Chapter 10 - Arrival at the Haunted Mansion
With that small matter resolved Abyss stood up and gestured Poof to lead him although it was clear from the sky which direction he should take to reach there. This was really a big flaw for the Boos if they wanted to live a secluded house but it made a great haunted atmosphere.
Poof began leading him deeper into the forest in silence. Abyss took this silence as Poof thinking about what he was going to do with his future.
It took around an hour to finally reach the end. Abyss looked around and saw a large mansion surrounded by a large iron fence with an iron gate in front of him. Abyss nodded as he said “This place really is well made although I don’t want a haunted house or mansion at my place kind of vibe.” Poof snickered as he said “It wasn’t always like this.”
Abyss nodded as he said “True I can see a portion of the greatness of its past. The flowers blooming the birds chirping and the smell of spring settling into the air. The trees would be incredibly luscious and tall causing its beauty t be further defined. A masterpiece of the past which is now only a shadow.”
Poof looked at Abyss in awe as he said “You can see that much just by looking at it?” Abyss laughed as he said “Kid, it takes a bit of imagination to bring the beauty of the world for the eye to see. If I did not have creativity I would have long since died.”
Poof nodded with new found respect for Abyss. Abyss though just shrugged it off as he knew these words were truly all part of his imagination. If he was living here then that would be the way he wanted the place to look instead of this haunted like look.
Abyss smiled he said “Lets go in then. I’m sure everything will work itself out.” Poof nodded as he led Abyss into the mansion after he jumped the gate. Boos could phase through objects but Abyss still had to go through the long method to enter.
Finally Abyss was in front of the Great Haunted Mansion the home of the Boos. Abyss smiled as he wondered what would happen once he enters. Boo faced through the wall and Abyss tried to open the door to no result…
“Poof cover your ears.” Poof phased back through and asked “What?” Abyss repeated himself “Cover your ears if you have any for a moment.”
Poof laughed a bit as he said “Boos don’t have ears.” Abyss sighed as he said “Nevermind then. Open one of the windows so I can enter.” Poof nodded as he disappeared back in the mansion. It did not take long before a window opened. Abyss sprinted and leaped inside. Rolling on the floor and stuck the landing with a smile. He wanted to do this before but never found a good time to do it.
Inside Abyss looked around and asked with curiosity “Where are all the Boos?” Poof scratched the back of his head and said “They should still be sleeping. I kind of got up early and those guys that you threw somewhere woke up because of the small racket I caused.”
Abyss nodded in understanding as he asked “Mind leading me to the Queens chamber?” Poof nodded thinking that Abyss would patiently wait outside. Abyss though had other plans. He did not want to be around if the Boos were aggressive. Poof was a decent Boo but who knows about the rest.
Abyss followed Poof for several minutes before reaching in front of a beautifully adorned chamber door. Abyss smiled as he readied to kick the door open in a huge dramatic way. Poof though shouted in a whisper “What are you doing!?”
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Abyss looked at him and said “I’m going to talk with the Queen.” Poof shook his head furiously as he said “You can’t do that!” Abyss groaned as he asked with annoyance “Why?” Poof face palmed and said fiercely “She is the Queen of Boos.” Abyss shrugged as he said “So what? I dare to threaten the Mushroom Kingdom Peach in front of her trusted heroes. How big of a difference is it between threatening a princess and barging into a Queen’s chamber?”
Poof was shocked but still responded “A huge difference!” Abyss sighed as he said “Fine! I won’t barge in.” Abyss feeling disgruntled sat down. Poof finally let out a breath of relief seeing Abyss calm down. Abyss though felt dissatisfied that he could not do as he pleased. Nonetheless he listened to Poof because he was worried of getting him into trouble.
Looking at Poof he said “You should go to your room and rest. I will wait here until the Queen comes out.” Poof though shook his head and said “No I need to stay and make sure you don’t do anything rash.” Abyss sighed as he explained why Poof should return to his room “Look. Previously I screwed up and did not think ahead. I might be safe from Boos but you are not exactly fully protected by them right? You can be attacked by Boos if you stay with me.”
Poof hearing this trembled for a moment. He just realized that he was running a big risk by bringing Abyss to the mansion causing him to begin feeling nervous. Abyss nodded with satisfaction and said “Now go to your room. I will wait for the Queen to wake up.”
Boo wanted to refuse but knew that he couldn’t really do so. Poof sighed as he admitted defeat “Alright but don’t go around causing trouble.” Poof left Abyss to what should be the direction of his room. Abyss grinned as he thought ‘It worked! I can go mess with other Boos!”
Even though Abyss did cared for Poof that did not mean he should wait here doing nothing. He was a young man that wanted to have lots of fun before the day he died. So he quickly stood up and began wondering the halls sneaking peeks into some rooms where Boos were sleeping. Abyss smiled as he began setting up pranks for those poor sleeping souls.
If Boos loved pranks then he would be the greatest prankster this mansion ever had. Abyss even found some items that he thought were nonexistent. A marker for crying out loud! He thought that this world hadn’t reach the level to create such object.
Soon countless of Boos fell victim of having their faces written all over. The worse part about it was that they were ghosts that even if they looked into a mirror they would only see floating words. Abyss grinned evily as he decided to return to waiting in the front of the Queen’s door.
It did not take long before the door opened by a white gowned woman. Abyss looked at her carefully before realizing she was somewhat transparent. She did not realize he was there though as she floated away. Abyss followed her silently waiting to see what was about to happen.
If the Queen was truly a mother figure for the Boos then it is likely she wakes them up. A minute later they were in the middle of the living quarters as she shouted in a sweet voice “My children is time to get up.”
1…2…3 Screams of surprise, shock, disbelief, and so on echoed. Hearing this the Queen became worried as she looked around shouting “What is going on!?” Her tone showed she clearly cared for her children. As to why she was not surprised at seeing Abyss was easy to explain. She did not see him. Abyss reacted swiftly and followed her back waiting for the show to unveil itself.
A bunch of Boos rushed out of their room with all kinds of things on them. One was covered by a blanket unable to escape, another was trying to escape the room since there was a rope tied to him and another had panda eyes with different pieces of black fabric glued onto it making it look like a panda.
Abyss upon witnessed this scene couldn’t hold his laughter as it burst out as he laughed at the poor Boos. It reached to the point that he started tearing up and balling on the ground “This is hilarious haha! Comedy gold! Haha! Argh! It hurts! Hahaaha!”
The Queen Boosette froze as she slowly turned around seeing Abyss rolling on the ground laughing madly. The Boos though raged as they tried to free themselves and attack him. Some of them were free thus they were the first victims of trying to attack Abyss.
Abyss who was laughing at on moment stopped and shot up from the ground causing the Boos to crash onto each other. Abyss smirked as he said “Nice try.” Boosette was too surprised to do anything though as Abyss landed back on the ground gracefully.