going to

1758
02:18:04.959 --> 02:18:07.840
get us out of here before those things come back

1759
02:18:07.959 --> 02:18:11.760
or not? A guy from the crowd of teenagers yelled,

1760
02:18:12.920 --> 02:18:16.639
we could use that kid as a battering ram. Bob suggested,

1761
02:18:17.600 --> 02:18:22.559
ha ha, Maria reacted. From one of the rooms, came

1762
02:18:22.639 --> 02:18:27.879
Chris's brother, Brian. I think I have an idea, he said,

1763
02:18:28.920 --> 02:18:34.280
But have any of you seen Chris oh Man? Thomas said,

1764
02:18:35.319 --> 02:18:44.520
they got him? What? Brian replied, shocked, Sorry, he's dead,

1765
02:18:45.479 --> 02:18:50.440
Maria said. Brian's eyes began to well up and he

1766
02:18:50.559 --> 02:18:55.559
began to shake. Maria walked over to him and grabbed him.

1767
02:18:56.479 --> 02:19:00.159
We will mourn the loss of Chris. I know I'm

1768
02:19:00.159 --> 02:19:02.879
going to be devastated when this is all over and

1769
02:19:02.959 --> 02:19:06.079
I can actually stop and think about it, But right

1770
02:19:06.120 --> 02:19:09.840
now we need to work on saving lives. Have you

1771
02:19:09.879 --> 02:19:14.959
seen anything heavy enough to smash that window open? There's

1772
02:19:15.040 --> 02:19:19.120
some heavy looking equipment in that third room, Brian said

1773
02:19:19.399 --> 02:19:24.319
as he composed himself. Bob and Thomas ran there while

1774
02:19:24.360 --> 02:19:32.040
Maria comforted him. I'm so sorry. Are you sure he's dead?

1775
02:19:32.719 --> 02:19:38.680
They really messed him up? Maria said softly, We're gonna

1776
02:19:38.680 --> 02:19:45.879
need some help moving this thing, Thomas yelled. Kristen was

1777
02:19:45.959 --> 02:19:49.680
frantic in her search as she ran around the second floor,

1778
02:19:50.360 --> 02:19:55.319
going from room to room, not finding anything to house

1779
02:19:55.399 --> 02:20:00.200
the dirt babies. She gathered materials along the way. She

1780
02:20:00.319 --> 02:20:03.959
found a large, old strait jacket that she figured she

1781
02:20:04.000 --> 02:20:07.399
could pull the strap from to help her latch whatever

1782
02:20:08.079 --> 02:20:13.120
entrapment device they found. She also discovered a long metal

1783
02:20:13.239 --> 02:20:16.879
tool with a sharp tip, which she figured she could

1784
02:20:17.040 --> 02:20:22.399
use for carving the symbols. Fuck, she said to herself.

1785
02:20:22.920 --> 02:20:26.079
As she thought about her spell book. She pulled her

1786
02:20:26.120 --> 02:20:29.719
backpack off to make sure that the book hadn't fallen

1787
02:20:29.799 --> 02:20:33.319
out from the damage the clown one had done. To

1788
02:20:33.440 --> 02:20:38.559
her bag. It was of course gone, and she needed

1789
02:20:38.600 --> 02:20:43.719
it for the symbols. As she realized that, she came

1790
02:20:43.799 --> 02:20:48.120
to a room that had a broken great door. Inside

1791
02:20:48.239 --> 02:20:55.639
she spotted various rotting suitcases, but she didn't smile until

1792
02:20:55.719 --> 02:21:01.559
she saw a couple of large trunks. Okay, okay, this

1793
02:21:01.760 --> 02:21:06.319
is a good start, Kristin said, Now, how do I

1794
02:21:06.360 --> 02:21:09.719
get the dirt babies in that She looked at her

1795
02:21:09.760 --> 02:21:13.559
watch to see how much time was left before Braham

1796
02:21:13.760 --> 02:21:23.760
came back hopefully with Simon. In the Dirt Baby's journey

1797
02:21:23.840 --> 02:21:28.200
to find Kristin, they came across a couple dressed as

1798
02:21:28.239 --> 02:21:32.760
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Jessica was jelly but

