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All right, my spookies. If you've been following along, you
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know this week band hit its thrilling conclusion, the kind
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of ending that leaves you staring at the credits, like,
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all right, I guess I'll try to sleep tonight. But
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now we have an icy cold weekend in front of us,
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the kind where the wind hits the windows like it's
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trying to get in, where your plans mysteriously cancel themselves,
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or so you claim, and the couch starts looking like
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the safest place on earth. So I figured, why not
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give you the perfect binge tonight. You're getting the full
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banned Winter mini series in one deadly sit down, a
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snowed in horror convention, a ski lodge that turns into
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a maze, and a killer with a message that won't
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stay whispered. Four parts, one storm, no exit. So grab
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a blanket, pour something warm. Lock the door, yes, actually
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get up, lock that door, get the dead bolt too,
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and settle in because this weekend we're not just binging
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a series, We're getting snowed in with it. And make
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sure you're subscribed on your favorite podcasting app because every
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Wednesday there's something truly chilling, even in the summertime. Now,
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let's head to the lodge banned by Rob Fields seven
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years ago. Perspective Robbie Redden. I pulled up to the
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Holiday Inn where the Ridge the Way Hite's Horror Convention
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was being held. I can't believe I finally made it.
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It felt like forever driving the more than two hours
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from North Olmsted, and I left early this morning. Unfortunately,
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Interstate seventy one was a problem with all the damn
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road construction going on. Then I got stuck on another
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freeway thanks to an accident that backed everybody up for
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a good hour. But I'm finally here, parked and going inside.
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I paid my admission, got my wristband, and walked into
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the dealer room. I couldn't believe all the horror merch
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practically overflowing off the vendor tables. I've been a horror
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fan for a couple of years now, it was one
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person who really got me invested. I moved quickly until
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I finally found her, Darcy Heart. This amazing woman was
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an A list actress, but the last few years she
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was acting in seemingly B grade horror movies. I'm finally
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looking at her prices. I figured Darcy Hart was easily
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charging one hundred dollars for her autograph. Getting a selfie
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with her was an extra forty, but I really didn't care.
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Darcy Hart was my favorite horror icon, definitely one I've
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been crushing on for a long time. I was finally
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going to meet her and it was just me at
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her table. I brought my favorite movie that she starred in. Finally,
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she looked up from her smartphone. Before I could even
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say a word to Darcy, this other woman rudely called
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out to me, it's one hundred dollars if you want
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Darcy to sign that movie for you. If you're not interested,
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move along. I think the woman sitting next to Darcy
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was a public relations person, maybe a convention worker, sitting
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with her as her handler. Then I saw the name
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on her lanyard, Cat with a K. I placed the
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movie down and pulled out my wallet. After handing over
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one hundred and forty dollars for both an autograph and
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a selfie, I said to Darcy, Ernie's movie Night was
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the movie that got me into horror. I've been watching
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all your stuff ever since, even bought them on physical media.
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Darcy still didn't look up. Who am I making this
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out to. I was about to tell her my name
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when some guy suddenly appeared with an autographed Blu Ray
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cover in hand. Hey, I just paid for your signature,
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but it's all smeared. Is there any way you can
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cat cut him off? It's one hundred dollars for each autograph,
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regardless of what you want signed. Yeah. I already paid
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the money for the autograph, but it's badly smeared, the
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guy explained. Again, Darcy signed it for you, didn't she
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kat snapped, you want her to sign another autograph for you?
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It's another one hundred dollars otherwise. She quickly waved him off.
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The guy raised the cover and slammed it on the table.
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I said, the autograph is smeared, Darcy addressed him. Now,
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and I believe my handler here told you to fuck
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off when I signed this picture for you. It wasn't
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smeared then. Obviously you weren't listening when I told you
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to let it dry. Now, the guy was really pissed. Oh,
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this is bullshit. You charge one hundred dollars for your autograph.
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You know how many hours of my life I had
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to work to afford that Darcy rolled her eyes. I'm sorry.
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Did I give you the impression that I care? Wow,
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she was being a real bitch. Cat pointed at him.
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If you don't leave, I'll get security to come and
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escort you out. He pointed back at Cat, I'll leave
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when Darcy fixes this autograph, and you can just fuck off.
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Two other convention staff people appeared looking at their lanyards.
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They were Terry and Grim. What's going on, kat, Terry demanded.
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The crazy guy moved behind me as Cat pointed in
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my direction. It's him. He came over here and started
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harassing Darcy. He was even giving me a hard time. Suddenly,
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both Terry and Grim were grabbing me. Okay, asshole, I
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think it's time for you to go, Terry said angrily. Hey,
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come on, I protested, it wasn't me. I just paid
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my money. I pointed to Darcy. She hasn't given me
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my autograph and selfie yet. Darcy looked annoyed. Just get
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him out of my sight. She picked up my blu
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ray and threw it at me. And take this shit
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with you, but you haven't. I tried protesting again. Just
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shut up and move, Grim snapped. Then give me my
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fucking money back, I yelled at Darcy. I struggled to
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break loose when Terry and Grim forced me to go
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through the Kahn's side entrance. Soon we were at the
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hotel's main doors. Once we were outside, those two assholes
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shoved me into the parking lot together end of the road,
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Grim said. Terry pointed at me, do yourself a favor,
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don't come back. When they turned around and went back inside,
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I followed them, this is bullshit. I want to speak
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to the guy in charge. Just then, a man moved
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away from the people he was talking to and joined
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the guys who had thrown me out. I'm in charge here.
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What the fuck do you want his lanyard, said Dave.
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Terry gave me a smug look. He wanted him. This
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is him. I complained to this Dave about what happened.
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Then Terry and Grim gave their versions. David sneered at me.
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If my security guys here say you were harassing a guest,
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then you did, that means you're permanently banned from my show.
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He glanced at Terry and Grim. Now make like garbage
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men and get this trash out of my sight. I
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wasn't giving up, not when I drove far and dropped
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one hundred and forty dollars. No fuck this shit, I yelled.
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Either Darcy Hart gives me my autograph and self that
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I paid for, or she can give me my goddamn
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money back. Terry and Grim were on me again. They
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forced me back to the main doors. I didn't care
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if compared to those guys, I was pretty scrawny. I
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still struggled against them. They shoved me back into the
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parking lot. Then Terry grabbed my wrist and broke off
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my wristband. Grim took it from him and pointed at me.
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You heard Dave get lost. We ain't telling you again.
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I pointed at them, just give me back my goddamn
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money if Darcy Heart's not gonna give me what I
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paid for. When the bastards weren't going to move, I
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tried to run around them to get back through the
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main doors, but Grim tackled me. Then he pulled me
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back to my feet and put me in a hammer lock,
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making me cry out. Terry came over and punched me
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in the stomach. I groaned and sank to my knees.
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I didn't care what these fuckers did. I wasn't giving
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up until I got my money back. Grim punched me
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in the face now. Then the bastards really worked me over. Finally,
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Grim grabbed me from behind again and locked me in
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a full nelson this time. Just then that Dave asshole appeared.
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He had a black marker in his hand. He pointed
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at me. Hold him good, you, guys. I groaned as
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Dave wrote something on my forehead. When he finished, he smiled.
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It says, band, Now take the hint, you fuckin' pussy.
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Get him out of here. Grim and Terry turned me
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back around and forced me through the main doors again.
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I kept fighting against them and dragging my feet. I
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managed to get Grim off me and shoved him to
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the floor. Then Dave took over and grabbed hold him,
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and Terry got me outside. When they finally let me go,
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I turned around to Dave punching me right between the eyes.
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After I staggered backwards. I barely knew what happened when
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I felt something big and heavy slam hard into me.
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Next thing I knew, I was screaming in pain as
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this fast moving delivery truck was running me over, crushing me.
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I felt my spine snapping in several places. The truck
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stopped suddenly after it finished with me. I was in
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so much pain that I screamed and cried. I couldn't
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even move to stand up or get out of the
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way of the other vehicles. Even the slightest movement was
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unbelievable intense pain. I managed to see that Dave guy.
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He just looked down at me, but never moved to
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help or even call an ambulance. But someone did for sure,
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because I heard one eventually coming to me. Even though
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I was in serious, serious pain, I made myself look
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at Dave longer. I swear to fucking Christ, I'll be back.
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I'll fucking get you and your staff for what you
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did to me. I don't care what it takes. I
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will get you. Dave grinned and knelt down beside me.
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He ain't gonna do shit, kid, not when you're all
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fucked up like that. You should have just taken the hint.
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Now you'll be spending the rest of your life in
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a nursing home. That's just too bad. I cried out
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when I was put on the stretcher and lifted up.
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Then I called out, you're dead, you hear me? Son
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of a bitch Dead present day, Terry Witherspoon and James
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Turner aka Grim were just outside the main doors. Oh yes,
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I made it a point to learn the names of
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all the staff I was targeting, including you, David Mellikant.
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Now Grim was lighting up a cigarette. That storms coming
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tonight supposed to be bad. He told Terry that's what
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I heard. He agreed. Damn, that gust nearly knocked me
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on my ass. He reached over and tapped Grim on
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the arm. We'd better get back inside before we get
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blown out to that ski jump. Right then, Grim's stopped.
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Ah shit, I think I left my window down in
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my car. Terry gave him a dumb look. Seriously, Yeah,
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I know it sounds stupid. I drove up here with
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the window down because I like the winter cold. Terry
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lightened up. Okay, buddy, see you back inside. When Terry
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turned and went back in, I followed Grim at a
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safe distance to where he parked his car. He checked
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his watch. I knew it was almost three o'clock. The
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dealer room would be opening in another hour. I could
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hear him pissing and moaning about how Dave told the
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staff to park all the way out in the back
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of the lot, saying the main spots should be fully
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available for the convention and lodge patrons. Grim finally reached
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his car, sure enough, his window was down. When he
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started shivering, he pulled his cigarette pack out of his
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coat and lit another one. It was when he was
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taking his first puff that I moved up behind him
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and grabbed the back of his jacket. What the fuck,
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he cried out. As I was pulling him down. Grim
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hit the back of his head hard on the landing.
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He was a little dazed when I got on top
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of him. Then I hit him with my fist a
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second time. A third made him spit blood. He was
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seeing stars. Now. Grim was heavy since he was a
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tall dude, but I managed to get him up and
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into his car. Yeah, you're right, we'd better close this window, huh,
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I said with a chuckle. But first I pulled out
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a hack saw. Grim barely comprehended what was happening until
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I moved the blade to his neck and started working
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it fast. He tried to scream, but only got out
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a wet gurgle. I got in and pinned him down
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as I kept on working. Then his head dropped into
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the back seat. First you, James, I said, Then the
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rest of you who fucked me over back at Ridgeway Hins,
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then David Mellikant, and finally Darcy Hart herself. I took
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a deep breath, but I'm not finished with you yet.
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Grim almost forgot the most important part. Then I went
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back to work after I closed up the driver's side
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window perspective, Vicki, Valentine, I'm driving in this scenic state
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known as Michigan. I had to leave Strickfield, Ohio early
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enough to be able to make good time, making minimal
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stops for fuel and food. According to the GPS on
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my phone, I should be crossing into the Upper Peninsula soon.
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This journey is mine alone. This time. Bethany Mire and
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my wife could not accompany me, since she was required
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to appear at a convention for adult stars that she
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couldn't get out of her contract for The convention that
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I am to appear at is known as the first
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Annual Horror snow In and will take place in a
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ski lodge rather than a hotel or convention center. From
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what I understand in research the event, the promoter, David
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Mellikant is putting his show on after a seven year hiatus.
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He used to run the Ridgeway Heights Horror con before
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he was forced to sell the current promotions in order
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to pay off some debts. The Corgan twins have told
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me that it was regarding some incident involving a patron
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that ended horribly. I believe Enrique Cuto said that the
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patron's name was Robbie Reddin. It seems that Reddin had
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a confrontation with the convention staff that resulted in him
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being struck down and rolled over by a delivery truck.
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I had also heard rumblings that David Melikant himself was
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forced to pay for the many surgeries that Reddin had
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to undergo to help him make as much of a
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full recovery as possible, thereby bankrupting Melikant. Darcy Hart, the
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convention's top guest at the time. She was an A
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list actress. After the incident, she was fortunate if she
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was able to find work again, her name having been tarnished.
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She was lucky that she was not involved in the
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Robbie Redden lawsuit. The more I see of the Mortal Realm,
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the more I long to return to the Night Realm.
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Once I was the queen who gained the respect of
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her people. Then there was an uprising that led to
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my being violated and injured to the point I nearly
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lost my head and my kingdom. In order for me
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to fully recover, it was suggested that I go into
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hiding here in the mortal Realm. I reluctantly agreed and
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allowed myself to be transformed into the form that I
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now am. My former memories were suppressed with new ones.
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I became Jennifer Smith by legal documents, but I would
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gain status and fame as a porn star named Vicki Valentine.
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In time, I would leave sex work to become a
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legitimate actress in fantasy storytelling known as horror films. Apparently
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I have the gift of acting, because I became in
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high demand. In time, I attended horror conventions to meet
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those who were fans of my work. Then, on Halloween
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of last year, Bethany and I were close to ending
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our relationship. On that day, my people from the Night
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Realm returned for me. My memories were restored, as was
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my identity. I answered to the name of Vicky Valentine.
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Here in the mortal realm, but my true identity is
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that of a gorgon named Veranda. Yes, a fantasy horror
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film was made of my namesake, which is quite popular
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with audiences, likely the main reason why I am summoned
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and paid to attend these events. My usurper Paladin had
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returned to try and claim both my head and my throne.
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Lusting for vengeance. I met the fool in combat. I
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gained my revenge and allowed him to live, but my
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would be conqueror took advantage and had slain Bethany. After
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she and I married in the Ways of the Night Realm,
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my sorceress Meridian knew of a way to return Bethany
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to me. It would cost me my immortality and reduce
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me to a mortal, but I Bethany, so I gave
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it unto her without a second consideration. Bethany was restored
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to me, and now as a mortal, I knew that
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I could no longer serve as Queen of the Night Realm.
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Bethany and I both abdicated our thrones to Meridian and
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my handmaiden Seraphina. From there, I returned to the mortal
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realm with Bethany not too long after we made our
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marriage official by the laws of this country. Once I
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held great power thanks to a fight to the death
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with hell Weaver herself. In desperation, I had bitten her
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and drank some of her blood. This transformed me into
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a monster with reptilian skin, blank yellow eyes, and even
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snakes for hair. I had gained great strength and immortality,
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and could even turn and enemies to stone with my gaze.
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All of this I surrendered to have Bethany again, an
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action which to this day I will never regret. And
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then I am overcome with negative emotions and suddenly stop
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my car. I miss Bethany greatly and wish to drive
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to be with her. Truth be told, I do not
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wish to attend my convention, given what I know about this.
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David Melikant. The only reason that I even considered doing
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it was because Bethany encouraged me. She understands that I
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am having great difficulty transitioning to living full time in
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the mortal realm. Lately, I have also come to be
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closer to Enrique Cuto, who has directed me in many
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movies Were King Relationship Only mind you. I love Bethany
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far too much to ever betray her. In fact, I'm
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part of the panel for Kuto's next film in his
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Babysitter Massacre franchise, which is called Christmas Splatters. I reprise
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my role as Larkin Combs from the David O'Hanlon novels.
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I go home for Christmas, a broken mortal trying to
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rebuild her life. Unfortunately, the killer in this latest movie
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does not wish for me to do so. The Corgan
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Twins did the special effects. Unfortunately they are not going
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to be at this convention as they are currently tangled
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in another film. Truly, I detest my life as a mortal.
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Although I have both my memories of being Veranda, I
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also possess those of Vicky Valentine. You would think that
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I could easily transition, but it has proven difficult. If
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it were not for Bethany, I would return to the
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night realm and live as the warrior woman that I
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once was before becoming altered by hell Weaver's blood. I
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resume my journey until I've finally arrived in Binnock, Michigan,
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and come to the high Point Ski Lodge. There are
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already plenty of horror fans arriving for the convention. Every
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instinct keeps telling me to just leave here right now
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and go to Bethany. But seeing these fans tells me
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I'm here for them. I understand that they are the
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reason that I continue to gain bigger and better roles
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as an actress. I absolutely refuse to return to being
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a sex worker ever again. I get out of my
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car and grab my luggage. I walk into the ski
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lodge and look to check into my room for the weekend.
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I'm not even to the front desk when a man
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approaches me. He's wearing a hoodie and a trucker's hat,
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both displaying different horror movies, a pair of jeans and shoes.
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He also has a short beard. Based on the photo
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Enrique Kuto sent me, this is David Melikant, himself, the
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promoter of his latest attempt to enter the convention scene
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again after several years. It's about goddamn time you got here,
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he says, rudely. What did you do? Take the scenic route?
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Hope you enjoyed it. I narrow my eyes upon him.
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I may not have my powers, but I am still
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a warrior woman. This imbecile shall pay for insulting Veranda.
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But As I form my fists, this man stumbles over
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to Meliicant, you wanted to see me, Dave. He turns
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to him, Who are you? What the fuck do you want?
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The man is thin, has a longer beard, and is
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wearing a convention T shirt with a lanyard. Unlike Mellicant,
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this man has a full head of hair. He's also younger,
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though I do not know by how much. The name
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on his lanyard is Bedone. Terry said, you wanted to
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see me, Dave, he says. Melicant looks at Beaton as
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if he's wasting his time. Then he softens up. Yeah,
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I remember now. He points to me. You're gonna be
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her handler this weekend. I do not require a handler.
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I protest, He turns to me. Every guest gets a
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handler at my show. He points to Beaton. He'll be
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right there with you to make sure nobody gives you
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any shit. He'll also get you to your panels when
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it's time again. No, I say, Melikant looks at me angrily.
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Clearly this man does not like having his authority contradicted.
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Then I look at Beaton and see the worried look
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upon his face, even though it is clear to me
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that he is strong. This beat On seems to be
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fearful of Melicant. Very well, you are my handler, I
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tell Beaton you sure, he asks. Before Melicant can cut in,
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I take Beaton's hand and bring him to me. Yes,
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let us get to know one another. You and I.
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Melicant points to beat On. Hey, pay attention. You're here
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to be Valentine's handler, not drool all over her fun bags.
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I ignore. Mela can't tell you what If you do
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an excellent job for me, I will be more than
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happy to sign whatever you desire. I'll even take photographs
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with you. Does this sound agreeable? I won't mess up.
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Beat One tells me quickly promise here. Every wish is
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my command. Mela can't points at him, Hugh, sniveling little bitch.
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Only reason I'm even letting you on my staff is
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because the person I originally assigned to Valentine never showed up.
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You fuck up, you fuck up, You'll be out on
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your ass. I tighten my jaw. He gets the point. Now,
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be gone, Mela can't stares at me. Be gone? Are
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you fucking serious? Right now? Now? His eyes grow as
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he gazes upon my abundant cleavage. He raises his hand
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as if he intends to lay hold of my breasts.
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I quickly reach out and tap Melikant under the chin.
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My eyes are up here, look into them when you
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address me. Melicant shakes his head quickly whatever then he
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finally leaves us. When I look upon Beatone, he has
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my duffel on his shoulder and is handling my suitcase.
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I am a proud and independent Gorgon female of the
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Night Realm and do not require assistance. Clearly Beatone wishes
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to please me, so I will allow it. I extend
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my hand Vicki Valentine. He shakes it. Beatone debreer, and
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I'm looking forward to working with you all weekend very well,
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I agree. After checking into the lodge, Bedone accompanies me
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to my room. He brings my luggage inside and lays
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it upon my bed. He watches as I unpack my clothing,
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including my black ball gown to portray the Mortal Realm
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version of Veranda, my horror host persona. When I finish
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setting up in the bathroom, I'm aware of how much
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warmer it is, and remove my jacket after placing it
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upon my bed. I notice bedone regarding my bear cleavage
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in the night realm. Absolutely no one gave my large
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breasts a second thought. Here in the mortal realm, however,
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it seems they easily mesmerize men. I smirk and snap
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my fingers. Shall I sign all of my nude pictures
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for you on Sunday? Beat On gulps um uh nudes.
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I raise an eyebrow. I used to be an adult
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film actress before transitioning into horror films. Now, he looks
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upon me with wide eyes. You were I nod once,
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and now that I've given you some knowledge, I point
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to the metal suit case. You shall bring that one
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with you. Escort me to the dealer room. Please, sure thing, Vickie,
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he replies. Once we are inside, beat On tells me
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to follow him. I allow him to escort me to
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my assigned booth. Clearly the fool who put the designations
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on my table could not spell my name correctly and
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forgot the E at the end of my first name.
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No man. When Beaton places my metallic suitcase upon the table,
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I open it to set up my photos to be
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purchased and autographed. In no time, I'm ready for when
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the convention begins. Since there is time before the event opens,
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Beaton helps me cover up my table. Even though I
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do not have my jacket, I still make my way
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to the door and go outside. I can go back
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to your room and get your jacket for you. Beatone
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offers no need I return. I don't plan to be
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out here long. I walk across the snowy parking lot
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to take a better look at the high Point Ski Lodge.
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As I round the building, I can see the hills
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where people are skiing. The lifts are in operation and
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take skiers to where they desire. Even though I find
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the idea of how having a horror convention here to
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be preposterous, there is great beauty in Binnock, Michigan. I
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myself enjoy the snow and colder climate, for there is
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none in the night realm. Aren't you cold? Beadone asks,
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it's freezing out here, especially with these winds. We're supposed
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to have a bad snowstorm coming through here this weekend
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starting tonight. If I were any other woman, I am
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certain I would be cold. But I am Veranda. I
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glance at him. I have seen enough for now. Let
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us return to the warmth. Of the lodge. Bedone and
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I walk back inside and return to the dealer room.
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Before too long the convention will begin. I believe that
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I shall have a great deal to do here. With
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a snowstorm in the en area, the two of us
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talk at my table. Beaton tells me that he's a
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fan of my horror movies. He's still surprised that I've
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performed in explicit movies as the Queen of Porn prior
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to being re christened as the Scream Supreme by my
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multitude of horror fans. And then I see Enrique Cuto.
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He approaches my table. Hey, guess we're sitting next to
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each other. You ready for the weekend? I raise an eyebrow.
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Do we have a choice? He laughs a little. No,
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it doesn't look that way. Enrique and I talk shop
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as he unpacks his belongings. Unlike everyone else who has
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crossed me, Cuto is the only one who looks me
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in the face when he speaks to me, probably because
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he's seen my naked form enough times for his movies.
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I've even let him photograph me for his Patreon on
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a few occasions, nothing explicit. As for our conversation. He
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asks me about the scripts he sent me and if
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I'm okay shooting here at the convention. Bedone just watches
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Enrique and I speak. In time, the first annual Horror
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snow In begins. Many fans are walking around the dealer's room.
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I have a line forming in front of my table.
