At Monster High, things have been pretty lively since their newest student Helen Bloodgood transferred.

She thought she was human. But once her head came off, she discovered her monster heritage as the granddaughter of the Headless Horseman.

So Helen and her mother joined the student body and staff at Monster High.

Needless to say, they were fitting in just fine.

In the art room, Frankie, Draculaura, Clawdeen, and Cleo were putting the finishing touches on their new fearleading uniforms.

"These are so clawsome!" Draculaura said, holding up a black and pink jersey.

"I'm normally not a fan of sports, but these outfits are enough to make me howl at the moon!" said Clawdeen.

"As fearleading captain, I approve!" Cleo complimented.

Helen and into the room with an armful of books. "Hey, guys! Can we talk?"

Frankie looked over to Helen. "Hey, Helen! Are you here to join the fear squad?"

"Nah, I'm not an athlete kind of girl. I mean, ghoul!" She put her books down. "Besides, with my mom as the new gym coach, I've got enough physical endurance going on!"

"Yeah! Your mom's no pushover when it comes to gym!" Clawdeen said. "My legs are still sore from doing those laps!"

Once Helen's mother Helga joined the staff, she was made the gym coach. All those years of playing polo and staying in peek form made her an excellent coach.

"Yeah, that's my mom." Helen smiled. But her smile faltered. "But I'm here cause I got a serious problem."

Frankie took notice. "Is something wrong?"

"Well, you know that project we have? About our family 'scareitage'?" Helen said. "I'm not sure what to do. I just discovered I'm a monster only a week ago! My mom is the only family I have and I don't know a thing about my grandfather, the Headless Horseman!"

"Have you asked your mom about the Headless Horseman?" Frankie asked.

"Yeah, but she just gives me the mom look and drops the subject!" Helen threw her hands up. "What am I gonna do? I've been dying to learn about my grandfather! I want to know if he's just like in the books and movies!"

Draculaura nodded. "Yeah, the Normies like to stretch facts about monsters in books and movies."

Frankie's bolts sparked. "I know! We'll use the Monster Mapalogue!"

Helen scratched her head. "The ma-whozee-mapa...what did you say?"

"Monster Mapalogue!" Frankie took out a skull shaped amulet from her pocket. "This is used to find any monster in the world!"

"Really?! Any monster in the world?!" Helen head popped off in surprise, but she caught it. "You're serious?!"

"Yeah! We'll use it to find the Headless Horseman!"

This was too good to pass up! Helen wanted to meet her grandfather so badly! Just the thought of meeting him made her tingle head to toe.

"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go!"

"First, put your hand on the skullette." Draculaura instructed. She, Frankie, Clawdeen, Cleo, and Helen did as so.

"Then, we say the name of the monster, then the magic words! Headless Horseman, exto monstrum!"

With a flash of pink, the ghouls were gone.

OOF!

Helen felt herself land on cold, wet grass. She found herself in a forest, a forest that was dark and menacing. The trees were dead and gnarled, a chilling wind whispered through the branches.

"So awesome..." Helen breathed out.

Draculaura looked around. "So, where is the Headless Horseman?"

Cleo eyed her surroundings. "I doubt anyone would live in a place like this."

"Maybe in that fancy house can help us." Frankie pointed to spooky mansion not too far from where they stood.

The mansion was an old, dark ruin that Helen swore wasn't there the last time she looked.

"Let's check it out." Frankie said.

As the girls approached the mansion, Helen pictured the terrifying and bizarre mysteries they would find inside.

"Do you think my grandfather really lives here? Does he haunt this place?" Helen asked out loud. "Does he have his own horse? Is he nice or scary? Is he-"

"Helen!" an annoyed Cleo shouted. "Perhaps you can save these questions for when you actually meet your grandfather?"

"Okay."

The girls went up the stairs. Helen was the first to knock on the door. "Hello?"

No answer.

Helen grabbed the doorknob and started jiggling it.

"Helen?! What are you doing?!" Draculaura hissed.

"Trying to get in." Helen casually answered.

"Helen! You can't just-"

Helen ripped the doorknob right out.

The ghouls stared in shocked silence.

"I'm gonna have to ask my grandpa about my monster strength." Helen said. She tossed the doorknob aside and entered the old mansion.

"Helloooooo?" Helen's hello echoed through the darkness.

"Uh...Mr. Horseman?" Frankie called out.

Draculaura checked over we shoulder. "M-M-Maybe we should go back to school." she squeaked.

But Helen wasn't giving up. "C'mon, Drac! We've come this far, so let's close the deal!"

"Ugh! This place is disgusting!" Cleo swatted away a cobweb caught in her hair. "How could any monster live like this?!"

"Don't be such a wuss, Cleo! I think this place is wicked cool!" Helen said, smiling. "Maybe we'll meet some headless ghosts or living suits of armor! That would be so rad!"

"Maybe you watch too many human movies." Clawdeen said.

Helen stopped, her friends stopped behind her, bumping one another.

Cleo rubbed her nose. "What is-" She froze. "it..."

The ghouls stood in front of a deep, shadowy hallway.

A tall, ominous figure was approaching...

Helen remained frozen as her friends let out squeals of terror.

Draculaura grabbed Helen's arm. "HELEN! We've got to get out of here!"

Nothing Draculaura could do or say couldn't save Helen from her state of shock nor the menacing figure coming closer.

The stranger emerged from the darkness.