GHOSTMAN 2: DIVIDED DESTINY - Part 3

CHAPTER 7: CAR CRASH 2 / FACELESS      

Mega found herself in a tunnel, she was still driving the car, the music still played. The tunnel was of pure white, a dark spot at the end of the tunnel indicated the end. Mega was mystified, what, where, what was happening, where was she. The car moved on faster and faster, she no longer had hold of the accelerator or the steering wheel and yet the car continued on down the pure white tunnel. Mega had flashbacks, the man who looked like David in the middle of the road, losing control of the car, the spinning over, where was David? Mega looked to the passenger seat and did not find her husband. Mega pulled down the flap in front of her that was normally used to block the sunlight out while driving but Mega had always used it to check her make-up. The flap had a mirror attached to it, she uncovered the mirror and stared at it. She could see the back of the car, she moved her face this way and that but she could see no face looking back, she could not see her own face looking back. “Fuck, shit, fucking hell.” she said aloud as she pushed the flap back up and watched as the tiny dark spot at the end of the tunnel began to get bigger and bigger.

I woke up again, I was flat out laying on something soft. I lifted my head, I was laying on breasts, I lifted my head up. “Oh stay where you are, put your arms around me.” I looked closer, it was the women who had been with me when I had died again, somehow we had re-appeared together also. She looked very beautiful, her lips luscious, her breasts soft. I put my head back down and put my arms around her, I had never been this close to a women before, I liked been this close to a women. “What's your name, I can't keep calling you my man can I?” she whispered. My name, I was clone three but should I tell her my name is clone three? “David, my name is David.” I said, why David, did I really want the same name as him? “That's a lovely name darling, I am Debbie.” her voice was smooth as silk, neither deep or high pitched, it was perfect with an accent I just couldn't put my finger on. It was quiet for a time been with not a sound from us or anywhere else, everything was still, it was nice, I gripped Debbie tighter and snuggled up to her like a baby, it was as if nothing else mattered, nothing to worry about, it was as if hell had been turned into heaven.

Mega sped towards the dark spot, closer and closer in came towards her. Mega's heart was beating faster and faster, the dark spot grew bigger and bigger, she could see red clouds upon a dark sky, blood red clouds. The spot was nearly on top of her and the car, “Fucking Spiders.” Mega screamed as she ducked her head down and covered it with her hands. Time slowed down and the car went clean through the spot, slowly Mega viewed the white of the tunnel change into the black and reds of this place that was outside it. The car was in mid air. Mega looked down, a long way down she saw buildings, factories, shops, dirt and leafless trees, the car carried on its movement in the air but then slowly began to descend downwards towards this strange looking place. Mega tried the steering wheel, it did nothing to the cars movement. The car moved faster and faster now, the land below appeared nearer and nearer, the buildings bigger and bigger, she was heading for one of the buildings now, it looked like a tower block of some kind, it was grey and red, it was in the path the car and herself were travelling, Mega knew she was going to crash into it, she screamed louder and louder, her scream slicing through the dry atmosphere of this place.

Debbie and I stayed there for some time, I opened my eyes and scanned the surroundings. I noticed something in the sky, it looked like a car. “Debbie look up there, in the sky.” Debbie lifted her head up, I stood up, she followed and we stared into the sky, it was a car and it was falling, but also moving forward as if it was an aeroplane. “Is it a bird, is a place, no its a car.” Debbie said and started laughing the most gorgeous sexy laugh. We watched as the car came down, faster and faster. “I think its going to hit that tall building over there, the one with the red windows.” I said. “I think you could well be right darling.” The flying car moved closer and closer to the building, together hand in hand Debbie and Clone three watched and waited. “Do you think we should head for that building darling?” Debbie asked smiling at me, her long black eyelashes, her green eyes staring at me. “Good idea babe, good idea.” I said smiling back at her.

Mega held on to the car seats as it moved quicker to the grey and red building. Moments later she had her eyes shut tight just before impact, the car smashed into the building on perhaps the tenth floor, rubble and debris rained down from the building as the car hit. Mega was lurched forward through the window-screen and onto the car bonnet. The car stayed in place, jammed into the building, it was hanging over by around two metres. Mega was bleeding, her face had been smashed in and her arms had cuts all over them, Mega looked like a horror, her what was light purple velvet dress was now a shade of crimson, her high heel shoes were lost somewhere during the crash into the building, her hair was even red, blood squirted from the many wounds she had. Mega scrambled off the car bonnet and moved to the front of the car. The car was now half inside some kind of flat and the the outside ghostworld. Slowly she crawled off the car bonnet, sliding to the left and fell on a hard floor, pain rushed through her and the car tilted backwards towards outside. Blood was pouring from her now, in panic Mega ripped her dress, pulling some of the expensive materiel off and tried to wipe the blood off her face and arms but the blood continued pouring.

Side by side me and Debbie were running towards the building, the car had now crashed into it sending bits off rubble falling to the ground. “I wonder if anyone was in the car.” said Debbie. “If they were I doubt they are still alive, they will probably be waking up again in this hell somewhere.” I said. We ran and ran like two exited school kids, we had hold of each others hands. “I hope we don't run into any one bad who could kill us David, I don't want to be away from you now.” “Me neither, your my heaven in this hell sweetheart.” I wondered how or why I had said such sloppy words, what was wrong with me, I was clone three, a man intent on revenge, a man filled with hatred and now look at me holding hands and feeling happy, something was wrong with me. We passed a few straggling people who were wondering around unhappily staring at the ground in dis-believe it appeared, perhaps they had just arrived and was still coming to terms of been here, I found it hard to think about how long I had been in this place. We neared the building, we slowed down to a walk. There was a big red double door at the front of the building, I pushed it open, the door squeaked and groaned. Inside was a small passageway that led to a flight of stairs. The stairs were in a state, some steps were missing and some felt uneven. We slowly climbed up and made a rough check of each level. We had made the guess that the car had crashed at level ten so that was our destination, if it were possible to get there.

