So Corey was suited with some equipment to help him along, the only thing he got was the Dual Scream in order to contact E. Gadd if need be. As Corey was sent through the Pixelator he ended up in front of a large mansion, landing on his rear and in a puddle as well. The heavy rain dampening his clothes, brushing himself off Corey got to his feet and looked at the mansion with fear. Because the reason he was here was to get the one thing he could use as self defense, the new and improved Poltergust 5000.
Gloomy Manor: Front Yard
"What have I gotten myself into?" Corey asked himself as he turned on the flashlight making sure it wasn't broken.
He turned on the flashlight and cautiously approached the front gate of the house. As he shined the flashlight around, the gate opened as he reluctantly approached it. The gate had opened on it's own, sending shivers up his spine. He proceeded walking through the gate, as he took a few steps forward the gate slammed shut behind him bringing a gasp from him as he turned around swiftly.
"I need to get a hold of myself." Corey whispered to himself as he approached the manor, walking up the stairs and trying the front door only to find that it was locked. He sighed, thinking that it would never be that easy.
Suddenly Corey caught a glimpse of movement to his left and walked over to the window and looked inside to see what looked like a garage. He noticed two green ghosts playing around with the vehicle, one pretending to drive while the other dove into the back and reemerged out the front with a green light bulb. He watched as the duo laughed and flew off with the light bulb in hand.
"Wonder what that was about?" Corey pondered as he turned around and headed back only to see a mouse running away with the key. "Whoa!" Corey fell back in shock as the mouse quickly ran off, key in tow.
"H-Hey get back here!" Corey cried running after the mouse and diving for it, grabbing the key from it's tail.
Getting back to his feet, Corey made his way back to the entrance of the manor and put the key in the lock. Turning the key Corey watched in amazement as the key dissolved and vanished, cautiously he turned the doorknob and opened the door, entering the Gloomy Manor. As he entered the door slammed shut behind him causing him to jump high into the air and shine his flashlight around wildly before calming down and facing forward.
Entrance
"This place sure is big." Corey commented as he noticed three different doors, one straight ahead, one to his left, and another to his right. A large chandelier lit the room from above, swinging gently.
Corey having seen through the broken window earlier decided to go through the door on the left first, opening it he entered the large garage luckily still lit. The old style car still parked where the ghosts earlier were fooling around with it. Corey approached the old vehicle and remembered that the ghosts went through the hood taking something out of it. So opening up the hood Corey's eyes widen as memories came rushing back to him in rapid succession.
"Aren't you a sight for sore eyes." Corey commented reaching into the hood and pulling out the new and improved Poltergust 5000.
Looking over the machine remembering how it's mechanics, Corey smiled before putting it on, the weight familiar on his back. Grabbing the nozzle he looked down at it remembering all the ghosts he had captured in the past, it was time to add more to his collection. Just as Corey turned to leave the Garage the Dual Scream began to ring with what seemed to be an eerily familiar tune. Corey took the device from his pocket and answered the call.
"Ah, you've found it! Good work, Corey. That there is the new and improved Poltergust 5000. It's simple to use, go on! Give 'er a whirl."
Before Corey could respond E. Gadd hung up ending the short call. With the Poltergust 5000 on his back, Corey decided to check out the map on his Dual Scream. Suddenly a radar began to go off with a symbol of a key. An arrow also appeared pointing to his left toward what looked to be a crate covered by a sheet. Walking over to the object, the screen suddenly flashed an "!", Corey pulled the sheet off to reveal a chest. Opening it Corey surprisingly found a gold key.
"I thought there'd be some of these lying around here." Corey said to himself remembering how he had to hunt for keys in his last mansion adventure. He pockets the key before finally deciding to leave the Garage, reentering the Entrance.
Corey walked over to the double doors guarded by two empty suits of armor, trying the doors he found both of them to be locked. Pulling the key out of his pocket he inserted it and unlocked the double doors. Opening them Corey began shaking with fear as he entered a long dark hallways, suits of armor lined up against both walls. At the end of the hall, he spotted the two same ghosts from before playing what seemed to be a green light bulb of sort.
"H-Hey!" Corey cried trying to sound intimidating only to fail as the ghosts looked at him causing him to scream and back up against the door.
The ghosts began panicking seeing him and the Poltergust 5000, they passed the light bulb between them several times before flying through the doors at the end of the hall. Disappearing from Corey's sight, with a sigh of relief, Corey decided it'd be best to follow them. Walking forward Corey suddenly noticed one of the suits of armor raise it's sword. Diving forward Corey barely avoided the slash, in a blind panic he ran down the hall, the swords of the suits of armor coming down behind him missing him just barely.
"This, is, crazy." Corey said in between breaths. Reluctantly he turned toward the door and opened them up entering a new, larger room.
Foyer
Corey entered the room holding his flashlight while his entire body was shaking with fear, he froze seeing the two ghosts from before looking pleased with themselves. One pointed toward the ceiling, Corey looked up to see the green lightbulb from before on the chandelier. The ghosts gasped making Corey look at them again only to see them fly away into the door to his right.
"Huh... wonder what that's supposed to be?" Corey said in thought as he approached the staircase, suddenly the Dual Scream began to ring once more with an familiar tune. Corey pulled it from his pocket and listened to the message.
"Corey, do you see that green circular panel on the wall? It unlocks the door. All you've gotta do is flash it with the... Criminy! The Poltergust 5000 is missing the Strobulb! You won't be able to open the door without it!" E. Gadd hastily explained in a panic.
"What does it look like Professor?" Corey said hoping it wasn't what he thought it was.
