Roofhowse and Skip

by pika418

These two might be polar opposites on the inside, but on the outside, they could be twins! When the adventurous young sailor and evil ghost meet, things are bound to get interesting! Warning: This version is being altered from the original story, there's some sad parts and mild suicide references, but that doesn't mean that it will lose it's goofy and fun essence.

2. Chapter 2

Roofhowse and Skip

Chapter 2: The Forgotten Cave

The penguin observed Roofhowse, waiting for his answer. "Um, yeah, I do believe in ghosts! My friend is actually a ghost!" A smirk came across the odd girl's face, and Enrique sensed something off about her. He growled at her and bit her foot, but she didn't seem to care. Roofhowse scolded Enrique, confused by the Puffle's behavior. Was it jealousy? Obsessiveness? Hatred towards new people? "I'm sorry! He usually doesn't act up!" The penguin extended her flipper. "I'm Twilight." Roofhowse shook her flipper. "Roofhowse." Twilight then changed the subject back to ghosts. "So, if you have a ghost friend, then surely you must know about the Forgotten Cave! It's where all the spirits on the island hang out! I'm really into creepy stuff, so I go there all the time!" Roofhowse shook his head. "Sorry, Polter Gus hasn't told me anything about a cave." Hearing the name Polter Gus made Twilight jump slightly. His friend is Gus? Haven't heard that name in a while! Oh, this is too perfect! She took his flipper again. "I think Gus has been holding out on you! Get ready, Roofhowse, because you're about to go to the greatest party of your life!" She pulled him along to the Mine, running really fast. Roofhowse was exhausted, this was the second time today a girl pulled him across the Plaza today! Enrique chased after them by flying, but he tried to stay hidden. Something about Twilight was very wrong, and he had to stop her before she did anything bad to Roofhowse!

"We're here! I hope you're a good cart surfer, because we're taking the extreme track!" Roofhowse had never heard of the extreme track. "Where is it? I only see one track, and it leads into the Mine!" Twilight pulled down on one of the torches, and a second track was revealed. It looked very old and worn out. The car was covered in rust, and the wheels were loose. The track itself had broken pieces, and the deeper you looked into the tunnel, the darker it seemed to get. Roofhowse backed away slowly. Twilight was standing right behind him, and he screamed. "Don't chicken out on me, Roof! How about this, I'll steer, you just sit tight!" Roofhowse climbed into the cart carefully, worried if he touched the wrong part of it, it would disintegrate. Enrique tried to follow him into the cart, but Twilight blocked him, and her eyes glowed green with anger. The Puffle shuddered, too scared to run away. "Enrique! Come on, buddy!" Twilight realized that Roofhowse wouldn't go with her without his Puffle, so she let him in. Whatever. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. All that matters is that everything will soon be back to normal! Twilight climbed into the cart, and pushed forward. Steering it through the twists and turns, jumping over large rock piles and conquering the upside down tracks, she got them to the deepest underground point on the island: the Forgotten Cave. Roofhowse stumbled out of the cart. "I think I'm gonna puke!" Twilight started to walk further into the cave. "Get that over with now, I have a surprise for you, wait here. After Roofhowse and Enrique got over their nausea, Twilight returned with another penguin. He sort of looked like Roofhowse, only he had red hair that was a bit straighter, and he was wearing a dark red bellhop uniform. "Good work, Twilight. You've finally found him."