Hours later, during the tour of the museum, Victor shows the Addams family a vault. "And here is where the Darkspawnic jewelry resides." He spoke. "These gems can't afford to be seen due to their attraction and greater value. Thieves repeatedly tried to get to this vault, and in fact, last night, the vault is damaged. It's unable to lock now. I am advising everyone to leave this vault and its items alone! It's for your own safety. Trust me on this."

"Oh, don't worry about it, Mr. Housermiser." Pugsley stated. "We've never been attracted to valuables before, and we don't plan to, either."

"Yeah. I am not the kind of guy that is willing to sell dangerous valuables for it." Gomez added in.

"That's good to hear." Victor said. "Now let's go. We have a lot of others to see." Everyone leaves except Wednesday.

"Jewelry?" Wednesday asked herself. "Wow. Um, maybe just a little peek." She gently opens the vault when her family was far enough away and went in. "Where are they? They've got to be—" She gasps and is flabbergasted by the beautiful jewels. It's hard for her to believe any of them are Darkspawnic creations. "Whoa! They're…so beautiful…I can hardly believe how good Darkspawns design these things. Alright, I think I've had eno—" She sees a lone red-jewel-encrusted crown with many Darkspawn symbols on it and gasps. "Holy macaroni!" She walks up to it. "That's the most beautiful crown I've ever seen! I—" Her eye pupils grow larger as she stares at the crown but snaps out of it. "No! I shall not succumb to such gorgeousness! These are Darkspawn relics after all! I'm getting out of here before these things start to get to me." She tries to leave, but something tempts her.

"Why must you deny such regal splendor like this, little one?" A dark voice hissed.

"It talks?" Wednesday asked as she thought the crown was talking to her.

"Yes. This crown is not actually of Darkspawn origin. It's made from those that were close to being Darkspawn but have used Equinox Magic to combat them. This crown is something that you'll enjoy wearing."

"Are you sure, whoever you are?"

"Absolutely. No one was able to realize what power this crown possesses. They usually judge this by its Darkspawn symbols." The symbols glow red. "But these symbols are actually from a culture of Equinox Magic users that have created this crown to combat the Darkspawn and what it is capable of."

"Well…I don't know. I shouldn't take this crown without anyone's permission. It wouldn't be right."

"Young one, this crown has helped Equinox users long ago combat the Darkspawn and it works. It can make you more beautiful than you can imagine. Just take this crown and ALL of your dreams will come true."

The diamond encrusted in the middle of the crown forms hypnotic swirls, hypnotizing Wednesday.

"ALL of my dreams?!"

"ALL OF THEM!"

"Yes, I must have it." She shakes it off. "No! I cannot do this! Must…get back with my family…and…" She goes back and grabs the crown. "MINE!" The creepy girl hides the crown in her backpack, replaces it with an identical crown from a fairy princess costume she bought and runs off. She notices the security system was damaged as well. "Well, am I lucky or what?" She runs for her family and the crown inside her backpack shows glowing red eyes that softly cackle menacingly.

"All too easy." The evil voice cackled.

Wednesday catches up with her family in the hallway.

"What kept you so long, Wednesday?" Mortica asked her daughter.

"I was, uh, just looking at the fine-looking armor right by the jewelry vault." Wednesday answered in her cold voice.

"Hmm, I never knew you had an interest in that, too." Uncle Fester said.

"Well, I always enjoy a man in shining armor as much as the next lady, but I guess I might have a thing about sense of style."

"That's really nice." Grandmama complimented.

"Yeah. Let's go." The all continue the tour of the museum. Hours later, it was time for the Addams family to leave as Victor waved to them goodbye.

"Finally, out of there." Pugsley sighed with relief.

"Yeah." Uncle Fester sighed with relief. "Just looking at those bizarre Darkspawn letters made me feel like I was in the tomb of a blend of ancient Romanian and Egyptian culture, the forbidden kind, it would be so." He shivers.

"I was a bit amazed by the architecture the Darkspawn had at its time." Grandmama commented.

"I do admit, it makes Hammurabi's Code look like cave drawings." Thing thought.

"I'm just grateful we won't have to worry about coming across any Darkspawn for a while." Gomez said.

