Chapter 11
Terror in Wonderland
"Hey, guys!" A random teen boy was filming himself. "This is yo boy, Maru1sC00L! Today or rather tonight, my buddies and I..."
He turned his cameras to his four friends, two boys, and two girls.
"… are here at this old, abandoned Pizzeria restaurant called Shiro Polarbear's Pizzaria Wonderland!"
"Try saying that five times fast." One of his friends joked, sharing some laughs for that.
"Yup! As you all may or may not know, this pizzeria wonderland is abandoned for over 30 years and there's been a recent new challenge where you have to stay here from midnight until 6 in the morning, but when you do the challenge, rumors say that old animatronics come alive and come to get you," the vblogger explained.
He and his friends entered the abandoned pizzeria. The time was currently at five minutes before midnight.
"So here, we are at the abandoned pizzeria. Spooky!" He emphasized.
"This place is junk," one of his friends remarked.
"I know! The whole place has junk everywhere!" The camera moved around, showing the inside of the former restaurant. There were old, ripped posters, but there were some still attached on the wall, all dusty. Some of the glass windows were partially broken or completely broken. The hallway was dark and dimmed.
The Vblogger and his friends went inside the dinner hall, where there was a custom stage and on the stage stood the three animatronics.
"And there they are, folks. The creepy animatronics that supposedly haunts this place between midnight till six in the morning." The camera showed three animatronics stationed on the stage. On the left was a blue seal with a yellow guitar and red bow tie. Next to it was a white polar bear in a red jacket that looked similar to the same jacket that Michael Jackson wore in his Thriller music video, and behind them was a yellow duck with small pink cowgirl hat on her head, sitting on a chair with a red drum set.
"So what are these guys doing here?" One of the girls asked.
"Well, from what I searched on the Internet, these animatronics were the main attraction at this pizzeria. Each has its own name. The sealed one is named Oscar the Seal, the duck on the drum, her name is Becky the Duck, and the white polar bear is the main guy, Shiro the Polar Bear. There should be another one, wolf animatronics named D.J. Wolf."
"What a cute name!" The second girl remarked.
"It sounds lame to me," the other girl said.
"That's why it is from the 80s," one guy teased.
"So to begin the challenge, we all need to go to the security room, and pretend to be a security man." The video blogger went to the security room, but little did they know that they were being watched.
The time was now 12:05 am.
"Alright, folks! The challenge has just recently started and it's just five minutes pass. Let's talk to just pass some times. So what do you guy think of this place so far?" He asked.
"Honestly, this is like the creepiest place ever," said one of the guys.
"Yeah, and it smells horrible," stated one of the girls.
"But I wonder why it became abandoned," asked the other girl.
"Well, I can answer that!" The video blogger announced. "According to some old news articles I found on the web, apparently children who came here disappeared. Over time, multiple children just disappeared, so the restaurant got sued for kidnapping. The police investigated this place, but they never found the children ever. Due to the bad reputation from the press and angry, worried parents, the company that owns this place decided to shut it down."
"Wow! So this junk got closed because some brats went missing?" Said one of the girls.
"Yup! And supposedly the spirits of the lost children still haunt the place, but that's just the urban legend," the video blogger said. "Say, where is Tomu."
"I think he went to take a leak, bro," his friend said. "He should be back soon."
The time was now at 1:10 am
"OK. This is just weird. Where the heck is Tom?" One girl asked.
"I will go check. You three stay here," the other guy decided as he went to the bathroom.
The time had passed, which showed 2:33 am.
"Geez. Why are those guys taking so long?" asked the impatient girl.
"I hope they're OK," one girl asked.
"How about let's go and find them?" The video blogger suggested. They decided to do just that.
They looked around for their friends with their flashlight. It was almost 3 pm.
"I hope the guys are alright," the first girl said.
"They're probably going to scare us or something," the second girl ranted as she then turned to the camera blogger. "This isn't a trick right?"
"No, it's not. Around this time, something should be happening," he stated.
Then, they heard something cracking and thumping noises.
"What was that?" The first girl asked.
Suddenly, one of their friends appeared out of the doorway, slamming to the ground.
"What the?!" They gasped.
"Guys! Help me! Heeelllp!" The boy was dragged into the shadow by something inside it. The trio looked at each other and the next thing we know, they were running and screaming like a panic baby.
"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" They screamed as they headed for the exit.
They came to the exit, which they originally went through to get inside, but when the blogger tried to open it, the door was locked.
"Hurry up and open it!" The second girl exclaimed.
"I'm trying, but it's locked!" He yelled.
"I think they're coming behind us and getting closer!" The first girl screamed.
As the sound came closer and closer, they turned around slowly. Out of the shadow, they could see a figure making a distinct sound of rusted metals. The full moon just came out of the dark clouds, illuminating its light through all opened cracks on the roof and the window. The light shined on the mysterious animatronic, which looked white as the moonlight was reflected by its white coating on the metallic body. It had sharp metallic teeth, and its eye glowed in red light.
The trio stared in fright as they couldn't move at all due to fear. The white animatronic roared and jumped on them as they all screamed. The video camera was dropped to the ground, but it was still recording. The animatronic dragged its three victims into the shadow before the camera ran out of battery power.
- Yo-Kai Watch -
It was another normal lunchtime at Sakura New Town Elementary. Ken and his classmates were eating lunch together as usual, but today, the classes were gossiping about something trendy as of late.
"Hey, did you guys watch the latest video about the challenge?" One of my classmates asked.
"You mean that? Yeah, I saw it!" Another male classmate exclaimed.
"Me too!" One girl said. "The poor guy. He's the only one who made it alive."
"Yeah. It was pretty cool," Kanchi noted, joining in the conversation.
"Um…," Ken spoke up. "What are you all talking about?"
Everyone stopped eating and looked at Ken, making him sweat a little as if he said something wrong.
"Ken, you haven't heard about it?!" Keita asked.
"It's like the trendiest thing on YouTube!" Kanchi exclaimed.
"Do you live under a rock or something, dude?!" Kuma questioned.
"I'm only asking and no, I don't live under a rock," Ken countered.
"It's about the Midnight Shift Challenge, Ken," Fumika revealed.
"Midnight Shift Challenge?" Ken repeated.
