Sparkleween with NyQuil

The sun was setting over Junction City, the air was crisp and plenty of leaves blanketed the streets, safe for the driveways that had been cleaned. Various young children in costumes were heading home with their parents as they didn't want to be outside after dark, and because their children were eager to get into their spoils from today. That is safe for one Yol who came to pick up a pair of kids.

Paint Thinner had been in a discussion with NyQuil about this all month, as she was dead set on taking his children to a ''real'' haunted house. He had his doubts about the safety of them, and if they weren't far too young to experience those kinds of things. Although the Yol was having none of it. ''I don't know Ny, it's getting dark outside and-'' Paint started, only to immediately get cut off.

''Come on Paint you know I'd never let anything happen to these little gremlins.'' NyQuil told him with a cocky smile on her face. She didn't really like she was dressed up for Halloween, aside from the small cape she wore around her neck, and the fake fangs and fake blood that decorated her mouth. ''Plus you said I could take them out trick or treating this year.'' She added, now putting her hands on her sides in a defiant manner.

''It's not that I don't trust you, but I know the kinds of places you tend to visit during Halloween.'' 

''I promise I won't take them to my favorite dive bar, I just want to along and teach them fun Halloween traditions!''

''Like egging and tp-ing houses?''

''Yes!''

The MTT put a hand on his face and rubbed the bridge of his nose, sighing in a defeated manner.
''Okay fine, Jer is out working tonight so I can ask him to keep an eye on the three of you. But you will bring them back before 10.'' He told her, carrying a tone that he wanted his boundaries to get through to her, even if she probably wasn't listening to him. ''Do we have a deal?''

''Yeah, yeah, I'll make sure to get them back by 10 and with a full bucket of candy.'' Nyquil said in a dismissive manner as she pushed past Paint to get into his home. She walked trough the hallway towards the living room, only to be greeted halfway through by two very exited little girls. Turpentine and Enamel. Turpentine was dressed in a simple costume, a fuzzy collar around her neck, little butterfly wings on her back and a pair of bouncy fake antennae on her head, apparently she was dressed as a butterfly. Enamel's costume was simply some yellow bear ears on a headband and a little bit of yellow-ish face paint on her face.

''NyQuil!'' Turpentine exclaimed in an exited manner as she grabbed onto the Yol's leg. She looked up at her for a moment before looking in the direction of her dad. ''Are you coming with us daddy?''

''Not this time little Turnip. NyQuil is going to go trick or treating with you and your little sister.'' He told the child as he stepped closer to give her a pat on the head.  ''You two are going to listen to everything that she says, and stay close to her, okay?'' He said, extending a hand to Enamel.
''Daddy.'' Enamel said with a smile as she wrapped her little fingers around Paint's hand. She seemed very content with holding his hand, but didn't seem to fully grasp what was going on.
''And you, NyQuil, are brining these two back safely and at the time we agreed on.'' He said, turning his head to the side to look at the Yol again.

''Of course! What do you take me for? Some irresponsible child?'' NyQuil replied, although she didn't get a response from Paint, he only looked at her with a stern look on his face. ''Either way, are you girls ready to go?''

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The three of them had been walking for about an hour now, having gone by. Turpentine was proudly proudly paraded around a full pail of candy, she looked very exited about it and was showing it off constantly to NyQuil. Enamel at this point was getting very tired and whiny and had to be put in a stroller. She was playing with some candy but was also a bit silent.
NyQuil herself seemed to be getting a bit bored of going door and asking people to fork over whatever candy they have. She was looking for something else, something more exiting than this.

As they continued walking they ran into what looked like a single teenage Yol throwing eggs and toilet paper at someone's house. The place was a mess, eggs were smeared all over the windows and walls, and a various toilet paper streamers could be found in the nearby plants. Although the Yol doing this looked eerily similar to Nyquil, down to almost being the same shade of blue and having the same amount of stripes on the tail. It peaked her interest long enough to see more of this scene unfold.

''Take that you old coot!'' The Yol exclaimed as they threw another egg, it loudly smash against the window plane but got no real response from those inside. Perhaps they were used to it, perhaps no one was home since they expected this.

''Hey kid.'' NyQuil called out to the teenager, who in turn gave her one look before dashing off into the night. Clearly they didn't want to get into trouble for this. They left behind their remaining stash of eggs and toilet paper which was tempting NyQuil to do something with it. She pushed the stroller closer to the toilet paper rolls and gave Turpentine a cheeky look. ''Hey Turp, do you want to play a fun game that your dad and I used to play when we were small?'' She asked the child as she picked up a roll.

''Yes!'' Turpentine excitedly said as she got shoved a toiler paper roll into her hands.

