"Well now good citizens! Another Halloween is almost complete!"
Applause erupted as the Pumpkin King stepped down from the fountain head, he raised his hands for silence. "I'll have you all know that this has been one of the finer Halloweens it has been my pleasure to host with such haunting," his voice gained a deeper tone as he waved his hands before the people, "ghastly" , cheers sounded, "terrifying", shouts of consent filled the air, "abominations such as yourselves!"
The crowd went wild, the werewolves howled and whoever was wearing a hat at the time threw it up in the air in celebration as the Pumpkin King ended his praises. "I wish you all the most horrible of nights. And to all who wish it, let all their nights be as frightening as the Boogie Man himself!" Cheers didn't erupt.
The townsfolk didn't seem to realize that he finished his speech. Everyone was staring at the moon. Or rather, they weren't… The moon was disappearing. It was like an eclipse, a shadow slowly crept up the full moon until only a small fraction could still be seen. But slowly the shadow took shape. The shape couldn't really be described because it was changing so wildly. A spiral, a circle, a dripping ooze, but then it took a slightly familiar form. It seemed to be… a mouth.
"You called?"
Suddenly the shadow burst, and it started to rain down on the citizens. They were still at quite a loss of words, but this seemed to comfort some and make others cower. And just as the falling shadow was about to rain on them it pulled up, fluttering. Bats. The shadow turned into bats as they swarmed the crowd, causing them to shriek in fear and pull away.
"Oh it does seem rude
That any of you
Would chance your fate
At any rate
It's Boogie that you've cued"
The people looked up at the building top to see a giant silhouette on the shingles, belting out a deep bass.
"But for those of you who doubt
That Boogie would come out
I think I'm proof
Up on the roof
Now look what you've brought about!"
Suddenly a bright light shown on the opposite rooftop that silhouetted a second figure.
"Now now Mr. Boogie,
Wouldn't lose his temper would he?
Though these people've been crude"
"Undeniably rude"
"He shouldn't be testy now should he?"
The people starred wide eyed up at the two figures singing their conversation, but the Pumpkin King was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile the two figures walked across the roofs to the roof in-between them; standing side by side they continued their song.
"Hmm…
I think dear boy I see your point"
"It's as I thought you might."
They turned to the people below as the larger one continued, now holding up a small sphere in his hand.
"Therefore I think it's best we joint."
"To give these folks a FRIGHT!"
He threw the sphere into the middle of the crowd, and it landed with it's a painted white skull facing up. A fuse was burning. This caused all those in the direct vicinity to run for cover, some behind upturned tables and the rest behind whatever was available as they waited for the inevitable destruction. By this time the two had made it to the wire that the Pumpkin King had made his performance on and stood next to each other again before continuing, this time in a duet.
"We hope you'll see the light
The jest of our little fright
We've created verbally
Our final finale
And bid you all goodnight!"
The wick burned down to its core, and the people winced in anticipation. A shrill whistle resounded and everyone covered their ears in an attempt to block it. Smoke bellowed from the bomb which covered the whole square, blotting the eyes of those interested to watch.
They braced for the resounding crash of destruction the undoubtedly would follow…
But it didn't.
As the smoke settled they all gathered around the orb. It was cracked into pieces with a small note inside.
"Happy Halloween"