Greetings mortals. It is I, PhantomDragon99 here to bring you a new kind of Halloween song. Here to explain what I mean is SaurusRock625.

SaurusRock625: HERE! CHECK! PRESENT! OKAY! READY WHEN YOU ARE! BECAUSE WE GOT A SONG FROM YANG'S HEART IN STORE FOR Y'ALL! ...May I be excused?

PhantomDragon99: No.

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Yang's Lament


After the song was finished the people of Halloween Town were laughing and celebrating a job well done. Halloween was come and gone once again, and it went off without a hitch! And it was certainly the most fun Halloween yet!

"IT'S OVER!" cheered Clown.

"We did it!" added Behemoth.

The two belly bumped as the whole town celebrated yet another successful Halloween. And it was all thanks to their Pumpkin King and Queen. Even the werewolf, cyclops and Mr. Hyde were also conversing on a job well done.

"Wasn't it terrifying?" Werewolf asked.

"What a night!" replied Mr. Hyde and the Cyclops.

"Great Halloween, everybody!" Praised the Mayor.

"I believe it was our most horrible yet! Thank you everyone!" added Jack as he and Yang stepped down from the fountain.

"No, it's thanks to you and Yang, Jack. Without your brilliant leadership…" the Mayor started to say.

"Really Mayor, we may be the best, but we're not THAT good." Yang said, being as humble as ever.

But the townspeople were having none of that.

"Oh, don't be so modest, Yang." said the Tall Witch sister as she pinched Yang's cheeks.

"Yeah! You guys were such a scream!" said the fat Vampire.

"You made walls fall!" added the short Witch.

"Walls fall?! You kids made the very mountains crack!"

While Jack and Yang were receiving various forms of praise from the people of the town, Jaune and Nora had finally turned their attention to Ren. And the magenta eyed boy doesn't understand why his teammates and friends are staring at him like that.

"What?" Ren asked.

"You were going to tell us something?" Jaune reminded.

Ren squinted his eyes as he took a minute to try and remember what he wanted to tell them.

"Oh, now I remember!" Ren said as realization dawned on him. "I think that these monsters look so real… BECAUSE THEY ARE REAL!"

Jaune and Nora quickly covered Ren's mouth with their hands, hoping no one heard his unusually loud outburst. Thankfully, everyone was too busy praising Jack and Yang to notice.

Before either one could retort or reprimand the boy, they saw something. Behind the hanging tree was a woman who looked to be a living rag doll. She's wearing a dress that's made from multiple small hand rags and dish towels sewn together, has red yarn for her long hair and her body is littered with crude stitchwork.

And she was grabbed by the arm and pulled towards some old guy in a wheelchair wearing a white lab coat.

"The deadly nightshade you slipped me wore off Sally!" the man snarled.

"Let go!" The now named Sally told the man.

But his grip was too strong, and he was too stubborn. Perhaps this man is her father in a way.

"You're not ready for so much excitement." he told Sally.

"Yes I am!" She protested.

But the man wasn't about to listen to her and began to try and pull her along using his motorized wheelchair, but she wouldn't budge more than a few inches as she dug her heels into the ground.

"You're coming with me!" he ordered.

"No I'm not!" Sally exclaimed, protesting further.

Jaune and the rest of his team were about to try and intervene, but that's when Sally did something none of them expected. She pulled the string holding her arm to her body out, and ran off when it came off! While it may have caused her to lose a bit of her autumn leaf stuffing, it also made the doctor trip and fall out of his wheelchair.

"Come back here you foolish...OOF! Oh! Oh-ho-ho!"

He unfortunately didn't take into account that Sally's arm has a mind of its own, and proceeded to repeatedly bonk the doctor on his bald head.

Jaune, Nora and Ren chuckled/giggled at the display, but the doctor heard them and gave the three a death glare. Though with the glasses you really can't tell… but it still freaked them out!

"Uh… I think I hear my mom calling… OVER THERE!" Jaune said as he ran like heck.

But Ren, unfortunately, seemed to have and even lamer excuse than that.

"Oh, look. My shoe's untied."

He knelt down acting like he was tying his shoe while using his toes to walk away from the scene. A trick he was now thankful to Nora for making him learn.

"Mine too!" Nora said, copying Ren.

