Zelda walked up the path that lead to the large old wooden doors of the abandoned community centre. She was a little excited to explore the old building and finally see the inside of it. Zelda had always been interested in the town centre because of how peaceful the place always looked, It almost seemed magical. So when Zelda bumped into Lewis who said he was going to check up on the old place she immediately asked if she could tag along. The door let out a large squeak as Lewis pushed it open. As Zelda stepped inside her mouth opened slightly in awe. Light trickled in through windows and cracks in the ceiling. Zelda could see dust passing through the light as it shined in. The room main room had a few chairs and one large black sofa, all placed around a large fire place. Some of the chairs had covers thrown over them. The fireplace had a large engraving of stardew valley crest above the mantle. The crest was a simple flower with six stars that circled around it. What really caught her eye though was a small hut that had been woven from branches and leaves that had been placed near the corner of the room.
"What's this?" Lewis said confused noticing the hut as well. "Maybe the kids snuck in here to play. Oh well" he sighed "Glad, the old place is being used for something at least."
Lewis began walking around the room, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"It's been such a long time since this place was used. Joja corp wants to buy the place so they can tear it down and replace it with one of their warehouses. I've thought about it, the town could sure use the money, but I hate the idea of tearing the place down. Maybe I'm just an old man who's holding on to the past. If one more person signs up for JojaMart premium membership then I will probably give in."
"No don't!" Zelda said encouragingly. "Even if it's not being used it's still an beautiful looking building and an important part of the town's history."
Lewis turned to look at the girl and gave her a warm smile. "Maybe there is hope for your generation." He chuckled.
The two shared a brief laugh but Zelda's attention was diverted quickly when she saw something moving behind Lewis. Zelda squinted trying to make sense of what she was seeing but no matter how long she stared it still looked like a small Apple with arms, legs and a small face. Zelda was about to point it out when it quickly faded away vanishing without leaving a trace. Blinked a few times in astonishment.
"Are you alright Zelda?" Lewis asked turning around to try and find what the blonde had been looking at.
"Uhhh.." was all Zelda could say in response still confused at what she saw. She suddenly let out a yelp a she looked down to see many more small Apple like creatures near her feet. There were a lot more this time and a few had grabbed onto her feet. Lewis spun around to check on the girl when he heard her yelp but the apples had once again vanished without a trace before he could see anything.
"Are you sure you're feeling ok Zelda?" Lewis asked with concern.
"Yea I'm fine… just thought I saw something." Zelda responded, as her body untended it self.
Lewis looked unconvinced and concerned. "Well I will leave the place unlocked case you want to check the place out again."
"Thanks I'm going to stick around and just check things out." Zelda said trying to hide her curiosity.
"Are you sure?"
"Yea, yea" Zelda responded waving her hands " I'll be fine! Don't worry about me."
Lewis looked conflicted about leaving the girl alone but decided to leave the blonde alone probably convincing himself that she would be fine. As Lewis left Zelda looked around frantically hoping to once again see whatever she saw before. Hearing a sound that was similar to a small sweet bell, Zelda's attention was directed towards a hallway. Looking down the hallway she saw another small apple creature. The blonde curiosity outweighed her fear and she bang to slowly walk towards it. However as soon as she got halfway through the hallway the creature waddled through a door to its right. Zelda picked up a little speed hoping not to lose it, but as she entered the room she couldn't find it again. The room was completely empty except for a old book laying open in the center of the room. The blonde picked up to see what was in it but the book was full of symbols that she couldn't read. Zelda spent half an hour looking around the building trying to find the apple creatures once again to no avail. Tired of searching she decided to leave the book where she found it and come back some other day.
After her unsettling experience in the community center Zelda decided to visit Abigail. The two girls relaxed in her room playing video games until zelda decided to ask the shorter girl her opinion on what she saw.
"Ugh!" Abigail shouted in frustration as she her pixelated character died once again.
"Hey I wanted to tell you something..." Zelda said hesitantly. The blonde was still unsure of what she saw and was already second guessing her decision to bring up.
"What?" Abigail asked eyes still locked on her game.
"Lewis let me into the community centre earlier today and I think I saw something."
Abigail didn't react so Zelda continued. "It was hard to tell what it was exactly but it was really small."
"Place probably has a rat problem." Abigail said with a shrug.
Zelda suddenly felt really silly. "Yea you're probably right, I don't know what I was thinking." She said laughing nervously. "It's funny I actually thought I saw one disappear."
"What?" Abigail said finally turning to look at her friend.
"I know, it's crazy. I must have been seeing things."
"Wait! What did it look like" Abigail said excitedly.
"Uuhh… kind of like a small apple." Zelda said worriedly.
Abigail's excitement made Zelda believe she was in for some major teasing, but she was surprised to see Abigail run over and grab a strange board from another end of the room.
"If it disappeared it could be a spirit!" She said placing down the board in front of Zelda. Zelda recognized it as an ouija board.
"What you think I saw a spirit? Don't be crazy! Like you said it was probably a rat or something." Zelda said a little worried.
"No way, It's the perfect set up!" Abigail said with confidence. "That creepy old building is the most likely place in all of stardew valley a spirit would want to haunt."
"I didn't expect you to believe me. I thought you would just think I saw a rat or something!"
"Well normally I would think this is just some prank but I've been reading up on spirits and all the evidence says that stardew valley fits the perfect conditions as a spirit rich environment." Abigail explained.
"This is crazy" Zelda sighed.
"Come on just try and help me communicate with the spirits. What do you have to lose?" Abigail pleaded.
Zelda considered turning her down but it had been a while since the blonde had seen Abigail this excited about anything, so she decided to humor her friend. The two spent the next thirty minutes trying to "communicate" with the spirits, although Zelda could have sworn they were just pushing a triangle around a few letters. Abigail was a little disappointed at the results but said she wasn't ready to give up and that tomorrow they should go back to the community centre together. The blonde agreed and the two said goodbye to each other.
On her way home Zelda couldn't stop herself from feeling disappointed. At first all she wanted was to put what she saw behind her but after Abigail had said it could have been a spirit she couldn't stop thinking about it all. Zelda wasn't really sure they even existed. She had heard stories about ghosts and spirits but she always thought they were just tall tales. She never believed that she would ever see one in her lifetime. She hoped it was a spirit or else Abigail would be really disappointed.
"Uuhhh… I'm too tired to think about this anymore" The blonde sighed as she walked up the steps of her porch.
-Writer's Notes-
Thanks for the awesome reviews guys it really does mean a lot. I wanted Abigail to be apart of the magical and adventurous side of the game cause I thought it was only right. I think its a little strange that someone who is so interested in adventure and magic would know nothing about all the strange things that happen in Stardew Valley. Besides I really like using Abigail cause she's one of my favourite characters in the game :D
