When Courage regained his senses, he was in a very small, dark, musty
place. He tried to get his eyes used to the darkness but he couldn't see a
thing. He felt very tired and the air was so heavy and stale that he could
hardly breathe. He tried to keep calm but he found himself beginning to
panic until a light appeared. It was Mr. Worth.
"I'm sorry we had to bring you here, Courage. But you weren't safe at all while you were in that house."
The light that came from the ghost was just bright enough to allow Courage to see a little bit of his surroundings. They were in what appeared to be a small room. Courage looked up to see that most of the ceiling was gone and that the room was in the middle of some sort of cave. Four of the children slowly appeared lighting up the room a bit. Courage was able to make out what appeared to be several raised platforms behind him and what looked like several long shelves on one of the side walls. The other side of the room was missing most of the wall but the remaining part of the wall had also had what appeared to be half of a shelf. Where the wall was missing, Courage could see nothing but emptiness. The was a doorway behind the ghosts but Courage couldn't see anything outside.
He noticed that the ghosts were all just staring at him, watching his every move. Courage suddenly felt nervous. He began to look around the room when two more of the children appeared bringing more light to the tiny room. It was then that Courage noticed something on one of the raised platforms. He nervously looked up at Mr. Worth who nodded toward the platform, indicating that Courage should take a closer look. Courage slowly approached the raised platform as one of the children silently moved closer to give him more light. Courage took a close look at the object on the platform and tears came to his eyes as he realized that the object was a skull. He was in the tomb where Mr. Worth and the children had been burried.
Mr. Worth smiled softly at Courage. "Welcome to our home.", he said quietly.
The rest of the children appeared around Courage and now the whole room was lit up. Courage could clearly see that there were several other pieces of bones on the platform in front of him. He looked over at the other platforms and saw more bones and a few small skulls. The shelves also contained bones. Courage didn't know how to react as the harsh reality that his friends were dead began to set in. He couldn't hold back the tears. Several of the children surrounded him and hugged the small dog to comfort him.
Finally, Mr. Worth spoke again. "It's okay to grieve Courage. I do understand."
One of the boys looked over at Mr. Worth. All he could say was, "Why?"
The tall ghost looked away. "Because we are around him so much he thinks of us as being alive, Daniel."
Courage finally managed to stop crying and he began to look around. One of the younger boys began to show him around. The boy proudly pointed to a spot on one of the shelves against the wall. "This is where I am." Another boy pointed to a spot next to where the other boy pointed. "This is me." One by one the children began to show off their spots in the tomb. Courage noticed that the ghosts were smiling proudly as they showed him around their home.
When the children were finished showing Courage around, Mr. Worth led him back to the raised platform in the center of the room. "This, is my spot." The ghost smiled softly at Courage. "We don't usually get visitors here and the children are enjoying having you here to visit us."
Courage smiled and wagged his tail as the children surrounded him and hugged him.
Mr. Worth watched for a few minutes. Finally he gently reminded everybody why Courage was there. "Courage, do you know either of the people who broke into your house?"
Courage nodded and looked down.
"Who are they?"
Courage was finding it difficult to think because the air in the tomb was so stale. He went to the doorway and looked outside. As the ghosts followed him a little ways outside the door, he could see that they were in some sort of small underground cavern that was just big enough to hold the tomb and some broken head stones. Courage looked over one of the cavern walls and saw what looked like the roof of the tomb sticking out of the cavern wall. He looked at the outside of the tomb saw where one wall and much of the room had been spit off from the rest of the tomb.
Mr. Worth nodded in the direction Courage was looking. "The other piece of the tomb is in that dirt wall. It's because of this," the ghost said gesturing to the other piece of the tomb, "and the fact that we died up on that mountain, that we are able to roam freely within the area of Nowhere."
Courage was beginning to find it difficult to breathe. Mr. Worth noticed this. "There's not enough air down here for him. We have to get him out of here. Let's take him to the mountain."
