Chapter 4.20 – Home, sweet home

M (17+)

In Flames – Like You Better Dead

I can be as angry as I want to be
Just watch me burn
I think you're way too cold
Just watch and learn

I'll never sleep here anymore
This* house is not my home
I like you better dead
I'm better off alone
* The original lyrics says "My house..", but I changed it to better fit this narrative.

After her shift, Natalie received a text from Elisa. She wanted Natalie to come up to her cabin as soon as possible. And Natalie was still terrified after the incident at Sara's office, even though Ingun appeared relatively normal during the shift, so she definately wanted to head up there. She was hoping Elisa could have some advice on what to do next about this situation...




And as she went up there, Natalie couldn't help but feel like something was looming over the town.. she couldn't remember having seen the forest looking this dark before..




Elisas message had told Natalie to put on her best clothing, so before entering she changed to her formal wear...




It looks like Elisa wasn't alone this time..

Natalie: Hi, Elisa.. I came up as fast as I could, as usual... why all these people? I want to talk to you in private.. it's important..




For some reason when they have a conversation they always end up on the porch outside...

Elisa: Oh, I just wanted to hold a little feast.. Me and Alfred enjoys a little bit of company up here from to time too, you know... Is anything up, Natalie?

Natalie: Yes, Elisa.. is there anywhere we can talk alone?

Elisa: Well, we could always go down in the basement.. please follow me..




To go down into the basement, they had to walk through a secret door that only Elisa could open... so no one else would be able to follow them there.. Once downstairs, Elisa switched to her everyday wear..




Natalie: It's about my sister... I.. I took her to the doctor like you said, but.. to make a long story short.. the demons already have her.. I think.. She transformed into this other person and.. the doctor that was there, it wasn't Sara.. that was a demon, too.. and my sister.. or the demon and the doctor demon.. they called each other brother and sister... and then..and then they disappeared into a fire...




Natalie: The female demon even said that you were right.. except that there was no way we could beat them... What does this mean, Elisa, and what am I supposed to do now?




Elisa: I'll get straight to the point.. You need to bring your sister to me, as soon as possible! She needs protection! I will do my best, but from what you are saying it may already be to late.. this is worse than I thought.. especially since there are two of them...




Elisa: Please go home now, Natalie, get some rest, and bring your sister to me first thing in the morning.. do you think you can do that?

Natalie: I.. I will try. I will call her..I have an appointment with doctor first, but after that.. I will try to bring her up here...




Elisa: Good, see you tomorrow, Natalie.




Of course, lets hope its not that bad and that it isn't to late for Ingun.. but even so, if something terrible should happen to Ingun and possibly Natalie, the story won't be over yet, as long as the demons aren't getting to Isaac, Aaron and Billy as well.. Whatever their plan is, they have to be stopped before that happens...




Natalie just had to check the sink for any demonic activity before taking her medication and going to bed...




Next morning the kids woke up first. Isaac had just played a shivering teeth prank on Aaron, and Billy was outside playing in the treehouse. Natalie woke up in between here and Aaron pulled the same prank on her, but she did not like it.. (A couple of videos showing this is added to the end of this post.)




It was leisure day for the kids, and Aaron still had a wish to make good friends with Lenore, so he calls her over for a visit.







Natalie just finished breakfast and calls up her sister Ingun and asks her to come over, so she can take her to the doctors office, leisure day or not! She is still a little afraid or worried, not sure if the person answering the phone will be her sister, or someone else..
She talks to Ingun about the demons and how Elisa can help. Ingun at first doesn't understand what Natalie is talking about.

"I am not haunted by d-demons.." Ingun says. "Where do you ... ?"




Natalie: But yesterday at the doctors office...

Ingun: What ..what do you mean?

Natalie: When you talked about something taking control of you. And how you slapped me in the face, saying you took the blows for me.

Ingun: I.. I wasn't with you at the doctors office, I'm sorry.. I g-got nervous and just couldn't.. I just couldn't go..




Natalie: But.. you were there with me..? Weren't you?

Ingun: No.. I.. should have been, I'm sorry.. but I just c-couldn't...




