The Other World

Chapter Twenty-Four: What Is This Place?

Joyce's POV
I patched up the boy but he's passed out from blood loss. He slowly begins to wake up and you can tell he is still in pain.
"How are you feeling?" I ask him. He looks at me confused and jumps when he looks around him.
"Where am I?" He asks while sitting up. I get down to his side and try to calm him down.
"So you don't remember anything?" I ask him.
"I remember everything but after I met a guy, he wanted to sell me a dog," he says while trying to remember.
"Well, that man hypnotized you and then made you look like a friend of mine somehow" I explain to him. "So we have to work together to get out, okay?" I say hoping he gets on board.
"Okay, I'm Max and you are?" he asks.
"I'm Joyce, I'm a werewolf," I say.
"Nice, I'm a warlock," he tells me. We shake hands and get up.
"Can you do a spell to get us out?" I ask.
"Maybe if you find me a door I might have enough strength to open it," he says. "Sorry I can't be more help, I'm just so weak making my magic weak" he explains, he holds his wound in pain.
"It's all right, here let me help," I say while wrapping his arm around my neck to help him walk.

Damon's POV
We pulled up to the teacher's house and witness him in a fight with two guys. They have guns on them but they are definitely losing to his powers. We hop out the car and get ready to help but when they see us four they bolt.
"What was that about?" ask Jordon.
"They tried to kidnap me. what are you doing here?" he asks while fixing his suit and hair. We walk over closer to him. He acts as if he didn't just get attacked.
"We have a magical issue," says Ashlee. "Joyce was taken by someone and we tracked her down by her scent but when we tried to enter the place an invisible force field stopped us" Ashlee explains to Mr Tinwell.
"A warlock or witch must have cast a spell around the place making it impossible to enter" Mr Tinwell informs us. "I could remove it but I will need help," he says.
"Wait, I remember a guy that introduces himself to Joyce and I on our weekend away," says Jordon. "he gave us his number in case we ever needed help," Jordon tells us.
"What's his name?" Ask Mr Tinwell.
"I'm pretty sure it was...something like Ace," Jordon says unsure.
"I know him, give him a call and tell him to meet us there" Mr Tinwell orders Jordon. We head to the car and Jordon is on the phone.

Joyce's POV
It really dark and I'm beginning to get weak and hungry. Max is still bleeding and I'm technically dragging him around. We have been walking for hours in what feels like a circle. As I feel my legs shake and about to give out I fall to the wall for support. I look over to max who seems to focus more on his wound than where we are going.
"Do you hear that?" I ask him. I start to hear a noise in the far distance as if someone is watching tv and a show is playing. I work out that the tv is playing Playschool as I hear the theme song play.
"Playschool? Must be a kid, we have to help them" Max says trying to straighten up. I keep walking and reach a door. I grab the handle and shake it but the strangest thing is it's unlocked.
"I think it's a trap," I tell him since it seems to easy.
"What if she is mind-controlled like I was," he says trying to reason with me.
"Exactly, she might try to hurt us and we aren't in the best shape" I explain. He gives me an angry disappointment look. He moves and walks on his own and I feel guilty straight away and follow behind him. He pushes the door open and we see a girl staring at the tv not evening noticing we are there.
"Hi there sweetie, are you okay?" Max asks the girl while sitting down by her. I stay back just in case something happens, I've seen enough horror films to know this is going to end badly. She doesn't move or even flinch, she just stares at the tv.
"I don't even think she's watching the tv, I think she is "zoned out"" I tell Max. He looks at me and then looks at the girl and moves as if trying to see what she sees. His jaw drops and his eyes widen as if he sees what she does.
"Joyce, look at this," He says while keeping his eyes locked. I can hear the fright in his voice. I can see him shake in fear as I walk closer. Curiously I walk over and sit next to the girl on the other side. I try to angle my head like there's and then I see it. It's a little girl laying under the tv and she is just smiling. Her hair is dark as coal and so are her teeth. Her smile is so big you can see all her teeth, it's not normal. She seems dead for her skin Is like a pale green. Her eyes are black with a little white dot for a pupil. She is staring right at the girl and the girl is staring right back. I jump when the girl under the tv looks at me. I stand up and step back to the back of the room until I feel the wall. I stand still in horror.
"Max lets go!" I tell him. He looks at me and nods. He gets up slowly and makes his way to the door. I walk across the room to the door slowly but as I pass the girl she grabs my leg.
"Miss, I'm lonely. Please stay with me" she asks me. Her voice is so quiet so faint. I look at her and I notice she looks just like the girl under the tv. My heart beats faster as I start to get more scared.
"Joyce lets go!" Max says eager to leave. I try to pull my leg away but she has a tight grip.
"Let go of my leg please," I ask. The girl looks at her friend and then back at me.
"She says you should stay, she likes you," she tells me, with the same creepy giant smile the girl under tv has.
"But I want to leave," I tell her kindly. Her smile drops and she looks so sad, so angry at the same time. Her friend from under the tv crawls out like her bones aren't connected. When she stands up you can hear her bones snap in place. Her friend is angry and has her fangs showing and red glowing eyes.
"You should have stayed with us, now you pay the price," she says in a deep voice that echoed. I pull my leg one more time, this time I manage to pull hard enough and sprint for the door. Max is in the hallway gesturing for me to run faster. As I'm about to go through the door, the little girl appears out of nowhere in front of me. I stop in my tracks and glow my eyes ready for battle. She jumps at me and bites my arm I howl in pain and throw her to the ground as a response. She bites my leg so I pick her up and throw her in the room. I run out and slam the door closed. They bang on the door trying to open it but I hold it close.
"Here use this," says Max pushing a dresser in front of the door.
"Thanks. We should hurry, I don't think that's gonna hold her for long" I say worried. I put Max's arm over my neck to help him walk again.
"Next time, listen to me," I say a little annoyed.
"Definitely," He says while we quickly make our way to the next door.

