Lydia 2.0||A Beetlejuice: the Musical Fanfiction

Ghost Uninterrupted

Lydia's ghost, for some reason invisible to the eyes of her dad and stepmother, stood in the corner and watched her family comfort each other. She noticed Barbara and Adam, who seemed to have picked up her presence, look over towards her and stand up without telling the Deetzes where it was they were going. They motioned for the ghost of their daughter figure to join them in the attic. Lydia nodded and the three of them teleported up to the attic so the rest of the family wouldn't overhear their secret conversation.

Once they were in the attic, Adam used his powers to lock the door behind him as Barbara led Lydia over to a battered old couch and summoned a hot tea for her that the teenager would most likely not drink. Adam joined them just as a tote bag dropped onto the floor in front of them. Lydia picked up the second tote bag she'd received in the last week and pulled out her own Handbook.

"Don't need this," she said, tossing it aside. "We've all got a copy of this that we can all share when we're all officially recently deceased and still living together in this house decades from now."

"But still, things could change and you would know that," Adam pointed out.

"Things could change in the future, yes," replied Lydia with a giggle, Barbara giggling as well. "But you guys both know that once I come back to life and live my second life, I'll live here for good! I'm never leaving you guys! You know that."

"And that's a good thing," said Barbara with a smile, resting a hand on Lydia's shoulder (happy she could touch Lydia with her hands without having them phase through her, even though that was only going to last a short time). "We don't know what we would do if ever you move out."

"I don't know what I'd do either," Lydia chuckled. "I would miss you guys for one."

"Well, we'll be giving you lots and lots of love when you do come back to life," said Barbara as she ruffled the teenager's hair. Lydia smiled.

"And I can't wait for that," said Lydia, pulling the Maitlands into a hug. "Can't wait to start living my second life. It's crazy how much is going to change in the coming months after I come back to life."

"What's even crazier is it's going to be like a child is going to be born to us even though we're dead. Well, reborn is a better word but you get the point," laughed Adam, earning a nudge in the shoulder from a snickering Barbara. "A little sad we're not going to be there when your dad and Delia use that resurrection spell from the Handbook to bring you back to life. And please know we'll be in the attic waiting for you when you return home rebirthed."

"Adam, I'm still going to be a teenager when I'm resurrected. You know that," Lydia smiled and chuckled as she pulled away from her ghost parents. "And when that happens, just make sure to make yourselves solid because I'm going to give you guys the biggest hug you've ever gotten as ghosts."

"Well, we can't wait for that. However long it takes you to get resurrected and come back to life, we will wait. After all, the amount of time it takes for you to get resurrected will pass by quickly."

"God!" Lydia laughed. "I feel like I've been dead for weeks."

"Lyds, it's only been a few hours," came Betelgeuse's sudden voice from behind them. They turned to find Betelgeuse floating behind them and smiling. "Chuck and Debra are working on a way to revive you as we speak. They just haven't figured it out yet."

"Who told you you could be in here, DEMON!" demanded Barbara. Adam and Lydia placed their hands on her shoulders to calm her down.

"Woah, woah, Babs, calm down," said Betelgeuse with a wink. "I just tested out the theory of whether or not I could return to the Netherworld without any problem."

"And did it work?" asked Lydia, hopeful.

"Yes, duh! I popped into the Netherworld for a second then came right back. It was so funny seeing the looks on your parents' faces."

"A single second? You were in the Netherworld for a single second?" asked a smirking Barbara sarcastically, which Betelgeuse didn't seem to catch.

"You sure they weren't annoyed?" teased Lydia.

"No. They were confused!" Betelgeuse said. "Now, Lyds, are you going to spend some time in the Netherworld until your folks figure out how to properly do the resurrection spell or are you going to stay here?"

"Well, I was thinking about going to the Netherworld but I only just got back from there early this morning and that place is too dangerous!" exclaimed Lydia, looking alarmed.

The call of "Maitlands! Can you come down here!" sounded from the bottom floor of the house and the Maitlands turned to Lydia and Betelgeuse.

"It sounds like your dad and Delia seem to have figured out the resurrection spell to bring you back, Lydia," said Adam, looking hopeful. "I'm going to miss you as a temporary ghost but like you said, you have so much to live for."

"Adam's right," continued Barbara. "I'm going to miss you as a ghost too. We're going down now to see what they want. You can come down too because I have a feeling you're going to need to be there as a ghost in order for this spell to hopefully work."

"One last hug with me as a teenager ghost?" asked Lydia, holding her arms out.

"One last hug with you as a teenage ghost!" chimed Adam and Barbara in unison as they wrapped their arms around the teenager.

They pulled away and Adam and Barbara phased through the floor to join Charles and Delia in the living room (where they had transferred Lydia's body to have more space to resurrect her).

Betelgeuse turned to Lydia and noticed that she looked a little nervous. Floating over to her, he rested a hand under her chin and lifted her head upward so she was looking him in the eyes.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"This week flew by in a flash," Lydia spoke quietly. "First I move here with my dad and my life coach, then I end up meeting you and the Maitlands. Not to mention our brief, three-day long friendship and the fact that I almost exorcised Barbra with the Handbook instead of bringing back my mom like I originally thought. Then there's the fact that YOU forced me into a green card marriage and- and I had to kill you." Tears started to pour out of Lydia's eyes.

"Hey, we've both made mistakes and we learned from them-," Betelgeuse started to say before being cut off by Lydia.

"That's easy for you to say!" snapped Lydia. "YOU hardly learned from YOUR mistakes! I learned from all mine except for killing you. That was on purpose! I had to do it to protect those I care about!"

"Hey now," Betelgeuse said in an attempt to calm Lydia down, moving the hand he had rested under the teen's chin to her shoulder. Lydia was getting calmer but she was still pretty much upset. "Enough with this. You want to come back to life right?"

Lydia nodded.

"Well then, let's go down there and join your family. Get this resurrection spell done!"

Lydia nodded shyly as she and Betelgeuse phased through the floor to join all the adults in the living room, her eager to return to life.