When the moon is bright on Halloween night, the ghosts and goblins come out to fright.
When you hear the sound of a nightmarish scream, all you see are shadows in the moonlight gleam.
The bright full moon can bring such a sight, when the spooks come out on Halloween night.
A HALLOWEEN PROBLEM
It was October 31st. Halloween to be precise.
Tommy and Annika were both very ecstatic. They both love Halloween.
Annika was walking down the sidewalk to Tommy's house. They were going To meet up with their friends and go Trick-or-
Treating, and then all of them were going to a Halloween party. But neither of them were ready yet. Their plan was for her to go over to his house and they'd both get ready there, so that they wouldn't be late. They also liked the idea of emerging from the house in their costumes together. Like the spooks and ghouls coming out to haunt and have fun. They also wanted to surprise each other with their costumes.
Annika was carrying her costume in a bag. She walked up to Tommy's front door and knocked. He opened the door to greet her.
"Hi, Annika!" Tommy smiled happily.
"Hi, Tommy!" Annika smiled cheerfully. He stepped aside and she walked in. She gave him a kiss on his cheek as she entered,
causing him to grin a Willy grin. She giggled at him.
"Happy Halloween, Tommy," she smiled.
"Happy Halloween, Annika," he smiled.
"Thanks again for letting me get ready over here, Tommy," she said.
"You're welcome, Annika," he replied, closing the door. "I'm looking forward to tonight."
"Me, too, " she chuckled. "It's gonna be fun." She still held her bag in her hand.
"I see you've got your costume," he grinned.
"Yep. I've got everything I need. How about you? Is yours ready?" she asked.
"Yep. Everythings ready," he replied. He stepped closer to her.
"I don't suppose I can have a little hint?" he grinned slyly. She waved her finger in front of him.
"Nu-uh-uh. Not yet. Be patient and you'll get to see it," she grinned.
"Okay," he chuckled.
"I don't suppose you'd give me a little hint?" she asked playfully.
"Nope, not yet. You'll have to wait and see," he grinned.
"Okay," she chuckled. She walked up to him and gave him a playful peck on his nose.
"I'm gonna go ahead and get ready," she said.
"I'll go ahead and get ready, too," he responded. He extended his hand to her.
"Shall I accompany you?" he asked coyly. She giggled.
"I would be happy for you to accompany me," she smiled. She took his hand and they made their way upstairs. They got to the hall. Their hands slipped away as they each started toward the separate bedrooms.
"If you need some help, just let me know," he smiled.
"I will. If you need some help, just holler," she smiled.
"I will," he replied. They shared a smile and entered the separate rooms.
Tommy walked over to his bed where his costume lay. He begun to put on the different pieces of his attire. He couldn't wait for his girlfriend to see it.
Annika walked over to the bed and set her bag down on it. She began to get out and put on the different pieces of her wardrobe. She couldn't wait for her boyfriend to see it.
About fifteen minutes later, they both finished pitting on their costumes.
"Okay. I'm done," he called to her. He was putting the finishing touch to his outfit.
"I'm done, too," she called back. She was just making some last minute adjustments to her outfit. They each stepped out of their individual rooms and into the hallway. Their eyes widened and smile found each of their faces when they saw one another.
Tommy was dressed as a vampire. He wore a black dress shirt over a white dress shirt. The black shirt was buttoned up a little in the front. A red vest overlapped the white shirt and there was a single black button visible on the front of the white shirt. He also wore a pair of black dress shoes and a black and red cape with a high-collar back. It was red on the inside and black on the outside. He also had a pair of fake fangs in his mouth.
Annika was dressed as a vampire too. She wore a red, sleeveless dress with a red hair bow. The skirt of the dress came down to just past her shins. A single black line ran from the neck of the dress, down the chest and abdomen to the waist. The upper body of the dress was red and the skirt was black with a red wavy pattern along the bottom. A brick-red belt came around the waist of the dress. She also wore a pair of red pumps (heels) and a black and red cape with a high-collar back. It too was red on the inside and black on the outside. She also had a pair of fake fangs in her mouth.