1799
02:21:32.920 --> 02:21:36.239
had wanted to be peanut butter, but Steve said, the

1800
02:21:36.319 --> 02:21:41.600
guy is always the peanut butter. They of course screamed

1801
02:21:41.680 --> 02:21:46.479
when they saw the dirt Babies coming their way. They

1802
02:21:46.520 --> 02:21:50.639
were even more terrifying now as they were all covered

1803
02:21:50.680 --> 02:21:56.799
in blood and carnage from their various attacks. Get them,

1804
02:21:57.600 --> 02:22:02.719
Vampire Baby yelled, Planey Jade and giggle Butt looked to

1805
02:22:02.840 --> 02:22:08.319
Goth Baby. They were used to taking his instructions. Bucky

1806
02:22:08.399 --> 02:22:12.360
and mister Pumpkin jumped into action. Pumpkin went for the

1807
02:22:12.399 --> 02:22:16.840
girl and did his typical attack on an ankle, biting

1808
02:22:16.959 --> 02:22:22.360
deep and severing arteries. He seemed to enjoy the flow

1809
02:22:22.399 --> 02:22:28.159
of blood. His kills were the most violent. Bucky climbed

1810
02:22:28.239 --> 02:22:33.079
up the guy's leg and went underneath his costume. Within moments,

1811
02:22:33.479 --> 02:22:37.399
the white and brown costumes began to change to a

1812
02:22:37.479 --> 02:22:43.440
crimson color. Somebody helped Bucky finish him. Vampire Baby commanded,

1813
02:22:44.200 --> 02:22:48.079
so we can get back on track. Jade leaped onto

1814
02:22:48.120 --> 02:22:51.520
the peanut butter teen be lined for his neck and

1815
02:22:51.719 --> 02:22:55.280
used her sharp nails to slice a hole in his

1816
02:22:55.360 --> 02:22:58.479
neck large enough for her to fit her hand in.

1817
02:22:59.479 --> 02:23:03.040
She then swirled her hand back and forth with her

1818
02:23:03.079 --> 02:23:07.840
sharp nails doing the real damage. Blood flowed like turning

1819
02:23:07.879 --> 02:23:11.840
a faucet on high. She had to jump as he

1820
02:23:11.959 --> 02:23:16.600
fell so that he didn't land on her. Bucky wasn't

1821
02:23:16.600 --> 02:23:22.000
as lucky. The body fell and squashed him. They all

1822
02:23:22.079 --> 02:23:28.840
watched waiting for him to come out. He didn't. Okay,

1823
02:23:29.360 --> 02:23:33.159
Goth Baby said, let's flip him over and get Bucky back.

1824
02:23:34.520 --> 02:23:37.639
The dirt babies all gathered on the right side and

1825
02:23:37.760 --> 02:23:41.000
tried to flip him over, but they were not strong

1826
02:23:41.120 --> 02:23:47.159
enough damn, Vampire Baby exclaimed, Do we leave him? Plain?

1827
02:23:47.239 --> 02:23:52.280
He asked, No, dirt Baby left behind. Vampire Baby said,

1828
02:23:52.760 --> 02:23:57.319
you know, just because they call us dirt babies doesn't

1829
02:23:57.319 --> 02:24:01.399
mean that we have to call ourselves that. Jade explained,

1830
02:24:02.520 --> 02:24:07.000
What are we if not dirt babies? Goth Baby asked.

1831
02:24:09.440 --> 02:24:13.879
Jade started, but stopped as they saw movement from the

1832
02:24:13.959 --> 02:24:20.639
young dead teen's back. Then they saw blood cooling from

1833
02:24:20.719 --> 02:24:24.399
the middle of his body, staining that side of the

1834
02:24:24.479 --> 02:24:30.360
costume as well, and before they knew it, Bucky popped out,

1835
02:24:31.079 --> 02:24:44.040
drenched in thick red blood. Did you miss me? Chapter ten?

