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Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/05/2015 2:59 AM

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"Come on, Mixy, Moony!" The small girl squealed excitedly, swinging her empty candy pail beside her. Her long dark hair was soaked and hung limply around her pale face. Her complexion, naturally dark, shone through the white makeup, giving her face the look of a dead gargoyle. She had found this endlessly amusing, considering she was a Grondalith. The street lights of Nabias shone upon her dingy white night dress that hung to her ankles, giving her plenty of light to see where she trod with her bare feet.

Behind her, a Matches glided through the air, his feet curled under his belly and wings flapping occasionally to keep him aloft. He was dressed in a smart little steampunk vest, spats, and a mask on his face that made his beak and glasses look like the mask of a plague doctor. Added with the natural skeletal markings upon his feathers and the sickly orange haze that swirled around him, he was a truly sinister presence on the street and many ducked out of his way quickly.

Below Mixuy, a Bayou Shartile ran, keeping pace with it's two companions. Held close to it's chest, the reptile carried a small candy pail instead of the typical skull it's kind tended to carry. It was unnaturally quiet as it followed Mixuy and the small child, it's eyes locked on the little girl to make sure she stayed in sight and out of trouble.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/05/2015 4:14 AM

Mixuy clicked to Moonblink and the small Shartile quickened it's pace to overtake the small girl and stop in her tracks. She came to a laughing stop and picked him up to hug him. Keeping the small raptor held to her, she turned to wait for Mixuy. "Mixy! Why we stopping?"

The bird landed upon a bench next to her and folded his wings. "You don't run into streets, for one." he squawked as he balanced on the thin back of the bench. "Also, we need to decide which neighborhood to visit."

"Moony, be still!" The girl said sternly. "Let him go, Ophelia. I need him." Mixuy hopped down onto the flat seat of the bench. As soon as he was released, Moonblink hopped onto the bench and pulled out a tightly rolled map from the skull. As soon as the string holding it was untied, the map unrolled to lay flat on the bench. "The children say this one gives keystones when they run out of candy." A clawed hand was placed on the map, indicating an upper middle class neighborhood. "Works for me." Mixuy said, fluttering up onto Ophelia's shoulder so he could guide her. She rubbed his head affectionately and then bent down to pick up Moonblink who still held the map. Once bird and raptor were secure, she looked both ways to make sure she wouldn't be run over and then crossed the street in to the nighborhood of the well off.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 8:02 PM

They hadn't been the only ones to target this neighborhood, as there was a veritable mob roaming the streets as they criss crossed back and forth to the different houses. Ophelia kept a secure grip on Moonblink, and the tiny raptor was content to sit in her arms rather than risk being trampled. Mixuy, on the other hand, had taken to the air again after she was bumped one too many times and he was dislodged from his perch. With a sigh, he turned to a human form so he could better keep people at a comfortable distance. When he was human, his clothes morphed with him so he was still dressed as a steampunk plague doctor. Most people gave them a good berth after that. Ophelia handed Moonblink to Mixuy at that point, and he tucked the raptor into a large pocket of his trench coat so his hands would be free. Sighting the first house, Ophelia ran up the steps to the first porch and knocked. Once she had been given her handful of candy, she returned obediently to Mixuy. They started off down the street to the next house, when Ophelia noticed some kids her own age huddled in a group.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 8:38 PM

She ran up to them, recognizing them as some of her classmates. "Hi, Stanley!" She called, focusing on a boy who sat next to her in class. He waved to her, smiling, and beckoned her over.

Mixuy hung back, not wanting to embarrass her in front of her friends. However, he removed Moonblink from his pocket and set the raptor down. "If they take off, follow her and make sure she stays out of trouble." The raptor nodded and made a clicking sound, keeping an eye on Ophelia and the group of her peers.

"What's going on?" Ophelia asked, looking around the group. She vaguely recognized the other kids sine they all went to the same school, but none of the others were in her class.

"We're trying to come up with a group prank." Stanley answered. "What kind of prank?" She asked. "That's where we can't agree. The whole 'trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat' has gotten a lot of doors slammed in our faces." He answered. "Well, duh. That's not a trick, it's rude." Ophelia rolled her eyes. "I've got an idea." She volunteered and indicated everyone should come closer.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 8:54 PM

When the huddle separated, grins adorned all of their faces and some were nodding approvingly to each other. Ophelia waved to Mixuy, "Mixy, we're going to head to the next house!" Without waiting for a response, they took off, leaving Mixuy standing there. On their heels, Moonblink followed, though careful to avoid being stepped on by passerby. With a sigh, Mixuy sighed and returned to his natural form and flew after them at a slower pace. He had an idea of what kind of pranks Ophelia would lead the group in and while he was proud of her, he doubted the parents of the other kids would approve.

