Note: I don't know why but I can't get enough of writing this story, it's like I'm addicted to it. I finished two chapters in the span of two days. I think I'll get this chapter out in two days, I won't work on this chapter like I did the others. It's slow down time Lol. And to answer Celrock's question, I wasn't thinking about the movie when I wrote that, but it's awesome that I ended up doing that xD. I'm thinking about changing the summary of the story and flipping the idea around, I have always wanted to do a fantasy/action story and I might change that to this, but it will still be taking place in summer camp.
Shout out: Since Lilnate03 gave me a shout out I shall return the gesture. Go read his story 'American Crime' it's a good story. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Fun Fact: I will be adding Cameron & Jacquin, Lilnate03's original characters. However, I don't know when they will be appearing originally I was going to make them appear during the summer camp, but I think they'll appear before that.
Chapter One: The Locals Part Two
Benjamin had left his brother Joshua to ride the Dragon's Dungeon, he wasn't going to get on that ride. He valued his life and wasn't going to commit suicide on that thing. He was all by himself. Derek and Mason went off to do whatever, Joshua was on the ride and Kevin took his girlfriend Janiya to the water rides. He was just walking down a path that led to the haunted house, he might as well enjoy himself while he could. He didn't want to have come here for no reason.
As he walked to the line he spotted his crush Keith standing in line with his girlfriend. Keith Lockwood is Mason's foster brother and Benjamin's captain, he was on the swim team. He is a handsome senior with dark red short shaggy hair, some pieces falling over his left eye. He has almond-shaped honey brown eyes and a lean build. He is taller than Benjamin by four inches.
Keith girlfriend was a popular girl, she was on the cheer squad. She is a slender girl with golden blond hair going down her back, pretty blue eyes. She looked like a model out of the magazine and was taller than Benjamin by two inches. She didn't really like any of the guys from the swim team and tried to get Keith to join either the basketball or football team.
Benjamin hated her, not only was she dating his crush she was trying to take him away from the team. It was like she felt threatened by something or someone.
He kept his head down as he stepped behind them in line. He didn't want them to notice him, he wouldn't be able to face them. He has been in love with Keith since freshman year when he joined the swim team. He moved his glasses up his face.
"Next!".
Benjamin jumped a bit at the sound of the guy voice, he slightly bumped into Keith. "Sorry," he mumbled.
Keith felt something hit his back and heard a small voice that sounded familiar. He turns around to find Benjamin standing behind him with his head down.
Benjamin kept his head down hoping he didn't notice him.
"Benny boy," Keith said with a huge grin. He puts his hand on his shoulder. "Funny running into you here".
"He was probably following you," his girlfriend commented with her arms crossed.
Benjamin's head shot up quickly, "I wasn't following him, I came here with my brother and cousins". He glared at her his cheeks red, he really hated this bitch.
"Cassia, leave Benny, boy, alone," Keith chuckled a bit and wrapped his arm around her shoulder pulling her close.
"Next!".
Keith looks forward, "that's us, see ya around". He waved at him before pulling Cassia with him into the haunted house.
Benjamin just watched him leave with a small frown, he wished that was him and not Cassia the bitch. He didn't know why she didn't like him, it wasn't like she knew he was gay, nobody knew he was gay except his brother. He had to keep his crush on Keith a secret. He watched them disappear into the haunted house together and moves forward in the line.
He was going to go into the haunted house alone. He sighed softly staring up at the house, why did he even come here if he was scared. He felt a tap on his shoulder and turns around to face a boy that was smiling at him.
"Hey".
This boy had perfect white teeth, with dark brown eyes. His brown hair styled like a greaser from the old days. He had to be local, he could tell by his accent. The locals talked a certain type of way. He was dressed in a white shirt with a black zipped down hoodie, with black pants rolled up and tan Tim boots. He had a lollipop stick in his mouth.
"Um, hi," Benjamin said softly.
"I'm Timothy, but my friends call me Tim".
"Nice to meet you, Timothy, I'm Benjamin, everyone either calls me Ben or Benny".
Timothy smiled and pointed towards the haunted house, "going in there alone huh? You must really like scary things".
Benjamin blushed in embarrassment, he wasn't the bravest person. "Umm, actually I'm terrified of these type of things," he confessed wrapping his arms around himself.
He was scared of all type of scary things, he went to a movie with his brother Joshua to watch a horror movie and ended up hiding in his brother's side the entire time. He once went down to the basement of his house and freaked out because of a spider web. He didn't even know why he was standing in line with the haunted house.
"Oh really? Well I don't have a partner and was wondering if ya wanted to go in with me? I can protect you from them evil monsters".
