Outside Spookelton Castle, Wolf, Diane, Sasha, and Lucky, resting on Sasha's shoulder, headed out. "Okay, if we're going to the enchanted forest. We're going to need supplies."

"Supplies? Can't we just fly over this forest on your broom?" asked Wolf.

Sasha shook her head. "The enchanted forest is wild and unpredictable inside and above it. There could be wicked trolls practicing their aerial assault spells, bitter bugs, raining frogs, raining slime, raining frogs and slime!"

"Raining frogs and slime?!" Diane said in surprise.

"Yep. And you do not want to spend the whole night washing slime out of your hair! Or fur." Sasha, Diane and Wolf arrived in town. The wolf and fox were shocked to see so many different monsters walking the cobblestone streets and ghosts flying above the streets. Sasha stepped forward, but noticed her friends weren't following. "It's okay. Let's go."

A bit uncertain, but still determined, the canines ventured into the Transylvanian town. It was a unusual to say the least. "Is that...slime coming out of a fountain?" Wolf asked, pointing to the fountain pouring out a green, unearthly liquid.

"Yep, that's a slime fountain. Sometimes monsters like to take a dip in there to cool off."

At that moment, a large ogre in brown overalls popped his green head out of the fountain and pulled himself out. Slime oozed down his bulky body as he casually walked away.

"Okay, first, we'll head to FAO Shrieks. They have pretty much everything." Sasha said. The gang arrived at FAO Shrieks.

"Wow! This place is pretty cool!" Even Wolf was amazed by all the monstery things surrounding him. He spotted a big barrel filled with candy in wrappers that looked like dragons. "What's this?" He picked up a piece of the strange candy.

"That's dragon taffy. Pop one of those babies and you'll breath fire like a dragon!" To demonstrate, Sasha took a piece and unwrapped it. She put it in her mouth and within seconds, a stream of pink fire burst out of Sasha's mouth! Wolf and Diane yelped and backed away. Thankfully, the fire dissipated quickly.

But instead of freaking out, Wolf was amazed. "Holy moly!" he exclaimed with excement in his eyes. "Are you kidding me?! You just pop one of these in your mouth and you breath fire?!" He quickly grabbed a plastic bag and put a handful of taffy into it. "I have got to bring this stuff to the guys! They're never gonna believe this!"

"HEY!" A skeleton clacked his way toward Sasha and the canines. "I saw that, witch!" He pointed a boney finger at Sasha. "If you eat it and breath it, you buy it!"

"Sorry. I was just showing my friends how dragon taffy works. I was going to pay for it later." Sasha pulled out a couple of dollar bills and handed them to the store employee. "Keep the change."

The skeleton checked the money and it was more than enough for the candy. "That's more like it." As he walked away, he slipped on a gumball and fell to the floor, his arms and legs coming apart.

"I got this." Sasha took out her wand and waved it at the skeleton. Green magic swirled around the skeleton's bones and he was complete again!

"Wow!" Wolf applauded for Sasha's magic. The junior witch smiled and took a bow.

A few minutes later, Sasha, Wolf, and Diane left FAO Shrieks with backpacks full of supplies, including broomsticks.

"Okay, so, riding a broom is just as easy as riding a bike." said Sasha. She showed the canines wha to do. "First, just put it between your legs and do a little hop. Once your feet leave the ground, the broom will keep you levitated." Sasha did just as she instructed and she was floating on her broom.

Wolf held onto the broom handle very hard. He took a breath, did a little hop, and the broom began to float! Diane effortlessly got her broom to float as well.

"Now, for controls. Lean forward to go faster, lean back to break." Sasha said as she demonstrated. "Lean left to turn left and lean right to go right."

Faster than Diane could blink, Wolf was already high in the air and zooming through the sky.

"WOO-HOOOOO!" Wolf hollered as he did flips in the air. "NOW THIS IS BETTER THAN A CAR!"

"Wow! He's a natural!" Sasha said, amazed by Wolf's progress.

Diane rolled her eyes. She and Sasha joined Wolf and they flew over the enchanted forest. "I could get used to this whole magic thing! Think you can teach me?" Wolf asked Sasha.

"Well, there's more to magic making than just waving a wand and flying a broom." Sasha said. "There's remembering spells, contacting spirits, cauldron cleaning, monster volunteer work, potion making, which is really tricky! Especially when it comes to ingredients! Like, one time I tried to make an invisibility potion and I put in pixie dust instead of fairy dust! Then after that, boom! Everything in the potion lab was covered with polka-dots!"

Wolf laughed. "Wow!"

"I know, right? Even something as random as a pinch of dirt can cause a potion to backfire!"

Suddenly, the sky grew dark. The trio looked up and saw black clouds had filled up the sky. "What happened?!" Diane said, looking at the sky. "It was warm and sunny just a moment ago!"

Sasha peered at the clouds. They were black as the night sky. "They must be shadow clouds. When they block out the sun, it becomes dark as night. But it's nothing to worry about."