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I already talked to Beaton and told him what I
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expected so far. He pleases me. Beaton speaks kindly to
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the fans. I see his questioning expression when he realizes
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that I do not charge for my autograph on items
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that fans bring. The only money that I make is
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on my photographs. Bedone is more than happy to take
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photos of me with fans. He's even snapped a few
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where Enrique and I both pose with fans together. Now
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be Done suddenly seems upset with me. I'm surprised you're
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not charging for your autograph, Beatone says, when the line
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is currently empty. Why. I answer, I make more than
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enough money being in movies. I point to Enrique in
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case you haven't noticed, he doesn't charge either. David Mellikant
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00:37:28.679 --> 00:37:32.559
has been past my table on a few occasions, no doubt,
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to check on my handler. He even asked me how
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Beatone was doing, not having great expectations of him. After
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Mellicant walks away, Beatone sighs, I take his hand and
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hold it comfortingly. You're doing just fine, Thank you, he
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00:37:53.079 --> 00:37:57.320
says with relief. This is my first convention as staff,
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and I don't want it to be my last one.
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I can't promise that Melikant will keep you after this
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show is concluded, I say, but you may continue to
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be my assistant all weekend long, regardless. A new line
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begins forming in front of my table. Then I see
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the sneering vermin before me in Cody King. I remember
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00:38:23.760 --> 00:38:28.559
working with him in the Slasher series. In the original film,
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00:38:28.679 --> 00:38:32.320
Bethany was interested in him for a time. They were
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a couple. Then Bethany discovered his infidelity and ended things
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with him. I remember coming to her aid, even though
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we were not the best of friends at the time,
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she had been living with him until the break up.
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I offered to let her stay with me at my
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apartment at Strickfield Cove. Little did I realize how much
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Bethany and I would come to care for one another
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once the barriers between us were torn down. Now she's
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my wife. You selling any nasty porn movies here, Cody
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00:39:09.639 --> 00:39:14.320
asks crudely, I stand up. Does it look like it.
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Beatone is ready to defend me, but I hold up
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my hand. I've got this. Where's your WiFi? Cody sneers.51300:39:24.320 --> 00:39:27.119
I thought you two would be here making porn together.51400:39:27.679 --> 00:39:31.960
Believe me, I'd love to make porn with you two ladies. Now,51500:39:32.000 --> 00:39:36.599
he points to Enrique Kuto and fuck you. Thanks to you,51600:39:36.800 --> 00:39:41.039
I can't even get another acting job like me. Enrique51700:39:41.239 --> 00:39:45.519
is not perturbed. He shrugs and tells Cody, you were51800:39:45.519 --> 00:39:48.039
the one who couldn't be bothered to show up on time.51900:39:49.119 --> 00:39:51.000
You were the one who let a cop catch you52000:39:51.079 --> 00:39:53.679
doing coke in your van. And don't even get me52100:39:53.760 --> 00:39:56.280
started with what I saw you trying to do to52200:39:56.320 --> 00:39:59.960
Bethany Mirrn when you two were on set. Cody point52300:40:00.119 --> 00:40:03.119
said him had to come back there and knock your52400:40:03.239 --> 00:40:10.719
fucking teeth in sh bedone comes in between Cody and Enrique.52500:40:11.360 --> 00:40:14.320
Kuto has a handler, but he sent her to go52600:40:14.360 --> 00:40:17.719
get sodas and food. Either you back off or I52700:40:17.760 --> 00:40:22.320
can get security. Cody does not regard him. Don't try52800:40:22.360 --> 00:40:26.840
talking tough with me, you whimp. Suddenly, Cody lashes out52900:40:26.920 --> 00:40:30.360
and strikes beat On, making him fall into my display53000:40:30.440 --> 00:40:34.960
behind us. Now Cody has incurred the wrath of Veranda.53100:40:35.760 --> 00:40:38.760
He shall learn this day that I am more than53200:40:38.880 --> 00:40:43.880
capable of handling cretans such as him. I put my53300:40:44.000 --> 00:40:47.360
hands on my table and flip forward to the other side.53400:40:48.039 --> 00:40:51.360
Cody is quite astonished, at least until I use my53500:40:51.480 --> 00:40:55.480
warrior's skills to force him to his knees. He cries53600:40:55.519 --> 00:41:00.440
out with pain as I barely turn his wrist. Okay up,53700:41:00.840 --> 00:41:06.320
he yells. Stop. I release Cody's wrist just as two53800:41:06.400 --> 00:41:10.719
staff members approach our table. Soon David Mellikant is there53900:41:10.760 --> 00:41:14.960
with us as well. He points to me. You okay,54000:41:15.920 --> 00:41:19.719
nothing I couldn't handle, I assure him. Then I turn54100:41:19.760 --> 00:41:24.199
and help beat On to his feet. Melikant scoffs, and54200:41:24.400 --> 00:41:26.760
you couldn't even keep that piece of shit off VICKI,54300:41:27.440 --> 00:41:30.119
you know what, Get the fuck out o here right now,54400:41:30.639 --> 00:41:34.880
you're done. I step up to Mellikant. If you wish54500:41:34.960 --> 00:41:37.760
to fire beat On, I shall return the money you54600:41:37.840 --> 00:41:42.039
wired into my account and leave. He sees that I54700:41:42.079 --> 00:41:45.679
am most serious. I know what I'm worth at these54800:41:45.800 --> 00:41:49.719
conventions today, and I am easily the top draw here54900:41:49.840 --> 00:41:55.719
this weekend. Melikant does not like being countered. I myself55000:41:55.760 --> 00:41:59.639
am not concerned with his wishes. He points to beat On,55100:42:00.519 --> 00:42:04.119
looks like God is with you this weekend. Fine, you55200:42:04.199 --> 00:42:08.440
can stay with Vicki Valentine, but you're still a fuckin' pussy.55300:42:09.039 --> 00:42:12.280
You let a woman fight your battles for you, a woman.55400:42:12.960 --> 00:42:17.360
He throws up his arms and walks away angrily. The55500:42:17.440 --> 00:42:21.320
two guys that walked Cody out return, Terry and Rob.55600:42:21.920 --> 00:42:25.320
They both shake their heads at Beaton before they walk away.55700:42:26.280 --> 00:42:31.280
He looks sad. Now, I'm really sorry, Vicki. I raise55800:42:31.360 --> 00:42:34.719
my hand in front of me, not accept it. You55900:42:34.920 --> 00:42:39.079
are my handler, not security. You did your job at56000:42:39.079 --> 00:42:41.760
trying to keep the peace and stand up for Enrique56100:42:41.840 --> 00:42:44.719
and I. I do not expect you to fight my56200:42:44.880 --> 00:42:49.119
battles for me. No, you remain at my side during56300:42:49.199 --> 00:42:53.199
this event. Beaton looks comforted at knowing that I had56400:42:53.199 --> 00:42:57.760
both spoken for him and spoke to him with kindness.56500:42:58.079 --> 00:43:01.199
Aside from Cody King, the rest to Friday night went56600:43:01.599 --> 00:43:05.559
without further incident, at least while the dealer room was56700:43:05.599 --> 00:43:09.760
still open. Beatone even escorted me to my first panel,56800:43:10.280 --> 00:43:13.760
where I would sit among other horror hosts such as56900:43:13.880 --> 00:43:18.800
Joe Bob Briggs, Spengouli, Rnda Sheer, and even Count Gore Deval.57000:43:19.800 --> 00:43:22.559
When I was finished, I was able to look through57100:43:22.599 --> 00:43:26.599
the main doors and see that the snowstorm had indeed commenced.57200:43:27.480 --> 00:43:31.159
Everyone would likely be snowed in until the end of57300:43:31.199 --> 00:43:39.679
the convention on Sunday night Perspective Robbie Reddin. I followed57400:43:39.679 --> 00:43:42.880
that prick Terry Witherspoon as he walked out to Grim's car.57500:43:43.480 --> 00:43:46.960
He was cussing up a storm. Then he finally reached it.57600:43:47.679 --> 00:43:51.920
The driver's side window was still closed. Terry knocked on57700:43:51.960 --> 00:43:56.960
the window. Hey, asshole, you sleeping in there? What the fuck?57800:43:57.880 --> 00:44:00.280
The window was clear enough to where he could see57900:44:00.320 --> 00:44:04.840
Grim sitting behind the wheel. Of course he wasn't moving.58000:44:05.639 --> 00:44:09.960
Terry knocked again, asshole. You were supposed to run security58100:44:10.000 --> 00:44:13.400
with me during show hours. Dave's gonna lose his shit58200:44:13.440 --> 00:44:15.440
when I tell him you've been out here all this time.58300:44:16.679 --> 00:44:20.639
When Grim still wasn't moving, Terry finally opened the door.58400:44:21.239 --> 00:44:23.679
I had to keep myself from laughing my ass off58500:44:24.000 --> 00:44:28.199
when Grim's head rolled right along his left shoulder and58600:44:28.320 --> 00:44:36.320
into Terry's waiting hands. Jesus Christ. He screamed and dropped58700:44:36.360 --> 00:44:41.800
the head. Terry cautiously looked inside and saw Grim's coat58800:44:41.960 --> 00:44:46.480
was unzipped and his convention T shirt torn open. His58900:44:46.719 --> 00:44:50.119
chest was all bloody, but I had no doubt Terry59000:44:50.239 --> 00:44:56.599
could easily read the word I carved into Grim's chest banned.59100:44:59.559 --> 00:45:04.440
Then Terry dropped to his knees and threw up. Guess59200:45:04.440 --> 00:45:17.800
it's going to be a pretty interesting weekend after all.59300:45:17.920 --> 00:45:25.159
Late Friday night perspective, Vicki Valentine, who would have thought59400:45:25.760 --> 00:45:28.599
a body was discovered way out in the back of59500:45:28.639 --> 00:45:32.559
the parking lot where David Mellikant, the promoter of the59600:45:32.599 --> 00:45:37.000
first annual Horror snow in, told his staff members to park.59700:45:38.079 --> 00:45:42.760
Melicant's eyes grew wide when Terry informed him that he59800:45:42.840 --> 00:45:47.519
had found the body of James Turner, as I now59900:45:47.639 --> 00:45:51.960
understand his name to be. Terry told Mellikant that he60000:45:52.039 --> 00:45:57.119
called the police. Much to my surprise, the police do arrive.60100:45:57.880 --> 00:46:01.719
In spite of the bad snowstorm. They are able to60200:46:01.760 --> 00:46:04.719
get the body of James Turner away from the High60300:46:04.800 --> 00:46:09.320
Point Ski Lodge. As for the police themselves, they are60400:46:09.440 --> 00:46:14.400
questioning the patrons. Then they come and question me. But60500:46:15.159 --> 00:46:18.719
they're clearly wasting their time as I know nothing of60600:46:18.800 --> 00:46:23.000
the murder. I was in my horror host panel when60700:46:23.000 --> 00:46:27.880
the body was found. When the panel was finished, Beaton debrr.60800:46:28.000 --> 00:46:31.599
My handler returned and escorted me back to my table,60900:46:31.960 --> 00:46:35.840
where I uncovered my pictures. Even after learning that a61000:46:35.920 --> 00:46:40.920
murder had taken place, horror fans are forming a new line.61100:46:41.159 --> 00:46:44.920
How would they know James Turner was murdered the way61200:46:44.960 --> 00:46:52.079
the body was discovered, with the word banned carved into61300:46:52.119 --> 00:46:56.679
his chest, It's not something someone would just make up.61400:46:57.960 --> 00:47:03.559
He was also decapitated. Clearly some one had targeted Turner.61500:47:04.679 --> 00:47:09.519
I would wager that other victims will follow. Clearly, I61600:47:09.719 --> 00:47:15.039
should investigate this, Bethany, my wife would worry if she61700:47:15.199 --> 00:47:21.039
knew what had just taken place. You okay, VICKI Bidonne asks,61800:47:21.480 --> 00:47:25.440
when the dealer room is closing, you look a little off.61900:47:26.280 --> 00:47:30.599
I give him a gentle smile. It's been a long day.62000:47:31.480 --> 00:47:33.960
Now that I'm free to move about, I think i'll62100:47:34.000 --> 00:47:39.079
do some exploring. You're free to go until tomorrow morning.62200:47:39.920 --> 00:47:44.000
Thank you. I allow Bidon to escort me to the62300:47:44.039 --> 00:47:47.960
main doors. Once we pass through them, we go our62400:47:48.119 --> 00:47:52.239
separate ways. Even though I'm not working my table, there62500:47:52.320 --> 00:47:56.280
are people who approach me to invite me to parties.62600:47:57.159 --> 00:48:01.480
When all I knew was being Vickie Valentine. I suppose62700:48:01.559 --> 00:48:05.400
I would gladly have taken drink among these people. But62800:48:06.360 --> 00:48:09.440
I am Veranda of the Night Realm, and I wish62900:48:09.559 --> 00:48:15.320
to run free outside. After thanking the patrons for their invitations,63000:48:16.000 --> 00:48:19.599
I walk back to my room. When I'm ready to63100:48:19.679 --> 00:48:23.880
open my door, I overhear a few patrons speaking more63200:48:23.960 --> 00:48:29.280
of James Turner. I think I shall investigate after all.63300:48:30.519 --> 00:48:34.960
I enter my room and I can see everything clearly.63400:48:35.719 --> 00:48:39.239
I have not turned on any lights. Night vision was63500:48:39.280 --> 00:48:42.960
a power that I had gained upon consuming the hell63600:48:42.960 --> 00:48:47.639
Weaver's blood those many years ago, when she invaded the63700:48:47.760 --> 00:48:53.159
Night Realm and slaughtered my gorgon people, leaving me as63800:48:53.239 --> 00:48:57.440
the last. I enter the bathroom and see myself in63900:48:57.480 --> 00:49:03.119
the mirror. My eyes have turned into their blank yellow appearance.64000:49:04.599 --> 00:49:08.519
What is happening to me? Am I transforming back into64100:49:08.559 --> 00:49:12.719
my monster form once again. I opened my mouth and64200:49:12.840 --> 00:49:17.000
see my glistening fangs. I should have expected that I64300:49:17.000 --> 00:49:21.320
would never be able to live among these mortals as64400:49:21.400 --> 00:49:25.880
one of them, for very long. I have been tainted64500:49:26.280 --> 00:49:31.159
by the hell Weaver's blood for far too long, No64600:49:31.360 --> 00:49:35.800
doubt it still circulates throughout my body in spite of64700:49:35.840 --> 00:49:42.480
my immortality, being drawn to restore Bethany last Halloween after64800:49:42.599 --> 00:49:46.400
she had been slain in front of me. The only64900:49:46.519 --> 00:49:50.039
thing that I can ascertain is that the blood has65000:49:50.159 --> 00:49:54.000
taken a great deal of time for its power to grow.65100:49:55.159 --> 00:49:58.960
I should have expected it when I felt my strength returning,65200:49:59.480 --> 00:50:04.480
and now now I'm seeing my reptilian scales in patches65300:50:05.119 --> 00:50:10.079
upon my flesh. I feel my long red hair. It65400:50:10.119 --> 00:50:14.400
has become the snakes that it once was, but it65500:50:14.519 --> 00:50:19.519
is coiling, and the texture feels like that of a reptile.65600:50:20.320 --> 00:50:24.719
How long will it be before I am fully transformed?65700:50:26.000 --> 00:50:30.400
No sense remaining here in my room. Feeling sorry for myself,65800:50:31.400 --> 00:50:35.400
I remove my black ball gown and see even more65900:50:35.480 --> 00:50:40.039
of the reptilian flesh in patches upon my naked form.66000:50:41.039 --> 00:50:45.360
I apply more normal clothing and leave the room to66100:50:45.440 --> 00:50:51.280
slip out into the night and investigate James Turner's murder.66200:50:54.559 --> 00:50:58.480
Saturday in the morning, I'm on my way to the66300:50:58.519 --> 00:51:02.960
dealer room to get I did go out to the66400:51:03.039 --> 00:51:08.000
staff parking lot to investigate I had fully transformed into66500:51:08.000 --> 00:51:13.239
my monster form. Once I was outside, the snakes that66600:51:13.360 --> 00:51:18.960
became my hair hissed and moved freely once more. Finding66700:51:19.039 --> 00:51:24.599
James Turner's car was no problem. Unfortunately, there were no66800:51:24.840 --> 00:51:29.960
clues to indicate how he had been slain. I was66900:51:30.039 --> 00:51:33.400
too eager to rush outside and did not wear a67000:51:33.519 --> 00:51:38.760
jacket in the snow storm or shoes. Even before returning67100:51:38.840 --> 00:51:42.719
to my monster form, I found that I could still67200:51:42.760 --> 00:51:48.880
withstand the wintry cold, even while being naked. Unfortunately, my67300:51:49.079 --> 00:51:52.320
returning to the lodge brought the patrons right to me.67400:51:53.360 --> 00:51:58.400
They had witnessed me without proper garments and soaking wet.67500:52:00.000 --> 00:52:04.199
I return to my monster form proved to be only temporary,67600:52:05.079 --> 00:52:09.679
meaning the hell weaver blood has not reached full power yet.67700:52:10.599 --> 00:52:13.639
I suppose you could say that I did attend a67800:52:13.719 --> 00:52:18.639
few parties after all, only because I might possibly have67900:52:18.760 --> 00:52:23.920
learned some vital information. I even showed a few of68000:52:23.960 --> 00:52:28.280
those mortals that I am still with great constitution. When68100:52:28.320 --> 00:52:32.760
it comes to drink, Just try and drink with Veranda,68200:52:32.920 --> 00:52:38.000
and you shall soon be put in your place. Unfortunately,68300:52:38.119 --> 00:52:44.920
my investigation into James Turner yielded nothing. As I crossed68400:52:45.000 --> 00:52:48.480
the lobby to enter the dealer room. I look through68500:52:48.519 --> 00:52:52.960
the main doors and see that the snow storm continues68600:52:53.079 --> 00:52:58.440
to throw its raging fury across Beinnock, Michigan. Yes, the68700:52:58.519 --> 00:53:03.760
storm indeed threw its fury at Veranda last night, but68800:53:04.000 --> 00:53:08.840
I continue to endure. I am brought out of my68900:53:09.039 --> 00:53:13.639
gaze when someone takes hold of my arm. You okay,69000:53:13.719 --> 00:53:19.000
VICKI bedone asks. I smile for him. Yes, I am69100:53:19.400 --> 00:53:25.000
merely enjoying watching the storm. He turns and looks outside.69200:53:25.920 --> 00:53:29.920
Holy shit, I'll be surprised if that blizzard doesn't blow69300:53:30.000 --> 00:53:34.559
the whole lodge apart. I do not foresee that, I reply,69400:53:35.559 --> 00:53:40.760
Shall we go? He accompanies me to my table. Once there,69500:53:40.800 --> 00:53:43.880
I see Enriquecuto setting up for the ten a m.69600:53:44.039 --> 00:53:48.159
Until eight p m. Dealer room hours. He raises his finger.69700:53:49.000 --> 00:53:52.320
Oh hey, VICKI don't forget. We've got that panel in69800:53:52.360 --> 00:53:56.920
a little while for our new movie Christmas Splatters. I69900:53:57.000 --> 00:54:01.480
give him a gentle smile. I'm aware, thank you just70000:54:01.599 --> 00:54:06.159
the same. Then I raise an eyebrow. Shall I lay70100:54:06.239 --> 00:54:09.280
upon my table and display my breasts for you again?70200:54:10.280 --> 00:54:14.119
Now I narrow my eyes, or would you rather I70300:54:14.360 --> 00:54:18.159
just remove my black ball gown completely to pose nude.70400:54:19.000 --> 00:54:23.280
Cuto laughs and points a shaky finger at me. Only70500:54:23.280 --> 00:54:26.599
if your wife doesn't mind. I do not engage in70600:54:26.679 --> 00:54:30.320
humor very often, but I have learned to let loose70700:54:30.360 --> 00:54:33.679
a little when Kuto and I are in each other's presence.70800:54:34.679 --> 00:54:39.559
Just then we see David Mellikant storming around. Before long,70900:54:39.960 --> 00:54:44.440
he stops and points right at us. Then he says, rudely,71000:54:45.239 --> 00:54:49.679
ain't you too ready yet? The dealer's room's opening, many71100:54:49.760 --> 00:54:52.920
of the same people from Friday night have returned to71200:54:53.079 --> 00:54:57.960
roam the room, some doing cosplay. This time, in just71300:54:58.079 --> 00:55:02.599
two hours, I've signed several autographs and posed for photos.71400:55:03.079 --> 00:55:06.239
Beatone informs me that he needs to escort me to71500:55:06.360 --> 00:55:09.360
my panel with Enrique Kuto and some of the other71600:55:09.559 --> 00:55:13.559
guests on his film. I cover up my table and71700:55:13.639 --> 00:55:16.599
allow him to escort me to my second and final71800:55:16.719 --> 00:55:31.360
panel of the first annual Horror Snow In perspective Robbie Redden,71900:55:32.519 --> 00:55:36.000
