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"A Girl and a Ghost" - A Love Story Starring Enid and Wednesday Addams' Future Daughter!

*Cover Art by: @emeriart

*Author's Note - This chapter is a direct sequel to "Ana's Amazing Adventure". Reading that chapter is essential to understanding today's story.

Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair. They were a duo that shouldn't have worked... but they did... and somehow their relationship resulted in marriage. Now, Wednesday and Enid work at their old school: Nevermore Academy as teachers, raising up an entire new generation; including their own twin eighteen year old daughters: Harmony and Ana. Harmony, who carries both of her mother's special abilities, continues to grow and explore the world alongside her newlywed wife: Megan. Ana meanwhile is a different story. *Several weeks ago, Ana became friends with a teenage ghost named Gerard. Gerard had remained on Earth as a ghost to see a friend of his he loved... only for in the end, a special loving spark surprisingly ignited between him and Ana. Today we explore what happens next in their relationship...

"A Girl and a Ghost"

Written by: "Fun But Shy Girl" and "DrDoom2006"

Inside of a large bank, several men were carrying barrels of money bags into a large truck sitting outside the bank. As the men loaded their bags into the truck, the shortest of the men said, "Hey, are you sure we ain't gonna get into any trouble for taking all this money?" The largest man chuckled, and then said, "Come on. The rich have gotten so rich, they don't even know what to do with their money anymore. Plus, the boss needs to raise capital for his big plans. Now lets hop in Freddy's car, while Charlie takes this truck to the warehouse." The large man then turned his head... and suddenly realized several men were laying on the ground around him knocked out. The short man looked scared as he said, "I told you we were gonna get in trouble for taking all this money! I told you!" The large man then took out a taser as he yelled, "Okay, who's trying to play vigilante!? Show yourself!"

Then suddenly swinging down from a hole in the ceiling was Ana Sinclair Addams (wearing a purple sweater, black pants, and a blue feather in her medium length hair). Ana immediately kicked the short man to the ground, and quickly got into a fist fight with the larger man. The large man tried to hit Ana with his taser, but Ana dodged every attack, and soon kicked the taser out of the man's hand. Ana then punched the large man in the chest several times, and then pushed him against the wall. The large man now began to look very scared as he said, "Who are you?" The young woman then moved her face towards the large man, made a big smirk, and with a low gravely voice - Ana excitedly said, "I'm Batman!"

Suddenly Ana heard the sound of foot steps running up some nearby stairs. Ana then pushed the large man down, and then ran up the stairs herself as she yelled, "Like hell you're getting away!" Ana then quickly rushed up the stairs, and soon ran through a door that took her to the roof of the bank. Ana quickly saw a teenage boy with spiky blonde hair running from her as she yelled, "Stop right there!" The teenage boy then turned to look at Ana as he said, "Anarchy Sinclair Addams. So... we meet again... for the last time!" Ana glared forward, realizing who the boy was, as she said, "DJ. I should've known." The teenage boy began to shake a fist as he angerly yelled, "My name is Duncan J Folkwin the 3rd, and this time you won't stop me my long time arch nemesis!" Ana looked confused as she said, "Long time arch nemesis!? Dude, we've like encountered each other only a handful of times. I've honestly spent more daytime hours interacting directly with a dark alternate universe version of my mother than you."

The teenage boy: Duncan began to look more angry as he said, "It matters not! You destroyed my life when you had the closest member of my family leave me!" Ana looked confused as she said, "Are you talking about your cat, Princess Snuggles? I heard you weren't taking enough care of her, and so your parents sent her to go live with your cousin Kaitlyn." Duncan began to look more angry as he took out a sword while yelling, "It matters not! She became the mate to your cat, and so now I am raising funds to create a death laser that will allow me to seek vengeance on both you... and the entire world!" Then Duncan ran at Ana with a sword out. Ana quickly took out her own sword, and quickly began to fight back against Duncan as she said, "Dude. Having your cat taken from you has really screwed with your head! Maybe you should volunteer at an animal shelter or something like that." Then as Duncan swung his sword at Ana, he angerly yelled, "Will you just shut up!?"

However Ana simply dodged and deflected all of Duncan's attacks as she excitedly said, "Or you could take a fun night class in how do people's hair like I did. I even learned how to give myself a cool hair extension with a feather attached to it. Do you see it? My cool lucky feather in my hair makes me look so awesome now! I could even teach you to do the same thing with your hair if you want. What do you say to that?" Then Duncan moved his body fast while yelling, "Arrrrgh!" Ana was just barely able to dodge Duncan's next sword attack at her... however Duncan's sword was able to cut off the feather that was attached to Ana's hair. As the feather hit the ground, Ana looked down at the feather horrified as a smirking Duncan said, "That's what I think of your stupid lucky feather. Now what do you say to that?" Ana suddenly looked very angry as she pointed her sword at Duncan... and then with a deep Spanish accent, Ana loudly proclaimed: "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my feather. Prepare to die!" Then Ana ran at Duncan with her sword out. Again the two teenagers clashed at one another back and forth... however after several minutes of clashing, Duncan was finally able to kick Ana's sword out of her hand.

Ana was now without a weapon as she stood near the edge of the building's roof. A smiling Duncan pointed his sword forward as he said, "Do you give up?" Ana looked behind her for a moment... and then looked at Duncan with a big smile on her face. Then Ana leaned back... and had herself fall off the roof. Duncan stood confused for a moment, uncertain of how to react. But then... Duncan saw Ana slowly begin to appear once again as her body was now floating up into the air. Duncan looked very confused and angry as he said, "What witchcraft is this!?" Then Ana smirked as her body began to float over Duncan... and then suddenly Ana began falling towards Duncan with her feet out. As she landed, Ana kicked Duncan hard to the ground. Duncan then lay on the ground very hurt as Ana jumped several feet away from him, just so she could get a good look at his bruised body. While looking up at Ana, Duncan looked very confused as he said, "What the!? How did..."

