Goosebumps: Double-Trouble (Snappy x Reader) {COMPLETE}

Chapter 3

We didn't say anything. I gazed at the two grinning dummies. I had a really bad feeling about them. "Help me get them in the case," Dad said. Luke picked up one, and I picked up the other. Dad lifted the glass lid. We lowered the dummies into the case and set them down on their backs. Their glassy eyes stared straight up at the ceiling. We placed their arms at their sides.Dad took a silvery key and carefully locked the case. He set the key down on a table across from us.

 "Don't play with them, okay?" he said. "Don't take them out of the case." Dad says. "That won't be a problem," I said, rubbing my wrist. I've got to be honest. I like scary movies. In fact, I like all of my dad's movies. But these two grinning dummies were creeping me out. I was seriously glad they were locked in that case. "How is the drone coming along?" Dad asked Jamal. "Good," Jamal said. 

"The frame is almost built. We should be able to put on the propellers by the end of the weekend." Jamal says. "Awesome," Dad said. "You'll need me to load the propane from the big tank into the drone." Dad adds. "Maybe next weekend," Jamal said. "That's excellent," Dad said. "I can't wait to fly it over the neighbors' houses and scare them to death." He laughed. "You sure like to scare people, Dad," Kelly said. I nod. 

His phone rang before he could reply. His ringtone is a woman screaming in horror. He glanced at the screen. "I have to take this," he said. He raised the phone to his ear and headed down the stairs. I backed away from the glass case. "Those dummies were really talking, right? You heard them..." I said to Kelly. "It was just Dad," Luke said. "It had to be. He was playing a joke on us." Kelly added, as she wandered along the aisle of display cases. "Have you seen these?" she asked Jamal. 

"Dad's new collection of vampire fangs. He has a little tag on each one to identify what movie it came from."..."Your dad is weird," Jamal said. "I mean, I like him. He's a nice guy. But he's weird." He shivered. "Can we go downstairs now?" I ask. "Good idea," Luke said. I started toward the attic stairs. But I stopped when I heard a sound. Tap tap tap.

At first, I thought it was a bird at the window. We have a woodpecker who is trying to drill a hole in our house. Tap tap tap. I turned toward the sound. It was coming from the dummies' display case. I glimpsed Kelly's face. Her eyes were wide with shock. I took a step toward the glass case. And gasped when I saw one of the dummies, flat on his back, raise a wooden hand. Tap tap tap. He raised his hand and began to pound hard against the lid. Tap tap tap...

"No!" Luke cried. "This isn't happening." Luke says. "He he's trying to push his way out!" Jamal cried. He backed away, his face twisted in fear. "This can't be," I murmured. "Dad!" Kelly screamed. "Dad come quick!" No reply. "He didn't hear us," I said. "He probably went into his office to take that call." I state. Tap...tap...tap. "Dad! Daaaaad!" she screamed. No answer. I held my breath as the other dummy raised both hands to the glass lid and began to pound. The two dummies were pushing the lid, knocking their wooden hands against it.

"Let's get out of here!" Jamal cried, his voice cracking in fright. "No, wait" I said. "Wait. I have an idea." Tap...tap...tap...tap. Jamal was halfway to the stairs. "Wh-what's your idea?" Luke stammered. "We let them out," I said. Kelly uttered a cry. Jamal made a choking sound. Luke eyes widen. "Are you crazy?" Kelly cried. "Let them out?" Luke asks. I nodded. I pulled my phone from my jeans pocket. 

"Yes. We unlock the case and let them out. They'll climb out of the case and start talking to us the way they did in the garage." I state. I slapped my phone. "I'll get the whole thing on video. It will prove to Dad that we weren't lying. He'll have to believe us. He'll see that the dummies can walk and talk." I state, smirking.