Chapter 9: Halloween Reference!
(Weeks earlier)
Erik, the Poison Dragon Slayer, was wandering the woods on a new island. He, Magellan, and Mina had made the decision to all split up, having detected nothing that was cause for concern.
Nevertheless, he was on edge as night fell in the thick forest.
It was only his nose that caught something…off.
At the last second, he moved back, and a shining black stinger the size of his head shot out from the darkness.
"Poison Dragon Grip!"
And he missed. Whatever it was, had vanished as quickly as it appeared. All he saw was a dark outline at the edge of his vision.
"Hiiiisssss."
His ears perked at the fading noise.
"This…is worrying."
(Elsewhere)
Mina had made it into a clearing, and snapped her head around.
"Hiiisssss."
"Is that…"
And the unknown entity emerged from the forest.
It lurked on all fours, long spindly fingers with claws at the end carved the soil. It's skin was even darker than the night itself. A ridged tail twitched behind it, the stinger end twitching in preparation for ridges continued up its spine, culminating in two crests over its shoulders.
"Is…it really…" Mina narrowed her eyes.
It raised its head. There were no eyes, no ears, no nostril. It had a long cylindrical head, gleaming in the moonlight. Drool and goo oozed out of a mouth lined with razor sharp teeth.
"No way," Mina's eyes widened.
"SKREE!"
It lunged forward.
Mina caught it by both wrists, and stomped the tail to the ground.
"RAH!"
And ANOTHER mouth shot out in place of a tongue!
"OH MY GOODNESS! THEY'RE REAL!" Mina cheered and squealed.
The Xenomorph tilted its head, not used to THAT reaction.
In an instant, Mina completely flipped the creature, and pinned it down.
"Got a name, girl?"
"HIIIISSSS!"
"Ooh…Ripley IS a good name!"
"SKREE!"
Incensed, the Xenomorph flipped over and gave itself a small cut, green blood dripping onto Mina.
"Ooh…that tingles!" Mina giggled.
At that point, the Xenomorph knew, it had made a mistake.
"I'm taking you home with me!"
Actually nervous, the creature disengaged, and tried to run.
"NO! We've got a bond, Ripley!" Mina grabbed it by the tail, and started pulling.
"SKREE!" the Xenomorph's claws dug into the ground as it was slowly dragged back!
(Elsewhere…again)
The rest of the Xenomorph colony was bearing down on the last visitor.
Fortunately…or unfortunately…their foe was in an outhouse.
"EUGH!"
The Xenomorphs paused, as something smoked out of the vent.
They raised their heads…and as one, bent over. The whole group began coughing and hacking, clutching their stomachs.
"PPBBBTTT!"
And with that…every nearby Xenomorph died.
And the island was saved…mostly.
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"Ichigo!"
"Chad, Uryu, Rukia, Orihime!" Ichigo lunged at his friends, all pretense forgotten as he embraced them.
Uryu kept that disinterested expression, which was undercut by him quickly returning the hug.
There was a few minutes of savoring the moment.
"You know…now that we're back together," Rukia piped up. "There's something I've wanted to try."
(A short montage later)
"Hey Ichigo, where'd you go?" Luffy called out.
"Guys…you hear something?" Natsu craned his head.
And so it was…a very distant roar.
"Come on," Naruto recognized the howl of a Hollow. "I'm sure Ichigo's already taking care of it. We'll meet him there."
A few enhanced jumps later, and they made it.
"Wait…is that music?"
Even the Hollow seemed confused at the funky beat.
"If there's something strange…In the Neighborhood, Who you gonna call?!"
Out of nowhere, Ichigo and his friends popped out. Orihime was the only one who hadn't changed outfits. Instead, she was carrying a boombox, the song roaring out!
The other four were in certain tan working suits…proton packs and all.
"GHOSTBUSTERS!"
"ZHOOM!"
Rukia and Ichigo shot theirs, managing to wrap up the Hollow.
"DON'T CROSS THE STREAMS!" Rukia enthusiastically shouted.
"I got it!" Ichigo tried to look surly, but those who knew could see the enjoyment he tried to hide. After all, what little kid didn't want to be a Ghostbuster once upon a time?
Uryu grudgingly kicked a Ghost Trap right under.
"WHOOM!"
The Hollow vanished, and the Ghost Trap started slightly smoking.
"...Holy Shit, it actually worked," Uryu noted.
"That…" Luffy walked up, eyes shadowed. "...was…AWESOME! LET ME HAVE ONE!"
"Hey," Natsu looked around. "Where's Naruto?"
(Far Away)
"AAAHHH! GHOST!" Naruto Uzumaki, savior of the Ninja World, ran screaming like a toddler.
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"You know, it's been unusually quiet," Giselle couldn't help but comment to her undead crewmate, eyes looking at all the zombies NOT there.
"Oh…rest assured that our host is preparing a true revelry in the dark!" Keyes proclaimed in his usual dramatic way.
