Balance Skull

Chapter 1. Date: My 11th birthday.

You may wonder why me and my best friend, Edward Finn, were out in a graveyard on my birthday. Well, its sort of a long story. We took turns shovling up a grave. It was silent. The only sound was the shovel digging up the grave. "Hurry, Edward. Its going to storm." I'm trying my hardest, Balance." He replied. "Your turn". Edward said. I grabbed the shovel and started to dig. A loud clap of thunder rang in my ears. Heavy raindrops came down. And then, the grave started to shake. A hand came out! Now, everyone knows i have a wild imagination, so i was just dreaming right? Wrong. Now, this brought me back to weeks ago when my mother went shopping for presents.

Chapter 2. Date: 2 weeks before my birthday.

"Mom, please don't leave now. i need help fixing dad's ship." I said. "Balance, ask your dad to help. I'm going to go get presents for your birthday. And remember, your cousin Ethan is coming over later." She said. "That freak Ethan?" I said. "Don't call him a freak. Now go play and stay out of trouble, young man." She said in a serious voice. Ethan was always my arch nemesis. When i was 4 years old, he grabbed a flintlock and tried to shoot me. I remembered something that i used to scare Ethan away: A dummy that my dad gave me. But, Ethan barried it in the graveyard. So i asked for Edward's help, and thats how we ended up in the graveyard.

Chapter 3. Date: Midnight on my 11th birthday.

As the hand came out of the grave, we both jumped back. A skull came out of the grave, but then i noticed it was a skull mask. The figure has a black hat with skulls on it, a purple vest and pants, and a green shirt. THe figure lifted his mask and revealed his face: Dr. Skull, my father. "Dad, not funny" I said. "I saw you sneak out. What are you doing here this late at night?" He asked.