Then suddenly appearing next to Ana was a ghostly glowing teenage boy smiling. Duncan began to look very scared as he said, "Who are you!?" Ana crossed her arms, smirked, and then said, "Duncan... allow me to introduce you to my new best friend: Gerard." Gerard smirked as he said, "Hi. I'm a ghost. Don't worry. I can't send you to hell or anything like that. But my spirit can create a wind that can gently move people, and I have possession powers that can control individuals for a short period of time. I can't make people do anything serious they don't want to do... but it's very easy to control people filled with tons of guilt... which is why it is going to be so easy to convince you to call the police on yourself." Duncan looked very nervous as he found his hands beginning to start a call on his phone. Tears appeared in Duncan's eyes as he began walk down the nearby stairs while saying, "Hello? Police... I need to report a crime I've committed."

Meanwhile on the roof top, Ana and Gerard began to glance at one another... and then they began to giggle. Gerard looked very impressed he said, "Wow Ana. You were awesome just now. Although you were kind of pushing your luck when you jumped off the roof like that." Ana made a big smile as she said, "Well... I just knew you'd be there to catch me." Gerard made a warm smile as he said, "Thanks. By the way... did you get a hair cut recently? It looks nice." Ana began to blush as she started to twirl her hair with one of her fingers while saying, "You really think so? I mean... it's not like I took a class in how do my hair, or spent five hours this morning working on this look to impress anyone." Gerard then moved his ghostly body closer to Ana as he happily said, "Well... I think you look absolutely stunning today." Ana began to giggle with a high pitched tone, and then said, "Really?"

***

Enid and Wednesday Addams were walking through town together, as a smiling Enid said, "Mmm. What a nice day to talk a walk. Thanks for coming out with me Wens. Although isn't this usually your part of the day you try to dedicate to your writing?" Wednesday made a little sigh, and then said, "You are indeed correct. However I have found myself hitting what many would call writer's block. My ongoing book series of teenage detective Viper de la Muerte became quite popular after she married her high school roommate, and then bore two twin children. However now that Viper's children are older than she was when my series began, I fear now that by continuing to age the characters and have them evolve: Viper will become too far removed from who she was originally was. However I could begin to focus my series more on Viper's children... but I'm afraid I will lose my readership if I begin to focus greatly on characters that weren't part of the original canon."

Enid made a small smile as she said, "So basically you don't know where your series is going, or what you should focus on. Well... how about just wing it? Take it one chapter at a time, see how the readers react to everything, and just slowly and carefully move the ongoing narrative along with whatever feels right in the moment, while working at your own pace." Wednesday looked a bit worried as she said, "Do you think the readers will accept a series that is beginning to reach a point that is now without any clear direction of the future? My uncertainty could lead to long delays in new stories being published going forward." Enid shrugged, and then said, "You have a pretty dedicated group of readers Wednesday. I'm sure they'll be patient as you take a little more time to come up with new stories. Although once Netflix comes out with Viper de la Muerte Season 2; I'm sure the fan excitement for that show will inspire a lot more creativity out of you."

Suddenly Wednesday and Enid saw up ahead near the local bank was Ana talking to the police. Wednesday and Enid rushed over to the scene, as a concerned Enid said, "Ana, are you okay?" A female police officer looked at the two older women as she said, "Okay? Ma'am, your daughter just single-handedly defeated an entire criminal organization trying to rob this bank. She also exposed a plan they had for world domination. You know, everyone at the department keeps saying your girl here is like Kim Possible... because she can do anything." Then Wednesday crossed her arms as she said, "Anything except turn her homework in on time." Ana rolled her eyes as she said, "Come on. I've been busy lately." Wednesday then glared at Ana as she said, "I gave you a month to turn in a one page paper on the history of any style of martial art you chose." Ana rolled her eyes as she said, "Oh, come on mother. That's so much work!"

Then as the police began to leave, a curious Enid asked, "So... did you really stop a whole bunch of criminals on your own?" Ana then looked up, and made a big smile as she said, "Well... I might have had a little help... from someone who thinks I look stunning." As Ana's smile began to grow, she also began to let out a giggle. Wednesday looked confused as she said, "Ana, are you giggling?" Ana began to giggle louder as she said, "Well... yeah." Enid also looked confused as she said, "Why are you giggling?" Ana began to laugh hysterically for a moment, and then said, "I don't know." Then Ana began to walk away from her mothers with a big smile on her face... and then began to skip down the sidewalk as she hummed to herself.

As Wednesday and Enid watched this, a still confused Enid asked, "Should we be worried?" Then Wednesday looked at Enid with an emotionless face as she said, "I'm worried any time a member of this family begins to giggle and laugh uncontrollably... however I've been married to you for over 18 years now, so it's something I've become unfazed by at this point." Enid looked concerned as she said, "I don't giggle and laugh uncontrollably." Wednesday glanced to her right as she said, "Look at the mother dog with her puppies over there." Enid then looked to the right, and began to giggle and laugh uncontrollably as she said, "OMG! Those puppies are so cute!" Then as Enid rushed towards a group of puppies nearby, Wednesday rolled her eyes and sighed.

