"Well I thought it was funny…" Alex mumbled. Alex could barely see in the darkness. "Aw man, I could use a little light." Suddenly a soft blue glow lit up the area Alex was. Alex looked up. "Thanks Jack…" Alex said. But Alex noticed something. Jack was in front of him, not behind. And his mouth was opened wide in shock. Alex stood up. "There is something REALLY bad behind me isn't there?" Alex asked breaking into a sweat. Jack nodded silently. Alex slowly turned around, only to see, that inches in front of him, was a ghost. It was a woman in her early 20's, and she was dressed in a snow white wedding gown. "The bride…" Jack gaped. The Bride began to approach Alex. Alex backed away as she stretched out her hand to reach out for him. "G-g-get away!!" Alex stammered nervously. Alex was eventually cornered into a wall. The Brie touched his forehead, and Alex felt extremely relaxed. His eyes slowly shut before he passed out on the ground. Jack only watched as the Bride disappeared with the unconscious Alex.
Chapter 14: Fright Night
Jack paced around the attic, trying to think of what to do. "Okay, let's examine the situation… Alex has been shanghaied by a lonely bride who is probably torturing him. If I was a ghost... Where would I go?" Jack leaned against a window; he glanced outside and saw a massive graveyard. "A grave yard….." Jack snapped his fingers and took off into the dark attic.
Stitch and Iago ran out of energy in a hallway. "Okay, I think…we're safe…" Iago almost passed out. But then, the familiar voice rang out. "Oh, I didn't mean to frighten you prematurely. The real chills come later…" Iago smacked his wing against his face in exasperation. "When will I learn to shut up??" Iago groaned. Suddenly a black, dome shaped car appeared before them. "And now a carriage approaches to take you into the boundless realm of the supernatural" The voice said. "NO WAY!!!" Iago yelled. "YOU'RE NOT GETTING ME ON THAT!!!" "We have 999 happy haunts here, but there's room for a thousand. Any volunteers?" The voice asked. "Like I said, NO!" Iago said bluntly. "If you insist on lagging behind, you may not need to volunteer." The voice said. This changed Iago's mind. "Like I was saying, let's get a move on!" Iago sat down in the car. Stitch reluctantly followed him and the two vanished into the void of darkness.
Ariel nervously walked into an old Ballroom. It seemed to have been abandoned for years. "Okay, stay calm…" She said to herself. "I have to find the Dragon Stone…" Suddenly Ariel heard something! She pointed her staff in the direction of the noise and fired a bolt of magic, but all she ended up hitting was an old glass on a table. Ariel began to shake. "I need to relax…" She sighed. But she wouldn't get the chance, because she heard music. It was really off key. But sounded good none the less. "What in the world??" Ariel spun around and saw the Pipe Organ at the end of the room playing by itself. And the smoke coming out of the Organ was shaped like skulls!! Ariel was about to scream when ghosts began to appear all around her. And they were dancing to the music. But things took a strange turn when Ariel found herself in a new outfit. A white ball gown replaced her pirate look. "A… Ball gown?" Suddenly she felt her body sway to the rhythm of the music. She couldn't control herself. But her mind wanted to dance. Soon she lost herself in the music.
Iago and Stitch's car lead them down a hallway. "We find it delightfully unlivable here in this ghostly retreat. Every room has wall-to-wall creeps and hot and cold running chills. Shhh, listen." The voice said. The doorknockers on all the doorknockers began to shake and rattle. Iago cringed. They then saw a skeleton hand trying to pry the lid off a coffin from the inside. The two shook in fear. Then the car rotated to reveal that they were overlooking a ballroom, the same one Ariel was in! "The happy haunts have received your sympathetic vibrations, and are beginning to materialize. They're assembling for a swinging wake, and they'll be expecting me. I'll see you all, a little later." Iago looked down and saw Ariel. "Is that, Ariel?" Iago asked. Stitch looked down and saw her. Stitch only shrugged. Then the car turned to reveal a long hallway. At the end was large window. The car moved towards it, but gradually picking up speed! Iago and Stitch were pressed against the back of the car as the window came closer and closer. They closed their eyes and braced themselves.
Jim had ended up in the graveyard. He kept his pistol close to him as he wandered the endless graveyard. Suddenly he heard voices. Jim slowly approached and was shocked to see marble busts, but they were singing!! "When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake, spooks come out for a swinging wake. Happy haunts materialize, and begin to vocalize. Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize" Jim began to bop his head to the rhythm of the song. Suddenly he heard a crash. Jim turned to the side and saw a black dome shaped car. And out from underneath it, crawled the battered Iago and Stitch. "When I die, I'm coming after him!!" Iago yelled.
They all heard footsteps approach. Turned around and saw Ariel, her eyes were closed and she was dancing to some imaginary music. "Um, Ariel?" Jim asked. Ariel snapped out of it and opened her eyes. She was in the graveyard, and she was back to her normal outfit. "Wait, I was in a ballroom, dancing with ghosts….was it all a hallucination?" Ariel asked herself after pinching herself a few times to make sure she was awake.
Once again they heard footsteps, this time it was Jack. "Am I too late for the reunion?" Jack asked. Ariel noticed something off. "Where's Alex?" Ariel asked. Jack sighed. "Ariel me lady, I regret to inform you that…" Jack was cut off when he saw something. It was a glowing orb that seemed to float. Everyone else stared at it as it began to take shape. Soon it had taken on the shape of the bride, and next to her on the ground was… "ALEX!!!!" Ariel cried.