While Spookyville was officially starting the next day, the attempted theft of Anastasia's pendant seemingly had an inspiration for something that would be part of Spookyville.
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Ollie, Nellie, Andre, Melissa, Angie, Ellie, the GGAC, Ling and Mr. Hyun, Perry Platypus (fresh from his rest after the completion of his first movie) and the Five Elements were called to Franken Castle (as the Great Hall was known as during Spookyville) with a surprise for them.
"The attempted theft of Anastasia's pendant was actually part of a bigger problem." said the man done up as the Grim Reaper, with the nametag on his robes reading: 'Hello, my name is Grim'. "We've just learned that a number of scumbag outlaw gangs have banded together under the title of the Magog Cartel and hijacked Spookyville's entire candy supply. They're willing to sell it to us at highly inflated prices." At seeing some confused looks he showed them the demand from the Cartel, "Give or take a few Grand." he said.
"That's highway robbery!" complained Jerry.
"So we have no choice but to hunt down and 'bounty' the gangs that make up the Magog Cartel." continued "Grim", handing out manilla folders labeled "Magog Cartel Bounties". "It will help the newest members explore Spookyville, as well as provide some 'themed' fun."
"So this will help us learn more about Spookyville?" asked Ellie, who had seen the map of Spookyville that had come with Animalia Magazine.
"It sure will, and it will help some of you understand how crime, and especially organized crime, works." answered Grim, "Oh and Mr. Hyun, the video of you taking down the would-be thief is generating a lot of likes on both the internet and the Animalia Website"
"I'm glad for that." said Mr. Hyun, thinking back.
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When Mr. Hyun woke up from hearing the thief yelp and hit the ground from slipping on the skateboard, he immediately thought that Ling's life was in danger. He was Anastasia's other apartment neighbor, and it enabled him to take down the thief with ease. He had braced himself at the door to Ling's apartment, threw open the door, tackled the thief to the ground, and pinned her with a painful submission hold until the Nightwatch came to apprehend her.
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"While she's stubbornly refusing to give her name (and because of that, we're calling her 'Missy'), she's clearly a pro in her field." said Grim, giving an update on "Missy's" interrogation. "She's been found to have several custom made electronics made specially for bypassing home security systems, as well as lockpicks designed to unlock several different kinds of physical locks."
"No wonder the FBI were so interested in her." said Tom, when he saw FBI Agents entering the APD after her arrest.
"We'll contact you when we have a new 'lead' on a gang leader." said Grim, pulling out an old, wild west-style wanted poster, "You can pick up your bounty information at Spookyville's new 'Bounty Store', but fortunately we have already gotten a target for you and where he can be found."
"'Blisterz Booty'?" said Adam, reading the name on the wanted poster, with information that he was last sighted near Sleepy Hollow, "Really, dude?"
"The 'creative department' in the Land of the Dead are pretty much brain-dead in terms of creativity, since this a combination of the games Costume Quest and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath." said Grim, clearly shaking his head.
"... good point." said Peter, getting the joke.
"So remember," said Grim, wrapping up the meeting, "Once you 'get 'em', you can bring them to the Bounty Store for 'moolah', and you get more 'moolah' for bringin 'em in alive."