Halloween Party
Stand-Alone Side Quest
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As you walk across campus, Payton runs up dressed like a pretty fairy.
Payton: Danny! ...Danny! Happy Halloween!
Danny: Oh wow, Payton! You look really, really...
Payton: ...enchanting? Dazzling? The Tinkerbell of the ball? Halloween is my favorite time of year. I just love the costumes, the candy, the COSTUMES! And this year will be better than EVER... This year I finally get to throw my own amazing Halloween party!
Danny: That’s great... but why just this year?
Payton: Back at Hearst, Kara always threw the Halloween party, and she made sure nobody else could compete... But this year, I’m free to do what I want. And what I want is to PAAAARTY!
Payton: I’m going shopping for party supplies now. You should come with and help me pick out a few things.
Danny: Sure! I’m game!
A few minutes later, at the store...
Payton: Okay, so we’ve got apples to bob, pumpkins to pie, and thematically appropriate cookies to cook, er... I mean, bake... That just leaves goodies for the goodie bags. What do you think?
You look at the shelves overflowing with candy.
Danny: Hmm... it’s a Halloween party, so we should probably give everyone fun-sized chocolates!
Payton: Ooh! Great idea. ‘Fun’ is even in the name! Let’s go check out.
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Payton: Okay! The car’s all loaded up. Thanks for all your help, Danny.
Danny: My pleasure. This party’s going to be a MONSTER.
Payton: ...monster?
Danny: You know, because of Halloween...
Payton: I don’t get it.
Payton: Danny, I’ll need some more help later this afternoon. There’s still one last thing we need to pick up.
Danny: ...more treats?
Payton: No, silly! We still need the most important party of any Halloween party... the perfect pumpkin centerpiece! I’ll see you later!
You turn around... and Julian is standing right behind you dressed like a pirate!
Julian: Ahoy there, matey!
Danny: Ahh! Julian, it’s you! You gave me a little scare. You’re dressed really, really...
Julian: Swashbuckling? Roguishly handsome? Extra piratey? I saw you were helping Payton plan her Halloween party, and I noticed one big thing she’s forgetting.
Danny: Payton’s parties are always awesome... what did she forget?
Julian: Only EVERYTHING that makes Halloween the best holiday of the year! I’m talking monsters, mischief, and spooky pranks! That’s why it’s up to US to serve up the scary!
Danny: Let me get this straight... you want to play a scary trick on Payton? That sounds mean. I don’t think Payton enjoys getting scared...
Julian: Uh... this is Halloween! Everyone enjoys getting scared! Trust me, Payton’s going to love it. We’ll be laughing about it for days... after she stops screaming.
Julian holds up a duffel bag overflowing with spooky Halloween props.
Julian: Now let’s find some friends to help us trick out our school... literally!
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Julian overturns his duffel bag of Halloween props, spilling out a huge mound of ghostly gags.
Julian: Arr, ye scurvy dogs, best be choosing your tricks wisely.
Alexandra: Ooh! I choose the rubber spiders and dangly bats!
Berry: And I guess that leaves me the rubber skeleton... which is awesome, BTW!
The group rushes around the school, hiding tricks everywhere!
Time - 6 hours
Julian: Well done, me hearties. All the Halloween tricks are nicely concealed... and not a moment too soon! Off the starboard bow... here comes Payton!
Payton: ...Hello? ...Danny?
Danny: Er, over here!
Payton: I just need to grab something out of my locker, and then we’ll leave to go pick out the pumpkin!
Payton opens her locker... and is covered in an avalanche of rubber spiders!
Payton: EEEEEK!
Payton sprints into the bathroom and finds a swarm of fake bats dangling down from the ceiling!
Payton: EEEEEK!
She races to a stall... and finds a skeleton sitting inside!
Payton: EEEEE-- Wait a second... Skeletons don’t use bathrooms! This is all some kind of trick, isn’t it?
Julian steps out from where he was hiding, doubled over in laughter.