"Midnight Shift Challenge? I haven't heard such a thing before," Yuray admitted.
"Poor, poor, Yuray," Whisper shrugged. "Allow me to explain. It is..."
"It's the trendiest, scariest, and fun challenge that everyone's doing!" Kuma exclaimed.
"Hey! I was about to say that!" Whisper argued.
"OK, but what about it?" Ken asked.
"Allow me to explain, my introvert friend," Kuma stated as everyone eyed at him and listened to him.
"The Midnight Shift Challenge is a popular, yet dangerous challenge, where the challenger has to stay at the old, abandoned restaurant in Sakura New Town called 'Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland'… overnight!" Suddenly, lightning flashed as the room light flickered a bit. Some classmates (especially Keita) shrieked and gulped.
"According to urban legend, the restaurant used to be a popular kid's restaurant where they can eat pizza and ice cream, and play arcade games all day long. It was the best place to hang out, and the best part was the animatronics. However, a rumor began to spread that some children who go to the restaurant disappeared and never to be seen again. Eventually, it became worse and the upset, angry parents blamed the restaurant for their missing children. So the company owned the restaurant decided to close their store, and left it as it is. However, whenever someone goes there and stayed there from midnight to 6 am, strange things happen; the moaning sound of kids, strange footsteps, and the worst of all. The animatronics that was left behind there start moving by themselves, and till this day, they are still at the restaurant, waiting for the next victim to come and take on….the Midnight Shift Challenge!"
Huge lighting flashed, and thunder crackled, causing a blackout. Soon, the light returned.
"Nice story-telling, Kuma," Kanchi applauded, followed by the rest of the class.
"So basically, some bunch of people go there and see if the urban legend is true or not, despite how dangerous it is," Ken summarized.
"Well, when you put it that way, pretty much, but that's the fun of it!" Kuma exclaimed. "Nobody has beaten the challenge even till this day because none of them stay too long for the night."
"Well, I think I can stay long and win the challenge!" Ken boasted.
Some classmates gasped to hearing this, but Kuma just smirked.
"Oh really, Keita? You think you can beat the Midnight Shift Challenge?" Kuma asked mockingly. "An average guy like you would probably stay like 2 hours like most challenges before did. That's the average time of how long most people ever have done in the challenge, and it fits you well."
"No way, Kuma! I can prove that I can win the challenge and I will do it tonight to prove it!" Keita declared.
"Keita-kun, what do you think you're doing?" Fumika asked.
"You're just going to get yourself in trouble, Keita," Fumika's friend, Satoko stated.
"I don't think it's really worth it," Ken remarked.
"OK, Keita Amano. You're on and I am joining in just to make sure that you do it and if you win, I will give you 2000 yen, but if you lose, you have to eat spaghetti through your nose!"
"Oh my!" Yuray gasped, with her hands over her mouth.
"2000 yen? Ha! Make it 3000 yen and if I win, then you have to wear your clothes backward for a week!" Keita exclaimed.
"Deal!" They shook hand on their proposed bet.
"This doesn't look good," Fumika said.
"But you know. It does sound like fun. Maybe we should join one of them as a team," Mika suggested.
"Hey, that's a good idea," Kanchi agreed. "Keita, Kuma, why don't we form a team?"
"A team, huh? That's sound like a good idea," Keita said.
"Yeah, I agree. Let's see which one of our team wins the bet!" Kuma declared.
"You're on!" Keita exclaimed.
"I'm not quite sure about all this, but it does sound interesting," Yuray remarked.
"I think to different," Ken whispered.
- Another Watcher -
Keita's team, composed of Keita himself, Fumika, Ken (along with Yuray), and Satoko, and Kuma's team, composed of Kuma himself as the leader, Kanchi, and Mika arrived at the abandoned restaurant.
"Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland." Ken read the old sign with a big cross over it. "This is the place."
"What do you think of the place, Keita? Feeling scared yet?" Kuma teased.
"Hah! I am not scared at all!" Keita boasted, though there was a bit of sweat over his forehead.
"Me neither!" Kuma exclaimed.
"I downloaded a map of the place from some users who took the challenge before. This is just a rough draft of it, but it is pretty accurate for most parts," Kanchi said as he showed them with his tablet. "According to it, we will have to start the security room."
"Then, let's go inside already," Mika stated.
"I don't know, guys. This place is giving me the creep!" Satoko said, shaking in fear.
"Don't worry, Satoko-chan. We're all safe as long as we stick together," Fumika said confidently. "Right, Ken?"
"Yeah, we should be," he answered.
"Why Fumi-chan is always looking out for Ken?" Keita mumbled.
"Perhaps she thinks he is braver than you, Keita-kun," Whisper said.
"Hey!" Keita shouted.
"Come on, Keita-kun. We're going inside!" Fumika called to him as both groups were heading inside the building.
"Ah! Wait for me!" Keita rejoined them, but little did they know that they were being watched by another figure.
Once they were inside, they already figured out why this place was scary. There were some tables and chairs flipped over or dusts all over it. There were some old posters on the wall, but most of them were either peeled off completely or ripped in half. Some of the windows were broken, but most of them were still intact. There were few leaks on the hallway. The whole place was pretty old and broken.
"OK. It's official. This place is the scariest place I've ever been!" Satako decided.
"It really is dark in here," Fumika said. "Kind of scary, but it does get me excited."
"The security room is over there, a little bit of walk down the hallway," Kanchi pointed as they walked down the hallway together.
As they walked down the eerie hallway, Mika stopped at the entrance way.
"Hey, guys." They stopped and turned around.
"What is it, Mika-chan?" Fumika asked.
"I think I found the animatronics," she stated.
"This must be the party room," Kanchi said as he checked over his tablet. "This is where kids used to eat and watch the animatronics do their show."
"And here they are on the stage," Fumika pointed at the three animatronics.
"There are a seal, the duck, and the polar bear," Yuray said.
"So these guys were the main attraction of this old place," Whisper remarked.
"They're so old looking," Keita stated.
"And supposedly haunted," Kuma said. "Hey, let's take a picture with them before we begin the challenge."
"There are some minutes left before midnight. Why not?" Kanchi stated.
Everyone gathered in front of the animatronics and posed for the pictures while Kanchi setup the camera app on his tablet.
