A/N: T'was a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you are being told, took place in the holiday worlds of old. Now you've probably wondered holidays come from. If you haven't, I think it's time you've begun...

Chapter 8: This is Halloween

A figure in a sickly green hoodie hid in the shadows of the graveyard as ghosts came out, singing. "Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?" Another ghost popped up and the figure turned. "Come with us and you will see, this our town of Halloween. This is Halloween, this is Halloween!" Pumpkins jumped up onto the fence, impaling themselves. "Pumpkins scream in the dead of night! This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Trick 'r treat til the neighbor's gonna die of fright! It's our town, everybody scream! In our town of Halloween..." The figure stuck to the shadows, following the ghosts into a house, watching as teeth appeared under a bed, with red eyes. The monster joined in the singing. "I am the one hiding under your bed., teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red!" The figure moved in shadow down the stairs, watching something poke out from underneath. "I am the one hiding under your stairs. Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair."

The ghosts reappeared and the shadowy figure followed them to the Vampire castle. The coffins opened and out stepped four vampire brothers. "In this town, we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song." He slipped out, spotting the mayor on the roof, wearing his happy face. "In this town! Don't we love it now? Everyone's waiting for the next surprise!" He slunk down to the ground, moving down some steps into the Sewage slums as he heard more singing. "Round that corner there's a man, hiding in the trashcan, something's waiting now to pounce and how you'll-" The shadow approached a trashcan, jumping back as The Harlequin demon popped out, joining the Melting Man, Devil and Wolfman in the song. "SCREAM! This is Halloween! Red and black, Slimy green!" The wolfman took over. "Aren't you scared?"

"Well that's just fine!" The shadow looked up as the witch sisters flew by. He followed them. "Say it once, say it twice! Take a chance and roll the dice! Riding with the moon in the dead of night!" He came up in the town square, stepping back as the hanging tree came his way. "Everybody scream. Everybody scream!" The five hanged men sung next. "In our town of Halloween..." He moved past the tree only to see a clown with a uniclycle in place of legs rolling around. "I am the clown with the tear-away face!" The shadowy figure jumped back, startled as the clown pulled his face off, singing in a deep, scary voice. "Here in a flash, gone without a trace!" The wind blew and he turned around, looking in the direction it went. He saw the ragdoll with her back turned, red hair blowing in the wind as it sang. "I am the who when you call who's there. I am the wind blowing through your hair." She turned around and looked up at the moon. He followed her gaze as more singing erupted from an unseen monster. "I am the shadow on the moon at night! Filling your dreams to the brim with fright!"

The townsfolk joined together and figure moved on. "This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!" Two younger voices echoed the townsfolk. "Halloween, Halloween!" He spotted the corpse kid, now grown up, and the mummy playing with the guillotine, chopping the head off a doll." "

Tender lumplings everywhere, life's no fun without a good scare!" The corpse father sang as he appeared, with the corpse mother beside her. "That's our job-"

"But we're not mean-" The mother finished. They both then sang together, marching off toward the middle of the square. "In our town of Halloween..." Once the mayor sang, and the figure looked to see him standing by the main gate, putting it up. "In this town! Don't we love it now? Everyone's waiting for the next surprise!" Suddenly the townsfolk came through the gate, carrying what looked like two scarecrows with Jack o' lanterns for heads as they marched into the square. "Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back, and SCREAM like a banshee! Make you jump out of your skin! This is Halloween, everybody scream!" The square was now filled with the people of Halloween Town as they seeya both scarecrows down. One was taller and male, with tan pants and a maroon shirt, while the other wore a raggedy maroon Victorian dress with a high neck. The figure heard one of the hanged men sing. "Wont ya please make way for a special family?" The figure's eyes widened as the mayor grabbed a torch, setting both scarecrows ablaze.

At once they came to life, scaring the shadow for a moment as they danced together in a wild, fast-paced waltz. The light from the fire hit the figure, revealing light brown messy hair under the sickly green hood and startling bright, light green eyes. Everyone joined in the singing. "Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch! Everyone hail to the ruling family! This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!" The scarecrows danced closer to the well,seeming to lose their balance and falling into the slimy green water, out of sight. The corpse kid and mummy looked over the edge, peering into the water as they held the ledge, singing. "In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song..." The shadow was surprised in a skull emerged from the water, growing taller as a bat bow tie appeared. The skeleton wore a black suit with white pinstripes. When the shoulders were put, a by hair bow appeared beside him, followed by a skull with pumpkin orange hair. The female skeleton wore a scary smirk similar to the taller's, standing back to back. She wore a grey, spiderweb print suit dress with bat bow tie just like the taller's. Her hair hung straight down her back to her hips as the townsfolk waved their arms back and forth, singing. "La, la, la la la, la, la la, la, WEEE!" They threw their hands up, cheering, whistling and clapping as both skeletons stepped out of the well, onto the ground. They took their bows and waved to the townsfolk.

The figure quickly slunk away through the main gate, his shadow the only thing that could be seen. He went unnoticed past three young adults, all tall and hiding beside the gate, peeking their heads out to watch the celebration. The one of bottom had pink rimmed eyes, light greyish blue skin and a head of medium length messy greenish blonde hair. "Whoah, that was so cool!" He got hit on the head by afemale above him with mint green skin, and long, curly dark blue tangled hair. Her chin was sharp and her lips were a dark magenta. Turquoise surrounded her eyes as a purple witch hat bent over. "SShhh! Keep your voice down, you idiot! And it isn't that cool..." Above her a tall male white milky white skin, a devil tail and red rimmed eyes that were a light yellow with dark blue pupils slapped his palm onto his face, dark red hair hanging to just past his jaw, with some on top styled into devil horns on each sir of his head. "Both of you be quiet? I'm trying to see the Skellington girl." People moved aside and he cugjt sight of her. His jaw dropped. "THAT'S Jack and Sally's daughter?!" the shortest exclaimed in disbelief. "Barrel shut it! Why is her hair orange? Shouldn't it be red?" The female questioned. "Shock, who cares? She's...wow...I think I just got a brilliant plan!"

"Big shocker there, Lock. Your last plan was a disaster and almost led to us getting eaten!" Shock complained. Lock rolled his eyes. "I'll seduce her and one day, when she trusts me enough, I'll make her my bride and then I will be the king of Halloween! We'll be able to do what we want!"

"Are you sure you don't just like her, Lock? Lock's got a crush!" Barrel laughed. Both Lock and Shock hit him on the head, hard. "Shut up!"