***

As the sun slowly began to set, Ana sat on top of a mountain; while Gerard in his ghostly form was floating near Ana. As Ana looked a bit frustrated, she said, "So I have to still complete one more semester at Nevermore Academy in order to graduate. Do you know freaking messed up it feels to have a twin sister who is already starting college, while I'm still at the academy!? Everyone keeps asking me if Harmony graduated early, or if I got held back!? Uggh! The thing is, the only reason I skipped classes so much was to do some some freelance bounty hunter work taking down a dozen or so terrorists. I mean, okay, so I also skipped a few hundred or so classes because me and Stormageddon the Conqueror were try to track down the Trix Rabbit, and take back our breakfast cereal. But in the end, we taught that silly rabbit that kicks are for ribs! So it was totally worth it! Of course, then..." Then Ana stopped talking as she turned to look right at a smiling Gerard. Ana then began to blush, and smiled as she said, "I'm sorry I've been doing all the talking." Gerard made a warm smile as he said, "It's okay. I like listening to you talk." Ana's cheeks began to blush even brighter, as she made a warm smile while saying, "I like it when you let me talk."

Ana and Gerard then turned their heads and began to silently watch the sun set together for several moments. Then Ana turned to look at Gerard again as she said, "So have you been checking up on your other friends and family?" Gerard made a long sigh, and then said, "Well... ghosts apparently can't float at super speed, so it takes awhile to travel. However... yeah. During the week of your sister's wedding, I went to go see my parents... but I couldn't show myself to them. They still look a bit shaken up by my death... but they're doing better now. However... it's for the best they don't know I became a ghost." A curious Ana then asked, "Is that why you always choose to disappear right when the cops show up after all our missions together?" Gerard nodded his head, and then said, "Yeah. I don't need word to get out to anyone, especially my parents, that I'm still on Earth as a ghost. Also, my mom worried about me a lot when I was alive. Do you know much anxiety it would give her to learn I'm now existing on a spiritual plane she has no control of? Still... there are so many days where I wish I could just touch her and hug her again. I mean.. I wish I could touch and hug everyone I love again. However... that's just something ghost can't do." Gerard titled his head down as Ana looked at him with concern.

Eventually Ana stood up, and then said, "Well... I should be heading home." Gerard then floated towards Ana as he said, "You wanna hike down... or take the fun way?" Ana smirked and then ran very fast... and jumped off a nearby mountain cliff. Gerard then moved his ghostly form under Ana, and used the wind from his spirit to cause Ana to float in the air near him. Soon Ana held her out arms out slightly as she very slowly descended to the ground (while Gerard floated in front of her). As Ana slowly floated down, she looked around as she said, "I just gotta say... being able to fly with you Gerard... has been nothing short of magical. There are so many days where I wish I could just fly and float through anything I want like you do." A surprised Gerard then said, "Really?" Ana quickly nodded her head. Soon, the two reached the ground. The two silently looked into each other's eyes for a moment... and then Ana said, "Thank you for spending your day with me Gerard... and also for stopping those bad guys with me... and for that fun ride down the mountain... and for always listening to me." Gerard smiled at Ana as he said, "Well thank you, for making me feel more alive as a ghost, than I ever did as a mortal human. Sleep well Ana." Then Gerard floated up into the air... and then slowly flew away... as a happy blushing Ana stood still for a moment just watching him.

***

In the Nevermore Academy library, Ana's cat was carefully reading a book; gently using his paws to turn the pages as he intently looked at the words before him. Then suddenly Ana walked into the library with a big smile on her face. Ana's cat turned to look Ana curiously, while a grinning Ana closed her eyes, and then slowly spun around the wide open library as she sang, "So this is love. Mmm, hmm, hmmmmm. So this is love. So this is what makes life divine..." Then Ana's cat curiously said, "Rowr?" Ana suddenly looked at her cat, blushed bright red while looking embarrassed, and then said, "Stormageddon the Conqueror... how long have you been there?" Ana's cat then squinted his eyes and said, "Rowr." Ana then sat down near her cat while saying, "I was just... singing. The more important question is... what are you doing here in the library? Don't you have a litter of kittens to take care of now?"

Ana's cat then pointed to a book he was reading as he plainly said, "Rowr." Ana looked at the book as she said, "What's this? A book on parenting? Stormageddon the Conqueror, are your kittens giving you trouble already?" Ana's cat sighed, and then simply said, "Rowr." Ana looked a bit sad as she said, "Oh, I see. Your kittens call Princess Snuggles by 'mama', and they just refer to you as 'not the mama'. Well... you are at a disadvantage since you can't provide them milk. I suppose that fact typically keeps newborns closer to their birth mothers than anyone else. But your kittens will warm up to you eventually. I mean it's not like you have the kind of roadblocks I'm dealing with in my relationship right now."

Ana's cat then moved closer to Ana, looked at her curiously, and then said, "Rowr?" Ana sighed, and then said, "It's Gerard. I... I like being around him Stormageddon the Conqueror. I mean... I like being around him a lot. However... he always has to wait for me to keep up with him when we're on missions together. I can't go through walls, or casually go through locked doors like he can. Also... I can't fly in the air alongside him. He always has to carry me, so to speak. There are times where I wish I could just have the same abilities Gerard has, and be able to fly through the air alongside him, and travel into any locked room with him. If only there was some way..." Ana sat silent for a moment... but then her cat eventually said, "Rowr." Ana's eyes then lit up as she said, "Of course. This is Nevermore Academy. This place still has ancient texts that have never been digitized, that hold the secrets to all kinds of spells and transformations. Maybe I can find something here that can help me..." Then Ana quickly began looking through books in the library.

***

Gerard slowly floated through the evening night sky while invisible. As Gerard floated through town, he saw a young adult couple walking through town. The young man and woman were holding hands while smiling. The two then stopped at an apartment building. The young man and woman then hugged one another and gave each other a quick kiss on the lips. Gerard watched the entire scene with sadness in his ghostly eyes. Gerard then closed his eyes for a moment... and then said to himself, "There has to be a way." Then Gerard began to fly away towards a local public library.

