(Hi, guys. Took a break from this, but I'm back with another chapter which starts the Mahora Fest off.)
It was morning on Mahora Academy grounds, with everyone ranging from students, faculty, and families gathered outside to await the Festival kick off.
Negi and Dustin stood with Fate, Alistair, Rin, Zyphon, Mana, Zazie, and Kaede, as Dustin spoke in excitement, "This is it you guys."
"I'm so excited." Negi smiled.
Suddenly a voice on a loudspeaker announced, "Mahora Fest has officially begun!" fireworks were let off, as everyone started cheering and applauding.
"I declare the festival is a go." Chamo said to Negi.
Kaede spoke, "The girls and I need to go ahead and check on the club activities. Will you boys be ok?"
"Oh, of course, Kaede." Negi confirmed.
"Stay out of trouble until we meet up, Dustin." Mana ruffled his hair.
"Mana!" Dustin groaned, as he fixed his spikes.
"Catch you then." Zazie said, as the girls left the boys and Zyphon.
"So what should we do for now?" Dustin asked the guys.
"I'm going to go sign up for the martial arts tournament." Kotaro said.
"I'll sign up later," Alistair began, "Right now I'm gonna see Xever and see what he's doing."
"And I need some coffee." Fate said, as he took his leave.
Negi looked at Dustin, Zyphon, Chamo, and Domino, "Well it looks like it's just us."
"So it seems." Zyphon answered.
"Come on, let's check this festival out. We got some time before we have to attend to the girls activities this day." Dustin said.
"And in case of any trouble, you have that watch with you." Chamo reminded them.
"Remember, we need to keep this time watch between us for now." Negi reminded them.
"Well, come on let's check this festival out." Domino cawed, as the group started roaming around the festival seeing many different stands and attractions.
Dustin and Negi looked right from left at all the amazing things happening, "This is even better than some of the carnivals that come to New York from time to time." Dustin said in awe.
"Yes, quite so." Zyphon agreed.
"By the way, when are your friends set to arrive?" Negi inquired.
"Sometime around noon. They warned me not to have too much fun until they arrive." Dustin chuckled.
"Well, I'm sure we can do something, until they arrive." Negi said.
"Hey, why don't we check out the Haunted House your class set up?" Chamo suggested.
"Not a bad idea, Chamo. How about it, Negi?" Dustin asked.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea." Negi nodded.
"Then let's go." Zyphon said, as they headed for the academy building to check in on their classes attraction.
When they arrived they saw a long line of customers eager to get in, "Wow, looks like a sell out." Dustin gasped.
"The attraction 3A put together must be a hit." Zyphon added.
"For a good reason." Chamo said, as they looked ahead seeing Sakurako and Yuna standing out front attracting customers.
Sakura was dressed in a sexy devils outfit and Yuna was dressed as a sexy cat girl. Dustin stared wide eyed, while stammering, "Humina humina humunia humina!"
"Master, please close your mouth. You're drooling." Zyphon said, as his master quickly closed his mouth.
When the two girls saw their professors, they smiled brightly, "Negi-kun! Dustin-kun!" Sakurako went over to them.
"You're just in time to check out our Haunted House." Yuna said, as the brought the two along to the front much to the outrage of those up front.
"Hey, we were here first!" a teenage boy complained.
Sakurako answered, "Sorry, guys. But Negi and Dustin are our senseis. They come first."
"All right let's let out some screams." Dustin said eagerly.
"Well, it's not your average haunted house, Dustin-kun." Yuna began.
"How so?" Negi asked.
"There are three different ways to go." Sakurako explained.
"Three?" Negi inquired.
"That's right, so choose wisely." Yuna winked.
"Perhaps, I'll meet up with you all at the end of the attraction?" Zyphon suggested, as he went on ahead to where the haunted house ended.
"Well, let's go in." Negi told Dustin, as they entered the haunted house with their familiars.
When they entered they saw the three separate entrances with the one on the right being guarded by Ayaka, the middle door guarded by Makie, and Akira on the door on the left.
"Negi-sensei, won't you please come here?" Ayaka beckoned Negi in a sultry tone.
"No, Negi-kun, come over here." Makie beckoned in her own seductive tone.
Akira just smiled without acting like she wanted to get into Negi's pants, "Dustin, why don't we take that door?"
"Fine by me." Dustin answered, as Makie and Ayaka face faulted for not choosing their selected doors.
Akira spoke, "Welcome, senseis. But be warned once you pass through this door, you may be faced with terrors beyond your understanding." she warned them.
Dustin gave her a dry look, "Akira, you know the stuff we've faced before is scarier than what we'll see in there."
