Xcaiyet—now seemingly in a sort of half-way form between Wolf and Nobody—stepped up to what appeared to be a podium of sorts as she glanced left, then right, before clearing her throat and beginning to narrate.

'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems,

In a place that, perhaps, you have seen in your dreams.

For the story that you are about to be told

Began in the holiday worlds of old.

I know you're curious to see what's inside;

It's what happens when two holidays collide!

As she spoke, the newly acquired Astral Arrowhead touched down in smooth landing just outside of the town gates, Sora leading the way.

Aanyx now wore a tattered black tank top, the entire right strap torn and hanging limp over her chest, while not three inches below that a large, gaping hole revealed three bloody claw marks to the world. Her sash-and-khaki combo had been replaced by a flowing pair of black pants, left leg torn off like jagged shorts to reveal the black-and-silver knee-high boots—in actuality, they were her Organization Boots, but she assumed it would be safe to keep them, as the others didn't pay that much attention. Her eyes were drastically shadowed by her bangs, letting out the occasional flash of glowing seaweed green when the light hit them just so. A pair of fingerless grey gloves adorned her hands, cut off at the heel of the hand with a black wrist warmer that extended to the elbow sewn onto the right glove.

"Well that's…different…" Sora said, slightly confused at the sudden lack of color the girl wore. Aanyx shrugged, "It's Halloweentown, what did you expect? Bright green sundress with pretty pink flowers?"

"As refreshing as that would be…" The group turned to see a fairly tall girl, around 17 in age, walking over. She wore a midriff-bearing navy lace-up top, its short puffy sleeves angled off her shoulders. A miniskirt of black-and-blue horizontal stripes ended halfway down her thigh, revealing bare leg all the way down to her black Pac-Man adorned dress shoes. Her sandy-blonde, slightly wavy hair was held back in low pigtails, a striped witch's hat sitting precariously over one cat-like ear, while her tail had been rather festively wrapped with a ribbon patterned with Pac-Man ghosts as well as several stars and bells hanging from the bow near the tip of the tail.

"Kat!" Aanyx grinned, giving the girl a hug before stepping back and glancing over her attire. "…I like that outfit on you a whole lot better when you actually fit in it." Kat rolled her eyes before giggling at the trio of utterly dumbfounded looks. "Oi, fish-face, close the mouth before you're mistaken for a gargoyle!"

"But…if you're Kat…then why are you…older?"

"I'm always this old, dumbass." Kat hissed, bearing her clawed hands. Aanyx placed a warning hand on the girl's shoulder before attempting to explain, "Ya see, thanks to Kat's…well, when she was…Ugh, lemme put it this way: Kat gets sick, she gets normal size. Kat's in good health, she shrinks to kid-size. Simple enough for you?"

"But…what about her voice?"

"Oh, she changes it on purpose since people always treat her like a kid anyway." Aanyx then did a double take, staring in disbelief at the cat-girl's midriff, "…Is that a piercing?"

"Uh-huh! It's a present!" To prove her point, Kat thrust her hips foreword into the streetlamp's light, causing said metal belly-button ring to reflect the light and the present charm to jingle slightly. Aanyx smacked her hand over her forehead with a barely contained groan, only to look up at Donald's squawk of confusion.

No longer distracted by Kat's entrance, Aanyx noticed for the first time the odd, flashing orange Christmas lights leading towards town.

Welcome, my friends, to our Christmas delight!

Come witness a ghoulishly glorious sight!

It's time for our holiday tale to begin,

There's no turning back now…please come all the way in…

Our holiday tale is a tale that's quite charming.

But during this season, it's sometimes…alarming!

So relax, and reflect; feel free to take pause

While we tell you a tale about dear Sandy Claws.

Aanyx, Kat, Sora, Donald, and Goofy followed the lights into the town square, where they were promptly greeted with more Halloween-gone-Christmas—including a sort of flight ramp, more flashing orange lights, a jack-in-the-box, several mutant ducks and vampire teddy bears, and a Jack-O-Lantern with a Santa Hat. Aanyx immediately turned towards Kat with a groan, "I MISSED Halloween!"

"Sorry, Mommy, but if you hadn't needed to stop for repairs…"

"Tell me I didn't miss much!" At the girl's silence Aanyx growled in exasperation, "Great. Just. Fucking. Great. I miss my favorite holiday all thanks to Darkness-damned Maleficent and her good-for-nothing heartless gummies…"

"It's Jack!" Donald suddenly yelled, pointing to something in the air and causing the two girls to turn.

