The night was in full swing, as kids went door to door for trick-or-treating, dressed in pretty and scary costumes. The pups couldn't help but smile as they, along with Ryder, walked around the town.
"Man, this Halloween seems more energetic than the last." Rubble said.
"I know, it's amazing!" Skye cooed, twirling around in her dress.
"You know what I think? I think it's because of the spiwits." Zuma said, causing the group to gasp. Everest blinked.
"Spirits?"
"Yep. Ever wondewed why we celebwate Halloween? Basically, it's the day of the dead." Zuma said, just as Chase rolled his eyes and shook his head. Seeing this, Marshall just smiled and nuzzled his mate.
"Day of the dead?" Everest questioned.
"Yep. Evewy yeaw, on Halloween, the spiwits of the dead are awaken, and on evewy night, they come out of their gwaves and join us as we give out offewings to the living. Do you know how?" Zuma asked, creeping up to the Husky, who shook her head.
"No, how?"
"When the clock stwikes 12 at midnight." He said, the grin on his face growing.
"Technically speaking, midnight is actually 3." Rocky said, grinning when Zuma gave him a look.
"That's what they want you to believe, but in weality, it is said that when the clock stwikes 12, the doows to the othew wowld is open, thewefowe, weleasing all the spirits, all the ghouls, and all the monsters out, allowing them to walk among us." He said, the smile on his face widen when he caught both Everest and Rubble shivering at the thought.
"If that's true, then how come we can't see them?"
"What, you actually want to meet a spirit? The thing is, not all spirits are good spirits. Some can be vengeful, some can be mean, and there are some who wants to take advantage of the living, of the gullible, and wants to walk among the earth one last time, all the while, you're stuck as a ghost, with no way out. The dead knows, they can hear you. That is why you never, ever talk about the dead. If they could, they would totally come back and haunt you." Zuma said.
"Whoa, sounds spooky."
"It is! That's why, on every Halloween, we offer them a piece of candy, to let them know they are in our thoughts." He concluded, smiling proudly. Chase couldn't help but scoff at such claim.
"Please. Halloween is suppose to be a fun tradition, as everyone knows there's no such thing as ghost." He said.
"Oh? If you say so, Chase." Zuma said, shrugging his shoulders as Everest laughed.
"Come on guys, Cap'n Turbot is suppose to be throwing another party on that creepy old ship. I want to hurry up with the trick-or-treating so we can go!" Rubble said, jumping up and down. The group laughed.
"Okay, okay, calm down Rubble. We shall go." With that, the pups and Ryder began to walk again, with Chase and Marshall walking behind them.
"Hey, you think what Zuma said is true? That there are spirits walking among us? This IS the day of the dead, after all." Marshall said, causing his mate to shake his head and moved closer to him.
"I don't believe in ghosts Marshall, you know that. Day of the dead or not, it's not like anyone's going to be popping out of the ground just to say 'hi'." Chase said, nuzzling the Dalmatian. Marshall sighed.
"You're right, I'm sorry Chase." He said, looking down at the ground. Seeing the look, Chase tilted his head and planted a kiss on his lips.
"Hey, don't let little old me stop you from having fun. As I've said, Halloween is a fun tradition, and the majority of the time, people tell spooky stories to teach other people a lesson. That is the only reason why I don't believe in ghost and monsters. But, if you're still scared by the end of the night, my door is always open." Chase said, earning himself a smile from Marshall.
"Thanks Chase. This is why I love you so much." Marshall said, giving him a kiss. Chase couldn't help but smile, and deepen the kiss, earning himself a moan from Marshall, but before they could continued, someone threw a rock at Chase's head, and the two looked to see the others standing there, half annoyed and half amused.
"Guys, seriously. It's Halloween, a day of spooks, not a day of loving. That's Valentine's Day." Rocky said. Chase rolled his eyes as Marshall giggled and the two began to walk with the others, to finish their last moments of trick-or-treating, before heading towards the party.