SUDDENLY HALLOWEEN
'I'm glad we decided on this vacation. I think we really needed a break,' said Luke Skywalker.
'Yeah. We've really gone through a bad time. It's about time we got a one-way ticket away from worrying,' said Lando Calrissian.
'I'm really glad Chewie decided to spend sometime with Malla on Kashyyyk. He needs some rest too,' said Han. He wasn't really used to being anywhere without Chewie but he needed a vacation and so did Chewie. Corellia hadn't been their first choice for a vacation spot but it seemed to be the safest.
'Well, at least the temperature is nice. Not too hot. Not too cold, either,' said Princess Leia Organa Skywalker.
'What is that?' Lando suddenly asked and he pointed to a shimmering black pool. It was unusually dark and there appeared to be white spots on it.
Han jogged up to it and took a closer look. He was just looking at it and then suddenly he was falling into a dark pit with swirling white clouds.
Lando rushed to his friend's aid but found that he was falling as well. He instinctively put his hand out and grabbed the first thing that was in reach.
Luke's arm! Luke grabbed Leia and all three of them followed Han into the pit.
'Aaaaaaahhhhhhh,' screamed the four falling heroes. Wham! Han, Lando and Leia fell hard on the ground. Luke fell on something soft, but bony. His comfort didn't last as his ears were assaulted with an ear-shattering scream.
Sydney has some great hotels. Very comfortable and has all the movies I like too, thought Daniel Jones as he watched his favourite movie 'You've Got Mail' for the billionth time. He'd been watching peacefully all this while, but was interrupted by loud thuds soon followed by a horrible scream. He guessed it was from his sleeping band-mate, Darren Hayes.
He ran into the room next door, which belonged to Darren. Stumbling about in the dark, he finally found the blasted light switch and turned it on. There on the floor he saw two men and one woman lying looking rather dazed and bewildered. On the bed was his friend with the most frightened expression and a young, thin man lying next to him, rubbing his ear.
'What is going on here?' Daniel asked.
Darren leapt out of the bed in boxers and a tight T-shirt, and stood next to Daniel.
'How do I know what's going on. They fell into my room. From nowhere!' Darren exclaimed.
He looked at the four people and immediately realised who they were.
'Good Lord! Daniel do you know who they are?'
'No. Who?'
'They're they're,' Darren gasped.
'They are?' Daniel asked impatiently.
Finally the fallen four got up. Luke got up and said, 'I'm Luke Skywalker. Jedi Knight. This is my sister,' he pointed to Leia, 'Princess Leia Organa Skywalker. These are my friends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian.'
'Oh. I think I'm going to faint.' With that Darren fell on the floor with a thud twice as loud as the others.
Daniel got down on his knees and said, 'Darren. Darren. Wake up.'
Darren woke up and said, 'Where am I?'
Before he could answer, familiar voices barged in screaming, 'What's all the noise about?' They looked up to see the four heroes standing, now looking more bewildered than ever.
The manager walked in and screeched, 'What do you think of yourselves. Making so much noise in the middle of the night. You've woken up everyone in the hotel. I want you out of here right now.'
The familiar voices, in other words, Savage Garden's team, ran out in sheer fright.
'Look who's talking about noise,' Daniel said.
'Listen Mr. What-ever-your-name-might-be, we are really sorry. We-,' Darren
was cut short.
'I want you out. NOW.'
'Yes Sir,' Darren and Daniel ran to get all their stuff.
They were packed up in a few minutes. They would have taken much longer but they didn't bother to neatly fold their clothes. They just threw everything in their suitcases. They had just about enough time to put some decent clothes on and run.
They were thrown out with the Star Wars heroes. The team asked if they could help them find a place to stay. But at the unearthly hour of two in the morning there was very little scope of them finding a place to stay.
They were just walking about in silence when they met a strange man. His face was long-drawn with age but he had the most excited eyes.
'Would you like a place to stay?' he asked.
'How did you know we were looking for a place to stay?' asked Darren, in surprise.
'I was just asking. Anyway, you'll have suitcases with you'll.'
Luke whispered to himself, Something is not right. There is something dark about this man. Should I tell them?
'Come with me. I will take you to a nice place. Everything is there. Food, water, television and air-conditioners.'
Darren and Daniel were impressed. They followed the man to wherever he was taking them. The Star Wars group followed them wondering what they'd gotten themselves into, again. They were having a simple vacation. Trouble seemed to follow them wherever they went.
They reached a weather-beaten old mansion. It looked like it was going to fall apart. But it was the only place they could go to at that time of night. The man let them in and dropped the key into Darren's palm.