'Twas the nightmare before Christmas, and all through the house

Not a creature was peaceful—not even a mouse!

The stockings, all hung by the chimney with care,

When opened that morning, would cause such a scare!

The children, nestled all snug in their beds,

Would have nightmares of monsters and skeleton heads!

Jack flew down in his trashcan-and-coffin sleigh led by three skeletal reindeer, waving to the group as he climbed out, "Welcome back, friends, and Merry Christmas!"

Sora stopped short, having run towards the ramp in excitement, "…Merry…Christmas? Don't you mean, 'Happy Halloween'?"

Jack impatiently waved him off, "Yes, yes, Halloween greetings from Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King." He made a face, but it was only after his shrug that Aanyx realized it was supposed to be scary, "Forgive me, I'm in a Christmas mood. You see, I'm running the show again this year—but I need Sandy Claws' blessing, so I'm off to Christmastown!"

Sora leaned in towards Goofy, "…Sandy Claws?"

"I think he means Santa Claus." The two shared a shrug as Jack stepped up to the edge of the fountain, gesturing around the square, "Aren't these decorations wonderful? This year Halloweentown's going to handle Christmas too! But first, we have to visit Sally—she's working on something no self-respecting Santa Claus can do without. Come along—I'll show you!"

Now, hurry along! As they say, "Look alive"!

This is one holiday you would want to survive!

Jack Skellington got the idea from Christmastown—

You'll notice his handiwork is scattered around!

This year, he's decided to play Sandy Claws

But, when Halloween creates Christmas…you might see a few flaws…

"A Halloweentown Christmas…" Sora trailed off, looking around at the decorations before a gleeful grin spreads his face, "…Wanna go check it out?"

Aanyx shrugged, scooping up one of the vampire teddy bears and petting it fondly on the head. It gave a screech of content, happily settling into her arms. "You go on ahead, I think I'll stay here for a bit."

"You sure? This seems like your kind of place…"

"Been there, done that, got the candy-corn-scented t-shirt. Go blow stuff up or something." Aanyx shrugged again, feigning nonchalance as she pet the toy. She leaned against the ramp for good measure, silently thanking Kat for holding in her excitement until the others had left. "HOMIGOSH, You will NEVER believe what I found!" Kat gushed, startling the teddy and making it shriek in annoyance before settling back down into Aanyx's arms. Said auburn raised an eyebrow, "Something exciting, no doubt. I could feel your energy pulsing since we landed!"

Kat rolled her eyes and pulled the girl into the forest, stopping in front of the Arch of Holidays. "…Kat…we've been here before…" Aanyx said, unsure of where the blonde was going with this. Kat lifted her hand at the elbow, holding up one finger by her cheek, "Ah, but have we been through all the doors?"

"…Yes, yes we have."

"One right after another?"

"Why, what happens?"

Rather than explaining, however, Kat led Aanyx through the doors from right to left. Once they returned from the final door, a set of stairs opened up in the ground, leading downwards. "…Underground Tunnels?" Aanyx asked curiously. Kat nodded proudly, "Uh-huh! And we're just to the left of the one behind the semi!" Aanyx grinned, rubbing behind the girl's ear, "Way ta go, Kat!"

"I know!" The steps slowly disappeared, however, making her add, "They disappear after about five minutes, making it that much better of an escape route."

Aanyx whistled low appreciatively before quickly spinning around on one heel, frozen with whips called to hand as she looked around. Kat's ears twitched, and the teddy growled softly. "Maleficent…" The two chorused, eyes trained on a clearing some three meters to the right.

"What's she want with Boogie's Boys?" Kat asked quietly. Aanyx gave the slightest shake of her head, "Whatever it is, it can't be good. If she's here that means avoiding the nitwits…" After a few more tense seconds, they slowly made their way into the door to Christmastown, the vampire teddy eagerly following close behind.

Though Kat's outfit hadn't changed much—ghosts for holly, witch's hat for a blue Santa hat, black for white—Aanyx once more found herself in a completely different outfit. She couldn't help but scowl at the clashing green, white, red, and orange elf-like getup, vainly attempting to keep her pigtailed hair from blowing into her face, "I always hated this outfit…"

"Aw, calm down, mommy, let's go see Santa!" Kat giggled with a roll of her eyes, leading the way down the slope.

