Chapter 11

This was how it ended. King Enda of the Myers family clan laid in bed , waiting for death to finally conquer him. His wife, the Queen of the Thorn tribe pressed a wet cloth against his fore head. Enda coughed, and felt a wave of pain every time he inhaled.

"Sharon." He said weakly.

Enda could taste blood - his blood - pooling in the back of his throat.

"The arrow that struck me. Had a plague put upon it."

Queen Sharon nodded. All her life, she had been groomed to be the vicious matriarch of clan Myers; as well as the dark and terrible ruler of the Thorn tribe. All her life, she felt no love; only coldness. Now, the only man she had ever loved was dying. The man who had taken her family name as his own; was struggling to spend what precious, little time he had left with her. For once in her life, Sharon wanted to cry. What began as an arrangement for beneficial purposes, had bloomed into passionate love between two souls who were reputed to be "pure evil". Enda could see the smallest tear running down his wife's cheek. Lifting a shaky hand, he brushed it away.

Like Sharon, Enda felt that his heart was being slowly torn to shreds all over again. At first, he had only taken her as his wife to get his mind off of Deirdre. However, he had managed to fall in love with her as much as he had loved Deirdre; and even twice as more. Now, he was dying; as a fairly young king. At least, the true love of his life was at his side.

"Enda, please stay with me." Said Sharon.

"I'm sorry lass. Me time is come. May the gods bless ye and save ye M'Lady." Replied Enda.

Sharon couldn't hold back her sorrow. She cried, as she kissed her husband one last time. Enda embrace her.

"I 'ave until the horns blow, signifying the summer's end. Then, the Lord of Samhain shall come to bring me to where I may slumber and feast until the end."

Sharon sniffled and held Enda close to her. When the Druids blew their horns, Enda expired in his wife's arms.

"Enda!? Enda!" She cried.

Queen Sharon then tenderly gave her beloved Enda one final kiss, before laying him back down. Samhain always began with everyone wearing masks to drive away the evil spirits and fairies. Sharon Myers dried her eyes, washed her face, and fixed herself to look like nothing happened. An expressionless mask carved from white stone was the perfect thing for the head of the Myers family to wear. Sharon fastened the mask to the front of her face. Only her dark, black eyes and thin red lips could be seen. And so the Queen of Thorn tribe, for one night, became nothing more but a shape amongst her people.

"That is a terribly sad ending to my ancestor's life Gigi" Jamie said.

Deborah Myers clasped her great-grand daughter's hand in comfort.

"That it is. However, times are different now. But you must remember where you come from." She said.

"Are you saying there is still a Thorn Cult?" Laurie asked.

The old woman sighed.

"If I said no, I'd be lying. Jamie, you must understand something. That goes for you also Laurie. The Cult of Thorn has changed since ancient times. However, unlike other Celtic cults; it was not for the better. It was by some divine providence our family embraced the Christianization of Ireland when it did. The members of the Thorn Cult are the evil ones, not us."

Jamie and Laurie nodded. Deborah Myers said good night and left. Laurie then tucked her daughter in and went to bed. Jamie swiftly fell asleep.

Jamie's Dream:

Jamie was at Smith's Grove, walking down a long, white hallway. She wanted to find her Uncle Michael. She had to tell him something important. As she walked past many cells and rooms, she spotted the cell her uncle occupied. To her surprise, it was empty. Jamie stepped into the cell. Before she could realize what was going one, the door to it slammed shut and locked itself.

"Hey! What's going on!? Let me out! Help!" Jamie yelled.

Jamie then heard another girl giggling. It was a dark giggle, like a creepy doll's laughter. Then, she heard the mysterious girl singing.

"One. Two. I am coming for you."

"Whoever you are, I'm not afraid! Come out and face me like a nine year old!" Jamie said.

The white walls of Smith's Grove, soon became a red hot factory boiler room. And out from the shadows, came another little girl. She wore a purple and pink stripped sweater, with rhinestone letters that spelled out the phrase 'Believe in your dreams', a pink skirt; and a purple fedora. Jamie was taken aback. She was expecting something more creepier than this.

"Hi. I'm Jamie Myers." Jamie said.

"Oh come on! You weren't even a bit scared?" Said the other girl.

Jamie shook her head.

"No. A bit startled and slightly creeped out. But I wasn't scared."

The other girl then approached Jamie.

"But I am a dream demon. Well, half dream demon." She said.

"I see. So what is your name?" Jamie asked.

"I'm Alice Krueger."

"Pleased to meet you." Jamie replied.

"Likewise." Said Alice.

The girls shook hands.

End of Jamie's dream:

Jamie woke up the next day in better spirits. She had a feeling the girl she met in her dream was real.

(Springwood Medical Center Hospital)

Michael was sleeping in his hospital bed. However, his dream was far from pleasant. He was having a terrible nightmare that involved a man with burned skin, a bladed glove, stripped sweater, dark pants; and a brown fedora. The guy called himself Freddy Krueger. Michael fought hard against Freddy in the dream world. Michael eventually won. However, Freddy had glimpsed Michael's deepest fears. Michael had the oddest feeling he would meet the dream demon again some day. When Michael woke, he was in the ambulance headed for Smith's Grove. Little did he know, that his niece had encountered Freddy's daughter in her own dream.

(Smith's Grove, Dr. Wynn's office)

Dr. Wynn was going over the daily paperwork. He then realized that today Michael would be returned to the sanitarium. This made Wynn very happy. Michael would be easy to access whilst incarcerated there. Which meant the time was nearing to put his plan into action. And just what is Wynn's plan? Well, that is a tale for another time.

The End.

And that complete's "Bringing Up Jamie". I hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are love!

Notes from the Author: the only OCs I own are the few minor characters (i.e. The judge, he surgeon, Father O'Connor, Princess/Queen Sharon Myers). I used the name of Michael's mother in the Rob Zombie remake (Deborah) as the first name of Michael and Laurie's grandmother. I literally could not think of a name for the OC princess Enda wound up marrying until this chapter. And just below this note is a trailer

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