***

Ana walked into a dark cave by herself as she said, "This is it. Other people have spent years trying to find this place... but they didn't have the strong will I did. Now hopefully... I'll find the special item I'm looking for." As Ana walked into the cave, the webs all around made it clear that nobody had been there for a very long time. As she expected: there was a stone bridge, three pillars on each side showed that at some point it had ropes to make it look more like a bridge. Ana knelt and took a rope from her backpack. Ana took a deep breath... and then said to herself, "If I can find the lost gem those ancient texts I found talked about... then soon I'll be able to find a way to give myself ghost like abilities, and finally be more like Gerard." Ana then tied the rope to one of the pillars and began to lower herself. As Ana lowered herself down, she continued to talk to herself: "And to think they used to throw princesses here for a dragon to eat them… all based on lies… the nerve of some PEEEEEEEOOOPLEEEEEE..."

Unfortunately for Ana, the old rocks gave way, and she found herself falling until her body hit the rocks below. When she opened her eyes, Ana felt pain all over her body, and as she sat: she felt dizzy, and said, "Darn… rocks… okay… this is not the first time I fell inside a cave." Ana felt a sharp pain as she stood up... and then fell back down while saying, "Well this is the first time I almost broke my ankle. Come on Ana… you have been through worse… like that seventh grade math class you were forced to take. God, that teacher was so boring." Resisting the pain, Ana got up and began to walk around. It didn't take long for her to find herself inside a large room. Soon, Ana could feel the smell of sulfur and ashes all around her. Ana then softly said to herself, "Something burned here, that's definite… but it doesn't mean it was a dragon…"

After walking into more caves for more than half an hour, Ana decided it was time to stop. Taking a bottle of water and an apple from her backpack, she decided to make a pause while saying, "No dragon… no treasure… this is looking more and more like a waste of time…" But as she walked into another cave, Ana's eyes opened wide as she saw what seemed to be the statue of three little dragons made of what seemed to be a mix of gold and stone. Ana looked excited as she said, "It can't be… the legend of the three princesses… then… it is… real… all of it… But then this means…"

Suddenly Ana felt the ground moving around her. She quickly looked angry as she said, "Oh, you have to be kidding me..." Moving as fast as she could, Ana entered another passage but to her dismay it was so slippery that she slid until she fell through an opening. Ana was able to get a hold of an opening; but as she began to crawl up, she realized her mistake. Ana screamed as she felt a claw closing brutally on her waist pushing her out and then pulling her inside. Ana crashed mercilessly against the stone floor and glared at the bright red eyes of a large monstrous spider before her. Ana then yelled, "Forget it! I won't end up here as the lunch of a sand spider… and certainly not one on steroids…" Ana began to crawl back to the hole where she had been pulled in... when suddenly Ana felt a piercing pain in her stomach.

Pulling a small vial out of her pocket, Ana was quick to drink the content. Ana then pulled out a small cylinder and threw it to the huge insect. The blast sent it away enough for Ana to crawl out through the same hole and made her way down holding herself from the crevices she found on the stone wall. Once safe, Ana noticed where the spider had stung her. As Ana tried to move forward, she said, "I need to get back home… this is not good… and the antidote I just took won't last forever…" Ana then rose her head as she heard a growling sound in front of her... and a mysterious voice that said, "What do we have here…"

***

Gerard floated into a public library while invisible. There, he saw several young adults working at some of the library computers. Gerard took a deep breath... and then floated over a young woman. Gerard then calmly said, "I'm sorry ma'am, but I have to possess you. I promise I won't hurt you, and I promise you won't remember this when you're done. However... I need you to do any research you can on how to either bring ghosts back to life... or how to at least give ghosts some ability to physically touch people." The young woman looked like she was in a trance... and then quickly began to do a lot of typing and clicking at the library computer. As the woman began her research, an intrigued Gerard began to watch what appeared on the computer screen.

***

Ana crawled back as she saw, right there and then, a huge black dragon glaring at her. The black dragon then opened its' mouth, and in a loud booming voice it said, "It's been a long time… since the last princess was given…" Feeling the pain increase in her stomach, Ana was still able to let out a smile as she said, "Aw yeah! A talking dragon! Man, and I thought being kidnapped by a dark alternate universe version of my mother was the most insane thing that ever happened to me! But with all that being said... sorry mister dragon; I'm not a princess." The dragon glared at Ana for a few seconds while smoke billowed out of its nostrils... and then it finally said, "Don't try to fool me; for I shall soon burn you… and then I shall enjoy eating you!" Holding herself from the stone wall, Ana stood up as she said, "So… you want to kill me… just for fun... without even giving me a freaking chance to fight you with a sword, or learn how to train you, or pour gold on you, or sail into a never ending story!? You are making my first encounter with an actual dragon so not cool! Man, TV just set my expectations for dragons too high!"

However in response to Ana's outburst, the dragon inhaled and his chest began to glow. Using all the strength she could muster, Ana began to run through the passage behind her just as the dragon opened his mouth and spat an inferno of flames at her. The teenage girl screamed and she tumbled to another cave, her clothes in flames. Even though she was able to roll and extinguish them, she could not avoid getting light burns on her arms and legs. Slowly Ana got up while saying, "Why do I get myself in these situations…" As Ana began to walk looking for an exit, she saw that the dark mark in her stomach continued to grow as well as the pain. Nonetheless, she climbed to another chamber where she saw several gems and gold coins among other treasures. Yet, one caught her eye. It was a round, magenta colored gem. Ana's eyes widened as she said, "Wait a minute…" With renewed strength, Ana ran to the gem and took it into her hands. With a big smile, Ana said, "It's here! Just like that book I found in the library told me! It's really real!" However Ana suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach again. Remembering how dangerous her situation was, Ana said, "Darn, I need to get out of here..." Placing the gem in her bag, Ana continued her way, looking for an exit to the dark cavern she was in.

