Chapter 9- First Investigation:
Third Person:
The Professor looked at his pupils as the owner led them through the hotel. He hoped that Danny would be able to sense things like he did. That way, it helped create more credibility towards Danny's abilities. Ms. Emerson led them through the halls. It looked pretty fancy- dark carpet, velvet walls.
"My employees, my residents, and myself have all had experiences in this house," she said, "we have heard laughter, seen dark shadows, heard voices, footsteps, as far as the deaths- I know that two of you are psychics."
They looked at her, wondering where she was going with that. She had her arms crossed,
"I am a bit of skeptic, perhaps you could tell me what happened."
Danny fidgeted nervously and handed Charlie the camera.
"Professor Alvin," I started, "And I are the psychics. Though, I am just a rookie."
Danny shook Ms. Emerson's hand. Professor Alvin started by just walking around. Kevin, holding a camera, followed Danny, Charlie followed Professor and kept an eye on Emerson. Then, Danny heard small giggling. Looking around, it appeared he was the only one to hear it. Danny headed to the sound and soon the Professor and I were headed to the same spot. The others, and Ms. Emerson, followed them.
"There was a death here," the Professor said, "two deaths…"
Danny looked around and spotted a woman holding a baby. He could tell they were ghosts because no one else acted like they saw them. The woman looked like a teenager with many wounds on her. The baby was small and crying.
"A baby," he whispered.
Ms. Emerson looked at him taken back. She was a bit a skeptic- not believing entirely what had happened in the hotel.
"Yes, a baby died here-"
"And her teenage mother…or sister?"
Professor looked impressed and so did everyone else. Though the Professor also looked proud.
"Yes," Ms. Emerson said, "a teenage girl, Elizabeth Chilling, had been in this room in the early 1900's, with her few month old child named Christopher. They murdered here in this room- the police at the time, suspected only two people, one was an aggressive drunk and the other was a woman. Both of them were said to have hated the teenager for baring a child when she was so young."
"They were stabbed to death," Danny filled in.
"Indeed…Are…Are they here in this room?"
Professor Alvin nodded,
"I do sense something."
Danny looked over at the ghosts. They smiled at him- happy that someone could finally see them and then left.
"They aren't here anymore, I mean, in this room."
***
Eventually, it was time for their investigation. There were black X's marking locations that had the most activity. Professor helped them set up some cameras to keep an eye on the door that is supposed to open and close. They had been spilt into teams- as it was a large hotel. Bond and Danny were investigating the room where the teen and her child had been murdered. Kevin and Nancy were investigating the basement- where the shadows were reported. Gear and Charlie were investigating the second floor where the voices were being heard. The Professor stayed at the HQ set-up to watch the investigation and give tips.
Gear and Charlie looked around. Charlie was getting a bit freaked from the pitch black darkness- and the fact that they were locked inside the hotel.
"Is there anyone here with us," Gear/Gwyn started.
"We're not going to hurt you."
Soft laughter was heard,
"Did you hear that," Charlie said startled. Gear nodded.
Kevin and Nancy were in the basement. The darkness was all around them.
"Is anyone here," Kevin started, "Did you die here?"
"Whoa, did you see that," Nancy said a bit freaked.
"See what?"
"There was this black mass behind you."
"Was that you," Kevin asked, "Touch me, give me a sign you're here with us."
Kevin shivered,
"Nancy, get the thermal."
Nancy got the thermal camera was looking around,
"Whoa!"
The Professor nodded to himself. So far, his students were doing very good.
Bond and Danny stood in the middle of the room.
"Is anyone here," Bond said.
"I invite you to come to us," Danny said, "the teen and baby from earlier, or any other ghosts here- I invite you to come talk to us….We won't hurt you…"
Danny smiled as he saw the teen girl from earlier. She looked nearly transparent, with long brown hair that was matted, dark eyes, pale skin, and the baby was barely visible.
"They're here," Danny whispered.
"Yes we are."
***
The Professor and the others sat across the table from the client- Ms. Emerson. Of course, they didn't charge- there never is a guarantee you'll ever even find something.
"What did you find," Emerson asked leaning forward slightly.
"Many personal experiences, that unfortunately don't exactly count as evidence. Everyone heard some type of unexplainable noise at some point- seen shadows as well. However, again, not evidence."
"Is there anything you can show me?"
"Of course. Around the time the investigation started, Gwyn and Charlie were on the second floor investigating where you said there have been reports of laughter and well- take a listen."
Ms. Emerson put on the heavy headphones.
"Now," Gear said, "the first thing you'll hear is me and Charlie talking, but after Charlie says 'don't be scared', we caught something. So pay attention to here," she pointed to a part on the screen- the screen had a blue lined graph of the audio.
