Apparitions: A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Short Story
Chapter 1: One Night at Luigi's
It was a dark and stormy night, the kind of night where spooky things happen. I was running through the rain to meet my friends near the haunted mansion.
"Dang it!" I shouted, "Where is that mansion?" I got out my flashlight and checked my map. I looked at the dotted path, following its trail to the haunted mansion we were going to. I then used my flashlight to check out my surroundings a little. I was on a dirt path a long way away from home in the middle of nowhere. I shivered a little bit, partially from cold and partially from fear. There were dead trees everywhere and there were also a fair amount of crows. I started to regret doing this as I continued to walk down the dirt path…
"Boo!"
I jumped and screamed, as I turned around to see one of my friends,
"Oh come on Jonas, was that really necessary?" I asked. Jonas laughed,
"No, but come on Sean, that was pretty funny," I sighed,
"Not for me, but whatever you say. Anyways, where are the others?" Jonas pointed down the dirt path,
"Everyone's over there, come on! We're Koopa Troopas, we stick together!" I nodded and ran down the dusty dirt path after Jonas. I continued to look around, taking in the many shriveled dead trees and black crows. I started to become more accustomed to it, but it was still frightening.
"Hurry up, Sean!" Jonas shouted, running down a hill.
"I'm coming! I'm not as fast as you!" I shouted back, huffing from exhaustion. I came up on the hill and gaped. Just below was a giant mansion in the middle of a giant ring of dead grass. It seemed to emanate with creepiness and strangeness. I looked down further and saw my other two friends, Adam and Stan.
"Sean!" Stan shouted, cupping his hands together, "Get down here!" I heard and retreated into my turtle shell, racing down the big hill. I started to speed up, which worried me slightly, but then slowed down and eventually came to a stop. I felt myself hitting something as I stopped. I grunted and came out of my shell, seeing a giant stone pillar with a statue of a scary-looking Boo on top of it.
"Ah! Ghost!" I screamed, falling over on my shell. My friends burst out laughing as I cleaned the dirt off of my shell and got up.
"Ha ha, very funny," I said sarcastically, a grin peeking out on my face.
"Exactly, that was funny," Jonas added, still doubled over from laughing. Adam, who normally doesn't speak much, was grinning,
"Jonas is correct." After a few minutes of grinning and laughing, we managed to collect ourselves. I looked around at my friends, glad that we were having a good time already, and we haven't even gotten to the main point of this trip. I was wearing my normal green shell, along with Jonas wearing his red one, Stan wearing his yellow one, and Adam wearing his blue one.
"Ok, we came here for a reason," Adam pointed out.
"Agreed," Jonas added, "We came here to see which of us would stay in the haunted battle course of GCN Luigi's Mansion long enough for the night."
"And legend says that creepy ghosts and apparitions appear if one sleeps during the night," I said in a storyteller-esque voice.
"So, who's gonna be the first to go inside?" Stan asked. Everyone looked at Jonas, who was confused,
"What the? Why me?"
"You are the one who loves to scare others, so it's only fair that if a scare happens, it happens to you," I said, grinning. Jonas laughed,
"I guess that's fair." He headed for the wooden door and grabbed the brass handle. It was held up by the tongue of a Boo statue.
"Heh, I ain't afraid of no ghost," Jonas said with confidence as he opened the door. He screamed after he did that, as a horde of Swoopers flew out the door at rapid speed. Stan snickered,
"If you aren't afraid of ghosts, why are you afraid of bats?"
"Swoopers are annoying, okay?" Jonas said, a little shaken. He continued to creak the door open, revealing a checkered floor in front of the door followed by a green carpet that partially covered up a wooden path that spread out in three directions.
"That wasn't so bad," Jonas commented, partially regaining his composure. Right behind him, the door creaked slightly before slamming shut, causing a loud noise. Everyone jumped and screamed,
"Don't worry everyone, it could have been the wind," Adam commented.
"I don't know, maybe this was a bad idea," Jonas said, losing his composure again.
"We don't really have a choice now, as the door is locked," I said, attempting to unlock the door.
"Well," Stan started, "we said we would stay in this mansion for one night, and I intend to do that."
"I second that," I added.
"Well, let's find a place to sleep in that case," Adam said, keeping his calm and collected manner.
"Have any of you actually been in the mansion?" I asked. Everyone looked at each other in dead silence, waiting for someone to open their mouths.
"Well, let's find a way to some sort of bedroom," Adam said. Everyone nodded. Above them, there was a chandelier with candles that burned bright red. However, after Adam suggested they find rooms, the candle flames turned to blue, and a strange laughter emanated faintly throughout the mansion.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of this new side story i'll be working on! I expect this to be about 5 chapters long, but the length could vary depending on the length of each chapter. This is also my first dabble into the Supernatural and Suspense genres, so please be sure to review the story, as I want to get better! :D Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed and have a fabulous day!