Julian: Payton, the look on your face be more precious than all the gold in Tortuga...
Alexandra: You have to admit, that WAS funny...
Payton: Uh no! It wasn’t funny. It was SCARY!
Payton: Julian, don’t you DARE pull anything like this at my Halloween party, or I’ll make you walk the plank!
Julian: ...arr, but pranks be amusing.
Payton: I’m going on a hayride, and I’m going to pick out a pumpkin... THAT’S how you celebrate Halloween.
Requirements
Later that afternoon, you, Payton, and Autumn ride in the back of a wagon as it trundles to the far end of Sam Hane’s Pumpkin Patch.
Autumn: Thanks for inviting me, Payton. I’ve never actually been on a hay ride before!
Danny: Yeah, this is great!
Payton: Well, you two can pay me back by helping me select the perfect pumpkin!
The wagon stops, and your group disembarks, standing in the middle of a sprawling pumpkin patch.
Payton: Now remember, we’re looking for a pumpkin that’s not too large, not too small... and doesn’t look anything like my great aunt Mildred...
Autumn: That’s oddly specific... but more than enough for us to go on!
Danny: Let’s pick a pumpkin!
Time - 8 hours
You, Payton, and Autumn search through the pumpkin patch.
Autumn: Payton, what about this one?
Payton: Too large.
Danny: Then what about this one?
Payton: Too small... and the one next to it looks JUST like my great aunt Mildred. This is terrible. We’ve been searching for hours, and we still haven’t found the right--
Payton freezes and points, her eyes growing large with delight!
Payton: OMG! Look, there it is! That’s a perfect pumpkin!
Payton runs over to the pumpkin and starts to pick it... when Kara runs up and shoves her aside!
Kara: Oh no, you don’t... that perfect pumpkin is coming with me!
Payton: But Kara, this one’s mine. I was here first!
Kara: So? I’m here NOW. Besides, do you really think I’d let you waste a perfect pumpkin on your lame attempt at a Halloween party?
Kara kneels down and picks up the pumpkin. Two imposing cheerleaders from Hearst High step in on either side, arms folded sternly across their chests.
Kara: Now, are we done here or what?
Danny: We’re definitely not done.
Autumn: Not until you give back that pumpkin!
You and Autumn race over and try to wrestle the pumpkin away.
Kara: Fine! You want this pumpkin so bad? TAKE IT!
Kara slams the pumpkin to the ground, and it cracks into dozens of pieces!
Payton: ...oh no!
Kara and her friends stride away chuckling cruelly. Payton sits down next to the soggy mess and cries.
Payton: There goes my Halloween party. I guess I should’ve known better than to even try...
Danny: Aww, cheer up, Payton. There are plenty of pumpkins here. If we keep looking, I’m sure we’ll find a pumpkin that’s every bit as perfect.
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Danny: Well... what do you think about this one?
Payton: Danny, you did it! I didn’t think it was possible, but this pumpkin is even more perfect than the one that Kara smashed! Let’s get this pumpkin home and start carving it into a jack-o’-lantern!
Back at the school...
Payton: Autumn, you’re the artist. You and Danny should carve the jack-o’-lantern while I finish the last-minute prep for the party.
Payton busies away, and Autumn lifts the carving knife. As she’s about to make the first cut, she freezes.
Danny: ...what’s the matter?
Autumn: Nothing... it’s just that this pumpkin is like unformed clay. We could carve it a hundred different ways. But WHICH way is best?
Danny: Hmm... maybe we just need to pick a detail to start with. What if we made a jack-o’- lantern with sharp monster teeth!
Autumn: Of course! Fangs will make for a classic jack-o’-lantern! When people cast their eyes upon this fearsome gourd, they’ll just KNOW they’re at a Halloween party!
Autumn starts carving, and you hear a gentle tapping on a nearby window. You step outside to investigate... and find Julian.
