Ep.232 – Doorway to Horror - Holiday Portal to Undead HELL

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What could be more relaxing during the
holiday season than kicking back with a group

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of friends, ordering some pizzas and
watching a scary movie. Well what if

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that scary movie opened a kind of
portal to another world, a world where

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everyone around you is bloodthirsty and your
dinner? What's that? You want to

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be scared? Come with me?
He will experienced tales over opera, ghosts

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and death. It is not recommended
a butt of week at hard heart listeners

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in the dark. It's more fun
at that way way. This is Weekly

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Speaking, Hello my spookies. It's
not Wednesday. No, no, it's

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Tuesday. But it is the holiday
season and that means more scares to tittleh

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you through these cold winter months and
make sure that the most wonderful time of

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year is also a most wonderful time
of fear. Yeah, you knew where

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I was going with that, but
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it's about time we get to the
story. And this one takes place during

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the holidays, but it's more than
just about the holidays. It's about friendship,

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it's about murder and vampires, and
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kind of story you've come to expect
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this story right after these quick words
Doorway to Horror by Rob Fields Perspective,

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Madeline Donnery, you just know it's
Friday for a couple reasons. The first

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is because you know as soon as
you're done with school it's the weekend.

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The second is a couple hands slamming
on the table I'm sitting at in the

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cafeteria at lunchtime. Yes, I
ask Ariel, mirn I hate you mouse,

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Ariel growls. Then she points right
at me. I will never give

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up. I will see you scared
out of your wits one of these days.

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I'm laughing inside now. If only
Ariel knew how many opportunities she could

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have had to see me get scared. Well, I sure ain't gonna tell

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her. Still, I can't really
say she'll never get me. I'm sure

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one of these days will be her
lucky day. Ariel puts her hands on

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the table again. Softer Now.
Slumber party at my house tonight, same

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time as last Friday. You still
bringing those Christmas movies over? You said

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you just got unless you want me
to bring some other stuff. I reply,

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no, bring those. Also,
Mona said she's got a movie for

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us to see tonight. She sits
down. Now, you ever heard of

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a movie called Doorway to Horror?
Can't say I have. Then I pull

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out my phone and do some searching. I ain't even seeing it on IMDb

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or any of the other sites.
Now, I did find an old VHS

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horror game called Doorways to Horror,
not exactly the same thing, I don't

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think. Did Mona tell you where
she got it? Nuh uh. Ariel

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looks uneasy. Once in a while, Mona will find something. She's not

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you or Bailey, though you two
know your movies. Speaking of Bailey,

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that's one of the movies we're seeing
tonight. It's a Christmas horror story.

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Ariel raises her finger. Oh hey, gatecode changed yesterday. She tells it

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to me. You got it mouse
yep. Then Ariel narrows her eyes on

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me. You haven't seen Carter around
here, have you? I shake my

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head. Don't tell me he's posting
videos of you on Facebook again? She

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nods quickly. He always seems to
be there whenever I got Stewart with me.

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She points right at me. You're
not covering for him? Are you?

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You think I forgot you? Two
are best buds, I promise you

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I ain't covering for him. Ariel
holds out her little finger. You willing

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to pinky promise on it? I
make the pinky promise with her. I

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really don't know where he is.
Maybe he's the other guys. Ariel shakes

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her head. Nope, look I
look to where she's pointing. Bill Chapman,

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Richie Horton, and Brian Chunk are
coming into the cafeteria. No Carter,

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though. A moment later, the
guys come over to us. Ariel

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confronts him, where's Carter? I
know you guys know where he is.

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What makes you think we'd even tell
you if we did know? Chapman replies,

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he's the tough guy with the burr
haircut. I'm not above administering decisive

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methods of torture on you, guys. Ariel replies, all I have to

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do is divide and conquer. Chunker
points at her and tells the other two,

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ah, this I gotta see.
He's the husky guy wearing the cargo

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shorts with an open Hawaiian shirt over
a black T shirt. Don't temp fate

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you, guys, Horton warns him, he's the skinny guy. Wearing the

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glasses with circular lenses. I keep
telling you how evil Ariel Mirran is.

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One of these days, you're going
to wish you'd have listened to me.

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Ariel smirks. I'd be listening to
Horton if I were you. Guys,

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she points to him, But you're
not off the hook. Horton grins and

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looks her in the eyes. Why
don't you just look over your left shoulder.

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Ariel quickly turns and sees my buddy
and next door neighbor, Carter Cross.

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The next thing we know, Ariel's
running off and chasing Carter down.

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Yesterday he recorded a video of Ariel
and Stuart at Denoyer's grill. He slipped

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away and started running around and wreaking
havoc. I know this because she texted

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me asking for help nine one one
at Denoyer's Stuart. Fortunately for Ariel,

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I happened to be in the area
on my mongoose and stopped in. I

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was able to get Stuart to calm
down and behave I don't know what it

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is about that little guy, but
he likes me enough to where he always

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minds me. I don't even have
to yell at him anyway. Carl was

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already there before me and recording Ariel
losing her mind. He put the video

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on Facebook and got everybody laughing at
her. When the guys get their lunches,

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they come and sit with me.
The four of us have some good

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conversation before we gotta go back to
class. That night, I'm walking to

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Ariel's house. When I reach the
mir gated community, I punch in the

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new code and go in. Never
seems to fail. Every time I walk

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to Ariels on Friday nights. There's
always a few Mirans who walk past me

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and give me looks like I don't
belong inside. I gotta walk a few

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blocks before I get to Capital Court. When I reach the double doors,

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one of them opens. Ariel appears
and says, wow, you're actually here

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before Mona and Bailey mouse. Then
she steps aside and lets me come in.

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It's about twenty minutes later when Mona
Abels and Bailey Downs finally show up.

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Sorry, Ariel, Mona says,
I had to help mom with something

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at home. You're good, Ariel
replies, After the week I've had,

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I just want to hang with my
girls and let loose. At least her

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aunt never drops Stewart off here while
we're having our slumber parties, Bailey says,

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Ariel points right at her. You
do not even get to say that.

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Mona and Bailey laugh a little.
Ariel gives me that look that asks

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why she puts up with them.
I give her a smirk that says not

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to worry about it. After some
socializing, Ariel gets the pizza's order.

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From there, we start spinning some
movies. First up is a Christmas horror

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story. As soon as the name
of the town is mentioned, Bailey gives

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us all weird looks. First Ginger
snaps, and now this one. She

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mutters, what other movies have the
town named the same as mine? Orphan

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black? I reply, it's a
TV series. Bailey points right at Ariel.

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Why do I get the feeling you
had something to do with this?

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Was this because Mona and I weren't
spending the night at the mall with you

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last weekend? Then Ariel grabs a
pillow and throws it at Bailey. She

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catches it and laughs. Ariel points
at her, not funny. Then she

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smirks, Okay, Bailey, you
can go out and get our pizzas.

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Then Bailey gets off the couch fine
perspective. Bailey downs after I bring our

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pizzas in. Mouse resumes the Blue
Ray of a Christmas horror story. I

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have the feeling Ariel put Mouse up
to bringing this movie over in spite of

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the fact that it takes place in
a town with the same name as mine.

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It is a really good horror anthology, though I really love the twist

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and the Santa versus Crampis story.
We also watched the original Black Christmas and

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Silent Night Deadly Night. We don't
get to lay down for the night.

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After three movies, Mona announces that
she's got a movie she wants us to

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see, which is called Doorway to
Horror. When Ariel asks what it's about,

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Mona doesn't know believe it or not. I found it just sitting on

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a table in study hall. It's
a burned blu ray, but it plays.

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I put it in my laptop and
checked it. The opening scene looks

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really creepy, so I thought i'd
bring it to the sleepover to share.

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Ariel turns to Mouse. I'm guessing
you didn't turn up anything else on it.

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Mouse shrugs. I tried all kinds
of searches when I got home nothing,

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so we sit back and let Mona
spin her find. There are all

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kinds of Christmas things in the movie, but the town looks like something out

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of a post apocalyptic story. We're
eating more pizza and drinking some more of

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the cokes that Mona and I snuck
over in our backpacks. You gotta love

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that missus Miran won't let her own
family drink any sugary sodas it's diet or

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nothing. The four of us are
talking about the movie once it's over.