***

In the public library, Gerard (while still in his invisible ghostly form) floated over the young woman as she was doing internet research. As Gerard look at the computer screen, he said to himself, "Come on! There's zero research on how to turn ghosts back into moral beings!? Not even from the outcast community!? Seriously; in a world where vampires and zombies and doorways to hell are a thing, no one out there has made progress in bringing life back to ghosts!? Uggh." Then suddenly the ground in the library briefly shook. Gerard immediately stopped possessing the young woman he was with, as she looked startled by the ground shaking. The young woman then stood up as she said, "Was than an earthquake!? Since when are there earthquakes in Jericho!?" Then an older librarian sitting nearby said, "Hmm. That's the first I've ever felt one too. However local legend says that the ground will shake when the legendary dragon of the mountain is awakened... but that's only just a silly story." Gerard then began to fly out of the library as he said to himself, "Hmm... but what if that's not a silly story... and if there is a dragon in some mountain nearby... I think I know the one person in this town who would be insane enough to bring themselves right up to it..."

***

Ana continued to run through the long dark cavern. However as she ran, she also realized that the increasing pain she was feeling was because one of her ribs was broken when the claw of the spider closed around her. Her eyes opened wide when she felt the ground rumble under her and she began to feel the heat going up. "Oh no…" Ana said. She soon ran to the end of the passageway, and jumped down to another cave just when a brutal flame came out of the hole. Turning her head both ways, Ana soon saw a light ahead of her and began to run towards it... only to find that the light came from an opening above her. Ana rolled her eyes as she said, "Great… more climbing… and this freaking pain is growing more and more…" Ana then began to use all her strength to climb up the wall... only to see the light from the opening in front of her took her to the edge of a cliff overlooking the forest. Ana looked over the edge of the cliff, and saw it was an incredibly long drop down. Ana looked extremely frustrated as she said, "Are you kidding me!?"

Then suddenly the dragon re-appeared from behind Ana in the cave. As the dragon flew towards Ana, it yelled, "You have no place to go little princess! You might as well accept your fate!" Then Ana loudly yelled, "I told you! I am not a princess, and have never been a princess! Okay, so I dressed up as the non-super powered princess from Frozen last year for Halloween! But it was my sister's idea! I mean both the character and me have the name Ana for crying out loud! Plus we both have likable quirky personalities, and we both have an emotional sister with special abilities who totally isn't attracted to men! I honestly can't believe it took us years to realize me and my sister have so much in common with the Frozen princesses. But trust me, I am not a real princess!" The dragon then angerly yelled, "Stop your words of nonsense little girl! It doesn't matter whether you are a princess or not. You entered my cavern, which caused me to awaken from my long hibernation! Thus, you shall be my first meal in centuries!" Ana's eyes opened wide. She briefly looked at the steep drop on one side of her... and then looked at the dragon on the other side of her that was inhaling deeply. Ana rolled her eyes as she said, "Well… no time to think clearly through this one..."

Ana then immediately jumped off the cliff just as the dragon shot fire at her. Ana screamed as she felt the intense flames come incredibly close to hitting her. As Ana quickly took out the magenta colored gem she had, she held it close to her face as she said, "Come on magic gem! Make me temporarily become just like a ghost like the legends say!" However... nothing was happening to Ana other than her falling. Tears appeared in her eyes as she said, "So that part I read wasn't true! Ugggh! No, no, no! I'm sorry Harmony, and mom, and mother, and..." Then suddenly Ana felt her body stop falling. Ana looked around... and immediately saw Gerard floating right below her in his ghostly form. Realizing she was no longer in danger, exhaustion finally took over Ana's face as she said, "Gerard?" As Gerard continued to use his ghostly wind abilities to hold up Ana in the air, he said, "What was just going on Ana!? Why did I just see you jumping off a cliff!? What was that fire I saw coming out of the mountain!?" As a very tired Ana began to close her eyes, she said, "I was just trying to be more like you... like doing this..." As Ana began to pass out, a confused Gerard said, "What do you mean by this? Uggh. I guess it doesn't matter. You need to get home. I'll take you as far as the front door of your house."

***

It was 3am. The Addams Family home was in complete silence save for the usual sounds of the night. Wednesday and Enid slept peacefully in their bedroom. Yet the silence was about to be broken as thuds on the door and the subsequent sound of it being slammed open created chaos in the house. Wednesday immediately jumped to attention, and ran down the stairs. Enid quickly followed beside her with her werewolf claws out. As Wednesday took out a sword she yelled, "Stay there and say your name. Although that won't save you from the punishment of breaking into our Sancta Sanctoru..." Wednesday stopped her speech when she realized standing at the door was her daughter Ana... who could barely stand. And it was not a moment sooner as she was able to catch the body of Ana.

As Wednesday turned her around, her eyes widened as she saw that Ana's clothes were in tatters. She had burns on her arms and legs, she had only one shoe and what seemed to be the hole of a sting above her belly button. The teenager smiled weakly as she said, "Sorry… I… guess… I should have left that cave alone…" Horror went across Enid's face as she saw her daughter look so weak and helpless. Wednesday then glared at Enid as she said, "Prepare the basement with everything I'll need to treat her NOW!" Then as Wednesday began to carry Ana to the basement... Gerard in his invisible ghostly form slowly floated into the house... feeling sad and helpless as he looked at the injured Ana.

