Chapter 27: Terror at Nightmare Mansion Part 2
Not long, Jani-Ca and the Babylon Rogues meet a ghost girl named Lah who has been trapped in a haunted house. Now, they are face to face with the king of the ghosts in the old mansion. King Boom Boo and his minions. There are so many ghosts that it will make it hard for them to get through.
King Boom Boo, "Get them!"
At the command of their king, the ghosts begin to fly towards them. Everyone quickly dodge out of the way. Jet tries to kick one of the ghosts, but his foot goes right through it. Storm tries to punch his fist at the other one, but it goes through the phantom too.
"Nothing's working, boss," Storm says.
"You can't punch those ghosts. Physical attacks won't work on them," Lah says.
"Then what can we do?" Wave asks.
Jani-Ca steps forward, "I got it covered."
Jani-Ca creates Chaos Energy from his hands and shouts, "Chaos Spear"
Jani-Ca fires spears of Chaos Energy at the ghost. The Chaos Spears hit the girls and they are affected by the energy.
"Whoa! Your power did something to them," Jet says.
"Think you can do it again?" Storm asks.
"I'll try," Jani-Ca says.
Then fires," Chaos Spear!"
Jani-Ca fires Chaos Spears at the girls and they cause a paralyzing effect on them. Lah sees the door and flies over to it.
She opens the door and scream, "Quick! Out the door!"
Hearing that, Jani-Ca and the Babylon Rogues run out the door. They quickly stop to see multiple ghosts floating towards them. These ghosts are different than King Boom Boom and his ghosts. These ghosts seem to resemble human beings and Mobians. They soon fly around the room and are making eerie noises.
"You'll have to fight your way through. I'll guide you all to a safe room," Lah says.
"Alright. Let's go!" Jet says.
They begin to charge at the ghosts as the ghost begin to make their attack. Jet, Storm, and Wave try to throw their punches and swing kicks at the ghosts. So far, none of their attacks are even giving the ghosts a scratch. Jani-Ca's chaos energy seems to be the only thing that is doing any damage.
Jet calls out, "Jani-Ca, so far your abilities are the only thing that are working on them."
"I'll try to stall them until we get to a safe place," Jani-Ca says.
Wave turns to Lah, "Lah, do you know where we can be safe from these ghosts?"
"Yes. Follow me," Lah says.
Lah flies past the ghosts and head to the stairs. Jani-Ca and the others follow the ghost girl up the stairs. They hurry up the stairs with the ghosts hot on their tail.
Jani-Ca continues to shout, "Chaos Control!"
Jani-Ca continues to throw Chaos Energy at the ghosts. The ghost continues to get hit and become paralyzed by the energy. The gang hurry upstairs and down the hall. Lah flies to a door and quickly opens it.
Lah calls out, "Hurry! In here!"
Jet, Storm, Wave, and Jani-Ca hurry inside. Lah follows inside after them and quickly closes the door. The four take deep breaths in exhaustion and collapse on the ground. They all are tired and feel like they're unable to move.
"That was exhausting," Wave says.
"Yeah. I never dealt with ghosts in my life. Now, I wish I never did," Jet says, feeling tired.
Suddenly, they hear banging from the door. The four hurry and turn to see the door is being banged from the outside.
"The ghost are trying to break it down!" Wave exclaims.
Jani-Ca notices, "Wait, how come the ghosts can't get through the wall?! When Jet and the others attacked the ghost, they phase through it. How come the ghost aren't able to enter the room?"
"That's easy. The room is protected by a powerful speed to ward off evil spirits," Lah says.
"How?" Jani-Ca asks.
"A long time ago, a sorcerer who used to live in the house, conjure up a spell on the entire room. The spell will be sure that the ghost aren't able to get through the wall," Lah says.
"How do you know all that stuff?" Storm asks.
"When you've been trapped as long as I have, you learn a few things," Lah says.
"Still, what the heck just happened?" Jet asks.
Then Wave adds, "Why are the ghost after us?"
