The Haunting pt. 3

New chapter out now. The one you are reading now and this text. Took a while but I have to say something. Now my days are probably going to be busy now because of some more homework and more activities to do. So story production flow may be a bit shorter than before. Sorry but in my profile I will occasionally change and add a new "Production Flow" section to my profile. It shows how busy I might be by length of time so be aware that it can change once each day. So anyway here's the next chapter.

Rated T for the usual. Need I SAY IT?

Characters owned by franchises and other things I do not feel like saying

EXCEPT my OC. Darn I wished that I had said that earlier. Yeah the OC here, MINE! And if you want to use her (surprising eh? Nah maybe not.) Just pm me or review it. Or any way I had not said. Sorry. I was tired and I don't feel like saying much. Besides I forgot the Sneak "Preview" of this chapter. In a nutshell, they finally attempt to conquer the dream.

Chapter 3 New Arrivals

"Am I glad that we are done with all his harsh jokes on Cyril: day after day after day." said Terrador. He hated hearing Cyril being tortured by his brother's pranks. Now something would remain normal and not constant for a problem.

"Now Cyril. Do you feel better?" asked Sina. Cyril thought it over for about a minute. He must be right. But right about this! He might finally be telling the truth."Yeah. I am feeling much better, just a bit troubled," answered Cyril looking down at the floor. He did not feel comfortable explaining that he was still upset about his dream. Nor did he want to speak of it in front of Sina. "Is it okay that we can all have a sleepover here tonight?" he mindlessly asked. He thought it would help him sleep in peace.

Sure. Kids talk to your parents about it. You don't want to startle them do you?" his father said. He heard what her wife said about him. He just might not be fully safe alone. It was too surprising for even him to bear but it was likely that there would be trouble. He had to be careful, and take precautions. "Today is fine. But have dinner first with your family."

"Yay! Nowwe can sleepover and I'm so filledwithglee!" babbled Volteer rushing out the door eagerly. Terrador shrugged. He had nothing else better to do and followed him out the door. "I'll go ask." said Sina out the door. She stopped near the doorstep and looked back.

I may not be back for today so I will ask."

"Sure." Cyril called out.

"I might not be back but, I will go ask."

"Okay."

"So… I'll be going."

"Bye." She left and closed the door as Cyril ended the conversation. "Tidy up your room. They may come back in about half an hour." Father told them. "And clean your mess Ignitus. Before the liquid stains and I will need to replace it."

"Yeah about that, it may have stained by now."

8:00 PM

"And now all of you be good and stay safe." concluded Mother. She took out two candles from a drawer in his room and lit them both with her breath. She placed them each in two different corners shining. She closed the door on her way out. Thinking about leaving them started her mind. Please do not lead them into danger. What's the point? It may happen. I need to stay just in case. Soon it will be my husband's shift soon. She sat down on the staircase. Her tail tapped the floor silently and nervously.

Everyone began to settle their bags on the floor. Sina put hers near Cyril's bed. He thought it was kind to be near him since that trouble. "Whowee is this great or what!" chirped Volteer laying his bag near the window. Cyril was unsure of his reaction. How could he be glad about something like that happening? Was he oblivious to it? Hopefully he regrets that in his head.

"Don't worry about a thing Cyril," cheered Sina. She somehow felt there was something more about it. "It's all okay. Dreams usually never happen."

"I…I'm not really entirely sure – what do you mean 'usually'?" he asked.

"Rarely do they even come true. Very rarely. It's not like your parents said there was nothing wrong when there really is." Cyril tried to comprehend her words. He did not remember his family saying anything about it. Maybe I should ask tomorrow.

"So. Does anybody want to tell a nice bedtime ghost story before we sleep?" joked Terrador. He only wanted to tease until he saw her glare at him. "Maybe not." he decided. He did not mean to scare Cyril after all that today. He took back his words and went quiet. "Now that that's out of the question, can't we do something fun before bed?" Volteer suggested.

"Well I do have a game or 'Dragon Draughts' and a 'Chess' game." Cyril looked under his bed upside down and tried to grab them. Instead he felt something soft. "Something soft here. Can't remember something like that there before." Sina tensed up. She hoped he was not pulling the letter from that afternoon. He tried to pull it but it was stuck and a white corner popped out. He grunted as he attempted to pull it harder with both his paws.

"M-maybe I should help pull it out!" she declared and crawled under the bed. He was pulling that letter – and it was coming out more quickly. Not yet! Hesitantly she yanked the letter back and Cyril fell off on his back. He had not expected something like that to happen. Sina slid both game sets near him. He got up exasperated and noticed the games. "We got them." he huffed.

