Final ritual?
Turtle sighed, he could feel all the magick in the air. It was nearly suffocating. Miaka, Vash, and Spacey were all there, standing around him in a half star, waiting for the fourth to join them so they could dissappate the magick into the world and allow All Hallowe's Eve to begin. It was October 27th and the moon was waxing. Ir was as thick as a thumbnail, and glowing brightly. Vash looked at him, waiting, he was wearing a red robe tied with a black cord. Miaka had on a light yellow robe, tied with a black cord, Spacey had on a dark brown robe which was also tied with a black cord, Turtle had on an aquamarine robe, and as all the rest, it was tied with a black cord. Fire, Air, Earth, and Water were all present now all they were missing was Spirit.
"Where the hell is he?!" Miaka demanded, getting restless " All this magick is suffocating me."
"You're not the only one," Spacey pointed out, " the rest of us can feel it too."
Vash and Turtle nodded. Turtle wanted a drink, badly.
"Hey guys!" Tweak said, barging through the treehouse door. All five always used Spacey's old treehouse to do their magickal rites. Tweak was in an all black robe tied together with a white cord. Spirit had arrived.
"Where the hell have you been?!" Miaka demanded.
He ignored her. Panting he said;
"You guys gotta see what's going on at Witch House." He said inbetween pants.
They looked at him like he was an idiot.
"Follow me."
They walked with him out into the streets in their normal clothes. What could possibly be up with Witch House, the doors weren't even supposed to be open until the 30th at 12:00 midnight. Today was the 27th and they had a final rite they needed to perform. The group followed Tweak down the darkened streets until they saw Witch House. It was a lopsided house seemingly built around the tree, it gave no indication to what it lead to it just sat there, watching the suburbians go about their daily routines. It's windows gaped at them like eyes, always watching but not seeing anything. But the lights were on. The group looked at eachother in stunned silence, until Miaka began to climb the tree.
"Miaka what the hell are you doing?!" Spacey demanded.
"Trying to see what the hell is going on, now if you just want to sit there go ahead but I'm gonna find out." She called down as she climbed the thick trunk. Spacey, after sighing, was right behind her, as was Turtle, Vash and Tweak. All three of the boys were grumbling as they pulled themselves into the house.
Cobwebs, skulls, and a huge couldron decorated the small room. A table was right in the middle with a single candle lit. The five gathered around the small candle wondering how something so puny could give off so much light as too fill an entire house.
"Well, we know what to do." Turtle said.
Vash leaned down and blew out the candle. The entire house went completely black, it wasn't a normal black however, this black seemed to stick to you. Little fingers of air brushed against Miaka's skin, making her jump and whimper. Spacey shook her head trying to stop her own trembling. A small light came from the other side of the room. Someone pushed Tweak foreward.
"Well go on Spirit boy." She said.
He grunted and walked towards the light, then, suddenly all five were pulled through and deposited right in the middle of a cemetary.
"Who's dead, sound off." Miaka said.
Mixed groans came from various members of the Coven.
Tweak sat up and looked around.
"We're in the Pumpkin Patch cemetary." He said, looking at all the pumpkins, some carved into jack-o-lanterns and others left in their natural state, surrounding the various graves and tombstones. He thought he saw and shook his head to clear his vision. Someone tapped him on the shoulder. He nearly jumped a foot in the air before looking down.
"Would you mind GETTING OFF OF ME?!" Spacey yelled from the bottom of the group.
All four got off of her really quick. Looking around, Turtle spotted something that might be useful. A staircase outside of a gate.
"Over there, hurry before this damned fog gets too thick to see through."
They followed him and all helped to push the heavy metal doors open. The hinges creaked, sending a loud moaning through the silent cemetary. Vash was half expecting the wind to answer them. They finally got the gate opened so they could slip through without too much trouble or bodily injury. . Which was a releif. They walked carefully down the rotting wood stairs, picking their way through the bones, chains, baby pumpkins, dead rodents, and anything else that just happened to be lying on the steps at that timeFilmy ghosts swept in and out of the trees, trying to knock them off balance but forgetting that the soft flesh of humans could easily pass through their own. This only fueled their anger at the intruding humans and caused them to increase their efforts with similar, futile effects.
Finally they had reached the bottom of the stairs and another gate.
"Dammnit, since when did the Pumpkin Patch get remodeled?" Tweak demanded.
