|| 13 || To the friends we made along the way

EVIE POV:

"Pugsley! Pugsley!!" we ran through the field to the graveyard but as we arrived, there was no trace of Pugsley.

The following day I couldn't get myself to pack up and leave Nevermore without feeling guilty of leaving Pugsley behind. Not with the fact that I didn't get the chance to apologize.

"So, are you just going to sit there all day and sob?"

I had promised Eugene that I would help him pack, "No." I said sitting up from the comfy bee sheets "But don't you feel guilty? you saw him leave didn't you?"

He stopped putting his things into the box for a second before resuming "Pugsley's going to be fine." he took something from inside "Cooling patches, right?"

I grabbed it from his hand placing it on my ankle "Please remind me never to run in heels." As I packed up Pugsley's stuff, I felt even more bad.

Wednesday barged into the room asking Eugene about his corpse moth's and when they'll wake up again. She looked at me then at Pugsley's stuff.

"Im really sorry Wednesday. Pugsley wanted to be my friend and I blew him off." Eugene sighed "Maybe if I had been nicer he wouldn't have felt the need to be friends with a zombie."

I joined in on Eugene "Im sorry too, I shouldve been a better friend."

"Im my brothers keeper." she looked at us "I probably should've caged him before he got into danger."

We nodded, "Im heading into the hummers shed" Eugene turned back "Wanna come-"

"she's gone"

"I guess I'll go myself." he sighed

I checked my phone to see about 50 messages from my dad asking If I needed to be picked up, asking if Im okay, and yada yada. Which reminds me, I still haven't packed up yet. I don't plan to, not until the next morning when Enid can finally come out of her cage.

My roommate had already left with her dad, which leaves me to take care of Wednesday's business, again.

"A hiker found Pugsley's costume, we're re-deploying the search from Jericho to Burlington." Sheriff Santiago mentioned

"Sounds like a deploy to drive you off the real scent." Wednesday presumed

"I follow evidence, not hunches." Sheriff Santiago leaves

Then Wednesday proceeds to talk to an empty chair. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. There's another presence.

I haven't felt like this since me and my Dad's stayed at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, besides the taste of their buffet, I could vividly remember feeling chills throughout our trip.

And because of that I was able to differentiate the certain feelings. If you feel a cold breeze and the hair stands up behind your back, Its an adult, safe, they mean no harm. Kids on the other hand, you might get random bruises and scratches, and the feeling of someone watching you.

The feeling of being suddenly hot however is a different story.

"Are you talking to Principal Weems?" wild guess, as I step out from the darkness

She turned to me raising a brow "How'd you know?"

"It was just a hunch. I'm guessing I'm right."

She remained emotionless "Have you tried being useful?

"Sorry, I'm not Agnes."

"You have more than 2 abilities. Yet I havent seen you use it to its full potential."

"It takes a lot of energy from me." carrying a gigantic chandeleir in the air isnt really easy. "And unlike you, I havent tried mastering my abilities."

Just then, Eugene came inside the office holding a black box "I went out to the Hummers shed, slurp was there but he looked completely human! He told me to give you this-" he gives Wednesday the box "And If I breathed a word to anyone else, he'll come for me!"

"Too late." I replied, Eugene huffing his inhaler, I looked at the box

"Wednesday I'm scared." said Eugene

"Go back to your Dorm, and lock the door. Now." She turned to me, "Evie, stay here, I might need you." she starts opening the box, inside was a snow globe of skull tree and a text written in red, midnight.

"Skull tree at Midnight?" I asked, she nodded

Midnight struck, me, Wednesday and Thing made our way to the Skull tree, I hid in the Darkness while thing was in place aiming for Slurp.

They showed up, Pugsley, and Isaac. He was holding Pugsley hostage, as Wednesday tries to distract him by talking, Thing shoots an arrow to their direction.

To my surprise Isaac diverts it in time to his hand. Or what I thought it was. Tyler then captures Thing, and was then followed by a shocking revolution.

A once great Addams Family Mystery, became a jaw dropping realization.

Thing is Isaac Night.

"Well your case, the part is definitely greater than the whole." Wednesday deadpans, she tries to grab Thing, but gets stopped by Tyler, as I watch in horror.

Once again I couldn't get myself to do something as Wednesday gets thrown into a hollow grave and buried alive.

Pugsley gets taken away, as I ran and kneeled down to try to unbury Wednesday, Just when i thought hope was all lost my roommate shows up out of nowhere just as terrified as I am.

"What do we do!??" She asks helping me unbury Wednesday

"I cant use my powers right now...Get help!"

Agnes runs to get help as I struggle taking of the vines, a few seconds later, she arrives with Enid, as we try our best to dig her out but its no use.

"We arent going to get to her in time." Enid stands up "Im not strong enough like this-"

"Enid- What are you doing???"