Who the hell did Darcy Hart think she was trying72000:55:36.039 --> 00:55:39.719
to kid? Did she really think she could just change72100:55:39.760 --> 00:55:46.920
her name to Vicky Valentine to hide from me? I72200:55:46.960 --> 00:55:51.280
didn't understand how she so quickly jumpstarted her failing career.72300:55:52.159 --> 00:55:55.119
Now she was sitting at the top of the horror world.72400:55:56.000 --> 00:55:58.280
All she had to do was just give me an72500:55:58.360 --> 00:56:02.400
autograph and a selfie that I had paid for. I72600:56:02.480 --> 00:56:06.840
guess money talked. Since Darcy let that loser, David Mellikant72700:56:07.159 --> 00:56:11.920
hire her again. That was okay, though it saved me72800:56:12.119 --> 00:56:16.559
the trouble of having to hunt her down. VICKI was72900:56:16.719 --> 00:56:20.480
safe for now, but I would come for her when73000:56:20.519 --> 00:56:25.559
the time was right. Once I got Darcy, I planned73100:56:25.559 --> 00:56:30.880
on leaving Bennick Michigan with her heart. I figured I73200:56:30.960 --> 00:56:34.519
might as well own a piece of her right. But73300:56:35.440 --> 00:56:39.159
it was time to move things along. Killing James Turner73400:56:39.199 --> 00:56:43.719
alone wouldn't get that much attention. Right now, David Mellikant73500:56:43.880 --> 00:56:47.920
was conducting the panel Darcy was in and asking Enrique73600:56:48.039 --> 00:56:53.519
Cuto questions about their latest movie. I couldn't believe Darcy73700:56:53.639 --> 00:56:59.519
really chose Vicky Valentine. What a stupid fucking name. I73800:56:59.559 --> 00:57:03.159
saw Harry Witherspoon standing at the door and keeping an73900:57:03.159 --> 00:57:08.880
eye on things. Dave really thought the show was running smoothly. Well,74000:57:09.719 --> 00:57:15.000
he would find out just how wrong he was. Just74100:57:15.079 --> 00:57:19.559
as Dave was asking Vicky Valentine some dumb ass question.74200:57:20.440 --> 00:57:24.559
He learned he wasn't in full control of his convention.74300:57:25.760 --> 00:57:28.719
Everybody was screaming and getting up to run out of74400:57:28.760 --> 00:57:33.440
the room. Terry didn't even try to stop people from leaving.74500:57:34.079 --> 00:57:37.639
He just got out himself. So what did I do?74600:57:38.559 --> 00:57:43.199
I nailed the new convention staffer. Dave brought in his buddy,74700:57:43.320 --> 00:57:50.000
Rob Jesus Fucky Christ. Dave yelled, not realizing he was74800:57:50.039 --> 00:57:56.719
still holding his microphone. Rob's body crashed through the ceiling fast,74900:57:57.320 --> 00:58:01.199
the rope around his neck caught. I didn't think people75000:58:01.320 --> 00:58:05.559
heard his next snap, but I could just imagine the sound.75100:58:06.679 --> 00:58:12.360
But seeing it snap priceless. I got Rob's room number75200:58:12.800 --> 00:58:15.440
and waited for the right time to make a copy75300:58:15.840 --> 00:58:20.239
of his key card. He was easy to get while75400:58:20.280 --> 00:58:24.760
he slept soundly, and I kept him out with some chloroform.75500:58:25.480 --> 00:58:29.119
While he was sleeping, I carved some artwork on his75600:58:29.320 --> 00:58:36.480
chest banned. After that, I got into his room and75700:58:36.559 --> 00:58:39.920
set everything up. I knew the ceiling would give way75800:58:40.039 --> 00:58:44.079
once Rob woke up and got scared. I also knew75900:58:44.119 --> 00:58:47.639
he wouldn't even feel for the rope around his neck.76000:58:48.880 --> 00:58:53.079
Now Dave was seeing the word on Rob's chest, Hey,76100:58:53.679 --> 00:58:57.719
when you worked for Dave. You were getting banned, plain76200:58:58.440 --> 00:59:05.239
and simple. But why wasn't Darcy scared? No worries. I76300:59:05.320 --> 00:59:09.199
knew sooner or later she would look exactly the way76400:59:09.280 --> 00:59:13.360
Enriquecuto looked when he got an eye full of robs76500:59:13.679 --> 00:59:18.800
hanging corpse. In the meantime, I already knew who my76600:59:18.960 --> 00:59:25.400
next target would be and how she, too would be banned.76700:59:28.280 --> 00:59:34.880
Perspective Vicki Valentine, the killer has made his presence known again.76800:59:35.840 --> 00:59:40.440
David Melikant is losing his mind over what just happened,76900:59:41.360 --> 00:59:45.840
more so than the guests attending this panel. Are you77000:59:45.920 --> 00:59:50.079
all right, Enrique? I ask? He is a bit shaken,77100:59:50.199 --> 00:59:55.000
but nods. Normally he's quite outspoken, but is now at77200:59:55.039 --> 00:59:59.400
a loss for words. Just then, Melikant points my way,77301:00:00.280 --> 01:00:04.480
Where the fuck were you? Before I can respond to him,77401:00:04.840 --> 01:00:08.360
I turn to see he points to Bidon. I was77501:00:08.400 --> 01:00:12.360
in here the whole time, He answers, yeah the hell77601:00:12.440 --> 01:00:17.880
you were. Melikant yells, but I saw him. I say,77701:00:18.559 --> 01:00:23.280
he was at the other door there. I point to it. Suddenly,77801:00:23.360 --> 01:00:26.960
Melikant picks up one of the microphones and is ready77901:00:27.000 --> 01:00:30.840
to swing it at one of us. Melikant stops himself78001:00:31.239 --> 01:00:36.599
and points at me. Stop covering up for that. Woos. Yeah,78101:00:36.760 --> 01:00:40.880
I saw him there too, Enrique says, backing me up.78201:00:41.920 --> 01:00:46.119
Melikant is flustered and points at Cuto. You do not78301:00:46.519 --> 01:00:51.159
argue with me. I turned to Bidon. Perhaps you should78401:00:51.280 --> 01:00:55.079
escort Enrique back to the dealer room. I turned to Cuto,78501:00:55.920 --> 01:01:00.199
if you want to go there, He nods. Then Bedone78601:01:00.239 --> 01:01:03.440
walks down to the floor and waits for him. I78701:01:03.519 --> 01:01:09.400
point to Bdan, also call the police. Oh, I will,78801:01:09.920 --> 01:01:14.199
he assures me, getting out his phone. From there, he78901:01:14.400 --> 01:01:18.840
escorts Kuto back to the dealer room. Melikant is just79001:01:19.159 --> 01:01:24.760
looking at me now. Oh, I'm so fucking sorry. I79101:01:24.840 --> 01:01:28.519
didn't know some big titted bitch was running my show.79201:01:29.480 --> 01:01:34.360
I move right up to him. Choose your next words carefully, idiot.79301:01:35.119 --> 01:01:39.519
You already have two dead bodies. I am certain that79401:01:39.599 --> 01:01:44.199
you will have more before the convention and the storm ends.79501:01:45.119 --> 01:01:50.320
But Melikant refuses to listen. I run my show here me.79601:01:51.559 --> 01:01:55.239
I am not intimidated. It seems to me like the79701:01:55.280 --> 01:01:59.400
only thing you care about in your convention is making money,79801:02:00.159 --> 01:02:04.000
and certainly not the safety of others. I fold my79901:02:04.199 --> 01:02:08.159
arms in front of me. I did some research into80001:02:08.199 --> 01:02:12.400
you after James Turner's murder. Why did the name Robbie80101:02:12.440 --> 01:02:17.320
Redden come up whenever I searched your name. Melikan grabs80201:02:17.320 --> 01:02:20.960
a chair and carelessly throws it out into the auditorium,80301:02:21.760 --> 01:02:25.840
then looks at me again, putting his finger in my face.80401:02:26.760 --> 01:02:31.760
Back the fuck off, bitch. But I forced myself to80501:02:31.800 --> 01:02:35.360
remain calm, even though I wish nothing better than to80601:02:35.440 --> 01:02:39.920
show him what happens when you incur the wrath of Verandah.80701:02:40.679 --> 01:02:44.280
It was you who caused Reddin's injuries, was it not?80801:02:45.000 --> 01:02:48.960
I persist? Reddin and his family took you to court80901:02:49.039 --> 01:02:52.400
over the incident. The decision was for you to pay81001:02:52.480 --> 01:02:56.920
for the many surgeries he would require. I narrow my eyes.81101:02:57.880 --> 01:03:01.760
You could never have another convention, simply put, you had81201:03:01.800 --> 01:03:05.960
no money to be able to operate one. Yet here81301:03:06.000 --> 01:03:10.039
you are, after all these years, trying to make yourself81401:03:10.239 --> 01:03:16.880
relevant again. Melicant becomes more and more angry with my deductions.81501:03:17.239 --> 01:03:20.239
He wants to yell at me again. I believe he81601:03:20.320 --> 01:03:24.920
wants to eject me from the event entirely. However, I81701:03:25.159 --> 01:03:29.360
have the edge, since I am the featured guest here.81801:03:30.360 --> 01:03:34.360
I narrow my eyes upon him. You should just close81901:03:34.400 --> 01:03:38.039
your convention. Two of your staff have already paid the price,82001:03:38.840 --> 01:03:43.280
which poses the question why does Robbie Redden return to82101:03:43.320 --> 01:03:48.000
strike back at you after all of these years? Melicant82201:03:48.039 --> 01:03:52.840
gives a sinister grin. You really think you know everything,82301:03:53.239 --> 01:03:57.079
you big titted bitch. You. I don't understand how you82401:03:57.239 --> 01:04:01.840
keep making it big in horror movies. Act you never could.82501:04:02.280 --> 01:04:04.920
Your movies are fucking terrible, and now you want to82601:04:04.960 --> 01:04:08.159
tell me how to run my show. You think you're82701:04:08.199 --> 01:04:12.280
some detective. Now the only thing you're good for is82801:04:12.320 --> 01:04:16.920
being naked and flat on your back. Without warning, I82901:04:17.039 --> 01:04:21.079
lash out and clutch Melikant's throat. He gasps and tries83001:04:21.119 --> 01:04:25.000
to force me back. While I may not completely have83101:04:25.119 --> 01:04:29.519
my monster's strength, I am far stronger than I appear.83201:04:30.559 --> 01:04:34.199
Before Melikant can fight back, I use my hand to83301:04:34.239 --> 01:04:37.960
help raise him up over my head. Then I turn83401:04:38.119 --> 01:04:41.239
slightly and flip him so that he crashes right through83501:04:41.320 --> 01:04:45.840
one of the tables on the stage. He groans and83601:04:45.960 --> 01:04:49.559
has his eyes closed, but I know he can still83701:04:49.639 --> 01:04:54.280
hear me. You care nothing for the people here. This83801:04:54.480 --> 01:04:57.119
convention is just a means for you to make money83901:04:57.199 --> 01:05:00.639
and become established again. If you do not wish to84001:05:00.679 --> 01:05:05.039
close this show down and save lives, then it falls84101:05:05.159 --> 01:05:10.679
to me to find and stop Robbie Redden Melichant sits up.84201:05:11.400 --> 01:05:15.920
You won't be here, He points to the doors. You're done,84301:05:16.320 --> 01:05:20.079
get out of my show, Just get the fuck out.84401:05:20.880 --> 01:05:24.199
I squat down to look him in the face and smirk.84501:05:25.199 --> 01:05:28.400
Now we both know that you cannot afford to send84601:05:28.440 --> 01:05:33.719
me away, not when I'm your featured guest. The patrons84701:05:33.760 --> 01:05:36.360
here paid good money to do meet and greets with me.84801:05:37.159 --> 01:05:40.760
If it becomes known that you removed me from your convention,84901:05:41.320 --> 01:05:45.000
imagine how much money you would lose, how much you85001:05:45.039 --> 01:05:48.800
would have to refund people. If you truly wish to85101:05:48.840 --> 01:05:53.159
remove me, then I dare you to even try. Or85201:05:53.199 --> 01:05:56.679
did putting you through a table not convey my point?85301:05:57.719 --> 01:06:02.079
I stand up straight, take my leave of you, at85401:06:02.199 --> 01:06:14.239
least for now. I walk out of the auditorium. Beaton85501:06:14.320 --> 01:06:17.679
awaited me, and I allow him to escort me back85601:06:17.760 --> 01:06:21.320
to the dealer room. I smile, seeing that I'm right85701:06:21.360 --> 01:06:25.239
about these patrons. When there's yet another long line of85801:06:25.280 --> 01:06:29.280
them waiting for me, I give them a warm smile85901:06:29.360 --> 01:06:33.199
as I uncover my table. Once Beaton sits with me,86001:06:33.599 --> 01:06:37.440
I resume the meet and greets with my fans. As86101:06:37.480 --> 01:06:41.960
for finding Robbie Redden, he has quite succeeded in getting86201:06:42.039 --> 01:06:46.199
David Mellikant's attention. I do not believe he shall attempt86301:06:46.280 --> 01:06:51.880
anything more until after the dealer room has closed, especially86401:06:51.960 --> 01:06:56.159
since the police have arrived to investigate the murder of86501:06:56.199 --> 01:07:01.639
the hanging man Rob. I already have the feeling that86601:07:01.760 --> 01:07:06.960
Reddin shall come for me in due time. The dealer86701:07:07.039 --> 01:07:10.760
room closed at eleven. It would have closed at eight86801:07:10.840 --> 01:07:15.239
as scheduled, but with the blizzard, Melikant came around and86901:07:15.320 --> 01:07:19.159
told everyone the dealer room would be open extra hours,87001:07:20.079 --> 01:07:23.880
which was great for most involved. Now that the room87101:07:23.960 --> 01:07:27.079
is closed for the night, I am free to move about.87201:07:27.880 --> 01:07:30.639
I considered going to parties again to see if I87301:07:30.639 --> 01:07:35.639
could find any trace of Robbie Redden. But he will87401:07:35.679 --> 01:07:40.559
not strike where he can be easily identified. No, he87501:07:40.760 --> 01:07:45.559
sticks to the shadows. This is why I've deliberately ventured87601:07:45.639 --> 01:07:50.599
out into the storm. It seems that the High Point87701:07:50.719 --> 01:07:53.639
Ski Lodge has its own crew to keep the parking87801:07:53.679 --> 01:07:56.880
lot and the drive to the main road plowed at87901:07:56.960 --> 01:08:01.360
least as best they can during the storm. It still88001:08:01.400 --> 01:08:05.480
amazes me that the mortal realm has weather conditions such88101:08:05.519 --> 01:08:10.039
as this. The most my beloved night Realm has ever88201:08:10.159 --> 01:08:14.960
seen are the storms that rain blood. It never becomes88301:08:15.000 --> 01:08:19.119
as cold as this. Once more, I am without a88401:08:19.199 --> 01:08:22.960
jacket to protect my upper body. Though I feel the88501:08:23.079 --> 01:08:26.399
chill at first, I am quite comfortable in it. Now88601:08:27.600 --> 01:08:33.880
I am isolated outside and exploring more of the outer lodge.88701:08:34.239 --> 01:08:38.439
I soon reach the overlook. Even with the blowing snow,88801:08:39.159 --> 01:08:42.640
I am still able to look out and down. I88901:08:42.800 --> 01:08:46.479
keep my distance from the edge, for one hard gust89001:08:46.520 --> 01:08:49.680
to my back would be sufficient enough to send me89101:08:49.880 --> 01:08:55.479
falling to a possible death with my new found mortality,89201:08:56.520 --> 01:09:00.840
But I am still verandah. I believe it is my89301:09:00.960 --> 01:09:04.760
admiration for what is past the overlook that has caused89401:09:04.800 --> 01:09:08.000
me to lose my focus. When I am suddenly attacked89501:09:08.039 --> 01:09:12.079
from behind and knocked to the ground, I groan when89601:09:12.119 --> 01:09:17.159
I'm kicked hard in the side. You goddamn bitch, I89701:09:17.199 --> 01:09:20.680
hear my attacker say, did you really think I wouldn't89801:09:20.720 --> 01:09:24.640
find you? I don't care if you call yourself Vicky Valentine.89901:09:25.279 --> 01:09:28.119
You can rewrite your own history to make yourself look good.90001:09:28.600 --> 01:09:33.720
But I know your darcy heart. This must be Robbie Redden.90101:09:34.560 --> 01:09:37.439
I cannot return to my feet as he keeps attacking me.90201:09:38.199 --> 01:09:42.439
At the same time he's giving me information. You can90301:09:42.479 --> 01:09:45.680
fool all those fucking sheep in there into thinking you're90401:09:45.720 --> 01:09:50.159
all nicey nice, Reddin continues when he kicks my mid90501:09:50.279 --> 01:09:54.920
section again, sending me flat on my back. I can90601:09:55.000 --> 01:10:00.880
finally see Robbie Reddin. Now he's fully dressed appropriately for90701:10:00.920 --> 01:10:05.319
this weather, including a ski mask. When he sees that90801:10:05.399 --> 01:10:08.439
I am not afraid of him, he roars and grabs90901:10:08.439 --> 01:10:11.119
hold of the neck of my tank top and the91001:10:11.199 --> 01:10:15.199
belt on my caprice. He lifts me up over his head.91101:10:16.119 --> 01:10:19.680
I remember seeing pictures of him at the time. He91201:10:19.840 --> 01:10:24.279
was a scrawny little weakling, balding and had no beard.91301:10:25.319 --> 01:10:29.159
He does not appear to be scrawny, possibly because of91401:10:29.239 --> 01:10:33.840
the layers. He wears. You ruined my entire life in91501:10:34.119 --> 01:10:39.000
just one day, Reddin tells me. He slams me down91601:10:39.039 --> 01:10:43.279
to the ground again. I'm near the ledge. Now if91701:10:43.319 --> 01:10:46.600
I cannot retaliate, he will make certain that I fall91801:10:46.640 --> 01:10:50.439
to my death. He does not attempt to do so yet,91901:10:51.039 --> 01:10:54.960
and again grabs me to lift me over his head.92001:10:55.479 --> 01:10:58.880
He speaks to me. I paid good money to get92101:10:58.920 --> 01:11:01.920
your autograph and picture with you, and you were so92201:11:02.079 --> 01:11:05.640
full of yourself you got me thrown out. I am92301:11:05.760 --> 01:11:10.800
not darcy hart I return. He slams me into the92401:11:10.840 --> 01:11:16.199
ground again. I groan when pain racks through my body. Liar,92501:11:17.039 --> 01:11:17.840
he screams.92601:11:18.600 --> 01:11:18.960
Liar.92701:11:19.840 --> 01:11:23.399
When he moves to kick me again. I quickly lift92801:11:23.439 --> 01:11:26.319
myself to my knees and catch his boot. Then I92901:11:26.439 --> 01:11:30.239
force him back and return to my feet. Now I93001:11:30.359 --> 01:11:34.199
meet his eyes. If it is a fight that you seek,93101:11:34.920 --> 01:11:39.640
then Veranda shall oblige you. I surprise him when I93201:11:39.720 --> 01:11:43.680
show great agility and leap to attack red in his93301:11:43.800 --> 01:11:47.520
learning that Veranda is no mere woman of the mortal realm,93401:11:48.000 --> 01:11:50.760
even though I pass for one of them. I was93501:11:50.840 --> 01:11:55.159
many times stronger when hell Weaver's blood first flowed through93601:11:55.199 --> 01:11:58.960
my veins, and I could render a person to stone93701:11:59.319 --> 01:12:04.319
with my gaye. Soon I make Reddin fall. He truly93801:12:04.439 --> 01:12:08.079
does not know with whom he faces. There are two93901:12:08.239 --> 01:12:12.439
things that make me feel powerful. One is being close94001:12:12.520 --> 01:12:15.800
to my wife, and the second is being the mighty94101:12:15.880 --> 01:12:21.079
Gorgon warrior that I have become. I love the thrill94201:12:21.319 --> 01:12:25.279
of battle. I show Redden that I have not forgotten94301:12:25.359 --> 01:12:28.960
my training. Many times he has tried to strike me.94401:12:29.640 --> 01:12:32.720
I counter him and send him to the ground again94501:12:33.000 --> 01:12:37.800
and again. Your reign of terror ends this night, I94601:12:37.920 --> 01:12:41.760
promise him. I shall unmask you and return you to94701:12:41.880 --> 01:12:47.119
the lodge. All shall see who the killer is before94801:12:47.159 --> 01:12:51.439
their very eyes. From there, I shall detain you until94901:12:51.439 --> 01:12:57.720
the police return to take you into custody. No, Reddin waiales,95001:12:58.479 --> 01:13:01.720
not when I'm this close to getting my revenge on95101:13:01.920 --> 01:13:06.439
Dave Mellikin. You have no idea the pain and suffering95201:13:06.560 --> 01:13:09.680
he caused me. I paid one hundred and forty dollars95301:13:09.720 --> 01:13:13.760
to meet Darcy Hart and got a broken body for it.95401:13:14.760 --> 01:13:17.720
He screams when I seize the back of his jacket95501:13:17.960 --> 01:13:21.800
and yank him to me. He screams louder as I95601:13:21.920 --> 01:13:25.760
lay hold of his mask and pulled to remove it.95701:13:25.760 --> 01:13:29.319
It is not a normal cloth ski mask, but some95801:13:29.439 --> 01:13:33.960
kind of thicker material. The winter snow and winds continue95901:13:34.000 --> 01:13:37.520
to blow against me. Knowing that I am about to96001:13:37.640 --> 01:13:41.359
best Robbie Reddin, I look up to the sky and96101:13:41.520 --> 01:13:46.439
scream the Gorgon battle cry, you shall belong to Veranda.96201:13:47.000 --> 01:13:52.039
This day, I declare, feeling that I have nearly removed96301:13:52.439 --> 01:13:58.159
his mask. Unfortunately, I am too eager and have underestimated96401:13:58.279 --> 01:14:03.720
Robbie Reddin. He suddenly turns against me and causes me pain.96501:14:04.840 --> 01:14:08.600
He has driven the blade of a knife deep inside me,96601:14:09.520 --> 01:14:14.880
just below my right breast. Curses. I was too drunk96701:14:14.960 --> 01:14:18.319
with the feelings of being in battle again that I96801:14:18.520 --> 01:14:22.279
forgot I am no longer the monster that I once was.96901:14:23.359 --> 01:14:27.640
I feel that I am bleeding, especially when Reddin removes97001:14:27.680 --> 01:14:32.239
the knife. He comes at me to stab me once more.97101:14:33.439 --> 01:14:38.760
I'll kill you, Darcy, you heartless bitch, he yells. I97201:14:38.840 --> 01:14:44.000
am not Darcy heart I yell back. He screams and97301:14:44.079 --> 01:14:47.000
comes at me again. As I move to block his97401:14:47.079 --> 01:14:50.840
attempt to stab me, my high heeled shoe catches on97501:14:50.920 --> 01:14:55.000
a rock and causes me to fall backward. Then I97601:14:55.039 --> 01:14:58.439
see a bright flash of light and feel the back97701:14:58.479 --> 01:15:02.520
of my head hit hard against what must have been97801:15:03.239 --> 01:15:09.399
another rock. I am dazed and cannot focus. Now I97901:15:09.520 --> 01:15:13.000
feel Redden on top of me. He has the blade98001:15:13.039 --> 01:15:18.159
of his knife to my throat. No, Darcy, not yet,98101:15:18.880 --> 01:15:23.640
