Chapter 6: Sacrifices and Shushing

Meanwhile, it was Arabella's third night a shipwreck cove and the weather had become worse, lightning streaked the sky and cast eerie shadows around Arabella's room and the thunder shook the house. It was scaring her stiff and keeping her up, she decided to go and see if Jack was awake.

She launched herself onto the floor careful to avoid the underside of the bed in case the monsters grabbed her ankles, she grabbed her dressing gown and ran quickly to the door avoiding the monster in the cupboard and into the halls. She sprinted to Jacks room.

"Jack, Jack." She said urgently knocking on the door, there was no reply.

"Look Jack, I'm sorry I've been spending more time with Valerie than ye, but can I come in?" she practically begged, still no reply, she sighed realising that because Jack had been born in a typhoon he could probably sleep through anything!

"hehehehehe..." said an small echoing voice, Arabella turned sharply and saw what looked like a flash of white run down the corridor.

"Hello? Is anybody there?" she said leaning down the corridor, suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her neck, reaching over to it she pulled out a small dart.

"Oh no..." she groaned just as she passed out.

When Arabella awoke, she could see she was surrounded by four identical children...either that or it was one child and the forest was spinning, wait...forest?!

Another thing Arabella realised was that she was upside down and tied to something...it was four, four small identical girls...chanting, and banging drums.

"Kay naki-yam nah, kay naki-yam nah." They chanted in unison.

"whoa...what are ye doing!?" she said still totally spaced-out, suddenly an elderly woman with painted face, tall headdress and decorated poncho appeared from what seemed like thin air.

"BE SILENT SACRIFICE."

"Don't ye go tellin' me to b-, sacrifice?" she realised suddenly very scared.

The old woman ignored her."SPAWN OF MCFLEMMING, BRING FORTH THE TORCH!" Arabella gulped. The four girls walked towards her carrying flaming torches.

"BUT I DONT TASTE GOOD! HONESTLY! AND IM A SINNER IM NO GOOD PLEASE LISTEN!" Arabella wailed.

"The spirits will decide that sacrifice." The woman said creepily, Arabella's eyes widened.

"YE'RE CRAZY!" she screamed, the woman did the creepiest thing yet, pressed a single finger to her lips and hissed then turned to the children.

"ALIGHT THE FLAME!"

"Could, we talk about this please!" Arabella ventured, trying a 'Jack tactic. In unison the four children placed a finger to their lips and hissed. Arabella shivered and turned white. Simultaneously the children dropped their torches and the pyre set ablaze. Arabella's doom was...nigh.