[arcturus.]

Username: twisted_shadows
Name: Pennywise
Name Meaning(s): a fav of mine
Gender: Female
Prompt: To be edited in!

[Argenti]

Username: Argenti
Name: Cascade (Cassie)
Name Meaning(s): The mountain range in the American Pacific-North West
Gender: Female
Prompt:

Cascade pranced around waiting for the first pup to ring on the door. Her younger brother Teton, had gone out into the cool October Breeze an hour ago or so; wearing an adorable Spider-pup outfit. Cassie loved Halloween and the days leading up to it. She loved making her costume, decorating for a spooky(yet funny) house, and handing out candy to all the small pups. But nothing could ever compete with her first Hallow's eve.

-Flash Back-

A small floofy Cascade paced around her room, messing with her tiara.
"Hurry Up Cassie!" Her mother called out.
Cassie, still messing with the tiara in her Re-pawzle costume, bounded downstairs. Her heart beating in both excitement or nerves. Her purple dress dragging against her small, puppy legs; she stubble but tail wagging that not even a high-motion camera would get more than a blur.
The pair stepped outside the ranch styled house, her mother gently closing the door behind the two. The cool mountain breeze called out to Cascade. The rich smell of damp leaves and the evening surrounded them. The pale sky only hinting at the night sky to come. Staring in awe, Cascade took her steps out into the sidewalk. Other pups were out in the night, them also widely excited.
They approached the first house a couple minutes after setting out. It was average looking however there were beautifully carved pumpkins from famous brands as Puppy Pawter and Doctor AWOoo. Nerves settled in a bit for Cassie, 'what if they didn't like her costume? Would she still get candy?'
Her mother so sweetly nudged her pup forward and range the door bell. Seconds felt like minutes as she waited for the candy-giving like 'Trick or Treat'.
The door opened slowly, a mysterious voice cried out.
"Who dare disturb my SLUMBER." Cassie suprisde, jumped back into her mother.
" Treat or Trick!" The pup said, before realzing she switch her words, "Twick or Tweat!"

The masked dog gave off a chuckle. " Here you go little tot," placing some KitCats in her bag. The pups eyes widen at the two pieces of candy. "Thank you!"
Sheads of worry were off as the pup began sprinting to the other houses. Her mother trailing at a slow trot behind her. There was a pack of pup crashing along humbled together; their moms trotting behind them. Cassie sprinted along each house to each house. Despite running almost the full neighborhood, still bounds of energy. Her bag became loaded with candy- the later the night, more candy was gifted out.
" Ready to head home?" Her mother asked, once the bag was stuffed of candy and her paws began to drag. Her mom laughed before grabbing her by the scruff and walking home.
Cassie ate a piece of candy and changing before curling up with her mom. As she dozed off, her mom snuggling around her.

[Restful Dead]

Username: δρεπάνι
Name: Isabelle
Name Meaning(s):
Gender: female
Prompt:
It was October 31st. Something new and exciting was happening, though Isabelle had yet to find out what that was. For the past few weeks the humans had been setting up strange decorations in and around the house such as pumpkins, cobwebs, and even some spooky looking creatures she could only describe as monsters. Fortunately for her, these "monsters" didn't actually seem to be alive and made no reaction whenever she sniffed or pawed at them. She wondered if perhaps the humans were trying to protect their home in some way. After all, who would want to approach the house when there were so many scary-looking creatures milling about the yard? In any case, the humans seemed happy enough and if they were happy, she was happy. And so, she had followed them about, tail wagging, as they went about their strange ritual.

She was just beginning to get used to the new decorations when they brought in bags of something that smelled sweet and delicious. It was some sort of food, of that she was certain, though she had never smelled this type of food before. Unfortunately, as soon as she tried to investigate, she was gently pushed away and told that whatever it was, "it wasn't for her." She huffed in indignation. Well, who else could it be for? The "monsters"? She highly doubted the humans could eat that much food. More than a little miffed, Isabelle wandered off into the living room. She suddenly had very little interest in what the humans were doing and decided a nap was a better way to spend her time, so she plopped down next to the window and settled in. Though, this opinion would soon change later that night.

Hours later, Isabelle's ears perked at the sound of unfamiliar voices coming from outside. Curious, she got up, stretched, then rose up onto her back paws and put her front paws on the windowsill where she could look out. What she saw shocked her. There were little tiny monsters running up into the front yard! Suddenly, she understand what the decorations were for. They hadn't been set up to scare away would be intruders, they had been set up to attract real monsters! But why? She whined in confusion and fear as the little monsters walked right up to the porch and knocked on the door. Her confusion only grew when she saw one of her humans walk out with a bowl filled with what she knew to be the food they had brought in before and began dishing out handfuls to the monsters and putting it in the sacks they were carrying. Her head tilted to the right. Just what on Earth was happening?