he tells me. It's not time. I have others to98201:15:23.680 --> 01:15:28.000
get first. I want you to be the last one.98301:15:28.199 --> 01:15:31.720
You'll know when it's your turn. I saw you come98401:15:31.760 --> 01:15:35.680
out here and couldn't wait to finish you off. But98501:15:35.800 --> 01:15:44.000
I can't not yet. That's not the plan. Reddin removes98601:15:44.119 --> 01:15:48.279
himself from my body. I'm still too dazed and can't98701:15:48.359 --> 01:15:52.000
return to my feet to pursue him. I remain on98801:15:52.079 --> 01:15:56.039
my back until I've regained my senses. I have to98901:15:56.079 --> 01:15:59.399
remove the snow from my body to be able to99001:15:59.479 --> 01:16:03.680
stand again. I have ceased bleeding and know that I99101:16:03.720 --> 01:16:07.840
am healing. I cannot heal as quickly as when I99201:16:07.960 --> 01:16:12.319
was immortal, but I can heal faster than any other99301:16:12.479 --> 01:16:16.600
from the mortal realm. I am with great anger at99401:16:16.640 --> 01:16:21.560
having been defeated by this accursed worm. I tighten my99501:16:21.760 --> 01:16:25.479
fists as I scream to the skies. I care not99601:16:25.640 --> 01:16:29.399
who may hear me. I am Veronda of the night Realm,99701:16:29.720 --> 01:16:32.640
and I was beaten by a wretched little man from99801:16:32.640 --> 01:16:37.199
the mortal realm. Make no mistake, Robbi Redden, you shall99901:16:37.239 --> 01:16:41.439
regret having not claimed Veranda when you had the chance.100001:16:42.720 --> 01:16:45.880
When we meet again, I shall beat you until your100101:16:45.960 --> 01:16:50.159
blood covers my fists. Then I will smear it upon100201:16:50.319 --> 01:16:54.680
my face and abdomen. I scream at the night skies.100301:16:54.760 --> 01:16:58.720
Once more before I return to the lodge. I must100401:16:58.720 --> 01:17:03.239
be discreet upon entering and return to my room. I100501:17:03.279 --> 01:17:07.079
remove my tank top. My blood is both wet and100601:17:07.319 --> 01:17:11.800
cold upon my flesh. At the same time, I use100701:17:11.920 --> 01:17:15.319
the sink in my bathroom to clean myself up. I100801:17:15.359 --> 01:17:17.840
have to do so without the use of the towels,100901:17:17.880 --> 01:17:22.199
provided as not to draw suspicion from the lodge staff.101001:17:23.119 --> 01:17:35.479
I do not wish to deal with the police perspective,101101:17:36.119 --> 01:17:40.800
Robbie Redden, Seriously, how did Darcy Hart get to be101201:17:40.960 --> 01:17:43.880
so strong? And where did she learn how to fight101301:17:44.000 --> 01:17:48.760
like that? She wasn't even bothered by that blizzard. She101401:17:48.880 --> 01:17:52.640
was only wearing a top that barely covered those big101501:17:52.760 --> 01:17:58.479
titties of hers and caprice. She was practically barefoot. Her101601:17:58.520 --> 01:18:02.159
feet should have been frosty, but she walked around there101701:18:02.239 --> 01:18:07.640
like it was summer. Doesn't matter, though, I still stabbed101801:18:07.680 --> 01:18:12.600
that bitch. I wanted to kill Darcy Hart so badly.101901:18:13.439 --> 01:18:16.880
I had her. I could have just cut her open102001:18:16.960 --> 01:18:21.439
and took her heart. But damn it, why does she102101:18:21.479 --> 01:18:25.119
have to look so much like Jessica Rabbit? And why102201:18:25.199 --> 01:18:28.880
was there a part of me that still wanted her?102301:18:29.760 --> 01:18:33.000
That bitch caused the hell I went through, and she102401:18:33.119 --> 01:18:37.079
was still living in my head, rent free. I still102501:18:37.119 --> 01:18:41.079
obsess over her by watching her movies. I could have102601:18:41.159 --> 01:18:44.760
had her, I could have taken my revenge, but I102701:18:44.880 --> 01:18:50.239
let her live. Okay, she would be the last one,102801:18:50.279 --> 01:18:53.800
but I needed to get another one of David Mellikant's staff,102901:18:54.800 --> 01:19:00.399
and I knew just the person. I was back in103001:19:00.479 --> 01:19:04.960
the lodge and looking around. I watched Melichant's staff enough103101:19:05.000 --> 01:19:08.359
to hear what everybody was doing. When the room closed,103201:19:09.239 --> 01:19:12.640
I acted on what I remembered, and sure enough, I103301:19:12.800 --> 01:19:17.840
found Kathleen Witherspoon. I just happened to see her as103401:19:17.880 --> 01:19:20.840
I was passing by a room full of partiers on103501:19:20.880 --> 01:19:24.760
the second floor. I went into the room and mingled103601:19:24.800 --> 01:19:28.760
with people. Nobody knew who I was or gave me103701:19:28.840 --> 01:19:33.199
a second thought. I just mentioned a few horror movies103801:19:33.279 --> 01:19:37.319
here and there, or got in on a few conversations.103901:19:38.239 --> 01:19:42.159
All the while I was keeping my eye on Cat.104001:19:43.079 --> 01:19:46.840
Her husband, Terry was there with her, but I wasn't104101:19:46.880 --> 01:19:52.840
worried about him just yet. And then I finally got104201:19:52.880 --> 01:19:56.760
my break. I heard Cat say she was going back104301:19:56.800 --> 01:20:00.199
to her room. Terry told her he'd be there in104401:20:00.239 --> 01:20:04.159
a little while I already slipped out of the room104501:20:04.199 --> 01:20:09.960
ahead of Cat. Before long, I followed her discreetly. I104601:20:10.079 --> 01:20:14.039
got in the elevator with her. She didn't even remember104701:20:14.119 --> 01:20:18.720
me from Ridgeway Heights. As we were moving in the elevator,104801:20:18.840 --> 01:20:23.079
she started talking to me. For a moment, I talked104901:20:23.159 --> 01:20:26.880
to her. When the elevator stopped, I let her get105001:20:26.920 --> 01:20:30.760
out and pretended like I was staying on. But I105101:20:30.920 --> 01:20:36.439
did slip out and again followed her. As I turned105201:20:36.439 --> 01:20:40.000
the corner, she dropped her room key. She picked it105301:20:40.119 --> 01:20:43.520
up and waved it over the censor to unlock her room.105401:20:44.720 --> 01:20:48.920
That was when I struck. I shoved Cat right into105501:20:49.000 --> 01:20:51.520
the room as she fell to the floor. When she105601:20:51.600 --> 01:20:54.199
turned onto her back to get up, I was right105701:20:54.239 --> 01:20:57.119
on top of her. I slammed her head down, covering105801:20:57.159 --> 01:21:01.039
her mouth with my hand. She got scared when I105901:21:01.159 --> 01:21:06.199
raised my knife. You remember me, now, Kat, I sneered.106001:21:06.760 --> 01:21:09.359
You're the one who sicked Grim and your husband on106101:21:09.479 --> 01:21:14.359
me that day back in Ridgeway Heights, fucking me out106201:21:14.359 --> 01:21:18.199
of my autograph and selfie with Darcy Hart. Well, now106301:21:18.760 --> 01:21:21.600
I'm taking my one hundred and forty dollars worth of106401:21:21.680 --> 01:21:27.319
flesh right now Cat screamed into my hand when I106501:21:27.399 --> 01:21:33.920
stabbed her, then again and again and again, and from106601:21:33.960 --> 01:21:37.920
there I worked to get Cat out of the room.106701:21:39.039 --> 01:21:43.000
It was time to set up my next surprise for106801:21:43.239 --> 01:21:54.319
Dave Mellikant perspective, Vicki, Valentine. My knife wound still pains me,106901:21:54.960 --> 01:21:58.560
but at least it heals. It shall take a few hours,107001:21:58.600 --> 01:22:02.439
but my flesh will be re stored once more. I107101:22:02.560 --> 01:22:06.800
leave the bathroom and place suitable clothing upon my body.107201:22:07.560 --> 01:22:11.840
From there I leave the room. Plenty of patrons give107301:22:11.920 --> 01:22:17.439
me pleasant looks. I give them nods in return. I107401:22:17.560 --> 01:22:22.000
consider returning outside to resume the hunt, but I feel107501:22:22.079 --> 01:22:28.039
that Redden shall strike again within these walls. Unfortunately, the107601:22:28.079 --> 01:22:31.399
only thing I know is that he will target another107701:22:31.720 --> 01:22:36.000
of David Melancant's convention staff. I will not know of107801:22:36.119 --> 01:22:42.279
Reddin's target until his next prey is revealed. Unfortunately, said107901:22:42.319 --> 01:22:47.760
person will likely be slain. VICKI, some one calls to me.108001:22:48.560 --> 01:22:51.960
I stop upon reaching the lobby and see that it108101:22:52.039 --> 01:22:56.239
is beat on. Upon reaching me, he presents a sealed envelope.108201:22:56.880 --> 01:23:02.840
It has Darcy Heart written on it in blood. Where108301:23:02.840 --> 01:23:08.199
did this come from? I ask? Bedone looks concerned. I108401:23:08.319 --> 01:23:11.800
was passing by your room and saw this taped to108501:23:11.840 --> 01:23:16.159
your door. I'm surprised you didn't see it. I grabbed108601:23:16.199 --> 01:23:19.880
it and came looking for you. I accept the envelope108701:23:20.199 --> 01:23:24.439
and open it to see the note written within, also108801:23:24.560 --> 01:23:29.199
in blood. People paid in blood, sweat and tears for108901:23:29.279 --> 01:23:35.000
your autograph and your movies suck. I inspect the envelope109001:23:35.359 --> 01:23:39.159
and see that there are wet spots, not with blood,109101:23:39.239 --> 01:23:43.680
but with water. I determined that Reddin wrote this after109201:23:43.840 --> 01:23:47.039
he bested me. But the blood used to write the109301:23:47.079 --> 01:23:52.960
note is not my own. And then I fully understand109401:23:52.960 --> 01:23:56.199
what the note means. I turned from Beaton and moved109501:23:56.239 --> 01:23:59.159
to one of the two movie rooms. I reached the109601:23:59.199 --> 01:24:02.880
first one and look over the schedule. When I am satisfied,109701:24:02.920 --> 01:24:07.119
I turn and move to the second. What's going on, VICKI,109801:24:07.880 --> 01:24:12.800
beatone asks, keeping up with me, he's taken another of109901:24:12.840 --> 01:24:17.279
Melikant's staff. I growl. He's waiting to give him another display.110001:24:18.199 --> 01:24:21.760
Beatone takes hold of my shoulder and forces me to stop.110101:24:22.600 --> 01:24:25.199
Before I found you, I saw Dave go into the110201:24:25.239 --> 01:24:28.880
movie room you're headed to. In fact, he sent me110301:24:29.039 --> 01:24:32.720
looking for you. You and Enrique Cuto are supposed to110401:24:32.720 --> 01:24:35.880
be there to introduce one of your babysitter Massacre movies.110501:24:36.520 --> 01:24:40.479
It's getting ready to start. I growl and resume going110601:24:40.560 --> 01:24:43.840
to the second movie room. When I reach it, the110701:24:43.920 --> 01:24:47.159
lights are on and the door is open. I'm quick110801:24:47.199 --> 01:24:50.640
to observe that Enrique Cuto is there and waiting. I110901:24:50.680 --> 01:24:55.680
had forgotten all about this obligation. Betone spoke true in111001:24:55.800 --> 01:24:59.600
regards to David Melikant being in the room. He does111101:24:59.640 --> 01:25:02.439
not hold back, even in front of the other patrons111201:25:02.439 --> 01:25:06.760
in attendance to see the film. What you too good111301:25:06.760 --> 01:25:10.520
to be here on time? Vicki? Kuto was on time,111401:25:10.600 --> 01:25:14.359
so what's your excuse? I ignore him and quickly compose111501:25:14.479 --> 01:25:19.199
myself as I faced the nearly packed auditorium. From there,111601:25:19.319 --> 01:25:22.840
Kuto and I introduced the new film. I feel the111701:25:22.920 --> 01:25:28.600
irony of remembering when my memories were only as Vicki Valentine.111801:25:28.600 --> 01:25:32.239
Many times I had a great many conflicts with Kuto111901:25:32.960 --> 01:25:37.039
over how much nudity I did for these movies. Now112001:25:37.119 --> 01:25:40.680
I no longer care about that. I'm quite proud of112101:25:40.720 --> 01:25:45.159
my body. After the introduction, Kuto and I answer a112201:25:45.199 --> 01:25:50.439
few questions. Upon finishing, the lights finally go down, We're112301:25:50.479 --> 01:25:53.239
both on our way to the door when we hear112401:25:53.319 --> 01:25:58.079
the attending patrons mumbling, this ain't the Christmas Splatters movie.112501:25:58.600 --> 01:26:02.039
One of them calls out, this is Ernie's Movie Night.112601:26:02.520 --> 01:26:09.279
Another one joins bullshit, another yells Darcy Heart sucks. We112701:26:09.399 --> 01:26:14.720
want Vicky Valentine. I turn around. I myself have never112801:26:14.840 --> 01:26:19.960
seen Ernie's Movie Night, but I immediately see this Darcy Heart112901:26:20.039 --> 01:26:24.520
and understand why Robbi Redden believes me to be her.113001:26:25.840 --> 01:26:30.119
This woman could have potentially been my twin sister, except113101:26:30.159 --> 01:26:33.680
that she is nowhere near as endowed as I am.113201:26:34.199 --> 01:26:38.600
Melikant approaches the guy running the room, whose lanyard reads113301:26:38.640 --> 01:26:43.479
Henry dumbass. The movies are clearly labeled. Do you know113401:26:43.520 --> 01:26:44.159
how to read?113501:26:44.439 --> 01:26:44.840
Huh?113601:26:45.159 --> 01:26:45.439
Do you?113701:26:46.399 --> 01:26:46.720
I know?113801:26:46.880 --> 01:26:51.000
I put the right film in? Henry returned, angry himself.113901:26:51.520 --> 01:26:54.640
Melicant points out of the room. Well, go find the114001:26:54.680 --> 01:26:59.079
goddamn movie. Move it. He points to the screen, and114101:26:59.279 --> 01:27:04.720
stop that fucking Darcy heartshit. Melican't growls and turns the114201:27:04.800 --> 01:27:08.800
lights back on. And then the patrons cause another commotion114301:27:09.319 --> 01:27:14.239
when a closet door suddenly springs open. The corpse inside114401:27:14.359 --> 01:27:20.560
falls forward, covered in blood. I immediately recognize her as Cat.114501:27:21.359 --> 01:27:25.560
Beatone told me that she was Terry's wife. I recall114601:27:25.640 --> 01:27:28.880
her being the handler for Fredol and Ray and was114701:27:28.960 --> 01:27:34.720
being quite rude to people. Oh God, Beadone gasps behind me.114801:27:35.680 --> 01:27:41.039
Jesus H. Christ Mell can't yells. Then I noticed that114901:27:41.239 --> 01:27:45.720
Kat's convention staff t shirt is cut open at her midsection,115001:27:46.520 --> 01:28:02.680
with a single word carved into her bann Late Saturday115101:28:02.800 --> 01:28:10.800
night perspective, Vicky Valentine. Enrique Cuto is still screaming. I115201:28:10.880 --> 01:28:14.000
glance over my shoulder and slap his arm enough to115301:28:14.039 --> 01:28:18.079
get him to stop. He freaks out when he finally115401:28:18.159 --> 01:28:25.399
sees the words banned upon Kathleen Witherspoon's mid section. Then115501:28:25.880 --> 01:28:30.880
he turns to me, What the hell is going on here, Valentine,115601:28:32.159 --> 01:28:37.319
goddamn it, David melikan shouts. Then he turns to look115701:28:37.319 --> 01:28:41.720
at Enrique and I. I point to him, angry. This115801:28:42.000 --> 01:28:44.640
is where you take out your phone and call the115901:28:44.680 --> 01:28:48.439
police to get back here. When he makes no move116001:28:48.560 --> 01:28:53.159
to do so, Enrique produces his own phone. Call the116101:28:53.199 --> 01:28:58.239
fucking police or I'm doing it. Melikant shakes his head slowly.116201:28:59.199 --> 01:29:03.640
You people just don't understand, do you? He points right116301:29:03.680 --> 01:29:08.199
at us and raises his voice. I can't afford to116401:29:08.319 --> 01:29:13.720
shut my show down. Don't you understand I got nothing.116501:29:14.640 --> 01:29:18.600
Robbie Reddin left me with nothing. I had to pay116601:29:18.640 --> 01:29:21.640
out everything I had just to keep his family off116701:29:21.640 --> 01:29:26.079
my back. When Henry, the person who runs the movie room,116801:29:26.159 --> 01:29:31.159
returns with the correct disc, Melikan grabs him and shoves116901:29:31.239 --> 01:29:34.920
him back to the doorway, making him drop the film.117001:29:35.720 --> 01:29:38.399
Just get the fuck out of here. You can't even117101:29:38.439 --> 01:29:43.159
play the right goddamn movie. Before he can turn around117201:29:43.279 --> 01:29:46.840
to confront Melikant, he gets a shoe to the rear117301:29:47.000 --> 01:29:50.479
to shove him back out of the room. When Melican117401:29:50.640 --> 01:29:54.640
turns back around, Henrique is the maddest I have ever117501:29:54.720 --> 01:29:58.840
seen him. So you're saying you're not calling the police,117601:29:59.359 --> 01:30:03.199
he yells, last I checked. That woman is the second117701:30:03.319 --> 01:30:06.640
person killed that I've seen with my own eyes, And117801:30:06.760 --> 01:30:09.640
you're just going to stand there with your fucking head up,117901:30:10.119 --> 01:30:14.279
with your fucking head up your ass. Melikant points at Kuto,118001:30:15.039 --> 01:30:21.319
don't you test me? Kuto gives this weird smile, yet118101:30:21.359 --> 01:30:25.439
I know that he is quite angry. Fine, let the118201:30:25.520 --> 01:30:29.439
police test you. Then Melicant tries to take the phone118301:30:29.439 --> 01:30:35.199
from him, but I step in between. Melicant groans, Jesus Christ,118401:30:35.199 --> 01:30:38.720
I don't believe this shit. Then he looks right at me.118501:30:39.680 --> 01:30:43.600
Just because you played monsters in horror movies don't mean118601:30:43.680 --> 01:30:46.960
you really know how to fight. I do not have118701:30:47.079 --> 01:30:50.359
to fight you, I tell him, In fact, you should118801:30:50.399 --> 01:30:53.520
fight neither of us. Or do you not understand that118901:30:53.680 --> 01:30:57.920
Robbie Redden is roaming free somewhere in your convention and119001:30:57.960 --> 01:30:59.319
will stop at nothing to.119101:31:00.840 --> 01:31:01.319
Ban you.119201:31:02.399 --> 01:31:06.720
Melikant is not convinced by now. Enrique is on the119301:31:06.800 --> 01:31:11.000
phone with the Binnock police. How's Robbie Reddin gonna be119401:31:11.119 --> 01:31:15.880
here at my show? He demands that Twig got his119501:31:16.039 --> 01:31:20.199
back broken in several places. I'm telling you right now,119601:31:20.880 --> 01:31:25.920
he ain't nowhere near here. There have been significant medical119701:31:25.960 --> 01:31:29.960
advances in this day and age, I point out. And119801:31:30.119 --> 01:31:33.279
who else would target you for what happened in Ridgeway119901:31:33.359 --> 01:31:38.279
Heights years ago? Melikant sneers, let me tell you something120001:31:39.000 --> 01:31:42.479
you ain't, no goddamn detective, All you are is just120101:31:42.520 --> 01:31:45.560
a washed up porn star who got lucky getting into120201:31:45.600 --> 01:31:48.600
horror movies. So quit trying to think with your head120301:31:48.920 --> 01:31:53.560
and just keep layin on your back okay, every instinct120401:31:53.640 --> 01:31:56.399
is telling me to show him what I intend to120501:31:56.479 --> 01:31:59.640
show Robbie Reddin when I lay hold of him again.120601:32:00.640 --> 01:32:05.399
But living with Bethany, my wife, she has seen my120701:32:05.560 --> 01:32:11.880
temper with her. I've learned to be patient. But Melikant120801:32:11.960 --> 01:32:17.800
is severely trying me. Instead of dealing him severe punishment120901:32:17.920 --> 01:32:22.560
for his words, I point to the body. Why is121001:32:22.680 --> 01:32:27.439
Redden targeting members of your staff specifically? Then? Why doesn't121101:32:27.479 --> 01:32:31.399
he target people coming to your show? I would imagine121201:32:31.399 --> 01:32:34.239
some of them were at Ridgeway Heights during that event121301:32:34.319 --> 01:32:39.119
all those years ago. Redden certainly has not forgiven or forgotten.121401:32:39.920 --> 01:32:43.640
Keep doubting everything you see. He will come for you121501:32:44.239 --> 01:32:47.920
when he feels that it's your time. But I suppose121601:32:48.399 --> 01:32:52.239
you will not heed my warnings. After all, I am121701:32:52.399 --> 01:32:56.960
just a washed up porn star. I give him a121801:32:57.039 --> 01:33:02.640
wicked smile. Close your convention, flee while you still can.121901:33:03.560 --> 01:33:08.039
Robbie Reddin is here, I assure you am I correct122001:33:08.039 --> 01:33:11.920
in assuming that you have stopped paying for his medical treatments.122101:33:12.640 --> 01:33:16.520
Clearly that did not keep him from finding you. I122201:33:16.560 --> 01:33:19.680
can also assure you that he is quite capable of122301:33:19.760 --> 01:33:25.000
both normal movement as well as killing Kuto. Gets off122401:33:25.039 --> 01:33:29.119
the phone, then looks my way. The police are on122501:33:29.199 --> 01:33:35.039
their way again. He looks at Melikant and Vicki's right,122601:33:35.640 --> 01:33:38.479
you should close this shit show down and report what's122701:33:38.520 --> 01:33:42.800
going on to the lodge manager. Then he yells, grow122801:33:42.920 --> 01:33:47.479
some goddamn balls and take some fucking responsibility for once122901:33:47.520 --> 01:33:52.279
in your life. Melicant points outside. Have either of you123001:33:52.399 --> 01:33:55.399
seen the front desk up there? With the cops coming123101:33:55.439 --> 01:33:57.960
here a bunch. It didn't take long for word to123201:33:58.000 --> 01:34:01.800
get around about the people being killed here. There are123301:34:01.840 --> 01:34:05.079
more people trying to check out than there are checking in.123401:34:06.119 --> 01:34:09.520
They don't care there's a blizzard outside. Talk to the123501:34:09.600 --> 01:34:13.239
lodge manager, haunh Kuto. I already had the lodge manager123601:34:13.279 --> 01:34:16.079
tell me he's holding me responsible for all the room123701:34:16.119 --> 01:34:19.600
refunds they've had to issue. He's threatening to take me123801:34:19.680 --> 01:34:23.359
to court over this shit. I can't afford to close123901:34:23.439 --> 01:34:27.840
this convention, and I ain't gonna Bedone had left the124001:34:27.960 --> 01:34:33.439
