GHOSTMAN 2: DIVIDED DESTINY - Part 2

CHAPTER 3: TRIANGLE

Mega and I was back home again and Alpha had gone out with Jack to the park again for the second time this week. Alpha loved Jacks company and Jack loved Alpha's. “Darling do you think you will be up to going to the works party that you organised?” Alpha smiled across the room at me, I was sat on the sofa in the living room. “I don't see why not love.” I had completely forgotten about the party. “You do know its tonight don't you?” I didn't know it was tonight and I planned to watch a film tonight. “Is it love, what time did I tell people to turn up at, its at the Palace Inn isn't it this year?” The Palace Inn was a top class entertainment venue across the other side of town and I remember paying in advance to ensure I had all the extras for the party. “Yes its there, you must have lost some of your memory when you banged your head darling, oh you told people to turn up at seven.” Seven was early, why did I tell them seven. “What time is it now?” “Its three now, I should get my hair done and get my clothes ready, don't forget your big presentation!” Alpha emphasised the “presentation” which again I had not so much as a clue about. “Presentation?” I said with a questioning look on my face. “Oh no don't tell me you can't remember that either?” “I can't remember that either.” I said quietly. Mega came up to me and put her loving arms round me, “What are we going to do with you David.” She kissed me tenderly before releasing me from her hold. “I have no idea love.” “Don't worry I will do the presentation, I think I can remember most of it as you went through it with me about ten times before you bumped your head.” Alpha gave me one of her mind blowing beautiful smiles and left me and went up the stairs. A few minutes later Paula rushed down the stairs at full speed. “Dad can I have some money so I can buy a dress for the party at Suzanne’s tonight?” So Paula had her own party too then, I was forgetting a lot lately. “Are you staying at Suzanne's overnight?” “Yes dad, you know I am, I told you yesterday.” I really was losing my memory, perhaps I should see the doctor again. “I'll give you some money when I have found my wallet, what's Peter doing tonight?” Where was my wallet I had no idea. “You know Peter is away at granddad's for the week.” She looked at me in an odd way, “Dad I worry about you sometimes.” she said before she went full speed back up the stairs. I worried about myself now.

Alpha was sat on an old style swing, she was on the swing to the left while Jack was on the right. They were trying to get higher then each other. It was a cloudy day but dry so far. “I'm higher then you.” said Alpha. “Not for long Alpha.” Jack laughed and tried to swing higher and higher without success. “See no one beats super swinger Alpha.” she laughed. “Super swinger Alpha” Jack said laughing, “Super swinger Jack!” he then said as he carried on trying to get higher. “Shall we have a look at the new adventure zone Jack?” asked Alpha. “Yes, yes yippee!” jack shouted as he slowed his swing down and jumped off followed by Alpha's attempt at jumping off. Together they headed across the grass towards the new adventure zone. It was a bran new zone that had only been built yesterday, an attendant stood at the entrance to it. “Five pounds please.” the women said. Alpha handed over the five pounds and her and Jack entered a dark corridor. There were three ways to go, ahead, to the left and to the right. “Which way jack?” “I don't know.” was Jack's reply. “How about this way.” she lead the way, Jack had taken hold of her hand. They came to another junction like the last one, Jack noticed something. “What does this do Alpha.” he pointed at a button on the wall, it was lit up a bright red and yellow. “Its an emergency button so if you get lost or have any problems in here someone will come and help you Jack.” “Oh is that all.” he said as he turned left at the junction. “Wow, its a spaceship.” Jack ran forward to a model of a spaceship, it was stuck to a wall.” Alpha followed and read what it was, “Its a real model of the one that went to the moon last time.” “Can I go to the moon mummy?.” Alpha laughed, “stop calling me mummy will you Jack, Mega is you mummy.” “Sorry Alpha, so can I go to the moon Alpha?” She laughed, “When you become an astronaut Jack.” “How can I be an astronaut?” Jack asked. “Well you have to do really well at school and then go to a university first.” “But I don't like school.” “School is very important Jack.” Jack ran forward into the room ahead, it was a large room with a big square box in the centre that was on some kind of mechanical stand, there were steps leading up to a door on the box. “What's that?” Jack asked exited. “Lets have a look inside and find out.” Jack leapt up the steps faster then Alpha. “Wow its a spaceship!”

I had eventually found my wallet and I had given Paula twenty pounds for a new dress for the party she was going too tonight. I had also located my best trousers and shirt and even my ridiculously expensive silver and gold tie. I heard a “Beep Beep” from outside, it was Suzanne's father, he was picking Paula up on the way home from work to save us a trip. “Paula Suzanne's dad is here.” I shouted up the stairs. He was going to drop them off in town so they could go and get new outfits while Mega and I got ready for our party. Paula whizzed down the stairs again and made for the door. “Have you got the money I gave you?” she turned around and ran back upstairs, at least I remembered that much. “Sometimes I do worry about you Paula.” I copied Paula's earlier comments that she made to me, she laughed at the top of the stairs, “Dad.” She then went to fetch her money and then she raced down the stairs again. “Have a good time and ill see you tomorrow.” “Bye Paula” Mega shouted from up the stairs. “Bye, Bye, Bye!” Paula shouted, she slammed the front door on the way out.