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There really wasn't any dialogue or anything. Maybe David Lynch lost the one copy

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of a new movie he was working
on. I half joke. We've seen

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some pretty weird stuff since we started
doing our sleepovers years ago. Ariel says,

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you've brought over stuff like this before. Mouse. I ain't denying it.

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She agrees. Doorway to Horror.
Still don't ring a bell with me,

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though. Guess you made a rare
find. Mona, Yeah, kudos,

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I tell my best friend. We
talk for a little while longer before

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we're finally yawning our heads off.
The nice thing about this big living room

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is there are enough couches for all
of us to sleep on Ariel sleeps on

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one too, Even though her bedroom
is the first one on entering the hallway,

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it don't take us all long to
fall asleep. Perspective Mona Abels.

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I'm the first one to wake up. I yawn and feel how parched I

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am, knowing we still got cans
of coke left. I grab one and

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feel grateful. I stop drinking and
notice something weird. Did I just take

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a power nap or something? Because
it still seems like it's dark out.

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I look at my smartwatch and see
it's blank across the screen. I find

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my smartphone underneath my pillow and see
the same blanks where the date and time

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should be. Then I see Mouse's
phone and look at hers. She's got

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the same blanks too. Seriously,
what gives I need to see what time

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it is? As soon as I
come out of my comforter, I'm quickly

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wrapping my arms around myself and start
shivering. Boy, it's really cold in

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Ariel's mansion, so cold I can
see my own breath like when I'm outside.

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I see Ariel's bedroom door open and
peek inside. My eyes are wide

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when I see there's no windows.
I mean, the cold's just blowing right

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into the house. I walk down
the hall to the next bedroom and see

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there ain't no windows there either.
Then I hear movement and return to the

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living room. Ariol's getting out from
underneath her comforter. Why is it so

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cold in here? Then Ariel sees
me Mona, why aren't there any windows?

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Ariel? I ask, She gives
me a weird look. What no,

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I'll show you. I grab Ariel's
hand and bring her to her own

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room. You have got to be
kidding me, Ariel gasps. We move

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to a few other rooms and see
no windows. We go into the bathroom.

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Normally there's scented pillar candles on either
side of the mirror. On the

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sink, looks like there's only one
that remains of the said candles. When

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we come back out, we see
Bailey and Mouse are up. Now,

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boy, it sure got cold fast. Bailey states, what I wouldn't give

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for some hot coffee right now?
Mouse mutters. Then Mouse turns and walks

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to the front window. He turns
to us fast. There's only a big

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window shade here, as in,
no big window here? What's going on?

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Ariel? Ariel goes to Mouse and
sees for herself What on earth is

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going on here? Beats me.
Mouse answers, and what time is it?

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Ariel snaps, That's what I've been
trying to find out. I say,

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our phones and watches ain't working.
Ariel quickly goes to the closet and

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starts tossing us our jackets. We
take them and head into separate rooms to

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get changed. We're all dressed to
go outside now. But when we do

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go outside, what the bailey gasps? Everything looks like what we saw in

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your movie Mona. Ariel states,
ah, Man, you gotta be kidding

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me. Mouse groans not again.
We all look right at Mouse. Now,

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do you know something about this?
Ariel asks her. If we are

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where I I think we are,
we're gonna be in terrible danger fast.

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Mouse quickly answers, just spit it
out. Mouse, I snap, we

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ain't in strickfield no more? Did
you hear that? Better check the locks

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on your doors. Weakly, spooky, We'll be right back perspective Aeriel,

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Mirron, I give mouse wide eyes. Excuse me, I was really hoping

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to never see this place ever again. Mouse groans. Then she tells us

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we need to go back inside.
We go back inside the house, Then

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I get an idea and turn on
my smartphone. Flash, what in the

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are you serious? Mona ads,
no, we're not seeing things. My

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house is trashed, and I mean
trashed. Then I point right at Mouse.

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Okay, start talking. Mouse springs
up the night in October when she

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went to the Horror Thon at the
Strickfield Centennial Theater with her twin cousin Aileen

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Carter Cross and Bela Tabon. They
had watched a screening of a film called

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The Portal. It was like everything
had changed. Places were trashed, much

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like my house. Windows were mostly
missing in the homes. It was night

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all the time. But what was
worse, everybody was a vampire. The

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four of them barely escaped this place
and made it back to Strickfield. Mouse

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says, we're in an alternate universe
where it's all vampires. We're all in

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terrible danger. She finishes any of
those vampires sees us, they'll be after

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us here. It's like Marvel zombies. After everybody suddenly became vampires, they

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drank up all the living people they
could get their hands on. Now,

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like those zombies, after a few
days, they're out of food. Bailey

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quickly waves her hands in front of
her. Okay, okay, assuming Mouse

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isn't making this stuff up here,
how did we get here? It had

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to have been that movie Mona brought
over Doorway to Horror. Mouse guesses.

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Mona points right at Mouse. Oh
no, you don't. You ain't blaming

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me for this, you wicked little
rodent. I raise my hand in front

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of me. No, I think
Mouse is right, Mona. Everything we

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saw in that disc you brought over
was much like where we are now.

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Nobody's blaming you about this place,
but you did bring that disc over.

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Let's find the disc. Then,
Mouse says, we can watch it again

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and get back home. We had
to rewatch the portal to get back home.

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Two months ago. We searched through
everything. All the movies Mouse brought

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over are still here, but the
disc Mona brought is gone. Where is

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it? Mona shree? Oh wait, here it is. She raises it

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up for us to see. I
point to Mona. Keep hold of that.

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Now we just have to find something
to watch it on. That'll be

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easier said than done. Mouse says, power's a little hard to come by

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here. They shattered every window,
every mirror. I don't know how they're

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keeping at night here, but they're
doing it. Then I see Bailey move

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toward the kitchen. I follow her
and see her opening one of the two

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refrigerators. She turns to me.
Whatever food we've got, we're going to

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have to ration it until we can
find more. Without power, the refrigerators

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aren't working. Also, we can't
eat a single bite of the food in

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either of them. I point to
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pantry and find a few things we
can take with us. We head back

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out to the others. There's not
much here, maybe for a day two

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tops. I divide the food evenly
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cokes and what was left of the
pizzas. What are we doing? Mona

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asked, you heard Mouse? I
tell her we've got to find something to

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play this disc to get back home. We're going to have to leave and

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find some place. In fact,
I quickly unplug the Blu ray player and

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stuff it in my backpack. We
make a quick plan and agree we need

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to go downtown. We stay together, everybody, I stress before we leave,

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Mouse hands everybody crosses. She made
Whatever you do, don't lose them.

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Mouse just gave me an idea.
We probably should stop by a church.

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Bailey suggests, Mouse points to her
good thinking, we all wish each

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other good luck before we head out
through the front doors. Perspective, Madeline

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Donner, So much for us going
to churches. We hit a few in

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downtown village and saw they were wrecked. The windows were all broken out,

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pews were destroyed or overturned. Even
the altars were busted up. What was

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even worse were the skeletons with their
religious garbs still on. Only thing I

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can figure is whatever happened to turn
people into vampires didn't hit everybody. The

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ones that weren't turned became food for
the vamps. At least, our trips

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to the two churches weren't total washouts. We managed to find some holy wafers

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and even some holy water itself.
Sure would be nice if we had squirt

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guns like in The Lost Boys,
but all we found were a few vials

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and bottles. We leave the second
church and sneak over to a few markets.

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We don't find much in terms of
food, just dry goods and a

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few cans of soup. The refrigerators
and freezers probably haven't been working in a

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very long time, so the food
in them won't be any good. We

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duck in back of Wilder's Market to
work out another plan. Everybody has ideas

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to bring to the table. Then
Ariel suggests heading out to Strickfield Town Center

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mall. Mona turns to her.
You do realize how far the mall is

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from downtown village right and on foot? Who said anything about walking, Ariel

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replies. Then she looks my way. We find a car and get Mouse

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here to drive it. Mona gives
her a weird look. You have got

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to be kidding me. Ariel shakes
her head. Nope, you should have

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seen her drive at the mall last
weekend. Bailey sighs, Okay, let's

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do it. There are plenty of
cars outside. I would imagine we can

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find one that works. Ariel slaps
my arm. You up for it,

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Mouse, I shrug. I guess
I ain't got a choice. Mona groans,

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Yeah, we're gonna die. Bailey
scoffs at Mona. Oh have a

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little faith, will you? Mona
groans again. Then she notices something.

