The Pumpkin Caper
Bam!!! The school door’s of Fairmount school smashed behind Kevin as he walked out. Everyone had already left, but he stayed behind studying really hard for his math test. Kevin hopped onto his sky blue Schwin bike and peddled furiously to get home. He saw some early trick or treater’s run by, crunching on delicate orange-brown leaves. He smelled crisp, clean October air. It was a darn dark day today, thought Kevin. A leaf fell from a tree. Maybe the day of Halloween is cursed just like Patrick, (Kevin’s best friend) said. As Kevin heard the familiar skid of his bike stopping in the driveway, he remembered how bad last year's Halloween was. He'd gotten squat for candy, And Mr. Winslow’s house was stupid but cool. I wonder if I'll go next year. he thought.
Drip. Drip. Drip. The toxic potion slowly and steadily dripped onto the test subject under the full moon in California. “This potion will make this pumpkin way cool, and super big,” said the weird wacky wacko scientist as he dripped the potion onto the pumpkin. Whoosh!!! BEEP... BEEP... BEEP. The scientist jumped at the sound of the pumpkin radar whooshing into action. This radar showed any results from the pumpkin, and a beep meant high results. Suddenly, the pumpkin sprang alive and the scientist thought he was going to eat him with his teeth gnashing out. Instead, he threw him into a closet, but he grew to the size of an elephant and he burst through the closet door. “I can talk, and I love candy. Said the pumpkin. The pumpkin gazed at a map of Downers Grove IL. “My target is to steal candy from that town!!!” He said as he took the map.
“Have fun Kevin, and you too, Patrick!!” It was 7:00 and Kevin and Pat were all geared up for Halloween trick or treating. Kevin was Godzilla, and Pat was the enemy from Godzilla. Kevin and Pat were ready to have tons of fun. But Kevin still was not sure about it. " Pat, you're as dumb as a box!” Joked Kevin. “Well Kevin you're along with me.” Laughed Pat. They walked along.
Meanwhile...“I like the name Candy Pumpkin. It suits me well. I’m a genius. The potion didn’t make me cooler, it made me bigger, stronger, and smarter. The pumpkin, AKA, Candy Pumpkin, forcefully made his way closer and closer to Downers Grove. “Only a few hundred miles to go!”
Drip. Drip. Drip. The toxic potion slowly and steadily dripped onto the test subject under the full moon in California. “This potion will make this pumpkin way cool, and super big,” said the weird wacky wacko scientist as he dripped the potion onto the pumpkin. Whoosh!!! BEEP... BEEP... BEEP. The scientist jumped at the sound of the pumpkin radar whooshing into action. This radar showed any results from the pumpkin, and a beep meant high results. Suddenly, the pumpkin sprang alive and the scientist thought he was going to eat him with his teeth gnashing out. Instead, he threw him into a closet, but he grew to the size of an elephant and he burst through the closet door. “I can talk, and I love candy. Said the pumpkin. The pumpkin gazed at a map of Downers Grove IL. “My target is to steal candy from that town!!!” He said as he took the map.
“Have fun Kevin, and you too, Patrick!!” It was 7:00 and Kevin and Pat were all geared up for Halloween trick or treating. Kevin was Godzilla, and Pat was the enemy from Godzilla. Kevin and Pat were ready to have tons of fun. But Kevin still was not sure about it. " Pat, you're as dumb as a box!” Joked Kevin. “Well Kevin you're along with me.” Laughed Pat. They walked along.
Meanwhile...“I like the name Candy Pumpkin. It suits me well. I’m a genius. The potion didn’t make me cooler, it made me bigger, stronger, and smarter. The pumpkin, AKA, Candy Pumpkin, forcefully made his way closer and closer to Downers Grove. “Only a few hundred miles to go!”
Kevin and Pat trudged along a cracked, spooky, path to Mr. Winslow‘s house. Old Mr. Winslow decorated his home with hanging ghosts, jack O’ lanterns, and creepy music came blasting through large speakers that were placed on the old man's front porch. As Kevin and Pat neared their fifth house they looked at all their candy. They had already gotten one medium size bag of candy each, since the neighbors were very generous. Kevin started to lighten up as he felt the cool wrapper and tasted a creamy chocolate bar.