"Wow! You look great!" they smiled in unison. They stepped closer to one another.
"You look great, Annika," Tommy smiled.
"Thanks. You look great, too, Tommy," Annika smiled.
"Thanks," he said. He wrapped his arms around her as she wrapped her arms around him. He grinned slyly.
"You know what?" he asked.
"what?" she asked. He leaned in close to her and nuzzled her neck, causing an enjoyable shiver to go up her spine.
"I want to nibble on your neck," he grinned. He pressed his warm lips on the front-side of her neck and kissed her softly.
Annika couldn't help but giggle at the sensation. It tickled but also felt good. She moaned softly and happily as the sensation went through her.
"Mmm... You can nibble on my neck all you want," she sighed softly. He pulled back and met her smile.
"I think I'll save my treat till after the party," he grinned. She giggled. A sly smile came to her face.
"You know what?" she asked.
"What?" he asked. She leaned in close to him and nuzzled his neck, causing an enjoyable shiver to travel through him.
"I want to nibble on your neck, too," she grinned. She pressed her warm lips to the front-side of his neck and kissed him softly. Tommy couldn't help but chuckle at the sensation. It tickled but also felt good. He sighed softly as the sensation went through him.
"You can nibble on my neck whenever you like," he said softly. She pulled back and met his smile.
"I think I'll save my treat till after the party, too," she grinned. They each chuckled. They each leaned close and pressed their lips together in another loving and passionate kiss. A few seconds later, they each broke the kiss and pulled back a little to meet each others chocolate brown eyes and warm smiles. They shared a chuckle together then.
"Well, it's almost time for Trick-or-Treating to start," Annika said.
"How about we go ahead and meet up with our friends?" Tommy suggested.
"Right," she agreed. Tommy let go of her and he took his cape and whirled it around to cover up his face a little.
"I am Count Tonnula!" he said in his vampire voice. Annika couldn't help but giggle. She got her cape and pulled it around her the same way he did.
"And I am Countess Anniuka!" she said in her vampire impression. Both of them laughed together. He then extended his arm to her.
"Shall ve go?" he asked. She smiled as she wrapped her arm around his.
"Yes, ve shall," she smiled. They each smiled as they made their way arm-in-arm downstairs. He started to get his digital camera.
"How about we take a picture?" she suggested with a smile. He got his camera and turned to her.
"I had the same idea," he grinned. He set the camera to take a picture of them, and set it up. Tommy and Annika then got in front of the fireplace and stood side-by-side. She wrapped her arm around his.
"Say 'cheese'," she grinned. They both smiled. CLICK. They then raised one end of their capes up and held each others hand with their free hands.
"Say 'bleh'," he grinned. They each smiled. CLICK.
"Okay. How's that?" he asked.
"Wonderful," she smiled. She then pulled out her camera.
"Can we take some more for me?," she asked.
"Sure can," he smiled. They took the same pictures for her, then put their cameras up.
"There you go," he smiled.
"Great. Thanks, sweetie," she smiled, giving him a kiss on his cheek.
"You're welcome, doll," he smiled, giving her a kiss on her forehead. Then he took her hand.
"May I accompany you?" he asked warmly.
"I'd love for you to," she smiled cheerily. He opened the door and they stepped put onto the porch. Suddenly, Tommy's phone begun to ring. He walked over to it and checked the caller ID.
"Uh-oh," he muttered. Annika stepped inside and walked closer to him. She walked up and stood next to him.
"What's wrong?" He turned to her with a annoyed expression.
"It's Professor Ivan Evilkisser," he said.
"Uh-oh. What do you think he wants?" she asked. Her tone was now a little annoyed.
"I dunno." Tommy sighed and reached for the phone.
"I get the feeling this won't be good," he said.
"I get the same feeling," Annika said. He answered the phone.
"Hello."
"Hello, dere, Tommy. How's it going?"
"It's okay. You?"
"Vell, I just finished working on my latest invention. It's the Ivan Evilkisser Audioanamatronic Lifelike Halloween Frankenstein Figurine!"
Tommy rolled his eyes.
"Why don't you come over here and see it?"
