Well here we are, Happy Halloween, I realize this story is incomplete but to be perfectly honest I wasn't sure exactly what was gonna happen I just had vague feelings as I was improvising as I went but at least I have something to do next year, this has been an…Odd year to say the least but you know what they say about misery building character, I do feel my writing has gotten better these past few years, writing with more clarity and purpose, and didn't want the last chapter of the year to end on a boring note, sorry it has been skimpy on the Turtles didn't intend that that's just how the chapters came out but anyway I'll continue this story next October and until then I'll continue A Tale of a Tail.

After a brief moment of recovering from his terrifying dog dream, a jolt of paternal instinct launched Don from his toward Andromeda's crib! But the Water Dragon Cub was still sleeping, perfectly soundly, perfectly safe.

As Don tenderly laid a hand on her cheek he heard the distinct sound of crashing coming from the kitchen! Someone had broken into the lair!

Meanwhile…When Belladonna and Marzipan arrived in England it was already late night, Ichabod was not in their Earthport apartment and the Fellowship crew informed her he was in the forest and his cell phone was off.

Marzipan followed her instincts and went to the darkest part of the forest where the trees are gnarled and twisted and the thorn bushes reach out to catch your clothes or fur or feathers.

Marzipan climbed a great oak tree, whose leaves had all fallen off uncommonly early. Marzipan was already dressed in her black witch outfit, ready for anything she might encounter. She scanned the forest but in this overgrown part of the forest the trees were too close together to get a clear view, so she called out into the night…

"Ichabod!"

After a moment of waiting, her sharp feline ears caught the distinct sound of rustling branches…Very distant at first but the sound began closer and closer until at last came a wild cry…

"HROOO HA!"

And then came Ichabod, leaping from branch to branch as easily as any arboreal Humanimal! He was wearing his Dad's Scarecrow costume!

He leaped over to Marzipan's branch and for a few brief, fleeting moment s he placed his hands upon her shoulders with a wild, lustful gleam in his eyes! Than in an instant he recognized Marzipan and his expression became one of horror! And that's when the two of them fell out of the tree!

Marzipan's feline righting reflex quickly asserted itself and she quickly asserted itself and she quickly reached out for the trunk of the tree, as her claws caught the bark of tree she slid for a few moments before she came to a halt.

After she caught her breath she saw Ichabod had been caught by a neighboring tree's branch, by the seat of his pants! Marzipan quickly leaped to the ground and stood breath Ichabod with her arms open wide…

"Don't worry Ichabod!" She said "I'll catch you!"

Seemed not a moment too soon as the pants' fabric quickly gave way and Ichabod plummeted!

However instead of catching her dainty fiancé in her arms, Marzipan's entire body became a halfway decent cushion for breaking his fall.

As Marzipan lay flat on her back, she sighed "I should have known I wasn't strong enough to catch you, not sure why I believed otherwise…"

Ichabod quickly crawled off Marzipan still shook from his burst of Scarecrow instincts!

"Oh my gosh!" He exclaimed "Marzipan, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do that, but I didn't expect you to be here!"

"Ichabod slow down!" Marzipan said "I have no idea what's going on!"

Ichabod realized she had no way of knowing about his 'Scarecrow Training' as Jonathan kind of sprung that on him shortly after Marzipan had left for Miss Thimble's and one of the absolute rules of Miss Thimble's was 'Absolutely no communication with anyone of the male persuasion under penalty of expulsion' to prevent any of the students from having any boys over and thus 'disrupt the delicate feminine energies' of the place.

"I came back because I dreamed you were in danger!" Marzipan said

Ichabod felt a lump rise in his throat and his eyes began to tingle, he quickly took off his hat and mask so Marzipan could see the expression of love on his face!

"You have no idea how grateful I am!" He said "Let's return to Lavender House, I have so much to tell you!" Ichabod said as he took Marzipan by the hand

"Ichabod!" Marzipan said "I know who you're in danger from! At least…I know her name!"

Upon returning to Lavender House they found Jonathan preparing chamomile tea, he was surprised as Ichabod to find Marzipan had returned from the Academy but quickly realized that of course she would have a vision of Ichabod in danger and put her education on hold to save her beloved! The three of them sipped their herbal tea and told each other of the past three days…

In the context of this story it isn't even October yet since all this began on the first day of Autumn it's still September since it's only the fourth or fifth day of September, who broke into the Turtle's Lair? I'm not sure! These last few chapters I've really learned the meaning of suffering for your art as I hurt my right shoulder early this week and scrambling to write these last few chapters in time for Halloween aggravated it so expect me to take a long break, no new chapters for a few weeks

And once again HAPPY HALLOWEEN!