A.N./ Hello peoplez. This fic is just something I thought up one day, and is probably only going to be three chapters. I'm not sure yet. This takes place after the events in the game. The mayor of Palm Brinks decided to turn part of Moon Flower Palace (What's left of it) into a haunted house. It's Halloween in Palm Brinks and Max decides to take Monica to this particular place…
Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Cloud 2. It rightfully belongs to Level-5.
A Dark Cloud 2 Halloween
"Well…what do think?" Max asked as he tugged on his cape and checked out his costume. Monica froze and pointed at him, "Ahh!" she screamed as she began to back up. "Max has been turned into a monster!" She finished.
"Monica" He started as he pulled out the false teeth, "It's just a costume." Monica gave a sigh of relief. "Don't you celebrate Halloween in the future?" He asked. Monica shook her head, she didn't even know what Halloween was. Why is Max dressed like a monster? She pondered. It seemed like Max read her mind, as she got the answer to her question. "Halloween is a time where people dress up to be scary or something. It's supposed to be fun and scary at the same time. That's why I'm dressed like a vampire." He explained. Monica ignored his statement, she only got the part where he said he was just dressed up like a vampire.
Monica was dressed in her princess outfit. "So, what are you supposed to be?" Max asked. Max expected her to take the question as 'what are you supposed to be' in a Halloween manner, but she took the question the wrong way and became furious. "You know very well what I am, Maximillian! I'm a princess!" She yelled into his face. That was the first time she ever used his full name. Usually she just called him Max. Something was different about Monica today. She just wasn't herself. "Well, we better get going if we don't want to be late…" the boy said with a small sigh.
As they left Max's mansion, they came across Claire. She was dressed up as a black cat. She had dyed her hair black, had a black kitty ears hair band on her head, a black cat tail tie piece around her waist, the tail was fairly long. She had black face-painted whiskers, and wore a long thin black skirt with a black sweater. She waved to them as she approached the two teens. "Eeeeek!" Monica screeched as she quickly hid behind Max, clinging onto his arm. She slowly peered over his shoulder to look at Claire, but then screamed again. "It's a monster, Max! Kill it kill it!" She screamed. Monica had two fears; cats and spiders. She hated them, and they scared her half to death.
Max looked over his shoulder at Monica, and blinked blankly. Claire just stood there confused. "Monica--" Max tried, but was cut off by the girl who was clinging to him, "Max! Don't just stand there, kill it already! Hurry! I don't like cat-monsters!"
Max tried again, "Monica! Th--" but again Monica cut him off. "Max please! It's scary, and is getting closer!" Tears of fear began to swell in her eyes. Claire placed a hand on Monica's shoulder. She looked up at Claire. "Eeeeeeeeeek!" She screeched, but she soon after fainted. Max placed his hand on his forehead. "Ugh…what's with her. First she thought I turned into a vampire…oh god…" Claire's face began to swell up with laughter, then she just bursted out laughing. Max sighed.
About 30 minutes later…
Monica soon regained consciousness. She peered around the room; she soon realized she was on a train. She sat up fully and looked to her side. Max sat there, looking bored. Monica embraced him quickly. "Oh Max, I knew you'd save me!" She said in a high pitched voice. Max freed one of his arms from Monica's hold, and pointed next to her. Monica's face got a 'huh' expression on it as she slowly turned to see what Max was pointing at. She screamed again. Claire sat there smiling at her. Monica began to back up in her seat. She backed up into Max, but still continued to back up. The boy's face became smothered against the glass window of the train as his body became squashed against the train wall.
"M-Monica…" Max tried to say, but it sounded more like 'M-Moohica'. Claire began to giggle as Monica continued to back up, squishing Max against the wall. Monica's body began to tense up from fear. Claire saw this, and since she wouldn't hear the end of Max blabbering if she caused Monica to faint again…she took off the kitty-hair band and tried to talk to the petrified girl.
"Monica! It's OK. It's just me, Claire." She said in a calm voice. Monica felt her whole body ease up as she let out a huge sigh of relief. She moved away from the wall, or what she thought was the wall, but was actually Max. She slouched back in her seat as Max pressed himself away from the wall and glass and gasped for air.
The train screeched to a halt as a voice could be heard saying "We have arrived at our destination. All riders please exit." The three exited the train with a small group of townsfolk. They stepped out onto the entrance to the Moon Flower Palace. Monica gulped as she heard the haunting voices echoing from inside the palace. Screams could be heard along with these voices. "This is gonna be so much fun! Right Monica?" Max asked as he gave her a quick smile. She didn't answer. Her eyes were locked on the palace. "Monica…?"
A.N./ So how is it? Tell me tell me! Please review! In the next chapter they enter the palace and…well I don't wanna spoil it for you.