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Then, you know, we've seen
a lot of Christmas stuff. You think

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all this went down during the holidays. She looks sad. Now put a

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time for something like a vampire apocalypse
to happen. The rest of us are

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sad for a moment. Then we
head out back to the parking lot,

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where there's a nice selection of cars
to choose from. We can't be picky,

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you guys, Bailey says, just
find one that's got keys. I

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raise my finger. Just one thing. Once we get a car started,

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if there's any vamps nearby, they're
gonna hear it. We gotta be ready

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for that. And you know this
how, Mona sneers. I don't want

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to tell her how I know without
giving away my connection to Mary Worth and

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cousin Alien's bff bells. I just
know. Okay, yeah, we're gonna

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die, Mona repeats. We split
up and look for cars. After some

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minutes, Mona gets our attention.
We come over to her. Keys are

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in the Ignition. Doors are unlocked. When Ariel starts looking it over,

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Bailey groans, come on, it's
not going to be a fancy limo you're

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used to being in. Ariel gasps, really, Bailey, I'm checking the

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car to make sure it looks good, you know, for flat tires and

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stuff. Okay, sorry, Bailey
mutters, looks good. Ariel says,

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Okay, Mouse, get behind the
wheel and hope this thing starts. Ah

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man, I squeak when I open
the door and get in. Now I

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feel Ariel's hand on my shoulder.
Are you actually scared? Mouse? I

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glance over my shoulder. Ah please, which is a lie? This little

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mousey is definitely scared. I just
don't want Ariels see in it on me.

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I turn the key and perspective.
Bailey downs the engine. Cranks and

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cranks and cranks. You guys,
look, Oh god, Mona shrieks.

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Vamps start the car. Mouse,
I'm trying. Mouse cries. The vampires

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are leaping from car to car,
or they're running. It's when they're almost

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to us that the car finally starts. Go Mouse, go, Ariel yells.

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Mouse has to study the controls.
Okay, hope, and I can

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do this. Never drove a stick. Now, I put a hand on

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her shoulder. You're a gamer.
Mouse. You're not here with us right

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now. You're in Roth's rings playing
a racing game. Go with that.

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Okay, let's hope I got this. Mouse stammers. Just as the vamps

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are shattering the windows. Mouse puts
the car in gear and stutters a little.

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Then She takes a deep breath and
shifts again. Finally we're moving away.

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We pull out of the parking lot
and out onto main street. Mouse

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hits the clutch and shifts again.
Looks like she's got the hang of it

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now. There ain't no mirrors on
this car, Mona says, riding shotgun,

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you wouldn't see any vamps in the
mirrors even if we did have them.

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Mouse tells her no reflections. The
little squeaker's right, Ariel says,

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looking out the back, we got
bats coming fast. I hate you.

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Mouse, Yeah yeah, Mouse mutters, we good on gas. Mona asks,

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Mouse, don't know gas. Gage
just shot from half a tank all

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the way down to the big e
fast. Hopefully we'll be able to get

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to the mall. Then I'm having
second thoughts. I didn't think this through.

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Maybe the mall's ravaged too. Everything's
probably ravaged, Bailey, Ariel says,

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But we have to try and look
for someplace that has power. In

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fact, I think I have an
idea. Ariel explains that the hardware store

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in the mall should have gasoline power
generators. All we have to do is

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find one. Then we would siphon
the gas out of the cars at the

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mall and power it from there.
We find a TV, hook up the

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Blu ray player, and then we're
back home. That'll be easier said than

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done. I say, but what
else is there? Mouse keeps the car

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going. Ariel and I are still
seeing the bats flapping after us. We

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have to get them off our backs
if we're gonna make your plan work,

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Ariel, Mouse has something. I
got an idea for that. When we

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get to the mall, I'll drive
around to the under mall parking garage.

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I won't pull inside, though,
I'll drop you three off there, and

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then hopefully the vamps will keep following
me. How will you make it back?

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I ask, We can't go home
without you. Let me worry about

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that. You guys work on getting
Ariel's planned to work. I put my

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hand on Mouse's shoulder. You just
make sure you get back to us and

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try not to get vamped or eaten. Mona adds, Hey, I want

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to go back home too. We
all got something to return to, right,

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Trust me, I'll make it back, Mouse promises. Ariel takes a

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deep breath, then she just says
it. Carter Cross asked me out last

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weekend when we were at the mall. I never did give him an answer.

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I turned to her seriously. Mona
turns around. No way. Then

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she bumps Mouse's shoulder. Did you
know you and Carter are bfss? I

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know you tell each other everything.
Mouse shakes her head. Uh nope,

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but it's no secret in our group
that Carter and Ariel like each other.

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I hate you, Mouse, Ariel
growls. Mouse shrugs. I'm just saying.

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Ariel bows her head, looking sad. I'm just wishing I would have

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told him I'd go out with him. She raises her head. That's why

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I want to make it and get
back home. I'm sure you girls have

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something to return to too, my
family. I quickly say Denyer's grill.

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Mona gushes. I don't want to
be stuck here in some vampire universe and

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no Denoyer's grill or no coffee.
Mouse adds, I think it's safe to

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say we all loved our lives in
Strickfield before this happened. I say,

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then, a thought, did you
make it out this way when you were

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here last Mouse? Nope, we
got as far as Strickfield Academy. Wish

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I could tell you more than what
I already know. Okay, we're here.

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Turning in, Mouse turns us into
a mall entrance and floors it,

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making sure she shifts when she needs
to. Wow. I can't believe little

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Mouse learned to drive playing all those
racing video games. Honestly, I thought

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she was an odd ball when Ariel
invited her to join our group. Mona

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and I didn't like her for the
longest time. However, Mouse grows on

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you after a while. I'm just
glad she's with us right now. She's

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the reason we're all still alive.
Get ready, Mouse tells us. Mouse

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drifts us again as we round the
mall and head for the underm parking garage.

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Before we get there, she hits
the brakes and swerves to a stop.

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Go, Mouse belts out. Ariel, Mona and I quickly get out

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of the car. After we slam
the door shut, Ariel belts back at

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Mouse. Go. Mouse floors it. As we're in the garage and hiding

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out of sight. The bats are
flying after Mouse. I just hope they

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don't see the three of us ain't
in the car with her. Even more

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so, I hope they don't get
Mouse. The only thing scarier than that

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is not being subscribed weakly. Spooky
will be right back perspective. Mona abels

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the three of us wait for a
little bit. We ain't seeing no vamps

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in the sky. I think we're
good. They're all after Mouse. We

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better get a move on. Bailey
says, we may be unborrowed. Time

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as it is. We walk in
the under mall parking garage and come to

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the mall entrance. There the doors
are ripped right off, so no worries

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on whether that entrance was locked or
not. We walk the corridor and go

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up the steps. Soon we're in
the food court, coming out at the

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double doors besides Scotto's Pizza. Even
though it's dark all through the mall,

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we can see enough to see there
are Christmas decorations all over the place.

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There's tinsel hanging off the ceilings,
fully decorated Christmas trees spread out, animatronic

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scenes though they're not working with no
electricity. And there's the Santa's House not

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too far from where we are.
So Almo's hardware is down by J.

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C. Penny. Ariel says,
oh I sure hope, so I groan,

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what do you mean? Arial demands
Mouse said, we're in a parallel

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universe, right, how do we
know things are going to be the same

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here as back home? I state, She's got a point, Bailey tells

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Ariel, but we still need to
check mona. Ariel takes a deep breath.

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Okay, I'm going to head out
and look around. I'll signal when

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the coast is clear. We should
just go out together. Bailey counters,

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you know safety in numbers. Okay, fine, Ariel replies, Come on.

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We start walking away from Scotto's Pizza. We can see the malls wrecked,

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but it doesn't look all that bad. I mean, the gates look

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messed up and some of the store
signs are damaged. I don't know.