***

"Wens, we should take her to a hospital!" - Enid pleaded as she stood before Wednesday who was attempting to heal an injured Ana (who was laying on a table in a basement). Wednesday turned to Enid with her usual deadpan expression as she said, "If you tell me how we shall successfully explain to them the nature of the injuries Ana has suffered, then I will." Enid remained silent. Then Wednesday coldly said, "Then be of help and stop burdening me." Ana then screamed in pain as Wednesday applied a syringe to her right arm while saying, "You brought this upon yourself. Now be quiet and accept the pain." Enid glared as Wednesday began preparing a bluish cream, and then gave it to her while saying, "Put this on all her burns. Then cover them with bandage."

It was until they removed the charred clothes off the teenager that they realized the true extent of the burns she had on her arms, legs and hands. Ana screamed as she felt the cream being applied. Wednesday then prepared a beverage that she promptly gave Ana. It took a couple of seconds for Ana's eyes to slowly close. Enid looked confused as she asked, "What did you give her?" Wednesday kept her eyes fixed on Ana as she simply said, "Something my mother taught me to make. It will make her sleep and ease her pain." Enid then looked at Wednesday confused as she said, "But… you mean you… you don't want her to keep suffering? But you said..." Wednesday quickly cut Enid off as she said, "She's my daughter Enid, and I say she has been in enough pain. Now keep applying the cream. It's made of rare herbs from my mother's garden. Once applied, it will heal all her outward injuries within hours." Enid nodded and resumed her work.

While Enid continued to tend to Ana, she realized Wednesday was making what seemed to be tests with some of Ana's blood. Enid noticed this, and said, "Hey Wens..." Wednesday then cut Enid off as she said, "Not now, I need to find out what venom Ana got injected into her." Enid's eyes opened wide as she yelled, "VENOM!?" As Wednesday focused on her work, she calmly said, "The wound on her stomach. It was clearly made by some kind of sting. I need to find out what venom it was so I can give her the proper antidote. Do not fret. It will only take me a few minutes to make the right cure." While Wednesday continued to work, a saddened Enid put her hands over her heart as she said, "Oh God…"

Enid then turned her head away from Ana as she began to cry. Meanwhile Gerard (while still in his invisible ghostly form) floated into the room and looked at Ana. With sadness in his voice, Gerard whispered into Ana's ear: "I'm sorry I can't do more for you Ana. I'm sorry I can't give medicine to your body, or hold your hand, or actually punch whatever it was that attacked you. I... I feel so helpless. I feel so worthless. I... I feel like I'm not good enough for you." Then as Enid was able to bring herself to tend to Ana's wounds again, Gerard sadly floated away from Ana, and soon floated out of the house.

***

A few hours later, Wednesday and Enid were sitting by the injured Ana. Enid slowly took the bandages off Ana with an amazed face as she said, "Wow Wednesday, you weren't kidding. All her injuries look almost fully healed already." Wednesday then put her phone down as she said, "Harmony and Megan just contacted us back. They said they're on their way back here... but it will still take time before they arrive." Then Ana slowly began to open her eyes, and with a groggy voice she said, "Mom? Mother?" A smiling Enid put a hand on Ana's forehead as she said, "Just rest Ana. You're gonna be okay. Everything is just fine now." Then suddenly a loud booming voice outside the house yelled, "Show yourself girl!" Then Enid looked incredibly frustrated as she said, "Oh, come on!" Wednesday then stood up, but glared at Ana as she said, "Remain here."

Wednesday and Enid then quickly went up the stairs and stepped out of their house... only to see the large black dragon standing in front of their home. A very startled Enid yelled, "A freaking dragon!? The local legends were actually real!? Those things actually exist!?" Wednesday however just coldly glared at the dragon as she said, "What do you want creature?" The dragon then angerly said, "I have been without a proper princess to eat for hundreds of years. I remained in hibernation until a certain girl came into my bedrock chambers. She dared break the sanctity of my home... so now I shall break her with my teeth!" Then Wednesday suddenly took out a sword as she said, "No one shall be consumed by you tonight beast." The dragon then angerly said, "Are you giving yourselves in her place?" Then an angry Wednesday said, "Either begone from this place... or your head will soon begone from your body."

The dragon then immediately shot fire from it's mouth. Enid quickly transformed into her werewolf form, while both she and Wednesday jumped away from the flames. Enid quickly jumped at the dragon and began to punch and scratch it many times. Wednesday similarly swung her sword at the dragon's legs, immediately causing it to bleed. The dragon roared in pain as it pushed Wednesday and Enid away. The two married women quickly glanced at each other, and then Wednesday quickly ran towards Enid. Enid immediately used her werewolf strength to throw Wednesday high into the air. Wednesday then flew over the dragon... and then gravity brought her back down towards the dragon's head with her sword out. However the dragon quickly swatted Wednesday away. Enid caught Wednesday, as the dragon angerly yelled, "No mere mortal can stop me!"

***

In the basement, Ana slowly began to sit up as she put a new set of fresh clothes. Suddenly a relieved Gerard floated into the room as he said, "Ana, you're okay!" As Ana began to slowly stand up, she said, "Yeah... but my moms aren't. I can tell by what I'm hearing that they're fighting that dragon out there. I have to help them." A worried Gerard then said, "But Ana, you can't! That dragon is too powerful! It could kill you." As Ana slowly picked up a nearby sword, she said, "Well... if it does... at least you and me will finally be together on the same plain of existence." An upset Gerard then floated right in front of Ana as he said, "Ana, don't say that! Trust me, you don't want to pass on sooner than you're meant to. Life... there is so much to enjoy about it. You remind me of that every day; because you are the most alive person I have ever met. It's one of the things I really like about you. Please... don't change that part of you for me Ana." Ana then looked surprised as she looked deep into Gerard's ghostly eyes while saying, "Seriously?" Gerard nodded his head as he looked at Ana with concern and affection. Ana continued to look deep into Gerard's eyes for another moment... and then she slowly look more energized as she said, "Well okay then."

