Zacky swallowed - as he immediately recognized the voice as belong to Brian Haner Jr, his band mate. The one who was also known as Synyster Gates.

"Yeah, I’m fine," Zacky replied, quietly. "I just had a… a rather interesting dream."

"Oh, I see," Brian replied. "I’m gonna go get us some cookies. I’ll be right back."

"Sure," Zacky replied, as he turned on the lamp. He immediately noticed his wallet sitting on the nightstand. He decided to go through it.

Upon opening the wallet, Zacky was stunned by what he saw. He found several photographs of him at the mansion, him with Grandma Baker, him with Anna Rose, him with April, and him with Zachary Charles and Julia. There was also the sheet of paper with the information from April that he wrote down. Then there was a letter from Grandma Baker, written in her unmistakable handwriting.

"So I guess it wasn’t just a dream," Zacky muttered, stunned. He grabbed the letter, kissed it, and whispered, "I love you, Grandma."

"I’m back!" Brian announced, upon re-entering the room. He was carrying a plate of double chocolate cookies. "Y’know, I don’t even remember buying these. But I found them sitting on the counter, and it had a note on it. It said: ‘Please enjoy these cookies. Love, Grandma Baker’. Gee, I wonder what that’s about." He then handed a small piece of paper to Zacky.

"That is her," Zacky breathed, as he immediately recognized the handwriting. "Even though, she’s been dead for awhile - she… she found some way to communicate with us."

"You sure about that, buddy?" Brian asked, gently. "Either way, these cookies do taste good."
Zacky took a bite, and commented, “Yeah, these are definitely Grandma’s cookies. This is so…”

"Hi, Zacky! Hi, Brian!" called out a young feminine-sounding voice.

As Zacky looked up, he immediately recognized the ghost girl - who was wearing an Avenged Sevenfold shirt. “April Evans!”

"Huh?" Brian asked, sounding confused.

"She’s the girl I visited in the hospital, last week," Zacky explained.

"Weird," Brian muttered, "We have a ghost, right in my bedroom."

"Do not be afraid," April commented, gently. "I just came to tell you that Ashley’s favourite song is Seize the Day. She cries, every time she hears it. That song moves me, too."

"It is a touching song," Zacky agreed, smiling. "Even I get a bit misty-eyed, sometimes, when I hear that song… or perform it."

"I don’t," Brian argued, insistent.

"Yes, you do, you liar!" Zacky exclaimed, as he gave his band mate a playful slug.

"Okay, okay, I do," Brian commented, nervously. "Gee, Zacky, why do you have to…"

"There’s no shame in expressing emotion, Brian," Zacky insisted.

"There isn’t," April agreed. "Well, it’s about time for me to go. Have a nice Halloween, you do!"

"We will," Zacky and Brian commented, simultaneously. Then they both started to laugh.
Zacky watched, as April began to fade away.

"So, Zacky V, what do you think?" Brian asked. "Shall we tell the others about this?"

"Nah, I think we should keep it between us," Zacky replied.

"All right, then," Brian replied, as he reached for another cookie. "Gee, I can tell that this Halloween is gonna be eventful."

"You don’t know the half of it, Brian," Zacky commented, as he also reached for another cookie.

One thing was certain. This was a special Halloween for Zacky Vengeance.

Notes

This is it! This is the end! Happy Halloween, everyone!! \m/