The three walked down the street back to the front of the castle, Alice in the lead with Eilonwy and Giselle walking side-by-side behind her. . Giselle glanced up, wondering if the skies above would have a starless sky like New York City's sky. She only had a moment before something dark flew over her head. She stopped and stared as a small elephant with large ears flew above them, a small flock of crows following closely behind.

"Why're you stopping, Giselle? Did you see something? Oh, I would not want to meet up with that judge again. Once was bad enough," Eilonwy asked, frowning as she looked around to see why Giselle stopped. Alice stopped as she heard Eilonwy's voiceand turned around in confusion.

"That's an elephant! It's a flying elephant!" Giselle stammered in astonishment. The other girls looked up and smiled as they noticed the flying elephant.

"That's Dumbo, the flying elephant," Eilonwy replied. The three watched the small elephant fly across the sky with a pack of laughing crows before vanishing into Adventureland. Once the elephant was out of sight, they continued on their walk to FantasyLand.

"Why are we coming through the castle? Why not walk through Liberty Square and head to the mansion from there?" Eilonwy asked as they walked into the castle.

"I like coming this way," Alice replied with a shrug.

"Eilonwy, I was wondering when you'd come back." someone called out. The three stopped and turned towards the source of the voice. Eilonwy's bauble zoomed in the direction they were headed, illuminating a young woman walking towards them.

"Good evening," Alice and Eilonwy replied, smiling towards the approaching figure. The woman was wearing a gleaming white dress with her light hair pulled up in a elegant bun. A small silver tiara rested on her head.

"This must be the new arrival. Welcome to Magic Kingdom," the woman said as she approached.

"Giselle, this is Cinderella. She's one of the princesses I told you about," Alice said. Giselle smiled sheepishly as she curtsied, unsure of how to properly greet the princess.

"There is no need for curtsies here, Giselle. Eilonwy, Belle was waiting for you to come back to talk to her about the problem with the wishing well," Cinderella replied, smiling kindly at Giselle.

"Oh dear, I forgot about that. Where is she right now?" Eilonwy replied sheepishly.

"She is upstairs with Aurora. I'll go up there with you," Cinderella said. Eilonwy smiled and waved at them as she followed Cinderella deeper into the castle. Alice and Giselle continued through the castle and turned left to head towards the Haunted Mansion.

The woman Giselle had met the previous night waited for them beside a black horse-less hearse. A young block-haired girl dressed in the same uniform as the older woman waited with her, fidgeting and muttering under her breath as if she was supposed to be somewhere and was late.

"Good evening, miss Alice. We were wondering when you'd arrive," The elder woman stated, glaring once at the fidgeting girl before focusing again on Alice and Giselle.

"We had to help someone over at Tomorrowland. We didn't mean to be late," Alice replied, smiling weakly at the elder woman. The woman frowned, but nodded her head to acknowledge the remark.

"No problem. You're not late at all. She's just annoyed about coming out too early to wait in the first place. Let's go inside," the younger girl said, spinning around to walk towards the mansion.

"That is rude, Caroline. You should not talk like that in front of the guests," The woman scolded as she started following the younger woman. The woman ignored her elder and continued walking on.

"Do not mind my older sister. She may have had more time in the afterlife than I, but she still acts like the young rebellious woman she was," the elder woman said as they followed the ghost down the stone path. Giselle glanced towards the river and noticed a large white steamboat slowly coming down the river. She watched the steamboat continue its trek down the river before glancing towards the mansion and noticing several gravestones. She shivered as she noticed one labeled 'Master Gracey, Laid to Rest, no mourning please at his Request.'

"Mary's just sour because I still look young and healthy, not wizened and cranky like her," the girl laughed, shaking her head as she spoke.

"How did you die?" Giselle asked quietly.

"That is a very personal question. Do you always ask personal questions to people you barely know?" Mary snapped, her purple eyes narrowing angrily and frown turning into an annoyed scowl as she glared at Giselle. Giselle felt the blush of embarrassment burn at her face as she realized her mistake.

"It's nothing to be ashamed about, you old woman. Everyone dies eventually, its stupid to be ashamed about. Mary lived long, happy, and died when her heart decided it was tired. I, on the other hand, was shot by my husband when he thought I was cheating on him," Caroline called back. Mary turned red with rage.

