The Ghosts of Thumberdown Moor
A CHARLIE BONE FANFIC
Disclaimer: Alas! I do not own Charlie Bone, never have and probably never will.
Plot: Ah, now that would be telling……but it's set AFTER my other fic (Olivia's Birthday) which is currently in progress.
Author's Note: This was written really late on a Tuesday night, and I don't think it's very good. But read anyway!
Chapter One
Charlie was the last one to arrive outside Ingledew's Bookshop. His Uncle Paton (Newly married to Julia Ingledew) and all Charlie's friends were standing there in the twilit square, Uncle Paton impatiently jangling the car keys.
"Finally decided to join us, Charlie?" Fidelio asked light-heartedly.
"Sorry. I was waiting for Naren." Charlie replied, rather miserably.
"Where is she?" Emma wanted to know, her blonde head tipped prettily to one side.
"She couldn't come. Got the 'flu." Charlie kicked at the cobbles.
"That's a shame." Emma sympathised.
Gabriel remarked, rather inappropriately, "Poor her. I hate it when I'm ill. But at least you won't mmhmsma muhuh!" Gabriel's speech was muffled as Olivia clamped her hand over his mouth.
Just then Charlie noticed quiet Billy Raven standing off to one side, his white hair shining blue in the light of the moon just peeping out from behind the cathedral spire.
"Your new parents said you could come, then?" Charlie asked, surprised, for Billy's new parents (the le Coques) were very protective.
"As you can see." Billy replied curtly. Charlie frowned at his tone, but before he could say anything, his uncle interrupted.
"Can we actually get going?" he said, a little short-temperedly. It was clear that he'd rather be anywhere but ferrying a bunch of kids over to a wild moor in Devon.
Uncle Paton waved at the midnight-blue people carrier waiting in the shadow of the cathedral.
"Sorry." Charlie muttered as he clambered in after Lysander.
As the car bumped over the cobbles and into the night streets, Olivia suddenly sang out dramatically, "Off to Thumberdown Moor!" which made them all jump, then laugh as they realised it was just her being dramatic.
"We're not in an Enid Blyton adventure story, Liv!" Fidelio grinned.
Chapter 2 is all ready and waiting, so you know what you have to do:
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P.S. I know I should be updating Olivia's Birthday, but this idea just came to me and I wanted to do it as just one fic is quite limiting.