Mega crawled and crawled, she was numb with pain, a crimson trail was left as she moved like the slime of a caterpillar. She had no aim, no idea, no nothing, she only preyed for help, she preyed to god but this place has no god, this is hell. She made it out the door of the small flat, the flat had been empty, even the carpets were missing, the walls were dirty with dirt and grime down them. Out of the flat led to a thin corridor, it was dark. Mega felt cold, then a burning heat swept through her before she shivered and was cold again. Bit by bit she crawled on hands and knees, she had tried standing up but didn't have the strength too. She could see a light at the end of the corridor, it shone brightly, that was now her aim, her target, all she had to aim for. It took a long time, she struggled but she made it to the end of the corridor, only to find that the light was only a small hole in the brickwork. She looked to the right and found stairs that led up and down, she turned herself around and tried to slide down the steps one by one backwards, she slipped and fell down to the next level smashing the back of her head on the hard wall, her legs ended up tangled in a mess under her, she cried out in pain and agony.

Eventually we made it to level nine, only one more level to go. Suddenly we heard a cry of pain, we rushed up to the stairs to level ten. A women covered in blood was laying there in agony. I bent down to her face, I recognised the face, I hated that face, It was that Mega, David's wife. “David.” her words were only a whisper. Debbie was bent down near me. “You know this women?” she asked. “I had a chance once, some ten years ago to go back and live again in the real world, this bitch ruined it for me.” I spat the words out. “David, help me.” Mega whispered for help. “I am not David you fucking bitch, you fucking whore, you fucking slut.” Debbie jumped back from me, did I care, I did not. “You said you was David!” Debbie's voice shouted. “I am Clone Three, a clone of her fucking husband.” “A clone?” “Yes a fucked up clone of the man who is her husband.” I was mad, it was deep inside me, a crazy man, a chaotic man. “Why did you lie to me, why?” Debbie asked softly. “What did you expect me to say, I was Clone three, I never lived for real, I was just a clone of David, who had everything, while I had nothing, I was man made by David and a fucking doctor called Sango.” I was fuming, I was burning, I was out of control now. “David, please.” Mega said louder this time. “For the last time I am not fucking David.” I kicked her, I smashed her face in, I let rage take over me. Sometime later I stopped, There was no face left on Mega, Debbie was flat on the floor with blood trickling from her, dead. I sat down with back to the wall and put my head in my arms and cried.

CHAPTER 8: MAD QUEEN / DARK TAINT

The queen had summoned us to her chambers. She had tidied up her room and had placed an old table in the centre and positioned seats at either side for us and she had placed a special seat at one end for herself. Never since I had arrived here had the Queen done this, I was afraid of what may be said today. I was sat to the left with my Rick by me, on the other side was lord Smeldish, Captain Snugglebum and Soldier Kickin. All was present round the table, apart from the Queen. “I wonder what this will be about.” Rick said to me. “I have no idea Rick, I hope its nothing serious.” “It must be love, the Queen never does these meetings unless its very important.” Captain Snugglebum suddenly jumped off his seat. “All stand for our gracious, magnificent Queen has entered the building!” I turned around and true to captain Snugglebum's words the Queen had finally made it here. We all stood up. “Sit down.” the Queen said so we all sat down then, “All rise.” So we all stood up again then, “Sit down.” So we all sat down again, then , “All rise.” so we all stood again, then, “Sit down, stand up sit down stand up.” So we all sat down then stood up then sat down then stood up. The Queen was laughing her head off, I was used to these games the Queen played once in a while so I said, “Everyone put your hands on your head, and rub you tummy.” No one did. “Everyone put your hands on your head, and rub your tummy!” the Queen said and everyone did, well kind of. I couldn't help but burst into laughter as did everyone else. “Now listen up everyone, and sit down.” Said the Queen, everyone sat down and half expected to have to get up again. “There has been a problem, Dr Sango is no longer in his cell.” The room went from chatter, to silence. They all turned round and looked at me. Dr Sango had been my lover in the real world for some time before my husband David had killed me and himself but that is a story in the past now. Dr Sango was a dangerous and sick man and had been sentenced to forever in a cell been tortured. “I am not happy about this and I want to know how this has happened.” no one said a thing.

Ghostman and Sarah were hiding in a cave in the mountains, a dark, damp and small cave. They were hiding from something that Ghostman knew nothing about. For many many minutes they stayed where they were until, “Its okay we can get out now.” Sarah gave the all clear and together they left the cave and went back to the path that led through the mountains. The path became more tighter and several rocks littered it that were many different sizes. Ghostman and Sarah had to walk in single file for long sections of the path. Some sections had vertical drops on one side, it became colder the more they went into the mountains. “What was that thing that we hid from Sarah.” Asked Ghostman. “It is a long story, but that thing is ancient and deadly. It has taken many from these mountains and they have never been seen again. It is said that it takes your soul and your body away and never lets it go again.” Sarah shivered at her own words. “So its bad then, what does it look like?” Sarah smiled, she stopped moving, her blue eyes looked up at Ghostman, “This thing is invisible, you can not see it, it gets you and you don't even know about it.” She looked away and carried on up the path. “So how did you see it so we could hide in the cave?” asked Ghostman. “I sensed it, it was a gift given to me by my friends, the ones who say I have a purpose in these mountains.” “A gift?” “Yes a gift that was sent in to me, a magic gift and now I can sense the creature so I can hide from it.” “Cool, sounds good to me Sarah.” After many hours the moon dissolved into the now brightening sky, the sun was not out though and dark clouds had punctured holes into the blue sky. “looks like its going to rain, that will make it harder going.” Sarah said. “Rain, rain go away, come back another day!” Ghostman sang and sent Sarah into fits of giggles. “I have not heard that since I was a kid Ghostman.” “I have never been a kid Sarah.” She looked very confused at that. “Sarah I am a clone of another man, I was an experiment that went wrong, there were three of us.” Sarah looked startled. “One clone was destroyed and never became a ghost, one went wrong and ended up a bad ghost and then there was me.” “Oh, so where is this man that you were cloned from, is he still alive then?” “Oh yes he is now, I made it so, his name is David, I call him Otherme, he did die once but I gave him his life back.” Sarah looked even more confused. “So how did you give him his life back?” For a few hours Ghostman explained what had happened and how he felt now, Sarah was a good listener and they became good friends on the trip deeper in to the mountains.

