Lily, who was being pulled away, looked back at Claire, Bianca, and Ruby. They had her by the arms and were staring at her with blank, but confused, faces.
"You can't do that, Lily," Ruby said, scolding her like a big sister.
"Seriously, we gotta figure out who goes first. I haven't even been kissed yet!" Claire chimed in.
"Yeah, you can't just jump in like that," Bianca added.
Lily just smiled, gave them an "OK" sign with her hand, and winked. Meanwhile, Dean stood there, still processing what had just happened, his hand on his lips. Suddenly, he noticed a light behind him. He turned around and saw a bright, black light coming from a pillar-like hole. Inside it was the floating soul of a high school girl, her eyes closed. Dean glanced back at Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily, who were deep in discussion.
"Hey! We're not done yet," Dean yelled, pointing at the black light pillar.
"Huh?" Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily all looked at Dean, then followed his finger to the pillar. They immediately stopped talking and ran over to him. The pillar of light released the girl's soul, which floated down and landed on the ground. They all gathered around her, staring. The soul was still wearing a school uniform, had blonde hair, was pretty, and had lots of earrings.
"Wait, isn't she the one who bullied Ruby?" Bianca asked.
"Looks like it," Dean replied.
"Yeah, that's Heather," Ruby confirmed, holding Lily back as she looked ready to destroy Heather with her claws.
"Hmm, a girl like this has so many crimes? What are her parents like?" Claire mumbled to herself.
"No idea. Let's just finish the job," Dean said, using the handle of his scythe to tap Heather's foot and wake her up.
After trying to wake Heather up several times, she finally groaned, "Ugh." Her eyes slowly fluttered open, then blinked rapidly. She looked right and left, realizing she was in some creepy room. She quickly sat up and saw Dean, Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily standing in front of her, looking furious. She scrambled backward to the edge of the hole.
"Who… who are you guys? Where am I? I was sleeping in my boyfriend's dorm. What happened to me?" Heather asked, panicking.
Dean, Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily didn't answer. They just watched as Heather's face turned pale with shock and fear. Her eyes met Ruby's, and her expression instantly changed to anger.
"Oh, it's you, loser. What did you do to me? Why did you bring me to your weird place? Take me back!" Heather demanded, suddenly getting a burst of courage.
"Before we do that, let me introduce ourselves. We're the Nightmare Agents," Dean said, stepping forward and bowing while handing Heather his business card.
"N-Nightmare Agent?" Heather stammered, reading the card.
"Enough, Dean. Let's just start. We have a lot more to do and talk about," Claire said.
"She's right," Bianca added.
"Um... what are you guys going to do to Heather?" Ruby asked.
Nobody answered Ruby's question, but Lily held Ruby's hand tightly and gave her a determined look.
"But are you okay, Lily?" Ruby asked.
Lily smiled and nodded, signaling that she was fine. Her face showed that whatever happened to Heather didn't bother her at all.
"Okay then," Ruby said, looking at Dean. "Dean, just do it."
"Huh? What do you mean, loser?" Heather yelled.
Dean stepped forward and put his hand on Heather's head. Everything went dark, and when the lights came back on, Heather was tied to a chair. Dean, Claire, Bianca, Ruby, and Lily were standing in front of her. Seeing herself in a torture chamber, Heather's face went pale with terror.
"What... what are you going to do to me?" she asked, looking at the five of them.
"So, here's the deal..."
"Aaaaah!" Before Dean could finish talking, Lily grabbed a crowbar from a table and stabbed Heather in the thigh. At first, a shocked Heather didn't react, but when she saw the crowbar sticking out of her leg, she screamed. "Aaaaah! Aaaaah! It hurts! Help!" The pain was unbearable and her leg healed, leaving the crowbar inside her leg.
Dean, Claire, and Bianca looked at Lily, who seemed unsatisfied and just kept staring at Heather.
"Well, I guess I'll leave this to Lily and Ruby. I don't want to get involved," Dean said, turning around and walking to a long bench at the other end of the room to sit down.
"Same here. I'm not getting involved either," Claire said, following him.
"Ruby... Lily... you guys handle this. We'll be waiting over there," Bianca said, pointing at the bench and walking over to them.
As Dean, Claire, and Bianca walked away, Heather's angry gaze landed on Ruby.
"Hey, loser, let me go, or I'll kill you!" Heather yelled harshly.
Lily reached for a hammer, but Ruby put her arm out to stop her. It worked; Lily lowered her hand but continued to stare at Heather. Ruby stepped forward, her eyes glowing red, and looked at Heather.
"Heather, you know what? I wanted to be your friend, not your punching bag or your enemy," Ruby said.
"Be friends with a freak and a UFO geek like you? I'd rather die," Heather yelled.
"Do you know who she is?" Ruby asked, putting a hand on Lily's shoulder.
A furious Heather looked at Lily, squinting her eyes to try and recognize her. Suddenly, her mouth fell open and her eyes went wide. She froze, completely still.
"She's your big sister, Heather. The one your parents and you left to die alone in her house," Ruby explained.
"N-no way... she died a long time ago... how is she still alive?" Heather asked, starting to tremble as she stared at Lily, trying to convince herself that this wasn't real.
"I... am Lily," Lily said slowly, pointing at her own chest.
"Did you hear that, Heather?" Ruby asked.
"N-no, you're dead... this is all a lie, it's just a dream. When I wake up, you'll be gone... this isn't real," Heather screamed.
"You're right, this is a dream, but it's a nightmare. And after this, you're not waking up," Ruby said.
"W-what do you mean, loser? Are you threaten me?" Heather yelled, her face turning red.
Ruby raised her hand, and five purple light vortexes appeared, surrounding the chair where Heather was tied. Heather's face grew even paler as five grotesque zombies appeared around her. Ruby looked at Dean.
"Dean, if the zombies eat her, will she destroyed?" Ruby asked.
"Nope. After they eat her, she'll just heal," Dean answered from far away, inside her head.
"Good."
Ruby immediately ordered the zombies she had summoned to enjoy their meal. "Graaah!" The zombies immediately attacked Heather, biting her.
"Aaaah! What is this? What is this? Help! It hurts! It hurts! Aaaaah!" Heather screamed.
Without any mercy, the zombies kept eating Heather's body inch by inch, but the parts that were eaten immediately healed, causing an endless cycle of pain. Heather kept struggling, but the zombies' grip was too strong, and they seemed to enjoy sinking their teeth into her flesh and tearing it apart. Dean, Claire, and Bianca watched casually from a distance, while Lily looked impatient, waiting for her "turn."