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(Title Card drawn by me. DeviantART Link)
Just outside of Amity Park an old orange van was driving. On both of its sides the words ‘Mystery Skulls’ were painted, in both English and Japanese.
“....’Amity Park, a safe place to live’? Yeah, sure, they’ve got a big ghost problem, so huge that the city’s called the ‘Ghost Capital of America’, and it’s a safe place to live,” The driver deadpanned.
“Well, I guess that it’s a pretty safe place if they’ve got their own superhero and all those Ghost hunters going around.” A young woman dressed in all blue responded, petting a white dog that was resting its head on her lap.
“If we were called, not safe enough.” the driver said, clearly unamused. He ran his left hand through his spiky hair, light from the setting sun shining off the metal, and sighed. “I take it that we still don’t know the details of this case?”
“Nope. Our client wants to tell the details in person. I informed him that we’re arriving to Amity and he told us that he wants to talk tomorrow at around 11 AM. He also said that he’ll send us a message closer to that time about the place where he wants to meet. For now we should just go find our hotel.” A third voice belonging to a tall man with purple hair piped up. He was just closing the laptop he had used to communicate with their client.
“I guess so. Vivi, you have the map. Directions?”
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Fenton Works, 12:01 AM
Danny phased through the wall of his room and flopped onto his bed, turning back to human in the process. Not only did Skulker absolutely refuse to leave him alone, but he had also sensed some other ghost that he just couldn’t find. Oh, and the Box Ghost showed up and gave more trouble than usual. Thankfully it was Friday, which meant no school tomorrow. Well, technically it was Saturday already, due to being midnight.
Sitting up, he pulled out the first aid kit he keeps under his bed and started treating the wounds he’d gotten from Skulker. Thankfully it was only a few bruises. Thanks to his accelerated healing capacities, they should be (almost) gone by morning and he wouldn’t have to explain anything to his parents. And if he did need to, he could say that he simply tripped.
Once each of his wounds was treated, he changed into his pajamas. He needed all the rest he could get because of the tests that had all piled onto the last week, in addition to the midnight ghost busts. Almost as soon as Danny’s head hit the pillow, he fell asleep.
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Hotel Fantasma, Room 206, 7:15 AM
A shrill scream sounded through the hotel room that the Mystery Skulls were occupying.
“N-not cool man, not c-cool!” the mechanic of the Mystery Skulls, Arthur Kingsmen, said, teeth chattering. He had collected himself in an one-armed hug. Beside him Lewis Pepper, the ‘ghost expert’ (and a ghost himself) of their little group, was standing with a bucket in his hands and a smirk on his face.
“Oh it was cool alright, ice cold in fact. Or was the water not cold enough?” Lewis joked. He put the bucket down and took the towel that had been hanging on his shoulder and threw it on Arthur. “Dry yourself and get dressed. Vivi is already awake and you don’t want to miss breakfast because she and Mystery ate everything, do you?”
“I get it, I get it…” Arthur answered, still shivering a bit from the ice water. He paused for a second and then shifted his gaze towards Lewis again. “Hey, um… Can you help me dry the port? I really shouldn’t put the arm back in if it’s wet.”
“Oh, right. Sorry.”
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Hotel Fantasma, Diner, 7:35 AM
When Arthur and Lewis arrived at the hotel’s diner, Vivi and Mystery had both gathered themselves a sizeable plate of food and were busy stuffing their faces with blueberry pancakes. While Arthur went to get some breakfast for himself, Lewis sat down at the table, not needing to eat.
“So…” Lewis began, “how did you manage to convince them to not only let Mystery eat the same food as us, but also eat at the table?”
Vivi swallowed her mouthful of food before answering. “A combination of puppy dog eyes from the two of us, telling them I wouldn’t allow him to eat anything dangerous for him plus some persuasion,” was all she said before diving right back into her food. Lewis glanced at Mystery’s plate and saw the several chocolate chip cookies the dog was currently devouring at an incredible speed. “Of course, there’s nothing here that’s dangerous to Mystery,” Vivi added before Lewis could say anything. He sighed.
“They wouldn’t know that, Vi,” Lewis pointed out. They sat there for a moment before Arthur came back with a plate of his own, much smaller than Vivi’s had been, and a cup of coffee.
“So, anything new from our client?” He asked as he sat down. Vivi quickly finished off the rest of her food.
“Yep! He wanted us to come to his mansion on the outskirts of Amity Park as soon as possible. Said he’d rather discuss the details in person ‘to avoid anyone not involved finding out’. Not sure why he’s so worried about that, though,” Vivi said.
“I see…” Arthur muttered. He glanced at Vivi and Mystery’s empty plates. “Well, if you’ve finished eating you should go and get ready to go,” He said and watched as Vivi quickly downed the rest of her orange juice and slammed the glass on the table.
“I’ll go do just that, then! Come on Lewis, Mystery!” she exclaimed before dashing towards the elevators, Mystery right at her heel. Lewis, however, didn’t get up.
“Aren’t you going?” Arthur asked.
“I was just wondering if you’re really fine with staying behind.” Lewis admitted.
“Eh, I can take care of myself until help arrives if any ghosts decide to attack,” Arthur replied with a grin. Lewis shook his head with a smile.
“Alright then,” he said and turned to follow Vivi.