Should Benjamin trust this guy? He was local and the locals around here have a bad reputation. It was either go with the local or go by himself and get scared and probably not make it out the haunted house. He remembered when he was six and Joshua was five and they snuck into a haunted house, he was so scared he got lost and they had to send people in to find him.
"Next!".
Benjamin looks at the haunted house before staring back at Timothy. "Umm, sure come on," he grabbed his wrist and pulled him inside the haunted house.
As soon as they entered they were greeted by darkness, a black curtain in front of them, scary music pouring out of the walls. The two moved forward into the haunted house, it was huge with multiple rooms line up and down stairs. It was like a maze once they walked in they had to find their way out.
A guy dressed up as a dead butler with blood all over him and some of his brains showing handed them two flashlights. He pointed towards the stairs.
Benjamin took a deep breath holding the flashlight in front of themselves as he walked towards the stairs Timothy following close behind him. The stairs creaked with every step the two took up the stairs. It was just creeping him out already.
The two of them stopped at the top of the stairs, there was a three-way passageway, the first one was leading to a place filled with mirrors, the second way was pitch dark and the third and final way looked normal enough.
"So, which is the way you want to go?" Timothy asked leaning against the railing.
Benjamin glanced at all three passageways, the third one would be the most logical answer, but it could also be a trap. He crossed out the third one and was stuck picking between the first and second one. He was scared of the dark so the crossed that one out as well.
"Let's go this way," he said walking towards the first one filled with mirrors.
Timothy nodded his head and followed after him, "good choice if we would've gone the third way they would snatch us up and separate us".
Benjamin looked back at him, "how did you know that?".
"Came here once with my older sister two years ago and we went that way," he answered shrugging his shoulders.
It was true the locals were weird, Benjamin just wanted to get out of this place.
"Get out!".
Benjamin jumped at the sound of that creepy voice, he stopped walking causing Timothy to walk into him. He was frozen with fear, he turned his head to the side and looked at the mirror that was colored in black.
"What's wrong with you?" Timothy asked putting his hands on his shoulder.
"Did you not just here that," Benjamin whispered yelled at him, his eyes never leaving the mirror. "I heard someone say get out right in my ear".
Timothy looked around, "I didn't hear anything". He pushes him forward gently. "You're probably really scared".
Benjamin ripped his eyes away from the mirror as he was pushed away. Maybe Timothy is right he is so scared so he is just making things up in his mind. He just had to focus on getting out of this maze.
As the walked down the hallway people started to pop out screaming, scaring the daylight out of Benjamin. He turned around in Timothy's arms and buried his face into his chest holding onto him for his dare life. Timothy didn't seem to mind and just walked down the hall to the end with him in his arms. Once they reached the end of the hall he stopped and pulled him away.
"We are fine now," Timothy said with a light laugh.
Benjamin took a deep breath taking a step back when he did that a trap door open and he fell through the fall down a tube slide. He closed his eyes as he screamed getting separated from Timothy.
"Benjamin!" Timothy screamed when Benjamin fell through the floor and the trap closed. He tried to follow him but when he stood on the trap door it didn't open. He had to find him somehow.
When Benjamin reached the bottom his butt landed on pillows, he was safe. He crawled off the pile of pillows and looked around his flashlight still in his hand. He can't believe he got separated from Timothy. He turned on the flashlight and looked around the dark room. It was like a scene from a horror movie blood everywhere. On a table in the middle of the room laid a dead body hacked into pieces and blood pouring down onto the floor.
"Ah!," Benjamin screamed running around the table. He ducked underneath arms reaching out to grab him and left the room. He entered a small hall and took a deep breath. He had to find Timothy and get out of this place.
He walked down the hall his heart pounding wildly in his chest. He should have never come to this haunted house, he was soon running down the hall to a pair of stairs that lead up. He had to get out of there at this very moment. He pulled the door opens and ran into someone's chest. He hoped it was Timothy but looking up he seen Keith and his girlfriend Cassia.
"Hey again Benny Boy," Keith said with a smile.
Cassia glared at him, "funny running into you again".
Benjamin was too scared to even glare at her or clap back. He took a deep breath and slowly released it. "Haha, yeah, it's kind of funny, but I was looking for someone".
"Oh really? Who were you looking for?" Cassia asked.
"Benjamin!".
Timothy's voice boomed through the hallway they were all standing in. "Where are you? I can't believe we got separated".
Benjamin turned around to the sound of his name. He couldn't have been happier to hear Timothy's voice. He just wanted to get away from Keith and his annoying girlfriend.
