AreiaCananaid gave me this suggestion! Thanks! It's Halt's birthday! Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ranger's Apprentice or the Happy Birthday Song.

Halt stood in front of his door. He took a deep breath and pulled the door open.

"Once a year we celebrate/With stupid hats and plastic plates/The fact that you were able to make/Another trip around the sun!" Will started to sing.

"No!" Halt screamed. "I hate that song!"

This was ignored and Gilan burst through the door and continued to sing, "And the whole clan gathers round/And gifts and laughter do abound/And we let out a joyful sound/And sing that stupid song!"

Cassandra suddenly appeared. "We do NOT say stupid!" She poofed away.

Crowley dropped from the ceiling. "Happy birthday!/Now you're one year older!/Happy birthday!/Your life still isn't over!"

Halt shoved his fingers in his ears. "No! I'm not listening! I'm not listening!"

Sadly, it didn't work. All three of them chorused, "Happy birthday!/You did not accomplish much/But you didn't die this year/I guess that's good enough!"

"I did too accomplish much! I helped save Nijon-Ja from Arisaka!" Halt protested.

Erak jumped through a window. "So let's drink to your fading health/And hope you don't remind yourself/The chance of finding fame and wealth/Decrease with every year!"

"I am famous!" Halt hollered.

King Ferris's ghost floated through the wall. "Does it feel like you're doing laps/And eating food and taking naps/And hoping that someday perhaps/Your life will hold some cheer?"

"Are you saying I'm grim?!" Halt glared at Ferris.

They chorused: "Happy birthday!/What have you done that matters?/Happy birthday!/You're starting to get fatter!"

"Who are you calling fat?!" Oh, now it was on.

Malcolm and Trobar jumped through the already-broken window. "Happy birthday!/It's downhill from now on/Try not to remind yourself/Your best years are all gone!"

"That's just insulting!" Halt grumbled.

The door was flung open and Selethen sang, "If cryogenics were all free/Then you could live like Walt Disney/And live for all eternity/Inside a block of ice!"

"What the heck are cryogenics?"

Horace pushed past Selethen, swinging his sword. "But instead your time is set/This is the only life you get/And though it hasn't ended yet/Sometimes you wish it might!"

"Just so you know, I like my life just fine, thank you."

Selethen, Ferris, Malcolm, Trobar, Erak, Crowley, Gilan, Will, and Horace sang in unison, "Happy birthday!/You wish you had more money/Happy birthday!/Your life's so sad it's funny!"

"My life. Is. Not. Sad." Halt snarled ominously.

King Duncan jumped through the ceiling. "Happy birthday!/How much more can you take?/But your friends are hungry/So just cut the stupid cake!"

Cassandra poofed in again, "FOR THE LAST TIME, WE DO NOT SAY STUPID!"

Then everyone, including Cassandra, sang, "Happy birthday!/Happy birthday!/Happy birthday, dear... HALT and all you other weird people who have their birthdays today!" They bowed and filed out through various doors, windows, walls, and the ceiling.

Halt surveyed the damage to his house. Duncan had better pay for the repairs, especially the repairs for the roof.

Well, what do you think? Ten minutes that you'll never get back? Or a good excuse to ignore important things like homework and chores and everything your mom is always telling you to do? Anyways, no one's birthday was an inspiration for this; AreiaCananaid just gave me the idea. Please review! Oh, and can anyone tell me what cryogenics are?