When he woke up, Pistachio found himself staring at a pair of chocolate-brown eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief; Sponge the squirrel. Sponge had come to the band with a message from Silko, the 3 rabbits’ friend, saying that the Cratiors had finished digging up Chucky Home and they were heading North. Bad news. North would lead the Cratiors straight towards Pistachio and his small crew, so they had to change direction fast. Samosa told Sponge to meet at Cassius Crinks; there final direction and everlasting safety. When the crew finished cleaning and clearing any sign of evidence that they had been there, Sponge disappeared back into the dark greenery of the oak trees, leaving Pistachio’s band by themselves to work out what to do next. Luck struck. Pedro spotted a glimpse of a colossal orange palace in the corner of his small eye; Pumpkin Palace was East. Excited as child’s receiving gifts, Pedro and Samosa both ran eagerly ahead of Pistachio towards Pumpkin Palace and they had left Fortnight Forks. Pistachio sighed and after 10 minutes of calm, steady walking, he caught up to Pedro and Samosa. They were staring up at the huge dark orange wall. One by one, the crew helped each other scale the stone wall until they reached a rabbit sized hole in the corner and crawled in. 

Inside the wall, small passage ways led to a king-sized dining room that was showed in pumpkin pies and other tasty pumpkin related treats. The crew jumped onto a chandelier and then onto a cotton-based table but took their time because they did not want to alarm the Headless Pumpkin Horseman; they were vile and deadly. Luckily, the 3 rabbits were alone in the ugly orange dining room. Through the eye hole, which was big enough for Pedro to squeeze through, in the enormous wooden door, Pistachio saw one Headless Pumpkin Horseman carrying what seemed to be a battle axe made of iron. Samosa suggested that they climb out of the window and up the silver pipes towards the top floor. So that’s what they did, only after helping themselves to some pumpkin pies. In the top floor, there was one room that looked very different and less orange to the others; it was brown, dusty and creepy. Inside, hay was scattered around the wooden floor and there was enough to be turned into a bed for the 3 rabbits. As a bonus, there was crates of green, huge banana leaves that were stacked up in a corner. There were no Headless Pumpkin Horsemen around but you could still here a loud thud after they took a foot-step. 

Whilst Samosa and Pedro made themselves feel like they were back at Chucky Meadow, Pistachio left the safety of the abandoned attic in an eager mission to find a small supply of nutritious food that would keep them going for the time being and hopefully the rest of the journey. On the second floor, Pistachio had to stop moving as there where a small group of Headless Pumpkin Horseman blocking every path.