The DollMaker Returns

Chapter 6: Is The DollMaker Controlling Mason?

"What's been happing over the past week or so that Maxwell and I have been gone?" Sally asked. "Well, we figured out that the DollMaker has a son." Rachel started. "Well that doesn't really help our situation." Maxwell commented. "We also figured out a couple days ago that the DollMaker is targeting at least two of us." Alexander continued. "That's not scary at all." Sally commented. "They keep saying that the DollMaker is targeting me and Mason, but I don't remember anything." Jackson finished. "But then again, Mason has been acting weird all year. Especially during this past week."

"What do mean Mason's been acting weird this past week?" Sally asked in confusion. "There's this creepy doll named Abigail that showed up in the box we opened a week ago and he's been acting even weirder than he has been ever since." Alexander explained. "And she's been making him stand up for her." Beth added. "Sometimes I don't even know if it's Mason I'm talking to." Caleb agreed. "But the worst part is that he doesn't remember anything." Amelia finished with a worried tone. "That's not suspicious at all." Sally commented. "It's so bad that he doesn't even question it." Lisa agreed. "That's not creepy or scary at all. Just Mason being Mason I guess." Sally commented, sarcastically.

"Stop!" James yelled. "The DollMaker has struck again!" "Why is James here!?" Sally asked, panicked. The only way she knew about James is because she saw Jackson take him to school during the first scenario they had the year prior. "He's been helping us. I think we're getting closer to figuring out what's wrong with Mason." Rachel told her. "The DollMaker is after your friend." James explained. "After who?" Maxwell asked. "Listen to me and you will save him." James responded. "I do not want what has happened to me to happen to him."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Caleb asked. "Well don't look at me." Gavin replied. "Something about the DollMaker wanting to turn one of us into a doll forever." Mason mumbled, absentmindedly. "Yeah." Jackson agreed. "I think you might be on to something Mason." "How did you two figure that out so fast?" Gavin asked, bewildered. He knew that Jackson was smart but he didn't know that Jackson was that smart.

"Guys, I have a really bad feeling about this out of nowhere." Max complained. "We all do Max." Beth pointed out. "Stop complaining." "Max's is different than ours." Alexander told her, feeling slightly protective over the smaller twin. "How do you know it's different Alex?" Max asked in curiosity. "I don't know." Alexander responded. "I just do."

"I'm starting to think it's not just Mason and Jack that the DollMaker wants from us." Phil said, suddenly. "What do you mean?" Mason asked with a strange tone. "It's just us two." "Mason, are you okay?" Max asked. "What do you mean?" Mason repeated. "I'm perfectly fine." "I think the DollMaker's in control." Jackson pointed out. "Gee, you think?" Gavin asked. "I think I agree with you Phil." Amelia responded.

"I don't see the problem!" Alexander snapped. "They're perfectly fine." Caleb's heart started to beat faster. If Alexander was being controlled, then Max would be so vulnerable that he would let himself be controlled just to be with his twin. So he wasn't surprised when Max started to freak out. "No, not Alex. Anybody but Alex!" Max mumbled. "Please don't take Alex away from me!"

"Something is very, very wrong with them." Amelia pointed out. "What do we do?" Sally asked. "I think this might be a first, but I don't want my cousin to turn into a doll." "What about the rest of us and the other three being controlled?" Daniela asked. "I don't want anybody to turn into doll!" Sally responded. "He's not happy." Jackson commented once the words left her mouth.

"How do we fix this?!" Eloise asked. "Well, don't be looking at me." Gavin replied with a tone that suggested that he knew something he shouldn't. Then, he shook his head. "I think the DollMaker's getting stronger if he's able to control this many of us at once." He commented, not aware that he was one of the DollMaker's targets. "I would agree with that." Sally agreed. "Well, what's first?" Adam asked as he scanned the group, skimming over a man visible deep inside Gavin's pupils, revealing that the DollMaker was in control of him without anybody's knowledge.

Nobody was aware that the DollMaker was targeting Gavin.