Author's note.
Here it is, the final part of the Halloween arc. Once this arc is over, I'm gonna take a break from this story and focus on either my Bakugan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Or MHA fanfiction. Now, leave a review, sit back, relax and Enjoy the show.
A Hallow's Eve in Paris Chapter 9
Jack-O-Lantern part 2
"Would you two fuck off?!", shouted William. "I'm not gonna give you shitheads any of my family's money!". The sky suddenly glowed green and spirits started flying out of it.
"What the hell?" Wondered William. Some spirits then flew into some pumpkins near them and possessed them.
"Here, take them" said William before he shoved Lila and Alya into the pumpkins. He then ran off. He then saw that several people were being captured by possessed pumpkins, candy and Halloween decorations.
"Am I in a Tim Burton film or is this just another Akuma thing?" Wondered William. He continued to run and he then saw he was being chased. He rounded a corner and was then pulled into an alleyway.
William then saw that Rebecca, Max, Nathaniel, Sabrina and Kagami.
"You okay?" Asked Max.
"Considering I got chased by pumpkins, candy, Halloween decorations and the fact that this is a ghostbusters joke waiting to happen", answered William. "Yeah, I'm fine. What about the others?"
"Taken", answered Sabrina. "They took Aurore, Mirelle, Marc, Nino, Luka and everyone else".
"They must've taken Valerie and my dad too" said William.
"What do we do now?" Asked Sabrina.
"I say we find Ladybug, Chat Noir or The Wendigo", answered Rebecca. "Maybe they can handle this".
"How are we gonna get around without those freaks seeing us?" Asked Max.
"I have an idea", answered William. "But, it's incredibly gross".
In the sewers. William and his crew were walking through the sewers.
"You were right", said Max. "This IS incredibly gross".
"You should smell Rose's perfume", said William. "This place actually smells better than that".
"Keep your eyes open", said Kagami. "They could still be here". The ground started to shake.
"What the hell was that?" Asked William. A vine then broke through the ceiling, with Jack on it.
"So, hiding in the sewer, huh?", asked Jack-O-Lantern. "Now, uh, before we make this look like something out of a movie, how's your insurance?".
"Run!" Shouted Max and they ran off.
"Apparently it's great", said Jack-O-Lantern. "After them!". Vines then followed them. It was about 6 minutes until Nathaniel tripped.
"Nathaniel!" Shouted William in worry.
"Keep, running!", shouted Nathaniel as the vines grabbed him. "Go!". The vines then dragged him away. William and the others then ran off.
"Look!" Shouted Rebecca. There was a manhole cover, right there.
"Let's go" said William before he climbed up the ladder. He took the manhole cover off and climbed out, with the others following him.
"I don't think Jack followed us" said Sabrina.
"That's good", said Max. "It'll buy us a few minutes".
"You guys okay?". William and his friends then saw Ladybug and Chat Noir approaching them.
"Not to sound rude", said William. "But, where the hell wer-…why are you two covered in pumpkin guts?".
"Evil possessed pumpkins attacked us" said Chat Noir as he and Ladybug got the guts off themselves.
"That explains why you took so long", said William. "Hope none of you are allergic to Pumpkin".
"Thankfully, we aren't" said Ladybug.
"Well", said Rebecca. "We need to get out of here before-". They then heard the sound of unnatural sounds. A group of possessed pumpkins then 'rounded the corner.
"Before exactly that happens" said Rebecca.
"Might I suggest a tactical retreat?" said suggested Max.
"In case you guys don't speak technical term", said William. "That means RUN!". They then ran away with the possessed pumpkins following them.
"Quick, in here!" Shouted Kagami. They ran into a supermarket and hid behind the counter as the pumpkins passed by.
"I, I think they're gone" said William. They then heard the sound of chattering.
"What was that?" Asked Max. They walked deeper into the supermarket, towards the candy isle.
