The sun began to set, as the three friends stood in front of their hangout.
"Alright, Molly. This is it! Are you ready to use what you learned up to this point?!"
"As long as I have my friends by my side, I'll be ready for anything!"
"Oh, boy! I can't wait to be blow away by all the scares!" Mum jumped up and down.
"Hey, Spook? Didn't you say that they sometimes give out rewards at the festival? Do you think I could get a reward for my painting donations?"
"Who knows, we'll just see." I hope my old talent has a place here as well.
"I heard that the festival starts at the graveyard! So, lets head over there now!" Mum lead the way.
It was a little too quiet as they arrived at the cold, dark grave site. Molly used her light spell, as they all looked around.
"Where is everybody?" Mum wondered.
"Maybe they're planning to jump scare us."
"I hope you're right, Spook!" Molly founded something up ahead.
"Hey, isn't that Mr. Scarecrow from the pumpkin patch? He seems lifeless than before. Maybe it's a scarecrow thing. What's that sign behind him?" She shined her light. "It has the town's name on it. Hmm." Suddenly, a cold wind blew, as she shivered a little. The scarecrow pointed at a different direction.
Her friends joined her.
"The scarecrow is pointing to something."
"Then, lets check it out!" They reach to the center of the gravestones and once again founded nothing.
"Spook, you don't think the festival got cancel again!"
"Relax, Mum. Anything can happen at this point." Molly sat on a tombstone when_
"Boys and girls of every age!" A ghoul sang, which made her jumped. She saw a shadow on the front of the tombstone. More shadow spirits sang along.
"Would you like to see something strange? Come with us and, you'll will see_"
"Yes! It's starting!" Mum cheered. They looked up, as the grave gate flew opened. Ghosts flew through it.
"Shall we fly?" Spook suggested. Molly held her wand up high, and created a red single from the tip of it. She summon her broom, as she quickly climbed on. Mum climbed behind her, as she flew to follow the ghost, Spook trail behind them.
"This Is Halloween, This Is Halloween! Pumpkins scream in the dead of night!" The ghosts dropped different faces of pumpkins on the spiked fence. One accidentally fell on Mum's head. He asked if this makes him look scary? Only for Spook to shake his head and removed it from Mum's face.
"This Is Halloween, everybody make a scene! Trick or treat 'till the neighbor's gonna die of fright! It's our town, everyone scream! Here's our town of Halloween!" They followed the ghosts inside a dark castle. In a room, Molly and Mum got off the broom, as it flew out the window.
"What will we find in here?" Spook wondered. Molly used her wand's light again and founded themselves in a dark, eerie bedroom.
"I hear something growling! It's coming from over there!" Mum pointed at a bar framed bed, with checker bedding. To show bravery, she slowly walked to it. When_
"I am the one hiding under your bed! Teeth grounded sharp and eyes growing red!" A scary face appear under it! Remembering that lights chase away bed monsters, She shouted 'Moonlight!' and caused it to disappeared.
"Why you chase away that ghoul?!"
"Well, it's scared me first!" She panted.
"Lets go downstairs."
They process downstairs and walked pass the hole in the staircase. Suddenly, something grabbed Molly, dropping her wand.
"I am the one under your stairs! Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair!" It tried to lower her in the darkness under the stairs. Spook quickly grabbed her hands, turned them both invisible, and out of the monster's hands. She picked up her wand and flashed it away!
"Oh, Molly! You should of seen the look on your face!"
"Shut up, Mum! Lets get out before something else happens!"
They now founded themselves in an old Victorian style living room. Only for a few seconds of silences, then one by one, each of the four big furniture pop opened, to reveal a vampire inside! They all hiss at the friends!
"Their furniture are the coffins?! Never saw that coming!"
"Lets get out of here!" They ran out of the castle and to the streets of the resident area. They looked behind and saw the vampire brothers exiting their home. "It's our town, we call home. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song!" They turned into bats and flew away!
"I certainly never experience Halloween like this before!"
"But, Molly! It's just begun! Lets see what else is there!" Mum lead the way.
Walking down the street, they spotted the mayor parking his hearse and setting up his speaker. He jumped on top of his car, singing:
"In this town, don't we love it now?! Everyone is waiting for the next surprise!" He danced with joy and twirled his head.
"He must be happy that things are going to plan."
"Then, lets find more surprises!" He ran ahead.
"He's really excised on this night."
"That's a no brainer!" They came up to an old well, as singing can be heard from below.
"Ride with the moon in the dead of night!" The witches sisters flew on their brooms. Out of the well and into the night's sky!
"Maybe someday, I'll learn to fly like them."
"Hey, look over there!" They watched the hanging tree and his hanging skeletons pass by.