Tommy's eyes widened.
"Uh, gee, uh, I'd like to Professor, but uh-"
"Good. I'll see you soon, Tommy." Click.
"Hello? Professor?" Tommy hung up the phone.
"What's up?" Annika asked. Tommy didn't even turn around to say it.
"The professor wants to show me his new invention."
"What is it this time?" she sighed as she crossed her arms. He turned around to face her.
"Some sort of Halloween figure he built," he replied.
"Are you going over there?"
"I guess I have to. May as well go and get it over with," he sighed. Annika uncrossed her arms and took one of his hands.
"I'll go with you. No sense in you going alone. Besides, it might be fun," she smiled. He nodded with a smile.
"Okay. Well, are ya ready, Countess Anniuka?" he asked with a grin.
"You bet, Count Tonnula," she replied with a grin. They each chuckled and took one anothers hand. They walked out the door and out onto the sidewalk. He opened the gate for her and she gave him a kiss on his cheek as she walked through.
"Thanks, Count Tonnula," she smiled.
"You're welcome, Countess Anniuka," he smiled.
They walked to Ivan Evilkisser's laboratory. When they arrived, they opened the door and went inside. It was dark inside the lab. Both young kids wished they had a flashlight. They cautiously made their way into the lab. Suddenly, a light turned on above and revealed a six-foot tall Frankenstein standing just several feet from them.
"AAAHHH!" they both screamed and wrapped their arms around each other protectively.
"Easy dere you two," they heard a voice say. The professor stepped out of the shadows at that point. "He's not real." He pressed a button on the remote he was carrying and more lights came on, illuminating the lab.
Tommy and Annika released their grip on one another and sighed a breath of relief. They stood next to each other as they looked at the six-foot tall monstrosity.
"You scared the heck out of us!" they each scolded in unison.
"Sorry about dat, but I vanted to see if it vas real enough," the professor replied.
"THIS is what you made?" Annika asked, pointing to it.
"Yep! Looks pretty lifelike, doesn't it?" the professor replied.
"I'll say. It looks pretty real," Tommy said.
"Real enough to scare us," Annika grinned.
"You can say that again," Tommy grinned. They each stepped closer to the two.
"So, uh... What does it do?" Tommy asked.
"I'm glad you asked." With that, the professor pressed a button on the remote and the figure hummed to life. It raised it's arms and it's eyes began to glow a faint red. It looked quite fierce.
"Wow," both kids said, awestruck.
"So what's this thing made of?" Annika asked.
"Metal," the professor replied, knocking his knuckles against it's leg. "It's metal exterior protects it's circuits and internal mechanisms from de elements. LED's provide de glowing lights, and it's got reinforced artificial joints to help protect against rusting."
"Pretty nifty, professor," Tommy said with a small smile.
"Yeah," Annika agreed with a small smile too.
"Thanks, kids. I was going to put him outside de lab for now, and den I vas going to bring him to de party."
"Well, it'll certainly be an attention getter," Tommy said.
"It'll be a real conversation piece," Annika agreed.
"Dat's vhat I vas hoping for," the professor said. "I just need to make some final adjustments and it'll be ready."
"Well, we better go," Annika said, wrapping her arm around Tommy's.
"Yeah. We were going to meet up with our friends," Tommy added.
"Okay. Vell, I'll see you kids later," the professor said.
"See ya," both kids said as they turned and started to walk out. They waved to the professor and he waved back. Back outside,
Tommy and Annika were walking on the sidewalk.
"That was a pretty neat machine, huh?" he asked.
"I'll say. It will make a great decoration," she agreed. "Though I could have done without being scared," she grinned.
"I could have done without that too," he grinned. "I just hope there aren't any bolts of lightning nearby."
"Me, too," she giggled. They both shared a chuckle as they walked arm-in-arm along the walkway and out of site.
Back inside the lab, the professor was attempting to tighten a bolt on the back of the android, using a ladder to reach it.
