An EarthBound Halloween in Threed

On Halloween, Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo are in Threed, helping the citizens round up the remaining wild zombies, ghosts, and Trick or Treat Kids. After Master Belch failed to take over Threed, many of his haunting followers had left. But the most dedicated fiends had stayed, in hopes that they could one day release all their captured allies and take over Threed once again. But Ness and the rest were not about to let that happen.

"I don't know...Threed looks spooky. Just like it looked when all the zombies were here," said Paula. Behind his glasses, Jeff's eyes are filled with fear. "Why did we have to come here at night? It's...too scary," commented Jeff.

"Don't be turkey, Jeff!" yelled Poo.

"Uh, that's chicken, Poo," said Ness. "So, where do we look for zombies?" Jeff takes out his Handy Dandy Super Automatic Zombie Tracer. "This should help us!" said Jeff. "You see, when you enter the code correctly, these lights will flash, so you must then press this red button. After pressing the red button, a radar will come out and you must hold the radar up to the sky. After five minutes, an alarm will sound if any ghouls are nearby. See? Simple as pie."

"Nah, too complicated. Let's just call for the zombies. Oh zombies! Come out and play! Your buddy, Poo is here," said Poo. On cue, a Zombie Dog came out of nowhere and bit Poo on the leg. "Stop biting me, Jeff!"

"Biting??? What? Oh my...!!! You have a Zombie Dog on your leg!" exclaimed Jeff.

"PSI Starstorm!" A shower of stars flew from the sky and knocked the Zombie Dog into the bushes.

"Oh brother...come on Ness, Jeff, Poo, we must find the zombies and capture them. Then we will put them in the circus tent and listen as they threaten to kill us once they get free," said Paula.

"On Halloween some people are actually having fun," said Jeff. "Trick or treating, going to parties, sleeping...we have to rid Threed of zombies. Why couldn't we do this any other day? Halloween! Next we'll have to catch turkeys for Thanksgiving. Oh well, the life of a hero. If I don't go, then we wouldn't have my Handy Dandy Super Automatic Zombie Tracer...wait a minute! The Handy Dandy Super Automatic Zombie Tracer is picking up something in that trash can over there. It may be a zombie. Let's run and hide before it comes out!"

"You big chicken! We're supposed to capture zombies, not play hide and seek with them. Now come on, and don't follow anymore beautiful women into the hotel," said Ness. As the group peers into the trash can, they see the scariest thing they ever saw...!!! A teddy bear...

"Oh my gosh! It's a---it's a---teddy bear?" yelled Poo. "Your stupid invention nearly gave Ness and Paula heart attacks! Gimme that thing!" Poo throws the Handy Dandy Super Automatic Zombie Tracer into a bush. Unluckily, the invention hits a passing zombie on the head. The zombie stares into Poo's soul. Suddenly Poo starts glowing in a strange light. "Ahhh!! What's happening to me?"

"Oh no!!! Poo! Run Ness!" screams Jeff in panic.

"Back off, zombie! Or face my Gutsy Bat. I'm going to grand slam you into that fence!!!" threatens Ness.

"Perhaps this is a good time for me to pray," offered Paula.

"Noooo!!! Anything but that! Remember when we defeated Giygas, and you prayed again? We all got covered in a rainbow light and not only did Jeff regain conciousness, but so did Giygas," said Ness.

"Help me! Somebody! Would you three stop talking and save me already???" yelled Poo.

"Mwa ha ha ha!!! Too late. Master Pokey's revenge will now be enacted," growled the zombie. Suddenly, Poo stops glowing and changes colors. "I, A. Q. Zombie, am now in the body of Prince Poo. I now control his every movement. Ha ha ha!"

"Master Pokey...? A. Q. Zombie...? What is going on?" says Ness.

"You humans are dumber than we expected. Don't you know that the request for you to get rid of the zombies in Threed was only a trap? And you fell for-hook, line, and sinker. So now you will face your doom. Come with me. Master Pokey is expecting you."

"We're not following you anywhere!" exclaims Ness.

"Right! Not until you get out of Poo's body," says Paula.

"Uh...maybe we should do what he says. After all, he IS the one who knows how to take over bodies here," says Jeff nervously.

"If you don't stop being such a chicken, we'll take your body and give it to the Zombies' Salvation Army," threatens Ness.

"Come with me. Halloween for you three, has just begun," grins "Poo." A few minutes later, the group arrives at the Threed Hotel. "Poo" leads them into one of the hotel rooms. "Ah, no, not this room again! Why this room?" complains Jeff.

"Shut up and get in the room. Master Pokey is waiting and he does not like to be kept waiting," says "Poo." As Ness, Paula, and Jeff look into the room, they see the most horrifying thing they ever saw...it was Pokey.

"Hello. Welcome to my domain. How's it going, Ness?"

"Cut to the chase, Fat Boy. Give us Poo back," says Ness.

"What? I don't have Poo. Did you lose your bald friend?"

"Your zombie pal, A. Q. Zombie, has taken over Poo's body. We want it back," replies Ness

"Oh yes. I almost forgot. That was step one in my plan to control the universe."

"We don't care about your plan! Give us Poo back! Please?" Jeff asks, quivering. Ness takes his bat and hits Jeff's head. "Ow! What was that for?"

"Never, ever say "Please" to the enemy. Now, back to business. Tell your zombie friend to get out of Poo's body," demands Ness.

"Surrender our friend's body! Or at least surrender all your candy corn," yells Jeff.

"Jeff...do you plan to be stupid, or does it come naturally?" asks Paula politely.

"Uh...I don't know. Naturally, I guess," grins Jeff.

"Oh brother. Now come on. Give Poo back. Or face my Gutsy bat! I'll gonna hit a home run too," says Ness.

"Aren't we the demanding ones? Well, I'm not giving back Poo's body. Not now, not ever," says Pokey. Ness marches toward Pokey, turns around and slams Pokey into a giant pumpkin decoration. He then goes up to "Poo" and whacks him into the wall. "Oww...Poof!" mumbles "Poo."

"What happened?" asks Jeff.

"Hey! I have my body back!" yells Poo happily. "Now to deal with Pokey and A. Q. PSI Starstorm Alpha-Omega!" A shower of giant stars fly down and blows up the hotel, and sends Pokey and A. Q. Zombie flying away. Hopefully for good. A few hours later, Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo are on their way looking for zombies again.

"You know, Halloween is for fun and candy," states Jeff. "In this day, I haven't gotten to eat one piece of candy or have one bit of fun."

"Well, glad you're not whining, Jeff," says Paula.

"Now we have to rid Threed of zombies for two reasons. 1. We made a commitment to this job and 2. We need to beat zombies up so my dad will give us money. Then we can pay for the repairs of the Threed Hotel," remarks Ness.

"You're right. But my new awesome attack is still great because it blew Pokey and the zombie creature away," says Poo. Suddenly, Poo starts glowing in a strange light again. "Oh no. Not this again!" yells Jeff. "This time, he can save himself."

THE END