Halloween Contest Entry: The Great Pumpkin

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Halloween Contest Entry: The Great Pumpkin

The Bird
CONTEST ENTRY
ID 11301

The communicator crackled and hissed as Director Nova's voice faded away. A distress call from the Director of B.A.D.G.E was most unexpected.

Zombie Ex-Girlfriend, who was alone with The Bird at that time, signalled him to come along. This was to be his first assignment as a new member of Wild Cards.



They got down to the HQ, deep underground, and approached the Control Room, when a bright green glow filled the corridor.

In front of it stood Nova, his head transformed into a luminous pumpkin, with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and a wicked grin.



"Proceed no further," he said. "I am the Great Pumpkin, and, finding not a single sincere pumpkin patch in this world, have chosen to take control of your leader."

"What on earth is a Great Pumpkin?" asked Bird. He had never seen a talking, animated pumpkin before.

Then again, he had also never seen an infected zombie with super powers, let alone teamed up with one. But he had gotten used to the bizarreness of the world, especially since the transformation brought about by The Legion's morphon particles. Perhaps the pumpkin had been transformed by morphons too?

"Release Nova or you will face the wrath of the Zombie Ex-Girlfriend!!!" Zombie raised her voice.

"Whose ex-girlfriend?" Pumpkin asked. "You are no match for me!!!"

"That's it, you have made me mad! I'm going to turn you into a Zombie Ex-Pumpkin!!!"

She pounced on Nova the Pumpkin, and they both crashed through the door right into the control room.

There was a burst of green light, followed by a loud thud.

Bird rushed into the room, but was momentarily blinded by a bright flash. Then he saw a body - Nova's - unconscious on the floor. To his relief, Pumpkin head had left Nova.

Then a voice spoke, "You will never be rid of me!"

Bird looked up, and his jaw nearly dropped to the floor.



To his horror, saw a completely transformed Zombie Ex-Girlfriend. She was not quite like the zombie she was before. To be exact she was a... He was not sure what she was...

"Zombie?" Bird stammered, nervously.

"Hmmm... This body makes me feel funny inside. Kinda sexy..." Zombie said, and she let out a wicked laugh.

Still unable to believe his eyes, Bird took a step back as Zombie glared and slowly advanced toward him.

He felt all his strength leave him, and became hopelessly powerless. Zombie put her hands on his shoulders and shook him vigorously.

"Mwuahahahahaha!!!"

She continued to grip his shoulders hard, saying repeatedly, "Bird!!! Bird!!! Bird!!!"

"Bird, wake up! Bird?"

The voice came from FJ, who was standing next to Bird, "How many times have I told you not to eat too much of my pumpkin pie? It's morphon-infused for the Halloween party tonight!"

Bird woke up. His head still partly covered with pie crust - he'd fallen asleep with his head on the pie.

"What on earth is going on here?" Zombie walks into FJ's Snack Bar.

"No... Nothing," Bird said, trying hard not to look at her, as he struggled to unsee his vision of her in his dream.