The Great Pumpkin's Sweet Revenge by Harmon

So I had made several calls to the individuals that most likely placed this large pumpkin on our front step. I gave them until the end of the night to have it removed or they would feel my wrath. They chuckled and pretended like they didn't know what I was talking about.

Last night after we returned home from our family venture to the BYU Bookstore, the pumpkin was still there and I had had it! Thursday night is hockey night, so I drove down to the church and came screached into the parking lot, slammed on my brakes and let them all know that they have started war. Again they laughed and pretended not to know what I was talking about. So I squeeled out of the parking lot and went home to take the appropriate action.

I went downstairs, got by paintball gun, filled the hopper and headed out the door. Just as I opened the door, our Elder's Quorum President was about to knock on the door and was fearful of his life after seeing me with some kind of weapon in my hand. It turns out that the guys had done the same thing to him and he wanted to go get a bunch of pumpkins and blockade their doors. I thought that was way too much work and I had other plans. He looked a little concerned but I headed to the church which is just down the street from our house.

I walked through the backyard of the house next to the church, whose yard just so happened to be one of the "tricker's." I climbed up on the fence to find them all right there playing hockey. It took them a while to notice me and they started skating over to me. When they realized I had a gun in my hand they slowly started to skate backwards, at which time I began to fire the trigger, shooting as fast as my finger could pull the trigger. They were yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs. I landed several shots and then they were gone. It was the funniest site I have ever seen in my life! One of the other guys that plays with us and wasn't involved in the trick, stood there holding his arms high up in there yelling, "Don't shoot, don't shoot, I have no beef with you at all!" Eventually, they came back and cleaned up the pumpkin I had since cut apart and set up an entire blockade leading into their street. We all had a good laugh and needless to say, I don't think they will be playing any more tricks on me.