As with Disordered, Secrets is another short chapter from first person perspective.
O.O I did not coordinate my title of this story with the title of this episode! Promise! Though Greta is one of my favorite Young Justice Comic characters ^^
Kay, R&R!
Halloween was my favorite holiday. Always have, always will. I mean, this was the one day out of the year where you could wear a superhero costume and not be suspected, get candy from random strangers, and scare the heck out the of little kids.
I wasn't one for that last one, but the two former where right up my alley.
M'gann invited us to the dance that her school was holding.
"Everybody will be there! The whole Team and everything!" She giggled in delight the day before.
"Maybe you should bring a date," Artemis jabbed me with her elbow.
"In your dreams, blondie," I rolled my eyes, but a grin escaped from all the joking. Obviously they were talking about Robin, and obviously they knew the answer to every question they asked.
But, with the way Robin favored Zatanna over me, and my embarrassing act during the exercise, I had no idea where we stood right now. I chose not to think about it, telling myself that I had other things to do then ponder over my relationship with the Boy Wonder. I mean, I would NOT drive myself crazy with worry at what he thought of me. Quite frankly, I could care less. If we weren't on the same team, I wouldn't even have to interact with him. But we were, and I did.
A certain howl of a certain werewolf snapped me out of my thoughts. I grinned at Wally's imitation, and put the finishing touches on my costume. One last glance in the mirror, and I exited my living quarters. Every member of the Team was issued one, if they couldn't, or just didn't, go home.
Wally, Conner, and Megan were the only ones there so far, Wolf snoring on the floor. Megan was fixing the bandages around Conner's head. I assumed he was going as a mummy.
Megan stepped back from the two, and morphed into a zombie bride.
"Woah, babe, eat my brains anytime," Wally practically drooled.
I clapped, "Very impressive!"
Three pairs of eyes landed on me, looking at my costume. I was a black cat, and got the costume down to a T.
Black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black shoes. My hair was adorned with a headband (Not my uniform one!) covered in faux fur, and two ears were stabled onto it. The same fur covered my tail, the fabric attached to my belt. My 'paws' were black gloves with pink construction paper on the palms, simulating the pads. Lastly, my nose was covered in pink paint, black whiskers covered my cheeks.
"Wow, Lexi! You look amazing!" Megan complimented.
"Like wise!"
Wally slipped his arm through mine, "Can I play with the kitty?" He asked, flirting.
I shoved him away good naturedly, "No, you cannot. Besides, don't dogs and cats hate each other?"
Green eyes gleamed, "We could make a compromise."
"Great minds think alike!" We turned and saw Captain Marvel, his face painted to match Megan's, a candy bag in his hand.
"Captain, you look terrific!" Megan said sweetly, "Are you going to a Halloween celebration to?"
"Well sure, I'm going with, I mean, you did invite the whole team, right?"
"Yeah, we'll all be at the dance. So don't worry about us, go. Have a good time as your party."
"RECOGNIZED: ARTEMIS B07. ZATANNA ZATARA: A03." I scoffed at the mention of the magician's daughter. There she was, looking obnoxiously pretty as a witch. On a lighter note, Artemis looked great as a vampire.
"Oh hey, Zatanna. You look great," the blonde said.
"Oh thanks, you too!" Zatanna beamed at Artemis as they made their way over.
"Lexi, that costume fits you perfectly!" She added to me.
"I made it myself. It should fit," I snarled, but after everyone stared at me, I added, "Thanks. So does yours."
"Oh, look: Zombie Captain Marvel. That's hilarious. Is the Justice League having a party, because my dad didn't mention it." I snorted at the thought. Stiffs like them, having a party?
"No, no, no, no! See I..fine! I'm going trick-or-treating," Marvel flew to the zeta-tube, and it lit up, "And I'm NOT sharing my candy!" He was gone.
Megan continued with Conner's costume, and Zatanna asked Artemis something I couldn't hear. What ever it was, it upset my friend greatly. I felt my blood boil. How could she do that to Artemis? The archer stormed towards the zeta-tube, and Zatanna ran after, probably apologizing. Artemis halted, said something in response, and Zatanna switched their fake costumes into their real uniforms. Artemis grinned, and the two headed for the hangar.
"Hey," Wally said, noticing my expression, "What's gotten into you?"
