The man in front of the crowd who was formerly Director Dracula just had a smile as he said in a dramatic tone, "Oh the fearful screams of the scared and terrified. Oh how I MISSED IT !" Before breaking down into manic laughter until the sound of a pump being racked was heard.
Slowly turning around, he found Willow holding a SPAS 12, of all weapons, with an angry expression on her face, "You have ten fucking SECONDS! To tell me WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY HUSBAND!"
"Nice gun. Pretty sure that's illegal in most countries." He said with a smirk before Willow aimed at the ceiling and fired a round.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY HUSBAND!?" Willow shrieked.
"Alright alright alright! Your husband is currently on sabbatical, honey. I'm currently taking over. Besides, it's the month of Halloween! Time when I'm the most powerful!" He said with a spread of his arms.
Ace, at the door, whispered. "VEGA... Activate the Halloween Safeguard."
VEGA nodded and disappeared from the theater room. His body popped into the highest part of the facility. Sitting on a ledge was a simple pumpkin that was carved up. Opening the top, VEGA lit a match and ignited the candle inside which turned the simple pumpkin into a Jack-o-Lantern.
However, with everyone else, Willow growled as she demanded, "Give me back my husband or so help me I will perform a 12. GAUGE EXERCISM!"
"Aw come on sweetheart, this gives us the chance to get to know each other even better." Beetlejuice said as he suddenly appeared next to Willow with his arm wrapped around her shoulder. "Besides, you're not qualified to perform an exorcism."
She growled before one arm pumped the shotgun as Beetlejuice grinned and started dodging every shot she sent his way all while laughing.
"Missed me!"
"Not even close!"
"Too slow!"
"STAND STILL YOU INSANE EMBODIMENT OF A LOONEY TOONS CARTOON!" Screamed Willow as everyone hit the floor as she fired into the chairs.
"STOP BLOWING HOLES IN MY THEATER!!" Ace shouted.
Everyone else was watching from behind their seats in confusion. "What the fuck is going on!?" Adrian asked.
Beetlejuice stood next to Adrian and said with a smile, "That, my fine boy, is what happens when you give an angry pregnant lady a shotgun."
"And who the fuck are you?" Adrian cringed at him.
"Aw come on. You've heard my name three times! Aren't you vampires supposed to have better hearing? Must be all the blood you're not drinking." Beetlejuice laughed before patting his shoulder.
Before Adrian could retort, the sound of a pump being racked was heard and soon he saw a very clearly enraged Willow with her gun aimed at the two, "I GOT YA NOW, YOU DAMENTED BUGS BUNNY!" She shouted.
"WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH! POINT THE GUN SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Adrian shouted before Dracula grabbed him and pulled him away.
That's when Willow fired a shell at Beetlejuice, blowing his head off. With only his lower jaw and tongue left.
Willow breathed heavily before she finally calmed down, racking the pump on her weapon, she looked down at the body as Sypha slowly got up from behind cover. "Is… Is it over? Is IT gone?"
Willow breathed as she nodded slowly, "I… I think so."
Suddenly they heard a high pitched voice, "You insensitive bitch!" Everyone turned towards the body to see him getting back up and his head starting to grow back. "You have any idea how much that stings!?" He exclaimed.
Willow just stared in horror before Beetlejuice grinned as he had Willow in a one arm hug again, "OH! I couldn't never be mad at you, baby! I love you too much!"
"Get the fuck off of me!" She shouted before bashing his face with the stock of the SPAS 12. He groaned as he held his face which bled.
"What are you even doing here!?" Dracula demanded of him.
"Aw come on, big guy! It's October! The month of spooky scary shit! I'm just here doing what I do best!" Beetlejuice said, rubbing the blood away.
"And what's that?" Sypha asked, uncertain as she raised her hand, in case she needed to cast a spell.
"SCARING Y'ALL!" Beetlejuice's face transformed into a large mouth with mandibles being smaller versions of his face laughing while rows of sharp teeth filled the mouth.
