4 short Halloween stories (Don't expect my best work)

Matt walked into Venus’s cafe, tired. He was so tired after the long halloween night. When he got in, Venus was also exhausted, barely able to lift a finger… And then Heather and Fox walk in, in the same state as the two vessels.
Matt: What happened to you guys?
Heather: Long story
Matt: Did it happen to involve a TV?
Fox: Yep.
Venus: Yes
Heather: Mhm.
Matt sighed as he sat down with them.
Matt: Alright, who’s going to say what happened to them first?
After a couple moments of silence, Matt speaks up.
Matt: Fine I’ll start first…

It was a night like any other. I was walking down the steps of my house since the TV broke again while Rose was screaming at Beetlejuice. When I got outside, I saw this man with weird eyes. It was kind of creepy. He didn’t seem to be doing anything so I went up to him to check if he was alright.
“Hey are you alright?” I said to him, concerned about why this man was outside my house. The minute he heard my voice, he shook his head and smiled
“Hello, valued customer!” He said with a strange voice. “I was just overhearing the fact that your TV broke due to your daughter! And I have the deal for you! For just 20 dollars, yes, 20 dollars, you can get this TV I got for you!” I was extremely creeped out by the fact that he knew exactly what was going on even though I didn’t even mention it, but I bought the TV anyway. After that he just started saying no refunds on repeat until I walked inside. After setting up the TV, which was surprisingly easy, I turned it on and started watching some movies… and that's when the nightmare started. At around 12, I hear the TV in the middle of the night, so I walk downstairs in order to see what the hell is going on. When I got down, the TV was just plain static. I messed with the controls to see if it would turn off, but nothing happened. And then I looked closer and noticed that the screen was broken… as if something came out… and then a knife flew past me. I turned around and saw him… Ares. But his eyes were a weird yellow instead of his usual red.
“Ares! What the hell are you doing? How did you get out?” I yelled at him, but then the weirdest thing happened. From in my mind, I heard,
“What the hell are you talking about, Kingsman? I’m still here.”
I looked up at the Ares in front of me in fear. It didn’t seem like it was able to talk, only being able to smile. On closer inspection, there were patches of static on his armor and hair… I didn’t have time to question it, and so I ran, but that weird yellow Ares thing just followed me, destroying everything in its way. The sheer power alone was enough to destroy entire villages, maybe even cities! I bolted out of the house in a hurry, sweat running down my face. I tried to yell for help, someone, ANYONE! PLEASE JUST HELP ME! And then I tripped on the sidewalk, falling flat on my face. All I could do was listen to the footsteps following close behind me, until he was standing right in front of me, staring at me with those piercing yellow eyes.

“WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!” I yelled at it as it continued to smile at me. “IS IT NOT ENOUGH TO TORMENT ME IN MY OWN BODY?! NOW YOU WANT TO TORMENT ME OUTSIDE OF IT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!”
And then it finally spoke… it wasn’t Ares voice, or my voice, or any voice I recognized… All it said to me was…
“Calamity”
I blinked once… and then everything was gone… back to normal… I couldn’t sleep that night… cause every time I closed my eyes, all I saw was those yellow eyes.

Matt: And that's basically what happened to me.
He says sipping a coffee. Heather and Fox take some time to process that information while Venus is confused
Venus: Wait… why didn’t you just punch him? You’re the fighting guy.
Matt: I’m… not sure actually. It was like my body knew that something bad would happen if I tried to attack.
Venus: huh… well I also had a night like that… and since you told your night, I think it’s fair that I tell you mine
She says standing up and preparing herself

