A Twisted Halloween: Terror is Trending

Chapter 2: This is an Affront

Soon, Crowley, the Halloween management committee, Briar and the Ramshackle Dorm residents quickly arrive at Main Street, and witness the biggest shock.

"My word..." Vil says, stunned.

"We're not dreaming, right?" Cater says, sounding beyond shocked.

Jade is even stunned, "It's hard to believe what I'm seeing."

"No. How can this be?" Crowley asks, devastated.

What they see is that all of the Great Seven have fallen off their platforms and are on the ground.

Crowley screams in devastation, "The Great Seven Statues - they're all toppled! Who would act with such flagrant disrespect towards Twisted Wonderland's most illustrious figures?!"

Patrick then testified, "They were like this when we came by on patrol this morning."

"So you don't even know who did it? Then how -" Deuce wonders.

Then Sereia asks in concern, "You don't think they could have done it?"

"It's possible," Jasper says.

"Sec. Cay-Cay's gotchu," Cater says, and brings out his phone.

He types and scans his phone, "Aaand found 'em."

"Already? How?" Crowley asks, surprised.

Then Cater shows his phone to the headmage, "Check this Magicam post."

Then reads, "'Feast your eyes on us: the Great Seven! #Vibing # Nailedit #WhaddupNRC # HappyHalloween'"

Crowley looks at the post and is shocked, "Wh... what in the world?! These people are standing on the bases where the Great Seven statues should be!"

"I'm guessing they pushed 'em outta the way so they could get their RP on the 'Cam. They even emulated the statues' poses perfectly. Now that's dedication!" Cater says.

Impressed, Deuce says, "Wow, Cater. You found the culprits in no time flat."

"All I did was look up 'Great Seven' and 'Halloween' on Magicam. This was, like, the first result. Going by the background and the post timestamp, they snuck onto campus sometime late last night," Cater says.

"What? But we walked past the statues this morning and we didn't notice," Jasper says.

But Tanzantie says, "I think we were all too tired to notice, and we were in a rush to get to the meeting to ask about what needs to be done about the Magicam Monsters situation."

"I hate to say it, but those Magicam Monsters have taken this way too far," Briar says.

Lilia says, "I have to agree. They're bragging about it without a hint of shame for their misdeeds. They genuinely don't believe they're doing anything wrong."

"It's..." Crowley softly says. Then gets very upset, "It's deplorable. Reprehensible! I've never seen something so horrendous in all the time I've been headmage here. I mean, the Fairest Queen's statue, lying prone like some common pauper?! This is an affront! A nightmare - and one I sorely wish to wake from in all haste."

Vil walks to the base of the Fairest Queen Statue, "When I first heard the tale of the Fairest Queen, it was before I was old enough to read. My father read me a picture book about her great deeds. Her spirit of tenacity has been guiding tenet in my life. For someone to make a mockery of that... Ooh, I have no words for how hot my scorn burns! And has a deep frown on his face.

Kalim soon walks to the Sorcerer of the Sand base, "I've always wanted to be as dependable as the Sorcerer of the Sands who once offered those around him words of great wisdom. I've worked hard every day to reach that goal!"

"I mean, yeah. Is there any student on this campus who DOESN'T look up to the Great Seven? Doubtful," Idia says. Then bitterly says, "Whoever ganked these statues and ran off is just asking for campus - wide aggro."

"If only they had even a shred of the Sea Witch's benevolence. This is beyond the pale," Azul says.

Briar and the others from Ramshackle watch as the students talk about the Great Seven.

"Wow. They're totally riled up," Grim says, sadly. "Guess everybody at our school really DOES revere the Great Seven."

"You're right. Some of them were also the reason why people work hard to fulfill their dreams. And the Great Seven were the reason why the school exists. So I can understand this is very upsetting not only for them, but for the entire school," Briar says.

"You're right. Some like Vil, Azul, Kalim, and Riddle look up to them," Tanzanite says.

"And it's very upsetting to see their statues in that state," Jasper says.

All the students look at the toppled statues and the bases they once stood on.

"Isn't there anything we can do?" Sereia asks.

"Well, getting the statues up won't be a problem. However, the spirits of the students, that's another story," Briar says.

Just then, the other professors and more of the students arrive on Main Street to see what has happened. Even the housewardens and vice hosewardens of the dorms have arrived to see the mess.

Trein questions, "How could this be?"

"Dude, what?!" Ace says, shocked, "It was bad enough when they got burned, but now the statues are all strewn across the ground?!"

Grim turns and says, "Oh, hey. Now we're gettin' a crowd of teachers and other students."

"Words of the incident must have spread to the entire school," Tanzanite says, worried.

Then they hear Trein say, "Desecrating the Great Seven is the same as dragging our school's name through the mud!"

"What manner of wretched cur would do this to our school statues?!" Crewel asks, upset and brings out his pointer.

Then Vargas says, "If they're strong enough to knock down solid stone, they've got some serious sinew. We'd better apprehend 'em before someone gets hurt!"

Ace agrees, "Yeah! Let's nail these bozos."

"We'll teach them what happens to fools who mess with Night Raven College!" Sebek says.

All the students and staff begin talking. Mainly the students talk on how they plan to get back the Magicam Monsters for their misdeeds and teach them a lesson.

Suddenly, Patrick says, "I'll tell you who the culprits are..."

That causes Main Street to become silent to hear what the Ghosts have to say.