The room was filled with terror fueled screams as many held onto each other before the face went back to normal, "So yeah that's what I'm doing because ever since the good sane side of this body locked me up… Oh say about five years ago. I have been BORED OUT OF MY SKULL! Just waiting for the day someone will say my name! Because let me tell ya, being locked up inside a dude's brain is not the same as watching The Exorcist a hundred and sixty seven times!"
"And you're going back inside the Director's body! You will never take control again!" Ace shouted, his teeth gritted at the sight of Beetlejuice.
"Woah! Look at this guy! He doesn't need a mask to scare people. Just his regular face will do it for ya!" Beetlejuice said, pointing his thumb at the sight of Ace's half scarred face.
However, before any retort could be made, a cool wind seemed to blow into the theater which caused Beetlejuice to rub his arms and say, "Wow! Ya guys so cheap you can't afford heating?"
"No, that's just your worst nightmare." VEGA retorted.
Beetlejuice cocked his head slightly as he said, "What, Freddy? I know the guy. Great guy. Needs to lay off the whole dream killing thing. Should find a new hobby."
A voice low and controlled said around the room "No, he means me, Harbinger of All Hallows Eve's Chaotic Spirit."
Everyone looked around for the source of the voice. "Wait a minute... That voice..." Beetlejuice said without his usual hyperactivity.
Soon, a pumpkin came down from the ceiling. A simple large pumpkin that floated down in front of the two parties in the theater.
"Aw Hell... Jackie! Jackety Jack Jack! How've you been, ya saggy bag of bones!?" Beetlejuice exclaimed.
Soon the pumpkin began to change. A body began to materialize from the bottom of it.
Everyone watched in wonder at the pumpkin growing a body. "What the fuck..." Trevor asked with widened eyes.
The pumpkin finished growing a body as everyone finally got a good look at 'Jack' as BeetleJuice called him. Jack was a tall skinny figure. Easily over 8 feet tall with his legs and arms easily longer than his midsection. His suit was black with skinny white stripes with a long tail coat. His bowtie was a bat and his pumpkin head shrunk down into a circular skull with a long smile. Though he wasn't smiling right now.
Beetlejuice just tried to smile as he exclaimed, "JACK! Old pal! How ya been? Look, I know we have had our differences-"
Jack interrupted him as he glared at him through his eyeless sockets, "And we will continue to have our differences, Beetlejuice. How dare you treat my friend and his guests so shamefully!"
This caused Beetlejuice to chuckle a bit as he held up his hands, "Hey hey hey now! It's all in good fun! Ya know Halloween is the time to scare people and have a good laugh!"
"But you go too far with it! It may make you laugh, but you just leave everyone hurt and scarred. That isn't what Halloween is about!" Jack argued as he walked closer to him. "And now you've possessed my friend. I gave you mercy last time... Now it's time I sent you back to where you belong." He then turned his skull to look at everyone, "I may need some help holding him down." He said.
Leon, along with Dracula, Trevor, Striga, anyone who had good strength rushed at Beetlejuice and grabbed him to make sure he didn't escape.
"Woah woah hey hey, come on! Give me a break here guys! I just got back! I've been on vacation for years!" Beetlejuice exclaimed.
Sypha even started an incantation to hold Beetlejuice down. Willow activated her Semblance to create a glyph that would hold him in place.
Jack's skeletal hand was enveloped in a neon green fire as he started to mumble some sort of chant.
Beetlejuice seemed to sweat bullets and as Jack got closer Beetlejuice soon exclaimed "WAIT WAIT WAIT! Let's think about this Jack! you need me to balance you out, man! You need chaos! I'll leave this body if ya just let me have my fun, man!"
"Your idea of fun is torturing innocent people. I don't need someone to balance me. Halloween is perfect without you." Jack said before continuing the chant.
That's when Beetlejuice started to twitch and lurch from the feeling of the incantation.
Willow and Sypha groaned as their spells and glyphs seemed to strain as even Morana began to chant as well to help them. "Hurry up! We can't hold him much longer!" Sypha exclaimed.
Jack continued the chant before shouting, "By the power vested in me... I CONDEMN YOU BACK TO THE SPIRIT REALM FOR ETERNITY!"
