Eerie, Indiana fanfiction: Prohibited

[froodle]

Written for Day 19 of the 31daysoffandom challenge. The prompt I used for this was "full moon"



There was milk, yoghurt, and cottage cheese all over the road. Marshall Teller picked his way carefully through the lactose-laden carnage, keeping his eyes averted from the lumpy smear of pale pink residue that marked where blood splatter and dairy had mixed before curdling. Simon followed in his wake, grimacing at the clammy coldness of spilled ice-cream seeping through the toes of his worn out Sky Monsters.

It was hardly the first time death and dairy had combined in this town, a swirl of flavours that nobody had wanted but many had sampled, but it was the first incident Marshall could remember that hadn’t involved a milk truck on its side, wheels spinning while the scene inside the rear windows flickered madly before fading out.

The Eerie Fire Department were out in full force, helping to clear those milk cartons that had survived the impact from the road and sidewalks. Having only one engine, and therefore one extending ladder, meant that retrieving the flash-frozen citizens from the trees and telegraph poles where they had been flung on impact would take a while. The men and women of Eerie’s hard-working emergency services would require vast quantities of tea and coffee to keep them warm while they worked, and any cost-cutting on the part of a government-funded service was always welcome.

A groaning ice-cream salesman, his novelty sundae-shaped hat now bent and crumpled into a tricoloured twist that was more Picasso than Neapolitan, was being bundled into the back of an Eerie PD cruiser by a stony-faced Sergeant Knight and a weeping Officer Derek. Sergeant Knight was reciting a long list of violations with his usual lack of affect, and it was one of these many crimes that attracted Marshall’s attention.

“Did he just say ‘making ice-cream during a full moon’?” he whispered to Simon. Simon looked up at him, a thick milk moustache coating his upper lip and his eyes full of bafflement.

“Mars,” he said, slowly and carefully. “Everyone knows you don’t make ice-cream during a full moon.”





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Halloween by froodle, in which Mars and Simon celebrate a Von Orloff-free All Hallows Eve

Surprise by froodle, in which Mars tries to make sure Simon's birthday goes a little better this year

The Glade by froodle, in which Simon and Mars visit a place that only exists on February 29th

Egg Hunt by froodle, in which Simon and Mars partake of some traditional Easter activities

Boardwalk by froodle, in which Simon and Mars are swayed by radio advertising

Lady in Red by froodle, in which Simon experiments on the old-fashioned radio in the Secret Spot, and horror ensues

Waiting In by froodle, in which there is an ice-storm and a handyman does not arrive

Seafoam by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the seaside

A Night at the Circus by froodle, in which a carnivale comes to town, and Marshall and Simon do not enjoy themselves

Taking a Break by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall enjoy some much-needed R&R

Model Railway by froodle, in which a new business prepares to open in Eerie

Shoreline by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall investigate strange happenings on the shores of Lake Eerie

Parade by froodle, in which Mars takes issue with the Eerie Beekeepers Association's choice of mascot

Homestead by froodle, in which Marshall finally gets something useful out of shop class

Hound by froodle, in which Simon makes a friend

Errands by froodle, in which Simon has a to-do list

Slyboots by froodle, in which a certain corporal of the infernal regions comes to Eerie. Crossover with Johannes Cabal the Necromancer.

Waterlogged by froodle, in which Eerie experiences heavy rainfall

Festival by froodle, in which Eerie's local businesses celebrate the summer

Strawberry by froodle, in which there is unauthorised hubbub in Eerie

Wildlife by froodle, in which Simon and Marshall go to the beach

Facilities by froodle, in which the Eerie Bus Station and Supper Club has a problem with the men's toilet

Anticipation by froodle, in which Simon and Harley look forward to the Equinox

Castle by froodle, in which there is unexpected architecture in Eerie

Visitor in which Marshall's grandma comes to stay

Euclid by froodle, in which Marshall and Simon investigate strange events at the Eerie Cemetery

The Hut by froodle, in which Simon takes on the forces of Eerie solo