Lord Smeldish looked horrified, “How can he escape from that cell, it was impossible to escape.” he said non too pleased. “Am am told he was a very clever man, maybe he had a few tricks he used?” Soldier Kickin said smiling. “What do you know about the disappearance of Dr Sango Mr Kickin?” the Queen asked in a very serious tone detecting that the man knew something. “I know only that I have seen the man and that he was going on about some pretty amazing stuff my Queen.” “I saw Helen let him out my Queen, she said to him, “Run very quick before they catch you.” said captain Snugglebum. I gasped, this man who I had never liked was completely telling untruths. “He's lying my Queen.” I said calmly. “I do not lie Helen!” captain Snugglebum said in a mad panicky voice. “You lie all the time Captain, go away and leave these chambers now.” said the Queen. So the Queen at least believed me. “Thank you my Queen.” I said as I nodded to her. “Well it does not matter if we can't find out who let him out, but I promise you all, you will find Dr Sango one way or another and bring him back here, dismissed, get out.” the Queen was mad, she never got mad at anyone or anything. We all very quickly left the Queen chambers.

Ghostman and Sarah entered an area known as the dark taint, it was a treacherous area that spanned a vast cave that was hundreds of metres deep, the path crossed right over it and there was drops at either side, fall one way or the other and you would perish or be claimed by the thing that was invisible or by the many other creatures that lived down there. “Careful Ghostman, gentle slow steps.” Sarah said as she led the way. “Long way down.” Said Ghostman as he had a quick look down. “Don't look down, look ahead, at me.” “Yes boss.” Inch by inch they began moving across the rock path. The path was not straight, It moved this way and that, was wider in places and thinner in others. Out of nothing, some of the path gave way and fell to the ground, Sarah slipped and fell, she caught hold of the edge of the path that was left, she was hanging down one handed, unable to pull herself back up. Ghostman rushed forward, bent down and grabbed her hand and pulled her up next to him. “Be more careful Sarah, you could have been killed.” Ghostman said. “Yes boss.” Sarah said then giggled. Now they had an even more difficult path to cross. “Now we will have to jump across to the end stretch of the path.” Sarah said, looking at the path ahead. “It don't look safe.” Ghostman said. “Its not Ghostman, I am not sure that it will hold you.” “Great.” Sarah smiled, “Shall we turn back?” “No we can't, I must get across from there.” “But what if you fall down there, you will be gone forever.” “I have to do this, even if I am gone forever.” Ghostman moved forward, “Wait for me Ghostman.” Ghostman did not wait, he jumped across over one of the gaps in the path at speed, then across another, and another. He stopped and turned back to Sarah, “It held, come on!” he shouted to Sarah who in turn began jumping across also. There was a small piece of the path across left to overcome, Ghostman and Sarah stood side, by side on a wider part of the path. “Now for the last bit.” Sarah said. “You go first, he said to Sarah.” She jumped over and was clear and safety across. “Oh no he is coming, that thing!” shouted Sarah. “Where Sarah, Where is this thing.” Asked Ghostman. “Ahead of me, we have to go back.” “We can't go back.” Sarah jumped back across the path to Ghostman. “Its stopped, its right in front of us.” Sarah whispered. There was silence, Ghostman and Sarah on a small rocky path which was crumbled away in so many places now, and the thing that was waiting at the end of it. They had a choice to make, go back the way they had come or confront the thing. “Heeellloooo” a stuttering quiet voice said, it was a male voice. Ghostman and Sarah looked at each other. “Hello I am Ghostman and this is Sarah, so pleased to meet you.” said Ghostman to the thin air ahead of him. “Whhhyy rruunn aawwwaayyy fffrrrooom mmme?” the voice said stuttering. “Keep away, evil monster!” Sarah shouted. “I ammm nnnoo mmmonnnstterr.” Said the thing. “Don't listen to it Ghostman, its evil.” “I ammm nnnoot eeeviiill.” “You take people away and keep them, their souls and bodies, evil thing.” Sarah shouted. “I ddooo nnooott.” “Why can't we see you?” Asked Ghostman. “Yyyouu cannn't seee meee?” “No we can't see you, your invisible.” said Ghostman. There was a flapping sound. “No,no, we have to get away from here, this thing and the flapping sounds are creatures that will kill us.” “Come on then Sarah.” Ghostman leapt across the gap and made it across the other side but also crashed into the thing and fell to the ground. “Okayyyy yyyyooouu ffallliing ffoorr mmmee” the thing laughed loud and deep. Flap, Flap, the creatures came into view across the way, they were birds with lizard type skin and giant claws, they were almost as big as Sarah. “Sarah quick, jump across!” Shouted Ghostman. “No I would rather be eaten alive then give myself to a devil!” she shouted back. “Don't be stupid Sarah.” he replied. With that one of the creatures grabbed Sarah and jammed its huge claws into her back, she screamed painfully.

