Stirred Up: Douxie X OC

6 - (Part 2) - [The Exorcism of Claire Nunez]

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{PART TWO: EPISODE FIVE}

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The inside of the Shadow Realm...

It's cold, dark and makes one feel like giving up. But not me. I have too much to drive me forward. The three of us fall straight down, flailing about, trying to get some grasp of control here. Toby starts to drift away, and the feeling of the realm almost resembles water or a light liquid. Toby holds his breath as Jim and I push off some floating stones and boulders to get to him.

"Tobes! You can breathe!" Jim says, flipping us around to face each other.

Toby gasps, before wheezing.

"This is nuts, Jim!" Toby shouts.

"I know, I know, but we're here to find Claire!"

He looks at me, seeing my perfectly calm structure.

"You're not freaking out?"

I cross my arms and shrug.
"Why should I? It's just the Shadow Realm."

"Are you crazy?!" Toby panics.

I flick his forehead, "Nope. Just experienced."

"And each minute that passes by, the more suspicious you get."

"Just know that I'm on your side."

Jim nods. We turn our heads to see a MASSIVE floating boulder coming our way. We push off each other and get out of its way. Bounding back to group up again, Jim grabs Claire's anchor to keep it from floating away.

"Oh-my-gosh, oh-my-gosh, oh-my-gosh!" Toby freaks.

This is gonna get old real fast.

Jim grunts, "You might wanna hold onto Suzy Snooze."

We each grab onto the stuffed animal.

"Modus Occul-Takh." Jim chants.

... We wait a second and nothing happens. Toby lets go and looks at Jim.

"Did you say it right?"

"You mean you don't remember?"

"That's not what I said."

"I said it right!"

Jim taps the bunny's face and it's eyes glow a vibrant purple. Its head turns in a 360 degree circle and I inch a bit away. As its head snaps forward again, it squeaks.

I wince, "Oh shi---"

The toy's arms wiggle and Toby looks at me, both of us creeped out.

"What the..?"

And then, in an instant, it plunges us down in the abyss. With all the screaming going on as it guides us, I don't really pay attention. It zooms us away, through hoops and stuff, at a high speed. I try not to get sick. We zip past a floating couch, which Toby seems to recognize.

"Wait! Was that Claire's couch??"

Jim dunks his head as we almost hit a boulder. A bit further into the abyss and we find a house perked on a huge, huge chunk of rock. The 'ride' starts to slow down, and I gulp.

"Is that Claire's house?"

The toy squeaks again and reels us in. We land on the floating cliffside and look at each other.