The second chapter! Hope you guys enjoy! Please R&R! I'm MORE THAN HAPPY if I heard any criticism and suggestions! Thanks and Love all my readers: D
"Are you ready?" Coraline asked Wybie. "Of course." Wybie seems prepared and brave. "Will you follow us?" Wybie asked the cat. The cat nodded his head.
"Good. Be careful." Coraline opened the door.
The tunnel through the other land was beautiful like when Coraline saw the tunnel for the first time. Not like the "Evil" door when She pushed by Other Wybie. The tunnel looked like a tunnel to the heaven. Beautiful and marvelous. But ironically, it's the tunnel to the hell.
"Wybie, be careful. Don't believe anyone except me." Coraline whispered.
"I want to tell you Wybourne, this place, is very dangerous." The cat spoke suddenly.
"W..What? Y…You can talk?" Wybie surprised.
"And you both know you two are walking right into her trap." The cat spoke.
"I have to go back….they are my parents." Coraline spoke.
"He can speak in the "Button world", and everything that's living are having button eyes. There might have "Other you". But he probably died." Coraline said to Wybie. 'Other me?' Wybie confused.
"Will there have "Other you"?" Wybie asked.
"I don't think so, but… if there is, don't be attracted to them. Once you fall to them, you will think they are real." Coraline stared Wybie with anxiousness.
"Don't worry Jonesy, as long as they have button eyes, I will run away." Wybie gulped.
"Challenge her. She may not play fair, but she won't refuse. She's got a thing…for games. " Said the cat.
The tunnel was longer than usual, more deeply, more beautiful. Seems the tunnel is hypnotizing them, lying the world is a "Dream come true". However, they already knew the truth.
When Coraline saw the door at the front, the door suddenly opened. At the same time, the cat disappeared.
"Coraline?" it was Mrs. Jones who opened the door.
"Mom? Mom!" Coraline started to rush. Wybie was watching Coraline happily. However, he saw her mother was smiling oddly. What's more horrifying, her mother's neck was long.
"Coraline! Do not hug her!" Wybie shouted, but Coraline already hugged her.
"Coraline…. Why did you leave me?" The mother that Coraline hugged was Beldam. Coraline pushed Beldam back, and Beldam transformed into her real appearance. Wybie ran in front of her in order to protect her.
"B….Bel…Beldam! Y…You d…dare to hurt her!" Wybie shouted to Beldam. Coraline surprised that Wybie against Beldam bravely. She thought Wybie was a coward, weird boy. But her thought changed since Wybie decided to have this dangerous adventure with her. She wonders why he's passion and protects her.
"Hmm…. Coraline? Why you didn't tell me that you have a boyfriend?" Beldam's face suddenly distorted. Wybie suddenly got goosebumps.
"No….I….I bought a friend." Said Coraline. "And where are my parents!" she asked. "gosh I have no idea where your old parents are. Perhaps they feel bored of you and ran away to France." She giggled. "You…..Liar! You stole them!" Wybie stood in front of Beldam.
"Shut up." Beldam scowled at him. Her disguised face made Wybie got even more goosebumps.
"Now don't be difficult you both, have a seat, Coraline. Coraline felt something lifted her, it was a more grotesque version of the Other Mr. Jones. He lifted her on the seat bug. At the same time, a rat ran from the little door with the button key. Beldam locked the door, ordered the large cockroach to block the door, and finally swallowed the key.
"Why don't you have your own key?" Coraline asked.
"Only one…Key." The other Mr. Jones answered. But Beldam shut his mouth. "The garden man needs tending don't you think Pumpkin?" Beldam leaded Mr. Jones to other room.
"C…Coraline…. I… I really can't believe this world…" Wybie seems Confused.
Squeak-Squeak-
"Shush!" Coraline listened carefully for the squeaking sound.
"Mom…Dad…"
Seems Coraline's parents are locked up somewhere, but there was only squeaking sound and nothing. The speed of squeaking was very fast, sounded like they are freezing to death.
"I will find you…" Coraline's tear dropped a bit.
"Breakfast time!" it was Beldam's sound from the kitchen.