Alpha and Jack had the most amazing time in the new adventure zone, the spaceship ride, the spooky ghost-house, the magic puzzle game and the dragon ride were the highlights of a really good time. Now Jack and Alpha were nearly back to David and Mega's house. Alpha had agreed to stay the night at their house and babysit Jack while they went to the works party. She didn't mind at all and enjoyed Jack's company. Alpha remembered the laptop out of the blue, she had kept meaning to have a look what was on it but never had found the time. Together they finally arrived at the front door, Jack reached for the handle and pushed the door open and entered, followed by Alpha. Alpha stopped suddenly at the door, mouth wide open. Mega was halfway down the stairs looking very beautiful, Alpha couldn't help but stare at her beauty. Mega wore a light purple velvet dress, it was above knee hight in length, she wore the most gorgeous black high heel shoes and her cleavage showed her breasts off elegantly. Mega looked truly beautiful, her lips, her eyes shone. She continued down the stairs. “Mummy can I go to the party?” Jack had ran up to his Mother, Mega laughed and ruffled Jacks hair with her hands, her painted nails sparkling in the light. “No Jack Alpha is staying over to look after you.” “Yippee!” said Jack as he rushed towards his father who had been sat on the sofa for a long time waiting for his wife to get ready.

I had been waiting a very long time for Mega to get ready, suddenly Jack and Alpha returned, the front door swung open. Mega was on her way down the stairs, she looked delightful, she had taken long enough though to look delightful I thought to myself. Jack came in first followed by Alpha, she stopped just inside the door, she was staring at Mega. I felt a touch uneasy, I knew that Alpha still loved Mega it was clear to see. Jack ran up to Mega, “Mummy can I go to the party?” He asked Mega, she had laughed at this, she had such a dirty and a kind of sweet high pitched laugh all in one, I loved Mega laughing. “No Jack Alpha is staying over to look after you” she said to Jack, I would have loved Jack to come and entertain me, I didn't like been stuck with all the snobby posh people at these parties. “Yippee!” Jack said then he rushed over to me and jumped on me. I grabbed Jack and he struggled to escape. “You can't get away from me now Jack.” I said as I tickled him, he laughed and tried to tickle me back but failed. “Have you had a good time with Alpha?” I asked him. “The best daddy!” he said. Alpha had been more of a mum to Jack then Mega lately, I didn't know why, only that she appeared to enjoy his company while his mum seemed to always be busy doing something. I had been not too good after leaving the hospital and had spent little time with Jack myself. I found myself wondering at times if I was with the wrong women, I had been questioning if I loved her or not. I looked at Alpha, she was simple, she wore tracksuit bottoms and a top, she had dirty trainers on her feet, she wore no fancy make-up, she had a pretty face, her eyes were a light green and her hair was brown and short.

Alpha looked away when she saw Jack staring at her, she wondered what he must be thinking when he had seen her staring at Mega. Alpha liked David a lot but sometimes she felt so jealous. Alpha wanted Mega, she was lovely and had always treated her well unlike most men that had been in her life. Alpha felt lonely, she wanted a man and wanted her own children but it had never happened. “Are you going to get ready husband of mine?” Mega said, Alpha felt as though Mega was rubbing it in. “Yes, come on Jack, get off I better move or I'll be in trouble with sergeant Mega.” Jack jumped off David and went to the television and grabbed his figures off the top of it to play with. Alpha followed him and together they played. Mega walked back up the stairs to collect her case that contained her laptop that would be used for the presentation. David stood up and found his wallet again and the car keys, they were in his trouser pockets. “Alpha do you want to play with the dragon?” Jack asked. “I would love to prince Jack.” she smiled at Jack and took the dragon from his hand.

I was stood holding my wallet and the car keys, I was worried that I might forget where I had put them if I let them go, at that moment I had decided that I would call the doctor tomorrow and make an appointment. I had meant to ask Mega if she could drive but I had forgot, no doubt she would want to drink at the party and expect me to drive. Alpha had joined Jack near the television, she was playing with him. Mega had gone back up the stairs for some reason. I felt down, I really didn't fancy going to this party. “Alpha do you want to play with the dragon?” I heard Jack ask Alpha. I was looking at nothing, I was staring into space. “I would love to prince Jack.” I heard Alpha say, her voice was lovely. What was I thinking, I was married to Mega and yet I was thinking about Alpha in a different way now, she had always been around, always been where Mega was and yet now I felt something other then her just been Mega's friend. I turned around towards the television, I couldn't help staring at her. “Darling are you ready?” I jumped. “You look like you have just seen a ghost darling.” Mega was stood right next to me. I had a flash of memory, I pictured that image I had seen in the hospital. “Yes I am ready love.” was all I said. “Alpha, thanks for looking after Jack, you have my mobile number if you need me don't you?” Alpha stood up and turned around, she was still holding the dragon. “Yes Mega I do, I am sure everything will be fine, enjoy yourselves.” I didn't look at Alpha. “Okay Alpha, see you in the morning.” Mega said as she opened the front door, I followed with wallet and car keys in my hands.

