Chapter Two

Annie looked up and spotted her. “It’s Iris!” said Annie. After Iris had comforted her, they decided to go to Annie’s house. They arrived at the manor and stared at it. It was overgrown with ivy, but it was still beautiful. It had poppies and daffodils all over the garden. The door was rusty but the beautiful evergreen tree could take your eyes of it. They walked down the old, cobbled path and everything was different. She couldn’t believe her eyes.

Annie went up to the door and lifted the doormat up. She picked up the key and opened the door. There was a sigh of relief when she opened the door. Everything was where she left it. At the corner of her eye, she was the creaky rusty stairs. She saw the dusty paintings of her old ancestors and was glad to be back home.

They were looking around the house when they found it. “I found it!” Annie yelled. The pair of them gathered around the teddy bear. “Is this it?” asked Iris. “Yes it is!” replied Annie, joyfully. The teddy bear smelt clean. Its fur was silky smooth. They were both happy.

They heard footsteps. Iris’ jaw dropped. “Is that footsteps?” she asked, quivering.

“I think so.” replied Annie.

Iris and Annie took a step back. They looked around, but they couldn’t see anyone.

“Hello children…” said a voice.

They looked down to see a mechanical in the shape of a human! All of a sudden they snatched the teddy bear of Annie’s hands…

Before she could say anything, she heard the old mechanical’s voice say, “I there is something inside this teddy bear and I’m going to find it out!”

A moment later, everything was black. Once they had opened their eyes, they were in the cellar of Brightbridge Manor…