room for a moment. As he returns, Hey, Dave, how124101:34:33.439 --> 01:34:36.000
many more of us have to die before you finally124201:34:36.079 --> 01:34:41.279
get the idea? Melikan turns to Bedone. Why did I124301:34:41.319 --> 01:34:43.439
ever let a pussy like you be a member of124401:34:43.479 --> 01:34:47.119
my staff. You and this porn bitch were made for124501:34:47.199 --> 01:34:51.640
each other. Bedone does not back down, looks to me124601:34:51.800 --> 01:34:54.800
like you're the pussy here, Dave. You're too afraid to124701:34:54.880 --> 01:34:58.960
admit when you're wrong, and you're definitely wrong here. Why124801:34:59.039 --> 01:35:01.680
don't you just s shut this con down and cut124901:35:01.720 --> 01:35:06.560
your losses before it's too late. By the way, I125001:35:06.800 --> 01:35:11.359
called the police, Enrique laughs, A little guess we had125101:35:11.399 --> 01:35:15.960
the same idea, kid. Melicant roars and grabs hold of Bedone.125201:35:16.439 --> 01:35:20.319
He takes him to the floor. I'm not wrong. I125301:35:20.359 --> 01:35:25.479
should just fucking kill your ass. How about that now125401:35:25.520 --> 01:35:29.119
I no longer restrain myself. I grab the back of125501:35:29.159 --> 01:35:33.159
Melicant's hoodie and remove him from Bedone. I wish to125601:35:33.239 --> 01:35:37.800
show him what happens when you cross Veranda. The first125701:35:37.840 --> 01:35:44.159
time clearly didn't stick. Instead, I take Bedone's hand and125801:35:44.279 --> 01:35:47.760
help him to his feet. Melikant is back to his125901:35:48.520 --> 01:35:51.239
He reaches out to take hold of me, but I126001:35:51.279 --> 01:35:54.520
am quick to stop him. I seize him by the126101:35:54.600 --> 01:35:58.399
throat and pin him up against a nearby wall. He126201:35:58.560 --> 01:36:02.520
tries to free himself, but he does not understand the126301:36:02.560 --> 01:36:07.720
true strength of a gorgon. Do not lay hold of126401:36:07.800 --> 01:36:12.840
Bedone again. I warn him, next time I shall deal126501:36:12.920 --> 01:36:17.399
with you most harshly. I let go of Melikant and126601:36:17.479 --> 01:36:21.520
watch him drop back to his feet. He still refuses126701:36:21.600 --> 01:36:25.319
to listen to reason when he points at me, you126801:36:25.520 --> 01:36:28.960
are done here, I mean it. Get the fuck out126901:36:28.960 --> 01:36:34.800
of my show now. Oh, I will leave, I assure him.127001:36:35.760 --> 01:36:45.079
Once I've found Robbie Reddin again. The police have returned127101:36:45.199 --> 01:36:48.960
to the high Point Ski Lodge. Enriquet and Bedone both127201:36:49.079 --> 01:36:52.399
talk to them. I can tell they grow weary of127301:36:52.520 --> 01:36:58.079
returning here. At least they are consistent with doing their jobs.127401:36:58.760 --> 01:37:02.600
Melikant tries to tell the police there is nothing wrong,127501:37:03.359 --> 01:37:07.720
but who is he trying to deceive? The detectives question127601:37:07.920 --> 01:37:12.520
all of us in the movie room. They especially question Mellicant,127701:37:12.880 --> 01:37:16.720
suspecting that he is more involved than he lets on.127801:37:17.800 --> 01:37:23.319
Before long, the body of Kathleen Witherspoon is removed. I127901:37:23.399 --> 01:37:28.399
see her husband, Terry, standing outside and the distraught expression128001:37:28.960 --> 01:37:33.119
on his face. When the police are finished questioning us,128101:37:33.800 --> 01:37:37.199
they give us the indication that they are likely to128201:37:37.319 --> 01:37:43.960
return soon. As for the screening, it never commences. Terry128301:37:44.119 --> 01:37:46.920
marches into the movie room and right up to Mellikant.128401:37:47.680 --> 01:37:51.840
Fuck you, dave, I quit. I don't care how bad128501:37:51.880 --> 01:37:54.479
it's snowing out there. I'm getting the hell out of128601:37:54.520 --> 01:37:57.760
here while I still can. The two of them have128701:37:57.920 --> 01:38:02.439
an intense screaming match. As Enrique Bidone and I leave128801:38:02.560 --> 01:38:08.159
the room, I feel Kuto tap my shoulder. I turn around,128901:38:09.199 --> 01:38:13.199
so Vicky, I know what just happened in there. But129001:38:14.399 --> 01:38:17.800
we've still got scenes to shoot for the new movie here,129101:38:18.520 --> 01:38:21.520
he tells me, I'm not trying to be a money129201:38:21.520 --> 01:38:26.680
grubbing asshole like Melikan't. But I no, no, I will129301:38:26.760 --> 01:38:30.119
film the scenes if you require me. But are you129401:38:30.239 --> 01:38:34.960
sure that's a good idea given the circumstances. For a129501:38:35.000 --> 01:38:40.279
brief moment, Kuto seems ready to raise his voice. Instead,129601:38:40.399 --> 01:38:45.479
he sighs, what can we do? We can't just drive129701:38:45.560 --> 01:38:48.840
on out of here with that blizzard. Honestly, I thought129801:38:48.840 --> 01:38:51.239
about telling the rest of the crew to stay locked129901:38:51.279 --> 01:38:54.720
in their rooms, but I don't want them to panic.130001:38:55.680 --> 01:38:58.439
Maybe if we can come out here and work on130101:38:58.520 --> 01:39:03.800
the movie, they won't think about all this shit. Besides,130201:39:03.880 --> 01:39:07.439
we'll be right out here in the open, which means130301:39:07.479 --> 01:39:12.760
we'll all be safe. I consider his logic, then nod once.130401:39:13.960 --> 01:39:18.000
What time will we commence with shooting, he considers it.130501:39:18.880 --> 01:39:21.520
I'll get the others and let's meet back here in130601:39:21.600 --> 01:39:33.119
twenty minutes. Very well perspective, Robbie Reddin. Let's talk about130701:39:33.279 --> 01:39:38.520
Terry Witherspoon, shall we? Just seeing how panicked he looked130801:39:39.279 --> 01:39:45.680
was just priceless. Terry was all high and mighty that130901:39:45.880 --> 01:39:49.239
day when he and Grim both kept shoving me out131001:39:49.279 --> 01:39:52.840
through the main doors of the Holiday Inn. Even then,131101:39:53.039 --> 01:39:56.640
they both couldn't keep me out of that convention. It131201:39:56.720 --> 01:40:00.279
wasn't until Dave came along and helped them both that131301:40:00.359 --> 01:40:06.359
they thought they finally got rid of me, except they didn't.131401:40:07.039 --> 01:40:10.840
For a brief moment, I was actually considering sparing Terry.131501:40:11.680 --> 01:40:15.800
Just seeing the pain and anguish on his face showed131601:40:15.840 --> 01:40:20.680
me he was regretting what happened years ago. But I131701:40:20.840 --> 01:40:26.000
realized I just couldn't do it. I already let Darcy131801:40:26.159 --> 01:40:30.680
Hart go earlier, but that was only a reprieve. I131901:40:30.800 --> 01:40:36.880
still had every intention of getting that heartless bitch. But132001:40:36.960 --> 01:40:40.560
if I would have let Terry go, then what was132101:40:40.640 --> 01:40:44.039
to say he wouldn't have moved on past cat and132201:40:44.159 --> 01:40:50.399
found another woman, impossibly even been happy again. The more132301:40:50.439 --> 01:40:55.039
I thought about that, the more I realized, maybe because132401:40:55.119 --> 01:40:59.079
I was able to walk again, that I was going soft.132501:41:00.000 --> 01:41:03.720
No way, too much happened at Ridgeway Heights for me132601:41:03.840 --> 01:41:08.880
to just forgive and forget. I also went through far132701:41:09.079 --> 01:41:13.199
too much pain. There was no way in hell that132801:41:13.279 --> 01:41:20.279
I could possibly let Terry go. I just couldn't. Now132901:41:20.880 --> 01:41:27.960
it's time to ban Terry Witherspoon. Terry sure wasted no133001:41:28.199 --> 01:41:32.319
time packing some stuff and checking out of his room.133101:41:33.359 --> 01:41:37.880
Now he was outside. Oh, I knew people could drive133201:41:37.960 --> 01:41:41.640
on out of here. You could definitely drive through Binnock.133301:41:42.199 --> 01:41:45.840
The local businesses were still open. You could even go133401:41:45.920 --> 01:41:49.560
into pubs and order some food. I was pretty sure133501:41:49.600 --> 01:41:52.960
there was an inn you could check into, providing it133601:41:53.079 --> 01:41:58.279
wasn't sold out. The only problem was you couldn't get133701:41:58.319 --> 01:42:02.319
out of Binnock itself. The plows were going around and133801:42:02.439 --> 01:42:05.960
keeping the streets clean. They were even keeping the road133901:42:06.079 --> 01:42:10.920
going into the High Point Lodge wide open. But leaving134001:42:10.960 --> 01:42:17.520
Bennock itself, good luck, you'd likely get stuck somewhere a134101:42:17.560 --> 01:42:22.840
lot less hospitable than this small town. And good luck134201:42:22.920 --> 01:42:25.600
calling for a record to come out in the blizzard134301:42:25.680 --> 01:42:29.800
to get you. Who could say whether they were overloaded134401:42:29.840 --> 01:42:33.800
and overworked with calls, or they just weren't going out134501:42:33.840 --> 01:42:37.239
into the storm at all. But I was more than134601:42:37.359 --> 01:42:43.159
okay with keeping Terry company, so he was no substitute134701:42:43.159 --> 01:42:49.079
for Darcy. But us hanging out and getting reacquainted wouldn't134801:42:49.159 --> 01:42:53.920
take long like Grim did on Friday. Terry had to134901:42:54.000 --> 01:42:56.920
walk all the way to the back of the lot135001:42:57.479 --> 01:43:01.239
where Dave made all the convention staff park their cars,135101:43:01.960 --> 01:43:05.640
and looking at Terry's he would have to remove chunks135201:43:05.640 --> 01:43:09.279
of snow and ice from it. That was how many135301:43:09.359 --> 01:43:15.560
inches had fallen just since Friday night. Hey, buddy, need135401:43:15.640 --> 01:43:19.840
some help, I called out to Terry. I half expected135501:43:19.920 --> 01:43:24.239
him to just tell me to fuck off, but yeah,135601:43:24.319 --> 01:43:29.159
if you don't mind, not at all. So I went135701:43:29.199 --> 01:43:33.319
ahead and helped Terry clean off his car. He didn't135801:43:33.359 --> 01:43:38.119
say much. Wasn't expecting him too, though. It wasn't like135901:43:38.239 --> 01:43:42.640
his wife had just been murdered, right. It took several minutes,136001:43:42.680 --> 01:43:46.920
but we finally got Terry's car ready to go. He136101:43:47.000 --> 01:43:50.119
got his keys out and was barely able to open136201:43:50.159 --> 01:43:54.880
the driver's side door. Guess nobody told him you shouldn't136301:43:54.960 --> 01:43:58.039
lock your car up like that when a blizzard is136401:43:58.079 --> 01:44:03.000
going on. Just the same, Terry had to believe he136501:44:03.079 --> 01:44:07.079
could escape from the lodge. I kind of wondered if136601:44:07.079 --> 01:44:10.600
he'd be able to start his car. It cranked and136701:44:10.760 --> 01:44:17.159
cranked before it finally fired up. I saw how relieved136801:44:17.239 --> 01:44:21.680
he looked. He sat there for a little bit before136901:44:21.760 --> 01:44:25.720
he got out of the car. He finally started loading137001:44:25.760 --> 01:44:29.319
his bags into the back seat after brushing the snow137101:44:29.439 --> 01:44:35.279
off of them. Then he remembered I was still there. Hey,137201:44:35.960 --> 01:44:39.479
thanks for helping me out, he said. I think I'm137301:44:39.520 --> 01:44:44.039
all good now. I shook my head a little. Nah,137401:44:44.119 --> 01:44:47.680
I don't think so. You look like something's bothering you.137501:44:48.880 --> 01:44:53.119
Terry just gave me a funny look. I appreciate you137601:44:53.199 --> 01:44:55.840
helping me out with the car, but I'm not going137701:44:55.920 --> 01:44:58.960
to talk to you about my problems. I'm getting out137801:44:59.000 --> 01:45:04.239
of here. Suit yourself, I told him. When Terry finished137901:45:04.279 --> 01:45:07.520
loading the car up, he got back in before he138001:45:07.600 --> 01:45:11.920
shut the door, I was quick to tell him, don't138101:45:11.960 --> 01:45:17.279
you even want to know? He was really annoyed. Now, look, guy,138201:45:17.880 --> 01:45:20.760
I ain't got time for your shit. Okay, I said,138301:45:20.840 --> 01:45:23.439
thanks for helping me out. What more do you want?138401:45:24.439 --> 01:45:28.479
But don't you even want to know? How? I repeated?138501:45:29.600 --> 01:45:35.119
Now he was losing his shit. Know how what how138601:45:35.159 --> 01:45:40.319
I killed your wife? I told him simply. Then I138701:45:40.479 --> 01:45:52.039
removed my ski mask. His eyes got wide fast. You're138801:45:52.479 --> 01:45:55.840
Robbie Reddin. You're that little prick we threw out back138901:45:55.840 --> 01:45:59.520
in Ridgeway Heights. You're the one who got his back broken.139001:46:00.520 --> 01:46:03.319
He shot out of his car. What the fuck do139101:46:03.399 --> 01:46:07.760
you know about Cat? I just told you, I answered,139201:46:08.960 --> 01:46:13.560
I killed her. As I kept stepping back, he kept139301:46:13.600 --> 01:46:18.199
walking faster after me. All I had to do was139401:46:18.560 --> 01:46:22.840
follow your wife back to your room. Cat sure loved139501:46:22.920 --> 01:46:26.520
being the attacker when she wouldn't let people get near139601:46:26.600 --> 01:46:30.800
the guests unless, of course, they had money in hand.139701:46:31.520 --> 01:46:36.399
Well tonight, Cat learned what it was like to be attacked.139801:46:37.239 --> 01:46:41.359
Oh and I definitely didn't have any money in hand,139901:46:42.720 --> 01:46:46.119
just my knife. You should have seen the look on140001:46:46.239 --> 01:46:52.039
her face when I stabbed her again and again. You140101:46:52.319 --> 01:46:57.840
people wrongfully banned me from Ridgeway Heights, so now I'm140201:46:57.880 --> 01:47:02.960
banning all of you from life. By the way, did140301:47:03.039 --> 01:47:08.279
you like how I displayed your wife? Terry screamed like140401:47:08.319 --> 01:47:12.520
a deranged lunatic and came after me. I didn't move140501:47:12.560 --> 01:47:15.600
away from him. I punched him right in the face.140601:47:16.600 --> 01:47:20.319
He went down like a bag of hammers. It wasn't140701:47:20.359 --> 01:47:24.000
long before he was back on his feet. Then he140801:47:24.039 --> 01:47:28.159
went to his car and opened up his trunk. He140901:47:28.199 --> 01:47:31.720
pulled out a crowbar. I'm gonna make you look worse141001:47:31.760 --> 01:47:35.239
than what you did to Cat, you bastard, He roared141101:47:35.319 --> 01:47:38.680
and came at me again, swinging like a man who141201:47:38.760 --> 01:47:42.840
failed to defend his wife. But I was focused and141301:47:42.960 --> 01:47:47.159
kept moving out of the way. Before Terry found out141401:47:47.319 --> 01:47:51.920
Cat was killed. He'd been partying and was definitely drunk,141501:47:52.000 --> 01:47:58.079
which fueled his rage. He wouldn't stop until he killed me.141601:47:59.439 --> 01:48:03.079
When I was done playing with Terry, I stopped his141701:48:03.239 --> 01:48:07.600
latest attack and swiped the crowbar away from him. Now141801:48:07.640 --> 01:48:10.960
I was going to use it on him. With each hit,141901:48:11.600 --> 01:48:17.079
I got blood going all over the snow. Tell you what, Terry,142001:48:17.640 --> 01:48:21.479
I told him after sending him to the ground. You142101:48:21.560 --> 01:48:24.319
got one hundred and forty dollars. Give it to me142201:48:24.920 --> 01:48:29.039
and I'll let you leave here. All that'll hurt is142301:48:29.079 --> 01:48:33.479
your pride. Terry was suddenly back on his feet and142401:48:33.600 --> 01:48:38.960
rushing me. Fuck you. Terry managed to tackle me down142501:48:39.079 --> 01:48:42.560
to the ground. He screamed at the top of his lungs.142601:48:42.600 --> 01:48:46.239
When he started trying to hit me. He wasn't even142701:48:46.359 --> 01:48:51.960
focused and kept hitting my forearms. I was still holding142801:48:52.039 --> 01:48:56.560
the crowbar when he slowed down. I brought it back142901:48:56.680 --> 01:48:59.840
and smashed him with it to get him off of me.143001:49:01.159 --> 01:49:05.279
I got back up. I'm guessing either you ain't got143101:49:05.319 --> 01:49:08.960
the hundred and forty dollars or you're not planning on143201:49:09.079 --> 01:49:13.319
paying up. Either way, I don't care you think you're143301:49:13.319 --> 01:49:16.319
in pain right now. It ain't nothing compared to the143401:49:16.359 --> 01:49:19.760
pain and hell I went through after Dave put me143501:49:19.840 --> 01:49:22.760
in front of that truck. All you had to do143601:49:22.920 --> 01:49:28.199
was just give me my fucking money back. Guess you143701:49:28.239 --> 01:49:30.239
and Dave are going to have to learn the hard143801:49:30.279 --> 01:49:36.159
way that karma is a bitch. I kept hitting Terry143901:49:36.199 --> 01:49:39.680
as he tried to get up. When he wasn't getting144001:49:39.760 --> 01:49:43.760
up anymore, I raised the crowbar and drove it down.144101:49:44.720 --> 01:49:48.880
He cried out when he felt himself being impaled and144201:49:49.079 --> 01:49:53.520
pinned to the ground. He could scream and scream as144301:49:53.640 --> 01:49:57.359
much as he wanted. With us being isolated and the144401:49:57.399 --> 01:50:01.520
blizzard still in full force, who was going to hear him?144501:50:02.560 --> 01:50:05.920
I moved and got in his car. It was so144601:50:06.159 --> 01:50:10.680
nice and warm inside, even with the door open. I144701:50:10.760 --> 01:50:14.199
pulled it shut and ran the windshield wipers to clean144801:50:14.239 --> 01:50:19.760
the wetness from the defrosters. I could see Terry perfectly144901:50:20.880 --> 01:50:26.600
still struggling. I put the car in gear and floored it.145001:50:27.680 --> 01:50:31.279
I didn't hear him scream, but I could see the145101:50:31.399 --> 01:50:36.520
look of horror as I drove right to him, right145201:50:37.199 --> 01:50:42.840
over him. Then the car went up fast, then down again,145301:50:43.520 --> 01:50:47.119
just as fast. I stopped the car and got out.145401:50:48.439 --> 01:50:53.000
Terry wasn't dead yet, but I could hear his anguish.145501:50:54.359 --> 01:50:57.399
Just looking at him, I could see he was truly145601:50:58.000 --> 01:51:03.640
a broken man. His spine was severed completely. He was145701:51:03.760 --> 01:51:08.880
paralyzed from the waist down, but he was still moving.145801:51:10.000 --> 01:51:14.520
He should be so lucky. Maybe I snapped his spine145901:51:14.560 --> 01:51:17.960
in one place, but that was nothing compared to the146001:51:18.039 --> 01:51:24.439
multiple locations on my back that got destroyed. Yeah, let's146101:51:24.479 --> 01:51:29.439
get you back inside the lodge, buddy, I told him.146201:51:29.800 --> 01:51:33.680
I grabbed hold of the crowbar and yanked it back out,146301:51:34.000 --> 01:51:40.279
causing Terry to scream one last time before he slumped146401:51:40.359 --> 01:51:46.880
back down and finally died. It was definitely time to146501:51:46.920 --> 01:51:58.920
get my next masterpiece ready to present to Dave perspective.146601:51:59.640 --> 01:52:04.359
Vicky the Valentine. I am in the lobby and in costume.146701:52:04.960 --> 01:52:09.439
As I work on Enrique's latest movie, another in his146801:52:09.640 --> 01:52:16.000
growing Babysitter Massacre series, I reprise my role of Larkin Combs,146901:52:16.600 --> 01:52:21.399
the main heroine from David O'Hanlon's inaugural book of the series.147001:52:22.520 --> 01:52:25.760
Larkin was hired to come on vacation with a family.147101:52:26.479 --> 01:52:29.239
Her job was to babysit the children and take them147201:52:29.279 --> 01:52:32.359
around the hotel while the parents are out at a147301:52:32.439 --> 01:52:37.920
convention nearby. Even though this is a ski lodge, it147401:52:38.039 --> 01:52:43.079
mostly appears like a simple hotel. Kuto got permission to147501:52:43.119 --> 01:52:51.800
shoot here before arriving yesterday before the murders. He's behind147601:52:51.840 --> 01:52:56.760
the camera when he calls action. I go through my147701:52:56.960 --> 01:53:00.680
lines with Ben Deavers, who plays the guide, trying to147801:53:01.199 --> 01:53:05.039
get with me. When we keep arguing, I tell him147901:53:05.079 --> 01:53:08.119
that I cannot leave the kids and that he needs148001:53:08.199 --> 01:53:12.840
to just go away. In this scene, which is close148101:53:12.920 --> 01:53:16.520
to the final act, I am fully aware that a148201:53:16.640 --> 01:53:20.640
killer is running loose in the hotel. There is a148301:53:20.720 --> 01:53:24.159
stunt double who's supposed to be getting his throat slashed.148401:53:24.760 --> 01:53:27.800
Even though they could not retain the services of the148501:53:27.840 --> 01:53:31.920
Corgan Twins this time up, our director was able to148601:53:32.000 --> 01:53:35.039
find an affects artist who could give him what he needed.148701:53:35.920 --> 01:53:39.560
When Ben and I finish our lines, Kuto calls for148801:53:39.640 --> 01:53:42.840
a cut. We are ready to shoot the kill scene.148901:53:43.680 --> 01:53:46.760
Enrique tells everybody how he wishes for us to act149001:53:46.760 --> 01:53:52.600
out our scene. Soon he backs off and tells us okay.149101:53:53.159 --> 01:53:58.760
Places everybody upon calling action. We continue performing the scene149201:53:59.359 --> 01:54:03.760
until the kill piller appears, dressed in an outfit resembling149301:54:03.840 --> 01:54:08.279
that of the original prom night. Ben tries to fight149401:54:08.399 --> 01:54:11.880
him off when he comes for me, but gets kicked149501:54:11.920 --> 01:54:15.880
in the stomach. Then he rolls out of frame as149601:54:16.000 --> 01:54:20.439
Enrique instructed him to do. From there, the killer picks149701:54:20.520 --> 01:54:23.720
up the stunt double. I come into the scene and149801:54:23.840 --> 01:54:27.239
