Angela said from her front seat. "I must admit I am starting to lose faith in Madame Rosa's predictions."
The kids noticed that Mike was sweating heavily, and Charlie said, "Mike are you allright? The situations not that bad."
Mike yelled out, "Easy for you to say, BUCKET! YOUR NOT BEING ASKED TO FIGURE OUT A PRACTICALLY DEAD LANGUAGE IN THE SPAN IN A FEW MINUTES! IN A HOUSE FULL OF GHOST CLOWNS AND EVIL GHOST FREAKS! AND I NEVER LIKED LIVE CLOWNS!"
Veruca who was sitting next to mike said, "Calm down, Michael. You can do this!"
Mike yelled, "YOU DON'T GET IT, SALT! HOW COULD YOU WITH.." but Mike was cut short as Veruca had grabbed Mike's face and planted a huge kiss on it.
As she pulled away, Violet said, "What was that for?"
Veruca said, "I don't know. I've seen it calm guys down." She then turned back and said, "I know you can do this Michael."
After a few seconds of dumbfounded staring at Veruca an astonished expression suddenly crossed his face and he said, "Uh, Salt? Does your cellphone happen to be an internet phone?"
After the tram stopped at the front room, and Mike started translating the book from the dictionary he downloaded, Violet started pacing. Charlie got up and asked what's wrong?"
Violet said, "How long till the evil ghosts get past the good ghosts and find their way up here to kill us?"
Charlie replied, "We'll be ready for them. Somehow I know it."
Violet nodded and said, "You know all this talk about your friend the fortune teller has me thinking about destiny. You know how many unlikely events it took for us to get together, and for us to get to this point! We both had to find golden tickets. You had to accidently figure out how to get the blue out of me. Then we had to land here. What would you use to describe it? Fate, or dumb luck?"
Charlie smirked and said, "People allways look for a diference between those two don't they?"
Violet smiled and said, "Do you think fate will ever go easier on us?"
Charlie replied, "Fate has given you to me, and in return for that, I'm willing to let it throw whatever it wants at me."
Mike called out, "Okay, there's a snag."
Angela said, "What is it?"
Mike said, "The curse is tied to the book. Probably why the freaks didn't destroy it."
Charlie said, "So if we destroy the book?"
Mike stopped him with, "Destroy the book and the ghosts will become lost souls. No longer confined to the house, but unable to move to the proverbial better place. No there is a spell here which is a safeguard. It will open up twin portals to the two realms of the afterlife. All ghosts who stand before the portals will be judged. However, to activate it, you are supposed to keep some of the blood of the sacrifice used to set the curse."
Charlie said, "That must be what Rosa meant."
Mike said, "Meant what?"
Angela said, "Rosa told us that Mr. O'brians murder was the sacrifice. After she told us his blood was needed to finish it. After that, she said it was fate that one of his bloodline arrived here tonight."
Mike nodded and said, "Okay. We'll need something to draw the blood."
Angela took out a dagger out of her purse and said, "Rosa gave this to me. Said we'll need it."
Violet took the dagger and said, "Dang, that lady plan's ahead."
Just then a couple of clowns came running in. "WE CAN'T HOLD THEM BACK ANYMORE! THEY'RE COMING!"
Charlie said, "Give me the spell. You guys get outside and get in the glass elevator.
Mike gave a piece of paper with a magical verse on it to Charlie, while giving the book to Violet. Mike said, "Bucket, you chant this. Beauregarde you drip your blood over this page."
As Angela, Augustus, Mike and Veruca ran out the front door, and the demonic freaks started fading into the room through the walls. Charlie said to Violet, "Violet, whatever happens now,"
Violet touched his cheek and said, "What can happen. We're together!
Charlie smiled and started chanting. Violet cut her arm and smeared her blood over the book. The earth started shaking. A bright light started shining from the ceiling, And the earth opened up beneath them.