Cobwebs Tend to Grow on Halloween.
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Chapter 5
Cobweb walked through the doors. The corners of this chamber was covered in spider webs. Cobwebs, Cobweb thought to himself. A large coffin sat in the middle of the room, on top of two small steps. Light glimmered upon the coffin's lid, the source coming from the few candles beside it.
Cobweb tilted his head. What was this place? Where was Jack?
"Jack?" Cobweb called out. "Zero?" His voice echoed throughout the chamber. Cobweb looked down at his bare feet, noticing he was still wearing his pyjamas. Perhaps he should stay here, just in case Jack was looking for him. Maybe Zero would sniff him out soon.
There was a small crackling noise and Cobweb noticed it was coming from his hand. He looked down and noticed little sparks coming out of his palm. Cobweb blinked and held the his hand to his cheek, feeling the sparks hit him. He giggled. "Tickles."
How did he get here? He was in Jack's home, sleeping on his couch. Then the laughter came. And then he was in this chamber.
There was a eerie creek and a loud slam, making Cobweb turn. The doors were closed.
Cobweb tuned back to the large coffin. He'd heard of these things. They were beds for people who went to sleep and never woke up. Cobweb never understood that. Wouldn't they need space to move? A nice blanket and pillow? Not a box. Maybe there were some cushions. Cobweb didn't know, he'd never been in one.
Cobweb found himself walking forward, as if in a trance. But there was something he hadn't felt before. Like he wanted to stay in this chamber forever. He made his way up the steps. Cobweb strained to lift the lid, but managed to and carefully did. He peeked inside.
A skeleton lay in padding, hand to its chest; like it was making an oath. Cobweb blinked. Its arm and leg were gone, separated from the body.
The crackling noise got louder as the sparks grew stronger and he could feel them in his foot as well.
Unbeknownst to Cobweb, eight eyes lit up in a corner. The area appeared red to it, Cobweb being a pale pink.
Cobweb suddenly felt sorrow. He felt like getting in the coffin and being by this dead person's side. Like a apprentice to his master. But, no. Jack must be looking for him. He couldn't.
Hearing something move, Cobweb turned, putting the lid down on its rightful place. "Jack?"
A scuttling noise.
"Zero?"
The creature stepped out of the shadows. The spider was purple, its abdomen large. Small hairs stuck out on each of its eight legs. Its fangs dripped venom and its green eyes were narrowed.
"Y-You're most certainly not Zero…" Cobweb stuttered.
The arachnid screeched loudly and hissed as it made its way toward the petrified boy.
Realising the danger, Cobweb ran down the steps, making his way to the doors.
The spider turned and followed him, shooting long pieces of stringy web. It missed Cobweb, sticking to the wall instead.
Cobweb heard the spider hiss and shoot another web. He turned his head…only to find an empty sleeve where his right arm was. Cobweb turned back. The spider was holding his severed arm in a tangled piece of web with one of its legs.
The sparks from Cobweb's hand shot out and hit the coffin's lid.
"Jack!" Cobweb shouted out. "Jack, help!"
The crackling in his foot grew strong and his foot began moving forward, inch by inch. He gripped his knee to try and stop it.
The spider shout out another web, the silky material wrapping around Cobweb's ankle and tripping him up, dragging him toward it.
Cobweb clung desperately to the floor.
Another web shot out and wrapped around Cobweb's knee, trapping his hand as well.
Cobweb reached out to the doors that were becoming smaller as the spider dragged him away.
"Jack!" Cobweb pleaded to an imaginary Jack Skellington. "Jack, help me! Jack, please!"
There was that laughter again. It echoed throughout the room.
Cobweb's eye lids became heavy. They began to droop, ignoring Cobweb's silent cries for them to stop.
Cobweb screamed as loud as he could.
Everything went black as Cobweb went into a state of unwanted unconsciousness.
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Author's note:
Oh, the mystery. So, why do you guys think the spider wanted Cobweb's limbs? And why was Cobweb in that place? Poor kid…I'm so cruel to him, aren't I?