Her attention was immediately drawn away at the sound of her name being called. Never one to ignore being called, Isabelle trotted over where one of her humans pulled out small white sheet with a hole cut in it. Before she could try to figure out what they wanted, the sheet was draped over her, her head going through the hole. The human pointed at a mirror, "Look, now you're a ghost!" Isabelle almost jumped back in surprise. The sheet almost completely covered her body. Only the speckled part of her tail and her head were visible. She had to admit - she did look a little bit like a ghost.

Isabelle was then led outside through the backdoor and around the side of the house. From here, she could another group of monsters marching up the yard. Her human pointed at the group and said, "All right Isabelle, go give them a good scare!" Isabelle didn't move at first, having not understood the instructions. But then she remembered what she was wearing and she knew what she needed to do.

She charged forward, white sheet flapping around her legs, barking at the top of her lungs. The group of monsters began to run away while letting out high pitched shrieks that sounded strangely like human children. She faltered, confusion consuming her once more, and let out a whine and a tilt of the head. "Aw, it's a cute doggy!" one of the monsters, realizing they weren't being chased anymore, said in a voice that was unmistakably that of a child's. Isabelle's suspicions were only confirmed when, upon closer inspection, she could see and smell that the so-called "monster" was in fact a child in a costume! Just like how she was just a dog in a sheet.

She would spend the rest of the night pretending to chase the costumed children before stopping and rolling over to let them know it was all just a game. She had a fun time overall, with lots of pets from happy, giggling kids. The only downside was that she still wasn't allowed to have any of the sweet-smelling food they seemed to enjoy so much.

[Chanceuxcat]

Username: Chanceuxcat
Name: I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost // Jack
Name Meaning(s): Show name is after the iconic Ghostbusters' motto/theme song. Call name is after Jack O' Lanterns, as his orange tinted coat and light green eyes remind me of a pumpkin.
Gender: Male
Prompt:

"AAAAHHHHHHH!"

Jack leaps onto all four paws, letting out a startled woof. He scrambles across the hardwood floor into the next room, ready to protect his owners from whatever made them scream.

But they're... laughing? Weren't they terrified of something a moment ago?

"Arf!" he barks in confusion.

A crash followed by a loud bang and another scream comes again from the tv.

"It's ok Jack," his owner says, reaching down to scratch behind his ears. Jack relaxes. Ah, so the scream wasn't real.

"Aw, is Mr. Jack O' Lantern scared?" his owner's friend coos at Jack, making him wag his tail. He barks defiantly.

I'm not scared! I'm protecting you!

The friend chuckles. "No, you're too brave, aren't you Jack? Hey, why don't we take him out? The movie's almost over and I'm sure Jack would love Halloween!" she asks Jack's owner.

Jack cocks his head. Halloween?

"Hm, yeah! I think he would like it! And after all, Jack should get to know the day he's named for," his owner says, standing up and grabbing Jack's leash from its hook.

A walk! Yay! he thinks, unaware of what's in store. We don't usually go on walks at night! This will be so much fun!

"Wait! He needs a costume, don't you think?" his owner's friend reminds his owner.

"Oh yeah! What should we dress him up as? Wait, I know!"

His owner runs into the other room, leaving a surprised and puzzled Jack standing by the door, patiently waiting with his leash on.

-

30 minutes and a increasing confused Jack later, they're ready to head out.

Finally! Jack thinks, scratching at the shirt and backpack they put on him. Eagerly, he pulls on the leash and his owner, her friend, and him step out into the night.

"Isn't he adorable in his Ghostbusters costume? I almost forgot I bought it for him," his owner says as they head down the street.

"Oh yes, he's so cute!" her friend replies.

Jack quickly tunes out their boring conversation and looks around with bewilderment. Huge spiderwebs cover every bush and tree and skeletons litter the front yards. What happened here? Jack wonders, sniffing one pile of bones.

Oh well, they're dead now. Better make the best of it.

Jack leans out and snatches one of the bones, quickly spitting it out as he bites into... plastic?

These bones aren't real, he thinks with relief (and a bit of disappointment).

"Jack!" his owner gently scolds him, putting the bone back on the lawn. "Come on boy, you're going to like the haunted house."