"You wont be able to turn back..." Agnes pleads

"Enid NO! I'm not letting you do this!!" I try to grab her arm "Please-"

"I cant let her die."

Agnes holds me back as another person I care about has put themselves into danger because I couldnt find another way, because I couldn't make myself useful.

In a fit of rage I lift buckets of dirt from the ground, finally revealing Wednesday.

I kneeled in exhaustion

Wednesday turns to Enid "Enid....?"

"She had to. There was no other way." Agnes says as Enid runs away

"Follow her! Go!" Agnes follows after Enid as I help Wednesday up, "Where are they?"

"Iago Tower." my voice breaks

"Go back to your dorm, you're exhausted."

"I'm not-"

"Go. its way to dangerous."

I obey her and run to my dorm. I paced around the room, until my roommate came back.

"Did you find her??"

"No..."

I broke down, sitting in the corner of my bed, burying myself in my knees, feeling powerless, exhausted and demoralized. Why couldnt I stop her? Why couldnt have jus done something!? its all my fault. Its all my fault.

"Evie...?" she sat next to me

"I-I couldnt stop her. And now-" I sniffled, holding back the tears, "now shes-"

"Wednesday- shes going to solve this I promise." she put an arm around my shoulder "Its not your fault"

I sobbed in her arms until daylight. She had helped pack my stuff while I rot in bed, then finally one of her many attempts cheered me up,

"Hey, ill tell you what, Ill help you find the person who reavealed your identity so that youll be less guilty, or atleast be able to punch this guy in the face"

I sat up taking the cover off myself, "Really?"

"Yeah, of course." She picked up a phone, "did you buy a new one?"

I completely forgot about that. I snatched it from her hand, just as a notification pinged on my phone Eugene: Pugsley's back!

Upon instinct I bolt out of the room, both phones in hand, running to Caliban Hall to see a messy haired, electrocuted, Pugsley. Alive. Very alive.

I immediately ran in front of him and after that I... "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I WAS!??" I could stop the words from coming out " I thought you died! And I didn't even get to say sorry to you! I couldnt sleep for 48 hours! and my back and ankle feels like it just got ran over by a truck that no amount of cooling patches can fix!"

I shoved his shoulder before continuing to scream at his face "Do you even understand what you put us through! heck what I had gone through! Imagine not sleeping for dang forty.eight.hours! I dont even know if I should punch you or hug you right now!"

I grabbed his shoulders "Your so stupid sometimes you know!?? Text me at least tell me—send a bat signal for goodness sake Pugsley Addams! DO you have NO source of communication!?"

I gripped his arms making sure he was real "but- you're okay." I whispered, his eyes were wide "you're actually okay."

He tilted his head looking clueless, then added softly "I didnt think anyone would care if I was gone"

Before I could stop myself, I pulled him into a hug wrapping my arms around him "stupid Idiot."

He froze but then hugged back "For someone who says she doesn't care, you seem to be really bad at hiding it."

I pushed him away "Shut up lightning boy." even though my body didn't want to let go.

"Pugsley and Evie, sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N—" I shut Agnes up before she could say anything else

"G!" Eugene shouted "What was that again Evie? Oh right you missed him-"

"WHAT? UH- Eugene Ottinger when did i ever say that?"

Agnes managed to take my hand off her mouth "Evie has a crush on-"

"Ill feed you to the venus flytraps!!" Agnes manages to get out of my grasp as I chase both of them around the room

Pugsley grinned from the side slightly blushing which made me wonder if he felt the same too. Or maybe just as embarrased as me. We settle down, helping him pack his things, and I reach for something in my pocket

"I forgot about this" I passed him the phone "I'm sure you know what this is."

He stared at the phone in his hand in astonishment "Its a phone."

"Well, I thought, I'd give you something to communicate with, and something I can track if you ever go missing again." I smiled "I've already set up everything, your family doesn't have phones so I put the emergency number as mine."

"Speaking of" I opened my phone grinning just as a notification pinged at theirs.

"You've been added to a group chat?" Agnes asked

"The Outcasts of Outcast? What is this?" Eugene asks

"Its a group chat. For the four of us."

"Why?" Pugsley asks tapping on his new phone

"From now on we stick together. This year has been a lot. And I feel its just getting started. Plus which group of bestfriends don't have a group chat?"

Pugsley smiles "Best friends...?"

"No Snitching!" Agnes laughed

"Snitches get stung" Eugene added

"Whos the Outcast of Outcast!??"

"US!!"

I really hope Wednesday finds Enid. But in the meantime, I'm going to enjoy this summer with my friends.

(Later that Day)

Agnes: Evie, I think I know who the culprit is, you're not going to believe it.

END

(Authors Note)

Okay before you guys attack me for ending this on a cliffhanger, it is a slow burn and it follows the events of the series If it ends as a cliffhanger this will also end that way. Netflix has already confirmed that there will be a season 3 so don't worryyy

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