Creepypastas

The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas

The following morning of August 12, 1952, the situation became dire. During the middle of the night, all 217 children in the town of Ashley, Kansas disappeared. A reported 421 phone calls were placed into the Hays Police Department. Unable to be of any useful assistance, Hays Law Enforcement instructed all callers to

remain inside and to avoid any and all attempts at finding the missing children.

At 5:19pm on the evening August 13, 1952, Ashley elderly man Scott Luntz reporting a growing, distant fire to the south. According to his description, the fire seemed to turn the distant black into "bright red and orange [that] seemed to extend high into the sky." Throughout the rest of the day, calls continued in, stating that the fire, in addition to moving north, now seemed to "come out of the black sky." No fire was ever witnessed by any of the neighboring communities or law enforcement officials.

The reports continued until 12:09am on the morning of August 14, 1952. The last phone call, placed by a Mr. Benjamin Endicott, reported that the fire in the sky had grown so intense that it began to appear as daytime over the town. The phone call ended abruptly:

(FROM THE PHONECALL PLACED BY BENJAMIN SHERMAN ENDICOTT)

Benjamin: Just hold on....wait...

(CONTINUED SILENCE)

Benjamin (con't): Yeah, yeah I see something. It's to the south. It looks like-

[END PHONECALL]

The next phone call wouldn't be placed until the following evening.

The following is the entire transcript of the final phonecall to be received by the Hays Police Department out of the town of Ashley, Kansas. It was placed at 9:46pm on the evening of August 15, 1952. In this recorded phonecall, the officer on duty is Officer Peter Welsch. The caller has been identified as Ms. April Foster.

[BEGIN PHONECALL]

Officer Welsch: Hays Police Department.

(Muffled static).

Officer Welsch: Hello?

Foster: YES...yes, hello?

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, who am I speaking with.

Foster: My name is April, April Foster. (Coughs) Please, sir. Please help me.

Officer Welsch: What is happening, ma'am?

Foster: Last night....last night they came back.

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, I'm going to need you to –

Foster: LAST NIGHT THEY CAME BACK! (Cries)

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, I'm going to need you to calm down, and speak clearly. What happened? Who came back?

Foster: (Sobbing). Everyone.

Officer Welsch: Everyone?

Foster: They all came in the fire.

Officer Welsch: What do you mean everyone?

Foster: My son.....I saw my son last night. He was walking... he was walking down the street. He was burned. Jesus Christ HE WAS BURNED.

Officer Welsch: Ma'am I –

Foster: He died last year. I raised him since he was a baby....it was just me and him. I told him to watch for cars when he rode his bike. But he never wanted to listen.

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, what you're saying isn't making any sense. You said everyone came back?

Foster: ARE YOU FUCKING LISTENING TO ME? EVERYONE. Everyone came back. Everyone who died, or went missing, they're back. And they're looking for US! (Cries). He...he said: "Mommy, I'm okay now! See, I can walk again! Where are you, Mommy? I want to see you!"(Sobs).

Officer Welsch: ....Ma'am, where are you now? Are you safe?

Foster: I'm hiding. Just like everyone else. We saw them coming through the fields....and....some people opened their doors from them. God, the SCREAMING. (Pause). I don't know what happened to them. But their houses caught fire and they....caved in. I have my curtains drawn. I'm hiding in the closet right now and- (Silence).

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, is everything alright, are you okay?

Foster: (Silence).

Officer Welsh: Ma'am?

Foster: (Glass Breaking). Oh...oh my God.

Officer Welsh: Ma'am?

Foster: Something just came in. (Muffled cries).

Officer Welsch: Ma'am, stay as quiet as you can. Don't make a sound.

Foster: (Muffled: "Mommy.....mommy?"). (Sobbing). He came inside.

Officer Welsch: Stay absolutely still. Don't leave.

Foster: (Sound of muffled footsteps. Muffled: "Mommy? Mommy, where are you hiding?")

Officer Welsch: Stay quiet.

Foster: (Sound of heavy footsteps. Laughter. Muffled: "I found you, MOMMY!") (Indiscernable screaming and noise).

Officer Welsch: Ma'am? MA'AM??

[End phonecall].

The following morning, at 6:55am, the law enforcement officals of the Hays Police Department arrived at the location of Ashley, Kansas. A smoldering, burning fissure in the Earth was all that remained.