Their first stop was a fountain in the neighborhood square, the kids began to splash water all over themselves and then proceeded to smear dirt over their wet bodies. With their mud coating, they branched out and put things in their hair to make them look like they had crawled out of graves and the nearby lake.

Mixy caught up with Ophelia just as they were starting to gather around her again. "What are you doing?" He asked, trying not to laugh at the mess the kids had gotten into.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 9:39 PM

"You've heard the campfire story of the kids who died in the school bus that was driven into the river?" Mixuy nodded, thinking back to the actual event that happened almost fifty years ago. Legends spoke of the kids haunting the lake ever since, and part of it being filled in and this neighborhood erected. He shuddered, wondering if this prank would start some sort of supernatural chain reaction, or if it was safe since this was supposed to be Halloween. He made a quick prayer to the souls of the dead to forgive the little prank as it was all in good fun and not meant to offend.

Once they were sufficiently covered, she led them to the next house in a shuffling walk. Her friends followed her example, and the prank started off well. Some of the people they passed screamed, thinking they really were dead children coming from the lake. A few faces peeped out of the windows of the houses. Seeing them coming, some of the porch lights went off.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 9:45 PM

Ophelia smiled to herself, and trusted that her friends would follow her lead. None hesitated and she led them to the first house with their porch light still on. She raised her hand and knocked on the door slowly, hitting the door hard enough she was sure the people inside would hear. She had taken the cue from scary movies of zombies and the like. To emphasize it, she groaned deep in her throat and knocked again.

She had knocked for the third time when the door opened and a lady gazed out. Her eyes fell on the group and she shrieked and jumped back. Ophelia took the cue and laughed cheerily, smiling up at the woman. "Trick or treat!" She said brightly and held out her pail. The woman laughed nervously and began to pass out candy to the rest of the group who crowded around Ophelia. "My, that was a good trick! I thought those kids from that old story were on my porch!" She said, not paying attention to the grins that lit the faces of the kids. "Thank you, Ma'am!" Ophelia and the rest chorused and turned to head back down the steps.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 9:54 PM

"Wow! We really got her!" One of her classmates cheered and patted Ophelia on the back. "How did you know it would work?" Another asked, breathlessly. She smiled enigmatically and put a conspiratorial finger beside her nose. "It's a secret~" She said mysteriously as she led them to the next house.

Mixuy perched in a tree where he could keep an eye on the group, Moonblink keeping close to them in case any trouble arose. Ophelia led them around the neighborhood, eliciting screams of surprise and fright. Some people were amazed and gave them extra candy. Others had been truly terrified and had to be coaxed back outside by either relative inside the house or by the kids knocking again and apologizing and explaining it was just a Halloween trick. After they had exhausted the houses still handing out candy, Ophelia was convinced to remain with the group who were no longer interested in sweets. Instead they took to hiding around the neighborhood and scaring the new groups who came to trick or treat.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 10:00 PM

About ten o'clock the group sat down to eat some of their candy, having worn themselves out scaring everyone. They laughed together as they reviewed some of their more successful frights and gloated over some of their hauls. As they rifled through their pails, they began to trade candies they didn't like for ones they did. After they had rested, they were up and at it again, even revisiting some of the houses that had particularly enjoyed their antics. Two of the houses they revisited gave them the much prized cash they were all secretly hoping for, and they quickly buried the small amounts of keystones they were given beneath their candy.

Around midnight, parents began to show up and collect their children from the group. A few of the parents were dismayed at the mess they'd made of themselves, but quickly recovered when they noticed how happy their child was. Only one parent was truly angry, and Mixuy had to intervene to calm the parent down. After that, the rest of the group sat around the fountain and ate their candy sparingly. They were starting to tire out and were ready to go home.
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Re: Trick-Or-Treat! [Oct Contest #1]

Postby Mojave » 10/14/2015 10:04 PM

After the last of her friends were collected by their parents, Ophelia looked up to where Mixuy perched atop the fountain and stood up. "Let's go home, Mixy. I'm tired now." He was relieved and glided down to perch before her. He returned to his human form and put Moonblink back in his pocket. The exhausted shartile quickly went to sleep in the warmth of the cloth. Mixuy then picked Ophelia up and balanced her on his hip. She snuggled her face into his neck, resting on his shoulder and was asleep. He put his wrist through the handle of the pail and carried them all home. When they got home, he tucked her into bed and put her pail of candy on her dresser. He then left the room to take Moonblink to his own room where he put the small shartile to bed as well. Once they were tucked in, he returned to his Matches form and went to sleep on his own perch in the front room. The orange smoke that billowed around him dimmed and he tucked his head under his wing to sleep, glad that his adopted daughter had had a good night out.
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