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I know this dream of life is never ending
It goes around around around again…
I know the sun is rising while descending
It goes around around and never ends….
..Hello, I am the amazing Raven… I was made to observe every mortal who for the better part, talked to me… I am unfortunately very very bored.
For the first part of this story you will be subjected to second person writing and then must face the consequences afterwards.
Tonight Mortals, you will read a glorious tale of suspense, criminal activity and lots of repressed emotions that were forcefully ignored in life.
May I introduce to you, the 6 Nevermore Academy School for Juvenile Delinquents… Key Club.
Now for the readers who don't live in America, Key Club refers to a club where you can work for free in exchange for service hours. Like in a game, you must have a certain amount of hours to move on to the next Level.
Unfortunately this key club turned for the worst, today at 10:54 AM the Nevermore Key Club arrived at the State Fair, did some volunteer work and in exactly three hours. Got on a rollercoaster.
At 2 PM the front axle would break launching the club forward to a painless, hopefully..but deadly demise. Tonight Mortals I present to you a flashback sequence prior to the incident. Cue the 3rd person!
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“I already told you, lady! We're out of onion rings!” Duke yelled.
He's been working at “Aunt Sue's Home Of Fried Foods” for three hours. It's gotten exhausting. What's even worse is that the rest of the key club is packed into a tiny food truck and are all equally annoying.
“Morella! We need another order of extra large french fries, and more onion rings!” Pluto asked to Morella who was working at the fryer.
“We're out of onion rings!” Morella cried
It was chaos, the food truck was almost out of everything. Aunt Sue was nowhere to be found, and worst of all it was rush hour in State Fair terms. All 6 of the members of the key club were stressed. It would be more accurate to say 5 members, mostly because Montresor kept going on “bathroom breaks” every 5 minutes.
“Howdy partners, how's it going over here?”
A southern accent was forming from the side of the food truck. The key club made eye contact with Montreesor who was busy playing hooky from his responsibilities.
“Now now, why the faces? Heh… I've got the perfect thing to make y'all not wanna skin me alive, you see look what I scored in the bathroom!”
He shows 6 tickets to ride the cyclone roller coaster, an easy way to get out of work. It wasn't like they were gonna be selling any more food anyway.
“I'm not touching those tickets..” Annabel popped up pointing at the noticeable stains on the tickets.
“I'm in!” Duke said
“I've gotten burned three times already! Annabel please can we ride the cyclone?” Morella asked her
“Ugh fine! But if I don't get my hours in I swear!” Annabel complained.
Duke closed down shop, thoroughly enjoying the complaints about their money, and their food. The group walked through the packed fair and got in line for the cyclone.
“It looks like it's gonna break apart…” Pluto told Duke
“Don't worry, these coasters get checked bi annually for how safe they are.” Duke told Pluto
The group got on to one of the carts, locked themselves in and off the went.
It started off like any other coaster. Slowly going up higher and higher. Reaching the peak in what seemed like an hour.
“See y'all on the other side folks!” Montressor jokes
“What's that supposed to mean!?” Pluto screamed
They went down, going what felt like hundreds of miles per hour. The loopy loop was getting closer but there were noticeable volts of electricity flying out and bolts going out of place.
“I didn't mean it literally!” Was the last thing Montresor said before the Key club flew out of their seats.
Flying through the air, all 6 members of the club were flying to their deaths. Screaming was the last thing they would hear before their flying began to fall.
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“AHHHHHHHHH!” The 5 were all screaming in unison.
Annabel opened her eyes and looked around at the barn they were in, they were noticeably two things. 1. Still intact and 2. Not dead.
“Greetings children… it's time to play..” The raven said, as he was sitting on a wood beam.
“Who are you! Why are you a talking bird?!” Annabel asked
“Ah yes… meet Annabel Lee Whitlock everyone.” The raven said
Suddenly Annabels movements were changed to seem like she was being controlled.
“Catchphrase..”
“Checkmate in 5 moves!” Annabel said involuntarily
“What was that…?” Annabel questioned
Feeling violated
“I have taken the liberty to choreograph some of your moves in advance… don't bore us to get to the chorus. but I assure you your will is your own…. Let's play.” The raven said
“So what is this, is this a game?” Annabel chipped up, she loves games.
“Annabel has selected game mode!” Suddenly the barn lights start flickering into bright colors like crazy.
The rest of the group looked at her with anger in their eyes.