"Come on, you cooky bolt!" he grunted as he tried to turn it with a wrench. But as luck would have it, things went awry. The wrench slipped from his hand and went flying across the room. At the same time, the professor lost his balance on the ladder and tumbled off, falling and landing on his rear with a THUMP. The ladder toppled over and fell onto a nearby table which had the remote lying on it, smashing the it. The wrench, hit the wall, ricocheted and hit the robot in it's circuit breaker on it's back. And since the back door was open, it had a direct hit. The impact caused the metal Frankenstein to short circuit. It buzzed to life, and began to vibrate.
"Hoo, boy. Dis isn't good," Ivan Evilkisser muttered. The android raised it's arms and began to walk toward him. He jumped out of the way and dashed for the remote. The remote was in shambles. He heard a crash and looked back to see the metal giant making it's way through the doorway it made in the wall. The professor ran after it.
"Wait! Come back here, you cooky Frankenstein, you!" He stopped as he seen it walking down the sidewalk, arms raised and heading who knows where at a rather quick pace.
Tommy and Annika were walking together and were talking about their plans for the evening and about the professor's machine.
"I'm just glad that nothing happened while we were there," Tommy chuckled.
"Me, too. The professors inventions doesn't always work out," Annika chuckled.
"That's why I always get skeptical about an invention of his. Luckily nothing happened," he grinned. Annika chuckled. She turned and glanced behind them. She noticed something.
"Uh-oh," she muttered.
"What's wrong?" he asked as he turned to her. She turned back to him.
"What's tall, green and kinda scary?" she asked plainly.
"Well, the professor's machine was like that," he answered.
"Bingo," she said, pointing her finger behind them. Tommy turned and looked behind them and saw it.
"Uh-oh. Not again," he muttered. The android spotted them and increased it's speed as it headed toward them.
"Shoot! Run!" Tommy cried. They grabbed each others hand as they began running down the sidewalk side-by-side, the machine hot on their tails. They each kept looking behind to check what their status was. Both were panting for breath.
"How can something that big and heavy move that quick?!" Annika questioned.
"I don't know. Just keep running!" Tommy ordered. They dashed behind a tree in somebodies yard and held their breath as the angry green giant stomped past them. The kids each let out a breath of relief.
"You okay?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Are you all right?" Annika responded.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he answered.
"What do you think happened to cause that THING to run amuck?" she asked with a bit of annoyance.
"Knowing the professor, it's hard to say," he responded. Just then, Tommy's cell phone began to ring. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell. He looked at the caller ID.
"Speak of the nutty professor..." he muttered. He answered it and put it on speaker. "Hello."
"Hello, Tommy. I've ran into a little problem vith de robot." Tommy and Annika both turned to each other with cocked expressions. She leaned close to him.
"A 'little problem'?" she whispered sarcastically.
"What kind of 'problem', professor?"
"Vell, it seems the robot has vent and left on it's own."
"Really? We hadn't noticed," he said sarcastically. Annika couldn't help but get a little tickled.
"It short circuited and crashed through de lab wall."
"Can't you just shut it off?" Annika asked.
"Well, dat's another problem... De remote got smashed." Tommy and Annika each raise their eyes and lean back against the tree.
"So how are you gonna shut it off?" Tommy asked.
"Either fix dis remote, or use de power switch on it's back."
"Where's the switch?" Tommy asked.
"It's behind a panel on it's back. There's a door dat leads to it."
"Can you fix the remote?" Annika asked.
"It vill take a few hours to fix it. It got smashed to smithereens. The quickest vay would be de power switch. Do you think you could keep track of it until I fix de remote?"
"Yeah, we'll keep an eye on it. We'll just try to figure out a way to access the switch. We have to make sure no one gets hurt," Tommy responded.
"Good. You can keep me informed of vhat's happening, and I'll try to fix de remote and find you."
"Got it."
"Good luck." Click.
"Thanks..." Click. "We'll need it."
"How can we access that switch?" Annika asked.
"No idea," Tommy replied. "If we could just reach it..."
"Then we could put an end to it's rampage," Annika finished.
"Right," he said. He stood up and took her hand, helping her up.
"Well, ya ready to stop Frankenstein?" he asked with a halfway grin.
