"A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body."

- Maka.

Maka, Soul, Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz and Patty strode through the forest. 'What we doing here again?' Patty asked. Kid was trying to keep his patience and was rapidly failing. 'Father sent us to track down a rogue soul,' Kid said between clenched teeth. He was too irritated to give a better explanation.

'Maka, are you alright?' Soul asked looking at her. Maka kept glancing over her shoulder. 'I think we're being followed,' she said. Black Star laughed. 'It's only natural for a star as famous as I am to be pursued acr-' 'HI STAR BOY!' The human (and naked) form of Blair jumped out from behind a tree. Black Star's face was implanted in her cleavage.

'NNUNNGGNHHH' was all he managed to say before keeling over backwards with a severe nosebleed. Soul then went the same way. Kid staggered, but did manage to retain his dignity with only a minor drip. 'BLAIR! PUT ON YOUR DAMN CLOTHS!' Maka screamed. Blair pouted, but put on her robes. Soul and Black Star quickly recovered and sat up.

There was an awkward silence for five minutes afterwards. Maka made sure Blair walked at least three meters behind them. Every now and then, Soul glanced over his shoulder at the sexy kitty, but Maka hit him on the nose whenever he did so.

'Oo, what's that?' Patty said running forward. 'What are you doing?' Tsubaki yelled after her. 'Don't worry, she's done much stupider stuff in her life,' Liz said. They followed Patty into a circle of trees. 'What the...' Soul blurted out.

There were images set into the trees; a firecracker, a heart, a shamrock, an easter egg, a turkey, a christmas tree and a pumpkin. Blair jumped up to the pumpkin tree. 'Pum-pum-pumpkin tree,' she said in a sing-song voice. 'That's kinda cool,' Soul said eyeing the pumpkin. 'And asymmetrical,' Kid muttered.

'I don't like this,' Liz said nervously, 'Let's go.' 'Don't be such a wuss sis,' Patty said leaning back on the pumpkin... which swung open. It wasn't an image; it was a door. The group stared at the hole beyond. Tsubaki stepped forward. 'There's something in there,' she said. Slowly, everyone stepped forward and stared into the blackness beyond. Something was definitely moving.

The weapons transformed and jumped into their meisters hands. Suddenly a cloud of autumn leaves flew out of the doorway. Maka squeaked in spite of herself and even Black Star jumped back in alarm. Blair transformed back into a cat and jumped onto Maka's shoulders. 'It's only leaves,' Kid said.

He WAS right. The leaves transformed into bats. This time they all let out a yell. The bats pushed them straight through the door which shut behind them. They all screamed while they fell through a tunnel of leaves. Maka turned through the air. A scarecrow was flying towards her. Just before she shot past it she could see a sign that read "Halloween Town."

The Soul of Halloween

Won't ya please make way for a very special guy?

Maka opened her eyes. She and the others were in a graveyard. Soul was kneeling beside her and Blair in cat form was licking her face. 'EW, GET OFF ME BLAIR!' She yelled, slapping the cat away. 'Where are we?' Tsubaki asked staring around them. 'Dunno,' Soul said, helping Maka back to her feet. 'Do you think we're lost?' Liz asked nervously glancing around. Black Star gave a loud laugh that startled everyone.

'MAKA-CHOP!' Maka screamed whacking Black Star hard in the centre of the scalp. Black Star gave a wobbling giggle, but still managed to say 'I'm the great Black Star, I'm never lost. I'm-' 'SHUT UP!' Kid snapped. 'I can hear something.' They all listened.

Music was starting to fill the air. 'What the hell?' Maka said. Suddenly a shadow appeared on the nearest tombstone. Liz, Tsubaki and Blair gave a small shriek. Maka and Patty jumped about a foot into the air. Kid, Soul and Black Star gave a gasp that almost became a yell. The shadow started to sing.

"Boys and girls of every age

Wouldn't you like to see something strange?"

The gang ran through the graveyard. A Siamese shadow appeared on another tombstone and sang as well.

"Come with us and you will see

This, our town of Halloween."

A pair of twisted metal gates appeared ahead of them and they swung open with a horrid creaking. Ghosts flew past them. This time everyone except Kid, Soul and Black Star screamed, although they did give a high-pitched yell.

"This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night."

Four pumpkins fell out of the sky and became impaled on an iron fence. Briefly, they all replaced the pumpkins with heads inside their imagination. They screamed again. The ghosts chased them towards a collection of buildings ahead of them.

"This is Halloween, everybody make a scene

Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright."

They sprinted under a portcullis and into a square.

"It's our town, everybody scream

In this town of Halloween."

The ghosts continued to chase them into a small, dark house. They were spinning in the pitch black and Maka felt herself panic. Suddenly a bed appeared in front of them.

"I am the one hiding under your bed

Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red."

Indeed, a pair of red eyes and razor sharp, white teeth gleamed from the space under the bed. Liz screamed and clung to Kid and even he looked unnerved. A creak made them all whip around. They were now facing a staircase.

"I am the one hiding under yours stairs

Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair."

This one reminded them forcibly of Medusa and Arachne. One of the snakes lunged hissing at them. They all sprinted in the opposite direction. They were now in a living room.

"This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!"