everyone was asleep, but I realized how bored I was there. No one to talk to, just a quiet, boring night. And then I saw that sales guy like what Matt mentioned. At first I thought it was some homeless guy so I decided to give him some leftover pastries I made for the kids who arrived at my Cafe. When I walked out to give it to him, all he did was start a sales pitch.
“Hey you! The girl with the multicolored hair! I noticed how bored you are in that cafe and I decided that I have a deal for you! Just for 20 dollars, I’ll give you this new TV!” he said with such energy. “That's right! Just 20 dollars and this brand new TV is just for you! But beware, this TV has a bit more of an edge to it!”
I was extremely bored at this time, but I didn’t have any money since I left it with my cats at home, so I asked him,
“Hey how about instead of money, since I don’t have any right now…, How about I give you these cookies instead?” The man just stared at me with his weird eyes and then shrugged
“Whatever gives you the product, I guess! Thanks for the business!”
I carried the TV into the cafe and set it up. This would be great to entertain the customers while they eat… After watching a couple of movies, I decided to head to continue cleaning in the back… and then I heard this voice… a voice that I never thought I’d hear again
“Venus… where are you?”
“...Duplo…”
My breathing quickened when I heard footsteps walking towards the kitchen, and then the sound of a knife being taken out of its organizer… I quickly ducked down by a counter and peaked from the side. There he was… Duplo, sharpening his knives… straightening his tie after he was done… He had those weird yellow eyes like what Matt described with Ares and he started whistling as he headed by way. I quickly moved in order to not be seen… and he just kept on talking
“Oh Venus, honey… I hope you didn’t mind me having a little snack to think… I was just so stressed and tired of that STUPID GREY HAIRED FRIEND OF YOURS” He says stabbing a counter… but then he goes back to smiling and laughing. “Oh but that was in the past… water under the bridge, as they say… So why don’t you come on out and TALK TO ME?!” He continued to laugh as he continued to walk around the kitchen. I carefully tried to avoid being seen by him, holding my breath so he wouldn’t find me… but then… my lungs couldn’t handle it anymore… and I gasped for air. “FOUND YOU!” He said turning around. His smile was way too wide for a normal person… and those eyes…

those go***amn eyes… it was too much for me, I had to get out of there. I ran to the entrance as I banged on the doors and windows, hoping someone would hear me!
“PLEASE! DON’T LEAVE ME WITH THIS MONSTER! PLEASE!” I cried as Duplo laughed from behind. All I could hear was the static of the TV becoming louder and louder as Duplo walked closer and closer… And then… I got stabbed… but everything was back to normal… the TV was off… the night was quiet… and the knives were back in their organizer… I was exhausted and I fell asleep on that table over there… But just like Matt… all I could see when I slept was those eyes.

Venus: I woke up only an hour from right now… and then Matt walked in and now we’re here.
Matt looked up from his drink, confused.
Matt: Wait wait wait… Duplo? THAT Duplo? The one that stole Mark’s identity and stuff?
Venus: Yeah… I thought he was dead…
Matt: I KNOW he’s dead! I was there! And so was Heather! And Fox!
Heather looks up at the mention of her name.
Heather: At least YOU two knew what you were dealing with… I don’t even know what happened that night…
Silence…
Matt: …Are you going to tell us or…
Heather: Say please.
Matt sighs
Matt: Please?
Heather: Alright then.

So I was waiting for Abraham to come back from his poker night so we could watch horror movies… and then I saw someone outside of my house. Cora started hissing at it, which isn’t normal… so i decided to talk to the guy outside
“Excuse me!” I said with my usual tone of voice “You’re making my cat extremely mad and you’re creeping everyone out. I suggest you leave before I call the cops”
I thought I was pretty straight forward with my approach there, but the man just stared at me and started talking about some TVs. He was all like,
“Hey there, rich girl! How about you spare some 20 dollars and I can give you this new TV!”
And no offense, but unlike most of you guys, I had a perfectly good functioning TV at that time. So I denied the deal… and then he just kept asking and I kept denying until I saw something extremely weird… The man stopped talking and sounded like he was choking on something… and then his throat slit straight open and some weird static thing poured out of it instead of blood! The static stuff started forming into some sort of skinny humanoid with sharp teeth and piercing yellow eyes and let out a huge roar until… I was in my room holding a new TV… I didn’t know what to make of it, but hey, free TV. Maybe I could give it to a charity tomorrow. I decided to try to see if it works, and it did, as usual… and then I went to bed for the night since Abraham was spending a long time at that casino. And then I woke up… it was around 12, the same time around Matt… and the tv’s static was extremely annoying. I tried to turn it off but I accidentally cut myself with the shattered screen… and then I started hearing voices… so I went downstairs and investigated. What I saw was horrifying… some weird humanoid monster, not the same one as before, was eating Cora and Abraham while they slept!
“WHAT THE HELL?! RELEASE MY CAT AND BUTLER!” I yelled at the creature as it turned to me… and I finally got a good look. It had this weird crown on its head which fits with his constant smile… It had a cloak on and a yellow eye in the middle of its chest… tentacles coming out of its cloak to grab anyone it saw as food! (Matt: why does this sound familiar…?) Quiet Mattew! Anyways I knew I couldn’t do anything to that creature… and I already alerted it, so I ran as fast as I could. The monster threw Abraham and Cora aside and started chasing me across the house! I locked myself in my room and all I could think about was that creature…