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It's like someone's gone to lengths to
try to make this mall look nice again.

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Then I have a gut feeling you
guys, I don't think we're alone

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in here. I tell them.
Then explain why I don't look for this

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to be easy. Ariel agrees.
Look out. Bailey suddenly shrieks. We

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see someone flying right at us,
and quickly get out of the way.

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00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:59.160
How dare you come into my mall? Of voice roars behind us. Then

402
00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:02.960
we make them mistake of stopping and
looking behind us. It's Harmony, Miron,

403
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:08.960
my cousin. Ariel gasps, she
owns this mall, your cousin.

404
00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:15.720
I ask the one who had you
hanging decorations here last weekend. Ariel nods

405
00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:20.640
quickly, Yeah, except she wasn't
all vamped out like this Harmony is.

406
00:33:21.559 --> 00:33:25.839
Then Harmony sniffs our way. Her
human face suddenly shifts into one that looks

407
00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:34.559
like the Joker, only with lots
and lots of sharp teeth food. I'm

408
00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:37.440
ready to turn and run, but
Ariel quickly stops me. We can't outrun

409
00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:43.440
her. Use your head or better
yet. Ariel pulls out her cross that

410
00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:47.400
mouse made just as Harmony's flying our
way. She shrieks and suddenly drops to

411
00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:52.720
the floor. Bailey and I join
her and keep Harmony down start walking back.

412
00:33:53.119 --> 00:33:58.160
Ariel tells us. We do what
Ariel says and start moving in the

413
00:33:58.200 --> 00:34:01.240
direction of J. C. Penny. Harmony gets back to her feet,

414
00:34:01.440 --> 00:34:07.360
but advances very slowly. You really
think you're going to be safe from me,

415
00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:14.159
Harmony hisses. The last mortals who
came into my mall made a very

416
00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:20.599
tasty candlelit dinner. She points a
very long finger at us. I think

417
00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:25.159
I'll have you three by candlelight as
well. She laughs a horrible laughter,

418
00:34:27.320 --> 00:34:32.920
especially since today is Christmas. Yeah, we don't plan on staying. Bailey

419
00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:37.719
tells her, I don't care about
your plans. Harmony yells, I only

420
00:34:37.760 --> 00:34:43.840
care about my home. Here at
my mall, other vampires and mortals tried

421
00:34:43.880 --> 00:34:46.599
to take what was mine, but
I showed them the error of their ways.

422
00:34:47.559 --> 00:34:53.239
Nobody takes what's mine. Nobody.
Oh, we're not here to take

423
00:34:53.280 --> 00:34:59.239
anything from you. Ariel says,
we actually just want to visit your beautiful

424
00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:02.559
mall, dear cousin, and I
must say you've done very well with the

425
00:35:02.679 --> 00:35:08.599
Christmas decorations. Harmony growls a dangerous
growl. Then she howls at us.

426
00:35:09.320 --> 00:35:14.960
The next thing we know, she's
suddenly gone. Hell, she's got me.

427
00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:20.360
Oh no, she warped right behind
Bailey. Harmony suddenly pulls Bailey to

428
00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:23.559
her and leaps back with her.
Drop those crosses, or I promise you

429
00:35:24.159 --> 00:35:30.199
I'll drink this one up for some
early Christmas Day punch right here, and

430
00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:36.559
now, don't do it. Bailey
yells, she'll drink me anyway. Ariel

431
00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:39.719
holds out her hand. Just stop, Harmony, We're not here to take

432
00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:44.920
anything from your mall. We just
want to go home, but we need

433
00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:49.239
a few things in your mall to
help us get there. Then Ariel moves

434
00:35:49.239 --> 00:35:53.400
her arm around like I said,
you've really made this place look great.

435
00:35:53.440 --> 00:36:00.320
I mean, your Christmas decorations are
so lovely. She raises her finger.

436
00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:05.440
But what if we could really brighten
up the place? I mean, what

437
00:36:05.480 --> 00:36:08.960
if we could light up the Christmas
trees and stuff. Harmony growls again.

438
00:36:09.440 --> 00:36:15.800
Then she grabs Bailey's head and cocks
it to expose her neck. She raises

439
00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:21.639
her head ready to lower it to
bite her. Stop what do you want,

440
00:36:21.679 --> 00:36:27.360
Harmony? Ariel cries, I already
have you. You are mortals,

441
00:36:27.760 --> 00:36:35.559
you are food. Harmony yells,
and today you are Christmas dinner. Ariel

442
00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:39.480
puts her cross down. Okay,
look see no cross. Now, I'm

443
00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:45.159
going to come to you. I'll
switch places with Bailey. Okay, then

444
00:36:45.559 --> 00:36:50.840
you can have me. Suddenly,
Harmony appears right behind Ariel and snatches her

445
00:36:50.920 --> 00:36:55.519
up. Weren't you listening, Mortal? I already have you, She points

446
00:36:55.559 --> 00:37:00.960
right at me, as for your
pathetic crosses. My cross suddenly catches fire.

447
00:37:01.199 --> 00:37:05.639
I cry out and drop it.
The other crosses are on fire too.

448
00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:10.719
Harmony moves her mouth to Ariel's ear, and exactly how will you light

449
00:37:10.800 --> 00:37:16.559
up my Christmas display when there's no
power? She seems to calm down a

450
00:37:16.599 --> 00:37:23.039
little bit. I would love to
see Christmas lights one more time. There

451
00:37:23.079 --> 00:37:30.639
hasn't been a Christmas since the plague
came years ago. I'm so very hungry,

452
00:37:30.679 --> 00:37:35.400
but I would forsake my hunger just
to see my maul brightly lit for

453
00:37:35.480 --> 00:37:42.920
Christmas one more time. We can
talk, then, Ariel asks Harmony lets

454
00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:46.519
her go, then morphs her face
back to normal. I would hear you.

455
00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:52.400
She points to a table in the
food court. Sit. We reluctantly

456
00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:57.920
move to the table and sit with
Harmony. As ariels digging into her backpack,

457
00:37:58.199 --> 00:38:02.199
Harmony quickly snatches her wrists. Do
not try and trick me, and

458
00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:08.599
especially do not play on my generosity. Ariel pulls out a coke. I

459
00:38:08.760 --> 00:38:15.159
just needed something to drink. Harmony
nods. After Ariel has her drink,

460
00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:20.559
she explains to Harmony that we can't
get the power back on completely. However,

461
00:38:21.199 --> 00:38:25.119
if Solmo's hardware still has a gas
power generator, we can siphon gas

462
00:38:25.159 --> 00:38:30.280
from the cars. Then we can
connect extension cords to the Christmas trees.

463
00:38:30.320 --> 00:38:36.719
And the animatronics to get them working
at least for a little while. Harmony

464
00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:43.920
considers Ariel. Then she says,
my parents were too greedy to install backup

465
00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:47.320
generators when they built this mall.
I wish I'd have thought to correct that

466
00:38:47.400 --> 00:38:53.880
mistake in life. Okay, I'll
take you to Solmo's Hardware. One wrong

467
00:38:54.000 --> 00:39:01.320
move and it's dinner time. I
won't worry about Chrismas day candlelight. We

468
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:07.119
leave the food court and walk to
the hardware store using our smartphone lights.

469
00:39:07.159 --> 00:39:14.800
We look around until we find what
we're looking for perspective aerial mirror. We

470
00:39:14.920 --> 00:39:20.599
find only four gas power generators still
in the box. We're probably not going

471
00:39:20.599 --> 00:39:22.800
to be able to light up your
whole mall, Harmony, I just want

472
00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:28.199
the Christmas lights, the big tree, and the displays around the food court

473
00:39:28.239 --> 00:39:32.760
powered, Harmony replies. I point
to Mona, grab all the extension chords.

474
00:39:34.159 --> 00:39:37.920
I point to Bailey gas cans and
a rubber hose to siphon the fuel.

475
00:39:37.639 --> 00:39:42.320
Harmony and I start ripping open the
boxes and getting the generators ready.

