Hours ago...

Freefall landed on the Island. He looked around.

Freefall: So, this is Orca Island. Pretty place to live, nice woods and view. Now, to find those kids.

Freefall walked down the path towards the house. It was huge, almost like a mansion. Freefall finally came to the door.

Freefall voiceover: The house was a site to behold. It was large complex building, which had branches its rooms and other structures for each generation of their family. Little did I know that those rooms would show me secrets that would explain their deaths. Like Edith said in her journal before she passed away 'The house had answers', and I was going to find them...but first I had to get inside.

Freefall: *Tries to open door; lock* Course it would be lock *Looks through mail slot*.

Freefall voiceover: Even just looking through the slot, I could tell the house and fallen family member were trying to tell me something.

Freefall walked around till he found the garage door, doggie door included.

Freefall: Well, no other way in.

Freefall went to his knees and crawled through the doggie door. Finally inside, he dusted himself off and started to walk, till he found something, and someone.

Freefall: What the-

Freefall voiceover: I walked over to a table, where who do I find. One of the infants, the eldest one, Christopher, wrapped in its yellow blanket and a journal beside him. Carefully picking him up in my hands, I felt like the whole weight of the world was on my shoulders. Not the kind that Sudden Death or an evildoer has my megacore, a different feeling. I was holding a dying family tree newborn hope in my arms. Securing him, I retrieved the journal, Edith the second to be precise, and proceeded into the house. I won't go into detail on how messy the kitchen and dining room was.

Freefall: Seesh, you could have cleaned the place before you left it, *Looks at the baby* Ya know what I'm saying.

Christopher blinked. Freefall walked around, noticing the obituary for Lewis Finch, the dining room table untouched, and the thousands upon thousands of books. Freefall finally came to the living room sat down and read the journal, the baby safely next to him.

Freefall voiceover: I decided to read the book...But when I read the book, I received nothing but shivers down my spine. Each family member died early, except for one...Milton, he went missing. Now some would be believable accidents, but I had this feeling that there was more to these deaths than meets the eye. Ending the reading, I found a key. She must have left it for someone. Continuing on upstairs, making sure the baby was behind me at all times (Literally, I had to make a makeshift baby carrier) I proceeded to see if I could find the answers...But, the doors were lock-stracth that, SEALED shut and all I could do was look though peep hole.

Freefall: -Sighs-Great, now what...*finds a opened room* OH! Finally! *Walks in the blue room* Huh, nice room-

Baby Christopher: *Tugging Freefall's arm, pointing*

Freefall: Huh, *Looks at the pointed direction, sees a book* what's with the book? *Tries to remove it; nothing* What the-*Opens it to find a key hole; smiles* Huh...Well, would you look at that!

Freefall took out the key and placed it in the hole, turning it. He lifted the wall up to find a secret passage way.

Freefall: Well well, let's see what's behind door number one. *Crawls in*

Freefall voiceover: Going through, the walls were painted and I knew one of the Finch kin had done this. Crawling though, I found myself in the first room of Molly Finch. She seemed to have love the color pink and animals, as her room contained a cage and fishbowl. It is said she died two days after her tenth birthday on December 13th 1947.

Freefall: Poor kid, she seemed like a sweet girl. *Notices her memorial* Huh, what's this.

Freefall walks over and sees Molly's Picture, along with her belongs. It was there he found a journal.

Freefall: Is this Molly's? *Sees the cat ears* She really did love animals*Looks around; then picks up the book, he opens it to the night before she passes away* Okay Molly, let's see what happened that night.

Freefall voiceover: Reading her finale thought, it was...umm, otherworldly, dark. She might have been sweet but, boy oh boy did she have a dark side. Apparently, she was sent to bed after an incident that was not explained (she must have been grounded for something). She describes that she was hungry and ate toothpaste and gerbil food ( a carrot). But what caught me off guard was the holly berries...which by ingesting them can cause hallucinations due to a excessive body, stress, and lack of oxygen and nutrient, and if not treated, death. To say the first and last symptom was the reason for her to succumb to death would be an understatement. But what surprises me was that her window was open during that time (when she described how she became a 'Cat'...before she became an owl, then a land shark, then regular shark, then an octopus...she was really hallucinating, I was really confused.) This got me thinking, did someone break in and placed the holly berries on the window sill while she slept, then ran off when she woke up? It was Christmas at that time, so some holly berries would not seem out of place when they discover her body the next morning.

Freefall: *Closed the book* Well, that was, um, interesting. Gave me an idea on what I'm dealing with, but at the same time...what did I just read?

Freefall voiceover: Realizing the only way to get to the next room was from the roof, I carefully flew over there, Chris safe and sound as we landed inside. I now found myself in Edith and Sven's room. It was nice and cozy, but then I found another memorial, for the Finch that came to America...

Freefall: *Walks over* This must be Odin, I remember hearing about this. *Finds an old slider; and looks through it*

Freefall voiceover: Odin was once from Norway, coming to America to escape the Family curse. After the death of his wife Ingeborg and his newborn son, he took his daughter Edith, son-in-law, and granddaughter Molly to America, by turning his house into a house boat and sailing them across the sea. He died saving the three and he sank with the house. It was here I discover something else, the Finch's were very wealthy and the folks there say they were also cursed due to that. Now I could see Ingeborg and his newborn son dying from childbirth (That sadly is a thing) But looking at the details, the house-turned boat would have made it through the storm...someone sabotage it. As I did the calculation in my head for that time period, the curse started in 1437. After his death the curse continued for 80 years. Result, this curse has been going on for 580 years. No curse can last forever, as stated in a historical document detailing the curse upon the presidents (One president being shot and killed, ended with Ronald Regan Surviving the shot). It also seemed weird that the family was cursed due to their wealth...was someone jealous?

Freefall: Whoever is doing this is to obtain the Finch's wealth. *Looks at Chris* and in order to do so, this must obtain by the nexts heirs.

Freefall place the device back before looking around. He opened a door that led to a fluffy pink bathroom.

Freefall: A bathroom with carpet...*sarcastic* that's not a health hazard at all. *Sees a book* Huh, what's this? *Opens it up* A book, maybe it was made as a clue on how to get to the next rooms *Reads* 'There's a secret in this bathroom, *pulls tab* It's in the last place you would look *pulls tab* it isn't in the cupboard *pulls finale tab* it's hidden in this book' *Sees the knob* Ahhh, smart idea.

Freefall turned the knob and another passage way was revealed. Freefall poked his head though, ready to crawl in.

Freefall: Well Chris, let's see what's behind door number two.

End of part 1