'I hope you enjoy your stay here,' the man said.
'Somehow I got the feeling that this guy doesn't expect us to have a good time,' said Leia.
'It's the only place to stay. In the morning we can look for a hotel. Right now we had better get comfortable,' said Daniel and they walked in.
The mansion was large, at least four stories. The first story had twelve bedrooms. They chose six of them, three on the right wall and three on the
left. Darren and Daniel decided to unpack the next day. The Star Wars heroes didn't have any clothes so they just decided to stay in their own clothes.
They all went downstairs to check out the kitchen. They sat down at the table.
'Let's introduce ourselves,' said Darren.
'Fine. Please go ahead,' Lando said.
'I'm Darren Hayes and this is Daniel Jones. We sing in a group called Savage Garden.'
'Savage Garden, huh? Curious name,' said Han.
'We actually got the name from a book. Actually, a series of books. They're called the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.'
'What Chronicles?' asked Leia, a trifle bewildered.
'Vampires,' said Daniel. 'They're mythical creatures who kill at night by sucking out the blood of mortals. They've got long canine teeth with which they make two puncture holes in the neck,' explained Daniel.
'I see. Very interesting. And gory!' commented Leia.
After a moment's thought Daniel asked, 'Are you a real Princess?'
'Yes, I am. But Alderaan is no more. Blown up by the Empire.' She sighed.
'Alde-what?'
'Alderaan, Daniel! The planet Princess Leia ruled,' Darren said.
'I'm confused.'
'Darren, is it?' Han asked.
Darren nodded.
'How do you know so much about us?'
'Oh well, umm how would I explain it. Well, we have movies here and three movies were about you'll. It was a trilogy. They were very famous movies.
They caught the attention of people worldwide. Fantastic movies! Undoubtedly my favourite,' Darren said, with a big smile.
The four heroes nodded, not fully understanding. They didn't ask any more questions lest they get confused further.
'So you'll are singers? That's nice,' Lando said. He didn't really know what to say.
'I think we should get some rest now,' Daniel said getting up from his chair.
'I agree,' said Han and they all left the kitchen and went up to their bedrooms. Luke stopped in front of his door. He felt a dark force present in the house but couldn't pinpoint its location. It soon passed and Luke decided that he'd probably imagined it.
'I'm glad we decided on this vacation. I think we really needed a break,' said Luke Skywalker.
'Yeah. We've really gone through a bad time. It's about time we got a one-way ticket away from worrying,' said Lando Calrissian.
'I'm really glad Chewie decided to spend sometime with Malla on Kashyyyk. He needs some rest too,' said Han. He wasn't really used to being anywhere without Chewie but he needed a vacation and so did Chewie. Corellia hadn't been their first choice for a vacation spot but it seemed to be the safest.
'Well, at least the temperature is nice. Not too hot. Not too cold, either,' said Princess Leia Organa Skywalker.
'What is that?' Lando suddenly asked and he pointed to a shimmering black pool. It was unusually dark and there appeared to be white spots on it.
Han jogged up to it and took a closer look. He was just looking at it and then suddenly he was falling into a dark pit with swirling white clouds.
Lando rushed to his friend's aid but found that he was falling as well. He instinctively put his hand out and grabbed the first thing that was in reach.
Luke's arm! Luke grabbed Leia and all three of them followed Han into the pit.
'Aaaaaaahhhhhhh,' screamed the four falling heroes. Wham! Han, Lando and Leia fell hard on the ground. Luke fell on something soft, but bony. His comfort didn't last as his ears were assaulted with an ear-shattering scream.
Sydney has some great hotels. Very comfortable and has all the movies I like too, thought Daniel Jones as he watched his favourite movie 'You've Got Mail' for the billionth time. He'd been watching peacefully all this while, but was interrupted by loud thuds soon followed by a horrible scream. He guessed it was from his sleeping band-mate, Darren Hayes.
He ran into the room next door, which belonged to Darren. Stumbling about in the dark, he finally found the blasted light switch and turned it on. There on the floor he saw two men and one woman lying looking rather dazed and bewildered. On the bed was his friend with the most frightened expression and a young, thin man lying next to him, rubbing his ear.
'What is going on here?' Daniel asked.
Darren leapt out of the bed in boxers and a tight T-shirt, and stood next to Daniel.
'How do I know what's going on. They fell into my room. From nowhere!' Darren exclaimed.
He looked at the four people and immediately realised who they were.
'Good Lord! Daniel do you know who they are?'
'No. Who?'
'They're they're,' Darren gasped.
