Before we get started, I'd like to comment about Griffin the black cat from the previous chapter. If he had a voice actor, my guess is that he would be voiced by Alec Baldwin, Ned Beatty (the voice of Lotso from "Toy Story 3"), Maurice LaMarche or Nick Kroll.
That's all I have to say. Now, in this chapter, Ralph will tell a horror story to Nicelanders in the penthouse. Get ready to read!
When the arcade is open during daylight hours, once players inserted coins to begin playing "Fix-It Felix Jr.", Ralph shouted his trademark "I'm gonna wreck it!" to begin the game. Felix declared his trademark "I can fix it!" as he begin fixing.
At the same time, a player playing at Sugar Rush chose Vanellope as her avatar. In some of her races, she used her glitching as a power-up to win some of them.
Meanwhile, at Spooky Hoops, a player chose Frankenstein as his basketball player avatar and is playing against a skeleton. Frankenstein won the first round by getting the most points for shooting baskets.
Later that evening, after the arcade closes, Ralph, Felix and the Nicelanders begin to pursue relaxation time. They are partaking in Halloween by spending Nightmare Night together.
"Ralph, we got this invitation from an owl earlier today." said Gene, the mayor of Fix-It Felix Jr. as he showed Ralph an invitation, which is the same that Ralph and Vanellope received. "He said he's from Spooky Hoops, and the mayor, Talbot Werewolf is hosting a Halloween party at his haunted house on Hollow's Eve and Halloween."
"I am so looking forward to the party." Felix said.
"Me too! I love parties!" one of the Nicelanders, Mary, exclaimed.
"I know about this party because I went with Vanellope to check the game out." Ralph spoke up. "Talbot showed us all around the game and he even showed us a museum about the history of Halloween, and we were guided on the tour by a black cat named Griffin."
"And how did it go?" Gene asked.
"It was good. A little bit spooky, but I liked it. And, believe it or not, the exhibits came to life and sang a scary song that they sing every year on Halloween. It gave me butterflies inside my stomach."
"I wish I could've been there."
"I'm sure you might when we go to Spooky Hoops to celebrate the Halloween party."
After sitting in silence for a little bit, Felix spoke up, "So while we're passing the time, let's see if we can come up with a few horror stories."
"Ooh, ooh, I've got one!" Felix shouted excitedly.
"Is it about that scorpion turning into a cy-bug again?" Mary asked. "'Cause it's not scary if you keep on telling it."
"Have I told you about a hawk getting caught in a white sheet while flying, making it look like a ghost?" Gene asked.
"Five times actually." one of the Nicelanders answered.
"Ooh, I guess I have one story that I just thought of." Ralph commented.
"I'm sure we'd like to hear about it." Felix said.
"Okay. Here we go."
Everyone gathered around Ralph as he prepared to tell his ghost story. The lights went out and he shined a flashlight to his face.
"One bright and sunny day in the Caribbean," Ralph said in a low voice. "A married couple headed down a pier to board a ship for a cruise on their honeymoon. Someone recently told them that ghostly monster fish living in the ocean often attack passengers on ships, but the couple didn't take that someone seriously. They board the ship and had the time of their lives all day. That night, while they were sleeping, they were awakened by strange noises that sound like roaring and growling. They looked around, but didn't see the sources of the sounds. Suddenly, out of the blue, two ghost sharks with red eyes emerge from the walls. The couple screamed as they ran as fast as they could. But the sharks caught up to them and devoured them bone and all. And all that's left of the married couple are their chewed-up bodies inside the sharks' stomachs."
As Ralph told the story, some of the Nicelanders got scared, shrieked and fainted.
"Doesn't scare me at the least." Felix commented.
"It really scared me." Gene declared.
"Me too." Mary added in.
"Uh, that was a pretty good story, Ralph." one of the Nicelanders said with shock.
"Well, I have heard worse stories than that." Ralph answered.
Oh, my gosh! Ralph's story was so scary that it almost made me faint! Anyway, I know that Halloween is in five days, but sometimes life gets in the way, resulting in me not having time to write these chapters. I'll most likely be working all week next week. But don't worry. I'll start writing another chapter as soon as I can get to it. BTW, Halloween is my grandmother's birthday!
So make sure you read and review this chapter. Until next time, this is your favorite author saying "goodbye!"