Chapter 15: reunion with old friends.
Max and squigly were walking around the area and in front of them was a red and white building.
Squigly: this is were the headmaster is?
Max: yup come on I want them to know that I'm back
They entered the building and max heard voices in the main office and he knocked on the door and when he heard entered he did just that.
And when he came through the door he saw the faces of all of his mentors looking at him like a ghost.
Miguel: max!?
Max: guess who's back?
Jonathan rushed in and bear hug max to the point he was having trouble breathing.
Jonathan: you little rascal your alive I was worried you were dead!
Max: can't… breathe!
Jonathan let go and max had to catch his breath.
Thomas: where were you kid we looked everywhere!?
Max: that's a long story.
Miguel turned his head and he saw squigly standing like a deer in the head lights but Miguel can see that she isn't a threat.
Miguel: max who is the girl and that dragon on her skull?
Leviathan: the term is parasite thank you.
Max: well before that were is Evelyn?
Thomas: she went to a meeting with the director about you missing guess when she comes back she will be glad to hear that you are okay.
Jonathan: alright seriously lets address the elephant in the room max were the hell were you? You just vanished into thin air and we couldn't find you.
Max: well take a seat cause this is a long story.
He then explained how he was sent to another universe and how squigly and him meet and how he meet a adult version of himself and how he gave him a device that allows him to travel to another universes and how he can't stay due to someone hunting him.
Miguel: as much as I wanna say that sounds like complete nonsense you don't look like your lying and the girl here is living proof.
Jonathan: it makes sense why we couldn't find him but who could be tracking you down?
Max: that's what I like to know.
Thomas: well at least you are saved.
Miguel: not completely if max can't stay in one place for too long then that mean he will have to go to different worlds and who knows what will happen for all we know max could end up in a world that has a hell and who knows what will happen.
(Max McKnight in hell)
Max was helping Charlie move boxes and all the sudden he sneezed and made him drop the box.
Charlie: max you have a cold?
Max: no I don't know why but I feel like someone is talking about me.
(Back to Multiversal mayhem)
Jonathan: but still the fact that the multiverse actually exists is mind blowing.
Miguel: it's is.
Miguel then looked at squigly up and down analyzing her.
Squigly saw how Miguel's eyes turned red she felt like she was being looked at like a doctor looking at a patient.
Miguel: looks like our zombie girl here has an eye socket missing other than that her body recovered to the point that it acts as a normal human body.
Squigly: how could you tell?
Miguel: don't take this the wrong way but I just met you so I'm not going to reveal my ability.
Jonathan: don't mind Miguel here he is a cold hearted guy but he is cool.
Miguel: you just made two ice puns in one sentence.
Thomas: well max you should see your roommates they were worried sick about you the most beside your mother.
Max: yeah I should see them right about now.
Miguel: good to see that you aren't dead kid.
Max: thanks.
Miguel: and squigly.
Squigly: yes?
Miguel: make sure he doesn't get in trouble.
Squigly: I'll try.
With that the two left leaving the 3 top dogs of the exorcist.
Thomas: if this is true shouldn't we like I don't know send someone with him to keep an eye on him?
Jonathan: and how exactly are we going to do that In case you didn't notice we kinda don't the tech to break a dimensional barrier.
Miguel: we will just have to see were this goes.
Max and squigly were in a white building and squigly could see that max was smiling at the building she could assume that this was where his roommates.
He took a breath a knocked on the door and after a few seconds a red haired boy opened the door and she saw how his mutual look turned to shock and max had a big smile on his face.
Max: hey Pete.
Peter: max!? Is that really you!?
Max: in the flesh.
Peter didn't even noticed squigly and just hugged max had small tears in his eyes.
Peter: you asshole I was worried about you.
Micheal: Pete why are you-
Then a boy with yellow hair and sky blue eyes was looking at max with wide eyes.
Micheal: max!?
Max: hey mick.
Micheal: I'm not dreaming right?
Peter: naw man this is for real he is back!
Peter sided hugged max and dragged him into the dormitory.
Peter: come on the others are dying to see you.
Max: wait hold on-
With no time to say anything max was dragged into the dormitory and squigly was just standing there completely ignored.
Leviathan: well looks like his friends really did miss him.
Squigly was honestly hurt by not being acknowledged she can just open the door and enter since it's not looked but she might get attacked by mistake.
So she just took a seat in the stone chairs there waiting for max to come.
Inside the dormitory max was the center of attention his group was hogging him with questions on where he was and comments of them missing him but once everyone calmed down he explained everything.
Bonnie: so you were in another world and met an adult version of yourself who gave you that watch?
Max: yup its sounds like nonsense but its true.
Micheal: I believe him we literally couldn't find anything on him and it was like he just vanished.
Rebecca: wait but you said that you meet some zombie girl right and she is with you here?
Max: yeah but someone just paid attention to only me.
Peter: dude can you blame me I was worried that you were kidnapped killed or something you were gone for at least two weeks.
Sonia: so let's see it.
Ken: wait are you sure that's a good idea what if she bites us and turns us into zombies!?
Seina: you watch way too many horror movies Ken.
Max: trust me guys she is cool and besides her body healed to the point that if functions normally.
Bonnie: you are stalling show us already.
Max walked towards the door and opened it and he saw squigly sitting in the stone chair and she turned to see multiple eyes on her she preformed on stages with her parents but being looked at like an animal felt wierd.
Peter: wow gotta say she looks well for an undead.
Max just elbowed Peter in the stomach as a sign of watch what he says.
Bonnie: red is right she barely looks like a cannibal.