Natalie: But.. who was with me then!?

Ingun: I don't know...

Natalie was really confused now. And scared. It was so convincing at first, just like it was Ingun with her, but then.. could it have been the demons that was with her all along just yesterday? She wasn't sure what to believe, but she had to get Ingun,or who she hoped was Ingun, to visit Elisa now...

Natalie: Ok, that's uhmm.. but will you please come over now? I have an... I have to go up to meet Elisa, and she will protect you.

Ingun: I'm.. I'm not sure...




Natalie: Look, Ingun, this is important! I will come right over, and pick you up and we will go there together!

Ingun: But I..

Natalie: No buts, I'm coming over!







So Natalie went over to Ingun and her mothers house.. to her childhood home.... and rang the door bell. Not sure what to expect. It could be her mother opening. It could be Ingun. Or something else. But she had to do it. She had no choice..

It was her mother that came out, and she was not happy about the visit...




Bianka: What the fuck are you doing here!? Get the fuck off my property!




Natalie: I came here to talk to Ingun, she needs my help you mean old bitch! Now let me in!

Family love.. isn't it beatiful..?







Bianka: Over my dead body!




Natalie: I'm not a little girl anymore! Do that one more time, and I'll kick your ass! I'm going the fuck in!!




Bianka: Just go on home, Natalie.. Go on home..




Natalie: No, I'm going i..

Her sentence got interrupted by a fist to the face.

Bianka: You're not going anywhere!




Natalie: You fucking bitch!!

Natalie goes into a rage and jumps at her mom. They fight, with all the necessary ows, snarls and bad language..



















Natalie: Now let me the fuck in, or I'll do it again!




Bianka: You little shit! Fine then, you can go in there and take Ingun with you! But don't you dare come back here!




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I think we could need a breather after this, so I jump back to Natalies house where Aaron and Lenore is by the kitchen table. Aaron just made muffins and Lenore is about to do her homework.




Isaac is upstairs playing with the doll house. Billy is holding a large feast inside the treehouse. The children are blissfully unaware of the drama their mom just found herself in...

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Natalie: Please, Ingun... come with me to the doctors office! The doctor is waiting.




Ingun: But.. but.. mom..




Natalie: No buts.. I'll take care of mom for you if she becomes a problem.. please come with me now, sister, I'll take you there.




Ingun: Ok.. I.. I'll go with you.. if you promise that mom won't touch me..

Natalie: I.. I promise...

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The videos:

Natalie wakes up and is pranked by Isaac.

Aaron does dishes, Isaac does homework. Billy plays in the treehouse, and Isaac pranks Aaron. Isaac is the biggest prankster of them. ;)

I apologize for the poor camera use. These videos are old and I have since then learnt ways to keep the camera more steady. ;)

Chapter 4.19 – Kingdom Come

Teen (13+)

(I'm linking to this version instead of the official video by the artist, because for this purpose I don't like it when artists add an audience cheer to what is obviously not a live recording....)
Imagine Dragons - Demons

On Monday it was time for Natalies weekly appointment with Dr. Sara. Before going she called up Ingun to make sure that she would come with her. Natalie was pleased that Ingun said she was still up for it.




Ingun was clearly nervous about going inside the hospital. She didn't like public places with the potential for many people gathering. Natalie had a bit of a struggle to get Ingun to join her inside once they were there..

When they eventually made it to the doctor's office the person sitting behind the desk wasn't Sara..




Man behind the desk: Good morning, I am Dr. Piumera, I will substitute for Dr. Lovensteen for today.




Natalie: Why? What happened to Sara?

Dr. Piumera: Oh, nothing happened to Sara. One of her kids got sick, so she is staying home to take care of him. I see you have a friend with you today, Natalie..

Natalie didn't quite believe what Dr. Piumera said. She got a strange feeling from this man, it was as if she had seen his face somewhere before...




Natalie: Yes, doctor.. this is my sister, Ingun. I think she could.. I wanted her to see Dr. Sara.. I think she could benefit from some.. professional assistance..

Ingun is wide eyed as if she had never been to a doctor's office before.

Dr. Piumera: I see..

