Countdown to Halloween Short Story the Last

This is a short story written by FourFlames for the 2014 Halloween Countdown.
== Chapter the First ==
The gloom which hung over the cavern dissipated. Shadows peeled from the wall as a ghastly light rattled by, clutched in one bony chocolate fist. Taking his lantern, the MudWing struggled up a ledge, and clung there panting. He looked down at the large chamber below, filled with a quietly growing crowd. After everyone was seated, he removed his cloak.
"My fellow dragons," he murmured dramatically over raspy gasps for air, holding the lantern to his face, "tonight is THE night."
There were several whispers from the crowd, most of whom were hybrids or edgy NightWings with tragic pasts.
"Tonight is the night," continued the old dragon, "that we celebrate...HALLOWEEN!!!"
The crowd of wiki OCs went crazy, and various costumed dragons began to disperse across the cave full of candy and mystical carnival booths. 
The elderly MudWing looked on, his green eyes glittering with delight. "You will see... you will see," he said to himself, and he disappeared into the shadows, his dark brown scales fading away.
== Chapter the Second ==
Morrowseer sat at the fortune teller booth, staring boredly at the crystal ball. His tea and jackpot were waiting for him at the casino, if only he could just ditch this...
He considered it, but just as he was about to leave the booth, a traveling group of dragons sidled up to him. "We'd like to know our futures," they said. 
Morrowseer studied them, groaning as his warm tea surely grew colder by the moment. As he cast a sidelong glance over the SeaWings, an idea started coming to mind.
"Cup your hands, good ladies and sirs," he said, slipping on the weird headdress the celebration master had given him to wear. "Now put them in a circle around the crystal ball." He waved his talons over it as they began to lay their talons down. He flipped the secret switch in the back and the ball began to shimmer.
"I foresee... many fortunes in your futures.... much candy... and many, many fish. But beware, for I also foresee a dangerous fight," Morrowseer announced cryptically. The SeaWings gave him two carnival tokens, thanked him, and departed.
"Wait, wait," said Morrowseer slyly, adjusting his monocle. "How about some casino tokens in exchange instead?"
== Chapter the Third ==
Superior was going crazy in the corner, prodding some poor RainWing who had been cosplaying until they had the misfortune of meeting her. "Come on, come on-- do the thing where you change colors like a disco ball!"
"Calm down, you're way too excited," said Harper, looking like he hadn't slept in days. "If you continue to drive this poor dragon insane I am going to personally walk over to that candy booth and tell them to shut it down."
"Nice try, but it's Halloween," giggled Superior as she fell on her face. "They're keeping the candy stand up whether you like it or not."
"Want to bet?" he asked crossly, looking like he was about to dropkick some dragons to find out whether that was true.
Suddenly, Maldives burst in on a sugar rush, flapping around with a vat full of candy and fizzy liquid.
"I have made a discovery!" he yelled. "Dr. Pepper2 + (3)Pixie Stix + Nerds = vomit!" He pointed to a green-faced MudWing barfing the putrid concoction Maldives had given him. "I need to test this discovery for variables. Would you mind?"
Harper buried his face from deep embarrassment.
== Chapter the Fourth ==
"Ooo, a vat of neurotoxin specific to my chemistry experiment!" Chaetognath grinned. He reached out his talon to pilfer it, just as the dragon behind the booth glared at him.
"What do you think you're doing?" hissed Atomsplitter.
"Ummm..." Chaetognath quickly employed a subterfuge. "My, what a fine specimen this chemical is," he said. "How much for it?"
"It's not for sale," Atomsplitter growled, snatching it away. "It's my only supply of raisin-bran-based nuclear self-fusion serum and I'm not giving it up."
Chaetognath fumed. "I'm a teacher, and I have a class to teach. You can't possibly mind sharing it-- for science?."
"I'm not giving you my serum, even if you are a teacher. I have places to be with my final product, and it has some important things to do. Good day." The NightWing slammed the window to his booth shut and turned around to hurry out the back.
An extremely irritated teal SeaWing blocked the entrance, holding something fizzy and purple in a can.
"I warned you..." said Chaetognath. He flipped open the lid and splattered bubblegum oil all over Atomsplitter. He was rewarded with a shriek, and ran off laughing.
== Chapter the Fifth ==
In another of the cave's corners, Kraken bounced around to the Monster Mash for the fifth time that night, getting his groove on. "Wow!" he exclaimed, poking Rue repeatedly and much to her annoyance. "This is a fun party! Cool music!" 
He yelled over the dubstep version of the Monster Mash that was practically screaming from the speakers nearby. "I think I might go deaf!"
"Don't go deaf," growled Rue, who looked so done with this holiday. "We have apocalypses to fight and it would be better for us all if you weren't rotting your ears and teeth out first."
"WHAT?! SPEAK UP!"
Rue grabbed a jelly bean and stuffed it up his nose.
Kraken rubbed his snout confusedly. "Ow, my nose hurts!"
"Happy Halloween you liability," she snorted unsympathetically, rolling her eyes as Kraken started sucking in air from his mouth.
