Jessie A: Wow, this is my first Courage the Cowardly Dog story.
Numbuh 2: Okay…
Jessie A: What the heck are you doing here?!
Numbuh 2: Just came to help you commentate.
Jessie A: At least you're better than nobody. So…on with the story I guess.
Disclaimer: I do not own Courage the Cowardly Dog, Numbuh 2, or anything else I may put in this story. I only own the mysterious girl…and that's it!
Chapter 1: The mysterious girl
(In Nowhere, Kansas. At Muriel and Eustace's home)
Muriel is rocking in her rocking, Courage on her lap. Eustace was reading the 'Nowhere News' newspaper. He grumbled stuff every now and then. Courage was just relaxing on Muriel's lap. Today seemed like a good day in Nowhere. No creepy zombies or Chickens from outer space were showing up. There was a soft knock at the door. Courage pricked his ears up. He jumped of Muriel's lap and ran to the door. Muriel got up and opened the door. And there stood a shivering dark haired girl that had dark brown eyes staring innocently at Muriel, had a skinny figure, lightly tanned skin, and had torn clothes on. She was also filthy.
"I have no place to stay at. May I stay here for a few days?" The girl asked.
"Of course you can. Come right in." Muriel said. The girl smiled weakly and walked in.
"Who is it Muriel?" Eustace asked, in his usual grumpy tone.
"It's a poor helpless girl that needs a place to stay at for a few days." Muriel said.
"Wait a minute, she can't stay for free. It's going to cost." Eustace said, he was really greedy for money.
"Well…I did carry this fifty dollar bill with me." The girl said, pulling a fifty dollar bill out of one of her torn jean pockets.
"Now were talking. You can stay if you want. But you can't sit in my chair!" Eustace said.
"I won't, don't worry." The girl said, a small smile on her face.
"You must be hungry after a long walk. Do you want anything?" Muriel asked the girl.
"Yes. I'll have anything." The girl said.
Muriel smiled and walked into the kitchen. The girl followed, but stopped. She turned to look at Courage. He looked back at her, wondering what she was up to. The girl had a sweet smile on her face, then went into the kitchen.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" Courage said, and decided to go into the kitchen too. Just to make sure everything was alright.
The girl sat at the table. Her dark brown orbs wondered around the kitchen, she had to get used to her new surroundings. Her eyes then suddenly landed on Courage. Courage was a little scared at first wondering what the girl would do. She waved at Courage. Courage waved a little paw back at her. Maybe she wasn't as bad as he thought. Courage shrugged it off and went back into the living room. The girl's eyes suddenly began to glow a yellowish color, then back to dark brown as Muriel came with a plate full of food for her.
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It was now night time in Nowhere. A white moon in the sky, but it wasn't completely full. From a window at Muriel and Eustace's house, the girl's dark brown orbs stared at it.
"Tomorrow night's the night. But something told me not to come here, but then again I would have been sleeping on gravel and dirt again." The girl said, and sighed. "Scarlet, what are you going to do with yourself." Scarlet said.
From outside the door, Courage is watching of what Scarlet was doing. To see if she was alright.
"Tomorrow night is the night though. I don't know how I'm going to contain myself. But I'll try." The girl said, her eyes began to glow yellow again.
Courage gasped and tried not to be loud. He kept looking through the keyhole, Scarlet was looking directly at the door, as if she knew he was there. Scarlet began to walk towards the door. Courage began to scream and run away. Scarlet opened the door and looked around, her eyes now normal again. She shrugged and went back into her room.
Muriel and Eustace were in bed, peacefully sleeping. That was until Courage barged in, screaming. That woke up Muriel and Eustace.
"Stupid dog! You woke me up from my dream!" Eustace said, really angry.
"What's wrong, Courage?" Muriel asked.
Courage was babbling on the bed, then changed into a shadowy shape with glowing eyes. Then back to his normal self, whimpering.
"Don't be ridiculous, Courage. How could you say such things about that poor innocent girl." Muriel said, frowning.
"Stupid dog! Get out of here! Scram!" Eustace said.
Courage glared at him, then walked out of the room, closing the door.
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Courage was typing madly on the computer.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down there tiger. You'll be sure to jam my keys. So tell me it again, and no typing madly." The computer said.
"A girl by the name of Scarlet has come to stay for a few days. But she is a bit mysterious because her eyes keep glowing yellow." Courage said, and typed.
"Hmm…glowing yellow eyes you say? Do you know anything else? That's not enough information."
"She said something about tomorrow night, she was staring at the moon." Courage said and typed.
"Hmm…I think we're on to something here. Just give me till tomorrow and I'll have all the information."
"Why tomorrow?!"
"I have to research this stuff, and see what tomorrow night is all about."
Courage got a bit mad at the computer. And walked away from it, and went to the window. He stared at the moon. Not really getting what Scarlet meant by 'Tomorrow night is the night.'. He whimpered, hoping nothing bad would happen to Muriel or his home. He would just have to wait till tomorrow. Courage decided to sleep in the computer room until the computer had the results. He lied down on the floor, and closed his eyes.
Jessie A: I know, it was a short chapter. But I promise the next one will be longer.
Numbuh 2: Promise?
Jessie A: Yeah, promise. And if it isn't, then you can all boo me when I say I got promoted. Yeah, The next chapter will be up in some hours.
Numbuh 2: You really like writing, don't you? -_-
Jessie A: Of course I do. I even have to write chapter 2 of Operation: D.E.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N.
Numbuh 2: That story was a bit sad in the beginning and in the end.
Jessie A: -_- That's because I put what was going to happen in the end at the beginning.
Numbuh 2: I'm confused.
Jessie A: Whatever. Please review you guys!
