As the three friends made a very strategic path, to ensure the most candy was collected, through the small community of Sleepy Hollow on this haunted night, fun was definitely had. Separating for a bit, then meeting back up and seeing what kind of candy everyone had, they decided it was about time to head to City Hall. As they were passing by the cemetery and the church Tess, Brock and a few other kids came running out to the main street. "Oh man did you see that?" Brock asked Tess.

"Yeah I saw that Brock," said Tess sounding exasperated.

"Ah come on Tessa. It's not like it was real. Just something the city got together." Brock said to his girlfriend. Then, of course, Danica had to open her mouth. Her and Tess seemed to always butt heads and tonight was no different. "What's the matter Tess? Something scare you?"

The girl and her group only seemed to notice their three schoolmates just then. "What are you doing here?"

"Wondering what scared you," said Danica.

"Cool it squirt," Jarred hissed at his sister.

"You better listen to your brother Danica," said Brock.

"Shove it Brick," Jarred said. Madyson could see that a fight was gonna take place if someone didn't stop this altercation between the two boys and fast. Stepping between the two of them she said, "Cool it guys." They didn't look like they were going to stop. "I mean it. Both of you step down right now. None of us need the heat if a cop comes by right?" That got their attention.

As they were walking away, Madyson stopped Tessa. "What do you want?"

"What did you see in the cemetery?" Madyson asked her.

"Why? So you can make fun of me?"

"Hey I'm just curious."

"It looked like the Headless Horseman. Probably something the city put together to keep everyone out of the cemetery tonight." Tess told her, then took off. Madyson went back to Dany and Jarred, where he was getting on his sister's case.

"Why do you have to fight with her?"

"It's –

"Fun, yeah I know. But this fun is going to get you in major trouble. Try not to piss her off hmm?"

"Jarred," Dany whined. Then she sees the look on her brother's face. Pouting she says, "Fine. Only for you brother dear."

"Guys I want to go in the cemetery." Said Maddie.

"What?" the two of them asked together. "Why?"

"Don't know. I just need to see." What she didn't dare tell them was when Tess mentioned Headless, she could feel something. Jarred and Danica shrugged and followed her as she walked in the cemetery.

Walking through the grounds while being mindful of the headstones, Danica said, "Okay maybe Tess was right. This place is creepy."

"What was that?" Jarred asked his sister. "Did you just say Tess was right?"

"If you say that to anyone at school I'll deny it." She said. "Hey where's Maddie?"

Meanwhile…

In the few moments that Danica and Jarred had been discussing how creepy this place was, Madyson had wandered off, going around towards the back of the church grounds. Only a few graves were back here and they were old ones at that.

She then saw a man dressed in a suit kneeling in front of a grave. Thinking she was disturbing him she started to back away slowly, but she stepped on a branch that was on the ground. Hoping she hadn't caught his attention, she took a few more cautious steps. Then she walked on some fallen leaves. Her footsteps made them crunch under her feet.

The man then turned his head in her direction.

Earlier that evening, she had heard bits and pieces of what Jenny had said. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Evil incarnate with his head attached.

As Madyson looked at him, he didn't look evil. She had seen evil. It had resided within most of her previous foster parents. This man didn't look evil. If anything he looked lonely.

The way he was looking at her was similar to how Ichabod had looked at her earlier this evening. For a brief moment, she looked like Katrina.

"Hey Madyson!" Danica and Jarred ran over as Abraham went into hiding. She then noticed whose grave he had been at. Katrina Crane.

"Hey Mads, you okay?" Dany asked her best friend, noticing her distant look.

"Yeah," she said as the sound of a horse was heard. Shaking her head she said, "Yeah I'm fine."

"Well I'm not," Dany said shivering. "Let's get out of here."

"I'm with her." Jarred said agreeing with his sister.

Madyson went out to the main road and called Jenny to come and pick all of them up. She arrived about 5 minutes later. After she drove them to City Hall, Danica and Jarred went inside and as Madyson got out of the vehicle Jenny asked her, "You saw him didn't you?"

"Yeah I did." Madyson said. "Jenny, he's not evil. He's lonely."

A/N: October is finished! Next posting will be after Monday next week after finals. I need to study.