CHAPTER 9: VISIONS OF THE TRUTH / DATA

I woke up in a swivel chair, it was spinning round, my head span with it and I felt dizzy. “David how do you think that little girl, what was her name, Molly got out of that burning house?” Someone was talking to me, I turned around. To my shock I was in a huge office, many people were sat in small cubicle like offices working in front of computers and paper that was mostly scattered all over their desks. “I have no idea Gwen but the little girl said it was an angel.” Another voice said but I had no idea where the voices were coming from. I walked round the office. “That fire was a bad one, I wonder who the men were that died in there.” The first voice said, “Seems very odd if you ask me, they say that the fire came from no where, they found no signs of how it started.” I had saved Molly, she had called me “Mr Angel Ghostman” Row by row I slowly carried on walking and I heard so many people talking and chatting without having a clue which one had said what.

I headed for the exist to the office but once more I could touch the door but it would not open. A good looking blonde haired women walked in, the door stayed open, I tried to walk through but I could not, some invisible barrier stopped me. I turned around from the door, a black flash and all changed. The office had turned into a laboratory, it was where I used to work. “David, if you do not want to do this research, I can find someone else.” It was Dr Sango. Hell. I walked in to the office, another me walked straight through where I was standing, a chill swept through me, I shivered. “Its bordering on illegal and will have no part in this.” I shouted, the other me. “Fine, you go off into the lab at the back and do your own research and I will use this laboratory.” Said Dr Sango. “Fine by me but I want it in writing, I won't tell the police but god dam it your cutting a fine line between what's legal and what isn't and a fine line between right and wrong.” I remembered the conversation, it felt like an eternity, this was the begging of the end, before it all went wrong.

Alpha was out in the garden, she had collected useless items and made a bonfire in the garden of David and Mega's house. The fire was fairly strong now, flames whizzed and danced in the gloomy daylight. Alpha picked up the laptop and threw it on to the fire, she breathed a sigh of relief. All the data, everything on it would be gone, it was all highly dangerous, she had decided not to use it, abandoned the stupid ideas about making a portal in to the land of the dead. Jack, Paula and Peter needed her more then anything now. “Alpha, why have you made a fire?” Jack asked, such a confused look on his face. “I just had a lot of old things that I didn't need, that's all Jack.” she said. “Alpha can we go to the park today?” he asked with a huge grin on his face. “We go to the park nearly everyday Jack.” Alpha laughed. “I love the park Alpha.” he said. “I really need to get to work Jack and sort a few things out, do you want to come with me?” “Yippee, I want to come Alpha, can I.” “Yes Jack of course you can come.” Alpha stayed near the fire, she looked in to the flames as the laptop burned, Jack went back inside to play.

Another black flash and all changed again, this time I was still looking at the laboratory, but there was no one here. I took a walk further in. I looked at a computer terminal, the screen had some kind of program running, the words were “Dreamland operational, dreamworld active.” I had no idea what this was and none of it seemed familiar. I walked further into the laboratory and was shocked, if not horrified by what I saw. There was four dome like chambers, each one had a body that looked like me, they were labelled up imaginatively as clone one, two and three, the last said original. I wondered about the last one, no it couldn't have been me, they could all not be me. I stood there for some time thinking, trying to work out what I was seeing, it was so very hard to believe. I decided to look closer, I looked close at each one, close as I dared too. They were all near perfect duplicates of myself, the one labelled original, must have been me. Suddenly there was a white flash then I was surrounded by Dr Sango and some other men. “Chop up clone one, its failed, butcher it and dispose of it carefully, you hear me.” “David, David, I hope you comfortable in there little one.” Dr Sango was looking at the original one, at me. None of this could be true surely. “Don't look at me like that David, your the one who killed your wife Helen and then killed yourself, I knew there was a purpose for leaving that long sharp knife around, I just knew it, well actually it had been there in any event that you had tried to stop my research but never the less, that knife came in useful.” I just couldn't take any of this in, this was unreal, not true, I never killed Helen, he was sleeping with her, I left the laboratory and it blew up, I picked the knife up but I never used it, I never killed myself with it, it was Mega who killed me in a car crash, Mega. I stopped thinking for a moment, was I dead, I still didn't know if I was or not, was Mega, my wife dead, what was happening.

Alpha was in the laboratory, Evie was active still and fully working after she had conducted a system check. Jack had loved the check as Evie had said some pretty funny things at times, things that Alpha had programmed in. Jack was at the table playing with one of Alpha's holographic puzzles. “Mr Andrews its Alpha from Evie Lab Systems I would be grateful if you could call me back as soon as you can thanks.” Alpha slammed the phone downheartedly. Alpha had been trying to make progress that she had let slip with everything that had gone on in the past week and was finding it so very hard to sort everything out. Alpha had thought about giving Paula and Peter a job here when they had left college and school, but that was a long way off but they would be a great help for her.

“Evie display central archive date oldest first on the big screen.” Alpha said to thin air. “Archive data displaying oldest first confirmed. Big screen display confirmed.” Evie displayed the data on the largest screen in the laboratory, Alpha scanned through the data.