I didn’t know why… but I started laughing…I couldn’t stop! It was like my body was forcing myself to laugh… I looked around and that creature was there, but-but there were multiple of them and… and they were laughing at me and… I just couldn’t help myself! But then…
“Goodness, Lady Heather. What on earth are you doing so late?” I looked up and saw Abraham looking at me confused. “I just got back from the casino two minutes ago.” I didn’t even question the logic and hugged him tightly. After a while, Abraham told me to go straight to bed, and so I did. Unfortunately all I could see was that stupid eye just like the rest of you all…

Heather: And also it didn’t help the fact that Cora was shredding my stuff like a chainsaw…
Matt, who was thinking about the creature, started to question her even more.
Matt: Wait, you said it had a crown and tentacles?
Heather: yeah… That's what I said.
The sudden realization is Matt as he just stares at the table.
Matt: Oh no…
Heather: What?
Silence
Heather: What?
Fox just stared at Matt who was busy having a silent crisis
Fox: …Okay if he’s just gonna stand there like an idiot, I guess I’m up.

Okay so you know the drill by now. I was chilling outside of the cave to the underworld and then the salesman showed up. Blah blah blah I just got one so I can give myself something to do in the underworld while Hades and Persephone were yelling at me for messing up a soul. (Venus: Duplo?) Duplo, yes. After watching some family guy reruns, I decided to stop and go to sleep. And then the actual nightmare happened. I woke up in an unfamiliar bed with a woman next to me. I looked around for my hat and put it on. I then got dressed and got ready to leave but then the woman spoke up.
“Leaving already, Maxwell?” I turned around in shock and realized it wasn’t just any woman… It was Laura. She got up and put on her jacket. “I thought you would stay longer.”
“Yeah… sorry about that…” I said, confused… Laura had been dead for years now… how was she back?
“Alright… let's go pick up Eren from school” She said leaving. It took me some time, but I realized what was probably going on. Angel must have been playing a prank on me. She always does this thing every now and then where she messes with my dreams while I sleep… but never to the point of being this personal… And so I ran out and went to find her.
“Angel? Angel this isn’t funny anymore! Come out!” I yelled in the streets. And then I saw her standing on top of a building. I ran inside and ran to the roof and grabbed her by the shoulder. “Angel, what are you doing?” No response. “Angel?”
I turned her around and strangely she didn’t have those scribbled things on her face like before. I was just a giant yellow eyeball where her face should be. Without hesitation I punched it in the face! Once I did, everything started to fade out… Even though I knew this wasn’t real, watching the world around me crumble was kind of frightening… and also calming at the same time… It was like being in a zoo watching an animal fight against another. You want to stop it, but you can’t do anything about it… and soon… I was just in darkness. I spent the entire time wandering around until I finally heard a sound indicating an exit… it was the sound of static… so I walked closer and closer to it until…
“Fox, wake up!” Angel yelled at me once I woke up. “That darn TV is too loud! I thought you turned it off!”
“It was off!” I said, annoyed at her. “Why did you even go into my dream anyways?”
“What? I did no such thing!” She said in a huff. She then walked away, mumbling to herself as I turned off the tv..

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Heather: …I think you got it easier than all of us.
Fox: Yeah. Probably because I actually tried fighting.
Venus: Or it could be the fact that yours was in a dream.
She says sipping her coffee. And the Matt jolted up
Matt: THE KING?! HEATHER YOU SAW THE KING?!
He then realized that he missed the entirety of Fox’s story and sat back down.
Matt: So anyways… Did you guys throw out your tvs yet?
Heather: Yep.
Venus: Mhm
Fox: Yeah, it was a pretty old model anyways.
Matt: Ah alright. Well I should be heading home… See you guys.
The three wave goodbye to Matt as he pays for his coffee and leaves. Meanwhile back at his house, the TV flickers to life and a hand reaches out…

killmote:... wait, so that guy was static? ... i guess he needs a tv screen to teleport into the house.... so thats why he sells tvs,

killmote: wait a minnite, i could kill him easily!

That’s great!

Thank you shiv