Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Trick or Treat ❯ The Big Reveal (and the Bottomless Pit) ( Chapter 8 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: I do not own fairies, princesses, ninjas, pirates, pirate ninjas, schoolgirls of the killer or dead variety, foxes, fox-girls, hobos, or candy companies of any sort. I also do not own the idea of haunted houses or portals to other dimensions. And I definitely do not own Nancy, Katy, Sapphire, Jaci, April, or David, although I do own myself. I think. I own The Voice, but not the person behind The Voice, who happens to be Erik from The Phantom of the Opera.

Trick or Treat

Chapter Eight

The room was silent as the six teenagers stared in shock at the figure who walked through the door. David was the first to speak.

“Wait a minute…Kyle?” he asked, narrowing his eyes and cocking his head to the side. “What the hell are you wearing?”

“He's the phantom of the opera,” Jaci and Nancy said simultaneously. Nancy continued, “But what the hell? Kyle, why did you try to kill us?”

Kyle shook his head. “I don't know who or what you're talking about. You were never going to die You have passed your tests, and soon Amanda will wake up. You will be free to go.”

“Um…right.” April frowned. “So what did you need us to collect those things for?”

“You mean the things on the desk? I couldn't find them. I needed them to complete my costume.”

“Okay. Um, well, how did you arrange all of that stuff? The tests, the fact that we became our costumes, all that stuff?” Katy asked.

Kyle shrugged. “I don't know. I don't even know how I got here. The costume sort of took over and made me do all that stuff.”

“Maybe there's some other force here that's in control. Maybe you were going through a test of some sort, too,” Nancy said.

“Maybe,” Kyle said. “All I know is that this place is weird and I want to get out.” He pointed at a door none of them had seen before on the other side of the room. “Maybe that's the exit.”

“It's worth a shot,” April said, standing up. Sapphire stopped her.

“Wait, we should find Amanda first. We need to make sure she's alright.”

“Well, yeah,” April said. “I didn't mean that we should leave without her.” She opened the door and immediately closed it again. “Uh, guys?”

“Yeah?” the others chorused.

“We don't want to go out that way.”

“Why not?” David asked, walking over to the door. He opened it, looked around, and closed it again. “Okay, I see. So if you guys want to fall to your deaths, be my guest.” The door did not appear to lead anywhere. Beyond the door was a large hole, about ten feet across, and there was no apparent way to get to the hallway beyond it.

“Maybe it's another test,” Katy said. She picked up a book from the red bookshelf against the left wall and threw it into the hole. It fell into the hole until it disappeared from sight. They never heard it make a sound when it hit the bottom. “Okay, so that hole is deep.”

“I wonder if we can still use our costumes' powers out there,” Jaci said. “I could fly across if that's the case.”

“Yeah, but if you can't, then you'll die,” April said.

“Screw this,” Nancy said. She ran toward the door, despite the cries from her friends telling her to stop. She held her breath and jumped—hoping to somehow make it to the other side of the hallway. To her amazement, despite not making it across, she seemed to be floating above the hole. “Creepy…”

“How did you do that?” Sapphire asked.

“Dunno. Hey, I'm like halfway across now. I wonder if I could walk across…” Nancy took a cautious step forward. She didn't fall. She took another step and still didn't fall. “I think I'm okay, guys.” She ran the rest of the way across and landed on the solid floor. “I think it's alright.”

“I'm not trying that,” Sapphire said.

“I'll do it,” April said. She stepped into the hole, fully expected to fall into the bottomless pit. She didn't. “Sweet.” She skipped across, making it safely to the other side. “That's really cool.”

The others followed, one by one, ending with Sapphire and Katy. Katy looked at Sapphire. “Want me to carry you?” she asked.

Sapphire shut her eyes tight. “Yes…” she said softly. She was terrified of heights, and this was definitely no exception.

“Alright, then.” Katy grabbed Sapphire and carried her across the hole. At the end, she put Sapphire down. Sapphire still had her eyes shut.

“You can open your eyes now,” Jaci said. “You're across.”

Sapphire opened her eyes and looked around. “So…we go down those stairs?” she asked, pointing.

Kyle nodded. “I think so.” He followed David, who was already making his way down the stairs. The others followed. They reached the first floor and saw Amanda still lying on the bed.

“Shit,” Katy said. “I thought you told us she'd wake up, Kyle!”

“I thought she would! That's what the phantom costume told me would happen!”

“Well, now what? Do we just take her outside and call an ambulance or something?” Nancy asked.

“Yeah, then I'd have to explain why there's real dried blood on my costume,” April said. “I don't really want to go through that.

“Well, maybe we can wake her up somehow,” Katy said. She walked over to her friend. “Hey.” She poked her. Amanda didn't move. “Get up.”

“Yeah, that's not going to work,” David said. He pushed Katy aside. “Yo, idiot. Move.” Amanda didn't stir. “Crap. Uh…hey, you know that concert you want to go to? Yeah, well, if you don't get up, you can't go.”

“Good job, David.” Nancy rolled her eyes. She walked over. “Okay, I know what will work.” She licked Amanda on the face. Everyone scrunched up their faces in disgust.

Amanda's eyes opened. “Ew!” She sat up, rubbing the saliva off of her cheek. “That's gross.”

Nancy smirked. “Works every time.” She stepped back while Amanda slid off the bed.

“What happened?” Amanda asked. She looked around. “Kyle? Why are you here?”

“No time to explain,” he said. “We need to get out of here first.” Once again, David was the first one to head to the front door. The others followed him.

“My head is killing me. Did I pass out or something?” Amanda asked once they were outside.

“Kinda,” April said. “We'll explain later. First, though, it's kind of late.”

Jaci looked at her cell phone. “Yeah, it's almost midnight already. Let's go back to your house.” Amanda nodded and everyone walked back to her house.

Amanda's mom was waiting for them when they got back. “What, you didn't get any candy?” she asked. They shook their heads. “I guess everyone thought you were too old. That's a shame. Why do people always think Halloween is just for kids? I hope you guys had an adventure, anyway.”