Most of the audio was flat, but the bigger blimps were Gear and Charlie, but after a big blimp, there was a small blue one- the one Gear was pointing too.
"Oh wow," Ms. Emerson said, "sounds like laughter."
"That's what we said," Charlie said.
"Now," The Professor said, "we did catch a lot more than that actually. Take a listen."
One by one the Professor showed Ms. Emerson the pieces of evidence- the shadows, the footsteps…then…they reached the evidence from the room that Danny and Bond were in.
"This room, where I had sensed the spirits and Danny saw them, we caught the most evidence that I think you shall be interested to hear. First you'll hear Danny then listen very closely to directly after it."
Ms. Emerson nodded and listened.
"They're here."
"Yes, we are."
Ms. Emerson's eyes widened and took the headphones off,
"Sounds like 'we're here' or 'yes, we are,'"
Danny nodded,
"Yes, we are here."
"That," The Professor said, "is called an intelligent response. It means that-"
"They see you, know their dead, etc.," Charlie said. The Professor glared at Charlie,
"Indeed. We did catch a few more things as well."
"The first blimp you'll hear is Bond," Gear said, "Pay attention to what is said afterwards."
Ms. Emerson nodded and put the headphones one to listen.
"Who are you? What is your name?"
"Liza…"
Ms. Emerson put the headphones down,
"It sounds like…Liza- which at the time was a popular nickname for Elizabeth."
The Professor nodded,
"We have one more EVP to show you. The first voice would be Bond, but pay attention to the second one."
Ms. Emerson listened closely, but she shook her head,
"Could you play that again?"
"I'll loop it," Gear said.
"Who killed you?"
"Jacob…"
Ms. Emerson's eyes widened.
"We think it's saying Jacob," the Professor said. Ms. Emerson nodded,
"Yes…"
"Was there anyone with that name at the time of their deaths?"
"Yes…a Jacob Miller, the only Jacob in the hotel- he was a suspect in the murder as he hated young children and was an abusive, aggressive drunkard."
After the investigation, the team packed up and headed back to the vans with the cameras. Charlie smiled,
"Well, that went well."
The Professor glared at him.
"Ya know, D," Gear said in the van-ride back, "up until now, I didn't really think you were psychic."
"Gee, thanks."
Third Person:
The Professor looked at his pupils as the owner led them through the hotel. He hoped that Danny would be able to sense things like he did. That way, it helped create more credibility towards Danny's abilities. Ms. Emerson led them through the halls. It looked pretty fancy- dark carpet, velvet walls.
"My employees, my residents, and myself have all had experiences in this house," she said, "we have heard laughter, seen dark shadows, heard voices, footsteps, as far as the deaths- I know that two of you are psychics."
They looked at her, wondering where she was going with that. She had her arms crossed,
"I am a bit of skeptic, perhaps you could tell me what happened."
Danny fidgeted nervously and handed Charlie the camera.
"Professor Alvin," I started, "And I are the psychics. Though, I am just a rookie."
Danny shook Ms. Emerson's hand. Professor Alvin started by just walking around. Kevin, holding a camera, followed Danny, Charlie followed Professor and kept an eye on Emerson. Then, Danny heard small giggling. Looking around, it appeared he was the only one to hear it. Danny headed to the sound and soon the Professor and I were headed to the same spot. The others, and Ms. Emerson, followed them.
"There was a death here," the Professor said, "two deaths…"
Danny looked around and spotted a woman holding a baby. He could tell they were ghosts because no one else acted like they saw them. The woman looked like a teenager with many wounds on her. The baby was small and crying.
"A baby," he whispered.
Ms. Emerson looked at him taken back. She was a bit a skeptic- not believing entirely what had happened in the hotel.
"Yes, a baby died here-"
"And her teenage mother…or sister?"
Professor looked impressed and so did everyone else. Though the Professor also looked proud.
"Yes," Ms. Emerson said, "a teenage girl, Elizabeth Chilling, had been in this room in the early 1900's, with her few month old child named Christopher. They murdered here in this room- the police at the time, suspected only two people, one was an aggressive drunk and the other was a woman. Both of them were said to have hated the teenager for baring a child when she was so young."
"They were stabbed to death," Danny filled in.
"Indeed…Are…Are they here in this room?"
Professor Alvin nodded,
"I do sense something."
Danny looked over at the ghosts. They smiled at him- happy that someone could finally see them and then left.
"They aren't here anymore, I mean, in this room."
