Hello, I'd just like to say that this is my first ROTG fic. I hope you enjoy it. Though I must warn you, I have the tendency to update slowly. So i apologize t in advanced.
Disclaimer: I don't own ROTG. If i did then I would make it seem more like the vooks and probably have my oc in it or have Bunny paired with Jack. I don't own the song 'This Is Halloween' or any of the versions i refer to. I don't own the original idea of Skeleton Jack. I only own Evangeline Hallows, this version of Halloween town and Angel.
Enjoy
Darkness. That was the first thing I remember when I woke up. It was dark, the entire place smelled like burnt wood and smoke. I realized that I was still in the house, the one I had lived in my entire life, but the damage from the fire was too great.
I panicked and ran outside but fell along the way, scraping my hands and knees, strangely the wounds heal instantly. I paid no attention to the faint orange glow as they did, too scarred of this place that I could no longer recognize. I ran outside and gasped the fresh air as I tried to clear the smoke out of my lungs.
When I could finally breathe, the crisp air and cool dew on the grass let me know that it was the middle of the night. I looked around but found no one, strange the angry mob should have been here but then again the fire must have died some time ago. I felt something call me and looked up into the sky. The moon's full and bright shine was too much for me and I looked away.
My eyes stung and burned. The light was too bright. If it were not for the fact it was night, my skin would be too but luckily, that was not the case. I coward away from the moon and ran to the village I was from, Salem.
To say I was shocked was an understatement. No one screamed as I entered the village, that's strange they always did, like I would at night when I was younger. I ignored it and ran to the mayor, the one man who took pity in me and tried his best to keep the villagers away from me. I yelled at him and told him how the villagers had set my house on fire, with me in it, but he ignored me.
I tried to touch him but I went right through him. I fell to the ground and looked up at him in horror. I was ghost, a spirit. No one would be able to see, touch or hear me. I sat on my knees and hyperventilated. I stopped myself.
I do not know how long I sat there before I felt warmth touch my back. I turned and looked at the moon once more but shaded my eyes in an instant.
'You are the Spirit of All Hallows Eve.'
I moved my hand and looked at the moon but shaded them once more. "What do you mean?" Yes, I was talking back to the moon, or more specifically, the Man in the Moon. However, he did not respond. I did not understand what he meant until I realized what today was. October 31st. The final night of the thirteen cursed nights. "I have to represent these nights?" I yelled to him hysterically. However, he still did not respond.
I tried for what I think was an hour but he still did not answer. I gave up and walked away from him, away from the moon, away from the village, away from my burnt house and head towards the cave I frequently visited in my nights. I sat down and cried. I cried for the loss of my home, I cried for this cursed afterlife, I cried for my imprisonment in this state, I cried for my death.
I mourned for what I think was two hours when I realized that everything was all right. I never had any friends when I was alive; I was always alone. I decided that if I could not find friends in people, then I would make friends with monsters; the same monsters that I have believed in since I was small. I wiped my eyes and willed for a cat. A black cat to go with the witch I was thought to be.
To my bewilderment, my hands glowed bright orange and a small black kitten materialized within them. The small creature looked up to me and mewed. I smiled at it. It jumped onto my shoulder and tried to nuzzle into my hair but coughed. I removed it from my shoulder and touched my hair. I looked at my hand and saw soot and ash cover it. I rose and walked with the small kitten to a nearby river.
I gasped at my reflection. I removed my clothes and washed them as best as I could. The simple black dress and footless tights were easily cleaned. I washed my hair and watched the soot and ash float away in the river. I scrubbed as best as I could with my bare hand. When I was finally done, I stood in the not-so-deep river and looked at my reflection once more.
A young woman who looked liked me stared back at me except her hair was jet black and her eyes were a bright burnt orange color. I have truly become a witch. When my clothes finally dried, I put them back on and picked up the kitten. "Your name is L'Ange des Ténèbres. It's French for Angel of Darkness." The kitten mewed happily in agreement. I smiled at her and scratched behind her ears. "But I'll call you Angel for short." Angel mewed once more. Together Angel and I walked back to the cave.
That is the story of my first day as Evangeline Hallows, Spirit of All Hallows Eve or as it would later be known as Halloween, and my last day a human seventeen year old called a witch. It was the year 1692, October 31st.
Three hundred and twenty-one years later, it is the year 2013. I am still here. Angel is by my side as I fly on my broomstick, which I recovered from my old home. There are only two nights until the first night of Thirteen Cursed Nights or better known as the Thirteen Knights of Halloween. I Sadly, because no one believed in the Pumpkin Queen of Halloween, a name I gave myself, no child saw me. My isolationist personality kept me from seeing other spirits but why would I need them?
Over the years, I was able to discover my powers. I can materialize any monster that someone thinks of and create candies that enlighten children and adults when they eat them. All of the monsters that I create are my friends and subject. I dug deep into the cave a year after my death/rebirth and started what became my underground Halloween Town. Very original right? I rule as the Pumpkin Queen with Angel by my side. Along with my oldest and first actual monster, Skeleton Jack, the Pumpkin King. No, I do not love him and we are not married but since he has been with me almost as long as Angel, I let him rule as well.
When it is not Halloween or the Thirteen Nights, I wonder across the globe leaving kids treats when they feel sad to help inspire them and playing tricks on them when they misbehave. I guess it helps Santa Claus but I really could care less about the Guardians.
After another day of tricks and treats, I retire home to my Town of Halloween. The wonderful citizens greet me as I fly in. I wave to them and listen to them sing a song we picked over the years, "This is Halloween." It is the town favorite. Once it is over, I fly into my castle and place my broomstick at rest. Angel climbs over to her favorite scratching post and mews, bringing my attention to a large screen. It displayed the number of monsters that were in my control, those who are wavering and those that are beyond my control; I have to lock them up or make them vanish completely.
Ever since the episode between the Guardians and Pitch last year on Easter, more and more of my monsters have begun to feed on fear; I do not know why they do so. Moreover, since kids do not believe in me I do not have enough strength to stop them. Nevertheless, I have been able to handle it.
I continue to frown at the screen, unhappy with the results, when Angel hisses. I smile knowing she only does that when Skeleton Jack is near. "Oh hush Angel. I seriously do not understand your hatred towards SJ. He has only been a kind friend to me," I reprimand her but she just rolls her eyes at me. She never has trusted SJ and never left me alone with him; if she could not be with me then a monster guard would be with us. Like SJ and I, she has responsibilities.
After speaking with him, I settle and go to bed. I remove my sunglasses and blow out the Jack O' Lanterns that lit the room. I can see in the dark and smile when Angel climbs on my bed. I lie down and tuck myself in, Angel curls in with me. I never expected this to be my last peaceful sleep, in the day since I work at night, this Halloween season.
Hope it turned out alright. Read and Review. Let me know if I should change anything or if you have any ideas from me. Constructive criticism is welcomed but please refrain from flames.
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