476
00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:46.320
When my girls return, we talk. I piled up all the extension cords

477
00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:51.719
at the store's entrance. Mona says, I also piled up as many gas

478
00:39:51.760 --> 00:39:55.719
cans as I could find, which
wasn't much. Bailey ads, Then she

479
00:39:55.760 --> 00:40:00.800
glares at me. I suppose Mona
and I get to Seife and the gas.

480
00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:05.639
Now I get where Bailey's coming from. No, I'll go out and

481
00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:08.599
do it. We don't have time
for this. Bailey quickly puts a hand

482
00:40:08.639 --> 00:40:14.960
on my shoulder. No, you're
right, I'm sorry. Go get the

483
00:40:15.000 --> 00:40:17.639
generators in the extension cord set up. I'll go out and get the gas.

484
00:40:19.039 --> 00:40:22.880
I ain't letting you go out there
by yourself. Mona snaps, you

485
00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:27.199
know what, let's all go get
the gas. I suggest. At least

486
00:40:27.199 --> 00:40:30.320
it'll be one thing we won't have
to do later. Harmony suddenly appears.

487
00:40:30.960 --> 00:40:36.480
Do not even think about escaping.
I am too resolved for things such as

488
00:40:36.519 --> 00:40:39.480
that. I tell Harmony, we're
just going down to the parking garage to

489
00:40:39.599 --> 00:40:44.920
siphon gas from the cars there.
Maybe you could come with us. You

490
00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:49.400
can say we're your slaves if any
other vampires show up. When she's still

491
00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:52.559
not sure, I groan Harmony,
come on, where are we going to

492
00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:58.840
go? Harmony accompanies us to the
parking garage and watches us fill the gas

493
00:40:58.880 --> 00:41:04.039
cans. Since she doesn't breathe,
she can't really help us. She can

494
00:41:04.280 --> 00:41:07.119
warp the cans back into the mall
and bring us more to fill, until

495
00:41:07.119 --> 00:41:12.159
we filled every single container we were
able to find. All I have to

496
00:41:12.159 --> 00:41:16.440
say is that mouse better still be
making tracks. Yuck. I'll never get

497
00:41:16.440 --> 00:41:21.920
that taste of gasoline out of my
mouth. Ugh. We go back into

498
00:41:21.920 --> 00:41:24.639
the mall and work to connect as
many extension chords as we can to the

499
00:41:24.679 --> 00:41:30.719
generators. To show Harmony my plan
will work. We gas up a generator

500
00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:34.920
and plug some stuff in. I
fire it up. You should have seen

501
00:41:35.119 --> 00:41:39.199
the bright smile on Harmony's face when
she sees a few Christmas trees and some

502
00:41:39.360 --> 00:41:45.519
lights and a few animatronic displays come
to life. Then the big tree and

503
00:41:45.559 --> 00:41:52.119
the Santa House lights burst into life. Yes, Harmony breathes like she's a

504
00:41:52.159 --> 00:41:57.679
little girl seeing her first Christmas all
over again. It takes us some more

505
00:41:57.760 --> 00:42:00.559
time, but we get everything we're
able to get hooked up connected. When

506
00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:07.000
the generators are all running, Harmony's
very happy. At one point, she's

507
00:42:07.079 --> 00:42:09.880
kneeling down in front of the very
big Christmas tree next to Santa's House.

508
00:42:10.639 --> 00:42:15.480
For the record, this tree is
not in our mall back home, unless

509
00:42:15.519 --> 00:42:20.079
our Harmony put it in just after
she banned us all from the mall last

510
00:42:20.079 --> 00:42:27.320
weekend. It surprises me that this
particular vampire seems more interested in Christmas than

511
00:42:27.360 --> 00:42:30.599
in drinking our blood. I mean, you should see how Harmony's eyes are

512
00:42:30.719 --> 00:42:37.119
glowing, not literally glowing. I
mean, I don't know. Christmas must

513
00:42:37.119 --> 00:42:44.239
hold some special value in her undead
heart somewhere. If our Harmony holds Christmas

514
00:42:44.320 --> 00:42:47.480
in the same regard, she certainly
never showed it the way this one does.

515
00:42:49.840 --> 00:42:54.639
It's been so very long, she
whispers. It feels like I've waited

516
00:42:54.679 --> 00:43:02.280
a lifetime just to experience Christmas Day
like this again. She slowly turns to

517
00:43:02.320 --> 00:43:07.320
look at me. And many of
us died so long ago when we were

518
00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:15.920
suddenly turned into vampires. Mona and
Bailey slowly approach. Is everything okay?

519
00:43:16.719 --> 00:43:22.159
Mona asks? We got all we
could started up for you. Harmony.

520
00:43:22.599 --> 00:43:27.760
Bailey ads sorry, we couldn't get
it all working. We just didn't have

521
00:43:27.880 --> 00:43:37.119
enough generators. Harmony stands up.
Now she's crying human tears. I heard

522
00:43:37.199 --> 00:43:42.920
the ones back home cried blood anyway, I never thought vampires were even capable

523
00:43:42.960 --> 00:43:47.440
of crying. Of course, I
recall meeting my first real vampire last weekend.

524
00:43:49.239 --> 00:43:53.679
Harmony puts gentle hands on both Mona
and Bailey's shoulders. You gave me

525
00:43:53.920 --> 00:44:02.239
enough, then I have a burning
question. Do you who did this to

526
00:44:02.280 --> 00:44:08.760
you? Harmony's still crying softly.
I can't say for sure how it all

527
00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:16.000
began, but I do know our
esteemed Mayor was heavily involved. Mayor Patrick

528
00:44:16.079 --> 00:44:22.239
Gunter and a few of his converts
tried to take my mall, but I

529
00:44:22.320 --> 00:44:28.280
drove them out. Before Harmony can
finish her story, we hear fluttering noises

530
00:44:28.360 --> 00:44:34.039
coming. Harmony hisses in the direction
and looks at us. It's Mayor Gunter

531
00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:37.719
again. He and his army must
know you three are in here. She

532
00:44:37.880 --> 00:44:44.039
says, you are my Christmas dinner
mine. He can't have you. Mona

533
00:44:44.119 --> 00:44:49.360
gulps, You're still gonna kill us
after what we did for you. Harmony

534
00:44:49.440 --> 00:44:54.360
vamps out again, making a shriek
and raises her claws. He can't have

535
00:44:55.000 --> 00:45:01.079
you, She snatches up. Bailey, you belong to me. She sounds

536
00:45:01.199 --> 00:45:06.639
really crazy. I quickly reach into
my pack and slap one of the Holy

537
00:45:06.719 --> 00:45:10.000
Wafers on the back of my hand. Harmony shrieks, causing her to drop

538
00:45:10.079 --> 00:45:15.840
Bailey. Then she holds her hand
as she falls to her knees and cries

539
00:45:15.920 --> 00:45:21.679
again. I hate being this way, she chokes out. I've consumed so

540
00:45:21.800 --> 00:45:25.599
many mortals just to satisfy my never
ending hunger. I hate being so hungry

541
00:45:25.599 --> 00:45:30.519
all the time. I hate that
it drives me to this insanity. I

542
00:45:30.599 --> 00:45:37.960
don't want to kill you, but
I'm so very hungry. You won't have

543
00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:42.880
the chance to satisfy your hunger,
Harmony mirror. A new voice calls out.

544
00:45:43.599 --> 00:45:47.280
We all turn and face Mayor Patrick
Gunter and his army of the living

545
00:45:47.360 --> 00:45:52.360
dead. I think it's safe to
say we've never been so scared in all

546
00:45:52.440 --> 00:45:59.239
our lives. Mona quickly leans in
and whispers that the Blu ray player is

547
00:45:59.280 --> 00:46:02.159
set up and read. Then Bailey
nods to one of the monitors in the

548
00:46:02.159 --> 00:46:08.000
food court. The movie Doorway to
Horror is playing. Now soon we may

549
00:46:08.039 --> 00:46:14.519
be able to return home. But
now I'm feeling despair, just like Harmony

550
00:46:15.480 --> 00:46:20.159
Mouse, I choke out. We
can't leave her here, We can't,

551
00:46:20.199 --> 00:46:24.079
you guys, she's our friend,
she's one of us. Bailey nods quickly,

552
00:46:24.119 --> 00:46:28.760
but Mona doesn't look so sure.
I'm ready to smack her arm and

553
00:46:28.760 --> 00:46:32.320
tell her to just grow up,
But then she explains her. Look,

554
00:46:34.280 --> 00:46:37.599
if Mouse was gonna find her way
back here, she would have done it

555
00:46:37.639 --> 00:46:44.159
already, right, Mona shakes her
head. Those vamps probably got her.

