Halloweentown High Page #5

your father was a wretched human...

- Humans never change!

- Order! Order!

- I'm beginning to agree!

- Enough!

Marnie?

You said I have my magic

until midnight on Halloween, right?

Well. I intend to use

every ounce of my power

and every second of time to prove to you

that you are wrong about humans.

So you know what?

Meeting adjourned!

I had a chance to save our magic.

But now that you're thinking clearer...

would you have done it any differently?

No.

More hot chocolate?

Don't you just love marshmallow spiders?

Geronimo!

Remind me again why

I don't like to use magic.

Oh, honey bun.

OK, enough wallowing.

- You've still got charges to take care of.

- What, there's kids still here?

I would've thought after this afternoon they

all would've gone back to Halloweentown.

No. Some of them are just

as stubborn as you are.

- Did you see the way...

- I think I'm going to turn in.

Grandma. I...

It wasn't yours to bet in the first place.

and then they offered to let us keep it.

Ooh! Ooh!

- Hey.

- Hey.

Thought you guys would've had

the good enough sense to go home.

Yeah. I tried, but my dad...

We'd never abandon you.

We were there.

There weren't any knights.

- Yeah, there were just a couple of punks.

- And most of it was our fault.

This... This wasn't my fault.

Look, if we all just stick together.

we'll figure out what's going on.

Yeah, good luck.

We only have till next week.

We are so gonna do this.

If you don't start talking to me.

we're definitely gonna lose our magic.

Fine.

But what am I supposed to do?

Everyone suddenly

looks suspicious to me.

- Oh, well, not everyone. Good morning!

- Aggie!

You are nothing but a little flirt.

you know that?

I know.

- Hello.

- Aggie, can I talk to you?

Of course.

What's the problem?

I don't quite know how to say this.

but I think that history

may not be the best place for you.

Oh, but I love history.

I try and bring it to life every time.

Well, actually.

that's part of the problem.

Parents have been complaining about.

well, some of your teaching methods.

Oh, it's just this old briefcase.

It keeps coming open

and snapping closed on things.

- I guess I'll just have to replace it.

- Yeah.

- Oh, can I help you sew that back on?

- Well, yes.

Ah.

I said I was sorry, like.

12 to the ninth power times.

It was such a shock. I'm just used to you

looking all cute, and well, you know. I...

Here's a newsflash for you.

I don't think I look better this way.

What?!

I'm all pale and hairless.

It's gross.

Well, you're normally

a big pink puffball.

I know! People back home think

I'm beautiful. I'm a junior miss!

Well, wait, then you must think I'm...

One of the ugliest creatures

I've ever laid my eyes on.

but I thought you were sweet and nice.

That's all that mattered.

- Wait, you think I'm funny-looking?

- Ooh, talk about being the last to know.

It's OK.

Marnie, Marnie, Marnie!

- Come quick! Come quick! Come quick!

- What?!

Girls, stop!

No running in the hallway!

Somebody really wanted to get inside.

What?

Doesn't look like anybody

was in here except for us.

I don't get it.

What's the matter?

It's good that nobody got in here, right?

I guess, but...

I mean, if we were dealing with

somebody from Halloweentown.

they wouldn't have

had to smash their way in.

So maybe we really are dealing

with somebody from this world.

I have to talk to Grandma.

Well, wait.

What do you want me to do?

Uh, just stay here.

You'll be safe.

Marnie, are you still here?

Let's choose up sides.

and then we can play our little...

- What's this called again?

- Basketball.

Oh, basketball!

All right, let's go. Just hit it, boys.

Hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it.

Grandma.

Why must you be so difficult?

As if any of this is my fault.

Oh! Well, you know what? I'm guessing

the only reason they even know we're here

is because you can't go two seconds

without turning someone into a lamppost.

One time.

And I don't think a little harmless magic

told them the location of our clubhouse.

but if there's one thing I can do.

it's keep a secret.

Oh, and what is that

supposed to mean?

I know you didn't do it on purpose.

but maybe you just said

a little something to your little friend.

Oh, my little friend?

You know what?

Now that you mention it.

the other day in homeroom I was, like.

"Hey, Cody, guess what?

I'm a witch and I have a secret clubhouse. "

I just think it's a little odd, you know.

I mean, first of all he shows up

at the school on the same day.

then he comes to our house

and then the mall.

Whoa, whoa, wait.

You think it's odd that he likes me?

Oh. I didn't say that, but we have to

be open to the possibilities.

There's no possibility.

You know why?

- 'Cause I'm done talking to you.

- Good, because I'm through listening.

Fine!

Come, boys!

Come here.

Calm down. It's just me.

- Sorry.

- So?

So?

So what is going on?

I think you owe me

at least some sort of explanation.

I mean, the mall. What was that?

And then you stood me up.

I'm sorry about all of it.

I just. I can't...

And what the heck's

in that mysterious locker of yours?

You know about the locker?

Yeah. I saw the note that your grandma

gave you on the first day.

Aggie was right.

I can't believe it. I don't know what

game you're trying to play.

but I'm warning you.

you better knock it off, now.

Hey, don't worry. The only thing I was

trying to do was to get to know you better.

I like you.

Didn't know that was a crime.

Hello? Is anybody here?

Hello?

Cassie? Cassie!

Cassie.

Oh, no.

Where are you? Oh.

Poor Cassie.

I can't believe they got her.

Do you think they're gonna

come after us next?

No, you have nothing to worry about.

How can you say that?

- Because you're all going home.

- What?!

No. I don't want to risk

this happening to anybody else.

You're all going home, even if

it means losing my magic, then...

Oh, don't pack your broomsticks just yet.

Grandma! I was beginning to

think you had disappeared, too.

Oh, no. I was doing a little investigating

and I needed your mother's help.

Aggie put a spell on the clubhouse.

Something I remembered

from the Dark Days.

It's a spell to prevent humans

from crossing the threshold.

We checked the clubhouse

and the spell hasn't been broken.

Wait. So that means that somebody from

Halloweentown was definitely responsible.

Or it could just mean that it's one of us.

Ow! Well, it could!

So no one is going back

to Halloweentown just yet.

We all have to try

and stick together, all of us.

even though one of us

is a pigheaded old woman

who can't stop using magic

for two seconds.

Or if one of us is in over her head

and says stupid, selfish things

because she's scared and frustrated.

We definitely have to stick together.

Oh. Grandma. I love you.

Do you ever get the feeling

you missed something?

All the time.

I'm the mother of teenagers.

We still have to send for help.

Our first priority has to be to find Cassie.

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