Gloomsville at first sight
Chapter 1
Author's Note:I'm actually copying this from my notes!I didn't have time to write an original story!Sorry!
Blame SA1!This story was written 5 years ago!
Review and tell me how I can improve!
"Ow."Misery said in her monotonous tone.
She was struck by lightning,again.
"Misery,are you alright?"Ruby asked in a concerned voice.
"No need to worry Ruby!I'm used to it."Misery replied.
With her ever-present trail of tears running from her eyes,light blue skin,and long dark hair that she kept tripping over,you could tell she was a banshee.
She was always in a melancholic mood but who could blame her?
She was a disaster magnet thanks to a combination of her clumsiness that almost beats Iris'
and bad luck that runs in her large family.
But she was great to hang out with despite her strange way of being optimistic.
"Well,if you need help,you know where I am!"ruby said as she continued her stroll in the garden.
She took a small path that led around a strand of dense dead trees.
"Wahoo!"That cry of joy belonged to her beloved cyclops friend,Iris.
Her long dark hair swayed in the wind as she flew on her favorite pet worm,Squig,seeing the world with her purple eye...
and then falling face-flat to the ground.
"I'm good!though,it seems like Squig has a muscle strain!"she glanced over the gigantic flying worm who was moaning in pain.
"Oh no!"Ruby let out a gasp of shock.
"No need to worry!I shall see to the beloved pet of Iris!"Skull Boy announced before whispering into Ruby's ear.
"I think I'm related to a long line of veterinarians!"he ran towards Squig and he placed a cool bag of ice on his leg.
The young living skeleton with emerald green eyes held a special place in Ruby's heart.
Unfortunately,he was oblivious to this fact.
"Maybe some music might cheer him up!"Frank piped in as he and his brother began to strum the guitar.
Frank's skin was blue and he had savvy hair that was styled as pompadour.
Len had green skin,flat hair and wears a ring pierced on his left eyebrow.
Their red shirt had a half-smile half-frown face.
Frank wore a checkered 1950's-styled sneaker on his leg,while Len wore a black sneaker with red flames painted on it.
"I will get some of his favorite food! Hollandaise sauce on green leaves!"Ruby cried.
Before dashing into the kitchen,unbeknownst to them,she went ahead through a break in the foliage,
and went to a wooden building nestling beneath the spreading branches of a massive glass were set into its side.
The wooden garden shed was where she could write detailed entries about her interesting adventures
and new discoveries with her friends into her diary.
As she wrote on a fresh new page,moments of meeting them flashed by her thoughts.
6 years ago
The morning breeze weaves among the leaves and rustled the branches of the trees.
The temperature dipped to a comfortable cool for Ruby and her dapper guardian raven,Poe.
Poe flapped his wings as fast as he could to catch up with Ruby.
"I do believe it is my turn now!"Poe bellowed heartily as he
"You are late!"Ruby chided him jokingly,"But better late than never!".
It was an intense game and shiny marbles were all over the ground.
The excitement among them was sky high.
Light-hearted touts and laughter filled the air.
Both of them were oblivious to the sleek figure that was gliding towards them stealthily.
His heart was in his lodged in Poe's throat for once.(Do you get the joke?XD)
"Dearest R...Ruby!There is something near you!"
The creature had coiled close to Ruby's feet.
It was a deadly and menacing cobra!
Both froze in paramount fear when the snake hiss portentously at them.
Poe was certain that Ruby would burst out in tears and sob uncontrollably,tears falling liberally down her cheeks so to speak.
Surprisingly,she did not.
Then again,she is the happiest girl in the world.
Instantaneously,their game turned into a life-threatening match
None of them dared to move a muscle as the creature slithered viciously towards Ruby.
Poe finally snapped out of his trance and boldly stepped in front of Ruby.
"Fear not,Ruby for I,the gallant raven known as Poe will protect you!"
The cobra barred its glittering fangs and shot a jet of lethal poison that landed inches away from Poe.
He squawked his guts out.
"On second thoughts,I should let the professionals shine in the limelight for once to be fair to them!"
Poe came under the shield of his red-haired ward as she offered words of comfort and assurance to him.
Suddenly,just as the cobra was about to launch a second attack,there was an ear-splitting roar.
Suddenly,another figure appeared.
It was a young,living skeleton.
He stuck his head repeatedly with his clenched fist.
The harassment of such a young child cowed the snake,which gradually lost it fierceness.
In the end,it seized the chance to escape when the boy loosened his hold on it and sped off.
"Woah!"Ruby stared in amazement at the heroic act.
"Egads!What bravery,what agility,what...?"
By that time,the skeleton yelped in fear and sped off.
"Wait a minute!We did not even get a chance to know your name!"
"Come on Poe!Let's follow him!"Ruby sprinted towards the forest effortlessly.
"Oh,I'll get the food supplies!"Poe sighed.
Dark clouds loomed ominously overhead and the wind howled.
The lonesome house stood sinisterly admist the silhouette of the dead trees.
Once,it must have been a magnificent landscape but years of neglect had turned it into a tangled wilderness that sprawled at the edge of as steep cliff.
Taking a deep breath,Ruby pushed open the giant door creaked open eerily,sending a chilling echo down the dim hallway.
The living room was covered in were growing out of the wooden floor.
"Ah,this old manor brings back so many memories!It was famous,more of infamous actually,for being haunted."Poe realized as he started shaking in fear.
"Must we really be here?I mean,maybe we can just thank that young chap of a skeleton through writing!"
Just then,they heard a loud thump.