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The city of Toon Town was abuzz with activity and you wanna know the reason? It was Valentine's Day, of course! Lovers all over town came together to show their love for one another and many of those with crushes found the courage to express themselves, all in their own way of course. And let me tell you, it can get... quirky, so to speak. Anyway, let's see what some love birds are up to.
Rocky was making his to the Loud house. Knocking on the door, he waited with a heart-shaped box in his hands until Lynn Sr. answered.
"Hey, Rocky! Here to see Lucy?" He asked.
"Sure am, Mr. Loud." He replied.
"Alright, don't get into any funny business." He chuckled as he entered the house and went up the stairs to Lucy and Lynn's room. There, he found Lucy grooming her pet bat, Fangs before she noticed him.
"Rocky, what are you doing here?" She asked, running up to him.
"Happy Valentines' Day, Lucy." He greeted her, handing her the box.
Lucy opened it up and gasped as she pulled out a Necronomicon.
"Oh, you shouldn't have." Lucy said with a small smile and blush. "In fact, I got something for you."
She handed him a larger box that she pulled out from under her bed. He opened it up, and much to his shock, pulled out a crossbow with arrows.
"Woah, thanks, Lucy!" He thanked her with a hug as he shot a zombie that was trying to climb in through the window.
Down the hall from Lucy's room, Ronnie Anne had come over to visit and was currently with Lincoln.
"Can't believe you were able to find these!" Lincoln exclaimed as he admired his new packs of .50-110 Winchester cartridges.
"Hey, only the best for you, Lame-O." She giggled as she held the new axe he had gifted her. "Say, the Valentines' Carnival is in town. You gonna be there?"
"Of course." He replied. "Mostly because Lori and Bobby are taking us with them."
Elsewhere in Toon Town, Tanya Keys sat at a table with Adorabat and King Snugglemagne with their hands on a Ouija board planchette. They were also
"Are you certain this is a good idea?" Snugglemagne asked.
"You know we have to." Adorabat said in determination.
"I just hope this actually works." Tanya said before exhaling deeply and asking. "Mittens, give us a sign that you're here with us."
Suddenly, a cold breeze blew through the room, nearly blowing out the candles. The planchette started to move.
"It's working!" Adorabat marveled.
It then spelled out 'STOP CALLING ME MITTENS'. A second later, Mao Mao and Badgerclops appeared before the trio as ghosts. The lion was scared to the point of fainting as Adorabat took to hugging them and bawling her eyes out.
"I missed you guys so much!" She sniffed.
"Aw, we missed you too." Badgerclops said.
"So, Mittens, how's it been since you... well..." Tanya trailed off before making a choking sound.
"Pretty good actually." Mao Mao answered floating above her. "Granted, we had to go through Purgatory. And by the way..."
His demeanor suddenly changed as he suddenly levitated her up to him and snatched a quick kiss to her lips.
"Thanks for summoning me." He thanked.
"Anytime, Mittens." Tanya giggled. "Happy Valentines'."
"Man, how long have we been dead?" Star wondered as she and Marco cuddled under a tree.
"I think it's been two years already." Marco answered.
"Dang, time flies when you're no longer alive." She remarked.
"Yeah, at least we're allowed to go back to the living world from time to time." He said before he perked up. "Wait, I just remembered; it's Valentines' Day in the living world!"
"Aw yeah!" Star cheered. "Wait, do we have to possess someone?"
"Only if we wanna eat something. I think that's how it works." Marco said.
Speaking of the living world, Unikitty was currently sitting at an ice cream parlor waiting for the milkshake she and Frown were about to share.
"Thanks for taking me out for milkshakes, Frownie." She said. "I heard this place serves the best holiday-themed shakes."
"Hey, it's the least I can do." The former doom lord replied.
"YOU BETTER NOT GET CHERRY!" The demon possessing Unikitty growled.
"Oh, hush you! Don't ruin this for me!" The princess scolded.
"Yep, still not used to that." Frown gulped.
Just then, the waiter came up to them with their shake and placed it on their table.
"Thanks!" Unikitty squealed.
Meanwhile, the city's park was full of couples. One such couple was Gumball and Penny who were sitting on a bench and snuggling against each other.
"This is nice." Penny said
"You said it." Gumball agreed. "And you having antlers makes me having antlers myself a little less weird."
"Yeah, I'm so sorry for you after what happened last Christmas." Penny told him with a sad frown.
"Please stop brining that up." He shivered. "I can still taste it."
"Sorry."
In another part of the park, Felicity sitting against a tree and reading a book as Yana and her boyfriend, Prince Frostwinkle played some badminton and Athena was being serenaded by her boyfriend, Hunter of the Hootenannys. Just then, her own mate Miguel came up to her.
"Hey, Felicity, want a snow cone?" He offered.
"How sweet of you." Felicity accepted before she became confused. "Wait, no one's selling snow cones."
"Yeah, about that." Miguel began. "Remember when we were attacked by snow monsters and I got impaled with an icicle?"
"How could I not? But, what's that got to do with this?" She asked.
After finishing his snow cone, Miguel took the empty cone and filled it back up with a stream of snow from his finger, putting Felicity in awe.
"Wow." She commented. "That explains why you felt so cold since then."
"Tell me about it." He agreed.
Night had finally fallen in the city and the festivities looked like they weren't going to stop any time soon. The darkness, however, allowed some certain couples to come out and join in. One such couple resided at the Heeler household. In one of the house's bedrooms, a double coffin laid where a bed should be. The coffin's lid swung open and Bluey, wearing a black dress with a red trim and black cape, rose from the coffin with a yawn, exposing her pointed fangs before opening her scarlet eyes.
"Good evening, Jean-Luc." She greeted.
The Labrador rose up the same way, wearing a white dress under a velvet vest, a black tie, pants and cape.
"Joyeuse Saint Valentin, mon cher." He greeted her with a kiss. "And don't think I forgot."
Having acclimated to his new vampire life, he skillfully levitated a bottle full of AB+ blood and two wine glasses towards him before filling them up.
"Oh, you spoil me." Bluey tittered, taking one glass.
"I can't help it." Jean chuckled back as he and Blue clinked glasses and sipped.
"By the way, Bingo got us tickets to the Valentines' carnival down town. You wanna go?" The blue heeler asked.
"Of course!" The lab replied eagerly.
"Bluey! Jean! Breakfast!" Chilli called from downstairs.
"Coming!" The two called back.
Suddenly, they heard two loud howls coming from outside. As per their obligations, the the two ran up to the window and howled themselves.
"Looks like Marshall and Everest are having a good time." Bluey said.
Yes sir, something tells me this is going to be a very Happy Valentines' Day.