And she too proceeded to walk away on her toes.

The old man simply shook his head at the three members of team JRNY's antics.

"Kids these days." sighed the doctor.

They made it back behind a wall in order to wait until they could talk to Jack and Yang. Or at least just Yang. But while this was happening, Nora took out a comic book from… somewhere on her person and began to compare Jack to the character on her comic's cover.

"Oh Jack! Yang! You made wounds ooze and flesh crawl!" A swamp monster told them.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you! Very much!" Jack said starting to feel very uncomfortable.

"Help me…!" Yang whispered.

Suddenly, the King and Queen of Halloween were then saved by the mayor… unknowingly on his part.

"Hold it! We haven't given out prizes yet!" He said into the megaphone attached to his car.

The crowd's attention immediately shifted away from two of our story's main protagonists and towards the Mayor. The small man with a strange head held up a gold trophy as he began to announce the winners of certain events.

"Our first award, goes to the vampires for most blood drained in a single evening."

Jack and Yang made a mental note to thank the mayor later. They took the opportunity to sneak away while no one was looking, hoping to avoid any unnecessary contact with the people of the town. Don't get me wrong, they love being the best at what they do but the attention can be a bit much at times.

Once they rounded a corner, they both wiped the sweat from their brows while giving sighs of relief. They were just glad that THAT fiasco was over.

They didn't see the humans in costumes behind a small wall along the path to the graveyard. As they walked along, a band was playing some form of music. (Classical Jazz I think it was) And as they walked by, they each tossed a coin into the tin can the band had.

"Nice work, Bone Daddy! And to you too, Spider Queen!" The saxophone player said in approval.

But even with the more subdued praise they received, Jack and Yang didn't look very happy. Jack decided to voice his opinion on the matter.

"Yeah, I guess so. Just like last year."

"And the year before that." Yang continued.

"And the year before that..." Jack finished as they headed into the graveyard.

Jaune was very, very confused here. This behavior certainly doesn't match that of any celebrity he's ever met. Granted, he's only met Pyrrha up until this point, but still!

"I don't get it! If Yang is so successful here, why do she and Jack look so depressed?" Jaune asked.

Unsurprisingly, it was Ren who had the answer to this question.

"Well Jaune, it's a well known fact that the most successful people in life are often the most miserable. Pyrrha would know."

Jaune started thinking about this, but soon stopped when he noticed Nora was missing.

"Hey, where's Nora?" Jaune asked.

Ren looked up and looked around to see that Jaune was right. There was no sign of Nora anywhere. That's when they heard footsteps and saw her running towards the graveyard.

"Sorry guys, but my fangirl side is finally kicking in! I must get the Pumpkin King's autograph!" Nora said excitedly.

"Nora!" Jaune and Ren yelled in exasperation.

Knowing that the hyperactive girl would get into a whole mess of trouble if left unattended, the two boys proceeded to stop her before she could blow their cover! And before she could break something.


Having finished her business in Halloween Town, Yang walked out of the grave entrance and began to head out into the Emerald Forest. She wasn't quite ready to go back to Beacon, mainly because Glynda would get on her case about being out after curfew. She was still in her Pumpkin Queen outfit and began to feel an ache in her heart as she remembered how Ruby was always the favorite child and how she was left to fend for herself.

She didn't notice the rest of her team following her through the graveyard, having narrowly stopped Nora from giving away their position. As Yang walked past a grave that looked like a dog house, she tapped her leg two times and a ghostly dog with a glowing Jack o' Lantern nose rose up from the grave. The little guy smiled and began to follow Yang.

This dog is Zero, Jack Skellington's loyal companion. Jack lets Yang take care of Zero on occasion, mainly to help with her ever growing depression. It helps.

As she walked through the graveyard, music began to play once more. No one in Halloween Town knows where this music comes from, but when someone hears it, they always take the opportunity to sing. And this is no exception as Yang began to sing a sad song that she knows far too well.

Yang: There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best

For my talents are renowned far and wide!

When it comes to surprises in a restless fight

I excel without ever even trying!

With the slightest little effort of my spider-like charms

I have seen grown men give out a shriek!

With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed punch

I have swept the very strongest off their feet!

