No Trick-or-Treating! (Gosalyn version)

It was Halloween night, and everyone at the Riverton household was all dressed up for the occasion.

Namine was dressed up like an Indian. Chowder was dressed up like Crash Bandicoot. Skunk was dressed up like Spyro the Dragon. Honest John was dressed up like Dracula. Aurora was dressed up like a fairy. Eric was dressed up like a waiter. Cody was dressed up like a cowboy, and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard was dressed up like a zombie whose body parts could be served at horrifying restaurants.

"Oh, you guys look great!" Eric exclaimed.

"So you're a waiter?" Aurora asked.

"Yes, I am," Eric said. "Would you like to look at our special tonight?" He lifted the lid, revealing Gosalyn inside the table. Her head was on a plate.

"Boo!" Gosalyn said. It made Namine, Chowder, and Skunk laugh.

"Oh my goodness, it's my favorite dish, Gosalyn face!" Aurora exclaimed. She ran up to Gosalyn, grabbed her face, and kissed her on the forehead. "You know what, sweetheart, it's a little chilly out. Would you run upstairs and grab your sweater?"

Gosalyn did as she was told.

"That's my girl!" Eric said.

"Wow, Aurora," Honest John said. "You look great!"

"Oh, why thank you, Honest John," Aurora smiled sweetly. "You do, too. And you too, Eric."

"Really? It's my wedding tux. It still fits." Eric said.

"Like a paint job." Honest John said. Then he noticed Namine dressed up like an Indian, Chowder dressed up as Crash Bandicoot, and Skunk dressed up as Spyro. "Hey, Skunk, my man!" he said. He picked up the little skunk and gave him a hug. "This is your sixth Halloween!" Then he looked down at Namine and Chowder and asked them, "What is he?"

"Isn't he a cutie?" Namine said, "He's a purple dragon."

"A purple dragon?!" Honest John asked, not believing his daughter.

"I mean Spyro the purple dragon." Chowder said.

Honest John faced Skunk again. "Oh, good! That's better!" he said. He and Baba Looey rubbed noses.

As soon as Gosalyn grabbed her orange-and-vermilion-striped sweater, she stopped at the railing, waiting to jump around.

Eric glared at her. "Stop jumping around!"

Gosalyn glared back at him. "My book report is on "Stop Jumping Around"!" she said in a sassy tone.

"Baby!" Cody said.

"Cody, that's not a nice thing to say to Gosalyn." Aurora said.

Eric didn't believe her. "You don't think I mean it?" he asked, "Just try me! I am the head of the household here! There will be no more jumping around!"

"I won't stop!" Gosalyn sassed him.

"You're nothing but a baby!" Cody said.

"Cody, stop calling your sister names!" Aurora scolded lightly.

Namine, Chowder, Skunk, and Honest John just gasped at Gosalyn's insolence, and Eric was losing patience.

"You are really pissing me off, young lady!" he scolded, "Don't you DARE jump off the step!"

Gosalyn was being willful. "Make me!"

"You're such a baby!" Cody said.

"That's enough now, Cody." Aurora told him.

Gosalyn jumped off the last three steps.

"ALL RIGHT!" Eric yelled, "THAT DOES IT, I WARNED YOU! NO TRICK-OR-TREATING!" Namine, Chowder, Skunk, Honest John, Aurora, and Cody gasped in shock.

Gosalyn glared angrily at Eric and yelled, "YOU'RE AS EVIL AS NEGADUCK!" She then stomped off to her room.

"So just Chowder, Skunk, and I are going?" Namine asked.

"Yes, sweetheart." Aurora said.

Namine became so happy. She said, "YAY!" She then ran to her own room with Chowder and Skunk following her.

"Eric, what was that all about?" Aurora asked.

Eric shook his head guiltily. "I don't know," he said. "I was so mad it just came out."

"But you saw her." Aurora said.

"She's totally out of control!" Eric replied.

"But it's Halloween," Honest John said. "It's trick-or-treating!" Unfortunately, he didn't realize the doorbell rang.

"Honest John, I've begged, I've pleaded, I've given her spankings, I've given her time-outs, I've washed her mouth out with soap! None of them worked! I had to do something." Eric said.

"But you don't take away a religious holiday!" Honest John said, "Think of Sora, Namine, Simon, Fievel, Faline, and the Lost Alley Cats."