Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. Please, if I did, Xiaolin Chronicles would not exist and XS would have more seasons.
Warning: Homosexuality, minor language, and...yeah, that's literally it. Enjoy.
31. Haunted House
"I can't believe you talked me into this," Chase stated dryly as his mate dragged him into 'The 13 Floors of Fear'.
"Believe it, baby," Jack remarked with a happy smirk. "I mean, c'mon, Chase. What better way to spend Halloween than at a haunted house?"
"I don't celebrate your 'Halloween', Spicer," the dragonman informed him idly. "I'm more frightening than anything that we're going to see in here."
Jack rolled his eyes dismissively as they joined their group, which consisted of a woman and her two children, who both looked about five, two Filipino girls, one giggling with an awkward smile and the other fiddling with her phone, and a lone girl, who looked oddly familiar…
"Hey!" Jack greeted her.
The girl jumped in surprise and turned around warily. When she saw the evil genius and the warlord, she smiled brightly. "Jack! Chase! I'm so glad to see you guys!"
"It's great to see you, too!" Jack exclaimed. "Is the Heylin Café closed for tonight?"
"I just thought that everyone would be out either celebrating or causing their own trouble tonight, so I decided to close up," she explained. Then, she seemed to grow slightly nervous and confided to them in a shaky whisper, "I actually don't like haunted houses…like, at all."
"Then, why are you going into one?" Chase asked in mild curiosity.
"I've been trying to grow a backbone," the brown-haired girl admitted sadly. "So, I've chosen tonight to start trying to face my fears!"
"…fascinating," Chase droned in a deadpan voice.
Jack shot him an annoyed side-ways glance before turning his attention back to the girl with a smile. "I think that's great…umm, what is your name, anyways?"
"'My name'?" she echoed. "Oh! It's-"
"Okay, everyone!" a creepy voice from seemingly out of nowhere declared. "It's time to begin your journey through…The 13 Floors of Fear!"
Chase sighed. "Alright, let's get this over with."
"Don't make it sound so awful," Jack lectured him, squeezing his hand.
"Oh? You don't like haunted houses either, Chase?" the brown-haired girl asked, her eyes blinking at him owlishly.
"I do, but not for your reasons," the warlord answered with a disdainful sniff. "These places bore me."
"Oh…" the girl replied softly, a bit crestfallen as the group made their way into the first room.
It was pitch black with the exception of some weirdly lit windows on one side of the room, giving the room a weird glow. With every step they took, the floorboards creaked loudly and appeared unstable.
Suddenly, there was a noise from the opposite side of the room, followed by an awful groan.
"Okay, yeah, this is definitely creepy," the brown-haired girl commented, her green eyes darting around warily.
Without warning, a slimy hand shot out from the shadows and latched onto one of the Filipino girls' shoulders, causing the two to scream and latch onto the brunette in terror. This started a chain-reaction throughout the room causing everyone (with the exception of Chase) to shriek in surprise and fright. After everyone had all calmed down enough and the hand had retracted itself back into the shadows, the group tentatively entered the next room.
By the time they reached the fifth floor, the one mother of the two shivering children looked like a nervous wreck, the two Filipino girls were still gripping onto the brown-haired girl's shoulders, much to her annoyance, and Jack was latched onto his master's arm as his teeth chattered together roughly.
Chase, however, was sporting a pleased grin. "You know, Spicer, I retract my earlier statement. This is fun."
With a look of amazement and anger, Jack asked, "Say what? You mean you actually like this?"
"Of course," his lover answered smugly. "Watching you all scream in hysterical fear at the most pathetic attempts to strike fear into your hearts…this is better than sitting at home watching half-assed horror movies like we did last year."
"…so you take pleasure in my fear? Is that what you're saying?"
"Basically, yes," the dragonlord replied with a chuckle.
"You son of a—Oh, my God!" Jack suddenly screamed out, his insult cut short as a bloody woman with a chainsaw appeared in front of him, cackling maniacally.
Chase smiled at his mate's unbridled terror for a moment or two before becoming disinterested in the woman and deftly shoving her out of the way, not caring as she slammed into the wall from his impeccable strength. "Let's keep going. I've grown bored again."