1836
02:24:45.239 --> 02:24:49.120
Kristen entered the room with all the luggage and searched

1837
02:24:49.559 --> 02:24:53.319
until she found the best trunk she could, one that

1838
02:24:53.520 --> 02:24:56.440
was big enough and not so rotten that they would

1839
02:24:56.440 --> 02:24:59.719
be able to break their way through it. When she

1840
02:24:59.760 --> 02:25:04.799
went to move the trunk, it felt heavy, so she

1841
02:25:05.000 --> 02:25:09.879
opened it and inside she found the personal effects of

1842
02:25:09.959 --> 02:25:15.399
one of the patients, clothing, a small photo album, a

1843
02:25:15.440 --> 02:25:18.760
pair of dress shoes, and a smaller case that had

1844
02:25:18.799 --> 02:25:23.440
more personal items. There was a comb a bible, an

1845
02:25:23.479 --> 02:25:28.600
alarm clock, and a wallet. At first, she began throwing

1846
02:25:28.639 --> 02:25:33.879
the items out without care, but then she felt bad

1847
02:25:34.920 --> 02:25:38.520
these things were all that was left of some poor soul.

1848
02:25:39.440 --> 02:25:44.120
Her feelings changed when she opened the wallet and found

1849
02:25:44.559 --> 02:25:50.239
the yellowed paper. ID what are the odds? Kristen said

1850
02:25:50.280 --> 02:25:56.600
out loud to herself. Seeing the name Jonathan Allison, the

1851
02:25:56.719 --> 02:26:01.440
killer's name, made her lose all care for the items,

1852
02:26:02.479 --> 02:26:06.000
and she threw them out with abandon. If she had

1853
02:26:06.079 --> 02:26:10.680
known how close the dirt Babies were, she might have

1854
02:26:10.840 --> 02:26:17.360
been a little quieter sh When Braham ran past the

1855
02:26:17.399 --> 02:26:20.680
dirt Babies, they each tried to leap at him, but

1856
02:26:20.799 --> 02:26:24.200
he was too quick. He didn't see a dead Simon,

1857
02:26:24.680 --> 02:26:27.399
so he hoped that he had the same plan and

1858
02:26:27.479 --> 02:26:31.040
made it past them as well. As he went through

1859
02:26:31.079 --> 02:26:35.600
the cafeteria, he had a fleeting thought maybe they were

1860
02:26:35.639 --> 02:26:40.159
more interested in getting to Kristin. He almost turned around,

1861
02:26:40.239 --> 02:26:44.479
but knew Christin would never forgive him for not finding Simon,

1862
02:26:45.280 --> 02:26:49.200
so he kept moving past the dead bodies of Melissa

1863
02:26:49.239 --> 02:26:53.920
and Chris, forgetting that Zeke's dead body should have been

1864
02:26:53.959 --> 02:26:58.120
there as well. When he got near the locked door

1865
02:26:58.239 --> 02:27:01.559
that they had all entered through early, he saw that

1866
02:27:01.600 --> 02:27:05.000
a group of teens were crowded together like they thought

1867
02:27:05.120 --> 02:27:09.840
that at any moment the door would reopen. Then Bram

1868
02:27:09.920 --> 02:27:14.079
heard a noise of something dragging on the other side

1869
02:27:14.079 --> 02:27:17.639
of them. He pushed through the crowd to find out

1870
02:27:17.680 --> 02:27:22.719
what was going on, never forgetting his true goal, Simon.

1871
02:27:23.399 --> 02:27:26.760
He yelled as he went through the crowd, has anyone

1872
02:27:26.840 --> 02:27:31.879
seen a small kid? He got no response. When he

1873
02:27:32.040 --> 02:27:36.200
arrived at the other side of the group, he saw Maria, Thomas,

1874
02:27:36.280 --> 02:27:40.840
Bob and Brian dragging a heavy piece of equipment towards

1875
02:27:40.920 --> 02:27:46.159
the window. Bram ran past them. He needed to find Simon.

1876
02:27:47.239 --> 02:27:50.520
A few feet later, he stopped. He knew he should

1877
02:27:50.520 --> 02:27:53.879
help them. Plus he also knew where the dirt babies

1878
02:27:53.879 --> 02:27:59.280
were heading, so Simon should be safe. But Kristen wasn't

1879
02:28:00.079 --> 02:28:04.799
what to do. What to do? He thought? But then

1880
02:28:04.959 --> 02:28:07.719
he grabbed hold of one of the corners of the

1881
02:28:07.760 --> 02:28:11.639
heavy piece of medical equipment and helped as they heaved

1882
02:28:11.680 --> 02:28:18.559
it against the window. Nothing. They tried again, and it

1883
02:28:18.680 --> 02:28:23.559
moved a bit. The third time they tried, it bounced off,

1884
02:28:24.079 --> 02:28:27.040
but the top of the bars broke free of the wall.

