Trick or treat
Requested by Dreadwing216
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"Thank you guys for going trick or treating with us!" Zooey said, and was once again the queen of the party, being so happy and polite and cheerful, and – and… No. She was the star of the party. A star dressed as a witch, with a pointy black hat and a purple dress and broom, and she was just so wonderful, and Tails wouldn't have minded spending the whole of Halloween just cuddling in front of the fireplace with her…
"No worries!" Sonic then said, and brought Tails back to reality. Sonic was dressed as a mummy he claimed, despite only having added more bandages to his look… I mean sports tape. Tails, though, had a vampire costume Zooey had made for him. The tuxedo looked wonderful, so neatly sewn, and the cape matched it perfectly, and Zooey was so incredibly good at sewing too.
And guess what? She made them bags for the candy too, and made a pumpkin costume for Knuckles. She was so wonderful.
Sticks, though, had not taken Zooey up on her offer to make her a ghost costume, and instead went dressed like a… like a…
Tails glanced behind him, to where the badger was trudging along ever so paranoid, boomerang in hand. She was covered in sticks, leaves and moss and… was that mud? What was she dressed as anyway, a troll?
With a gentle tug on his arm Zooey then had him looking forwards again, and he dropped the subject of Sticks' costume, as it wasn't that important anyway. Their group of friends then proceeded to get to the plaza, where there was going to be a big Halloween party. And with 'big' I mean something like 'very large and glitter-ish with tons and tons of people and food'…
So Tails and Zooey and Sonic and the others all walked towards the town square, chatting happily. They passed a lot of people, who all was dressed up like monsters and ghosts too, and all heading for the plaza. Though, Tails thought, it was strange that Amy had not yet shown up or-
-or oh my god what the hell-!
It was blood and red and – and – oh in the name of the ancients what?!
Tails had almost walked into someone, and then he like… screamed and jumped… kind of, 'cause holy shit that person looked like it was dying and then – then…
…then the person laughed. Then she laughed. And then Tails recognised her voice, and realised that no, she was very far from death
"-Amy!" Sonic gasped, and the girl took a bloody mask of her face, still laughing.
"Y-you…" She gasped for air, face scrunched up from laughter. "You should've seen your face, Tails!" She took another gasping breath, and then she put her mask back on. Her costume was basically just bloody, ripped at jeans, a t-shirt which looked like it been to hell and back, a whole armada of fake cuts and bruises and – and fake blood – and then that mask which looked like… like people should not look like when they were still alive!
"Holy shit, Amy. You look awful." Knuckles the said, and Sonic elbowed him in the side.
"No, she looks almost as cool as me! Awesome costume Ames!"
…And Tails just looked down, ashamed of how easy he was scared…
And when she went away, he silently vowed to scare her back with something twice as terrifying… if he could only come up with something…
The night progressed, and so did the party. The others seemed to have a great time, but Tails noticed how Zooey kept glancing worriedly at him as he thought. He still didn't know how to scare her, and soon it would be midnight…
Ugh…
"I brought muffins!" Tails looked up from having banged his head against the table, and saw that Amy had appeared again. Now, however, she was dressed in an indigo dress with lots and lots of excess fabric, and gold trimmings and laces. She had pale gloves which went up to her elbows, and a long cape in the same colours as her dress. She had also put on a tiara adorned with blue gemstones made out of glass, and her skirt flowed around her so that she almost knocked over a chair… And yeah, she held a tray with muffins too.
Sonic waved at her happily, and Sticks told her that her dress was too fancy with a pout. Sonic then gestured for Amy to sit down, which she gladly did. Then she turned to look at Tails, and ruffled his bangs, to his discomfort.
"Aren't you just adorable when you're scared?" She cooed, earning snickers from around the table. Tails glanced down with a glare and a pout, cheeks flaring in embarrassment. A hand was then gently put on his back, and when he glanced up he saw that Zooey was giving him a sympathetic look.
He looked down again. They were still talking…
…And then suddenly he almost keeled over, and stars exploded in his vision as he leaned his head against the table, and someone shook him gently and held his shoulders and said, panicky,
"Tails?!"
…And how did I forget that it's full moon toni-
Aggghhhhh
"I… need to go to the bathroom." He wheezed, squeezing his eyes shut.
