Savanna let out all she had found out at the restaurant and that is when the real planning had started , they had decided to make this a Hallowe'en that was not going to be forgotten any time soon , it would have been more fun to include the town but with he limited amount of people it was limited to just starting there and moving it up to the base. Trel got to work on the light show which wasn't gonna be to bad , a simple modification to the plans she had used on Ocasta was just gonna have to do the trick , course the real trick was to make it small enough to project from the top of the staff Savanna would be using.
When she finally did figure it all out and tested it she knew it was getting late to be playing around , tomorrow she would have to load up the images and give the final adjustments she thought , looking out at that comfortable tree again but deciding to sleep indoors , to be caught out there was not in anyone's best interest , she curled up and pulled the warmest thing over her , drifting off to sleep still wondering what the reaction had been on Duo's face when he had gotten the flowers from that cute little kid.
The next day consisted of checking everything over , making sure they could tie the video and audio together , that Savanna could use it all in conjunction plus that there was going to be a smooth haunting , in the afternoon Trel decided to go play with the new toy , after all how many people got to play with a scythe just for fun , Savanna had a horse and Jason had a dead goat to play with ..... what was with all the animals anyway she thought with a snicker to herself as she continued to swing , she didn't want the "Grim Reaper" to end up getting tired of swinging the scythe to quickly , after all this thing wasn't the lightest thing.
Almost to soon it was time to go play , of course that was a good thing , the quicker things went the faster they could get back to base and if needed they could work on their own Gundams , this waiting crap was annoying to say the least , and even the fun parts were gonna be dull without .... damn she had to stop day dreaming , definitely not the time nor place for this she thought as they drove into town in the Hummer , of course she had to be perceptive but instead of just taking note of what was going on around her she was also looking for familiar faces ..... obsessive school girl syndrome was definitely not a stage she intended to fall into at this late stage of the game so she abruptly turned her attention from the window to make a final check on all the equipment and ensure it was all set perfectly.
It was Jason that drew her attention to an old lady walking towards the diner , Savanna had appeared and it was time to get this whole show on the road finally , of course stifling the snicker that came was hard as she watched the usually over mannered Savanna get right down an mean as the old hag she had been portraying , now she wished this could be filmed for a later review , that is when she heard the comment about the God of Death , oh she wanted to nail that one personally but she'd just have to scare life out of any and all who got in her way tonight.
" I shall put a curse on you and I know just the one!"
Jason and Trel saw this on the TV in his Hummer , Jason was eating popcorn in the drivers seat while Trel contacted Amy who was deep in the ally.
" This is Grim Reaper calling Red Demon over, pull the switch I repeat pull the switch!" she said in to the radio.
" Rodger that Grim Reaper." She said as she pulled the lever.
The lights started flicking on and off in the building , Savanna was twirling her staff above her head and shouting
" Ancient sprits of this day put this mortals into shame. For they have mocked in your rule today, so make them pay with their life today!" she slammed the end of her staff to the ground and everything went dark except a glowing light emitting from the staff.
" Great keeper of souls! Grim Reaper take their souls and take them on your trip!" she shouted the light went on and off as a ghostly figure appeared from the staff with a cloak and scythe in hand. It laughed evilly and flew straight into the wall disappearing.
" Headless Horseman of the east, take their heads and use them well!" the lights continued to flicker on and off as a horse running and neighing was heard and a headless rider appeared from the staff which also ran straight in to the wall.
" Goat sucker of the south, drinking their blood and eat their flesh from their skin! El Chuba Caubra " a animal screech was heard and a pair of red eyes appeared on the wall but they soon disappeared. The lights returned to normal and smoke was round Savanna , the miners were under the table shaking and covering their eyes. Savanna walked to a shocked bartender and took the soup. She turned to the still shaken so called miners and said
" I pity you, you stupid mortals." She shook her head sadly and left the restaurant.
Trel and Jason were laughing their heads off in the car congratulating each other in their efforts as they left their parking spot. Amy left also on her cycle to meet Matthew. Now that it had all began they had to get to their assigned positions and and wait for the signal to begin , when Savanna finally showed up they got into full swing , getting the make up on and the costumes on , finally finishing it up with supper while watching the sun go down , keeping an eye out incase they were discovered before it started but lady luck was sitting on their side waiting for the show to begin.
She moved down close to one of the guard posts , drawing herself up close and wishing she had been able to bring some old Hallowe'en tapes , the ones where there was screaming and scary noises but she would have to work quietly for alittle bit , she threw an acorn close to where she knew the guards would be , of course the idiots would come investigate it , that is what the pay check was for right ?
Finally someone made their way into the grove she had chosen , she waited until he drew closer then pounced , landing right in front of him and stood slowly , bringing the scythe up quickly into the air to show it off as he stammered on hoping he wouldn't notice that she was not all that tall , next time she was going to aim for a rock , might make her look bigger.