Julian: Psst... Danny, I can see you guys are prepping for the party. I’m here to help!
Danny: ...and by ‘help’ you mean ‘plan a scary trick’?
Julian: Naturally! This IS a Halloween party, after all... And nothing screams ‘boo’ like somebody that jumps out of something screaming ‘boo’!
Danny: You remember, Payton did tell you NOT to do this.
Julian: Do something, don’t so something... Halloween means no rules! Like, it literally means that in Druid-ese.
Danny: I’m almost positive that’s not true...
Julian: Okay, Danny, since you’re so smart... how about YOU pick where we stash the person who’s gonna leap out?
Danny: Well, if you have to do it, you should put the person inside a coffin!
Julian: Ooh... I love it! There’ll be this coffin in the middle of the party, lying there still as the grave... Then BOO! A monster leaps out faster than you can blink!
Danny: That’s terrifying... but in a good way!
Julian: Okay, ew have a plan. Now we just need one more person to help set this up.
Danny: ...one more? You mean, including ME?
Julian: See? Smart!
Requirements
Together, you, Julian, and Caitlin hoist the big coffin over near the refreshment table.
Julian: Easy, easy...
Caitlin: Almost there...
Time - 14 hours
Danny: Heh... Awesome! This trick is gonna be so good.
Caitlin: I can’t wait to see Payton’s face when someone spooky jumps out of this coffin!
Danny: Speaking of... who is this ‘someone’?
Julian: Don’t worry. I know just the person. I’ll have them here right after the party gets started.
Julian: And while we’re on the subject of the party starting... we’ve got incoming!
Julian and Caitlin sneak away as Payton enters the room!
Payton: Okay, Danny! It’s party time!
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Payton: OMG, Danny! This Halloween party is going so well! Everybody is dressed up in cute costumes, the fun-size chocolates are a huge hit...
Autumn: ...and I’ve already heard dozens of compliments about how fierce the jack-o’-lantern looks!
Danny: Well, I KNOW I’m having a great time!
Autumn: Ooh, bobbing-for-apples is starting! Let’s go try it!
You and Autumn walk over to a barrel set up along the far wall. Bright red apples float in the water. Autumn dips down, bites, and deftly brings up a Red Delicious!
Autumn: Yay! Your turn, Danny!
You bite into an apple!
Autumn: You got one! Nice!
Danny: I’m kind of an apple-bobbing expert. No big deal.
Julian: Danny, I hear you’ve been having a great time!
Danny: Yeah!
Julian: Well, I hope you haven’t had so much fun that you’ve forgotten our little surprise. Come on. I’ve got someone I want you to see.
Scary things usually happen in the dark! To have someone spooky join your school, try throwing parties at night!
Requirements
Julian leads you out back and points to a dense patch of shadow. A pale figure steps forward into the light.
Penn: ...uh, hey!
Danny: Oh wow, Penn! That’s a great Halloween costume!
Penn: ...costume?
Julian: No time for small talk. Every minute we wait is a minute where people aren’t having fun screaming in terror!
You and Julian guide Penn through the party and into the coffin when no one is looking!
Julian: Okay, Penn, now wait inside quietly for my signal.
As Julian seals Penn in, a yelp comes from the front gate. You and Julian race over to the source of the commotion.
Danny: Payton, what happened?
Payton: She happened...
Kara: TRICK OR TREAT, LOSERS!
Time - 22 hours
Kara and her two cheerleader friends stroll into the party.
Danny: I don’t remember seeing you on the guest list, Kara. But seeing as you ARE dressed up like an evil witch...
Kara: What are you talking about? I’m not in costume yet-- Oh, I get it. Very funny. I just took a break from my AWESOME Halloween party to check out the sucky mess that sucky Payton cobbled together.
Kara circles the party like a shark.
Kara: Oh, how cute... goodie bags? I loves these when I was in THIRD grade.
Payton: ...people are never too old for presents.