No one said anything though both Spacey and Miaka had sarcastic comments ready, they decided not to use them in this instance, instead favoring to save them for later when they would prove most effective. Sighing, the group went to work to push this gate open. It didn't take much effort this time. The huge gate squeaked open with what sounded like a cat's howl. Loud music bombarded their ears. Miaka was instantly out on the dance floor dancing away and not caring who noticed or who was laughing at her. Tweak had already found a dark corner to stay in for the remainder of the night, Turtle was headed off to the punch table to see if anyone had spiked it. Probably not. Vash was left looking at Miaka next to Tweak, while Spacey was curled up next to Tweak on his left side. She had already transformed into her cat form but it would take a bit longer for the rest to transform.
Tweak was mentally refining his scowl when he saw Spacey look at him with one of those cat-looks. No wonder he had never liked cats, they seemed to stare right into your soul, acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Deciding whether you were worthy of their presence or not.
"What are you staring at?" He demanded.
Spacey licked a paw, you're idiocy, she thought to herself, it's showing again.
Vash looked up, and smirked at the decorations. Pumpkins, bats, and cats were strung up as plastic little lights sending bright glows onto the confetti covered ground. Black trees groaned in the wind and ghosts laughed, sending chills up everyone's spines. The music did nothing to soothe them, but helped them to forget. Vash's eyes narrowed, wait.
"That can't be right." He muttered to himself.
Tweak looked over, an eybrow raised. "What?" He asked.
Vash held up a finger and squinted into the bright glow of the lights.
"They're not monsters." He finally stated.
"What?" Tweak asked again.
"They're not monsters."
"Whaddyou mean they're not monsters?" Now Tweak was becoming repetative.
Vash sighed, and using one of Miaka's favorite sayings, looked at Tweak and said "Let me put this into small words for you, they are not monsters."
"Yeah I got that but what do you mean?"
Vash smacked his other half on the back of the head.
"Look at the people numbnuts, just take one good look at the monsters you think you see and then squint real hard like."
Tweak did as he was told, feeling more and more like a dog when he did. Looking into the writhing group of would be monsters, he squinted and looked harder. They were masks! These were real people in the Pumpkin Patch! But no real people could ever come into the Patch, hell, none of them knew about it. And they wondered how urban legends got started. A laugh came from overhead and then all the people, decorations, music, and food was gone and the group was left standing in a black void with three women facing them. Miaka was still dancing, Tweak rectified that situation by sticking his foot out and tripping her, causing her to fall flat on her face.
"OW!" She yelled, trying to get up but failing when she felt Tweak's foot on her back.
Turtle looked down at the nonexistant punch-filled cup in his hand.
"Damn." Was all he said.
"Ahem." Winter coughed, trying to get the group's attention. Three of them looked up while Miaka was busy studying the blackness and it's many delicate patterns and intricacies. Winter ignored her and instead focused on the other, more attentative, group members.
"Fall is gone."
That got Miaka's attention. Or at least, what she could show of it. Spring giggled.
"Our sister was getting too much love for this holiday and we've decided to take it over by taking her out of the picture, but the problem is..."
"Winter, the oldest, wants it for herself." Summer said, looking at Tweak and licking her lower lip. "But we want it too, so....skeleton twins, rag doll witch, vampire, and your little kitty cat are all going to help us."
All four found themselves as, well, themselves. Both Tweak and Glitch found themselves in tuxedos covering nothing but white bone, Miaka looking down, found stitches on her body and a witches ragged outfit on complete with oversized hat and black striped orange body suit on, and Turtle (not surprisingly) found himself with a jack-o-lantern mask off to one side on, a black suit and cape.
"So what do you want from us?" Turtle asked.
"To kill Fall, your beloved Season." Spring said lightly.
All four stared at the three Seasons in silent horror, they couldn't kill their Season, they had too much fun during the season.
"Then," Winter said, holding up a finger, "you must kill each of us until only one is left."
"Why's that?" Vash asked, something told him, these Seasons were either A) too bored to think of anything else to do in their spare time, B) way too jealous of one another, C) all nut cases. He would have to go with C.
"So the last remaining Season doesn't have any competition." Summer answered.
"You have until October 31st, if you don't meet our demands by then, your Halloween will be a big joke this year. A big, deadly joke."
All four were deposited ontop of one another back in the Pumpkin Patch and in ther human forms. Spacey was ontop of the dog pile licking a paw and purring softly.
"Why was that Summer woman hitting on me?" Tweak demanded from underneath Turtle (who was underneath Spacey).
"I don't know, maybe she wants you to be her tanning partner." Miaka said " Now will you all GET THE HELL OFFA ME?!"
