"I don't like this."

Deep within a dark, dank, and spook forest, a young angel stood on a pathway leading to a green mansion that looked very old. With his white tunic and sapphire blue eyes, it was pretty hard to hate Pit as an angel on his own. But with his doppelgänger, someone may have a problem. Pit's wings flitted slightly as he tried to recall what he'd heard on a note just hours prior.


Flashback: Prior to the story's events

Pit was being himself, totally optimistic about everything, even when not knowing where in the world he was. Suddenly, a piece of paper fell from the sky, attached to a small orange bird.

"Telegram!" the bird tweeted just before flying away. Pit picked up the letter it had left on the grass and read it over. The note read as followed:

'Dear reader,

Congratulations! One of your friends [Luigi Manfredi] has one a special mansion from a contest! As a result, he is allowed to bring his twin brother and two friends, each from a different world, to visit with him. Enclosed is a map leading to where the mansion now stands. We [the original buyers] look forward to seeing you there!

Signed, K.B. Locolla, Mansion Localizer'

It was the weirdest note Pit had ever read, but he decided to roll with it nevertheless. He called up Luigi to see who he was bringing, and sure enough, the green-clad Smash Bros. fighter wanted to invite both Pit and Ness, all three being closely acquainted. So the white-clad angel grabbed the map in the letter, firmly grasped his Palutena Bow just in case, then sprinted out the door.

*End Flashback*


For some reason, the very thought of that letter sent chills running down Pit's spine, making him shiver. "M-maybe I should go back," Pit stammered uneasily, starting to turn around before stopping himself when he heard a child's scream from within the mansion.

Pit knew that plea for help like it was the back of his sandal. 'That voice...it's Ness!' he thought in evident unease as he prepared to dash into the mansion with just his bow in hand. 'H-he must be in major trouble! I've-I've gotta help him!'


Meanwhile, Ness was in a bit of a pickle. A medium-sized, goldish-orange ghost had backed the frightened psychic into a corner, where he was left helpless. The ghost somehow seemed to drain Ness of his psychic abilities, and he hadn't brought his weapons with him. So the psychic was left at complete anxiety that he'd be left there and devoured by a ghost species he didn't even know about.

However, right at the moment when Ness' nerves were completely shot, a piercing arrow suddenly bit through the ghost's heart area, forcing it to disintegrate into thin air. The uneasy psychic instantly became dizzy for an unbeknownst reason, but still managed to stand. Doing so, he saw Pit standing by the entrance to the area he was in, the Foyer. However, when Pit was about to ask Ness what he was doing here already, the psychic collapsed to the floor.


Ness came to his senses in a laboratory. He wasn't sure what had just happened or why he'd become onconscious, but he was still dizzy regardless and wondered what was wrong.

"Are you alright, Ness?" asked Pit worriedly as he helped haul his psychic friend to his feet. "You've been out cold for a long time."

"Ugh, yeah. But enough about that," Ness responded uneasily, still slightly dizzy. "Where are we?"

"Soon after you blacked out, the ghosts came after me, too. Then this guy appeared out of nowhere and helped us out," Pit explained, gesturing toward a guy in a white lab coat with grey hair and a giant head shaped like a watermelon.

"The Poltergust 3000 is a device to wear with pride," he explained, adjusting his glasses slightly. "Anyhoo, nice to meet you two young fellas. I'm Professor Elvin Gadd." He looked in the direction of the mansion. "That house...I swear it seems to have more ghosts in it every day! What's a couple young fellers like yourselves doing over there, anyhow?"


A/N: Sudden cliffhanger! But hey, what can ya really do? Anyway, Pit and Ness have met Professor E. Gadd and found out about the mansion's ghost problem! What will happen? Find out next time on the Haunted. Mansion. Adventure!*


* - Reference time! If any viewer can guess what show I'm referencing here, you win a virtual cookie!