"Tails? Buddy, what's wrong?" Sonic's voice echoed in his head, or… at least he thought it was Sonic's voice. Zooey then wrapped her arms around his torso, helping him to stand up – actually it was more like Tails hanging limply in her arms, as his head felt so hot and his breathing practically blared in his ears because it felt so loud, but either way, he somehow managed to stand up…
Amy was still talking in the background, even though Sonic appeared to be concerned by his health. Zooey just hushed to the blue hedgehog, and then the fox duo started to get away from the table. And – thank the ancients – Mehburger was thankfully almost empty tonight, with it being a party and better food elsewhere and all that, so no one really saw it when Tails then just collapsed in the middle of the restaurant…
So yeah, they got up, Zooey managed to get him to walk a few steps, and then his head just attempted suicide or something, and he just fell to the floor. Collapsed between to tables, with Zooey staring at him with wide, concerned eyes, and with Sonic and Sticks sending alarmed glances their way, and with Amy talking as if she wasn't even seeing anything-!
…And Tails took a shaky breath, still blinded by his headache. Everything was just far too bright and loud and why did he hear so much breathing and – and snapping inside his head?! Oh lords, were his bones breaking?
Another breath. And then his arm started to throb really, really painfully, and then, kinda, splattering noises were heard… And his headache started to fade away, or it could possibly have been so that his arm started hurting more than his head, or well – anyway, he opened his eyes and…
…And there was red everywhere, and somehow it didn't look like ketchup… And also, his arm had stretched, and had kinda got grey-orange-ish fur and was also pretty much covered in blood and – and oh no his other arm too aghhhh
And then his costume ripped, his bones broke and mended again, a hell of a lot of blood splattered across Mehburger's floor, Zooey crouched down beside him, Sonic shouted something, someone scrambled away from him, or possibly up to him, and Amy – Amy just continued talking. Continued talking like Tails was not laying on the floor in a pool of his own blood with Zooey sobbing beside him, while Sonic tried to bring some calm and order back.
And Tails just panted, and panted, sharp claws knifing at the floor which was already smeared in scarlet, and Zooey just hugged him. She sobbed, and then she took a shaky breath, and then she murmured, "Are you alright now?"
"Are you alright now?"
-No. You saw my bones break, didn't you?
-Though, actually… I'm alright. With you I'm alright
…Though Tails just managed a nod, still breathing heavily. Zooey let out a relieved chuckle at his nod, and pressed her face into his fluffy neck, getting blood on her dress as she did so. Blood… on her dress. Felt like there was something important linked to that, which he should remember… Amy!
Back at the table, Sonic was looking wide-eyed at the fox duo, while Sticks babbled on about black magic. Knuckles then asked to the air if they shouldn't check if he was okay, and Sonic nodded weakly, before turning to Amy. Amy just talked like usual, having seen and heard nothing. So Sonic then started staring at Amy instead, because how was it even possible that she hadn't heard anything?!
…Anyways, Tails had now almost recovered, and was now sitting on the floor while hugging Zooey back. She had started giggling in relief when he had nodded, and now she just wasn't stopping… But he still wanted to scare Amy, so he let go off her slowly, and motioned for the table. And wonderful Zooey understood it at once, and just nodded happily while motioning for him to go.
So, he got up from the ground, and began to make his way back to their table. He was a little horrified at how messy the restaurant had gotten, and tried his best to maneuver in between the tables with his much larger arms and new height. Amy was still talking, but Sonic had finally captured her attention, and he was now motioning for Tails…
Great. So, when Amy finally turned around, she got the shock of her life. A twice-as-tall-as-before, covered in blood, and with claws and teeth several inches long, Tails, who smiled at her wickedly with glowing blue eyes, who then roared loudly at her.
She just… froze.
And then she screamed like she was being murdered, and just leapt away, skirt knocking over several chairs, and then she just ran. Ran away much faster than what should be possible with such a big skirt, and the rest of the gang just stared.
And then – then they all just began to laugh. And Zooey ran up to him, and flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his torso. And Sonic started clapping, and Sticks whistled and then they all laughed and laughed and then, lastly, Tails howled up at the full moon, which still twinkled above Mehburger…
A/N: Apologises for the delay, but I've been really busy this week :/
