Empires SMP Halloween prompt oneshots

Day 19 - Possession

           On one warm October night roamed two ghosts. In life and now also in death, the two of them have stuck by each other like soulmates. It was good that she had her, because she was better than her actual soulmate.

           That night the two ghosts wandered the boundary between two kingdoms. One was called Mythland, the other Gilded Helianthia. They have been watching the rulers of the land for quite some time now. The rulers, Sausage and Pearl, were as close to each other as the ghosts were.

           That last night in October, Sausage and Pearl met at the place where the boundaries between their kingdoms blurred, and the ghosts were there as well. "Nice costume, Sausage," Pearl complimented. Sausage grinned; he'd dressed up as a zombie. "Oh, this isn't a costume. I used magic to turn into an actual zombie!"

           "Of course you did," Pearl said, shaking her head. "You know how to turn back, right?" "Well, I'm pretty sure. Anyway, you look really pretty too, Pearl!" Sausage blushed. Pearl smiled and did a little twirl to show off her red cape and hood; she'd dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween.

          "Hey, this goes so well with Bubbles' costume!" Sausage exclaimed. He held up his dog to show that he'd dressed up Bubbles as a wolf or a werewolf. Bubbles had this weird expression on her face that made it seem like the costume voice wasn't her idea. "You two should go trick or treating together!"

          "Aren't you coming with us?" Pearl asked, downcast. "Don't worry, I'll catch up," Sausage said. "I might've left the iron farm running... See you later!" He called over his shoulder as he raced off to prevent a potential disaster.

           Pearl sat down next to Bubbles to wait for him, and the ghosts sat down too. Then something happened. Maybe it was because Pearl was the ghost's reincarnation, maybe because Pearl was wearing a red cloak just like hers, maybe it was because Pearl had an aura of death around her... Whatever the reason, the outcome was the same.

          The ghosts possessed Pearl and Bubbles on that last haunted day of October. They struggled valiantly, of course, but the ghosts were fighters too and they prevailed. Soon Pearl was in Pearl's body and Tilly was in Bubbles'. "Tilly, darling," Pearl said, petting her dog, "We're back."

           In their new bodies, they stole one of Sausage's skeleton horses and rode away to do their mischief. They only had until the sunrise of October the thirty-first before their time in the living world was up. Their unfinished business needed to be finished quickly.

           They found Jimmy dressed up as a sea monster in a thick swamp, with a bucket all ready for trick or treating. Pearl smiled. He would get quite the trick tonight. "Hello, Jimmy," She said, pulling up her horse. "Woah!" Jimmy screamed, startled, and then be realized it was just Pearl. "Oh, hello! Little Red Riding Hood is riding on a skeleton horse tonight, eh?"

           "Mm, maybe," Pearl said. "Hey, what are you doing with Bubbles?" Jimmy asked, suddenly noticing the dog that sat on Pearl's lap. "Oh, you mean Tilly? She does everything with me, remember?" "Tilly? Wait..." Jimmy took a step back as he tried to remember, his slimy skin paling when he realized. "Scarlet Pearl." "Yup, I'm back, Jim. Now where's Scott?"

           "Stay away from Scott!" Jimmy shouted, backing away. He fumbled for his sword, like that would help him. Pearl laughed at his futile attempt of self-defense. "Don't worry; I won't hurt him." "I don't believe you! I know the stuff you've done!" Jimmy yelled. He equipped his sword and shield and held them out, challenging her. Pearl grinned. Challenge accepted, not that it could really be called a challenge. 

           Pearl and Tilly leapt off the horse; Tilly's teeth bared and claws sharp, Pearl's ax out and swinging. Tilly clamped down onto Jimmy's leg and he let out a very girlish scream. Pearl giggled and held the sharp blade to his throat while pinning him to the ground. Tilly held onto him, blood dripping from her teeth and seeping into the ground.