This is a new oneshot, I got two random ideas for some Halloween fun with Peter Maximoff and the X Men. I wanted to explore Halloween in the mansion, it would have been all change by the 31st of October 1992. Charles would have left the school, Jean is somewhere in space and Raven wasn't around anymore because she was dead. It would have been different, I want to write about life after the events of Dark Phoenix.

I will continue this fanfiction at some point, I've got many ideas for it. But for now I shall keep it has a mystery, I need to work on my other stories... stay tuned!

-This fanfiction is make believe, it's fiction.

-This fanfiction could be turned into a few chapters, but for now I'll leave it on a mystery ending.

-A reunion will happen!

-Ghost by Halsey is used in this fanfiction because she's the singing voice of Dazzler in the Dark Phoenix movie!

-Teenage Frankenstein by Alice Cooper lyrics are featured in this oneshot.

-Have a Happy Halloween!

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The year was 1992, it was Halloween. So many things had happened this year at Xaviers School For Gifted Youngsters, the X Men had lost so much. But would one Halloween party change it all?

I left it as a mystery oneshot for now.

1992

Xaviers School For Gifted Youngsters.

The school was bustling with life, the day had been busy. It was the yearly Halloween party at Xaviers School For Gifted Youngsters, but this year it would be different. The Professor had left the school and Raven had died, Jean was no longer around neither. It had been an awful few months, but Hank wanted the Halloween celebrations to go ahead. The students needed some normality, he thought the party would do everyone some good.

The Halloween party was being held in the Dinner Hall, the students had helped to move the tables and chairs. They needed room for a dance floor and place to setup the music system for a certain special superstar guest, it was beginning to take shape now. Some of the other students helped with the decorating of the mansion and there was a group of students in the teacher's kitchen, they had been helping with the food preparation.

Peter was helping Storm and Kurt with the decorations in the Dinner Hall, he had nipped out for last minute decorations and Halloween candy. He walked along the corridor and watched a few students running passed him with rubber bats in their hands, he soon told them to slow down.

" Safety first, remember that!" Peter said.

The students apologised to Peter and slowed down, but he knew they would continue running when they turned into the other corridor. He soon reached the Dinner Hall, Storm and Kurt were hard at work with the purple coloured paper chains. They had managed to hang half of them on the ceiling, the hall was beginning to look spooky now.

Kurt bamfed himself to the top of a ladder and used his tail to take the other end of the paper chain from Storm's hand, he then pinned it to the ceiling. Peter placed the box down on one of the buffet tables, he then began to unpack the contest of the box onto the table top. He had a mixture of candy, there were Candy Corns, Warheads, Hershey Bars, Skittles, Peeps and Dove chocolate bars.

" Do we need anything else?" Peter asked.

" We should have enough." Storm said while she looked over at him. " I know there's more candy in the kitchen, we're full stocked until Christmas."

" It's good to know we're fully stocked." Peter said, he popped a candy corn into his mouth. " I may have to restock later if my sweet tooth gets hungry."

Peter helped himself to some more of the Candy Corn while he poured it into a large bowl, he was a big fan of Candy Corn. He used to eat bags of them when he was a kid, he now understood why he had been such an hypoactive child. He continued sorting out the candy until he heard someone entered the Dinner Hall, he looked over his shoulder and saw a familiar face. It was Dazzler or Alison as most of the Team Leaders called her, she waved to them before she looked around the hall.

" Well this looks spooky, I love it!" Alison said.

" Alison, you made it!" Kurt said.

" There's my number one fan, how are you?" Alison asked.

Kurt bamfed over to Alison and greeted her with one of his big smiles, she took hold of his hands while she spoke with him. Kurt had insisted that they should invite Alison to the Halloween party, luckily for him she had agreed to come. She hadn't really been touring much since the Bonfire party incident, it had taken months for her arm to heal.

" Kurt, a little help here!" Storm said.

" Oh yes, sorry!" Kurt said.

" We'll talk later." Alison smiled.

Kurt bamfed himself back to the top of the ladder, they still had a lot of things to do yet. Peter smiled at Alison while he continued to take some more of the Halloween candy from the box, she was dressed in her normal attire. She walked over to Peter and rested her hands on the table, she drummed her fingernails against the table top while she decided which candy to take from the bowl. She helped herself to a cherry flavoured lollipop, she then turned her full attention to Peter.