They didn't get far, however, before the doorway opened again, something flying out and shoving Aanyx down the hill. Sora barely managed to look up before Donald landed on top of him, Goofy following in the same fashion. Sora pushed them off and gazed wide-eyed at the town before him, "Cooooool!"

"Wow!"

"Great. Just fucking great." Aanyx grumbled, alerting the trio of her presence—Kat, it seems, had gone ahead without bothering to see if the former was alright. "Nice going, Retard! Now I'm even MORE cold than I was to begin with!" She groaned, flicking snow out of her hair as she sat up. "Are you alright, Aa—uh…Aanyx? What are you wearing?" Sora said, stopping short with a blush. Aanyx pulled the top of her strapless dress up a hair and stood, "What does it look like? Something no sane person would wear in a place where the highest temperature is 0 Cel."

"It's kinda…cute…" Goofy said, tilting his head to the side. Sora mirrored, the blush deepening, and Aanyx flipped the pair of them off. "Yeah, whatever. Now can we please hurry up and get inside? I can't feel my shoulders."

"Are you here to see Santa too?" Jack asked as the group headed towards the town. "Apparently I don't have a choice."

"Don't you want to see him?"

"What for? He's just gonna say the same thing as last year…and the year before that…and the year before that…" Aanyx sighed, stopping at the door, "You go on ahead, I think I'll just wait out here."

"But—"

"Go."

Sora jumped, surprised at her sudden demand, but headed in nonetheless. "Now, Aanyx. What's wrong? You were just as excited last year as you were the first time you saw him." Jack asked, sitting beside the girl on the steps. Aanyx shrugged, resting her chin in her hands, "Let's face it, Jack. There's no way I can get on that list. And even if I could, I'd never get what I really want."

"Where's your Christmas Spirit?"

"Look, I don't want to talk about it, okay?" Aanyx stood angrily, marching a few paces off and rubbing her shoulders, "I'm cold, I'm wet, I'm stuck with the biggest retards in the world, I lost my best friend, and damnit all to Darkness Herself, I wish there was a way I could see him!" Her hands fell to her sides, eyes locking on a patch of snow as she refused to let the tears fall. Her lip trembled as she let out a shaky, drawn-out sigh, "Who am I kidding? This is supposed to be the final test, right? It's never that easy…"

Jack placed a bony hand on her shoulder, "If he cares about you, then your hearts are connected."

"Yeah, sure…" She didn't have the energy to contradict him, instead wandering inside.

"….you told everyone you did not believe in Santa Clause…Oh, that is unfortunate…"

"How about Donald and Goofy?"

"Yes…and…yes."

"Oh boy!"

"What about you, young lady?"

Sora, Donald, and Goofy turned, surprised to see Aanyx standing in the doorway. She looked at her feet as she walked up, "I don't think there's a place on that list for me, Sir."

"What's that, dear? My hearing isn't quite what it used to be."

"Her name's Aanyx." Sora said, placing his hands on her shoulders. Aanyx shook him off, "I already know I'm not going to be there, so—"

"Aanyx Twilight? But you're right here!" Aanyx's head jerked up, "What? Why?"

"There are many reasons I put people on my list, dear." Santa chuckled. Kat giggled from an armrest in the corner, "See? Mommy's a good little girl!"

"More than I can say about you, Narexk."

"Kat! K-A-T! Is that so hard to write? It takes exactly three seconds shorter than that six-letter thing!"

"Okay, K-A-T, sit down and eat your cookies."

"Yes, mommy."

"Am I on your list, too, by any chance?" Jack asked as he stepped up, "It's me, Jack!"

"Jack Skellington?" Santa's shock quickly turned to rage as a loud crash sounded from a nearby door, "What sort of trouble did you bring this time?"

"This time?" Sora asked. "It's a long story." Jack and Aanyx chorused. When the keybearer looked at her, she merely shrugged, "What? So I was there—Is that suddenly a crime?"

"Well, whatever it is, it seems to be in my factory…" Santa grumbled, leading the way. Aanyx and Kat once more opted to stay away, both feigning nonchalance until the door closed. "Fricking Frick! What's Maleficent want with the toys?"

"Think about it, Kat. It's Maleficent."

