Chapter Two: The Campout

Just a quick note: If you want to find out more about the kids and who's who, checkout "The Princess of Auradon" which I am currently suffering writer's block for unfortunately. :/

A little while later Carly came back carrying the black cat inside her arms. "Oh thank God! You're alright!" Maria cried.

"Yeah and so is Midnight." Carly said while smiling down at her new feline companion as he started purring inside her arms. "He's got an injured paw, but I'm sure that Mom and Dad can help fix him up after I bring him home." She explained before kissing the top of his head.

"Oh I don't know about that, what is Duchess going to think about having to share the castle with him?" Vick wondered.

"I'm sure she won't mind." Carly began. "And if we're lucky that might even have kittens." She finished with a wide grin. "Anyways, you guys won't believe what I found out in those woods."

"A werewolf?" Vick guessed but Carly just simply shook her head.

"Nope! Guess again!" she exclaimed.

"A ghost?" Maria questioned but Carly just simply shook her head again.

"No,.. I saw a bunch of trees with pictures panted onto their trunks." She replied as Vick let out a rather loud yawn.

"Boring!" she exclaimed.

"Well what did the pictures look like?" Maria asked her out of curiosity.

"Well one of them was a pumpkin, another one was of a turkey, and there was even one that had a Christmas tree painted on it." She explained.

"That is rather odd and unusual, but it would have been more exciting if you had seen a ghost or a werewolf or a zombie or something." Vick said. "Well anyways, now that the cat is alright we better get back to the party." She told them while she started carrying her broomstick towards the pavilion.

"I couldn't agree with her more." Carly said as she smiled down at Midnight and placed another kiss on the top of his head before setting him down on the ground. "Alright now you be a really good kitty and stay out of mischief." She told her. "Vick wait up!" she called before she started running after her.

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The very next day Harry surprised Uma with the second half of her birthday gift. For their whole entire family decided to go on a camping trip at a supposedly haunted campground. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but Halloween is over." Serena began. "So why are we doing something scary?" she wondered as her father just simply grinned at her.

"Because you can do scary things anytime of the year." He pointed out. "And since we're pirates that's pretty much the story of our every day lives." He told her.

"Yep, and now we should probably start setting up camp." Mal said as she, Ben, and all of their three children had decided to tag along for the camping trip as well.

"The king and queen of Auradon still sets up their own tents?" Uma wondered with a questioning eyebrow.

"Yep and so do the prince and princesses." Mal replied.

"Even me?" Cameron questioned in disbelief while pointing to herself.

"You're one of the princesses and you're the one who wanted to come along for this camping trip, so you got it." Her mother told her as she rolled her eyes while starting to walk away from the group.

"What's the point of being a princess if I have to do the work myself?" she muttered underneath her breath.

"So Carly, I meant to ask you,.. what did Duchess think of Midnight?" Vick wondered.

"I don't know, I'll tell you once she comes out from hiding underneath our bed. For now that we have a new duke I think it'll take her some time to get used to it." Carly teased. "I'll be right back. I'm going to go help Cam and BJ gather some firewood." She told her before she started heading right towards the woods. That's when she realized that those were part of the exact same woods that she had seen the night before. Being that she was quite a bit older than her younger brother and sister she was also a bit slower than them as well and had trouble keeping up with them.

"Hey Cam! BJ! Wait up!" she cried but that's when suddenly the ground that was beneath her collapsed and the next thing she knew it she was trapped inside a hole. "Oh no, now what am I going to do? How am I going to get back to Mom and Dad they're never going to find me now." She said as she gulped at the thought that a werewolf or zombie (or the pirate ghosts that supposedly haunted the grounds) might find her first if she didn't get out of there. So, with only a little bit of struggling she finally managed to get out but there still wasn't any sign of either one of her siblings.

As Carly looked in front of her she saw that the tree with the pumpkin door was straight ahead and this time it was wide open. That's when she decided to get closer and investigate. "Uh hello?" she questioned while she stared deep down into the empty pit of darkness,.. but that's when suddenly a gust of wind blew her right inside and she started screaming as she fell farther and farther into the pit.

As she hit the ground with a great big thud she started looking around. She was inside a little village where there were a bunch of monsters, witches, and ghosts everywhere. "Where am I?" she wondered aloud to herself as she rubbed her eyes just to make sure she wasn't dreaming. That's when suddenly she came nose to nose with a werewolf that started sniffing her with interest.

She tried to let out a scream, but she found that she was so frozen with fear that nothing came out. As she turned her head she realized that she was also in the presence of a vampire. "What do you have there Wolfie?" he questioned him. "Ah it's a human! Humans mean lots of blood to drink!" he exclaimed while showing her his fangs but at that moment another young with auburn hair and dark brown colored eyes appeared. However, at a second glance Carly realized that she wasn't a young woman at all, but she had appeared to be a rag doll for she was a lot smaller than Carly was.

"Leave her alone, can't you see the poor girl is scared enough as it is!?" she questioned as Carly widened her eyes and dropped her jaw in amazement.

"You can talk." She said.

"Of course I can, now how did you get here?" the doll wondered.

"I don't know, I went for a walk in the woods and there was this door shaped like a pumpkin and it was opened." Carly explained.

"Oh no!" The doll cried out in complete and utter horror. "That must mean that Jack was out exploring other holidays again! I would have thought that he learned his lesson last time!" she exclaimed.

"Jack who?" Carly questioned her with uncertainty.

"Jack Skellington, he rules Halloweentown,.. and he's the only one who can get you home, so unless he comes back,.. it looks like you are trapped in this world forever!" she exclaimed.

To Be Continued In The Princess of The Pilgrims