Beetlejuice then screamed as his spirit was viciously ripped away from the Director's body. Jack pulled out a Gothic style lantern before shoving the spirit inside and locking it.
Soon the Director was back as he coughed a bit, before vomiting out some black slime. He looked up and panted heavily, "Damn, how long was he out this time?"
"About... 25 minutes." The Original Dracula answered.
Willow rushed towards her husband and knelt down in front of him, "Vlad! Oh gods, are you ok!?"
He nodded before he remembered what BJ did and soon looked at Willow, "You shot me!" He said, acting hurt that his wife shot him in the head.
"Well I'm sorry! Some fucking spirit was perving on me using your body!" Willow argued.
The director just laughed a bit, "I'm not mad dear, just honestly surprised you decided to blow my mind the way you did.''
Willow couldn't help but laugh before hugging him.
"It's good to see you again, old friend." Jack said, kneeling down beside him.
"Jack... I see the safeguard worked." The Director panted slightly before the spells were released and he was able to stand up. "It's good to see you too, dear friend."
Jack chuckled a bit, "Well what kind of friend would I be if I did not come to your aid? After all, we at one point did save Christmas."
Adrian was the first to beat everyone to the punch as he yelled out, "I'm sorry, what!?"
The Director chuckled as he rolled his shoulders. "Well, to make a long story short, Jack was bored and wanted to do something different. He discovered Christmas and wanted to make his own version."
"I ended up terrorizing a small city in the Mortal Realm on Christmas Eve and was even shot down by the military." Jack rubbed the back of his skull out of embarrassment.
"I discovered him in his lament over what he had done and decided to help him. It was quite a journey. So Jack and I stayed in touch." Director Dracula explained.
Leon couldn't help but laugh as he finally turned towards the tall skeleton, "So I have to ask, who are you?"
Jack smiled as he bowed a bit, "Hello everyone, my name is Jack Skelington, King of the Pumpkin Patch, and the embodiment for the spirit of All Hallows' Eve."
"And you knew Father Christmas?" Adrian asked.
"Very much so!" Jack said excitedly.
Trevor shakes his head a bit as he exclaimed, "WAIT WHAT!? Papa Noel is real! As in the REAL Papa Noel!"
"Well I never heard him be called that. He's just called Santa Clause." Jack replied.
The Director chuckled, "He used to call him Sandy Claws."
Jack laughed a bit as he nodded, "Ah yes that was back when I didn't know any better."
"But you've done much better. You also had Sally to help you see sense." Director Dracula responded.
"Who's Sally?" Lisa asked.
Jack smiled at Lisa, "Sally is a lovely person for whom she has blessed me with children and the person I am happy to call my wife and Queen of the Pumpkin Patch as well as Princess to the Realm of Dreams."
"Wait a minute, how do you have children? You're a skeleton!" Hector asked.
Jack and the Director chuckled as they both replied, "Magic." Only this time it wasn't a joke or in a condescending manner. No, they meant it and were serious.
"What..." Everyone said in unison.
"Well anyway, now that HE is gone. It is very serious you do not say his name three times. You could undo all the progress we've done to keep him trapped." Jack said in a serious tone.
"Yes Lenore, let's make sure not to say his name." Carmilla said with a side eye at her.
Lenore just huffed as she said, "Yes yes, I have learned my lesson, I promise I won't do anything like that again."
Hector gently gave her a side hug, "It's alright. No one really blames you."
"Well, since it's the Month of Halloween, I hope you're all ready for some true fun!" Jack said excitedly.
"What exactly do you have in store for us?" Morana asked.
"Mr. Berkeley, you had some Halloween content planned, yes?" Director Dracula asked.
Ace just nodded dumbly as he stared at, what is in his eyes, THE GOD OF HALLOWEEN standing within HIS facility talking to his boss like their old friends about to go have a drink.
"Our list consisted of several horror viewings including Universe #1296 and Universe #1984 and Universe #1978." VEGA spoke.
"And those are?" Striga asked.
"U-Universe #1296 is where the concept of the Hive came from." VEGA explained
"You mean the one with the virus that nearly killed an entire city?" Lisa asked.