1885
02:28:27.879 --> 02:28:31.399
The force back made them drop it. It landed on

1886
02:28:31.520 --> 02:28:36.840
Thomas's foot. Despite the loud thud, they could still hear

1887
02:28:36.959 --> 02:28:41.000
the bones in his foot breaking get it off me,

1888
02:28:41.959 --> 02:28:46.920
Thomas yelled. They tried to lift it but couldn't. It

1889
02:28:47.000 --> 02:28:52.440
was harder without his help. His screaming was endless. Somebody

1890
02:28:52.559 --> 02:28:56.879
fucking help us, Bram yelled. A few of the bigger

1891
02:28:57.000 --> 02:29:00.760
kids left the waiting crowd and helped to the machine

1892
02:29:00.799 --> 02:29:03.799
off of him. The sight of the flat front of

1893
02:29:03.879 --> 02:29:07.360
his foot compared to the rest of him was an

1894
02:29:07.440 --> 02:29:12.680
odd thing to see. Then, with the pressure removed, blood

1895
02:29:12.760 --> 02:29:16.239
began to ooze out of every air hole in his sneaker.

1896
02:29:17.639 --> 02:29:22.559
That is when Thomas passed out from shock. Move him,

1897
02:29:23.000 --> 02:29:28.920
Bram yelled, okay, A small voice answered. Bram looked to

1898
02:29:29.000 --> 02:29:33.200
see that it was Simon and he had Christen's book.

1899
02:29:34.200 --> 02:29:37.079
He sat it down and grabbed Thomas by the shoulders.

1900
02:29:37.639 --> 02:29:40.200
It was a bit of a struggle, but Simon was

1901
02:29:40.239 --> 02:29:43.120
able to move him out of harm's way on his own.

1902
02:29:44.000 --> 02:29:47.959
She's going to need that book, Simon, Bram said. I know.

1903
02:29:48.159 --> 02:29:50.479
That's why I picked it up. I found it in

1904
02:29:50.479 --> 02:29:55.840
the cafeteria. Come on, let's go, Maria said. But then

1905
02:29:56.440 --> 02:30:01.680
they heard screaming coming from the crowd. When the dirt

1906
02:30:01.680 --> 02:30:05.440
Babies arrived in the room Kristin was in, there was

1907
02:30:05.479 --> 02:30:11.680
only Vampire Baby, Bucky and mister Pumpkin. Once again, I

1908
02:30:11.840 --> 02:30:17.920
must ask, did you miss me? Vampire Baby asked, where's

1909
02:30:17.959 --> 02:30:23.120
goth Baby and the others? Kristin demanded. Goth Baby took Jade,

1910
02:30:23.159 --> 02:30:26.239
Plainey and giggle Butt to go get Bram and Simon.

1911
02:30:27.200 --> 02:30:32.040
You named one of them giggle Butt, Kristin asked, I

1912
02:30:32.159 --> 02:30:35.239
didn't he had that name by the time I met him.

1913
02:30:36.440 --> 02:30:41.120
Is it the one that looks like a clown? Yes? Okay,

1914
02:30:41.200 --> 02:30:47.440
that's kind of funny, Kristin said, Are you stalling? Vampire

1915
02:30:47.520 --> 02:30:52.559
Baby asked. Downstairs, They continued to pick up the piece

1916
02:30:52.639 --> 02:30:58.760
of equipment and smash out the window, ignoring all the screaming. Luckily,

1917
02:30:59.319 --> 02:31:04.079
it only took two more hits. Everybody go, Bram yelled.

