Ghosted - a JATP fan fiction

Edge of Great Part 3

Julie's POV

A lot of people showed up.

It seemed like everyone from our grade. I was waiting in the studio with Flynn as my brain cooked up every worst case scenario that could happen tonight.

So Flynn was rehearsing, I was panicking.

Plus the guys weren't here and I really wanted them to be. I have no idea where they went.

Flynn sat next to me.

"Are you okay?" She asked me.

I nodded too quickly, "I'm fine."

She gave me a look, "Jules?"

"Just nerves, I wish the guys were here."

"They will be! You never missed one of their shows, they owe you."

"Okay, okay,"

"Now, let's go prove everyone wrong."

Alex's POV

I think Luke was bothered with the song we found in Julie's dream box.

But I couldn't focus on that right now.

We have a new problem.

Because this purple jolt thing is annoying and painful.

Reggie and I were determined to figure it out. Luke, again, was very focused on this whole Julie thing so he was a bit stuck in his own head.

Reggie suggested we find Willie which I really, really didn't want to do. After the last time we talked, I know he doesn't want to see me.

But Willie was the only ghost we knew that could help us with this. We thought about going to Caleb but Willie seems like the easier option for now.

So we walked around Hollywood looking for him.

I showed the guys the museum we went to, his normal route on the sunset strip, and we even found Justin Bieber's empty pool but he was nowhere.

Reggie and I chatted about random ideas about why this was happening but Luke was busy in his own head.

So finally we sat down to rest and I asked him, "Do you want to talk about it?"

He looked at me and ran a hand through his hair.

"This whole thing is stupid." He sighed.

Reggie and I nodded.

"I just wish things could be different, you know? It's not fair." He sighed.

"Yeah, I know but we'll figure it out, we always have each other." Reggie said as he stared at his shoes.

"Exactly, now come on let's-"

A purple painfully jolt cut me off. The three of us cried out in pain but only for a second.

"We have to figure this out." I finished.

So we all got up and began till Luke put his hands up to stop us.

"Wait," He began, "Aren't we forgetting something?"

I thought about it for a moment till it hit me.

So the three of us poofed back to the studio.

Reggie's POV

I think being a ghost has made us a little forgetful. We again nearly forgot about Julie.

But it's okay! We remembered it in time this time.

We poofed back to the studio where we found Julie and Flynn still rehearsing and it was clear they couldn't see us.

"Should we write something?" I asked them.

Luke shook his head, "Nah we'll talk to them later, plus they're about to go on."

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Julie and Flynn did great! I knew they would be, I mean come on. Plus we had the best seats in the house.

(We may or may not have sat on the piano)

But still! They were amazing!

After they performed we congratulated them and the guys and I were shooting some hoops in the front of the studio.

We were having fun, goofing around, until another purple jolt of lighting hit us.

But this one was rough. It hurt a whole lot more than the other ones.

We stood up slowly, "That wasn't like the other ones. It's getting worse." Luke said.

"Why is this happening to us?"

"It's because you guys are in serious trouble." We all turned to the new voice that entered the room in a total shock.

"Willie?" Alex exclaimed.

"We need to talk." Was all he said.

We walked on the street of Hollywood as Willie told us . . . everything. That Caleb was the cause of this whole jolt thing and a lot more.

"All these jolts that we're feeling is because Caleb put his stamp on us?" Luke shot at Willie.

"He's threatened by you. He wants you under his control. You're the only ghosts that can be visible to lifers without his help." Willie sighed.

"And you let him do this to us?"

"I can't stop him. He owns my soul. All right? He owns everybody's soul at that club. If he even knew I was here talking to you, he...... he would destroy me."

That kept us quiet for a few minutes.

"So if we don't join his club, the weird power outage thing continues until there's no power left at all?" I questioned

"Yes."

"What exactly happens when the power goes out?"

" That's... That's it." He paused, "You're done."

"Uh-huh. Yeah. And what exactly do you mean by "we're done"?"

"You just... You don't exist... anymore. Not anywhere."

That hit me like a slap in the face. Not existing anywhere, felt really, really real. Scary real. I mean what does that even really mean?

"So we have no choice? We have to say goodbye to Julie, give up everything, and work for Caleb?" Luke burst.

Willie nodded.

"That's some club you guys got going on."

"But there is another option. That's why I'm here." Willie said, trying to look hopeful.

"Another option?"

"Just please hear me out. All right. If you guys could just figure out what your unfinished business is, you do it in time, you could cross over and be free from all of this."

"Okay. So what's our unfinished business?"

"I don't know, but since you all died at the same time, it might be something you need to do together."

Alex still looked unconvinced, "Why should we listen to a word you say?"

"Because I care about you, Alex." Willie shook his head, "And I hate that I brought you... and your friends into this mess. I, uh... I can't be away much longer. I'm so sorry. For everything." He poofed away, leaving us standing alone on the street.

"Now what do we do?"