The GhostMan - Part 5

CHAPTER 11: TRUE HEART

My eyes were closed, I opened them, I couldn't see anything but blackness but I could move my arms and legs. I realized I stood on solid ground that felt hard, like stone or rock. As my eyes got used to the blackness I could see a I was in a cave of some sorts. I reached my arms to the side and felt cold rock. I felt more and could feel what what was properly moss of something, a damp soft texture. I figured out the cave must only be about two meters across. I reached up and I touched the cave top which felt the same as the walls. I moved forward step by step. I suddenly spotted a light ahead of me, it was small. I carried on walking, I found I moved faster as I became nearer to the small stationery light. Eventually I reached it, it was in mid air. What do I do I thought, I examined the light. It was a small gem like object. I reached out and took hold of it, I felt a warm tingling sensation. I kept hold of it, when I released it from my grasp it again floated in mid air. I used the gem object to see better with, it proved very useful and I knew it was no coincidence that it was there.

I carried on forward down the cave which, when I thought about it, wasn't a cave but a tunnel. I carried on and came to other openings, one to my left and one to my right and the tunnel I was following carried on ahead. Which way to go I thought, which way? I took a quick look down the other two and they went on a long way so I returned to my original tunnel and took its path. A fair few steps later I again was met with with the same openings as before, they looked the same. I again returned to my original tunnel and took its path. I once more came upon the same openings. “I think am going round in circles” I said to myself. I decided to take the right opening this time.

The cave to the right grew smaller, less then one meter wide. I then banged my head on something, it hurt. I cursed and put my hand to my head, I could feel no blood but there was a small hole now in my head. “great just what I always wanted” I said to myself. The tunnel had become severely smaller and I had to duck several times along the way, I moved slower now.

I suddenly came to a dead end, rock met me head on. I tried pushing but it was a useless idea. I closely examined the area with my gem for some time, really not liking the idea of going back the way I had come. I spied a letter ground into the rocks it was a letter T. I looked more and found more letters, a U, R, E, A, H, another T and another E and another R. I wondered what they meant. I just sat there thinking for a while. This must be a puzzle of some kind I thought why would someone of something just put random letters on the wall like this? I tried to spell words with what I had. I spelt tree, truth, tear, heat, treat, teat, heat, tart, then I found it “True Heart”. I said it out loud. I heard a grinding sound and suddenly I fell down, the tunnel floor had given way! I hit something hard then started sliding down a very smooth hard surface, it seemed to go on forever.

Deep deep down I slid, on and on. I moved faster and faster, I wasn't scared. Abruptly I met head first red, lots of red all around me, I slowed. I couldn't breath. Red was clinging all over me, I knew what it was, I knew the taste. It was blood. I stopped and looked around. All around me there were hearts, some big, some small, some black and diseased, some perfect in shape. I spotted someone ahead of me, all I could make out was a human form. The form reached to a heart and vanished. This must be where I find my heart, I thought. I remembered the words, “follow your heart and you will find the way out, good luck to you my friend” this is what I needed to do follow my heart, but where was it?

I swam and swam in the thick deep red blood. I must have swallowed so much of it but it didn't seem to matter. I didn't know which way to go, I just swam. I had a feeling that something or someone was pushing me on, I turned around but there was nothing. After a long time I was sure something wanted me to go the way I was going, I went. Eventually I reached a black heart, I could sense the darkness inside it, surely this was not meant to be my heart? I tried to swim away, I could not. I was pulled closer and closer to it, I was not scared, but a heart in better condition would have been good. I laughed to myself, I suddenly felt joy, an evil joy. I began wanting, I wanted this heart, I swam myself to it, something was taking over me. I reached it and put my hand out towards it. Blackness engulfed me, did I die, I did not know.

CHAPTER 12: LOVE IS WORTH THE RISK

Mega watched data unfold on the report from the TRS, It was outstanding. There were every step on how to begin the cloning process. Knowledge marked in red was the thoughts that the TRS suspected were dreams or just imagination. On the down side there were only a reference that Mega's loves DNA was stored on the main console in his Laboratory, along with Dr Sango's. Mega new what that meant they had to get into the laboratory. Mega and Alpha had booked time off from BETA, they were happy to grant it after their last mission. It began tomorrow. Alpha was compiling the data they needed if they were to succeed in bringing Mega's Scientist love back from the dead and back from Ghostworld.

Mega new she had a fair few of the technologies needed already at her secret laboratory. After a full breakdown of the TRS data they both came up with a list of what they needed to acquire and began making calls to friends that they could trust who were in the business and those who owed them a debt. Eventually after a day of planning and thinking everything was looking good apart from the required DNA from Dr Sango's lab which they had no doubt was heavily guarded. Mega and Alpha had been trained in many special skills and covert operations was one of them. Before they departed for their break from BETA they took what they could to assist them and falsified the BETA accounts and records to make it look like nothing was missing. They packed there car up – which was given to them when they started to work for BETA- and set off for the secret laboratory.