Meanwhile, Candy Pumpkin flew over a car that went crashing into another. He was now only two states away, and the towns he flew through were in ruins. He was bouncing around like a big beach ball on anything he could find. “This is Mike Lulaka reporting for channel 5 news. It seems like a giant pumpkin is destroying the town!!" AAAAA!!! “So close!!” Candy Pumpkin screamed into the camera!
Kevin’s mom drove around looking for the boys, found them, and quickly drove them home. She said she had heard reports of a giant pumpkin destroying towns and reducing them into ant sized proportions and that the pumpkin was heading their way. Pate and Kevin each stared in horror at the terror from the newsman screeched from the car radio. Before the news ended they could just make out faint words that made their hearts stop. Downers Grove.
Candy Pumpkin was now very close. He was in Westmont, the town next to Downers Grove. It was eleven o’ clock, and everybody in town was asleep. A cold wind stirred leaves like marshmallows in hot chocolate. Candy Pumpkin silently stole every piece of candy the town had. He grew stronger every piece he ate, and every peace became superpowers, until he ate them. It would take him all night to enjoy the candy.
Kevin awoke to a banging noise coming from outside. As he gazed out the window, he turned pale. A giant pumpkin was sitting outside his lawn, glowing with a magical glow that had come when the candy he ate turned into super powers. Kids were running around screaming, partly because of the pumpkin and partly because they had no candy. How could he stop him? At that moment, Kevin saw a shining piece of candy and ate it.
This is authored by a talented 12 year-old young man. I am very proud to put it up on the blog. Enjoy!
Meanwhile, Candy Pumpkin flew over a car that went crashing into another. He was now only two states away, and the towns he flew through were in ruins. He was bouncing around like a big beach ball on anything he could find. “This is Mike Lulaka reporting for channel 5 news. It seems like a giant pumpkin is destroying the town!!" AAAAA!!! “So close!!” Candy Pumpkin screamed into the camera!
Kevin’s mom drove around looking for the boys, found them, and quickly drove them home. She said she had heard reports of a giant pumpkin destroying towns and reducing them into ant sized proportions and that the pumpkin was heading their way. Pate and Kevin each stared in horror at the terror from the newsman screeched from the car radio. Before the news ended they could just make out faint words that made their hearts stop. Downers Grove.
Candy Pumpkin was now very close. He was in Westmont, the town next to Downers Grove. It was eleven o’ clock, and everybody in town was asleep. A cold wind stirred leaves like marshmallows in hot chocolate. Candy Pumpkin silently stole every piece of candy the town had. He grew stronger every piece he ate, and every peace became superpowers, until he ate them. It would take him all night to enjoy the candy.
Kevin awoke to a banging noise coming from outside. As he gazed out the window, he turned pale. A giant pumpkin was sitting outside his lawn, glowing with a magical glow that had come when the candy he ate turned into super powers. Kids were running around screaming, partly because of the pumpkin and partly because they had no candy. How could he stop him? At that moment, Kevin saw a shining piece of candy and ate it.
This is authored by a talented 12 year-old young man. I am very proud to put it up on the blog. Enjoy!
Candy Pumpkin knew nobody could stop him. He had a force field and was a strong as superman. The toxin’s in him turned the candy into superpowers. He ate them and turned super. Pumpkins could not digest food, so the candy would make him super forever. “Will anybody challenge me?!!” Screamed out Candy Pumpkin. “Oh you're so scary,” said Kevin, as he flew into the sky with super heated powers. Kevin roasted the pumpkin to a crisp, and it exploded into a million pieces, letting all the candy fall into the grasping hands of the children of Downers Grove. The pumpkin had kicked the bucket. And as Kevin lost his powers he thought about what he learned and how happy he felt for helping Downers Grove. That night, everyone threw him a party and he was happy, knowing he saved Downers Grove from the evil pumpkin. “ I think I learned something today. You will always get something in return for kindness. Happiness.
And as Candy Pumpkin lay dead he thought “I guess greedy people don’t get far in life!” as his spirit floated to heaven...