'They are?' Daniel asked impatiently.
Finally the fallen four got up. Luke got up and said, 'I'm Luke Skywalker. Jedi Knight. This is my sister,' he pointed to Leia, 'Princess Leia Organa Skywalker. These are my friends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian.'
'Oh. I think I'm going to faint.' With that Darren fell on the floor with a thud twice as loud as the others.
Daniel got down on his knees and said, 'Darren. Darren. Wake up.'
Darren woke up and said, 'Where am I?'
Before he could answer, familiar voices barged in screaming, 'What's all the noise about?' They looked up to see the four heroes standing, now looking more bewildered than ever.
The manager walked in and screeched, 'What do you think of yourselves. Making so much noise in the middle of the night. You've woken up everyone in the hotel. I want you out of here right now.'
The familiar voices, in other words, Savage Garden's team, ran out in sheer fright.
'Look who's talking about noise,' Daniel said.
'Listen Mr. What-ever-your-name-might-be, we are really sorry. We-,' Darren
was cut short.
'I want you out. NOW.'
'Yes Sir,' Darren and Daniel ran to get all their stuff.
They were packed up in a few minutes. They would have taken much longer but they didn't bother to neatly fold their clothes. They just threw everything in their suitcases. They had just about enough time to put some decent clothes on and run.
They were thrown out with the Star Wars heroes. The team asked if they could help them find a place to stay. But at the unearthly hour of two in the morning there was very little scope of them finding a place to stay.
They were just walking about in silence when they met a strange man. His face was long-drawn with age but he had the most excited eyes.
'Would you like a place to stay?' he asked.
'How did you know we were looking for a place to stay?' asked Darren, in surprise.
'I was just asking. Anyway, you'll have suitcases with you'll.'
Luke whispered to himself, Something is not right. There is something dark about this man. Should I tell them?
'Come with me. I will take you to a nice place. Everything is there. Food, water, television and air-conditioners.'
Darren and Daniel were impressed. They followed the man to wherever he was taking them. The Star Wars group followed them wondering what they'd gotten themselves into, again. They were having a simple vacation. Trouble seemed to follow them wherever they went.
They reached a weather-beaten old mansion. It looked like it was going to fall apart. But it was the only place they could go to at that time of night. The man let them in and dropped the key into Darren's palm.
'I hope you enjoy your stay here,' the man said.
'Somehow I got the feeling that this guy doesn't expect us to have a good time,' said Leia.
'It's the only place to stay. In the morning we can look for a hotel. Right now we had better get comfortable,' said Daniel and they walked in.
The mansion was large, at least four stories. The first story had twelve bedrooms. They chose six of them, three on the right wall and three on the
left. Darren and Daniel decided to unpack the next day. The Star Wars heroes didn't have any clothes so they just decided to stay in their own clothes.
They all went downstairs to check out the kitchen. They sat down at the table.
'Let's introduce ourselves,' said Darren.
'Fine. Please go ahead,' Lando said.
'I'm Darren Hayes and this is Daniel Jones. We sing in a group called Savage Garden.'
'Savage Garden, huh? Curious name,' said Han.
'We actually got the name from a book. Actually, a series of books. They're called the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.'
'What Chronicles?' asked Leia, a trifle bewildered.
'Vampires,' said Daniel. 'They're mythical creatures who kill at night by sucking out the blood of mortals. They've got long canine teeth with which they make two puncture holes in the neck,' explained Daniel.
'I see. Very interesting. And gory!' commented Leia.
After a moment's thought Daniel asked, 'Are you a real Princess?'
'Yes, I am. But Alderaan is no more. Blown up by the Empire.' She sighed.
'Alde-what?'
'Alderaan, Daniel! The planet Princess Leia ruled,' Darren said.
'I'm confused.'
'Darren, is it?' Han asked.
Darren nodded.
'How do you know so much about us?'
'Oh well, umm how would I explain it. Well, we have movies here and three movies were about you'll. It was a trilogy. They were very famous movies.
They caught the attention of people worldwide. Fantastic movies! Undoubtedly my favourite,' Darren said, with a big smile.
The four heroes nodded, not fully understanding. They didn't ask any more questions lest they get confused further.
'So you'll are singers? That's nice,' Lando said. He didn't really know what to say.
'I think we should get some rest now,' Daniel said getting up from his chair.
'I agree,' said Han and they all left the kitchen and went up to their bedrooms. Luke stopped in front of his door. He felt a dark force present in the house but couldn't pinpoint its location. It soon passed and Luke decided that he'd probably imagined it.