Chapter 3
"Mavis! Get away! It's not safe!"
"Danny!"
"Mwahahaha! Finally! Halloween town is mine!"
Mavis jolted awake. Sitting up in her bed before regaining her sights. She was in her room. At the Skeleton Manor. She was safe in bed.
Then what was that dream? That monster? And the look on Danny's face…
Mavis jumped out of bed, not bothering to change out of her night gown as she rushed through the halls to Danny's room. Yanking open the door, Mavis was relieved to see the ghost boy passed out in his bed, his leg hanging off the bed with his arm over his eyes as he snored. Mavis couldn't help let her worries fade away as a drop of drool slid down Danny's chin.
"Mavis?" A voice said from behind her, causing the vampiresses to jump and turn to see Sally standing behind her. "Are you alright? I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's alright, Aunt Sally. I just had a nightmare." Mavis said, closing the door to Danny's room.
"A nightmare? Well those are quite common around here. I'm assure you that everything is fine. Why don't you go back to bed? Danny has a trip planned for you so I suggest you get some more sleep so you can enjoy it."
Mavis nodded before smiling at the doll woman.
"Thank you, Sally." she said before turning and heading off to bed.
As soon as she laid back down, the memories of her nightmare came back to her. She just hoped that it was just a nightmare and not a premonition. However, she couldn't help the feeling in the back of her head that was just screaming at her to get out. To grab Danny and run away to the hotel and just keep him safe there. She knew he was more than capable of protecting both of them but she couldn't help the feeling of protectiveness that came from the nightmare. She sighed and closed her eyes, letting sleep come over her. It was 5 am anyway.
When Mavis woke up again, she felt much better than the last time she woke up. She still had a dark feeling in the back of her head as she got ready for the day.
'Sally said Danny had something planned for me today.' Mavis thought. 'I wonder what he has planned.'
She smiled to herself, not bothering to look towards a mirror that sat against the wall as she passed it on the way out. Knowing that she would only see her clothes in the mirror since vampires don't have reflections. As she was about to open the door into the hall, a knock caused her to pause before opening the door for whoever knocked. She smiled at Sally, who smiled in return.
"Good morning, Mavis. How are you feeling? I thought it would be a good idea to check in on you after what happened earlier this morning."
"Good morning, Aunt Sally. I'm feeling a lot better. Just a nightmare. I guess I just overreacted. It was a bad dream that Danny had gotten into an accident from flying. It just freaked me out I guess." Mavis lied, as she and Sally walked down the hall.
"Oh that's alright, hun. I had a premonition of Jack getting into an accident when we first discovered Christmas. Halloween Town just does that to monsters sometimes. Let's get some food in you and then I believe that Danny has something very exciting planned for you today."
Mavis nodded and smiled as the two of them entered the kitchen to see Danny sitting at the table while Jack stood with an apron and a chefs hat on. Jack noticed the two and greeted them with a large, tooth smile.
"Good morning you two! I'm making breakfast for everyone! Have a seat!"
Danny grinned at Mavis as she sat down next to him.
"Sleep ok last night?" he asked, looking at her.
"Um, yeah. I slept fine. So what are we doing today?"
"Stopping by my old high school. I know you never went to a public school yourself so I thought it'd be fun for you see what it's like."
"You should head out soon, Danny. The tour starts in an hour. Eat quick and then you can leave." Jack said. Scooping pancakes with fresh ectoplasm onto Danny's plate and bagels with scream cheese onto Mavis' plate.
The two nodded and devoured their breakfast before leaving the mansion to head toward the school.
I bet no one can think on which school I'm sending them too.