Sorry for the long wait. There was a problem with the computer and I was very busy last week. (I know Halloween was months ago, but I really wanted to write this)
The Haunted House
It was October 31st in Auradon, which means it's Halloween. Ben is throwing a Halloween party in his castle. A costume party to be precise. Almost everyone in Auradon Prep was dressing up like the old favorites (ghosts, zombies, mummies, witches, etc.), but Ben and his friends were wearing something special.
Audrey, Chad, Lonnie, Jane, and Doug met with Ben in the ball room, where he's directing the decorations for the party.
"Hey, Ben, nice costume," started Audrey.
"Thanks," responded Ben as he turned around and removed his mask. He was dressed as his father, when he was a beast. He wore furry gloves to imitate the claws and wears a mask that resembles his father's former face. The mask, of course, comes with eye holes and nose holes so Ben can see and breathe through it.
"You look like your mother," said Ben to Audrey.
"Thank you," responded Audrey as she twirled to really show her costume. She was dressed as her mother, Sleeping Beauty. She styled her hair like Aurora's and wore the exact same dress she wore as a teenager.
"Um, Chad, what are you supposed to be?" asked a confused Ben.
"Chad the Mouse. My mother has mice friends, remember?" answered Chad. He was wearing a mouse mask, wore gray gloves, and gray boots. He still wore his school uniform.
"Moving on. Doug?" questioned Ben.
"My dad. Who else?" answered Doug. He wore a purple hat, a green tunic, and the shoes he borrowed from his dad.
"Jane?" Ben turned to the daughter of Fairy God Mother.
"My mother's old clothes. Although, they were a little too large for me so she used her magic to make it fit," answered Jane. She was dressed in her mother's blue cloak, but she kept her own bow tie.
Ben turns to Lonnie. "Lonnie, are you dressed like a Hun?"
"Yeah," answered Lonnie. "What's the problem? It's Halloween. Isn't it the time where you dress up in something scary?"
"You've been spending way too much time with Mal and Evie," remarked Audrey.
"Heard that!" said a familiar female voice. The hero kids turned around to see Evie, accompanied by Jay.
"Wow, Evie, you look wicked," complimented Lonnie.
"Thank you," replied Evie. She was dressed in her own version of her mother. She's wearing a blue glittered dress, silver gloves, a golden tiara, and her hair is tied in a bun.
"Hey, what about me?" asked Jay, fishing for compliments. He was dressed in Arabian clothing, similar to his father's. He was wearing shades of red, black, and yellow. He was also wearing a red and black readdress decorated with a ruby.
"If you wanted to look like you're father, why not wear a robe?" suggested Audrey.
"No way! Makes me look like I'm wearing a dress," said Jay. "No offense."
"None taken," responded Audrey.
"If you two are done making googly eyes at each other, maybe we can help Ben with the decorations," suggested Chad, not being able to withstand the romantic tension between the princess and the thief.
"Jealous much?" teased Audrey.
Chad takes hold of Lonnie's hand and says, "No."
Everyone's attention was captured by the appearance of purple smoke entering the room. Appearing like magic is a figure hiding behind a dark cape. The figure spoke with the voice of the most feared being in all the land. "A party? And you didn't invite me?"
"Maleficent?!" exclaimed everyone in fear and surprise.
The figure turned around and it turns out to be Mal. "Kidding," she said and started laughing. "Got you guys good."
Everyone sighed in relief. As soon as Mal was finished laughing, she used her magic to change into her Halloween costume. She is now wearing a black dress with a purple glittered stripe, a green scarf, and horns to resemble her mother's.
"It's Halloween, not April Fools," yelled Audrey.
"I know what day it is," said Mal with sass.
"Don't give me that tone, 'Maleficent,'" retorted Audrey.
"I'm sorry, say that again. Go ahead. I dare you. Say it again," dared Mal, clearly infuriated of Audrey's name-calling.
Ben knew that this fight would get physical soon so he steps in between the girls. "Okay, instead of getting into each other's throats, how about we finish the decorations?"
Suddenly, the lights began to dim.
"Tell me this is part of the party," wondered Evie, hoping it wasn't serious.
"There's a problem with the castle's power. Carlos offered to fix it," explained Ben. "We better go see how he's doing."
All of sudden, the lights went out. Everyone started panicking and running around, unable to see.
