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And just like that, the Apparition was defeated.

Penny finished the thing off just like Zoey knew she would. The second that she heard the thing come to a screeching end, she pulled out a cigarette and lit it. She was down to five cigarettes... in this carton. Zoey always kept at least three packs on her at all times. All because she didn't want to ever be without a cigarette on hand. Though she would have to restock reeeeeeeeeal soon. There had to be a place in this shithole... which was empty. There was a trail of smoke as Zoey walked over to the group with Odessa in tow.

[quote=Penny][color=goldenrod]“See? I told you I got it. Good assist though. As for the rest of you? Eh...”[/color][/quote]
[quote=Stacey]"Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you."[/quote] 

"Ain't doubt you for a second, Penny," Zoey said as she took a puff out of her cigarette and held it in between her fingertips. And Stacey was just as enthused about not dying - it was almost like he doubted them for a second. Hell, Zoey should have taken Kimberly up on her offer to be a ghost hunter. "Aw shucks, you're welcome!" Zoey said, cracking a genuine smile.

However, they didn't realize that the environment had changed. Or was it this way all along? Suddenly they were in a forest with the city right behind them. In front of them was a pond... one that Zoey immediately recognized. She raised an eyebrow as she opened her mouth as if she was going to say something before changing her mind. Something else came to mind.

"I'd recognize this place from [i]anywhere[/i]..." Zoey said to herself, "This is Wild Creek from Farmer Hill... but why is it here?" She muttered.

And Odessa stood at the edge of the shore with her hands together. Staring off into it, completely quiet. Zoey raised an eyebrow at the girl... there was no way in hell that this weirdo knew this place. Before Odessa turned around towards the group and covered her bottle-cap nips with her arm. She walked up as she said,

"... Why are you celebrating?" Odessa asked, "It's an Apparition... long as something is keeping it alive it'll come back. And keep coming for you. You can kill it a thousand times, but whatever is keeping it from moving on will only grow... stronger." Odessa told Stacey.

"Alright, stop the spooky crap, Odessa," Zoey said, narrowing her eyes. "It's starting to piss me off..."

"I'm just stating facts, Ms. Gray," Odessa said and a certain detail went over Zoey's head as she retaliated.

The sigil of snow glowed on her hand as she balled it into a fist, "I don't give a shit; I'll freeze you dead, Dessa." Zoey said as she rubbed her hands together and huffed the cigarette. Dramatically letting out the smoke as she didn't break eye contact for a second. 

"Mark my [i]fucking[/i] words."