Far away, a certain Pro-Hero sneezed.
Back on the island, a certain tune broke out from the edge.
"It's close to Miid-Night! Something evil's lurking in the dark!"
"I…know this song," Giselle tilted her head, and walked towards the music.
Outside the castle, there stood Moria, behind a formation of Zombies. Then, the ex-Warlord began to clap.
That night, the dead danced.
"You try to scream! But terror takes the sound before you make it!"
At the front of the formation, Dr. Facilier and his shadows showed just how flexible they were as they imitated the King of Pop.
"YES! Let's go, Keyes!"
The Demon tried to look disinterested, but his fingers were tapping with the beat as the Sternritter dragged the skeleton in.
"CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER! THRILLER NIGHT! AND NO ONE'S GONNA SAVE YOU FROM THE BEAST ABOUT TO STRIKE!"
"THRILLER!" The entire crowd cheered and sang along, with some Zombies putting in so much effort that their jaws dropped off, literally.
Giselle started Moonwalking in the air. Keyes planted his staff and twirled around it. Facilier had his shadows howling. Moria did a full-on split!
Far away, in one corner of the mansion, Pride was sulking with hands clamped over his ears.
The rest of the crew partied all night.
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In the Alexandria, certain scientists were living up to the Halloween spirit.
"My…aren't you a handsome fellow?" Caesar Clown looked at Mayuri, who had purely white makeup, two ram horns, a black wig, and a coat of gas hovering around him.
"Likewise," Mayuri admired his past getup, from when those Ryoka invaded Soul Society, on Vegapunk's old assistant. "Although, I feel like the others should've joined us by now."
As if by magic, the two snakes materialized.
"OH MY GODA!" Caesar shrieked. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NOSE?!"
"Disturbing, aren't I?" Orochimaru chortled. Along with the lack of nose, the Ninja had tucked all his hair under a cap to appear bald. He merely wore an all-encompassing black cloak, holding a foot-long carved white stick.
"Hehehehehe," Medusa Gorgon snickered. She'd dyed her hair black for the occasion, making it as messy as humanly possible. A tight black corset dress emphasized her curves. She also held a black stick, similar in length to Orochimaru's prop.
"Ooh…a Wizard," Mayuri nearly sneered. "How quaint."
"Oh, it gets better," Orochimaru threw a captive World Noble on the floor, and pointed his stick.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
He died instantly.
"Oh my dear," Medusa wrapped her arms around Orochimaru, long tongue licking his neck.
"Orochimaru," Mayuri raised an eyebrow. "Did you completely crack the methods behind one world's techniques…for a Halloween trick?"
"Yes."
"...alright then."
And the four moved on with their night.
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"COME ON OUT, SASORI!"
The whole crew shouted as one.
"...no…" the puppet's voice was muffled by the closed door.
"Nah, you lost the bet fair and square," Franky protested, dressed in his own Akatsuki cloak. "Besides, you're keeping us waiting. We don't like to be kept waiting." The cyborg said the last line in his best Hiruko-imitation.
"FINE!"
Two seconds later, Sasori walked out, wearing nothing but an Akatsuki-themed speedo and open Hawaiian shirt. His arms were twice their normal size. His hair had been dyed blue, shaped into a pompadour.
Taking a deep breath, the Ninja brought both fists together over his head. "Super," he said in the most deadpan voice.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The whole crew were rolling on the floor, sides hurting from laughing so much.
"HA! That's even better than Jinbe's!" Grimmjow yelled in his Soul Reaper getup.
"Hey, I'll have you know that I make this work!" The Fishman was dressed in Halibel's Resurrecion outfit, in case you were curious, wagging Tiburon like a parent's finger at a mischievous child.
"Yeah…pfff!" Kisame (in Jinbe's Marineford Kimono) tried to sound serious in agreement, but he started laughing again.
"Don't worry Jinbe," Halibel patted him on the back. She had a totally-unzipped Akatsuki cloak, dyed blue hair and skin, sharp teeth, and Samehada resting on her shoulder. It had already put half the crew out of commission by nosebleed.
"Alright everyone," Sanji called out, his dyed green hair and closed eye peeking from the door. "Sweets are ready!"
The crew all flocked in, completely ignoring the fuming Sasori grumbling death threats.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" The crew cheered as they dug in.
A.N.
So…Happy Halloween everyone, in case I don't get to say it again! Hope you enjoyed!
Yeah…I couldn't resist. I mean…Mina with an actual ALIEN, Ichigo acting like a REAL 'Ghostbuster', Moria's crew doing 'THRILLER', Orochimaru as Voldemort, and the CS Crew just messing around! Those jokes nearly wrote themselves! LOL!
Will admit it's been crazy. Had to take Summer School to get back on track, but I made it, and I'm now a Student Teacher.
It's taken me until now to even make any progress on SoSC, or start the actual writing of Soul Society's New Dawn. So, sorry for the delay.