The journey should have took six hours, along the way they made an un-planned visit to the Karmaqueen restaurant which was situated in a pretty country setting just out of the city, it did some of the best “real” meals in the world. These days food was pre-made and vending machines just provided everything and most “meals out” were just fancy pre-made ones instead of a standard one. It was getting dark now and late. They left the restaurant after a pleasant and elegant Potato a la salmon special and a ChoKnRock(Tm) desert and resumed the journey.

They put the car in auto-mode and relaxed drinking tea and coffee. The car was small but the auto-mode was the best and not available to the general public. It would never get lost and never hit anything and it would inform you of any problems that required a decision such as a traffic jam where this car could use air lifting jumps, which they didn't use often as the technology was worth millions and they didn't want anyone getting ideas about capturing the car. They put the TV on and watched the news. “Dr Sango's laboratory will be removed from existence in two days time using a special technique called Matter Evaporation Serum Process due to the contents of the laboratory been too dangerous for the security of country, this will be a blow to many scientists as a push for legalization of cloning is ongoing in the courts and many secrets were alleged to be held in the Dr Sango's laboratory” the news reader reported. “Great that's all we need” said Alpha with a sigh. “we have two days to get the DNA and I plan on doing that” Mega said quickly. “It will be a hard job sister, are you sure its worth the risk?” asked Alpha this time not smiling for a change. “Love is worth the risk” “I know that's why am doing it for you love” the smile returned and she held Mega's hand tightly.

CHAPTER 13: VOICE FROM THE OUTSIDE/REMEMBERING

It was everything, this whole existence was not right. I pondered things for hours and hours. All I knew was that I was married with a beautiful wife and I had two lovely children and that I lost my job. The images I saw before were scary, the lady I thought was my wife sleeping with two men, I must have been one, the sweet girl, who was she and why did I see a long sharp knife? How did Ghostman get here? I never asked thought about that, he just was. I remember breaking my flat, I smashed things but as soon as Ghostman came and stayed everything was un-damaged and fixed, like the TV. I just couldn't make sense of things at all. I was trapped in my flat, no way out with someone who looked like me but he wasn't me and yes he was nice, if not too bright but I couldn't spend the rest of my life here with him, I had to get out of here somehow, I new I must.

I needed to stop thinking for a while so I put some music on, loud and Ghostman and I danced and was silly and then we found some music videos in the cabinet under the video recorder, I never had noticed the cabinet or the recorder, it was just there. Music we played included Britney Beers songs such as I'm a lager 4 U, Drugtimes and Nit Me Baby One More Stitch. We also put on Katie Cider's I pissed a girl and Michael Jackmeds Killer and some of the music videos Kylie Minrogue's I cant get you off my head(Ghostmans favourite), Eric Pryziwiz's Sit On Me(Ghostmans favourite) and Gwen Stiffons What Your Mating For. I was surprised by how many videos and CDs we found and wondered where they came from. There were a few with no label on them so we put them to one side and was going to have a look later on.

I slumped on thee sofa while Ghostman once more made the drinks. “Is there anyone there?” “don't be silly no one is there” “there could be, this Dr Sango was a very good scientist one of the best they say” “but a perverted child molester at that!” “yes, but the techs said that this thing should be able to output sound to this Ghostworld he and that other fellow made” “do you really think it was possible to capture part of this Ghostworld and ever get into it?, let alone visit the dead!” “They tell me the research was there to see and all these machines around us, they tell me they must have been on to something” “Maybe, but I think you are wasting your time” “Maybe I am but at least am trying as we were instructed to do by chief special L. Weber”. I heard voices, did I? I questioned myself. “is there anyone there”. Again I really was hearing a man's voice. “Ghostman come quick! I can hear something!” I shouted, he ran through “what can you hear Otherme?” “I heard a man's voice, I am sure of it, listen”...... “Hay! If there is any ghosts in there come on, talk to us, we are here to help, we are at your service, come on haunt us, give us a OOOOOOOoooo” another man's voice said in a jovial manner. “bugger off man! Your spookier then any ghost could be ha-ha” the other man said laughing. “I cant hear anything Otherme” said Ghostman. “I did, please listen carefully” I said “OK” he replied. Silence.....silence......”is there anyone there”. I heard it again the same words. “Ghostman did you hear that? the voice said” he cut me off. “Is there anyone there” said Ghostman. We had both heard it, I paused then began to shout and scream as loud as I could, Ghostman joined me. “help, we need to get out, help us, help us, please” We shouted in unison for a long time then Ghostman stopped, shortly followed by myself. “they cant hear us can they?” said Ghostman, I said nothing. Silence......silence......”is there anything out there, is there anyone out there” the man's voice could be heard once more. “let me have a go” I heard a ladies voice say. “Aha chief Weber, we have not heard anything chief” “you go and refresh yourself ill take over, anyway it wont matter soon, there going to RFE the whole laboratory in a days time”. What does RFE mean chief if you don't mind me asking chief” asked the man's voice. “it means remove from existence”.

