Trick or Treat (Safe Prank Edition) If Treat you are given a PowerShell tip. If Trick, a simulated deletion is run. No Remove-Item or destructive cmdlets are used.

Get-TrickOrTreat.ps1

Function Get-TrickOrTreat {
    <#
.SYNOPSIS
    Trick or Treat Safe Prank Edition (simulated only)

.NOTES
    If Treat you are given a PowerShell tip. If Trick, a simulated deletion is run. No Remove-Item or destructive cmdlets are used.
#>

    function Simulate-Delete {
        param(
            [string]$label,
            [int]$maxItems
        )

        $files = Get-ChildItem -Path $label -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First $maxItems
        foreach($file in $files) {
                Write-Host "Deleting: $file" -ForegroundColor DarkMagenta
                Start-Sleep -Milliseconds (Get-Random -Minimum 40 -Maximum 220)
        }

        # finish progress
        Write-Progress -Activity "Simulated deletion: $label" -Completed -Id 1
        return $shown
    }

    function New-Treat {
        param([string]$Path)

        $readme = @"
🍬 Happy Halloween!

You got a Treat! Here is a PowerShell goodie for you:

"@
        $aliases = @"
# Common Aliases
ls = Get-ChildItem
cat = Get-Content
rm = Remove-Item
cp = Copy-Item
mv = Move-Item
ni = New-Item
ri = Remove-Item
gcm = Get-Command
"@
        $oneliners = @"
# Size of current dir (MB)
(Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Measure-Object Length -Sum).Sum/1MB

# Top 5 largest files here
Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Sort-Object Length -Descending | Select-Object -First 5 FullName, @{n='MB';e={ [math]::Round($_.Length/1MB,2) }}

# Quick web check
try { (Invoke-RestMethod https://worldtimeapi.org/api/ip).datetime } catch { 'Offline?' }
"@
        $pumpkin = @"
      ___  ___
     /   \/   \
    |  🎃  🎃  |
     \   /\   /
      '._||_.'
"@

        Write-Host $readme -ForegroundColor DarkMagenta

        $files = @(
            $aliases
            $oneliners
            $pumpkin
        )

        $files | Get-Random | ForEach-Object {
            Write-Host $_
        }

        Write-Host "`nStay spooky—and keep automating!" -ForegroundColor DarkMagenta
    }

    Function New-Trick {
        [int]$DurationSeconds = 3
        [int]$MaxItems = 10..30 | Get-Random
        # Confirmation prompt (unless -Force)
        $tricks = @($env:PATH.Split(';')) + @('C:\ (System Drive)', 'Cloud: my-bucket.example.com (simulated)')
        $label = $tricks | Get-Random

        Clear-Host
        Write-Host "👻 WARNING: You are about to experience a Trick!" -ForegroundColor DarkRed
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
        Write-Host "🎃 Trick — Simulated Deletion" -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
        Write-Host "$MaxItems random files will be 'deleted' from $label"
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
        Write-Host "You have: $DurationSeconds second(s) to stop it!"
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
        Write-Host

        # Big dramatic fake countdown
        for ($t = $DurationSeconds; $t -ge 1; $t--) {
            Write-Host ("Starting in {0}..." -f $t) -NoNewline
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
            Write-Host "`r" -NoNewline
        }
        Write-Host

        # Simulate the "destruction"
        $deletedCount = Simulate-Delete -label $label -maxItems $MaxItems

        # A few dramatic messages (all harmless)
        $messages = @(
            "Formatting partitions... (simulated)",
            "Shredding backup copies... (simulated)",
            "Wiping cloud replication... (simulated)",
            "Encrypting for ransom... (simulated, we promise it's fake)",
            "Uploading to the void... (simulated)"
        )
        # Show 1-3 atmospheric lines
        $messages | ForEach-Object {
            Write-Host $_ -ForegroundColor DarkRed
            Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 400
        }

        Write-Host
        Write-Host ("Simulated deletion complete. {0} fake item(s) 'deleted'." -f $MaxItems) -ForegroundColor Green
        Write-Host
        Write-Host "🎭 JUST KIDDING — this was all a prank. No files were touched, removed, or modified." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    }

    1..9 | Get-Random -Count 1 | ForEach-Object {
        if ($_ -le 3) {
            New-Trick
        } else {
            New-Treat
        }
    }
}

Get-TrickOrTreat