"Well, let's get going." Mortica declared. "We have to prepare for the Halloween party."

"This will be so much fun!" Pugsley giggled.

Wednesday rolls her eyes and the family returns to their house. As soon as they got there, they began to pursue relaxation time.

"I am so looking forward to the Addams Halloween Party." Gomez stated excitedly.

"ME TOO! I LOVE PARTIES!" Grandmama squealed.

"Where's the candy?!" Pugsley asked excitedly. "I can hardly wait for this party!"

"Young man, I don't think you'll be allowed to touch the candy bowl anymore." Mortica reprimanded her son. "Remember what happened last year?"

A cutaway flashback shows what happened last year on Halloween.

"WHAT THE BEIJING PROVINCE?!" Wednesday shrieked.

Pugsley has gotten fat and his belly is bloated after he ate all the candy in the bowl.

"Pugsley, that candy was for the party this year!" Mortica scolded her overweight son, who hiccuped.

"It's not my fault! They started it!" He burps.

"Dammit, Pugsley!" Gomez yelled. "This is the third time you've done this."

"Alright, no more candy for you this year! EVER!" Mortica shouted as she puts her foot down.

Cut back to the present.

"Oh, right!" Pugsley remembered.

"Well, for you, here's a lollipop." Mortica throws him a large swirly lollipop and he eats it. "No wonder you always want candy. You have the appetite of a fat guy!"

Wednesday walks down the hallway looking around worriedly while heading for her room. Her pet octopus, Socrates, notices something is troubling her and approaches her. He gives her look that says, "Wednesday? You look worried. Is everything okay?"

"Everything's okay, Socrates." Wednesday answered her pet, who then glances curiously at her backpack to know what's in it. "My, uh, fairy princess outfit. I figured I'd try it on right now to see how I'd look. I'll change in the bathroom, so you aren't going to be using it, are you?" Socrates falls for his owner's lie and gives her permission. "Thank you." The creepy-looking girl goes inside her room, but Socrates still feels that something's just nor right as he listens inside her room and listens to her entering the bathroom.

In the living room, the family is figuring out what to do while passing the time.

"So, while we're passing the time, let's see if we can come up with a few horror stories." Gomez stated.

"OOH, OOH, I'VE GOT ONE!" Pugsley shouted excitedly as if he had sugar rush.

"Is it about that boy who likes to cause chaos with explosives again?" Mortica asked. "Cause it's not scary if you keep on telling it."

"Have I told you about the true story about how I dealt with the Hopping Ghosts?" Fester asked.

"Five times actually." Gomez answered.

"Oh."

"Ooh, I guess I have one story that my mother told me once." Grandmama spoke up. "It's about a Darkspawn demon named Lord Zuhrontimon. Any of you ever heard of him?"

Cousin Itt, Lurch and the family's pet lion, Kitty Kat, all shake their heads as they never heard of him.

"Yeah, I've heard of that story before." Pugsley answered. "Uncle Fester used to tell me about it just to make me suffer. It still gives me the shivers though."

"Well, who is he?" Gomez asked.

"Fester said he was a feared dark magic sorcerer and intelligent dark potions master who invented this VERY lethal corruption powder called Psyvill Powder. Fester used to keep some of it in his time."

"I'm sure we'd like to hear about it." Mortica said.

"Or let's not." Lurch thought.

