Corpse Bride 2: Till Death Do Us Part

Chapter 3: She's Real

Nathaniel pov

I jolted up immediately. Cold sweat dripping from my forehead. "T-That was a strange dream...yeah a dream." I thought to myself. It was quite strange it felt so...real, all of it: the graveyard, Mathew and James-Wait! I can just go to the graveyard and see if the gravestone I made for, Emily is there.

With some new found confidence I hoped out of bed only to realize...I'm not in my room.
The room was, dusty and decaying and I was sleeping on, is that a coffin!?

My mind was rushing,

Nathaniel: "A-am, am I dead?" I said out loud.

???: "hehe oh goodness no." The sudden voice frightened me, I turned to the direction of the voice, it came from the top of the staircase that led to the room I was in.

Nathaniel: "W-who's there?" I said as I felt my teeth chatter; I got myself into a fighting stance ready for anything. I could hear the footsteps getting closer.

And then I saw...her? What, what was she? She had blue skin, decaying skin. DECAYING SKIN?

Nathaniel: "a-are you-"

???: "dead? Yes quite so."

She said with a light smile. I still had no idea why the hell I was here. In this strange place.

Nathaniel: "Where am I...exactly." I exclaimed.

The corpse gave me yet another smile. Making me feel...fluttery? I don't know exactly. She made her way past me and opened up some curtains that were behind the coffin.

???: "well, now I've had this reaction before so please stay calm when I tell you."

She said with a pitiful face.
I just crossed my arms and raised a brow.

Nathaniel:" Well that all depends on what you're going to say." I said, as I saw her expression get even more worried.

???: " Well, your in the underworld." She said as she pulled the curtains to reveal a green foggy sky with dark black building. She turned her head back towards me to see a face full of fear.

???: "Are you okay?" The woman asked.

My mind was going everywhere, I was debating on fight or flight and since she's already dead, I don't see a point in fighting.

I stared at her for a few more seconds, before dashing up the steps, I bursted through the door and was now running through the streets of where ever the hell I am, I was passing skeletons, Corpses...and some weird French guy on a plate, whatever I didn't care I just needed to get to the living world.

Emily Pov

Emily: "Well shoot."

Emily said as she made her way to the staircase.

???:"zat could have gone better."

The sudden sound of a voice spooked me until I realized it was just Maggot.

Emily:" oh quiet you." I said as I gave my head a few snacks sending the bug into the nightstand I had next to my piano.
Emily: "what would you have done, hmmm." I said as I placed my hands on my hips.
Maggot: "well." Maggot said as he was looking at something. "I would have said thank you for fixing my gravestone...Oh and a name would have been preferable." He said as he perched himself on top of the gravestone.

Emily:"That...would have been better." I said as I face palmed myself.

Maggot: "we should probably find him, this place is infinite after all."