She glanced over at the letter peeking out and she pushed it in almost all the way. A puny triangle of white was left seen. Climbing out, she was panting. "Ah-choo!" she sneezed. She always had an allergic reaction to dust.

"Bless you." everyone recited in unison.

"Thanks Sina for finding it," he thanked. "Lets play a few games and then we sleep." he wanted to blush but he was more curious how he fell. How did I fall like that! It was really random.

"Welcome…Cyril." she told him. Please find it soon. Not now…Cyril.

10:00 PM

It drizzled outside at Warfang. Thunder purred silently around the nightly sky. At an instant, dark clouds started to form at the atmosphere. They inflated slowly and thunder sped up. Rain poured even faster. Puffy, gloomy clouds filled the sky; the weather went out of control. It rained hard enough to become a blur. The thunder flashed and stabbed the ground directly. The impact filled with a creepy, pale mist at the ground. It formed a ghostly, white house in minutes outside the borders. It stared at Warfang's borders menacingly.

"C-c-c-Cyril. C-c-Cyril. C-Cyril. Cyril. Cyril! CYRIL!" echoed a chilling voice. "COME!"

The rain died down a lot and swept across the window. Some thunder exploded and woke up Volteer drowsy and half-asleep. He looked around him, ensuring no water was near him. The weather and flashing in the outside got his attention. He looked out the window; he noticed a strange blurry house out the walls, only a tip showed. It was huge and he wondered how it got there. Funny. I can't recall seeing a house like that nearby. Only…more spooky and scary. Wonder if Sina or Cyril know.

Volteer took a look at Cyril. When he approached him and poked him, he neglected something. Sina was on him, and she was poked, not him. He was too tired to see in the light with the candles lit. But it blew out quickly. "Not now…Cyril. I lo-" Volteer kept poking more and interrupted her with his claw tip on her wing. He was a bit disturbed at the position and did not want to hear more of her mumbling.

Sina woke up and licked her lips. She saw him tapping on her wing. "What?" she said.

"Shhhh…" Volteer hushed. He felt pale to speak of the house since he felt more awake.

"Sorry." she whispered. "What do you want? It's a bit late."

"There's a house outside that seems suspicious and I thought it might be the one from Cyril's nightmare. I don't want to go alone. Wake Cyril up. I will wake Terrador."

Sine tugged at Cyril's violet horns, still bright in the dark, slowly. "Sina. What were you talking about in your dream a minute ago?" Volteer asked softly. She sighed in response. She knew sometime she would have to admit it. And it was now. She motioned him to go at the corner from Cyril's bedroom door. He followed her. "Is something wrong?"

"Volteer. After my days in school, since rumors started about me having a crush on somebody, it…was on Cyril."

He had wondered why she acted a bit strange around Cyril. It was answered and it explained why she was on him.

"I understand and-"

She grabbed him and held him tightly. "Don't dare speak of this to any soul. Please!" she intervened quickly. "I…I don't want him to know yet." she loosened her grip.

"I promise I won't. I shall not tell a living soul. Or dead soul, which is impossible." he chuckled.

Sina could have laughed and smiled. But she started to cry. She could not help it. "I even have those reactions they explained in school and it is so hard to control. It's insane. I doubt he goes through the same." Her tears drained from her eyes more quickly. Volteer decided to hold her to sooth her from her stress. "It's okay. If it's as bad as his dream in that house you need to tell him. It may work out, over the years. But all of us need to stick together through this." he planned.

She let go and sniffled. His advice to her sounded helpful and she appreciated it. Sina kissed Volteer on his cheek. "Friend kiss. Please do not take it that far." she added and nudged Cyril. Volteer was in a state of shock. Wow. I never thought it all comes down to this one house that is dangerous,he thought and nearing Terrador. He poked him a few times and he rose to his feet.

"Can't you see I am sleeping! Go back to bed Volt."

"Not now. We've got bigger problems. Look outside." Terrador put his head against the window, flicked his tail, and peered through the window. His eyes widened and he thought he was dreaming. "Remember what I told you about Cyril's nightmare! It's still there, minutes ago!" explained Volteer shaking. He was about to say something, but could not describe what he saw. "Holy-"

"Shoot!" shouted Cyril. Sina pushed her paw over his mouth to refrain him from screaming in fear. "Cyril. Please be quiet," she whispered. "Let's check it out. Together. Besides the weather is dying down a lot now."