"Yes ma'am." VEGA replied. "Universe #1984 is where several variants of you are professional hunters of ghosts and poltergeists, and other spiritual entities. And finally, Universe #1978 is where several variants are trapped in a mall with the undead."
Jack smiled as he looked around before tapping his chin. "Hmm well I do believe that this could use a change. Something more fitting for the spooky season." He looked at the Director as he asked, "Shall you lend me a hand old friend to bring the joy of the spooky season here?"
"Of course, old friend." Director Dracula said with a smile.
Jack smiled as he cracked his fingers and was about to begin only for him to stop and look at his old friend, "I seem to have a slip in my mind as to the incantation, would you happen to remember the first part of it?"
Director Dracula closed his eyes and started to chant, "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."
Jack smiled as he continued, "Bring forth the spirits to change this house, to revel in a Spooktacular bout." Soon, a breeze began to build up as everyone looked at the two as they watched to see what the incantation would do.
The desecrated theater became much more lively with floating jack-o'-lanterns as the source of light and bats flying around and squeaking. The black and white wall was replaced with a Gothic maroon and black accent. A ghost seemingly arrived out of nowhere to add to the atmosphere.
The Director added as energy seemed to glow from his dancing hands, "Let doorless chambers creek, and friendly spirits romp!"
Jack added the next verse, "Let the spirits of the moon hang high!"
Now both spoke together as they neared the end of the incantation, "Oh great spirits of All Hallows' Eve, let the spirit of spooks and marry bring fourth joy within this house!"
The entire facility suddenly became infested with spirits and shadows wandering around. Back at the theater, Director Dracula and Jack said in unison, "Bibidi! Bobibty! BOO!"
And like that, a wave of positive Halloween energy surged through the facility as it changed into what some kids would call a halloween town. Jack-o-lanterns float above, bats flew about, and even friendly spirits levitated around with spooky decorations all over.
Of course, those present couldn't help but clap at the show as even Sypha exclaimed at the duo, "AMAZING! Simply amazing!"
Morana was also clapping her hands as she nodded in agreement with Sypha, "Indeed! Truly amazing spell work!"
Everyone looked around in wonder. "This is what Halloween is meant to be! A place of wonder and fun!" Jack said with his bony arms spread out.
"We have a whole month of fun to go through and very little time!" Director Dracula said with a smile as he wrapped an arm around Willow's waist.
Everyone took in everything that was Halloween as Willow just giggled as she held onto her husband, "I wonder what I shall wear for the festivities? Hmmm." She adopted a thinking face as she tapped her jaw while looking off into space.
"There's plenty of costumes to choose from." The Director responded.
"You will find in your rooms a complete change in wardrobe for costumes made of the best quality. There's a variety to choose from and even a little history of each costume should you wish to know more." VEGA chirped.
Hector smiled "Huh that's wonderful to kno-" Only for his wrist to be grabbed in a vice-like grip and dragged off towards the dressing rooms by Lenore.
"W-woah! Hold on!" Hector exclaimed before he disappeared from the theater.
Lisa chuckled as she followed alongside her husband, to which everyone followed after that. Soon everyone was looking in their rooms, looking at the costumes in their closets. Over in Morana and Striga's room, Morana was waiting outside the closet in their room. "My desert flower, are you ready?" Striga asked from the closet.
Morana replied, "Of course, love!" She believed Striga would wear some kind of armor or maybe something akin to a Viking. What she didn't expect was Striga to walk out in nothing but a leopard loincloth and matching top which left NOTHING to the imagination.
Morana blushed before exclaiming, "ABSOLUTELY NOT!! YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HALF NUDE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!!"
Soon Striga was THROWN back into the changing room as Morana shouted, "NOW CHOOSE SOMETHING BETTER!"
Over with Dracula and Lisa, they were in the wardrobe. "What do you think of going as a couple?" Lisa suggested.
"Hmm, I'm sure we can find something that matches." Dracula said, moving costume and costume.
"How about Morticia and Gomez? They look lovely together." Lisa asked, holding up a beautiful black dress with a small hologram revealing the owner of the dress' story.
