[IC] Stranger Beetles

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"Bullshit!" Beetlejuice grinned. "I know where to find some perfectly drunk college kids, and then we'll see who the scariest demon is!"

He poof'd them away to what looked like a scene from a stereotypical horror movie: a spring break cabin get away in the mountains. Said college kids were out and about, laughing and drinking, and probably getting frisky.

"Alright," Beetlejuice murmured, "My horror movie monster instincts tell me that blond chick in the pumps is gonna wander off with the jock to hook up in the woods, even though there's a perfectly good cabin literally right there. And when they do that, we scare the shit out of them!"

[Beetlejuice96]

"Now I understand why you squeal in joy when the thirteenth lands on a friday." Ash muttered to themselves as they watched the teens. Sure enough, Barbie left the group with Boy Toy heading into the woods.

"Let's go." Ash smirked before turning into a snake and slithering off.

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Beetlejuice was giddy with joy. He took the form of an axe wielding murder hillbilly and slunk through the trees. "Taking notes, Ashy?" He whispered as he approached the college kids. They were in full make out mode, perfect for sneaking up on.

He lurked behind them, then tapped the guy on the shoulder. "Excuse me, bub," he leaned on his axe casually, "You seen my cousin wife around here? Slippery little devil keeps gettin' away from me."

The boy screamed and promptly ditched the girl. Both BJ and the girl watched him save his own ass in disbelief, BJ clearly more amused. "Wow, Becky, gotcha a real winner there, huh?"

[Beetlejuice96]

"Thanks a lot, you jerk!" Becky yelled after the boy she had been making out with before glancing at Beetlejuice. "Well, are you going to axe me to death or what?" She asked, obviously having seen horror movies herself.

She didn't notice Ash coming up behind her in a big ass, don't fuck around, AH HELL NO spider.

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"Axe ya'? I'd rather fork ya'!" He cackled. Classic pervert. He stopped laughing at his own joke long enough to set Ash up. "Hey, what's that on your shoulder?"

Becky looked, then looked behind her. She turned white as a sheet and screamed, taking off towards the cabin.

[Beetlejuice96]

"Ah, such a beautiful sound." Ash sighed as they returned to their normal form. "I do believe we're tied at the moment, dearie. You really need to dish it out to beat me." They smirked mischievously.

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Beetlejuice turned back into his lovable demon form. "C'mon. The murder hillbilly is a classic!" He floated back towards the cabin. "But I know what'll scare 'em even worse than their student loans."

He popped out a few clones, then they all shifted into gory, rotten zombies. BJ and his hoard shambled out into the clearing, moaning and snarling. The cries from the college kids could have woken the dead.

[Beetlejuice96]

"Now that's cheating! I'm not able to make clones like you!" Ash folded their arms and turned their back on him. They were pretending to be upset only to see his reaction.

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Once all the college kids were headed for the hills, Beetlejuice flew back to Ash. "Hey, all's fair in the love and war, Ashy." He grinned.

[Beetlejuice96]

"Oh? So it's war you want? Fine. The one with the most scares gets not only the title of Scare Master until the date comes around again, but bragging rights as well. Deal?" They asked, holding their hand out to shake.

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"Whoa, hold on there, Satan," Beetlejuice held his hands up in defense, "As much as I'd love to go around giving breathers heart attacks all night, I don't think Lyds would approve. She's got me on this whole 'no unnecessary killing' diet." He chuckled. "Why don't we call it even. And we can go dig around in the shit those college kids left behind in their cabin!"

[Beetlejuice96]

Ash huffed a little but understood where he was coming from, Iggy had them on the same diet. "Alright. Hopefully they left behind some good booze." They grinned before running off towards the campsite.

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"Hell yeah!" Beetlejuice flew behind them. He kicked in the door, which was totally necessarily for dramatic effect, and burst inside. The cabin was littered with food wrappers and half empty bottles of booze. A whole rainbow of booze. Mostly the cheap, college kid shit, his personal favorite.

"C'mon, c'mon, I know they're here somewhere," Beetlejuice muttered as he tore through the cabin. He finally opened the refrigerator. "Ah ha! No college kid gathering is completely without basic bitch Jello shots!" He pulled a whole tray of tiny little, Jello filled shot glasses out and set them on the counter, looking very pleased with himself.

[Beetlejuice96]

"Ooh! We should do some sort of game like they do. Oh, what are some of them? Truth or dare, never have I ever, watch a movie and take a shot everytime something cliche happens, ooh we could invite Mary over for fun if you want!" Ash suggested, talking about the Bloody Mary ritual most Breathers partook in.

It was a little amusing how Ash was acting like a giddy girl at a sleepover. Maybe even adorable.

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"Nah, Mary ruins everything," Beetlejuice said dismissively. He looked over at Ash and grinned at how excited they were. "Let's hack their Netflix and watch every shitty scary movie we can find. We take a shot for every garbage jump scare!" Now who was playing Satan? They would probably pass out before the first movie was over.

[Beetlejuice96]

"Yes! I say we start off with those so called found footage Paranormal Activity movies. They're such bullshit!" Ash agreed before blushing darkly upon realizing they cursed for the first time in Beetlejuice's presence.

"I am so sorry, darling, I don't know why I-"

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Beetlejuice perked up, a wicked grin spreading across his face. "OooOoOOoO!" He flew around Ash in a circle. "Ashy said a naughty word!" He teased. "I don't know why you're apologizing to me about it. I think a good, colorful vocabulary is good for the soul."

[Beetlejuice96]

Ash smiled shyly before getting a little excited look. "Let's get shitfaced while watching those movies that are a fucking embarrassment to the best horror movies ever!" They exclaimed before giggling. "You're right, it does feel good."

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"Don't it?" He cackled as he flew over to the couch and turned on the TV. The Netflix was already logged in, too easy! He summoned the tray of jello shots and kicked his feet up. With a snap, all the lights were off. He patted the spot next to him and looked up at Ash with a smile as the first Asylum Productions film began to play.

[Beetlejuice96]

Ash couldn't help cuddling close to him, smiling back before turning to watch the movie. "Oh, take a shot." They said, the cliche of the family moving into a haunted house happening on screen. "Seriously why do Breathers do that?" They asked before throwing their head back as they drank.