Part 1

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It had been a long time for inhabitants of Whipstaff Manor since humans had come to live with the four ghosts who lived there. Stretch, Stinkie, Fatso, and Casper. Casper was the nephew of the other three. The Ghostly Trio were brothers that liked to stick together most of the time. They were also Casper's uncles. They loved to scare living humans, calling them 'fleshies,' 'bone bags,' and such. They were really unpleasant ghosts to be around.

Dr. James Harvey and his daughter, Kat, short for Kathleen also lived in the manor too. They were the only living humans in the house. Dr. Harvey would give therapy to ghosts that needed it for a living, along with creatures of the supernatural. Kat was now in high school and in her sophomore year.

Casper was the youngest ghost in the house and did the majority of chores. Keeping the house tidy or untidy. Cooking for everyone. Even sometimes being a source of entertainment, especially for his uncles. He also went to school meant for ghost children. Miss Banshee was his teacher.

The Trio had a crush on Miss Banshee even though she wasn't pleased to be the object of their affections.

Stretch was the eldest brother. He was the boss and most hotheaded. He was also the smartest of the Trio. He was tall and lean. Sometimes he would have a soft spot for Casper too, more than Stinkie or Fatso, but he still treated his nephew roughly. It was just his nature.

Stinkie was the smelly one. He never bathed to be clean, just smellier. He just sought the best ways to be really revolting with his stench. He was the middle brother.

Fatso was the youngest brother. He was as his name said, fat or big boned. He loved to eat all the time. He also loved to sing operas and other songs. He had a good voice on him. He also had a problem for blurting out words that didn't always make any sense either, which annoyed his brothers, especially Stretch, making him attack Fatso by hitting or hurting him in some way. Stinkie did too.

Spooky and Poil were two of Casper's classmates. Spooky was also Casper's cousin. Poil was Spooky's girlfriend.

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As for Stretch, a few years ago, he had also unexpectedly given birth to some twins. A ghost woman named Chaos had dated and used him to get the twins. There had been one boy and one girl. She had had him impregnated and he had carried them close to term. He got to take them home but when Chaos had come to check on him, she had found the twins and attacked him while he was still recovering and gotten away with the twins.

Stretch had gone on with his afterlife, doing things he had always done, but there was just an emptiness that he was beginning to really weigh him down. He didn't show it to his brothers or the outside world, but when he was alone, he often thought about his twins. Were they okay? What had they been named? Even with the twins listed as missing, with no signs of them being found, Stretch could only move on.

There were times when Stretch would watch how Dr. Harvey would interact with Kat. Stretch would also sometimes treat Casper like his son when he was in a good mood. But watching the doctor interact with his daughter made the tall ghost long for his own kids.

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In Oregon, Chaos cherished looking after Brenda and Stephen. They were still babies. They would be for a while yet. She had friends that helped her take care of the twins when she went out scaring. It had been well over three years since she had taken them from their father. She felt she was better off without a man. But likely in time, Stephen might need a male role model in his afterlife.

Chaos aimed to be their main role model and knew of a good school where they would go when they got older. Ghosts who were born to ghosts tended to age slower. Otherwise, the kids would have been preschoolers by now.

Sometimes Chaos wondered what Stretch was doing these days. She had loved him for a small while, but then, she had been using him to only get the kids she wanted. Now they were hers. She was satisfied with her afterlife the way it was. But then, what would happen if they ever came across one another again?

Chaos had a special scaring event that she would be attending in Texas in a few weeks. Her closest friend, so-called Auntie Tammie would be watching Stephen and Brenda while she was away.

It was a Scavenger Haunt. Ghosts from all over the world went to these events at times. 

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