CHAPTER 4: TO THE PARTY / GUN-SHOTS          

The shouting and the gunshots continued, there was no way out through the doors of the supermarket so I decided to move. I headed back across the tills and turned left which was back the way I had come. This time I carried on and didn't move down any isles, I glanced down one and saw the women hiding behind one of the shelves. I ran as far as I could to the left, I ended up at the fresh fruit department, there was no fresh fruit, it was all a mushy disgusting mess. The area was just a number of tables full of the mess and the only way to go was right. I ran past the fruit and on and on, I didn't stop to check where I was I just kept running, I could no longer hear the gunshots or the shouting. I suddenly noticed the brick wall that sprang up in front of me, I stopped with out stretched hands, to the left were the toilets, I thought about checking them out in-case there was a window I could have climbed through but had second thoughts about that idea in-case I ended up trapped in them, there would be no escape then. I looked to my right, more isles were visible but I had no idea what lay around the corner. I walked round the corner and to my surprise I found a small screen that was embedded in another brick wall, it appeared to be working. The screen had a grey border round it and was a flat-screen, there were various controls on it. The picture I was seeing was just black and white dots, almost like snow. I pressed one of the buttons, another picture of the snow like one appeared only it was a touch more darker. I carried on pressing and pressing in some vague hope of actually finding something, some kind of clue as to why the screen was showing anything and also some clue as to how I could escape this place.

I opened the car door and climbed into the passenger seat and positioned myself so I was comfortable. Mega had agreed to drive to the party on condition that I drove back, I tried to explain that I did not think I was well enough to drive but she would not listen. My mind was still in turmoil over my thoughts about Alpha, I was wrong to think them but they had entered my mind. Mega put the key in the keyhole and turned, the engine sounded clean as a whistle but it should have as it had only had a very expensive service a month ago. Mega put a compact disc in the slot and turned the volume up, that was all I needed, I hated Mega's choice of music, it just sounded like bangs and boom boom all the time. Mega pressed the accelerator far too fast and I felt sick with the force of how the car moved. We had about a twenty minute drive before we arrived at the Palace Inn. The first part of the drive was down some of the smaller roads, past the local shops and on to a main road, the A176 which could often be really busy.

I was stood for several minutes looking at this screen that was embedded into the the brick wall. I turned my head around and could see no sign of that Eddy or that women or hear no sounds. As soon as I turned my head back to the screen, I heard a voice, “If anyone can hear me, There is a way to leave this place – oh dam the picture not working- yes there is a way to leave this hell – sort the picture out – Do you want to leave.” The voice was a male voice, a deep penetrating voice and it appeared to be coming from the screen. The voice was talking to someone else in-between about the picture not working. I stared at the screen, I listened and concentrated as much as I could. “My name is Doctor Roberts and I used to be a specialist in near death experiences in England.” The screen flickered to life, the picture became clear and the Doctors face appeared on the screen, he was old, grey hair folded down to cover his left eye, his face was thin and wrinkly. Behind the doctor was a blank green, perhaps a piece of something he had placed behind himself. “During my studies in the real world I learnt that when you die, you are sent to a good ghostworld randomly or a bad ghostworld randomly depending on what good or bad things you had done in your life, of course I never was able to prove this. Now that I am here in this bad ghostworld, I have spent many years trying to work out a way to get away from hear.” Tell me about it, I had tried the same for around ten years now, although the passage of time does not matter in this place, the doctor continued, “I believe I have now found the answer, the way out but I fear I am too old to be able to achieve this now but perhaps you who may be listening can.”

We headed on to the A176, it was busy and Mega never waits for no one, she was driving in lane four now, overtaking all and everyone. “Mega slow down love please.” I asked but she couldn't hear me so I tried again, “Mega slow down please!” she looked at me , “What did you say darling?” she reached over and turned the music down. “I said!” “No need to shout darling.” I wouldn't have had to shout if the music was on lower. “I said can you slow down please love.” She smiled her gorgeous smile again and turned the music back up and did slow down thank god but she was still going far too fast. We passed several sports cars and many huge lorries some I felt sure we were going to hit.

