Chapter 1: A Stormy Night.
Inspired by Stephen King and his death machines.
It always started on a dark and stormy night. And this was in Vegas or Reno or somewhere close. She had just turned on late night with George Noory and was really delighted to have something to listen to. Her business trip was making her drive to such lengths. Alas, it was not much of an issue because she drove a lot with her parents in Houston. But you have to digress from this.
The rain beads got sharper and sharper and the wind hit her car a couple of times. I am not sure she was worried about anything. "You're listening to George Noory. (Tonight folks we talk with a true exorcist priest, Father Tenneanbum and what about this night flecks you see in the sky? Well, I will tell you what some theorists truly believe.)
She turned up the station louder. The night grew on and now it was raining bullets. She must have been going 75 with nothing around. It grew colder and she reached for the heat. She was thinking she had to make it to some dumpy hotel tonight. Oh and her name? Well, that is interesting because her name was Athena Tifa. An odd name if you know anything about Greek history. But she was intrigued by the conversation between her and the radio. "Yeah, so Norry you're telling me this priest walked into a house, felt a presence, went ballistic Ecks vs. Sever and ran for it. Contacted another priest via fucking cell phone? Yeah, that is plausible." she scoffed. She turned up the radio louder from 20-29. The meter ran up on the screen. (So father you are telling me what was in the house was not of this world? (Father Tenneanbum ) There was an unsightly pause...Yeah! I mean we went in the house and felt darkness throughout. Really, not even an idea of what it was. Just satanic darkness. The odd thing was it was told there was something in there. There were paranormal investigators Sebario and Winston that investigated 4 months previously. They reported nothing per EMF and no white noise. So we were inherently skeptical. Father Mularky had told me to an enact and exorcist rite we'd need permission from the church. I mean George aren't you familiar with the Exorcism of Emily Rose?--George retorts. "Yeah, my wife and I saw the film in theaters with a film buff. Our friend Ronnie Granderson. It was terrifying to us."
Athena got so excited about the program she grabbed the Red Loki from her cup holder and downed a large gulp. But then something happened. Her heart in her chest beat quicker. And introspectively you could see an X-ray's full of her heart in her purple satin blouse. Something was not right. Palpitations started giving way to irregular heartbeats. She gasped and then breathed 1 - 2- 3. She was fine. It was in her head. But the next part was odd.
(Father Mularky) Yeah, what Tenneanbaum was saying was correct. We entered the house on 241 Maple Ave, West Chester Pl, Maine. As we entered the house we observed something sweet in the air. Like a lilac or a lily type smell. It was odd to us because the family never reported such smells. And we tend to think that is a great smell. But it got stranger. The cold gave way to hot spells. You know my wife Linda she tells me she gets very hot night sweats. And I have felt her skin when that occurs and it was sweltering. Not blisters but it was like walking into an oven. Ya, know whatever was in there kept fluctuating temperatures.) (George Noory) "So you're saying there were cold spots but there was also a varying degree of temperatures taking place, there?" "Just bizarre Father Murlarkey and peculiar."
Athena's palpation's ceased. She took another swig of her Loki. She turned her heat up. Just a little bit because now the temperature was dropping like a rock. She was still trying to get to Reno. She was observant of the signage that was posted. Then Father Tenneanbaum 's damp voice reached her ears. "So now we are dealing with unusual smells as Father Mularkey pointed out and weird temps. And so this is the prelim investigation. The family moved back in. They had told us weeks and weeks later something was not right with the animals. They had two cats Siegfried and Dala. They had been pawing at thin air. One was senile and the other was a very large tabby that was super playful. But this was bizarre. They had ya know four kids. Brenda, Maggie, Jessica, Camilla. These girls were a year apart. So we have Maggie who was 3, Brenda 4, Jessica 5, and Camilla 6. And the family told us. We won't say the mom and dad's name. They told us Camilla was not feeling very well. They all attended Mont View St. Blanc Prep in Maine. And the other sisters got worried about her. But the parents told the nurse to take a look at her. She said that the little girl's eyes were fully dilated. So that was strange because the lights were fine. But that night she is sick and running a massive fever. Ya know the human body can only sustain so much heat. We've had doctors look at her for our report as well. They said she was suffering from a very high fever and would have to be admitted. And so George it gets weirder. They go to St. Peter's Hospital, right. And they admit Camilla and she is tossing and turning but they can't drive the fever down. So they sedate her and finally, I forgot what they did. They used some sort of cooling gel on her hands. It dropped her fever. But she spent two days in the hospital... (George Noory) We will see you on the other side in a couple of minutes. You won't want to miss this.
