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Title: Under a Silver Moon
Rating: G
Warning: none, really.
Pairing/Characters: Sheridan, Hank, Reese, Luis, mentions of Charity and Timmy, original characters
WordCount: 426
Summary (forchapter): The Haunted Trail is as much a maze as it is anything else, with curious characters lurking around every corner.
The Haunted Trail is as much a maze as it is anything else, with curious characters lurking around every corner.
Kenna giggles and squeals at Sheridan's side when an enormous white rabbit streaks in front of them, bemoaning his tardiness, and lifting up one mammoth, fuzzy paw to push his glasses more firmly upon his nose.
Reese's fluffy white tail wiggles behind him as he disappears around the nearest corner, and Sheridan bites back a smile. Just behind her, Hank can't resist comment.
"Not so fast, Peter Cottontail."
One floppy bunny ear appears, then another one, and Sheridan swears Reese's painted on pink nose twitches in indignation at Hank's complete ignorance.
Pointedly pulling out an oversize pocket watch and tapping its face, Reese harrumphs, "I'm late." His brows arch high on his forehead, and he shakes his head when Hank doesn't seem to pick up on the clue, muttering, "Does this look like the Bunny Trail?"
"Give the Mad Hatter my regards," Hank calls after Reese as he disappears again, and to Sheridan he says, "A little defensive, don't you think? Guess I would be too if my girlfriend made me dress up like the Easter Bunny."
Kenna's little face screws up in confusion at the mention of the Easter Bunny. "But it's Halloween."
Sheridan's look of warning has Hank backtracking, and he's still trying to explain himself out of a self-made mess when they round another corner and literally collide with a mountain of a mummy nursing a bad leg.
"Mary, mother of God!" Hank shrinks back behind Sheridan, Kenna's little arms tangled around his legs, and a series of squeals erupts that Sheridan doubts all belong to their little fairy princess.
Luis is rounding the corner with Kate hanging on his arm like a cheap Christmas ornament by the time Sheridan has successfully peeled the frightened pair apart, and white tissue paper catches in the evening breeze as the mummy lurches forward and departs their company, a noticeable gleam in his dark eyes. Something like a smile lurks on Luis's lips when he spies them, but it disappears in a blink of Sheridan's eyes, and she shakes her head at Hank and his newly rediscovered tough guy act as he pulls her around the next corner and straight into Wonderland.
Charity makes the perfect Alice and the perfect balm to ease little Kenna's fears enough to enable them to continue on their way, until they happen upon a scene straight out of The Wizard of Oz—complete with Tabitha's doll Timmy in Munchkin mode.
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Next chapter is the last pre-written part; after that one, I'm pretty much stuck. Mind helping me out?
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