*Tony's P.O.V.*
I rolled a seven and picked up a card. "A mermaid? In what universe is a mermaid scary?" I asked as the board disappeared. "I know right, we're not that bad." a woman said appearing next to me. "Who the heck are you?" Kim asked in a jealous tone. "My name is Ariel," she said as she shook all of our hands. "Nice to meet you. I'm Tony, that's Chase, Jessi, Ash, and Kim-" Kim cut me off by saying "His girlfriend," she said as she clutched my arm. "Oh wow, such romance. You two are beautiful for each other." Arial said. She then looks at Ash and Jessi who were holding hands. "Oh are you two together as well?" she asked. "Yes," Jessi said before Ash could get a word out. "Oh how beautiful," Arial said with a big smile. "I don't have a girlfriend," Chase said with the quickness of a horse. "Awe, why not? Who on earth wouldn't love a cutie like you?" She asked as she got closer to him, we noticed her tail. "Oh come on, I'm not good looking at all," he responded to her. "Well I think you are a very beautiful man," she told him. "Why, thank you. And you are a very beautiful mermaid," he said as she started to giggle. "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little," Ash said. "Yeah, sorry but we need to kill you so that we can get out of here." Kim harshly said. "Wow Kim, you really didn't have to say it like that," I said.
Ariel looked down in sadness. "Well if that's how it has to be then I understand, but do you think you could at least spend the night in my cave with me? You guys look tired and I don't wanna die alone," she asked. "Wait, you're all by yourself here? Chase asked. "Unfortunately yes," she responded. "Sure why not, we could use some rest," I took her up on her offer. She guided us to a cave that was hidden behind the waterfall. there were bones everywhere. "Uh, what are all of these bones doing here?" Jessi asked "Those are all the other mermaids. When I was little, a fire breathing dragon attacked this cave, my mother managed to hide me under the water until it was gone. When we came back to the surface, everyone was dead," she explained. "And where's your mother now?" Chase asked. "Gone," she began to cry. "A fisherman took her," she started to sob really loud. Jessi Made a weird face as she watched Chase go to hug her. "What's wrong with you?" I asked. Ariel turned completely white and Jessi's eyes grew wide. "CHASE GET AWAY FROM HER!" She yelled as she pulled him away.
"She's not a mermaid she's a siren. She feeds off the souls of men," Jessi explained. "I knew there was something off about her," Kim added. "You are some smart little girls," Ariel said in a demonic voice. "Wait, so I'm not a beautiful man?" Chase asked. "No, you're actually quite repulsive," Ariel responded. "Oh," Chase said as he looked down in sadness. "You little- AHHHHHHH!" Kim spoke as she charged toward Ariel. Kim punched her a couple times, then Ariel bit the back of her calf. "AHH! SON OF A BUTTERNUT SQUASH!" she yelled in pain. "A little help would be nice!" she yelled as she looked at us over her shoulder. Jessi ran to help her and punched Ariel in the temple to make her let go of Kim's leg. Jessi then held Ariel's arms back while Kim punched her a couple times in the face and stomach. Ariel's face went back to normal as Kim grabbed her face.
"How dare you talk to Chase like that, the only one who can talk to him like that is us, and even when we say it we're just joking," Kim said as she looked into Ariel's eyes. "Yeah, Chase is beautiful, even if he is a little chubby. And he's a great person too," Jessi agreed. "Why are you defending him?" Ariel asked. "Because he's family, and family defends their own. Unlike you, who allowed your whole family to die in a hidden cave," Kim said. "Oh, that story was a little fake. I'm the one who killed everyone, not a dragon. I 'm the one who killed my mother too," Arial said with confidence. "That's not something you should boast about you psycho," Kim said before she snapped Arial's neck. "Karma's a pain in the neck isn't it?" she said sarcastically. "Wow Kim, I'm proud of you. I knew Jessi was secretly a psychopath but I honestly didn't think you had it in you," the Alp said from the sky as the game board appeared on the cave floor. "Chase, it is now your turn,"...
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Fear
Mystery / ThrillerIn the year 1998, 17-year-old Tony has just finished his junior year of high school. Tony's parents are going away for the summer on vacation and are hiring 21-year-old Chase, Tony's oldest cousin, to babysit him while they're gone. His mom only all...