Disclaimer: Mickey and the Gang nor anything to do with the Haunted Mansion is mine. Yes, that includes the lovely, eerie song.
Sorry once again that it took so long to update, but between school, work, and now dealing with my internship that will have me relocating to Walt Disney World next month for a five-month job, it is almost impossible to work on this. But, since classes end next week, I will hopefully have a little more time since I won't be doing any more school work.
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As they walked the grounds of the cemetery calling for Pluto, Donald felt a tap on his shoulder. "What's the big idea…?" questioned Donald as he turned around to find no one there.
The color drained all the way from Donald's hat down to his feet. "Hey, Donald! What's wrong?" asked Goofy, looking back at his pal. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
Donald shook as his teeth chattered, and he uttered, "Guh-guh-guh-guh-ghost!" and he ran past everyone, causing Mickey to hold onto his hat and Minnie to hold down her dress.
"Donald! What's going on?" asked Mickey, fixing his hat.
"He said 'Guh-guh-guh-guh-ghost!' and then took off," responded Goofy, imitating Donald.
"That's silly. There's no such thing as ghost," replied Daisy, as she walked behind everyone else.
"I agree with Daisy," said Minnie. "Donald must have just been spooked since we are in a cemetery."
"Yeah, I guess you're right, Min," responded Mickey. "So let's find him, gang!" and they all walked deeper into the cemetery, as a hand covered Daisy and pulled her into the cellar and closed the doors.
Donald hid behind some busts in the eerie cemetery, still shaking. He then peered his head out and looked around for any sign of the supernatural. Finally realizing that he was alone, he let out a sigh of relief as his shaking came to an end. "Phew…. That was a close one," he stated.
When
the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake
Spooks come out
for a swinging wake
Happy haunts materialize
And begin to
vocalize
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Upon hearing the first verse of the creepy, tune, Donald began to shake again and looked around to see where the voice was coming from. He then looked up to see the busts singing and ran away as fast as he could.
Now
don't close your eyes
And don't try to hide
Or a silly spook
may sit by your side
Shrouded in a daft disguise
They pretend
to terrorize
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Donald ran, but the eerie song could not be lost and he tried to close his eyes, but he ended up running into a grave marker. After a moment of being dizzy, he then shook his head and hid behind the stone, only to look over his shoulder and see a ghostly image of an old lady with an axe in her hand. Letting out another scream, he jumped the marker and ran off in another direction.
As
the moon climbs high o'er dead oak tree
Spooks arrive for the
midnight spree
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Start to shriek
and harmonize
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
He then ran into a dead, oak tree, and stumbled back. Looking up, Donald saw several ghosts come out of the branches and stretching their arms out to him, as they hummed along with the ghoulish song. Donald then made a straightaway exit to his left, and ran like his life depended on it.
When
you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where
spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of
ev'ry size
Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize
Grim
grinning ghosts come out
Grim grinning ghosts come out
To
socialize
All of a sudden, Donald heard the requiem bells sound and felt that the spirits were following him, and then heard a howl. He looked over to his right to see a shadow of what appeared to be a wolf, or enlarged dog, coming at him. Faster and faster, Donald ran, trying to find some way out of this nightmare. He kept peering over his shoulder to see the dog-like creature bounding after him, when at one point he looked over, he ran into something and fell back.
Several moments later, Donald opened his eyes to see three black figures leaning over him. He let out a scream and started to back up, begging, "Get away! Go haunt someone else!" and then he felt a long tongue lick the side of his face. "Eww..." he said as he wiped the drool off of his cheek, and then looked up to see the one figure step into the light.
"Donald, are you ok?" asked Mickey, reaching out a hand to help pull him to his feet.
Donald took his friend's hand, looking at the other figures to see Goofy and Minnie, then looked behind him to see it was Pluto, who was chasing him. He then got to his feet, chuckling nervously, "Yeah, I'm fine," and then he dusted himself off.
"Good. Now that we've found Donald and Pluto, we should head back to the mansion," said Mickey, starting to head back with Minnie.
"But, Mickey, wait!" said Goofy.
"What is it now, Goofy?" asked Minnie with a sigh.
"Daisy's missing!" Goofy stated urgently.
"Oh no! The ghosts must have got her!" cried Donald.
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Uh-oh! What really happened to Daisy? Moreover, was Donald just seeing things or is Gracey Manor really haunted? Stay tuned for the next chapter to find out.
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Aquarian Wolf- Well, I hope this chapter was well worth the wait. By the way, thanks for easing my mind about all of the details. Since I have a difficult time in being near the attraction at all (When I'm in the park at Walt Disney World.), it is hard to get any information first hand.
James- Again, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Chocolate14- You're so lucky! I would kill to be able to go to Disneyland, although I can't say I'm entirely unfortunate because I visit Walt Disney World constantly, or to some it seems like. I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far.
EsmeAmelia- Thanks, Liesel. I guess Role Playing all of these characters for so long has proven worth in allowing me to write up this fanfic. Not to mention, all of the cartoons, definitely helped out.
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