I was listening, I was glued to this Doctors words. “Now as you may or may not know, during the passage from the real world to a ghostworld, the body of the dead person in question and the soul of the dead person leaves the real world, yes the pysical form of the body remains in the real world but the ghost-form of the body still leaves the real world along with the soul together.” This was all good to know but I needed to find out how to leave here and two gun wielding people were looking for me in this supermarket. “As the ghost-form travels to its destination, it can often pass through other ghostworld's on its way.” I heard footsteps, should I run or should I stay and hear the doctor out, even if it means me dying again? I decided to stay where I was, this could be the only chance I may have to find out how to leave this hell. “I have no idea if you have seen other ghost-forms high up in the blood red sky travelling to their ghostworld, set on a path, to their destination, but I have seen them many times, and some can pass close, very close” The footsteps I had heard seemed to come closer to me, I looked around and the women was approaching me slowly, she wore a black mini skirt and a low cut top that revealed her breasts, her hair was black and was straggling all over her face, she had sneaky green eyes, she held what looked to be a shotgun and it was pointed straight at me. I turned back to the screen. “I have here with me several ghost-form grabbers that I have made using this and that found in this ghostworld, they work and your way out of this place is to use one of these on one of the ghost-forms that are travelling high in the sky.” So that was the way to leave, but how do you find a way up to the ghost-forms that are travelling? What were ghost-form grabbers? The women had come to me and was standing right next to me looking at the screen, I heard more footsteps, must be that Eddy, I expected to be shot at any time now but I stared at the screen, the women had gripped my hand, I did not resist. The doctor continued, “Now if anyone would like to give my idea a go and use the grabber you must wait inside the old train station at the.” There was a bang, the screen smashed to pieces, the bits of the screen flew to the ground and some hit my face and the women's, everything seemed to go into slow motion. My hands had automatically reached to my face, I had let go of the women's hand. I turned around, the women also, she began to lift her gun up but Eddy fired at her, her face shattering to pieces, just like the screen , bits flew all over me, she fell to the ground in front of me. “Fucking whore.” Eddy said and smiled. He pointed the gun at me, I kept still, “Now its your turn Mr, anything you want to say before you die again?” I looked at him, Eddy was fat, ugly as sin and his belly wobbled as he stood there. “Your such an ugly fucker Eddy, your mother must have wanted you drown at birth.” I said the words calmly, Eddy was livid, I looked him straight in the eye, “Your going to pay Eddy for been so ugly, mark my words, your going to pay.” With those words he shot me, several times, I fell over and landed on the women and thus I died once more.

We had left the A176 and now was nearing the Palace Inn, perhaps about five minutes away, we were on the small roads now, Mega had reduced speed but still was going far to fast for these roads. Suddenly I heard some music, I looked around that wasn't coming from the stereo in the car. “Its your mobile David, it will be in your pocket, stupid.” A sharp tone from Mega, what had got in to her, I was beginning to not like my wife, something had changed in her. I reached in to my pocket and picked it up and pressed the answer button, I couldn't hear so this time I reached for the volume control of the car stereo and turned it down and received non too nice looks from Mega. “Hello.” I said into the mobile phone. “Hello daddy.” it was Jack, he was laughing. “Jack have you got Alpha's phone?” I heard more laughter but then I heard Alpha's voice. “Sorry David I left my mobile on the table, he must have grabbed it.” I laughed, “That's okay Alpha, you have a good time with Jack.” She giggled, “I will David and you enjoy yourself too.” Not much chance of that. “I'll try Alpha, I'll try.” “Okay David, see you when you come home.” She cut the line and I put my mobile back in my pocket, the left one, I must remember that. The instant I put my phone away Mega turned the stereo up full blast. She suddenly made a left down a small dark alley, our cars headlights lit the alley up, beams shone brightly. “Where are you going?” I shouted. “A short cut David.” Mega laughed falsely. We came to the end of the dark alley when suddenly I saw the same man I had seen at the hospital, the one who looked like me, I blinked but he was still there, I saw holes and blood appear in his body, several. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. We were diving fast towards the man. “What the fuck.” I heard Mega scream. Surely she could not see the same thing that I was seeing. The car exited the alley and made a sharp turn to the left. “Fucking weird” I heard Mega say as our car flipped over, my head spun, round and round and round, I felt myself smash into the black tinted window as the car stereo boomed out. I felt so much pain, I felt like my face had been slashed open, I heard Jacks voice in my head, “Hello Daddy.”, I heard Alpha, “Okay David, see you when you come home.” I heard nothing, I saw nothing, I felt nothing.

CHAPTER 5: ON TO THE MOUNTAINS

Ghostman had left the castle and was now walking alone along a muddy path, it lead away from the castle and towards the distant mountains. He was wearing black leather jeans, a red top and a black cape with a picture of a dragon on it. On his shoulder was a brown leather strap, it was holding up his brown bag which contained his paints and some paper but he had no way to bring along his easel. The bag contained a number of other objects which he valued, most which were worthless. The short sword he normally carried had been left at the castle, now he carried his magic staff, it had been a present from the Queen as he had left and she had said the words, “Call for light and you shall have light, call for help and you shall have help, call for fun and you shall have fun.” Ghostman had not tried to use the staff yet. He took a quick look back at the castle, Its towers of pink marble and white diamonds shone in the blue sky like little angels dancing in a beautiful sunset.