" Hey Alison, how's it going?" Peter asked.

" I'm fabulous as always darling, how are you?" Alison asked.

" I'm good, keeping busy has always." Peter replied.

" That's good to hear." Alison said with a smile." Now then, where do you want me?"

Peter told Alison that they had setup a makeshift stage out of duct tape on the floor, it was going to have to do since they didn't have a stage to setup in the school. She told him she didn't mind, she was happy to preform for the students again. She left Peter to his candy duty and went to help out with the music system, the student who she went to help was starstruck.

Peter soon finished his candy display, he had placed candy eyeballs in the bowl of Candy Corn and Skittles. It was like a sea of sugar, the students would be bouncing off the walls by midnight. Grabbing a few paper pumpkins he began placing them on different tables around the hall, but there was still plenty to do. They needed to sort out the disco lights and prepare a Halloween soundtrack, it was a good job Peter was around with his wide variety of music that he kept in his dorm room.

Kurt soon finished putting up the purple paper chains, he climbed down the ladder and looked through a box of prizes. They were having a fancy dress competition for the students, the best costumes got to pick a prize from the box. Kurt happily rummaged through the box, but his smile soon faded when he took a teddy bear from the box. The teddy bear was dressed as a devil, it had horns and a pitch fork in it's hand.

" This goes against my religion..." Kurt said.

" Kurt, it's a cute little devil teddy bear." Storm said, she took the soft toy from him. " It's a fancy dress prize, it's not evil."

" You have not seen Look Who's Talking Too, it was very disturbing!" Kurt said.

" The movie with the talking babies?" Storm asked.

" Did you not see the scene with the little devil? It scared the poor child by turning the cute teddy bear into a furious bear with fangs!" Kurt replied, his speaking tone was serious. " Why do they make movies like that?"

" Okay, no more comedy movies for you." Storm smiled.

Storm put the teddy bear back in the box and moved it away from Kurt, she told him they had more decorations to put up by the DJ Booth. Kurt took some more Halloween decorations from a box before he followed Storm to the other side of the hall, his tail grabbed at a witches broom while he walked passed Peter. Storm asked Peter to help them out, he soon followed after his friends. They didn't have much time left before the Halloween party began, it was going to start at 6pm.

A few hours later.

The evening soon crept upon Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters, the old grandfather clock in the main hallway chimed when it's clock hands struck 6pm. The students had been getting ready for the last few hours in their dorm rooms, the spirits were high tonight in the mansion. Some music was blarring from one student's room, they ended up turning it down though when they got a complaint from Hank.

Paper Halloween decorations hung freely in some corridors, the colours of orange and purple stood out against the wooden furniture. A group of students hurried along the corridor, their costumes were fitting for the spooky season. Peter wasn't far behind them, he hadn't really made any effort for the Halloween party. He decided to wear normal clothes, he was too old to play dress up. But the students had other ideas for their Team Leader, they had a pair of sparkly red devil horns for him. A female student held the headband towards him, she was determed to make him wear them.

" This is for you!" She said.

" Fine, I'll wear them." Peter said, he allowed the student to put the devil horns on his head. " Next year I'm going to make you all wear bedsheets, it will be all tricks and no treats."

" It's a deal!" She said.

The students soon hurried away from Peter, he sighed to himself before he followed after them. Stuffing his hands into his black hoody pockets he turned into the corridor which lead to the Dinner Hall, he could already hear the music playing from the corridor. He could see blue and purple flashing lights coming from the hall, those colours were Alison's idea. The colours matched the spooky mood of the mansion, the theme was ideal for the Halloween party. He entered the Dinner Hall and headed straight to the buffet table, he was actually hungry. Storm was standing with Kurt, they were pouring different flavoured sodas for the students.

" Hey guys." Peter said.

" Hey Peter, do you want a soda?" Storm asked.

" Sure." Peter replied.

Kurt handed Peter a plastic red cup filled with ice cubes, he poured some orange soda into the cup for him and popped a candy eyeball into his cup. Peter liked the little spooky candy eyeball torch, it amused him even more because Kurt was actually getting into the Halloween spirit. Kurt wasn't too keen on the little paper black cats and the spooky sheet ghosts hanging from the ceiling, but he was trying for the students. Peter took a sip of his soda and scoped out the dance floor, the students were dancing to Teenage Frankenstein by Alice Cooper.