Turtle sighed, he could feel all the magick in the air. It was nearly suffocating. Miaka, Vash, and Spacey were all there, standing around him in a half star, waiting for the fourth to join them so they could dissappate the magick into the world and allow All Hallowe's Eve to begin. It was October 27th and the moon was waxing. Ir was as thick as a thumbnail, and glowing brightly. Vash looked at him, waiting, he was wearing a red robe tied with a black cord. Miaka had on a light yellow robe, tied with a black cord, Spacey had on a dark brown robe which was also tied with a black cord, Turtle had on an aquamarine robe, and as all the rest, it was tied with a black cord. Fire, Air, Earth, and Water were all present now all they were missing was Spirit.
"Where the hell is he?!" Miaka demanded, getting restless " All this magick is suffocating me."
"You're not the only one," Spacey pointed out, " the rest of us can feel it too."
Vash and Turtle nodded. Turtle wanted a drink, badly.
"Hey guys!" Tweak said, barging through the treehouse door. All five always used Spacey's old treehouse to do their magickal rites. Tweak was in an all black robe tied together with a white cord. Spirit had arrived.
"Where the hell have you been?!" Miaka demanded.
He ignored her. Panting he said;
"You guys gotta see what's going on at Witch House." He said inbetween pants.
They looked at him like he was an idiot.
"Follow me."
They walked with him out into the streets in their normal clothes. What could possibly be up with Witch House, the doors weren't even supposed to be open until the 30th at 12:00 midnight. Today was the 27th and they had a final rite they needed to perform. The group followed Tweak down the darkened streets until they saw Witch House. It was a lopsided house seemingly built around the tree, it gave no indication to what it lead to it just sat there, watching the suburbians go about their daily routines. It's windows gaped at them like eyes, always watching but not seeing anything. But the lights were on. The group looked at eachother in stunned silence, until Miaka began to climb the tree.
"Miaka what the hell are you doing?!" Spacey demanded.
"Trying to see what the hell is going on, now if you just want to sit there go ahead but I'm gonna find out." She called down as she climbed the thick trunk. Spacey, after sighing, was right behind her, as was Turtle, Vash and Tweak. All three of the boys were grumbling as they pulled themselves into the house.
Cobwebs, skulls, and a huge couldron decorated the small room. A table was right in the middle with a single candle lit. The five gathered around the small candle wondering how something so puny could give off so much light as too fill an entire house.
"Well, we know what to do." Turtle said.
Vash leaned down and blew out the candle. The entire house went completely black, it wasn't a normal black however, this black seemed to stick to you. Little fingers of air brushed against Miaka's skin, making her jump and whimper. Spacey shook her head trying to stop her own trembling. A small light came from the other side of the room. Someone pushed Tweak foreward.
"Well go on Spirit boy." She said.
He grunted and walked towards the light, then, suddenly all five were pulled through and deposited right in the middle of a cemetary.
"Who's dead, sound off." Miaka said.
Mixed groans came from various members of the Coven.
Tweak sat up and looked around.
"We're in the Pumpkin Patch cemetary." He said, looking at all the pumpkins, some carved into jack-o-lanterns and others left in their natural state, surrounding the various graves and tombstones. He thought he saw and shook his head to clear his vision. Someone tapped him on the shoulder. He nearly jumped a foot in the air before looking down.
"Would you mind GETTING OFF OF ME?!" Spacey yelled from the bottom of the group.
All four got off of her really quick. Looking around, Turtle spotted something that might be useful. A staircase outside of a gate.
"Over there, hurry before this damned fog gets too thick to see through."
They followed him and all helped to push the heavy metal doors open. The hinges creaked, sending a loud moaning through the silent cemetary. Vash was half expecting the wind to answer them. They finally got the gate opened so they could slip through without too much trouble or bodily injury. . Which was a releif. They walked carefully down the rotting wood stairs, picking their way through the bones, chains, baby pumpkins, dead rodents, and anything else that just happened to be lying on the steps at that timeFilmy ghosts swept in and out of the trees, trying to knock them off balance but forgetting that the soft flesh of humans could easily pass through their own. This only fueled their anger at the intruding humans and caused them to increase their efforts with similar, futile effects.
Finally they had reached the bottom of the stairs and another gate.
"Dammnit, since when did the Pumpkin Patch get remodeled?" Tweak demanded.