"OK, everyone says, cheese." Kanchi clicked on his tablet to snap a photo.
"Cheese!" Everyone stated.
"OK, I want to be in it. Could someone use my tablet for me?" Kanchi asked.
"I will do it," Ken volunteered.
Kanchi gave Ken his tablet as he got ready with the others.
"OK. Hold it. And say cheese," Ken said.
"Cheese!" Everyone said at the same time as Ken snapped a new photo. He checked the new photo and the noticed something strange. The blue seal animatronics made a peace sign over Keita's head, unlike the photo Kanchi made.
"Did you take it, Ken?" Fumika asked.
"Huh? Um, yeah. I did, and it came out fine," Ken answered, ignoring the photo for now.
"Let's go to the security room," Kuma declared.
They all headed to the security room. When they were inside, they noticed a bunch of monitors at the desk with one portable chair. There were also some photos on the wall, including posters.
"OK. So the challenge is to stay long enough for the night," Ken said.
"And whoever stay all the way until 6 am is the winner," Kuma added.
"I bought some walkies-talkie for us. I only have three though," Kanchi said, taking out three devices.
"Hey, guys!" Everyone turned their attention to Fumika. "Look! The security cameras are working!"
Everyone was surprised by Fumika's discovery. The security cameras were indeed working.
"That's strange. I thought this place was abandoned and had no electricity," Mika said.
"Well, whatever and I think I got a good idea!" Kuma stated. "Keita, you pick one of your teammates."
"What? Why?" Ken asked negatively.
"You have three people in your team and I have only two. It's unfair and since we have three walkie-talkies, one of your teammates should stay here and keep an eye on everyone," Kuma explained.
"That's actually not a bad idea," Keita thought aloud. "OK, then Ken, you stay here and watch over the security cameras."
"OK," Ken accepted.
"It looks like Ken's going to work as the security man tonight," Mika joked.
Everyone laughed, but Fumika looked a bit worry.
"Are you sure you'll be fine here, Ken?" Fumika asked.
"I will be just fine," Ken replied as he looked over to his ghostly Yokai maid at his side.
"OK. Then, let's begin the challenge!" Kanchi declared.
Team Keita and Team Kuma went separately away from each other. Team Keita went to the eastern side of the building while Team Kuma was at the western side while Ken stayed in the security camera and watched over them.
"This is very interesting and strange that the security cameras and the monitors are still working over these years since this establishment was abandoned," Yuray said.
"That is a good point," Ken said as he looked over his watch. "Half hour has passed and so far so good."
Ken's walkie-talkie began ringing. He picked it up and said, "This is Ken."
"This is Keita, over. Is anything happening yet?" Keita asked.
"Nope. Nothing strange happening on the camera," Ken answered.
"What about Kuma and the others?" He asked.
"I see that they are exploring around where they are right now," Ken said as he watched Kuma's team.
"Keep an eye on them, Ken. I think Kuma might going to cheat and scare us or something to win this challenge. Make sure you keep an eye on him," Keita ordered.
"Um, sure," Ken complied.
"Thanks, Ken. You are the best, over!" The call stopped there.
"It seems that Mr. Keita doesn't trust Mr. Kuma even though they're a friend," Yuray said sadly.
"Well, if you ask me, I think this whole challenge is ridiculous. I just hope it is over soon," Ken remarked.
His walkies-talkie rang again. He picked it up and said, "This is Ken."
"Yo, Ken. It's me, Kuma. What do you see that Keita and his team up to?" Kuma asked.
Ken rolled his eyes and looked at one of the monitors which shows Keita's team.
"They're not doing anything else other than just standing around," Ken answered.
"OK. Keep an eye on them for me. I think Keita is planning to scare me and my team to win the challenge," Kuma said. "Just keep your eyes on them!"
Kuma cut off the communication, leaving Ken alone with his Yokai maid.
"Oh my. It seems like both sides don't trust each other and I fear that they're going to give you some troubles, Master Ken," Yuray said.
"I had a feeling something like this would happen when I became the 'security guy'," Ken grumbled.
He looked over the monitors and turned his full attention on the one monitor that showed the animatronics on the stage. Everything looked normal, but some of the monitors also glitched sometimes. The monitor glitched for a second or two, and then he noticed it.
"What's wrong, Master Ken?" Yuray noticed her master's surprised expression.
"That's strange. Did you notice something strange about that animatronics?" He asked.
"No, Master," she replied.
"I thought one of them just looked toward at the camera just now," Ken thought aloud.
"That couldn't be possible. You must be getting tired. I will make you some tea, Master," Yuray stated.
Hours had passed and it was already half-way point in the challenge. Yuray was falling asleep half of the time, and Ken tried to wake up, but just couldn't for too long.
Suddenly, the walkies-talkie rang, waking them both up abruptly.
"Hello?" Ken picked it up.
"Hey Ken, it's me, Fumika!" Fumika stated in panicking tone.
"What's wrong, Fumika? You breathing really fast," Ken said.
"It's Satoko-chan! She went missing!" She cried.
"What?" Ken gasped.
"Hey, Ken!" Keita was now on the line. "It's me, Keita! Yeah, Satoko-chan went missing when she went to the girls' room!"
"Did Fumika went with her?" Ken asked.
"Fumika suggested to her to go together, but Satoko declined and said that she could go alone since the restroom wasn't too far away from where we are," Ken explained.
"Where are you guys right now?" Ken asked.
"We're at the front of the girls' room," Keita said.
Ken checked the security monitor and noticed that one of the security cameras showed Ken and Keita in the hallway at the two restrooms.
"I see you guys," Ken said as he noticed something else. "Wait, what the?"
"What's wrong, Ken?" Keita asked.
"The animatronics…. They're not on the stage!" Ken exclaimed.
"What!? How is that possible?" Keita asked surprisingly.
"Look, Master Ken!" Yuray pointed to one of the other monitors. They saw something of shadow moved to pass the security camera, and it was near where Keita and Fumika were at currently.
"Keita, Fumika! You guys need to get out of there! We...I mean, I saw something moving to past the security camera near where you guys are right now," Ken warned.
"Say wha….aaaaaaaaaaaaaatt!" Keita screamed, but communication was lost.
"Keita? Keita!" Ken yelled, but couldn't reach him.