Drac couldn't help but look at the image of Gomez and Morticia Addams and chuckle, "They seem like a couple madly in love."
"Kind of like us, right?" Lisa asked. Beginning to undress out of her current uniform.
Dracula looked at the hologram where one sentence struck him the most and it said that Gomez would die for Morticia while she would kill for him. "Yes. Yes it does." He smiled before he began to undress as well to get into Gomez's suit.
Meanwhile, off with the Director and his wife, he was sitting in a chair directly in front of Willow's dressing room as he asked with interest, "Oh my love. Why must you torture your loving husband with such antici… pation?" He chuckled to himself thinking about another variant of himself who was a sweet transvestite.
"Well I have to get you excited for it. So be patient, dear~" Willow said as she gently tossed out several articles of clothes. Including a bra.
All the Director did was groan in excitement as he seemed to try and lean more into the chair to try and get comfortable.
Over with Greta and Adrian, he was having trouble deciding. "Hmm... So many choices. So many stories of heroes... But it's just not clicking before me." He said.
"I don't know, I kinda like some of these." Adrian looked up and soon he gasped for air as he saw Greta dressed up as the 'anti hero' Black Cat. To which the costume hugged her body so much it showed off every curve, muscle, everything which caused Adrian to squeeze a water bottle hard enough it shot out a stream of water onto a nearby bot.
Adrian's mouth was opening and closing like a fish out of water as he stared at her body.
Greta, of course, was having fun tormenting her man as she began to bend in ways that showed off certain aspects of her body, even bending down slightly as she asked, "Tell me, does this outfit compliment my rear?" She made it worse by turning around to show off her derriere.
Adrian gulped as he couldn't help but nod before trying to look away. "I uh... Y-Yes. Yes! It does. I-I must find something."
Running away as fast as he could caused Greta to smirk as she licked her lips, "Oh I already love this holiday." She said with a smirk as she looked back at the costumes.
Meanwhile, back with the Director, he was still sitting in the chair waiting like a good husband.
"Ok. I'm ready!" Willow called out before her leg poked through the curtains. Her foot was encased inside of a purple sparkly heel as her leg was bare all the way to her hip. That's when a purple gloved hand pushed the curtains aside. There she was... In a sparkly red dress that revealed a heavy amount of cleavage while her hair was puffed up in a way where her right eye was covered over her eye. She looked at her husband with a sensual smirk. "Well, my dear? How do I look?" Her voice was low and sensual, like a succubus.
Her husband had the biggest smile a man could ever give before his eyes slowly rolled into the back of his head as he seemed to fall backwards from his chair, only to come back up and make a fool of himself as he started blowing wolf whistles.
Willow couldn't keep the seducing acting up any longer as she ended up giggling at his reaction.
Soon her husband was on her quickly as he started kissing her hand before moving up her arm, "You're beautiful! You're amazing! You're my wind! My spark! My everything!" Before he could reach her face she brought up a hand that stopped him as she smiled.
"Alright alright. Save it for the after party, love. Now you have to get into your costume. March on." She said, before stepping to the side to let him go. That's when he stepped through and began to start looking.
Back with Striga and Morana, Striga stepped out from the curtains, dressed in a black jumpsuit with a silver angry hockey mask similar to a certain guitarist from a band named after a knot. "What do you think?" She asked.
Morana just deadpanned at her wife with a raised eyebrow. "No?" Striga asked.
Morana replied, "No."
Striga sighed slightly before going back through. She looked through more before finding a Norse warrior outfit. She smiled and nodded to herself before beginning to undress and dress up once more. That's when she came out in the outfit before stopping as she saw Morana's outfit. It was a Spanish dress with the straps of her shoulders slipped off to her arms and a fabric wrapped around her head. It was similar to a certain Spanish Gypsy who toyed with men's hearts and stole their valuables.
"Hmm... Better. It suits you." Morana said with a smile.
Striga, however, just stared at her wife, her mouth slightly agape as she said, "You… look… beautiful."
Morana walked closer to her before putting two of her fingers underneath Striga's chin and said, "Pues gracias, mi amor." She started walking away with a sway of her hips.