"Okay. Here we go." Grandmama began her story. A flashback shows as her voiceover is heard. "Long ago, in a Romanian kingdom called Yothinshi, a king and queen brought great joy to their kingdom by providing for both the rich and the needy. They had this special psychedelic powder called Nirva Powder, which is used in many Equinox rituals. They say that the Nirva powder is a holy substance forged in the heavens above and given to us by Gods. Anyone who was exposed to the stuff got peaceful hallucinations that can help them with MANY problems. If you were a magic user who was having a hard time with facing your dark past, the Nirva powder would help you balance them into Equinox magic. If you someone who had a dark past and a loss of a cherished life, the Nirva powder would allow you to reach inner peace and allow you to determine how you can make up for it. The king and queen were excellent in exercising this tradition. They withheld the ceremonies every two months. But this Nirva powder was so popular, it inspired one person: their son, Lord Zuhrontimon, who saw darker power in the Nirva powder. He saw that if mixed with certain psychedelic mushrooms, the results could be devastating and mentally painful. Zuhron discovered the resting spot of a long-lost substance created by Darkspawn. He, of course, didn't know what it was, but when he discovered the Darkspawn symbols on the jars, he knew that it was just thousands of years old. The stuff was called 'Vill Powder', one of the first forms of corruption powder. When he discovered how horrible this substance was, he started to get an idea. If he could mix this corruption powder with the power of his psychedelic mushrooms, the results of THAT powder would be far more devastating than anything could create. He tried it and he created Psyvill Powder. He decided to test this new substance on someone and not just any person. A six-year-old girl with autism. She had just gotten in an argument with her parents about seeing someone she valued dearly. When Zuhron tested the substance on her, the results were horrifying. She said she saw horrible aberrations like her parents turning into horrible demons who treated her as their slave and started whipping her repeatedly. She saw a few other children just like her being treated the same way, even her best friend. She saw horrible things. Even the ones she depended on treated her horribly. These cruel hallucinations caused her to start going into so much fear, she felt the need to strike them back. This caused her to attack her parents and get herself in the dungeon. Zuhron felt a ton of pride, but his parents realized that he was the reason why the little girl was a freak, and they banished him from the kingdom forever. Swearing revenge, Zuron became a Darkspawn lord when another dark lord took over, offering Zuhron a chance to share his corruptive psychedelic powder. He accepted and made all of Yothinshi suffer in a plague of Psyvill powder. Everyone in the kingdom was corrupted and started serving the other dark lord. Zuhron felt more pride in his heart than ever before. But he secretly was a pacifist, preferring not to be physical or even use magic as acts of violence thanks to his mother being very nonviolent. So, in secret, he enslaved local non-darkspawn Romanian underworld demons where in exchange for their lives, pretend to be among many of Zuhron's hallucinations. But he was still a famous and feared lord of darkness thanks to his careful craft in secrecy. That is until he battled a famous council. He was sealed up in the dungeon with the rest of the Darkspawn, thus resulting in the tainted Romanians to return to normal, even the now grieving and heartbroken parents, but not before he was able to create one new Darkspawn Relic: a crown. Whoever wore this unholy thing would face demonic hallucinations and be possessed by Lord Zuhrontimon himself. His parents never recovered from their heartache and eventually died from their own grief, resulting in a new era ruled by the headmaster of the Romanian council, who, in respect of what the city had lost, continued the tradition of providing both poor and rich. Zuhron was honored as what he once was, a kind but easily misguided prince, but at the same time, he was damned of what his own arrogance turned him into." The flashbacks ends.

"Trapped in the dungeon, Zuhron was tainted by horrible vengeance and the prison he was in turned him into a powerful demon lord who swore to return when his crown would eventually be found. I'd estimate Victor had already found the crown and is keeping it in the museum. Possibly inside the jewelry vault. The crown is also believed to be guarded by demon slaves of Zuhron with the ability to turn invisible at will, who will haunt anyone who takes it, scaring him or her into surrendering it to them in return for them to leave the person alone." Grandmama finished her story.

The family is shocked by the entire story while some fainted.

"Uh, that was a pretty good story, mother." Mortica said, though she is shocked.

"Well, I have heard stories worse than that, but I found the story of Zuhron was more horrifying." Grandmama replied.

"Whoa, talk about something out of tales from the crypt." Gomez said.

Everyone notices Socrates entering the living room while holding a paper.

"Oh, howdy, Socrates. What're you up to?" Pugsley asked the octopus, who hands him a paper on which is a note written with a quill pen by Socrates himself in his own ink. "I noticed Wednesday is acting weird since you returned from the museum. She just went straight into her room and acted like nothing's happened. Something doesn't feel right to me." He read the note aloud.

"Something is indeed wrong." Mortica said. "Someone should check on her."

Grandmama told the Addams family a legend about an evil Darkspawn lord called Zuhrontimon who created a Darkspawn crown as a weapon to corrupt whoever wears it to be under his influence. The next chapter will have Wednesday become Zuhrontimon's next victim to get brainwashed into doing his dirty work.

So prepare for some more thrills in the next chapter!