“That wasn't intentional! The Raven is just being mad!.... What game?” Annabel asked the raven
“A game with the most fabulous prizes like, a half eaten pizza from chuck-e-cheese, an Oreo that has all the cream already eaten. Or a T-shirt before the design was imprinted on to the material!” The raven listed off prizes, not taking this serious at all
“Look where are we?” Annabel asked again
“Perhaps you would be interested in the grand prize…. One worthy mortal will be brought back to life to live beyond the cyclone incident!” The raven announced
Suddenly a bright white light appeared, it was alluring and felt warm and cozy. But just as it appeared it quickly vanished.
“That's way better than a half eaten pizza.” Morella commented
“Meet Morella! Catchphrase…” The raven started
“I was so worried!” Morella said involuntarily just like Annabel
“Why only one of us? Why not all of us?” Annabel asked the raven another question
“Sadly I've only possessed the power to be able to allow one of you to live again.” The raven told Annabel
“What do we have to do to get brought back to life?” Annabel once again asked another question
“The one who wants to win it the most shall redeem the loser in order to complete the whole.” The Raven replied
“That doesn't make any sense Mr.Raven.” Annabel told him
“I speak in prophecies that mostly don't make sense until they actually do…”
“I take it you are the judge Sir?” Annabel asked
Suddenly a loud incorrect buzzer sounded from the barn.
“It seems Annabel Lee Whitlock has used up the group's three questions for this evening!” The raven told the group
“Ugh! I can't believe this even in death I can't escape her! She's followed me into the after life… well played Satan!” Duke said while looking directly at Annabel
“Meet Duke! Aspiring magician… catchphrase…”
“Being the only open gay man in a juvenile school is like having a laptop in the stone age… you can have one but there's nowhere to plug it in..” the words came out quickly and then Duke gasped at what he said
“I've never said that in my life!” He told the raven
Annabel looked back at the raven.
“But that isn't fair, you never told me there were only 3 questions!” Annabel argued
“I believe I did…. After the fact.” He responded
“Well this possibly couldn't get any crazier!” Annabel said
“I'm under the firm belief that it can get crazier… allow me to introduce the mystery contestant!” The Raven Announced
At the back of the room a curtain opened, there was a tall skinny woman. With short black hair with white tips at the end, her eyes were black and her skin was pale as snow. There were two moles under her eyes as she stood there frozen.
The group looked at her as she slowly began to walk towards the group like a zombie.
“Jane Doe is what the coroner said, my face was mangled in sight of my head. No recognition was able to be made and no parents cared to even claim, so I walk alone on this path wondering who I was… my life, an untold mystery… from ashes I came to ashes I returned and I asked myself… why….” The woman said
“Did anyone just pee themselves a little….” Morella said
Everyone stared at her.
“Me neither..” She said after realizing no body agreed
The woman walked over to Morella and pulled out a revolver
“Do you want to hold this for me?” The Woman asked
“I am really super freaked out right now…. Is that real?!” Morella cried
“Do you want to know what makes me really super freaked out too?” The woman asked Morella
“Not really ever, thanks sorry!” Morella said before running behind Annabel in fear
“Meet Jane Doe… Catchphrase..”
“Blazes!” The woman yells out
“I'm gonna stand very far away from you…” Morella says as she backs away even more
“Fuck! I can't get any Wifi in this backwards shit hole of a barn!” Montressor says
“Meet Montresor… catchphrase..”
“Save a horse, ride a cowboy! Yeee has partner!” Montressor said involuntarily
“I said that once! As a joke!” He clarifies
“Well it wasn't very funny to be honest…” Pluto says
“And finally Pluto… catchphrase…”
“They're watching me!” Pluto says
Out of nowhere drums rolls start playing and suddenly a spotlight is put on Annabel.
“Annabel Lee Whitlock you are first… the game is simple, since most of you are probably incredibly tone death I have found a compromise, we instead will be reviewing your flashbacks and seeing who you were as a person.” The raven clarifies
“Me? why should I go first?!” Annabel asks
“Oh if only you hadn't blown off those 3 questions right at the top…” the raven says sarcastically
“Actually! Me and Morella are going to switch!” Annabel grabs Morellas hand and drags her to the raven
“No switching Annabel…However I am feeling kind this evening, so I will give you a 10 minute grace period where you can dictate how you will introduce yourself and why you should be the candi
date to win. I'm mostly giving you this compromise because I need to make popcorn for this arrangement” The Raven tells her
With that being said Annabel thought to herself on how she was going to start….