Trouble in Salem

Chapter Nineteen- Who Is She?

Y/n is worried because of the conversation she and Winifred had in the hospital, y/n sighs staring at the floorboards, walking upstairs with Winifred. "Come on y/n"
"Hmm Y/n?" Y/n thinks, since when does she call me by my name? "Yes Winnie?"
"How do you think we should take out Golgotha?" Winifred stares back at y/n.
"How would I know? You know him better than me. I mean I'm a new witch and still learning. What if we trap him in a circle of salt.?"
"That didn't work in the sacred circle, any other ideas?"
"Uhhh crystals? Or blood?" Y/n stutters... "what was he like when you trained him in the 1600s?" 
"Well he... I and the sisters taught him basics, until my.. his sister was hung."
Y/n's phone vibrates, "hang on a second" y/n picks up her phone seeing a message from Alice
Is everything ok?
"Phones? So,weird" Winifred says looking over y/n's shoulder. "Where is yours?" Y/n asks while replying to Alice.
G man is here get the drinks.
"I hate these things." Winifred puts her phone on the bedside table. Y/n puts hers down next to Winifred's seeing Alice reply with a thumbs up 👍 and a potion 🧪 ..... boot 👢 emoji.
Phew she got it. Y/n thinks.
"Winnie, we need to talk about what happened at the hospital? Why do you think I should move back to Australia?"
"Safety... you know magic has ruined your life like you said"
"no I said magic has influenced my life, had a bad turn but I don't want to leave Salem"
"I think you should y/n........ " Winifred looks away.  "Hey Winnie, come here"
Y/n pulls Winifred in and kisses her, Winifred wraps her arms around y/n pushing her down. "Your kisses seem different" y/n says. "I am thinking about things" Winifred responds.
"Hm ok". Mary and Sarah have entered the room without Winifred noticing. "Hey Winnie? What is my name?"
"Y/n? Why?"
Mhm, what do you usually call me? "Why are you talking like crazy?"
Maybe because I know something is different? Y/n nods.
Sarah and Mary grab Winifred dragging her off y/n. "Alice now" Alice walks in with a bag of salt. " sisters, what are you doing?"
" don't be fooled it's not her... Winnie come on show us your lightning if it's you"
"This is ridiculous... Winifred rolls her eyes"
Alice starts surrounding them, in salt, Mary and Sarah step out as Alice seals the circle.
"Why are you doing this?"
Because you aren't Winifred. Where is she? Y/n says folding her arms. "Y/n come on?"
"Winnie or should I say Golgotha? "Ugh, how did you know?" Golgotha shifts back into himself, this won't hold me forever. You'll never find her" Golgotha says looking at the floor. "Mhm sure I bet I know where she is." Y/n walks out of the room. "Do not let him out of that circle"
Y/n walks downstairs, "how do I open the dungeon?" Y/n paces. Winnie? Are you down there?
"She won't be able to hear you". Sarah says skipping down the stairs "here" Sarah points at the floor and the dungeon opens. Y/n walks down the stairs "Winnie?"y/n looks around seeing movement, looking towards the back of the dungeon y/n sees Winifred. "Winnie" y/n rushes over to her. "Hey, it's me"
Winifred looks at y/n with a frown. "Here" y/n unties the bonds bound by magic taking the gag out of her mouth. "My sisters?"
They are safe.. SARAH she's here. Sarah runs down the stairs, "Winnie? You're ok?"
"How could you not tell that wasn't me?" Winifred snaps at Sarah. "He knew things...."
"Ugh, little woman has known me less time and she knows right away."
Come on stand up let's get out of the dungeon before the door closes. Sarah and y/n help Winifred stand helping her up the stairs. "Mary? Alice? We found her"
"Come on Winnie... sit here I'll grab the healing potion" Winifred grabs y/n's hand "no I need life"
Ohhh... well ok I'll make the potion, Sarah if you lure children we will watch Golgotha. Sarah looks to Winifred who nods "go" Sarah bows her head and walks to the closet grabbing her broom and walking out the door.  "Winnie when did this switch happen? It wasn't you at the hospital was it?"
"No, the night I checked you into the hospital he jumped me and threw me in the dungeon taking my form. Fooling my idiot sisters, I think your daughter had a suspicion but couldn't say anything. You however knew right away, how?"
"Well Winnie, he called me y/n. It may be my name but you never call me by my name unless introducing me to someone."
Winifred laughs and shakes her head. "Oh little woman, come here" y/n sits on Winifred's lap hugging her. "How do you feel?" Winifred places her hand on y/n's cheek. Y/n leans forward kissing Winifred. "Better, you kiss so much better... Yes I had to kiss him so he didn't catch on that I knew."