But now that the sun was gone, the air went cold and the darkened woods became even more dark. Sasha flicked her wand. It's crystal star tip gleamed, lighting the way. As they flew over the woods, Wolf cautiously looked down. He swallowed hard when he saw several pairs of glowing eyes watching him from the inky blackness of the forest. He flew a little closer to Sasha. "Uh, I-I don't know about this. Do we really have to see this Esmerelda?"

"I thought you wanted to ask her about winning the lottery." Diane asked teasingly.

"Yeah, well, money isn't everything." Wolf replied, rubbing his arm fur that was sticking up.

Sasha was a bit surprised to hear Wolf say that. He and his gang loved money as much as stealing it. So, it didn't make to sense to Sasha as to why they would turn themselves in and go straight. "Look!" Sasha headed to the left and flew a little faster, Wolf and Diane followed her and they came across a dirt road. "I know this road!" said Sasha as she landed her feet on the ground. "It's a shortcut to Esmerelda's! If we go on the other side of the road and head straight, we'll be at her place in no time! Man! It sure was smart that she moved her house by this road!"

"Why would she do that?" asked Diane.

"Because sometimes humans and monsters get lost driving down this road. So, Esmerelda set up her home here in case anyone needs directions and do a little fortune telling on the side." Sasha explained. She, Wolf and Diane were about to cross when a blue minivan pulled up to them. A human man rolled down the window and managed to see Sasha despite the darkness.

"Uh, hi, my wife and I are lost. Can you help us?" he asked politely. His wife smiled and gave a friendly wave.

Sasha smiled. "Sure."

Curious, Wolf came a little closer to see these humans. But when they saw Wolf, they both screamed.

"WOLF!" the man shrieked.

'NO! THAT'S MR. WOLF!" screamed the woman.

"Whoa! Whoa! Take it easy!" Sasha tried to calm the frantic couple.

"Y-Y-You stay away from that wolf, lady!" The man pointed a shaky finger at Wolf. "He'll kill you! He's dangerous!"

"He's not dangerous and he won't kill me!" Sasha retorted. "What's so dangerous about him anyway?"

The woman held up her phone to Sasha, showing her a video. When Wolf saw what the video was, he felt more terrified than he ever felt in his entire life. It was the video of his outburst toward Professor Marmalade at the gala for goodness.

"You little pouchy-cheeked RAT! I'LL KILL YOU! YOU HEAR ME?! YOU'RE DEAD! YOU'RE DEA-"

Wolf's heart stung as he rewatched the most shameful moment of his life. The rage in his voice, the anger in his eyes, the powerful urge to kill his enemy. He remembered seeing the horrified looks on all the humans' faces that night. Wolf didn't like those looks at all or how he looked in that video. It was solid proof that he really was the cultural stereotype of a big, bad wolf.

Suddenly, the air became deathly cold and Wolf felt a chill race up his spine, followed by the familiar presence of something spooky behind him. Wolf spun around and saw Madame Spook looking surprised. He screamed. As did the man and woman to scream.

"GHOST!" the man shrieked.

"DRIVE, HAROLD! DRIVE!" screamed the hysterical woman. Harold the human slammed on the gas and drove away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Oops! I'm so sorry, everyone!" Madame Spook said with guilt. She sighed. "I scared someone by accident. Again."

Sasha patted the madame's shoulder. "Don't worry, Madame S. You'll scare someone on purpose someday. What are you doing here?" She saw the ghostess holding three monster shaped lunch bags.

Madame Spook smiled. "Well, I noticed that you forgot to bring snacks. So, I made lunches for everyone."

"Awesome! Thanks!" Sasha took her lunch bag. "I'm starving!" Her smile fell however when she saw Wolf sitting on a log with a grim look on his face. Sasha walked up to Wolf with a lunch bag for him. "Hey, you okay, buddy?"

Wolf frowned as he took his lunch bag. "No." he replied, clearly dowhearted.

Sasha sat beside him. "Are you upset because of what those people said about you?"

The canine looked at Sasha sarcastically. "No, I'm upset because the polar ice caps are melting and I didn't pack my snorkel."

Sasha gave Wolf a playful nudge on the shoulder. "Come on! Forget those jerks!" She saw Diane looking uncomfortable as the fox scratched her neck. "You okay, Diane?"

"Yeah, just a bug bite." Diane confirmed, still scratching where the bug bit her. She was so busy itching, she was unable to stop Sasha bonding with Wolf.

"Anyway, don't worry about that video. You got mad. So what?" said Sasha.

"So what?! Are you kidding me?!" Wolf retorted. "Did you see me in that video?!"

Madame Spook popped in between Sasha and Wolf. "Oh, yes! You were simply marvelous!" she praised.

Wolf cocked his head back. "Marvelous?"

"Oh, yes! That was one the best scares I've ever seen!" Madame Spook practically glowed with admiration. "Such ferocity! Such abandon! Such...horror! Brilliance! Sheer brilliance!"