That is not what I meant to say, thought Terrador.

That night the party silently wandered around the city with caution. They did not want to get detected yet it was not possible. Even young dragons can get in trouble in the night alone. But all the streets were abandoned and everyone was most likely asleep. They passed through the city and past its gates. They were looking at the guards' posts but no one was out.

"I get the feeling that I don't like our odds," Terrador said, "the guards are all gone." "Yeah, on break perhaps or a day off." said Sina sarcastically. She did not want to show how scared she was, but she knew that everyone there was and did it and doubted any safety from it. Cyril trembled a bit at each step. He was too frightened to even walk properly. He finally learned that his nightmare had come true in reality. It can possibly lead his friends to their demise.

"Maybe we should turn back. I don't want any of you to be in danger because of me. Let's go back and act like it was some dream" he considered as they got closer.

"We'll tackle it head-on together Cyril. I swear sooner or later," swore Sina. "Besides we are there.

The healthy grass ended from near the house. The giant house stood proudly on the around. A dense fog clouded it in front of them. There were no plants on the ground that was alive around it. They all withered and died lying on their dirt beds. Fiery glows shone dimly on a few windows.

"L-looks p-p-pretty creepy." stuttered Cyril pulling his wings in front of him.

"Seems like somebody tried to show off some greatHalloween spirit to everyone." mocked Terrador.

"Not helping." complained Volteer.

"Least I tried to lighten the mood."

"Stop bickering. Let's just check it out. We are not here to whine all night." retorted Sina. "Grab my tail everyone and hold on to it so we don't get lost. Same goes for the one behind to grab the nest one's tail." She entered through as Volteer held her tail, then Terrador, and lastly Cyril, reluctant to go. After passing through the dense fog, they found the entrance, hovering over a few feet. "How ironic, a high entrance." commented Sina. She kicked a dead plant under it. The house jut smashed it abruptly and flattened it.

"Well we should go back now." said Cyril ready to turn back. Volteer grabbed Cyril's tail and dragged him back. "Not yet. I am dying to find out what sort of things you had dreamt of."

"Well let's see: spikes, blood, skeletons, water that sinks you to your death, trapdoors – anything I missed?"

"Terrador, please boost me up so I can grab the edge and pull myself up." Sina asked urgently. He listened to her demand. He realized she wanted to go badly. "Sure." He held her back two feet up and she tried to stand up to get an easier boost. Sina jumped up to grab the ledge and hoisted herself up. She slipped and could not make it. She tried not to clip under so she would not get smashed. "Someone help me up – and DON'T look under my tail!" she grunted. Volteer went to her and pushed her higher.

She made it and tried to catch her breath; she held her arms down from the edge. "Jump up! I will pull." Volteer and Terrador got pulled up with no problem, except it hurt her arms getting them up one at a time. Cyril was left. "Come on Cyril. Please. We are going in as a team. We'll be fine."

"No. Just get down. It's too dangerous for all of us, even for you. Sina don't go." Cyril told her. Pretty unlucky I like you. I am not taking 'no' for an answer and I just want to get this over with. "Lets just grab him, I will get him." she whispered to the others. They held her down and she grabbed Cyril quickly. "Let it rip." she commanded while Cyril wiggled to get out. He gave up when Terrador pulled everyone up. He knew he had to conquer it soon, his own fear. Cyril reluctantly knocked the door handlebar against the door. A bolt of lightning struck the house and Volteer. Somehow he survived, all dizzy and tired.

"Weird." he muttered. He knew electric dragons had some resistance to electricity, but not that much. The door creaked open slowly and got everyone's attention. The group stared carefully. Amazingly the interior was different, full of vibrant dark colors, and looked livelier than the outside. There was a hallway from left and right and a staircase leading up. Everyone entered inside and the door shut behind them abruptly. "I hope our parents are not worried." said Volteer. The group explored around the house with caution. The few windows flashed the room brightly time by time in only split seconds.

Terrador motioned everyone to move up the staircase leading up. It was pitch-black inside the floor. Sina had an allergic reaction to the dust there and tried not to sneeze. "Ah-choo!" she sneezed loudly. A flare of fire flew by into an unlit torch from her mouth. It ignited with fire. The rest of the room brightened up with more torches lit up at the same time. Some armor sets of black knights stood around solemnly on the walls. "Sorry. It's just cold. Maybe too cold for me." Terrador grabbed the torch. "Least you are almost able to breathe fire. Instead…you sneezed it." he said. She snatched the torch from him. "Mine." She led with the torch to a few doors to the left side. She tried to open them. No dice. It did not open for her. A staircase hid at the corner leading up, busted down and slightly unstable. As they got close a suit of armor fell down near Cyril and the sword missed him.

