"Wow..." Kaitlin said seeming to be at a loss for words as Hally explained the situation. "Seven Halloweens? You know Vici? You were right, you showed me what real magic is like-really lousy magic! We were better off with the combined Holidays!"
"I like it this way." Vici replied with a smirk. Kaitlin whacked her sister hard on the back of the head. "Ow! I thought you were a pacifist!" Vici objected rubbing her head where Kaitlin had struck her dark sapphire eyes watching her sibling carefully for the next attack.
"I am. My hand slipped." Kaitlin replied.
"On WHAT!?" Vici demanded.
"Oh you two stop it!" Holly demanded though she never could sound threatening even though she now was a vampire instead of an elf. "Now you can have some of my special coco and it will cheer you both back up! After all you were only trying the help." Holly said still sounding bright and cheerful despite her macabre appearance. She snapped and two mugs of bubbling green goop appeared hovering in front of the two sisters.
"Thanks but no thanks." they said together.
"Oh dear that's not right at all!" Holly said sounding bit scared. "Hally I don't like this! I'm in charge of the Naughty and Nice list and just look at this!" She cried snapping her fingers where two lists appeared in either hand. The one labeled "Nice" had about four names on it while Naught was unraveling itself until it reached all he way across the square. "And the worst part is... I like it!" Holly was in a panic as the lists disappeared. "Oh Hally I can't do this!"
"Don't worry Holly I'm sure this is only temporary. We'll fix this up right girls?" Hally asked looking back at the magical twins.
"Um..." they muttered in reply. Hally took that as a yes and continued to console the young elf girl. Holly was an old friend of Hally's and it made her upset to see the always happy elf in such a fit. It took a lot to shake Holly up.
"Thanks Hally, when I get my powers back I'll make you an extra special cup of coco to thank you for this. I'll add extra sprinkles, and whipped cream, and even an extra dose of my special p-POSION!" Holly shouted laughing maniacally she covered her mouth her gray eyes were wide. "Hally I was going to say peppermint! Honest I don't know-"
"Don't worry Holly we think evil works well with you!" called a familiar voice as the young red headed gremlin walked over to the group. "Well if it isn't witch girl and her twin sister... um..." the boy was at a loss for names. His green eyes were hidden by his fire red hair which was pushed into his eyes by the red hoodie with devil horns on top.
"Lock?! Hally! How does Lock know about my powers!?" Kaitlin demanded angrily. Lock grinned revealing his sharper than average canine teeth. Hally looked at her feet feeling rather nervous under Kaitlin's stare.
"Um... well... we sorta... kinda... needed Lock, Shock, and Beryl's help finding you and so... um... they know." Hally replied. Shock and Barrel walked up behind their brother. Shock's short curly jet black hair was streaked with dark green that matched her emerald eyes. Barrel's hair was all green and slicked back except for a few unruly strands. He had his hands in the pocket of his skeletal hoodie and Shock adjusted her purple witch's hat atop her extremely curly hair. Lock's tail twitched in amusement as he saw the frustrated Kaitlin calm herself down.
"What do you three want anyway!?" Kaitlin demanded irritably. "Because let me say right now that I am really not in the mood."
"Kaitlin!" cried a voice from behind the trio. A girl ran out from behind Shock, her dark brown hair was shorter than Kaitlin's but she had the same glasses and the same bright blue eyes. She dressed in bright colors by Halloween standards, yellow, lime green, and even some pink. She dressed in a long flowing skirt and carried a wand in one hand.
"Emily!?" Kaitlin cried it was hard to tell if she was excited or angry.
"And Vici! Wow isn't thins a quaint little reunion!" Emily said brightly. "I came as soon as the elves called me. Well... they called Dumbeldor actually, and he said to me that he needed to send out his best witch to fix this!"
"So why did he send you?" Vici asked folding her arms. Emile sighed pointing her wand at Vici and zapping her dear sister in the shoulder.
