Intro

The Following story takes place in a part of Neopia known as the Forbidden Forest.

The small villages near the forest all have their stories about Ghost, Demons and other Strange Things that live in the Forbidden Forest and no-one, from any of those villages will ever enter the Forest for fear they will never return!

This is the story of two Pets who decided to brave the Forest, and find out if all the scary stories they had heard about were real, or simply tales told to keep little children from wandering...

Its up to you, based on the decisions you make, to determine whether or not these Brave Pets will survive their ordeal, Choose wisely!

1.

Returning from the small village late at night you recall the stories that were told to you by the villager about the Old House on the Hill...

People in the village said they had seen strange spooky things around the House, and late at night when the wind blows they hear eerie moans, and horrible screams coming from the Dark House.

It is raining heavily and you can barely make out the deformed shapes of the trees passing you on both sides of the road.

2.

Suddenly there is a horrible, ghostly face outside the car window...

In terror you swerve into a ditch...

The car breaks down. Thinking you may have hit somebody you look around, but don't see anything but the blackness of the forest around you, and the deserted road.

The rain is coming down very, very hard now...

3.

You sit in the car with the rain pounding on the metal roof, and the twisted blackness of the trees scraping on the sides of the car.

A horrible ghostly white face appears in the window next to you and just as quickly disappears. You hear a scraping coming from the rear window...

4.

You find an ancient path winding up through the gnarled trees. The path leads up a steep hill to a Spooky Old House, which sits stop the Hill watching your approach.

The path also continues around the Hill away from the Old House.

5.

As you continue along the path a woman runs up to you screaming "Help! Help! They have taken my baby! Help!"

She points behind you to the Old House on top of the Hill "Please go up there and save my baby!"

6.

You keep asking the woman questions, but she is hysterical. She mutters something about Gruesome Demons in the Old House. She warns you sternly "Never walk in the Shadows... If you do They will get you. They live in the Shadows."

Weird!

7.

As you approach the forbidding entrance to the Old House you hear rustling coming from the bushes next to the massive wooden door.

The door to the House appears to be slightly ajar and could easily be pushed open.

8.

Peering into the dark bushes you discover a trapdoor and steps leading down into the dank, rotting cellar below.

Rain water cascades down upon you from the rooftop above.

9.

Huge black rats with gleaming red eyes run up the stairs, squealing and biting at your feet, as you descend into the darkness.

There is the smell of the Graveyard down here.

You come to the end of a tunnel with water dripping from the ceiling, and oozing down the walls to stagnant, slime-covered pools at your feet.

The end of the tunnel is blocked by rough-hewn wooden boards, which are covered by strange arcane symbols.

10.

After breaking down the boards you enter some sort of strange old room.

Arcane symbols and ancient texts line the walls.

There is something else in here as well.

11a.

You have found a book which describes the ancient history of the Old House.

It tells of a legend that the House is the abode of an Evil Monster who has the ability to control the House and sense when people are in it.

The book also says that the Evil Monster hates light.

Suddenly there is a horrible noise, a roar coming down the tunnel...

11b.

This ancient tome was apparently written by a former owner of the Mansion above you.

It describes giant, hairy black Spiders that live in the Mansion.

Suddenly there is a horrible noise, the roar of some tormented beast coming down the tunnel towards you...

11c.

This ancient tome describes a huge store of treasure on the second floor of the Old House...

Suddenly there is a horrible noise, a roar coming down the tunnel...

12.

Your knock on the door echoes throughout the darkened tomblike interior of the Old House, there is no answer.

After several minutes a light flickers on in the corridor as if beckoning you onward.

You can see dusty portraits along the walls which depict a family of Korbats, all of which have a sinister look in their otherwise dead eyes.

13.

As you continue along the corridor, suddenly there is an evil roar behind you.

Silhouetted in the door frame is a horribly misshapen figure which is briefly illuminated by the lightning flashing behind it...

14.

You avoid the shadows and step past the statue, and come to a scary bladed door at the end of the corridor.

You go through the door, slamming it violently behind you.

You are now in a vast room with stained glass windows, and a huge pipe organ.

A towering hooded figure at least 12 feet tall, stands before you, "Oh you poor fools... This is the last time you will intrude in my House. Come my Beasts! Attack!

15.

You bravely step forward and shine a light in the face of the Evil Creature. "Noooo! Light! Noooo!" screams the Monster as he falls backwards blinded.

You grab the baby Usul which was concealed in a secret compartment in the fireplace and run...

16.

Running down the corridor, you emerge outside into bright sunshine, and run down the Hill all the way to your car.

The mother of the baby Usul is waiting there... Reunited at last!

You have successfully completed this adventure!

The End

Congratulations!