1. This episode was originally supposed to be episode 5, but changed last minute when I thought of a new idea, which was the last episode.
2. When I wrote the title for the blog, I put Italy instead of Japan. lol
3. This is my longest episode of the series yet, containing an exact 1,700 words!
Episode 6: Gift
"Please, please, come in..." Helga says.
Crystal and Shawn enter through a curtain, all there was in a small tent was a small circular table, two chairs, a candle on the table, and an old lady sitting down. She had a bright gray, almost white, hair, with glasses. She was not obese, but not skinny either. She wore a pink cloak over a dark green shirt, right in front of them.
"Are you the famous Japanese spirit talker?" Shawn asks
"Who wants to know?"
"Um, I'm Shawn, and this is Crystal..."
"Ah, yes...I see you two..."
Shawn is about to speak when Helga cuts her off.
"I don't need words...All I need is for you to sit down, and lay your hands on the table."
Shawn and Crystal look at each other, and then do just that. Helga then has lays her hands on Crystal and Shawn's hand.
She closes her eyes, and starts thinking...mumbling things to herself. They couldn't make out what she was saying.
She removes her hands, and opens her eyes...
"You come to me...looking for an answer?"
"Actually..."
She interrupts again, while pointing to Shawn, "You feel guilt for a past sin, and feel there is no way to recover from it..."
Shawn starts talking again, "Well, Not...I mean..."
"I am guessing you two are boyfriend, girlfriend...husband and wife?"
Shawn and Crystal look at each other, about to laugh.
"No, No...Were just cops, partners that is."
"Hmm, I would've thought otherwise, your feelings are very strong for one another."
Shawn starts blushing, trying to hide it, while Crystal is smiling at him, while he doesn't know.
"So...we heard you talk to spirits..."
"I hear you come for questions."
"Would you mind giving us a small amount of time?"
"But, of course not..."
----Meanwhile----
Jason is at the NYSO, nobody is there, except for the now dead cops...He walks into Shawn's office...goes through some drawers, gets on his computer, and looks through a few things very quickly...
"Come on, something..."
He goes into his banking account, and hacks his password...
"Oh, so my brother as taken an interest in Japan has he?"
On the computer, it shows his payments for two plane tickets to Japan.
"Now, what would you have down there...now if only I had a phone number..."
He goes through more of his papers, finding a cell phone bill...
"Well, that was way easier than I thought it was going to be!"
He walks out of the NYSO building with a cocky attitude...he passes by the dead Colonel's body...
"Good luck catching me this time, Colonel." He laughs at himself and passes by as if nothing had happened.
----Meanwhile----
Jon hugs tightly against the wall, and peeks around the corner, seeing nobody; he quickly runs into the next room, it was an old storage room. He peeks out once again, down the long hall, leading to the door...he quickly sprints towards the door, holding the blanket around his waist, he hears talking behind him, but he continues to run full speed.
He makes it out the door, and feels the rays of the sunlight against his chest...and when he finally comes to senses; he realizes he's in the middle of a sidewalk, around hundreds of people, wearing only a blanket. He lets go of the door, closing it, and runs down an alley, where a payphone was nearby.
As the door closes, a man walks around the corner of the hall, and he sees the door close...he becomes suspicious, and walks toward Jon's cell...
He takes his keys and unlocks it, and inside, he sees Susan sitting on top of Camille, who is screaming for her to get off.
"What the ****!!!"
Susan gets freaked out, and falls, Camille gets up and starts holding her to the ground...
"GIRLS!!"
They both look at him.
"Where is Jon!?"
"He locked us in here!" Susan says.
"I don't know why I thought you two could be of help...he closes the door, locking them in there.
"Hey!" Camille says.
Susan gets up and tackles her to the ground..."This is ALL YOUR FAULT!"
They continue their petty fights, as the man walks down the hall, and open the door...the rays of sun shine on him, and shown, is the face of Jon's capturer, an older, more mature, Blake.
----Meanwhile----
Brad is helping out Abby with the dishes, it's past sundown in U.S. time.
"So, how long is Jon supposed to be gone?" Brad asks.
"Oh, just a few days...he should be back soon."
"That's good...it must be hard being here all alone..."
"Yeah, I miss him."
"Think that I could...ask you a question?"
Abby goes through some thoughts before muttering, "Sure!"
"That night...when we were captured...and you told me..."
Abby interrupts, "Listen, I know what you're going to say..."
Brad kind of sighs and looks away in the uncomfortable situation
"It's just, I thought things were going to work out between us...and when they didn't I met Jon, and I love him...but when you come back...all these feelings came along with it..."