Yang's song suddenly took on a sad and slow tune as she began to pour out her sorrows that have been bottled up over the years. And trust me when I say that it's a lot! I mean really, it's enough to smother Mount Everest twice over!

Yang: Yet year after year, it's the same old thing,

And I grow so tired of the sound of screams.

And I... YANG, the Pumpkin Queen,

Have grown so weary of the things I've seen.

As the rest of team JRNY listened to the song, they couldn't believe just how much sorrow Yang has been keeping inside. Sure, they know she has family troubles, but they never would have guessed that they were this bad! The blonde girl walked up a hill with Zero close behind as she continued to sing her song.

Yang: Oh, somewhere deep inside of my heart,

An emptiness grew part by part.

There's something out there, far from my home

A longing that I've always known.

As she sang the next part of this song, several little ghosts flew out of a pumpkin patch while team JRNY used the graves as cover to get closer. This time, the blonde girl sang at a slightly more upbeat tune as she listed her accomplishments as Pumpkin Queen of Halloween.

Yang: I'm a mistress of fright, and a demon of light

And I'll scare you just like old man Thatch.

To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Little Miss Unlucky

And I'm known throughout Vytal and Patch!

And though I'm not dead, I'll just take off my head (removes her head)

And recite Shakespearean quotations!

(Puts her head back on)

No Faunus nor man can scream like I can

With the fury of my dragon motivations!

Now Yang began to sing in that very same sad tune as her teammates looked close to crying from the sheer amount of emotion in their friend's song.

Yang: But who here would ever understand

That the Pumpkin Queen with the punster's grin

Would tire of her burdens? If they only understood

She'd give it all up if she only could…

As Yang finished up her song, tears fell from her eyes as she began to walk down the hill and into the Emerald Forest while the ever loyal Zero continued to follow her. The Grimm have never given her any trouble before, so why would now be any different? In fact, they seemed to be paying attention to the lyrics of her song. As she sang, her voice cracked as she started to cry.

Yang: Oh, there's an empty place in my soul

It calls out for what I've not known

The pain and scorn come year after year

Does nothing for these broken tears

And with that, Yang disappeared into the Emerald Forest while the Grimm retreated back to their homes. It was clear to them that the girl needed some space to clear her head, and they could tell she was very sad due to their recent increase in empathy.

And with the rest of JRNY, there was not a dry eye among them.

"Oh Yang… Why didn't I see your pain sooner?" Jaune asked himself.

Nora wrapped her leader in a gentle hug while Ren put a hand on his brother figure's shoulder as his way of offering support. With their heads held low, the remaining three members of team JRNY began to head back to Beacon. Hopefully, they'd be able to avoid Goodwitch and not get in trouble for breaking curfew. Of course, the Deputy Headmistress of Beacon is a bit more understanding of students who come back late on Halloween.

After all, they were out celebrating with friends and family while they could! And in some cases, they were getting candy. FREE candy! The BEST KIND of candy!

*The World Between Dimensions…*

Yami sighed as he moved a few more chess pieces around the board. So far, none have been defeated, but he knows that will change soon.

"Be honest, Paul… Will Yang EVER truly heal after what she's gone through in life?" he asked.

"You must be joking. Of course she will." Paul said as he stood up and walked to a cauldron into another room.

Yami stood up from his chair and went over to another cauldron that he had for brewing potions. He knows that Salem is going to need a little help for her plans to succeed, so he began to brew a new potion using the darkest and strongest of ingredients.

It's time for Yang to meet her real grandfather!

'The time draws near…! The time of Aku's return is at hand!' Yami thought to himself.

He set the ingredients down beside the cauldron as he began to fill it with water for the base. Next he added the blackest of obsidian, Jimsonweed, burning ash from the coals burning below the pot, venom from a black mamba, and finally… a few drops of Grimm blood!

"YAMI, YOU BETTER NOT BE TRYING TO MAKE YOURSELF AKU AGAIN!" Paul called as he mixed in hair from Sam, Clover, and Alex into a cauldron with dragon scales and ectoplasm.

*To Be Continued…*


Yikes, looks like we're gonna have an anti-hero Master of Masters in this story. My poll is still up for voters. For the Poketrix story I want you all to choose what Pokemon is in the Pokeball.

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