I am back! Credit goes to SuzuBells and DaughterofNarnia for their awesome ideas! Gimme more! Do you guys like the preschoolers? Don't worry, I haven't forgotten the other gods yet…but once I get ideas or have my own, I need to write them in the chapter so I won't forget later…even if it is in my outline.

CHAPTER 57: TRICK-OR-TREAT PART II

"RRRRRAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" screamed the person who'd jumped out at them.

The girls hid behind Fructus.

"Who's there?" Fructus demanded.

"Ha-ha!" the person laughed. "It's me, Apollo!"

Apollo stepped out of the bushes, dressed in a monkey suit. "I'm looking for Hermes. He's dressed as a banana. Why aren't you guys with your parents?"

"Because Uncle Zeusy ditched us," said Fructus. "We're heading over to Mount Othrys to visit Grandma Rhea and Cousin Leto."

Apollo paled. "Ooh…" He inhaled sharply through his mouth. "Yeah…bad idea, dude. Kronos lives there, and you know what he does to kids like you on Halloween?"

"What?" Hebe asked hesitantly. "What does Kronos do?"

"Well, first, he invites you into his house…" Apollo began.

"Go on…" Makaria replied.

"Then he makes you a nice stew…"

"Yes?" Hebe replied.

"And then…HE EATS YOUR SPLEEN AND OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS! MWAHAHA!"

"Wait…" Fructus said slowly, "what does the spleen do?"

"How the hell should I know that? What? You think I'm a doctor or something?"

"You're the god of medicine!" Makaria screamed.

"Gotta go!" And Apollo ran off.

"Guys," said Fructus, "I think he was kidding with us. C'mon. Let's go get candy from Rhea and Leto."

When they got to Rhea's house, Rhea and Leto were sitting outside drinking wine.

"Oh, hello," said Rhea sweetly. "How nice to see you kids! Happy Halloween! Who wants candy?"

"Me, Grandma Rhea!" they all yelled in unison.

"Excellent!"

Rhea gave them each ten pieces of candy (because grandma Titans tend to spoil the crap out of their godly grandkids).

"Grandma Rhea?" Makaria said.

"Yes, sweetie?"

"Can we eat them now?"

"I don't see why not," Rhea replied. "What do you think, Leto?"

"That sounds fine with me," said Leto happily. "Bye, kids!"

When they got back to Hera's house, Zeus jumped out at them from behind a really tall bush. "Happy Halloween, small children!" he cackled. "I'm the Vampire King!"

"Daddy, where's Mommy?" asked Hebe.

"She's making dinner, honey. Did you eat any candy?"

"Yes," Makaria admitted, "but not a lot. It's hard to unwrap candy and walk at the same time."

Hera, Demeter, Trip, Hades, and Persephone were sitting at the kitchen table, drinking apple cider. A pot was bubbling on the stove, so the kids immediately thought it was some kind of goddess brew or something.

"Mommy! We're here!" said Hebe.

"Well, look at you, Dr. Hebe," Hera chuckled.

"Fructus, what's on your face?" Demeter asked her son.

"There's my girl!" Persephone squeaked.

"Now, before anyone eats any candy," said Demeter seriously, "I want all of you to dump out your pillow cases so we can inspect them."

"Demeter," said Hades, "lighten up. It's Halloween."

"Shut up, Hades," Demeter snapped. "You are just as dumb as Poseidon and Zeus are."

"If you EVER say that again, I'll throw you in my closet amongst all my other hot girlfriend I've tied up," said Zeus. "Uh…perhaps I've said too much."

"Hebe, why don't you kids go in the living room and I'll bring you three dinner," Hera suggested.

Hebe and her classmates ended up going upstairs into Hebe's room to watch a movie. They were just about to watch "The Scarecrow and the Steak Knife" when Hera walked into the room. "Oh, my!" she yelled. "Let's not watch this movie. Here." And she put on a different Halloween movie called "Get a Life, Mr. Angry Pumpkin".

Hera set a tray of mac-and-cheese, chicken nuggets, and water in front of the kids. Then she looked at Fructus. "Mommy wants you to floss after every piece of candy you eat, dear." And she ran out of the room.