Jani-Ca thinks about it, "Hmm. Maybe since we're living beings, the ghosts are trying to chase us all out."
"Why'd you say that?" Jet asks.
"I think I know what Jan-Ca is saying," Wave speaks.
Jet and Storm look at Wave with confused expressions.
Wave explains, "The ghost that King Boom Boo and his ghost minions are different than from the ghost we saw out the room. The ghost we saw in the hall seem to look like human beings and Mobian."
"I remember seeing some of the posters. Wave did too. I noticed that some of the ghosts we've seen are the missing people. They must have got trapped here like Lah did," Jani-Ca explains.
"So you're saying that the missing people were turned into ghost?" Storm asks.
Then turns to Lah, "Like what happened to you?"
Lah makes a frown on her face, "Yes. It's true. I was one of the victims who was trapped in this house for twenty five years."
The group of Mobians gasp in shock to hear the Lah has been trapped in this house for a long time. They soon hear loud banging sounds and turn to see the door is still being pushed from the other side. The ghosts are beginning to get agitated and want to get in the room.
The Babylon Rogues and Jani-Ca are shocked to hear that Lah is one of the victims who have been trapped in the old mansion.
"You've been trapped her for twenty five years?" Wave asks, shocked.
"Yes. I used to be a human being like anyone else. I once used to like in Spagonia a long time ago. I remember coming to this forest and got lost. I traveled a while until I found this mansion when it started raining. When I enter the house, King Boom Boo and his ghost found me and trapped me in this mansion. With that, I turned into a spirit. I ended up meeting many spirits who have been trapped here longer than I have. Humans and Mobians. Men, women, even children," Lah explains.
"Why is he doing this?" Storm asks.
"He wants to capture whoever enters the house. Apparently, the more living beings he captured and turned into spirits, the more powerful he has become," Lah says.
"Can't you leave the mansion and turn back to normal?" Jet asks.
"I'm afraid not. The transformation is permanent and we are magically bound to the house. None of us are able to leave," Lah sadly says.
"That's horrible!" Jani-Ca says, shocked.
"I agree. That King Boom Boo is nothing but bad news," Lah says.
"So then, the posters we saw were all the humans and Mobians King Boom Boo have trapped in this mansion," Jani-Ca says.
Then Wave worriedly says, "Then those ghosts have been moving stuff and shouting get out in order to get us out of the mansion. You along with the other ghosts are trying to warn us so we won't suffer the same fate you did."
"Yes," Lah says.
"And we're not leaving, not until we get rid of that ghost," Jet says.
"What are you talking about, boss?" Storm asks.
.The way I see it, if we find a way to get rid of the ghost king, King Boom Boo, the one responsible for this, then everyone who has been trapped will be set free."
"It sounds close to impossible. King Boom Boo has a power source, and we couldn't find it. We don't even know what it is," Lah says.
Storm points out, "What about that strange glowing crystal orb from the other room."
The others look at Storm curiously.
"What orb?" Jet asks.
"That one. I don't know why, but I can see right through the wall," Storm says.
Jet and the others look over to notice a strange looking hole and something is glowing from beyond it. The group walks over to see the hole and see a bright glowing crystal ball and it glows a bright blue pale aura.
Lah surprisingly says, "I don't believe it. The Crystal Ball is glowing."
"I'm willing to bet that's the source of King Boom Boo's powers," Wave says.
Jet turns to Storm, "How did you find it."
"It was glowing in the other room next door. I thought maybe the light is one, but now seeing that hole, I can see a Crystal Ball," Storm says.
Jet simply rolls his eyes. Then begins to walk through the strange opening.
Wave asks, "Where are you going?"
"To put an end to King Ghosty's abduction. I'll bet if we destroy the Crystal Ball, we'll be able to destroy him and his ghosts. Then Lah and all the other captured spirits can be free," Jet says.
"Be careful Jet. I can sense the orb having a strange magical ability," Jani-Ca advise.