Timothy turned the corner his eyes landing on Benjamin. A huge smile appeared on his lips as he ran towards him and pulled him into a hug. "I found you and some of ya friends, hey I'm Timothy," he said still holding onto him and looking at them.
"Are you a local?" Cassia asked with a raised eyebrow.
Timothy scoffed and nodded his head, "do you got a problem with that?".
Benjamin just wanted to get out of this haunted house, he didn't want them introducing themselves. He pulled himself out of his arms and grabbed his arm. "Would like to chat but we have to get going," he said pulling him down the hall.
Timothy smiled at them waving as he was pulling down the hall.
"Gosh, she's annoying," Benjamin complained as he got a nice distance from them.
"I have to agree, I heard the way she talked to you in line," Timothy said with a pout his arms crossed over his chest. He glances over at him. "So, do you like that boy?".
Benjamin almost died, he quickly shook his head. "No way, I do not like him".
Timothy nods his head with a huge smile, "that means you're available, I have a chance".
"How do you even know I like boys?".
"I don't, but it doesn't hurt to try right?".
Benjamin looked over towards him with a small smile. He couldn't help but shakes his head as they reached the end of the haunted house. He was happy when he smell the fresh air and couldn't help but jump with joy, he was outside of the scary haunted house. He turned towards Timothy who was looking at him with a smile.
"Thanks for going in there with me, I don't think I'd be able to do it all on my own," he mumbled.
Timothy shook his head and moved closer to him wrapping his arm around his shoulder. "It's not a problem, how about I treat you to something sweet?".
Benjamin couldn't help but blush from the feeling of his arm around him. He had offered to buy him sweets that were his huge weakness he loved anything sweet. He has heard so many things about the locals but people couldn't be any more wrong about them. They had to be or at least Timothy had to be the nicest person he had met.
"Sweet would be wonderful right now," he said moving away from him, he grabbed his arms and dragged him off to the closets candy shop.
They have managed to reach the abandoned hospital building within minutes before it got completely dark, the only light they had was coming from the moon and the stars. Someone had to pull the rope down, but who could have done it? The rope was hidden from the guard's view he wouldn't have been able to see it. It had to be someone from the group that pulled the rope from the tree and they had to pull really hard to get it out.
Or someone could have been following them without them noticing that had to be it. Miro did feel eyes on him when he was looking at the building from the tree or was it someone from the building? He didn't know but he was going to find out.
The abandoned hospital building was huge it was strange that they haven't seen this building here before it would be hard to miss. And it seemed to have been there for years the structure was falling apart. The windows were busted and scattered all over the ground. The building was slanted to the right ever so slightly. It looked like it could fall over any moment.
"Watch your step there is glass all over the ground, we just have to find something that'll help us climb down the mountain," Miro said turning towards the group. "Something like a rope or something strong enough to hold our weight as we climb down".
Megan stepped over the pieces of glass on the ground and looked up at the building, it was old. She saw something run out the corner of her eye and glanced at the window not seeing anything there.
"Are you okay?" Sophia asked walking next to her cousin
Megan shook her head, "yeah, I just thought I saw something but it was just my eyes playing tricks on me".
She couldn't shake off the fact that someone was watching them, maybe it was just that she was scared and plus it was dark. In the dark people's minds start to play tricks on them. That was just happening to her.
"I think we should split up, we can cover more ground like that and we will be able to find something to get out of here faster," Raven said taking her phone out her pocket. "I'm sure we all have phones with a built in flashlight".
Miro nodded his head, "I agree with Raven, the groups will be of two".
Raven eyes landed on Logan, she moves over towards him and grabs his arm, "I got this little cutie, we will start with the first floor of the building".
"Alright, Ray and Sophia you both check the second floor and that leaves Megan and me to check out the third floor," Miro said pulling out his phone, he checked the battery. "My phone is at 70% hopefully we can find something before our batteries drain, the flashlight does take up half our battery".
Megan didn't mind being with Miro though she didn't think Logan liked being with Raven, she was kind of a creep. Though she trusted them two will become great friends after this. She took her phone out her pocket and turned on her flashlight.
"If you guys find anything text us okay?" Ray said taking out his phone as well.
They all walked into the building and split up. Raven and Logan stayed on the first floor, Ray, Sophia, Megan, and Miro heading towards the stairs, until they would split up to Ray and Sophia going onto the second and the remaining two going on the third.
Raven and Logan walked down the hallway side by side, phones in hand. The halls were pretty dark but they could make out things a few feet in front of them even without the help of the flashlights. Raven wanted to get Logan alone with asking him a few questions, she has been watching him and seen the way he acted when Megan and Miro were around each other it was the same way she acted. She had been in love with Miro for the longest time but she hasn't told him how she felt, but it was too late because he seemed to be in love with Megan and it crushed her. She couldn't be mad at Megan because she didn't know about this crush at all.
