[ WP ] People start turning into terrifying monsters based on their Zodiac star signs .

It was the day after Halloween and kids were stuffing their faces with candy and playing around in the park. Tanner and his buddies were hanging around near the swings. Him and Duncan were swinging on the swings while the other two were climbing the metal poles. The sun was low in the sky and objects casted large shadows towards the west. 
 
 Tanner gripped onto the chains tightly. His sleeve to his sweatshirt fell and revealed his chapped knuckles. Juan, who was almost done climbing one of the metal poles, grinned and popped a Snickers into his mouth. Duncan leaped off of the swing and stumbled over the wooden ledge. 
 
 In the distance, another group of kids were walking up the sidewalk into the park. They carried pillowcases filled to the brim with candy. Tanner and Juan paused and narrowed their eyes as they observed the kids. Duncan and the other kid, Shayne, hopped onto the baby swings, oblivious to what was coming at them. 
 
 `` Duncan!'' Tanner yelled and glanced at him. 
 
 He turned around with a mouthful of candy. Shayne asked for him, `` What?'' 
 
 Juan pointed to the kids and said, `` Look! It's the kids that hate us!'' 
 
 Shayne bit his lip and shot a worried expression to Juan. He ran his fingers through his greased hair and sprung off of the pole. He landed with a loud thud, which caused the group of kids to whip their heads around. They stared at him for a second. A scrawny boy, with long, messy hair, started to walk towards Juan. He scampered back and slammed himself against the pole. He shrieked as the boy came closer to him. He sank down and plopped down on his ass. 
 
 Tanner hurried over to him and picked him up from his armpits. They peered over and the boy stood there with his arms crossed. Tanner jumped back and widened his eyes. His mouth hung open as he held up his hands. 
 
 `` Who do you think you're looking at, Tanner?'' The boy asked and furrowed his eyebrows. 
 
 Tanner darted his eyes around and said, `` I-I do n't know, b-but it talks.'' 
 
 The boy shoved Tanner into the swing. He fell back and arched his back over the seat. Juan shakily stood up and slapped the boy. 
 
 `` Stop touching him, Juan!'' Duncan demanded from the baby swing. 
 
 He clenched his fists and grabbed Shayne by the arm. He dragged him over to the boy and said, `` Leave us alone.'' 
 
 The boy snickered and flipped his hair over to the side. Juan gritted his teeth and glanced back at Tanner, who was rubbing his bleeding elbow. 
 
 `` You really think you can take us down, Peyton?'' Shayne wondered. 
 
 Peyton nodded and tapped his foot. Juan tapped his foot, too. He stuck out his tongue and the boy raised one eyebrow. He stopped tapping his foot. Juan stopped and cracked his fingers. 
 
 `` Will you stop?'' Peyton snapped. 
 
 Juan giggled, which was cut off when Peyton threw a blow to his face. Juan staggered backwards and cursed. He held his nose and looked at Shayne. He gasped and punched Peyton in the arm. He stepped backwards and held up his arms. 
 
 `` What the hell was that?'' Peyton asked. 
 
 Shayne grabbed at his neck and pushed him forward with his fingers wrapped around it. Peyton's eyes shot open and he slapped Shayne's wrists. With one hand, Shayne wrapped his fingers in Peyton's hair and pulled. He screeched and rammed into him. Shayne flew back and hit his head against Duncan's legs. He looked up from Shayne and slowly walked up to Peyton. 
 
 He leaned against a tree and wiped the dripping sweat off of his forehead. Duncan put his hand on Peyton's shoulder and held his fist back. Peyton quickly grabbed Duncan's shoulders and leaped forward. They both fell to the ground and skidded across the wood chips. Tanner pounced on top of Peyton and punched him in the back of the head. His head flung forward and hit Duncan's. 
 
 When Duncan opened his eyes a split second later, he was welcomed with the sight of a bull backing up. It's head was lowered and the large, scratched horns stuck out. A goat with a large mermaid tail sat there staring at the bull. It's bright yellow eyes were locked on the horns. 
 
 `` What?'' Duncan asked while crawling backwards. 
 
 He looked at his hand, only to find a large furry paw sitting there. He tried screaming, but an ear piercing roar came out. The bull jumped back and snorted. The goat simply turned its head to face Duncan. He hit his fishy tail against the ground and bowed its head. 
 
 `` What?'' Duncan repeated. 
 
 The bull flicked its tail and sprinted towards the goat. It rolled out of the way and dragged itself towards a sitting ram. The bull dragged its heels into the ground and snorted again. Its nose ring dangled and reflected the rising sun. 
 
 A few more animals came up from behind it. Duncan backed up and realized the bull was Peyton. He sat up and pawed at the ground. Peyton and his group growled in their throats and jumped onto Duncan. They ripped at his face and bit off his mane. Juan, who was the goat, dived onto a centaur and hit him with his hoof. 
 
 Duncan roared for Juan, but nothing came out. He laid there breathing heavily, staring up into the sky. The animals moved on and attacked Shayne, the ram. Duncan slowly closed his eyes and took his last breath. 
 
 
 
 **I did n't write so good for this story. I could've done way better but I would've ended up making this some sort of chapter book. **
