(Our scene begins with a close up of a frightening demon, black with scaly skin and evil looking horns.)

Demon: The powers of evil compel you! The powers of evil compel you!

(We back up to see that it is just Pink Eye Pete manipulating a puppet. He laughs loudly and makes the puppet give a wave to the camera.)

Pink Eye Pete: Don't worry folks, its just me!

(He folds the puppet and pockets it into his pants.)

Pink Eye Pete: Hope that story didn't make you guys produce too much chocolate in your undies! (he gives a laugh) That's a master storyteller's first success, y'know?

(He walks over to one of the school windows and looks inside. Wood shop is taking place, everyone is at work building bird houses. P.A seems to have just finished her house; which is not viewable. Milo looks on tiredly.)

Pepper Ann (semi-conceited) : Ha! I'll give you two guesses who whips booty at making bird houses. Here's a hint - it's me.

Milo (unimpressed) : How do you figure? You wrapped nearly all of it in tin foil and added four entry holes. A bird only needs one P.A.

Pepper Ann: Those are windows.

Milo: Right, and on the off chance that a bird actually wants to live in that thing you would probably just put it in a full bath tub.

(We then get a shot of P.A's bird house, which basically looks like a mini-sub.)

Pepper Ann: What's wrong with birds exploring the ocean depths of the planet?

Milo (sarcasm) : Oh, I don't know, unnecessary trauma to a confused animal? Inhumane cruelty for your own pleasure?.

Pepper Ann (questioning) : What are you getting at?

(Mr. Reason walks toward them.)

Mr. Reason : Oh for the love of... Pearson did you make ANOTHER submarine? Well, you can start right over missy, I'm having Stuart supervise you so he can stop you from fooling around.

(P.A groans and tosses her bird submarine away.)

Milo: Maybe next time you should just let your mom make your lunches. Eight Chill-Ades and countless Pixie sticks is not a nutritional meal for a preteen girl.

(P.A sighs as Milo leaves. Stuart prepares to help P.A. Mr. Reason departs as well.)

Stuart: Ok Pepper Ann, the idea is to try not to make too much room. Birds like to be snug and comfy when looking for a nest site.

Pepper Ann: Heh, when I get older I'll be in a sea palace under the sea for me. Those birds will envy me .

Stuart: Hey, managing a home is alot of responsibility Pepper Ann, birds are very tidy house keepers. You aren't the most lively person I know when it comes to cleanliness.

(P.A gives a very blank stare.)

Pepper Ann: Why is the room being eaten by black dots?

Stuart: Whoa there, that sugar trip seems out of hand, I'll get some water in you.

(Stuart leaves as P.A continues to stare.)

Pepper Ann (casual) : Dooshvin bloogie.

(We return to Pink Eye Pete peering through the window. He turns toward us and puts on a serious face.)

Pink Eye Pete: Allow me to tell you the story of two kids, one inherits a house ridden with nightmares; filled with uncanny moisture and dark atrocities.

(The background darkens menacingly.)

Pink Eye Pete (low) : While the other simply tags along to witness the tormenting evil that goes beyond even the human mind.

(We fade to night time and get a view of an average looking home in the neighborhood. WALLDINGER MANOR appears in a squiggly green font, as it disappears we see three children in costumes, a ghost, a ballerina and a wizard, walk up to the house and ring the doorbell.)

Kids (singing): Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give us something good to eat! Not too big or not to small! Just the size of Montreal! Trick or Treat! Smell my-

(The door bursts open and we see that P.A has answered the door, she gives a frightening sneer and holds a knife over the kids.)

Pepper Ann (loud and menacing) : I got your treat right here you candy addicted vermin!

Kids (scared, duh) : Eeeeeeeeee!!!

(The kids scatter away in terror. P.A appears to have returned to her normal self and looks on.)

Pepper Ann: Sheesh, they didn't even stay for their popcorn cake.

(She then places the knife near a pan of popcorn cake. She is about to close the door when she notices an envelope, half of it being under the doormat. She picks it up before closing the door. It is addressed to Stuart Walldinger.)

Pepper Ann: Hey Stuart! One of those imps left something at your door. It's addressed to you but you should be careful opening it, I bet its laced with poison oak and flesh eating disease.

(P.A walks into a living room, where Stuart is playing video games, we notice school books and notebooks littered behind him. He offers a hand while still keeping his eyes on his game.)

Stuart: Hey, I'm open to adventure.

(P.A hands it to him. Stuart opens it and reads it. He turns off his game.)

Stuart: Hmm, it looks like my estranged great uncle passed away and has left me with an unknown estate that was built on the haunted pet cemetary from the thirties..

Pepper Ann (oblvious to the scariness) : Awesome! I love estates! Let's go see it.

Stuart: I don't know Pepper Ann, we were supposed to get this assignment done. We've been fooling around enough already.

