Tales from STH Academy (A Wattpad Tale)

Halloween Fright

I finished getting into my Halloween costume (a vampire witch), knowing that the next day was the dreaded Masquerade. I carefully planted the wig I bought a while ago, making sure that the silvery curls hid every last one of my blue curls. I painted the face paint to look a little bit like Rouge's makeup (assuming that Rouge was a goth): white face paint, black lipstick, purple eye shadow, and a pair of fangs (not those fangs you see little kids wear. I'm talking about theater fangs that would make Dracula proud). 

I peered into the mirror and grinned. Even though Sonic forbade me from going out this particular Halloween, even I didn't recognize myself. Then I glanced at my watch. Jewel is waiting for me. I gotta beat it. I grabbed my witch's hat and my trick or treat bag and streaked downstairs. I had a meager few minutes to get my ass through Green Hill Zone without being caught. I kept running, knowing that the border was not well protected. 

I know what you are thinking, Ali, why are you going out if you were forbidden from doing so? Well, I made a promise to Jewel to go trick or treating with her before Sonic put his little Halloween ban on me, and there is no way I'm breaking my word with Jewel. Originally, Jewel, Jose, Charlie and I were supposed to go as a team, but Jose caught a cold. And there was no way in Hell I was letting Charlie and Jewel wander alone.

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I made it to our agreed meeting place. I panted, a little out of breath. Then I see Charlie and Jewel making their way towards me. I waved, skipping up to them. "Hey, all!" I greeted.

"Hey, Ali." Charlie replied, kissing me on the cheek. "Who's ready to trick or treat?"

"I am." Jewel and I both piped up.

"Aren't you a little old for that?" Charlie asked.

"I have autism... sorry." I replied.

Charlie chuckled, "It's okay, love." 

Then we began trick or treating. It was amazing and scary at the same time. As we trick or treated, we noticed that some Mobians were staring at me a little closely. I just shrugged, holding out my bag. They'd drop treats and stuff in my bag, then squint at me. At one house, I hear a familiar, motherly voice comment, "Isn't that Headmaster Sonic's daughter? Where is Sonic? Does he know where she is?"

At that point, I muttered, "Charlie, we need to trick or treat our way back to STH Academy before our blue problem arrives."

Charlie gaped, then he whispered, "Don't tell me you disobeyed him."

"Uh... technically? I made a promise, and I intend to keep it." That was when my eye caught a dark path. I glance up at the sky to see the full moon. "We got some time to check out this mansion down here and be back at STH Academy with Sonic being none the wiser." I pointed to a spooky mansion down the path. There was a lit pumpkin on the staircase, and there was a light on inside.

"Good idea." Charlie agreed.

As we got closer, Jewel clung to me. "Ali... I'm scared." She admitted. And she had every good reason to be scared. Even though the decorations were just simple green and orange lights, it gave off a vibe that sent chills down my spine.

"We can turn back." I offered.

"Chickens? It's okay." Charlie teased, but something about his voice sounded shaky.

We rung the doorbell. It sounded as if someone had hit a gigantic gong next to our ears. We covered our ears, waiting for the buzzing noise to fade. Charlie began saying, "I don't think-!" but his sentence was cut off by a loud creak. We noticed that the door opened slowly with a loud creak. Charlie flinched, then commented, "That door needs duct tape."