Baby Maitlands (A Beetlejuice: the Musical Fanfiction)

Prologue

If one could say that Betelgeuse wasn't feeling like himself today, then they would be absolutely right. The demon had been in nothing but a particularly bad mood all day, leading to concerned looks from both Lydia and the Maitlands.

As for why he was angry, none of them really knew. They didn't want to bother to ask the demon for details. All three of them, both the human girl and the two ghosts, chose to stay as far away from Betelgeuse as they possibly could.

Although this was in case he happened to lose it.

Lydia was the most concerned, given Betelgeuse was her best friend. She had seen him in a bad mood before. But it was never like this. She took a few steps forwards and stopped, having been halted by Barbara holding a hand out in front of her. Lydia tried to push past the female ghost but the latter didn't want to move her arm. This led Lydia to give up after a few minutes and she stepped backwards again. Though one could say that she was still a little concerned for her best demon friend.

"What was all that for, Barbara," Lydia spoke up quietly, resting a hand on top of her surrogate mother's shoulder.

"Lydia," Barbara harshly whispered back, not noticing the teenager shrinking back. "I think it's best we leave him alone for a while. At least until this all blows over."

"But..." Tears started to form in Lydia's eyes. "He's my best friend. Can't I at least try and calm him down?"

"We get that, Lydia," Adam responded with a sigh. "But I'm afraid Barbara's right. It's best we wait until this all blows over. The last thing we want is for Betelgeuse to lash out at us."

"It doesn't matter," Lydia cried out. "I'm still going to calm him down."

"Lydia! No!"

But it was too late. The teenager had pushed herself past Barbara's extended arm and was already making her way over towards the steaming Betelgeuse. The two ghosts closed their eyes, not wanting to know what happened next. But they could hear loud yelling and then a very bright flash of White light fell over them.