"I don't want to force you into anything like that Abby, and I hate to come between my two friends...but this is so uncomfortable, It...it just..."
"...needs to be settled?"
"Yeah...I guess...It's just so hard..."
Abby's phone rings, she doesn't recognize the number, but she picks it up anyway, "hello?"
"Abby?"
"Jon! Thank goodness!"
"Abby, is anyone in your house!?"
"Yeah, I have Zane and...."
The connection breaks up...
"Abby?"
"Jon!"
"Abby! Zane and who!?"
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up...
"NO!"
----Meanwhile----
Blake is sitting down at a long table...very upset that Jon has escaped. He gets up from his seat, and paces around before sitting back down again...he looks ahead, and sitting on the other end of the table is Hisho Jr.
Blake's eyes widen..."Who are you!?"
"Me? I am the son of Hisho Rimiocahn!"
"Oh and I am the brother of Nick Pick! Get out of here!"
"I know you are..."
Blake gets up from his seat and is about to leave the room.
"Listen, I don't know what kind....you know?"
"Yes, I know lots actually...about how you're pissed off at the men by the names of Jonathan Man and Shawn Sports..."
"But..."
"...and that's not all...they killed your brother...someone whom you worshipped very much..."
"He's always been an older brother...ever since we were little; he's taken care of me!"
"Well, let me share you a little story..."
"I don't care for any stories, I don't know how you know so much about me, but right now, I could care less..."
"What if I told you, I could help you..."
"Help me?"
"Yes..."
"What can you possibly do to help me!?"
"I can help you find Jonathan...I can help you find Shawn and his lovely partner...I can even help you connect to your brother..."
Blake turns around.
"Connect to my brother? He's dead!"
"You know, my father was killed by the same people who killed your brother...they cornered him, and burned him...and a few years ago...I visited a spirit talker...she taught me how to connect with my father...but not only that, I enhanced the power...I have more power than anyone on this earth."
"Yeah, because I believe in super hocus-pocus magic tricks!"
"You will..."
Blake is about to walk out the door, when he sees a glow on the wall...he turns around to see a now shirtless Hisho, and all his tattoos glowing a bright purple...the doors close by force, Blake looks quickly enough to see them slam. He looks at Hisho...
"So...do you except my generous offer?"
Blake smiles an evil smile...
----Meanwhile----
"Yes, I remember him, he was a lost man, that found a lot in me..."
Helga takes the picture of Hisho Jr. and gives it back to Crystal.
"You do know he's wanted for murders and thefts, right?"
"I knew no such thing."
"What did he come to you for?" Shawn asks.
"Well, he had lost his father to a burning building, and he had a hard time with it...He heard about my ability to talk to spirits, and he wanted me to teach him that...so for a handsome amount of cash...I did it...I taught him everything I know."
"Are you saying he can talk to the dead?" Shawn asks, and then laughs.
"Are you calling me a phony?"
"I...uh...you...well...um...see..."
"Listen, we really need to find this man, we think he could have a connection with the kidnapping of a good friend."
"Well, I can give you his current address, I don't know if it's real or not..."
"It's a start though, anything good you have we'll take it."
Helga gets up from her seat, and goes behind another curtain, as Crystal's phone starts ringing.
"Hello?"
"Crystal!"
"Abby? What is it?"
"It's Jon! He called me!"
"What?"
"He called me, he's free..."
"Yeah, okay, give me the number he called from..."
"Okay, hold on!"
Crystal looks to Shawn,
"Shawn, Jon just called Abby."
"What? How is that possible, was he let go?"
"I don't know...she's giving me the number...we can trace it back at the police station."
"Yeah, if we can read anything there..."
"Crystal?"
"Abby...go on..."
Crystal writes the number on a piece of paper.
"Please find him, Crystal...please..."
"We will Abby, trust me!"
She hangs up, "Okay, let's see where this number leads."
"What about Helga?" Shawn asks.
"Shawn, we found Jon!"
"Oh, Right!"
Crystal and Shawn quickly leave the tent...but behind the other side where Helga went inside...there is a pile of blood on the ground.
And Helga is high up in the air, and holding her up by the neck is Hisho Jr. his tattoos glowing bright, and he had pierced Helga with a powered knife, which had sliced through her like a light saber...blood was running out of her chest like water. Hisho drops her to the ground...
"Are you ready to learn more?" He turns around to the darkness, where Blake walks out, shirtless, there are tattoos marked on his body, he wears a jacket only, hiding some of them, and his eyes glowed a bright blue.
"These powers...their amazing..."
"Oh, but there is more!"
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