“Oooh, spooky,” Tricky exaggeratedly says, wearing a vampire outfit, in the middle of a popular trick-or-treating neighborhood in Plains District. “You know where bro is?”
“He’s too busy working. Said that his manager needed him and he had to work on Halloween. Which means I’m forced to be stuck with you.” Woofa responds, wearing a witch outfit as she looks at the others celebrating this yearly tradition.
“Or maybe he’s casually avoiding such traditions because he dislikes wearing obnoxious outfits.” Scoffs. The porcupine understands that Solid isn’t too much of a holiday person himself. Although he understands the traditions and celebrates during the holidays, he remains dormant when it comes to wearing outfits that align with the holiday. Sometimes he’s for real, getting himself into situations where he can’t go out and celebrate. While other times, he’s making excuses, and it’s been going on since the day he was adopted. “Just like the time he avoided prom. I was forced to dance with you…”
“...”
“Typical orange furball…” They both manage to synchronize their voices, knowing the hedgehog well for a long time.
The dog rolls her eyes, sighing before finally holding her bucket. “C’mon, we should go right ahead and have fun. Alright?”
Tricky can’t help but ruffle her head, messing up her fur along with dropping her hat. “Heh, dumbass… I’ll get more candy anyway.” He looks down at her as if she were his younger sister. “Too bad! I guess we’ll have to manage with this together.” He continues to watch her reaction; she pouts as she puts her witch hat back on.
“You’re the worst best friend’s brother I’ve ever had…”
In the neighborhood, children with their parents, alongside teenagers and adults who wanted to have fun, went trick-or-treating. They have been to parties, but want to keep this simple. It’s Halloween, and it’s universally celebrated. As long as they’re dressed up, it’s alright.
At the first house, which is a typical and standard Haven City home, they ring the doorbell and await the host for some of the candies. Despite their ringing, nothing awaits, thinking that they’ve run out of candy or that they’re not home. “First house, and we’re acting like those lost kids.” Tricky groans before walking away from the front porch. “0 for 1-”
“BOO!”
“WAHHHHH!” He screams, quickly hiding himself behind Woofa, revealing how scared he truly is. “WHAT THE HELL!?” All his confidence clearly worn out by the sudden jumpscare, he heard the two laugh in the background.
Woofa continues to laugh, quickly pulling him up. “What happened, porcupine? I thought you were tough to be scared by the mischievous hosts themselves?”
“No need to tease me…” He mutters, clenching his teeth before looking at the host with a stern look. “Trick-or-treat…”
“Hah-hah!” “... Thank god I captured that in my video camera. I’m glad I’ll save that for later.” The host presents a smug face before handing out the candy to them. “Never mess around with the Dingos.” He winked before eventually settling inside his house to relax.
Still, Woofa continues to snicker, not believing that Tricky would be that scared of a pop-out by the host. “That wasn’t funny, Woofa…” His face continues to remain stern, trying to let the embarrassing moment slide. “I-I’ve been playing too many horror games, so I have my reasons!”
Until she finally calms herself down, telling him, “I’m definitely telling Solid about this encounter, because that was traight up COMEDY!”
“Stupid mutt. Stupid dingos…” He continues to mutter, still upset about the sudden jumpscare. “Hopefully none of it-”
“BOO!”
“WAHHHHH!”
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“...”
Tricky remains silent after stopping by a few houses, watching the children, families, and some adult trick-or-treaters pass by. “At this point, I’d rather go to a Halloween party instead of this-”
“I can’t believe you got jumpscared twice in a row. That’s insane for a porcupine like you.” She says, happily skipping throughout the neighborhood, while the opposite can be said about him. Instead of being pleased by the moment, he’s pissed off. Genuinely.
“I’ll never go to that house again, let alone trick-or-treating…” He continues to mutter, still thinking about the jumpscare.
In the end, Woofa groans and wraps her arm around his shoulder, telling him, “Stop complaining and have fun. This isn’t like a baseball game, where the Night Watchers are losing–well, they are losing in the Championship round against the Asylum Seekers, and I guarantee you, they’ll win their second series against us, instead of us winning our sixth series. But get some motivation, you’re gonna act aloof!”
GROANS!!! “FINE...! I’ll try to. But one more jumpscare, I’m definitely going to forfeit this event.” He says, swatting her arm away as he pretends to regain his confidence.
After visiting most houses and getting their buckets filled with some candies, Tricky finally enjoys the feeling of trick-or-treating, clearly competitive about the amount of candy he has in his bucket compared to Woofa’s bucket. “Equal in comparison. I hope I get the bias and you won’t.”