"Those pesky ghosts must have hid it somewhere. It looks like a little green light bulb. Find it, posthaste!" E. Gadd said showing Corey a similar green lightbulb, before ending the call.
Corey sighed and looked up at the chandelier and the green light bulb. Proceeding up the stairs, he turned left going almost all the way around the floor ending up on the left side of the chandelier. Corey thought of just jumping but thought that wouldn't end well at all considering the fact he wouldn't have a way back down. Then he noticed the fan above it. Curious Corey pulled the Poltergust 5000 out and used it, the fan began to spin wildly in his direction as the chandelier slowly began to descend downward.
"Yes, just a bit more." Corey proclaimed as the fan stopped moving, he looked down to see the chandelier was low enough to the ground to grab the bulb.
Running down the stairs he ran over to the chandelier jumped and grabbed the bulb just before the chandelier returned to the ceiling. Corey examined the Poltergust 5000 until he found a circular opening on the back of it. Testing it, Corey placed the bulb in the opening and screwed it in, the bulb began glowing a bright green color. With that done Corey quickly strapped his favorite ghost hunting tool back onto his back. He noticed his flashlight acting weird and looked at it only for a bright flash of light to momentarily blind him.
"Well that hurt." Corey murmured rubbing the spots from his eyes, seconds afterward the Dual Scream began to ring again with that familiar tune. Corey quickly proceeded to pull out the Dual Scream and answer the call.
"Whoa there, feller! Don't go flashing yourself with that. The Strobulb isn't a toy, it's a powerful tool." E. Gadd warned causing Corey to glance at his flashlight questioningly.
"For one thing, it can activate any of my inventions that feature green circular panels. And it's mighty easy to use, just aim and flash. Try it on a nearby door." E. Gadd suggested before ending the call.
Corey remembered the door the two ghosts from before flew into and he also noticed the green panel on the right. With a smirk Corey walked over and flashed the panel causing it to glow green, followed by the sound of a door being unlocked. Cautiously Corey opened the door entering the new room reluctantly.
Coatroom
"Why is a toilet in here?" Corey questioned seeing coats hanging up to his left, the room was certainly odd.
Curious Corey looked around the toilet noticing it's odd placement along with the fact there was no toilet paper or anything you'd usually put in a bathroom. Corey finally sat down on the top of toilet, the lid down. Without warning Corey felt the floor move as he was suddenly spun around and thrown face first into a sink. Corey pulled his face up only to be blasted with water, he jumped back and quickly proceeded to wipe the water off his face to the best of his ability.
"You've got to be kidding me, the odds." Corey muttered to himself knowing his beanie and shirt were now soaked. He then heard the shower running to his left.
Corey pulled the curtain aside to reveal a green ghost, it looked at him with wide eyes before running into a wall and then running to the left back into the room before. Corey quickly sat on the toilet again causing it to spin him back into the Coatroom. He hopped off only to see a purple gate block the door as a green ghost laughed before disappearing.
"Time to get serious." Corey murmured with a shaky voice as he looked around for the ghosts.
Corey heard something behind him and turned to see one of the green ghosts throw a punch toward him, Corey stepped out of the way and quickly proceed to flash the ghost stunning it. Just like old times he continued to capture the ghost with ease using the Poltergust 5000, another ghost appeared looking surprised but before it could fly away Corey did the same he did to the first. Capturing the second like he had the first, he smiled as the gate disappeared and he proceeded to leave the Coatroom.
Foyer
"Uhh." Corey murmured and he paused, seeing four of the green ghosts doing random things, except now they were all starring at him with what seemed to be fear.
The ghosts vanished from Corey's sight causing ruckus around the room, Corey listened for the ghosts hearing something behind him. He turned and flashed his flashlight stunning not one but two ghosts, he quickly proceeded to attempt catching them. Both of them pulled in opposite directions to escape the Poltergust 5000's grasp, the ghosts were slowly slipping away. Corey noticed a button on top of the nozzle, pressing it, the Poltergust 5000 emitted a sudden burst of energy sucking both ghosts up with ease.
"Must be an upgrade." Corey murmured as he noticed a vase shake, he flashed in that direction causing two more ghosts to appear.
With ease, he captured both using the burst of energy trick to pull them in. The light returned to the Foyer and Corey jumped throwing his fist into the air before landing with a victorious smile. Without warning the Dual Scream began to ring once more, with no hesitation Corey answered the call.
"That's the spirit, Corey! Literally! Ho ho! Oho! Hooo... Just like old times, eh, feller?" E. Gadd asked thinking of their first adventure together, the adventure that started Corey's somewhat heroic career.
"Yeah, good times." Corey said in agreement.
"All right, that's enough for now. I'll bring you back to the Bunker." E. Gadd stated before the Dual Scream suddenly began glowing, a beam struck Corey breaking him into small blocks before he vanished into the Dual Scream's screen. The Dual Scream itself doing the same to itself shortly after.
()()()()()()()()
"That's it for now but keep in mind that each level is long and will take time so sorry for the long awaited update." I say apologizing to you all as Daxter climbs onto my shoulder.
"In the mean time if you enjoyed this chapter, be sure to tell us your thoughts in an review, leave us a fav, or do both." Daxter said throwing his hands into the air.
"And throughout the story of course we have to add something new, so if any of you have new upgrade ideas for the Poltergust 5000, don't hesitate to give your ideas. You'll of course get full credit for the idea if we choose to use it." I explained as Daxter rolled his eyes.
"Till next time folks we're signing off and of course we remind you all to."
"Stay awesome!"
