It was another day with the Purple Dragons, but now, they were thinking up more than just battle strategies. They were thinking of a song for their band debut. Marina and Pearl had given them the chance to write and perform a song for the Splatoween Celebration, which was just two weeks away. Spike and his friends were in his room going through lyrics. Spike read out, "Night falls on a spooky scene, deck the splatted halls in black and green." before saying, "Ok, I like that as a start, what else do we have?"
Ember looked through her notes and said, "How about this? With the ghouls and ghosts, and the haunted host, from the darkness there's a distant scream."
Thorax nodded, "Ok, ok, so far these ideas are coming together. Give me a minute to think up a tune."
Spike's phone rang and he saw it was from Marina, "Oh, hey Marina, what's up?"
Marina asked him, "Hey Spike, how's it going? You doing good on that song?"
Sighing, Spike told her, "We're having a bit of trouble thinking of lyrics, but it's coming along. Nobody ever said writing a song would be easy."
Marina giggled, "Well, that's true. I've got to go, we're about to do the news broadcast, see you later Spike." before hanging up.
After Marina hung up, Spike wrote down more lyrics and said, "I think I've got it! Ember, you're on backup vocals, let's go to the studio to see what Marina and Pearl think!" before running out with his friends. They waited until Pearl and Marina were done with the news, and then Spike handed them the lyrics. "What do you think?"
Pearl looked over the lyrics multiple times, whereas Marina only looked over them once. Pearl said, "These are some wicked lyrics! You're pretty good, let's get practicing for Splatoween!"
For the next few days, Spike and the Purple Dragons, along with help from Marina and Pearl practiced their song. Soon enough, Splatoween rolled along. Spike and his friends were in their Splatoween costumes they were going to use for the performance.
When night fell, Marina and Pearl walked out onto the stage in Inkopolis Square and Pearl yelled out, "Who's ready for Splatoween!?" as the crowd reacted, she said, "I can't hear you! Who's ready for Splatoween!?" When the crowd reacted in a giant cheer, she smiled, "That's what I'm talkin' about! Now, say hello to the Purple Dragons with their debut single, Ghosts Just Wanna Dance!"
Twilight yelled out, "Good luck Spike! Do your best!"
As Spike heard his sister, he started playing his guitar and started singing his first part of the song, "Night falls on a spooky scene. Deck the splatted halls in black and green. With the ghouls and ghosts, and the haunted host. From the darkness there's a distant scream. With frozen chills, screaming shrieking shills. Whoa that sounds like it's getting closer, drums are getting louder, bass is getting lower. As the shadows spin, you'll be joining in, but first you gotta find the key."
Now Ember joined in with her back up, along with Spike singing in union, "Who knows what is behind that door? Creeping up on the floor!" After their shared part, Ember continued, "We're not here to freak you out, we just came to shake it down, oh-oh-oh raise up your hands! The ghosts just wanna dance! Only want to splat your soul, give you chills and that's their goal! Oh-oh-oh, throw up your hands! The ghosts just want to dance!"
Spike continued onto the song, "There's music seeping out of every room, leading to a party doom. Frozen still in fright, nothing like the sight, of a mummy dancing on a tomb." Before going back in union with Ember, "Who knows what is behind that door? Creeping up on the floor!"
As the song started to end, Ember continued singing, "We're not here to freak you out, we just came to shake it down, oh-oh-oh raise up your hands! The ghosts just wanna dance! Only want to splat your soul, give you chills and that's their goal! Oh-oh-oh, throw up your hands! The ghosts just want to dance! All the ghosts are getting crazy, but their not here to scare you, just a haunted dance party, everybody is there, who came to get their creep on, so I'm spinning this song. Use your spooky, spooky voices as you're singing along! "We're not here to freak you out, we just came to shake it down, oh-oh-oh raise up your hands! The ghosts just wanna dance! Only want to splat your soul, give you chills and that's their goal! Oh-oh-oh, throw up your hands! The ghosts just want to dance! The ghosts just want to dance! The ghosts just want to dance!"
As the song ended, the crowd was cheering like crazy, and Spike smiled at how successful their debut was. As they went down to the plaza, Twilight ran over to her brother, along with her friends and said, "That was amazing Spike! I've still got shivers from your song!"
Spike smiled, "Thanks sis, I'm glad you liked it." before joining his sister and friends in the celebration.
As the Splatoween Celebration continued, the Purple Dragons, Off the Hook, and many other bands played spooky songs, and when his band finished their last song, Marina congratulated them, "Good job you guys, this was the best Splatoween Celebration ever. Tomorrow's the day the Splatfest starts between Trick and Treat. I hope you have fun over the weekend."
Spike smiled, "You bet I'll have fun, I'm always excited when a Splatfest is coming up." before fist bumping with Marina and heading home.
When Spike got home, his parents looked over from the TV and Night Light said, "Nice job out there son, we were watching the show from here. You really are a great singer. You should probably get some rest for the Splatfest tomorrow."
Twilight Velvet nodded, "I'm glad you had fun honey, but your dad's right, you should get some rest if you want to be in tip-top shape for the Splatfest."
Spike yawned and hugged his parents saying, "Thanks mom and dad, your support means a lot. I'll see you in the morning." before heading to bed.