Karia was looking down, all ready cracking open the oreos as she made her way across the sand parking lot. “You want one?” She wasn’t sure if Karl could eat, some ghosts were so weak they could barely speak but for some the proximity to Karia enabled them to act as living a bit more than usual.

“This may not be good.” Karia had been preparing to hand him and oreo when Karl had seen the three men. Karia looked up quickly and saw the three men, all seemingly identical and moving in a way that made her nervous. “Shit.” Karia nodded in agreement and took a few steps backwards.

“What do you want?” The men made their way toward her till they stepped into the light, their pupiless eyes clear. 

“Double shit!” One of the three grinned and looked at Karl, making him jump. “Holy fuck you can see me?” He stood dumbfounded as the thing nodded.

“We don’t want you Karl, leave now and you will be left alone.” The voice seemed hollow yet it reverberated as well. Karia began to shake, knowing she could not take the three of them on her own but slipping her hand in her bag any way, her fingers grasping a taser. 

“Fuck youz. I left a lady behind once and I am not doing it again!” He shifted, grabbing a chuck of driftwood and holding it like a bat. If they could see him they could feel him. 

“You ready? Karia nodded and Karl jerked forward swinging the wood and missing as the man he targeted dropped and punched the ghost straight in the gut. Karl gasped as rolled over in the dirt. He had not felt pain in a long time but the chance these guys could do any permanent damage to him way small. He was already dead. “I’ll be ok.”

Karia kept her eye on the men as suddenly they jetted forward and she dropped her bag to reveal the taser, burying it deep in the side of one man as the others grabbed he her. He scream and fell back as the second man took the weapon and threw it away as the third covered her mouth.