Jer was loosing his energy quickly, Ky could see it. Her hands tightened as she intently watched. "C'mon, Jer..." she muttered, feeling anxiety rush over her.
Marcus smirked at her.
"He'll be fine, huh?"
"Shut up, you jerk."
"Oooh, I'm sooo scared Princess!" Ky glared up at him and clenched her fists.
"You're really asking for it Marcus." Marcus chuckled evilly as the teenage girl glared at him.
"You couldn't hit me if you tried!" Ky hissed and aimed a kick at him. He just grabbed her foot and threw her at the wall. She glared at him.
Jer looked over for a second, regretting it immediately as his father's fist connected with his stomach. He struggled to keep his footing as he stumbled. His eyes narrowed as Oogie laughed.
"I hate you more by the second."
"Tsk, tsk, boy. Ky's doing more damage to Marcus than you are to me!" Oogie laughed motioning over at his posse, guarding the quick attacks from the girl. "If I were you, I'd get busy!" Oogie laughed again, Jer feet landing in his face and knocking him over.
"You have no idea how much fun that was!" Jer yelled. He jumped, hoping to do the same as he did before. Oogie beat him to it and punched Jer as he got close. Jer was blown to the wall.
"I DO NOW!" Oogie shouted at him. Jer looked up at him, and then lost consciousness. "One down, one to go."
Oogie glanced over at Marcus and Ky. Ky had stopped fighting as she saw Jer loose it. She shouted his name and ran over to him, only to be stopped by Oogie. "LEMME GO!"
Oogie's lips curled into an unpleasant smile as he tightened his grip on her wrists. She hissed in pain as he twisted them. She glanced over at Jer. 'Come on, Jer... GET UP!' she thought.
"KY!" a voice called. Oogie looked up at the sound.
"Come to see her die, Pumpkin Wuss?" he called. Jack's sockets narrowed and Ky felt fear grip at her. Her dad looked terrifying when he was mad and his clothes were ruined.
"Let her go, Oogie."
"You wanna take her place?"
"We end this now, Oogie!" Jack shouted. Oogie shrugged and released Ky.
"You're move, Bone Boy."
Ky rushed over to Jer as soon as Oogie let her go. She grabbed his shoulders and stared at his face. He looked calm but worried at the same time.
Blood trickled down the side of his face and made Ky feel scared. "Jer? Come on, Jeremy... Get up!" she shouted, shaking his shoulders. He didn't respond or move. "J-Jer?"
Still no response.
"JEREMY BOOGIE! COME ON! GET UP!"
Nothing. Realization came too fast, too hard towards Ky. It hurt as the thought ran through her head.
She had lost her best friend.
"Jeremy...?" she whispered, her voice high and cracking. Tears ran down her cheeks. 'No... He's not... He CAN'T be!' her heart cried. But her head told her otherwise.
She buried her face in her hands and cried. Tears of sadness, hatred and pain flowed down her face. This was Oogie's fault; he did what he had wanted to: Get rid of the person standing between him and her.
- -
Nick tapped his foot impatiently; Ky and Jer were taking too long. He pushed the door open and ran down the halls. His impatience took over and he ran into the prison area.
"KY! JEREMY!" he shouted.
No answer. He groaned and ran down the hall ways. He scanned for the two thirteen year olds. His own appearance was changing; the spell was wearing off and he needed to get the soul to Jer quickly.
Nick turned the next corner and plastered himself to the wall. Oogie, Marcus and Jack were fighting. 'Where? AH-!' he thought. He snuck over to them with curiosity taking over him.
"Ky?" he whispered. Ky looked up and shot up. She gripped the front of his shirt.
"Nick? C-can you do anything?" she pleaded, pain rising in her voice. Her tears were large and Nick glanced over at Jer.
"No... But you can, Ky."
"I've tried... I'VE TRIED!" She started to sob again. Ky released his shirt and turned away from the man. Nick stared at her, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small vial. Her shoulder's shook as she cried. Nick set a hand on her shoulder.
"He's okay, Princess. Take this, I can't give it back to him."
"W-what is it?" Ky whimpered, gingerly taking and examining the vial.
"He knows; the spell works two ways. Either I took it, never gave it back and his life would be cut shorter than it should. Or I could give it to someone that he cared about to give it back to him.
"Just pour it into your hand and you'll figure out the rest." Ky raised her eyebrows but nodded anyways. She pulled out the cork and poured the colorless, wispy substance in her hands. Nick motioned towards the Boogie Boy.
Ky turned towards to her best friend and knelt down by him. "Please work..." she muttered, placing her hands and substance on his chest.
- -
Ky: WHOOOO!!! FINALLY!!
Jer: Yeah... Finally!
Ky and GIR: *dance around in a circle* WHOOOHOOO!!