Another big white flash and then the scene changed again. Some man was looking at was looking at detailed descriptions and data of some sort on the screen. There appeared to be many men with guns and security gear walking the lab backwards and forwards, I did not remember this happening. The man that was looking at the main screen had moved away from it and had wondered away from it. I suddenly saw someone, or something crawling from one of the doors at the back, they were blurry like they had some kind of stealth suit on, they moved slowly to the computer screen. I heard keys been typed, I moved close to the screen. “David Robertson DNA analysis.” this person had typed in, a huge DNA data card was brought up. “Download to data card.” Someone was taking my DNA and putting it on a card for some reason, what on earth would people want with my DNA? Suddenly this person was spotted, and then a bang from the other end of the laboratory. All chaos broke loose then and the two intruders had managed to escape down the corridor, one of them had said, “Quick Alpha hurry.” the other had replied, “I am Mega.” I was shocked, they were Alpha, who was at home now looking after Jack, and Mega my wife. No one could see me while I was witnessing these surreal events, no one new I was here, I did not know if what I was seeing had happened or not but hell, things were not right at all in the place, these visions if that was what they were were crazy. What had happened to those offices I had been in.

Alpha spent a long time looking through old archives which detailed the history of what had occurred in the laboratory. Many entries through and to her horror, everything that had been on the laptop was in here, everything and more. “This can not be true, this can not have happened.” she said out aloud. “What mummy, I mean Alpha, sorry.” Said Jack. “Nothing Jack, its okay.” She replied. “Evie set up the football goals please.” Evie then set up a football goal in the corner of the room. “Evie, Football please. Next to Jack.” Suddenly a yellow football bounced at the foot of Jack. “Wow yippee.” Exited Jack danced on the spot before kicking the ball into the goal. “Don't break anything, okay Jack.” Alpha smiled amid the torn and confused feelings that were deep inside her heart. “I won't Alpha.” came Jack's reply. Alpha stared at the screen, she was considering deleting the archives, deleting what was there. They could come in useful, maybe she would build that portal to the land of the dead and seek Mega and David out, maybe she would but could she really do it, could she commit a highly illegal offence and do it. According to what was wrote in the archives she had already done that anyway.

There was another white flash and all went black and then I was back in the office building. “Look over there, there is a body!.” Someone shouted, they were all looking my way. No they can not see me. I looked in their direction, they ran towards me in shock. A women and several men approached me and bent down at my feet. I looked down and realised I had stepped on a body, it looked like a dead body, it was covered in blood. I laughed they were not seeing me but the dead body, I bent down to look also, someone was inside me at the same time or should I say I was in the same position as they were looking at the body, I felt nothing, neither did they. I looked closer at the body and couldn't help but laugh loudly, it didn't matter no one would here me, it was a fake body, it was not a real one. “I can't hear a heartbeat.” the women said. “Watch it it may come back from the dead and turn into a zombie.” a man said laughing, I figured he was in on the prank. “The women started pressing down on the bodies heart.” “Stop it Heidi its a fake body, who is the joker then!” said one of the men. All looked around laughing.

Another white flash, I was back in the laboratory but I was in one of the back rooms. There was a bed, it way Helen and Dr Sango, tears stung my eyes, I cried, why was I hear. I saw myself run into the room holding a long sharp knife, The other me grabbed my ex-wife and pulled her close to him and slit her throat and then slit his own, I saw myself die on the floor and my ex wife. Dr Sango had got out of the bed naked, “Crap fuck anyway.” he had said. “The bastard.” I had said to myself, I was shaking now, I knew I had not killed Helen or myself. Dr Sango kicked the other me which was dead on the floor as he left the room.

Another white flash, I was still in the room but once more Helen was in bed with Dr Sango and no bodies were on the floor. Again I saw myself, the other me walk into the room holding a long sharp knife, I again saw myself grab Helen and pull her close, I put the knife to her throat but this time I pushed Helen back on the bed and ran out of the room. “I fuck better then you David.” Dr Sango had shouted. “I fuck better then you.”

Another white flash and I was back in the main laboratory. The room I had been in a moment ago lay at the back down a corridor if my memories was true, and yet did I trust my memories now, I was unsure. I stood in the laboratory, no one was here but then I heard Dr Sango again, “I fuck better then you.” I then saw the other me run out of the back corridor and head for the exit to the laboratory. To my surprise, I suddenly saw another version of me, it was different me, it looked fatter, it looked odd. “Ghostman all the charges are set, have you set the timer.” I looked behind me at the girls voice, there was a little girl she must have only been five or six, she wore a princess outfit with a crown on and a cape. “Yes my Queen all is set, all for my Otherme, all for him.” The other me said that the little girl called Ghostman. “Time to get out of here then, all drawings in place Ghostman?” asked the little girl. “Yes my Queen, all is set, lets go.” Suddenly they vanished in thin air, there was no flash. “David, David, come back.” Helen suddenly rushed naked into the laboratory but it was too late, the other me had gone. Helen sat on the floor and cried, Dr Sango then came in and kicked her while she was on the floor. “Stupid bitch, have him then, fuck off.” he had shouted at her. I stood here with tears in my eyes before there was a huge bang. I saw Helen fly in the air along with Dr Sango there was fire and debris everywhere, computer terminals were exploding into the air, the roof was falling down, the whole place was disintegrating before my eyes. Fire was dancing at all angles all around me, I felt nothing. I walked towards where Helen had fallen, she was on fire, burning to death, “David your here.” I heard her say, surely she could not see me now. Suddenly all held still, everything was as though it was on pause or something. A white tunnel had appeared at the front of the laboratory, they said when you die you see a white light, a tunnel, I had never believed them. The white tunnel called to me, I pulled me in, I walked towards it confident that perhaps I was to find some kind of peace now. I became inches away, I dived in it and it felt so good, I was sure now that I was leaving wherever I had been, I was sure this was the end.

