"Well? Who's going in?" Bronze asked, peering into the depths of the basement. Spiders crawled around the edges of the doorway, glaring at the intruders with their beady eyes. The wind rushed once more and caused the group to shiver at the sudden chill. No one dared to step forward. The dark seemed ominous and the spiders looked like they were about to murder someone. It didn't seem safe, it probably wasn't safe, but no one left the scene. They remained, unmoving, waiting for someone to step up.

"Bronze should go," Lone Icicle stated. She received an icy glare from Bronze.

"No way am I going into that death trap." Noel pouted.

"You have to! What sort of example are you setting for the children?" Bronze scowled.

"They're not children and I'm not going."

"C'mon Bronzie," The Loner insisted. The elder stared at the girl.

"What did you just call me?" She asked.

"Bronzie."

"I'll go as long as you never call me that again."

"Deal." Bronze took a hesitant step forward, avoiding the spiders. The hissed and attacked her boot. The girl yelped and slammed her foot into the wooden stair step repeatedly, dislodging the arachnids and squishing a few. Bronze grimaced. Black Widow would murder her if she ever found out.

"Give me a flashlight, Loner." Lone Icicle snorted.

"Why should I?"

"I'll fucking push you into the spiders if you don't."

"Fine," she replied, tossing her backpack to the elder. Bronze rummaged through the backpack, swiping past medals and electronics before stumbling upon a piece of paper. The title that was scribbled on made Bronze grin, picking it out and showing it to Icicle. Once she caught sight of it, the girl blushed several shades of red and leaped up to grab it.

"GIVE IT BACK!" She screeched. Bronze laughed obnoxiously, smirking.

"Hey, guys, listen to this! 'Silly Bunny-Man, The first time I met him, I thought "What a stupid guy", He wore a pink bunny suit, And he was also intent to try, To take over Poptropica...' And you call me a bad poet!" She laughed once again, causing The Loner to punch her square in the face. Bronze glared at her, about to start another fight, but Noel's voice interrupted them.

"Are you going to come down here or what? We've been waiting here forever!" The duo gawked at the door way.

"Y-you're already inside?!" Bronze squeaked, dropping the piece of paper in shock. Lone Icicle swiped it and stuffed it in her pocket. Noel's face popped out of the dark, glaring at them in annoyance.

"Yeah," he said. "We've already solved a puzzle and found a way inside the house." He motioned for them to follow. Bronze Dragon fished the flashlight out of the backpack and handed the backpack back to Lone Icicle. They descended the stairs with Gentle Lightning, crushing spiders under their feet. As they went deeper into the basement, it strangely became warmer. They could spot a faint red light gleaming onto the broken glass on the floor. Noel cringed as he stepped on a shard of glass, making a loud crack sound out. Bronze screeched and hopped onto Lone Icicle's shoulders, causing her to shout obscenities as she swayed from the elder's weight. A loud creak came from a door to the right of them, revealing Fearless Bear's face.

"Can you guys stop screaming? It kinda hurts my ears," she said, wiping a strand of hair behind her ears. A smaller, gleaming face poked out of the doorway. It looked disgruntled as it hovered above the shards of glass.

"Yes, please do shut up. I'd rather not deal with any zombies today."

The trio screamed bloody murder.

The floating figure sighed.

"Typical mortals. Doing exactly the opposite of what they're supposed to do."


"-and so, you may not leave until you find all of the things required for the ritual."

Noel, Lone Icicle, and Bronze Dragon stared at the ghost cat in shock. Fearless Bear looked at it coolly, surprisingly calm.

"That's messed up," Noel stated, shifting from one foot to the other. The phantom shrugged, sitting down and licking its paw.

"Doesn't change the fact that you need to do it. All you have to do is find the Draught of the Dead, an ancient Goblet, a Lantern, and a Block of Ice. Simple. Shouldn't be too challenging for you, correct?" The entire group glanced at each other.

"Right," Gentle Lightning replied with uncertainty. The cat flicked its tail.

"Alright then, mortals," it said," I will show you the way out when you have collected all of the items. Farewell." And, with that, he vanished.

"So... who's going after what?" Bronze asked.

"I'll go after the Draught of the Dead," Fearless Bear said.

"I'll find the Lantern," Lone Icicle stated.

"I'll try to find the Block of Ice," Gentle Lightning said uneasily. Bronze looked between all of them. She sighed.

"I guess I'll go for the Goblet."

And so, the hilarious quest begins.

What could possibly go wrong?

"OH MY GOD THERE'S A HUGE SPIDER."

... everything...


Okay, so I sort of lied...? There'll be one chapter for each person discovering their item and a final chapter involving the conclusion. Because I'm on a time limit and I also want to write another fanfic.

So, what do you think of this so far? Yay? Nay? Please tell me!