A Date

Part 1: Hunters and The Hunted

Arc 5: Monster Hunting.

(Around 19:00)

(Sam is driving down the highway, while Amelia is lying in the backseat)

Amelia: (Comes to and holds onto her head) What the...? How'd I end up...

Sam: (Facing forwards, he is steering with one hand) I won... again. Then I carried you to the car, you're welcome.

Amelia: (Sits upright in the backseat) You owe me 50 bucks...

Sam: I'll give you 50 bucks, when Dracula comes back. Now keep quiet and don't try to kill me; I need to make a call.

(Sam dials Able, but it goes straight to voicemail)

Able's Voicemail: Hello, this is Able Pendragon. I'm not home right now, but I can take a message. Hang on a second while I get a pencil. (He opens a drawer and shuffles stuff around) Okay, what would you like to tell me?

Wrath: (Talking inside Sam's mind) Haha he blocked your ass.

Sam: Shut up...

Amelia: I'm not saying anything!

Sam: (Turns to her) Not you! Talking to myself! (Talking on the phone) Listen Able, I'm probably not gonna be there until tomorrow morning, if you pick this up I just wanted to let you know. Oh and DO NOT eat my food.

(Meanwhile at Reaper Hunting Co.)

Able: (Walks down the stairs wearing a black jacket, neat black shirt, and white pants, with Black boots. He is looking even paler than before and he is sweating intensely) Well... how do I look?

Kane: (Sitting on the couch) Like Patient Zero in a Zombie Movie. Are you DEAD SURE you want to go on this date?

Able: Listen... I'll be fine. If something happens I'll come home immediately man!

Kane: It's January in Japan, it's winter! You're sweating like that!! THINK ABLE, THINK!!!

Able: Yeah... yeah! I'll be fine, our Father isn't King Arthur for nothing.

Kane: What does that fact have to do with this!

Able: Liste-...

(Someone knocks on the door)

Able: That's probably her!

(Able opens the door and sees Evelyn dressed in a Neat Full Black Dress, she is wearing red lipstick and ruby earrings)

Able: (With a blush on his face) Y- you look beautiful!

Evelyn: Thanks! I brought my car! Where are we going?

Able: I got a great reservation at Diney's, window booth too.

Evelyn: We'll let's get going then!

Able: Let's... Kane I'm going!

(Kane gives Able a thumbs up as he continues looking at the TV)

Able: He... does that sometimes. He's a good guy deep down, loves his car I think a little too literally. (He quickly closes the door) I'll drive.

(Inside)

Ren: (Walking down the stairs moving his arms around dramatically) Freedom is a Double-edged sword. In the hand, you get the ability to do whatever you want, to where- or whomever you please. In the other howe-...

Kane: SHUT UP!!! Please!!! Before I take a Double-edged sword and shove it down your throat!!! The philosophical bullshit is as irritating as Satan himself!!!

Ren: (His legs are trembling, he raises a finger, but quickly lowers it again) Well I... uh... just came down for Absolutely no reason...

Kane: (Shaking his head, he puts his hand over the left side of his face) Idiot... I'd rather watch my LEGO Golden Bridge set get blown up, than hear that Asshole talk again...

(Inside the kitchen)

Elizabeth: (She is reaching up to the top-cabinet, where the knives are kept) Come on! Almost there... Legs work with me...

(Sara walks inside the kitchen and sees Elizabeth struggling)

Sara: Hey!! You're going to fall!!!

Elizabeth: I can reach it!

Sara: (Walks over to her) Let me help you!!!

Elizabeth: NO!!! I can do it on my own!!!

Sara: Well sorry, "strong female character archetype" I was just trying to help you!

Elizabeth: Listen... (She finally grabs a butter knife to... butter her sandwich... what were you expecting me to put here!?) Everyone in this house is special. Sam's a Reaper, whatever that is! Kane and Able are I don't know, Demons! Annah's a... I think a witch. Even that Ren guy is... no clue! But then... there's me. I'm not anything, I have no powers, No Special traits, No purpose at all.

Sara: Hey listen... I'm the same. I don't even know why I'm here too, but we more then make up for that when we do our things. Besides being powerful is... overrated. You don't have to be hero to leave a mark. And trust me, if you decide to be a hero; it's a choice you will regret.

Elizabeth: (She looks away from Sara) Yeah...

Sara: (Holds onto Elizabeth's face and looks at her) Even if we amount to nothing. We'll push through the tunnel 'till we reach the Sunlight. I promise you that...

Elizabeth: (With tears in her eyes) Th- Thank you.

Sara: Now, go eat your sandwich, I won't bother you.

(Elizabeth grabs her sandwich and walks out the kitchen)

Sara: (Stops her at the door) Hey! Wait a minute... it's Wednesday! Don't you have school.

Elizabeth: Um... oh, Sam never registered me at a school, haha... (While she walks out the door) (Under her breath) I have no friends...

Sara: (Thinking to herself) I'm gonna get her into a school, no matter what.

(Sam is still driving down the highway, with Amelia sitting in the backseat)

Amelia: (She is looking out the window, with her arms crossed. She has a pout on her face) I'm hungry...