The group moved up to the next floor and the first thing they were greeted by was a man being electrocuted by a chair as he screamed and shook violently.
Surprisingly, this didn't at all frightened Jack, who instead asked Chase curiously, "Does electrocution really hurt that much?"
"You ask me as though I'm an expert," Chase remarked.
"Well, you've been around for how long now?" his mate pointed out. "There isn't that much you don't know already."
"True," Chase agreed smugly before answering, "From what I can tell, I suppose it depends on how much electricity is shot through a person. If it's small spurts, there's more of a torture factor, while if they simply jolt everything they've got, the person's death will arrive much quicker. It depends how much mercy people are willing to show."
"…I feel like I'm on an educational field trip," Jack snickered quietly. "When do I start taking notes?"
Chase lightly batted the side of the goth's head. "You are such a dork."
Finally, once they were through the last floor, the group walked out into the darkness of the night, lit up only by a few nearby streetlights. The two kids were actually giggling with terrified joy, while their mother's face was as pale as a sheet. The two Filipino girls were still gripping onto the brunette, but they were now talking to each other in a friendly demeanor.
"Bye, guys!" The girl waved at Jack and Chase as she walked off with the other two.
"Bye!" Jack shouted back as Chase gave a refined wave of farewell. Then, the red-head turned to his master. "Well, that was fun…let's do it again! There's another one just a few blocks-"
"No," Chase immediately denied him as he began to walk away.
"What?!" Jack exclaimed, running after him. "What do you mean 'no'? I thought you like it!"
"Once was enough for this year, Spicer."
Jack paused before smiling in that creepy, yet endearing way of his. "'This year'? Does that mean we can go again next year?"
"We'll see," the warlord replied in a neutral voice.
Jack, of course, took this as a 'yes' and squeed happily as he followed after his master.
32. Pumpkin
"My favorite part of Halloween!" Jack stated happily as he marched into the kitchen, a pumpkin in his arms.
"I can't believe you two talked me into this," Wuya groaned.
"Spicer seems to have the amazing talent of stringing people along for his little activities, doesn't he?" Chase commented to her as he took a sharp knife out of a nearby drawer to begin carving.
"And I use it to my advantage!" Jack chirped, giving his lover a quick kiss on the cheek as he plopped the pumpkin down on the counter. "I always look forward to carving pumpkins every Halloween. Y'know, I was named after these."
"Your real name is pumpkin?" Chase teased with a smirk.
"No!" Jack exclaimed, lightly shoving him. "Jack O' Lantern's."
"Really?" Chase inquired, a bit shocked.
Jack nodded as he procured his own knife from a drawer. "Yep. My mom is actually a big fan of Halloween—I know, it's weird, just don't ask—and she decided to name me after them, since it's her favorite part of the holiday, too."
"So...wait," Chase said, trying to piece this together in his mind. "Your full name is actually Jack O' Lantern Spicer?"
The young man merely nodded as he began to cut into the pumpkin.
"Did you know that?" Chase asked Wuya, who replied, "Of course."
"Jack O' Lantern Spicer…" the dragonman said to himself, almost in disbelief.
The evil genius frowned suddenly and glanced at the warlord. "You don't like my name?"
"Nonsense, Spicer," Chase replied stiffly as he cut into his own pumpkin. "I love your name no matter what."
As Jack's face melted into a small smile of sweetness and gratitude, Wuya rolled her eyes and mumbled under her breath, "Lovebirds…they make me sick."
"Shut up," Jack mumbled as he shoved her lightly, still staring at his master with that same love-struck look.
33. Costumes
Jack slicked back his hair, now dyed jet black, and smiled at his reflection, baring his vampire, glow-in-the-dark fangs.
He was so excited that the Heylin had decided to throw a classic Halloween party, complete with actual costumes, not just their usual personas. Most of the people on the Heylin side were scary enough to begin with and the need for costumes wasn't really necessary, but much to Jack's delight, the Heylin had grown so much closer and saw fit to do more things together, almost like a group of friends.