Hebe was eating her nuggets. She looked at Fructus. "Fructus, why is your mommy crazy?"

"She was just born like that, I guess," Fructus replied.

"My daddy hates your mommy," said Makaria.

"But we're all friends, right?" Fructus said.

Hebe and Makaria nodded happily.

"Guys, I want some real food," Fructus said, smirking. "Hebe, go downstairs and get the candy!"

Hebe ran downstairs, sneaked near the front door where all the candy was, and lugged the three pillow cases upstairs into her room. "I gots it!" she yelled. "I gots it!"

"Excellent!" yelled Fructus. "Who wants a candy bar?"

Once everyone had gorged themselves fat on candy, they started to not feel very well. Their tummies were fine, but their teeth were a bit sore. But they boiled it down to eating too much sugar and they made a deal they would all brush and floss before going to sleep that night.

"FRUCTUS! TIME TO GO HOME NOW!" Demeter yelled. "DADDY'S GOT HEARTBURN AGAIN AND NEEDS HIS FARMER-GOD REST!"

Fructus sighed. "Bye, guys," he said. "See you on Monday." And he disappeared down the staircase and headed home with Demeter, lugging his pillow case with him.

Makaria left soon afterwards, leaving Hebe in her room all by herself.

"Hebe!" Zeus yelled. "Come down here before I eat your candy for you!"

Hebe ran downstairs and into Zeus' arms. "Daddy! Can I sleep in my costume?"

"No, sweetie. Let's wear our jammies tonight."

Hebe shrugged. "Mommy? I don't feel good."

"Is it your tummy?" Hera asked, going over to the medicine cabinet to get the "yucky-tasting medicine", as Hebe called it (Olympic Pepto-Bismol).

"No, Mommy. My tummy's fine. It's my teeth. They hurt!"

Zeus carried his daughter upstairs and Hera helped Hebe brush her teeth and floss (Hebe was crying during the whole thing, which wasn't like her; she usually did fine).

"Zeus, make an appointment with the dentist tomorrow, please," said Hera as she carried a crying Hebe into her room.

WITH FARMER PEOPLE

Demeter was helping Fructus get ready for bed, when Trip walked in, chewing on some Tums. "That's better. No more heartburn. Fructus, let's go brush and floss."

Fructus shook his head.

"Did you eat any candy?" Demeter demanded.

"Mommy, I ate some candy because I like it and I'm just a little kid-god and I can do whatever I want!" Fructus yelled, folding his arms.

"Trip, why don't you get the string," Demeter suggested.

Trip nodded, grabbed the floss, and began to floss Fructus' teeth.

"Daddy! You suck!"

"WHAT?! Are you asking for a day behind the plow, kid?"

"Who taught you that word, Fructus?" Demeter snarled.

"Uncle Hades did," Fructus replied.

Demeter sighed. "Triptolemus, make an appointment tomorrow for the dentist."

WITH UNDERWORLD PEOPLE THE NEXT MORNING

Makaria could just feel she had a cavity because her teeth were hurting her this morning. Persephone was taking her to see the Olympian dentists that morning.

"Mommy? What happens if they find a cavity?" Makaria asked as she ate her eggs that morning.

"Well, honey," Persephone said, "they're going to give you some medicine and then you won't feel a thing."

OLYMPUS MEDICAL CENTER

"Hey, guys," said Zeus. "Glad you guys have kids who don't listen either."

"Uncle Zeus, you said we could eat the candies," Fructus said.

"Yeah, but I just wanted to see if you would actually do it," Zeus snapped. "Shut up and look at the TV."

"Hebe, come on back, dear," called Hestia in a sweet tone. She was standing by the exam room in a bird-patterned nurse's jacket. She was carrying a clipboard and a pen with her.

"Mommy? I'm a-scared," said Hebe.

"Well, now you know that you can't eat so much candy," said Hera in a scolding tone, taking her daughter and placing her in the chair.

Zeus followed the two goddesses. "Yeah, Hebe."

Hera slapped him.

"Now, now, children," said a motherly voice, "let's be nice."

Rhea wheeled her chair over to Hebe and looked down at her. "Hi, sweetie-pie. Let's take a look at your teeth."