***

Outside the house: Wednesday and Enid continued to try attacking the dragon, but the dragon kept fighting back against them. The dragon then boastfully yelled, "No mere mortal can stop me: Frederick the Destroyer!" Suddenly Ana could be heard laughing hysterically. Everyone turned their heads, and saw Ana stepping out of the house smiling as she said, "Fred!? Your name is Fred!? You're an ancient creature that lives in a cavern of bedrock, and your name is Fred!? Tell me, is your catchphrase: Yaba-daba-doom!?" Then the dragon angerly glared at Ana as he said, "Prepare to die girl!" Then as Ana revealed she was wearing special gloves with sharp claws attached to them, the teenage girl smirked as she said, "A day may come when the courage of the insane fails... but it is not this day!"

Ana then ran straight at the dragon with her metallic make-shift claws attached to her gloves. Wednesday and Enid then ran at the dragon from it's two sides as they attempted to distract it. Ana quickly used the claws attached to her gloves to slash at the dragon's legs. The dragon screamed in pain as it slowly began to fall. Wednesday meanwhile made more slashes at the dragon's arms, while Enid used her claws to wound the dragon's stomach. However the dragon looked more angry as it yelled, "Enough! Prepare mortals to die in the ultimate inferno!" The dragon then inhaled a great deal of air... and then its' chest began to glow very bright. Ana suddenly looked very worried as she said, "Oh God! This can't be good!"

The dragon's chest continued to glow as it looked like it was ready to shoot fire... but then everyone realized the dragon wasn't moving. A confused Enid then said, "Why hasn't it shot its' flames out?" However as Ana walked behind the dragon, only she could see Gerard was floating behind the beast. Gerard looked very exhausted, but very determined as he said, "I can't touch the girl I like. I'll never be able to kiss her, hug her, hold her, or feel any part of her. However what I can do... is use my ghostly powers to possess this dragon long enough to save the person that means everything to me!" A few tears appeared in Ana's eyes as she looked up at Gerard with amazement. Then Ana turned her head and yelled, "Quick! Deliver the killing blow mother!" Wednesday then gripped her sword as she said, "Gladly."

Then Enid once again used her werewolf strength to toss Wednesday in the air. Wednesday then flew up... and then came down at the frozen dragon with her sword out. Then with one strong swipe... Wednesday instantly cut through the dragon's neck, and had its' head fall off its' body. Blood covered much of Wednesday's body as Enid caught her. Enid looked relieved as she said, "Finally, the nightmare is over." Ana meanwhile looked very tired as she walked over to her mothers while saying, "Yep. The nightmare is over... and now... I think it's time to dream." Ana then slowly began to fall to the ground. Wednesday quickly jumped out of Enid's arms, and then caught Ana with her own hands. Wednesday then glanced at Enid as she said, "I'll get Ana to her room, and make sure her body is fully healed. You better contact the sheriff about cleaning up this mess." As Enid slowly transformed back into human form, she sarcastically said, "Oh yeah. I'm sure the police department is gonna have fun cleaning up a dragon. At least this place won't reek of seafood like after that incident years ago with the sea serpent..."

***

The next morning: a fully clothed Ana slowly opened her eyes as she laid on her bed in her bedroom. Ana then turned her head and saw Gerard floating near her. Ana made a happy smile as she said, "Hey." Gerard however could only make a brief small smirk as he said, "Hey. How you feeling?" As Ana slowly sat up, she said, "I'll survive... thanks to you. Gerard... thank you for saving me last night." Gerard however looked upset as he said, "I... I wish I could've done more. I wish I could've punched that thing attacking you. I wish I could have shielded you with a body that has a physical form." Ana meanwhile began to look guilty as she said, "No. It's my fault. The dragon only came after me because I stumbled into its' cavern it lived in... and I wouldn't have gone into that cavern if I wasn't looking for this gem I found." A confused Gerard then asked, "Why were you looking for a gem in some caves hiding in the local mountain?"

Ana made a sigh, and then said, "Well... the gem I found in that cavern... I took it because... legend says it's supposed to allow whoever holds it the ability to touch ghosts, and be able to temporarily become like a spirit that flies through air and goes through walls." Gerard's eyes widened as he said, "Seriously? That is what you were trying to do last night!?" Ana looked a bit guilty as she said, "Yeah." Gerard sighed too, and then said, "Well... to be honest... last night I tried doing my own research on how I could find a way to touch you, or even be mortal again... but that led to nothing." Ana looked down as she said, "Yeah, and I wound up with nothing too. It turns out that legend of the gem really was just a legend. The gem had no powers. So it looks like neither of us was able to change ourselves for the other."

Gerard however began to look confused as he said, "But Ana... why would you want to change anything about yourself? You're already amazing just the way you are." Ana however also looked confused as she said, "Maybe, but what I really wanted last night was to be like you. I wanted to fly, go through walls, and finally have the ability to be a spirit like you. I mean you can do so many amazing things as a ghost Gerard! You can stop bad people from doing bad things with your possession powers. You can float through walls and help expose crimes. You're like a Super Hero Spirit!" Gerard however had pain in his eyes while he said, "Ana... you don't want to be a spirit like me. I can't feel the sensation of eating or drinking or even sleeping anymore. I just... exist all the time. Even when I use my wind abilities to lift things up, I still can't feel myself touching anyone or anything. Do you know how badly I just want to find a way to finally touch you!?" A few tears then appeared in Ana's eyes as she said, "I know... because when I was really hurt last night... a part of me actually wanted to pass on... because then I could finally be a ghost with you."

