Chapter Two: Welcome to the Haunted Mansion Gracey Manor
"Dude! Check out the backyard!" Max said as they looked out to see the backyard to this mansion was covered with tombstones and graves.
"Dead people? Who in the right mind has a graveyard in their backyard?" Jason said as they ran to the house.
"Let's knock" Max said reaching for the large doorknocker as the door slowly began to creek open.
"Okay, that's a little creepy" Jason said.
"I'm going back" Max said as Jason grabbed his shirt.
"Hold it! Get back here! It's raining and we need to stay here till it stops" Jason said as they walked in to see a small family looking like they just got out of the rain.
"Oh uh hello?" Jason said.
"Hi! Jim Evers of Evers and Evers Restate you must be the care taker" he said shaking Jason hand and smiling.
"Uh no actually my friend and I had an accident and came here to get out of the rain I suppose you guys are not the owners of the house are you" Jason said.
"No but this is my wife Sara and our daughter Megan and son Michal" Jim said.
"Why are you guys dressed so weird?" Megan asked.
"What are you talking about? This is the latest fashion where I come from" Jason muttered..
"His mask is so cool! It almost looks real" Michal said staring at Max.
"But I'm not wearing a ma…MPH!" Max said but had his mouth covered by Jason.
"I know! We worked on these costume for ages! We we on our way to a...uh...er" Jason said trying to think of something.
"A comic book convention?" Michal said.
"Yes! A comic book convention! I'm Jason and this is Max" Jason said smiling, "Max listen they can't know were from the outside world so this is hush hush! We are in costumes!" he whispered as thunder began to class as they all looked down a dark tunnel that showed no one coming when thunder clashed again but the next time it did they saw a butler walking down it.
"Can I please leave?" Max whispered.
"No!" Jason whispered.
"Sara Evers?" the butler.
"Yes, I'm Sara" Sara said.
"My name is Ramsley."
"Hello Ramsley I am Jim Evers of Evers and Evers Restate at your service" Jim said smiling and holding out his hand as the butler started at it.
"We were not expecting others" Ramsley said as his glare at Jason sent a shiver down his spine.
"Yes we were on our way out of town" Sara said.
"We got stuck in the storm and came here" Jason said.
"Yes and when we realized the enormity and complexity of this unique estate we wanted to use the full resources of Evers and Evers Restate because with Evers and Evers we want you to be happy for Evers and Evers and please except this waterproof calendar as a token of our appreciation" Jim said pulling out the mini card from his jacket and handed it to Ramsley who had the same expression he had.
"Very well, we'll have to place other settings" Ramsley said turning and heading into the hall.
"What are the other setting's for?" Jim asked as they all followed.
"Mr. Gracey wishes to discuss his affairs over dinner" Ramsley said.
"Oh I'm afraid we have plans" Sara said before turning to Jim "honey we can't stay for dinner."
"Oh yes but we mustn't be rude darling" Jim said.
"What about our family adventure?" Megan asked.
"Yeah dad?" Michal said.
"We'll just have some soup and then we'll get going okay" Jim said.
"You kids want to have an adventure?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, who would want to have their own adventure?" Megan asked.
"I said the same thing to a friend of mine once" Jason said with a smile as they walked about old suits of armor.
"Ugh! It feels like they're watching us" Max said shivering.
"Oh your just imagining things" Jason said unaware that all the suit they passed had their heads pointed in the direction they were heading.
Ramsley then pushed open the doors into a large dining room as the family and new commoner eyes widen.
"Wow" Jim said.
"Now this is nice" Jason said as Ramsley closed the doors.
"Nice, well done, hey Megan how would you like to sit like this every day at home?" Jim asked as the girl rolled her eyes.
"The master will be with you shortly" Ramsley said.
"Carry on" Jim said as the butler left the room and the group began to look around.
"Have you ever seen a fireplace this amazing?" Sara asked approaching the fireplace.
"Wow, you would have one heck of a wiene roast in that thing huh?" Jim said approaching.
"Seriously look at this detail I have never seen anything like this!" Sara said approaching as Jason noticed the man standing by a window away from them a thunder clapped.
"Naturally, my grandfather spared no expense when he built this mansion."
"Well your grandfather had really good taste in chiotsikies I'm Jim Evers of Evers and Evers Restate charming to meet your acquaintance sir" Jim said approaching and holding out his hand.
"Edward, Edward Gracey" he said nodding his head as he looked to Sara with a strange stare.