"Th-There's no one here" said Chat Noir. The bags then started to move.
"Don't you hate jinxing yourself?" Asked Sabrina. The bags then split open and it's contents started to merge and form into various shapes. Goblins, trolls, dragons and several other things.
"Maybe they're friendly?" Wondered Sabrina. A knife then narrowly missed her head.
"Not friendly", said Sabrina. "DEFINITELY not friendly". The candy creatures then started attacking them.
"I can't believe I'm saying this", said Rebecca as she tried to get a giant gummy snake wrapped around her head. "Especially to candy. But get this giant snake out of my face". She then tore the snake off.
"DEFINITELY NOT FRIENDLY!" Shouted Sabrina as she tried to remove a candy troll from her face.
"Sabrina!" William shouted in concern, only to get pulled back by the hair by a candy gnome. Ladybug and Chat Noir then started to use their weapons to defeat the candy creatures.
"Not the strangest thing that was thrown at my face" said Rebecca. The candy creatures then started to reform themselves.
"Oh shit" Max. Kagami then grabbed a baseball bat.
"I'll hold them off", said Kagami. "You guys go".
"'Gami, don't do this" said William.
"My decision is made", said Kagami. "Now, GO!". The others then ran, but William stayed behind.
"You better come back" said William before running off. They ran through the alleyways and then into the park.
"You think Kagami's gonna be okay?" Asked William.
"If she could nearly kill me as an Akuma", answered Ladybug. "Then I'm sure she's gonna be fine".
"I hope so" said William. They then heard the sound of groaning.
"What was that?" Wondered Chat Noir. The trees then came to life.
"You gotta be shitting me?" Groaned William. Roots then grabbed William and Max before starting to pull them. Ladybug then threw her yo-yo around them and started pulling. Max then gave an all mighty push, freeing William.
"What are you doing?" Asked William.
"William. Ladybug", said Max. "Find the Wendigo. You can save us! RUN!".
"The Subway" said Rebecca. They then ran into the subway.
"We just left Max" whimpered Sabrina.
"Unfortunately, we don't exactly have the time to mourn" said Rebecca. The train then arrived.
"Well, that's not suspicious" said William.
"Like we have a choice in the matter?" Asked Sabrina. They got in the cars and the train left.
"Do you know where we can find the Wendigo?" Asked Sabrina.
"Unfortunately, no", answered Ladybug. "And it's not like we can just call him up". There was a bang on top of the train's roof.
"Oh no" said Sabrina. Vines then came in.
"Quick! Head up the train!" Shouted Rebecca. When they left the car, Rebecca didn't follow.
"What are you doing?" Asked William.
"Buying you time" answered Rebecca. She then pulled the pin and the cars separated.
"REBECCA!" Shouted William.
"We need to get off at the next station" said Chat Noir.
'Not again. Not again. Not again' thought William. The train then stopped and the doors opened.
"Let's go" said Sabrina. They then left the subway.
"I just thought", said William. "Even if we do find The Wendigo, it won't mean anything if we can't figure out where Jack is keeping everyone".
"I'm only gonna take a guess and say they're being held at the pumpkin patch" said Sabrina.
"Clever girl, and you'll be joining them too". A large Venus-flytrap-like pumpkin came out from a manhole cover and lunged towards William.
"Lookout!" Shouted Sabrina. She then pushed William out of the way. William could only stare as Sabrina was trapped in it's mouth, retreating into the sewer.
"NO!" Shouted William as he ran after it. The manhole cover then closed and William tried to open it, but to no avail.
"SABRINA!" Shouted William in distress. Jack-O-Lantern just laughed at this.
"Oh, don't worry", said Jack. "She ain't dead. Well, not yet. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!". William screamed as he tackled Jack-O-Lantern to the ground.
"You Scottish Bastard!" Shouted William.
"Scottish?!", Shouted Jack. "I'm Irish! Get it right!". He then fired a laser out of his scythe and sent William flying.
