Halloween Trouble
A crazy story from the mind of a 6th grader
Part 1 Trouble Discovered
Downstairs, I heard a loud thud that awoke me from my sleep. I started to groan then mumbled to myself, “I’m awake and might as well go downstairs and see what all the ruckus is about.” So, I stumbled down the stairs and went out into the backroom. There on the rug was a bundle of papers.
Of course, I thought. The newspaper had been delivered. I almost forgot it was Monday. Every Monday, I was always awakened from my sleep. Once I even thought of putting a sign on the door or the lawn - a sign that would say, “DON’T AWAKE THE BEAR OR HE’LL BE CRANKY,” but then I thought, no, they will think I have a bear.
I chuckled, reached down, grabbed the newspaper, and headed upstairs. Then I poured some cereal and milk into a bowl. I sat down then, KNOCK! Some of the milk spilled onto the newspaper when I jumped up. I blinked, then stared at the wet splotch. At least it didn’t ruin the whole newspaper, I thought. Then I got up and went downstairs to answer the door.
I opened the door and was surprised to see the face of Jelly Bean. “Jelly Bean!” I shouted with delight.
Then after a moment of silence, Jelly Bean questioned me in a quiet voice, “Have you read the newspaper yet?”
“Not yet,” I said with a grin, “but I’m going to.”
“I haven’t read it either!” Jelly Bean exclaimed, “Let’s go read it then!”
So, we sprinted off to the kitchen to read the newspaper. When we got to the kitchen, surprisingly the newspaper was dry. We flipped it open and went to the “BREAKING NEWS” section. Under that, it said, “Hokey Pokey’s Plan to Steal Candy with His New Machine the Candy Stealer 2000.” Jelly Bean and I both gasped. We knew just then that we needed to do something.
We knew the address of Hokey Pokey’s lair and planned to go there by nightfall. We also planned to sneak in there and disconnect the machine’s main engine and generator, but we didn’t think we would get past without a fight.
Part 2 Trouble Put to an End
A flashlight shone in the darkness. I turned my flashlight on to see who it was. When my flashlight shone on it, him, or her, suddenly there was a loud “BOO!”
“Jelly Bean,” I shouted, irritated, “You nearly made my skeleton jump out.” Since it was Halloween, I said that instead of saying “You nearly made me jump out of my pants.”
“Come on,” I said huffily, “Let’s get in the Google car.” And the car drove us off.
Along the highway, the cars whizzed past us as fast as they could. Probably so they could get as much candy as they could before Hokey Pokey turned the machine on. It was still fairly early because the sun was still partially up. It got darker quickly. We thought we would never make it in time.
Finally, we pulled out of the thick forest. I could see Hokey Pokey’s lair from here. The car pulled into the driveway, drove in a little bit, then jerked to a stop. There on the lawn was a sign that was falling apart and fading. It said, “The lair of Hokey Pokey.” We got out of the car and walked up the driveway. We finally got to this old yellow barn and went up to the top part.
I opened the door and stepped in with Bean. Then, SWING! We then found ourselves dangling in a net that was hung from the roof.
There was a cackle, then someone said with the slightest taunt in his or her voice, “I knew someone would try and stop me, Hokey Pokey, and my assistant, Mr. L. J. Hanson, from this scheme. There we were, slung helplessly in a net.
Just then I realized I had my pocketknife with me. Quickly I cut open the net, RIP! The net swung down. Hokey Pokey and Mr. L. J. Hanson stood there with their mouths agape.
Quickly, I unscrewed the machine’s panel and uninstalled the main engine while, Jelly Bean kicked the cord of the generator out of the electric outlet. In a matter of seconds, the police came and took the villains away.
Part 3 The Amazing Ending
In the weeks to come we were granted many things. First a party, then we were asked for autographs by millions of people, and finally, we were granted the chance to go on the Hero’s Wall of Fame in Ohio, and now we are considered some of the greatest heroes in history.