17-A SURPRISE IN THE DARK

A SURPRISE IN THE DARK I had had enough surprises for one day. I found another door. This one did not have any signs on it. I opened it. I stepped into a dark room. I felt on the wall for a light switch, but there was none. Then I made out a shape in the dark. A toilet. Relieved, I sat down and began to take care of business. When I was done, I reached out to grab the toilet paper. I touched something that felt like toilet paper. So I gave it a puff. I flushed the toilet. Then I remembered I had a small flashlight in my pocket. I took it out, turned it on...

...and found myself face-to-face with a MUMMY! "HEEEEELP!" I shrieked. With horror, I realized I hadn't found toilet paper at all. I had found the wrappings of a mouse mummy! My paws trembled. I dropped the flashlight. The light went out. "Heeeeeeelp!" I screamed again. The door opened. Creepella stepped inside.

"There you are, my little ghostie-whostie," she said. "What are you doing in the staff bathroom? This is where my grandfather kept his mummies. He was fixing them. You didn't hurt them, did you?" I was still in shock. "M-M-M-MUMMIES!" I stammered. Suddenly, I felt someone step on my tail. I whirled around. Snip and Snap stood there, giggling. "HE DID IT!" said snip. "HE DID IT!" said Snap. "I want to go HOME!" I wailed. The Cacklefur family gathered in the hallway. They shook their heads. "That Geronimo Stilton is a strange mouse!" they cried.