On and on and on Ghostman walked, slowly after passing many small houses and strange farms and people the mountains became closer and closer. Ghostman began doubting himself, was this the right thing to do? should he have left the castle and his friends? where was he going? he smiled to himself and walked slightly faster, his long black hair waving in the wind. The surrounding countryside was magnificent, many flowers, tress and bushes scattered the area in a wild swarm of natures beauty, meadows and hills gracefully rolled to the left and right of the small path that Ghostman was following. Sometimes animals would quickly cross his path, these were anything from small rabbits to strange shaped dog like creatures that were all fluffy like sheep. What or whoever had shaped this ghostworld truly had an eye for cuteness, beauty and elegance. In the distance a white horse was flying in the air, Ghostman spotted it and stopped and stared. The horse had wings but had no horns, the horse had two humps like a camel and yet was not as tall as a camel. The horse flew higher and higher into the sky, blending in with a few small clouds that had drifted into the morning brightness. There was a sun, it was like any other sun, it was yellow, bright and warm, It looked down on the flying horse laughing, which in turn sent Ghostman laughing who was still following the path towards the mountains. A few minutes later, another flying horse appeared, it looked exactly the same as the one that had just flown by, only this time someone or something was sat upon it. It began to descend towards Ghostman. The closer the horse got the clearer the horses eyes were, they were pure gold. The horse landed in front of Ghostman in a perfect smooth gentle gallop, its wings folding downwards by its side after it had touched down on the earth. A well dressed man jumped off, his ears were sharp and pointy, his clothing was dazzling, even in this sunny light. The suit he wore was a mainly gold colour and when the man moved shimmers of every colour imaginable danced upon it as if a rainbow had covered the suit as if it were the gold at the end of itself. “Good morning fine sir, may I ask if you have seen a Horcamevylyne nearby or has one come by yet.” The man spoke in the finest English accent Ghostman could imagine. “I, no sir, what is a Horcamevylyne?” he stuttered the words out nervously, it was clear that this man on the horse had certainly made an impression on Ghostman. “Don't worry good sir, a Horcamevylyne is what is stood right before you, she doesn't bite.” The man indicated with his arms the horse as he laughed about the horse not biting. “Yes sir, there was one of these horses, I mean Horcamevylne flying in the sky a few minutes ago, it flew that way, there was no one riding that one though sir.” Ghostman did his best to speak clearly and proper. “Oh thank you sir, I should be on my way to find old Betsy then, I should move fast I think.” The man jumped on to the horse and then reached into his pocket and took out a shiny gold coin and threw it towards Ghostman who only just reacted to catch the coin. “Thanks again kind sir, I always reward any help anyone gives me, take good care sir.” the man said then raced up and away with the Horcamevylyne.

The sun was high in the sky now, it must have been hours that Ghostman had been walking. The countryside had become more hilly and the trees had become more dense. The path he followed had turned into little more then a trail. Further up the trail was a tree stump that sat under a flowery bush, the pink and violet flowers seemed to sparkle in the small breeze that had began blowing. When Ghostman had arrived at the stump he sat down for a few minutes.

“In the mountains, there is a shrine.”

“In the shrine, there was a crime.”

“The angels sing for a gentle kiss.”

“The angels too often only hear a hiss.”

“In the mountains, there is a shrine.”

“In the shrine, you could be mine.”

“The angels cry for a gentle kiss.”

“The angels die when they hear the hiss.”

Ghostman heard the poem from an angelic voice, he looked around but could not see anyone or thing around. Puzzled he stood up and again scanned the area around him but found nothing, worried by this poem he stood up and commenced his journey.

By mid-afternoon Ghostman had found the going harder and harder and now he was struggling to make much progress up the steep hillside that lay before him. Eventually he reached a point that was flatter and breathed a sigh of relief. The mountains were clearer now and looked jagged and rough to the naked eye, the winding path that scaled them could be seen in the distance, the path he hoped would take him though the mountains and on to the other side of them. Never before had Ghostman ventured this far away from the castle and what lay behind the mountains was a complete unknown.

