AN: Just a random SSM ficlet for Halloween starring Sandman and Rhino. I have no idea at what point in the series this is supposed to take place, btw. And yes, Sandman and Rhino might be a little OOC, but it's all in good fun, so it's okay.
Disclaimer: If I owned The Spectacular Spider-Man, it would've lasted MUCH more than 26 episodes.
It was Halloween night in New York City, and all over, everyone was having a good time. Kids were out trick-or-treating while their parents were attending some more, um, mature parties. All in all, everyone was having fun. Well, everyone except the Rhino, that is.
"I'm bored!" the big dumb criminal moaned to his partner in crime, Sandman.
"So what do you expect me to do about it?" Sandman questioned.
"Let's go out and wreck stuff!" Rhino suggested.
"Sorry, but I don't feel like getting caught by Spidey and being thrown in the slammer on Halloween." Sandman said. Pouting like a moody teenager, Rhino sunk down into his chair, crossing his arms, and Sandman sighed.
"Here." he said, tossing a big bag of candy into Rhino's lap. "I picked this up while I was out." Rhino brightened up immediately.
"Hey, thanks Flint!" he said. He tore open the bag and started to stuff his face, then stopped. "But wait, I didn't get you anything!" he said.
"That's alright." Sandman said. "I don't need nothin'." Rhino went back to eating quietly. Despite Sandman saying that he didn't need anything, he was going to get him something too if it killed him.
And that was how, a few hours later, Rhino found himself out on the streets. Luckily for him, since it was Halloween, everybody who saw him just assumed that he was in a costume, and never once suspected him of being the real deal. And then suddenly, Rhino found the perfect gift for his partner-standing right in front of him.
"Nice costume." Spider-Man quipped. Then, faster than you can say 'Trick-or-Treat', Rhino charged the crime-fighter, knocking him into a wall, and causing him to fall unconscious. He smirked to himself as he picked up the motionless web-slinger. Sandman was going to LOVE this.
"Rhino?" Sandman asked as he entered their hideout, only to find it empty.
"Surprise!" Rhino's voice suddenly boomed out as he came in through the back exit. "Happy Halloween, Flint!" He tossed the semi-conscious and now tied up Spider-Man into his favorite armchair, waiting for Sandman's reaction. Sandman looked the superhero up and down, then turned to Rhino.
"Um, O'Hirn," he started, "I appreciate this-but you messed up."
"Huh?" Rhino asked, his happy smirk disappearing from his face to be replaced with a confused look. Sandman walked over to the wall-crawler and ripped the tape from his mouth (which Rhino had to lift his mask partly up to put on).
"Ow!" cried a female voice. Sandman then pulled 'Spider-Man's' mask completely off, to reveal a confused, and somewhat scared, young teenage girl. Rhino looked from Sandman to the girl, again and again, for a few silent seconds before speaking again.
"Huh. Who would've thought that all this time Spider-Man was a chick?"
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