jump onto the Killer's back, where I shall remain until149901:54:27.359 --> 01:54:32.000
Enrique gives me the signal to drop off. Get off me, bitch,150001:54:32.640 --> 01:54:36.479
the killer yells. I see the signal and fall away150101:54:36.680 --> 01:54:39.960
and roll until I stop and can get back on150201:54:40.079 --> 01:54:44.279
my feet. Now, the killer chases me through the lobby,150301:54:45.199 --> 01:54:47.960
seeing there are too many people. When I turn down150401:54:48.000 --> 01:54:51.239
the corridor, I make my way down again and use150501:54:51.279 --> 01:54:55.119
my room key to unlock the door to the swimming pool.150601:54:56.039 --> 01:54:59.479
Enrique and his camera person are following right behind me150701:55:00.039 --> 01:55:04.560
getting everything I am performing. Now, I am alone at150801:55:04.600 --> 01:55:10.119
the swimming pool. There are windows all around. According to150901:55:10.199 --> 01:55:13.479
the script, the killer is supposed to come up behind151001:55:13.600 --> 01:55:17.479
me and rip my top off before he stabs me151101:55:17.920 --> 01:55:27.800
in the side. But this is not what happens. A151201:55:27.880 --> 01:55:33.479
window nearby shatters. This body suddenly lands right in front151301:55:33.520 --> 01:55:38.439
of me. Cut. Enrique yells, what the hell is.151401:55:38.439 --> 01:55:39.119
Going on here?151501:55:40.119 --> 01:55:44.279
That's not what we rehearsed people. I point down to him,151601:55:45.319 --> 01:55:50.279
and this man is not your stunt person, Kuto. He151701:55:50.359 --> 01:55:55.119
comes up beside me and sees it is Terry Witherspoon.151801:55:55.920 --> 01:55:59.439
He's covered in blood and his T shirt is ripped151901:55:59.479 --> 01:56:03.880
down the middle. Carved upon his chest is the same152001:56:04.000 --> 01:56:12.960
word as the previous victims band. What the fuck? Kuto chokes.152101:56:13.640 --> 01:56:17.199
Then he turns to the others. Where the hell is152201:56:17.239 --> 01:56:23.399
Wolf Dan? Fortunately, Dan Yorke, the stunt person would prove152301:56:23.520 --> 01:56:28.119
to be all right. Ben Deavers found him knocked unconscious152401:56:28.520 --> 01:56:32.319
in our meeting room. Enrique and I look at each152501:56:32.319 --> 01:56:36.840
other as if asking what should be done. I can152601:56:36.880 --> 01:56:42.359
see that he is greatly upset, but he remains calm152701:56:42.399 --> 01:56:48.640
as he takes a deep breath. Okay, everybody, We're done. Here.152801:56:50.000 --> 01:56:53.479
I have the unfortunate responsibility of getting the lodge manager152901:56:53.560 --> 01:56:59.000
down here. Then he pulls out his phone. I'll call153001:56:59.039 --> 01:57:05.960
the police again. Enriquet points to me, Vicky, why don't153101:57:06.000 --> 01:57:09.039
you see if you can find that Melikant idiot and153201:57:09.159 --> 01:57:13.479
let him know. Not that he'll care. Ben tells me153301:57:13.600 --> 01:57:16.880
that he and the other actors will remain with Terry153401:57:17.039 --> 01:57:21.680
until the police arrive. I leave to go look for Mellicant,153501:57:22.720 --> 01:57:25.239
but I do not have to go far from the153601:57:25.319 --> 01:57:29.640
imbecile himself. As he comes into the room fast, What153701:57:29.680 --> 01:57:32.560
the fuck is going on here? I was told by153801:57:32.560 --> 01:57:34.960
the front desk that someone wanted to see me here.153901:57:35.960 --> 01:57:40.119
I point down at Terry's body. You would be correct.154001:57:41.000 --> 01:57:44.680
When he sees what has become of Terry, he becomes154101:57:45.000 --> 01:57:48.960
even angrier. It is then when I begin to feel154201:57:49.000 --> 01:57:53.319
the fangs growing within my mouth. I also feel my154301:57:53.479 --> 01:58:00.159
fingernails extending. I am again changing back into my monster form.154401:58:00.840 --> 01:58:07.319
I must leave here immediately. Bidonne Debrer comes in. He154501:58:07.399 --> 01:58:12.079
must have followed Melikant inside. Then a voice comes in154601:58:12.279 --> 01:58:13.600
over the loud speaker.154701:58:14.880 --> 01:58:19.880
Hello, Dave, glad you could make it. I know you154801:58:20.079 --> 01:58:23.640
know who I am. By now you have to know154901:58:24.680 --> 01:58:28.760
you are the last one. I'm coming for you, you155001:58:28.920 --> 01:58:31.840
son of a bitch. And don't think I don't have155101:58:31.960 --> 01:58:36.560
my eyes on you too, Darcy Hart. Let me put155201:58:36.600 --> 01:58:42.920
this in simple terms. You two are so fucked. It155301:58:42.960 --> 01:58:46.199
doesn't matter if you run and hide. It doesn't matter155401:58:46.239 --> 01:58:49.279
if you leave and try to escape. The Blizzard is155501:58:49.359 --> 01:58:54.720
on my side and guarantees you'll be staying right here.155601:58:55.560 --> 01:58:59.119
You've seen what I did to all of your loyal staff.155701:59:00.199 --> 01:59:03.680
Now that I have your attention, just know I'll be155801:59:03.800 --> 01:59:07.840
coming for you and Darcy both soon.155901:59:08.800 --> 01:59:13.159
Reddin finishes with a demented laugh. I turn and walk156001:59:13.239 --> 01:59:16.880
back to my room. As I start seeing my snake156101:59:16.960 --> 01:59:22.000
flesh in patches, I must hide and let the change finish.156201:59:22.960 --> 01:59:27.119
I must also get into another outfit. Bedone is quick156301:59:27.199 --> 01:59:32.319
to follow me. Vicky, you really shouldn't be alone, He156401:59:32.439 --> 01:59:37.000
tells me, you heard what that psycho said. I do156501:59:37.079 --> 01:59:40.800
not face him. Let the fool come for me again.156601:59:41.560 --> 01:59:46.159
I'll deal with him most severely this time. We arrive156701:59:46.239 --> 01:59:51.359
at my room, I tell Bedone to wait for me outside.156801:59:51.600 --> 01:59:54.159
I move to the bathroom and know that I do156901:59:54.239 --> 01:59:58.640
not require light. My night vision has returned once more.157001:59:59.520 --> 02:00:02.960
Just the I turn on the light and view myself157102:00:03.199 --> 02:00:08.279
in the looking glass. I am torn within. On one side,157202:00:08.319 --> 02:00:11.800
I wished to be mortal. For Bethany, I've tried so157302:00:12.079 --> 02:00:15.720
hard to live as one. Bethany has been there to157402:00:15.800 --> 02:00:19.399
try and teach me how to deal with my aggressiveness157502:00:19.720 --> 02:00:23.880
as a warrior. Even though I possess my memories as157602:00:23.920 --> 02:00:28.600
both Veranda and as Vicki Valentine, I still continue to157702:00:28.720 --> 02:00:33.439
long for my old ways. When I was but a child,157802:00:33.520 --> 02:00:38.000
I began training to become a Gorgon warrior. It did157902:00:38.039 --> 02:00:41.560
not matter if you were male or female. As long158002:00:41.640 --> 02:00:44.960
as you were able, then you could contribute something to158102:00:45.079 --> 02:00:50.720
the tribe. In time, I learned to crave battle. That158202:00:50.880 --> 02:00:55.119
craving consumed me, for I became the best that my158302:00:55.399 --> 02:01:00.880
tribe had. When the hell Weaver invaded the night, I158402:01:00.960 --> 02:01:05.520
knew that our Gorgon tribe would fall to her, but158502:01:05.920 --> 02:01:09.359
we were a proud race and would die before we158602:01:09.399 --> 02:01:14.560
would be in the shackles of servitude to that evil goddess.158702:01:15.000 --> 02:01:18.640
It is my fault entirely that I am tainted with158802:01:18.720 --> 02:01:22.199
her blood. I just knew that if I was to158902:01:22.359 --> 02:01:26.399
die against hell Weaver, that I would at least spill159002:01:26.439 --> 02:01:31.760
her blood in some fashion, so I bit her on159102:01:31.920 --> 02:01:35.720
her shoulder. The goddess screamed as I drank all that159202:01:35.800 --> 02:01:40.079
I could from her before casting me away. Did I159302:01:40.199 --> 02:01:45.880
attempt suicide that day? Even now I still cannot answer159402:01:45.960 --> 02:01:52.000
this question. But I tainted myself for all time. Even159502:01:52.039 --> 02:01:56.640
when my sorceress restored Bethany to me, hell Weaver's blood159602:01:57.000 --> 02:02:02.359
still flowed through my body. There was never any going back.159702:02:03.279 --> 02:02:07.279
Her blood shall be at full power again, and I159802:02:07.359 --> 02:02:13.439
shall become fully transformed once more. My only fear is159902:02:14.239 --> 02:02:18.760
losing Bethany. Yes, she accepted me back in the night160002:02:18.840 --> 02:02:24.079
realm upon learning my true identity. She and I became160102:02:24.199 --> 02:02:28.119
bound to each other as mates and in marriage. But160202:02:28.239 --> 02:02:32.399
I became mortal to save her from death. I truly160302:02:32.479 --> 02:02:36.720
believed that I would be mortal forever. But I see160402:02:36.760 --> 02:02:40.319
that hell Weaver's power is much greater than that of160502:02:40.319 --> 02:02:45.680
my sorceress. I am so deeply conflicted that I lash160602:02:45.720 --> 02:02:51.960
out and shatter the mirror with one blow. Looking upon160702:02:52.119 --> 02:02:57.359
my hand, I have drawn a little blood. Almost immediately160802:02:57.439 --> 02:03:01.960
I begin to heal, feel that I must venture back160902:03:02.000 --> 02:03:08.359
out into the storm and complete my transformation. I will161002:03:08.399 --> 02:03:13.520
no longer belong to this realm and its people. I161102:03:13.560 --> 02:03:18.359
would either need to live in exile here or return161202:03:18.560 --> 02:03:24.680
to the night realm. No, I had best speak with Bethany.161302:03:25.840 --> 02:03:32.600
She alone shall determine my fate. But first my conflict161402:03:32.720 --> 02:03:37.279
must be ended with you, Robbie Reddin. Too much blood161502:03:37.319 --> 02:03:41.359
has been spilled in these last two days. I leave161602:03:41.479 --> 02:03:46.640
the bathroom and forego changing clothes. If Robi Reddin is161702:03:46.720 --> 02:03:50.800
to behold my true form upon what should be our161802:03:51.560 --> 02:03:57.119
final meeting, then so be it. I am still a161902:03:57.199 --> 02:04:08.000
proud Gorgon and the last of my tribe. Bedone still162002:04:08.000 --> 02:04:11.920
awaits me as I exit. I thought you were going162102:04:11.960 --> 02:04:16.439
to change. Wow, how did you curl your hair so fast?162202:04:17.560 --> 02:04:23.680
Ancient family secret? I answer, come Bedone, and I venture162302:04:23.840 --> 02:04:27.319
back to the lobby. We must pass a few of162402:04:27.359 --> 02:04:30.920
the meeting rooms to get there. It is then when162502:04:31.000 --> 02:04:36.279
David Melikant appears. He must have seen me leaving. He162602:04:36.439 --> 02:04:40.199
turns me around and points right at me. I told162702:04:40.239 --> 02:04:44.119
you to get the fuck out. You ain't part of162802:04:44.159 --> 02:04:48.119
my show no more. But before I can address him,162902:04:48.479 --> 02:04:52.960
Bedone steps in front of me. Though he was assigned163002:04:53.000 --> 02:04:57.079
to be my handler, he seems to have assigned himself163102:04:57.319 --> 02:05:03.439
to be my personal bodyguard. Bedone points right in Melikant's face.163202:05:04.439 --> 02:05:10.760
Just leave her alone, Dave. Melakant gives an immature grin, ooh,163302:05:10.840 --> 02:05:14.239
you gonna kick my ass, you little pussy. I should163402:05:14.319 --> 02:05:16.319
just beat the living shit out of you and leave163502:05:16.319 --> 02:05:20.399
you for redd and to kill. Melakant grabs Beatone and163602:05:20.520 --> 02:05:23.840
throws him into an open meeting room. Then he goes163702:05:23.880 --> 02:05:27.119
in after him. Before I can move to help him,163802:05:27.560 --> 02:05:33.159
Melicant quickly closes and locks the door. Sorry, bitch, this163902:05:33.439 --> 02:05:38.239
is between me and the pussy. The transformation is happening164002:05:38.399 --> 02:05:42.279
faster than before, but I cannot allow Bedone to be164102:05:42.279 --> 02:05:46.760
beaten to death by that cretan. What the fuck? Dave164202:05:47.279 --> 02:05:51.960
beat On yells, are you crazy? Put that down? Then164302:05:52.840 --> 02:05:57.239
he screams no, I do not care if I fully164402:05:57.279 --> 02:06:01.880
transform into my monster form again again. Bedonne is in164502:06:01.960 --> 02:06:05.439
trouble and I am the only one who can save him.164602:06:06.479 --> 02:06:10.640
Hang on, I yell. As I start to feel my164702:06:10.800 --> 02:06:15.279
hair transforming into snakes. I know that I cannot allow164802:06:15.399 --> 02:06:18.960
the other mortals that still remain to see me in164902:06:19.039 --> 02:06:23.800
this way. My hair has shifted from being merely coiled165002:06:23.840 --> 02:06:30.000
strands to solid. Soon they shall become living snakes. Once more,165102:06:31.039 --> 02:06:35.600
my eyes fall upon a ventilation. Ducked. I may not165202:06:35.760 --> 02:06:40.600
have my sword the blood Omen, but I do have165302:06:40.680 --> 02:06:45.720
my claws. Using them, I easily remove the vent cover.165402:06:46.720 --> 02:06:50.199
Much to my surprise, I am able to fit within165502:06:50.399 --> 02:06:55.760
this vent. I feel my shoes fall away. No matter,165602:06:56.920 --> 02:07:01.399
I have always been accustomed to fighting nearly naked. I165702:07:01.439 --> 02:07:06.520
am a very proud gorgon female. I continue to feel165802:07:06.600 --> 02:07:14.880
my monster's strength returning more and more I continue to change.165902:07:15.039 --> 02:07:20.640
I can hear my hair hissing. Now I move through166002:07:20.720 --> 02:07:26.159
the ventilation shaft. I keep hearing furniture being destroyed and166102:07:26.239 --> 02:07:31.199
beat on screaming. Soon I find the vent opening and166202:07:31.399 --> 02:07:35.680
easily push it open to come out. The lights are166302:07:35.720 --> 02:07:40.359
still on. Bedone is unconscious and his face is covered166402:07:40.359 --> 02:07:46.880
in blood. David Melikant lays close by. His face is166502:07:47.000 --> 02:07:51.159
also covered in blood, as well as his genes and166602:07:51.239 --> 02:07:56.000
his hoodie. Clearly he used many of the wooden chairs166702:07:56.560 --> 02:08:02.880
on bedone. Melicant moans and sits up. Then he sees166802:08:02.960 --> 02:08:08.000
me standing there. He gives me a weird look. I166902:08:08.079 --> 02:08:11.520
know that I am not fully transformed, but I must167002:08:11.600 --> 02:08:15.439
be enough to where he notices he could have taken167102:08:15.479 --> 02:08:20.199
that stupid makeup off, Melikant says, getting to his feet.167202:08:21.359 --> 02:08:25.760
That's what your movies are, you know, stupid, bad riding,167302:08:25.920 --> 02:08:29.520
bad acting, and we both know you're the worst of167402:08:29.600 --> 02:08:36.880
the worst. I ignore his insults. You killed beaton, Melikant shrugs.167502:08:37.640 --> 02:08:41.640
Why not. He was worthless anyway. I still don't know167602:08:41.680 --> 02:08:44.720
why I let him be on my staff. I even167702:08:44.800 --> 02:08:48.279
let him be your handler. He kept pestering me to167802:08:48.399 --> 02:08:51.359
let him have you. I figured he just wanted to167902:08:51.399 --> 02:08:55.239
stare at those fun bags of yours. But he's got168002:08:55.239 --> 02:08:58.560
a real hard on for you. Maybe he watched a168102:08:58.600 --> 02:09:03.039
lot of your porno movies. Speaking of which, why don't168202:09:03.079 --> 02:09:07.199
we just get it on? You heard Reddin? He wants168302:09:07.239 --> 02:09:09.720
to kill both of us, So why don't we just168402:09:10.520 --> 02:09:14.039
fuck before he does? What would it matter to you168502:09:14.119 --> 02:09:17.920
after all those poorn movies, what's one more fuck? You'll168602:09:17.960 --> 02:09:22.560
always be a whore, Valentine, there ain't no covering that168702:09:22.720 --> 02:09:27.279
shit up. I growl and knock Melichant back to the168802:09:27.359 --> 02:09:32.439
floor with a punch. He sits up and feels his jaw.168902:09:33.520 --> 02:09:39.039
Wow for a bitch, you hit really hard, he sneers.169002:09:39.520 --> 02:09:43.159
Then he gets back up to his feet. Veranda shall169102:09:43.319 --> 02:09:47.159
savor beating you to a pulp for your insults this day.169202:09:48.119 --> 02:09:52.239
I sneer back as I tighten my fists, and for169302:09:52.319 --> 02:09:57.159
what you have done to Bedone. Just then I hear169402:09:57.319 --> 02:10:02.159
Bedone moaning nearby. I move to him to see if169502:10:02.199 --> 02:10:07.039
he is well. In my excitement, Melikant grabs another of169602:10:07.039 --> 02:10:11.319
the wooden chairs and breaks it over my head. I169702:10:11.439 --> 02:10:16.439
find myself upon the floor next to be done. We'll169802:10:16.439 --> 02:10:22.000
have fun soon, bitch, Melican says crazily. But I'm finishing169902:10:22.079 --> 02:10:27.479
this bastard first. No, I growl and force myself to170002:10:27.520 --> 02:10:32.159
get up. No, bitch, you stay down, he jeers, when170102:10:32.199 --> 02:10:36.359
he breaks another chair over my back. When I attempt170202:10:36.439 --> 02:10:38.960
to get to my feet once more, he has bludgeoned170302:10:39.000 --> 02:10:43.479
me with something metallic. The searing pain on my head170402:10:43.960 --> 02:10:49.800
becomes too much. As I fall into darkness, I hear170502:10:49.960 --> 02:10:56.359
Melikant again. I got no money left. I'm a ruined man.170602:10:57.560 --> 02:11:03.439
Now I'm good to ruin the both of you. Before170702:11:03.520 --> 02:11:09.800
I fade completely, I vow that if I live, vengeance170802:11:09.880 --> 02:11:27.079
against David Mellikent shall be mine. Late Saturday Night Perspective,170902:11:27.840 --> 02:11:33.560
Robbie Reddin, wakey, wakey, It sure took forever for Darcy171002:11:33.680 --> 02:11:37.600
Hart to wake up. It didn't matter, since she was171102:11:37.640 --> 02:11:41.680
tied up and gagged. She was all high and mighty171202:11:41.800 --> 02:11:46.600
back in Ridgeway Heights after taking my money and refusing171302:11:46.680 --> 02:11:51.800
to give me what I paid for. Yes, Darcy, I171402:11:51.880 --> 02:11:56.640
assure you I'm quite all right, I told her. When171502:11:56.680 --> 02:12:00.159
she saw me. She tried to talk, but the the171602:12:00.199 --> 02:12:06.560
gag was making things difficult. Okay, I'll remove the gag.171702:12:07.159 --> 02:12:11.079
I raised my finger, but don't bother calling for help.171802:12:11.479 --> 02:12:15.760
Believe me, nobody's gonna hear you, not where we are.171902:12:17.039 --> 02:12:21.079
After I removed the gag, Darcy glared at me. She172002:12:21.199 --> 02:12:25.439
looked so strange. How much makeup did Darcy get for172102:12:25.640 --> 02:12:33.600
Enrique Kuto's movie? Be Done? What's going on? What are172202:12:33.640 --> 02:12:41.039
you doing? I gave Darcy such a smile. Let me172302:12:41.119 --> 02:12:45.840
show you something. Then I removed my beard and hair.172402:12:47.640 --> 02:12:55.439
Be done. You are Robbie Redden, I laughed, bingo. Also,172502:12:55.560 --> 02:12:59.279
I suppose it never occurred to you to try unscrambling172602:12:59.359 --> 02:13:05.520
betone to find my real name, did it? I knelt172702:13:05.640 --> 02:13:10.079
down in front of her. Now I finally have you, Darcy.172802:13:11.239 --> 02:13:16.520
I am not Darcy Hart. You imbecile, She yelled of172902:13:16.640 --> 02:13:20.600
course you are. I said, you really thought I'd buy173002:13:20.640 --> 02:13:24.039
it when you said you were a porn star. It173102:13:24.159 --> 02:13:27.560
did surprise me that you sold nude picks at your table.173202:13:28.479 --> 02:13:34.439
Then I focus, but why horror Darcy look, Ernie's movie173302:13:34.560 --> 02:13:39.880
Night was terrible, but I really loved it. You even173402:13:39.960 --> 02:13:44.359
said in interviews that you hate horror. Why do movies173502:13:44.359 --> 02:13:48.680
with Enrique Kuto and the Corgan Twins. Then you even173602:13:48.760 --> 02:13:52.920
left the country to film that zombie remake. He won173702:13:53.000 --> 02:13:58.000
all those Fangoria chainsaw awards. Hell, you even pulled off173802:13:58.039 --> 02:14:02.079
a huge upset and won a Golden Globe. She changed173902:14:02.079 --> 02:14:06.960
the subject what did you do to Melikant? I laughed174002:14:07.680 --> 02:14:11.359
that idiot Dave knocked you out for me. After that,174102:14:12.119 --> 02:14:15.359
I knocked his ass out. Now I've got both of you,174202:14:15.880 --> 02:14:19.720
just like I said I would. You already know why174302:14:19.760 --> 02:14:24.439
I want you, I pointed to Dave. But this piece174402:14:24.479 --> 02:14:30.319
of shit here, I made myself calm down again. I174502:14:30.560 --> 02:14:33.880
drove to the Ridgeway Heights Horror Con to get your174602:14:33.920 --> 02:14:38.279
autograph and a selfie. After I gave you my money,174702:14:38.319 --> 02:14:42.520
you wouldn't sign my movie or give me the selfie.174802:14:42.600 --> 02:14:47.720
Then your handler, Kat Witherspoon called her husband, James Turner over.174902:14:48.600 --> 02:14:51.399
No matter how much I tried to explain everything, they175002:14:51.520 --> 02:14:56.159
just wouldn't listen. Imagine if you drove over two hours175102:14:56.640 --> 02:15:00.640
just to get ripped off. Now Dave was screaming at175202:15:00.680 --> 02:15:04.079
me through his gag. I made sure I tied him175302:15:04.159 --> 02:15:08.079
up good. He was so crazy he'd probably have brought175402:15:08.079 --> 02:15:12.359
the entire ski lodge right down on everybody. I pointed175502:15:12.439 --> 02:15:17.720
right at him. You really didn't recognize me, you fucking idiot,175602:15:18.359 --> 02:15:23.840
I asked him. Surprise, I'm Robbie Reddin. Guess I ain't175702:15:23.920 --> 02:15:28.479
such a pussy after all, huh. I flexed my arms.175802:15:29.319 --> 02:15:34.520
After my back was repaired in an experimental surgery courtesy175902:15:34.560 --> 02:15:39.039