Pepper Ann: Ah, that thing doesn't need to be done till next Tuesday. There's plenty of time to do that. With your own house you don't need parents and you can have a bunch of crazy parties as well. Let's go!

(P.A grabs Stuart's arm and helps him off the floor. They leave Stuart's home and head out.)

Stuart: Geez, I thought Nicky was over exaggerating when she told me your presence sucks away any responsibility for work.

(We go to a flashback. Stuart is walking away from Nicky.)

Stuart: Nicky, Nicky, I think I can handle Pepper Ann's bout of procrastination.

(Stuart approaches P.A.)

Pepper Ann: Yo.

(A soft snap is heard as Stuart's responsibility disappears.)

Stuart: You wanna go play some video games?

Pepper Ann: Do I ever!

(Stuart tosses his books away and the pair run off. We then return to the present.)

Pepper Ann: Truth is stranger than fiction I guess. I bet your house is gonna be so cool! I'm in envy already.

(Cut to a menacing looking mansion. Thunder is heard following a crack of bright lightening. P.A and Stuart stare up at the house as they stand at the door.)

Pepper Ann (a bit nervous) : Maybe you can take it back. Did he leave a receipt?

(Stuart uses a key to open the door. It opens with a soft creak. Stuart calmly enters inside followed by a restless P.A.)

Stuart (quite casual) : Nah, that's okay. I always wanted a dark, foreboding, spider infested manor. Silence is a pretty good gift in my books.

(Stuart and P.A watch dozens of spiders skitter away. They notice the walls of the house are oozing a black sludge.)

Pepper Ann: Nasty!

Stuart: Ick, who knows what creatures are living in this rot, may as well call in for renovations.

(Stuart approaches a closet, he opens it and a mini tidal wave of blood spurts from it. It coats the shoes of the duo.)

Pepper Ann: Gross! But kind of cool, how many kids can say they have blood coming from their closets? None I'll bet!

Stuart (disgusted) : Right.

(P.A and Stuart walk around the house some more and come across a door marked: 'DiNGeR'S LaB | No eNTRY - THaT MeaNS You CHRiS.)

Pepper Ann: Woa! You never told me you got a mad scientist in your family Stuart.

Stuart: I wouldn't say that really, Great Uncle Mert was more of an eccentric guy. You know, the ones that still play with puppets and occasionally liked the taste of anit-freeze.

(They enter the room, its filled with multiple bookcases crammed with weird books and jars full of oddities; a human liver, a rabbit's head, a Dean Koontz novel and a bottle of Crystal Pepsi.)

Pepper Ann (awe) : Woa! Look at all of this great stuff!

Stuart: Keep your hands to yourself Pepper Ann I don't want you breaking anything.

(Stuart approaches one of the book cases and looks at the many weird books: Dissecting Is Fun!, The Diary of Ted Bundy, The School is Bleeding Mommy, Baggy Bean Buddies Price Guide, The Anatomy Of A Troubled Boy, etc, etc.)

Stuart: My other great uncle has a pool table, sometimes I wonder why Uncle Mert couldn't be normal like most people. I don't know why my other unclue couldn't of died, I'd love a pool table.

(P.A is about to touch a jar full of, what appears to be, many long worms. Stuart sees this.)

Stuart: Hey! I said no touching!

(P.A glowers at Stuart.)

Pepper Ann (muttering) : Stupid Stuart, just cause his uncle's dead makes him king Mr. Stupid man. I'll tell you where you can put your hands..

(As Stuart continues to skim the titles of the books P.A pops up behind him wearing a pair of pilots goggles made from the face of a llama, she is holding the jar of worms in one hand.)

Pepper Ann (mocking) : Oooh! Look at me! Look at all the things I'm touching!

(Stuart doesn't bother to turn around, he gives a tired frown as he reaches for a book titled sEcrEt lAb.)

Stuart: Brr, is it just me or did it get really stupid in here?

(Loud grinding is heard as Stuart removes the book. The bookcase turns to reveal a secret passage.)

Stuart (bit surprised) : Hey, woa, that came from nowhere.

Pepper Ann (to the jar of worms) : Jar of scary worms, I'd like you to meet my friend Mr. Hypocrite. (she puts the jar to her ear) What's that? (to Stuart) He tells me you've already met.

(Stuart leaves to investigate the new passage. P.A tosses away the "llama" goggles and follows. They enter a musty room filled with lab equipment and beakers filled with various stuff.)

Stuart: I mean a secret passage behind a bookcase? I thought this guy was a nut, you'd figure he'd be more creative.

Pepper Ann (scoffs) : Ah, nothing pleases you.

(They look around the weird lab some more and come across a beaker full of pink smoking liquid. A yellowing note is next to it: tEst prOdUct #4.)

Pepper Ann: Oooh! (to Stuart) Drink it!

