TREAT OR TRICK

Like before, Final Fantasy is a trademark of Square

& Enix, while Jujyfruits is a trademark of Heide,

whatever you like it or not, eh?

It's Halloween night, with a full moon over Nibelheim,

and Yuffie, dressed as Reno of The Turks, stands near

the water tower, waiting for Aeris, Tifa and Elena. Just

then, a voice from the shadows takes the materia ninja

by surprise.)

Aeris (voice): You %@*#^&$!! It's WE!! WE!!

(Yuffie jumps up in shock, just as Aeris, dressed to look

like Cid, steps out of the shadows. Yuffie is now gasping

for breath.)

Aeris (laughing): Sorry 'bout that, Yuffers. Think I look

just like Cid Highwind?

Yuffie: Not only that, you sound like Cid. Least you don't

smoke like ol' C. H.

Aeris: Only a pig like Cid would smoke. Anyhow, you make a

fantastic Turk.

Yuffie: Amen, Aer.

(Just then, Tifa arrives, dressed like Sephiroth, complete

with the 9 foot Masamune sword.)

Yuffie & Aeris: SEPHIROTH!! AAAAAAAGGHHHH!!!!

(The gals jump in fear and start to run off.)

Tifa: Hey, it's me!! It's me, Tifa....!!

(Aeris and Yuffie stop in their tracks before

coming back to Tifa.)

Aeris: So it is....!! You sure look like the real S-man--

right down to the uniform and the Masamune.

Tifa: The sword was no problem; I had Cloud and Cid

custom forge a replica.

Yuffie: You could even fool Jenova if you could.

(laughs along with Aeris and Tifa.)

Aeris: Well, let's get started.

Tifa: Shouldn't we wait for Elena first?

Aeris: She's late as it is, and besides she can join up

after the first house. Oh, what the hey? Let's go.

(With that in mind, the gals head for the first house in

Nibelheim; Yuffie knocks on the door, which opens; behind it

is a Minnesota Fats type man with a broom in one hand.)

Yuffie: Trick or treat.

Man (in Brooklyn accent): Yo, ged outa here, you Turk!! (hic)

(Hits Yuffie on the head with his broom; Yuffie staggers off and

falls to the ground. Aeris kneels before her.)

Aeris (fearfully): Yuffie, you OK?!?

Yuffie: What an idiot!! He could've detatched my retinas.

(Spurred by her friend's plight, Aeris turns to the man.)

Aeris: What's the big idea?!? She was DRESSED to look like

one of The Turks!!

Man: (hic) Butt out, Cid Highwind!! You got some nerve, showin'

up with your (hic) stinkin' cigarettes!! (Hits Aeris on her head

with his broom.)

Aeris: Duh-h-h-h-h-h-h, that smarts!!

Tifa (stepping foward): Hey!! That was my best bud you just

beaned!! Besides, she wasn't smoking any cigarettes!!

Man: Sephiroth!! (hic) Scram, you!! (Hits Tifa on her head with

his broom.)

Tifa: Foul!! Did you see that dude give me a rabbit punch?!?

(The Brooklyn man blows a raspberry before slamming the

door.)

Tifa: What a jerk!!

Aeris: He must've been been drunk, eating locoweed, or all

of the above.

Yuffie: You'd think he'd get the idea we're dressed in costume

for Halloween, an' not the real Mc Coy. Maybe he must be

a Halloween version of Scrooge, thinkin' Halloween is

a lot of humbug.

Tifa: Could be.

(At that moment, Elena, dressed up like Vincent, runs

up to the other FFVII gals.)

Elena: Sorry I am late, but I had to help Tseng fix our

garbage disposal.

Aeris: Wow!! Elena, you look like the real Vincent.

Tifa: To quote Selphie Tilmitt, WHOO-HOO!! You

could fool even Lucreatia.

Yuffie: Say, didn't we do that bit before?

Elena: Thanks a heap. Well, let's go. An' remember--

I get dibs on some of the Jujyfruits.

(Elena heads for the house of the man with the broom.)

Yuffie: Don't go to that house, El.

Elena: Why not? Am I THAT scary? BOO!!

Aeris: No, don't go there because that man in there

will hit you on the head with a broom!!

Elena: That so? I'd like to see that bastard try it!!

(With that in mind, Elena knocks on the door which

opens.)

Elena: Trick or treeeeeeeeeat.

(The man comes out, and--SSSSSCHHHHWAAT!!--

hits the female Turk on the head.)

Elena: YEE-OUCH!!

Man: Ged lost, y' STUU----PID %@#*&^$ vampire!! (hic)

Elena: OK, turkey, you asked for it!! (Turns loose

a Ultima strike which knocks the man silly; he drops his

broom.)

Man (deleriously): Du-h-h-h-h-h-h-h, (hic) allow me

to introduce myself, my name is Mud. (Falls down

on his back.)

Tifa: And remember--Mud spelled backward

is Dum. (Steps in the house, grabs a handful

of candy from the man's candy bowl, steps out

and closes the door. From there, she and the

other gals head onward while divvying up the

candy.)

Elena: Not one crummy box of Jujyfruits?

Aeris: Maybe at the next house.

(The gals carry on with their trick or treat

trek, collecting candy from the houses of

Nibelheim; at one point, a scary howl is

heard, causing the ladies to jump on each

other.)

