I GOT A REVIEW ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE STORY!!!!!!! Thankies to almostinsane for his review!!! It made me bubbly!!!! WHEEE!!!! On with the story!
Chase sat up through the night worrying about the spirits. It was only eleven' o'clock, but his eyes felt heavy with sleep. But while he fretted and struggled to stay awake, seven figures sat outside his bedroom window.
"Good job Spicer." Raimundo snickered, slapping Jack on the back.
Jack toppled over from the impact, being the weakling he was and muttered, "Thanks…"
"Phase one is complete." Kimiko announced, tapping some keys on her Palm Pilot. "You're up Ari."
Arietta scowled. "I wanted to be the ghost of Christmas Yet to Come." She whined. "How did I end up with a wimpy part like this?"
Angela shoved the Wu at her. "Just take the sands of time and go."
Jack handed her the Serpents Tail. "It comes in handy with the ghost thing."
Clay glanced at Kimiko's cell phone. "One hour till one." He told them.
"Great." Ari tugged at the lacy collar of her old-fashioned nightgown they had forced her into. "One more hour of scratchy lace rubbing up against my neck."
Chase had finally drifted off to sleep. He was having the most horrible dream about Demon Clowns with Bazookas…… don't ask.
Suddenly, the old grandfather clock in the hallway struck once….. twice…. Three times. Chase did not stir.
The large window of his bedroom swung open, letting in a breeze that chilled him to the bone.
Chase opened his eyes a crack, and gasped at what he saw. A girl in a flowing nightgown drifted gracefully through the night and landed softly on the windowsill. She smiled pleasantly at him.
"Are…. Are you the first spirit?" he asked shakily.
"I am." She replied. She glanced at the clock and said, "We do not have much time. If we wish to go, we must do it now."
"Go? Go where?" Chase wondered, getting up.
"I am the Ghost of Christmas Past." She replied hotly. "Where do you think we're going?" Behind her back, she held the Sands of Time. She reached a hand out.
Chase hesitated, and then took it. "Sands of Time." She whispered, just low enough so Chase couldn't hear, but loud enough to activate its powers. In a flash, they were gone.
"Alright, we've got that out of the way." Kimiko sighed.
"Yeah, but let's just hope they made it to the right time." Clay agreed.
Angela sat up, as if she remembered something. She smiled in a mischievous way. "Let's raid through Chase's stuff until they get back." She suggested.
Short chapter, I know. But I've got to keep you guys reading somehow! And I really needed to clear things up on what was going on. Later!
