It was the beginning of October, and Poe stopped by to help with decorating the house for Halloween. Donna and Baby Groot placed the Dia De Los Muertos by the front porch, Ben placed the Jack-O-Lanterns by the sidewalks, and Lea placed the broomsticks by the bush. "Rocket," called Ben, "have you got the candy?"
"Fine, fine," called back Rocket. "And you told me not to put cockroaches in it."
"What's with the peanut candy?" asked Poe. "Halloween is at the end of the month."
"It's for Animal," Ben answered. "He loves peanut candy."
"Peanut! Peanut!" shouted Animal.
"I am Groot (Better give him to it, Daddy)," Baby Groot said.
"Go long, Animal!" shouted Ben as he tossed the peanut butter.
"Peanut! Peanut!" shouted Animal as he started eating the peanut candy.
Inside the house, the Mayhem Band was placing up Michael Jackson's "Thriller" decor. "Dr. Teeth," cautioned Lea, "those Thriller decors are for the backyard."
"Come on, Lea," replied Dr. Teeth. "It makes the living feel like the whole."
"You had to invite the Mayhem Band too?" Poe asked.
"They needed to check on Animal to see if he didn't eat Rosewood's food supply," explained Ben.
Ling Ming was dressed as a black kitty walking around and playing with the glowsticks. "Ling Ming," Janice warned as she picked up her daughter, "those glowsticks are for Halloween."
"That's right, Janice," replied Lea. "What I remember about parenting is that toddler Donna played with toy sabers and she once mistook my own for a toy. I kept mine for safekeeping. Also, Luke always believed that you don't need to be a Jedi to use a lightsaber."
"Writing your own paths," Dr. Teeth said. "That's one cool cat Ben is."
Poe was putting up when he spotted an old photo of him, the Backyard Gang, and the Mayhem Band. "Donna," Poe replied, "here's a little photo of us and the Backyard Gang from Halloween years ago."
"Hey, Don," Dr. Teeth said, "tell us about the time we jammed with the Addams family."
"Ling Ming wants to hear your story of us grooving with those ghouls," Floyd explained.
"Addams!" shouted Ling Ming.
"You're not bringing up the time where you sent me into the Book of Life," recalled Poe. "I'm still traumatized about going in there after what happened."
"Come on," Ben said. "It's her story. She should tell us about the Addams family."
"Before we do that," Donna said, "Dr. Teeth, could you do the honor?"
Donna started snapping her fingers to the "Addams Family" theme song by Dr. Teeth. "Oh, no," Rocket groaned. "Not another kiddo story time."
The rest of the Mayhem Band join in on the song.