Sam: (Looking at her in the rear-view mirror) Well foo for you, you're gonna have to wait six more hours until I get home. Cause there's no way in Hell that I'm buying McDonald's, I don't got the cash for that.

Amelia: You may be able to go without food for a while! BUT I'm still human!!!

Sam: Now you can know the side-effects of malnourishment, which may or may not include: Shortened height, constant mood swings and the inability to eat cake for 5 weeks!!! Oh wait! You're already an Adult!!! And Five-Point-Nine-Feet tall!!!

Amelia: Alright! I think everyone gets the point now!!! You hate being short!!! So can you please cut the crap and stop at like a Gas station or something!?

Sam: *Tch* Fine then! (Quietly) Irritating little-...

Amelia: I can hear you.

Sam: That's the point.

(Meanwhile, back at Tokyo)

(Evelyn and Able are having dinner at Diney's an Italian restaurant. They are sitting at a window booth, they are waiting for their food to arrive)

Able: (He is intensely sweating, most likely due to stress) So... h- how's it been with you lately?

Evelyn: (She is blushing) It... it's alright with me. And you?

Able: Same... (Thinking to himself) Ah dammit Able! You should've practiced first!!! What was I thinking!? Should I just break it to her?

Evelyn: Listen, Able I got something to admit.

Able: Um... yeah sure, I got something too.

Evelyn: Fine, let's say it at the same time then! Three... two! One!

Both of them: I SUCK AT DATES!!!

(Both of their faces turn shocked and stunned)

Able: Well- I...

Evelyn: (Laughing) Well I guess we're more alike than we though before!!! Hahahaha...

Able: Hahaha... I wonder when the food's coming? Places like these often tend to... take a while.

Evelyn: Yeah... say your friend Sam, what exactly did he do with the College master-key?

Able: I have no idea, he never told me. Why're you asking?

Evelyn: No it's just there's a blank or "Unregistered Student" in the database and a massive gap in the security footage, a full three days in fact.

Able: Hmm? It might've been him, yeah. He's a genuine, honest and loving guy deep down, (He starts taking deep breaths) a smile portrayed by a frown.

Evelyn: You're not looking great Able. You sure you're okay?

Able: (He starts getting light-headed) Yeah, I'm perfe-...

(Able passes out, slamming his head on the table)

Evelyn: Able? ABLE!?

(At a random gas station, next to the highway)

(Sam is pumping gas, while Amelia is eating a Sausage Roll inside the car)

Amelia: (Sitting in the passenger seat) The hard-baked crust... the of course sausage inside... surrounded by a thick layer of cheese... and I've got 4 of them...

(Amelia starts drooling due to excitement [If that can happen])

Sam: (Looking at the gas prices) 3 857 Yen!!!? (He kicks the car out of anger) This is bullshit!!! (The left-rear door flies open and hits Sam in the knee) Oh you bitch! (The door flies open again, but Sam dodges it) Haha- (The door closes again and pinches Sam's fingers on his left hand. He bites his right hand to avoid screaming, but can't hold his scream and lets it out, and it is ear-piercing. He tries to pull his fingers loose, but the door won't budge) SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! FUUUCK!!! Let my fingers go!!! Anata no kirainahito shoji shite iru boruto no baketsu!!! (You asshole of a Bucket of possessed bolts!!!)

(A family is looking confused and stunned at Sam, the parents are covering the ears of their son)

Wrath: (Appears in front of Sam, laughing his lungs out) THAT, looks bad Sammy-boy! I feel sorry for you, I honestly do!

Sam: (With pain in his voice) Shut up, would you!!! None of your business, get the hell out of here!!! Can you please let my fingers go!? I still use them! (The car lets go of Sam's fingers and he holds onto them) Hah... thank you! (Sam gets in the driver's seat and holds onto his fingers, while catching his breath, he looks at Amelia eating her sausage rolls) And where were you, while my fingers were DESTROYED!?

Amelia: I thought you had it...

Sam: (He looks to the floor and shakes his head) Let's just get going.

(Sam reaches into his coat pocket and takes out a cassette tape and puts it in the player)

(Burning Love by Elvis Presley starts playing as they drive off)

(Back in Tokyo. Evelyn is speeding through the streets making her way to Reaper Hunting Co. with Able in the passenger seat, he is in a terrible state, intensely sweating, headaches, stomach pain and a strong fever)

Evelyn: (While she is driving the car) Just hold on a bit Able!!! We're almost there!!!

Able: (Holding onto his stomach) Ah... I'm gonna throw up!

Evelyn: Out the window! Out the window! Out the window! I just had this car cleaned two days ago!

Able: (He rolls down the window and pukes out of it, everything seems to just be blood that's coming out) Oh... I don't think that's good at all.

(They arrive back at Reaper Hunting Co. and Evelyn starts to drag him inside)

(Annah and Kane see her dragging Able inside)

Kane: (He stands up and walks over to her) *Sigh* What happened!?

Evelyn: He- just passed out!

Kane: (He lightly slaps Able) Still a fever, idiot?

Able: (Disoriented) Oh Kane... let off me! I didn't know better!