Max: enough with the zombie jabs you two.
He got beside squigly and introduced her.
Max: this is squigly but her real name is seinna contiello things hit the fan and before I came she was stuck in a loop of rebirth and dying until I free her from that fate.
Squigly grabbed her skirt and took a bow.
Squigly: it's nice to meet you max told me a lot about you guy.
Leviathan: indeed you all seem to act like siblings.
Sonia: what's the dragon?
Leviathan: I prefer you the term parasite but that aside my name is leviathan I've been part of the contiello family for quite some time.
Seina: you don't look like a parasite.
Leviathan: I don't but that what my species is called.
Rebecca: got to say I love the dress.
Squigly: thanks max bought it for me.
Everyone then turned to max like he grew a second head.
Max: what?
Peter: you bought her that? Since when the hell did you started to buy these kinds of things?
Max: gee I don't know maybe let's see I was the only male in my family so you expect me to pick up things woman like?
Sonia: honestly.. respect max.
Micheal: well with introduction out of the way we were playing to go to the batting cage to see if we can beat our own score.
Max: oh I'm in Sonia is still at the top and I was close to beat her.
Sonia: in your dreams maxi when I come to swinging no of you can beat me.
Max: squigly you coming?
Squigly: huh I can come.
Max: when did I ever say you couldn't?
Ken: max don't take the wrong idea but she is kinda gonna stick in the crowd her purple skin is not exactly hidden.
Max: we can just say it's a skin condition.
Seina: I'm not a doctor but having purple skin isn't exactly heard off.
Micheal: it actually something like that does exist.
Group: it does!?
Micheal: I was watching a movie were the main character has a condition that was killing slowly and his skinned turned purple I searched it up and it's an actual thing though how you get it is kinda hard.
Ken: like what?
Micheal: apparently you need to be exposed to a lot of silver.
Bonnie: like the metal?
Micheal: no the chemical silver apparently back in the 19s scientists test things with silver chemicals and some developed purple skin that made your body pretty weak.
Max: so we can just say she has that condition?
Micheal: something like that.
Seina: so with that settled let's go hit some balls.
All guys cringed at those words and felt a phantom pain in there family jewels.
The males:[you just had to say hit balls didn't you]
After that the group went to the batting cages where it has a big target mark in the wall squigly wasn't familiar with these type of games but it was simple all someone's got to do is hit the target but that of course isn't easy.
Currently it was Ken's turn and he was close to hit the target but it hit the wall.
Ken: damn it.
Peter: hey at least that was better than last time you hit the ball so hard it bounced off the wall and hit you in the face.
Bonnie: yeah it still pretty funny.
Ken: oh shut up my freaking nose was broke.
Bonnie: ok don't make a fuss max healed you.
Max was about to get up for his turn but he decided to give squigly a chance to try.
Max: squigly wanna try?
Squigly: huh no I don't mind just watching.
Max didn't listen and grabbed squigly's hand and gave her the bat.
Max: i insist you don't think just because im with my guys it doesn't mean i'm going to leave you out.
Squigly honestly was touched she barely had any friends when she was alive and the fact that max isn't ignoring her even though he is around his friends that really made her feel like a part of the group.
Sonia: and hey even you don't hit the target it fine we can tell you are new to this.
Squigly: thanks.
Squigly got into the circle and took a batter stance it wasn't perfect but they didn't call her out.
The machine fired a ball and squigly managed to hit it and the ball managed to hit the half point of the target and squigly honestly felt like she made a good job it wasn't a perfect shot but it still was an impressive first hit.
Peter: nice you hit it in the middle.
Micheal: yeah even Bonnie can barely hit it.
Bonnie: hey I've been training my body you asshole!
Peter: and you still barely made to the middle you hit like the below part of the middle.
Bonnie: one of these Peter I'm going to kill you in your sleep.
Peter: and if you do I'll haunt you shortly.
Bonnie and Peter were glaring at each other the ground just ignore it while squigly was worried that a fight might happen.
Rebecca: anyway it's my turn.
Through the teens kept playing until there time ran out and they went to arcades and shared meals.
Currently it was nighttime and the group came into dormitory intending to sleep.
Max: is my room in one piece?
Seina: of course it is.
Max: good squigly you can take my room I'll sleep on the living room
Squigly: huh no I'm fine with-
Max: no arguing with me you take my bed besides you are a guest.
Peter: don't you feel weird that a girl is going to be in your room?
Max: I got nothing to hide.
Sonia: well while you guy are here I'm going to bed.
They started to go to there rooms but Peter stayed behind.
Peter: good to have you back man well until the day you have to leave.
Max: actually there is a way to keep in contact take out your phone.
Peter did as max said and took out his phone and like mikado the wires appeared and attached themselves to Peter phone collecting the data and when it was done it the wires detached.
Peter: that's kinda freaky but cool.
Max: now we can keep in contact even with me being in another world.
Peter: thanks man really I know I said this multiple times but I was seriously worried about you.
Max: well now you know I'm alive now we should go to sleep tomorrow we train right?
Peter: yup and Monica is coming back for our training so she will be happy to see you.
Max: can't wait.
Peter then went to his room and max walked over to closet and grabbed a futon and sheets and put it on the floor.
Max: go to my room squigly and don't argue with me just go to my room and sleep there.
Squigly: are you sure?
Max stopped preparing the futon and looked at her.
Max: I insist.
Squigly decided to stop arguing about this and went to max's room and it had a lot of black she decided to go max's bed and just sleep though she was curious about the training that max and Peter were talking about guess she is going to see how exorcist train.