Jaden Larson: The House of Mystery

 

 

The Research

“No, Jaden, don’t go in there!”. “AHHHHH!!!”......

Wait, wait a second, this is not where our story

begins. Let’s go back about three hours.

Sheesh, you just can’t find a good storyteller

these days!

THREE HOURS EARLIER

“ Lucy, are you done with your ‘project’ yet, I want

to go outside” moaned Jaden. “ Can’t you just

wait, I only started ten minutes ago. And you

said you’d help” said Lucy, too focused on her

computer to even look at Jaden.“I know I did, but it seems so boring. And you

don’t have to be mean!” replied Jaden. “Sorry,

but you know the abandoned house down the

street?” asked Lucy. “Yeah, if you mean the tall,

dark and scary looking one”. “Of course I mean

that. Anyway, I heard noises from inside it the

other night and wanted to do some research.

Now are you interested?” said Lucy. Jaden’s

face said it all. “How much have you got so far?”

he asked curiously. “ Well, not that far at all,

actually. But I’m sure we can do it as a team!”.

Secrets Unveiled

‘DING DONG’

“I’ll get it” yelled Lucy as she ran

“ Who is it?” screamed Jaden.

“It’s just Lily and James”

Lucy screamed back.

“Could

you guys keep it down

please?!” yelled Lucy’s

mother.

Lily and James were their

friends and they were also

siblings, just like Lucy and

Jaden. And James was elder

to Lily just like Lucy was

elder to Jaden. The four

of them were the best of

friends and you just couldn’t

separate them. Lucy and Jaden gave a quick

recap and they were back

to the research again. They

found a link that gave it all

away. 'Dark corridors, small

candles for light, skeletons at

every corner and much more.

Nobody that has entered has

ever come out alive. Every

skeleton died in that house

and their ghosts now roam it at night’.

said Lily.

“This was written by Rick Taylor”

“But how would he know this? In

his own words ‘nobody that

has entered has ever come

out alive’ “ said Jaden.

Come in, little boy.....

Two And A Half Hours Later...

“I’m glad that’s over” said Lily. They had been

researching for two hours straight. “I think I

would’ve gone mad if we were doing that any

longer. It was so scary!” said Lucy. They were

all outside now, going the opposite direction

of the house. But then Jaden heard a woman

speaking to him. “Come in my dear boy, come in.

It'll be fun” the voice said. Jaden turned back

and walked towards the house. He didn’t hear

anything until he just got to the door; “don’t go

in there!!” screamed Lucy. But it was too late.

The House

Jaden fell with a thud. “Are you okay?” screamed Lucy

to her younger brother. “I’m just fine. There is a

mattress down here” he yelled back. “You stay here,

we’ll go look for a rod to pull you up” said James.

But as they were about to leave, a very strong

wind pulled them in too! “Is everyone okay?” asked

Jaden, more quietly now.

“Wait, before we start roaming around, Jaden, why

did you come in here?!” asked Lily, rather angrily. “I

just heard a voice, asking me to come in and then I

didn’t know what I was doing until I got to the door.

But it was too late then. I have no explanation for what sucked you into this, well, I don't know what to call it". Both Lily and James were

wearing glow-in-the-dark

t-shirts, so they could

see quite easily, if they

stuck together.

The house was just as Taylor

said it was. You could

actually see skeletons
over ten feet. It smelt

like someone was farting

It was a horrific sight! As they

started moving slowly,

James up front, followed

by Lucy, Jaden and then

Lily, Lily felt something

cover her mouth and grab

her. The same happened

to Lucy and Jaden.

James didn’t notice

anything. It was only

when he turned around

that he noticed, they were nowhere to be seen.

Where are they?

James did not panic. He just thought they had

wandered off into another room. But they

weren't in any of the rooms they had passed.

Now James panicked. Little did he know that

the ghosts had taken them into the closets of

the rooms. But Jaden managed to free himself

from the ghost and he ran, straight into James.

He thought the ghost was following him, but

when he turned back, it was empty. He turned

around, only to see James hanging in mid-air.

“Help!” he screamed. He was indeed being held

up by the ghost. And then the same happened

to Jaden......

A whole new world

The boys thought the girls would come to their

rescue. But Lily’s and Lucy’s closet led straight

into another planet, Neptune. Here, all the

ghosts of the people that died that night

roamed free on this massive blue ball.

But the climate here seemed to be the same as

Earth’s. All they knew was that they had to get

back. They turned back and the portal was still

open. But wait, it was closing. They made a run

for it and got through just before it closed.

“That was close” said Lucy. But then they heard screams coming from outside the room......

An epic encounter

Lily and Lucy ran outside the room. As soon as the

ghosts saw them, they put Jaden and James

down. The four of them gathered all their

bravery, and decided the only way they were going

to get out of there was by fighting. And if

they didn’t fight, they'd be ghost prisoners on

Neptune. The situation was very simple; life, or, well, some would say, death. There was a silent stare down for a

while but then one of the ghosts pulled his head

off and gave the others the fright of their

lives! But they weren’t going to back down. They

weren’t going to quit. But three seconds later, they realized the ghosts had disappeared. The girls told Jaden and James

where they were. Just as

they thought the ghosts had

disappeared back to Neptune,

they came up behind them and

nearly made them faint! But they

all turned around and kicked the

ghosts, which for some reason

actually hit them and made

run away, crying. “Wimps” said

Jaden as he watched them go

back to Neptune. The kids kept

walking. There were scary-looking

skeletons, frightening pictures

in frames, and weird noises

everywhere, but none of these

came as a shock to the children

now. In fact, It seemed like

nothing would come as a shock

to them. But something did. It

wasn't a vampire or Frankenstein. It

was in fact a human being! He was

staring out of his window. “Are

you by any chance, Rick Taylor?”

said James. He got a fright, but

he turned around and said very

weakly, “Yes I am”.

All the pieces fall into place.....

There was a lot of blood in the

room. And there was nothing

but a table, a bed, a chair

and a computer inside. “You

must’ve read me article

on thes house tha’ I pu’

online two days ago”. It

was quite obvious Rick was

Scottish, you could tell

from his accent. “Ye’ see”

he continued. “Neptune

and Earth ‘ave a special

connection, which aliens

created farty’ million years

ago. Three days ago, tha’

portal was supposed to open.

There was a party goin’ on

in this house, and of all the

places it hadda’ pick to open,

the portal opened here.

“This opening, wasn’t just any opening. It exploded, creating

a hole in the wall. It also killed every living theng in

this house. All their spirits wenta’ Neptune, where they

started a new life. An’ they could cum’ in and go out of

this house whenever they wanted”. “Wait, how are you

still alive?” asked Lily. “I was outside when it happened.

There was a flash a’ blue light and a loud sound that came

from inside. I came in to check it out. But the house ate

me and now I’m, I mean we’re trapped in ‘ere. The only way

to close the portal and free us is by a live human being

goin’ through it. Tha’ way, only spirits could go to Neptune,

but never come back”. “We closed the portal!” said Lucy

and Lily excitedly. “Wha’?” said Rick. “We went through

it and got back just before the portal closed!”. “We’re

free!” everyone shouted as they ran out of the house.

    

 

And so, their lives continued as it did, or did they? 

The sequel will be out soon.