"Oh my! Mr. Keita is he…?" Yuray asked.
"I am not quite…."
"AAAaaaahhhh!" They gasped and jumped when the walkies-talkie screamed.
"What? Whisper, is that you?" Ken asked.
"Help meeeeeee!" Whisper pleaded as a strange rusting metal sound was heard in the background.
"Whisper, come in! Whisper, answer me!" Ken demanded, but no response. "Dang it! He's gone too."
"Oh no! What are we going to do?" Yuray asked worryingly as she was shaking in fear.
Ken grabbed the walkie-talkie and changed the channel to Kuma.
"Kuma, are you still there? Something happened to Keita's team. They're in trouble and please respond, over," Ken said.
However, the response he got was unexpected. It was a moaning sound, a very strange, yet eerie moaning sound that sounded like a child moaning or crying.
"That doesn't sound like Mr. Kuma, Mr. Kanchi, or Miss Mika!" Yuray exclaimed.
"It seems like this place is really haunted, but I am going to get to the bottom of this. Come on, Yuray." Ken decided to leave from the room and went to search for his friends.
The time was currently at 4:45 am. Ken and Yuray moved through the dark, eerie hallway. So far it was quiet….too quiet.
"Where could have our friends disappeared to?" Yuray asked.
"Something was definitely strange about that animatronics when we first came here. I want to check if they are still where they are supposed to be," Ken said as they entered the stage room.
He looked over at the stage, and all three animatronics weren't there.
"Oh my! Where they disappeared to?" Yuray asked.
"I don't think they just disappeared, Yuray," Ken said as he investigated around the stage. He looked over the ground and touched the wall. When suddenly, he pressed some kind of switch and discovered a hidden door.
"A hidden door!" Yuray gasped.
Ken slowly opened the door with his flashlight out first. Inside the room was a bunch of animatronic parts. There were empty heads, spare mechanical arms and legs, and other kinds of parts.
"Ew. This place gives me a creep," Yuray remarked.
"I know, but it looks like our friends are not around here. It seems to be this is some kind of storage room where they used to store and keep extra parts for the animatronics," Ken said.
"It seems like so," Yuray said as she looked around and then stopped to see one full animatronic standing in front of her. Its eyes started to glow and looked straight at her.
"Master Ken...I believe I found one of the missing animatronics!" She stated.
The animatronic began to move with his arms out.
Ken and Yuray dodged away and ran out of the room as fast as possible. The animatronic was moving slow, but coming after them steadily.
When they exited the room and turned around, they saw another animatronics standing by and then running toward them.
"This way!" Ken exclaimed as he and his ghost maid ran the opposite direction away from the chasing animatronics.
"Yikes!" Yuray shrieked.
They ran all the way to the kitchen, where it used to cook pizza and prepared all other kinds of meals served at this wretched place.
"I think we got away from them," Ken said, catching his breath.
"Oh, thank the lord," Yuray said as she felt relieved and floated back toward a freezer door. Suddenly, she made a false move, causing the door to lock open.
"Help! Master Ken!" Yuray screamed.
"Yuray!" Ken tried to open the door to the freezer room, but it was locked tight. "I can't open it!"
"And I can't seem to phase out of this freezer, either!" Yuray exclaimed.
Just then, Ken heard a noise, so he decided to hide. He peeked under the counter and saw two mechanical feet. It moved around as if it was looking for something. It was most likely looking for him and Yuray.
Ken moved carefully and quietly. Yuray bit her hand, feeling very nervous to see her own master moving so carefully while avoiding the animatronic's attention. Ken safely stood up and tip-toed to the exit. That was when Yuray was about to sneeze.
"A...Ah...Achoo!" She sneezed.
The robot turned around and noticed Ken. As it did, it quickly jumped over him, knocking him out.
"Oof!" Ken fell to the floor as his vision became blurry.
"Master Ken! Master Ken!" Yuray screamed, but her scream echoed until it stopped.
- Another Watcher -
"Muuu….Uuuuh…." Ken slowly opened his eyes, waking up from the knock-out earlier.
"Hey, look, guys. One of them is waking up," said a voice.
"Ack, ack! His eyes are moving," said a goofy voice.
"I hope he's OK," said a female voice.
"Huh? What?" Ken looked around and saw the animatronics in full color.
"Ahh!" He screamed.
"Woah, Woah! Easy kids," said the polar bear animatronic. "We're not here to hurt you."
"Where am I?" Ken asked.
"Well, you're at Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland, of course!" stated the polar bear animatronics, all giddy.
"Or at least what it used to be, ack, ack," said the goofy animatronics, which was the blue seal.
"Wow, guys! I think this little boy is the first human to not get fainted when seeing us," said the duck animatronics.
"Wait...Are you three the animatronics? If you are walking and talking, then that would mean that you three are Yokai," Ken said.
"Arck, arck! This little boy actually knows what we are!" The blue seal animatronics gasped.
"Well, I will be," the polar bear animatronics astonished. "This is just wonderful discovery! Oh, where're my manners? My name is Shiro Polarbear."
"Hello, I am Becky the Cowgirl Chicken," Becky introduced as she possed a little with her tiny pink cowgirl hat.
"Arck, my name's Simon Seal," Simon said.
"Yo, what's cracking, guys?" A wolf animatronic who dressed like a rapper appeared out of the darkness. He wore that strange, yet cool-looking sunglasses from the 80s, leather blue jacket, and an airshow with a missing pair, and half-skin torn leg. He was also missing one eye under his glasses and also wore a hat with one bite mark as if it was eaten partially.
"Hey, Wolfie. This kid can actually see us and he knows we're Yokai, arck," Simon said.
"Really, yo? That's like crazy, bro!" Wolfie said, talking in a very street-like language.
"Yo, what's up, little boy! The name's Wolfie the Rapper, the cool dog in this house, yo," Wolfie said.
"Um, nice to meet you and all of you. My name is Ken," Ken introduced. "And I want to know. What do you all do to my friends?"
"Oh! They're still sleeping," Shiro said as he showed Ken where they were. Ken was relieved to see Keita, Fumika, Kuma, and everyone else all safe and sound, sleeping peacefully.
"Although, one of them, the big kid did wake up before you did, he screamed and went back to sleep again," Becky stated.
