Chapter 4

"Let me get this straight. So, you saw this gypsy woman named Carlotta and she told you that this island is cursed and is inhabited by cat people and zombies!?"

"Yeah, pretty crazy, right?" Flim Flam asked.

"Yes! This is crazy. What else are you keeping from us, Belle?"

"Well, you could say, a lot."

"What is it now?"

"Well…apparently, I have super powers."

"That's a very good lie you guys conducted."

"It's no joke, I'll show you. Give me your hand." Tracy gave Belle her hand and Belle closed her eyes and waited. Suddenly, she had that feeling again and Tracy watched as Belle froze jut like in the cave with Flim Flam. A few minutes later, Belle returned from her trance and looked at Tracy.

"Tracy, what have you've been hiding from us?"

"I'm not hiding anything, I swear."

"Tracy, I know you're keeping something from us. Please, tell us."

"Fine, I'll tell you but it has to stay between us. You see, I've been dating someone for awhile now. Her name is Angel Duncan, please don't tell my parents about this"

"Tracy, we promise not to tell anyone about this and while we're on the subject of dating, I'm dating someone too."

"Who?"

"Me."

"You two are dating? That's so awesome and I got to say, I'm shook that you have superpowers. You kind of remind me of Steven."

"Who's Steven?"

"Steven Universe? He's half gem and half human."

"Oh, that Steven. You really think so?"

"Yeah, I mean, you're learning about your powers after all."

"That's true."

"But what about the zombies you guys saw? Did they do or say anything to you?"

"One of them did say something when he grabbed me."

"What was it?" Tracy asked.

"He told me to leave and that we're not safe here."

"He said that? But all I heard was just the moaning and groaning they were making." Flim Flam said.

"How did it all happen? When did the zombies show up?"

"They showed up after I had a traumatizing vision and Flim Flam placing my pendant on a cat symbol on the moondial in the cave."

"I think we should tell your mom about this. Maybe she might have some secrets of her own."

"Maybe you're right. I mean, she did recognize the pendant when we were at the marketplace. She's bound to know something." Belle said as she heard a knock on the door and opened it to find Edgar standing there.

"Sorry to intrude on your conversation, Ms. Blake. I just came to tell you're mother was looking for you three."

"No need for apologies, Mr. Smithee, we'll be down in a minute."

"Take all the time you need, Ms. Blake, she's waiting for you in the Library."

"Thank you, Mr. Smithee for the heads up."

"Not at all, Ms. Blake. Not at all." He said as he closed the door.

"Maybe this is an opportunity to talk to your mom about this." Tracy said.

"Right, maybe we can finally get some answers." Belle said as they walked out of the bedroom. In the far corner, a shadowy figure looked at them as they walked away to the library and then vanished back into the shadows.

In the library, Daphne was sitting in the chair looking out the window seeing the view of the front of the resort.

"You wanted to see us, mom?"

"Yeah, I did. There's something I wanted to talk to you guys about."

"What is it?"

"I had this dream that you and Flim Flam were attacked by zombies and then turned into one yourselves."

"About that dream, we need to talk to you about that." Belle said as they sat down across from Daphne.

"What about my dream? Were you really attacked by zombies?"

"What do you know about the zombies, Ms. Blake?" Tracy asked her.

"Well, about 39 years ago, I was working at a TV station when Mystery Inc went our separate ways. I was determined to find a real supernatural case and not some guy in a mask. We searched every including Moonscar Island and when we got to the island and arrived at a house a lot like this hotel and there we met some very unusual people. Lena, Simone, Jacques, Beau the gardener and even Snakebite Scruggs. As we were on the island, we were attacked by zombies but we later found out that the zombies were actually victims of the cat people who have been draining innocent bystanders in order to stay for more than 200 years."

"Let me guess, the cat people were originally villagers who survived the pirate Morgan Moonscar when he landed on the island to bury his treasure. The survivors called upon their cat god to get revenge. So he changed them into werecats." Belle said

"Right and they were going to steal our lifeforce too. Something they could only do during the harvest moon but we were able to stop them and they melted into nothing. How did you know about the villagers part?"

"Well, the reason why I knew about it is…..I had a vision about it. I've been getting a lot of them. I think I might be a witch, mom."

"I'm sorry, you might be a what?!" She asked her all shook up.

"Yeah, you see when we fought the 13th ghost in the Himalayan temple, a shield magically appeared out of nowhere. We couldn't figure out why, but now I think I'm starting to put two and two together."

Daphne looked down in sadness. "You're right, it's time to tell you the truth about your powers. You see, before you were born, I had a baby shower and everybody gave me gifts including Mr. VanGhoul and his gift was for whoever the baby was, they would either be a witch or a warlock and when you were born, we knew you be filled with his magic. I'm sorry we didn't tell you about this island or about your powers. Can you forgive me?"

"Of course, I know you didn't want to tell me because you wanted to protect me and Ronny. But from now on, no more secrets, ok?"

"Ok." Daphne said as she hugged Belle. "So, what's the plan?"

"What do you mean, Ms. Blake?"

"I mean, what's the plan for stopping the cat people. Do you even have a clue who they are?"

"Edgar, Mona, Linda and Jack are the cat people. I know this because I've had visions after I shook their hands on the boat and at the front of the hotel and I have reason to believe that Mona and Linda are actually Lena and Simone."

"How do you know?"

"When I had a vision in the cave, I saw them in old puritan clothes and they looked just like them."

Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door and there stood Mona.

"Sorry for the interruption. But Mr. Smithee just wanted to let you know that dinner will be served soon in the dining room."

"Great, I'm starved." Tracy said as they walked into the dining room. As they did, Daphne looked down the hall and saw a shadowy figure watching her. She kept walking into the dining room pretending she didn't see it.