The walk to Happy Harbor was short, to say the least. Megan led the way into the gym, where it was decorated with typical Halloween things: spiders, ghosts, pumpkins, black and orange everywhere. Music pounding through the air, and there were a lot of people.
"It's too bad the rest of the Team couldn't make it," Megan said.
Conner surveyed the people, then said, "You've got to be kidding!"
I followed his gaze. Everywhere you looked, there were kids in superhero costumes. It was like a huge slap in the face.
"If I knew it was a superhero party, I would've went as myself," I joked to Wally.
"No kidding!" He replied back.
"You look amazing!" A Black Canary took Megan's hands. With the Black Canary was a bumblebee, a Batman on his phone, and a Superman with dark skin.
"Who did your makeup, gurl?" asked the bumblebee.
The dark skinned Superman surveyed Conner, "Horror victim?"
"Mummy," He corrected, "You?"
The boy spread his arms wide, "Superman, done right." In what world?
"Yeah, good luck with that," It was like Conner read my thoughts.
"Wally, Lexi, this is Wendy, Karen, Mal, and-" She looked around for the Batman, who was texting furiously.
"Ignore Marvin, he thinks we're being invaded by Martians," Wendy rolled her eyes, unimpressed. I flinched with such words, remembering the failure that happened a few weeks.
"Hey, you're Black Canary, right?" I said to Wendy.
She beamed, "Yeah! And you are, uh, Catwoman?"
I looked at her, "No. Just a cat."
"Oh. Well it looks great!" The girl covered up her mistake.
"I never said that, it's just, reports are all over the interwebs! And I'm not the only one getting them!"
As if summoned by Marvin's words, my phone started buzzing. I ignored it.
"I mean, Martians aren't invading, just a prank gone viral, right?"
"Of course Martians aren't invading. Ever heard of Martian Manhunter? Martians aren't hostile," said a older guy with an eye patch.
"Of course not," Megan said through clenched teeth.
The lights went out, and groans of protest followed.
"Everyone calm down! It's probably just a blown fuse!" said the eye patch man.
"Says here Martians have taken over New Haven and Province!" Mal said. I rolled my eyes at Megan. We all knew Martians weren't evil, because the Martian in front of us baked us cookies after every mission!
"Spotted in Happy Harbor, too," Wendy added.
"Guys, guys! It's a Halloween cliché."
"Meaning it happens a lot?" Karen retorted.
A voice spoke over the inter-com, "Attention, homeland security advises everyone to stay inside the gymnasium. This is not due to any alien invasions."
Voices exploded, and people were angry.
We should call the Cave, Megan said through our mind link.
Wait, Conner cautioned, and looked at the bleachers.
"For your own safety, please stay inside," The inter-com instructed.
Conner looked back at us, a devious smile on his face. That only meant one thing: we were going to mess with someone's head.
"THE MARTIANS ARE COMING! THE MARTIANS ARE COMING!" Wally ran towards Marvin, faking a scared look on his face.
"Look out! They have disintegration rays!" Conner pointed. I cringed as I saw Artemis die again in my mind, but I had to keep focus and not miss my cue.
A beam of light hit Wally, and I created a tornado around the ginger. He used his superspeed to get away fast, and screamed horribly while he did it. In Wally's place was Megan, using her powers to disguise herself as a clichéd Martian. Megan roared, and the look on Marvin's face was priceless.
"Run Marvin!" Conner pushed the geek, "I'll hold it off!" The clone ran towards the 'Martian' but Megan picked his up and smashed him into a wall with her telekinesis. Conner laid on the ground, and rolled his head for extra measure, to appear dead. Marvin ran into the school, screaming his little Batman head off.
Conner caught up, and we joined him.
I laughed, "We so got him!"
"Come on, we do not want to miss this!" We followed the screamer, and pushed open the doors into the gym.
Marvin was talking fast and animatedly, even admitting to pulling the prank.
"The Martian just killed two guys!"
"Which two guys?" asked Megan, behind him.
"Those two guys!" He pointed to Conner and Wally, both looking very much alive.
"Wait! I, uh, oh."
"Marvin!" Wendy placed her hands on her hips.
"Trick-or-treat?" Marvin shrugged sheepishly.
At least we got a lot of candy.