"It seems like you're in love with Megan," Raven commented walking into the first room, she pushed the door open and flashed her light inside.
The room was a complete mess, the hospital beds. Were flipped over on the floor and gloves were all over the floor. The curtains that separated the beds were torn down and all over the floor.
Logan had chosen to ignore her, he didn't have to tell her anything. "This room is a mess," he muttered stepping over the torn down curtains. "This hospital had to be abandoned here for years".
"Yeah," Raven mumbled walking over towards the walls pointing her phone at the newspapers taped to the wall. It was an old paper from at least ten years ago, a year before the city was built.
The locals lived around there before the city was built and even before the amusement park was built. They lived there in peace before they had to be kicked out and the park was built there, but this hospital couldn't have been here since then. This was starting to get strange.
She took a photo of the newspaper and sent it to Ray and Miro, they had to know about this. She looked back over at Logan who was going through the draw looking for something to help them climb down the mountain. What she didn't understand was who could have pulled the knife out of the tree and toss it down the mountain it couldn't have been any of them because they were all together.
Logan sighs heavily pushing the draw closed, "I didn't find anything let's move one". He stood up and walked back over to her and they left the room.
NewsPaper Article; March 3rd 2018.
The hospital is being forced to shut down due to the plans to build Atlantis city. The hospital is losing money and doesn't have enough to take care of the patients what's even worst the doctors are losing their jobs. But that isn't the only reason the hospital is being closed down, due to a fire that happened a few days ago the hospital has lost half their equipment and staff.
The two of them walked out the room and closed the door behind themselves. Raven couldn't get the newspaper article out of her mind, it this hospital has been around for so long why haven't they heard anything about it. Are the people who built Atlantis covering up something?
Ray's phone vibrated in his hand, he unlocked it and looked at the text from Raven. He stared down at the photo and raised an eyebrow, this has to be some kind of mistake.
"Did they find something already?" Sophia asked as she stopped beside him.
He shook his head and exited the messages and locked his phone, "they haven't found anything yet". He looked over towards Sophia and studied her face, she seemed scared about something.
She sighed heavily and lowered her head, "I wish they did I don't want to spend another minute in this creepy place I hate it so much and I hate hospitals".
That was it she was scared of the dark and apparently hospital, if he wanted to get on her good side then he needed to comfort her. He had come to like her even though he knew they wouldn't be able to be together he was allowed to like her. He moved closer to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to his body.
"No need to be scared I'm here with you," Ray said with a huge grin.
She stared at him with dark blue eyes, he wasn't the type of person that she would find attractive. However, she finds herself falling for his charms, if her friends from the cheer team knew about this she'd be the laughing stock of the season. It felt good not to worry about what people thought about her and she felt safe in his arms.
He looks at her for a little longer before looking around hall until he sported the office, "we should go looking in there".
"Yeah, let's go," she smiled at him before walking down the hall with him towards the double doors that lead into the office where most of the doctors stay to do their research.
They pushed the door open to only find a mess on the other side of the door. The desks were pushed out of position, there were papers scattered all over the desks and floor. A full pot of coffee on the other side of the room untouched with two cups placed beside it. The filing cabinet was pushed over and open some of the draws still had filed in them.
Ray walked over towards the coffee pot and sniffed the air, "this coffee is freshly made".
"That can't be, right? This place looks like it's been abandoned for years," Sophia said looking around the office.
"That means someone has been living here for awhile, which means the lights should work if someone made a pot of coffee," Ray mumbled walking over towards the light switch turning on the lights in the room. He didn't know how this abandoned building still had power unless someone planned to rebuild the hospital. "So it's possible someone was following us, but why would they want to trap us here is the question".
Sophia was starting to get freaked out, someone was following them and probably watching their every move, just the thought of that is creepy.
"Do you want some coffee?" Ray asked grabbing the cup and pouring himself something to drink.
Sophia grabbed the cup away from him, "don't drink that you don't know what they put in the coffee". She puts the cup back on the counter and grabbed his arm pulling him away. "We have to be looking for away off this freakin rock".
"But I'm thirsty," Ray whined as she pulled him away.
"Shouldn't we be telling the others about this?" She asked releasing him once they left the room.
Ray nodded.
Sophia pulled out her phone and texted Megan and Logan about the find, while Ray texted Miro and Raven.
Text From Ray: We find an office, someone is living here or something left a pot of freshly made coffee on the counter. We should watch our backs. Plus lights are on.