"Yep. I guess we have no choice," she replied with a grin of her own.
"Then let's go," he said.
"Right," she agreed. They took off running down the sidewalk in hot pursuit of the green giant. They ran down the sidewalk,
seeing parents and kids starting their Trick-or-Treating.
"At least he shouldn't be hard to spot," Tommy grinned.
"No. We shouldn't have any trouble finding 'em," Annika grinned back. They continue to chase after it.
Just a little way down the street, the robotic Frankenstein was still on it's blind rampage. A man pushing a wheelbarrow with several pumpkins in it just so happened to get in the androids way. He saw it coming, and jumped back as it plowed right through the wheelbarrow, tuning it over and causing all the pumpkins to go rolling.
"Hey, Mack! What do you think you're doin'?!" he said angrily. The monster turned around and glared at the man, who instantly changed his tune.
"Uh, heh heh. I-it's okay, sir. No harm done," he said cautiously. He gulped as the green robot turned and continued to walk away. He wiped his brow as this happened, and started to pick up his pumpkins.
Tommy and Annika was still on the lookout for the android.
"Where do think it went?" Annika asked.
"I don't know," Tommy replied. Just then they ran past the man picking up his pumpkins.
"But I think we're on the track," he said.
"Looks like it," she agreed. They continued to run and spotted the robot just up ahead.
"There it is!" Annika said.
"Yeah, but now, how are we going to get to that switch?" Tommy asked.
"If we could just get it stopped long enough to get to reach that switch, then we could turn it off," she said.
"Why don't one of us distract it, while the other goes for the switch?" he suggested.
"We could try it," she said.
"I'll go for the panel. You distract it. But be careful, okay?" he said, concern present with his last sentence. She smiled.
"I'll be careful. You be careful too," she said, concern present with her last sentence. They ran up to it. Annika ran in front of it and put her plan into action.
"Hey! Tall, dark and ugly!" she called. It looked down at her. "Try and catch me," she taunted. It leaned down and swiped it's metal arm at her. She laughed as she jumped out of the way and dodged it. Tommy quickly jumped onto it's back and went for the panel.
"Now, Tommy!" Annika called. He pulled opened the panel and found the switch.
"Found it!" he called. He was just about to pull the switch, when the monster grabbed him off it's back. Annika gasped in shock at this. It held him up and looked at him.
"Let me go you overgrown soup can!" he demanded as he tried to squirm from it's fist.
"Put him down you bucket of bolts!" she demanded. Annika then kicked it in it's leg. It was unphased by her attack. It then tossed Tommy through the air like a football.
"Aaahhh!" he screamed as he flew through the air.
"Tommy!" Annika cried in horror as she watched her lover become an air born projectile. She broke to run after him. Tommy flew several yards before crashing into a pumpkin patch with a SPLAT. He shook his head as he tried to shake off his unexpected flight. Annika dashed up to him.
"Tommy!" she cried. She ran up and knelt down to him. "Are you all right?" she asked worriedly. He placed his his hand on his head.
"Yeah... Yeah, I'm all right. The pumpkins broke my fall," he grinned a little groggily.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yeah I'm okay, Annika. Give me a big can opener and I'll be even better," he grinned. She couldn't help but chuckle. She took his arm.
"Here. I'll help you up," she smiled. She helped him stand and dust off his costume.
"OOhh! I'd like to teach that bucket of bolts a thing or two," she huffed.
"Don't worry. We'll stop 'em," he said. "At least the back door's already open."
"Now how do we stop it?" she asked.
"Well, you could distract it again, while I go for the switch," he grinned. She looked at him seriously.
"You are NOT trying that stunt again." Just then, Tommy's cell phone rang. He put it on speaker. It was Ivan Evilkisser.
"Hello."
"Hello, Tommy. Have you managed to stop the robot yet?"
"Not yet. We're still thinking of a plan. Have you fixed that remote yet?"
"Funny thing about that actually. I remembered that I made a backup remote in case something happened to de first one."
Tommy and Annika both slapped their hands on their foreheads at this.
"And you just NOW remembered it?" Annika asked.
