The Popcorn Ball

For a thousand years the Count and Countess Caramel have hosted the lavish Popcorn Ball at their castle high on a hill. Party guests from all around the land attend this Halloween night delight. Sir P. Nut dances with the Countess, Sir Black Cat purses Madam Mouse, and Count Dracula cuts the rug with the Transylvania Tango. They feast on candy corn cakes and fried chickens feet, and dance the night away. But not everyone likes the Ball. The dark Duke dislikes this candy corn abomination and prefers celebrating all that goes bump in the night. When the Duke arrives to crash the party behind a pack of trick or treating ghouls and goblins, the Count and Duke go toe-to-toe in a Halloween night showdown. Who will prevail in this short story adventure, the Count or the Duke?