"Shame on you. You had no right to blabber about my death like that," Mary scolded again as she picked up her thick green-and-black skirts and dashed towards the girl. Caroline turned just as her sister reached her, yelping as Mary smacked her across the face. The younger sister gingerly touched her face, scowled at Mary, and dashed into the mansion without bothering to open the doors for the others.

"That girl needs to learn manners," the woman grumbled as she gestured for the two to wait. She continued grumbling under her breath, presumably about her sister and her manners, as she stepped through the door and into the mansion. After a few minutes, the double doors swung open. A blast of chilly air greeted them as the door opened towards, ruffling their dresses and hair as it swept out into the hot humid night air.

"Master Gracey, Miss Alice and Miss Giselle have arrived," Mary called out as Alice and Giselle walked in. Giselle stared at the room they were entering. The left wall was dominated by a large fireplace, the fire inside smoldering quietly as if it was anticipating its own death. A large portrait hung on the wall, a portrait that she could swear looked like a skeleton. However, when she looked closer at it, it was replaced with a young man instead.

"Welcome," Giselle jumped in surprise, she had been so focused on the portrait that she had not noticed the man standing beside the fireplace. The man was in his late twenties, with dark hair that reached his shoulders and eyes that were nearly as dark as his hair. He wore a clean grey shirt with golden buttons down its front, dark pants, and a thin warm smile.

"Good evening, Master Gracey. This is Giselle, she just arrived here last night. Giselle, this is the owner of the Haunted Mansion, Master Gracey,"

"A pleasure to meet you, Miss Giselle. I thought we'd have our discussion here, the library is being occupied right now," Gracey said, nodding his head towards Giselle as he greeted her.

"That's fine with me," Alice answered. Gracey smiled as he gestured to three arm-chairs that had been set out.

The three of them talked for what seemed like hours. They talked about the park, rumors of new things that were to come to the park, Giselle's background and if anyone from her movie was also likely to arrive, other character's and their behaviors, their meeting with the villian judge, and anything that came to mind. By listening to them, Giselle learned about the rivalries between the villians, the best methods of avoiding the crocodile that wandered in AdventureLand and Fantasyland, the rumors that there were plans for new buildings in FantasyLand, and various other tidbits and helpful information. Several ghosts drifted through, only staying for a moment to greet them before Mary shooed them away. The ghosts fascinated Giselle. One ghost had it's head missing, one was a bride wielding a sharp ghostly axe, one was playing on his flute and didn't even notice them, and one was entirely lost and looking for New Orleans. Caroline even reappeared once, coming out in hopes of getting an apology from Mary. When she figured out that the elder sister was not going to apologize, she vanished back into the mansion's depths.

"I suppose the only reason that could explain the judge being so far away from Tom Sawyer Island was that there was some sort of fight there earlier in the week. That could explain why you met the Queen of Hearts and Scar so far out as well. They should go back to the island within..." Gracey said. His words were interrupted when

"What was that?" Giselle yelped, grabbing onto the arm-chair in terror as the floor continued rumbling. Mary and Master Gracey both vanished, leaving the two behind. After a few seconds, the rumblings slowed to a halt.

"Where did they go?" Giselle asked shakily, letting go of the arm-chair for a moment only to grab it again when she realized her hands were shaking.

"They probably went to see if any of the ghosts did it, I suppose," Alice replied, biting her lip as they waited to see if any more tremors occured. Once they were sure that there would be no aftershocks, they shakily let go of the arm-chair and sat up.

"It was not any of the ghosts. It must have been something outside of the mansion," Caroline stated as she rematerialized, Mary quickly appearing behind her. The two jumped at the sudden voices, still rattled by the earthquake.

"We'll open the doors to let you out. Master Gracey had to go make sure that none of the ghosts were going to try and do something malicious because of the upheavel," Mary said as she walked past them towards the door. She touched something on the wall and the double-doors opened. Alice and Giselle stood up and quickly ran towards the door, their terror now giving way to curiosity.

"Find out what happened and come back to tell us, okay?" Caroline asked as they passed the ghosts.

"We will," Giselle replied as they ran out. They ran down the stone path and was greeted by several other people running down the street. Alice looked around for someone to call out before noticing a shadow just above them.

"Hey, Peter! What's going on?" Alice called. The boy stopped in mid-air and looked around in confusion before spotting them on the ground.

"Something happened over in Main Street! Come on!" Peter called before flying onwards towards the front of the park.