Kat gasped dramatically, "She's going to steal Christmas?" Aanyx smacked the girl upside the head, "No, you idiot, she's going to give it a manicure! Of course she's out to get Christmas! Now shut up and follow me; we need to borrow Santa's scrying mirror."

"What for?"

"Because the others are too stupid to think to use it, which means they'll be busy trying to catch her on foot, and we need to know what her plan is without being seen." Aanyx explained as she led the way upstairs. They entered an office-like room, where a large circular mirror stood propped onto the desk. Aanyx smoothed a hand over it, "Show me Maleficent."

Oogie Boogie laughed, observing his body, "I feel like a million bugs! I really owe you one for this, Maleficent."

"Indeed you do, Oogie. Do you remember Sora, Donald, and Goofy?"

"Do I remember them? Ha! You're too much! I'll never forget what they did to me…uh…what was it they did to me?"

"What in Kingdom Hearts are you two doing?" Santa suddenly demanded, "That's a sound way to get back on the—"

"No, Mr. Clause, you've got it all wrong." Aanyx interrupted hastily, "I mean, I suppose we should have asked first, but I need to find out if Maleficent's still working with—"

"Don't say his name." Kat warned. Aanyx back-tracked, "Okay, um…I need to find out what Maleficent's plan is, because I know that…He…is up to something."

"Which he are we talking about?"

"The one that created. Look, I know I'm being vague but I say his name and he comes running. And I promise he's worse than anything Oogie Boogie ever thought up."

"Oh, you mean—" Aanyx dove across the room to cover his mouth, "Yes, him. For the sake of all things under Kingdom Hearts Himself, never say that name as long as I'm in the same world."

"Alright, I understand. Just make sure you ask next time. And don't break anything!"

"We won't…and thank you."

But when Aanyx turned back to the mirror, Maleficent was gone, as was Oogie Boogie. She slammed a fist down on the desk, "Damn it all! How am I supposed to beat them if I can't even find out what I'm up against?"

"It's okay, mommy." Kat soothed, patting her on the forearm, "You just have to trust that the idiots will screw it up enough to find out what Maleficent's doing!"

"Kat, I know they call you the Energetic Optimist, but that's far-fetched even for you."

"There's also the fact that she's been hiding from duty."

Both girls turned to find Demyx reclining in the doorway, half-eaten candy cane in his mouth and an extra protruding from his blue 'Santa Hat'. His Organization Cloak had gained an off-white fur trimming, loosing the hood in favor of a wide belt over the hips.

"Demy!" Kat cried, latching herself onto the Sitar player and stealing the rest of his candy cane. Demyx merely chuckled, kissed her cheek, and tossed the other to Aanyx. "So, how's life on this end of the Sora?"

"Oh, the norm, I suppose. Now what's this about skipping out?" Aanyx grinned, sending it to her room in a hand-sized portal. Kat immediately offered up a repeated slew of 'Idonwanna,' which caused Demyx to shout his reply over her. "Xemnas says she has to negotiate with Barbie, in an attempt to thin out the Sues. We've already had to up the security three times!"

"Narexk, shut the hell up and listen to what I have to say." Aanyx yelled. The girl went quiet, "Yes Mommy."

"Good girl. Now; here's my deal; You go do this mission, and I'll give you two whole strawberries and let you reek havoc on Sora to your little dark heart's content—on the condition you don't kill him."

"Kay! C'mon, Demy-bear, let's go!" Demyx lifted the girl into his arms and spared his sister a tender glance, "Be safe."

"May Her Darkness watch over you."

Finding herself alone in the room, Aanyx realized that the house was quiet—too quiet. Sure, there was no hyper-active Narexk to yell in her ear, but that's the thing—there were no other sounds either.

"Oogie!" Aanyx realized, snapping her fingers in revelation as she portaled away. She came out directly between Santa, Sally, and Oogie Boogie, causing the entire group to jump. "Damn, I hate when I mis-calculate." Aanyx muttered under her breath, thrusting out her hands to summon her whips. Nothing happened. "What?" She tried again—nothing.

Oogie laughed, "Well, ain't this interesting, Doll Face. Seems your powers aren't quite up to par with mine." Aanyx crossed her arms over her face, blocking his attack and scooting back a foot from the weight. "Go!" She growled at Sally, "Get the others—Now!"