556
00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:47.679
Don't you think Mouse would want us
to go back? That's why she dropped

557
00:46:47.760 --> 00:46:52.360
us off here and sped off herself. Mayor Gunter points right at us.

558
00:46:53.079 --> 00:46:58.440
You foolish children think I can't hear
what you're saying. You will end that

559
00:46:58.559 --> 00:47:04.280
movie immediately. He waves his hand. Two of his vampires bring Mouse out.

560
00:47:05.159 --> 00:47:09.079
No, these vampires were the bats
chasing us. They did catch up

561
00:47:09.079 --> 00:47:15.039
to Mouse. What happened to you? I ask her? Car ran out

562
00:47:15.039 --> 00:47:20.360
of gas? She mutters, I
said the gas gage was busted. I

563
00:47:20.440 --> 00:47:23.480
was hoping he got away and made
it back home. By now, Mayor

564
00:47:23.519 --> 00:47:29.480
Gunter suddenly grabs Mouse and lifts her
up to him. You will stop the

565
00:47:29.519 --> 00:47:37.840
movie now where I satisfy my hunger
with this little morsel? Decide fast.

566
00:47:37.440 --> 00:47:42.199
I quickly raise my hands out in
front of me. Okay, okay,

567
00:47:42.280 --> 00:47:50.079
stop, we surrender a sh it
was only the wind. You're safe,

568
00:47:50.480 --> 00:48:01.559
weekly spooky, We'll be right back
perspective. Bailey downs Mayor Gunter's still holding

569
00:48:01.599 --> 00:48:06.039
Mouse up to him. He arches
her neck and is ready to bite her.

570
00:48:06.920 --> 00:48:09.960
No way, Mona sneers, I
ain't giving myself up for a little

571
00:48:10.039 --> 00:48:14.320
rodent. Go ahead and eat her. Look at her, Mayor, just

572
00:48:14.360 --> 00:48:17.159
look at her. There ain't no
meat on her bones. She won't have

573
00:48:17.280 --> 00:48:22.360
nearly enough blood to satisfy you.
She probably don't even have half the blood

574
00:48:22.400 --> 00:48:27.400
the rest of us have. Bailey
turns to her, what are you doing?

575
00:48:28.239 --> 00:48:32.320
Mona ignores her. Don't you see
she's just a troublesome little rodent.

576
00:48:32.800 --> 00:48:37.719
She don't belong with us, she
never did, so go ahead put her

577
00:48:37.760 --> 00:48:42.119
out of her misery. Mouse tightens
her jaw and glares right at Mona.

578
00:48:42.960 --> 00:48:47.079
She doesn't say anything, but if
looks could kill. I think this is

579
00:48:47.119 --> 00:48:52.519
as close to mad as I've ever
seen. Little Madeline donnerly get. Then

580
00:48:52.559 --> 00:48:57.320
I see the first signs of flickering
near the TV and see what looks like

581
00:48:58.360 --> 00:49:04.360
a portal starting to form. Mayor
Gunter roars with anger. I sent that

582
00:49:04.480 --> 00:49:08.280
disc to your universe and hope one
of you mortals would find it and bring

583
00:49:08.320 --> 00:49:15.239
more food back to us, proving
our latest experiment to success, but none

584
00:49:15.320 --> 00:49:20.920
of you are returning to your universe
last time. Stop playing the movie,

585
00:49:21.199 --> 00:49:25.000
or I make a quick snack out
of your friend here, then I'll claim

586
00:49:25.039 --> 00:49:30.960
the rest take her. Then Mona
goads him on. Then she tells Mouse,

587
00:49:31.760 --> 00:49:36.079
I never did like you. Now
I'll finally be rid of you.

588
00:49:36.519 --> 00:49:39.559
In fact, why don't you have
a drink of this before you become vampire

589
00:49:39.679 --> 00:49:46.000
chow? Mona throws Mouse a bottle
of water. Then my spirit lifts Mouse,

590
00:49:46.079 --> 00:49:50.760
catches the bottle and quickly opens it. She splashes the water in Mayor

591
00:49:50.760 --> 00:49:54.599
Gunter's face, which sizzles and burns
immediately. Once he drops Mouse, she

592
00:49:54.639 --> 00:50:00.760
immediately comes to us, you really
had me going there. Mouse tells Mona,

593
00:50:00.280 --> 00:50:05.840
what oops, I guess I gave
you the wrong bottle. Mona snaps

594
00:50:06.360 --> 00:50:09.280
yeah. Mona never likes to show
how she really feels to Mouse. But

595
00:50:09.840 --> 00:50:15.039
Mona's not moving to shove Mouse back
to the vampires, so I know she

596
00:50:15.159 --> 00:50:20.400
truly meant to save her. I
do know my best friend, Mayor Gunter,

597
00:50:20.559 --> 00:50:25.039
points to all of us kill them, then he really vamps out.

598
00:50:25.320 --> 00:50:30.320
I mean, if this is a
head vampire and he's got an ultimate form,

599
00:50:30.719 --> 00:50:35.239
this must be it. He's much
bigger now, he looks much uglier.

600
00:50:35.840 --> 00:50:38.960
He looks like a scary bat like
creature, but with clothes on.

601
00:50:39.840 --> 00:50:44.679
He turns and focuses on the movie. The portal's not ready yet, but

602
00:50:44.719 --> 00:50:49.440
if he destroys the TV or the
player, We're never going home. I'm

603
00:50:49.440 --> 00:50:52.199
pulling out my holy water and wafers, and I'm ready to make a last

604
00:50:52.239 --> 00:50:58.000
stand. Ariel sees what I'm doing
and is joining me. Just as Mona's

605
00:50:58.039 --> 00:51:02.199
digging into her pack many mirrons,
suddenly flies right onto Mayor Gunter's back.

606
00:51:02.639 --> 00:51:07.760
She's clawing with rage at him.
Unfortunately, Harmony's just too small and not

607
00:51:07.920 --> 00:51:13.920
nearly powerful enough to win against Mayor
Gunter. Now he's holding her up by

608
00:51:13.960 --> 00:51:20.519
her throat. Winning the office of
mayor was so easy, he brags,

609
00:51:21.599 --> 00:51:28.519
bringing this vampire existence to our world
was even easier. But destroying you,

610
00:51:30.280 --> 00:51:34.760
I'm going to enjoy this. You
have been nothing but a thorn in my

611
00:51:35.000 --> 00:51:37.960
side, Harmony Miron. You fought
to keep me out of office, You

612
00:51:38.039 --> 00:51:44.360
even failed to stop me from conquering
this world, and you will fail to

613
00:51:44.519 --> 00:51:51.199
save your new friends. But suddenly
Harmony's face starts to burn. What gives

614
00:51:52.400 --> 00:51:59.880
then her mouth practically irrupts when she
blasts something into his face. Holy yeah,

615
00:52:00.119 --> 00:52:02.800
that's it, holy water. She
must have found our bottles in our

616
00:52:02.840 --> 00:52:07.599
packs, and she's really trying to
help us get home. Mayor Gunter and

617
00:52:07.639 --> 00:52:13.719
Harmony both fall. Harmony's face looks
just awful, But you should see Mayor

618
00:52:13.800 --> 00:52:17.920
Gunter, Harmony got him good.
Now the other vampires start coming at us.

619
00:52:19.559 --> 00:52:22.840
Just as the portal is finally open, Harmony forces herself to her feet.

620
00:52:22.920 --> 00:52:29.159
Now she looks just hideous. I
don't think she's going to heal up

621
00:52:29.199 --> 00:52:32.920
from this. She grabs us and
turns us to the portal. Get out

622
00:52:32.920 --> 00:52:38.320
of here, go back to your
home you live. What about you?