Miro looked down at the message he has just received, Megan had to receive one two because she was looking down at her phone. He walked over towards the switch and flipped it the lights in the entire hallway turning on. So it wasn't one of them who pulled out the knife it was someone following them, someone who was staying in the hospital.
Megan moved over towards the window and poked her head out, "I thought I saw someone in this window earlier I guess I really did".
"That means we have to be faster about this escape if someone is following us," Miro mumbled.
"I agree," she looked out into the darkness, she could see the top of the Ferris wheel from here. She should be at the amusement park having fun, but she was trapped on this mountain, not that this wasn't fun.
She has never done something like this before, it kind of reminded her of them movies or animes. Now all they had to wait for was something to pull them into a different world or something. She shook her head, this was real life, not anime that wasn't going to happen but she could only wish.
Megan moved away from the window and put her phone in her pocket, they didn't need it anymore anyway.
This hospital had to be here for years, but Miro and the others are claiming they have never seen this hospital before. So why did it suddenly appear when she decided to come, she had climbed the mountain before last year with them but they didn't mention a hospital before. Though they really didn't go that far away from the tree that held the knife the first time.
It was strange to her but she knew she could trust Miro and the others they all seem really surprised about this find. Unless it was some weird stuff going on like in them animes she watched. She just hoped that wasn't the case because that never really ended well.
"I think I found something," Miro said pulling on a rope that was trapped underneath a filing cabinet. 'I could use some help".
Megan stared at him for awhile before moving closer to him, she grabbed some of the rope and started to pull with him. They had to get off this rock, she had to meet with her cousins and brothers before they start to worry about her. She pulled like her life depended on it and the trapped rope slide from under the filing cabinet.
"Yes," Miro cheered as he grabbed the rope and put it over his shoulder. "Text your friends and tell them to meet us outside".
Megan did as she was told and texted her friends, letting them know they found a rope and were on them way outside. She followed him down the stairs and to the first floor and out the hospital doors. The others joining them shortly afterward. Whoever was in the hospital had to put that rope there for them, but they didn't know who it was. Was it a male of female?
They all race towards the cliff to tie the rope around the tree and use it to get down the mountain. When they were all down the mountain Miro released the rope and someone pulled it back up, everyone expects Megan and Miro yelled running away.
"Who are you?" Megan asked staring up at the top of the mountain but she couldn't see anyone. She turned away and climbed over the fence with the others. She glanced over towards Miro who was staring up at the mountain. "Miro! Are you coming?".
Miro blinked a few time before looking over at her with a huge smile, "yeah I'm coming". He ran towards the fence and started to climb it jumping over once he reached the top.
They all walked back into the amusement park, it was still move alive with people walking up and down the paths. Everyone having a fun time waiting in line for rides, eating food, and playing the games.
"Hey Miro, it's your older brother Tim," Raven said pointing to Timothy, he was standing in line with Benjamin getting sweets. "But who is that he is with?".
"That's my older brother Ben," Sophia said.
As they were watching them Mason and Derek came walking down the path spotting Megan and the others and Joshua walking towards them.
"Hey guys, have fun?" Mason asked them all with a smile. "Who are your friends?".
Benjamin and Timothy walked from the sweets after getting some and met with all of the standing off to the side.
"Did our group get bigger?" Benjamin asked.
Megan stared at them with a small smile, this was they a new group of friends. She introduced them all to each other. Though she didn't know Timothy but she did find out that he was Miro's older brother, they have the same mother but different fathers.
Timothy put his little brother in a headlock, "was you tagging walls again buddy?".
"No," Miro lied trying to pull his head out of the headlock.
The others laughed at them.
"So how was the Dragon's Dungeon?" Sophia asked her brother Joshua.
Joshua shrugged his shoulders, "Megan was right it wasn't all that the most fun part was the drop and that's all, but I heard they'll be making a rollercoaster even bigger than the Dragon's Dungeon".
Benjamin bit into his sweets, "another one? Don't they have enough of them rides?".
"Hey guys," Kevin walked up to them with Janiya close behind him, they had just finished the water rides and were soaking wet.
Mason glared at them, "you guys aren't getting in my car all soaking wet, you better find somewhere to dry off".
End Note: And that ends the Locals, they are some unanswered questions like who is this person that trapped them on the mountain? Why doesn't anyone know about the hospital? These will be answered in future chapters, I'm hoping to have this story being longer than 'Stay My Baby I'. This part took longer than expected because I was stuck on Benjamin's part, I didn't know how to end it so I just ended in a crappy way. I was hoping to have this entire chapter to end better, but it's crappy and I don't feel like writing it all over again.