"Now that we got the stragglers out of the way", said Jack. "LET'S HAVE A FUCKING FIGHT!". Ladybug and Chat Noir then started to fight Jack-O-Lantern. Something then tackled Jack-O-Lantern to the floor, it was the Wendigo.
"What the fuck took ya soo long?" Asked Jack. "I was starting to get board fighting these teens". He then kicked The Wendigo off him.
"Ladybug. Chat Noir", growled The Wendigo. "Go. It's me he wants".
"We're not leaving you" said Chat Noir.
"Yeah", Added Ladybug. "You can't take him on alone".
"Go!" Shouted The Wendigo.
"But-".
"GO!" Shouted The Wendigo. Ladybug and Chat Noir then looked at each other before running off.
"Aw, how noble of you", said Jack mockingly. "The act was so sweet, it could make my teeth rot. Oh wait, they won't, BECAUSE YOUR PREDECESSOR CUT MY FUCKING HEAD OFF!". The Wendigo then pulled out his scythe.
"Oh, a scythe fight, huh?", asked Jack. "You got one!". The two then clashed as metal struck metal, punches were thrown and claws were slashed. Jack-O-Lantern then pulled out an antler and stabbed The Wendigo with it, causing him to scream in pain. Jack-O-Lantern then knocked him to the ground.
"Well, that was easy", said Jack. "Care for a side of beans while you EAT MY ASS?!". The Wendigo's eyes then closed.
Pumpkin patch.
Sabrina opened her eyes and saw that she was in the pumpkin patch and there were other people there.
"Where am I?" Asked Sabrina.
"You're in the pumpkin patch". Sabrina then saw Marc, Janine, Max, Kagami, Gabriel, Nathalie and Aurora there, all trapped. Sabrina looked at herself and saw that she was tied up with vines.
"So I WAS right", said Sabrina. "He did take everyone he caught to the Pumpkin patch. Is there a way out?",
"We're currently tied up by vines and Aurora is wrapped in thorns", said Nathalie. "If there was a way out, we'd have found it by now".
"Yeah, after you tried AND failed to escape" said Janine.
"I didn't see YOU trying anything" said Nathalie.
"Maybe if I wasn't tied up like a wild hog, I would've" said Janine.
"Are you REALLY arguing about this now?" Asked Sabrina.
"She's right", said Gabriel. "Are only hope is for Ladybug and Chat Noir to save us".
"Gee, say it with any more venom and you might as well be a snake" said Ronald.
"Hey, don't talk to my boss like that" said Lila.
"He ain't your boss anymore", said Valerie. "You got fired last time I checked".
"Don't talk to my friend like that!" Shouted Alya. Valerie just kicked her.
'Those loser heroes better save me' thought Lila. The ground started to shake and Jack-O-Lantern arrived, riding a large four-legged pumpkin. The pumpkin then spat The Wendigo out, the Antler still in him. Jack-O-Lantern then walked over to him and pulled the antler out.
"Ah, white stag antlers, and this is the last one" said Jack.
"You got me", groaned The Wendigo. "Now, give the Grim Reaper his Death-Scythe back".
"So sorry", said Jack. "But I'll be needing it to rule the world". He then placed the blade of the Death-Scythe to The Wendigo.
"AND CUT YOUR HEAD OFF LIKE YOUR PREDECESSOR DID MINE!".
Meanwhile, Ladybug and Chat Noir arrived at the Pumpkin Patch.
"This must be where Jack-O-Lantern is keeping his prisoners" said Chat Noir.
"He is". Ladybug and Chat Noir then saw Rebecca running towards them.
"Rebecca", said Ladybug. "How are you here?".
"Turns out evil possessed pumpkins hate Gabriel perfume" said Rebecca.
"Do you know if Jack's definitely in there?" Asked Ladybug.
"He is", answered Rebecca. "And he has everyone tied up and he's gonna chop The Wendigo's head off".