623
00:52:38.920 --> 00:52:45.159
Ariel yells, you'll die if you
stay here. I can't come to your

624
00:52:45.320 --> 00:52:51.320
universe with you, Harmony tells her, anticipating what Ariel's thinking. I'm so

625
00:52:51.519 --> 00:52:55.960
tainted. I've devoured mortals before,
and I'll only want to devour your people

626
00:52:57.880 --> 00:53:02.519
to satisfy my hunger. I'll stay
here and see that you all get home

627
00:53:02.599 --> 00:53:08.880
safely. Go Now, the four
of us turn and run to the portal.

628
00:53:09.320 --> 00:53:16.199
Harmony's pushing us along. Move faster, closer, closer, so close,

629
00:53:16.760 --> 00:53:22.320
Almost there When we finally reach the
portal, I'm wondering if this is

630
00:53:22.360 --> 00:53:27.000
going to truly take us back home
or we'll end up in some other universe.

631
00:53:27.760 --> 00:53:31.320
I'll destroy the disc. Once you're
through, Harmony promises us, thank

632
00:53:31.320 --> 00:53:37.519
you for giving me Christmas again,
even if just for a few short minutes.

633
00:53:38.639 --> 00:53:47.239
Now I give you your freedom and
return Merry Christmas. Before we can

634
00:53:47.280 --> 00:53:52.159
say anything in the way of thanks, Harmony grabs each of us with her

635
00:53:52.239 --> 00:53:58.039
vampire speed and shoves us through the
portal. All we see are many flashes

636
00:53:58.119 --> 00:54:01.960
of different colored lights, kind of
Christmasy. Before the four of us will

637
00:54:01.960 --> 00:54:12.519
find out if we made it home
or not. Perspective Mona abels I gasp

638
00:54:12.599 --> 00:54:17.239
and suddenly sit up to see I'm
in Ariel's living room. I'm seeing everybody

639
00:54:17.239 --> 00:54:22.280
else is awake now too. Bailey
gets off her couch and comes to us.

640
00:54:22.800 --> 00:54:28.039
Are you guys all right? The
rest of us nod quickly. There's

641
00:54:28.159 --> 00:54:32.920
enough light in here to tell it's
probably morning. In fact, Ariel goes

642
00:54:34.000 --> 00:54:38.000
right to the curtains and opens them. Warm light comes in. Then Ariel

643
00:54:38.039 --> 00:54:44.480
goes right to Mouse. You weren't
turned Mouse shakes her head quickly. Once

644
00:54:44.519 --> 00:54:46.760
they got me I really thought i'd
had it. All I thought about was

645
00:54:46.800 --> 00:54:52.840
hoping you guys got home. Yeah, I'm lucky, all right. I'm

646
00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:58.360
actually surprised when Ariel pulls Mouse into
her arms and hugs her. Then Mouse

647
00:54:58.400 --> 00:55:04.320
hugs her back. Eventually they come
apart. I always wondered what Ariel saw

648
00:55:04.360 --> 00:55:08.639
in that wicked little rodent. I
mean, she totally clashes with the rest

649
00:55:08.639 --> 00:55:15.039
of us. She's just a nerd. Seriously, why does Ariel like her

650
00:55:15.119 --> 00:55:20.960
so much? Mouse quickly picks up
her smartphone. It's almost ten. The

651
00:55:21.000 --> 00:55:23.519
rest of us go to our phones. I can see my watch is working

652
00:55:23.599 --> 00:55:29.159
right again. Looks like we're really
home, you guys, Bailey says.

653
00:55:29.960 --> 00:55:32.800
I can even feel how nice and
warm it is here compared to when we

654
00:55:32.840 --> 00:55:39.079
woke up in that vampire universe.
Then Mouse has a thought and checks something.

655
00:55:39.800 --> 00:55:45.039
Yep, looks like both your Blu
ray player and that disc mona Brot

656
00:55:45.400 --> 00:55:50.280
are gone. Ariel, she sighs, I really don't care about that right

657
00:55:50.360 --> 00:55:54.239
now. Then she looks at her
phone. Hey, it's not Christmas like

658
00:55:54.280 --> 00:55:59.719
it was there. We're still in
the second weekend of December like before we

659
00:55:59.800 --> 00:56:05.000
went to that other universe. Then
she puts her phone down and claps her

660
00:56:05.039 --> 00:56:08.360
hands together. You guys don't have
to come with me, but I'm going

661
00:56:08.360 --> 00:56:13.760
out to the mall, but we're
banned from there. Mouse reminds her.

662
00:56:14.840 --> 00:56:20.800
I don't care, Mouse, I
have to know. Mouse shrugs, okay,

663
00:56:21.440 --> 00:56:25.679
but I'm coming with you. Bailey
and I decide to tag along too,

664
00:56:25.960 --> 00:56:32.880
Like Ariel said, we gotta know. Ariel calls us an uber and

665
00:56:32.960 --> 00:56:37.960
takes us out to Strickfield Town Center
Mall. Once we get dropped off,

666
00:56:37.000 --> 00:56:42.440
we waste no time going in.
It's just like any other December weekend in

667
00:56:42.519 --> 00:56:47.719
Strickfield, packed with people and nearly
every store filled and open. Our mall

668
00:56:47.800 --> 00:56:52.719
only gets like this around November and
December. The rest of the year,

669
00:56:52.760 --> 00:56:57.639
there are many vacancies. People sometimes
say the mall's going to close for good

670
00:56:57.679 --> 00:57:02.719
eventually, but it never does.
Yeah, all the decorations are still up.

671
00:57:02.960 --> 00:57:07.639
Ariel says, looks like we really
made it back home. Bailey replies,

672
00:57:08.400 --> 00:57:14.000
it's daylight and we never saw anybody
burning up when they were outside.

673
00:57:14.119 --> 00:57:19.039
Then Ariel stops us. Hey,
let's go into Caffeine Junction for breakfast.

674
00:57:19.320 --> 00:57:22.679
My treat Mouse, I'm going to
buy you the biggest coffee they got.

675
00:57:23.159 --> 00:57:27.960
Go on in you, guys.
I think Ariel's just glad we're back home

676
00:57:28.280 --> 00:57:31.000
and we're all safe. True to
her words, she lets us order whatever

677
00:57:31.039 --> 00:57:36.119
we want. When Bailey and Ariel
both got their orders, they head off

678
00:57:36.159 --> 00:57:38.880
to a booth. Now it just
leaves Mouse and me to wait for our

679
00:57:38.920 --> 00:57:45.119
stuff. Mouse kind of gives me
a look that says she ain't sure about

680
00:57:45.119 --> 00:57:50.039
me. Just so you know,
I wouldn't have really let you die back

681
00:57:50.039 --> 00:57:53.719
there. I tell her, I
don't know what Ariels season you or what

682
00:57:53.840 --> 00:57:59.679
Bailey seeson you, But why do
you hate me so much? Mona Mouse

683
00:57:59.719 --> 00:58:04.960
asked, I don't hate you,
I tell her, I just don't feel

684
00:58:04.960 --> 00:58:13.119
like you belong with us. You're
just so so weird. Maybe to me

685
00:58:13.400 --> 00:58:16.199
you might be the weird one.
She says, you ever thought about that?

686
00:58:17.440 --> 00:58:21.840
We just look at each other.
When Ariel and Bailey ain't looking,

687
00:58:22.599 --> 00:58:29.519
I extend my hand. Truce.
Mouse shakes my hand. Truce. I

688
00:58:29.639 --> 00:58:34.039
lean in and say, you say
anything about this, and I'll deny it

689
00:58:35.079 --> 00:58:38.119
fair enough. When we get our
food, we join the others at the

690
00:58:38.159 --> 00:58:43.280
booth. Surprisingly, we make it
through the whole length of the mall.