"Mirror, mirror in the night, show a girl a little light," chanted Evie. Her mirror began to glow, providing light. She saw Audrey on top of Chad, who was on top of Doug. She saw Lonnie standing next to Jay, who was on the ground. She saw Mal cuddling Ben. The purple-haired sorceress retreated and felt embarrassed. Evie helps Doug get up while Lonnie offers Jay a hand.
"Wait a second, where's Jane?" wondered Ben.
"Right here," said Jane. She was hiding under the buffet table. She gets up and wipes off the dust on her cloak.
"We need to see Carlos," said Ben. "Evie, lead the way."
"With pleasure, your majesty," replied Evie.
Evie led the group while Ben directs her to the castle power room, where they find Carlos, along with a sleeping Dude. For Halloween, Carlos decided to wear an alternate version of his original clothes from the Isle of the Lost. He's wearing a white coat with dalmatian camouflage. Underneath the coat is a white shirt with black crossbones printed on it like spray painting.
"Hey, guys. Nice costumes," started Carlos, trying to hide the nervous tone in his voice.
"Okay, what happened?" asked Ben.
"Well, I fixed the circuits and I was about to reattach the relays when... Dude had to 'go,'" explained Carlos. Everyone knew he meant that Dude used the machine as a bathroom and shorted out the circuits, putting the castle into a blackout.
"Carlos!" yelled Mal, Evie, and Jay.
"It wasn't my fault. It was his," defended Carlos, accusing his dog.
"I don't care whose fault it is. The party starts in two hours and the power's out," said Ben.
"Don't worry. I can fix it. I just need a couple things," said Carlos.
"What do you need?" asked Ben.
"A rag and a new pair of rubber gloves," answered Carlos.
"Why do you need new gloves?" asked Evie. Carlos gestured to his dog and Evie knew what he meant.
Later, Evie returned with Ben with the two things Carlos requested. Carlos used the rag to clean Dude's "mess" then puts on the rubber gloves to finish reattaching the relays. But the castle is still on a blackout.
"Why is the power still down?" asked Audrey.
"Thanks to 'someone's' little mess, the power will take time to recover," said Carlos.
"Great. What are we going to do until then?" complained Audrey.
"Oo, I have an idea," said Evie. "Every year back in the Isle, the four of us used to tell each other scary stories on Halloween."
"Scary stories? Don't you think we're a little too grown up for that?" pointed out Audrey.
"Trust me. You haven't heard Mal's stories," said Carlos.
"Yeah. Last year, she told us a story about a wolf who tried to eat Carlos, and he was cuddling Evie the whole time, shaking like a scared little baby," teased Jay, only to receive a punch to the shoulder by Carlos, which he shrugged off in a second.
"Well, why not?" agreed Lonnie.
"Fine." Audrey gave in.
Later, the teenagers were gathered in Ben's bedroom, sitting in a circle.
"So, Mal, what do you have in mind this year?" asked Evie.
Mal was still thinking until she came up with something. "How 'bout an old favorite called, 'The Haunted House'?"
"I'm guessing it's going to be scarier than the title," replied Jay.
"Oh, it will be," confirmed Mal. "So, our story begins deep within the woods in the middle of the night..."
Mal's Story
Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos are camping out in the woods, roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Their peace was interrupted when they heard wolves howling to the moon. Carlos started feeling scared.
"Remind me again why we're out here," asked Carlos.
Mal takes out a piece of paper from her knapsack and shows her drawing of a manpr. "This house. People say it's haunted. We're going to see for ourselves if it's true or not."
"Always the adventurist, aren't you?" responded Evie.
"Is 'adventurist' even a word?" asked Jay.
"Did anyone pack a dictionary?" said Mal sarcastically.
"Actually, I did," said Carlos. He takes out his dictionary and looks up on the word. "Actually, it is."
"What do you say we get started?" suggested Mal.
Evie finishes her marshmallow and says, "I say go."
"Why not," responded Jay.
The three stared at Carlos, not sure what to answer. "Maybe you guys can go on while I go home?" he asked nervously.
"Carlos!" yelled his friends.
"Fine! I'm in," surrendered Carlos.
The four teenage misfits picked up their knapsacks and headed to the direction of the manor. Upon arrival, the only one feeling squeamish is Carlos. His friends proceeded to the manor with the youngest among them falling a little behind. They reached the front door and paused for a moment. After a few seconds, Mal knocks on the door. The door opened by itself in response.
"Cool," replied Mal.