“Competitive Tricky, always making things interesting.” She smirks, clearly amused by his personality, unlike before. “Besides, I’m the best witch out thereeeee. Like it or not, but I’m gonna get more candies than youuuuuu.” Teasing her way while she continues to skip around the neighborhood, still enjoying the Halloween spirit.
“Hey, guys!” They immediately pause their exploring as they’re greeted by a young coyote, wearing a simple ghost costume. “I have a question…”
The two friends immediately look at each other, curious about what the young coyote has in mind when it comes to a question like this. Though with her kindness, Woofa responds, “Sure thing! What’s your question?”
“Umm… are you two dating?”
Both were shocked by the answer, their face immediately flustered; unable to bear it, they looked away from each other. Their reactions cause the young coyote to look skeptical. “Is that a yes or a no…?”
Their reactions made the entire conversation more awkward. Tricky decides to lay out the facts. “W-We’re friends, not dating.” He shakes his hands in embarrassment, completely out of character for him.
“Ohhhhhhh… I see now.” They say that before their friends continue to call for them, wanting to resume their trick-or-treating. “Okay! Just curious, but thank you!” They say before eventually leaving.
However, it doesn’t say without their silence, still overbearing the whole conversation. “Next time… I don’t care if Solid doesn’t want to go… bring him with you. Even if he doesn’t wear a costume, bring him with you…” Tricky whispers, walking away from Woofa as she continues to contemplate what had happened.
“These kids are on another level when it comes to curiosity…”
Going to another house, they ring on the doorbell, hoping to continue their trick-or-treating until their buckets are finally full. However, just like the first house, no one answered. And Tricky is already past his frustration from the first house, so he didn’t really make anything of it. “C’mon… you know I’m gonna have a chocolate feast day tomorrow! Open up and-”
“BOO!”
“WAHHHHH!”
“Gotcha again! You met my brother earlier, and he contacted me about a porcupine wearing a vampire costume, which is you, traveling with a dog wearing a witch costume. Since I was on the lookout for someone like you, I can’t wait to get your reaction!” She presents a smug face before pitifully putting the candy into his bucket. “Don’t mess with the-”
“Nah. Nah. Nah. I’m done for the day.” The porcupine eventually walks away, leaving the two behind. “Let’s go home, Woofa. Hopefully, my brother doesn’t know any of this while he’s too busy sleeping and pretending to work at this time.”
“Tricky…!? TRICKY…!?” Woofa continues to yell out his name, her voice echoing before no such response. “I’m sorry, ma’am. My friend is such a pain right now… and-”
“Don’t worry, Woofa. We’ve got a lot of reactions, his included! But thank you for being so kind to me, sweetie. I’ll give you the last remaining candies I have.” She happily dumps the remaining candies onto the dog’s bucket, causing her eyes to widen in reaction.
“Oh! My! Gosh!” Not only does she drop her bucket, but she also hugs the female host, truly thankful for the gift. “Thank you very much for this! Means so much to me!”
“Hey! No peer pressure! Just doing this for the community. Besides, it’s getting way and all that, so… yeah. Hopefully, your friend doesn’t cause too much chaos back at home, for now.” They both laugh it out, sharing their humor. “Have a nice Halloween and a good night to you!”
A genuine smile on Woofa’s face changed their mood, ignoring what Tricky had presented earlier. She picks up her bucket and waves at her. “Thank you very much, ma’am! Have a nice Halloween and a good night to you too!”
A day to enjoy the Halloween spirit.
“BOO!”
“WAHHHHH!”
The porcupine watches the video on the phone, before hearing and witnessing his brother and the dog holding their laughter as the video keeps playing on repeat. Not only that, but it’s trending. “I swear… I’ll go back to those houses and BURN BOTH OF THEIR-”
THE END
- CREDITS
- Writing: FilledWithRust
- Thinking: FilledWithRust
- Listening to music while making this: FilledWithRust
- Baseball Teams: Dodgers vs Blue Jays (Why did Game 3 take a long time?)
- College: Midterms
- CHARACTERS
- Tricky the Porcupine: Professional Dumbass
- Woofa the Dog: Still laughing
- Solid the Hedgehog: Always wears the same outfit he always wears (doesn’t care about the events or holidays)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Justin Herbert: I’ve seen too much of him in my timeline dating Madison Beer
- Bronny James Jr: Please play great for LeDaddy?
New Chapter This Saturday. Trust. ??