691
00:58:43.880 --> 00:58:47.840
Just after Ariel's called us another uber
Harmony, Miron is right there, She

692
00:58:47.920 --> 00:58:52.639
points to Ariel and Mouse. Last
I checked. You two are banned from

693
00:58:52.679 --> 00:58:57.519
my mall. Tell me right now
why I shouldn't bring you to my office

694
00:58:57.559 --> 00:59:01.599
and have you both arrested. Ariel
and Mouse look at each other. Then

695
00:59:01.679 --> 00:59:06.880
Ariel digs into her purse and pulls
out receipts. She hands them to her

696
00:59:06.920 --> 00:59:09.880
and says, because I wanted to
treat my girls to some of your fine

697
00:59:09.960 --> 00:59:15.840
establishments. We all ended up having
a near death experience, and I just

698
00:59:15.880 --> 00:59:21.360
wanted us to celebrate that we're still
alive for another Christmas season. This mall

699
00:59:21.400 --> 00:59:23.840
has been our hangout place for a
long time. You want to call the

700
00:59:23.840 --> 00:59:28.840
police, you go right ahead.
But we didn't cause any trouble here.

701
00:59:29.400 --> 00:59:34.280
Besides, I thought you liked the
idea of people spending money at your mall.

702
00:59:35.280 --> 00:59:39.719
Harmony's still holding Ariel's receipts and keeps
looking sour at us. Finally,

703
00:59:40.199 --> 00:59:45.400
she hands back the receipts. Okay, you two can come back, she

704
00:59:45.559 --> 00:59:51.480
says. Then she points sharply at
them. You're on probation. In other

705
00:59:51.519 --> 00:59:53.800
words, if I ever see Cousin
Stewart back in here with you again.

706
00:59:54.199 --> 01:00:00.280
You're all going to be permanently banned? Do we understand each other? We

707
01:00:00.400 --> 01:00:07.039
all quickly tell her we do.
Then Harmony nods once. Okay, then,

708
01:00:07.559 --> 01:00:13.079
but remember, I'll be watching Like
Santa Claus. I'm always watching.

709
01:00:14.000 --> 01:00:17.960
Now that we have our arrangement out
of my sight. I guess money really

710
01:00:19.000 --> 01:00:22.800
does talk, Ariel says and snickers. When we're far enough away from Harmony.

711
01:00:24.320 --> 01:00:29.719
That means you ain't bringing Stuart here
ever again, Mouse replies, Then

712
01:00:29.800 --> 01:00:35.320
I quickly smack Ariel's arm. What
was that for? She demands. Look.

713
01:00:35.760 --> 01:00:39.360
I tell her. We see Ariel's
mom and her aunt together with Stuart.

714
01:00:40.119 --> 01:00:44.719
When they see us, Ariel's mom
points right at her. Run you,

715
01:00:44.760 --> 01:00:49.079
guys, Ariel yells. Aunt Margaret
wants to hand Stuart off to me.

716
01:00:49.840 --> 01:00:52.880
We turn and run for all we're
worth. Boy, do we ever

717
01:00:52.920 --> 01:00:55.920
hear Ariel's mom and aunt yelling at
her. We run straight past Harmony Mirron

718
01:00:55.960 --> 01:01:00.320
and write out them all Entrance.
We could tell she was about to call

719
01:01:00.400 --> 01:01:04.599
out to us, but when she
sees Ariel's mom and aunt and Stuart,

720
01:01:05.360 --> 01:01:08.760
she starts going off on both of
them. Now as soon as we're outside,

721
01:01:08.760 --> 01:01:15.320
the ubers right there, we quickly
climb in go, Ariel orders him.

722
01:01:15.440 --> 01:01:19.320
As soon as the driver pulls away. That's when Ariel's mom and aunt

723
01:01:19.360 --> 01:01:23.079
are outside. Ariel rolls down her
window and waves to them, have fun

724
01:01:23.119 --> 01:01:27.920
with Stuart, you two. Ariel's
Mom's going to let her have it when

725
01:01:27.920 --> 01:01:31.000
they're both home later, but Ariel
really doesn't care about that. Right now.

726
01:01:31.920 --> 01:01:36.840
We needed this, you guys,
Ariel says. I know it's not

727
01:01:36.960 --> 01:01:44.360
quite the day yet, but after
everything we've been through, well, Merry

728
01:01:44.440 --> 01:01:49.559
Christmas, we don't hesitate and wish
her the same. I think this is

729
01:01:49.599 --> 01:01:53.159
why I'm glad we have our group. I still don't think Mouse belongs in

730
01:01:53.199 --> 01:01:59.519
it, but Ariel wants her around. She's definitely grown on Bailey. I

731
01:01:59.559 --> 01:02:02.760
guess I tolerator because she don't cause
trouble. To be fair, she did

732
01:02:02.880 --> 01:02:08.280
risk her life for us both on
Halloween night and last night. In light

733
01:02:08.320 --> 01:02:14.159
of that, I'll keep the truce
with Mouse. Like I said, I'll

734
01:02:14.159 --> 01:02:19.480
deny it if she says anything about
it. Besides, Ariel's right, we've

735
01:02:19.519 --> 01:02:24.000
all been through the absolute most horrifying
experience together to date. I can tell

736
01:02:24.039 --> 01:02:29.480
you one thing. It'll be one
sleepover. None of us we'll ever forget.

737
01:02:30.639 --> 01:02:35.960
But Ariel's right, at least we
have another Christmas. Deep down,

738
01:02:36.400 --> 01:02:40.079
I'm hoping the harmony mirror of that
other universe succeeded in destroying that disk,

739
01:02:42.199 --> 01:02:45.239
because if she didn't, no,
I don't even want to think about that.

740
01:02:46.400 --> 01:02:52.239
It's going to be Christmas soon.
Speaking of soon, that's when you'll

741
01:02:52.239 --> 01:02:58.960
see us again, and with a
new adventure in the meantime. Merry Christmas,

742
01:03:00.599 --> 01:03:07.039
Well, my Spooky's that story ended
with a bit of a positive note,

743
01:03:07.079 --> 01:03:10.639
and sometimes that's just the kind of
sugar you need to make the horror

744
01:03:10.719 --> 01:03:15.079
medicine go down. And I know
I need an uplifting ending from time to

745
01:03:15.119 --> 01:03:19.599
time myself. So I hope you
enjoyed it, and don't worry. Just

746
01:03:19.639 --> 01:03:22.400
because we have a show today does
not mean we won't be back here tomorrow.

747
01:03:22.599 --> 01:03:27.280
Oh we'll be back here tomorrow with
a very scary story that I think

748
01:03:27.320 --> 01:03:31.800
you're gonna really enjoy. By our
good friend, author and listener Bruce Haney,

749
01:03:32.440 --> 01:03:37.079
we have a story from him called
Christmas in the psych Ward. It's

750
01:03:37.119 --> 01:03:40.599
the kind of thing you'll like if
you like that kind of thing, So

751
01:03:40.679 --> 01:03:44.920
make sure to tune in tomorrow,
and hey, if you're enjoying what we're

752
01:03:44.960 --> 01:03:49.519
doing, and you feel like your
friends, loved ones, enemies would enjoy

753
01:03:49.559 --> 01:03:52.239
it. Send the show over to
them, tell them they should listen.

754
01:03:52.679 --> 01:03:57.400
They should become a spooky And also, if you haven't yet, head over

755
01:03:57.440 --> 01:04:00.119
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756
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month, you get a bonus show
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757
01:04:04.800 --> 01:04:09.599
based in Strickfield that I know you'll
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758
01:04:09.599 --> 01:04:13.000
of Patreon, I want to give
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759
01:04:13.119 --> 01:04:16.360
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762
01:04:26.440 --> 01:04:29.760
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763
01:04:29.840 --> 01:04:31.920
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764
01:04:32.039 --> 01:04:36.559
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01:04:42.599 --> 01:04:45.039
hear your name every single show.
But now I have to get out of

767
01:04:45.079 --> 01:04:49.960
here and get back to recording many
more terrifying tales for youse. Make sure

768
01:04:50.000 --> 01:04:55.480
you're back here tomorrow for even more
Christmas scariness. But for now I've been

769
01:04:55.559 --> 01:04:59.639
your host, Enrique Kuto, and
for myself, for our producer Dan Wilder,

770
01:04:59.679 --> 01:05:03.119
a composer Ray Mattis, and our
executive producer Rob Fields. I will

771
01:05:03.159 --> 01:05:11.039
talk at you very very soon.
Happy holiday, Thank you for listening.

772
01:05:10.679 --> 01:05:16.440
To make sure to find your way
back next week. But for now you

773
01:05:16.519 --> 01:05:19.159
are safe. Trust me,