"Ah ok"
I should probably start making the potion. Y/n points at the cauldron and lights the fire using her magic to add all the ingredients. Mary comes downstairs with Alice "oh hello Winnie"
Mary can you add the dead man's toes? "Mhm" Mary walks over to the shelf and picks one out of the jar. Walking over to the cauldron and throwing it in, the cauldron boils. Mary blows on the potion and throws a hair from her head into the potion. "There we go"
Y/n stands and starts filling vials as Sarah walks back inside. "Mum? Can I talk to you?"
Mhm sure Alice. Y/n walks with Alice over near the fireplace "I don't want to see the children die anymore, I just can't. I know they don't suffer but it's heartbreaking"
I'll tell you what, if you go sit on.. oh wait Golgotha is there. Ok I have an idea, do you have your AirPods? "Yes"
"Ok well sit over here near the fire with your back to us, catch up on the shows we use to watch and no spoilers" Alice nods "ok mum, I hear footsteps so I'll go get my AirPods. Can you come with me? Golgotha scares me"
"Yes"... y/n walks with Alice upstairs as a child walks inside. "Hey Winnie, I'll be back in a moment"
Winifred raises a hand just to signal she heard y/n. "Where did you leave them?"
"In my bag over there in my bed." Alice walks over to her bag grabbing her AirPods.
"Ah y/n sweet y/n" Golgotha taunts. "What?"
"I see, Sarah has lured children hahaha... I take it you found Winifred?"
"Yes, you're about as subtle as a flying brick.... Obvious and a lousy kisser"
"Ew mum you kissed him?" Golgotha and y/n laugh "yes, to throw him off. I knew right away he wasn't Winifred "
Golgotha growls.... "I hate you woman" y/n sticks up her middle finger. Walking downstairs with Alice seeing two children sitting on the wooden chairs "ok mum I am going to sit over there"
Y/n walks over to the sisters, "ready?" Sarah and Mary help Winifred stand "who's the old hag?"
One of the children ask. "Brat shut up" y/n snaps as the sisters start draining his life force. "Ahhhh" the other boy screams trying to run but y/n grabs him. "Not so fast"
"Let me go witch......" the boy sobs. "Winnie? Feeling better?" Winifred smiles and nods.
Join us sister, Mary says as they start draining his life force. Y/n inhales some of his life force "Ah"
Dropping his limp body y/n steps over him hugging Winifred "what will we do about Golgotha?"
Winifred kisses y/n "later, right now we need to focus on the children and gain strength" he doesn't know about the water system so we are safe...."
A sacred circle? Again?
"Yes, but this time we need to bind ourselves together, where is Alice?"
Y/n points behind her, "she doesn't want to live forever. She doesn't want to kill, it's her choice"
Winifred nods "we still need to bind ourselves, even if she doesn't want to kill it'll be power"
I'll talk to her.. y/n walks over to Alice taping her on the shoulder "hey Alice, we need to do another sacred circle to boost all of our power to hopefully take out Golgotha."
"Do we have to?"
Yes, if we want to live, look once we take out Golgotha you don't have to do magic anymore you're nearly 17. When you're 18 if you like you can leave, so you don't have to encounter demons or whatever" y/n hugs Alice "thanks mum"
Come on we should go, leave the phone here. Y/n stands and Alice follows y/n over to the sisters. "So are we doing this now Winnie?"
"Yes little woman come let's go..."
Sarah, Mary and Alice grab their brooms "oh Winnie? Can I fly with you? There's no spare brooms"
Come on then.
Sarah, Mary and Alice fly off into the night sky. Winifred holds y/n and they fly off after the others. "What is your plan Winnie?"
Do you have the pendulum?
"Yes I do and I believe Alice has the vial... yea she told me".
"Good, let's hope Golgotha doesn't break free until we charge our power"
"Let's hope not Winnie, my body still hurts a lot from last time." Winifred hugs y/n closer while flying down landing next to Sarah and Mary. "Hurry sisters, hold hands"
Y/n joins hands with Sarah and Alice, Mary and Sarah hold Winifred's hands. Winifred starts chanting and y/n feels a charge. Y/n and the sisters start copying the chant, Alice follows, the power seems to flow through all 5 of them. Winifred finishes chanting letting go of her sisters hands. "Now Alice you brought the vial?" Alice reaches into her jacket pocket "yes, here you go"
Handing the vial to Winifred, "and you have the pendulum little woman?"
Yes Winnie, here. Y/n pulls the pendulum out from her bra.