A sofa, a grandfather clock and a bed swung open and three vampires stepped out of them. Another vampire suddenly dangled upside down from the ceiling making them all yell. They marched towards them.

"In this town we call home

Everyone hail to the pumpkin song."

The vampires marched out into the square pursuing the students. They flew up into the sky. A small, plump man with a tall top-hat, a spider-shaped bow tie and a red badge that read "Mayor." The man smiled toothily at them. Kid cringed as he realised the man's eyes weren't symmetrical.

'In this town, don't we love it now?

Everybody's waiting for the next surprise.'

The man's body turned 360 degrees with his head still facing them. Blair squeaked and ran off down an alley way.

"Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can..."

Blair jumped on top of a trash can. The kids managed to catch up with her very quickly.

"Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll..."

The trash can lid flew off and a strange demon with black and orange striped tentacles for hair burst out. A brick wall flew open and a werewolf jumped forward. A drain opened and a melting man oozed through.

"Scream! This is Halloween

Red 'n' black, slimy green.

Aren't you scared?"

A cackle filled the air. Two witches flew past them. 'WITCHES!' Black Star screamed. 'TSUBAKI, ENCHANTED SWORD MODE!"

"Well, that's just fine

Say it once, say it twice

Take a chance and roll the dice

Ride with the moon in the dead of night."

Black Star sprinted after the witches but when he reached the square there was no sign of them. Kid, Maka and their weapons ran up to him. 'Where'd they go?' Maka said confused staring around. A creaking filled the air and turning they saw a massive walking tree with skeletons hanging from it's branches marching towards them.

"Everybody scream, everybody scream!"

The skeletons came to life and sang the next line.

"In our town of Halloween!"

All of a sudden, the group was split without them knowing. Black Star was holding Tsubaki in enchanted sword mode. He was cowering at the monster looming over him because Black Star was secretly terrified... of clowns.

"I am the clown with the tear-away face

Here in a flash and gone without a trace."

The clown literally tore off it's face leaving an empty cavity behind. The clown then snapped it's fingers and vanished in a puff of smoke.

Meanwhile, Kid, Liz and Patty were surrounded by a distant voice and a powerful wind.

"I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"

I am the wind blowing through your hair."

Liz was almost crying in fear holding onto Patty. Even Kid ws shaking.

On a hill not far away, Soul and Maka were clutching onto each other in terror as they saw a dark shadow on the moon high above.

"I am the shadow on the moon at night

Filling your dreams to the brim with fright."

The shadow dissolved into a cloud of bats that flew towards them. Screaming they ran back to the square meeting up with Black Star, Kid and their weapons.

"This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!"

A guillotine fell down on a pumpkin and cut it in half. A small corpse child jumped up out of a cauldron.

"Tender lumplings everywhere

Life's no fun without a good scare."

A corpse man and woman appeared next to the child. They were presumably the boy's parents.

"That's our job, but we're not mean

In our town of Halloween!"

The mayor appeared again.

"In this town

Don't we love it now?

Everybody's waiting for the next surprise."

All of a sudden, a zombie man with an axe in his head strode into the square towing a wooden horse on top of which was the scarecrow Maka had seen earlier.

"Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back

And scream like a banshee

Make you jump out of your skin."

All of a sudden the scarecrow sprang to life and grabbed a flaming torch.

"This is Halloween, everyone scream

Won't ya please make way for a very special guy."

'They must mean me,' Black Star said, his self-confidence returning.

"Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch

Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!"

The scarecrow swallowed the torch and burst into flames. It danced on top of the horse and suddenly lunged flaming at the meisters and their weapons. This time they all screamed, even Soul, Kid and Black Star.

'This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!'

The flaming scarecrow jumped into the air and landed in the fountain in the middle of the square. It vanished into the water. The team ran forwards to stare into the fountain's waters. There was nothing. The corpse kid jumped up next to them.

'In this town we call home

Everyone hail to the pumpkin song!'

Slowly, very slowly, a skull rose out of the water followed by a skeleton body in a pin-striped suit with a bat for a bow-tie. The effect might have been comical, but somehow it was just scary. The skeleton raised it's arms. The town sang and swung their arms over their heads.

"La la la la la la la la la la-la la la la la la la la la la laaaa!"

The town burst into applause. The mayor stepped forward. 'Another splendid Halloween Jack,' he said smiling. The skeleton (presumably Jack) smiled and raised his hand and spoke in a kind, but somehow intimidating voice 'I believe that was the most horrible and terrifying Halloween we have ever done. THANK YOU EVERYBODY!'

Applause broke out again. 'Enough of this,' Kid said in a throaty voice turning to the group, 'I've had enough of all this asymmetrically, let's go.' Unnoticed by any of them, Jack turned, saw the group and crept up behind them. 'Come on, let's stay a while,' Patty said smiling. 'I say we go,' Maka said. 'I think it's cool,' Soul muttered.

'BOO!' 'AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!' The skeleton had walked up behind them and shouted boo. The entire group screamed and clung to each other. They quickly realised what they were doing and broke apart, attempting to act cool.

'I don't believe we've met,' the Skeleton said offering it's hand to them. As the first to recover Maka took it. 'Hi, I'm... I... I'm M-Maka,' she stuttered. 'How delightful,' The skeleton said. 'I am Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King. Welcome to Halloween Town.'