Hey everyone! With Halloween coming up soon, I thought I'd write this to get into the spirit! It was originally meant to be a one-shot but then it got a little too long so it'll probably be two parts!
The Last Laugh
At first, there was only darkness with the exception being a small light shining from the center of the room. A young man sat alone in the room, a room no larger than a storage closet. He sat comfortably, paying no heed to the noise outside. He was stuck in his own little world, one that would allow no one else other than himself, one that he would stay in forever if given the chance. But sadly, this was not meant to be. In an instant, he realized that his sacred ground had been breached as the sound of heavy breathing met his ears. To normal people, the noise wouldn't have been as obvious. But then again, he wasn't exactly normal.
As the breathing continued, it grew ever so louder as the person crept closer and closer. After a few more seconds, whoever it was stood right behind him, so close he could feel their breath brush through his hair slightly. With a sigh, he began his mental countdown. 3, 2, 1…
"RAAAWRR!" came the booming voice behind him. He didn't even twitch. Instead, he waited until said roar had ended before turning around and shining his flashlight onto the culprit.
"Well, did I scare ya?!" See-More asked eagerly. He shook his head, causing his friend's smile to drop. "Aw Wykkyd, couldn't you at least pretend to be scared?" To this, Kyd Wykkyd only rolled his eyes. See-More still didn't have a good grasp on sign language, so he stuck to his notepad for now.
'Sneaking up on people is my specialty. You think I'd know when someone was trying to sneak up on me? And what the hell are you wearing?'
"What, this?" See-More asked, looking down at himself after reading the note. He was wrapped from head to toe in white cloth, circling every inch of his body. The only parts not covered were his mouth and the single lens of his helmet in the center of his head. "It's my costume! I'm a mummy, oooooh!" he said eerily, wiggling his fingers over his head.
'You look like you fell into a dryer filled with toilet paper,' was the note he got next.
"Hey, I was on a budget, ok?" he responded heatedly.
Kyd Wykkyd shrugged and returned to the pillow fort he'd been sitting in, picking up the book he had just set down a second ago before someone had rudely interrupted. 'Well, your prank is over. Any other reason why you're still here?' his face conveyed after a few seconds had passed and See-More still hadn't left.
"Why? Uh, oh yeah! The old lady says the library's closing soon, so you better start packing up."
Kyd Wykkyd glanced at the clock. Was it closing time already? Sure enough, what See-More said was correct, and without another glance the teen gathered up the books he'd checked out, rearranged the sofa cushions he'd been using, pulled his cowl back over his head, and finally exited the tiny room of sanctuary.
"Seriously man, I don't get how you can spend that much time in the library's reading room. Honestly, I'd go bonkers being stuck in there for so long! How do you do it? What makes you keep going back?!" See-More asked, as if the answer was so hard to believe.
Because it's the only place where people never yell in your ear? Kyd Wykkyd thought to himself, but didn't convey. Instead, he pulled out his notepad and scrawled another message. 'So, what's with the costume?'
See-More gasped when he read it. "You mean you don't know?!"
'No, that's why I'm asking.'
"Man, where have you been these last few days?! It's Halloween, fool! You know, the day where everyone dresses up in cool costumes and go out and party all night!? This year, the school is actually letting us leave the academy for the night! No more indoor gym parties! There's free candy, costumes, parties, free candy…"
While he continued on his infinite tangent about Halloween, Kyd Wykkyd continued walking right in front of him, tuning out his one-eyed friend as best as he could. Unfortunately, he was so into it that he didn't notice the presence coming up until he'd turned the corner and found a gun pointed straight at his head.
"KA-POW!" an obnoxious voice yelled before a cork hit him straight in-between the eyes. Billy nearly keeled over in laughter. "Ha ha ha ha! In the face!" What made things worse was when See-More joined him.
"Ha, what'd you say earlier about people sneaking up on you?" He managed to say through his laughter. Wykkyd only scowled and rubbed the spot where he'd been hit. "By the way, nice costume Billy. I'm guessing you're a cowboy?" See-More asked, glancing at the southerner's cowboy hat, bandana, and boots with spurs.
"You betcha'! I'm Billy the Kid!" he announced proudly, blowing across the nozzle of his fake gun before placing it back in the holder on his belt. "So, where's yer costume Wykkyd?"
Kyd Wykkyd shook his head then wrote another message. 'I'm not wearing one. I don't plan on doing anything for Halloween."
The two boys' eyes widened after reading it. "WHAT?! Ya gotta be pullin' ma leg! Wykkyd, Halloween was made for ya!"
"He's right Man! If you don't have a costume, just go as yourself! I'm sure you'd still scare a bunch of people just as you are," See-More commented, earning him a deathly glare from the red-eyed teen. "Ok, ok, sorry! But seriously you wouldn't need to put much effort into it. You could be a vampire since you've already got the cape! Or maybe a zombie since you're already really pale, or a-,"
"Uh, See-More?"
"What?"
"He left," Billy explained, pointing at the spot the guy had been standing in before he'd teleported away.
"Ugh, that guy," See-More groaned. "Aw, forget it. He can sit in his room and read his dumb books if he wants! Kill joy. Anyway, so what's the plan for tonight?"
"Get this," Billy started, rubbing his hands together. "First thangs first. We're gonna crash a couple 'a parties, steal a bit 'a candy, and then camp out in a creepy abandoned hotel. Rumor says it's 'sposed ta be haunted," Billy whispered behind his hand.
See-More nodded eagerly. "Awesome! Who else is coming with?"
"Well, let's see. I think it was you, me, Bumble Bee and Angel who was taggin' along, so that makes four sittin ducks!"
Right on cue, the two girls arrived, also decked out in their Halloween outfits. Bumble Bee was obviously a witch, wearing a long black dress with a slit up the side, a tall pointy hat perched atop her head, and a scruffy broom in hand.
"Looking good Ladies!" See-More beamed, giving them a thumbs-up. "What're you dressed as Angel?" he asked looking over her white roman outfit, gladiator sandals, and bow and arrow.
Angel giggled. "I'm cupid!" she answered, leveling the bow. "So where's Wykkyd? Isn't he coming?"
"Nah, he ain't going with us tonight."
"What? But isn't this the perfect time for him to-,"
"That's what we told him, but he refused to go," See-More finished.
Bumble Bee shrugged. "Oh well, his lose. We can save some candy for him later. For now, I'm dying to cut loose!"
"You said it sister! YEE-HAW, look out world, 'cause the H.I.V.E. academy is comin' ta town!"
There's the first part. Not as much detail as HFWC but that's because I was being lazy. Reviews, comments, and criticism appreciated, just no flames!