Beetlejuice96

LYDIA

In that split second the man wasn't looking, Lydia moved Lawrence away from the door only to make a copy of his severed head in her hands. She stood before the mailman, appearing as a crazed lunatic covered in blood and holding a bloody knife. "Special delivery just for you!" She exclaimed, throwing the fake head at him.

The man yelped as he caught the head, fumbling it before tossing it back to her feet and running off back to his truck without looking back, screaming the whole way.

"Ah, nothing like a good beheading." Lydia chuckled, dusting her hands off before picking up the package and handing it to Lawrence.

Stranger Beetles

Ash smiled kindly before walking over and gently kissing his cheek. "Sounds perfect, love. We can have a date when you and Lydia come to visit us. Sound good?"

LYDIA

Lydia had thankfully picked put what sort of scaring she was going to inflict on the girl, grinning widely as her legs and arms melded to her body as she turned into a rattlesnake with her head attached. She slithered quickly over, baring her fangs that dripped with venom as her bright eyes stared right into the girls bulging eyes.

"I've come for your soul, Tiffany!" She hissed, rattling her tail threateningly. Oh that sweet, sweet sound of petrified screaming filled her ears as Tiffany took off running, leaving her wagon of cookies behind in her fright.

"Bwahahaha! Did you see her face?! I still got it!" Lydia exclaimed as she returned to herself.

Stranger Beetles

Ash listened to his words, letting them hang in the air for what seemed like hours before speaking again. "I understand if you say no or want time to think on it but...do you want to start with a clean slate between us? We can take it slowly, start off as friends and see if anything comes from it."

LYDIA

"Deal." Lydia grinned before disappearing so she wouldn't be seen by the scout. Oh this was going to be so much fun! All the possibilities to scare the shit out of this kid were endless; a creepy clown, full on Grudge mode, the freaky little doll on the trike who wanted to play a game. She couldn't decide!

She watched as the girl scout, Tiffany, went through the whole boring spiel of selling cookies, blah, blah, blah, boring! She waited for Lawrence to give her the signal to terrify this kid.

Stranger Beetles

Ash shifted their weight to one side, looking him over. Even now he was still their adorable, perverted Beetlejuice. They sighed softly. "Tell me the truth; did you actually care for me in the past?"

LYDIA

"Well, in all honesty, it has been centuries -literal centuries- since I've properly frightened a Breather. I need to get back into the swing of things to make sure I'm not rusty, ya dig?" She replied, plucking a spider off its web before nonchalantly popping it into her mouth.

"Any Breather will do, really. Neighbors, your granny, hell even a-" She explained before the doorbell rang throughout the house.

"Girl Scouts!" An all too cheery voice announced. Lydia's eyes flashed brightly at the sound.

"Ah, my first victim...to make sure I still got it, that is." She said.

Stranger Beetles

"You're not getting away that easily, dearie. You said we'd talk after we got her back. She's back, now we talk." Ash replied, folding their arms a little. They never forgot a promise nor could anyone else hold a grudge like they did.

LYDIA

The lights blinked out, surrounding the house in darkness as a bolt of lightening followed by loud thunder sounded out. "It's showtime!" Lydia's voice had a dark, malicious edge to it as her arms and head, now ginormous, appeared, swatting away the Maitlands and his mother far from the house before returning to normal beside him.

"It's our house now, Lawry!" She snapped her fingers, everything changing to a black and white striped gothic look.

Stranger Beetles

Lydia glanced at the leader of the ragtag group before running over and enveloping her in a hug. "Thank you, Iggy. For everything. I'll come visit you guys when I can, okay?" She said, trying to hold back tears. She didn't want to say goodbye to the ones she considered family, but deep down she knew it had to be done.

"Come here, kid." Toph said, holding her arms out for a hug which Lydia happily gave, Max and Malcolm joining in.