"Tom Nook and his Bride"
Chapter 3 "The Pitfall"
Written by:
Blue Dragoness (Steph), Chou (Tash), and Freya Skullka-fei

Disclaimer & A/N: We own.. uh.. Nothing I guess. Nope. We don't even own Animal Crossing! Well actually we do. Sorta. Tash and Dee have the game at home. Ya, it rox. Oops, I'm rambling. Bye.

Dee, Steph, and Tash were on the other side of town, waiting for Sarah and Tom Nook to come out of the Nook n' Go. "Ugh, this is taking FOREVER!" moaned Dee from the patch of bush-grass where she was hiding.
"I wonder why?" snickered Tash from behind a large boulder.
"Quiet, both of you! I think they're coming out!" called Steph, who was perched in a cherry tree.
"Hey guys; pudgy!" exclaimed the un-expected Pudge, who had chosen now of all times to be a loud-mouthed neighbour.
"Pudge, shh!" hissed Tash.
"Uh, okay, pudgy.." whispered Pudge.
"Guys they're out!" Steph called again. "And they're holding hands!" she laughed. Pudge looked around confused, Dee knew he'd blow their cover if he kept standing around like an idiot as he was right now.
"Pudge, c'mere!" she whispered sharply from the bush-grass. The green-eared bear blushed a little, but obeyed without a word. Dee rolled her eyes, she knew Pudge liked her, but he was so nervous and shaky, it was hard to hold an intelligent conversation with the poor bear.

Groucho, Limberg and Bunnie ran as fast as they could to the police station, hoping Officer Copper would believe their gruesome story. "Officer Copper! OFFICER COPPER!!!?" Bunnie shrieked. They had reached the police station, but there was nobody standing outside. "You don't suppose… Mr. Resetti…" Groucho trailed off. The three were silent and could hear even the slightest noise, which, in turn, made them extremely jumpy. Suddenly, a hand clamped down on Bunnie's shoulder, making her scream at the top of her lungs. Bunnie, Groucho, and Limberg whirled around, Bunnie wrenching the hand from her shoulder. In front of them, in the dim light from the police station, stood… Officer Copper himself.
"Sorry if I startled you. I heard you calling me. What can I be of assistance for?" Groucho, Limberg, and Bunnie breathed a sigh of relief, and poured out the whole Monique and Mr. Resetti killing story.
"..and then he KILLED her!!" Bunnie cried. "He KILLED MONQUE!!" she burst into tears. Officer Copper looked horrified, but tried to calm Bunnie down. "Now, now. There, there. Officer Copper will get to the bottom of this and find Mr. Resetti." he said. Limberg and Groucho were fine going home for the night, but poor Bunnie was too upset, so Officer Copper decided she could stay at the station for the night.

Elsewhere, Dee, Tash, Steph, and the confused Pudge were waiting for the right time to pull their little prank on Sarah and Tom. The couple walked out of the Nook n' Go, and the three girls smiled. "Now." Steph said.
"That's my cue!" Tash giggled silently, and came out from behind her boulder, making it look like she was just out for a nightime walk. "Oh, well hello Sarah! And Tom! I didn't expect to see you two together!" she commented. The two turned red, and dropped each others hand, when they saw Tash.
"Oh. Well, did you um… want something, or something?" Tom asked stupidly.
"Oh c'mon guys. It's obvious you two are an item! I mean lookit you! You're both blushing, right now!" as Tash chattered on, creating a diversion, Dee quietly crept out with her shovel, and planted the pitfall in the path the couple were walking. She smiled at Tash, who had Tom and Sarah facing the opposite direction while Dee did her planting. Dee went back to her hiding place.
"Hey, what are you doing, pudgy?!", Pudge whispered. "Someone could get hurt!"
"shh!" Steph demanded.
"Well, I best be going, I've got a lot to do tonight, I wish you both the best of luck!" Tash continued. When she saw the plan was all ready, and everyone was back in their places, she added "oh, and if you get any tricks played on you tonight, don't take it personally. It is Halloween, after all!" she walked off with a small laugh, hoping she hadn't given the trick away.

