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Volume 66, Issue 2 October 31, 2012Happy HalloweenA Halloween I Will Never ForgetAnton SikorskyContributor…The large cauldron ofelectric blue liquid started to boil, tothink this day started off so well…I woke up this morning andlooked at the calendar; it was FridayOctober 31 st . I looked up and saw afake bat hanging above my bed; thenI remembered… It was Halloween!I can’t believe I forgot! Halloweenis my favourite holiday. This wasgoing to be the best Friday ever!I quickly got out of bed, gotdressed and had breakfast. I rushedout the door and went to school. Atschool I had a pretty normal dayaside from the people trying to scareme, but I was used to that.When I got home, I got thecandy ready, got into my costumeand let the cat out. As it started toget dark, I set out trick-or-treating.My costume was awesome; I kneweverybody would love it! I hadthe best vampire costume in theneighbourhood! I had walked a fewblocks when the sky started to cloudover, I decided to keep going despitethis weather. It was getting darkerwhen I saw my cat. He was sittingin front of the old mansion thateverybody claimed was haunted.Then, it started to rain, and therewere flashes of lightning. This reallyscared my cat, so he ran in the doorof the mansion which was slightlyajar.I decided to go into themansion and get my cat so I couldbring him home with me. Themansion was dark blue in the flashof the lightning. Paint was peelingoff, windows were boarded up andthere were some boards missingfrom the front porch. As I walked upto the house there was a very distinctflash of lightning that seemed toilluminate the whole house. I wasreluctant to go inside, but I didanyways.As I walked inside, it waseven spookier. The mansion wasnearly pitch black except for theoccasional flash of lightning fromoutside. It was very drafty and Iswear that I saw an occasional flashof movement through an open door.There were cobwebs everywhereand the constant squeaking of miceand rats. Every one of my footstepssounded like a clap of thunder, andevery one of the floorboards seemedto creak. There were noises thatseemed to be coming from insidethe walls. Some of the doors werebroken off of their hinges and someof the wood inside was rotting.After about half an hour ofsearching, I finally found my cat! Hewas sitting at the end of a hallwaywith a door on each side of him. Ihad to be prepared for him to dartinto either of them. I slowly walkedover and picked him up. I thought Iheard something move from insidethe two doors, but I ignored it. AsI started to walk away, two figuresran out of the doorways and grabbedme! I dropped my cat in surprise! Istruggled as they carried me downa flight of stairs into what I guessedwas the basement. My cat just satand stared at me.They brought me into aroom with many figures who werewearing dark hoods. Their faceswere completely in shadow, so Icouldn’t see what they looked like.One of the people holding me said“Boss, I found someone.”“Good, good,” said a manwearing a long black cloak thatwent to his ankles, “Get the potionready.”At this command a few ofthe people came forward and startedto throw ingredients into a largecauldron. The liquid then turnedelectric blue and began to boil, andthat is how I ended up here.The man in the cloak said,“The potion is ready; bring himforward.” The men holding meseemed to hesitate as if they werehaving second thoughts, but thenthe leader yelled “NOW!” and theyobeyed.The two men holdingme started to walk forward, butstopped abruptly when there wasa loud “MRREEEOOWW!” I feltthe men let go of me immediately.I looked back and saw them lyingon the floor. They were obviouslyin pain. I looked around to see whohad saved me but I couldn’t seeanybody. When I looked down Isaw my cat sitting by the men. I wassurprised by what he had just donefor me! When I looked up again Isaw all of the people in the roomadvancing on me. They surroundedme. I managed to duck and dodgea few and my cat slipped into thecircle and slashed some others, butthere were so many of them so theysoon had us cornered! Two of themstarted to walk forward to grab me,but before they could, there was adeafening “BANG!” I fell over,covered myself and then everythingwent black.I became suddenly awareof a cold hard floor beneath meand realized that I was alive. Iopened my eyes and there seemedto be a fog hanging in the room. Ilooked around for my cat and felthim licking my finger. I looked tosee where all of the hooded peoplehad gone, but all I saw was theircloaks and sizzling piles of goo. Iwondered what had happened, so Ilooked around the room, expectingan ambush. As I looked I saw piecesof cauldron everywhere and manypuddles of electric blue liquid. Thenhit me! The potion had boiled overand exploded. When this happened,it became fatal to every living thingthat it touched and melted it. Theonly reason that my cat and I werestill alive, was because there were somany of the hooded men between usand the cauldron, that it all hit them,and it didn’t reach us.At this I decided I shouldleave, I picked up my cat andcarefully walked around all thepuddles of goo and potion. I pickedup my cat and went upstairs tosearch for the door. After a while Ifound it, so we left and went backhome. When I got home, I realizedthat it was already past midnight, soI got into my pajamas and into bed.Only at this point did I wonder whatthe evening’s events were all aboutand what the potion was reallyintended for, but I decided not togive it too much thought tonight…now that is a Halloween that I willnever forget!13