'I wonder why...' Ken thought as he pictured Kuma waking up and seeing the horrifying, decaying animatronics in his face.
"So, what are you all four doing here?" Ken asked.
The animatronics looked a bit sad.
"Well, you see, Ken, it's all started a long time ago, little over 30 years ago," Shiro Polarbear began the tale. "Simon, Becky, Wolfie, and I were just normal animatronics at this here, Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland. It was the most popular place where kids and family can hang out, watch our show, and enjoy some wonderful, tasty pizzas. It was a good time, but then everything changed when...it happened."
"What exactly happened?" Ken asked.
"The restaurant here got closed by the owner's decision, arck," Simon moaned.
"It all started when some children went missing," Becky explained.
"Yeah, dog, but we knew the reason why the kids were disappearing!" Wolfie claimed.
"You do?" Ken said.
"Yes. You see, there was a very rotten employee who used to work here. He dressed as animatronics and lured the kids to a private room. Nobody knew what he actually did to the kids when they were in the room, but something not good," Shiro explained.
"Yeah….Something not good," Simon shook in fear as his metallic body made noise when he did.
"Calm down, Simon. It's alright," Becky comforted him. "We don't really want to talk about it."
"Yeah, dog. It was that very bad," Wolfie said.
"I see," Ken said, understanding their feeling and sort of get the picture.
"Fortunately, the guy got arrested, but even so, the police couldn't able to find the kids and due to publicity and stuff, the owner had no other choice but to close the place, leaving us here with it to rot," Shiro explained.
"And at some point, you all four became a Yokai," Ken added.
"That's right," Shiro nodded. "But strangely enough, after so many years, people started coming to the place again."
"Yeah! That's the good news, arck!" Simon stated excitedly.
"We don't know why, but over the past weeks, young people started coming again and we wanted to make it a surprise to welcome them, but all of them just got scared and never came back," Becky explained.
"Yeah, what's give, yo?" Wolfie shrugged.
"Ah, huh," Ken nodded.
He understood the full story. Shiro and his gang weren't actually scaring anyone who dares to come here for the stupid challenge, but rather, they wanted to welcome them. Though, it seemed more understandable the reason why they were scared of them.
"Well, haven't you guys ever thought of leaving this place? I mean, you said it yourself, Shiro. This place is rotting and eventually it will crumble down, someday," Ken suggested.
"That may be, Ken and I appreciate your concern," Shiro replied. "But, we can't leave here because this is our home and it's the only place we know."
"It's our home, ark, ark," Simon said.
"We don't want to leave here," Becky added.
"If only people come again here and enjoy it, just like the old time, yo," Wolfie stated.
They all had a good point. They couldn't just leave and go out in the world. It would be too dangerous for them, especially seeing old animatronics just walking in the street would definitely surprise a lot of people. That was when Ken got an idea.
"I think I got an idea," Ken stated.
"An idea?" Becky repeated.
"What is it, Ken?" Simon asked.
- 2 weeks later -
"Welcome to the grand re-opening of Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland!" Shiro greeted as customers coming to his restaurant. However, the customers were human people, but a Yokai.
"Ah-woohoo! Let's get this place funky!" Wolfie howled in excitement as he played the music as DJ.
"Thank you very much and come again," Becky greeted to the leaving customer and more customers came to the front. "Welcome to Shiro Polarbear's Pizzeria Wonderland. Table for two? Please step right in and wait for someone to help."
The customers were Yokai, and some of them were familiar ones we know.
"Mmm, this place's pizza tastes so good," Komajiro said. "What do you, big brother?"
"It sure is, and you should try tasting this ice cream, Komajiro," Komasan said as he licked it.
"I am glad that we found a great place to eat together. This is the best!" Komachan remarked.
In the kitchen, some familiar Yokai and two familiar kids were working hard.
"Order up, ark!" Simon bought more orders to the kitchen window. "I need more ice cream cones and pizzas, please."
"We're working on it!" Lasagnyan, as the chef stated. "Hey Tomato Bum, where are those ice cream cones?!"
"I thought Whisper was working on that!" Lasagnyan yelled.
"Hey! What do you mean? I am handling the dough for the pizza!" Whisper complained.
"Blazion, make sure to maintain the heat," Lasagnyan said.
"Blaze!" Blazion kept the fire going for the pizza oven.
"Order up!" Lasagnyan handed the slice of pizza and ice cream cone. One of the new waitresses, Smogmella came up and took the plate to the right customer's table.
"Why am I have to clean the dishes?" Keita mumbled.
"Someone got to," Ken stated as he was cleaning the dishes with him. "It's not that bad, anyway."
"I guess so...that is if I want to say if it is not like past midnight!" Keita complained.
"Relax, Keita-kun. That is why we hired Insomni as both waitresses and for you guys to stay awake," Whisper said as if on cue, Insomni entered the kitchen, picked up the new order, and winked to the boys before she left out of the kitchen.
"Okay, yo. It's time for the show that you all have been waiting for! It is, Shiro and the Party Animals!" Wolfie announced as the stage curtain opened up, with Shiro, Simon, and Becky on the stage.
"First thing before we begin is I like to thank you all for coming to this very special opening. We met a certain kid who helped us to renovate this old place and re-opened it under new ownership. So, this song is dedicated to him and all of you guys for supporting us," Shiro stated.
Shiro and his gang began playing as everyone cheered for them as if this was a concert.
As the dawn was approaching, everyone at the restaurant was just cleaning up to end for today.
"That was a successful re-opening, guys and the good news is that we made our first profit for today!" Shiro announced.
"That sounds terrific, Shiro, ark, ark!" Simon cheered as he clapped his hand or flippers.
"This is great!" Becky exclaimed.
"And for that, this is a gift to you, Ken," Shiro handed him his Yokai Medal, which showed Shiro Polarbear singing with all his heart, but interesting note about his medal was that the color frame was dark blue and on the opposite face, it was a skull for symbol of the tribe.
"Interesting! I've never seen a medal with that kind of symbol," Whisper said.
"What is it?" Keita asked.
"That is the symbol of the tribe we belong to. A very rare tribe called the Horror Tribe," Shiro admitted.
"Say what?!" Ken, Keita, and Whisper gasped.
"Nani?!" Yuray screamed in surprise, who still happened to be stuck in the freezer room all this time.