"Creepy," replied Carlos, hiding behind Jay.
"Alright, guys, let's get spooked," declared Mal as she and her friends entered the house.
To their surprise, the house looked better on the inside than on the outside. Instead of a dusty, spider-infested rat hole of a manor they were expecting, their eyes were seeing neat and clean interior decorating. The floors were so shiny, they can see their reflections. The houseware was sparkling. There was not a speck of dust or a single cobweb inside.
"Well, I guess this house isn't haunted. Too bad. Let's go home," said Carlos, eager to leave, only for the doors to close automatically, frightening him into hiding behind Jay. "Again... creepy."
"Don't jump to conclusions yet, Carlos. Looks can be deceiving," said Mal.
"How 'bout we split up? Cover more ground?" suggested Jay.
"Good idea," responded Mal. "Jay, stay here and keep your eyes peeled. Evie, check the second floor. I'll take a look at the attic. Carlos, scout the basement."
"Wait, what?" reacted Carlos. "The basement?!"
"Oh, relax, snowflake. It's probably all sparkly and clean. Maybe there won't be ghosts or zombies or vampires... or dogs," teased Mal.
"Oh, you're evil," retorted Carlos.
"I prefer the term, 'wicked,'" said Mal.
"No way, nu-uh!" said Carlos.
"Aw, c'mon, snowball. If you prove yourself a brave person, maybe Evie will fall in love with you," teased Mal further.
"You know what, Mal? Alright. I'll go to the basement and I'll be back in one piece," retorted Carlos as he left. "Hopefully."
"He's so in love with you," said Jay to Evie.
"Like that isn't obvious," responded Evie.
Auradon
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" interrupted Carlos. The entire circle was looking at him for interrupting Mal's story.
"You're still joking about that in your stories?" he questioned.
"These stories take place when we were still rotten to the core," said Mal.
"And you still think I liked Evie?" further questioned Carlos.
"Can I just get back to my story?" asked Mal, irritated.
Carlos responded with a "go ahead" sign.
Mal sighed and continued. "So, I... Mal... went to the attic to find any evidence that the house was haunted, and she found something quite interesting..."
Mal's Story
Mal arrived in the attic and started wandering through the mess. She found old silverware, old baby toys, and some old pictures. She found one dusty picture frame and picked it up. She uses her magic to wipe it clean and saw a picture of a little boy with his baby brother and their parents. Mal couldn't help but smile at the sight of a happy family, since her relationship with her mother was always complicated. She puts down the picture and continued searching.
Meanwhile, Evie was in the second floor searching for sign of paranormal activity. She went through two bedrooms and found nothing. When she checked the next bedroom, she was surprised to find it exactly how she and her friends expected the entire manor to be. It was dusty and there were cobwebs in nearly every corner. She saw all the furniture covered in white cloth. She then saw a covered picture on the wall and pulls the cloth down. She saw a picture of a family.
Elsewhere, Jay is pacing around the first floor, waiting for something to happen or for one of his friends to return. Suddenly, he heard a whisper. It led him to the hallway. He kept on listening until the whisper led him to the kitchen. He found a dough roller and used it for self-defense. He kept his eyes open everywhere, until, all of a sudden, something drops on his head, creating a mist. Once the mist cleared, he found himself covered in flour.
Carlos was standing next to the door of the basement, still scared of what he'll find inside. He decided to swallow his fear and go inside. Coincidentally, he found a flashlight on a table next to the door. He uses it to see in the dark. He found some dusty old books and old antiques. He heard footsteps coming from behind him. He told himself not to look, but he looked. He saw Jay, all white, and howling like a ghost. Carlos screamed in fright, but instead of running away, he found a nearby book and whacks the "phantom" in the face.
"Ow!" reacted Jay, clutching his nose in pain.
"Jay?" realized Carlos.
Jay started laughing. "Got you!"
"Seriously?!" yelled Carlos.
"Hey, c'mon. It's just a joke," said Jay. He picks up a rag he got from the kitchen to wipe the flour off him.
"You were supposed to stay upstairs. Not play a prank," reminded Carlos.
"It didn't cross my mind at first. As for the reason why I was covered in flour..." Jay gets up and continues. "...I heard a whisper. It led me to the kitchen. Whoever it was, he hit with a sack of flour."
"Is this another joke?" accused Carlos.
"No, I'm being serious. This place might actually be haunted," assured Jay.
"For all we know, it's probably some punk kid playing a joke," said Carlos.
