Spooky Stakeout

Guys?

Where are you?

Remember the first rule in ghost-hunting?

Stick together.

If someone's there...

you should know I'm highly skilled in arm-to-arm combat.

If you get hurt, it's - it's not my fault.

Ah!

Who are you?!

- Alex. - Alex?

That's me.

Sorry I'm late.

This place was really hard to find.

I'm the reporter you've been emailing.

I'm here to write a story on the spooky ghost-hunting team.

But you're a girl.

Uh, yeah, of course I am.

Okay, let's get started.

Wait, where are the others?

- I don't know. We... We got split up.

I've tried them on the walkie-talkies but...

No signal.

Walls are too thick.

Phones don't work either.

- Looks like it's just me and you then.

Did I scare you?

- Who, me? No chance.

This place is dead creepy.

Do you think it's really haunted?

It's too early to tell.

Of course.

I'm sure you have to do loads of tests

before you can say if a place is really haunted or not.

How long have you being hunting ghosts?

A few years.

I've always believed in ghosts,

the paranormal, all that mumbo-jumbo.

So I asked a few of my friends if they wanted to join

my ghost-hunting team.

Tell me about them.

Well, there's Noah.

He likes to think he's in charge but...

I let him think that.

And there's Clan.

He's, like, the biggest geek on the planet.

I think he's part computer.

Last but not least, Sarah.

She's dead smart.

And, off the record, a total know-it-all.

Okay...

So, how would you describe yourself?

- I don't really like to talk about myself

but some people say

I'm the handsome brains of the operation.

I can see why.

- Okay, so you have your team in place.

Now what was your first spooky stakeout?

The one that got you hooked on the supernatural.

. Easy.-

Our very first mission took place

one Halloween night after school.

- Legend has it that there was a horrible old nun...

- Who all the students were scared of.

She only liked when the students were gone

and the school was empty and silent.

One cold winter morning,

the students decided to teach the old nun a lesson,

so they poured water

on the steps outside the classroom

and waited for it to freeze.

When the nun approached the classroom,

the students were outside playing and laughing,

something the nun hated.

She let roar...

Be quiet!

- and ran down the steps toward them.

But she slipped on the icy steps

and flew five, ten feet into the air.

She came crashing down

and broke her neck.

And now, the ghost of the dead nun

roams these halls

looking for revenge on any students who misbehave.

Is that real?

- Noah, that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Hey, Emma!

It's just something that sixth years tell first years

to scare them.

- Great. Who invited Brian?

Cian did.

Cian!

Seriously.

- What? No, I didn't.

I might have mentioned we were going ghost-hunting

but I didn't invite him.

Ghost-hunting?

There's no such thing as ghosts.

Sarah? Emma?

Do you really believe all this?

Forget him.

We'll show him when we get proof the school is haunted

and find the ghost.

Alright, let's just focus.

Itinerary check.

Camera?

What are you wearing?

It's a utility belt.

Sorry.

Uh, check.

Voice recorder?

It's my dad's.

He doesn't know I took it.

- Check. Uh, torches?

Torches are stupid anyway.

- I guess you have something in common with them so...

Uh, that just leaves the map.

- I thought you had it. - I thought you had it.

I have it.

Phew.

What did you do to it?

Is this glitter?

I made it fabulous.

- Here, I told my parents I'd be home by nine

and it's already getting dark.

Can you get started?

Alright.

Let's plan where we're gonna go first.

So, we should start around here.

And then make our way to here and...

Shh!

What was that?

Maybe it's the ghost.

No, someone's coming.

Hide!

Ah!

I just forgot my, uh, bag

but I have it now so, uh, I was just leaving.

That was a close one.

Phew.

Good job, Noah.

Where's Emma?

Emma?

Where are you?

It's typical of her.

Maybe the ghost took her?

- No. She probably got scared and ran off.

Seriously, where is she?

Emma?

- No, we'll find her. Don't worry.

Just where should we look first?

Here, follow my lead.

This is stupid.

Guys? Hey, wait up.

I bet the ghost took her.

- The second rule of ghost-hunting:

never jump to conclusions.

You can write that down if you want.

Right, back to the story.

We continued our hunt for Emma, and the ghost,

in every room.

Emma?

This isn't funny.

What if we can't find her?

We will.

She's around here somewhere.

- Her parents are going to freak out if we don't.

It wasn't my idea.

Noah's the one that's getting in trouble.

You might even get expelled.

She's not in here. Let's go.

Shut up.

What?

Sorry.

Relax.

They're just sweets.

They're ping-pong balls.

- What do you think is going on with Noah and Sarah?

I don't know.

Why do you keep doing that?

Photographic evidence.

Photographic what?

Evidence.

Some ghosts cannot be seen by the human eye,

but can be picked up on camera.

I read it online.

You're such a geek.

- Well, when I get proof of a ghost

and become rich and famous,

we'll see who's laughing then.

I can't wait.

Oh!

Maybe this guy knows where Emma is.

Hi, um, have you seen our friend Emma'?

Let's see what he has to say.

Right?

Oh, okay.

That's her!

Blonde hair.

Um, yeah.

Oh, very interesting.