Chapter 5

Eeee-vil

Back upstairs with Eustace and the others, they were still gathered around Shirley's crystal ball gazing at it intently.

"I see…nothing," Shirley said.

"This is stupid," Eustace complained, "Stupid crystal ball." He got up and kicked the ball, which went rolling in the direction Muriel and Courage had disappeared earlier. Everyone watched as it came to a stop.

"Do you…hear something?" Katz asked the group and Harry nodded. "It sounds a lot like…" he trailed off as suddenly Courage came running through the door screaming like a banshee, carrying Muriel on his back as he went. He ran to Shirley and started to babble at a rapid pace, then went into a phase where he changed into a series of monsters.

Shirley's eyes widened and she said, "We must leave at once, for the evil has awakened!" at this everyone, except Fred, gasped.

"I knew it! I…I knew this would happen! This is all your fault," Harry stammered, pointing at Katz. "Now I'm gonna die, and I don't want to die! I'm too, well, I can't really say I'm too young I guess."

"Stop whining." Eustace growled. "I know just the thing. I'm gettin me mallet."

"But Eustace we aren't at home." Muriel told him when Courage put her down. He was about to respond, when abruptly the giant clown appeared, roaring over his lost dinner. Muriel turned to Courage and said, scolding, "You didn't close the door Courage."

"Hehheh heh heh." Was Courage's response.

The clown looked down at the tiny invaders of his home with blood red eyes. Then, it threw his head back and made a strange howling sound that hurt everyone's ears horribly.

Courage panicked, as usual. He took Muriel's hand and started running for the door. Fortunately, the clown didn't see them leave; he was too busy with the surprise of these new people. When they reached the door, Courage could see through the window that it was almost sunrise. He grabbed the handle and tried turning it, but much to his dismay, it was locked and needed a key.

Muriel moaned. "Oh Courage, it looks as though we may not be leavin after all." But Courage wasn't convinced. He took Muriel's hand once again and led her back to the parlor room. When they arrived there was no longer one clown. There was five

Courage screamed. He passed out.