Kane: (Drags Able by the other arm) *Tch* Help me get him up the stairs! Annah, get some Medicinal Tea ready.

(They place Able down on his bed and turn on the light)

Kane: This obviously isn't any fever.

Evelyn: Back in the car he puked out a bit of blood too.

Kane: So... intense loss of weight, paleness, intense sweating, puking up blood, fever and lightheaded. Doesn't exactly sound like a... how do I put this? Walk in the sunny park! It has to be a curse...

Evelyn: A curse!? Like, a witch curse!?

Kane: Witch curse... (His eyes widen) Able! What did you say, you and Sam did two days ago!!!?

Able: (Holding onto his head) We took down some cult that worship cannibalism, or some shit like that... wait a minute? The blood witch started chanting something before I... you know killed her.

Kane: Yeah that explains it... I've got a whole explanation in my head, but in Layman's Terms; YOU'RE BECOMING A WENDIGO!!!

Able: Oh, damn. Guess that explains why that raw fish in freezer looked so damn tasty.

Kane: Well then... *Clears throat* REN!!! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE AND BE USEFUL FOR ONCE!!!

(Ren runs down at full speed and stands at Able's door)

Ren: *Panting* Yeah?

Kane: Go up to the library and get a book on Wendigoes and FAST!!! As if you're listening to Van Halen on Highway!!!

Ren: Yes okay!!!

Kane: (As Ren walks through the hallway) And don't screw it up!!!

(A look of disgust and anger grows on Ren's face)

(Annah carries up Medicinal Tea, A special type of Tea infused with Healing Magica and places it next to Able's bed)

Annah: Where's Sam?

Kane: My question too. (He take out his phone and dials Sam) C'mon pick up! Pick up!

Sam's voicemail: Hi, you've reached the voicemail of Sam Reyes. Just leave your message at the beep.

Kane: Naturally! Where is he anyway!!!

Ren: (Comes back down with the book, he throws the book at Kane) There you go.

Kane: (He places the book down on a table and starts flipping through it) There's gotta be something in here! This book better not TURN me into a Wendigo! (He quickly looks at the cover) Oh, it doesn't have System writing on the front, HAH!!!

Evelyn: (She is sitting on a chair next to Able) How about you hurry up there!?

Kane: Right! Right! (He arrives on a page talking about curses) Here it is! Should one fall under the curse of a Wendigo. The cursed one must be lain on the floor surrounded by a Salt Circle. Five Algonquin spell stones are to be placed at the cursed's head, legs and arms. Once all steps have been completed, "Kora Da Slar" is to be repeated five times; then the spirit will show itself allowing it to be banished/killed.

Able: (His eyes start turning red) The stones... the trinkets! The trinkets Sam took as a reward. Check in his desk!

Kane: Right! (He starts walking out the room) Annah, Evelyn put him on the floor! (He rushes down to Sam's desk and starts searching around it for the stones. Elizabeth is sitting on the couch) Elizabeth! Go into the kitchen and grab the salt!

Elizabeth: Umm... Right! (She runs into the kitchen and starts looking for it) May I ask why!?

Kane: (Searching frantically) Just get it!!! (He finds the stones inside the drawer) Gotcha!!!

Elizabeth: (She finds the salt and throws it towards Kane) Catch!

Kane: (He catches the salt shaker and runs up the stairs) Thank, Elizabeth!

Elizabeth: He said thanks... finally.

(Kane arrives back in Able's room and starts pouring salt around Able. He places the five stones near Able's arms, legs and head)

Kane: Alright! All of us now! Kora Da Slar at once!

Annah, Evelyn and Kane: KORA DA SLAR!!! KORA DA SLAR!!! KORA DA SLAR!!! (A violent gust of wind is sent through the room, knocking everything down) KORA DA SLAR!!! (The ethereal skull of a deer starts to emerge out of Able's stomach) KORA DA SLAR!!!

(The spirit of 15ft tall [It's a bit bent down, Able's room isn't that high] Ethereal Blue Bipedal Emaciated Deer, With an exposed chest revealing the rib-cages and long slender arms that are 5'8ft in length. The skin is stretched so tight across the body that you can see the bones underneath. Bursts out and lets out a scream that wakes up the neighbours)

(The paleness fades from Able and his body returns to its normal build. He is quick to react and summons Excalibur, he slices off the legs from the kneecaps and it falls down. Kane throws the Roped Kunai at its head and uses all of his force to pull it off. Annah fires a Crystal at the heart, killing it. The spirit fades away)

Able: (He stands up) *Panting* Bastard... tried to take over my body and didn't even buy me a beer first.

Evelyn: (Walking over to Able) Are you okay?

Able: Evelyn... listen, I'm sorry for THIS basically being our first date. I hope I can make it up to you...

Evelyn: Haha... don't worry! Besides, this is the kinda excitement I like! Next week?

Able: Yeah, next week.

(Evelyn and Able walk out the room together)

Kane: Well, guess we learned a lesson.

Annah: And that is?

Kane: (He pats her on the shoulder as he walks out) Don't make blood witches mad. I'm going to sleep. See you in the morning.

(End of Chapter 37)