Last minute
Written by FunkyNess

Ness ran thought the cold rain. 

“Why does it always rain when you are in a hurry?”

He continued to run as if someone’s life depended on it.

“It wasn’t supposed to go like this, I planned every detail. No use in reasoning with fate I guess.”

He continued to run, glancing at his watch once in a while, seeing that his time was almost up? She would be at his home soon and he had forgotten the most important thing.

As he was speeding down into town, he tripped on a garbage can. Dang it, oh a cheeseburger, I’ll hold on to this, just in case.

Ness decided to slow down, he didn’t want another accident or the chance that he might run into someone he knew. 

The art of jinxing goes back to the time of the cavemen, were one such caveman is thinking out loud, “Gee, I hope a tiger doesn’t get me while I’m hunting.” And Bam, tiger appears. And like the caveman his tiger appeared.

“Uff.” “What the…” “Jeff?!” “What are you doing, and in the rain no less.

“Ness, what a fortunate surprise, you can help me with something. I’m testing a new invention. By fixing this pipe and sewing it together with this wire hanger and cloth I manage to create a rain deflector.” 

“Don’t you mean an umbrella?”
“Can an umbrella shoot death rays?”
“Ah. Anyway, I have to go.”
“I’ll meet you at your house for Trick or Treating.”
“Wait, what time is it?”
“It’s almost 7pm”
“Aaah, I got to go, see you at my house.”

And with that Ness flew to the nearest store. Why the rush, you may ask? Well a few weeks ago Ness told Paula that they where going to do a joint costume, but Ness told her not to tell him what they are going as, being psychic and all. Of course, he’s not that type of psychic and now he needs a costume, no matter which one.

Ness finally made it to the store. He ran to the counter and nearly shouted for a costume to the clerk.

“I need a costume!”
“I’m sorry, but we are out of costumes. You should have come earlier, like two weeks ago.”
“Don’t you have anything stored in the back? My life depends on it.”
“Well, there is this old box. No one knows what’s inside, but the owner told me only to sell it to the right person.”
“I’m that person, sell it to me.”
“I don’t know something evil might happen. That’s how these things get started. You get a box, you find something strange inside, you feed it after midnight, it gets wet, and chaos ensues.”
“That’s the plot for Gremlins, and that’s not going to happen. Please sell it to me.”
“O.K. but I won’t accept cash, your going to have to give me something special.”

Something special, thought Ness, and then he remember the cheeseburger in his backpack.

“I’ll give you this, it a special burger, only reserve for tight situations.”
“I’ll take it. I’m starving.”

And with that Ness got the mystery box. Without looking in it he ran to his house. It would be a couple of minutes before his friends would arrive. He got to his hours, ran upstairs to his room, threw his stuff on top of his bed and went to look in the box.

For some strange reason the box seemed sinister and Ness was getting a bad vibe. What if the girl at the store was right and horror would ensue if he opens the box. It was too late for that; he needed to get ready and now. He slid the lid of the box off, strange fog came out of the box. With reclusion Ness found a scroll inside and he opened it. It read:

Last minute Halloween costume

Step 1. Take tube out of box
Step 2. Open cap
Step 3. Smear the context over body
Step 4. Draw black line (Marker, ears and tail not included)
Step 5. You are done Congratulation of becoming a PIKACHU!

Ness mouth drop and the world fell out. “What have I done?!” The doorbell rang. “Oh no, they are here, I guess I have no choice.” Reluctant, Ness covers himself with the yellow paint. “Drat, I don’t have a marker, and the ears and tail are not included, I’m not even a decent Pikachu; this is going to be the worst costume ever.”

“Ness, your friends are here. Hurry on down.”

With self remorse and indignation Ness went down to meet his friends. He can imagine their faces when they see his lame costume.

“Ness, I can’t believe it.” Oh Paula was the first to speak, it hurts. “I didn’t believe you could pull it off but you did. How did you knew we where going as Thunder and Strom?”

Ness immediately looked at Paula who was dress as a fluffy white cloud. He could believe his luck.

“Well, I am psychic you know.” And with that he reached for her arm and hooked it with his. “Shall we go; there are a lot of houses to get to.”
“O.K.”

And off they went.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!