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The unknowing was in full swing. The music was confusing and deafening and the dance was beautifully perplexing. Most of the others escaped by now. Leaving Jonathan with Tim and Nikola. Holding the detonator, Jonathan was huddled behind a door, a gray normal door. The music crept under the door, their hands were shaking too badly to do anything but grip the detonator.
And then and only then did Jonathan remember their promise to his old friend - Danny. Years ago but at this moment Jonathan can't place when, Jonathan had a band with his friends in college or university. “The mechanisms” they were called - not Jonathan's idea but it stuck. The crew consisted of Jordan Kennedy as gunpowder Tim, Barisa Hussain as Ashes O'Reilly, Rosie Zampano as Ralphiella la Cognizi, Sasha James as Ivy Alexandria, Evan Lukas as Nastya Rasputina, Danny Stoker as Drumbot Brian, Nikola as the Toy Soldier & Jonathan Lukas Sims as Jonny D'ville. And a few others that slowly drifted away Jonathan couldn't remember.
The promise Jonathan made was to Danny. Danny once said, “if any of us die to the supernatural or the eldritch one of us should help hinder or kill the eldritch or supernatural whilst singing one of our songs how does that sound?”. All of the mechanisms agreed to this idea of stopping an eldritch/supernatural whilst singing a song from the band's ever growing set list.
Back in the present, Jonathan's hands clutched the detonator more as tears brimmed their eyes. 3 of the crew was now dead; 2 were by the thing that was wanting Jonathan to join them on the other side of this flimsy grey door. Jonathan saw the blood of the two who died in the pool on the ground… The perfect song drifted into their memory.
🎶23 warriors and a king… Lain in blood when the battle has done🎶
Jonathan's shaky singing voice filled the now strangely quiet wax museum, perking the ears of not just his coworkers and friends but also Nikola. But only they could tell who the voice was. Because it was their own. Tim looked around, confused, as the song continued. Tim looked at Nikola, who was also confused, then scoffed; he went to find the source of the music
🎶The price of a long due reckoning Laid in blood when the battle has done🎶
Barisa recognised the song and paused their escape from the wax museum. “Jonny?”, they managed to whisper out in surprise. Because yes it was Jonathan's voice sounding out throughout the wax museum but how. “no… they're actually going though with the promise… gosh Jonny please make it out alive…” and like that Barisa managed to escape the wax museum.
🎶Old King Cole has paid the toll Of the crimes levied upon his soul🎶
Jonathan's voice became stronger as they began to calm down and get confident. The detonator stayed tight in their hands though. But they know its gonna end soon they'll avenge Danny and Sasha From wherever Sasha and Danny were, they were panicking. Jonathan is gonna end Nikola but at the price of their own life most likely. This is not what Danny meant by his promise.
Once the song came to its end, Jonathan shakily lifted up the detonator and said the last 2 words, “the end”. And like that three explosions rang out though the wax museum as the explosives Daisy planted exploded and destroyed the museum. Barisa was safe, Tim was unconscious but alive. But Jonathan… Jonathan was thrown into a coma due to the blast of the explosives.