Jasper: I wonder if there's still any milk.

Before he could reach into the fridge, the kitchen's lights suddenly went out.

He was soon left in total darkness.

Jasper: (What the-?! Is this a blackout...?)

???: MOM...! DAD...!

Jasper: (RUBY?!!)

....

That night, everything had changed...

Jasper: (I could've swore I heard Ruby screamed! Is she alright?!)

Worried about his sister, Jasper leaves the kitchen and entered the hallways, once again not feeling safe.

Ignoring the horrible feeling in his gut, Jasper crept down the hallways searching for his sister, narrowing avoiding all the toys around him.

Jasper: (Ruby! Why do you have so many dumb toys lying around?!)

Once he finds that annoying brat, he's going to hit her and hug her.

Jasper: *Aggressive* (Am I going to be fighting or hugging her?! Idk anymore!)

He heard Ruby's scream from her room, so he decided to check there first.

However, he noticed her door was widely open.

Jasper: Ruby...? You in there...?

He received no answer.

Jasper: Ruby...Stop playing with me...If this is a joke. I'm not laughing.

He still received no answer. So he decided to go inside her room to check to see if she was in bed. Beunknownest to him, Ruby was no longer in her room.

Jasper:....Where did she go...? (She was calling Mom and Dad...so she must've headed to their rooms...I must've missed her.)

Before he could leave, he noticed another person was not in the room.

....Mr. Hopp...who should've been on the stool chair in the corner....was no longer in sight.

Jasper: What the...? (Did Ruby moved him...? Though, then again after Nana's passing, she stayed away from that doll. So maybe Mom or Dad did...)

Not staying in Ruby's room any longer, he goes back into the halls and begin quietly hopping over the toys. He stopped at a chest to see a few photos. Follow by a drawing.

Jasper: Aww...It's a drawing of Ruby, Mom, and Dad together. Ruby didn't include me. Little Brat.

Tossing away the drawing, he looked at one of the photos. One had a girl
with brown hair and brown eyes. She wore bluish-purple clothes and a blue headband with white shoes.

Jasper: This must've been Nana Esther in her youth. She was very pretty according to Mom.

Jasper leaves the storage chest and continue down the hall to his parents' bedroom but stopped when he noticed a familiar person coming down the halls with a scared expression on her face.

She had short bobcut brown hair and black eyes, mixed skin like him, and wore pink pajamas.

Jasper: There you are!

Ruby: ...!

Jasper: I heard you scream. I've been looking all over for you! What's going on?!

Ruby:...M-Mom and Dad...

Jasper: What? What about them? Didn't you just came out from their room...?

Ruby: T-They're not there....

Jasper:........Huh?

That can't be possible, Jasper know their parents were in their bedrooms sleeping not too long ago because he heard them and just passed it...

But...that was before Ruby screamed...

Jasper: Take me there. I like to see myself.

Ruby didn't say anything but reluctantly allowed him to follow her back to their parents room.

Like Ruby confirmed...when Jasper walked inside...their parents were not in their room at all.

Jasper: What the heck? Where did they go? Mom...? Dad...?

Once again. He received no answer...

Ruby:....

Jasper: (They're not here....I don't understand...)

What confused Jasper the most was not only his parents' strange disappearance...But a huge claw mark on the wall at their bedside. He wondered did Ruby see it beforehand or not.

Well, she certainly did now...

Ruby: *Whimpering*

Jasper:....Come on, Ruby. Let's just go back to our rooms. (Maybe this is all just a dream...)

Ruby: Is it okay if I stay with you in your room?

Jasper wanted to protest, but sensing something was indeed wrong. He nodded at her much to Ruby's relief. They then leave the bedroom and headed back to theirs.

But they both stopped when they heard footsteps...

At first, they thought it was one of their parents...

However, the footsteps begin to get real heavy and loud. Followed by the sounds of a low growling...that sounded really....

DEMONIC.

Ruby: W-What is that...?

Jasper: Shhh...

Jasper and Ruby tiptoed near a open door leading to another hallway.

To their horror, a large figure holding a striking resemblance to a doll Ruby had loss back in her room passed by the door.

Ruby: *Shock*....Mr. Hopp?!

Jasper couldn't believe his eyes. That was Mr. Hopp?! Ruby's doll that was made by their Nana Esther...

It can't be!!! How can that thing be moving by itself?!!!

Jasper is no rocket scientist or a cryptic, but he knew dolls becoming giant and walking on their own was physically impossible!

Was this really a dream? Some elaborate prank...?

Jasper felt the urge to pinch himself...

*PINCH*

....

....No....

Oh No...

He still saw gigantic version of Mr. Hopp roaming through the halls...

All of this was REAL...

Jasper: *Whispers* Ruby...?

Ruby: *Quiet* Y-Yes...?

Jasper: *Still Whispering* Let's get the heck out of this house! NOW!