of mirror technologies, I worked on bulking up. You can't176002:15:39.039 --> 02:15:44.760
imagine how great this feels being strong that and I'm176102:15:44.840 --> 02:15:49.720
finally finally getting my revenge on the both of you.176202:15:50.720 --> 02:15:55.319
Then Darcy called out, tell me, Reddin, how did you176302:15:55.439 --> 02:15:58.479
take over the PA system when you were with me176402:15:58.680 --> 02:16:03.760
in the lobby? I laughed a little easy. I set176502:16:03.840 --> 02:16:07.439
up another smartphone at the PA mike. It went off176602:16:07.479 --> 02:16:10.960
when I sent the signal from my own phone. Its176702:16:11.000 --> 02:16:14.760
Wi Fi only and a burner, so can't be tracked176802:16:14.760 --> 02:16:21.119
back to me. Quite clever, she complimented me. I looked176902:16:21.159 --> 02:16:25.960
back at my grand prize. Seriously, Darcy, how did you177002:16:26.000 --> 02:16:30.760
get to be such a cold, unfeeling bitch? You proved177102:16:30.800 --> 02:16:34.879
that day you don't give a shit about your fans.177202:16:35.040 --> 02:16:39.360
You think changing your name changes your past. The past177302:16:39.479 --> 02:16:43.399
may be the past, but it's still there. All you177402:16:43.479 --> 02:16:45.799
had to do was just give me what I paid for,177502:16:46.719 --> 02:16:50.719
and none of this would have happened. Darcy sighed again.177602:16:52.239 --> 02:16:56.239
You are mistaken about me, but you are correct about177702:16:56.280 --> 02:17:01.399
my not caring, because once I am free, you will177802:17:01.440 --> 02:17:10.239
regret not killing me when you had the chance. Perspective177902:17:10.959 --> 02:17:16.360
Vicki Valentine. Robbie Reddin caresses the side of my face.178002:17:17.520 --> 02:17:21.239
Even though you did what you did, Darcy, I don't178102:17:21.360 --> 02:17:24.840
think I can kill you. Just having you will be178202:17:25.639 --> 02:17:30.440
way better than your signature. I look him in the face.178302:17:31.360 --> 02:17:34.639
What will it take to make you understand that I178402:17:34.680 --> 02:17:39.159
am not Darcy Hart? I never even met you until178502:17:39.200 --> 02:17:43.920
this weekend? Did I not promise you autographed pictures and178602:17:44.120 --> 02:17:49.200
selfies on Sunday? Reddin shakes his head quickly and screams,178702:17:50.000 --> 02:17:55.239
stop lying to me. He stands up quickly and grabs178802:17:55.280 --> 02:17:59.360
a club with blood on it. He raises it above178902:17:59.399 --> 02:18:03.559
his head to strike me. I do not scream or179002:18:03.719 --> 02:18:07.959
beg for my life. I am a proud Gorgon warrior179102:18:08.120 --> 02:18:12.639
and will die with honor. Now I feel the pain179202:18:13.440 --> 02:18:17.879
of knowing that Bethany will learn of my death and179302:18:18.000 --> 02:18:23.159
how it will devastate her. But Reddin ceases just before179402:18:23.280 --> 02:18:29.399
the weapon makes contact with my head. Really, you're not179502:18:29.479 --> 02:18:32.760
even going to beg me to spare you. I will179602:18:32.799 --> 02:18:38.040
never give you the satisfaction, you pathetic little fool. None179702:18:38.079 --> 02:18:41.799
of my people would had they still lived. If you179802:18:41.920 --> 02:18:45.520
wish to end my life, then do so and cease179902:18:45.600 --> 02:18:53.319
your petty threats. Reddin gets this demented smirk. Oh no,180002:18:54.360 --> 02:19:00.760
I'm definitely keeping you. You shall never truly keep me,180102:19:01.479 --> 02:19:06.639
I promise him, I would claim your very head first.180202:19:08.319 --> 02:19:13.319
He points a shaky finger at me. You know that's180302:19:13.399 --> 02:19:22.520
actually not a bad idea. Reddin moves to David Melikant180402:19:22.840 --> 02:19:26.920
and grabs him by his hoodie. When Reddin pulls him180502:19:26.959 --> 02:19:30.760
to his feet, I can see Mellikant has been beaten.180602:19:31.440 --> 02:19:35.920
His bloody lip and black eye confirm this. I would180702:19:35.959 --> 02:19:41.000
congratulate Reddin for giving Melikant the beating he deserved, so180802:19:41.239 --> 02:19:44.040
long as he did not bind the fool in order180902:19:44.079 --> 02:19:48.120
to do it. After he shoves Melikant into a chair,181002:19:48.680 --> 02:19:53.159
he asks, hey, Dave, remember what you wrote on my181102:19:53.360 --> 02:19:56.959
forehead before you shoved me in front of that delivery truck.181202:19:57.879 --> 02:20:02.000
When Melikant doesn't reply, Reddin picks up a mirror he181302:20:02.120 --> 02:20:08.399
had on the table. No, well, I'll show you. He181402:20:08.520 --> 02:20:12.799
holds the mirror in front of Melikant. Just like the181502:20:12.879 --> 02:20:16.680
other members of his staff that were slain, the head181602:20:16.760 --> 02:20:22.120
of this convention now has the same word carved into181702:20:22.159 --> 02:20:29.280
his own chest band. Reddin chuckles, just wait until the181802:20:29.360 --> 02:20:34.760
police find you, Dave dead. With my handiwork on your chest. Hell,181902:20:34.879 --> 02:20:38.040
I'm beIN kind to you considering what all you did182002:20:38.040 --> 02:20:43.760
to me. Now, Reddin removes Melikant's gag. I'm gonna fucking182102:20:44.120 --> 02:20:48.639
kill you. You hear me, you pussy, You are dead dead.182202:20:49.959 --> 02:20:53.920
Reddin shakes his head just a little. You ain't doing182302:20:54.040 --> 02:20:57.760
shit all tied up like that. But I'll let all182402:20:57.799 --> 02:21:01.319
this go if you return my one hundred and forty182502:21:01.399 --> 02:21:06.959
dollars that I paid for Darcy heart here, Reddin returns182602:21:07.000 --> 02:21:11.680
to me, you are such a beautiful woman, I got182702:21:11.680 --> 02:21:15.200
a cabin out in the middle of nowhere, where nobody'll182802:21:15.239 --> 02:21:19.440
ever find me. I'll keep you there, just the two182902:21:19.479 --> 02:21:24.799
of us. Do you think in time maybe you could well?183002:21:25.959 --> 02:21:30.760
I laugh scornfully. I would never give my body to you,183102:21:31.479 --> 02:21:35.319
not even to preserve my own life. I'm a married woman,183202:21:35.920 --> 02:21:38.559
and I will never break my vows to my wife.183302:21:39.840 --> 02:21:44.120
Reddin's eyes grow wide when I finally break the ropes183402:21:44.399 --> 02:21:48.440
securing my wrists. He cries out when I lay hold183502:21:48.479 --> 02:21:52.040
of his throat. He tries to remove my hand. But183602:21:52.239 --> 02:21:55.760
even with all of the physical training he's done, a183702:21:55.840 --> 02:22:01.760
Gorgon female is still his superior. I shove him away183802:22:01.879 --> 02:22:05.079
with enough force to make him stagger back and tumble183902:22:05.159 --> 02:22:10.719
over the table. I quickly unbind my ankles. Upon returning184002:22:10.760 --> 02:22:15.159
to my feet, I am with determination to avenge myself.184102:22:16.120 --> 02:22:20.479
Melikan's eyes become wide when he sees how easily I184202:22:20.600 --> 02:22:24.799
leap up and on to the table. As Reddin returns184302:22:24.840 --> 02:22:27.959
to his feet, I easily flip from the table and184402:22:28.079 --> 02:22:32.920
land gracefully before him. Before he can think of what184502:22:33.079 --> 02:22:36.600
to do next, I utter my battle cry and strike184602:22:36.680 --> 02:22:41.600
him hard in the face. He staggers and falls to184702:22:41.680 --> 02:22:46.440
the floor, know that you are trapped in here with me,184802:22:47.440 --> 02:22:52.159
I say with satisfaction. Reddin is quickly back to his184902:22:52.239 --> 02:22:55.520
feet and comes at me. He takes me down to185002:22:55.600 --> 02:22:59.000
the floor and tries to place his hands around my neck,185102:22:59.760 --> 02:23:02.920
but I utilize my training and chop both sides of185202:23:02.959 --> 02:23:07.040
his own neck, making him cry out. I return to185302:23:07.120 --> 02:23:11.120
my feet and unleash a blow at his midsection. Redden185402:23:11.239 --> 02:23:15.840
groans and falls to his knees. Then I hear David185502:23:15.879 --> 02:23:20.520
Melikant groan as well. I really do not wish to185602:23:20.600 --> 02:23:25.000
save him, but to not do so would be murder185702:23:25.079 --> 02:23:29.399
for my part. While I have slain many enemies and185802:23:29.639 --> 02:23:33.600
usurpers who have come before me in the night, Realm185902:23:33.760 --> 02:23:38.239
Melikant is merely a selfish mortal and not deserving of186002:23:38.399 --> 02:23:42.719
death by my hands. Even letting Reddin have him to186102:23:42.760 --> 02:23:48.079
satiate his own vengeance violates my code as a Gorgun warrior.186202:23:48.879 --> 02:23:53.159
Reddin forces himself back to his feet and sees how186302:23:53.239 --> 02:23:59.440
determined I am. You will never best Vernda again. When186402:23:59.440 --> 02:24:02.399
I finish with you, you will learn that I am186502:24:02.440 --> 02:24:08.399
indeed not darcy heart. He screams and comes at me again.186602:24:09.000 --> 02:24:12.040
I utter another battle cry and go at him myself.186702:24:12.799 --> 02:24:17.520
He soon learns that he is overmatched against me. I186802:24:17.559 --> 02:24:20.959
suppose that I am drunken with the thrill of battle,186902:24:21.399 --> 02:24:25.159
for I have not engaged in such since last Halloween.187002:24:25.319 --> 02:24:28.559
In the night realm, I stun Redden with a bare187102:24:28.600 --> 02:24:32.719
foot to his stomach. I do not allow him to fall, however,187202:24:33.159 --> 02:24:35.879
Instead I catch him and throw him up against a187302:24:35.959 --> 02:24:41.079
wall near by. I feel myself continuing to grow stronger187402:24:41.159 --> 02:24:47.159
and change more into my monster form. I will relish,187502:24:47.440 --> 02:24:52.879
rendering Reddin to stone. He tries one more time to187602:24:52.959 --> 02:24:57.639
strike me, but I anticipate his blow and step aside.187702:24:58.239 --> 02:25:01.959
When he starts passing by me, I grab hold of187802:25:02.040 --> 02:25:06.200
his jacket and easily cast him over the table. He187902:25:06.360 --> 02:25:11.159
slams into the opposite wall and falls. I spring upon188002:25:11.239 --> 02:25:14.959
the table again and squat to look down upon him.188102:25:15.239 --> 02:25:21.319
David Melikant cannot believe what he has witnessed from me. Yield, Reddin,188202:25:21.959 --> 02:25:26.120
I command him, yield, for I shall not demand it again.188302:25:27.600 --> 02:25:32.520
Reddin manages to sit up and points at me, fuck you.188402:25:33.840 --> 02:25:37.319
I leap from the table and land beside him. He188502:25:37.399 --> 02:25:41.559
quickly moves and crawls underneath the table to the opposite side.188602:25:42.079 --> 02:25:46.200
From there he moves to the door and exits. If188702:25:46.200 --> 02:25:50.680
he truly wishes to make this difficult, then so be it,188802:25:51.600 --> 02:25:56.280
Jesus Christ. Melicant yells when the open door allows the188902:25:56.319 --> 02:26:03.360
blowing storm to come in. Besidel imbecil. I return. I189002:26:03.479 --> 02:26:07.280
see a standing coat rack. After removing the coats, I189102:26:07.360 --> 02:26:12.200
break off the hangers. Perfect. Now Veranda has a weapon189202:26:13.120 --> 02:26:18.799
in this staff. Are you fucking serious? He yells, You're189302:26:18.840 --> 02:26:21.520
going out there dressed like a slut, and you got189402:26:21.520 --> 02:26:26.799
no shoes on. Indeed, I assure him, I do not189502:26:27.040 --> 02:26:33.959
look upon him, but feel his expectant look. Well, come on, bitch, untie,189602:26:34.079 --> 02:26:37.879
me get me the hell out of these ropes ow shit.189702:26:38.879 --> 02:26:42.879
Clearly he has forgotten the word that Reddin carved upon189802:26:42.959 --> 02:26:47.239
his flesh. I'll help you look for that pussy. I know.189902:26:47.319 --> 02:26:50.799
When I find him, I do a gorgon maneuver with190002:26:50.840 --> 02:26:54.719
my new staff and make melikan't cry out when the190102:26:54.879 --> 02:27:00.399
end nearly makes contact with his face. Jesus, what's your problem?190202:27:01.440 --> 02:27:04.840
You will be still until I return for you, I190302:27:04.920 --> 02:27:10.200
tell him. Then ready my staff and follow Reddin out190402:27:10.840 --> 02:27:22.239
into the storm. I gasp when my bare feet touch190502:27:22.360 --> 02:27:26.520
the snow, the winds and the blowing sleet do not190602:27:26.879 --> 02:27:30.200
turn me back. I have been in the mortal Realm190702:27:30.280 --> 02:27:33.559
long enough to know that a being from here would190802:27:33.639 --> 02:27:39.319
die from this storm wearing only what I am wearing. Fortunately,190902:27:39.479 --> 02:27:44.079
my feet will not become frostbitten nor numb. Tracking Redden191002:27:44.159 --> 02:27:47.760
shall not prove difficult as long as I am vigilant191102:27:48.319 --> 02:27:54.520
in following his tracks. Hum. I think the winters of191202:27:54.559 --> 02:27:59.200
the mortal Realm are definitely something to indulge in. I191302:27:59.319 --> 02:28:03.159
brace myself when a huge gust seeks to make me fall.191402:28:03.879 --> 02:28:07.159
I can feel my deep red coils that are my191502:28:07.360 --> 02:28:12.319
hair being thrashed everywhere. I stop when I see the191602:28:12.440 --> 02:28:17.520
deer that stands before me. It reminds me of fond191702:28:17.680 --> 02:28:21.959
days hunting for my prey prior to the hell weaver191802:28:22.159 --> 02:28:27.120
invading my realm. But as this creature stares at me,191902:28:28.040 --> 02:28:31.879
I know that I shall allow it to live. I192002:28:32.000 --> 02:28:37.399
move on and continue my hunt for Robbie Redden. As192102:28:37.440 --> 02:28:41.239
for that building, I know exactly where we are now.192202:28:42.360 --> 02:28:45.600
It's where people wait for the cable cars that take192302:28:45.639 --> 02:28:48.680
them across the canyon and to the ski hills on192402:28:48.719 --> 02:28:52.520
the other side. Bethany told me this as we were192502:28:52.600 --> 02:28:57.799
packing to go to our separate events. Goodness, I feel192602:28:57.799 --> 02:29:00.280
that I am being seduced by the charms of this192702:29:00.360 --> 02:29:04.680
wintry paradise. I would enjoy the snowstorms and the hunting.192802:29:05.239 --> 02:29:09.239
If these were my lands, I could truly live free192902:29:09.280 --> 02:29:13.360
as a Gorgon warrior. But I could never give up Bethany.193002:29:14.360 --> 02:29:17.680
My wife is far more important to me than anything.193102:29:18.479 --> 02:29:21.040
At least, I may live the dream for the moment.193202:29:21.879 --> 02:29:27.360
As I hunt Robbie Reddin, I continue to follow his tracks.193302:29:28.079 --> 02:29:32.319
After several minutes, I see his shape as he stands193402:29:32.399 --> 02:29:38.000
before the cliff. I close the gap, but not too much.193502:29:38.719 --> 02:29:43.040
I wish to take Reddin alive. I hope that he193602:29:43.200 --> 02:29:48.479
does not force my hand. Why come here, I demand.193702:29:49.120 --> 02:29:52.600
You cannot seriously mean to throw yourself over the side.193802:29:52.920 --> 02:29:56.360
You already put yourself at great risk just standing there.193902:29:57.239 --> 02:29:59.879
The winds are mighty and can force you to the ground,194002:30:00.639 --> 02:30:04.799
perhaps even over that cliff. With my night vision, I194102:30:04.879 --> 02:30:09.680
can see Reddin's demented sneer. You really think I'd just194202:30:10.200 --> 02:30:14.079
ended all when I've come so far. Oh no, Darcy,194302:30:14.719 --> 02:30:19.719
I'm getting what I'm owed. One way or another. The194402:30:19.760 --> 02:30:24.680
fool rushes at me. This time he produces a small canister,194502:30:25.319 --> 02:30:29.399
which he sprays directly in my eyes. I drop my194602:30:29.559 --> 02:30:34.600
staff and cry out when my face burns hot with mace.194702:30:35.600 --> 02:30:38.879
The next thing I know, I'm being beaten by my194802:30:39.040 --> 02:30:42.879
own staff. Maybe I should just break your back so194902:30:43.000 --> 02:30:45.600
you know what I had to go through. You think195002:30:45.680 --> 02:30:49.360
anybody would give two shits about a heartless bitch like you.195102:30:50.440 --> 02:30:53.520
He keeps striking me with the staff as I attempt195202:30:53.639 --> 02:30:58.159
to stand once more. The winds continue to battle against195302:30:58.239 --> 02:31:01.360
both of us. Truly, I have been living as a195402:31:01.399 --> 02:31:05.120
member of the Mortal Realm society for far too long.195502:31:06.200 --> 02:31:10.719
I should have anticipated Reddin's treachery, but I do not195602:31:10.879 --> 02:31:14.440
have much time to learn from my mistakes. When another195702:31:14.639 --> 02:31:18.200
gust of wind hits me as Reddin strikes me with195802:31:18.319 --> 02:31:22.959
the staff, I am taken off my feet and I195902:31:23.000 --> 02:31:29.520
am falling to my death. Reddin and the storm have196002:31:29.680 --> 02:31:41.680
both sealed my fate. As I fall down, down, down, perspective,196102:31:42.520 --> 02:31:48.000
Robbie Reddin, I did it. I finally got my revenge196202:31:48.040 --> 02:31:52.159
on Darcy Heart. I paid that bitch back even worse196302:31:52.200 --> 02:31:56.559
than what she did to me. Damn it, this feels good.196402:31:57.360 --> 02:31:59.760
I wasn't lying when I said I wanted to keep196502:31:59.799 --> 02:32:04.319
her having the real thing is way better than having196602:32:04.360 --> 02:32:09.239
her autograph. Now that she was dead, that left only196702:32:09.360 --> 02:32:13.680
one final loose end. I had to work against the winds,196802:32:13.719 --> 02:32:16.399
but I was going to get back to where I196902:32:16.520 --> 02:32:20.200
left Dave Mellikant. He was the one who put me197002:32:20.319 --> 02:32:24.719
through all that hell. He was the one who had197102:32:24.799 --> 02:32:30.360
to pay. Once I killed him, then my revenge would197202:32:30.440 --> 02:32:36.840
be complete. If I didn't know any better, i'd say197302:32:36.840 --> 02:32:41.120
the blizzard was getting worse and worse. A few times197402:32:41.159 --> 02:32:44.000
the winds hit me in the back and almost took197502:32:44.040 --> 02:32:49.040
me off my feet. Good thing I work out. I197602:32:49.159 --> 02:32:52.760
think if I hadn't, i'd have been knocked down and197702:32:52.879 --> 02:32:57.959
probably couldn't have gotten back up. Thinking about that made197802:32:58.000 --> 02:33:02.440
me want to kill Mellikant even more. It was thanks197902:33:02.479 --> 02:33:04.959
to him that I might never have gotten back up.198002:33:06.159 --> 02:33:09.600
To be fair, I never believed Dave meant to push198102:33:09.680 --> 02:33:12.600
me in front of that truck. It was the fact198202:33:12.600 --> 02:33:15.159
that he tried to get out of it. It was198302:33:15.200 --> 02:33:19.159
the fact that he didn't want to accept any responsibility198402:33:19.239 --> 02:33:23.879
for his actions whatsoever. And you know, he didn't want198502:33:23.920 --> 02:33:29.639
to pay one goddamn dime towards my surgeries. I couldn't198602:33:29.639 --> 02:33:35.159
believe places like Mirran technologies existed. Really, it was because198702:33:35.159 --> 02:33:39.399
of their experimental operations that I was moving around again.198802:33:40.600 --> 02:33:44.239
Like what they did to me at Ridgeway Heights never happened.198902:33:45.719 --> 02:33:47.799
I went through a lot of pain and a lot199002:33:47.840 --> 02:33:51.920
of hell, but it was all worth it, not to mention,199102:33:52.799 --> 02:33:56.920
it was all free now. As I was returning to199202:33:56.959 --> 02:34:02.159
where I kept Melichant, I was too eager. I walked199302:34:02.159 --> 02:34:05.280
inside and found him trying to rub his ropes up199402:34:05.319 --> 02:34:10.680
against a broken chair leg. Oh shit, he cried when199502:34:10.760 --> 02:34:15.840
he saw me. Yeah, Dave, I cried back, knowing my199602:34:16.000 --> 02:34:19.879
revenge was nearly complete. When I get out of these199702:34:19.959 --> 02:34:23.200
fucking ropes, I swear to God, I'm gonna kill you,199802:34:23.879 --> 02:34:27.639
he yelled. When I took out my pocket knife, his199902:34:27.760 --> 02:34:31.559
eyes got big. No, no, get get away from me.200002:34:32.559 --> 02:34:36.440
Ain't you done enough yet? Redden? I laughed a little.200102:34:37.760 --> 02:34:42.799
Not nearly enough, and to Melichan't surprise, I put a200202:34:42.840 --> 02:34:47.719
hand on his shoulder and lowered myself to actually cut200302:34:47.760 --> 02:34:52.520
his ropes that were binding his wrists. Then I stepped200402:34:52.559 --> 02:34:57.719
back and saw his look of surprise. Go ahead and200502:34:57.799 --> 02:35:02.239
untie your legs. So oh you want to kill me, Well,200602:35:03.000 --> 02:35:08.680
now's your chance here I tossed him my knife. Dave200702:35:08.760 --> 02:35:12.200
grabbed it and cut himself free. He was back on200802:35:12.280 --> 02:35:15.760
his feet fast and swinging the knife at me. Come on,200902:35:15.959 --> 02:35:19.520
you fuckin' pussy, I'll cut your goddamn balls off and201002:35:19.600 --> 02:35:23.799
feed him to you. Maybe back in Ridgeway Heights. I201102:35:23.920 --> 02:35:27.159
might have been afraid of him, I still stood up201202:35:27.159 --> 02:35:31.120
for myself and wanting my hard earned money back. I201302:35:31.200 --> 02:35:36.399
promised myself, if what mirror technologies did actually worked, I201402:35:36.440 --> 02:35:40.360
would make myself better. Not only did I build myself201502:35:40.440 --> 02:35:45.440
up through strength training and cardio, I also learned how201602:35:45.440 --> 02:35:50.879
to fight self taught. I had no idea. Darcy Hart201702:35:50.959 --> 02:35:54.680
knew how to fight, to be honest, she had better201802:35:54.760 --> 02:35:59.440