"Just come with me and hear for yourself," said Jay as he and Carlos left the basement.
Back to the second floor, Evie was still staring at the photo of the family, curious. Her contemplation was interrupted when she felt something touch her shoulder. She flinched, turned around, and held up her mirror defensively, only to see it was Mal.
"Sorry," apologized Mal.
"That's okay," said Evie. "So, what did you find?"
"I found this," answered Mal as she showed Evie the picture she found in the attic.
"Do you have a strange feeling that this family maybe connected to this place being haunted?" questioned Evie.
"I do," answered Mal. "C'mon, let's regroup with the boys."
Later, the boys and the girls meet back at the grand foyer to compare notes.
"You boys find anything?" asked Mal.
"Negative," answered Carlos.
"I heard a whisper," answered Jay.
"A whisper?" questioned Mal.
"It led me to the kitchen and threw a sack of flour at me," explained Jay.
"Then you tried to scare me by acting like a white phantom," added Carlos sarcastically.
"What would I give to see that?" said Mal, wishing to see the look on Carlos' face.
"The point is that the whisper might answer the question if this place is haunted or not," said Jay.
Mal heard something and looked around.
"How are you sure that..." Evie was interrupted when her mouth was covered by Mal's hand.
"Shh! Listen," said Mal.
The four villain kids listened and heard the whisper. It led them to the basement. Once all four have passed through the door, the door suddenly closed itself. Carlos tried to open it, but it was locked.
"We're trapped!" yelled Carlos, panicking.
Mal sighed, irritated. "Stand aside!" Mal pushed Carlos aside and picks up a nearby pin as she prepared to use her magic. "From the sound of a pin, I command the door to open." Mal drops the pin and casts the spell and opens the door, but it immediately closes itself again.
"Okay, I give. This place is haunted," said Carlos.
Suddenly, the lights in the basement went off. All that was heard was something being moved. Mal flicks her fingers to turn the light back on, but when she did, Carlos was missing.
"Carlos? Tell me you're just hiding," said Evie, hoping he's alright.
"All together now," said Mal. "One... two... three..."
"Carlos!" yelled all three, but Carlos didn't respond.
"You don't suppose the ghost has him?" wondered Jay.
Auradon
Mal's story was interrupted yet again when Carlos yelped and cuddles Evie in fright. Carlos caught himself and retreats, coughing in embarrassment and trying not to look at Evie.
"Sorry," apologized Carlos. "You may continue."
Mal sighs again. "So, the rest searched the entire basement for Carlos, but there was no sign of him..."
Mal's Story
Mal, Evie, and Jay searched every nook and cranny of the basement, but Carlos was nowhere to be found.
"We're trapped in a basement and Carlos is who knows where," stated Jay.
"We get it, Captain Obvious," responded Mal disrespectfully.
"How 'bout this?" Evie heads to the light switch and turns off the lights. A few seconds later, she turns them back on, but Carlos is still nowhere.
Mal walks up to Evie and knocks on her head like a door. "Hello, genius! You have a magic mirror," she reminded.
"Oh, right. Silly me," said an ashamed Evie. She was about to take out her mirror, but it was missing. "Oh, no. The ghost took my mirror."
"Great, what else can go wrong?" complained Mal.
The lights went out all of a sudden, and once they turned back on, it seemed nothing was missing. Mal reached for her spellbook, but couldn't find it. The look on her face says that she was expecting that.
"Maybe you shouldn't say that again," suggested Evie.
"Okay, instead of using magic, let's use our heads," said Mal. "When the lights were off the first time, did you guys hear something?"
"Yeah," answered Jay. "It's like something wooden was being moved."
"Check every wooden object here," ordered Mal.
The trio did so, but there seemed to be nothing interesting. Mal was checking a table full of books. When she opened one, it had a secret button in it. She pushes it and the wooden floor beneath her opens up, causing her to slide down to a secret room. She gets up and brushes dust off her, but a few seconds later, Evie comes in and crashes into her. Jay comes in, but avoids crashing on the girls.
"Can you get off me?" yelled Mal.
Evie gets up and offers her friend a hand. Mal swats Evie's hand away and picks herself up.
"Where are we?" wondered Jay.
"Why don't we proceed and find out?" suggested Mal sarcastically, clearly irritated.
The three started walking until they saw a door. When they opened the door, they were greeted by a head on the wall. Evie and Jay screamed in fright, but Mal stayed stoic.
