Ask AI: Tell a long story where a teenage boy becomes a ghost and possesses a mouse to get it out of his house.

Once upon a time, in the vibrant town of Yorkton, there was a curious teenage boy named Tom. Tom, a kind and intelligent youngster, had a strange gift. He could see and communicate with spirits, an ability he discovered quite by accident on a random Tuesday in his thirteenth spring when he stumbled upon an old spirit lost in the astral plane. One day, struck with a horrible flu, Tom found himself in the realm of the spirits. Whether it was the sickness doing him in or the strange gift in him, he didn't know. But it happened, in this ethereal realm, he became a ghostly entity. He soon learned that this state was temporary, and he would revert to his physical form once he had recovered. But, in the meantime, he had to coexist with a different realm of existence without alarming his loving family. Amidst the mystique of otherworldly existence, Tom confronted a predicament of the earthly realm. His family's old Victorian house had been taken over by an army of mice, scurrying around, gnawing on everything in sight. His parents were stressed and worried as the local exterminators failed to help. This was a fight Tom knew he had to lead. In his ghostly form, Tom devised a plan. He couldn't physically interact with the world, but he remembered an ancient spirit telling him about the ability to possess living creatures. The mechanics were not clear to him, but he was determined to figure it out. Tom practiced on a fly at first, then a spider, and then a stray cat that frequently visited his house. After several trial runs, he grew more confident with his newfound skill. One chilly evening, Tom spotted the leader of the pesky mice, a sturdy creature with a telltale bite mark on its ear, further distinguished by its vividly bright eyes. Tom knew that controlling the leader was his best chance to lead the entire group away from his house. With his heart pounding in astral anticipation, Tom slowly floated towards the mouse, merging his ethereal form with the bodily matter of the rodent until he felt a sudden rush, a strange sensation of anchoring himself into a new form. He had done it - he had successfully possessed the mouse! The following days were spent learning the way around the life of a mouse. He behaved as the leader, subtly influencing the group's habits. Tom began guiding the mice away from the house, teaching them to forage in the gardens, showing them new safe shelters in the forest nearby. He created distractions and led nightly exoduses until his home was finally free of the chaos and mayhem. Once all the mice were gone, Tom left the body of the leader, thanking him for the involuntary aid and promising not to disturb his life again. With his mission accomplished, Tom found his body gaining strength incrementally until one day, he felt a strange pull. He had recovered, and he was drawn back to his physical body. He opened his eyes, back in his earthly form, weak but satisfied. The house was back to its normal state, serene and peaceful. His parents noticed the absence of the mice, seemingly out of sorts about their sudden departure but exhilarated nonetheless. Reliving that experience, Tom knew he had made the best use of his odd yet intriguing gift for his family, a story he would cherish his whole life, a mysterious tale of the time he had become a ghost and possessed a mouse to save his beloved house.