Chapter 4 - The Gathering (Part 4)

This is the fourth chapter of the book.

The demon Jonathan, his witch girlfriend Natalie and her housemates Helena, Faith, Sage and Zoe were at a bowling alley on Morrisey Boulevard in Dorchester, Massachusetts. “Bowling shoes for the heroes.” said the bowling alley staff as he handed the shoes to Jonathan and the others. “Thank you very much.” said Natalie. Jonathan helped Natalie put her shoes on her feet. Natalie giggled as she did the same for Jonathan. “Let’s play some bowling everyone.” said Helena. “Yeah!!!” said Jonathan and the others. “Say Natalie, can you help me out with this ‘bowling’ game?” said Jonathan. “Of course, babe. I will gladly help you out.” said Natalie. “How about Jonathan takes a crack at it first?” said Helena. “Yeah!!” said Natalie and the other witches. And with that, Natalie had Jonathan stand in a vacant bowling lane. Natalie then grabbed a red bowling ball and it into her boyfriend’s hands. “So, what should I do with this ball here?” said Jonathan. “You are to roll it down the lane in front of you to hit the pins and make them fall down.” said Natalie. “Okay. I will try.” said Jonathan as he walked over to the entrance of the lane. “Wait. I forgot to tell you that you must put your fingers in the three holes on the ball.” said Natalie. “Okay.” said Jonathan as he did as Natalie instructed. When Jonathan tried to throw the ball at the pins he slipped and fell on his knees. The witches and other bowlers laughed at the sight of Jonathan falling. “Is that really the hero who stopped that attack on the Mass Ave bridge?” said one male bowler. “Yeah. Is he? He looks very funny.” said one female bowler. No matter how many times Jonathan tried he kept falling not hitting a single bowling pin. When it got to the final frame, before Jonathan took another attempt to bowl, he took a few deep breaths. This time Jonathan took his time and let the ball go down the lane without falling over. Jonathan watched the ball closely and said, “Come on.” Fortunately for Jonathan, the ball hit and knocked down every pin, giving the lone demon a strike. “Yeah!! Go Jonathan!!” said Natalie. “I did it!!” said Jonathan. As Jonathan and the witches were celebrating their triumph, they were approached by a strange Caucasian woman dressed in a business suit. Helena noticed that the woman was standing there, making her say, “Hi. May we help you miss?” “Yes. I was hoping to have a bit of your time. I am a journalist.” said the unknown woman in a suit. “I think we have spoken with enough people from the news.” said Helena. “Oh, come on Helena, one more interview wouldn’t hurt right?” said Sage. “Yeah. Let’s do it.” said Faith, Zoe and Natalie. “Oh. All right, fine. Let’s make it quick.” said Helena. “Come on Jonathan. We’re going to do another interview.” said Natalie. “On my way, my love.” said Jonathan as he and the witches followed the unknown woman outside of the bowling alley. The woman then opened the back door of a large white passenger van. At an instant a group of men and women hopped out of the vehicle. They were armed with weapons. “Wait. What the hell is this?” said Natalie. “I thought that this was an interview.” said Sage. “You people are demons!!” said Helena as she conjured up a silver blade sword. “Correct.” said the woman as she transformed into her demon form. Jonathan and the witches fought valiantly against the demons and survived the battle with a few scratches on their bodies. They spared the woman in the business suit but killed the others. The lone survivor tried to run but was immediately stopped by Natalie. “Damn it!! F**k!!” said the demon. “Now you’re going to be answering our questions.” said Natalie. “Or what?” said the demon. “We will kill you nice and slow. I’m sure demons like you prefer that when catching your prey.” said Natalie. “All right. Now ask your questions.” said the demon. “Who sent you after us?” said Natalie. “Satan. It was Lady Satan.” said the demon. “What the hell does the Devil want with us?” said Jonathan. “She sent us to give you a message.” said the demon. “What message?” said Helena. “She wanted us to tell you that she has Michael Wheeler. If you want to see him again, go to the Prudential Tower on Boylston Street.” said the demon. “What?!! Satan has Michael?!!” said Jonathan and the others. “Yeah!! Now let me go!!” said the demon. “Thank you for complying. We will save Michael. Now as for you. Natalie, how about you do the honors.” said Helena as she handed Natalie her sword. “Will do.” said Natalie as she took the weapon and chopped off the demon’s head at an instant. “Nice one Natalie.” said Jonathan. “Thank you, babe.” said Natalie as she cleaned off the blood off the sword. “We should go save Michael. He needs us.” said Sage. “Yeah, we must get to the Prudential Tower.” said Faith and Zoe. “I will call a ride for us and call my colleague Sophia. She will be a great assistance.” said Helena as she pulled out her cell phone. “We should probably make a trip back to the house to get my sword.” said Jonathan. “Right.” said Helena. And with that, Jonathan and the witches returned their bowling shoes, got into the car and rode to Boylston Street. On the roof of the skyscraper, Satan waited there for the gathering of her enemies.