"Oh, relax you two," said an annoyed Mal. She rips the head out of the wall and smashes it between her hands. "It's plastic."
Evie and Jay sighed in relief. The three proceeded until Evie accidentally stepped on a trigger tile. A bunch of spiders rained from above, causing Evie to run frightened into a door.
"Evie!" yelled an aggravated Mal as she tried to open the door, but it won't budge.
Jay was about to leave until he stepped on another trigger tile, causing a mannequin of a scary clown to spring from the wall, startling Jay. As he backed up, he stepped on another tile and falls down a trap door, leaving Mal alone.
Auradon
"I really don't see the scary part of this story," said Audrey, interrupted Mal's story.
Mal sighs again and sarcastically says, "If anyone else wants to say something, be my guest."
"What happened to Evie and Jay?" asked Lonnie.
Mal says, "I was getting to that. Now, if I may continue? Evie was all alone in a strange room in the dark..."
Mal's Story
Evie was trying to open the door, but it won't open. Evie eyes the darkness around her. She tried to find the light switch. She keeps touching the wall until she eventually stumbled upon the light switch, but what she found was a room full of bodies with severed heads and severed limbs. Blood was everywhere. There were cutting tools all over the floor. To make matters worse, there were man-looking machines holding knives. Once Evie accidentally stepped on another trigger tile, the machines were activated and chased her around the room.
Jay, meanwhile, land on a bean bag chair as he crashed from the fall. When he picked himself up, he heard wailing noises. He started walking down the corridor until he saw a floating sheet. He thought it was a trick, but he saw that there were no wires or strings. When he stood under the sheet, there was nothing in it. Jay started running in fright as the sheet chased him.
Auradon
Mal's story was interrupted again, but this time, she was glad. Everyone in the circle was shaking scared. Ben was hiding in his mask, Jane was hiding behind Audrey, Chad was doing a poor job hiding his scared face, and Carlos was, again, cuddling Evie, who was also cuddling him.
"Seriously? Severed heads and limbs?" started Audrey.
"Scary, isn't it?" asked Mal.
"Terrifying," answered Ben. He took his mask off to answer and then puts it back on.
"I hate to ask, but what happens next?" asked Jay.
Mal continues. "While Evie and Jay try to survive, Mal was trying to solve the mystery of this haunted house..."
Mal's Story
Mal was carefully walking across the corridor, trying not to set off any traps. She reached hallway full of doors. She enters one and, luckily, she found her spellbook. She reaches for it, but triggers a trap. She is now encased in a cage filled with snakes, but she didn't react with fright. She knew the snakes were fake.
"Forward with the age, rust the cage," chanted Mal. The metal of the cage turns into rust. Mal grabs her spellbook and immediately browses through it, trying to find the spell she's looking for.
"Alright, Mr. Paranormal, no more games," declared Mal. "Spirits of the entire sphere, I command you to appear!" Mal's spell releases a magical wave that spreads to the entire house.
Meanwhile, Jay was chased to a dead end by the floating sheet. When the magical wave hit, Ben can see legs sticking out from underneath the sheet.
"Hey, buddy, your legs are out," said Jay.
"What?!" exclaimed the spirit. He removes the sheet and asks, "You can see me?"
"Yeah," answered Jay.
It wasn't long before Mal showed up. She uses her magic to trap the ghost in a bubble. The ghost tried to phase out, but it didn't work.
"Don't even bother trying again, buster. That bubble is enchanted to trap ghosts," said Mal.
"Wait, where's Evie?" asked Jay.
Evie, elsewhere, is still in the room being chased by the machines. The door opens and he see Mal, Jay, and a ghost trapped in a bubble.
"The off switch is over there," pointed the ghost to a lever at the edge of the room. Jay runs over and pulls it, deactivating every machinery in the room.
"Thank you," said Evie as she held her chest while trying to catch her breath, recovering from the fright.
"Relax, blue streak, everything here is fake. The bodies are mannequins and the knives are as sharp as a plastic sword," said the ghost.
Evie slowly walks up to a mannequin and pokes it. It was made of plastic. She sighs in relief. She then walks up to the ghost.
"Where's Carlos?" she asked.
The ghost led them back to the corridor. He points to the door at the end of the hall. They enter and saw Carlos strapped to a chair, unconscious, and surrounded by a moat of acid.
"What's the acid made of?" asked Mal, knowing it's fake.
