The Mystery of Mayhem Manor

The Story

Once upon a time, there was a very rich wizard who loved little children. He would let the townspeople bring their kids into his humble cottage for a little magic show every once in while and they loved it. Everyone in the town loved him. The townspeople starting calling him the Good Wizard because of how nice and good he was to the children. But, he had an evil twin brother who the townspeople called the Evil Sorcerer. He was not very nice to the children and he always scared them away. He did not like that name very much, so he cast an evil curse on the village that made everyone who lived in the town sleep until the curse was lifted only by using the Good Wizard's magic staff that was destroyed in battle. The staff broke and was hidden into three magical lockets: The lockets of truth, reality, and bravery and were scattered in all different corners of the kingdom. Then, the Evil Sorcerer ran far, far away from the town. His brother however, was not happy when he woke up the next morning.

"It's very quiet today..." He thought to himself, "Almost too quiet."

He called out to the townspeople, "Good morning!" but there was no answer. Then the Good Wizard peeked inside a cottage close by and a horrifying shock met his eyes. The townspeople were sleeping! The Good Wizard knew the townspeople would never sleep past 10:00 AM, so he waited and counted down,

"3, 2, 1,"

DONG! DONG!

The church bell in the town square rang loudly. But, nobody woke up to the loud sound. So, he went to his brother's castle in the far east to see if he knew what was going on.

The front porch of the castle was bare and covered in cobwebs, in fact, everything was covered in spiderwebs. The wizard slowly creeped up the stairs on the porch leading to the front door. He opened the door and it quickly slammed behind him when he was inside. The Good Wizard shivered, but he kept moving on. He first reached the living room. It was dirty and very bare. The sofa was draped over by a large, white sheet and the coffee table had a giant stain on the side. It was probably honey or slime, [but that doesn't really matter right now.] The fireplace was cold and dark, along with open shutters that let a cold draft into the room. The walls were covered with stains and pieces of chipped paint. The curtains were torn and muddy, and the windows were broken and shattered. The Good Wizard slowly walked towards the kitchen and he found a long, black table that was covered with cobwebs on the corners and it was covered in dust and mud. There were 2 chairs on the ends of the table and they had cushions sitting on them. The cushions were dull and covered in mud. There were many broken vases in china cabinets and empty cabinets on the shelves. Sitting on the kitchen table, there was a note and it read,

Dear Brother,

I know that you are looking through my house to find me so that I can give you the missing piece to your wand, but I won't! The townspeople have been put under an evil curse that only your wand can reverse. But sadly, for you anyway, I have taken the piece with me deep into the dark forests of Rocky Glade. You will have to find me in order to retrieve the piece dear brother and fulfill the prophecy. See you soon! If you survive...

Love your evil sibling,

Charlie

Knowing his brother's true intention, he tried to run away from the manor as fast as he could, but when he turned around to look down the long and dark hallway that led to the front door, a loud, piercing scream shrieked from the dining room on the other side of the hallway, and he decided to investigate. But, the Good Wizard was never heard from again after that dark and stormy night.

Many years later, we come upon a small cottage. Living in this cottage is a poor family of four. The mother, Dolly, had always kept her husband's identity a secret from her two daughters named Bethany (the oldest) and Delilah (the youngest). Bethany was tall and had golden blonde hair. She had light blue eyes and red lips that were always smiling with white teeth. Every time she went out to play, she always wore a long, flowy dress that was yellow and had polka dots and roses covering it. She was always the smart one in most situations and very often tried to help her little sister out of tough times. Delilah however, was kind of the exact opposite. She was short and a little plump. She had a short, little, pink, dress that kind of looked like a romper when she wore it. She had dark, thick hair with rounded bangs that always flopped around whenever she skipped. She was always looking for adventure. The two sisters loved each other and always loved to play together in their backyard. They were always curious, but sometimes too curious. One morning, Delilah happened to come upon a dark cave and she asked Bethany,