A/N: This story is based on Costume Quest, the Halloween theme game from Double Fine Production. It takes place after the events of Costume Quest 2. There will be several references to all the games so you can either buy the games or just watch the playthrough on youtube to understand what happen prior. As always I don't own anything.
"I may be able to help," a mysterious but familiar voice with a pearly white smile offered.
"DR WHITE!" everyone gasped at the sight of their local dentist.
"DDS," Dr White corrected.
"Huh?"
"It's Dr White DDS. I hate it when people leave out the DDS part." White lectured. Leaving everyone baffled. Especially Reynold since the last time Dr White talked like that he was a crazed dictator of a dental dystopian future. "Just kidding!" White laughed. Unlike his old future self, this version of Dr White is friendlier and more fun loving. "You can call me Orel out of the office." he insisted.
"You said you can help," Reynold asked.
"Indeed. Anything to help out my two best friends that stopped me from making a terrible mistake." Orel smiled. "You see ever since that fateful day (the final act of Costume Quest 2) I worked tirelessly to improve relations with the monsters of Repugia. One of the projects I worked on is to stabilize the portal between worlds."
"Yes and it was a great success," Everett cutting him off. "Get to the point, how does that help us rescue Lucy!" Everett demanded. "And the others," he added in a failed attempt to hide his feelings.
"I believe that I can use this research to boost Dorsilla and Dorian's magic. That might be able to open a portal to wherever the kids are." Orel explained.
"Great! So go get it so we can get started!" Reynold commanded.
"Yes about that, I don't have it." Orel confessed.
"WHAT!?"
"What I mean is I don't have it yet. It will take me years of research and testing before I can even get a working prototype done." Orel explained.
"And how does that help us?" Reynold demanded.
"Well if some brave costume wearing heroes should happen to time travel to the future. They might be able get it after it's finished. But where do we find someone who's already traveled in time." Orel hinting at Reynold.
"Of course!" Reynold getting the hint. "But wait, we don't have the clock. How can we time travel with that creepy clock?"
"Kronoculus still has it," Orel informed them.
"But how?"
"In the original timeline, I freed Kronoculus from his time prison as part of my plan for world domination. Since I no longer wish to conquer the world, I never released him so he's still in prison." Orel explained.
"So now we can get his clock. Easy peasy." Reynold and Everett high five each other.
"NO!" Dorsilla and Dorian objected. "Kronoculus is too dangerous. There's a reason why he was placed in a time proof cell."
"But we need his help if we are to rescue my cake-I mean Wren and the others. And besides, I already kicked Kronoculus butt twice." Reynold boasted.
Dorsilla and Dorian considered this for a moment before conceding. "Alright, just be careful." Dorsilla advised as she opened a portal.
"Alright a new quest!" Everett cheered. As a fantasy geek, he just loves going on quests.
"I'm coming with you!" Sadie announced.
"Uh but Sadie, this is dangerous. Best to leave it to the professionals." Reynold advised. "Besides we're going to need you to sell us stuff if we're to succeed." Ever since Sadie's Battle Stamps Customization helped them in that first Halloween battle ( Costume Quest 1) Reynold and Wren has made it a point to buy whatever she sells. Even if it seems worthless at the time.
"Look I still owe you one for saving me today. So I won't take no for an answer. Besides you guys are my best customers. I can't have you disappearing on me. I'll be ruined! Also I don't have any merch." Sadie admitted. Trying to come up with a successful business idea is proving to more difficult than she thought. Battle Stamps, creepy treat cards, even costume diagrams. It seems that no one is ever interested in what she's selling. Everyone except Reynold and Wren that is.
"Well we do need a third person in are party," Everett considered. Seeing as how for some reason their adventures always have them traveling in groups of three.
"Fine you can come, but only because we don't have all day." Reynold agreed.
"Yes," Sadie cheered. The kids then ran into the portal leaving the adults praying for their safety.
After exiting the portal Reynold, Everett, and Sadie found themselves in the middle of the Repugia city. "Where are we?" Sadie wondered this being her first time in Repugia.
"YOU ARE IN MY DOMAIN!" a loud voice roared. The kids looked up to see a giant black robed skeleton.
"B-B-Big B-Bones," Reynold and Everett stuttered in terror. After all Big Bones is one of the most powerful monsters they've ever faced. "But how? We kicked your big bony butt!"
