Halloweentown High Page #4

Hey. Cassie, you can be in charge

and give everybody a job.

OK? So it's settled? We're all

gonna sign up for something?

- Yeah!

- Great.

I pity the knight that has to tussle with you.

Ooh!

Down! Set! Hike!

Yes! Woo! Go. Pete!

I come to you by that which you profess.

How ere you come to know it.

answer me!

He's pretty good.

Oh. Shakespeare offered me a part in

the original production. Mm-hm!

OK, guys, come on! Let's move.

OK, guys, let's go!

Come on, move it!

- Hey.

- Hi.

Ooh, there's that witty repartee again.

All right, OK. Let's go, everybody.

Let's go to the car!

Follow me, follow me, follow me.

Yes, yes, yes.

- No. I get the window seat!

- Everybody can have a window seat.

Um, so did you want something?

Uh, you mean other than a date?

Well, shouldn't we get through

our first one before...

Oh, no.

You thought this was the first date.

Oh!

See, when you said Saturday.

I thought you meant Saturday night.

Come on! We've got interacting

and socializing to do!

OK. I'm coming!

We're going to the mall.

It's a big deal.

They don't have malls in Canada?

Um... So tonight, then?

- Marnie!

- Tonight.

Um, she's, uh...

OK, thanks.

- Let's go.

- Wait, where did they all go?

Bye!

Why does none of this surprise me?

Climb in, darling.

Here we go!

OK.

Boys in the back, come on!

OK, now. I know this may seem

a little overwhelming at first.

I mean, we're definitely

not in Halloweentown anymore.

But if you really want to get

the full human world experience

it's important that you sample

all of our customs.

And like it or not, the mall is definitely

one of the most human things that...

- Who are you talking to?

- I'm talking to the...

I...

Is...?

Hm. Well. I guess it doesn't matter

what dimension you're from.

- teenagers are teenagers.

- True.

That's amazing. Are you sure you don't

have this game in Halloweentown?

Positive.

Oh! Look. I have the second-highest score.

- Please note who's number one.

- Blasterdude.

Guilty.

Well, not for long.

I can spend all day playing this with you.

Why are your glasses fogging up?

Oh, wow!

What do you think?

That is such a cute hat.

That's so cute!

Yes!

Well, yeah, he's cute, but I haven't said

one intelligent thing since I met the guy.

I'm always making some lame excuse.

and then just running off.

Maybe I should just tell him to forget it.

Well, so he's gonna be very disappointed.

Especially since he drove all the way

here and followed you to this spot.

What...?

Marnie? I can't believe it.

What are you...? I had no idea.

- I mean, of all the malls in town...

- This is the only mall in town.

- How lucky is that?

- Heh!

You look fairly kid-free.

Yeah, but I really can't leave

my grandmother alone.

Aggie!

But apparently you have

no trouble leaving me alone.

- Sorry I'm late.

- See you back at the car.

I'm really liking the mall.

What?

No wonder they're scared of us.

I'm scared of us.

Aren't most werewolves vegetarians?

Yeah, but he kind of looks like

my uncle Ernie.

I hope this isn't what they're

expecting in our haunted house.

Well. I find it offensive.

We're just a big joke.

I mean, how many green witch zombies

do you know?

Once a year

they'll dress up like us and laugh.

Man, don't you just hate Halloween?

It's such a freak show.

Seriously!

- Uh, you're the freak.

- Ethan! Ethan!

What did you just call me?

So you think that anyone who has anything

to do with Halloween is a freak, huh?

I bet you think all monsters want to do

is hide under people's beds.

You probably think that all vampires

want to do is just suck people's blood.

Like they don't have jobs and families...

I'm warning you.

you better shut it, all right?

Ethan, just back off.

Come on!

So if Halloween is just about

scaring people.

then why don't they make

a mask out of your face?

That's it!

Hey!

Why don't you pick on

somebody your own size?

Aah!

- What? You have to go already?

- Not me, you.

It's been 15 minutes and you haven't

gone running off with a crazy excuse.

I know. I'm sorry. It must seem

like I'm always running off.

Oh, boy!

Um... No, no, stay.

I'm just gonna go...

It's kind of a little signal thing that they

worked out for when they... Excuse me.

What is going on?

I have no idea.

I left Phil in home appliances.

Oh.

What...?

Oh, my gosh.

What is that?

Smoketeri congulte!

- What happened?

- I don't know.

You're a troll!

You're a big pink furry troll!

- So what?

- What do you mean "so what?"

So what? I never want to see you again.

you stupid human, so what!

Oh. Natalie, wait!

Well, what happened?

Is everybody OK?

There was a fight and this smoke

came out of nowhere.

- I couldn't see anything.

- It's OK. Everything's gonna be fine.

Come on. Ethan, let's go. What?

The knights.

They tried...

The dagger!

Oh, hurry, everyone! Get back to the car.

Find Natalie. Go, go! Go, go!

Hurry up! Get up, get up!

You're not that old. You can run, can't you?

That's it! Go!

In breaking news, firefighters were

called to a local mall this afternoon

when a mysterious purple smoke

forced the evacuation...

There! Home, safe and sound.

Now you all go get cleaned up while

I conjure us up some hot chocolate.

Eyewitness accounts that monsters...

I miss everything.

Authorities have yet to determine...

Yeah. I'd kind of like to know

what happened today, too.

... security guard who

was eating a corn dog when...

I just... It doesn't add up.

I mean, the mall?

There were no knights there.

and that puff of smoke.

Somebody had to have been using magic.

Marnie! Is everybody OK?

- Everybody's fine.

- Yeah, we're fine.

You're all good. Good.

We've got an even bigger problem.

The Halloweentown council is here.

They're waiting for you upstairs in...

...your room.

Uh, wow!

You guys should do one of those home

makeover shows. You know, the bed...

I really like what you did with my bedroom.

Um, would now be a good time

to beg for mercy?

Now, Marnie. I'm so sorry...

No, no, no. Begging for mercy

is exactly what she should be doing.

It was her callous disregard

for our children's safety...

- Order!

- Honestly. Dalloway.

- Your own son was attacked, so...

- I'll ask the questions.

Marnie, why didn't you contact us

after the first threat at the school?

Perhaps we could've done something.

She thought we were going to

take her precious magic away.

She cares more about the Cromwell magic

than she does our own children's lives!

No!

I thought the threat had come

from Halloweentown.

That someone here was trying to

scare us into getting what they wanted -

our magic and the portal sealed.

I offer a compromise. We end

the program, shut down the portal.

No, you can't do that!

And you and your family

can keep your precious magic.

Marnie, considering

everything that's happened.

I think that's a very generous offer.

We may never get this opportunity again...

Listen, you little halfling! Just because

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