CHAPTER 10: FLYING / NO POLICE IN HELL

I woke up laying flat down, I stood up. I had no idea where I was, my velvet dress was in perfect condition again. I felt cool air flow up my dress, I knew I should have worn knickers to the party. I looked around, greenery surrounded me but only perhaps ten metres either way. It looked like I was in circle of grass with a few trees. I was confused. In the distance I could see red grime, a dirt laden landscape, a few rough looking buildings dotted the horizon. My high heel shoes were in perfect condition also, It appeared I was in good shape. Why was I here? Where was I? Maybe I had been to the party and got drunk and walked off or something, no I remembered nothing of the party. I looked up, the sky was a deep blood colour, strange I thought. I decided to have a walk, which was I had no idea, I looked for my handbag, I wasn't here, great no mobile. Money or anything, David should have been looking after me. Since he had been having the headaches, he had changed, I didn't love him any more, he was old and boring. I had slept with a few people since I had married him, some were from work others had been old friends, but at least I had felt a women again, with David it had been dull and he was never in the mood for it. A flicker of something crossed my mind, a car crashing, did I crash or was it someone else, I couldn't remember. I resumed my slow walk, I headed for the buildings that lay on the horizon, they seemed such a long way off.

After I had smashed Mega and Debbie to pieces and then cried like a baby I decided to head up to the top of the building, all the way up. I made it without too much trouble. Up here I could see for miles, I scanned the surroundings. The roof of the building was flat with a few brickwork chimneys pointing up from it. I could see the railway lines from up here, I followed them and eventually found what must have been a train station, I was heading there next to find that Dr Roberts who seemed to think that he knew of a way out of the hell. I looked up into the sky for many minutes and it was worth the wait, I saw two bodies floating by in the sky like Dr Roberts had said. They were though a long way off for me to be able to get near them, I wondered how I was going to achieve getting up to the sky. I went back down stairs and headed in every room there was, even the room with the crashed car, I looked in the car but could not find anything of any use in this hell. After searching for some time I found what I wanted. I headed back up to the roof now. I found the bed sheets I needed and some hollow steel pipes which I had ripped off some kind of trolley. I had found some cable type materiel that was on one of the balconies that some of the flats had, I figured that they must have used them as washing lines. I had a crazy plan, I would die again or I would fall safely to the ground again, it did not matter as long as I knew if I could fly or not.

It felt as though I had been walking for such a long time, it was not easy in these shoes so I took them off and held them, dread to think what people may have thought if they could see me. I neared a building, it looked like a disused pub, there was a sign on it, it was the naked queens pub, I had never heard of it. It looked like a small place but surely they would let me use their telephone or call a taxi. I wondered why there was no lights on inside, it wasn't dark but it was a bit gloomy. I pushed the wooden door open and made my way in. There was one door ahead and another to the left and right, the one to the right had toilet symbol at the top of it and so I decided to enter the door ahead. I swung the door open, the pub was empty and dirty, it looked disgusting. “Hello, is anyone there.” I said but got no reply, I searched around for a telephone. In the corner of the room was a snooker table with no balls, or cues for that matter. To the right of the door I came through was the bar, behind it was many empty bottles, the bar surface for dusty, I was beginning to think that I was wasting my time here. “Hello welcome to the finest pub in hell.” I turned around to find a man with no hair, a huge belly and a huge moustache standing there, he had come in the same way I had. “Hello sir, would it be possible to use your telephone.” I said calmly, I didn't like this, I still had my shoes in my hand. “Boys and girls, we have a newbie.” the man shouted. Another three people walked in to the pub, two other men and a women in a short skirt, the women looked hot with huge breasts and a slim body but had braces fixed on her teeth. “She's cute.” The women said. “Sure is ain’t she.” one of the men replied. “Lets play a game, but first tie her to the snooker table.” I turned and ran but one of the men had figured that I would do that and caught me as soon as I had turned. “Don't know where you think your going.” he said calmly. “Police police, help me!” I screamed out but they all just laughed. “What the fuck are you screaming police for? Your in hell babe there are no police in fucking hell.” The man with the huge moustache and belly said laughing.

I had finally successfully built my flying machine, okay it was only effectively a pair of wings mate out of bedsheets and a few steel poles and washing line but it was complete. I positioned myself towards the back of the furthest edge from the directions I was going to jump from and ran and ran real fast and just managed to stop myself from falling off the edge of the building, I worked out that I had just enough of a run up to hopefully send myself flying off the edge with my wings. I grabbed my wings and positioned them low as to not send me up in the air too early. There was a breeze and it seemed to be blowing the way I needed it too. I re-positioned myself back again to the edge of the building and prepared to make my jump. I was ready, I ran full speed and leapt off the building and at the same time I lifted my wings up in the air, I shouted as I fell down and down. My wings had failed to open, quickly I unfolded the wings, I looked down and the ground was approaching rapidly, I lifted the wings up and swoosh my fall was broken and I was flying, flying like a bird.

I way tied up on the snooker table, I tried my best to fight them but they were too strong for me, I wondered what the man meant when he had said “There are no police in fucking hell.” was this hell, had the car crashed and I had come here after I died, I had no idea. “Right whoever gets their number up can give the lady a kiss.” It was the fat man again, he shouted that out deliberately for me to hear. They had not covered my mouth with anything but they had tied me down tight, I had no doubt that they were about to rape me, there was no use in shouting. The women came over, the one with the braces, she looked at me and gave me a long kiss, I didn't resist at first, I slid my tongue in her mouth, she slid hers in mine, it was actually nice but then I bit her tongue, I tasted blood in my mouth. “Fucking bitch bit me.” She said as she held her tongue and walked back to the others who were laughing loud. “Listen up, next one to get the number can pull her dress down and play with her tits.” The fat bastard shouted it out again so I knew what was next. This time one of the other men came to me and pulled the top of my dress down revealing my breasts, I knew I should have worn a bra to the party. The man nibbled and pulled and bite my nipples, I closed my eyes and tried to enjoy it, but then I spat at the man several times as his mouth was sucking my nipples. “Fucking bitch spat on me.” he said as he walked back to the others, again more laughing. I lost track of what they were doing to me, one by one they all ended up doing something to me twice or three times, they had touched, kissed and played with my whole body, I was naked now, upset but determined to get revenge on these animals, one day.

