A/N: Alright, I finally hitched up my skirt and got to work on this. Warning: This story is not for the faint of hearted. If you don't want to see your favorite characters die repeatedly, I suggest you leave now. This isn't in crossover, because I didn't know where the heck I'd put it. So yeah. In case of emergency, I recommend having a few tissues or a sleeve ready.

Also if anyone has any plot twists they want to add, I encourage you to share, because I have no idea where I'm going to go with the plot…

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING. I WOULD HOPE THAT IS KNOWN BY NOW.

Chapter I~ An invitation to the mansion where none should enter

In a faraway place, in an unknown town, there was a mansion that seemed to be nothing but a big empty old house. The younger (and granted, more stupid) occupants of the town, knew better.

While the older, wiser people brushed the stories children used to scare each other senseless, the younger knew for a fact that all of the stories were true.

They knew for a fact that the mansion was not completely empty. Though they didn't exactly know what happened inside, they knew that there had to be something that prevented the poor, stupid, but nonetheless poor souls that entered from coming out again. What it was, they had no idea, but it had to be something evil.

After a while, many grew tired of the rumors spread about the mansion that drove people away from their town. One decided to be smart and call in an expert to investigate.

Professor Layton, to be exact.

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"Professor!" Luke's excited shouts broke through the once quiet house.

"What is it my boy?"

"It's a letter!"

"Well, yes, I did send you to get the mail, so that was expected."

"That's not what I meant. I meant, it's addressed to all of us."

"Really? Bring it to me then."

Luke bounded into the room and handed a crisp white envelope to the professor.

"Is it another adventure?" Luke asked eagerly.

The professor scanned the letter carefully before nodding. "Yes, it looks like it. I'm not exactly sure if you are all ready for something like this, but since it was addressed to all of us, I'll allow it."

"Yes!" Luke cheered.

Meanwhile, outside the window…

"If you want to know what's going on so badly, why don't you just go in?" Katarina huffed as her wayward uncle teetered back and forth on a ladder, trying to peek into his enemy's house.

"Because that would mean he would know I'm here." Don Paolo replied bluntly before readjusting the ladder. "Oh wait, they're doing something."

Katarina facepalmed before sighing. "My uncle is such a creeper…"

"There's a letter, and Layton is reaching for his keys… Kat, go get the car started." Don Paolo demanded.

"What? Why?"

"We're going to tail them!"