"Let's go Jonesy." Wybie looked at her. Although he was confused a lot, he was brave. He will never believe he's such a brave boy. He suddenly wondered why he becomes so brave….in front of Coraline. Why in front of Coraline?
Wybie stopped thinking. He stood in front of Coraline and walked to the kitchen.
"Trust me, Coraline, we can do it." Wybie encouraged her.
"Thank you Wybie." Coraline smiled.
When they arrived in the kitchen, they saw Beldam was cooking. She was humming a song. She seemed not caring about how Coraline escaped from her house. The hideous humming sound made the whole kitchen's mood down. At the table, there were 4 seats prepared.
"Be brave Coraline….be brave…" Coraline calmed herself. She must think a "game" that can save her parents and the ghost children. And she wanted to protect Wybie. She was very nervous when Wybie was defying Beldam. She felt scared for imaging if Beldam wants to hurt him. She even prayed in her mind. She regretted why she allowed Wybie to come with her, to experience this horrible situation. What she was praying, was to get out of this place with him and her parents and the ghost eyes immediately, and always staying with Wyb…. What?
She shook her head off. 'What am I thinking about? Staying with him?' probably Wybie is very trustable for her.
Wybie and Coraline sat on the table together, and Beldam was still cooking.
"…Why don't we play…. A game?" Coraline asked her. Beldam's eyes shined.
"I know you like them." Said Coraline. "Everybody likes…games." Said Beldam.
What kind of game would it be?" beldam smiled. "An exploring game… a finding things game." Coraline said nervously.
"And what is it you finding?" she smiled, tapping the table.
"My real parents." Said Coraline.
"Too easy" Beldam said.
"and…the eyes of Ghost children." Said Coraline.
"Ha…. What if you don't find them?" Beldam asked.
"I'll stay here forever and let you love me…. And I'll let you sew buttons in my eyes." Coraline signed.
"What? Coraline are you serious?" Wybie surprised.
"And I want your eyes sewed too, Wybourne." Beldam giggled.
Her sentence made Wybie nearly faint. If he and Coraline can't make it, his grandma will be very sad.
"Oh man…." Wybie's strength is gone by her sentence. Coraline looked at Wybie sadly and held Wybie's hand under the table. That made Wybie surprise, but less weaker.
"And if you guys somehow…. Win?" Beldam asked.
"Then you let us go. Everyone go. My real father and mother, the dead children... Everyone you trapped." Said, Coraline.
"Okay…. But it will be harder than everything… you guys are smarter than I thought, so I will hide 6 eyes. Sorry for those children." Beldam laughed. She snapped her finger and what Coraline and Wybie heard were the screaming sound of the ghost children.
"No! You monster!" Coraline stood up from her seat.
"Ha ha ha! Now don't be difficult again, if you win, you can out with them!" Beldam smiled at her.
"Wait…. At least we need to hear a clue." Wybie said calmly.
"All right. In each of 6 wonders… that I've just made for you guys… the ghost's eyes hidden in the plain sight."
"What…. How about my parents?" Coraline asked. But Beldam pointed her button eyes.
"Well… Fine…..." Coraline disappointed.
"Well, go on then." Beldam exited the kitchen.
"Oh, man…. What if we lose? 6 eyes! 6 eyes in this large place! What if I can't make it! How grandma lives without me!" Wybie seemed hopeless.
"Wybie… I'm so sorry….. I should not have been let you come with me.." Coraline walked to Wybie's seat.
"The only thing we need to do is… beating her. This is the only way." Coraline grabbed Wybie's hand. Wybie suddenly surprised again, and he felt comfortable.
"R…Right. Let's go." Wybie nodded his head.
Wybie was afraid of being lost. However, he has no idea why he felt confident. Is it because with her?
They left the house and entered the garden.
The end of the Chapter2! Even I don't know if there are still "Living" Coraline fans because when I looked through all of lovely fan arts and fanfics, they are all from 2009 to 2013… But I really believe there are still numerous fans around the world! Thanks to everyone who read my story! Any criticism and suggestions are ALL welcome! Please R&R! Thanks and love everyone!