Damon's POV
We pull up to the woods again and everyone hops out. We spot Ace standing by some trees. He has his eyes closed while touching a tree, he seems very focused and calm. We walk over to him and he looks at us with a worried look.
"How did you find this place?" He asks us.
"Joyce's scent is here," I tell him. He looks at me and then the whole group.
"This forest is full of dark energy, a lot of bad things have happened here" he informs us.
"More reason to get Joyce out of here!" Says Ashlee who is eager to go.
"First let me introduce myself I'm Ace a warlock and you guys are?" He says formally.
"I'm Damon, this is Ashlee, then there's Ryan and you already know Jordon and Mr Tinwell," I say while pointing to each person as I said their name.
"Nice to meet you all," he says. We begin to make our way through the forest to the stone cave from before. When we make it there we can hear a high pitch scream.
"JOYCE!" Shout Jordon worriedly. We all look around nervous and worried. Ace touches the force field and looks at Mr Tinwell.
"It's a vis ager spell, we can take it down but it will take time and strength," says Ace while studying the force field like a dome. We set up candles and light them so they can channel the flames. They stand beside each other and channel each other. They start to chant some magic words I can't pronounce nor understand. Jordon, Ashlee and I stand there ready to fight while Ryan seems to be sniffing the air.
"Ryan, what are you doing?" I ask him. He looks at me scared and walks up to me.
"I can smell the wolf's bane. What if he is using it to hurt Joyce" he says. "She won't last for long, no wolf would be able to" he warns.
"How much longer?" I ask Ace and Mr Tinwell.
"It's very powerful, we need more time," says Ace, they get back to chanting their spell.

Joyce's POV
We reach a locked door that's bolted down with chains.
"My turn to do something helpful," Max says. He goes to say something but is stopped when we hear a loud noise from the distance. It sounds like loud heavy footsteps stomping quickly towards up. We look to see where it's coming from and spot a big strong man with red eyes running towards us.
"You do the spell, I will hold him off," I say while helping Max stand on his own.
"Joyce be careful," he says before I run off at the man. From the red eyes, I assume he's a vampire, so I use that for my use. I make my finger bleed, not too much but enough for him to notice. He looks at me and his fangs pop out.
"Come and get me you fat bastard," I say to boil his blood more.
"Oh, now you are dead," he says in a deadly calm voice. He smirks as he stomps his way to me. I know the only way I can beat this guy is to turn so I remember my training. I start to think of the night with Jordon how it made feel, I remember it in as much detail as possible. Just like that I feel my body change and become more powerful. I open my eyes and I can tell I've turned full wolf. I charge at him with full strength and leap at him. He blocks with his arm so I bite his arm. He throws me to the ground but I get straight back up.

Jordon's POV
They said it could take hours so I wondered off to the cabin. I've been sitting here just thinking of Joyce and if she's alright. I can't do anything but worry about her. I start to think about her getting hurt or being tortured and tears start to roll down my cheeks. I wipe them away but they just keep coming. As I sit here on the bench, I remember the night I spent here with Joyce. It was so raw and passionate. When she told me she was a werewolf I was concerned but then I remembered that I love her. That no matter what I will always love her.
"I know it's tough right now but we need to be strong" Ashlee says while walking up to me. She sits down in front of me and gives me a pitiful look. "She's going to be ok," she says trying to reassure me. But she doesn't know that, there's no proof she isn't in pain.
"I hope so. If she's not okay, I'm not okay" I tell her to help her understand my pain. She hugs me but I don't have the energy to hug her back. I just let more tears roll down my face as I feel sadness overwhelm me. I hear footsteps in the far off and look to see who it is. It's Damon and he looks pretty tired. He stops in his tracks and smiles a fake smile.
"They said it could take hours," Damon tells us.
"Yeah, they told us too" I reply. "Sorry I accused you of kidnapping her" I apologise.
"All good," He says. As he goes to walk off I realise something.
"Wait. Isn't it a full moon tonight" I ask Damon. He looks at the ground and sighs.
"Yes. Whoever is in there when it's a full moon is going to be ripped to pieces" Damon's says. "Which sounds okay but Joyce couldn't be able to kill someone" he explains.
"Wait what does Joyce got to do with full moons" Ashlee ask. Damon and I look at each other, both being lost for words.
"Long story" is all that Damon says. She crosses her arms and gives us an annoyed look. She stares us down trying to crack us. "Fine we will tell you but Joyce was going to tell you today, okay, so don't freak out," Damon says while giving in.
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How will Ashlee respond to Joyce being a werewolf?
Will Joyce finally escape?
Keep reading and find out! Xx