Kara: It’s adorable that you think that. In fact, that attitude explains the babyish decor. Cartoon vampire bats. Cutesy black kittens... It’s just all so... IMMATURE. People who aren’t in elementary school know that Halloween is about more than just treats. It’s also about TRICKS.
Kara steps beside the coffin.
Julian: And speaking of tricks...
Penn: BOOOOOOOO!
Penn leaps out of the closet! Kara shrieks and stumbles backward into the refreshment table... A bowl of red fruit punch spills all over her!
Kara: EEEEEEEEK!
Sopping wet, she races out of the party! Her cheerleader friends follow sheepishly after. There is a long, stunned silence.
Julian: Um... so Payton, I know you said that you didn’t want any tricks at your party but...
Payton: Are you joking? Did you see how terrified Kara was? That had to be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen! EVER! Maybe there’s something to be said for tricks, after all.
Julian: And there’s definitely something to be said for all these delicious treats. I haven’t stopped stuffing my face since I got here!
The party rages into the wee hours of the night...
Danny: So Payton, do you think you threw a great Halloween party?
Payton: Are you kidding? It was the BEST, and I couldn’t have done it without you or without--
Julian: Eh, just a thing I do.
Payton: I was going to say ‘without Penn’...
Penn: ...Me?
Julian: ...Penn? But it was my--
Payton: Just kidding, Julian. Your help was important too! Thank you all for making my Halloween party a huge success!
Payton opens a cabinet... and is covered in an avalanche of rubber spiders!
Payton: EEEEEK!
Payton dashes off through the school, shrieking every time she runs into a new prank...
Julian: Whoops. Forgot to mention those...
Payton: EEEEEK!
Julian: And those... Arr, maybe this pirate should end shore leave early. Happy Halloween!
Danny: Happy Halloween!
- Have Payton
- Have Julian
As you walk across campus, Payton runs up dressed like a pretty fairy.
Payton: Danny! ...Danny! Happy Halloween!
Danny: Oh wow, Payton! You look really, really...
Payton: ...enchanting? Dazzling? The Tinkerbell of the ball? Halloween is my favorite time of year. I just love the costumes, the candy, the COSTUMES! And this year will be better than EVER... This year I finally get to throw my own amazing Halloween party!
Danny: That’s great... but why just this year?
Payton: Back at Hearst, Kara always threw the Halloween party, and she made sure nobody else could compete... But this year, I’m free to do what I want. And what I want is to PAAAARTY!
Payton: I’m going shopping for party supplies now. You should come with and help me pick out a few things.
Danny: Sure! I’m game!
A few minutes later, at the store...
Payton: Okay, so we’ve got apples to bob, pumpkins to pie, and thematically appropriate cookies to cook, er... I mean, bake... That just leaves goodies for the goodie bags. What do you think?
You look at the shelves overflowing with candy.
Danny: Hmm... it’s a Halloween party, so we should probably give everyone fun-sized chocolates!
Payton: Ooh! Great idea. ‘Fun’ is even in the name! Let’s go check out.
Requirements
- Spend 2500 coins
Payton: Okay! The car’s all loaded up. Thanks for all your help, Danny.
Danny: My pleasure. This party’s going to be a MONSTER.
Payton: ...monster?
Danny: You know, because of Halloween...
Payton: I don’t get it.
Payton: Danny, I’ll need some more help later this afternoon. There’s still one last thing we need to pick up.
Danny: ...more treats?
Payton: No, silly! We still need the most important party of any Halloween party... the perfect pumpkin centerpiece! I’ll see you later!
You turn around... and Julian is standing right behind you dressed like a pirate!
Julian: Ahoy there, matey!
Danny: Ahh! Julian, it’s you! You gave me a little scare. You’re dressed really, really...
Julian: Swashbuckling? Roguishly handsome? Extra piratey? I saw you were helping Payton plan her Halloween party, and I noticed one big thing she’s forgetting.
Danny: Payton’s parties are always awesome... what did she forget?