== Chapter the Sixth ==
Elegy was enchanted by the unfamiliar dragon standing beside him. Though she was a RainWing, her chartreuse scales seemed unresponsive to any of this madness, and like a beacon of calm remained still and unchanging.
"Chantrieri," said the RainWing with the odd vines crawling over her wings, before Elegy could ask. He realized he had been gaping and shut his mouth.
"Wow, y-you look pretty!"
"I know," shrugged Chantrieri, pausing to sip from a pitcher plant. "This is the first party I've ever been allowed to go to, and I must say it is kind of terrible. I'm just here for these wrinkly chocolate drops and some kicks." She opened her palm to show Elegy a Tootsie Pop and unwrapped it thoughtfully. "Anyways, would you like to come with me? They're starting a game of Capture the Flag at one end of the cave. Winner takes all candy."
"Well, I like candy," he answered wistfully. "I guess it would be worth it if I get some."
"Well then come on!" yelled Chantrieri, dashing across the cave. A carpet of prickly plants trailed behind her as she ran, and it was all Elegy could do not to trip on the brambles.
"Wait!" he cried, toppling onto one of the pointy thorns with a Wilhelm scream.
== Chapter the Seventh ==
Starbolt ran in circles, hyped up on sugar. "My flag! Mine!" she yelled as she darted for the thirtieth time around the flag.
"No puppyguarding," said a NightWing on the other team. Her eyes flamed bright purple.
"The Lord of Sugar says pish to you," Starbolt answered.
"GET HER!" yelled Chantreri and Artemis, as practically everyone on their team rushed Starbolt at the same time.
"Agh!" Starbolt flew across the room, assailed by a swarm of hissing, angry dragons. "How dare you defy the Sugar God!" She snapped her fingers and a cloud flew over the mass, spewing lightning and heavy drizzles. Everyone screamed and ran except for a couple SeaWings just sat there, basking in the raincloud. 
Unchallenged, Starbolt flew down and grabbed their flag. "The candy is mine!" she declared.
She nommed on it and left the room.
== Chapter the Eighth ==
Texting spontaneously exploded and flew across the room. Xe crashed into a particular annoyed FlameWing.
"Argh!" yelled Aiden. "I was eating my noodle!"
"Too bad," said Texting, and xe exploded again. This time, xe sailed across the room with xer magical Q-Tip and crashed into a wall. Xe fell on top of a witches' booth when suddenly xe saw it.
The frog. It was sitting on the edge of the tent, staring up at xem with its soulless eyes.
"Die, fell creature!" Texting shouted. Xe flew at the witches and self destructed. The frog flew up in the air with one last "rrrbit" and then blew to smithereens.
Texting stalked off, and the dragons dressed up as witches fainted.
== Chapter the Ninth ==
Derp-Derp stared around and shrugged at all the candy. "I want Goldfish."
Suddenly, a MudWing walked by with a bowl full of Goldfish. 
Derp-Derp hopped on her and started banging on her head with his fists. "Goldfish nummy!" he cried before he stuffed the whole bowl in his mouth and trotted over to a stand that some SeaWing scientist had just put up.
"Hey, want some candy-infused soda?" the SeaWing asked.
"YUM!" said Derp-Derp. He batted his eyelashes and dumped the whole thing in his mouth. Suddenly, he felt very strange. His stomach began to bubble.
"Uh oh..."
An entire snack bin erupted from Derp-Derp's mouth. It splatted on the walls everywhere and hit a poor RainWing in the face, who instantly started screaming from the caustic stomach acid. 
Embarrassed, he flew off.
== Chapter the Tenth ==
The lantern bearer swooped down on the scene, inspecting the festivities bitterly. His hood flopped over his eyes, and he had to swerve to avoid crashing into a rowdy band of candy hunters.
"Hey, watch it!" yelled a SkyWing dragonet.
Lag raised his talon in response, and the SkyWing crashed to the ground in slow motion.
The dragons screeched and bolted.
Lag rose up towards the sky, singling out each and every dragon. His eyes narrowed into slits. "You shall never fly again!" he roared, and in an instant, the dragons' wings slowed to an almost unmoving speed. They looked at each other in terror and expected to fall, but they just sat suspended in the air.
Lag flew away, swooping down into the foyer with his wings folded to his sides. He landed with a crash in the center of the cave. A glower lined his face.
"I have an announcement," hissed the MudWing, raising his talon. "Tonight has been wonderful, everyone. Candy, fun, booths.... Halloween..." he shook his head. "But now... it will all end." He grinned ambitiously.
Several adults looked on, questioning the MudWing.
"You will perish!" the animus growled as if to answer. Claws burning with blue fire shot into the air, gripping everyone tightly in a seeming black hole. Everyone began to screech in confusion. Their wings flapped, their tails lashed, they roared and fought as their motion crumpled.
Movement froze altogether.
Lag's eyes burned with glory, and in utter silence, he flew out of the cave, into a bright Halloween night.
The last one that his victims would ever see.
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