"Actually, I remembered it just after I hung up before. I just had to find it."
Tommy and Annika each look at each other with their eyes half closed and straight mouths.
"But I found it now. I just need to know where you kids are." The kids gave him their location.
"All right. I'll be dere soon." Click. Tommy put his phone back in his pocket.
"Think we should wait on him?" Annika asked. Tommy opened his mouth to answer, but he got cut off when they heard a small exploding sound. They each turned to each other.
"Shoot!" they each muttered in unison as they dashed toward the sound. They ran down the sidewalk to find the robotic Frankenstein standing near a water sprinkler. It was vibrating and had some electrical surges could be seen coming from it.
"It must have gotten wet and short circuited again," Annika said.
"Now it's even more dangerous," Tommy added. The machine stared walking again. It was wobbling a little as it made it's way down the sidewalk.
"We don't have time to wait on the professor," Tommy said.
"We need to stop thing thing NOW," Annika said. They each turned and seen a rope in the nearby yard that some one was going to use on their Halloween decorations. They turned to each other with a grin.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked.
"Oh, yeah. Let's do it," she replied.
They ran over and grabbed the rope. They took off after the robot. With one end of the rope in each of their hands, they ran up to the robot. They ran up to it, around it and back to a lamp post. They tied the ends of the rope to the post. The rope tightened around the androids legs as it shortened. Then they robot reached the end of the line. Literally. The rope pulled back on it's legs and it fell over front-first onto the pavement with a loud CLANK. Tommy and Annika each ran up to it.
Tommy quickly jumped onto it's back and pulled the switch, shutting it off completely. With a breath of relief, he jumped off the robotic Frankenstein.
"You did it, Tommy!" Annika cheered proudly and happily as she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. She gave him a loving peck on his cheek, causing him to get a Willy grin.
"WE did it, Annika," he smiled as he wrapped his arms around her and held tight as well. She pressed her lips to his in a loving kiss. They each broke the kiss and pulled back a few seconds later. They gave each other a high-five as they each shared a chuckle together.
Just then, the professor flew up with his backpack rocket and landed next to the young kids.
"Great job kids. You stopped my robot. Thanks," he said.
"No problem," the kids each smiled as they turned to each other with a knowing grin. Ivan Evilkisser looked closely at the wiring inside the robot.
"Well, it's circuits have been fried. But, maybe I can fix it by tonight. I better get it back to the lab." With that, he pressed a button on the remote. A pair of rockets built into the robots feet popped out and ignited, lifting the android up. The professor activated his back pack rocket and flew off with his robot.
"See you kids at the party!" he called, waving as he flew off.
"See ya later!" the kids called back, waving as the professor disappeared from site.
"How about we go Trick-or-Treating now?" Tommy turned to her and asked. She intertwined her arm around his and her tail around his.
"Sure. I'd like that," Annika smiled.
"Me, too. I've had enough chasing monsters for one day," he grinned.
"Me, too. A cup of cold punch sure sounds good right now," she grinned. He smiled at her.
"Shall ve go Trick-or-Treating, Countess Anniuka?" he asked.
"Yes, ve shall, Count Tonnula." She leaned up and gave him a kiss on his cheek. He chuckled.
Tommy and Annika walked arm-in-arm to their friends houses. Once they rounded up their friends, Tommy, Annika, Willie,
Anna, Willy and Candy all went Trick-or-Treating. All of them had a great time. After that, they made their way to the Halloween party that was being held at the Community College. Willie was dressed as a mummy, Anna was dressed as a zombie,
Willy was dressed as a werewolf, and Candy was dressed as a Gypsy.
They got to the party to find that the whole place was decked out like a haunted house. There were people ranging from preschooler to elderly. It was a delightful party for everyone. The Fab Five joined in the festivities and had a blast.
The music began to play and everyone hit the dance floor.
"Would you care to dance?" Tommy asked coyly, holding out his hand.
"I would love to," Annika smiled sweetly as she placed her hand in his. They shared a warm smile then walked out onto the dance floor. The rest of the gang followed suit. Tommy and Annika danced together as did Willie and Anna, and Willy and Candy to the Monster Mash.