Dr. Piumera turns to Ingun.




Dr. Piumera: So, Ingun.. is there anything that I, or perhaps Dr. Sara, can do for you?




Ingun looked at him with a blank expression on her face. She wasn't quite sure what to answer...

Natalie: Ingun, maybe you should tell the doctor about.. the, you know.. what you sometimes.. do to yourself...




Ingun didn't answer, her eyes fell down to the table in front of her. Dr. Piumera started to get an idea of what Natalie was hinting at, but he wanted or needed Ingun to say it herself.. He couldn't offer help based on someone elses words, even if that someone was the person's sister..

Dr. Piumera:What is it that you sometimes do to yourself, Ingun? If it is difficult to talk about, you can write it or draw it on the papers in front of you.




Ingun: I... I am not doing it... It is doing it.. to me.. it w-wants to hurt me...

Dr. Piumera: It..? Is someone else trying to hurt you? Or telling you that you should hurt yourself?

Ingun: N-no.. it is not telling me.. it is just doing it.. I c-can't stop it from doing it.. I lose control...




Natalie: Why haven't you talked to anyone about this before!?




Ingun: I didn't want her to.




Natalie: What?

Ingun got up from her chair and walked around the table to face Natalie, her voice suddenly being that of a different person, a stranger.




Ingun: I said.... I didn't want her to.

Natalie got up and backed off.




Natalie: Who are you!? You're not my sister!

Maybe Elisa was right, and there was a demon inside her sister..

Dr. Piumera also got up from his chair and turned to Ingun..

Dr. Piumera: Sister... not now..




Ingun: Yes, now.. this has taken long enough.. we have to go forward.. now..!




Natalie: Move forward with what? What are you talking about, Ingun?




Ingun: This, Natalie! This is what I am talking about! Don't you remember? All the times your mother slapped me instead of you....




Natalie: I don't know who or what you are, but I want my sister back!

She slapped her again.







Natalie: Ingun? What is going on? Why are you doing this?




Dr. Piumera: That is enough, sister! Enough!




????: Fine then.. for now...




????: But that does not mean that I am finished with you, Natalie... Elisa is right in everything she has said... except for one thing.. you and your sister stand no chance in beating us.. I already control your sister... and there's nothing you can do about it..




????:Come on brother, let's get out of here...










Natalie managed to put out the fire with the aid of the hospitals sprinkler system, but of course, this event didn't go by unnoticed.. hospital guests and staff had rushed to the fire to help put it out (or maybe just to stand around it screaming in panic...)

Even Sara had rushed to the office once she heard that it was on fire...

Sara: Natalie!! What happened Natalie?? I came here as fast as I could!




Natalie: The demons! They have my sister! They're coming to get me!! They are the ones that set fire to your office when they left!!




Natalie: I saw them! She transformed herself right in front of my eyes!! The demon is inside my sister!!

Sara: Wow, wow, wow, Natalie!




Sara: What are you doing here? Didn't you get the message that your session was postponed until tomorrow?




Sara: And why in the name of the heavens and all that is holy did you set fire to my office?? Natalie!! What is going on??




Natalie: It wasn't me!! It was the demons that did it!! You gotta believe me!! I would never set fire to your office!!




Natalie: I brought my sister here, because I wanted to help her, but then she started acting all strange and she became a demon! I swear! I know this sounds crazy, but I am not making it up!!




Sara: Natalie... you scare me... you really scare me now...

Natalie: You're scared? How do you think I feel!? They got my sister.. you gotta help me, please!!

Natalie fell to the ground in front of Sara...




Natalie: Help me.. please..




Sara: Alright, alright... but Natalie, this fire will still have to be reported.. you could potentially face charges for something like this...

Natalie: But it wasn't me! I didn't start the fire! It was the demons!

Sara: Well, I am going to honest with you.. you are lucky the fire was put out and didn't spread.. and as far as I can see, miracurously enough, nothing has been damaged... but..




Natalie: Look at me, Sara!! Do you see my wings? I am an angel, or atleast half of one! Can you believe in that?

Sara: Well, yes...