Julian: Only EVERYTHING that makes Halloween the best holiday of the year! I’m talking monsters, mischief, and spooky pranks! That’s why it’s up to US to serve up the scary!
Danny: Let me get this straight... you want to play a scary trick on Payton? That sounds mean. I don’t think Payton enjoys getting scared...
Julian: Uh... this is Halloween! Everyone enjoys getting scared! Trust me, Payton’s going to love it. We’ll be laughing about it for days... after she stops screaming.
Julian holds up a duffel bag overflowing with spooky Halloween props.
Julian: Now let’s find some friends to help us trick out our school... literally!
Requirements
- Julian
- A Classmate Except Payton (Alexandra)
- A Classmate Except Payton (Berry)
Julian overturns his duffel bag of Halloween props, spilling out a huge mound of ghostly gags.
Julian: Arr, ye scurvy dogs, best be choosing your tricks wisely.
Alexandra: Ooh! I choose the rubber spiders and dangly bats!
Berry: And I guess that leaves me the rubber skeleton... which is awesome, BTW!
The group rushes around the school, hiding tricks everywhere!
Time - 6 hours
Julian: Well done, me hearties. All the Halloween tricks are nicely concealed... and not a moment too soon! Off the starboard bow... here comes Payton!
Payton: ...Hello? ...Danny?
Danny: Er, over here!
Payton: I just need to grab something out of my locker, and then we’ll leave to go pick out the pumpkin!
Payton opens her locker... and is covered in an avalanche of rubber spiders!
Payton: EEEEEK!
Payton sprints into the bathroom and finds a swarm of fake bats dangling down from the ceiling!
Payton: EEEEEK!
She races to a stall... and finds a skeleton sitting inside!
Payton: EEEEE-- Wait a second... Skeletons don’t use bathrooms! This is all some kind of trick, isn’t it?
Julian steps out from where he was hiding, doubled over in laughter.
Julian: Payton, the look on your face be more precious than all the gold in Tortuga...
Alexandra: You have to admit, that WAS funny...
Payton: Uh no! It wasn’t funny. It was SCARY!
Payton: Julian, don’t you DARE pull anything like this at my Halloween party, or I’ll make you walk the plank!
Julian: ...arr, but pranks be amusing.
Payton: I’m going on a hayride, and I’m going to pick out a pumpkin... THAT’S how you celebrate Halloween.
Requirements
- Danny
- Payton
- Autumn
Later that afternoon, you, Payton, and Autumn ride in the back of a wagon as it trundles to the far end of Sam Hane’s Pumpkin Patch.
Autumn: Thanks for inviting me, Payton. I’ve never actually been on a hay ride before!
Danny: Yeah, this is great!
Payton: Well, you two can pay me back by helping me select the perfect pumpkin!
The wagon stops, and your group disembarks, standing in the middle of a sprawling pumpkin patch.
Payton: Now remember, we’re looking for a pumpkin that’s not too large, not too small... and doesn’t look anything like my great aunt Mildred...
Autumn: That’s oddly specific... but more than enough for us to go on!
Danny: Let’s pick a pumpkin!
Time - 8 hours
You, Payton, and Autumn search through the pumpkin patch.
Autumn: Payton, what about this one?
Payton: Too large.
Danny: Then what about this one?
Payton: Too small... and the one next to it looks JUST like my great aunt Mildred. This is terrible. We’ve been searching for hours, and we still haven’t found the right--
Payton freezes and points, her eyes growing large with delight!
Payton: OMG! Look, there it is! That’s a perfect pumpkin!
Payton runs over to the pumpkin and starts to pick it... when Kara runs up and shoves her aside!
Kara: Oh no, you don’t... that perfect pumpkin is coming with me!
Payton: But Kara, this one’s mine. I was here first!
Kara: So? I’m here NOW. Besides, do you really think I’d let you waste a perfect pumpkin on your lame attempt at a Halloween party?