moves than me. But I knew I could take melichant201902:36:00.479 --> 02:36:04.440
as he was learning. When I hit him again and again,202002:36:05.520 --> 02:36:09.440
he kept swinging the knife and missing with each swing.202102:36:10.200 --> 02:36:14.360
I stepped up to him and hit him good, so202202:36:14.440 --> 02:36:18.440
you see I could kick his ass tied up or not,202302:36:19.879 --> 02:36:23.680
Dave had no stamina. When he swung again and fell202402:36:23.719 --> 02:36:27.559
on his ass. That was when I kicked the knife202502:36:28.040 --> 02:36:31.000
out of his hand. Then I got on top of202602:36:31.079 --> 02:36:36.040
him and beat his ass again. All you had to202702:36:36.120 --> 02:36:38.440
do was either get Darcy to give me what I202802:36:38.479 --> 02:36:41.920
paid for, or give me my money back, I yelled202902:36:42.239 --> 02:36:47.399
as I kept pounding his face. That's all you had203002:36:47.639 --> 02:36:53.719
to do. Dave wasn't even moving now when I got203102:36:53.760 --> 02:36:58.120
off him, he wasn't dead. Seeing how he looked, you203202:36:58.319 --> 02:37:01.319
just knew I beat the living shit out of him,203302:37:02.040 --> 02:37:05.719
But I wasn't done yet. If you really thought Dave203402:37:05.840 --> 02:37:09.639
Mellikant would learn from this and be a better person, well,203502:37:10.680 --> 02:37:14.079
no way. He didn't change for the better after he203602:37:14.159 --> 02:37:17.040
knocked me in front of that truck. Believe me, he203702:37:17.200 --> 02:37:20.479
wasn't going to change for the better now. He would203802:37:20.520 --> 02:37:24.799
always be the same piece of shit until the day203902:37:24.879 --> 02:37:29.280
he died, which was going to be in the next204002:37:29.360 --> 02:37:41.920
few minutes. I moved and retrieved my knife, the very204102:37:42.040 --> 02:37:47.399
same one I carved Banned into all of my targets with. Okay,204202:37:47.479 --> 02:37:50.479
I didn't get to carve it into Darcy Heart's stomach,204302:37:50.559 --> 02:37:55.600
but that's fine. She didn't directly have anything to do204402:37:55.680 --> 02:37:59.719
with my banning all those years back. Anyway, it was204502:37:59.760 --> 02:38:04.479
all Mellikant. It may have started with Darcy, but it204602:38:04.520 --> 02:38:09.200
would end with Dave. After I'm done with you, Dave,204702:38:10.120 --> 02:38:13.559
I'll take off no one'll be any wiser when the204802:38:13.559 --> 02:38:17.559
police find your body. And as for Darcy Heart, they'll204902:38:17.559 --> 02:38:21.559
be searching for weeks before they even find her body.205002:38:22.680 --> 02:38:25.360
I don't know how far she fell over that cliff,205102:38:25.440 --> 02:38:30.600
but I know it's a long long way down. I205202:38:30.719 --> 02:38:34.559
lowered myself and put my knee down on Melikant's throat.205302:38:35.159 --> 02:38:38.879
As he was gasping and struggling to breathe, I raised205402:38:38.920 --> 02:38:43.920
the knife. Now I'm going to underline your word, Dave.205502:38:44.680 --> 02:38:48.559
Let's call this my chef's kiss, as I'm gutting you.205602:38:49.520 --> 02:38:53.799
In fact, I'll be surprised if you have any guts205702:38:54.079 --> 02:38:58.040
at all. He put his hands on my leg and205802:38:58.159 --> 02:39:00.920
tried to get me off his neck. As I was205902:39:00.959 --> 02:39:05.000
about to lower the knife and complete my revenge, the206002:39:05.079 --> 02:39:12.760
door suddenly came apart, and this, this monster was standing there.206102:39:13.360 --> 02:39:16.920
She was wearing the same miniskirt and slutty top that206202:39:17.079 --> 02:39:21.239
Darcy Heart was before I sent her falling to her death.206302:39:22.360 --> 02:39:28.639
But now now she had blank yellow eyes and lizard206402:39:28.840 --> 02:39:37.319
like skin, fangs, and and snakes for hair. When she smiled,206502:39:37.360 --> 02:39:41.639
I could see her fangs even more, seeing those snakes206602:39:41.719 --> 02:39:47.399
moving on their own in her hair. Jesus, hello, Robbie,206702:39:47.959 --> 02:39:52.600
she said, do you still believe that I am Darcy206802:39:52.719 --> 02:40:01.040
Hart perspective Veranda. Oh the look of horror upon Robbie206902:40:01.040 --> 02:40:06.600
Reddin's face when he beholds my true form once more.207002:40:06.680 --> 02:40:10.079
The hell Weaver's blood flowing through my veins is at207102:40:10.159 --> 02:40:14.000
full power. While it is true that I desired to207202:40:14.079 --> 02:40:17.959
have my powers again, the price is that I am207302:40:18.399 --> 02:40:26.120
cursed to live as a monster again, possibly forever. But207402:40:26.399 --> 02:40:31.399
I shall use my newly restored power to stop Robbie Reddin.207502:40:32.760 --> 02:40:36.559
He's backing himself up against a nearby wall and shaking207602:40:37.520 --> 02:40:42.719
get away from me, He yells, get away. He pushes207702:40:42.799 --> 02:40:46.840
himself away from the wall and runs back out into207802:40:46.879 --> 02:40:51.799
the storm. I look down upon David Mellikant and see207902:40:51.920 --> 02:40:55.799
that he is badly beaten, but I believe that he208002:40:55.879 --> 02:41:00.319
shall live. Reddin beat him within an inch of his life,208102:41:00.360 --> 02:41:04.639
but Melikant is too stubborn to be overcome by something208202:41:04.680 --> 02:41:10.959
as mundane as death, at least for now. Knowing that208302:41:11.000 --> 02:41:13.840
he will not be going anywhere, I turn my attention208402:41:14.040 --> 02:41:20.159
to Reddin and pursue him again once more. The hunt208502:41:20.879 --> 02:41:27.200
is on. My snake flesh protects me against the cold208602:41:27.280 --> 02:41:32.120
of this storm. Even better than my once mortal flesh.208702:41:32.719 --> 02:41:37.159
I barely feel the chill upon my bare feet. I208802:41:37.319 --> 02:41:42.440
follow Redden's tracks this time I find him attempting to208902:41:42.520 --> 02:41:47.920
start a snowmobile. I killed you, he yells, I know209002:41:48.079 --> 02:41:52.680
I did. Who the hell? What the hell are you?209102:41:54.159 --> 02:42:02.639
Certainly not Darcy Hart, I promise him. I am Veranda,209202:42:03.200 --> 02:42:07.799
But I killed you, Reddin repeats, Had it not been209302:42:07.959 --> 02:42:11.440
for this storm, you might very well have succeeded in209402:42:11.520 --> 02:42:15.840
your task. But the winds kept moving me in different209502:42:15.920 --> 02:42:20.040
directions until I finally came to land in a rather209602:42:20.799 --> 02:42:24.639
large snow bank. The force of the fall was still209702:42:24.680 --> 02:42:28.760
sufficient enough to injure me. I might very well have209802:42:28.920 --> 02:42:32.559
died had it not been for the hell weaver's blood209902:42:33.120 --> 02:42:37.520
that flows through me. I have fully regained my powers210002:42:37.600 --> 02:42:42.000
and am restored, And now I shall finally settle the210102:42:42.120 --> 02:42:48.360
score with you. Reddin finally succeeds in starting the snowmobile.210202:42:49.200 --> 02:42:54.360
He screams as he speeds away. If the fool believes210302:42:54.399 --> 02:42:58.319
that he can so easily escape, then Veranda shall be210402:42:58.440 --> 02:43:03.600
more than happy to prove him wrong. Reddin flies with210502:43:03.719 --> 02:43:08.360
great speed across the snowy lands. In time, he reaches210602:43:08.440 --> 02:43:12.120
one of the ski hills and maneuvers his way downward.210702:43:13.479 --> 02:43:18.559
Little does he realize. Reddin screams when he feels himself210802:43:18.760 --> 02:43:23.600
suddenly removed from the snowmobile. He screams again when he210902:43:23.639 --> 02:43:28.520
looks up upon me. The fear etched upon his face211002:43:28.799 --> 02:43:32.719
is priceless. If you believe me to be Medusa from211102:43:33.120 --> 02:43:38.920
mortal Greek mythology, here is something you should consider. I211202:43:39.200 --> 02:43:45.559
predate Medusa. Did you miss me? Reddin? I yell before211302:43:45.600 --> 02:43:48.840
I toss him to the snow. When he tries to211402:43:48.879 --> 02:43:53.840
withdraw from me, I ask him, do you still believe211502:43:53.920 --> 02:43:59.200
me to be Darcy Hart? Answer me mortal? I won't211602:43:59.280 --> 02:44:03.680
let you take me alive. Reddin yells, finally back upon211702:44:03.799 --> 02:44:07.639
his feet. I won't go to prison. It's not fair,211802:44:08.639 --> 02:44:13.760
he flees. I am in pursuit. Though Reddin's boots allow211902:44:13.879 --> 02:44:17.520
him to move across the snow with ease, he still212002:44:17.719 --> 02:44:21.559
cannot escape me. I could easily appear in front of212102:44:21.639 --> 02:44:27.520
him again, but I am enthralled with the hunt. Though212202:44:27.559 --> 02:44:31.040
I am barefoot, I can leap to compensate for the212302:44:31.159 --> 02:44:35.200
lack of traction. When I lay hold of Reddin again,212402:44:35.639 --> 02:44:41.040
he screams once more, leave me alone. He shoves me212502:44:41.159 --> 02:44:44.840
away and runs into some trees. I am ready to212602:44:44.879 --> 02:44:48.879
pursue him once more when I hear him scream again,212702:44:50.200 --> 02:44:57.200
one of desperation. Clearly he is in trouble again. I212802:44:57.360 --> 02:45:02.840
follow his tracks and soon come to another cliff. Reddin212902:45:02.920 --> 02:45:09.440
did not continue to scream, meaning he still lives. I213002:45:09.559 --> 02:45:14.120
lower myself to one knee to brace against the winds.213102:45:14.959 --> 02:45:19.559
Then I lean over a little and find Reddin hanging213202:45:19.600 --> 02:45:24.200
off a rock just below. When he sees me, he213302:45:24.280 --> 02:45:29.840
calls out, help me, please. I don't want to die.213402:45:31.040 --> 02:45:35.360
I could easily point out why he deserves to, but213502:45:35.479 --> 02:45:38.920
I understand that if Bethany was here with me, she213602:45:39.000 --> 02:45:42.760
would wish for me to show him mercy. Even though213702:45:42.799 --> 02:45:46.159
my wife is not here, she proves to be my213802:45:46.319 --> 02:45:51.520
conscience this night. Hang on, Mortal, I see that I213902:45:51.559 --> 02:45:54.319
may step over the edge and land safely upon the214002:45:54.399 --> 02:45:58.559
rock which Reddin holds on to. Upon doing so, I214102:45:58.639 --> 02:46:02.000
seize both of his wrists and easily pull him up214202:46:02.040 --> 02:46:06.000
to me. Not wishing to wait for another strong gust214302:46:06.239 --> 02:46:09.559
to potentially make us both fall into the deep chasm,214402:46:10.040 --> 02:46:12.760
I leap up and just manage to make it back214502:46:12.879 --> 02:46:16.600
to the original edge. I run away from the cliff214602:46:16.680 --> 02:46:21.000
with redd and clutched under my arm, almost like holding214702:46:21.040 --> 02:46:24.559
a large football. When I am certain that we are214802:46:24.639 --> 02:46:29.879
safe enough, I drop him. He slowly returns to his feet.214902:46:30.239 --> 02:46:33.520
When he again beholds the snakes that are my hair,215002:46:33.959 --> 02:46:41.079
slithering and moving around, he cowers in fear. You you215102:46:41.200 --> 02:46:47.440
really aren't darcy heart, he asks in disbelief. But but215202:46:48.319 --> 02:46:53.280
I raise my finger. No, I never was, and never215302:46:53.399 --> 02:47:01.000
shall be. Once more, Redden flees I, following the hunt.215402:47:02.000 --> 02:47:06.239
In time, I track him back to the ski lodge.215502:47:06.479 --> 02:47:09.799
I almost wonder if I should even enter to continue215602:47:09.879 --> 02:47:15.120
pursuing him. Ah, but is this not a horror convention?215702:47:15.840 --> 02:47:19.079
People have dressed up in what is known as cos play,215802:47:19.559 --> 02:47:23.879
which means that a real monster such as I may215902:47:24.040 --> 02:47:35.280
hide in plain sight as I pursue him. Reddin tries216002:47:35.319 --> 02:47:38.520
to enter through a set of double doors, but discovers216102:47:38.959 --> 02:47:42.200
that they are locked. He runs to the main doors216202:47:42.239 --> 02:47:46.200
and is able to enter. I am not too far behind.216302:47:47.159 --> 02:47:50.559
I do not need to run after him. Upon entering,216402:47:50.639 --> 02:47:55.799
there are mortals convention people in the lobby who behold216502:47:55.879 --> 02:48:02.440
me wetness strips and runs down my body. Whoa wicked216602:48:03.040 --> 02:48:08.639
great costume love the snakes. The mortals make no attempt216702:48:08.760 --> 02:48:14.719
to touch me, but they clearly admire my costume. And216802:48:14.799 --> 02:48:19.760
then I have an idea. I point to Reddin, seize him.216902:48:20.159 --> 02:48:24.399
He is the killer, and just like that, they obey217002:48:24.479 --> 02:48:28.799
me and quickly lay hold of Reddin. No let go217102:48:28.959 --> 02:48:33.319
of me, God damn it, he shrieks. You don't understand,217202:48:34.200 --> 02:48:40.159
VICKI Valentine is a real monster. She's real. Ironically, these217302:48:40.280 --> 02:48:45.079
mortals understand that I am indeed a real monster, yet217402:48:45.559 --> 02:48:49.920
they still admire me. But this distraction allows Reddin to217502:48:49.959 --> 02:48:54.159
break loose. Luckily, I've gotten close enough to lay hold217602:48:54.200 --> 02:48:57.360
of him. I'm ready to finish him off, but again217702:48:57.479 --> 02:49:01.520
I think of Bethany and desigh on a better alternative.217802:49:02.719 --> 02:49:05.079
Seeing that I am at the main doors to the217902:49:05.120 --> 02:49:08.680
dealer room, I rip one of them off and bring218002:49:08.760 --> 02:49:12.879
Reddin inside. I turn on the lights and bring my218102:49:13.079 --> 02:49:17.319
prey to my table. What do you think you're doing?218202:49:18.440 --> 02:49:23.159
Reddin demands, still trying to break free. When we reach218302:49:23.239 --> 02:49:26.879
my table, I grab and fling the cover away to218402:49:27.000 --> 02:49:30.360
reveal my pictures. Then I lift him so that I218502:49:30.399 --> 02:49:33.760
may seat him in a chair. When I have his218602:49:33.959 --> 02:49:39.639
full attention, I point to the photographs which of these218702:49:40.280 --> 02:49:48.000
do you desire? What he asks. Confused, I shall settle218802:49:48.079 --> 02:49:52.799
Darcy Heart's debt to you. I say, now, which of218902:49:52.879 --> 02:49:57.319
these photographs do you desire? Then I wave him off.219002:49:58.280 --> 02:50:02.200
Forget it. I will an't you one of each. I219102:50:02.319 --> 02:50:05.600
pick up one of the markers. From there, I sign219202:50:05.719 --> 02:50:11.360
each photograph with the following to Robbie, thank you for219302:50:11.440 --> 02:50:15.719
your services to me during the convention. Hopefully this makes219402:50:15.799 --> 02:50:19.200
up for what happened to you in Ridgeway Heights with219502:50:19.319 --> 02:50:25.600
all my love, Vicki Valentine x o x O. After219602:50:25.760 --> 02:50:30.000
handing him the photographs, I see his smartphone and seize219702:50:30.000 --> 02:50:33.879
it from his jacket pocket. Then I kneeled beside him219802:50:33.920 --> 02:50:37.360
and utilize the camera feature so that we may take219902:50:38.440 --> 02:50:42.040
selfies together. When I have taken enough to where I220002:50:42.079 --> 02:50:46.000
am certain that Reddin shall be satisfied, I return his220102:50:46.159 --> 02:50:51.600
phone to him. There, I say, standing to my feet,220202:50:52.120 --> 02:50:55.680
you now have your autographs. You now have your selfies.220302:50:56.120 --> 02:50:58.479
I would say that you got many times more than220402:50:58.520 --> 02:51:04.920
your money's worth. Reddin just looks at me with surprise. Um,220502:51:06.000 --> 02:51:12.280
thank you. I smile a little, of course. Then I220602:51:12.440 --> 02:51:18.520
lash out with my fist to render him unconscious. Therein here,220702:51:19.520 --> 02:51:22.799
I hear some one say, I move away from my220802:51:22.959 --> 02:51:29.360
table and leave Robbi Reddin there hiding behind Enrique Cauto's backdrop.220902:51:30.159 --> 02:51:33.239
I watched David Melkant bring the police to my table.221002:51:34.200 --> 02:51:38.280
Did he finally call them this time? I listen as221102:51:38.280 --> 02:51:41.319
he tells them how Robbi beat him up and carved221202:51:41.399 --> 02:51:45.799
band on his chest. I will not say everything here,221302:51:45.840 --> 02:51:51.079
but Melikant was beyond belligerent. Had Redden not have committed221402:51:51.159 --> 02:51:54.719
murder on his revenge spree, perhaps I would have granted221502:51:54.799 --> 02:51:58.360
him his freedom. The ones he killed were not the221602:51:58.479 --> 02:52:02.840
nicest of people, but they did not deserve to have221702:52:02.920 --> 02:52:08.959
their lives ended. Reddin needs to pay for this. Melikant221802:52:09.000 --> 02:52:12.840
watches as the police revive Reddin. Then they read him221902:52:12.879 --> 02:52:17.079
his rights and arrest him. Believe it or not, he222002:52:17.159 --> 02:52:21.479
did not deny what he had done. He did ask222102:52:21.559 --> 02:52:23.840
the police if he could have his phone and the222202:52:23.879 --> 02:52:28.200
autographed pictures that I had given him. Of course, they222302:52:28.239 --> 02:52:32.200
would not allow him to keep his phone, but they222402:52:32.239 --> 02:52:35.440
saw no reason why he could not keep the pictures.222502:52:36.079 --> 02:52:40.799
Melikant remains behind when the police depart. That is when222602:52:40.799 --> 02:52:45.639
I reveal myself and confront him. He jumps back when222702:52:45.639 --> 02:52:50.440
he beholds my true form. God damn it, are you222802:52:50.559 --> 02:52:55.799
still in that fucking stupid ass costume? Valentine? I pointed him.222902:52:56.600 --> 02:53:00.559
Look around this dealer room for the final time, immortal,223002:53:01.079 --> 02:53:05.239
for it shall be the last thing you ever see.223102:53:05.360 --> 02:53:08.879
For all that Robbie Reddin had done, it would never223202:53:08.920 --> 02:53:13.879
have happened had it not been for David Melikant accident223302:53:14.000 --> 02:53:17.319
or not. Back in Ridgeway Heights. He still shows no223402:53:17.479 --> 02:53:22.559
remorse to this day. Truly, this mortal is without empathy.223502:53:23.600 --> 02:53:28.000
Before Melikant can yell at me again, I stare hard223602:53:28.040 --> 02:53:33.280
at him. Then he sees my blank yellow eyes glow bright.223702:53:35.600 --> 02:53:41.399
What's going? What's going? Eh? David Melikant never finishes his thought.223802:53:41.959 --> 02:53:48.040
His movements grow slower until he becomes still. Then he223902:53:48.239 --> 02:53:53.520
loses color in his flesh and clothing. Melikant shall never224002:53:53.680 --> 02:53:59.680
harm or torment another mortal ever again, as he becomes224102:53:59.719 --> 02:54:04.600
gray all over once more, I wield the power to224202:54:04.680 --> 02:54:11.959
render an enemy to stone. David Melicant shall remain here224302:54:12.159 --> 02:54:16.600
until such time I am certain that he will be moved,224402:54:16.680 --> 02:54:22.920
but he himself will never move again. A few moments later,224502:54:23.040 --> 02:54:26.280
I hear a sound and see my own phone upon224602:54:26.399 --> 02:54:31.079
my table. I smile a little when I realized that224702:54:31.159 --> 02:54:34.319
I forgot it here in the dealer room. Had I224802:54:34.399 --> 02:54:37.159
required it, I might not have remembered that it was224902:54:37.239 --> 02:54:40.959
here until I would have returned in the morning. There225002:54:41.000 --> 02:54:45.520
are several texts and missed calls from Bethany. I'm almost225102:54:45.600 --> 02:54:48.680
afraid to return her calls and let her see me225202:54:49.079 --> 02:54:53.760
as a monster again. But then I remember last Halloween225302:54:54.600 --> 02:54:59.920
when she first beheld my true form. She had accepted225402:55:00.079 --> 02:55:05.120
and loved me as I am. Now I call Bethany225502:55:05.239 --> 02:55:10.079
back on face time. When she answers, She's surprised to225602:55:10.159 --> 02:55:13.799
see that I am restored and asks if I am well.225702:55:14.760 --> 02:55:17.680
When the dealer room lights are turned off and the225802:55:17.719 --> 02:55:22.559
broken doorway blocked, I remain hidden and can talk to225902:55:22.600 --> 02:55:28.200
my wife without being disturbed. As for the story of226002:55:28.319 --> 02:55:41.479
Robbie Reddin, this is the end. Well, my spookies, That's226102:55:41.559 --> 02:55:45.479
the end of our bann Winter mini series. And if226202:55:45.520 --> 02:55:50.799
you're feeling a little jumpy right now, good that means226302:55:51.239 --> 02:55:55.559
you were paying attention. Because once a blizzard seals the226402:55:55.639 --> 02:56:00.719
doors and the convention refuses to shut down, the lodge226502:56:01.200 --> 02:56:06.440
stops being a venue and starts being a trap. Tonight226602:56:06.520 --> 02:56:12.079
we watched that trap snap shut, one scream, one hallway,226702:56:12.520 --> 02:56:16.920
one locked door at a time. So here's your homework.226802:56:17.520 --> 02:56:20.520
When you're alone later and you hear a distant thump226902:56:21.159 --> 02:56:25.719
somewhere in your house, don't go investigating like you're trying227002:56:25.760 --> 02:56:30.559
to win an award for the most confident victim. Just227102:56:30.799 --> 02:56:34.520
turn on a light and pretend you didn't hear it.227202:56:35.440 --> 02:56:39.559
Keep moving, and make sure you're following the weekly spooky227302:56:39.680 --> 02:56:44.319
feed on your favorite podcasting apps, because there's always more227402:56:44.479 --> 02:56:50.280
fear where that came from. Until then, stay warm and227502:56:50.399 --> 02:56:55.760
stay spooky, and don't let anyone wrap a lanyard around227602:56:55.840 --> 02:56:56.280
your neck.
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