"Soda," answered the ghost.
Evie runs past the moat and unties Carlos. "Hey, Carlos. Wake up." She gently slaps him in the face, waking him up.
"Am I dead?" asked Carlos, still woozy.
"No, you're alive," answered Evie as she helped her friend up.
"Okay, freak show. Answers!" demanded Mal.
"Can we do this at the grand foyer, please?" asked Carlos.
The four kids and the ghost return to the first floor of the manor, until they saw someone come in. It was a young man, a middle-aged man, and a middle-aged woman. It's safe to say that the adults are the young man's parents. Mal and Evie recognized them as the family from the pictures they found. The four recognize the young man as King Ben, ruler of Auradon.
Ben caught sight of the kids from the corner of his eye.
"Your majesty," said Mal as she and her friends bowed before the young king.
"Who are you people?" asked Ben.
"I'm Mal," introduced Mal. "These are my friends, Evie, Jay, and Carlos. We come from the Isle of the Lost."
"Belle, is that..." Beast wondered, looking at the ghost in the bubble.
"Yes, it is," said Belle.
"George?" asked Ben.
"Yes, Ben, it's me," answered the ghost.
"Okay, somebody wanna explain what's going on?" asked Carlos.
"George was my little brother. He was born when I was 3. When he was 12, we went of vacation in this manor. There was an assassination attempt at me. George sacrificed himself to save me," explained Ben. "Ever since, his ghost remains trapped in this place. My parents and I visit this manor every year for his birthday." He looks at his deceased brother and says, "Happy birthday."
"Thanks, bro," replied George.
"Why is he trapped?" asked Mal.
"One of the assassins who attacked this place was a sorcerer. He cast a barrier that keeps ghosts from leaving," answered Ben.
"I thought I sensed magic when we got here," mentioned Mal. "Don't worry, I got this."
The villain kids and the royal family headed outside as Mal works her magic. It took her a while, but Mal manages to lift the barrier. George's ghost leaves the house and faces his brother.
"You're finally free," said Ben.
"See you, big brother," said George.
"Okay, wait, before you go, can I ask one thing?" said Carlos. "Why were you scaring us?"
"George has always been a prankster," answered Beast.
"Well, see ya," said George as he flew to the skies, off to join the souls of others who have passed.
"Can I ask you children something? What were you doing here?" asked Belle.
"We heard that this house was haunted. We wanted to see if it's true," answered Mal.
"And as it turns out, it is," added Evie.
"Did you say you were from the Isle of the Lost?" asked Ben.
"Yes, but you don't have to worry," said Jay.
"We're not evil, just wicked," added Evie.
"We're rotten, but we're trying to turn over a new leaf," added Carlos.
"So, if you'll excuse me, your royal cuteness, we'll be leaving," said Mal. She and her friends left.
"She called me cute," mentioned Ben.
"Well, now that George is free, I guess we don't have to come here anymore," said Belle.
"They did us a big favor. We should thank them," said Ben.
"Another time, son," said Beast.
Auradon
"George's spirit is finally free and the haunted house is no longer haunted. The villain kids have done good and the royal family is grateful. The End," concluded Mal.
"Decent story," said Ben.
"Scary, but, yes, decent," said Audrey.
"Loved the mystery angle," said Lonnie.
"I wasn't scared at all," lied Chad.
"Yeah, right," said Doug, not believing him.
"Can we do this again next year?" asked Jane.
"Sure," said Mal.
The lights came back on.
"The power's back!" exclaimed Evie. "Let's get this party started!" She left the room in a hurry.
"Right behind you," said Jay, following Evie.
"Shall we?" Carlos extends his hand for Jane.
"Sure," answered Jane nervously as she took Carlos' hand. The two walked out together.
Ben saw the look on Mal's face at the sight of Jane and Carlos. He chooses to ignore it and walks out of the room with his friends. Before he left, he saw Mal still standing.
"You coming?" asked Ben.
"I'll be there in a minute," said Mal. Ben left the room.
Mal reaches for a piece of paper in her costume. It was her Halloween checklist. The goals were "scary prank" and "scary story." There was already a check mark on the first item. She magically puts a check mark on the second item.
"Best Halloween ever!" said Mal to herself.
Maybe not my best story, but I tried my best. Some of you are probably thinking that I should've written a Christmas story, but that will have to wait. Leave a review. And when I say "leave a review," I mean give an honest opinion.