After getting back into the doombuggy they pass by the piano parlor on their way to the second floor. Will and Vince could hear laughter coming from the shadow phantom after seeing Wathel change seven shades of cemetery green when the frog leapt of his mouth after the spell practice. For the rest of the trip Wathel just sulked and sunk into the seat cushions. Steven was floating ahead of them to check for any unwanted surprises.
"This is all my fault," Will said gloomly. "If I hadn't been so worried about keeping a schedule this wouldn't have happened"
"For being a good role model, you give new meaning to the word," Steven wagged his finger in Will's face. "You learned a while back to let your emotions go after your dad kick the bucket," he continued. " - And here you are trying to manipulate Ben's future"
"How do you know all this?" he asked the warlock.
"I've been taking a vested interest in anyone too dense to not fix their lives. I'm doing this as a favor to your dad," he answered. "He wanted to retire here but the noise from the all night parties kept him up. By the way he's proud of you having a kid through adoption and thinks your partner Vince does a good job taking care of him as well as you"
Will smiled at that thought.
"We're going to get our son back if it's the last thing we ever do," he then said bravely.
"I'd prefer if we were in one piece," Vince said shuttering at the prospect.
As the doombuggy went up the second floor they were greeted by an appalling cold. This of course is always the traditional manifestation of The Supernatural.
"Hope you don't have an aversion to the darkness and hot and cold running chills. The tenants are very sensitive to light," Steven explained.
They came into a long endless hallway.
"Maybe Ben's down this way," Will said getting out of the doombuggy. Vince followed.
"WAAAAAAH!" someone was crying.
"It's Ben! Come on!"
They raced down the hallway but stopped short halfway when they saw.
"LOOK OUT!" Vince cried out.
A candlelabra floating wildly in mid-air that was getting ready to assualt them. They turned around faster than a hummingbird back to the doombuggy. As they got in the safety bar dropped down and they sped away from the candlelabra. Slowly down they came to another set of doors. From each one they passed strange eerie sounds came from within them.
"Great going, guys!" Wathel said rising midway from the cushions in the doombuggy. "You've woken everyone up with your loud caterwauling. They're scared of you.
""THEY'RE SCARED? " Vince shouted over the noises around them."What do you think is happening to us right now!" Will said in a panic.They screamed and held each other as they passed by the Demon clock that was spinning its hands madly. Wathel's ghostly head was squished in like a cartoon character as they clutched for dear life.
With a stiff jerk they were all thrown out of the doombuggy into The Seance Room.
"I've been expecting you," Madam Leota said cackling from within her crystal ball.
To be continued...