" Yes I am Death and I have come to steal your soul!" said Trel was she twirled her scythe in the air. The guy turned pale and past out , he laid on the ground not moving, she removed the hood.
" That was easy." She heard a twig snap and rushed back into the trees. The other guard came through the woods and into the clearing, he saw his friend and rushed over. He knelt down and attempted to wake him up , little did he know that Trel came down behind him and started to laugh evilly , as deeply as she could. The guy turned around slowly and turned pale as he saw Trel with the scythe.
"D.D..D..ea.." he stuttered
" Yes, I am Death." She said calmly, quickly she had her scythe pointed to the guys nose , he quickly past out. She tied them up to a tree and checked on the few smoke bombs up her sleeve, the guys awoke and screamed.
" If you don't be silent I'll take both of your souls, unless you tell me about myself."
The guards were spilling their guts out about everything they knew about Duo, the organization, themselves which some of it she didn't want to hear. She crossed her arms with her scythe in her hands yawning sleepily she said
" You mortals bore me." She said she got a wicked idea in her mind. She was about to put into action when someone jumped out of the bushes and tackled her, her face was in the ground , man someone was about to pay for ruining her fun tonight . She noticed the scythe was knocked out of her hand and was a few feet away from her.
" You know I'm suppose to be death here." Said a very familiar cocky voice.
' Duo! Oh man, talk about keeping a low profile.' She thought. She struggled under his grip knowing there was no one close enough to make a distraction for her now.
" Get off me mortal!" she shouted as she tried to get up.
" Make me." He said, she knew if he got to the hood the whole thing was over well atleast her fun as the Grim Reaper was. She threw him to the side and sprinted to her scythe , when she grabbed it she stood and pointed it at Duo which was now standing up and in fighting stance. She hated this, it wasn't suppose to happen like this at all , she looked at the two guards who past out probably from the shock or pure exhaustion. She growled at him and he just smirked back in response.
" I will get you mortal" she said as she lifted her hands up in the air and released the smoke bombs , using that as a diversion she quickly dashed off into the trees climbing the closest one. Duo untied the two guards who were now awake and when they saw Duo they ran like there was no tomorrow. Duo was confused and rubbed the back of his head , Trel thought she would play with him for a bit since he had just ruined the rest of her fun and made her eat dirt.
" Duo Maxwell!" she shouted to make her voice sound like it was surrounding him.
" Who wants to know?" came a cocky reply.
" Death." She hissed
" I've heard that on before. Come on out buddy and fight like a man." He said confidently , men fought by making the opponent eat terra firma she thought.
" You, Duo Maxwell have stolen my pray for the evening and for that your love will be gone for ever!" Duo was in shock and growled
" What are you talking about buddy?" he said
" Does the name Trela Armstrong mean anything to you?" she asked he was silent as was she for a few minutes , she knew this was cruel but it was just her mood , after all if she had been found then she wasn't likely to be the only one.
" I was planning on bringing her here to see you. But you can forget the favor." She said ,this was almost to fun as she had to keep the laugh out of her voice.
" No please! Where is she?" he shouted, as he turned around looked around quickly to found the source of the voice , whoops , guess she had hit a nerve.
" I take pity on your mortal and I will tell you that she is alive and in this world." Duo started crying and fell to his knees, that is when she knew she really had taken it just alittle to far , when he got up and looked like he was about to take off she had to stop him quick before he found any one else.
" But" started Trel causing Duo to stop in his tracks " be warned mortal that your love can't see you or you can't see her for some time. When the time is right she will reappear , that's the time you will see her. So do not attempt to find her, she will find you." She was almost about to add something to that but this was more cryptic , and hopefully it would be enough for him to get some sleep at night , just cause he called himself Death she didn't want him looking like it. She left her branch and started leaping form tree to tree ignoring the scene Duo was causing as he was happily jumping around and shouting in the middle of the forest.
Trel returned home and took of her costume hoping no one would find out about that nasty little trick , she wasn't gonna bring the whole group in on it , just letting them know Duo had interrupted her fun would do , she'd iron out the confusion later , she hadn't really broke the rules ..... oh hell she knew she had , she told him that they were back , well just as good as that , saying that she was back in this world , she went to the fridge and grabbed a pop before she went up to her room packing it up , better to be ready and useful to the others cause when the docs got a call from Duo they were bound to be enraged enough to investigate it all , not that she was much for rules anyway .... screw them , she was tired of going to the letter of the law , doing that just gets you killed , or put in jail for doing it first.
After packing her bag she brought it down and washed the black stuff off her face , keeping a close eye on the door and waited for the others to come back , hoping she had left the house dark enough not to become a target of another wayward pilot or two ....