Yuffie: Wolves!!

Tifa: It's just Red XIII howing at the moon.

(At a distance, we see the wolf like

creature known as Nanaki, aka Red XIII

howling under the moon.)

Elena: KEE-RIPES!! You'd think he'd give

some kind of warning before doin' that.

Aeris: Least we got one house left before

we head for Rocket Town.

(The group heads for the last house; as

soon as Tifa knocks on the door, it opens.)

Tifa: Surprise!! UH!! I mean, trick or treat!!

(We see in the doorway, that it's Tidus

from Final Fantasy X, peering all around.)

Tidus: Huh? Where's the surprise?

Elena (to Tifa): Surprise?!?

Tifa: So I goofed.

Aeris (to Tidus): Hey, you're Tidus, star

of The Zanarkand Abes, and of Final

Fantasy X. What chuu doin' here?

Tidus: It's our winter home, when me and

The Besaid Aurochs finish up with the

Blitzball season. Only where's the surprise?

Yuffie: There ain't no surprise, just a slip up, eh?

By the by, how's Yuna an Rikku?

Tidus: Let's see......last time I heard, they were

hangin' 'round with Paine in Final Fantasy X2;

they should be here in a day or two. Oh,

right, your candy, sorry 'bout that.

(Tidus gives out handfuls of candy to the ladies,

and they're Jujyfruits, to Elena's delight.)

Elena: Oh boy, Jujyfruits!! At last!! Thanks a heap!!

Tidus: Anytime. Listen, if you see Cid Highwind, say "Hi"

for Cid of the Al Bhed, ok?

Aeris: We will.

(Heading through the Mt. Nibel caves, en route

to Rocket Town, the gals meet The Materia

Keeper.)

The Materia Keeper: What chuu doin' here?

It's scary in these caves.

Elena: Naturally it's scary in those caves--it's Halloween.

Tifa: We're on our way to Rocket Town.

The Materia Keeper: Be careful when you go there--

there's danger abound there.

Aeris: You mean Sephiroth, Jenova and/or WEAPON?

The Materia Keeper: No, Cid Highwind--he is in a bad mood.

Yuffie: That sucks. Now THAT is scary.

(Entering Rocket Town, Tifa, Yuffie, Aeris and Elena

approach Cid's house and knock on the door which

opens; behind it is an irate Cid.)

Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie & Elena: Trick or treat.

Cid: TRICK!!

Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie & Elena (crying, bawling and

wailing): WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cid: HEY!! Don't go &*%@#$^ cryin' to me!! You'd

be grouchy yourself if that %@*#$^& Shera

pestered you to give &^^$#@%* candy to those

*@#%$^& BRATS!! OK, OK!! Here's your ^%#*@$& treats!!

(Tosses a handful of candy to the gals, who stop crying.)

You just can't beat the system!!

Aeris: That Materia Keeper was right--you're in a bad mood.

Yuffie: Anyhow, we just met Tidus from Besaid, an' he

told me an the rest to tell you that Cid of the Al

Bhed said "Hi."

Cid: He did, eh? Tell 'ol Cid of the Al Bhed I said "Likewise."

Elena: Hey, it's that Seifer, Fujin and Raijin tryin' to toilet

paper The Shanghai Inn!!

(Sure enough, we see Seifer, Raijin and Fujin tossing rolls

of toilet paper over the inn, just making a big mess--and

already Cid is livid.)

Cid: Hey you Galbadian %#@*&^$s!! Stop toilet papering

that joint before I kick your sorry BUT-TOCKS outa here!!

(From here, Cid and the gals charge toward Seifer and

his posse, causing them to freak out.)

Raijin: YIPE!! It's Cid Highwind, y' know!! Let's beat it!!

Fujin: RATS!!

(Fujin and Rajin run off, to Seifer's chagrin.)

Seifer: Come back here, you cowards!! Oh, foo!! I never

get to have any tradition Halloween fun!! (Runs off to

join up with his posse.)

Yuffie: What an exit!!

Tifa: Toilet paper jokes suck.

Elena: So do teenage hulks that trick or treat.

Aeris: Not to mention tainted treats with razor blades

and whatnot.

Cid: While we're on the subject, you gals best inspect

your treats when you get home.

Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie & Elena: We will.

(Much later, after collecting treats all over the planet,

we see our heroines back in Nibelheim, heading for

home, which used to be The Shinra Mansion, worn out

no doubt.)

Yuffie: Boy, Halloween night was a pip.

Aeris: You said it. Boy, do my feet itch.

Tifa: I told you to use tough actin' Tinactin. Hey, check

out what's happenin' here.

Nearby, at one of the houses, we see Quistis, Selphie

and Rinoa dressed as respectively, Squall, Irvine and

Seifer.)

Rinoa: Treat or trick. OOP!! I mean trick or treat.

Selphie: Rhino, you dope!! For a Sorceress, you're one

ditzy bimbo!!

Rinoa: So I goof up, big deal!! An' 'sides, my name is Rinoa--

NOT Rhino!!

Quistis: KEE-RIPES!! Why don't you two grow up?!?

Elena: Y' know....the password is deja vu.

Aeris, Tifa & Yuffie: AAAA-MEN!!

OWARI (THE END)

P.S.: Happy Halloween to all you Final Fantasy

stalwarts!!

--Ronin.