"I think it might be time for that, Ladybug lucky charm" said Rebecca.
"LUCKY CHARM!" Shouted Ladybug. She threw her yo-yo into the air and it started spinning. When it stopped, what came down was…..
"A whoopie cushion?" Wondered Ladybug.
"Who knew your luck charm had a sense of humour" said Chat Noir.
"I think I know what to do" said Rebecca taking the whoopie cushion.
"You do?" Asked Chat Noir.
"You wanna beat a trickster", answered Rebecca. "You need to think like a trickster. But, I'm gonna need you guys to distract him".
"You got it" said Ladybug.
Pumpkin Patch.
"Every. Single. Fucking year, and this is the ONLY day I can seem normal!", shouted Jack. "Every other day, I can't even go to the fucking grocery store to buy pudding without some asshole asking me why I'm dressed up for Halloween, IN THE SUMMER! And do you know why?".
"Is it because you have a pumpkin for a head?" Asked Rose.
"YES! And why is that?" Asked Jack.
"Is it because one of the previous Wendigos cut your real head off?" Asked Rose.
"Yes~", said Jack. "And tonight, I am going to return the favour".
"Hey, dumbass", said Lila. "Could you just hurry up and-". Jack-O-Lantern then placed the scythe blade against Lila's neck.
"I suggest you don't call someone who holds the most powerful weapon of the Grim Reaper a dumbass", said Jack. "And just for that, I'm gonna chop your head off after I chop The Wendigo's off".
"So, Ladybug's lucky charm will just grow it back" said Lila.
"Ah, perhaps you're in need of some magic lessons", said Jack. "Any head cut off with the Grim Reaper's Death-Scythe, stays off, FOREVER!". Lila then gulped.
"But, just to be sure that you don't try anything", said Jack, walking over to the Wendigo and pulled out the antler. "I think I should take another stab at it. AHAHAHAHA-".
"Cataclysm!". Chat Noir then grabbed the antler and it turned to dust.
"NO!", shouted Jack. "You damn brat!" He was about to swing his the scythe when a yo-yo wrapped around it.
"Who you gonna call?!" Said Ladybug. Jack-O-Lantern, Ladybug and Chat Noir started to fight.
"Go Ladybug!".
"Take them down, Chat Noir!".
Sabrina then saw that the Wendigo was still tied up.
"Can't you break out?" Asked Sabrina.
"No", groaned The Wendigo. "The Antler".
"That must've been what Jack used to stab The Wendigo's predecessor" said Sabrina.
"Do you think there's more of them?" Asked Marc.
"He said it was the last one" answered Sabrina.
"ENOUGH!" Shouted Jack. A bunch of vines then ensnared Ladybug and Chat Noir.
"Well, this bites" said Ladybug.
"Oh, and you should know better than to out trick Jack-O-Lantern", said Jack. "But, uh, it was a VERY nice try". Jack-O-Lantern then snapped his fingers and a vine appeared with Rebecca tangled up in vines.
"I'm not scared of Whoopie Cushions and Pie catapults" said Jack.
"How about me?". Everyone looked to see none other, than the Grim Reaper.
"Aw, the bringer of doom is trying to play hero" said Jack.
"It takes more than just a weapon to make someone" said The Grim Reaper. He then used the scythe in his hands to cut The Wendigo free.
"Hahahaha! NOW things are getting interesting" said Jack. The sound of a twig snapping was soon heard. Everyone looked to see Lila trying to walk away. Jack-O-Lantern growled at this.
"Now now", said Lila. "Let's try and be *slips on a banana peel* AAAAHHHH!". Lila then landed on a whoopie Cushion. This caused Marc to laugh, before he covered his mouth.