Kara kneels down and picks up the pumpkin. Two imposing cheerleaders from Hearst High step in on either side, arms folded sternly across their chests.
Kara: Now, are we done here or what?
Danny: We’re definitely not done.
Autumn: Not until you give back that pumpkin!
You and Autumn race over and try to wrestle the pumpkin away.
Kara: Fine! You want this pumpkin so bad? TAKE IT!
Kara slams the pumpkin to the ground, and it cracks into dozens of pieces!
Payton: ...oh no!
Kara and her friends stride away chuckling cruelly. Payton sits down next to the soggy mess and cries.
Payton: There goes my Halloween party. I guess I should’ve known better than to even try...
Danny: Aww, cheer up, Payton. There are plenty of pumpkins here. If we keep looking, I’m sure we’ll find a pumpkin that’s every bit as perfect.
Requirements
- Have 1 Pumpkin Patch
Danny: Well... what do you think about this one?
Payton: Danny, you did it! I didn’t think it was possible, but this pumpkin is even more perfect than the one that Kara smashed! Let’s get this pumpkin home and start carving it into a jack-o’-lantern!
Back at the school...
Payton: Autumn, you’re the artist. You and Danny should carve the jack-o’-lantern while I finish the last-minute prep for the party.
Payton busies away, and Autumn lifts the carving knife. As she’s about to make the first cut, she freezes.
Danny: ...what’s the matter?
Autumn: Nothing... it’s just that this pumpkin is like unformed clay. We could carve it a hundred different ways. But WHICH way is best?
Danny: Hmm... maybe we just need to pick a detail to start with. What if we made a jack-o’- lantern with sharp monster teeth!
Autumn: Of course! Fangs will make for a classic jack-o’-lantern! When people cast their eyes upon this fearsome gourd, they’ll just KNOW they’re at a Halloween party!
Autumn starts carving, and you hear a gentle tapping on a nearby window. You step outside to investigate... and find Julian.
Julian: Psst... Danny, I can see you guys are prepping for the party. I’m here to help!
Danny: ...and by ‘help’ you mean ‘plan a scary trick’?
Julian: Naturally! This IS a Halloween party, after all... And nothing screams ‘boo’ like somebody that jumps out of something screaming ‘boo’!
Danny: You remember, Payton did tell you NOT to do this.
Julian: Do something, don’t so something... Halloween means no rules! Like, it literally means that in Druid-ese.
Danny: I’m almost positive that’s not true...
Julian: Okay, Danny, since you’re so smart... how about YOU pick where we stash the person who’s gonna leap out?
Danny: Well, if you have to do it, you should put the person inside a coffin!
Julian: Ooh... I love it! There’ll be this coffin in the middle of the party, lying there still as the grave... Then BOO! A monster leaps out faster than you can blink!
Danny: That’s terrifying... but in a good way!
Julian: Okay, ew have a plan. Now we just need one more person to help set this up.
Danny: ...one more? You mean, including ME?
Julian: See? Smart!
Requirements
- Danny
- Julian
- A Classmate Except Payton (Caitlin)
Together, you, Julian, and Caitlin hoist the big coffin over near the refreshment table.
Julian: Easy, easy...
Caitlin: Almost there...
Time - 14 hours
Danny: Heh... Awesome! This trick is gonna be so good.
Caitlin: I can’t wait to see Payton’s face when someone spooky jumps out of this coffin!
Danny: Speaking of... who is this ‘someone’?
Julian: Don’t worry. I know just the person. I’ll have them here right after the party gets started.
Julian: And while we’re on the subject of the party starting... we’ve got incoming!
Julian and Caitlin sneak away as Payton enters the room!
Payton: Okay, Danny! It’s party time!
Requirements
- Complete a Party with Payton
Payton: OMG, Danny! This Halloween party is going so well! Everybody is dressed up in cute costumes, the fun-size chocolates are a huge hit...
