Nightmares, A Novel

Chapter One: Welcome

Walking down the streets of Elmore tonight meant only one thing for any Elmorian child. You were dared by Tobias Wilson to spend the night at Elmore's scariest mansion. The topic was brought up at the previous day's bus ride to school, when Tobias had stated that he, out of all people, would be going there the next day. Of course, nobody believed the jock, and to prove it he told them to come along.

The mansion was known for it's terrifying history. The night of 1945, 11 children were found to be unconcious and dead after spending the night for a Haloween party. By legend, each child were forced to haunt the mansion grounds, and the only way out was to be alive.

Tonight, it was Haloween night, and the 12 kids of Lucy Simian's class were all heading to that mansion.

. / .

"You all should be back tomorrow by 7", Nicole told her children.

"Yes mom", Lexy replied," Since I am the oldest, I should tottaly be in charge of everyone, right?".

"I guess so..", Nicole chuckled.

"You here that guys? I'm in charge", Lexy smiled.

Gumball and Dante rolled their eyes while Darwin and Candy giggled.

After getting a kiss on the cheek from mom and saying Goodbye to Anais, the 4 kids left for the mansion.

"Do you think the rumors are true?", Gumball asked his siblings.

"Of course they aren't, those things are just rumors", Candy laughed.

Finally reaching the mansion, they opened the doors to the old building to see their other 8 classmates their with them.

Penny was waving at the group and of course, Gumball was getting nervous.

Tobias and Clayton were arm wrestling.

Carrie, Carmen, and Bananna Joe were joking around.

Finally, Alan and Idaho were talking at the back.

"Now that everyone is here", Tobias says, beating Clayton at arm wrestling again," We can get our rooms and get partying!".

Everyone nodded, until Lexy spoke up, " But there is only 11 rooms".

"One of us are sharing", Tobias chuckled, eyeing Penny.

"I think Penny and Gumball could share", Candy spoke up.

Everyone but Tobias nodded in agreement as the 12 went their seprate ways to go room searching.

. / .

Candy opened the door with the jewel on it of course. She knew by heart that the room would be best fitting for her. Changing into her pajamas, she noticed a spark at the corner of her eye.

"What is that?", she questioned herself.

Walking up to the spark, she had noticed that it was growing larger in size. Stepping back, the wall crumbled to the floor, revealing that the spark was an amethyst.

"OMG!", Candy gasped. Walking up to it, she gazed at it's beauty.

"I need to go tell the others!", she exclaimed. Before reaching the door though, she stopped as something spoke.

Don't tell them..They would just keep me for themselves

The feline froze as she heard the terrifying voice. "Who's there?", Candy asked.

It's me, It's Amethyst

Turning to the gem, she saw it roll closer to her by an inch. She did not move, out of fear something would happen.

Shouldn't you keep me to yourself, I am yours after all

" I guess it is mine..", Candy mumbled.

Exactley, so you should keep me and we can be the best of friends!

"Friends?", Candy questioned. Why was she talking to the rock in the first place, was she losing her mind?!

You may think I am losing your mind

"Infact..I am".

Before Candy could say anything else, a spirit floated out of the Amethyst and close to Candy. The young cat stepped back with tears running down each cheek.

"Your too generous, you know that?", the spirit hissed.

The feline nodded out of pure fear.

"Your friends aren't generous to you, are they?", the ghost asked.

"Well no...".

"Then you should keep me", the ghost smiled wickedly.

"Why would i keep you, you are not an object", Candy choked.

"You are so generous, too kind! We need to do this in a different aproach then!", the spirit moaned.

After these words, darkness was brought upon the room, and the spirit and Candy were the only light source.

"When you were kidnapped by the Snatcher, they let you go...", the spirit explained, showing a hallucination to Candy as well.

The feline only watched in fear as the spirit spoke.

"When you won that giant chocolate bar, they took it! Even when you won it fair and square!", the ghost said.

"I guess that isn't very generous of them...", Candy managed to say.

"Exactley!", the spirit smiled.

"But they still give me some stuff..".

"But you give them more".

"They don't have too".

"That's why they take you for granted".

"No they dont..".

"Oh they do", the spirit said. The spirit girl showed a hallucination of the many times her friends, and even family took her for granted. For the feline, it was unbearable.

"They do take me for granted..", Candy said. After speaking these words, the spirit got very close to her and stared her in the eye for 5 seconds. After these seconds, she poked Candy's head.

"Hey!", Candy shouted. But as she did, her eye started moving in a spiral motion. Almost like she was being hypnotized. When it was done, Candy looked back to the ametyhst was the biggest smile on her face since her last birthday. Moving onto the bed she would sleep in, she could hear the rock talk to her.

You do not to be generous anymore

"I dont", Candy smiled wickedly.

Cause I am now your only friend

"You are", she giggled.

The feline was not that sweet girl anymore. She was a cruel, greed girl who would do anything to get what she wanted. She knew know that they used her, but not, they would show them! After finding some old clothes in the closet, Candy looked at herself in the mirror.

"What do you think, Amethyst?", Candy asked the gem.

It was almost like it replied as Candy smiled her new wicked smile and strutted into the dining room.

What happened to that sweet and generous girl we know and love?!That's the first one! To say why I wrote this? Because, it's my story and I can decide if I should write something or not :) Stay sweet and Candy's out!