Yuray's Sick Day
It was a cold autumn morning. Ken and one of his Yokai friends and roommates, Lasagnyan were doing their usual things in the living room. That was when Yuray came, but she looked a bit….different than usual.
Her lively, pink ghostly skin (if the ghost does have skin) was now pale, light greenish color. Her eyes were a bit droopy and her nose was red, too.
"Good, ew, morning," she greeted sickly.
"Good morning." Ken and Lasagnyan greeted back, but they soon noticed something was wrong with her.
"Y'all, Yuray, are you alright?" Lasagnyan asked.
"You don't look so good," Ken said.
"Oh, no, no, no. I am fine, as usual," she shrugged. "Let me just, uh, start the day as usual. Now, let me clean these dishes."
She picked up the dishes and carried them to the kitchen, but suddenly, she felt wobbly until she fell and dropped all the plates.
"Y'all! OK, gal, you are not OK at all!" Lasagnyan cried.
"No, no! I only just slip," she reassured.
Ken stopped her from doing anything else and dragged her to the couch. He used a thermometer on her. In a few minutes, the thermometer finished checking her temperature.
"Yup. You have a fever, Yuray. You can't work like this. You have to rest for today," Ken said strictly.
"But, I can't rest, Master Ken. There are chores I must do," she stated as she coughed.
"He's right, gal. You got to rest, and we will handle with your chores and stuff, Y'all," Lasagnyan said.
Yuray didn't agree, but she knew that she couldn't work like this in her current state. "OK, if my master wants me to rest for a day, then I shall obey."
"Good, but what should we do about the chores, Y'all?" Lasagnyan asked.
Ken thought to himself for a moment and then an idea popped in his mind. "There is one person who can help us or should I say, one Yokai?"
He took out one of his medals and said, "Yuray, I need you to switch my current watch to Yo-Kai Watch Zero."
"Alright," Yuray coughed. She slowly kissed the watch, but the kiss she made was a very sloppy one.
"Eew, whoever you'll summon, partner, I hope he or she cleans your watch after," Lasagnyan pointed out.
The watch turned to Yo-Kai Watch Model Zero.
"Yo-Kai Medal, set on! I summon...Kamilla!" He inserted the medal into the watch and dialed it to one.
"Summoning time!" The next scene changed to show Kamilla ball-dancing and at the end, politely bowed with her skirt. Ken then dialed the watch to number 2, making a bright tower of light shooting out of the watch. "Summoning Charming!"
"Kamilla!" Kamilla appeared. "Long time no see, Young Aichi-sama and Miss Lasagnyan. How do you both doing?"
"Long time no sees, Y'all," Lasagnyan greeted.
"Kamilla, sorry if we summon you at a wrong time or…."
"Oh, no, no, Aichi-same. There is never a wrong time for you to summon me. As you own my medal, you may call me anytime you wish," she assured. "So, may I ask the reason for my summoning?"
"Well, you see…."
"Your sister here is sick today and we need someone to do her chores until she gets better, Y'all!" Lasagnyan interrupted him.
"Oh my!" Kamilla said as she noticed her sister in bed. She checked her body temperature with her and even checked her pulse. "I see. I understand. I shall be Aichi-sama's maid until my little sister, Yuray is recovered."
"Sweet! Now we don't have to worry about this place becoming a pig's shelter," Lasagnyan approved.
"Uuuh, thank you….Big Sis…." Yuray mumbled.
First chore Kamilla began with was the broken plates left by Yuray. She cleaned it up and washed the morning dishes. Then, she prepared the medicine for Yuray and made her drink it (despite her disapprove of it due to that she didn't like to drink one). Next, she cleaned Ken's mattress and bedding and did the laundry. After that, she went to the grocery store and bought foods for lunch and dinner. She wanted to make grand food for Ken, Lasagnyan, and something healthy for Yuray. She managed to finish most of the chores in the first half of the day, faster than even Yuray could do.
Hours had passed and it was dinner time. Ken and Lasagnyan were at the dinner table, but their usual dinner table was now covered with a beautiful cloth and even a candle table was placed on the middle, making it look grander than it should.
Ken and Lasagnyan were very surprised and couldn't even shut their mouth.
"Is there something matter?" Kamilla asked.
"Oh, no, no!" They both responded.
"Oh, that's good to hear! I only want to make you both feel very homey. The dinner will be ready in 5 minutes," Kamilla said, smiling.
"Yo, Partner, this must have been the greatest thing ever! Kamilla really does her job well and beyond!" Lasagnyan whispered.
"I admit that she is good, though maybe too good," Ken whispered back.
"Your dinner is served," Kamilla said as she bought some dishes with a metal cover over each of it. "First, for Miss Lasagnyan, I serve you a grand double-decked lasagna with pepper, crusted cheese, rosary leaves, and a small plate of healthy green grass with olive.
"Wow! This is great! Time to dig it!" Lasagnyan began stuffing her mouth with the lasagnas. Her eyes were shocked.
"This is delicious….!" Her mind was in her own world, spiritually enjoying the food as if her own spirit (even though she is already a spirit) was about to leave her body.
"As for your dish, Aichi-sama, your dinner tonight is a roasted beef with the finest barbecue sauce from world class's American beef and burger restaurant, with the side of fried potatoes, broccoli, and corns, along with one bowl of Hokkaido rice and bowl of miso soup.
"Wow. Thank you. This looks really good," Ken said as he began with the beef. "Mmmm. This is very good!"
"I am happy to hear that," Kamilla said. "But, to make this dinner more enjoyable and soothing, I prepare some background music."
She inserted a CD into the radio player and hit play. It was classical music, turning the dinner into a grand dinner.
"Ah, just perfect," Kamilla mesmerized. "If you need me of anything, I shall standby here."
Ken and Lasagnyan finished their dinner in about 30 minutes. They enjoyed themselves very much.
"Mmm, hmmm. That was just delicious. As if it was a dream," Lasagnyan said, with her stomach stuffed.
"Hey Kamilla," Ken said.
"Yes, Aichi-sama?" She called.
"Thanks for this great dinner and all the chores you did for Yuray, but I was wondering. You two are sisters and Yokai, but exactly how did you two become a Yokai in the first place?" Ken asked.