"Everybody scream, everybody scream! It's our town of Halloween!" They exchange greetings, as they watch them go. Then, another ghoul came from behind
"I am the clown with the tear away face! Here in a flash and gone without a trace!" He did his trick and disappeared in a puff of smoke! Molly scream and ran away! The boys quickly followed her. They stopped.
"I'm sorry, that clown creep me out before. It just reminded me of a bad memory."
"Heh, you're afraid of clowns." Mum sneaker. She whack Mum's head with her wand. "Ow! Gees, I'm sorry!"
She walked ahead in humiliation. Two mysterious voices sang out.
"I am the 'Who' when you call, 'Who's there?' I am the wind blowing through your hair!" Indeed, her hair blew in the air. She looked up at the moon, only to gasp at the shadow creature on it.
"I am the shadow on the moon at night! Filling your dreams to the brim with fright!" It then burst into hundreds of bats. Why does that shadow reminds me of pain and fear? Like the shadow I saw on that horrible night?! She thought.
"Molly, what are you looking at?" She noticed the boys next to her.
"Oh, nothing. Lets go." She led them. I'll never forgive what he did to my brother!
At the town's square, a ghoul called out to Mum. Molly and Spook followed him to the guillotine, where a corpse kid with sew shut eyes and a bat winged demon kid waited.
"Oh! Hey, Ethan."
"You know him?" Molly asked.
"They like to share information and trade things like candies and bat wings." Spooked explained.
"Can your witch friend bring a pumpkin here?! Me and my friend would like to try something!"
"My name is Molly!"
"Yeah, yeah, we want pumpkins!" Demanded the demon kid.
"These kids are a bit rude!"
"Don't mind them, they only want a pumpkin. Would you do it for me?!" He begged. She sighed.
"Fine." She performed the food spell and gave them a pumpkin.
"That's horrible! Mum, place it under the blade!" He put the pumpkin in place. The winged kid pulled up the blade and dropped it on the pumpkin, slicing it in many pieces! One seed hit Molly's forehead, She flinch and stared with annoyance.
"Fun Fun!" The demon cheered and Ethan clapped.
"See, Molly! Wasn't that a cool trick?!"
"Fascinating. I'm so scare!" She said in sarcasm.
"I hope so! Because_ Tender lumping everywhere! Life's no fun without a good scare!" suddenly, the corpse's parents walked by and sang along.
"That's our job, but we're not mean. It's our town of Halloween!" Ethan and his winged friend followed them to where the fountain is.
"Molly, I think it is almost time for the finale! Lets hurry!" Mum ran as fast as he could.
"Spook, is this this where_"
"Yes, the king is coming!" Wondered what will his final plan be?
They joined in with the rest of the citizens, who were all circling the center piece fountain. The mayor came in, announcing the final surprise.
"Skeleton, Jack, will catch you in the back and scream like a banshee! Making you jump out of your skin!" They're singing about him but, where is he? She looked around. She gasp!
"It's Mr. Scarecrow! He's riding on some kind of wooden horse. pulled by Behemoth!"
"Well, Molly. That scarecrow is the final act!"
"In what way, Spook?!"
"Just wait and see!" Said Mum.
She glued her eyes on the scarecrow. It came alive and grabbed one of the citizen's torch. He then shallow the flame! Engulfing his entire body in flames!
"Why he did that?! He's going to be burn alive!" But, all he did was dance and twirled As the ghouls sings the finale, the scarecrow dive into the fountain!
"I gonna find out if Mr. Scarecrow is okay!" She ran to the fountain, as the boys followed. She saw Ethan, now with a one eye mummy kid, looking down at the fountain. Singing the final line. She gazed at it's water. That scarecrow is probably melted now.
"He certainly interested you."
"I don't know, I just feel bad for him. Maybe it's just part of the act, Sorry for overreacting. Still, we never founded J_" When she turn to her friends, something grabbed her right arm! It dragged her into the fountain! Leaving her hat and wand behind! Spook and Mum ,panicking, shouted her name!
She sank into the fountain, only to experience the same dream she dreamed one year ago. Swimming as a mermaid, looking for a friend, only to be alone. But, this time was different! She sees a tall, skinny skeletal mermaid pass by her, only to stop and led her a hand. without words, she reach for his hand, as he guide her to the surface of the sea.
Molly slowly opened her eyes and founded herself rising from the ground. She could hear the citizens cheer from below. She felt someone is holding on to her tightly. The Pumpkin King is here! Jack held her with one arm and wave with the other. Her heart skip a beat, as she became speak less. Spook and Mum Smiled and cheered! Jack gently placed her on the fountain creature's head and took a bow. So many things filled her head.
