A/N: Aw, you like it! You really like it! Yay! Well... here's chapter two! Yeah! Alright!

A Monster Mansion Halloween: Chapter 2: Be Our Guest...

Banjo quickly stepped inside, shutting the door behind them to keep out the cold. He shook himself to rid the wetness from his fur, and Kazooie ruffled her feathers.

"Well, that rain sure came at a bad time," Kazooie commented.

Banjo sighed. "Gruntilda summoned that rain, Kazooie. Isn't it obvious?"

But Kazooie didn't answer, as she was the first to examine their surroundings. "Er... Banjo..."

Banjo looked forward and glanced around this new room fearfully. It seemed to be a large foyer, with a spiral staircase leading to the second floor. The room itself was old and dusty, with mucky furniture and peeling wallpaper. Candleholders held bright green flames, casting eerie shadows on the wall. A large chandelier hung from the ceiling, with tiny crystals that rang at the slightest movement. Goosebumps began rising above the bear's skin as he took one of the candleholders into his paw for light.

"W-well," he managed to choke out. "It's... different..."

"Grunty must've finally fixed up the place," Kazooie deducted. "I mean, last time we came, all the windows were boarded up. But now..."

"Yeah," Banjo agreed, slowly approaching the staircase. "But I have a feeling she fixed it up just for our arrival..." He was chilled by his own words. "Be careful, okay, Kazooie?"

Kazooie nodded slowly, extending a wing over his shoulder in anticipation.

Cautiously, Banjo began his ascent up the staircase with one paw riding up the smooth mahogany railing. Each wooden step creaked under his weight, threatening to give way. The green candles cast shadows over Banjo's furry face and Kazooie's beak, enveloping them and their surroundings in a greenish glow.

Reaching the top, Banjo pushed open a large oak door into another room, bringing green light into the otherwise dark room. Several paintings of various creatures and monsters lined the wall, and red drapes hung from every wall in all their sophistication. Fancy furniture sat quietly in different parts of the room.

"Looks like a parlor," said Banjo, stepping into the room. The purple carpet was soft and plush under his feet.

"Oh, man, it looks creepy..." Kazooie shivered.

Suddenly, a cold wind fought its way inside through a cracked window, carrying brown crispy leaves in a rotating circle. It blew its chilly breath around the duo, blowing out the candlelight and returning pitch blackness to the parlor.

"B-B-BANJO!"

"OW! Kazooie, don't screech directly into my ear like that!"

"Sorry, but... I'M SCARED!"

"You don't think I AM?"

Suddenly the two could hear dreadful words around them, with each phrase from a different voice.

"Whoever enters this mansion..." Banjo's body flinched.

"Shall be our eternal guest..." Kazooie began shaking.

"And you are next..." Banjo's breath became short.

"They are coming after you..." Kazooie's heart skipped a beat.

"They will scare you..." They both turned sharply.

"They will torture you..." They became lost.

"And they will kill you..." They felt defenseless.

"Are you afraid, little bear and bird? Are you?"

More and more horrifying words emerged from every side of the pitch-dark room. Banjo searched frantically for the door, and tripped the floor in his desperation. As he sat on the ground, the two were trembling like crazy, but the agony went on...

"There's no way out..."

"No hiding and no escape..."

"Enjoy your stay, foolish ones..."

"BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN!"

A clash of lightening nearly caused the duo to jump out of their skin. The candlestick clattered to the floor as it slipped out of Banjo's sweaty grasp. Suddenly, the blackness was pierced by three green, glowing balls of gas. Slowly, they formed into the structure of abnormal creatures, with menacing looks on their goblin-like faces.

"...!" Kazooie's breath was caught short in fear. "G...GH... GHOSTS!"

The three monsters screeched in delight.

"WAH!" Both the bear and bird shrieked in terror as Banjo bolted off the floor and ran in the opposite direction of the ghosts. He rammed painfully into many pieces of furniture, bruising his knees and elbows. Finally reaching the opposite wall, his paw miraculously found a doorknob, and he quickly flew the door open and slammed it behind him milliseconds later. The cackles died away and they were met once again with silence.

Banjo sighed heavily in relief, slumping to the carpeted floor, raising a paw to his sweating brow. He felt wings flank his neck as Kazooie held him close, fear shining in her emerald green eyes.

"B-Banjo..." she breathed quietly.

"Are you alright, Kazooie?"

"Uh-huh..."

Banjo allowed themselves a moment of rest before he scanned their new surroundings. As his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he realized they were inside a long hallway with an endless amount of doors and unlit lamps. The wallpaper was a striped print of purple and green; Grunty's preferred choices of color, it seemed.

Finally getting to his feet, Banjo took one of the many oil lamps from the tables. "Kazooie, Fire Egg," he instructed gently.

Kazooie quickly coughed up one of her Fire Eggs into the lamp, and it instantly lit up the hall with a familiar, comforting orange glow. Banjo lifted it carefully, holding it out in front of them. Spying a door on the wall, he approached it and slowly clutched and turned the doorknob, preparing himself for what lay within...

Kazooie sat with her beak settling on his tense shoulder, awaiting whatever lay past the old oak door...

A/N: Yep, it's a different mansion this time, but just as kewl. I got the layout idea from Luigi's Mansion (awesome Halloween game, if you haven't played it, play it now, in the dark). Spooky things to come along, so please review. Man, I love Halloween. :)