 I remembered the lab I worked in, I remember a console, I remember strange domes, I remembered Dr Sango and the words “If they find out they will RFE the lab and probably us too!”. The words hit me and I had a bad feeling. I began shouting for hours but their voices carried on an on, I gave up. It was clear they couldn't hear us, so clear. I remembered taking pictures of my flat and downloading them to a console in the laboratory, I remembered a 3d rotatable image on the main console, it was where I was now. I suddenly remembered working at the laboratory, all things flashed by me, so many things, bad things, slaughtering, blood, bones, samples of all sorts. I couldn't remember my name or my wife's name or children's names but I remembered “Project Ghostworld and Project Myclone” I said the words out loud, Ghostman said something I don't know what, my mind was reeling.

CHAPTER 14: A CHILDS CALLING

“He rode on a current, I see his dark face, blessed is the doctor, he moves with such grace. His eyes are upon me, I can not yield, I am filled with desire, his sword he wields”

Helen was making more poetry on top of the same hill, it came so swift to her up there.

“He kidnapped the little girl, raped and abused her, he cloned her then, so he could have ten, he raped and abused ten little girls and now he will see one little girl”.

Helen suddenly stopped, not knowing where the words came from, she put her hand over her mouth. “Helen, Helen” a soft child's voice said, Helen turned but no one was there. “You will come to me Helen, soon I promise you, you will come, think on the words you have just spoken”. Helen looked around but no child was in sight.

Dr Sango suddenly woke up, his alarm clock was going off. The alarm was in an implant in his soul. He had set it for exactly six hundred and sixty six seconds after his death. The theory was based around devil worship and a ritual performed involving the souls of children. He had kidnapped a five year old girl and cloned her purely for the ritual, he had abused all of them including the original which he murdered when she bit him. Dr Sango new that it was unlikely that it would work but now to his surprise it appeared to have worked although where was he and what was he? He was stood up now and he looked around. He was in a grassy field with trees in the distant. He could touch things, he could smell, it was as if he were alive. He was wearing the same clothes he had died in and to his surprise his laser pistol was at his side. He didn't find any wounds on himself. He wondered if he was dreaming, maybe this was heaven or hell or something he thought to himself. He carried on walking, in the distance he could see a small farm house he headed for it.

Helan walked down the red hill still carrying the long sharp knife which made her shudder when she looked at it remembering how she had died. Suddenly a crowd started running towards her, there was men and women all with big knifes and other sharp implements. Helen knew she couldn't die here but she still felt pain when she did, it had happened a few times but she had no desire for this kind of pain again. She ran and ran, on and on towards the hills in the distance. She went past the supermarket and other worthless shops which were nothing but a reminder of the life she used to have. They were catching her at a fast pace. Suddenly a little boy who looked scruffy with a dirty black face appeared right in front of her stopping her in her tracks. “hold my hand Helen” he said in a high pitched whine. Helen didn't know why she did but she did. They stood there. Silence....everything seemed to slow down for Helen. The men and women running at her, the wind, the blood that started to rain down from the sky. She new it was blood it kept happening once in a while and it splattered on the ground. She didn't know why but she moved forward and found she could move fast. Letting go of the boys hand she ran to the slow moving men and women and cut right through the neck of every one of them, their heads slowly rolling off their bodies. When they all were decapitated she turned to find the boy but he was gone, no where to be seen.

When Dr Sango reached the farm house he saw nothing and heard no noise. He went to the front door and pushed it open, not a soul in sight. He went over to a cupboard and found an old bottle of whiskey and what looked like chocolate, it had a KitKal label stuck on it. He drank deep and coughed for about ten minutes then scoffed the chocolate. He went into the side room, there was a bed there and a child's doll, he lay down on the bed and relaxed. “I wouldn't lay there Dr who knows what might happen”. The Dr heard a girls voice and sat up. “Roses are red, violets are blue, children are precious and NOT to be ABUSED!”. The girls voice rang out, a searing pain shook Dr Sango and he screamed, his body flew up towards the farmhouse roof. It smashed the beams and made a hole through to the open sky and disappeared high, so high until it was no where in sight. “Go with the wind, so your soul can be punished, I get revenge and you will be diminished. Go with the wind, so my friends can play, cant keep the bad doctor away!”. The girls pretty voice sang as she skipped off away from the farm.