Don't get real excited. This is just the summary of the last story, and the end bit is the preview to this story. I may or may not get the actual first chapter up within the week.

In our last story, Betelgeuse, Lydia, and Nick were struggling each in their own way. Betel, seriously injured in the first story was struggling to regain his powers and figure out what the strange dreams about two men, Tobias Samuel and Nathoniel DePaul meant. Lydia, having already admitted she cared about Betelgeuse was struggling to keep both her lives separate and still be able to function in the breather world, while trying to figure out her feelings for both Betel and Nick. Nick, feeling betrayed by Lydia when she continued to protect the poltergeist found himself slowly spiraling into obsession and insanity, fueled by his love for the Goth.

The Seven Gods of Chaos, having lost their chance at Betel formulated a plan to take down the entire Neitherworld to get their revenge. They destroyed the Capitol Building and let loose a monstrous sandworm that nearly destroyed the entire city. Just when the worm was bearing down on the Roadhouse and Lydia, Jacques, Ginger, Doomie, Juno, Nick and the Monsters were trying to stop it, Betelgeuse appeared. He and Lydia realized the worm was after her, and Lydia pledged her trust to him, unknowingly sealing another bond in the Marriage Ceremony. They leapt off the edge of the highway and fell to Saturn. Exhausted and drained of power, Betel was unable to teleport them back to the Neitherworld, so they remained stuck in Sandworm Land.

Nick went to see Loki, who had been captured by Juno. Feeling hurt, lost and betrayed, Nick decided to steal Loki's powers, in order to increase his own. He left and went on a hunting spree, stealing hundreds of ghosts' powers in order to make himself more powerful so he could steal Lydia from Betel and make sure she was always safe.

Having spent so much time in the Neitherworld, Lydia found herself behind all in all her classes and struggled to catch up. Betel, having missed her birthday while he was recovering, decided to take her to Ireland to make sure she relaxed for a few days after she'd caught up.

It was on the cliff that Lydia finally honored their deal, and gave herself to Betelgeuse.

The pair continued to learn more and more about Nathon and Tobias, and Nathon's son Benjamin, until Lydia was summoned one day to Juno's office. Juno revealed the past to Lydia, from Tobias to Benjamin and Lydia's destiny as the one who would turn Betel into the monster he was destined to be, or break Tobias' hold on him forever. It was during this meeting that Lydia learned she did indeed have powers, and that she was carrying Betel's child.

Unable to bring herself to tell him, Lydia tried more subtle ways to find out what Betel thought. It was during one anxious night that she stewed over this was she visited by a vision of Marie Bouvier, her ancestor and a victim of Tobias. She revealed everything Juno couldn't, including the fact that Ahriman and Lydia were related, and that Lydia was a witch.

Betel and Lydia found out there was less than a week to go before the big battle between the citizens of the Neitherworld, Nick and his army of Lost Souls, and the Seven Gods of Chaos and the army they created from the leftover evil of Lost Souls and souls that had Moved On.

After a short argument with Betel, Lydia convinced him, and everyone else to let her help in the fight. She was given a crash course by Prince Vince, and given a book of basic witchcraft. As the enemy moved closer over the Plains of Dread, Lydia finally unwrapped the gift Marie had given her, revealing a glove with a heavy metal bracelet handed down the Bouvier line that would boost Lydia's power.

Lydia was separated from the group, and was attacked by Maui, who tried to rape and kill her, but Lydia managed to get the upper hand and banished him to Hell.

Betel, Nick, and Ahriman clashed on a cliff overlooking the battle, and Betel was nearly overpowered when Lydia managed to stop Nick, in time for the two poltergeists to fight together to defeat Eris and Ahriman.

During the battle, Lydia tried to use herself to shield Betel from a fatal blow, but the baby cast a shield around them, announcing its existence, which Lydia confirmed.

The Seven (now five) Gods of Chaos abandoned the battle, and Lydia managed to convince Nick to give up, but before she could thank him, he too ran away.

As both enemies disappeared, and the fatalities were counted, Lydia and Betel met on the cliff they spent the eve of the battle on, and Lydia explained everything she'd learned to Betel. Betel accepted the baby, and they decided to finish the marriage ceremony.

It's been two weeks since the battle, and the Neitherworld is still rebuilding itself. Ginger, severely poisoned and injured before she could kill Anansi is among those still recovering.

With the final battle looming over them, Nick's control over his stolen powers is beginning to slip, the Gods are re-formulating their plans, and decisions must be made. Lydia must figure out how to make sure Betel does not turn into the monster he is destined to be and Nick must decide what to do in general.

Disclaimer: Poor as I am, I do not own Beetlejuice, or its characters. Tim Burton does. The only thing I own is the story and my OCs, Nick, Alexis, Tobias, Nathoniel, Beatrice, Benjamin, Amelia, the Gods, and anyone else I decide to make up. So no sueing. =D.