I flew and I flew and I flew, I could see the train station a way off still but I willed myself on and on. I looked down and a few people were pointing up at me, I wondered what they were saying, perhaps, “Is it a bird, is it a plane, no its super clone three.” I laughed in mid air, I was having fun flying. Eventually I hit the floor at a run and flipped the wings around which slowed me down until I could stop without falling over. I looked around, no one was on there was to intercept me. I decided to keep the wings for the next time I jumped off a tall building, I doubted there would be a next time though. The train station was not too far off and I had saved time flying to get near it. I hoped this Doctor Roberts could help me get away from this place, but I doubted he could do but it was worth seeing, so far after many years I had failed to find a way out of here. I walked slowly across the barren landscape, it was full of rocks and dirt and bits of rubbish like paper and wood. The train station was small, the entrance was a small walkway through two buildings would lead to the track itself, of course I had no doubts that there would be other ways in. I walked slowly through the two buildings, checking for any danger, I did not check good enough. “Stay where you are or we will shoot.” Two guns were aimed at me, shotguns they looked like, two people stepped out, two men in fancy suits. “Boss we have an intruder.” one of the men said into his jacked. I figured he must have had some kind of communication device in there. The men said nothing else, they just kept their guns pointed at me. Two men came from round the corner of the building to the right. They were also dressed in fancy suits. This was surreal, one of the men was Dr Sango, the scientist responsible for making me, the other I presumed was Dr Roberts as he looked like the man I had seen on the screen in the supermarket. “We meet again Dr Sango, or should I be calling you daddy?” I laughed, he did not. “Clone Three I guess, a pleasure to meet you at last under better circumstances.” The Doctor smiled, or was it a grin, I couldn't tell. “Put your guns down, this one is harmless.” Dr Sango instructed the others. “Now clone three why did you come here?” he asked. “I came after hearing Dr Roberts on a screen in a supermarket claiming he knew of a way out of here.” I told the truth, there was no reason not too. “Good, then you are at the right place.” He said. “How would you feel Clone Three about been the first to return to the real world, to go back to life?” Why did he ask me this, I had never been truly alive to begin with. “Well as I never was alive to begin with, I would love to, but how can I?” “Oh yes of course Clone Three, you never had a life, I am sorry for that but I can make amends now by returning you back to life can't I?” “You may Dr Sango.” I simply said despite wanting to kill him there and then although I suppose it was pointless as he was dead now already and here in this hell and he could be my only way out of here.

CHAPTER 11: ANGELS CURSE / THE SEARCH FOR SANGO

One of the creatures had dug its huge claws in to Sarah's back and was lifting her up higher and higher, the rest of the creatures were heading towards Ghostman, and the thing. Quickly Ghostman pulled his staff out and held it with both hands in a tight grip. The staff was made of an ancient dark oak from many years ago and had been infused with some kind of magic, the staff shone a bright blue colour. “I need some help!” he shouted but nothing happened, the staff looked exactly the same. “Perhaps if you turned your staff on it may help.” It was the things voice but there was no stuttering or nervous he spoke incredibly clear. “How do I turn it on?” Said Ghostman as he touched every part of the staff. “Knob on the bottom.” the Things said coolly. Ghostman found the knob on the bottom of the staff and flicked it, the staff came to life, it buzzed like a powerful electrical device, it clearly had power. “I need some help!” Ghostman shouted again, and the staff suddenly moved in the air, it broke free of Ghostman's grasp and span in the air, round and round in a circle. “Please help Sarah.” He said while looking at the flying, spinning staff. The staff which was now pulsating a blue lively glow suddenly moved very fast and it made its way to the creature that had dug it claws in to her back. The creature had flown a long way back towards where it had come in to this area. The staff hit the flying creature hard on the back several times, it dropped Sarah, she fell down, she was falling fast. The staff launched into a fast dive, it positioned itself under Sarah who was now screaming. But she just hit the staff on the way down, knocked it to one side, it appeared the staff could not help her any more. “Sarah....” Shouted Ghostman as he was looking down into the cave. The staff flew back towards Ghostman, it stopped in front of him and fell to the floor. Ghostman had his head down, he turned towards where the thing should have been but the thing made no noise. “Are you there?” Ghostman asked quietly there was no reply. The many flying creatures were heading towards Ghostman, he took one look, picked up the staff and ran away onwards on the path, after some time the creatures flapping could not be heard but all Ghostman thought about was his friend Sarah who had fell surely to her death.

Helen, Rick, lord Smeldish and Soldier Kickin had decided that they must locate and bring back Dr Sango, it was to be a difficult task but the Queen had demanded it. Together they all jumped on to Ricks back, who had transformed himself into the spider silk magic carpet. When they were all positioned on the carpet, Rick began to fly up and away from the castle. The towers of the castle began to drift from view and then the whole castle was not to be seen, they were on there way towards the mountains, which seemed like the obvious choice to find Dr Sango. The trip seemed to take forever, but Rick was fast in his current form and used all of his power to speed ahead, the mountains became nearer and nearer, the beautiful countryside whizzed by at astonishing speed.