Natalie: And so you also know what is on the other side of the spectrum from angels? Demons!

Sara: Well.. I.. I do..




Natalie: And they did this! I swear! I don't know their names, because I have never seen them before! And probably they weren't even in their true form! But they did this, not me! And they have my sister!




Sara: This is almost a little to much to take in, but.... I .. I...... but I am only human... I don't know how to help you with that, Natalie...

A police officer enters the office and introduces herself to Sara.




Police officer: Officer Hammurabi-Gula, Lagash Police Department. We got a call about a fire at the hospital... were you here when it happened?

Sara: I was not, but..




Natalie: I... I was, officer. I was right here when it started.

Police officer: You were here when it started? How did the fire start?




Natalie: Yeah, that's the thing.. There were two of them, two demons.. one man and one woman. And they.. they started the fire..

Police officer: How did they start the fire?




Natalie: Umm.. they said they should get out of here and then they..lifted their arms and.. let out these horrible screams, and all of a sudden they were surrounded by fire... and then they disappeared in the fire... kind of..just like that...




Police officer: That's.. incredible.. Sounds like we're dealing with something powerful here..

Sara: Wait.. you believe her??

Police officer: Yes, I do, ma'am....both me and uh..

Natalie: Natalie.. my name is Natalie..




Police officer: ..Natalie over here are angels, or halfbreed angels, so.. and demons are angels too just on the opposite end of the spectrum. The source of a demons evil is cosmic in nature, and goes beyond simple personality traits.. Their greed and hunger for power is so great, its not just simple megalomania... Looks like we got some new guests in town...




Police officer: Natalie, I'm afraid a matter like this is beyond the scope of what the police can deal with, but.. just to make sure, did they mention any names?




Natalie: No, no.. they didn't.. they referred to each other only as brother and sister.. And now I am worried about my own sister.. Ingun..because she was.. I brought her here, so that she could talk to Dr. Sara.. but.. then she became.. the demon.. and who I thought was the substitute doctor for Sara.. somehow was a demon as well...

Police officer: Can you describe how they looked?




Natalie: Well, the female demon.. looked like my sister, Ingun, only.. her eyes were pure red, and after her transformation she had these pony tails on either side...her hair was completely black.. and she had these big golden earrings... she also wore this special black dress that had a cut out in the shape of a cross, but it was upside down...




Natalie: The male demon had blonde hair and .. pinkish looking eyes, and.. I think he wore a brown or, no, a black leather jacket with a yellowish brown sweater underneath..




Police officer: Thank you, we will check it with our register. Ma'am, if anything strange happens from here on, do not hesitate to call the emergency number...




Police officer: Doctor... I am afraid I am going to have to close this office for public access for now, until forensics has been here and done their job.

Sara: Oh, that's alright.. I hope you can.. you can figure out who it was...




Police officer: So do I doctor.. so do I...

And after this incident, Natalie had to go to her shift at work.. And so did Ingun.. Natalie was terrified of this.. She was hoping that Ingun would be there, and not the demon in the shape of Ingun...




The usual crew outside the restaurant waiting to enter, Ramona to the left. Natalie had already entered, Ingun was nowhere to be seen..




I waited outside the restaurant to see if Ingun showed up, and half an hour late to her shift, there she was.. Well, it looks like Ingun, no red eyes and the normal work outfit... so.. well.. let's hope that it is the actual Ingun and not something else in disguise..

Well, I guess it was, because the shift went alright, with no special incidents, not even burnt food, so.. * looks like the demons have disappeared for now, but from what it sounded like, they certainly have some plan for something chaotic I would assume...




Translated text from pop-up: Natalie was asked to take something out of the freezer, but then the door slammed shut behind him! It took half an hour before someone heard him shout. The boss asked for an apology and hopes Natalie won't sue.

* not counting the incident where Natalie was locked inside the freezer for half an hour (and the game not knowing whether Natalie is male or female..) Natalie here is definately female, let there be no doubt.




Isaac had finished another painting at his after school activity which he brought home and hung up on the wall in his room. The kid has got some imagination. Pretty good for a 12, soon to be 13, year old.

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