No one said anything though both Spacey and Miaka had sarcastic comments ready, they decided not to use them in this instance, instead favoring to save them for later when they would prove most effective. Sighing, the group went to work to push this gate open. It didn't take much effort this time. The huge gate squeaked open with what sounded like a cat's howl. Loud music bombarded their ears. Miaka was instantly out on the dance floor dancing away and not caring who noticed or who was laughing at her. Tweak had already found a dark corner to stay in for the remainder of the night, Turtle was headed off to the punch table to see if anyone had spiked it. Probably not. Vash was left looking at Miaka next to Tweak, while Spacey was curled up next to Tweak on his left side. She had already transformed into her cat form but it would take a bit longer for the rest to transform.
Tweak was mentally refining his scowl when he saw Spacey look at him with one of those cat-looks. No wonder he had never liked cats, they seemed to stare right into your soul, acting as judge, jury, and executioner. Deciding whether you were worthy of their presence or not.
"What are you staring at?" He demanded.
Spacey licked a paw, you're idiocy, she thought to herself, it's showing again.
Vash looked up, and smirked at the decorations. Pumpkins, bats, and cats were strung up as plastic little lights sending bright glows onto the confetti covered ground. Black trees groaned in the wind and ghosts laughed, sending chills up everyone's spines. The music did nothing to soothe them, but helped them to forget. Vash's eyes narrowed, wait.
"That can't be right." He muttered to himself.
Tweak looked over, an eybrow raised. "What?" He asked.
Vash held up a finger and squinted into the bright glow of the lights.
"They're not monsters." He finally stated.
"What?" Tweak asked again.
"They're not monsters."
"Whaddyou mean they're not monsters?" Now Tweak was becoming repetative.
Vash sighed, and using one of Miaka's favorite sayings, looked at Tweak and said "Let me put this into small words for you, they are not monsters."
"Yeah I got that but what do you mean?"
Vash smacked his other half on the back of the head.
"Look at the people numbnuts, just take one good look at the monsters you think you see and then squint real hard like."
Tweak did as he was told, feeling more and more like a dog when he did. Looking into the writhing group of would be monsters, he squinted and looked harder. They were masks! These were real people in the Pumpkin Patch! But no real people could ever come into the Patch, hell, none of them knew about it. And they wondered how urban legends got started. A laugh came from overhead and then all the people, decorations, music, and food was gone and the group was left standing in a black void with three women facing them. Miaka was still dancing, Tweak rectified that situation by sticking his foot out and tripping her, causing her to fall flat on her face.
"OW!" She yelled, trying to get up but failing when she felt Tweak's foot on her back.
Turtle looked down at the nonexistant punch-filled cup in his hand.
"Damn." Was all he said.
"Ahem." Winter coughed, trying to get the group's attention. Three of them looked up while Miaka was busy studying the blackness and it's many delicate patterns and intricacies. Winter ignored her and instead focused on the other, more attentative, group members.
"Fall is gone."
That got Miaka's attention. Or at least, what she could show of it. Spring giggled.
"Our sister was getting too much love for this holiday and we've decided to take it over by taking her out of the picture, but the problem is..."
"Winter, the oldest, wants it for herself." Summer said, looking at Tweak and licking her lower lip. "But we want it too, so....skeleton twins, rag doll witch, vampire, and your little kitty cat are all going to help us."
All four found themselves as, well, themselves. Both Tweak and Glitch found themselves in tuxedos covering nothing but white bone, Miaka looking down, found stitches on her body and a witches ragged outfit on complete with oversized hat and black striped orange body suit on, and Turtle (not surprisingly) found himself with a jack-o-lantern mask off to one side on, a black suit and cape.
"So what do you want from us?" Turtle asked.
"To kill Fall, your beloved Season." Spring said lightly.
All four stared at the three Seasons in silent horror, they couldn't kill their Season, they had too much fun during the season.
"Then," Winter said, holding up a finger, "you must kill each of us until only one is left."
"Why's that?" Vash asked, something told him, these Seasons were either A) too bored to think of anything else to do in their spare time, B) way too jealous of one another, C) all nut cases. He would have to go with C.
"So the last remaining Season doesn't have any competition." Summer answered.
"You have until October 31st, if you don't meet our demands by then, your Halloween will be a big joke this year. A big, deadly joke."
All four were deposited ontop of one another back in the Pumpkin Patch and in ther human forms. Spacey was ontop of the dog pile licking a paw and purring softly.
"Why was that Summer woman hitting on me?" Tweak demanded from underneath Turtle (who was underneath Spacey).
"I don't know, maybe she wants you to be her tanning partner." Miaka said " Now will you all GET THE HELL OFFA ME?!"