"I'll be careful. Just in case, everyone stand back. In case something happens," Jet says.
Jani-Ca and the others move out of the way in case anything happens. Jet steps through the strange opening of the wall and finds himself in a strange room. The room seems wavy and strange ripples of colors surrounds the room.
"Whoa! This room is very weird. I've seen strange and weird places in my time, but this is ridiculous," Jet says.
Jet continues to walk around the room to find the glowing crystal orb Storm has seen. Jet turns his head to see a white crystal orb that has a bright glowing blue aura around it.
"So this is the strange orb Storm saw?" Jet thinks.
Jet slowly walks over to a pillar that has the crystal orb on it. Jet then leans his hand forward attempting to grab it. Suddenly, a strange demonic aura appears and repels Jet from touching it. Jet is soon thrown out of the room and lands on the ground.
Wave kneels down to him and asks, "Jet?! Are you alright?!"
"What does it look like?" Jet groans and sits himself up.
Jet rubs his head, "Ow! That was a hard hit."
"You okay, Boss?" Storm asks.
"No. My head hurts, and it felt like I was through through a wall," Jet says.
Lah flies over, "That must be King Boom Boo's magical orb, and judging by it, it must be the key to his powers."
"Then it's all the more reason to get rid of that thing," Jet says.
Storm turns his head, "Uh boss. I don't think this is going to be easy."
Jet and the others turn their heads to see the orb through the strange wall. Suddenly, some kind of glowing aura appears around it.
Jani-Ca says, "The Crystal Orb must have put a force field around it. This is going to be harder than I thought."
"Great! What do we do now?!" Jet complains.
"Relax Jet. If we can find a way to destroy the force field, we'll be able to destroy the orb too," Wave says.
Suddenly, they continue to hear banging sounds. They quickly turn to the door to see it starting to break apart, causing the group to worry.
"Oh no. The ghost are going to destroy the door," Lah says.
"We need to get out of here," Wave says.
Jet looks around, "There isn't anywhere to go. There aren't many windows either."
Just then, the door burst open and break to the ground. Everyone gasps to see King Boom Boo and his ghost minions flying into the room.
King Boom Boo maniacally laughs and says, "Well well there you are. And I see sweet little Lah is with you! Prepare to join us in the Spirit world!
Then maniacally laughs as the ghost fly around the room, leaving the group in shock.
King Boom Boo continues to laugh evilly as the ghosts are beginning to circle around the room. Jani-Ca, Lah, and the Babylon Rogues see that there is no way for them to escape. King Boom Boo is planning to turn them into spirits to take them to the spirit world. Jani-Ca turns her head to the orb. She remembers Lah saying that the orb is the key to King Boom Boo's powers. She then comes to realize that the crystal orb is the key of holding the house together and the gate to the spirit world.
Jani-Ca turns to the others, "Guys, we need to destroy the orb. If we destroy it, we'll be able to get out, and we won't be sucked into the Underworld.
"It's worth a try, but we need to distract King Boom Boo and his ghosts," Wave says.
Storm then has an idea, "I know. We all can distract the ghost king and his ghost minions."
"That sounds completely crazy, Storm!" Jet shouts.
He then shows a smirk on his face, "Just crazy enough for it to work!"
"It might just work. We can keep them busy enough for Jani-Ca and Lah to get to the orb and destroy it," Wave says.
"Alright. This can be our only chance. So let's make this count," Jani-Ca says.
Jet nods his head and turns to Wave and Storm.
Then says, "Babylon Rogues, let's go bust us some ghosts!"
Jet, Storm, and Wave charge toward the ghost who are charging back towards them.
Jet shouts, "Ghost ahead! Scatter!"
Jet, Wave, and Storm run off in different directions. The ghosts split in different directions as well. Wave grabs a wooden plank that is close by and begins to swat the ghosts. The ghost phases through it, but Wave continues to run and swings attacks as she can. Storm then tries to punch and kick the ghosts, but his attacks are useless. Jet runs and jumps over the ghosts.
