As they stopped their kiss Leonard slid his finger between hers and was surprised how they fit perfectly. Cadence was surprised too. When I held Edward's hand like this there was always something off. Like, his hand was afraid to hold mine. Leonard's hand wants to be held and it shapes perfectly around my hand. Why haven't seen him earlier? They were soon interrupted by Edward's yelling.
"Okay! I know you two are in love with each other and don't want to leave each other's sides! But there's a portal going to open at dawn and it's far into the forest so I think we should be going before I fall asleep." Edward yelled. Leonard couldn't but jump inside. That they'll be free from here. He took her hand and walked down the hill to meet the Headless Horseman and Edward who stared at them with his glaring eyes.
"Okay, Edward! Calm down." Cadence said. Edward raised an eyebrow at Leonard who wasn't wearing his mask and headband and sighed and put a hand to his forehead to calm his anger.
"Leo, you couldn't wait till after we get the hell out of here?!" He said loudly. Cadence stuck out her tongue. Edward was getting annoyed and started to stomp into the forest. The Headless Horseman was already ahead and they had to jog to catch up with him. There was barely any moon light showing from the trees that hung over like cages. Leonard squeezed Cadence's hand, hard, but she didn't mind, she was happy that it was his hand and not Quinn's. A blur of what happened shot through her mind. The kiss, his touch, everything just went through her mind. She put her hand to her head and was almost tripping over the twigs.
"You okay there Cadence?" Leonard asked concerned about her. She pushed her bangs aside and her headache was fading as she felt the light tug.
"Ya, I'm okay. Don't worry I'll just drag us down." She said. Edward looked behind him and sighed. He wondered, am I jealous? That's impossible! Edward Platypus is never jealous.He fixed his pirate hat and continued walking behind The Headless Horseman who was carefully scanning the area and time-to-time looked at his gold pocket watch. He felt danger in the air. He knew that the 3 children behind him were strong though but he was concerned, because he sensed this danger before. It was the danger of the vampire. He started to speed up.
"Hey! Why are you going so fast?" Edward yelled as he tried to catch up.
"We must! There is darkness empowering the atmosphere around us." He said. The sternness of his voice made everyone jump a little, even himself. Cadence was frustrated with her dress and had to lift it up as she walked. The sky was getting darker, not lighter. Cadence was now the one squeezing Leonard's hand. The Headless Horseman stopped in his tracks and went into his pocket. He had to give them their tokens of remembrance before the small war with start.
"Children, here are my token of friendship; they are keys to Hallow's Eve Town. The jewel in the middle of the ring will determine if Hallow's Eve Town is safe; I shall not let you in if there is trouble. Green if for safe, dark red is for danger." He said placing a gold key in their palms. Currently, the jewel was a dark red. The Headless Horseman feared for the worst. The sky war darker than ever.
"We have to hurry." He said, he fixed his coat and started to walk through the trees. Then a sudden crack that came from either of them was heard. They all froze.
"What's going on?" Leonard asked.
He turned his head and saw a multicolour oval in the tree. The portal."Run children! To the portal!" He yelled and they saw what he was saying and started to run then something jumped right in front of them and made them fall to the ground. The Headless Horseman ran and stood in front of them.
"Hello, brother. My, my, what wonderful and angelic children you have there." The large shadow said. It was a huge pumpkin with mechanical arms and legs and vines sprouting out from the tip of his head.
"My brother the Pumpkinator, it's been a while. Who sent you after me?"
"Someone very cruel so I shall say." His large cut-out eyes were red. They figured it was Quinn. "Now, move brother, I shall do what I am told."
"You know, I won't let you hurt them. You'll have to go through me." The Headless Horseman said ripping from his back were many large black demon snakes and monsters. Cadence hid her face in Leonard's chest.
"You know, mother always liked your demon insides more."
"That's because I used mine when it was only urgent, you used yours to serve the prince and torment his victims." The Pumpkinator pulled back his hand and pushed it toward the Headless Horseman. He jumped in time.
In front of the children's eyes took a battle that had made them scared to the core. They saw the portal closing. The snuck away quickly and yelled their good-byes and thank yous.
"Go children! I'll be alright!" The Headless Horseman said as all his monsters struck at once at the Pumpkinator
They went through the portal and immediately fell onto the forest grass. They took a moment of silence to think greatly of the Headless Horseman, who was battling hard for their safety. They got up and walked back to camp. They'd thought they were missing for 3 days or so but something was off. Edward looked at his watch, it was the approximate time they left in the first place. He snuck into the mess hall and checked the calendar and it still marked the same day. He walked out.
"Well?"
"We didn't miss any time. It's still the day we left." Edward said. In a way they were confused. They looked at the key in their hands. The jewel was now a green colour.
The Pumpkinator belongs to the Fairly Odd Parent's Halloween Special; the version in this chapter is after the one in Bleedman's comic Grim Tales From Below.
A/N: Almost done! 1 more chapter to do after this one! Yay! MORE LXC FLUFF! Yup, a little more suspense, the vision of my Pumpkinator was freaken scary in my mind. Hoped you enjoyed it!!!