NyQuil took another roll into her own hand and held it out in front of her for a moment, to show to the child. ''Okay so first you do this.'' She said, taking the first bit of the roll that kept it rolled up and pulling it apart so the paper would have free movement. ''And then you throw it as hard as you can!'' She told her as she threw the roll into a nearby tree. The plant was fairly young and not too tall, and was now covered in another ribbon of white paper. "Now you try." She said, turning to Turpentine. The young Hybrid handed her bucket of treasures to the Yol and did her best to imitate what she had seen. With a far reach behind her back she wound up to throw the paper, and...

It flew for a few centimeters but dropped down in front of Turpentine immediately.

The child looked at NyQuil who could barely hold back a snicker. "That was great." She said, doing her best to hold herself in. "You did great." She added. Her words weren't completely sincere, but they clearly meant a lot to Turpentine, as she excitedly did a little dance at the praise. "Me too?" Enamel asked, given her older sister was getting all the attention. Sure she couldn't really throw anything, but it was the gesture that counted, the Yol thought as she handed the kids some more toiler paper rolls.

"When you can throw really hard, you can also throw eggs at a building." She told the two as she picked up an egg. She held the egg between her fingers for a moment to show it off before throwing it at the house. However since she was quite a bit stronger than the teenager that was doing this earlier... 

A loud shattering noise could be heard as the egg flew right through the window, leaving a fairly large hole in the plane. And of course as luck would have it, a lone police cruiser happened to be in the area. Vandalism on halloween was fairly common after dark, so more officers had to be dispatched to try and prevent this from happening.

The car came to a halt in front of the home that just got it's window smashed in by an egg. Lights of the car flashed for a moment but no siren went off... for now. The drivers door swung open and a very disgruntled looking Jericho stepped out of it. He was generally cool with NyQuil teaching his kids some bad tricks like how to pick a pocket, but didn't seem pleased with the sight before him.

"I thought you were just going trick or treating?" The MTT spoke as he stepped closer to the group. 

"We were, but i saw this kid egging this house and-"

"And you decided to vandalize it too...? Shouldn't you know better by now, NyQuil?"

 "Well yes, but-" NyQuil stammered. She did her best to explain herself, but kept getting interjected by Jericho.

"And you're also out here with the kids while you do this. What if some other officer found you? what do you think that would've done to them?" The Mtt said as he reached down to pick up Turpentine, who had been very subtly pulling at his pants for attention. "You stay here, I'll have to let Paint know about this, and that I'll drop the kids off at home." He told her. He gave her a bit of a disgruntled glance before walking back to the car, still holding onto the child.

"Do you think he's going to be disappointed?" NyQuil asked, her tone sounding fairly worried.

"Oh absolutely."

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The ride back to Paint Thinner's home was an awkward one. It had been silent for the entire ride, safe for the occasional chatter on the radio, and the sound of candies being unwrapped. But thankfully it wasn't that long of a trip, neither was it the worst part of getting to Paint's home. However the worst was yet to come for NyQuil as she was sat down on the couch in the living room.

Jericho stood near the hallway that lead outside, and Paint Thinner was pacing through the room. He was upset about what NyQuil did, but on the other hand wasn't surprised that she did something like this. He rubbed the back of his neck for a few moments before finally stopping and facing the Yol.

''What were you thinking Ny?'' He said. His voice was stable in volume but it sounded very stern, as if talking to a disobedient child. Which to Paint, NyQuil was. ''What if some other cop rolled up on you and decided to arrest you there and then? Did you really expect two little children to find their own way home?''

The Yol leaned forward on the couch, putting one hand on her forehead for a brief moment while she shook it. She didn't know what she was thinking, to her this was simply an urge she indulged in and didn't have to take the repercussions into consideration. ''Listen, Paint. All I wanted to do was to introduce something that we both did when we were small.'' She said, looking between the two MTT. She held up her hands for a moment as she leaned back into the couch. ''No harm was done.''

''Except for the window you threw in with an egg.'' Jericho said from the side. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. His tail swept across the floor for a moment to curl behind him in a more comfortable position. ''I will have to ask you to come with me to the station when we're finished here. As you did commit a crime.'' He told her. ''Count yourself lucky that Paint vouches for you, or I wouldn't even have let you near our kids in the first place.''

''I understand. I'm sorry sir.'' NyQuil said with a defeated sigh.

A moment of silence fell between the three of them. The MTT were still upset but Paint couldn't bear to stand the silence.
''Well then. Now that we have said our piece, how about next year I just go along with them to prevent this from happening again?'' He suggested.

NyQuil and Jericho looked at him for a moment, before looking at each other. ''I can live with that.'' She said.
''I suppose you're the only one who can keep her in check.'' Jericho agreed.

''Great! That settles it then!'' Paint said before he walked off to a door that opened a built-in closet area. It was filled with ancient dvds as well as some preserved food.
''Now how about we make up over some classic horror movies?''