Autumn: ...and I’ve already heard dozens of compliments about how fierce the jack-o’-lantern looks!
Danny: Well, I KNOW I’m having a great time!
Autumn: Ooh, bobbing-for-apples is starting! Let’s go try it!
You and Autumn walk over to a barrel set up along the far wall. Bright red apples float in the water. Autumn dips down, bites, and deftly brings up a Red Delicious!
Autumn: Yay! Your turn, Danny!
You bite into an apple!
Autumn: You got one! Nice!
Danny: I’m kind of an apple-bobbing expert. No big deal.
Julian: Danny, I hear you’ve been having a great time!
Danny: Yeah!
Julian: Well, I hope you haven’t had so much fun that you’ve forgotten our little surprise. Come on. I’ve got someone I want you to see.
Scary things usually happen in the dark! To have someone spooky join your school, try throwing parties at night!
Requirements
- Danny
- Julian
- A Level 5+ Vampire (Penn)
Julian leads you out back and points to a dense patch of shadow. A pale figure steps forward into the light.
Penn: ...uh, hey!
Danny: Oh wow, Penn! That’s a great Halloween costume!
Penn: ...costume?
Julian: No time for small talk. Every minute we wait is a minute where people aren’t having fun screaming in terror!
You and Julian guide Penn through the party and into the coffin when no one is looking!
Julian: Okay, Penn, now wait inside quietly for my signal.
As Julian seals Penn in, a yelp comes from the front gate. You and Julian race over to the source of the commotion.
Danny: Payton, what happened?
Payton: She happened...
Kara: TRICK OR TREAT, LOSERS!
Time - 22 hours
Kara and her two cheerleader friends stroll into the party.
Danny: I don’t remember seeing you on the guest list, Kara. But seeing as you ARE dressed up like an evil witch...
Kara: What are you talking about? I’m not in costume yet-- Oh, I get it. Very funny. I just took a break from my AWESOME Halloween party to check out the sucky mess that sucky Payton cobbled together.
Kara circles the party like a shark.
Kara: Oh, how cute... goodie bags? I loves these when I was in THIRD grade.
Payton: ...people are never too old for presents.
Kara: It’s adorable that you think that. In fact, that attitude explains the babyish decor. Cartoon vampire bats. Cutesy black kittens... It’s just all so... IMMATURE. People who aren’t in elementary school know that Halloween is about more than just treats. It’s also about TRICKS.
Kara steps beside the coffin.
Julian: And speaking of tricks...
Penn: BOOOOOOOO!
Penn leaps out of the closet! Kara shrieks and stumbles backward into the refreshment table... A bowl of red fruit punch spills all over her!
Kara: EEEEEEEEK!
Sopping wet, she races out of the party! Her cheerleader friends follow sheepishly after. There is a long, stunned silence.
Julian: Um... so Payton, I know you said that you didn’t want any tricks at your party but...
Payton: Are you joking? Did you see how terrified Kara was? That had to be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen! EVER! Maybe there’s something to be said for tricks, after all.
Julian: And there’s definitely something to be said for all these delicious treats. I haven’t stopped stuffing my face since I got here!
The party rages into the wee hours of the night...
Danny: So Payton, do you think you threw a great Halloween party?
Payton: Are you kidding? It was the BEST, and I couldn’t have done it without you or without--
Julian: Eh, just a thing I do.
Payton: I was going to say ‘without Penn’...
Penn: ...Me?
Julian: ...Penn? But it was my--
Payton: Just kidding, Julian. Your help was important too! Thank you all for making my Halloween party a huge success!
Payton opens a cabinet... and is covered in an avalanche of rubber spiders!
Payton: EEEEEK!
Payton dashes off through the school, shrieking every time she runs into a new prank...
Julian: Whoops. Forgot to mention those...
Payton: EEEEEK!
Julian: And those... Arr, maybe this pirate should end shore leave early. Happy Halloween!
Danny: Happy Halloween!