The Room
"Will you be able to stay here?" Angela asked.
"Yes, that is if you..." Jimmy started.
"It'll be fine." Libby said.
"It'll be a great adventure." Cindy said.
"Can I get an apple ?" Carl asked.
"Big room for me." Sheen exclaimed.
Angela rolled her eyes. No way was she going to let that one boy out of her sight. He was to unstable and he had already broken her prized trophy for showmanship in dressage. King Goobot, Eustace Strytch, Grandma Taters, Baby Eddie, The Junk Man, Beautiful Gorgeous, Professor Calamitous, Zix and Travoltron would sleep in the guest room. And so would Jimmy, Cindy, Libby, Sheen and Carl. Only Tee would be sleeping in a bed. His old bed was ready and he was already asleep in it.
"You all will be sleeping in the guest room." Angela said again.
"Ah, but were you guests." Libby protested.
"Doesn't matter, your still sleeping in there." Angela said.
It took Jimmy a while to get to sleep. His sleeping mat was lumpy and there was that insistant roaring and pinging in the kitchen that kept him up. Cindy too, couldn't get to sleep. The floor was cold. Only Carl, Libby and Sheen slept well that night. Eustace Strytch, Baby Eddie and Beautiful Gorgeous were kept up by the snoring of Professor Calamitous and Grandma Taters. The Junk Man, Zix and Travoltron slept in front of the fireplace. King Goobot, since he was a king, was sleeping soundly on the couch. Angela, even didn't have a good night. The ticking of the clock kept her up.
It was three in the morning when Jimmy couldn't stand it anymore. He kicked his covers off and jumped off of the cold floor. Cindy seemed to of had it to, she was also getting up from the floor. Slowly and carefully they stumbled out of the room and down the hall. A hall clock ticked three fifteen. Before they knew it they bumped into each other with a screech. The house cast many shadows and there was alot of noise coming from it too.
"Where are we going?" Cindy asked.
"To see what's in that room." Jimmy stated.
"Angela might not like that." Cindy said.
"I'll never be able to sleep with that racket going on." Jimmy exclaimed.
"Just ignore it." Cindy said.
"Oh, and why are you coming along?" Jimmy asked.
"Well, um well." Cindy blushed.
"I knew it." Jimmy sighed.
Jimmy walked into the kitchen, Cindy at his heels, he slowly walked towards the grey door. The door had a golden doorknob on it and a towel was covering the top. Slowly Jimmy pushed the door, which of course didn't open. He then tried to twist the doorknob. It was unlocked. A big burst of heat and the smell of dirty diapers met his and Cindy's nostrils. Holding their noses they pushed the door all the way open and stepped inside and into a dark room. Before Jimmy and Cindy knew it, the door gave a mighty hiss, then shut itself on them. Jimmy and Cindy started to pound on the door. They screamed and screamed until their voices were hoarse.
"It's useless." Cindy sighed.
"I think your right." Jimmy agreed.
"Lets find a way out of here." Cindy shrieked.
"Okay, first let me find that switch for the lights." Jimmy said to himself.
As Jimmy was fondling the wall Cindy looked about the room. The room had all sorts of tables and two huge machine were in the middle of it. There was another door that probably led to another room or chamber. Cindy walked down the stairs and looked at one of the machines. Before she could get halfway down Jimmy found the lights and turned them on. Cindy jumped and gave a little yell. Jimmy rolled his eyes at Cindy and without saying a word he pressed a button. The machines started working, a big puff of smoke came from the pipe and a squeal came from the belt. Jimmy and Cindy now could see that machines had alot of metallic objects in them, one had the word female on the side and the other had the word male on the front.
"What is she doing in here?" Cindy asked.
"Don't you understand?" Jimmy whispered.
"No, understand what?" Cindy asked.
"That she builds these suits for Meldar's kind." Jimmy exclaimed.
Before Cindy could gasp there was a big thump on the other side of the door. They slinked towards it and peeked through the doorknob keyhole. What they saw was incredible. Jimmy was speechless, Cindy was breath taken. Slowly and carefully they pushed the door inwards. Inside was a new room was a lot of beds. A little chuckled and a ruffle of clothing could be heard. Jimmy looked in and saw that someone was moving inside the room.
"Um, Cindy." Jimmy said.
"Yes Jimmy." Cindy said.
"Is it me, or is someone moving inside there?" Jimmy asked.
"No, I also see someone." Cindy said.
Before Jimmy and Cindy knew it, a hand reached out and pulled the door the rest of the way open. They both screamed and ran to a darkened corner. Soon they were hugging each other. They both looked up to see that a ghostly creature walked towards them. Cindy screamed and shielded her face. Jimmy pushed himself in front of Cindy and acted as a barrier. The creature stepped on the floor and a terrified yelp erupted. Cindy peeked out from behind Jimmy. A light was turned on and before they knew it, Angela was standing between them and the creature that was screaming his head off.
"Do you think Angela's mad at us?" Cindy asked.
"What do you think?" Jimmy said sarcastically.
"Hey, it's just a question." Cindy shot back.
Angela had totally yelled at them for thirty three minutes and fifty seconds. Jimmy and Cindy were actually sorry for the others as Angela had wakened them with her screaming. She had really been steamed about something that they had down, but whatever it was they did not know. Both now wished that they hadn't of gone down there in the first place.