Alexis Kiah: Thank you for caring, I'll update as soon as inspiration hits for the next chapters. I'll make more adventures for the girls too. Also if you enjoyed the story of the Enchanted ones, you'll love what happens to them the year after they become Guardians: check out Operation W.I.T.C.H. in my profile and see what happens when Zaira discover another portal that leads to a mysterious new world.

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Haruna looks at Beth worriedly. They were standing with Tony, Sara, Theo and Yui outside the gym door, and Beth still looked a little dizzy. But at least they were away from the throbbing noise of the party and the petty in-crowds; and there were big torches around to light the school lawn, because you never know what's out there besides criminals.

Speaking of spooks, the giant Papier Mache jack-o-lantern the students made for the occasion was making her a tad bit nervous – she didn't think they'd pick a really creepy face for it.

The friend's thoughts were interrupted as a crowd of people came tumbling out onto the lawn.

"What's going on?" asked Beth

"The grand finale," Kurt said coming over to them, "The student called forth gets the honor of setting fire to the jack-o-lantern so the costume contest can begin."

"Which should be Zaira and Kylie's cue, by the way, where were you?" Theo then demanded Kurt.

"Ahh, I lost sight of you guys back in the gym. Then a few of those jocks pushed me in the desserts table saying they got bigger fish to fry," Kurt said, brushing bits of sugar off his arm.

The gang watched as the teachers marched over to the jack-o-lantern. High above Ms. Blythe's head, she held an old fashioned torch. A plume of angry smoke billowed off the flame, clouding up the clear night air.

The principal, Mr. Dempsey, walked up to the microphone.

Before we begin the contest, let's light our way through the dark with the jack-o-lantern.

"Sweet!" said Tony. "Wonder who's up – YIPE!"

Tony had let out a small yelp as the podium curtains behind the teachers swished violently, accompanied by a by a series of loud growls and screaming.

The curtain fell, revealing the students participating. Among them were Kylie and Zaira, and they were staring up in horror at a huge hairy creature bearing it's teeth. And what a costume: the yellow eyes, the bestial bluish-grey face and the long talon-like hands; they look so convincing.

For some weird reason, however, this big lug didn't seem to care about the contest or the fact that dozens of people were staring at him.

Mr. Dempsey stared at the hulking guy; then his face went from shock to cool dismissal.

"You're Emmet, from homeroom 412, aren't you?" He said sternly, "I recognize you, and I don't find you in the least amusing."

Another boy stumbled out of the partygoers, dressed as King Kong.

"Uhm… I'm Emmet s-sir," he said to Mr. Dempsey.

"Huh?" The teacher said in surprise. He turned-slowly- to the hairy beast. And this time he looked pretty shaken.

"B-b-but then, who are you?" He demanded of the stranger.

But the creature only roared and swatted the torch out of Ms. Blythe's hand, sending it flying onto the Papier-Mache pumpkin.

Immediately, it ignited, but it was also knocked from where it had been placed and rolled towards a few fireworks.

KA-POW!

The jack-o-lantern exploded, sending rockets into the black sky and shooting plumes of fire towards the kids.

"Aaaaigh!"

"Watch out!"

"Everything's on fire!"

"Run for you lives!"

Like a terrified herd of frightened animals, the revelers stampeded, trying to get away. Some ran back to the gym while others tore screaming down the street.

SSSSSsssss –FWOOOM!

Another firecracker zipped through the air, trailing sparks. And the flames spread out upont the grass dangerously.

"We've got to get outta of here!" Zaira yelled, motioning with her head for Tony, Kurt, Theo and Haruna to follow her.

Yui ran and cowered against the gym's outside wall. That was when Theo noticed the monster from earlier going after Beth!

FWOOOOM -pop-pop-pop-pop!With a frightening roar, a flurry of rockets shot forth.

And before Theo could react, one of them headed towards Beth's attacker! The creature freaked and fled into the night.

"Eeeeeeeek!" Yui was clutching at the gym wall, screaming in terror as a rocket headed straight for her.

"Yui, heads up!" Theo yelled. Then, time seemed to slow down, for Theo. Her mind was screaming for the rocket to stop. . . and it did.

Fzzzkzzz.It hovered in midair literally inches away from Yui's nose. Then it veered straight up, skimming past Yui and hurtling into the night sky.

Sara and Kylie, nevertheless were still in danger. They were standing a few feet away, bathed in the orange glow of the background. Another rocket a much larger one, headed straight for them!

"Aaaaugh!" The two girls screamed and they clung to each other in fright. When Kylie turned her head, she unknowingly waved a hand in front of the rocket, as though hoping to fan it away. And the second she had flung her delicate hand forward, the rocket exploded two feet away from them. But not with orange sparks, no. It actually exploded with a burst of sparkling blue light.

When they realized the rocket was gone, the two girls scrambled away just as one of the teachers dashed in and began to fight off the flames with a fire extinguisher.

In the far corners of the street, the other teachers were making a head count just as the police and some firefighters arrived. While this was happening, Beth and the others were reunited.

"Whew! I thought we were done for." said Tony

"Likewise," agreed Yui.

Beth, however, was listening in on the conversation between the principal and two detectives. She didn't mean to, but something felt very suspicious.

"You must understand that your students are just a few of the first people to survive an attack." said the first detective, Stables.

Mr. Dempsey blinked, "Excuse me?

"Unlike that poor guy we found two nights ago with his heart ripped out of his chest." Added the second detective, Banner.

"Just like the killings up in Shibaura and Hikarigaoka." continued the Detective Stables.

"My biggest guess it's not just young adults, but smaller children too," Banner said sternly, Kids have been disappearing for nights now. . ."

Beth paled. If what these guys say are true, then Dana could be in grave danger. . .

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In another section of Odaiba, Dana had been away to a Halloween festivity of her own, but now she and her friends were on their way home.

The street grew eerily darker as they moved further on, and the buildings now seemed to close in behind them. The silence was so long, that even hearing the wind howl and an owl hoot was alarming.

Dana felt a chill run down her spine- something didn't feel right.

"Do you have the feeling we're being . . . watched?" asked Amber, one of Dana's friends.

They whirled around and Dana noticed something.

"Th-that bush wasn't there before," stammered Dana, as they exchanged anxious looks.

There is a growling sound behind them.

"What if. . ." mused another girl, "Someone or . . . something is following us?!" Her last words ended in a frightened scream.

Frantic, they spun around to see terrifying red eyes staring at them from the bushes. And it was moving closer!

"MONSTER!" they screamed. And with that, they ran as fast as their slim legs could carry them.

When the wind blew, Dana could've sworn she heard it whisper 'You're being followed!'

'Help us!' Dana wished frantically.

No sooner did she think this, the wind began to blow hard.

The three little girls each took a different turn to get to their homes. Dana finally reached the gates of Kibou Manor and scrambled inside.

Once the front door was slammed shut, she let out a sigh of relief. Then a hand touched her shoulder and she jumped.

Dana turned to find herself face to face with her mother. "Sweetie, are you alright?"

"There was- there was something scary out there following us!" she began to cry.

Dr. Jenna Pantheon held her youngest child close.

"You had a terrible fright, honey," she said gently. "It's all right; You're safe now."

But was she?

Something unnatural had been hunting not only the Pantheon daughters, but Sara, Yui, Theo, Haruna, and Zaira as well. But who? And most importantly. . .why?

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And there you have it. The girls have their first supernatural Halloween without knowing it. The next chapter will be up and running when my muse comes back.