Happy October, ghosts and ghouls! It probably seems weird that I would release a new episode before finishing my crossover, but I was too excited to wait. This special is a satire of horror and slasher movies, particularly the ones centered around teenagers. Prepare for a lot of screams and a lot of laughs.
A cool autumn breeze and partially cloudy sky fall over Todayland this Halloween. Outside of the city, the usually apathetic Magena Mortale steps out of her family's Victorian mansion with a wide smile on her face. She whistles while walking over to the Robinson house. As she walks up the front steps, Spike and Dimitri pop out of their pots, both wearing arrow headbands. They predictably ask Magena to ring their doorbells. She decides not to comply with either of their requests, so she just knocks on the giant door, much to the twins' disappointment. Then, the giant purple octopus butler, Lefty, opens the door and greets the pale girl in his own cephalopod tongue.
"Happy Halloween, Lefty," says Magena, friendly.
Lefty enquires about Magena's crazy costume. Since she's visited the Robinson household, she can understand his gurgling. For her costume, her short black hair is very messy, she wears a black blazer with a blood-stained blue buttoned-down shirt and a chest belt strap over both of them. She also has brown pants, black dress shoes, and finally a "fake" chainsaw hand. Halloween is Magena's absolute favorite time of year and when it comes to costumes, she doesn't mess around.
"Oh, I couldn't decide between Tim Burton or Ash Williams. Ergo, 'Tim Williams'. Is Wilbur ready?"
Just as his name is mentioned, Wilbur slides down the railing of the main stairway and rushes to the door. He's dressed in an Indiana Jones costume, complete with the trademark hat and prop whip strapped to his side. He notices Magena's gruesome costume and is both impressed as well as little disappointed. He was hoping she would do the "typical girl" thing and where a more revealing costume, but he knew better than to expect that from her.
"Happy Hallows Eve," greets Wilbur. "You seem chipper today."
"Yeah, I'm pretty excited for today. Halloween isn't as celebrated in Europe as it is over here, so I'm excited."
"Well then, we'd better make sure this Halloween ends a banner day."
"Alright, let's get going-"
"Wait. You gotta see this first. You're gonna love it. Hey Carl, come on out!"
Silence hovers over as there's no response, making the teens stand at the entrance quietly. Wilbur gets annoyed by the robot's lack of cooperation.
"Carl! We're waiting!"
"I'm not coming out," Carl whines from behind the door.
"Carl, you get out here show off your costume. Dad worked hard on it."
"I don't wanna. It's humiliating."
"Come on, you were practically built for this costume."
"Forget it!
"Carl, you know he's not gonna let this go," Magena intervenes. "We could still be standing here by next Halloween, so you might as well come out."
With a heavy sigh, Carl finally complies and reveals himself, in his C-3PO costume. He has metal bars lightly welded onto his arms. He wears a pair of gold round sunglasses with small holes, so he can still see. He also has marker drawings all over his metal body to look like complex features. Wilbur and Magena snicker at Carl's ridiculous appearance, making Carl sulk further.
"See, this is why I didn't wanna come out."
"Aw quit complaining, you look great. Now do that thing we rehearsed.'
"Do I really have to?"
"Come on, let's hear it."
"... If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short circuit."
Carl's impression makes the teens laugh joyously, which doesn't help his embarrassment at all.
"You two are brats."
"Okay okay, we've had our fun. Now, let's get this Halloween started-"
"Not so fast, kids. You're not planning to play 'Hookie' today, are you?"
"Why?"
"Because I just so happen to have a tracking device on both your earpieces. It would be a shame if I had to tell your parents that you were up to no good."
"Is this your way of getting us back?"
"Call it a 'trick without a treat.' Have fun at school."
Carl smugly waves the teen goodbye while the costumed teens reluctantly make their way to school. They're both displeased because they had both planned to play pranks all over the city and now those plans are ruined by a vengeful robot.