"THAT'S MY NAME," Big Bones laughed. "BUT I AM CURIOUS, WHAT ARE MY GREATEST ENEMIES DOING HERE?"
"Enough Big Bones! You will stop harrassing our guests!" The Grubbin elder ordered.
"YES SIR SORRY BOSS," Big Bones apologized as he slowly backed off.
"Forgive him, he's still not used to the fact that he no longer rules Repugia," the elder apologizing for Big Bones. "But I must say it is an honor to meet young heroes of Repugia." the Grubbing elder greeted. "We still remember how you saved us Dorsilla and liberated Repugia from Ariaxia. (Costume Quest DLC Grubbins on Ice)
"Aw it was no big," Reynold and Everett blushed with modesty. Sadie feeling a bit confused to what's going on.
"But what brings you back here? It's not Halloween again is it?" the Grubbin elder asked.
"We're need to find Kronoculus," Reynold informed them.
"KRONOCULUS? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH OR SOMETHING!" Big Bones laughed.
"He's right. Kronoculus is very dangerous." the elder warned.
"We know but we need his power to save my sister," Reynold explained.
"What? One of the heroes is in danger!" the elder gasped. "This changes everything."
"INDEED," Big Bones interjected. "BUT IF YOU WISH TO REACH KRONOCULUS'S PRISON YOU'D NEED TO CROSS THE DOOM SEA."
"So we need a boat," the kids figured.
"TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GLADLY LEND YOU MY BOAT." Big Bones directed their attention to Viking Draken with cannons along the sides.
"You're going to lend us that? What's the catch?" the kids asked suspiciously.
"WHAT? JUST BECAUSE YOU BRATS NEARLY KILLED ME TWICE. RUINED MY REPUTATION, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY PLACE AS THE RULER OF REPUGIA, AND FORCING ME TO TAKE THIS LOW END JOB!" Big Bones foaming at the mouth. "I MEAN I CAN SHOW SOME CONCERN FOR OTHERS EVERY NOW AND THEN," he said in a condescending tone. "BUT I WILL NEED SOMETHING IN RETURN."
"Candy," Reynold and Everett said at the same time. They've dealt with monsters enough to know that they have a huge sweet tooth.
"CANDY!" Big Bones squealed in joy. "AND I MEAN THE MOTHERLODE! SO MUCH CANDY THAT YOU ARE EMBARRASSED TO BE SEEN WITH SO MUCH!" Big Bones slobbering with anticipation.
"If you are serious about helping, you should just give us the boat for free!" Sadie countered.
"JUST BECAUSE I'M BEING HELPFUL DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO BE STUPID," Big Bones laughed. "BUT TO SHOW MY GOOD FAITH, I'LL GIVE YOU THIS FOR FREE." Big Bones handed Reynold a sheet of paper.
"DEAL!" Reynold agreed. The paper in question was the plans for a new costume, and if there's one thing he likes more than candy is getting a new costume.
"So how are we going to get that much candy?" Sadie asked.
"Well if it was still Halloween, we'd go trick or treating." Reynold said.
"Yeah that's how we usually do it," Everett added.
"You can ask people around down for donation," the elder suggested. "I'm sure you'll find several monsters who are willing to help the heroes of Repugia. But I must warn you, there are still those who resent you for overthrowing Big Bones and Ariaxia. So be careful." the Elder warned. With that the children ran off for their off season trick-or-treating.
Up in outer space, on a strange planet, Wren and the other kids were being transported to some unknown destination. All attempts by Lucy to communicate with the aliens failed as they did not respond to any of her inquiries. The soon took the kids to what looks like a giant factory. Inside divided the kids to work in specific areas; the trash room, the toilets, and mail room. Wren and Lucy found themselves in the trash room sorting out trash to see what can be burned, which can be recycled, and what's left goes to the landfill.
"So your the big alien buff, what do you think?" Wren asked her friend.
"Sadly I could not observe enough of their culture to give an accurate assessment," Lucy confessed.
"That figures," Wren sighed. Of course Wren has no idea what Lucy just said, but judging by her demeanor Wren surmise that it wasn't good. "We got to get out of here," Wren decided.
"Agreed but how? They locked us in here and we don't even have decent costumes." Lucy reminded her.
"First things first. We need to find a way out of here." Wren prioritized. Just as she said that, the vehicle that drove them here came crashing through the wall, with an all too familiar gingerbread man at the wheel.
