The Lucky Locket

On Friday, which was the next day, everyone was excited to go home after the long week. Charlie couldn't wait to go home. He wanted to tell Uncle Paton everything.

Once he reached the house, he went into the kitchen for a quick snack. Unfortunatley, Grandma Bone was sitting there waiting for him.

"Oh look who's here!" she exclaimed.

Maise who was in the next room, came in and gave Charlie a big hug. "Hello Charlie! Hungry?"

"Yea." Charlie said.

"Coming right up!"

"Where's mom?"

"Oh, she's working. She had a lot of things to do. A lot of customers, decorating the shop for Christmas and so on."

"Oh."

"Anyways!" said Grandma Bone.

"What?" asked Charlie. He sat down.

"How was your week?"

"Nice. Why do you want to know?"

"Has anything strange been happening? Any new mysterious girls? Any hypnotizes? Anything? Anything? Anything-"

"Grizelda! Leave the boy alone!" said Maisie.

"Answer me!" said Grandma Bone, ingnoring Masie.

"No nothing! Gosh!" said Charlie. He stood up and left calling out to Maise, "Tell me when the foods ready!"

Than he climbed up the stairs. He knocked on his Uncle's door.

"Who is it?" said an angry voice.

"Charlie!"

"Come on in!"

CHarile opened the door and saw Uncle Paton reading.

"Hi Uncle Paton. A lot's happened this week!"

"Well, go on!" said Uncle Paton. He closed his book and looked up at Charlie. "Have a seat. Explain."

Charlie sat and gave him a brief summary about what had happened at Bloor's.

"Ahh. Angelina, or Angel. What did you say she can do again, boy?"

"Who? Angel?"

"Yes."

"Mind read."

"Mind read? Are you sure?" asked Uncle Paton, thoughfully.

"Yes Uncle, I'm positive."

"Mind read." Uncle Paton whispered.

"Yes. Uncle Paton, whats wrong?"

"She can mind read Charlie, mind read!"

And before Charlie could ask more, Maise called him downstairs.

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The next day, when his mom was at home, Maisie suggested a birthday party for Charlie, since he was going to turn 14 on the Next Saturday. Everyone loved the idea, except Grandma Bone.

"You have to ask my permission!" screamed Grandma Bone.

"No, your highness, we live here too!" said Uncle Paton.

"Well, I said no so that means-"

"YES!" snapped back Uncle Paton.

"No it doesn't! I live here! I don't want the house to get …umm…dirty!"

"Grizelda! YOUR GRANDSON'S TURNING FOURTEEN! WHY DON'T YOU WANT THE BOY TO HAVE FUN AND PARTY WITH HIS FRIENDS!" yelled Uncle Paton.

"Because!"

"Well we're having it!"

"Than I'll leave!"

"Be my guest!" said Uncle Paton. And Charlie mumbled, "Thank god."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY CHARLIE BONE?" asked Grandma Bone.

"I said…"

"He said THANK GOD!" said Uncle Paton. "What are you gonna do? Huh? Huh? Punch him? Kill him? WHAAAT?"

"Kill him! DUH!"

"Oh yea?"

"YEA!"

"Oh my gosh!"

"WHAT? MY face!"

"Yea, that too…" he chuckled, "But you think you rule, WHEN YOU DON'T!"

"I do not!"

"STOP!" shrieked MAise.

Charlie just laughed as he left the room, hearing Uncle Paton and Grandma Bone fighting about "Grandma Bone's Face."

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The weekend flew by quickly. Uncle Paton told him, on Saturday night,

"Charlie. Listen. I want you to stay away from…Audrey? The one who can make fires? And about your dad, don't do anything yet, don't tell a soul..except your friends of course."

"Yes."

"Well, tell Angel and Alex everything."

"Okay…But why Uncle Paton? Why is everyone so impressed by the endowment of "Mind reading?"

"Because, my boy, long ago…when the Red King had children, one of his great-grand son's name was Steven. Steven had the power of curing and harming people. He also had the power of becoming a deadly monster, one that never ever dies. Now imagine the state of the people who saw Steven killing them, never dying. Imagine. Well Steven had 3 brothers and 1 sister. The brothers and sister did some reasearching, and found out that Steven could only die, if there was a mind reader. And if the mind reader, was a trusted person, good. If not, that would be really bad, because he/she would try to find out everything about the good side, and than the world would be, like-" he ran his hand across his neck.

"Oh."

"Yes. And also, Steven can go to his extreme power, monsters and all, if he has the braclet. The bracelet which was all bright. No one knows where it is, except the person whos whereing it. Because it becomes invisible when you wear it."

"Oh." Said Charlie again.

"Steven is still alive. HE wants the braclet, and a locket, the locket of luck. The locket can do so much good, tell you where to go, its kind of like your mini leader…It is the most valuable thing on this earth… For many years everyone fought and killed each other for the necklace. The good side of the people had it, but than it disappered, mysteriously… Charlie, where is the locket you have."

"Here." He said, taking out the locket in his pocket.

Uncle Paton looked at it and his eyes widened.

"This is it." He whispered, and at that particular moment Grandma Bone stepped in.