The children surrounded Courage and began to chant. This time Courage welcomed the feeling of sleepiness as he fell into a trance.
"I'm sorry we had to bring you here, Courage. But you weren't safe at all while you were in that house."
The light that came from the ghost was just bright enough to allow Courage to see a little bit of his surroundings. They were in what appeared to be a small room. Courage looked up to see that most of the ceiling was gone and that the room was in the middle of some sort of cave. Four of the children slowly appeared lighting up the room a bit. Courage was able to make out what appeared to be several raised platforms behind him and what looked like several long shelves on one of the side walls. The other side of the room was missing most of the wall but the remaining part of the wall had also had what appeared to be half of a shelf. Where the wall was missing, Courage could see nothing but emptiness. The was a doorway behind the ghosts but Courage couldn't see anything outside.
He noticed that the ghosts were all just staring at him, watching his every move. Courage suddenly felt nervous. He began to look around the room when two more of the children appeared bringing more light to the tiny room. It was then that Courage noticed something on one of the raised platforms. He nervously looked up at Mr. Worth who nodded toward the platform, indicating that Courage should take a closer look. Courage slowly approached the raised platform as one of the children silently moved closer to give him more light. Courage took a close look at the object on the platform and tears came to his eyes as he realized that the object was a skull. He was in the tomb where Mr. Worth and the children had been burried.
Mr. Worth smiled softly at Courage. "Welcome to our home.", he said quietly.
The rest of the children appeared around Courage and now the whole room was lit up. Courage could clearly see that there were several other pieces of bones on the platform in front of him. He looked over at the other platforms and saw more bones and a few small skulls. The shelves also contained bones. Courage didn't know how to react as the harsh reality that his friends were dead began to set in. He couldn't hold back the tears. Several of the children surrounded him and hugged the small dog to comfort him.
Finally, Mr. Worth spoke again. "It's okay to grieve Courage. I do understand."
One of the boys looked over at Mr. Worth. All he could say was, "Why?"
The tall ghost looked away. "Because we are around him so much he thinks of us as being alive, Daniel."
Courage finally managed to stop crying and he began to look around. One of the younger boys began to show him around. The boy proudly pointed to a spot on one of the shelves against the wall. "This is where I am." Another boy pointed to a spot next to where the other boy pointed. "This is me." One by one the children began to show off their spots in the tomb. Courage noticed that the ghosts were smiling proudly as they showed him around their home.
When the children were finished showing Courage around, Mr. Worth led him back to the raised platform in the center of the room. "This, is my spot." The ghost smiled softly at Courage. "We don't usually get visitors here and the children are enjoying having you here to visit us."
Courage smiled and wagged his tail as the children surrounded him and hugged him.
Mr. Worth watched for a few minutes. Finally he gently reminded everybody why Courage was there. "Courage, do you know either of the people who broke into your house?"
Courage nodded and looked down.
"Who are they?"
Courage was finding it difficult to think because the air in the tomb was so stale. He went to the doorway and looked outside. As the ghosts followed him a little ways outside the door, he could see that they were in some sort of small underground cavern that was just big enough to hold the tomb and some broken head stones. Courage looked over one of the cavern walls and saw what looked like the roof of the tomb sticking out of the cavern wall. He looked at the outside of the tomb saw where one wall and much of the room had been spit off from the rest of the tomb.
Mr. Worth nodded in the direction Courage was looking. "The other piece of the tomb is in that dirt wall. It's because of this," the ghost said gesturing to the other piece of the tomb, "and the fact that we died up on that mountain, that we are able to roam freely within the area of Nowhere."
Courage was beginning to find it difficult to breathe. Mr. Worth noticed this. "There's not enough air down here for him. We have to get him out of here. Let's take him to the mountain."
The children surrounded Courage and began to chant. This time Courage welcomed the feeling of sleepiness as he fell into a trance.