Striga just stared before a low growl was heard as she chased after her wife which caused Morana to chuckle as they ran back to the theater area.
Back at the theater room, Jack waited for everyone to choose their costumes. That's when the first ones to arrive were Willow and her husband. Willow was in her Jessica Rabbit outfit, but for Director Dracula... His face was obscured by a skull mask with no mouth piece as his hair was no longer braided. Instead, it was let loose and flowed while he had no shirt, instead allowing his chiseled physique to be revealed. On his right pectoral, it looked like he was impaled by several glowing green crystals.
He had pants and boots with several belts wrapped around them before he had a waist cloth glowing behind him with gauntlets that looked to be made of bones. He was Death from a specific universe protected by the Four Horsemen.
Willow couldn't help but admire her husband as she kissed his mask, "You look amazing."
The Director smiled as he wrapped an arm around her waist, "Thank you, my love. You look exquisite." He said in a gravelly voice.
She giggled a bit before the sound of an excited squeal was heard as Morana was seen trying to dodge her wife's lunges as she laughed, "Now, now you're not gonna get this wandering gypsy like that."
The two turned around to watch Morana being chased by a giant Viking. "Well this is interesting." Death Dracula said before the two moved to the side to let them through.
Soon Striga finally caught her wife and began nibbling on Morana's neck which caused her to giggle. She squealed a bit from her wife's nibbles.
The Director and Willow watched with a little laugh.
Soon Lenore's voice was heard as she spoke with a refined taste, "Those two will, it's a wonder they don't have children yet." Both turned to look over and see Lenore dressed up in a light green gown, with white and golden accents and even has a small crown on top of her head which is just a small strip of metal.
Willow couldn't help but laugh a little as she asked Lenore "Showing your fae nature, are we?"
Lenore couldn't help but blush at the sight of Willow in her dress, before she began to compose herself. "Oh I don't know about that. I was just going for a little magic theme." Lenore said. That's when Hector stepped up beside her.
Hector was dressed in a dark green shredded robe with his hood up. He had a staff with a skull on top and a book made out of human skin.
"And what are you?" Jack asked Hector.
"I'm a Necromancer." Hector simply said.
"A little on the nose, isn't it?" Willow asked.
Hector chuckled a bit as he rubbed the back of his neck, "I mean… I let Lenore pick it out."
That's when Trevor and Sypha showed up as well. Trevor was dressed up like a familiar adventurer with a brown leather jacket and hat and suit. Sypha was dressed in a button up shirt and pencil skirt and also had some glasses on.
Willow chuckled a bit as did Morana and Lenore as Lenore said, "Why fine Speaker, I did not know you needed glasses."
"Well um..." Sypha blushed.
"I think those glasses look amazing on her." Trevor said while wrapping an arm around her waist.
"And who are you supposed to be, Belmont?" Striga asked while hugging her wife.
Belmont grinned as he said, "Well I am a dashing adventurer."
"That tells us absolutely nothing." Morana crossed her arms at his answer.
"He is dressed like Indiana Jones. A famous college professor who has a little side job as an archeologist and discoverer of intricate artifacts." Director Dracula said.
That's when everyone saw his and Willow's costumes. "Oh my..." everyone said. While everyone in the room focused on Willow's, several were a little surprised at the Director's costume.
"And who are you, Director?" Lenore asked, a little intimidated by him.
"I am the End and the Beginning. I am the bridge between the living, and the dead. I am Death, the Destroyer of Worlds." He said in his gravelly voice as he stared them all down.
Lisa's voice was heard coming towards the entrance. "Nice voice."
Everyone turned around to see Lisa and Dracula come through. Lisa was in a beautiful black dress that hugged her body nicely while it dragged behind her slightly.
Dracula was in a black suit with small white stripes and he held a cigar in hand.
"Ah, Morticia and Gomez Addams. An excellent choice, if I do say so myself." Jack Skellington said.
Lisa smiled, "Thank you."
Dreacula smiled as he held his wife's arm, "I must say that she is more breathtaking than she was before."
Morana, Lenore, and Striga couldn't help but feel their heartstrings be tugged at through the way their Lord spoke about her.
