Hyia! I know it's been a long time since I came around, but here's a new chapter...I'm terribly sorry if there are some grammar/spelling errors...my editor has been...Distracted. XP

Hope you enjoy!

Celebration Commotion

Roger, the friendly robot, paced the Cake table, in Celebration Ave. Beeping noises in the background from a toy plane, distracted him from the thoughts that picked at his mind.

"ROGER MUST FIND QUIET!" he said aloud. "BUT HE MUST ALSO GUARD THE CAKE FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL!"

"I'll guard your cake." A mysterious voice came from behind the robot.

Roger's eye color changed from red to bright green. "OH JOY!" he exclaimed. "NOW ROGER CAN FINALLY REST HIS TROUBLED MIND!"

The robot turned around, but the source of the voice no longer stood behind him. "WHERE HAS THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER GONE?"

The voice returned. "You do not see me, but I am still here." Roger pondered for a moment, after what was said.

"You will not find what you seek, if you do not take the time to think. Now tell me what troubles you…" the voice hissed softly.

"ROGER'S SENSORS HAVE PICKED UP A STRANGE FORCE. THE SENSORS HAVE NAMED SUCH FORCE AS DARK, BUT WHEN ROGER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FURTHER INQUIRE…SENSORS DO NOT SPECIFY."

The voice cackled lightly. "That is because your sensors have never encountered…such a force as I!"

Roger began to shiver. "THE EMOTION OF FEAR IS NOW SIMULATED THROUGH ROGER!" The toy robot turned around, but the face he sought was never discovered, for Roger was instantly slain.

A large, metal claw lodged directly in the pupil of the robot eye, retreated back to its owner…

Blinky, the leader of the Ghost gang, stopped at the pathway intersection. Five signs pointing to five different paths.

Winky floated beside him. "We're heading to Celebration Ave, right?"

Blinky remained silent for a bit. "That annoying, toy robot will definitely be in the way…" he mumbled.

Pinky slipped between the two. "Mirage Oasis is nice. We might even run into Patra." She turned to Winky to explain. "She's the princess of the Oasis, she's really nice and we became friends through a bit of harsh rivalry."

Winky smiled. "She sounds like a fun time."

Blinky rolled his eyes. "She's not as much of a riot with me." He looked towards the path of Greenwood Grove. "Hmm…" he gave a sinister smile. He winked at Inky, then motioned his head towards the sign.

Inky turned a light shade of pink. "I don't know about Greenwood, Blinky. I think we should at least give her more experience in the world before we get to a simple threat like Pac-Man…"

Blinky shrugged nonchalantly. "Pac-man would be a perfect first trial, but whatever you say." He then turned and smiled at Winky. "She is your sister."

Winky huffed and turned up her nose. Pinky shook her head. "What about Crystal-"

Inky and Blinky interrupted at the same time. "Celebration Ave it is!" Pinky smiled widely, then turned to Clyde. "They're still afraid of Woofa."

Blinky scoffed defensively. "Hey! We are not afraid!"

The blue ghost nodded in agreement. "Yeah! We showed that over stuffed dog, whose boss!"

The pink female rolled her eyes, turning to Winky, shaking her head. The purple poltergeist hid her smile, then looked up at the sign once again. "So we go to Celebration Ave!"

Blinky bumped Winky playfully. "I make the calls here, sweetheart." He turned to his crew. "So we go to Celebration Ave!"

Winky swam through the air away from Blinky and next her brother. "I think I'll hang back here with you, Inks. Blinky is really frightening me…" she muttered the last part.

Inky chuckled and drifted onwards.

The five ghosts glided silently on the playing card pathway.

Blinky frowned at the scene. "It's oddly quiet…" Suddenly, his comment was contradicted by a toy ambulance speeding by. The ghost scattered in fear, Winky even went into a blue paralyzed mode.

The red ghost stomped down on the card tile. "Hey! Next time you wanna run us down, try aiming for me!"

Pinky floated next to Blinky. "Calm down, Blinky. There's gotta be something interesting over there if that ambulance is rushing in that direction."

Clyde nodded silently. "Someone might be hurt…"

Blinky groaned, muttering. "It's an ambulance, you idiot. Of course someone is hurt."

A sea of toys, filed around the cake on the table, were all pushing past one another to get sight of something along the center.

Toy policemen were pushing back rambunctious toys, and blowing their tiny whistles.

The ghosts were knocking over toys to get to the front. A tiny police-toy walked up to Blinky, bravely. "I'm sorry sir, but this crime scene is not for spectators-"

Blinky glared down at the smaller being. "Yeah, well. We're not spectators. We want to know where, Roger the Robot, is."

The police-toy hesitated for a moment. He then turned around and motioned the ghosts to follow him.

The curious ghosts followed, feeling the eyes of many investigators on them. Then the police-toy abruptly stopped.

A figure, that was no bigger than the ghosts, was lying under the white sheet, and the police-toy lifted it slightly.

The silver, metal claw of Roger was lying motionless on the wooden planked ground. Pinky quivered horrified. "Is that-?"

Inky floated next to his sister, slightly blocking her view. "What happened to him?"

The police-toy shrugged. "Our lead investigators are still trying to figure out the same thing." As if on cue, a larger toy hopped over to join them. "Officer Blue!" The smaller toy exclaimed, as he saluted.

The officer shook his head angrily. "Are you bringing spectators onto this crime scene?! Tsk. Tsk. No cookie break for you."

The smaller police-toy gasped. "B-but sir! They're friend-"

"No we're not." Blinky intervened. "We came to play a cookie game. We find the guardian of the cake dead, now we leave to the next place." With that the red ghost swiftly spun around and floated away.

Pinky glared after Blinky. "Blinky! We can't just leave! Roger helped us. Don't you think it's time to return the favor?"

The red ghost kept floating, but called back. "Nope! That's Pac-man's job!"

Pinky sighed and drifted after the bad-mannered ghost, her friends following.

Winky was the only one of the group who stayed. She shook her head. "This isn't right." She muttered, then turning to the toys. "If they won't help solve Roger's case, I will!"

Inky rotated about, when he noticed his sister's absence. "Winky what are you doing?"

Winky smiled at her brother. "What Blinky, won't. Help."

Hope you loved it! In my opinion, it's one of my favorite chapters!

See yah in the next chapter!

Love

~Raphadelia