1918
02:31:04.680 --> 02:31:07.719
Bob was the first one out the window. Then it

1919
02:31:07.760 --> 02:31:12.639
became a panic push to get out from the other teens. Maria, Bram,

1920
02:31:12.799 --> 02:31:17.079
Simon and Brian were pushed right out of the way. Simon,

1921
02:31:17.239 --> 02:31:20.840
give me the book and make your way out. No, Simon,

1922
02:31:21.399 --> 02:31:24.520
did you find a box? No, I was looking for you.

1923
02:31:25.280 --> 02:31:30.879
I did. Simon said, it's too late for that. Goth

1924
02:31:31.000 --> 02:31:35.559
Baby replied Simon and Bram saw that goth Baby and

1925
02:31:35.639 --> 02:31:39.799
a few others were heading towards them. Jade and Planey

1926
02:31:40.239 --> 02:31:47.079
held Zeke's pistol. Attack the boy, Goth Baby commanded. Simon

1927
02:31:47.159 --> 02:31:50.639
backed up with the book in his hand. Planey and

1928
02:31:50.719 --> 02:31:54.920
Jade worked together to aim the gun at Simon. Bram

1929
02:31:55.000 --> 02:31:57.600
shoved him out of the way. Simon, you need to

1930
02:31:57.600 --> 02:32:01.760
get that book to Kristen. Then he dove at the

1931
02:32:01.799 --> 02:32:05.600
Dirt Babies, putting his body on top of them so

1932
02:32:05.680 --> 02:32:11.000
that they couldn't escape. Simon watched in horror as Bram

1933
02:32:11.159 --> 02:32:14.760
struggled and yelled in pain as they did things to

1934
02:32:14.840 --> 02:32:21.440
him that no one could see go. Bram yelled, his

1935
02:32:21.600 --> 02:32:26.799
clothes began to stain with blood. Come on, Maria said,

1936
02:32:27.120 --> 02:32:33.040
and grabbed Simon's hand, dragging him past Bram. Bram managed

1937
02:32:33.079 --> 02:32:37.280
to smile through the pain as he watched Simon and

1938
02:32:37.399 --> 02:32:43.719
Maria get away. Though he was in excruciating agony. His

1939
02:32:43.879 --> 02:32:48.600
smile remained until Jade was able to pull the trigger.

1940
02:32:49.719 --> 02:32:53.799
With him holding them tight, they couldn't aim, so it

1941
02:32:53.920 --> 02:32:57.079
wasn't a shot to the heart or the brain, but

1942
02:32:57.239 --> 02:33:01.440
it did hit a major artery. His death was imminent

1943
02:33:01.600 --> 02:33:06.600
at this point. Not knowing this, the Dirt Babies continued

1944
02:33:06.639 --> 02:33:11.600
their attack on him well after he had already passed.

1945
02:33:12.479 --> 02:33:16.559
Zeke stepped over Bram's dead body to make his escape,

1946
02:33:17.639 --> 02:33:21.559
As now almost every teen had made it out before

1947
02:33:21.600 --> 02:33:25.200
he did. He kicked over a few of the candles

1948
02:33:25.719 --> 02:33:29.159
one rolled to the next window and caught the rotted

1949
02:33:29.239 --> 02:33:33.319
drapes on fire. Zeke laughed as he got in line

1950
02:33:33.440 --> 02:33:37.559
to get out, but then the dirt babies began to

1951
02:33:37.639 --> 02:33:43.200
crawl out from under Bram. Their attack on Zeke was

1952
02:33:43.360 --> 02:33:47.639
truly brutal. After Jade used her nails to slash his

1953
02:33:47.680 --> 02:33:52.319
achilles tendon, he fell, giggle Butt went to his hand

1954
02:33:52.600 --> 02:33:56.559
and bit off several fingers. He tried to fight him off,

1955
02:33:57.040 --> 02:34:01.280
but this time goth Baby was biting his and so

1956
02:34:01.479 --> 02:34:04.879
as he attempted to grab at him, blood spurted out

1957
02:34:04.920 --> 02:34:07.959
of what was left of his fingers and got all

1958
02:34:08.000 --> 02:34:12.040
over his face. Jade took her time and walked up

1959
02:34:12.079 --> 02:34:15.959
to Zeke's blood soaked face. When he looked up at her,

1960
02:34:16.639 --> 02:34:22.840
she said, how about a little kiss? Then she kissed