"Jack! You ready, loser?"
Well…for what passed for friendship on the Heylin side.
"Yeah, kitty litter," Jack called back as the blonde walked in. "I'm glad I convinced you to wear something different than a cat-suit. What did you end up picking-…Ash, a playboy bunny-suit is not that different from a cat-suit."
The blond tugged on her puffy, bunny cottontail as she frowned. "It makes all the difference in the world, Jack," she defended, her voice serious.
Jack merely rolled his eyes as he turned back to his reflection. "Whatever, Ashley."
The girl huffed and stood next to him. "C'mon, let's go. The party is supposed to start in an hour."
"Actually, it starts in half an hour," Jack corrected her, adjusting his black-hooded cape.
"Yeah, but no one ever shows up to a party on time!" Katnappe replied.
"Alright, alright, but we gotta pick Chase up."
"Remind me again; why can't he just teleport there on his own?"
"'Cause the party is surrounded by a magical barrier, both for the safety of us and to ensure that no one tries to attack each other," Jack explained as he strode out of the room, Katnappe following close behind.
"I'm still totally amazed that he's actually on board with this whole party thing," the blond stated as they walked outside to Jack's ship. "I mean, what's he even gonna go as? It's not like anything is scarier than he is, at least by his standards."
They arrived at Chase's citadel, both hopping out of the parked ship and striding through the opening door.
"Hey, Chase!" Katnappe called out obnoxiously.
The Jungle Cats growled and snarled at her presence as she waltzed by, but Jack sent them a subtle command to heel and refrain from attacking.
"Where is that dragonbreath?" the blond thought aloud.
"Don't call him that…" Jack hissed offensively. "He doesn't like it when people call him that."
"I've heard you call him that before!"
"Yeah, but I'm his mate. I've got street cred."
Katnappe rolled her eyes and continued down the hallway. Jack, who possessed a much broader knowledge of his lover's home, quickly found their bedroom.
"Chase…babe, you in here?" he called out as he stepped inside.
The room was eerily quiet and as Jack made his way to the closed bathroom that was connected to the bedroom, he couldn't help feeling a strange sense of dread. He grabbed the knob, turned it, and pulled open the door-
SLASH!
"Ahh!" Jack screamed as a scythe sliced through the air at him. Wasting no time, he flew under the bed, shaking like a leaf.
"Sorry, did I scare you? I seem to have that effect on people."
Jack blinked as he quickly pieced together that he wasn't about to be sliced up into little, evil genius-sized chunks. He crawled out from underneath the bed to see his master wearing a long, black cloak that trailed down to the ground in what could be considered a stunning display. The man gripped a large scythe in his hands and his face was mostly hidden by his hood, but Jack could see his evil grin peeking out.
"Yeah, you scared me, you douche!" Jack growled as he stood up, still shaking from his previous fright.
"My apolo-"
"Oh, don't give me that, 'My apologies, mate,' crap!" the red-head yelled. "I can see you smirking over there! You are an evil, sadistic bastard that loves to watch me freak out!"
"…"
"…"
"…you just figured this out?" the warlord asked with a wider smirk that showed a glint of his fanged teeth. "And you call yourself a genius," he tsked with false disappointment.
"Oh, screw you," Jack hissed with a roll of his eyes.
"I love you," Chase purred back, yet his tone had a mocking chime to it.
Jack gave him a sneer, but it wasn't very serious. "So…you're the Grim Reaper?"
"Of course," the elder man replied as he thumped the end of the staff to the floor. "What's scarier than actual death in a physical form?"
His lover nodded in honest agreement. "Smart. I gotta admit, you look a whole lot scarier that other Grim Reapers I've seen on TV."
"Just don't expect me to start talking in a Jamaican accent."
This made Jack snicker with amusement as Katnappe wandered into the room. "Did somebody scream?"
Chase gestured to his consort. "He did."
"Yeah, because of him!" Jack shouted, pointing to his master accusingly.
"That will teach you to learn to knock before opening a door," Chase said with a smirk.
Katnappe looked at Chase from head to toe before nodding approvingly. "Nice."