Stuart (defiant) : Are you crazy? I would never drink some weird looking liquid found in a spooky lab that's in a messed up house of ominous darkness.

(P.A takes out a green bill from nowhere.)

Pepper Ann: What if Mr. Lincoln asked real nicely?

(Cut to Stuart downing the mystery liquid in a quick guzzle. Stuart then clutches his stomach and gags as if a sudden cramp has erupted in his gut. He lifts his arms and gives another gag, he then bows his head in exhaustion. P.A looks on with worry, she approaches her friend and puts a hand on his back.)

Pepper Ann: Stuart? You okay pal? Maybe we should head back, maybe some more video games would help.

(Stuart turns his head. His pupils are ghostly pale, a cheerful smile appears on him.)

Stuart: Why play video games when its such a beautiful day outside?

(We cut to a shot of the manor. P.A's frightened scream is heard.)

Pepper Ann (off camera) : Nooooooo!!!

(We return to P.A running away from a striding Stuart.)

Stuart: Come on, it'll be great! We can make some ghosts with flour, water and cheesecloth!

Pepper Ann (freaked) : Get away from me!

(P.A runs out of the secret lab, out the regular lab and up a small flight of stairs. She pants heavily as she approaches a frightening looking man with stitches all over his face and a blown eye socket. She grabs one of its bony hands.)

Pepper Ann (panicky) : Quick, ya' gotta help me here! My friend is back there and he's gone crazy with evil! I think its a sign for the end of humanity. And what in Fuzzy's name is cheesecloth?!

(The man leers at her and opens his mouth to show scary vampire fangs. A thin drool drops from its mouth.)

Creepy guy: Muunhhh...

(Stuart approaches P.A with some orange cloth. Oozing spooky cheer.)

Stuart (happy go lucky) : Come back Pepper Ann. I need help putting up these banners for our keen Harvest Party! You can invite your moth eaten friend too!

Pepper Ann (freaked, again) : I'm getting out of here!

(P.A takes off down the stairs and runs toward the front door.)

Pepper Ann: The door! Thank Fuzzy it's the door!

(She opens it to reveal three walking corpses, they stare at her with their hungry, dead eyes.)

Zombie (polite) : Hey there you startled us there missy, I was just about to ring the doorbell.

Zombie 2 (mad) : Now you spoiled our surprise, we worked extra hard for this y'know? Now devouring your flesh and drinking your crushed eye balls won't be so fun now! I hope you are happy Ms.Ruin- Everyone's-Live-Dessert!

Zombie 3 (a tad fast talking) : I got dibs on the intestines. They're like meat flavoured gum. No way are you guys gettin' my intestines. Don't even think of going after my intestines.

(P.A closes the door abruptly. Her eyes dart around the room.)

Pepper Ann: I have to get back to the lab...

Stuart (off camera) : Is this hide and seek Pepper Ann? It's fun!

Pepper Ann (eep..) : Maybe there's a gun in there or something.

(P.A takes off to return to the secret lab. She looks opens the cupboards to reveal countless, and disturbing, supplies.)

Pepper Ann: I guess I'll just have to wing it and mix random stuff together. (She notices some purple liquid) Ooooh, purple!

(P.A then adds some white powder to it and grabs a random beaker. She looks at it.)

Pepper Ann: And uh, silver is good. Let's go with that.

(She pours it in her solution, it begins to smolder. She grabs a small box.)

Pepper Ann (reading) : And uh, dehydrated squirrel liver, can't go wrong with that...ya.

(She puts it in her concoction; it pops loudly. She adds more different stuff to it. It has now become a green bubbling mix. Stuart appears.)

Stuart: Hey, looks creepy there Pepper Ann, is that the festive harvest punch y'got there?

Pepper Ann (serious) : Yes.

(Stuart gulps the drink down. He suddenly unleashes a loud blood chilling scream. We see a blurry image of a frightened P.A as we go to his point of view.)

Stuart: Oh man, my head.

Pepper Ann (scared) : H..hey Stu, maybe we should head back to your place and..and get that work finished..

Stuart: Yea, I can come back here on the weekend or something.

(We go back to a shot of Stuart's house.)

Stuart (off camera) : Wow, I was like that? What's cheesecloth?

(We then go to inside the home. We see P.A playing video games.)

Pepper Ann: I have no idea. All I can say is that I don't think I'll be going to your new estate when its dark out.

Stuart (off camera) : Same here.

Pepper Ann: It's great to have you back Stuart.

(We then get a full shot of P.A and Stuart, who is now a hulking wolf beast with a third eye in his forehead, he smiles with his hundreds of sharp teeth. He and P.A are going 2 player in a game.)

Stuart: It's good to be back P.A; hey maybe sometime you wanna come with me and slaughter some livestock?

Pepper Ann: Okay, but you'll need to teach me the rules. I never played that game before.