1961
02:34:22.920 --> 02:34:27.719
him and chomped down on his bottom lip, taking a

1962
02:34:27.799 --> 02:34:32.000
large chunk of it with her. Goth Baby was the

1963
02:34:32.040 --> 02:34:35.639
first one to notice that the fire had spread to

1964
02:34:35.680 --> 02:34:40.600
the walls. Despite this, he signaled for them to follow

1965
02:34:41.079 --> 02:34:48.200
in the direction Simon had gone. Sh The dirt babies

1966
02:34:48.280 --> 02:34:52.440
upstairs laughed when they heard the torture happening the floors

1967
02:34:52.479 --> 02:34:56.120
below them. So do you think those are Brahm or

1968
02:34:56.479 --> 02:35:01.719
Simon's screams? Vampire Baby asked. A book flew at Kristin

1969
02:35:02.040 --> 02:35:05.559
and she caught it. The dirt babies turned around to

1970
02:35:05.600 --> 02:35:09.639
see Simon and Maria. Kristin was happy to have her

1971
02:35:09.680 --> 02:35:13.639
spell book back, but she was alarmed not to see Bram.

1972
02:35:14.879 --> 02:35:20.719
Where's Bram? Kristin asked. The tears in Simon's eyes told

1973
02:35:20.760 --> 02:35:26.360
her everything she needed to know ow. Simon yelled as

1974
02:35:26.440 --> 02:35:29.079
GoF Baby jumped on him from behind and took a

1975
02:35:29.159 --> 02:35:32.920
nibble off his back. Simon stumbled into the room and

1976
02:35:33.000 --> 02:35:36.680
Maria followed to get away from gigglebut Jade and Plainey

1977
02:35:37.079 --> 02:35:40.799
as they joined the party. Kristin opened the chest that

1978
02:35:40.879 --> 02:35:45.000
she had carved cymbals in using a discarded lobotomy wand

1979
02:35:45.319 --> 02:35:50.559
and attempted to throw the dirt babies in help. Kristin yelled,

1980
02:35:51.120 --> 02:35:54.799
she threw Plainey while Simon threw in Jade. Maria was

1981
02:35:54.840 --> 02:35:58.200
able to throw Bucky in, but when Kristin tried to

1982
02:35:58.239 --> 02:36:02.360
grab Vampire Baby, he bit her and then Gigglebutt and

1983
02:36:02.399 --> 02:36:07.600
mister Pumpkin started attacking Maria. GoF Baby jumped on Simon.

1984
02:36:08.520 --> 02:36:12.840
During this struggle, Planey, Jade, and Bucky were already climbing

1985
02:36:12.879 --> 02:36:23.399
out of the box. Simon run, Kristen screamed outside. Bob

1986
02:36:23.479 --> 02:36:26.440
had remembered that Thomas was passed out from the pain

1987
02:36:26.559 --> 02:36:29.959
of his smashed foot, and seeing that nobody else had

1988
02:36:29.959 --> 02:36:32.680
picked him up and helped, he knew he had to

1989
02:36:32.719 --> 02:36:36.159
be the one. He was worried that the defenseless kid

1990
02:36:36.200 --> 02:36:40.559
would get attacked, so he climbed back up, and that's

1991
02:36:40.680 --> 02:36:48.280
when he noticed the fire. Fuck, Bob said, and entered. Anyways,

1992
02:36:48.840 --> 02:36:52.520
he found Thomas still passed out, but the room was

1993
02:36:52.559 --> 02:36:55.840
full of smoke. He checked to see if he was breathing.

1994
02:36:56.680 --> 02:37:00.360
He was, so Bob grabbed him and took him out

1995
02:37:00.440 --> 02:37:03.680
through the window. He tried to drop him with ease,

1996
02:37:03.879 --> 02:37:08.159
but he landed right on his bad foot. His eyes

1997
02:37:08.239 --> 02:37:13.040
bolted open and panic was all over his face. Sorry, dude,

1998
02:37:13.600 --> 02:37:22.040
Bob said, before turning around. Maria was in terrible shape

1999
02:37:22.040 --> 02:37:28.280
and was dragging herself out when she heard someone yelling fire, fire, fire.

2000
02:37:29.040 --> 02:37:32.239
Bob's voice was heard as he ran up to them.