Jani-Ca and Lah hurry through the opening in the wall and reach the orb that still has it barrier up.
"Alright, we need to find a way to destroy it," Jani-Ca says.
"But how?" Lah says.
Jani-Ca answers, "I'm not sure, but we need to think and fast."
Then places her hands on her head as she ruffles her hair, "Come one Jani-Ca, think. Think."
Out in the room, Jet and the Babylon Rogues are continuing to dodge and attack the ghost the best they can. Their abilities are proven useful because the ghost phases through them in a matter of seconds.
King Boom Boo says, "You won't stop us from completing the ritual pigeons!"
"Hey! We're not pigeons!" Storm angrily says.
"What do you mean by ritual?" Jet demands to the ghost king.
King Boom Boo says, "The ritual that will allow the Underworld and the living world to merge together. Us spirits have been imprisoned in this world for centuries. Long ago, a sorcerer imprisoned me and my ghost in the Underworld and sealed my Crystal Orb in this room. However, as time goes by, the spell his cast has weakened and we were able to escape. In order to fully regain my power and allow the two worlds to collide, I use the life source of those I have imprisoned in this mansion."
"So you've been using innocent beings who come to the mansion for your evil plan to rule both our worlds. You've also captured Lah and everyone in this mansion, and kept them away from their family and friends who have been worried sick about them," Jet says, angrily.
Then Jet says, "We're not going to let that happen in our watch!"
Jet then brings out his Extreme Gear and hops on, "Get ready to eat my dust, ghost boy!"
Jet then flies to the ghost and phases through it. Wave and Storm nod their heads and begin to fly on their Extreme Gears as well. The Babylon Rogues fly around the ghosts and the ghost king. The Ghost king and his ghost begin to chase after them, but are moving too fast for them to catch. A few of the ghosts fly toward Jani-Ca and Lah. Jani-Ca brings out her ghost and slice them in half, causing them to disappear. The Rogues and Jani-Ca continue to fight against the ghosts. Lah is surprised to see the four fighting so bravely. She then notices with a gasp that some of the ghost are flying right towards Jani-Ca. The echidna girl is distracted fighting the other ghosts to notice.
Lah flies in front of the ghost, and lets out a screeching scream like a banshee, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!"
The ghosts are thrown back and disappears in a flash. Lah sees there are still many ghosts around the area.
Lah then calls out, "Jani-Ca, use your Chaos Control on the force field and the orb. You might be able to destroy them."
"Right," Jani-Ca says.
Jani-Ca then slices another ghost and hurries through the opening and into the strange room. Once in the room, Jani-Ca creates a green energy from her hands. Then the power of her Chaos Energy begin to flow through her body. She then presents her hands to the forcefield and the orb.
Then fires as she shouts, "CHAOS CONTROL!"
The Chaos Energy flies out of her hands and blast through the forcefield and right to the orb. The orb is consumed by the Chaos Energy and begins to crack into pieces. Soon, the crystal orb shatters to pieces.
Out in the room, King Boom Boo begins to scream in agony. Soon, the ghost king disappears and turn to ashes. The small ghosts scream and disappears into dust. Suddenly, an earthquake that cause the mansion to shake.
"What's going on?!" Storm asks.
"It must be the orb. When we destroyed it, everything might be going back where it came from," Wave says.
"We need to get out of here! Jani-Ca, hop on!" Jet says.
Jani-Ca hops onto Jet's Extreme Gear and fly out through a broken opening of the roof that has been created when the earthquake happens. Lah follow them out of the mansion. The group see the mansion implodes and is sucked into a vortex leaving nothing behind. When the mansion is sucked into the hole, it closes without leaving a trace of its existence. The group sighs in relief to get out of the place alive. Suddenly, multiple color spirits rise from the ground and are flying toward the clouds above as they cheer and holding happy faces.
"What's happening?" Storm asks.
"I think we just save the spirits of the people trapped in the mansion," Jet says.