Excellent..... Winifred takes them both connecting them together and it glows. "All we do now is wait"
Winifred and her sisters stand together along with y/n and Alice. "Mum what now? "
"We wait I guess. Now knowing Golgotha is coming. Listen for any kind of movement. He will go for Winifred first, because she's the most powerful "
Winifred...... a familiar creepy voice says "you didn't think that salt would hold me?"
It held you long enough" Winifred smiles holding the vial "spread out" Winifred demands.
"You.... Witch" Golgotha strikes but Winifred deflects it. Striking back, "now sisters"
Mary and Sarah strike Golgotha with lightning too. "Omg mum they are powerful too"
"Alice, y/n here now" Hold up your hands you can do it as well. Y/n and Alice hold hands while raising the other shooting blue and yellow lightning at Golgotha, holding him to one spot. "Agh, he raises off the ground. Screaming in pain"
"You will never hurt my sisters again. Nor my coven" Winifred yells, "now say hello to Satan for me"
Winifred pulls the vial out of her pocket throwing it on the ground below Golgotha letting him drop "enough sisters" Golgotha falls on the vial shattering it.
"Haha you should've killed me" Golgotha laughs.
Winifred laughs placing her finger on her cheek..... "wait"

The ground shakes and black smoke surrounds Golgotha "wait wait, stop" Golgotha screams as fire starts burning up from under the ground. A creepy demonic voice can be heard "BROTHER"
A female figure stands in the flame dragging Golgotha down into the flames with her. DIANA noooooooo....... The voice fades as the flames disappear. "Omg" Alice says hugging y/n who's also trembling.
"Look Winnie they are scared" Sarah smiles dancing around y/n and Alice. "Yes terrified" Mary says joining hands with Sarah. "Winnie? Join us? "
"Mum I'm so confused........"
Winifred holds Mary and Sarah's hand as they circle y/n and Alice. "What are you doing?" Alice hugs y/n closer. While the sisters circle them still smiling. Winifred stops in front of y/n breaking the circle "oh you know we're messing with you right?" Winifred laughs.
Alice takes a breath of relief "phew"
Y/n smiles "so he's gone? Like dead gone?"
"Yes, dead gone forever" Winifred raises her hands, y/n takes Winifred's hands and spins her around. "Winnie, dance with me"
Y/n spins Winifred around pulling her closer to dance with her. Winifred laughs "oh little woman, you and your affection"
Y/n smiles "yes, you love it" y/n kisses Winifred, peaking over her shoulder seeing Mary and Alice dancing around Sarah. "We are free" Sarah says.
"We should go home" Winifred says "sisters take Alice home we will follow along soon"
"Yes Winnie, come on Alice... race you" Sarah laughs as she hops on her broom followed by Mary and Alice. "I'm glad Alice gets along with your sisters, she had a sibling but... well she died before Alice was born"
"Alice doesn't know, it was hard to tell her because I haven't fully grieved and then the drama with the man who...."
"Shh, come here" Winifred hugs y/n "is this horrible man still alive?"
" Sadly yes, he is living in Sydney"
"Tell me his name and I will take care of him....." Winifred says looking at y/n "his name is Richard Scissor"
Haha scissor?
"Mhm I laughed too that's what got me in a bad situation"
"Oh... does he know.? About Alice?"
"Yes and he will never find us, I moved here to keep her safe, changed my name and phone number even her name.. So he can't find us, now knowing I'm a witch I can definitely keep her safe"
"Little woman, do not worry. This will be his last night alive" Winifred says with pure anger in her eyes. Y/n hugs Winifred "I've never told anyone this, please Winnie keep it to yourself "
As far as the police in Australia know my old self is dead, along with Alice. I faked our deaths and moved here to America. It took so long to plan. Alice was only two months old when we moved to America but had to keep moving around. We lived in New York for 5 years. Had to move again because I saw him walking amongst the crowd, that night I left packing my stuff into the car I had while Alice was asleep. Bunked at a hotel for 6 months while I worked a shitty waitress job to move into a tiny shoebox apartment above the noisy bus station. We moved to Arizona for another 5 years. Same story again when she was 15. That's why we moved here, to Salem and met you and your sisters. We will never look back. My former self was such a mouse, a pushover, I'd be so proud of myself now.
"What did Golgotha say to you?"
He said I should go back to Australia to keep safe. To forget you and your sisters, it hurt so bad because for a moment I thought it was you, but it wasn't because you wouldn't tell me to leave."

"Well actually the thought crossed my mind, but I know that erasing your memory of us would make things worse. Leaving you defenceless. So it's definitely not an option"
Let's go home little woman.