Mystery Skulls: The Paranormals

CHAPTER 3: The Favor

The Next Morning

Arthur’s POV

I woke up and resisted the urge to groan from my aching stump and my body. I realized that something was lying on me. At first I thought it was Mystery, but the size was too big. Plus Mystery doesn’t have arms. Also it’s definitely not Vivi. She never sleeps with me.

I then raked my brain and remembered the events of the night before. Vivi, Mystery, and I came to a haunted mansion. We were greeted by a young female wraith and singing ghost. The wraith then took me away from my friends. While they were distracted.

I remember as she dragged me deep into the mansion. My fear increased the further we got from my friends. The Wraith giggled and I for some reason found it familiar like I should know the wraith, but I didn’t get a chance to ask if I knew her.

When we entered a new room with another Wraith that I could tell was male. He was standing there, as if he was expecting us. Then…

Arthur: “Right, I found out that both of the missing Peppers. That I’ve been searching for the past few years are both dead. One I was forced to kill, the other had been my crush and I don’t know how she died, but she had died before I could find her.” I felt myself start crying.

Arthur: “I really am pathetic aren’t I, crying here at what I did to my best friend and my crush and useless to do anything.” I hadn’t realized that I had spoken out my thoughts, until I felt my tears being gently wiped away with soft and warm hands.

???: “Arthur… You’re not pathetic or useless, and it’s not your fault for what happened to Lewis. You were possessed by a demonic spirit. No one would have been able to fight off a possession of a Demonic spirit.” A soft voice spoke from next to me.

I was then hugged tightly by them. I opened my eyes and blinked as I let my eyes adjust to the person hugging me.

Once my eyes adjusted. I was able to recognize who was in bed with me. It was my crush Luna, she was in her human form. I felt my face heat up.

Arthur: “L-luna what are you doing here?” I stammered out, she giggled softly.

Luna: “I was told that you were having night terrors every night since Lewis’s death, and you haven’t been able to get enough sleep. So I thought that sleeping with you would help and it did! You slept soundly all night, there were a few whimpers, but I was able to stop you from going into a full blown nightmare.” Luna said, with a big smile.

I looked down in shame. Thinking that I kept her awake. I really am just a burden.

Arthur: “I’m sorry for keeping you up…” But I was cut off by a hard flick to my forehead.

Arthur: “Ow… what was that for?” I said, rubbing my forehead.

Luna: “It was cuz I heard what you were thinking, Arthur.” I looked at her.

Arthur: “Why were you reading my thoughts?” I asked, she looked at me with a deadpan look.

Luna: “It’s really hard not to. When you are thinking them so much. Plus I can’t exactly control it. The best I can control it is by listening to one person or else I’ll have to deal with hearing what everyone is thinking and that’s a pain to deal with literally. I’ll have a headache for a while.” She explained, I thought about it before nodding seeing how it was the best solution.

Arthur: “I see, well what power allows you to read minds?” I asked, she looked at me.

Luna: “Telepathy and Empathy. Telepathy allows me to hear the thoughts of others. While Empathy allows me to both read and feel what emotions or moods other people are currently in. Like at the moment you are depressed, upset, distressed, sad, embarrassed, worried, and now surprised.” She said, I looked at her in shock.

Arthur: “Well that’s cool. You’ll have to tell me about your powers some time.” I said, she giggled at this.

Oh how I love her melodic and harmonical laugh. I didn’t realize how much I had missed both her and her laughter.

Luna: “I missed you too, Arthur. Also Arthur, stop apologizing. As for keeping me up, you didn’t. I don’t really need to sleep, but I choose to. Tho I rest my eyes until I find something that requires my attention, like making sure you get your full rest.” She said, I was silent for a moment before I chuckled.

Luna: “What are you laughing about?” Luna asked, I signed, as I looked at her with a small smile.

Arthur: “I forgot how childish you were.” I said, Luna puffed out her cheeks in a pout, before she let out a sigh.

Luna: “Anyways, I’ve been here for almost 4 ½ years now and Lewis has been here for about 2.” She said, I looked at her with shock which immediately changed to realization.

Arthur: “Wait, you mean to tell me that you’ve been here since you died?!” I exclaimed, Luna just nodded.

Luna: “Yeah, I created this mansion a month after I had died and I trained with my powers. When Lewis decided to live with me he had added some of his powers to the mansion to allow weaker spirits to be drawn to it and ask for protection or become a Deadbeat.” She explained, I nodded.

Arthur: “Those little colored ghosts, are known as Deadbeats?” I asked, she nodded and smiled.

Luna: “Yes, both me and Lewis have our own Deadbeats. I have 4 kinds and Lewis has 3 kinds. Would you like to know what they are?” Luna asked, I nodded and she smiled.

Luna’s POV

I mentally called out for 4 of my Deadbeats one for each element I can use. They came out of my anchor chirping excitedly. Arthur yelped out in surprise at the 4 cute little Deadbeats.

Luna: “Arthur allow me to introduce you to my Deadbeats Dusk (👻🖤), Snowbell (👻🤍), Wave (👻💙), and Skylar (👻🩵). My Deadbeats are an extension of what elements I can use. Which are Shadows/Darkness, Ice, Water, and Air/Wind. I also have the ability to use flames and electricity a little, but they’re not as powerful as Lewis’s are.” I said, Arthur looked at me with slight awe.

Arthur: “That's so Cool… so *hiss*.” He released a pained hiss. I already knew what was going on, so I got up and went over to him and helped him sit up.

I sat behind him and added some soft pink flames mixed with my ice flames to my hands. Before I removed his shirt. I gasped at the scars on his back.

I could almost immediately tell that they were not done by accident. I could tell they were cause by a dream haunter. Most likely it was caused by what was left by Reverb.

(A/N: Dream haunters are ghosts or spirits, that haunt people in their sleep. So when they hurt you in your dreams, that when you wake up you’ll have scars where you were hurt in your dreams.)

Arthur: “Luna what is it?” He asked, instead of answering.

I added some of my regeneration to the flames to give them some healing properties. I then started messaging his shoulders, his back, and his stump.

I then had him lay on his stomach and I started popping his bones.

Arthur: “Ohohoh… right there, yeah. *pop* ahh…” He released a content sigh, as I continued to pop his back.

When I was done doing that. I started giving him electric and flame therapy to help relieve him of his aches and pains all over his body.