Wolf groaned, burying his face in his paws. He wasn't feeling brilliant at all.

Sasha rubbed Wolf's back. "Wolf, it's okay. Everyone gets mad. Everyone. We all have different sides to ourselves and some sides are well, not pretty. But that doesn't mean it's a bad thing."

Wolf lifted his head. "What do you mean?"

"Well, it's like...the yin-yang symbol." Sasha took out her phone, did some searching, and showed Wolf a picture of the yin-yang symbol. "See how one side doesn't overshadow the other? We all have a yin and yang side that can be used correctly. Like, we need our yin side to keep us sane, kind, and caring. And we need our yang side to toughen ourselves up and defend ourselves and what we care about or we'd be letting people walk all over us."

"So...what you're saying is we can be good guys and at the same time, be bad guys to do good?" asked Wolf.

Sasha snapped her fingers. "Exactly! That's exactly what I'm saying! It's like having your cake and eating it too...or something like that."

Wolf chuckled. "No wonder you became a witch. This world needs your magic words."

"Thanks, Wolf." Sasha smiled. "And by the way, about your little hissy fit in that video. You really shouldn't worry about it."

"I shouldn't?"

"Yeah, believe me, the world's a lot bigger than you think it is. There are things out there a hundred times scarier than you'll ever be."

Wolf shrugged. "Well, I can't argue with that." And how could he? After all, Wolf has seen real magic, the ghostess of a haunted castle, monsters hiding in closets and under beds, and a bathroom with hot and cold running slime.

Seeing Wolf finally lighten up, Sasha smiled. "Plus, you were pretty cool. You were like, 'Boss Mode Engaged' and then RAWR!" She made a frightful face with stretched out fingers.

Wolf laughed. He just had to laugh. There was something about the genuine honesty in Sasha's words that made him feel better. "I was pretty fierce, wasn't I?" He raised an eyebrow and gave the old Clooney smile.

Suddenly, an odd yet delicious smell caught Wolf's nose. He started to sniff. "Hey, do you smell that?"

Confused, Sasha sniffed as well. "I don't smell anything."

Wolf got up and smelled some more. "It smells like..." He double sniffed to be sure. "Pumpkin spice?"

"Heeeeeeeeelp!" A distant cry for help was heard through a wall of thorny briars.

Sasha stood up as well. "Someone's in trouble!"

Madame Spook flew to Sasha's side. "Allow me, Sasha! I can pass right through those awful vines!" The ghost flew right through the briar wall.

"I hope it's not someone we know." Sasha said in concern. "We do know a lot of monsters here!"

"Yoo-hoooooo!" Madame Spook called out from the sky. Sasha and Wolf looked up to see Madame Spook floating to the ground, but not empty handed. In her arms was a pumpkin with a glowing jack o'lantern face.

"Sasha Jocklin?!" The pumpkin spoke. "Oh, man! Am I glad to see you!"

"Mr. Horseman?!" Sasha gasped. "What happened?! And where is your body?!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What do you mean, 'Mr. Horseman?!'" asked Wolf.

Sasha turned to her canine friend. "Wolf, this is the Headless Horseman. Well, his head anyway."

Wolf was surprised, but only a little. Seeing the Headless Horseman without an entire body doesn't leave much of an impact. He smelled the pumpkin spice scent coming from Mr. Horseman's pumpkin head. "Wait! That pumpkin spice smell is coming from you?!"

"Yeah, it's my favorite scented candle. I always put a candle inside my head to help light my way when it gets dark."

"So, where's your entire body? And your horse, Dusty?" asked Sasha, picking up the talking pumpkin head.

"Dusty and I were riding through the woods when someone ambushed us! Next thing you know, Dusty's gone, my body's gone, and here I am in some random part of the forest!" Mr. Horseman explained in a panicked voice. "This is bad! REALLY bad! If I don't find my body soon, it'll go crazy!"

Wolf gulped. "Uh, what do you mean by that?"

"When I'm separated from my body for too long, my body goes on a rampage until my head's back where it belongs; on my shoulders!" Mr. Horseman said. "And with everyone in town during the Fall Fright Night, my body will be a one-man riot!"

"Then we better find your body and fast!" said Sasha. "We have to find Esmerelda now more than ever!"

Wolf's ears picked up someone groaning. And it sounded like Diane. He spun and saw Diane lying on he ground. "Diane!" Wolf ran over to the fox and picked her up. "Diane! What's wrong?!" But when he got a good look at Diane, something was undoubtedly wrong.

Diane felt warm to Wolf's touch. What looked like steam was billowing from her pointy ears, and she was unable to say a word or keep her eyes open. "Madame Spook!" Wolf called out. "Get Diane to Dr. Fangwell! NOW!"

Madame Spook gave a salute. "Sir!" She scooped up Diane and flew back to Spookelton Castle as fast as she could.