She unfortunately made the mistake of making sure the Rag Doll was out of range, taking her gaze off Oogie just long enough for him to hit a pressure point.

A man-eating plant makes a wonderful wreath—

As long as you don't…get stuck in it's teeth!

All at once, happy haunts did materialize

Like a nightmarish painting by Currier and Ives.

The Bag full of toys Jack once slung on his back

Were strange and bizarre—and on the attack!

Aanyx next came to with a whirring startup of a machine, senses on overdrive. Her arms were tied to her midsection by some sort of vine, the prickled branches twisting and stained with her blood. Following the ends not tied around her, Aanyx gulped and immediately began to struggle.

The man-eating wreath narrowed it's eyes, stray vines rattling like the tail of a snake as it began to pull her closer. "Thun—mmph!" Aanyx began, her spell quickly muffled as a gag magically appeared in a bout of green flame. "Can't have you ruining my newest pet, can you precious?" Maleficent smirked, turning her back to Aanyx and walking to stand in front of Santa—who had just come from the inside of a machine and looked very motion sick.

Aanyx returned her attention to her own problem, attempting to catch her boot on something to stop her decent. It was no use—the floor was smoothly waxed from where she lay to her prickly doom. Aanyx looked around frantically, the rattle growing in intensity as she inched closer—

—And all of a sudden a warm, gloved pair of hands swooped her up and darted away, the vines broken with a metallic chink. Aanyx opened her eyes wide to stare at Sora, who set her on her feet and gently untied the gag. "What…?"

"I don't suppose this would make up for whatever it is I did to make you hate me?" Aanyx bit her lip, clutching one of her still-bleeding arms as she came to a decision. A small grin formed on her face despite herself, "Lemme kill Oogie, and I'll consider it."

"Can you fight?" Sora asked worriedly, curing her injuries. Aanyx's grin once more took on a sadistic nature, and she summoned her whips in a flash of green, "That bag of bugs is going down."

"By all means, then." Sora gave a little bow, gesturing her towards Oogie. Aanyx said nothing, merely leaping off the ledge and landing in a crouch.

An eerie light lit up her frame, the grin twisting sadistically as one whip split clean in two, the other floating just to the right of her head. "Valor!" Aanyx declared, the light turning red in a flash. Her entire wardrobe took on a red-and-black hue, each half-whip in either hand as her Aeroga spell created a spinning shield. "You think that little parlor trick is gonna scare me?" Oogie demanded in a false-bravado. The grin opened, revealing pearly white teeth, and she fixed her glare at the monster, "Surely, the great Boogie Man isn't terrified of little old me…? After all, I'm just a little girl who likes to play with her dollies!"

The door burst open, a sea of Vampire Teddy Bears floating in with grins identical to Aanyx's. She couldn't help but chuckle as she saw Goofy take a hesitant step back. "Witness true power, Bogie Man." She murmured, collecting a ball of Aeroga between her hands as the Vampire Teddies pinned him down. The power pulsed through the room, nearly drowning out Oogie Boogie's cries of help, but Aanyx merely kept her uncaring eyes on him as her spell took the shape of a set of scissors. Beads of sweat formed at her temples, her arms burning from the magic, but she used the power of her Valor Form to keep a determined, unmoving pose.

"Ye who bends the wind, heed my call. Destroy through order, and serve to help guide my spell! AEROGA!" Aanyx chanted, throwing her hands out and tracing the side of Oogie Boogie's sack. The seams burst, bugs crawling for escape, and the toys pounced. "Kill…the…white one…." Aanyx gasped, falling foreword as her power exhausted.

"Aanyx!" Sora raced over, catching her just as she fell. "She used up too much power."

The group turned, weapons drawn, to find Xcaiyet standing in the corner, arms folded over her chest. She, like Demyx, wore an altered Organization Cloak, her hat striped yellow-and-black with 'XVIII' stitched into the fur with black thread.

Arms dropping to her sides, she strode over and gently rubbed the back of her hand against Aanyx's cheek. "So foolish, nearly killing yourself over a common enemy…"

"What? Kill? She's not—"

"Relax, keybearer, she's too tough to die yet. She isn't even half-way through her journey…Come, I'll take you to shelter—we'll discuss it there."

