MLRTG P3- "Going Up"

"Going Up" is the third Part of "Miracula Luxia: Returnin' To Gun Manor". It was released on 17.10.2020.
== Plot ==
Jared and his allies find himself in another predicament, as their progress is blocked by another obstacle- an elevator that they cannot use without the help of a certified person.
Thus, the three of them try to find such a person.
Their search leads them to the kitchen of the Manor and then to the ice room just within, having found the source of a strange scream only a few seconds ago.
They have a feeling that the person within may be able to help them with their problem. However, they need to help them out first.
== Story ==
Jared enters the ice room, completely unaffected by the freezing cold.
At first, he does not see anyone else. However, he is soon alerted to a half-frozen woman who is calling out to him.
"H-help me, p-please!"- She says.
Jared notices that she is almost entirely encased in ice. It will be difficult to rescue her without hurting her in the process.
"Any s-s-sugestions?"- The woman says- "I can't stay here for much l-l-longer!"
Jared sighs and prepares to cast a spell.
The woman notices what Jared is doing and shrieks.
"D-d-don't, please! Don't do t-this! I b-beg you!"- She stutters.
However, Jared does not listen. He casts the spell, which turns out to be a simple white flame.
Soon, the ice around the woman melts and allows her to move normally. Jared helps her stand up.
"Thanks, umm... "
Jared smiles.
"Jared Kaos, at your service!"- He says.
The woman smiles.
"Thanks for the help, Jared!"- She says- "I'm the operator for Gun Manor. I guess I... got separated from my colleagues when the ghosts appeared on the third floor."
Jared raises his eyebrow.
"They are on the third floor?"
The woman nods.
"Yup!"- She responds- "All of 'em holed up into Mr. Gun's room. They seem to be looking for somethin'. And I've got the feeling that they're not getting out anytime soon."
Jared shrugs.
"Well, that is why we are here."
The woman raises her eyebrow.
"We? You and who?"
Jared shakes his head.
"I will explain later."- He says- "You say that you can operate the elevator? Well, we need your help. We cannot do it ourselves. But maybe you can do it."
The woman nods.
"As I said earlier, I can control the elevator. I'll help you travel to another floor, if you wish."
Jared leads the operator to the broken elevator, where Aleks and Florence are waiting.
After introducing them to her, Jared explains what happened to the elevator.
She is genuinely surprised by this.
"It's broken, huh?"- She says and presses a red button, not pulling her finger away from it for a few seconds.
Afterwards, she steps back and the machinery springs back to life.
The operator smiles.
"The machinery ain't broken."- She says- "It was just deactivated when the ghosts arrived. It's a defense mechanism that activates when the mansion is in danger, trapping the invaders within the higher floors."
Jared nods.
"So, are all of the floors available to be traveled to?"
The woman shakes her head.
"Only the first and second one."- She says- "The third one is... missing."
She points at the spot on the panel where the button to the third floor is supposed to be. However, it seems like someone (or something) yanked it out and took it away.
"It was definitely done on purpose."- Jared says to himself- "Such vandalism cannot be done without intending to stop someone in their tracks or harm them."
"And in this case, we are the unfortunate ones who have to experience this."
The operator shrugs.
"I guess that we only have two floors to go to, so... whenever you're ready, I'll take you to the second floor."
Jared shakes his head.
"No. We can't just leave the button like this. We must find a way to repair it."
He starts to head back into the basement.
"Wait here."- He says- "I have an idea."
He heads into the room where he and his allies fought the G.H.O.S.T, remembering that he saw something while pushing the minecart.
When he goes back into the room, he sees a pile of wood in the right corner. He grabs a piece of wood and inspects it.
It seems soft enough to be crafted into a button. However, there is one question that still remains- who is going to craft the button."
Fortunately, Jared remembers the lessons that his father taught him when he was young. He pulls out his knife and starts to carve the wood in the shape of a button.
About half an hour later, Jared returns with a newly created button and inserts it.
It fits perfectly.
"Where'd you get that from?"- Florence asks him.
Jared smiles.
"Let's just say that I have some skill in woodcarving. This helped me create a spare button for the elevator."
He enters the elevator.
"So. We have hostile spirits to destroy. Let us get on with it."
The operator, Aleks and Florence enter the elevator as well.
Now that everyone is in, the operator pushes the wooden button. Hidden chains start to pull the elevator up, taking it to the next floors.
A few seconds later, it stops on its final destination- the third floor of Gun Manor.
"Well, there ya go."- The operator says- "You're on your own now. If you want to go back to the first floor or go to the second floor, come back here. I'm not planning to go anywhere."
She points to the right.
"At the end of the hall is Mr. Gun's part of the manor. After you enter, head towards the door to the far left. That's where the ghosts went."
"And, hopefully, they're still there."- She mutters.
Jared, Aleks and Florence head towards the direction that leads to Mr. Gun's rooms. They enter and notice that there are three doors in total. Taking the advice of the operator, they approach the leftmost door.
Florence, seeing an opportunity to finally prove herself to her friends, rushes towards the door and tries to open it. However, Jared stops her almost immediately.
"Not so fast, Florence."- He says to her- "The malevolent energies that are coming from here are far stronger than those that we felt downstairs. We need to proceed with lots of care."
Florence nods, seemingly understanding Jared's instructions.
The three of them listen to the sounds coming from the room. At first, they don't hear anything.
However, a few seconds later, they hear angry muttering in many different voices.
From what it sounds like, there are at least ten ghosts in there.
"How many ghosts do we have to fight?"- Jared asks Florence.
She looks at her device and sighs.
"From what it looks like, there are probably thirteen ghosts in there. And all of them are pretty dangerous."
Jared steps back.
"T-thirteen? Thirteen ghosts... ?!"- He says.
Florence nods.
"This is what I was told by Ms. Gun before comin' here. And what I'm tellin' you right now."- She responds- "And we must take care of them, so I can receive my reward."
Jared shakes his head.
"I will help you defeat those ghosts."- He says- "However, I do not care about any rewards. I am only helping you, because the people who live in here are in danger. I am doing this, because I want to help those people out, to keep them safe."
"And I hope that you understand that."
Florence sighs and smiles.
"Gotcha, Mr. Righteous Guy."- She says- "I hope that you're as good in battle as you are when you're talkin'."
Jared smiles.
"So, you want to see how powerful I am?"- He says- "Then how about we go in there and find that out?"
Without another word, he opens the door and enters the room, his father and Florence standing firmly behind him.