Jack's tail wags and his ears prick up at the sound of small voices laughing. Kids! He lunges forward, excited to see them. Jack loves everything about kids, from their bubbly natures and frequent petting to how there always seems to be food on the ground around them.

"Puppy!" a group of them squeal, spotting him. Jack begins to happily walk to them, but he hesitates upon seeing them. What- what are these things? The small figures moving towards him sound like kids and smell like kids, but they sure don't look like them. Jack starts, jerking back on the leash.

"Aw, it's ok Jack! They're just kids wearing costumes," his owner says gently.

"It's ok puppy. See?" one of the kids removes his scary vampire teeth and another takes off her Iron Man mask.

Jack's tail starts wagging again. Oh, yay! It's just kids!

They giggle, petting the once again happy Jack.

"Bye puppy!" they wave at him, parents finally pulling them along.

Bye kids! Jack thinks, staring after them.

Jack's owner pulls him along and he trots by her side in contentment. He had already seen kids and is on a walk while it's dark out! Could this night get any better?

"Ok, next up is the haunted house!"

-

The house doesn't seem the least bit haunted. Sure, it has the same spooky cobwebs all over the bushes and plastic skeletons in the yard, but as Jack now knows, those are nothing to be afraid of.

So Jack walks, head held high and fearlessly, with his owner and her friend to the house's garage. A black sheet covers the garage's inside and Jack feels a momentary jolt of fear pass through him at the screams.

Those are fake, he reminds himself. Jack's finally got this holiday all figured out. For some reason (Jack can't begin to guess why) the humans had decided to scare each other by dressing up as monsters. Perhaps they are scaring away some big make-believe monster too? But on top of that, the kids keep running up to each house on the street, yell "Trick or treat!" and are given a treat. Jack frowns at this, even more puzzled. He hadn't seen any of the children do a trick and yet they still got a treat. Even he knows that's not how it works! Humans... they're strange. Silly humans. It's a good thing dogs look out for them.

The screams from the garage grow louder now and two adolescent humans come running out through the black sheet. They look scared but begin laughing.

"Is the haunted house good this year?" Jack's owner asks them.

"Oh yeah," one of the boys say.

"Great!" Jack's owner looks down at him. "You ready boy?"

The nervous twinge in her voice makes Jack wag his tail faster and let out a low growl. He didn't know what his owner was going to face, but he was sure going to protect her!

The two of them start towards the garage (his owner's friend choose to stay behind for some strange reason). Pushing aside the sheet, Jack and his owner step inside.

His eyes adjust slightly to the darkness. He can feel his owner grip the leash just a little bit tighter. Almost blindly, the two of them walk through a maze of sheets, hung up to divide the garage. Then-

"Rawr!!" A shadow leaps out of nowhere and Jack's owner screams.

"Brrruff!" Jack barks, heart pounding in his chest. Shaking, Jack positions himself between the shadow and his owner. Why are we in this place?

Seconds later, Jack looks around. The shadow is gone!

"Haha, good boy Jack," his owner strokes him gently. "See? It's fun!"

Jack stands there for a moment, considering that. They are both ok, so the shadow must have only wanted to scare them. Then it hits him. The adrenaline rush and shaky feeling after the initial fright- it wasn't all that bad. In fact... it was kind of fun.

So that's why we're here! To have fun!

Jack grins, licking his owners hand. Now he gets it!

They move through the rest of the garage, the shadow returning three times to frighten them. Instead of waiting for its inevitable arrival with terror, Jack now waits with excited anticipation. Each time it leaps out of the darkness, Jack lets out a surprised but happy bark.

When they finally find the exit, Jack's tail is wagging so hard that it's whacking his owner's legs. She just laughs at this as her friend rejoins them.

"So, how did Jack like the haunted house?"

"Oh, he loved it! You should have seen him! At first he was frightened, but then he started almost... I dunno, if I didn't know better I would say it looked like he was enjoying it! I didn't think a dog could ever like being scared, but Jack, well, it seems he's a thrill seeker!"

Jack looks back and forth between them, paws itching to move. Why are they just standing there? Let's go through it again!

He's decided that this 'Halloween' is pretty great.

[heffalumps]

Username: buckskin.
Name: SV Phantom Queen|| Morrigan
Name Meaning(s): a figure in Irish mythology who represents doom, death, or victory in battle
Gender: female
Prompt:

[Griffin Torrens]

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[ExVenor]

Username: δρεπάνι
Name: Isabelle
Name Meaning(s):
Gender: female
Prompt:
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congrats!

[Restful Dead]

:O Thank you so much!!!!