It is Thursday, October 29. The same year Riley Anderson had gotten used to her new life in San Francisco. Right now, she is eating tacos for dinner with her parents.
As everyone ate their dinner, Riley's mom asked, "So, Riley, how was school today?"
"It was great!" Riley replied. "Tomorrow, we're having a Halloween party in the gym. We're going to have Halloween-related foods, Halloween music, we're allowed to wear costumes, and we will watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
"That's great, dear," Mrs. Anderson said. "Would you like to shop for a costume after dinner?"
"Yes!" Riley answered with glee.
"Alright then."
Inside Riley's mind, her emotions are in headquarters watching the whole thing.
"Can you believe this, everyone?" Joy spoke. "Halloween is in two days! I'm so excited!"
"Me, too," Sadness said with a weak smile.
"Yeah, sure." Disgust replied somewhat dryly.
"I hope I'll see a jack-o-lantern with an angry face that looks scary," Anger said.
"Oh, no," Fear said fearfully. "I'm scared of Halloween, hence my name Fear."
"How come you don't like Halloween?" Joy asked with concern.
"I'm afraid of everything to do with Halloween. Ghosts, goblins, witches, bats, black cats, spiders, werewolves, monsters, even jack-o-lanterns."
"But I get scared on Halloween every year!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Joy replied sarcastically. "You're always afraid of almost everything."
Later on, Riley and her mom are in a store looking for a costume.
"So, Riley, what costume do you want?" Her mom asked.
Riley thought long and hard for what seemed like a minute (her emotions were waiting for her to decide) before she finally spoke, "A bat!"
Fear gasped in shock and shrieked, "Bat!" He clings onto Anger who shoves him away.
"Okay, then," Mrs. Anderson said. They went through the costume aisle searching for a bat costume. There were many different costumes to choose from.
"Aha! There it is!" Riley said as she pointed to the bat costume once she spotted it.
After purchasing the costume, Riley and her mom are back in their home.
"So, Riley," Riley's dad said. "What costume did you buy?"
"A bat," Riley replied.
"That's great."
That evening, Riley is in her room watching "Monster House". Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear are sitting on a couch and watching the movie as well. During the scary parts, Fear would cling to his comrades or run away and hide.
By the time the movie ended, Riley was getting ready for bed. Her parents came in to say good night to their daughter.
"Good night, Riley," Mrs. Anderson said.
"Good night, Mom," Riley replied.
"Sleep tight, Riley," her dad said and they left, closing the door behind them.
Since Riley was too excited about the party tomorrow to sleep, she plugged headphones into her laptop and played sounds of thunderstorms and rain to help her sleep. Her emotions heard the sounds, and they helped them sleep as well. But Fear isn't sleeping well because Halloween, his worst fear, is coming.
On the other hand, Joy is reading a book about Halloween. When she came to a page about spiders, the close-up face of a black widow spider startled her. She turned the page quickly and sighed with relief. Shortly after, she closed the book, settled down for the night and fell asleep.