"Many thanks, cat-woman," the dragonlord said with a curt bow of his head.
"For the last time, it's-"
"Oh, just shut up, Ashley," Jack interrupted her, his voice exasperated and annoyed. "No one cares what you call yourself."
The blonde huffed angrily at him, but grumbled out, "Let's just go…" before walking out of the room.
Chase and Jack glanced at each other before the elder man remarked, "Are you sure the both of you aren't related somehow? You act like siblings."
"Well, I do kinda think of her as a sister nowadays," Jack admitted as he walked out with his lover. "I mean, she annoys me, never shuts up, steals my make-up, and complains to me about all her boyfriends."
"You poor thing," Chase drawled sarcastically, ruffling Jack's dyed hair.
"Hey, watch it! There's gel in there!" Jack whined, trying to smooth it out.
Chase chuckled slightly before leading his mate out the door and to the ship. "Come. We're going to be late."
"Yeah, I wanna get there before Wuya eats all those rainbow cookies I ordered," Jack agreed as they got in.
Chase's eyes widened as he quirked a smile. "You ordered those?"
Jack grinned back at him as his pale hands gripped onto the controls. "Do you think I would cheat my honey out of the best sweets ever?"
"Your 'honey' would disagree with that statement, since you are the one who produces the best sweets in the world," the warlord said in reply, causing Jack's face to turn slightly pink.
"Oh, dear God in heaven…" Katnappe groaned, flopping in the backseat as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "We'll never get out of here if you two don't quit making those lovey-dovey comments."
"Shut up, Ashley," the two Heylin men said simultaneously before Jack pressed the right controls and they shot off into the night.
34. Trick
"I feel very juvenile right now, Jack," Chase stated as they crept towards the Xiaolin temple.
"Good, that means this is gonna be fun!" Jack giggled softly.
"Spicer, I haven't done childish pranks like this since I was a monk!" the dragonlord whispered harshly.
"Really?" Jack asked in an excited voice, evidently completely missing Chase's point. "What did you do?"
Chase sighed, but as they continued venturing closer, he explained, "Once Dashi and I put this powder in Guan's room when we had guard duty one night. The next morning his skin was all red, dry, and itchy."
"Did he find out it was you guys?"
"Oh, he knew it was us immediately and he wouldn't speak to us for about a month," Chase answered as they made it to the entrance of the temple.
Jack giggled softly, prompting Chase to narrow his eyes and glare at him. "What now?" he hissed.
"I just think it's funny when I find out stuff like that about you. It makes you a little more human to me."
Chase harrumphed. "I was under the impression you enjoyed my unnatural nature."
"I do," Jack replied immediately. "It's just nice to know that even you can be a little fun every now and again."
To this Chase said nothing as they crept into the temple, heading toward the monks bedrooms. They moved slowly and silently, keeping their breathing steady. The two Heylin made it to their stalls and the first one up was Kimiko.
Jack snickered softly and Chase shushed him harshly. "Silence yourself!" he hissed in a whisper. "Now what do we have to do?"
"Alright, for Kimiko, I wanted to…"
After about two hours at the temple, Chase and Jack disappeared and reappeared back at the citadel. They pulled up the Eye-Spy Orb and waited for the fun to begin.
The monks were suddenly awakened by the sound of the Joker cackling at a loud enough decibel for their ears to hurt. When each of them put their hands to their ears to stop the noise, each trap was set off.
A strange goop, which Jack had designed on his own fell on Kimiko from above. It covered her entire body and (she would soon find out) would have the awful spell stay with her for about a month.
Clay was bombarded by raw meat that had gone bad. Both little and big pieces flew out at him, smacking and sticking to him as he plugged his nose to try and deal with the putrid stench.
Raimundo's clothes were all missing and his little cubby was suddenly spray-painted black, marking up all his things and pictures as well as himself. The Brazilian boy now stood in only his pajamas and covered with the black paint.
