Chapter Eight

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Austin fell to the ground. "What's going on with me?!"

Cody ran over to Maxx. "You okay?"

Maxx nodded his head as he gasped for air. Maxx pointed at Austin and Cody saw what was happening.

Austin saw his hands start to fade. "No! This is not over!"

Austin ran to Maxx and went for one last grab but faded into the air no longer there.

"He's gone...," Cody smiled and looked back at Maxx. "The nightmare is over!"

Maxx hugged Cody. "We did it!"

"I couldn't of done it without you or Dan or Zach."

*In the ritual room*

Maxx opened his eyes to see Zach and Dan standing there.

"Is Austin gone?" Zach asked.

"Yeah," Maxx looked at Cody. "What about Cody?"

The three of them went over it Cody to see him still unconscious.

Dan looked at Zach. "I think the risk went on the negative side if things."

Maxx looked at Dan. "What do you mean 'risk'?"

"There was a chance of Cody dying when Austin wasn't in his head," Zach replied.

Maxx eyes started to water. "Cody, no. You can't die on me. After what the four of us went through."

Cody didn't respond. Maxx sat there and started to cry. Dan tried to hold in his tears. Zach didn't give up yet.

"Come on, Cody. You're stronger than that," Zach looked at Cody's face.

Then Zach started to believe it. He laid his palm on Cody's chest. Dan and Maxx did the same.

Maxx wiped his tears with his other hand. "We love you, Cody Carson."

Then a brief moment later, Cody woke up gasping with his eyes open wide.

"CODY!" Maxx hugged Cody so tightly. "We thought we lost you!"

Cody patted Maxx's back. "Yup yup."

"We're done with this crazy shit," Dan looked at Shannon. "Thank you, for everything."

*Meanwhile with Austin*

"NOO!" Austin slammed things to the ground. "How? HOW!"

Austin looked at himself in the mirror. "Oh Cody. It's not over. It's just the beginning..."

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