The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: Chapter 9

Once they got to the living room, the kids all sat down and tried to calm down. Some of the kids sat down in chairs while the other kids sat down on the floor. Susan said, “I assume we are safe here for now.” Violet said, “Yes, but for how long?” Pablo said, “You know, my mom always says, ‘No matter how bad things get, you can always feel better by singing a song.’” Lou said, “Let’s try it.” The girls started slowly. Then, the boys joined in slowly, and they all sang quietly. Sam said, “Why don’t I feel better?” Lou told Susan to come to her, and they hugged. Then they all continued singing, and they sang louder. While they were singing, they started to feel better and smile. Their singing started to make them feel better and not care if they got found by anyone or anything. Then they all hugged each other while they sang. When they finished hugging, they concluded their song together and sang it with a smile.

A gusty breeze blew in when they finished singing, and zombies started rising from the ground and walking up to the house. The zombies broke open the windows they boarded up. Susan said, “Looks like the zombies are back.” The zombies started to crawl into the house through the window. Then, three surrounded Sam, and Susan ran to her rescue. Susan said, “Huh, Sam.” Sam ran up to the zombies and pushed them down. Then she grabbed one and threw him across the room. Then Susan grabbed Sam and hurried back to where the others were. Sam said, “You, you saved me.” Susan said, “Of course I did; that’s what friends are for.” While they were trying to defend themselves, more and more zombies walked up to the house and started to come in through the doors and windows. Alex said, “What do we do now? We’re not spies, we don’t have gadgets, and we’re not geniuses with weapons.”

When they saw the zombies coming, they quickly ran upstairs and hid inside one of the bedrooms. The zombies walked up the stairs after the kids and Violet, trying to find out where they were hiding. Emma said, “I think I know a way for us to have weaponry.” Emma took Susan’s necklace off her and broke it. Then Emma gave Susan the chain beads and told her to use them as weaponry. Then Helga found a sewing kit and took the needle and thread from it so they could use it. Tom took his bubble gum from his pocket and thought he could use it as weaponry.

When the zombies found where they were hiding, they tried to break the door down. Tom then put a stick of bubble gum in his mouth and started to chew. Once the zombies got the door open, Tom blew a bubble, and when it got too big and popped, it shot the zombies away from the door, and they got covered in gum. Mike said, “Great gum.” The zombies got back up and growled at the kids. Mike and Susan were getting fed up with the zombies, so they ran up and tried hitting them down. Mike gave one a good kick, hitting another away while two more walked toward them. Susan kicked one of them down and then threw another away while Mike threw another to the ground. Mike kicked three more away while Susan punched two of them. Mike said, “I wish these guys would stay down.” Susan said, “They’re zombies. If you kick off one of their body parts, they can grab it and put it back on. Zombies are practically indestructible.” Alex said, “We got to get out of here. Grab Violet.”

Tom threw Alex a piece of gum and then winked at Alex. Alex threw the bit of gum in his mouth, chewed it, and then blew a giant bubble. Once the zombies got close to his gum balloon, it popped, and their entire bodies got covered with gum. Then they fell to the ground, and Alex ran back into the room and slammed the door. Then they opened the window, climbed out of it, and jumped off the side of the house, hoping to escape the zombies. Mike threw a rug down at them once Alex and Bobby reached the bottom. Then they held an end and caught everybody on the carpet as they jumped out the window.

Once they got to the bottom, the zombies surrounded them, and they split into two groups. The boys went in one direction with the spell book, and the girls went in another with Violet. The boys ran for the gates and tried to open them, but they were locked. Pablo said, “We can’t get out.” Meanwhile, the zombies surrounded the girls. Susan then threw the beads from her necklace over her shoulder, and the zombies slipped and fell on them. Then, the girls and Violet ran for their lives.

Meanwhile, Alex punched one zombie away while Bobby tried to avoid another and then pushed him down. Mike took a good look at one of the zombies and recognized him. Mike said, “Hey, that zombie looks like the guy in the portrait the ghost ball vanished into.” Pablo said, “You’re right. Maybe all these zombies are the people who investigated the mansion, too.” Tom said, “Just like Violet said.” The zombies surrounded the boys, but Helga threw the needle and thread she had at them and wrapped three of them together. Then she pulled them down, and the boys ran towards the girls. Mike said, “Thanks, Helga.” Once they were all back in one group, the zombies came back and surrounded them again. Before they got them, the zombies heard a moaning sound, and so did the kids. Then the zombies went away and left the kids and Violet alone. Pablo said, “They’re not coming after us?” Violet said, “Of course not; one of the spirits is calling them back.” Emma said, “Thank goodness. At least now we’re safe.”