Jack-O-Lantern couldn't help himself and started laughing. His pumpkin minions soon followed. Lila then walked backwards into the fence, causing a bucket of water to fall on her. She then took it off, only for it to get stuck on her foot. She tried to shake it off, but she slipped on a banana peel and fell down a hill and slammed into a rock. A bee hive then blew up and a piece of it landed in Lila's mouth, causing her to scream. Then, one of the possessed pumpkins exploded. Lila then grabbed a carton of milk, that had hot sauce in it. Another pumpkin then explode, then another and another.
"Wha?" Wondered Nathaniel.
"What the hell's going on?" Asked Daphne.
"Yeah, why are they exploding?" Asked Valerie.
"Maybe the amount of ectoplasmic energy is increasing from the laughter up to the point they can't hold it anymore" answered Max.
"In English" said Janine. Another pumpkin exploded in front of them. The spirit pointed and laughed at Janine and Max.
"Or to simply put", said Max."They're laughing themselves to death".
Gabriel was speechless by this.
'If everyone knew I was Hawkmoth, they'd NEVER let me live this down' thought Gabriel. Lila then jumped into the water, where she was bitten and shocked by electric eels. More pumpkins started exploding from their laughter. Lila then climbed out of the water and grabbed a stake that released a rope, sending pies flying at her, knocking her back into the eels. More and more pumpkins exploded and the spirits flew into the sky, back into the portal. The Wendigo and The Grim Reaper then started to free the prisoners.
"I now, officially, hate, pumpkin" said Sabrina. They then saw that the large, four-legged pumpkin started to get bigger.
"Oh, shit" Ladybug.
"HIT THE DECK!" Shouted Chat Noir. They all ducked down as the pumpkin exploded. All that was left, was Jack-O-Lantern, rolling on the floor, laughing. He looked up to see Ladybug, Chat Noir, The Wendigo and The Grim Reaper. Jack-O-Lantern just laughed at this as he backed up to a tree.
"What are you gonna do?", he asked, still laughing. "We had a deal. I can't be sent to hell". If the Grim Reaper had lips, he'd be smirking.
"Hell, yes", he said. "But, purgatory, on the other hand". The Reaper then hit Jack-O-Lantern with his scythe, sending him into the portal. The portal then closed up.
"So", said Ladybug. "Is it-".
"It's over now", said the Grim Reaper picking up his Death Scythe. "Jack, will not bother you again".
"Well, I hope you're happy?". They then looked at Lila, who now had a swollen eye, torn clothes and a swollen lip.
"Actually, yes", said Aurore. "Plus, I got the whole thing here on video". Lila walked away, only to slip and fall back into the eels.
"Wendigo, Ladybug, Chat Noir", said the Grim Reaper. "I thank you for your help, and your aid. My Death-Scythe has returned to me and Jack-O-Lantern will no longer be a bother".
"Think nothing of it" said Ladybug.
"We're just happy to help" added Chat Noir. Ladybug then grabbed the Whoopie Cushion and threw it into the air.
"MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!". Lovelies of Ladybugs then swarmed around Paris, fixing all the damage.
"I think it's time I left" said the Grim Reaper. He then opened a portal with his Death-Scythe.
"'Til we meet again", said The Grim Reaper. "Fare well". He then walked in, and the portal closed.
"Well, this is a Halloween I'll never forget" said Chat Noir.
"How's your wound?" Asked Ladybug. The Wendigo then placed his hand on his wound.
"I'll live", said The Wendigo. "But, I believe these events brought a revelation".
"What do you mean?" Asked Chat Noir.
"Think about", answered The Wendigo. "If Jack-O-Lantern and The Grim Reaper are real". Ladybug's eyes then widened.
"Then what other myths, legends or fables could be real?" Finished Ladybug.
"Exactly", said The Wendigo. "You might might have a miraculous, but compared to who could REALLY be out there. You're only a novice. And think I think some of them, make Hawkmoth look like a child, throwing a tantrum". Everyone just stared. Could this be true? Gabriel swallowed a lump in his throat. Were there really beings like that?