"Happy Halloween, Molly!" He picked her up and held her up high. "Or should I say, Happy Anniversary." He twirled her around.
"Wait, the scarecrow was you?! I should of had known back at the pumpkin patch!" He got down from the fountain, sitting on it's side, with her next to him. "Yes, it was me. It is the icon of the Pumpkin King! It's turns me into a fire breathing scarecrow! I wanted to surprise you with it tonight!"
"You certainly had me there! It is your form of royality." He nod. He placed her hat back on her head and gave back her wand.
"You can put it that way. Molly, it's has been one of my best Halloween performance. I wanted to recreate it for you to experience! It has been a year, on this very ghostly night, that I had became your guardian. It makes my heart sings that my plan has been a true success!" They both exchanged smiles.
"Jack?! Won't you come over here?! We would like to congrats for your most horrible job!" The mayor called out. Jack made a quick annoyed face, to follow with a sigh.
"Forgive me, my dear. I must go see what the mayor wants." He got up and left her side. Why would he be blue about being praise on? She watched him joined the mayor and some citizens. Now that I think about it, have I experience this before? I can't seems to remember.
"Molly, that was so terrible!" She joined their side.
"That King is sure of tricks! It got me a bit worried."
"To be honest, I was more surprise than scared."
"So, How would you rank this Halloween?!"
"To admit, Halloween was a bit boring back as a normal human. I couldn't eat any candies because I had braces. This town shows me the best of Halloween! I wouldn't have it either ways!"
"Glad to hear it!" Spook agreed.
"That's great that you finally made this town your home!" Molly smiled. She looked up ahead and founded a face she hasn't seen for a year, Sally the ragdoll! She was hiding in the back of the crowd. Molly felt she should talk to her. When Sally was about to leave, Molly called to her.
"Molly, it's been too long."
"You remember me."
"Yes, Jack tells me about you all the time." She blushed.
"Um, he tells me about you as well. I only seen you once. Even though it been a while, I still remember your kindness and the fun we had." Sally smiled.
"Thank you. Sadly, I can't go out often. In fact, I wasn't suppose to be here tonight!"
"But, it's Halloween! Who doesn't want you out tonight?!"
Suddenly, someone grabbed one of her arm and pulled her away! It was the mad scientist, Dr. Finklestein!
"The deadly nightshade had worn off!" He said, in a cold voice.
"Let go!" Sally cried. Molly took action.
"Hey, leave her alone!"
"Stay out of our business, little brat!"
No, Sally's my friend! FLOTATION!" She floated the doctor out of his chair! He ripped Sally's arm off of her.
"Sally, your arm!"
"It's fine I can get it back later! I bless you my thanks. Please be safe!" She ran off!
"Why did I agree with that skeleton to give you witch powers! Sally is my creation!"
"That's doesn't give you rights to abuse her, duck face!" She dropped him on the ground, knocking him out!
"Yeah, take that, old fart!" Mum came and cheered.
"Some brave act, Molly."
"I feel bad that she is his prisoner. Nobody should be a slave, like what happen to my brother." She felt proud. The loud speaker turned on.
"Attention, my good ghouls! It's time to give out some prizes!" Cheers led out. The mayor brought out a black trophy, with a sliver pallet, dripping painted blood. "Molly, Elizabeth, Kim! This reward is for your hard work in the spooky art world Come and claim your prize!"
"Molly, you won something!"
"It's feels too easy."
""Doesn't matter! Go up there!" She went to get her prize. They pose for a few pictures, then rejoin her friends.
"Congratulation, Molly!"
"I got my first Halloween reward! I can't to show_" She looked around, then felt sad.
"Where's Jack?"
"Maybe he's with some citizens or something." She felt a bit disappointed. but, she just have to wait.
Soon, the festival was over. The friends exchange their goodbyes and headed to their homes. Up in her room, she placed her award on a shelf, to be witness by her cat.
"I use to win so many trophies back in the day, I can leave those behind! I going to starts a new collection of Halloween awards!" She faced her cat. "One year ago, I was afraid of this town. All I wanted was to go home and wake up from the bad dream. Things sure had changed. I'm getting use to this town. Being a witch, hanging out with my friends and_" She walked and looked out her window. "Things has change indeed. I was so afraid of you, but now I think I, I, I, Lov_" She sighed. "Up to this point, I only loved my brother. But as I told Matt, Jack is like a father I never had. I wonder where he is?" A sweet tender voice filled her head.
"Oh, somewhere deep, inside of these bones. An emptiness, began to grow. There's something out there, far from my home. A longing that, I'd never known." Jack, does this beautiful voice belongs to you? Why are you sad? I want to help him. Perhaps tomorrow. Goodnight, Mittens the second. And Jack.