Xcaiyet led the way to a house on the edge of Christmastown, opening the door and shrugging off her coat to reveal a simple turtleneck-and-sweats combo. The house was small, two-roomed, with an overstuffed sofa directly across from the door. A chimney sat to one side, already ablaze with a roaring fire, while a kitchenette took up the other corner. Two open doors branched off from there—one a bathroom and the other an assumed bedroom.

Sora gently laid Aanyx on the couch before pulling the throw over her now-shaking form, "Why did she do it?"

"That's not something even I can tell. But she definitely knew what she was doing, and I know it wasn't all for show. If I had to guess, I think she didn't know if you were strong enough yet." Xcaiyet quickly held up a hand, putting a kettle on the stove, "I know, you're strong, but consider this factor: Maleficent has the ability to strip you of all power—it's happened to Aanyx and myself several times, when she tried to do us in. If Maleficent brought Oogie Boogie back, who knows what kind of powers she gave him? She knew that if she could summon her Valor form, she'd have the strength to kill him off.

"Even then, it's risky business. Aanyx is…well, let's just say she had a nasty experience with magic. Her body can only handle so much, before her Mana completely rejects it. She can do some stuff, sure—Thundaga and Aeroga, among other given abilities—but anything more and she could very nearly kill herself."

"But I thought she hated me…Why would Aanyx go to such a risk to kill Oogie Boogie?"

"Because she has to protect you." Xcaiyet paused to fish out a cold can of ravioli, popping the lid and spearing a piece. She waved the meat-stuffed pasta at him, "You remember that friend of hers, the one that she's looking for? She was basically told that if you die, he might too. So she protects you, because she needs to protect him." Xcaiyet shrugged and bit the ravioli, speaking through her food, "As long as you're alive, she knows he will be too."

Aanyx clutched her elbows, looking around the bleak black that she'd come to know as her subconscious plain. "Plain is right," she thought, the words echoing in the empty space. "You really don't know when to quit, do you?"

Aanyx turned, smiling, to see Roxas' spirit once more. This time, however, he was in his Wisdom Form—blue-and-black hues, with blue flames on pant legs and sleeves. "Wisdom…?"

"Roxas is breaking, Aanyx." Wisdom explained, "He entrusted me, his whole knowledge, in protecting you. A wise decision, for had he chosen otherwise there would be nothing left of you."

"What? Why is he breaking?"

"Neither mentally nor physically is he in any harm. It is a term for when a Nobody becomes whole—their Forms break up and often aid the Somebody when needed. Once this process is done, they unify into Ultima Form—and both Somebody and Nobody can communicate."

"So I'll be able to talk to Roxas?"

"Unfortunately, no. I was specifically ordered to aid you—not Sora. Meaning the process may never finish."

Aanyx sunk to her knees, and Wisdom knelt before her, gently placing a hand to her shoulder, "I am so sorry, Aan, but this is the only way for us to be at ease. Roxas would die if anything terrible happened to you, and that is why you need to be strong."

He paused to push a warm, soothing glow into her temple, kissing it gently, "This will help, for now."

"What is it?"

"Something that can let you wake up sooner—your soul took a lot of impact today, but alas this is all I can do for you." Wisdom helped her stand, keeping his hands over her own as the scene faded away, "May Her Darkness, Her Lightness, and Kingdom Hearts watch over you."

"I'm not saying goodbye." She told him stubbornly...

"I will see you again…" Aanyx mumbled, turning over on the couch. Xcaiyet smiled and stroked the girl's bangs out of her face, setting a steaming mug of tea on the table. The house was empty, Jack, Sora, Donald, and Goofy's retreating figures visible through the window, "Of course you will, Aanyx. You will bring Organization XIII to it's full prowess once more, and we will be free."

Xcaiyet's form slowly dissipated into Dark Matter, growing in height as Her Darkness made herself known. Her neon green braid stood out against straight, black hair, her outfit something akin to that of a wood sprite. Dark Matter seeped from her mono-colored black eyes, and swirls of it framed her body. Her Darkness brushed her knuckles against Aanyx's cheek one final time before she disappeared, leaving behind her only the steaming mug of tea and an intricate, skull-topped dagger, it's eyes now set with emeralds.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

So sorry to keep everyone waiting, but here we have Halloweentown complete at last!

Sorry again, if it's slightly confusing at the end. Basically, Xcaiyet wasn't really there, except to narrate. Instead it was Her Darkness, disguised as Xcaiyet, in order to save Aanyx. Why? Not telling 8)