By the time the sun began to descend upon the hills and make its way down to allow the rising of the moon, Ghostman was at the foot of the mountains and at the entrance to the pass. Dark greys, silver, white, black and brown colours covered the surface of the rocks on either side of the pass, the trail had turned into a rocky and in some places mossy dirt laden track. “I wouldn't follow this path Mr.” a squeaky voice said as a small women jumped down from a ledge on the rocks, she must have been three foot tall, she was wearing rough clothes made of leather and cloth and had nothing on her feat, her hair was short and red, her eyes a shiny blue. “Who are you and why shouldn't I follow this path?” Ghostman asked. “I am Sarah, I live in these mountains, these dangerous mountains.” She smiled a cute lopsided smile. “I am Ghostman Sarah, why are they dangerous and why do you live in them?” he asked. “I have friends in these mountains, they tell me I have a purpose for been here, although I have yet to find that purpose, that is why I stay here but terrible creatures live here also.” She stared at Ghostman. “Well I have to get through these mountains Sarah so I am going now.” Ghostman began walking up the pass again, Sarah followed. “Why do you need to go through them Ghostman, why?” she shouted behind Ghostman, as he was walking away. “I must Sarah, I need to find answers.” “Answers? What kind of answers and answers to what?” Ghostman ignored her and carried on walking, he could hear her tiny feet moving behind him. “I will come with you then, you can meet my friends.” Sarah said. “Okay but make sure you keep up, I can't wait for you, I must make good progress.” suddenly Sarah appeared a fair way in front of Ghostman, he stared in disbelief and even had a look behind him. “How did you get there, you were behind me a second ago.” He shouted up the pass. “I am fast Ghostman, I am fast.”

Together Ghostman and Sarah walked side by side up the pass for hours in the darkness with only the moon as a guide. Sarah had with her a magic candle that lit the way, it looked like any other candle but gave off a bright light that had a slightly red tinge. Nothing much happened for a long time, they chatted for a while about animals and beasts, about magic and weapons and about ghostworld's. Sarah had been in the real world and had been ran over by a car, she knew that and had ended up here in the mountains, she used to work in the local chip shop in a small town in England. Her father and mother had died when she had been a little girl and her grandma had looked after her and brought her up. Sarah could talk for a long time, it wasn't clear if Ghostman was listening to her story or ignoring her but she continued talking anyway. “Ghostman!” Sarah shouted loud. “Ghostman quick this way!” She said as she grabbed his cape and tugged. “What Sarah, what's wrong?” “Quick in here now.” She indicated with her candle a small cave to the left of the path, Ghostman followed and had to duck to get in to the cave. The cave was tiny and damp and dirty. “Its out there, its out there, be quiet Ghostman, be very quiet.” was Sarah's whispers.

CHAPTER SIX: LAPTOP / ANGEL

I woke up on the sofa in my house, all was quiet. I was still in the clothes that I had been wearing for the party, I felt fine. I remembered the car crash, the spinning, the smashing into the car window. I looked at my hands, arms, legs, everything was in one piece, I stood up, I was fine. The house was quiet, no one was here but me. I had a walk up the stairs and checked the rooms, no one was here at all. I went back down the stairs, Jack's figures were in the usual place on the television. The front door opened and in walked Jack and Alpha. Alpha looked sad, like she had been crying, Jack looked like Jack, full of mischief and excitement. “Daddy, daddy.” he ran up to me arms outstretched. He hugged me but I felt nothing at all. Jack looked up at me, “Daddy why can't I feel you?” “Jack your father is dead, Jack please.” Alpha broke down in tears and sat on the sofa. The words hit me hard, I was dead? How could Alpha say such a thing? “Jack I don't know why you can't feel me.” I reached out to touch Jack but my arms went straight through him. “I can't feel you either son.” I sighed, something was wrong here, was I dreaming? or was I in fact dead?, a ghost? “Daddy I can't hear you.” Jack said, I could hear Jack though. “Daddy I am scared.” Jacks voice cut through me, it hurt. “Jack everything will be fine.” “Can't hear you daddy.” Jack said as Alpha stood up and hugged Jack, more tears streaming down her face. “Alpha can you hear me?” I tried to hug them both, I felt nothing, she didn't hear me.

“Daddy where have you gone?” Jack asked. “Daddy gone Alpha.” Jack said sadly. “Yes Jack your mummy and daddy have gone to heaven where they will be happy.” Alpha and Jack slowly disappeared before my eyes, I could not see either of them, or hear them.

Alpha had been given the news about Mega and David's death about three quarters of an hour after she had spoken to David on the phone as Mega and him had made there way to the party. She was told by the police that they were both dead at the scene of the accident. Alpha had informed Paula and Peter and now they were staying with friends for a time. Alpha had just taken Jack to the park for a while to take her mind off things, together they had just returned and entered the house. Jack ran up to the middle of the room near the sofa, he was saying, “Daddy daddy.” “Jack your father is dead, Jack please.” Alpha shouted but Jack carried on talking to fresh air, Alpha burst out into tears and sat on the sofa. Jack had been upset when Alpha had told him his father was dead and had gone to heaven but was unsure how he was taking the news. Jack talked further to the air and then he said after some other words Alpha did not hear, “Daddy gone Alpha.” This was hurting Alpha, she cried and cried, “Yes Jack your mummy and daddy have gone to heaven where they will be happy.” “Is heaven a nice place Alpha?” asked Jack as he was looking around the room searching for where his daddy had gone. “Heaven is wonderful place Jack.” Alpha said. Alpha knew she could not just cry all the time, she had to do something, to keep her mind off things. Jack went to the television and started to play with his figures. “You have fun with your figures Jack, put the television on too if you want Jack, I will be in the kitchen.” “Okay mummy, Alpha.” Jack smiled as Alpha walked through the room and in to the kitchen still hearing the last words Jack had said.