***
Eventually, it was time for their investigation. There were black X's marking locations that had the most activity. Professor helped them set up some cameras to keep an eye on the door that is supposed to open and close. They had been spilt into teams- as it was a large hotel. Bond and Danny were investigating the room where the teen and her child had been murdered. Kevin and Nancy were investigating the basement- where the shadows were reported. Gear and Charlie were investigating the second floor where the voices were being heard. The Professor stayed at the HQ set-up to watch the investigation and give tips.
Gear and Charlie looked around. Charlie was getting a bit freaked from the pitch black darkness- and the fact that they were locked inside the hotel.
"Is there anyone here with us," Gear/Gwyn started.
"We're not going to hurt you."
Soft laughter was heard,
"Did you hear that," Charlie said startled. Gear nodded.
Kevin and Nancy were in the basement. The darkness was all around them.
"Is anyone here," Kevin started, "Did you die here?"
"Whoa, did you see that," Nancy said a bit freaked.
"See what?"
"There was this black mass behind you."
"Was that you," Kevin asked, "Touch me, give me a sign you're here with us."
Kevin shivered,
"Nancy, get the thermal."
Nancy got the thermal camera was looking around,
"Whoa!"
The Professor nodded to himself. So far, his students were doing very good.
Bond and Danny stood in the middle of the room.
"Is anyone here," Bond said.
"I invite you to come to us," Danny said, "the teen and baby from earlier, or any other ghosts here- I invite you to come talk to us….We won't hurt you…"
Danny smiled as he saw the teen girl from earlier. She looked nearly transparent, with long brown hair that was matted, dark eyes, pale skin, and the baby was barely visible.
"They're here," Danny whispered.
"Yes we are."
***
The Professor and the others sat across the table from the client- Ms. Emerson. Of course, they didn't charge- there never is a guarantee you'll ever even find something.
"What did you find," Emerson asked leaning forward slightly.
"Many personal experiences, that unfortunately don't exactly count as evidence. Everyone heard some type of unexplainable noise at some point- seen shadows as well. However, again, not evidence."
"Is there anything you can show me?"
"Of course. Around the time the investigation started, Gwyn and Charlie were on the second floor investigating where you said there have been reports of laughter and well- take a listen."
Ms. Emerson put on the heavy headphones.
"Now," Gear said, "the first thing you'll hear is me and Charlie talking, but after Charlie says 'don't be scared', we caught something. So pay attention to here," she pointed to a part on the screen- the screen had a blue lined graph of the audio.
Most of the audio was flat, but the bigger blimps were Gear and Charlie, but after a big blimp, there was a small blue one- the one Gear was pointing too.
"Oh wow," Ms. Emerson said, "sounds like laughter."
"That's what we said," Charlie said.
"Now," The Professor said, "we did catch a lot more than that actually. Take a listen."
One by one the Professor showed Ms. Emerson the pieces of evidence- the shadows, the footsteps…then…they reached the evidence from the room that Danny and Bond were in.
"This room, where I had sensed the spirits and Danny saw them, we caught the most evidence that I think you shall be interested to hear. First you'll hear Danny then listen very closely to directly after it."
Ms. Emerson nodded and listened.
"They're here."
"Yes, we are."
Ms. Emerson's eyes widened and took the headphones off,
"Sounds like 'we're here' or 'yes, we are,'"
Danny nodded,
"Yes, we are here."
"That," The Professor said, "is called an intelligent response. It means that-"
"They see you, know their dead, etc.," Charlie said. The Professor glared at Charlie,
"Indeed. We did catch a few more things as well."
"The first blimp you'll hear is Bond," Gear said, "Pay attention to what is said afterwards."
Ms. Emerson nodded and put the headphones one to listen.
"Who are you? What is your name?"
"Liza…"
Ms. Emerson put the headphones down,
"It sounds like…Liza- which at the time was a popular nickname for Elizabeth."
The Professor nodded,
"We have one more EVP to show you. The first voice would be Bond, but pay attention to the second one."
Ms. Emerson listened closely, but she shook her head,
"Could you play that again?"
"I'll loop it," Gear said.
"Who killed you?"
"Jacob…"
Ms. Emerson's eyes widened.
"We think it's saying Jacob," the Professor said. Ms. Emerson nodded,
"Yes…"
"Was there anyone with that name at the time of their deaths?"
"Yes…a Jacob Miller, the only Jacob in the hotel- he was a suspect in the murder as he hated young children and was an abusive, aggressive drunkard."
After the investigation, the team packed up and headed back to the vans with the cameras. Charlie smiled,
"Well, that went well."
The Professor glared at him.
"Ya know, D," Gear said in the van-ride back, "up until now, I didn't really think you were psychic."
"Gee, thanks."