I'm a teenage Frankenstein
The local freak with the twisted mind
I'm a teenage Frankenstein
These ain't my hands
And these legs ain't mine

Peter bobbed his head along to the song playing, he had borrowed some of his mix tapes to one of the students who was managing the disco equipment. The students sang and jumped around with paper pumpkins in their hands, one student was showing his break dancing skills to Alison. She had joined the party early, one of the students had given her a pare of cat ears which she gladly wore on her head.

Peter noticed Scott and Hank entering the hall, he was surprised they had turned up. Hank approached his fellow X Men and said hello to them, he was in his blue mutant form. Hank had stopped using his serum years ago, he wasn't ashamed to show his true mutation anymore. Scott took a drink from the table and turned his attention to the dance floor, this was the first time Scott had attended a party without Jean.

" The party seems to be going well." Hank said.

" You mean for now." Peter said with a smile. " There's still time for some mischief, it's only 6:45pm."

" We're holding you fully responsible if anything goes wrong." Storm said, she smiled at Peter. " I've spoken with your Mother, she told me a few tales about your past Halloween parties."

" Ms Maximoff was very informative about your childhood." Kurt smiled.

" She told me about the sheet ghost, didn't you scare your neighbour once with a bed sheet?" Scott asked.

" Remind me not to ask my Mom to visit the school anytime soon." Peter replied.

" I'm looking forward to her next visit." Storm said while she handed a drink to one of the students. " She said she'll bring your Sister with her next time, may be some baby pictures..."

" I'll burn them, watch this space..." Peter said.

Peter took another sip of his drink and helped himself to a tray of sandwiches before he took his place on the other side of the table, he had candy duty. Some of the students had already been sick due to the amount of candy they had eaten, they were sitting in the corridor until they felt better. He took a bite of his sandwich and handed out some of the candy to the students, but his attention was soon caught by a familiar voice.

" Hey losers, did you miss me?!" A familiar voice said.

Peter looked over his shoulder and smiled when he saw who the voice belonged to, it was Jubilee. Storm had invited her to the school's Halloween party, they didn't know if she would be able to make it since she had been visiting her parents in Beverly Hills. She was dressed in a long yellow leather jacket and a pink short dress beneath it, her dark hair was tied up into a high ponytail. She still wore her bright pink sunglasses from the 1980s though, she was still a fan of the eighties fashion.

When Jubilee had graduated from the school back in the late 1980s the Professor had arranged for her to do a fashion degree in Milan, it was her destiny to work in the fashion industry. She had always sent them letters and posts cards on her travels, she was really enjoying her new fashion lifestyle.

" Oh my god, Jubilee!" Storm said, she approached her friend with open arms. " I can't believe you made it!"

" I wouldn't miss it for the world!" Jubilee smiled.

Storm hugged Jubilee, it had been years since she had visited the school. She had always been kept in the loop with all of the changes that were happening at the school, it's the way she liked it. She hugged her friends one by one, she high fived Peter over the bowl of candy because she couldn't reach him for a hug. But she soon looked over at Scott, he smiled at her before he placed his soda on the table. She flung her arms around him and held him close for a few seconds before she let him go, she knew about what had happened to Jean.

" I'm so sorry to hear about Jean." Jubilee said.

" Thank you." Scott said.

" I'm always here if you need to talk." Jubilee said with a smile. " She was a good friend, not much of a snazzy dresser but a good friend all the same."

" Thanks..." Scott said.

" So, how was Italy?" Storm asked.

Jubilee soon turned her attention to Storm, she had a lot to say about her fashion conference in Italy. Peter knew why Storm had asked Jubilee about Italy, she had done it for Scott. They didn't like talking about Jean around him, he was still grieving for her. The hall went quiet for a moment and the students began to cheer for Alison, it seemed like it was Dazzlers time to shine on the dance floor.

Alison waved to the students as she took her rightful place inside the duct tape square, she blew a few kisses before she signaled to someone to start playing the music. The disco lights turned blue and the music began to play, the melody was eerie and beautiful. She took her place in front of her microphone and move one of her hands which immediately caused waves of light erupted from her finger tips. She looked elegant amongest the sparks, it wasn't long until her beautiful voice broke through the cheers.