2001
02:37:32.600 --> 02:37:35.399
He stopped in his tracks when he saw the dirt

2002
02:37:35.440 --> 02:37:40.559
babies attacking Kristin, Simon, and Maria. Bob picked up Christin's

2003
02:37:40.600 --> 02:37:43.680
fallen sheep pan and used it to smack the one

2004
02:37:43.719 --> 02:37:48.520
attacking Simon, then the ones that were on Christin. This

2005
02:37:48.799 --> 02:37:51.879
freed her to grab one of the old suitcases, and

2006
02:37:51.959 --> 02:37:55.239
she used it to beat the dirt babies off of Maria.

2007
02:37:56.120 --> 02:37:58.399
Bob grabbed her and dragged her out of the room

2008
02:37:58.799 --> 02:38:03.200
while Kristin shoved Simon out. Goth Baby tried to follow,

2009
02:38:03.600 --> 02:38:07.200
but Kristen smacked him back and slammed the door behind

2010
02:38:07.239 --> 02:38:11.719
her and latched it. Let's go, Bob said, as the

2011
02:38:11.799 --> 02:38:15.639
smoke was already coming up the second story. I have

2012
02:38:15.719 --> 02:38:21.200
to trap them. Kristin said, there's no time. Kristin looked

2013
02:38:21.200 --> 02:38:26.200
at the smoke and then at poor Simon. Okay, let's go.

2014
02:38:27.079 --> 02:38:31.120
Kristin and Bob carried Maria and made their way downstairs,

2015
02:38:31.120 --> 02:38:35.319
with Simon following. They could hear the dirt babies slamming

2016
02:38:35.360 --> 02:38:38.520
themselves against the door of the room as they left.

2017
02:38:39.520 --> 02:38:43.680
When they got downstairs, the fire was completely out of control,

2018
02:38:44.000 --> 02:38:48.079
and there was no way to get to the exit. Really,

2019
02:38:48.879 --> 02:38:53.680
Kristin yelled, there has to be another way, Bob said,

2020
02:38:53.920 --> 02:38:57.319
and coughed from the smoke, not that I know of.

2021
02:38:58.000 --> 02:39:02.040
Kristin added, she had to force herself not to cough.

2022
02:39:03.280 --> 02:39:06.159
Get down on the ground, the smoke is less dense there,

2023
02:39:06.879 --> 02:39:14.200
Kristin pleaded, They all dropped now what? Maria asked? A

2024
02:39:14.319 --> 02:39:20.399
siren could be heard approaching the asylum. Simon's cough was

2025
02:39:20.440 --> 02:39:25.959
getting heavier and there were fewer breaths between each one.

2026
02:39:26.319 --> 02:39:30.879
Bob's was just as bad. Kristin couldn't hold back her

2027
02:39:30.920 --> 02:39:36.399
coughing any longer. She even tried taking her backpack off

2028
02:39:36.840 --> 02:39:40.600
and using it as some sort of smoke filter by

2029
02:39:40.680 --> 02:39:45.159
covering her mouth and trying to breathe through it. Bob

2030
02:39:45.879 --> 02:39:51.520
was the first to pass out, then Maria, and then Simon.

2031
02:39:53.079 --> 02:39:57.520
The last thing Kristin heard. The last thing Kristin heard

2032
02:39:58.079 --> 02:40:02.639
before passing out from smoke connelation was the sound of

2033
02:40:02.680 --> 02:40:10.639
a battering ram on the front door. Kristen woke up

2034
02:40:10.760 --> 02:40:14.120
in an ambulance with a face mask attached to her.

2035
02:40:15.200 --> 02:40:20.040
She tried to speak what's going on, but the medic

2036
02:40:20.319 --> 02:40:24.399
couldn't hear her. She tried to get up, but he

2037
02:40:24.479 --> 02:40:28.120
pushed her back down. She had to find out if

2038
02:40:28.159 --> 02:40:32.719
Simon was okay, so she yanked the mask off, pushed

2039
02:40:32.760 --> 02:40:36.200
the medic away hard, and jumped out of the back.