I stood there as Jack and Alpha disappeared, I felt nervous, was this my last time in my house before I went to heaven or hell or was this the end of me. The house went dark, then bright light filled every corner, suddenly the roof moved up above the house, I could see a sky of red, the walls lifted up, I could see black, the floor vanished, I could see white, I felt like I was floating in mid-air. I could see nothing, and then I was stood on a carpeted flowery floor. I blinked and looked around, I was in a small room, there was a wide-screen television in the corner of the room, it was turned on. There was a dirty looking blue sofa and a small wooden table. The windows were dirty with fingerprints, I could see outside the front window, there was a road, no cars were parked or moving down it. I took a look through the back window, I could see a small garden. I took another look through the front window, then another look through the back window, I knew this place, I knew where I was. I was inside my old flat, the flat I had moved into after having fights with my now dead ex-wife Helen, this was the flat I lived in before the laboratory I worked in had blew up, before I had found Helen cheating on me with my ex-boss Dr Sango, before I had met Mega, this flat used to be my home.

Alpha was sat at the kitchen table, she had that old laptop open that she had been meaning to have a look at but never had, she imputed the password that was labelled on the laptop lid, the password had been sisters, Mega and Alpha had used that password often when they had been working for a secret organisation called BETA which was short for Best Entertainment Training Academy. The laptop was old, it was black, the keyboard was small and the keys even smaller. It had a small touch screen pad that controlled the pointer. The screen flickered to life and a program called “Operation Dr Sango.” Started running, Alpha said the name of the program out loud as the program loaded. She had no idea what this program was but she knew that Dr Sango used to work with David at the laboratory and it was him that David's ex-wife was with before the whole building exploded. A main menu sprang up, it was simple to work out, there was several buttons to press to go to several areas of the program. There was options to go to mission parameters, documented evidence, TAP results, blueprints, devices and information as well as set-up and data buttons. Alpha selected mission parameters first. She covered her mouth as soon as she had seen them. Mega and herself had missions to uncover the truth of Dr Sango's illegal operations, To bring the evidence back and to kill Dr Sango. Three missions had been added by Mega and Alpha themselves, to Find David's DNA at Dr Sango's laboratory, to build a portal into ghostworld, and to fetch David back from the ghostworld. Alpha was in shock, she had no recollection of these missions and none of it made any sense to her. “I need them back from the dead to explain this.” she said quietly to herself.

I looked around the flat, I tried touching things, none would do anything no matter what I touched, things would no move or react to me at all. I tried to open the front door, I could not, it would not move. I could sit down on the sofa, although it didn't feel right or comfortable. The front door opened and a young women entered holding the hand of a young girl, the women was perhaps in her teens, the girl was perhaps five. They looked scruffy, they wore rough clothes that looked to be stained, the women lit a cigarette up. “Sit there Molly.” the women shouted to the girl and almost pushed her onto the sofa next to me. It appeared that they could not see me, I said “Hello” but I got no reply until a little soft mouse like voice said to me, “Are you mummy's boyfriend.” I turned and looked at her, was she talking to me, I could see no one else in the room. “Are you going to hurt me?” the girl said, she was looking at me sadly. She must have been seeing me. “Molly I am not your mummy's boyfriend, I wont hurt you.” did she hear me I had no idea. “I can't hear Mr but I can read your lips.” She couldn't hear me but she could see me, she was reading my lips. “I used to live here a long time ago.” I said to her. “I don't like it hear.” she began to cry, she was resting her head on my shoulder as she was sat next to me, how could she do that. I tried to stroke her hair but my hand fell through her, I felt nothing. “Molly go to your room, the Mr is coming soon.” Her mother shouted. “I don't want to go, I don't want to go!” Molly shouted with tears falling down her face. “Help me Mr, please.” she looked at me, such a sad little girl, I did not know what to say. “I will try Molly but I don't know how.” I looked at her, she read my lips. Molly's mother came into the room and grabbed Molly by the arm and dragged her off the sofa, I tried to grab Molly but could not, she grabbed me but her hand went through mine. “Help Mr, help me.” she shouted as her mother dragged her up the stairs, she slapped molly hard across the face, I followed with no idea how to stop this happening.