"It wants to kill us! And most likely it's me!" he whined. "Let's go up there. It could b-be more safe." He climbed the staircase and it creaked loudly at each of his steps. The rest followed him up. At that floor Cyril found a door. Trying to twist it, it was able to be opened. "Should I open it guys?" he questioned. They caught up with him and Sina opened the door. She waved the torch inside to make sure it was safe. No response. "I think it's safe." she answered.

She twisted the knob and slid it open. It was only a wall. Engraved on the concrete wall it read "Is it safe!" She used the pointy side of the torch and carved under it "NO". "What a stupid thing to ask. Of course it's unsafe. Whoever wrote that wasted time to die." she said aloud. Crash! A loud collapse of items fell under them. "You just had to jinx it," said Cyril. "But still we need to check it out."

Instantly a trapdoor sprung under them. They fell down for a few seconds but hovered down using their wings. "Well this is strange. I could have sworn that for the very least I can fall down slower using my wings instead of falling fast." wondered Cyril. In a minute they landed to the ground – the underground. "I have to admit this is sounding very much like your old dream Cyril – and I want to get out!" yelled Volteer. And for the record I thought there was a floor under us from there. This is very creepy,he thought examining the room. "Bad news is, my torch is –" Her torch hit her from the top and bonked Sina's head. She fell to the floor a bit confused and tired due to the impact.

The torch's fire passed onto the plants and grass on the floor a few meters away from her. "Is anybody confused thinking there was supposed to be spikes and walls and even water drowning us?" curiously asked Cyril. "All I see are plants and even grass," he pulled his paws away from the grass but it was too tight. It felt like moss. He got out and walked about. "Maybe it's some sticky mossy grass. And it's sticky.

Terrador was stuck to the floor on his front side with Volteer. Both of them took a whiff at the air. Smells like smoke. Is it…They turned their heads behind them and looked near Sina. There was some small fire starting to grow bigger far from her. A toasty fire was about to spread! "FIRE!" they screamed. They jumped off the grass and noticed the other side. There were more plants and grass far away. A door there lit by a torch. "Run for it!" Volteer commanded pointing to the door. Cyril saw the fire and dashed to the door. He stopped and saw Sina stuck to the floor. "Sina! Get up!"

"I can't. I'm stuck here!" Sina said. She craned her neck behind her and saw the fire spreading faster. Cyril saw everyone else run further to the door but he turned back and rescued her. He pulled her out and she was free. "Run quickly!" he yelled going to the door. She followed him through. The fire got closer. Volteer and Terrador made it to the door. It would not open. "Now what do we do? asked Terrador walking around for a switch. He stepped on a pressure plate without noticing. Volteer saw two more panels rise up near the door and across Terrador, forming a triangle. He stepped on the one across him but could not reach the other one near the door. "Cyril! Sina! Step on the one at the door to get us out!" he called.

Cyril and Sina were almost there. Suddenly two green tentacles whipped out and swung to grab them both. Cyril ducked but she got snared by it. It slammed her against the wall with a giant plant full of plant tentacles, leaves, and prickly branches forming on her. She was trapped. The plant covered her everywhere and almost her mouth. "Help!" she screamed in a muffled tone.

Cyril stopped and looked back at the door. "Come on! Hurry!" they shouted at the door waving. Cyril looked back. The fire was getting faster and much closer. It would take a minute for it to reach her, but more to get the door. What are you going to do Cyril! It's either you and the guys at the door, or Sina trapped in the walls. Or worse, nobody and everyone is out? Think fast. You've only got very little time Cyril…

ASDDF

Yet another chapter finally done. Sorry for the veeeeery long delay guys. I was busy in school and I was extremely tired. Even though I have a FF hobby, I still need my life. Apologies if that is offensive. So anyways this story took some time to actually write this part. Truthfully its my longest yet. It may not be this long for some chapters but you get the point. Good night and hope for Halloween to start! This story will keep going until Halloween or a short while after. And that wraps that up. And before I forget…

SNEAK PREVIEW: Cyril tries to make a very hard decision at a strong surprise.

However will the group make it out in one piece? Or pieces!

AND you thought I would forget the preview…'night everyone. This was finished late by 10:55 so do you get it now? Because I am tired. (Yawns) I am going to rest up.