Page 44 of Cadenbury Town Does Halloween

Shamus steps out of the trees, his crock of gold in one hand, a staff in the other.

“Having fun?” I ask him, smiling.

“I am actually. This is much more fun than just a haunted house. Plus, no-one’s caught me yet.”

“What will happen if someone does?” I ask curious.

“No idea. I’ll think of something though. Looks like the brothers have stopped chasing the doctor,” he says nodding to the side.

I see a grinning, rumpled Justice walking back with the brothers by his side. I notice something behind one of them. Is that seriously a zombie? “Guys, lookout,” I call out as another comes into view.

They stop and spin around as Shamus and I rush over to them.

“They were holograms,” Shamus tells us.

“Like the headless horseman,” Justice says.

I hear a yelp from behind. “Justice, Jude, Kean deal with them. I’ll go and see what that yelp was about.”

“I’ll come with you,” Shamus says as we run off in the direction of the yelp.

I skid to a halt when I see more zombies and are they vampires converging on some walkers?

I throw my magic out to stop them. My magic hits them, it slows them down but doesn’t stop them.

“Shamus, can you get the walkers out of here?” I ask him.

He nods. “Leave it with me, you focus on them.”

“Thanks,” I say.

“Catch me if you can,” Shamus calls out. He points his staff and golden sparkles shoot out.

The walkers laugh and run off after him. Which is all well and good for them, but now I have zombies and vampires to deal with all on my own.

I flick my magic out hoping to blow them up. Nothing happens. I send my magic out to the other witches, hoping that someone is free and can come and help.

The zombies I can ignore for a moment as they are walking slowly and some in circles, it’s the vampires I need to watch out for. I call on bright light balls and send them the vampires’ way, hoping that would do something. I mean vampires and light don’t mix right?

It seems to slow them down but doesn’t do anything.

These vampires are in human form with sharp looking teeth and long talons for fingers. Some are flying and some walking towards me.

I hear a noise behind me but before I can spin round, I hear a growl. I know that growl. I turn and see wolf Adhan jump a vampire who was creeping up behind me.

Wolf Adhan slashes the vampire and it vanishes.

“Thanks, babe,” I say quickly sending magic out to injure the closest vampire. I use a slashing motion and the vampire vanishes.

I still ignore the zombies and concentrate on the other vampires. Slashing out at each of them with my magic as they fly around us. Between wolf Adhan and me we destroy all the vampires.

I turn to look at the zombies to start work on them and burst out laughing. They appear to be walking on treadmills.

I look around to see who helped and spy Ebby and Sly just to the side of me. “Nice,” I say waving my hand towards the zombies.

Sly laughed. “I saw it in a meme once and wondered if it would work.”

Just then we hear running footsteps and Justice and Temp come rushing over, Jude and Kean with them.