"And now, they're able to move on and be at peace," Wave says.
"Yeah. These spirits deserves it for being imprisoned for so long," Jani-Ca says.
Lah flies over, and says, "Thank you. You stopped king Boom Boo and saved us all."
"I guess, you'll be going too," Storm suspects.
"Yes. I must go now. Again, thank you for saving me and everyone who have been trapped in the mansion. Thanks to you, we're able to live in peace," Lah says.
Lah then flies into the sky and travel to the heavens to live in peace.
Jani-Ca says, "We'll meet again someday."
Lah smiles as she looks down to see her friends, and continues to fly with the spirits to Heaven. The group of Mobian continue to wave goodbye until they can't see Lah anymore. Once she's gone, the group decide that it's time for them to leave.
Jet looks down and notices something, "Huh? What's this?"
Jet looks to notice something buried in the ground and picks it up. The object reveals to be some strange black box with a symbol that he doesn't recognize. Jani-Ca and the others look at the box with curious looks.
"What is it, Jet?" Wave asks.
"I'm not sure. I don't recognize the symbol," Jet says.
Wave then looks to see a strange symbol, "Hmm, I never see a symbol like it before."
Jet tries to pull the lid, but it won't open, "That's weird. This thing won't open."
"What do you think it is?" Storm asks.
"How should I know?" Jet questions.
Then Jet says, "We should keep this with us, just to be on the safe side. It might be important."
The Babylon Rogues and Jani-Ca head out taking the strange box with them. They hope that they can figure out what it is and uncover it's strange mystery.
Meanwhile, 200 years into the future. Silver the Hedgehog is baffled at the sudden changes to the articles from before. And so, he comes to the only one who can help him, his mentor, Mammoth Mogul. Silver shows him the changed article and the picture of the four girls he hasn't seen before.
"So you see, sir. These articles changed for some reason. Some of them were also added in. I can't help, but feel that something isn't right," Silver says.
"Hmm," Mogul says and picks up one of the articles.
"I believe I have an idea what is happening. Someone is trying to change the past," Mogul says.
"Change the past?" Silver asks, stunned.
"Yes. Someone is trying to alter the past, which explains to the changes in the news articles. If it happens, then the space time continuum will collapse," Mogul answers.
"Is there anything we can do to stop it?" Silver asks.
Mogul then uses his ability to levitate what looks like a video camera and floats into his hand.
Then passes the camera to Silver, "An old friend of mine gave it to me when something like this happens."
Silver takes the video camera and opens the side to see the screen. Silver hits the play button and a boy appears on the screen. The person reveals to be Rei Kisarahi.
On the video, Rei says, "This is an urgent message. If you're seeing this, then the timeline is starting to change and will soon be the end. The situation to the time altering is caused by an organization called Leviathan. The only one who isn't affected has been placed in order to stop them. It is called the 'singularity.' The Singularity is the only one to save the future. You must find the Singularity before their plan can be completed. I wish you luck."
Then the video ends there. Silver is still in shock to see the video and now this 'Singularity' seems to be the only thing that can stop it.
"Leviathan? Singularity?" Silver says confused.
He then says, "I need to find the Singularity, but I'm not sure where to go."
"Yes. The Singularity must be found. Silver, you must travel to the past to find the Singularity, and do not let it out of your sight. Rei lived in the same time period where you've been traveling to," Mogul says.
"Yes sir, I'll head to the past right away," Silver says.
Silver then uses his psychokinesis to levitate himself in the air and leaves the building. Silver then brings out the yellow gem and disappears, traveling through time and space to reach the past.
Back in the past one night. Someone is at the old site where the mansion used to be. Someone is digging at the very site. Someone hears a loud tap and takes out a strange container. The figure takes out a cell phone and makes a call.
Not long, the figure answers, "We got the package. Phase one is commencing, sir."
On the other line, there is a shadowy figure holding a phone as well.
He says in a distorted voice and says, "Good."