What Would You Give

What its Worth

Cade didn't think he would be following Patty back into the hotel even after he had woken up from being tossed into a wall. He also didn't think that he would see a giant Demon sitting on top of the hotel once he did wake up. All of it had happened so fast he didn't stop to really think about it or really react to a giant demon that, up until now, didn't exist. 

"Dante is in there!" She said before taking off and going into the building with Cade right behind her and her mother right behind him. Morrison even decided to follow as Roe stayed behind with Lady and Trish. 

"Patty! Wait!" Cade yelled as she dove into the stairwell and started to climb up the stairs. It was going to be a long way up, but Cade could handle it, though it seemed Morrison was having some trouble. "Where are we going?" 

"To get Dante." At the mention of his father's name, the boy realized he didn't know where his father was to begin with. He had been knocked out by that creepy guy and then the next thing he knew he was laying on a bench. 

"Wait...my dad is here?" Cade was running up the stairs as fast as he could to catch up to her and trying to figure out when this little piece of information came out. "Where is he?" 

"He went into the portal! Come on!" Patty yelled at him getting enough questions from him and he looked back to see if Morrison was okay. The old man just waved at him to keep going and so he did, finally catching up with Patty. 

"Whoa." He said as they reached the top of the stairwell and saw nothing but blazing fire that took up most of the floor. How were they supposed to get passed this? 

"We have to get through here somehow." Patty's mother said as Morrison finally caught up to them and then saw what was in front of them. The old man disappeared after thinking of a solution to their problem. 

Cade watched as Patty spoke softly to her mother and then apologized for everything. However, Patty's mother felt she was the one at fault for all of this and honestly, Cade didn't really care whose fault it was, just as long as this nightmare would end. The only thing that he really wanted to do was get to his Dad somehow and get him out of whatever place he was trapped in. He watched as Patty and her mother embraced each other as the sprinklers came on, drenching all of them in the process of putting out the flames. 

"There, that should cool things off a bit." Morrison said coming in to see the mother and daughter hugging each other closely with Cade standing to the side as though he didn't want to be there. "Oh. Well then." 

"Come on Morrison, we gotta go get Dad." Cade said before leaving everyone behind and moving through the hallways back to the room that held the summoning circle on the floor. The room was completely empty this time and the windows were broken in some places, but the circle was still intact. "Great, how do we get to Dad?" 

"I don't know." Patty said coming up to stand next to him as they looked over the room for any kind of clue, but there was none. "There has to be a way!" She yelled out. 

"Kids! Watch out!" Nina's voice came out of nowhere just like the demons who had grabbed both Patty and Cade, holding them tight. 

"Get off me!" The little boy was clawing and biting at the demon's hands that held on to him but all that did was make it hold onto him tighter. "Let go of me Freak!" He ground his teeth together as Patty let out a scream and then a bright light appeared from her chest. All of a sudden Cade was on the ground and trying to figure out what just happened before a he saw Patty running towards a light that had appeared from the floor. "Patty!" He ran after her and jumped in right after her. 

When he opened his eyes, Cade found himself in a dark place he had never been before and when he rolled over he saw Patty laying there still unconscious, holding her locket tightly in her fist. He crawled over to her and tried to shake her awake, but instead all he got was a tired moan from her. He wasn't about to go off on his own, that would be stupid and he didn't know where he was. He shook Patty again and this time she opened her eyes slowly.