"Where that question came from, partner?" Lasagnyan asked.
"I...dodododon't know. I just want to know more about Yuray. She doesn't say a lot about herself or her past," Ken admitted.
Kamilla looked at Ken with a nonchalant expression but quickly turned to a smile and sigh. "Very well, Aichi-sama. I will tell you about mine and Yuray's past."
"Now that I think about it, I am curious as a cat to hear this tale," Lasagnyan decided.
"You are a cat," Ken stated.
"Well, all begin a long time ago..." Kamilla began the tale.
- Flashback -
A single car drove through the countryside. It was all a green pasture and fields with few trees passing by.
"We're almost there," the driver said as he and the passengers on the car approaching near a huge mansion over the hill ahead of them.
The passengers on board were two young ladies. One was a long blue hair and the other one had a short pink with swirling bun on the top of her head. These two ladies were Kamilla and Yuray when they were human.
The driver approached the front of a huge fence gate. The gate opened and the driver went through. He drove uphill until he reached the front of the mansion.
The driver got off first and opened the door for the two young ladies.
"Welcome! I expected you two to arrive." They were greeted by a big man with a mustache. He wore a beret jacket and black pants with a pair of black shoes. This man was the owner of the mansion and who would be Yuray and Kamilla's master. He was accompanied by three butlers and three maids behind him at the door.
"You two must be the two new maids I asked," asked the man.
"Yes, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you and serve you, sir," both girls greeted and bowed.
"Splendid! Come along now and let me show you around the place," the man stated.
"Yuray and I arrived at our old master's mansion. He showed us around the place, how things work, where we sleep, and many other things. The next day, we immediately began our work. It was hard work, but what made it more difficult was that the other maids….they weren't so nice to us, especially to my sister, Yuray."
As Yuray was walking down the hallway with a tower of laundry, two older maids were walking down the opposite direction. They noticed her and decided to play a trick on her. One of them pulled out their leg, making her trip over it. When she did, all the laundries fell with her.
"Oops. You better watch out next time," one of the maids teased. The two maids laughed as they walked away.
Yuray was sad as she was about to cry. That was when her older sister, Kamilla showed up and helped her pick up the laundries.
"The other maids bullied her, but I always stick by her side...at least until..."
"Yuray, I order you to take care of my son, Damian from now on," the owner ordered. "And you, Kamilla, I want you to take care of my wife and other needs whenever I say."
"Yes sir," they complied.
"Yuray and I began working separately. At first, I was worried that she would have a hard time and that she would be bullied again if I won't be with her, but my worry was ease when I heard that she was getting along well with former, young master, Damian-sama. She was good with kids, after all."
"Hmmm. This problem is hard," Damian said.
"Don't worry, Master Damian. I can help you with your study," she said.
"That sounds good! It seems like the old gal, Yuray was a good, hard-working gal even when she was a human, Y'all."
"What about you, Kamilla?"
"As for me, I took care of the owner's sick wife. She was bedridden most of the time, so it must be hard on the owner and of course, their son, Damian. Luckily, Yuray was there for the young master all the time, so at least the owner was glad about that."
"That's good."
"However, things turned dark as the years passed by for both of us."
"What do you mean?"
Kamilla was too hesitant at first to say it, but shrugged off and continued the tale.
"For you see, it was around the time when young Master Damian turned into a fine, young lad in high school."
"Strike four!" Damian hit a goofball. He was now a young, handsome boy in his mid to late teen.
"Wonderful score, master Damian!" Yuray applauded him.
"That's a new high score, Yuray. Please record it, so I can beat it later," Damian boasted.
"Master Damian." A butler appeared and called out his name. "Some guests arrived and they would like to see you."
"The guests were two girls from Damian's school. They came to study with him, so Damian accepted them in. Secretly, they only wanted to see Damian and they were quite jealous of my sister."
"Why would they be jealous of Yuray?"
"Partner, I know you're smart and all, but you have a lot to learn about what ladies think."
"What is that supposed to mean? Anyway, Kamilla, what happened next?"
"Well, while young Master Damian went to the men's room, the guests decided to play a trick on Yuray and make her look bad. They decided to put a bug in their teas that Yuray made for them."
"Aaahh!" One of them screamed. "There is a bug in my tea!"
"What?!" Yuray gasped.
"You! Why the heck there is a bug in my tea?!" The girl accused.
"I...I...That is not possible! I am sure that it got in there….somehow!" Yuray panicked.
"You're the one who put it!" One of the girls pointed at her.
The head butler appeared to the scene and asked about the commotion.
"This is outrageous, Yuray! How could you?" The head butler said.
"But, sir, I didn't do it!" Yuray defended.
"That was when young Master Damian arrived. He heard the story from the butler and the girls. He couldn't believe, but unexpectedly to everyone else..."
"So that is the story, Damian. This maid of yours is a bad maid! She needs to leave here," said one of the girls.
"Yeah, Damian. She needs to make her leave," the other one suggested.
"You two….Get out," he said softly first.
The two girls looked confused and said, "pardon?"
"I said GET OUT!" Damian screamed.
"To their surprise, young Master Damian screamed at them and kicked the girls out of the mansion. They never came to visit him ever again, at least from what I heard. Apparently, he believed in Yuray's innocence."
"Well, that's good, Y'all! Good for Yuray and Damian fellow seems to be a nice guy, just like here Partner."
"So….how was this turned to dark as you mentioned?"
"Well, it happened on Valentine's Day. After Master Damian returned from school, he...asks Yuray to be his own."
"Say what?!"
"Say what?" Yuray gasped.
"Yes, Yuray. I am serious. I want you to be my girl, my sweetheart," he proposed.
"Wait, Master Damian! This is so...so sudden!" She resisted.
"I know that is strange at first. You took care of me since I was little as if you were like my mother. My mother never was at my side, neither my father, but you always been there at my side. I don't think I can bear to live without you. So, come to me, Yuray! Let's be together!"
"I...I..." Yuray blushed but shrugged off. "I am sorry, Master Damian. I can't!"
Yuray ran away, pushing him aside to the door.
"Wait, Yuray!" He called out to her, but she didn't stop.