Ghostman was alone. He walked on slowly, he blamed himself for Sarah's death, he felt that he should have done more to prevent what had happened. The path had now come out of the caves and the sky was clearly visible. The path was small and rugged but onwards he walked. “Can you help me please.” A tiny voice said on the wind, Ghostman looked around trying to find the source of this tiny female voice. “Please help me.” the voice said again. “I would help you if I could see you.” he said still looking around. “I am scared to come out, see the opening ahead on the left, I am there.” he looked forward and spotted the small opening, it was a small cave. “Come in the cave.” the voice said quietly. Ghostman ducked as he entered the cave, shining lights could be seen from the cave roof, they were glittering like stars in the night sky. The cave had small rocks on the ground of various colours from deep purples to dark reds. In the centre of the small cave there was a tiny women, with wings, she was naked, silver and shiny hair sparkled down her shoulders. “It was wrote in a prophecy many years ago that a man would come and set us free.” the tiny angel said in a angelic voice. Ghostman spotted the women sat on one of the rocks, “How can I set you free and free from what?” asked Ghostman. “This place was once a shrine to a angel of the finest charm, when her wings dissolved into dust, her love was spread as it must. When the evil came, all love was eradicated and the shrine was decimated as the evil tore our lives to shreds. Now she keeps the angels trapped amid a curse so unholy and un-pure, no angel may speak to a ghost, or the hiss shall take them and their soul, No angel may be happy, or there death will come swiftly, No angel may love or their bodies will be fed to the creatures. No angel may sing or they will have their voices taken away, No angel....” Ghostman had heard enough and cut the angel off. “So some bad thing is keeping you here so how can I kill it?” “I have no idea, I have to go, she will be here soon to kill me, please try to set us free from this curse, please.” With that she was gone. Ghostman walked over to a small rock, he sat down and attempted to figure out and make sense as to what had just happened. “Well, well well, what do we have here.” Ghostman turned around to find a women, a very beautiful women standing in front of him, she had the most perfect face, blue eyes, her hair was blonde and long, she had a seductive figure, her breasts swayed slightly as she stood naked in front of him. Ghostman stood up and found himself lost for words. The women walked up to him slowly and put her hands up to his face and stroked his cheeks. “You are a fine handsome man.” she said smiling, she kissed him tenderly as her hands found there was around his body, holding him tightly. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” Ghostman nodded a yes as he looked into her piercing eyes that appeared to have taken a hold of him. “I love you.” was all she said next as she took hold of Ghostman's hand and began to lead him to the back of the cave.

Helen and her party suddenly come to a stop in mid air, they all looked down onto the mountains. “See that there.” said Helen as she pointed with her finger. “I see it love, shall we take a look?” “Yes I feel we must, it looks like a black hole from here, but its a near perfect circle, could be something.” Rick as the magic carpet flew fast in a dive towards the mountains, he stopped just before they hit the huge rocks, Lord Smeldish had covered his eyes and had been screaming. They were floating mid air, “Shall I land next to it?” Rick said, “Yes love.” said Helen simply still trying to recover from Ricks fast dive. They landed smoothly next to the black circle. Helen was off first, she stood next to Rick staring into the black opening, “I think its some kind of portal, I can see some place in it.” Lord Smeldish was off and looking too, I see it too, I don't like the look of it one little tiny bit.” he said with confusing in his face. “I think Dr Sango must have made this portal somehow, I think it leads to the place I went too before Rick and the Queen had saved me and got me away from it all those years ago.” Helen said as she was thinking hard. Rick changed to himself, an elf when everyone had jumped off. “That's better, I hate been a carpet for that long.” he said laughing but no one was amused as they stared into the black circle, what could be a portal, they all looked drained by it, they all seemed to move closer and closer towards it as if it were pulling them in. Faces with expressions changed into faces without as they slowly found themselves moving closer towards the circle.

A noise sounded in the cave, Ghostman didn't hear a thing as he was been seduced by the beautiful lady, drawn into her spell, slowly falling into a love that could be never-ending. “Gostman, stop please, Ghostman!” It was Sarah's voice, he did not hear. “Ghostman stop now, that bitch is evil, a witch.” The thing said loudly but again Ghostman heard nothing. “Sarah not now as you can see I am busy, and pleases send that monster away, I have no time to deal with that thing.” The women said loud enough for Sarah to hear. “Did you say something my love.” Said Ghostman very slowly. “I said that I love you so much darling.” The women said. “I love you too.” was Ghostman's reply as the women held him tightly, she knew this was the only way to stop that man who could for-fill the prophecy and kill her and end her rule over the mountains. The thing who was still invisible ran at the naked women but a force of some kind blocked him and he fell to the floor. “You lied to me Mother, you lied to me.” “Yes I did Sarah, silly little girl, I used you as best as I could, why not?” The women said laughing. “I will kill you.” Sarah said simply, the women laughed at this, “You have no way to kill me Sarah, you are powerless and a dwarf.” An naked angel suddenly appeared, “Please help us, help the man save us, free us, please.” the tiny voice pleaded as she was hit by a flash of blue light and fell to the ground. “You kill helpless angels, all this time you told me they were devils, evil.” Sarah said softly. “I lied, now begone silly little girl, this is the last warning.” “Sarah ran at the women and was also blocked, she fell to the ground. Slowly she got back to her feat, she was about a metre away from the women, something had blocked her off. Ghostman was hopelessly lost in the arms of this women, gone from them now. “There is no way to get through to save your friend, I don't know what to do Sarah, I am sorry.” The things voice said clear as daylight.