"True, but you never know. Plus this is part of the hype to get the customers excited." Akira told them.
"Right." Dustin nodded.
"Shall we go?" Akira opened the door.
"Let's." Negi answered, as the boys followed the swimmer.
Once they entered they saw they were in one of Mahora's hallways that looked near pitch black, "It's so dark in here I can barely see anything." Negi said, as he looked around.
"Wonder what kind of stuff we'll come across in here?" Dustin joked, until he and Negi walked across something rough.
"What're we standing on?" Negi asked in worry.
"Feels like a body." Dustin said, as they both pressed their feet down. They looked down and saw they were walking all over a life like dummy of Dean Konoe who looked dead.
Both boys shrieked as they jumped off him, "The Headmaster's dead?!" Negi panicked.
"It's not real! It's not real!" Dustin stammered, as he and Negi backed away into something else.
They turned around and saw Ako and Natsumi lying down with sharp objects impaled into their heads. Negi panicked, as Dustin started sweating.
"Akira, everyone's dead!" Negi panicked.
"I fear we may have angered a malevolent spirit, senseis," Akira began, "We best get out of here before we further invoke it's wrath. Follow me!" she led the boys on into a darker hallyway, until a thud was heard followed by a rolling sound. The boys looked down on the ground and saw Akira's body but the head was missing.
"Akira?" Dustin gasped.
"Where's her head?" Negi started panicking.
"Uh, guys." Domino cawed as they looked to the side seeing Akira's head on the floor.
Negi turned pale, as Akira's head spoke, "Boys, run!"
"We got to get out of here!" Dustin cried, forgetting that this was just an attraction.
Before the two could run, they saw hand prints suddenly appearing on the windows. The windows shattered as arms reached out and grabbed them.
"Dustin, it's got us!" Negi cried.
"Let go!" Dustin struggled.
As it turned out the ones who grabbed them were Chizuru, Kakizaki, Madoka, Fuka, and Fumika who were wearing black jumpsuits to blend in with the dark. The boys were panicking and struggling so much they didn't hear the girls talk amongst themselves.
"It's Negi-kun and Dustin-kun." Kakizaki gasped
"You're right." Chizuru gasped in amusement.
"Then let's give them a great scare." Fuka said.
"One they'll never forget." Fumika added.
"Then let's do it." Madoka said, as the started touching their senseis all over, and even managed to strip them both of their pants.
When Negi and Dustin escaped the girls clutches they ran for it down the hall passing multiple flashing lights that were projecting shadows of monsters and such. Suddenly popping up from the floor before them was Sayo dressed to look more malevolent than cute.
"Boo!" Sayo said trying to be as scary as she could. Fortunately for her Negi and Dustin were in too big a panic and she was able to scare them easily.
The two turned down a corner and saw a faint light up ahead, "There's a way out!" Negi cried.
"Every man for himself!" Dustin shouted, as they ran for it until they ran through the exit.
They found themselves in a normal hallway with Zyphon, Asuna, Setsuna, and Konoka, "Masters, what happened to you in there?" the robot asked.
"You two look like you've been to hell." Konoka added.
"It was hell in there Konoka!" Dustin explained in fright.
"All these hands just kept trying to grab us and felt us all over!" Negi cried.
"And I think I wet myself in there." Dustin added.
"Uh, senseis, where are your pants?" Setsuna asked looking a bit awkward.
"What do you mean where are our pants?" Dustin asked, until he and Negi felt a little chill and saw they were not wearing pants leaving their boxer shorts exposed.
Negi shrieked, and tried pulling his shirt down to cover up, "Where are our pants?!"
"That's disgusting." Asuna gagged, as the boys stood without wearing pants.
Eventually the girls working inside the haunted house came out and handed the boys their pants back. Madoka spoke, "Sorry about that senseis."
"Guess we kinda of over did it." Chizuru added sheepishly.
"Ya think?!" Dustin asked, as he finished slipping his pants back on.
"I never been so traumatized in my life." Negi trembled.
"Sorry, sensei." Akira apologized, as he held up a fake headless dummy of her body, along with a tarp she covered her body with while she laid on the floor making her look like her head was decapitated.
Dustin looked at Zyphon, "You are not to say a word of this to my gang when they arrive today. Got that?!" he asked firmly.
"Yes, Master Dustin." Zyphon promised.
"Good." Dustin said.
"Come on, let's see what else we can do here." Negi suggested as the group walked on wanting to see more of the Mahora Fest.
(And that's the chapter. Negi and Dustin got a scary surprise out of Class 3A's haunted house. Don't miss next time where they sign up for the Martial Arts tournament and who knows who else will be joining. See you all then.)