Greta's voice was heard, "Oh just wait until you see me and my lover." Everyone turned and once their eyes laid on Greta's costume, jaws were dropped, blushes came to be, and others just couldn't help but admire the woman's body.
"Oh woah..." Almost everyone said in unison at the sight of Greta's right fit body covered by black leather with puffs of white fur on her wrists and on the edges of the suit that showed her cleavage.
Greta couldn't help but grin as she posed a bit, "You like?"
"I'm pretty sure they all do." Adrian walked by, wearing a suit with a funny cap on top and a pipe in his hand.
"And who might you be, Adrian?" Lisa asked.
"I'm a famous detective known as Sherlock Holmes. Silly name, if I say so myself." Adrian responded.
The Director chuckled as he said, "But perhaps one of the greatest detectives the Multiverse has ever known."
"That's high praise coming from you." Dracula commented to his counterpart.
The Director simply chuckled as Jack, with a wave of his arm made a table of snacks, drinks, and even candies appeared out of thin air. "And of course, no party is without snacks and drinks!"
"I hope you're not planning on starting without me." Carmilla's voice was heard from the hallway. That's when a silhouette was revealed. A woman with large horns was seen walking down towards the theater room.
The light revealed Carmilla with gray skin and black horns while wearing black robes and heels.
Lenore couldn't help but chuckle as she said towards her sister in jest, "Oh my, I had no idea you were part demon, dear sister."
"Oh hush, you. This is the only one that fit me." Carmilla said to her.
"So you have chosen Lilith. The Mother of Demons and the First Wife of Adam." The Director said.
Lenore couldn't help but grin a bit as she looked at Carmilla who just huffed before walking off towards the snack table.
"Am I late?" Isaac asked, walking out into the theater room. He was dressed like a pirate.
Hector couldn't help but chuckle a bit as he asked, "A sea captain?"
"To honor the Captain that helped me gain... a sense of humanity, you could say." Isaac said with a brief smile.
Hector smiled at his fellow Forgemaster as the others headed over to the snack table and began trying many of the treats and drinks present.
"Hold up! Don't start without me!" Leon said, joining up with them. He wore a tight black shirt with a B-3 Sheepskin leather bomber jacket over it. With black military pants and boots, he looked similar to another person that shares his name.
Willow tilted her head slightly as she tapped her jaw line, "Leon… Leon… Oh it's on the tip of my tongue." The Director whispered to her. "Kennedy."
Willow snapped her fingers, "Leon Kennedy! That's it."
"And who is that?" Striga asked.
*"Leon S. Kennedy. A rookie police officer who came to Raccoon City, only to find himself in a city filled with the undead."* VEGA gave a brief history lesson.
Carmila stopped mid-bite into a chocolate covered strawberry but then shrugged her shoulders and continued to try the snacks.
"Poor boy." Lisa said in a solemn voice.
"Yes. It's part of why I chose it. Though I also quite liked his outfit when he went on a crusade to rescue the daughter of America's leader." Leon explained.
"Perilous journey. Similar to what happened when you faced Walter, correct?" Morana asked.
Dracula tried to repress a flinch, due to remembering why that adventure happened in the first place.
Before anything could happen, Striga soon looked at Carmila as she said "Careful sister, eat too much and you will get fat ass." Striga said with ZERO tact as she enjoyed some meat balls, while Carmila was seen at the sweets section of the crafts bar who stopped eating a candy called an M&M and now glared at the large woman.
"What, like you?" Carmilla glared at her. "I'm just want to try these new human snacks."
"Alright, enough. This is meant to be a joyous party." Dracula said to the two.
They both just huff as Lisa was already dragging her husband over to the more 'handmade' snacks which already she has a notebook out wanting to try and see if they could be replicated. "Hmm, brownies. I believe we have what we need to make those." Lisa said before taking a bite of it. "Mmm! Very sweet and delicious!" She exclaimed.
Her husband nodded in agreement as he tried some of the other goodies, while Sypha seemed to be shaking in her spot as she tried the soda section with all the various sodas and ciders.