"And things became worse. On that same day, when night arrived, young Master Damian's mother passed away. She lived longer than expected, but in the end, her illness took over her body. Everyone felt devastated that night, especially to young Master Damian. However, I believe that his mother's passing was the last thing that finally made him...snap."
"Snap? What is that supposed to mean, Y'all?"
"I have a feeling and I don't like it."
"On that same night, Master Damian asked Yuray to come to his room. He trapped her there and tried to….well, let's just say, he tried to do something horrible with her. However, my sister resisted and fought against him."
"No, Master Damian! Please don't do this!" She begged.
"I can do whatever I want! I am your master! Now lay down and stop moving!" He struggled with her.
Yuray scratched Damian with her fingernails, which inflicted pain on him. She got out and tried to open the door but it was locked.
"The door is locked! You're trapped here, Yuray!" He stated.
"No...no I am not!" Yuray responded as she looked over to the window. She decided to take a leap of faith.
"Wait. What are you thinking? No, don't do it!" He shouted, but it was too late.
Yuray crashed herself through the window and fell from a three-story height.
"Holy cow! Was she alright?"
"Luckily, she was with a broken leg. She moved as fast as possible, trying to find me. She entered back into the mansion through the backdoor and looked for me while avoiding young Master Damian, who was looking for her, like a monster."
"Well, did she found you?"
"She did, but...she found me in the most despicable, dishonorable state."
"….You don't have to explain to me the exact detail. You can move on to the next part."
"….Thank you, Aichi-sama. After Yuray found me, she ran away, thinking that there were no other reasons to stay. She went hiding in the nearby wood, but on her way, she tripped and she wasn't unable to move. Her injury got worse."
"Uuuhh...I can't move," Yuray moaned. "But...at least now….I will be safe here and no one will find me here."
Tears fell down her eyes. "I'm...sorry….everyone."
Yuray closed her eyes slowly as the color in pupils darkened while the rain continued to rain. Suddenly, a mysterious hooded figure appeared. This figure was dark and shadowy with strange black mists coming from under the cloth where the feet supposed to be.
"Yuray….A poor girl you are, you shall now be released from this horrible physical world and become a spirit," the hooded figure said in a distorted voice.
The figure had a scythe that materialized into his hands. He held up above him, ready to slice Yuray's spirit. As he was about to do it, he was stopped when a shining light appeared.
"Stop right there, Grim!" A powerful voice called.
The light dimmed, revealing to be an old sage.
"You dare to interfere death, you old farts!" Grim barked.
The dark hooded figure revealed to be the one and original Grim Reaper
Grim Reaper-Tribe: Horror, Type: Dark
"This young lady doesn't deserve to die like this, Grim," said the old age.
"Even so, this is my matter. She has a death mark on her, and it is my duty to reap her soul to the afterlife. You can see it in her eyes," Grim Reaper argued, showing the proof.
"That may be, but as you may have guessed, I am here for a reason than just arguing with you," the old sage reassured. "This young lady has a bigger role to play. Not as a human, though, but in sense, in the afterlife, but she must still realm here in the earthly realm."
"Hmmm...Very well. I shall let you pass this time," the Grim Reaper said as a puff of smoke appeared where he stood, disappeared from space.
The old sage looked over to Yuray's lifeless body. "This soul must be preserved. For better or worse, you still have a purpose, Yuray. You may not be your old human self ever again, but at least take this as a second chance in life or rather an afterlife."
He performed magic on her, making her soul turned into her current form, her Yokai form. She was unconscious though.
"Now, you are reborn as a Yokai of the Charming Tribe. Yuray, even in your new form in the afterlife, you are now considered a Yokai Maid along with your sisters. Someday in future, you will be released by a young boy who will need guidance and aid in his struggling life. Do this well for the rest of your eternity until the time of his adulthood!"
The old sage sealed her into a capsule ball and rest became history.
- Flashback Ends -
The next morning, it was like any other day and luckily, a certain someone was also awake.
"Good morning, Master Ken and Miss Lasagnyan!" Yuray greeted happily.
"Good morning, Yuray." Ken, Lasagnyan, and her sister, Kamilla greeted.
"Say, gal. You look much better," Lasagnyan noticed.
"It seems like your fever went down," Ken said.
"Yes, indeed. Master Ken, and I see the chores yesterday are all done," Yuray said.
"Of course, my little sister. What do you expect from your older sister?" Kamilla teased.
"Thank you for the help around here, Kamilla," Yuray thanked.
"No problem. Well, I better get going now. Just don't get into too much trouble, alright, Yuray?" Kamilla said.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Yuray puffed.
Kamilla giggled and said, "Oh, you know. I shall make my leave, Aichi-sama and Miss Lasagnyan."
"So long, Kamilla," Lasagnyan gestured with her cowgirl hat.
"See you around, Kamilla and thanks for being here," Ken said.
"Goodbye, big sis. Come see us anytime you want," Yuray said happily.
"Of course. Goodbye," Kamilla said, making her leave.
The rest of the day went back to its normal way, but Ken and Lasagnyan now knew the story of Yuray and Kamilla from the past. They didn't really want to talk about it, especially the ending, but they learned to appreciate her even more and took care of her more, even though she was the one who's taking care of them.
Hello, everyone! The long awaited update for my series, Yo-Kai Watch Another Watcher is back!
For awhile, I was too focused on my Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS series as that one is also very popular, but I haven't forgotten this story at all. It was taking a very long break, but now it is finally back.
To celebrate it, I made this chapter very long, so there is no Yo-Kai Shorts mini-story at the end or beginning of the chapter, but we will resume it in the next chapter, finishing off "Yokai Partners" and then next chapter after it will start the new Yokai shorts that I made long time ago.
This chapter introduces brand new Horror Yokai; Shiro Polarbear, Becky the Cowgirl Duck, Simon the Seal, and D.J. Wolfie. They are lossely based on the main characters of the FNAF series; Freddy Fazebear, Chica, Bunny, and Foxy respectfully. For part 2, we meet the Grim Reaper as another special Horror Yokai, who only appears briefly but who knows? Maybe we will see him again in the future.
This chapter took a long time to finish. I don't know how long, but about a month or two. It has been so long...
With all that said, I hope all of you had patiently waited for this story updated look forward to more in the future, even if the next update will take awhile to come out. I will do my best with update in a well-balanced pacing. Thank you and see you guys soon.