The wind bellows eerily through the somber forest. Colorful leaves dance upon a blackened backdrop and fell gracefully onto an unkept road. Landing softly next to a pair of black combat boots with five buckles leading up midway, to a pair of jean covered calves. Midnight strands drifted out of their confinements within the purple hood, and along with the brisk breeze. Pail fingers gripped tightly around a camera that hung from an equally pail neck. It was finally time.

"Time to bag me a ghost!" Grey eyes shimmered with excitement as a hand reached into the pocket of the purple coat and produced a flashlight. Ada turned on the little flashlight, and a bright beam of light revealed to her the rustic gate of the old amusement park. Ada took one step, then another, and once she took her third step, her light flickered. Ada gasped as the light continued to flicker.

"Could this be paranormal activities!? But I haven't gone inside yet!!" The flashlight took its last few flickers, before Ada was plunged into darkness. "OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING!!" Ada screeched like a fangirl whose about to meet her celebrity crush. "Camera, camera, camera!!!" Ada fumbled with her camera and started to take pictures of her surroundings.

"Come on out Lizzy May~" Another click of her camera. "Don't be shy~" She sang merrily. Ada turned to take another picture of the darkness around her, but instead jolted as she came face to face with an illuminated boy with aquamarine eyes.

"…Ada…" The boy called in a whispery tone. "…I am the ghost of Christmas past. I have come to tell you that you haven't changed your batteries in three months. Also, your flash wasn't on, but now you can turn it on and take a few pictures of a real live ghost! Let me do a real nice pose for your album." The boy struck a somewhat sexy pose.

"Hail, I hate you…"

"Love you too, sis."

'What was I expecting?' Ada mentally sighed. 'I'm not even inside of the damn place yet, so of course nothing supernatural is going to happen.' Though Ada still couldn't hide the disappointment that was in front of her. Ada sighed again, though this one was physical and more drawn out. "What are you doing here?" Ada asked her best friend.

"I'm here to keep you from hurting yourself, why else would I be at the gates to a creepy abandoned amusement park at…" Hail pulled out his phone. "…11:12pm?" He replied as he replaced the phone back into is camo printed jacket and opened one of the pockets of his black tactical messenger bag. Hail recovered a pair of batteries and handed them to Ada, who stared at them for a moment, before snatching them from out of Hail's hand.

"I thought that you were too busy with Mrs. Martha's project." Ada scoffed as she changed her flashlight's batteries.

"I was, up until three hours ago. You should really thank me for guaranteeing us an 'A'." Hail took out a purple device from out of his bag, before closing and slinging it onto his back. "So much for you carrying it with you." He remarked, handing the device over to his sister.

Ada took the purple device that she recognized as her S.O.S Device. "Must've forgot it…" Ada murmured to herself.

Hail sighed. "And you wonder why I worry." Hail started walking towards the entrance of the creepy park but stopped as he noticed that a certain ghost enthusiast wasn't following. "Are you coming or are you still looking for the flashlight ghost?"

Ada smirked and followed her sarcastic friend. 'It's just like old times!'

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Ada staggered on her feet after managing to shimmy up and over the rusty gates that protected the eerie park from intruders. Hail steadied her as he flashed his light around their surroundings. The buildings were decayed, and weather worn. Ivy and other vines slithered around them, as if they were claiming them as their own. The plaster was cracking and peeling away like a corroded statue, and the once vibrant colors were dulled and tinted green. The gravely dirt paths were overtaken with weeds and grass, and the fountain that may had been white once, was now green and vile.

Hail's light landed on a tattered banner that still hung above the fountain. "Welcome to The Merrily Village." Hail read. "Not so merrily if you ask me."

"Look…" Ada pointed to the wooden stall that she was now standing next to. "It looks like it was abandoned in a hurry."

Hail peered in with his light. Dolls, stuffed animals, and other toys hung on the walls of the termite infested stall. The stuffed animals had holes in them, and they were tearing at the seams. While the dolls looked like they just escaped a horror movie. Hail swore that he just saw one of them twitch, but it must have been his anxiety talking.

After taking a few pictures of the stall, Ada moved farther into the withered park with Hail following closely behind her.

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"You got any food in that handy dandy bag of yours?" They had been wandering about the park for almost two hours now, and Ada was getting more than just a little hungry.

Hail slung his tactical bag around and produced two plastic wraps from out of the main pocket. "Ham and cheese or meatball?"

"The good ol' Ham N' Cheese, please."

Hail handed her the wrapped sub and sat on a crumbling stone bench. "M' Lady." Hail politely said, offering the other side of the bench to Ada.

"Thank you, M' Lord." Ada curtsied politely before plopping onto the smooth stone and ripping into her sub. Hail and his bag has always been lifesavers in almost all of Ada's adventures. Whatever Ada needed; Hail would supply. 'And to think I thought that I didn't need such a handy thing.'

~

"What's that?" The ten-year-old Ada asked the brown-haired boy.

"What's it look like?"

"…A bag?"

"Very good, you've just managed to take the first step towards acquiring common sense. I'm so proud of you!" The nine-year-old Hail sarcastically replied.

The young Ada glared at her new friend. She didn't understand what he was saying, but she knew that it was some kind of insult. "Just tell me what it is you butthead!"

Hail let out an annoyed sigh. "It's a tactical EDC bag."

"…A tatikal…what?"

"Oh right. You're incompetent." Hail muttered under his breath. "It's a bag that'll have anything we may need while roaming around creepy places."

"Oh, so it's a supply bag! Mommy has one of those, but she doesn't let me touch it since she uses it to catch dickless pussies…what are dickless pussies?"

"We have a multi-tool, pocketknife, two police grade flashlights, flares, two packs of batteries, duct tape, a flare gun with eight bullets, flint and steel, water, matches, a small medical kit, a rape whistle, and some sandwiches." Hail listed.

Ada gaped at the number of supplies that was currently in the black bag. "Where did you get all of this stuff!? How much did it cost!?"

"Free.99"

"What?"

"I stole them." He stated.

"What!? From where!?"

"From the police store on the other side of town. It took me almost a month to steal these. I mean, the employees over there are meticulous! Though, I guess the sandwiches and some of the other things were easier to get since I didn't steal them from there." Hail shrugged nonchalantly.

"Stealing is against the law!" Ada rebuked. She couldn't believe that her one and only friend just broke one of the top ten law abiding rules that her mother worked so hard to protect.

"Breaking and Entering is also against the law, and yet that hasn't stopped you." Hail countered calmly.

Ada puffed out her cheeks as she glared into those aquamarine eyes. "Fine! Whatever!" Ada exploded as she crossed her arms under her little chest. "But just because you're right, doesn't mean that I'm gonna use it!"

"Do whatever you want."

~

'We were exploring the abandoned junk yard that day, and I had gotten trapped inside of a room. Hail, that insufferable jackass, taunted me about how I didn't need the EDC bag and left me there for over an hour.'

"He was a surprisingly mean kid at first…" Ada murmured to herself.

"Hm? You say somethin'?" Hail asked, finishing the rest of his sub.

"Nah." Ada stuffed the last bite into her mouth and jumped back onto her feet. "Let's keep exploring!"

"Kay." Hail got up and stretched. "Let's go then."