Hebe, who would do absolutely ANYTHING for Rhea, opened her mouth wide. Two minutes later, Rhea found two cavities that needed to be filled right away.

Rhea held out her hand and Hestia handed her the topical. Rhea gave it to Hebe, who began crying and kicking. Hestia grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "It's okay, honey," she cooed. "See? All done!"

Rhea put the needles down and glanced down at Hebe, who was still crying and kicking.

Hestia snapped her fingers and some belts strapped themselves around Hebe's legs. Then some more strapped themselves around Hebe's body and arms, until Hebe looked like she was on an operating table instead of the dentist chair.

"Didn't think of that," said Rhea. "Hebe, it's okay, honey."

Since Hebe couldn't move anymore, she started screaming, so Hestia gave her some laughing gas…and Hebe was calm after that.

Finally, Rhea filled the two cavities and released the belts around Hebe's body. Hebe slipped out of the chair and onto the floor, where Zeus picked her up and they walked back to their palace.

After Rhea and Hestia had cleaned up and left, Hades and Charon (that ferryman dude) took over the office.

"Okay, I don't like this kid," Hades told Charon. "He's Demeter's kid, so now I hate him even more. But he's my wife's half-brother, so I guess I should feel some love for him."

"Hades," Charon said, "can I call him back now?"

"Nah, I'll get him." Hades walked outside into the waiting area. "FRUITCAKE! Your turn now. Please follow me and we'll operate on your face!"

Fructus and Trip headed into the exam room, Demeter staying outside.

Trip put Fructus into the chair and squeezed his son's hand while Hades checked Fructus' teeth for cavities.

"Wow, I'm disappointed in you, Fruitsnacks," said Hades. "Guess how many cavities I found?"

"Eight?" asked Fructus.

"Good guess, child," Hades replied, smirking in Triptolemus' direction. "Trippy, don't you help your son take care of his teeth?"

"No. That's Demeter's job. It's also her job to nag him about combing his hair, washing his hands after he pees…stuff like that," Trip said.

"Good to know. Good to know."

Hades put some topical in Fructus' mouth and gave him the Novocain. Then, just as Hades was about to drill, Fructus raised his hand. "What?" Hades snapped.

"Mr. Hades, can you tell me the story about you and Persephone?"

"I stalked your half-sister 'cause she was hot. Then I forced her to marry me and we made love a lot. The end. Open your mouth so I can drill."

When Hades was done with Fructus, Makaria's turn was next. Persephone sat her daughter down in the chair and Athena leaned it back.

"You're such a big girl," said Athena as she looked at Makaria's teeth. "Is Mommy helping you?"

"Uh-huh," said Makaria.

"Poseidon," said Persephone, "I thought Tyson's appointment was today."

"Uh…where did that come from?" Poseidon demanded.

"Well, there's an appointment schedule on the counter," Persephone replied, showing Poseidon the schedule.

"Oh…no. Oh, wait…maybe. Yeah, we decided to skip it because his teeth are really bad so we'll need to wait a bit." Poseidon cleared his throat and glanced down at Makaria, who'd just found out she had a cavity.

So, as soon as Athena gave Makaria the Novocain, Makaria remained as relaxed as ever. Sure, she squeezed Persephone's hand a few times, but still…she was a good patient for Athena. In fact, she was SO good that Athena let her pick a prize from the prize box.

MONDAY MORNING IN MS. PSYCHE'S CLASSROOM

Ms. Psyche and Ms. Danae were teaching the kids how to count to ten, when Ms. Psyche asked how everyone's Halloween was.

Makaria, Hebe, and Fructus all stared at her. "We all gotted cavities," said Hebe.

"And our parents drilled holes in our teeth and put stuff in them," said Makaria.

"And it hurt," said Fructus.

"Our dad got drunk and puked in our hair," said Phobos, giggling like a little schoolgirl.

"Yeah," Deimos added.

"Well," said Ms. Psyche, "I'm glad everyone had a nice Halloween. Now it's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas! But we'll do that really soon when it gets closer to Thanksgiving. In the meantime, everyone, it's snack time!"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!