And for Omi…poor, little Omi. Chase and Jack agreed they'd probably done the worst to him as they watched his ankles suddenly get latched onto by a pair of robotic arms and he was pulled from his cubby and out the open window. He screamed the whole way, not fully awake to figure out how to get himself down. Finally the pulling stopped and the Dragon of Water was hanging by his ankles in a tree.
For a moment, the monk had caught his breath and was about to call out that he was alright before he was suddenly dropped to the ground, landing safely on his feet, but the moment he touched the ground, he heard chittering sounds. Omi glanced around and all he could see…were squirrels. He screamed in terror as they attacked him and luckily the poor boy managed to get away in time, but he would later be found hiding in one of the kitchen cupboards and shaking like a leaf.
Jack had fallen out of Chase's thrown, laughing like an idiot at the sight of the Xiaolin warriors as Chase couldn't help his own deep laughs as he thought of the repercussions.
Hmm…maybe it wasn't too bad of an idea to be a bit juvenile ever once in a while.
35. Treat
"Never again."
"That's what you said last year."
"I mean it this time. Never. Ever. Ever. Again."
"You said that last year, too."
"Quit acting like such a know-it-all!"
"I'm not that the one that overloaded on candy last night!"
"It's your fault for buying all of it! I had no choice!"
"Oh, yeah, I put a gun to your head and forced you to eat all the chocolate candy I bought. Right, it was all my fault."
"…glad to see we agree on something."
"That was sarcasm, you dragon doofus!" Jack spat, whacking him in the back of the head.
"Hey! Don't you dare call me a—oh…I'm too tired to do this…" Chase said with a sigh as he shifted into a more comfortable position on the sofa.
"You disgust me," Jack stated with a look of disdain on his face.
"Oh, like you've never overdosed on candy before? Give me a break, Spicer." Chase grumbled more words under his breath before falling silent and shutting his eyes.
Jack mimicked his words in an annoying tone before grabbing a blanket and tossing it over his lover. "Does the Great Chase Young need a nap?" he mocked meanly.
"Yes, and you are keeping me from it," Chase hissed at the red-head.
"Well, excuse me!" Jack exclaimed in reply before dimming the lights and walking out the door.
The moment he left, though, he smiled softly. It wasn't often Chase did something really stupid, but when he did, even though Jack would lecture him about it afterwards, deep down inside, the evil genius always found it cute to see his lover mess-up. It gave their relationship just a little bit more…leverage.
A/N: So, so, so, so sorry about the lateness of this one. I was doing fine until the week of Halloween and all of a sudden, I got hit with a bunch of stuff. Anyways, I know this chapter probably isn't my best work, but I really wanted to do something funny and cute.
Haunted House: This one was seriously thought of out of pure boredom in my American Politics class. I'd finished all my work and I started jotting down stuff and..yeah. This is what came from it. I decided to add the owner of the Heylin Cafe, which is from my Chack Songwriting Drabbles. I'm thinkin' about adding bits from the Heylin Cafe in this, but I've only got one idea to run with, so I'm open to any suggestions if you guys want to see more of that!
Pumpkin: I love this one so much. The idea of his name came off the top of my head and I just ran with it. I regret nothing...at all. XD Oh, and why is Wuya there? Well, I couldn't leave her out of all the fun!
Costumes: I've had the idea of Chase dressing up as the Grim Reaper for Halloween for a long time. I know he's super scary and all, but the thought of the Heylin all dressing up and embracing the holiday just brings a smile to face. I hope it brought one to yours, too! :) By the way, those rainbow cookies Jack mentioned? So freakin' good...if anyone's interested, I can probably find out if they sell them elsewhere. Seriously, they are so delicious.
Trick: I rushed a bit on this one, so forgive me if it's a bit choppy, but I decided to mess with the monks a bit. I love them, but sometimes they annoy the crap out of me.
Treat: ...no comment. xD
Hope you guys enjoyed this one. I feel slightly embarrassed that I wrote this, but I tried. *sweatdrop* I noticed after I wrote this just how many times Jack managed to talk Chase into doing something...I think Jack's putting something in his soup. *snickers evilly* Nah, just kidding. Just shows how much Chase loves him and how much of a sweet-talker Jack is when it comes to his master.