I don't like them innocent
I don't want no face fresh
Want them wearing leather
Begging, let me be your taste test
I like the sad eyes, bad guys
Mouth full of white lies
Kiss me in the corridor
But quick to tell me goodbye

A bright smile graced Alison's face has she moved her hands to the music playing, she manipulated the sounds of the music into light. The students laughed and danced along to the music, the atmosphere was electric. A few of the students tried to catch the sparks of light with their hands, it was nice seeing the students enjoying themselves after the last couple of months. Kurt had been dragged onto the dance floor by a group of students, he was an excellent dancer and he showed off his robot dances moves.

My ghost
Where'd you go?
I can't find you in the body sleeping next to me
My ghost
Where'd you go?
What happened to the soul that you used

Peter took a sip of his drink while he watched everyone having fun, Jubilee had joined Kurt on the dance floor. Storm was standing with Hank and Scott, they were busy talking amongst themselves while they watched Alison preforming her song. Peter decided to go and check on the students in corridor, he left the Dinner Hall and made his way into the corridor.

Tucking his hands into his hoody pockets Peter smiled at the students as he approached them, his sneakers were squeaking with each footstep he took. Some of the students were sitting on benches while other students were lying on the corridor floor, there was going to be some candy hangovers in the morning. He stopped in front of one male student and crouched next to him, the student was clinging onto his plastic pumpkin in case he threw up.

" Hey, how are you feeling?" Peter asked.

" Not that good." The student replied.

" Hang in there, okay?" Peter asked.

" I'll try..." The student replied.

Peter patted the student's arm and smiled at him, he was going to have one hell of a candy hangover in the morning. He spoke with the other students for a while until a bright red coloured flash caught his attention, his gaze was soon drawn to the Dinner Hall's open doorway. He got to his feet and stared along the corridor with a few of the other students, there was another flash of light not long after the first one. The students in the corridor asked Peter what was happening, he told them he wasn't sure.

" Stay here, I'll be right back..." Peter said.

There was another flash of light and a gust of wind blew some of the paper Halloween decorations from the corridor's wall, there was an eerie presence in the mansion. They could hear a commotion coming from the Dinner Hall, he told the students to go to the library instead of staying in the corridor while he checked out the party. He hurried along the corridor and entered the hall, his eyes grew wide at the sight that greeted him.

There was red flaming light forming in the middle of the dance floor, it looked like flames were flicking around a human form. The students were mesmerised by the supernatural presence, but Hank's voice soon broke through the choas. He told the students to exit the Dinner Hall in a sensible manner, the students began to hurried towards the door, but the hall's doors slammed shut which caused some of the students to scream. Jubilee tried her best to open the door, but it was locked.

" Open you damn thing!" Jubilee yelled.

Peter pulled Jubilee away from the door, he told her to remain calm while she clung to his arm. But panic broke out in the Dinner Hall when the windows of the hall smashed by themselves, everyone shielded themselves from the shards of glass. There were screams when a chilly breeze entered the hall. Paper pumpkins blew from table tops and some of the paper chains fell from the ceiling, a big gust of wind blew one of the buffet tables over.

" Take cover!" Storm yelled.

Some of the students hid behind the toppled over table while other groups of students huddled together behind Hank and Kurt, this presence was unknown to them all. Peter shielded his eyes while he tried to see what was going on, but the winds were too strong. Storm guided some of the students to the other side of the hall, they hid underneath some tables. Alison was hiding with some students behind the DJ Booth, it was chaotic.

The wind soon died down and the fiery form began to settle, it's flames began to extinguish themselves. They could now see a woman, she had long fiery red hair and she wore torn clothes. A familiar face from their past, her blue eyes darted back and forth at her surroundings. The hall went deadly silent, they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

" Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Jubilee asked.

" Yeah, I think so..." Peter replied.

Alison got to her feet with the group of students from behind the DJ Booth, they were curious and fearful at the same time. No one dared say anything, the hall was silent. Jubilee let go of Peter's arm and slowly walked forward, he didn't even try to stop her. There were whispers floating around them, so many unknown voices could be heard in the hall. Scott took a few steps forward and stop not far away from the woman, he was joined by Jubilee.

The woman stared at Scott, but without any warning some flame appeared in the palm of her hand while she raised her hand towards him. She looked frightened and confused, it was strange seeing her this way. Scott raised his hands in surrender at her, the flames around her hand soon faded away. Her breathing was heavy while she glanced at the people around her, but Scott's voice soon broke the silence.

" Jean, is that you?" Scott asked.