2040
02:40:37.639 --> 02:40:42.280
She looked around and saw another ambulance. The doors were

2041
02:40:42.319 --> 02:40:46.319
being shut on it, so she ran up to look inside.

2042
02:40:46.959 --> 02:40:50.120
The medic from her ambulance tried to grab her to

2043
02:40:50.159 --> 02:40:53.159
pull her back, but she was able to break free.

2044
02:40:53.920 --> 02:40:58.200
Right as the other ambulance began to drive away, she

2045
02:40:58.360 --> 02:41:01.639
ran and caught up to it, jumping on the rear bumper.

2046
02:41:02.479 --> 02:41:05.680
She then looked in the back window and was able

2047
02:41:05.719 --> 02:41:11.559
to see that Simon was inside. Thankfully, he was sitting

2048
02:41:11.639 --> 02:41:16.559
upright with a mask on. When he saw Kristin, he

2049
02:41:16.639 --> 02:41:20.559
gave her a thumbs up. The medic and an officer

2050
02:41:20.760 --> 02:41:24.719
grabbed her off the back of the moving ambulance. Come on,

2051
02:41:25.479 --> 02:41:29.159
the officer said, it's for your own good. You need

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medical treatment. Where's Maria and Bob? Kristin asked, there are

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a lot of teenagers roaming around here. The officer explained,

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I'm sure they're fine. Well, there is that one kid

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that was next to her that died. The medic said,

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might not be a terrible idea to get his identity.

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The EMT guided her to a body on the ground

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and pulled back the sheet. All my friends are dead,

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Kristin said, while looking down at the corpse of Bob.

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Everybody move back, an officer yelled. At that moment, the

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center of the building collapsed from the fire damage. Kristin

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watched as it burned and hoped they were gone. She

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knew they could reform if they were cut in half,

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but if they were completely burnt to a crisp maybe not.

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She hoped that was the case because she couldn't deal

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with any more loss, and she didn't want her or

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Simon to go through that much chaos and death ever again.

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Kristin's babysitting career was over at this point, so she

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found herself free on Halloween the following year, but she

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didn't want want to hang out with a group of friends,

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which is what she was always missing out on on Halloween,

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most of them were now dead. Instead, it was just

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her and her new friend Maria. They spent the night

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at Jonathan Allison's grave to make sure that nobody came

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for the dirt She, of course had performed a spell

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over the grave to remove all power from it, but

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she didn't trust that it worked and was worried that

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there would be other kids like Zeke Ones who wanted

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to come out here and try to bring back the

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dirt babies. That whole year, the old asylum sat in

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ruins after the blaze, and because of the savings in

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expense from not having to tear down the building, the

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state could budget to move forward to build a new

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hospital with a focus on mental health in its place. Now,

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an excavator was on the property clearing out the old

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rubbish underneath the wreck of the building. Many things were

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found that were not burnt, but were merely squashed from

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when the building fell. And there you have it, my spookies,

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the dirt Babies are back where they belong, buried deep

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in the cold October soil, we hope. But if you

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listen closely on Halloween night, you just might hear the

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scratching start up. But you're not safe yet. Tomorrow is

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the night before Halloween, and we're taking you to strict

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Field's most haunted house. And that's saying something. We're heading

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straight into Halloween night at grim Manor wear two rivals

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one dare and a crumbling mansion full of restless ghosts

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make the ultimate Halloween Eve nightmare. So make sure you're

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subscribed because you will not want to miss it. And

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of course we have something very special for you dropping

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on Halloween Day, so head to your favorite podcasting app

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get two bonus episodes every single month and my undying gratitude.

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Speaking of, I want to give a very special thank

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you to our Patreon podcast boosters, folks who pay a

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little bit more to hear their names at the end

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Jessica Fuller, Mike is Skewey, Jenny Green, Amber Hansford, Karen

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we Met, Jack Kerr and Craig co And thank you

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all so very much. If you want to have your

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have to get back to work because when October ends,

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Weekly Spooky We'll keep on going and growing. So for myself,

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for my executive producers Bobotopia dot Com and Rob Fields,

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my producer Dan Wilder, and my creepy composer Ray Mattis

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see you tomorrow.

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Thank you for listenings.

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Make sure to find your way back next week, but

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for now you are safe. Trust me,