About an hour after they arrived, they spotted professor Ivan Evilkisser wheeling in his robotic Frankenstein. It had some wheels under it's feet and he was pushing it. The young children couple walked over to greet him, Annika with her arm around Tommy's.
"Happy Halloween, professor!" they greeted.
"Hello there, kids," he replied. Ivan Evilkisser was dressed as a mad scientist.
"Nice costume, professor," Tommy grinned.
"It really suits you," Annika grinned.
"Thank you. I decided to wear dis. It vas the only thing I could come up with."
"I see you've brought your robot with you," Tommy noted.
"Yep. It would have been a doozy of a trip if it weren't for these here rollers."
"Did you get it fixed?" Annika asked.
"I sure did. I got all the damaged wiring repaired, and so it's ready to go." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the remote. "Now to start it up." He pressed a button on the remote. Nothing. He looked at it confused. He pressed it again.
Again, nothing. Tommy and Annika looked confused as well.
"What's wrong with this cooky thing?" he mumbled as he pressed the button again. He took off the small back door on the back of the remote. "Oh, boy," he muttered.
"What's wrong, professor?" Tommy asked. The professor cracked a smile.
"I forgot the batteries."
Tommy and Annika couldn't help but chuckle at this. Even the professor had to laugh.
"Don't worry, professor," Tommy smiled.
"It makes a great addition to the party anyway," Annika smiled. Ivan Evilkisser looked around at the spooky decorations.
"I suppose it does," he grinned. Tommy stepped closer and put his hand on the professor's shoulder.
"Come on. We didn't come to this party to not enjoy ourselves."
"Yeah. Let's just enjoy the party and have fun," Annika agreed.
"Yeah, you're right. It does make a good decoration. Maybe I'll set it outside the lab tonight. Alright, let's party!"
"Yeah!" Tommy and Annika cheered. The trio started walking toward the dance floor.
"If only I hadn't have forgotten the batteries," the professor said.
"Don't worry about it, professor. Maybe you should leave building monsters to the real mad scientists," Tommy chuckled. Annika giggled and gave Tommy's arm a gentle squeeze.
"Yeah. Some people make monsters and some make monster decorations," Annika chuckled. Ivan Evilkisser laughed a little.
"Maybe I'll have better luck next year." Tommy and Annika looked at each other with an Uh-oh look. He turned back to the kids. "Thanks for your help."
"No problem," they each replied.
"Perhaps I'll ask you two to help me next year." Before the young kids could answer, Ivan Evilkisser noticed his nephew, Willie, waving at him.
"Well, I'm going to say 'hello' to my nephew. I'll see you kids in a bit." With that, he waved at the kids and walked away.
"I think next year, I'll take my phone off the hook," Tommy grinned. Annika chuckled.
"I think I'll do the same thing," Annika grinned. They then turned to each other and took each others hands.
"Do you think he'll try to build something else next year?" she asked.
"Knowing the professor, I don't doubt it. But at least we'll have a whole year to prepare for it," he replied, chuckling with his last sentence. She chuckled with him.
"We'll just have to start preparing now," she said, giggling with the finish of her sentence. They both shared a laugh.
"Happy Halloween, Annika," Tommy smiled.
"Happy Halloween, Tommy," Annika smiled. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist. They each leaned close and pressed their lips together in a loving and passionate kiss, her leg going up behind her. At that moment in time, everything else seemed to fade away as the two kids were lost in each others warm and loving embrace. After about four seconds, they each broke the kiss and pulled back to meet each others chocolate brown eyes and warm smiles.
"Now then. Shall we continue our dance, Countess Anniuka?" he asked with a smile.
"I would love to, Count Tonnula," she replied with a smile. They each chuckled. She nuzzled her nose against his. They took one anothers hand, walked out onto the dance floor and began to cut a rug. Both had a wonderful time. As did everyone else.
Everyone was having a great time at the Halloween party. The gang danced, laughed and had a blast. It was a wonderful and spooktacular Halloween for everybody.
The End.