The In-Between and After: A Ghost's Story

Feelers

Bigz dragged the angel to the back of the alley and knelt down beside him, while still holding his hand. The angel writhed in pain. He grunted in pain as Bigz propped him up against the brick wall. Bigz began coughing again, during which he let go of the angel's hand. As the violent coughing continued the angel saw his chance and tried to crawl away, Bigz saw this and pulled him back, the angel whimpered as he was easily pulled back and shoved against the brick wall. Bigz stifled a cough and stared at the angel on the ground.

"Wha..." The angel tried to speak but couldn't.

"What was that?" Bigz teased. "Have something to say?" Bigz grabbed onto the angel chin and gave it a good shake. Bigz laughed to himself. The angel slunk down weakly, Bigz laughed.

"Scout out the area they said, Ha!" Bigz stood up and put his hands on his hips confidently. "I'll bring em back a fucking angel!" He went back in beside the angel.

"Look, your little buddy" He gestured over his shoulder with his head. "He's probably gonna be waking up any time now, so we better get going?" Bigz pulled the angel up to his feet.

"Where are you taking me?" the angel asked weakly.

"No, that's not the right question." Bigz reached for the angel's hand, who pulled it away. Bigz forcefully grabbed it. "What you should be asking is where are you gonna take me?" The angel shrieked in pain, Bigz thought about it for a second, take me to McGregor."

"Who's McGregor?" The angel asked.

"The ghost from earlier," Bigz answered.

"If I do, will you let me go?" the angel asked.

"Won't hurt your chances" Bigz closed his Eyes the angel groaned and fell to his knees.

"Fine, just stop!" The angel shouted.

"Take me to McGregor, now" Big shouted back. The angel closed his eyes to gather himself for a second and pulled himself up to his feet. The light slowly began to emanate from the angel again, though it was much dimmer. The angel staggered forward. Followed by Bigz, still holding onto him.

"No funny stuff" Bigz exclaimed. The light flickered and grew as they walked down the alley, eventually they faded into thin air as they passed the ghost-in-blue still lying on the ground where Bigz had thrown him.

In a flash, they were no longer in the street but were now walking in a dark theater. Chuck was asleep on the floor. Bigz saw him and cursed out loud.

"Not him, you idiot the other one from earlier!" He gripped hard onto the angel's forearm, causing the angel to fall down again. Chuck startled awake.

"What's going on?" Chuck shouted as he looked around. The light from the angel the only thing illuminating the dark theater. Bigz attempted to stomp Chuck's leg but missed.

"Shut up!" He shouted at Chuck. "The other ghost!" Bigz grabbed the angel by his collar.

"I can't, I don't know where he is" The angel pleaded.

"Don't give me that horseshit!" Bigz shouted, stifling a cough.

"I can only go to ones I've marked, I never tou..."The angel screamed out in pain, as Bigz gripped his neck.

"What are you doing to him?" Chuck shouted at Bigz, before looking back across the theater.

"I can go to a specific place or to a ghost I've marked, I just can't!" The shouted as Bigz attention was not on him.

"Fine! The hard way it is!" Bigz called out and looked over at Chuck and let go of the angel, who fell limp on the ground. Chuck scrambled to get up and run as Bigz ran towards him, but he wasn't fast enough. Bigz towered over Chuck on his knees and kicked him, Chuck grunted in pain and fell back to the floor. The angel in the meantime was trying to get up to his feet, using the theater seats to pull himself up. Bigz looked back at him.

"Oh no! You don't. Bigz spun around and ran towards the angel. The angel just got to his feet when Bigz shoved him down, he grabbed the angel's arm, he clenched his eyes and the angel writhed around in pain.

Rocket perked his head up from one of the aisles closer to the screen. Chuck saw him and gestured him to get down. Rocket did what he was told before Bigz could notice him. Bigz grabbed the angel's hair and dragged him back over to where Chuck was. The angel struggled as he tried to get Bigz to let go. Bigz pulled hard, the angel yelled out.

"Now." Bigz took a breath, tired from the whole ordeal. "Since he is fucking useless, I'll have to get what I need from you." He let go of the angel's hair, his head dropped on to the ground. "You and McGregor were friends... Tell me where he is!" Biz demanded.

"Fuck you!" Chuck yelled out, causing Bigz to smile.

"Wrong answer." Bigz kicked Chuck again. "Wrong fucking answer." He kicking again, Chuck tried to get up and run but Bugz stopped him and pushed him down.

"Fuck you!: Cuck repeated. Bigz smiled and let go of the angel and went after Chuck. Rocket huddled on the floor with his hands over his ears, trying not to hear the sounds of the beating. The angel sensed the smaller ghost in the room and knew that he was in danger.

"Stop." the angel spoke up. Bigz didn't.

"STOP!" the angel's voice boomed. Bigz looked up from atop Chuck.

"If he knows where the other ghost I can get it from him." The angel called out.

"What?" Bigz started to get up.

"I can look at his memories and see if he knows." The angel explained.

"Maybe you aren't so useless" Bigz grabbed the ghost's arm and dragged him over to Chuck. "Do it!" Bigz Demanded. The angel looked at the state of Chuck. He was curled up, crying, his eyes clinched, he was shivering and had lost a good amount of spiragy.

"Hurry up!" Bigz shouted as he reached for the angel's arm, who pulled it away and placed it on Chuck's face.

"I'm going!" the angel exclaimed. The angel knelt down closer to Chuck and whispered to him. "Remember the good times" The angel then closed his eyes causing Chuck to gasp. The angel's light grew brighter and a smile appeared on both Chuck's and his face.

"Hey, no funny stuff!" Bigz shouted and pulled the angel back, the light quickly dimmed. Chuck looked considerably better, no longer in pain. The angel started to get up but Bigz shoved him down.

"Did he know? And you better not lie!" Bigz shouted as he grabbed the angel's arm. The angel shouted in pain again.

"East, McGregor went east, that's all he knew, I swear!" The angel shouted as the pain shot through the angel's body. Bigz let go and stood over the angel.

"Just east and that's the best he's got?" Bigz clenched his eyes, The angel's light went out.

"Yea.." The angel managed to shout.

"Then east it is, we got a lot of ground to cover" Bigz pulled the angel up to his feet. "Good thing I got you" and need to talk to some of my friends." Bigz grabbed onto the angel's arm and shoved him forward, he coughed a couple times. Chuck peeked over the chairs in time to see Bigz and the angel disappear into thin air.