"Weak," Travis groaned.
"Travis!" both Wren and Lucy yelped. "Are you alright? What happen here?"
"Hey man I was trying to bust on out of here," Travis explained. Telling them how after they arrived, he secretly hotwired their transport as a means to escape.
"You were able to steal this transport, how?" Lucy clearly impressed by the act.
"I've been stealing cars back when we were kids. No biggie." Travis boasted.
"But you were planning to take the rest of us with you?" Wren interrogated, not trusting Travis one bit.
"Of course. Why do you think I came crashing through the walls." Travis starting sweating. As Wren suspected, Travis had no intention of saving the others. He just had it set on the wrong gear. Which makes sense since he can't read alien.
Their discussion was cut short as they heard several footsteps heading towards their direction. Most likely coming to investigate the commotion. "What do we do?" Lucy freaking out. Travis already hiding hoping that only the girls will get caught.
"We make our stand," Wren said.
"But how?" Lucy asked.
"Look we've always made our own costumes. We may not have any plans yet, but we are surrounded by plenty of material." Wren pointing to all the trash. "We just have to get creative."
Inspired by her speech, Lucy began rummaging through the trash looking for items that can use as costumes. Lucy found a broken bucket that she put on as a helmet, a mini cart, and an hollow tube. Wren found an old blue shirt, some plastic that resembles pointed ears, and an old flashlight. Fortunately for them, they finished their new costumes just as the guards arrived. Jumping into the air, Wren and Lucy transformed in a blinding light. Wren became Mr. Spock with a phaser flashlight and Lucy turned into a robotic tank! From his hiding place, Travis also ended up transforming as well. He became a giant gingerbread man. At first he was annoyed by this change until he noticed that his toy candy cane has turned into a real rapier sword!
Using the power of their new costumes Wren and friends took down the guards with relative ease. "Whoa, what just happened?" Travis asked after changing back.
"What? Don't you change into whatever costume you're wearing to fight monster?" Wren teased as she started going through the guard's pockets looking for any loot. Even taking one of their badges as a trophy.
"It happens to us every Halloween," Lucy added.
"Whatever," Travis snuffed. For the record, he's never transformed like that.
"This is interesting," Lucy said after examining the transport Travis crashed.
"So can we use that?' Wren asked.
"I think so but where can we go?" Lucy asked.
"Back to that ship that brought us here," Wren answered. "We're going to hijack it and bring everyone home." Normally Lucy would question how Wren is planning on doing that, but after all their adventures together, she decided that this time she'd just go on blind faith. It took them awhile and several battles, but they were able to find and rescue all the kids. Of course Travis wanted to drive again, but Lucy had a better idea. Earlier when she was talking to the driver, she was able to figure out some of the controls. Such as the autodrive function which brought them directly back to the without any incident.
"Aw but that's no fun," Travis complained. After arriving at the space port, they began next phase of the plan, which is to find a ship to take them back to Earth. Wren, Lucy, and Travis made their way to the control center when they were discovered by one of the operators. Fearing that they might have to fight their way through, they prepared to transform when...
"Oh there you are," the alien said.
"Huh?" the kids feeling a bit confused.
"You! You're late!" the alien pointing to Wren. "You're suppose to bring us the candy shipments."
"I am?" Wren asked.
"Yeah, you're the candy tax collector." the alien pointing to the badge that she took from the guard she fought. "Without that candy, we can't power our ships for the next raid to E-urth." the alien mispronouncing the name of their home planet. "Here," the alien handing Wren a list. "These are the last places that have yet to pay."
"Oh right, we'll get right on it." Lucy said pushing Wren and Travis.
"Hey what gives?" Travis demanded after they got far enough away.
"Didn't you hear him. These ships are heading for Earth we just need to get some candy and then hitch a ride." Lucy explained.
"But why do they need candy?" Wren wondered.
"This is just speculation but from what he just said, I believe that they're using a candy based fuel system. Their technology must run of sugar!" Lucy giddy with excitement to learn about an alien culture and technology.
"Throwing perfectly good candy into a gas tank? That's a waste." Travis obviously not sharing in Lucy enthusiasm.
"Agreed," Wren siding with Travis due to her love of sweets. "But if that's our ticket home. Let's get to trick-or-treating some taxes."