Sypha took a sip of Coca-Cola and couldn't help but shiver. "Oh woah. That is very bubbly."
Then she went and tried others until finally she came upon one called 'Nuka Cola' which she went to grab to take a sip of only to be stopped by Jack who smiled at the already jittering speaker. "Perhaps you have had enough soda for the evening."
"Aww alright." Sypha whined slightly before hiccuping. "Oh, you're right. That didn't feel good." Trevor chuckled as he was just enjoying some of the junk foods.
Willow and Death Dracula, without his mask, sat down in the front seats as they enjoyed their little snacks. Willow placed her head on his shoulder as she said, "I haven't been able to enjoy a holiday in a long time." She said solemnly.
Her husband smiled slightly before kissing her head. "We have lots of holidays to make up for. This is simply a start." He said while wrapping an arm around her shoulder.
Willow looked up at him before kissing his lips. The two enjoyed their snacks in peaceful quiet with the promise of making up for lost time. Lots of lost time.
The party was going wonderfully with everyone in great spirits, enjoying some snacks and each other's company. There was music playing in the background about some spooky scary skeletons. "Why, this must be the most horrible Halloween I've ever witnessed!" Jack exclaimed with joy.
"What do you mean, horrible?" Isaac asked. Almost everyone was worried they were doing something wrong.
"That's his way of saying it's wonderful." The Director said.
Everyone present says almost at once, "Ooooohhhhh."
"Apologies. I'm simply used to how we speak in Halloween Town." Jack said as he sat down on one of the theater seats.
"Tell me Jack, are you going to join us in watching the universes?" Sypha asked.
Jack nodded and replied, "Of course! I have time before I am needed to help spread the wonders of Halloween."
"Excellent." Sypha cheered slightly.
"Hey, where's our host?" Hector asked suddenly.
The Director chuckled as he pointed to Ace who has not moved from his spot since Jack showed up in his theater.
Inside of Ace's head, he was counting. '198... 199... 200…' While his face seemed to be frozen to a single expression.
Soon VEGA appeared in the form of a certain cat with an unsettling grin as he waved his paw in front of Ace's face.
Ace finally gained a sense of conscious awareness. "Huh? Yes?" He blinked many times before looking at everyone. He rubbed his eyes to ensure he wasn't going crazy. "Weird... I don't remember bringing them here. What's Lilith doing here?"
VEGA, now in the form of the Cheshire Cat grinned a bit, "It's October my good friend, or have you finally gone mad as a hatter?"
Ace looked at VEGA and groaned, "Right. Right... My mind was still on that bag of rotten flesh turning my theater into..." He trailed off as he looked at the new state of his theater. "...Well it looks better now."
Jack waved as he said, "You're welcome."
Ace looked at the tall skeleton before his eyes widened. "Jack Skellington! It's an honor to meet you!"
Jack smiled as he bowed his head slightly, "As is you, little Overseer, however I am mostly here to spread the tidings of Halloween and to help out a friend who was in need." He motioned to the Director.
"And I am forever grateful, Jack." The Director said with a bow of his head.
Jack soon pulled out three VHS tapes as he said towards everyone, "Now! I have three choices! Three options to choose from in terms of spooky tales!"
"One about hunting ghosts, the undead mall, or a city filled with the undead." Dracula said.
"Hmm, ghost hunting sounds interesting." Lenore said.
"I want to know about the city of the undead." Carmilla added.
"Being trapped in a mall with the undead sounds very fascinating to me." Trevor said his piece.
"Why don't we spin the wheel?" Jack asked before clicking his bony fingers and a wheel appeared with three names.
Resident Evil
Ghostbusters
Dawn of the Dead
"We will let gravity decide what we watch!" Jack said before flicking the wheel. Jack smiled as he said in a singsong voice "Wheel of Choice! Turn, turn, turn! Where you land, NOBODY KNOWS! HAHAHA!"
Everyone was leaning forward as they watched closely as the wheel slowly turned before landing on a symbol of a circle with a red line across over a shocked ghost.
"So now, I must ask all of you here. When there's something strange in your neighborhood..." Jack said.
"Who're you gonna call?"