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Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten - Halloween

Saturday, 31st October 2020

KRYSTALLIA

"I'm gonna pretend this pumpkin is my life problem," I said, carving the top off with a serrated knife used for sawing limbs.

Tree or human, you ask? What do you think?

"You go, girl. Cut your problems out of your life with that knife," Sam cheered on, waving the sharp tool in his hand.

Damn, his himbo energy is through the roof.

"Careful with that, don't want to accidentally stab yourself and die now, would you?" Blake said in a monotone voice. Sam put his hand on his heart, "Aw, do you care about me so much?"

"I will if you let me stab you with a broken bottle," Blake answered and we snickered.

Currently, we were in our main base. Nothing happened the past few weeks and we were grateful for it. We wanted this year's Halloween to be perfect, just like before.

The gang members who didn't have any plans came here to participate in activities like pumpkin carving, Halloween bingo, bombing up enemy places, squash ring toss, and all sorts.

We huddled a bunch of tables together so we could all carve pumpkins like a family. The kitchen crew made a lot of Halloween treats before leaving for the night to be with their own family.

I took a cookie decorated to look like a ghost and bit it in between my teeth before stabbing the spot where I'm going to carve out one of the eyes.

I heard Zach chuckle and he took the cookie in my mouth, breaking it in half so I could eat one half first. I swallowed and looked at him. He fed the other half to me and I smiled, mumbling a 'thank you'.

"You're welcome," he said, kissing my cheek. I carved the shape of the eyes and used the knife to stab it and slide it out. Then, I started carving the shape of the jagged mouth before sliding it out.

After finishing up the face by adding a little more details, I carved out an 'HQ' on the side to sign it.

I opened the top and took a bowl before dumping out the contents. Taking a spoon, I scooped the rest out and into the bowl. I put the pumpkin down and took the now-filled bowl to another table and set it down there.

The table had other bowls or plates, either empty or filled with the pulp and seeds of the pumpkin. We were saving it for the kitchen to make pumpkin pies and all sorts.

I walked back to my jack-o'-lantern and picked up a candle. I set it inside and made sure it wouldn't topple over if I moved it before lighting it up.

The candle started to burn and I put the top back on. I picked up my finished product and placed it where the other finished ones were.

Looking over the pumpkins, I smiled and walked back to where everyone was. When everyone was finished, I announced, "Who's ready for some trick-or-treating?"

***

Tying my twin tails, I put the small red and blue hair cuffs on and fixed the two tendrils of hair framing my face. I slid on the shoulder holster and tied the belt around my waist.

I slid the glove on my left hand and the ring on my right index finger. I wore the 'PUDDIN' collar around my neck before taking the 'LOVE HATE' revolver and putting it in my holster. I put on the red and blue jacket before wearing the golden spiked bracelets.

Very lastly, I slid on the Adidas heels and checked my makeup once more. Satisfied with how I resembled Suicide Squad's Harley Quinn, I took the "GOOD NIGHT' bat and walked out of my room and down to the living room.

The twins and Zach were waiting. Kris, or actually Landon, was wearing a completely black suit with a red cravat and a golden crown with black jewels, naming his alias Sin. He carried a golden scepter with a black crystal orb at the end that was actually a revolver.

KT, being Lawless, wore what a lawyer would normally wear but it's ripped and tattered and just looked like it's been through enough. He held a brown leather briefcase that stored blades in files and guns in evidence bags.

Zach had blue sweatpants and a purple jacket on. He hung gold chains around his neck and dyed his hair temporarily green. He wore green contacts and grey loafers. In his hand, he held a purple cane with a golden handle that could turn into a shotgun. With all the elements together, he actually looked like Joker.

"Ready, Harley? Landon asked and I linked arms with Zach, "Ready."

He chuckled and lightly tapped the orb on his scepter on my head.

"Let's go."

***

"Stop here," Sin said to Dylan and he parked the car. The others stopped behind and we piled out of the SUV.

Going to the trunk, we stock up on other weapons just in case and gathered in front of Sin. He adjusted the crown on his head before speaking, "Alpha team, cover the entrance. Bravo, Charlie, Delta, ready to ambush if they don't cooperate."

"Yes, sir."

CP kissed me briefly before heading to the Bravo team. I walked over to the Alpha team and nodded at Sin. He pressed a kiss to my forehead before we headed to the entrance of the enemy base.

"Let's kick this off with Lava Predators, shall we?" he said with a smirk and knocked on the door with his scepter.

I put my bat behind my neck as we waited for someone to answer the door. When it opened, we gave our best innocent smiles as we cheered, "Trick-or-treat!"

The man standing at the door furrowed his eyebrows a little in confusion before it hit him. He backed up very slightly, "W-What do you want?"

"Your resources or your death, whichever suits you," Sin said, his eyes glinting with mischief. The man shivered a little before slamming the door on our faces. We heard something scraping along the floor and stopped behind the door.

"Did he seriously just block the door with a table?" Deadshot said and we shrugged.

"Alright, let's take it down," Lawless said and he retrieved the 'evidence gun' from his briefcase. Sin switched his scepter to the revolver while Mace held a...mace. Deadshot aimed his rifle at the door and I twirled my wooden bat.

Without hesitation, we broke the door down and saw the same man standing by a basement door.

"Well, that wasn't very nice," I frowned and Sin patted my shoulder, "He'll deal with the consequences, Harley, don't you worry."

He pressed a jewel on his crown and alerted everyone. They barged in and we aimed our weapons at that one man. Others came up to see what the ruckus was. With sinister smiles, we hailed.

"Happy Halloween from the Crystal Undead!"

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