Alpha then looked at the documented evidence which provided plenty of shocks such as Dr Sango's abuse of children, the illegal cloning of David and the experiments into opening portals to the dead. The documents contained many pieces of data taken directly from Dr Sango's Pc including detailed research and development data and disgusting perverted images and videos. Dr Sango had been a busy man but Alpha was so confused as to how and why all this was on this laptop when she did not remember if or when any of this had ever happened. Next she looked at the TAP results which she found to be the results from some kind of drilling that they had carried out into Dr Sango's skull which had somehow pulled out his thoughts, feelings and ideas directly from his mind, Alpha found this particularly sick. Next she looked at the various blueprints that were displayed in that section of the program. She was even more shocked as every detail was explained in how to make a portal that would lead into the realm of the dead. The blueprints were for a self-made ghostworld as well as a way to locate a dead person by using their DNA, a way to find a dead person in the ghostworld, a way to actually visit the dead. Among the blueprints were all the machines that were used in cloning. The next part of the program detailed all special devices, weapons and equipment that had been used in the missions, everything from special lock-picking devices to laser pistols. The next part detailed all areas of the missions, all data, pretty much everything Alpha needed to know. Alpha put her hands to her head, this was unreal to be reading all this. Most of what was on this laptop was highly illegal, it was dangerous and if this laptop got into the wrong hands it would be big trouble for her.

Molly's mother dragged her up to her bedroom and locked the door before I could get inside, I tried the usual ghost trick that I had seen on many films and tried walking through the walls, I only ended up hurting myself. I presumed I could not die, I was already dead wasn't I? I had no idea. I tried to ram the door with my shoulder, it would not open but I did hurt myself by trying this, it was as if I was meeting an invisible barrier and not the actual door. Molly's mother went back down the stairs, I heard a bang at the door. I stayed at the top of the stairs and listened. “Good day, I have brought my friend with me today, I hope that is okay with you, we will pay you double for today.” The man spoke with a posh accent. “That is fine, just don't kill Molly, I don't wont the police here.” Molly's mother said. I looked down the stairs, both men were fat and overweight, they wore grey suits. One of the men gave Molly's Mother an envelope and he gave them the key to Molly's bedroom door. The other man carried a camera and began walking up the stairs. Soon both men were at the door, music started playing from down the stairs. One of the men quickly unlocked the door then opened it, I tried to get through but I failed to get in the room, they did. I heard Molly begin to cry, I had to do something, I heard the click, click of pictures been taken. I was angry now, I was mad, I tried to bang the door down again with my shoulders but I failed, I couldn't let this happen. “Get your cock out John and put it near her face.” I heard one of the men say. Anger overcome me now, I banged on the door several times, I screamed as loud as I could for them to stop. Flames shot out from my hands, my whole body became engulfed in flames, I pressed myself on the door and the door started burning, I pushed and banged more and more and the door gave way and I was in Molly's bedroom. Molly was naked on the bed, the two men were naked, they turned in horror as the door gave in. I jumped at them, I was on fire, I put myself round the men, one at a time and they burned, they so burned. I stood back from the searing heat, Molly sat up and jumped off the bed and grabbed my legs. I looked down at her, “Molly stay back, I don't want you to burn.” I said. “I wont Mr angel ghostman, pick me up and see.” I reached out and touched Molly on the head, she did not set on fire, why I had no idea. I slowly put both my arms around Molly and picked her up, she did not set on fire. My whole body was on fire, flames splashed all around me. I walked out of the bedroom which was fully on fire now, as I walked the walls of the flat caught fire, anything I walked near caught fire. “Molly, your flying, what's that smell Molly? I should stop injecting this shit, I am seeing things now.” Molly's mother was oblivious to what was going on, the music still thundered out. “Walk near my Mother My angel.” Molly asked me, I did as I was told, Molly's mother caught fire, she ran around the room screaming. I went towards the front door, I tried to open it, I couldn't. “Put me down for a minute, ill open the door.” said Molly. I put molly down carefully and she opened the door and walked out into the street. I tried to follow but I could not get through the door. Molly began to fade away, as did Molly's burning Mother and again everything started changing. “Goodbye Mr Angel Ghostman, thank you I will always remember you, always.” I heard Molly say as again I saw nothing but black.

Alpha's mind was racing, she had thought long and hard about what she had found on the laptop, if she used what she had found, there was a chance that she could find a way to see Mega and David again, a way to get to them, a chance to bring them back home. It would be a long shot, it would be illegal but Alpha so much wanted to bring them back, for Jack as well. She decided to put the radio on and just sit still for a while, Jack was contented in watching his programs on the television and playing with his figures. A nice song came on by a singer she liked called Alicia Knees, the song was called no won and it was lovely and beautiful. Alpha listened to the radio for hours when suddenly a news report came on. “The little five year old girl who was found walking out of a burning flat where her Mother, Miss Granger and two unidentified men were found dead has spoke of her ordeal to police only minutes ago. It appears that the little girl who we can not name for legal reasons thanked a “Mr Angel Ghostman” for saving her. Experts are surprised how the little girl came out of the building completely unharmed and are now making a full investigation as to how the fire started. One of the neighbours said, “Its a miracle that she survived.” while another neighbour said, “I always felt sorry for the girl, she was always sad and crying but no wonder with a mother like that, maybe she will have a happy life now.” This neighbour is now been questioned by police.