(2 years later...)
The forest sat there, looking untouched. Then there was a rustle in the leaves. James whirled around, thinking he heard something. He was nine now, he had stronger senses. Or at least he thought he had stronger senses. James looked at the leaves again, shrugged, and kept moving.
Two yellow eyes peeked through the leaves silently, followed by a pair of green and black eyes.
"There's our target." The one with yellow eyes muttered. "We have to lure him to the doors."
"How're we going to do that?" The person with black eyes asked aloud.
"Barrel, learn to keep your mouth shut!" Shouted the girl with green eyes.
Once again, the nine year old whirled around. Looking from side to side, he began to panic.
"Maybe there are bears here..." James thought.
Then came three different rustles, all going the same way. James relaxed a little and followed.
The rustles kept coming, egging him on to go faster. So James began to run. Fortunately, the three causes of the rustling could keep up. He ran until he came across seven tress, all in a circle, each bearing a picture as a door. One had a heart, another a four-leaf clover. Then came an Easter egg, a firecracker, a pumpkin, and a turkey. Last but not least, a Christmas tree.
"Don't worry, we're just trying to help," Cooed the girl as she walked out of the bush.
"Who are you two?" James asked nervously.
"Two? Naw, we're three!" Exclaimed the boy known as "Barrel."
"Okay then, three? Who are you guys?"
"Let's say four!" Cackled a deep voice.
James turned around.
"Give me a-WHOAAAAA!" James shouted as he was pushed into the open pumpkin door by a large.
Brown.
Moving.
Sack.
The kids jumped in, along with the sack.
"Dunno how you would fit in!" James yelled to the sack. When the sack didn't reply, James noticed the kids trying to pull on his feet.
"NO! GET OFF OF ME!" James screamed, kicking the kids' wrists. When they were holding their wrists in pain, James focused on diving faster. Just when he saw the ground, he realized that it wasn't going to be a soft landing. He stopped
diving immediately. James twisted so he would land in the well, even though it was full of green water.
He shot through the water. James noticed how deep it went, and thought about if it stopped or not. Rising back to the surface slowly, he began to hear shouting. When he broke through the surface, everyone turned to him.
"Oh.
"My.
"God."
"Jack, it's a human. A HUMAN."
"Yes, yes, I know." A skeleton muttered. Turning to the three children, he said:
"Lock, Shock, and Barrel, I want you to go to my house and stay there until I come."
The three children dashed off.
"As for you..."
"Please, sir, this brown moving sack pushed me down this door shaped like a pumpkin!" James stammered.
"I know, it's okay. I want you to wait over at the town hall." The skeleton pointed to a large building.
"Thank you, sir." And James sprinted toward the building.
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