"Ow! Kaitlin already hit me once today! Why did you have to go and do that!?" Vici demanded angrily. Emily shrugged.
"It slipped." Emily replied in an almost perfect imitation of Kaitlin. Kaitlin couldn't help but laugh until Emily zapped her as well.
"What was that for!?" Kaitlin asked angrily.
"Honestly, I am so ashamed of both of you!" Emily said shaking her head. "Using your powers like this! Don't either of you remember what mother said about using intergalactic powers to manipulate the fabric of the holiday plane?" Emily asked sounding rather upset with her sisters. Kaitlin and Vici opened their mouths to respond but stopped. They exchanged confused glances as they thought over the words Emily had said.
"Um... nothing." Kaitlin replied uncertainly. "Mom never mentioned doing or not doing any of that." Emily shook her head folding her arms.
"That's not the point Kaitlin!" Emily said sounding exasperated.
"It's not?" Kaitlin asked.
"No! The point is do you know what she would say if she were here!?" Emily asked frustrated with her sisters already. Kaitlin nodded.
"You are so grounded Kaitlin, and Victoria I'm sending you to a prep school." Kaitlin replied using her magic to mimic her mother's voice perfectly.
"Not funny Kaitlin." Emily said darkly.
"Sorry, couldn't help it." Kaitlin replied with a grin.
"Look guys I know you want to have fun but this is an emergency!" Emily said stubbornly. "You don't know what I had to go through to get here! Those three- I swear if I wasn't me and was Vici I would have killed them by now!" Emily said with a vicious glance in Lock's direction.
"Yeah? Well I got kidnapped by demons. Beat that!" Kaitlin retorted angrily.
"This never would have happened had you two not gotten yourselves kicked out of Hogwarts to begin with!" Emily said anger starting to make her eyes take on a strange pinkish glow. If Vici's magic was crimson, Kaitlin's was orange, than Emily's must be pink. Kaitlin's eyes began to glow as well as her temper rose but it was Vici who spoke next.
"Come on! Without Kaitlin these people would have had no one to fix this place! She didn't cause the humanization she was just part of the solution!" Vici yelled her eyes glowing crimson as she defended her older sister.
"Wow Vici that was really nice. I'm impressed and honored." Kaitlin said the glow of her eyes dieing down as she calmed herself.
"Of course she stunk at saving them but that's not her fault! She just is really lousy at magic!" Vici finished making her speech loose its confidence boosting appeal.
"Never mind." Kaitlin sighed. Her sisters calmed themselves not because they were done fighting but because neither could stand to be out done in control by their older sister who was legendary for her complete lack of control.
"You know that Victoria was kicked out for trying to resurrect the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets?" Emily asked looking at Lock, Shock, and Barrel. "And Kaitlin, wow that's a story. She was arguing with another student, a Slytherin I believe. Well I don't know most of the story but you should have seen Snape after he yelled at her and tried to give her a bad grade for getting into a fight with one of his precious students!"
"Emily, stop talking please. I need to find a way to fix this." Kaitlin said darkly. She sat on the edge of the fountain putting her head in her hands.
"You know Kate," Emily said sympathetically, "Mother wouldn't want you using any more of your magic, the same goes for Victoria and myself."
"Yeah well you haven't tried to do anything to help!" Vici retorted angrily. "At least Kaitlin and I were trying!"
"I have too!" Emily objected. "I did the one thing that can fix this. The one thing that you've never thought of!"
"What's that? Having a social life?" Vici asked. Emily zapped her again. "It was worth it." Vici whispered to Kaitlin.
"No silly. I called mom!" Emily said with a giggle.
"YOU WHAT!?" the two twins cried together looking at their third identical sister with a look of utter bewilderment.
"KAITLIN DAWN! GET DOWN HERE NOW YOUNG LADY!" the woman's voice seemed to be coming from near Jack's house. Kaitlin's mother had finally arrived.