"This is my wife Sara, would you come here to meet Mr. Gracey?" Jim said as Sara approached.
"Very nice to meet you Mr. Gracey and this is our daughter Megan and our son Michal" Sara said as the kids came over.
"You have very beautiful children Mrs. Evers" Mr. Gracey said.
"I kicked in some chromosomes too" Jim said laughing as Edward looked to Max and Jason.
"Oh were not with them, sorry we not a part of the family, I'm Jason and this is Max."
Ramsley then appeared behind Max as thunder clashed and Max yelped and quickly jumped away.
"How the hell does he do that?!" Max whispered.
"Children, Madam, guests" Ramsley said as everyone began to take a seat at the table as Ramsley pulled out Sara chair for her.
"Thank you" Sara said taking her seat.
"The Master was pleased that you could come on such short notice normally we wouldn't call you here so abruptly but we had no other choice" he said pulling out Megan seat.
"Oh what do you have termites or something? A big house like this must have termites" Jim said laughing a little.
"No, but lately there has been more...disturbances" Ramsley said.
"That guy give me the creeps!" Max whispered.
"What do you think of the house Mrs. Evers?" Mr. Gracey asked.
"Oh I think it's absolutely incredible, the Italian Influences the renaissance style of the molding the intention to detail is stunning, you never see houses like this or at least I don't" Sara said.
"Great care and love went into building this mansion" Mr. Gracey said as he smiled at Sara as it got quite and two servants helped pass around food as all was quite.
"Okay awkward" Jason muttered.
"This house in my inheritance, my birthright but lately it's becoming too much to bare, tell me Mr. Evers, Jason do you believe in ghosts?" Mr. Gracey asked.
"Ghosts? Yes sure I believe in ghosts but I don't think that is a good idea to put that information on the listing though, talk about how many bathrooms are in the house people love bathrooms play the whole toilet angel and leave out ghosts for now I think that would be best" Jim said laughing a little.
"I don't believe it unless I see it with my own two eyes" Jason said.
"The storm has flooded the road" Ramsley said.
"What was that?" Jim asked.
"The storm has flooded the road" Ramsley repeated, "I am afraid there will be no leaving the mansion tonight."
"What?!" Megan and Max said in unison.
"Of course you are more than welcome to spend the night here" Mr. Gracey said.
"Oh no I really don't think we should we already got plans" Sara said.
"I'm afraid there is no other way, Ramsley will show you to your rooms" Mr. Gracey said as thunder clashed again as he got up and left.
"Uh no I am sleeping outside" Max said.
"Get back here, look it's just for the night then when it clears up we'll fix the ship" Jason said.
Later that night Ramsley was walking down the hall with a lit candelabra as he opened a door to one of the bedrooms.
"I believe the children will be comfortable in this room" Ramsley said as the kids walked in.
"Yeah, real homey" Megan said sarcastically.
"You'll be fine" Sara said kissing both her kids.
"Hey listen when you flush the toilet check how quickly it refills" Jim whispered as both the kids rolled their eyes.
"Night dad" Megan said closing the door as Ramsley lead Jim and Sara into a new room.
"I hope you and the madam will find this room to your liking."
"Yeah it's great like spending the night in a fine motel" Jim said.
"Will there be anything else you require sir?"
"Oh will you get us some chocolates?" Jim said laughing.
"Pardon?"
"You know the little chocolates you put on the hotel pillows" Jim said as Ramsley left closing the door behind him.
"Follow me" he said to Max and Jason.
"I believe you gentlemen will be comfortable here" Ramsley said.
"Thank you Ramsley" Jason said looking around the room.
"I don't know how you both got here but you both must leave now" Ramsley said.
"Pardon?" Jason said.
"Leave now or suffer the consequences" Ramsley said leaving.
"Okay Max you were right there is something not right about that man, his heart full of so much darkness" Jason said shivering.
"I want to leave!" Max said.
"We can't, the storm has stuck here until god knows when, I'm going to check on the kids and see if the butler said anything to them" Jason said getting up to leave.
"What am I supposed to do?" Max asked.
"If you see the butler again see what he is up to" Jason said leaving the room.
Later that day Max heard something as he looked to the hall to see Ramsley leading Jim somewhere.
"I better follow" Max said quietly following the two.
Max followed the two to the library where he waited outside and listen to Jim ask Ramsley questions till he heard the butler give the same warning to Jim.
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"Him too? What is this man up too?" Max said as he continued to listen.