Sarah and Tom exchanged worried glances, and looked around them. "I don't think we should be too afraid." Sarah said. "It was just a little threat, anyways. It doesn't always mean something will happen. It just might." she hoped she was right.
"That's true…" said Tom.

Tom had offered to walk Sarah home, and it was a good thing, too. Because the 'pranksters' wanted both Sarah and Tom in the right place at the same time. The two of them were almost in Sarah's acre, and four pairs of well hidden eyes watched silently on, except for a muffled laugh coming from a cherry tree which no one could really hear anyways. "It's such a nice night, even if it is Halloween." sighed Sarah, resting her head on Tom's shoulder.
"Yes, it certainly- AH!!" before either of them knew what was going on, they were both stuck halfway in a hole in the ground!
'oh, oh my! We've fallen into a pitfall!" exclaimed Tom, king of the understatements.
"Who would do this?!" yelled Sarah, furious that something like this had come along and ruined their perfect evening. It was then that a horde of loud laughter exploded from all around them and shadowy figures emerged from the darkness, revealing the faces of Steph, Tash, Denise, and Pudge who wasn't really part of it. Sarah and Tom looked furious with anger and embarrassment at the group of laughing friends, but said nothing. Instead they kept struggling to get out of the hole. This just made the four laugh louder and harder. Steph and Tash fell to the ground laughing, and Denise and Pudge ran circles around the girl and racoon.

"Hey!" said two voices together. The laughter stopped to listen. "Hey!!" they said again. "Don't be so loud! He'll hear you!" Limberg and Groucho approached the scene, warning their neighbours of the murderer.
"Who?" Tash asked.
"Mr. Resetti!" Groucho said in a whisper.
"Mr. Resetti? Huh? Why? Why does it matter?" Steph was confused.
"Shh!!!! He'll hear you!" They repeated themselves with wide, frightened eyes.
"um…" Dee looked at them strangely. "Perhaps we should go…"
"Perhaps we should." Pudge and Steph agreed, even though Steph was still confused on why they were acting so strangely. But Tash hesitated for a moment, looking hopefully at Groucho.
"H-hey, are you okay?" he stuttered nervously, he was never too good when it came to girls.
"Yes", said Tash quietly, "just a little afraid." she hinted, stepping a little closer to the shaky Groucho.
"Oh um, okay, so do you like, want me to stay at your place tonight?" he asked weakly.
"Please!!" Tash beamed, in a much louder and happier voice. Pudge examined this and then turned to Dee.
"Are you gonna be okay too?" he asked with a hopeful gleam in his eyes. "Yeah sure- oh wait!" Dee finally caught on. "I mean, I'm not really sure what's going on, but it is past midnight on Halloween, so yeah, maybe I shouldn't be alone tonight!" Limberg and Steph exchanged awkward glances.
"Please don't-" started Limberg,
"-I won't." finished Steph. They both nodded, and the six neighbours headed in for the night, deciding to discuss Mr. Resetti.
"We're STILL STUCK IN THIS STUPID HOLE!!" wailed Sarah. Tom was sound asleep. Sarah worriedly looked around at the quiet darkness. She was very scared, because of what she had heard about Mr. Resetti, and the murder. It was quiet. Too quiet. There were no sounds except for a chirp of a cricket and the snoring coming from Tom. Sarah sighed, and nudged him.
"Hey, wake up." she said shivering. Tom opened his eyes.
"What? Oh! Oh dear, I must've fallen asleep in this hole somehow!" he said, shocked.
"Uh, ya. You did. I'm cold and tired! Let's get out of here!" Sarah whined.

Guess what? Chapter 3 is OVER! Hee hee… they are stuck.
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