Gerard then moved his ghostly face upwards slightly as he said, "Ana... I meant what I told you last night. You are the most alive person I have ever met. It's your most attractive quality. Don't purposefully change that for me Ana... ever!" With a small smile on her face, Ana then stood up as she said, "And I don't want you change anything about yourself either Gerard... because I like you just the way you are. I mean... I really, really like you." With a happy look on his ghostly face, a smiling Gerard said, "Well... I really, really like you too Ana." A look of complete happiness went across Ana's face as she said, "Wow." However a small look of worry went across Gerard's face as he said, "But... how could this work? We can never touch each other. I could never... pleasure your body. We won't be able to have kids. I mean would it even be possible for us to..."

But then Ana quickly put a hand up as she interrupted Gerard and said, "Stop thinking about what isn't possible Gerard, and start thinking about what is. I mean... we live in an angry world now where people constantly complain about all the things other people cannot do. However rather than waste my time focusing on what someone isn't capable of... I instead focus on what someone is capable of... and Gerard, you are capable of understanding me, caring for me, and appreciating me in a way no one else can. So if you're willing to see if this can work... just know I am all in." Gerard floated in the air silently for a moment... and then he slowly floated behind Ana as he calmly said, "You know this isn't going to be easy." Ana then smirked as she closed her eyes and said, "Hey. If Casper and Christina Ricci could make it work... I think we'll have no problem." Gerard then laughed for a moment as he had his ghostly arms go around Ana's body... but as always, his ghostly hands were unable to touch Ana. However after keeping his arms around Ana for just a few seconds, Ana (with her eyes still closed) smiled. Seeing that Ana was smiling, Gerard smiled too. Both teenagers remained exactly where they were, unable to come into physical contact one another... and yet Ana's heart deep down... felt deeply touched.

THE END

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...or maybe not...

EPILOGUE:

In the family kitchen: Wednesday and Enid sat at a table, while sitting across from them was Harmony and Megan. As everyone was sharing a meal together, a relieved Harmony said, "Well I'm glad to hear Ana is okay. I hope she wakes up before we have to head back to school." Enid smiled as she said, "Well... thank you for sacrificing your time to check up on her. How is college life going anyway?" A happy Megan then said, "Well... the two of us already getting straight A's. Classes are still tough at times though... but it looks like we're going to manage."

Wednesday then raised one eyebrow as she said, "Naturally. You're both Addams now. The world would expect nothing less. However... if you achieve less... you will receive a fierce vengeance from me for tainting our family name." Megan chuckled for a moment as she said, "Nice one Mrs Addams." However as Megan looked into Wednesday's eyes... she saw Wednesday's face looked very angry. Megan then began to look very nervous as she turned to Harmony and said, "Is she being serious?" Harmony meanwhile looked a bit nervous herself as she said, "There are some things you don't want to test in life."

Suddenly a smiling Ana walked into the kitchen as she said, "Hey everyone!" A happy Harmony jumped up, and immediately hugged Ana as she said, "Ana, you're okay! I'm so glad! We left school as soon as we heard you were hurt." A smiling Ana hugged Harmony back as she said, "Thanks sis. But I'm okay... and actually, I have some big news." Harmony then sat back down as she said, "Really? What is it?" As Ana began to look very excited, she put her hands behind her back while saying, "Well... I know it seems like I've been hiding an important part of my life from you all for awhile. However... I'm finally ready to put the truth completely out there. So... here it is." Then suddenly Gerard in his ghostly form quickly flew into the room, and floated next to Ana.

Upon seeing Gerard: Enid, Harmony, and Megan immediately screamed in fear. A panicked Enid then yelled, "Is that some demon spirit!?" Then a freaked out Harmony yelled, "Is that a creepy ghost!?" Then a scared Megan yelled, "Is that something I have to call my grandfather about!?" Then an intrigued Wednesday raised one eyebrow as she said, "Is it my birthday already? I've always wanted a home that was haunted." However a very happy and excited Ana simply said, "Everyone... this is my new boyfriend Gerard. Gerard, this is my family." Gerard meanwhile looked very nervous as he waved his ghostly hand while saying, "Um... hi everyone..."

TO BE CONTINUED...

*Author's Note - Thank you to everyone for supporting me these last thirteen weeks I have posted the last ten chapters of this series (along with the three chapters of my Gomez and Morticia series). These last several stories are some of my proudest works yet, and I couldn't have done it without help from several people I want to shout out to. First, thank you to "DrDoom2006" for being a good friend and fun writing partner on this chapter and several others we worked on. Also, shout out to "Shadow From the Past" for helping me with another recent chapter, and inspiring/recommending several creative choices in this series. And finally, thank you to "Annie the Artsy Artist" for her art she has provided in recent chapters, and ESPECIALLY big thanks to "Emeriart" for making some of the most beautiful "cover pictures" to several of my chapters (including this one).

However, the time has come to take a break from this series. Not a permanent break... but an indefinite break; as I am now out of ideas, and also hitting a bit of burnout. However this feeling occurred to me last Fall as well, only for my first break from this series to be followed by a wonderful comeback. So I expect to make new chapters in this series at some point... but I can't tell you when that will happen. The wait may be short, the wait may be long... or it may extend to around the time Wednesday Season 2 premiers. However my hope was that by ending this chapter on a cliffhanger, it will allow people to have the sense that there is indeed unfinished business here that will indeed be resolved at some point. Simply think of this chapter as a "season finale". The next "season" will come at some point... I just can't tell you when. But until we meet again... thanks for allowing the stories of my world to regularly be a part of yours...

My stories can be found on various sites:

https://www.wattpad.com/user/WenclairFamily (T-rated version of my stories)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14168842/1/The-Passion-of-a-Moment-Enid-and-Wednesday-s-Family-and-Legacy (M-rated version of my stories)

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