Halloween Havoc
Part Two: Batty Behavior
Zed sat drumming his fingers on his desk as he waited for the last few agents to make it up to his office for the briefing. Finally Agents Elle and Delia came in snickering about some prank that they had no doubt played on Agent X.
"I assume you two have a good excuse for being late?" he questioned just as an infuriated Agent X stalked in and slammed the door.
"Humans!" he bellowed, "Aliens get no respect on this planet."
"Aw c'mon X," Delia grinned slyly, "where's your Halloween spirit?"
Before another insult flew between the two bickering agents Zed took control of the meeting, "Agents please, we have a serious matter on our hands here. Two new murders have been committed on the outskirts of town and it looks like this predator is making its way straight into the city."
"Probably just some psycho in a scary mask," Jay shrugged, "it IS almost Halloween. This time of year brings out all the weirdoes."
A red headed agent coughed loudly behind Jay and reminded him in a threatening tone, "This time of year happens to be MY BIRTHDAY Agent Jay. So what are you implying that that makes me?!"
"Now you've done it," Agent Di's partner, Agent Chase, whispered to Jay.
"Agent Di," Zed spoke calmly, "I don't think Agent Jay meant any offense by that comment. Did you Agent Jay?" Zed cocked an eyebrow to the sweating agent.
"Uh no, of course not. My bad." Jay laughed.
"Way to impress the ladies Slick." Kay grinned.
"The point is that this madman disassembles his victims, certain body parts are always missing while the rest get left behind." Zed continued.
"Which suggest that this murderous foe is none other than the local MIB loathing mastermind Alpha." Zeeltor chuckled, entering the room and causing Delia and Jay to practically jump out of their skin.
"Don't DO that!" Delia snapped.
"Where's your Halloween spirit?" X snickered.
"Rope it in Cowboy," Elle sighed.
"Precisely," Zed nodded to the scientist and his assistant as they took their place amidst the group of agents assembled before his desk, "and if Alpha IS back in action this could very well be a Halloween that NO ONE will be able to forget."
"So what's the plan Z-Man?" Jay inquired.
"The plan is we stop Alpha before he strikes again, and the only way to make sure of it is to put our top agents on the job." Zed instructed.
Jay flashed a gloating smile, "Knew you'd recognize my skills sooner or later."
"Think again Junior," Zed corrected him, "this is no job for rookies. I'm partnering Kay with Aileen for this one and sending you, Di, Chase, R, and Delia downtown for candy duty."
"Candy duty?" Chase repeated, "What's that?"
Zed grinned from ear to ear, "Oh you'll see. Now go report to Agents U and W. I believe this task will require something other than your usual black suits."
"B-but," Di stammered, "what about Alpha? Don't we get to play a role in taking down that menace?"
"Of course," Zed nodded, "you're the backup. Should anything go wrong the case goes to you and your fellow rookies."
Di grunted and headed for the door just as Zed added, "Oh and agents," the 'rookies' all turned around, "don't hold your breaths. The best of the best are on the case and I doubt that even Alpha's a match for them."
Mumbling complaints and feelings of hurt pride the agents filed out of the room leaving Kay, Aileen, Elle, and X behind.
X couldn't have been happier. One blonde nuisance down and one to go.
Yazmine stared after the rookie agents with a look of pity. "Uh Sir, do you really think it was necessary to exclude them from such an important case?"
"I know it seems unfair now," Zed admitted, "but trust me, they'll have their hands plenty full taking care of candy duty."
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"THIS IS INSANE!" Chase yelled over the wailing noise of six crying Ottip youngsters sprawled out on the floor kicking and screaming over their---Halloween costumes.
"Oh c'mon now," Agent V coaxed, "it's not so bad. Lots of little Earth girls would love to be a princess for Halloween."
The child tore the hat off her curled antenna and slung it across the room. Agent V gave up and started begging the young girl's brother not to pull his cousin's eye patch so hard. "Pirates don't snap each other with their costumes!" she shouted.
Agents Di and Delia stood in the midst of the chaos frozen in shock, "So this is candy duty." Di finally managed to say.
"Yeah," Delia responded, "taking the alien kids out trick-or-treating."
"This way they'll get a good feel of what it's like to be a child living on Earth, following Earth customs, and socializing with other humans their age." U recited.
Di and Delia just glared at the annoying by-the-book agent. "Don't you have some boots to lick?" Delia snapped.
Agent U just huffed and stomped away, with an alien child clinging to each leg.
"Uh partner," R called frantically, "I could use a little help with these witches!"
Delia glanced over at poor R who was getting whacked like a piñata by two Nixillians with broom sticks and pointed hats.
"Trust me kids," she exclaimed, grabbing hold of the broomsticks, "you don't want what's inside this clown."
"Man this bites," Jay grumbled, "Kay, Elle, and X get to go off and take down Alpha while I'm stuck here babysitting a bunch of alien brats."
"I'm not an alien," a little Buntang with fake fangs tugged at Jay's suit, "I'm a vampire!"
"Sure your are," Jay scoffed.
The little boy looked annoyed and pretty soon Jay felt a set of plastic fangs sink into his leg.
"OW!"
"Orvald!" U scolded, "How many times have I told you not to bite other people?"
Jay was angrily rubbing his sore leg when Agent W walked in followed by another young woman carrying garments wrapped in plastic.
"Velcome to candy duty." she joked in a fake accent. "Here you vill soon know the true meaning of terror!"
"Am I supposed to laugh?" Chase grunted.
"No," W threw one of the costumes his way, "but you are supposed to try this outfit on for size."
"Why?"
"Because you've got candy duty." W reminded him, "And that means that you help me and U take these extraterrestrial darlings out trick-or-treating."
"And since when does that mean WE have to dress up?" R demanded.
"Teaching by example." U stated.
"Cool!" Di squealed happily, "I LOVE costumes!"
"Oh and everyone," W added, "this here's one of our newest recruits, Agent Lee. She's gonna help out with candy duty too. We're all gonna pair up and take groups of six."
The auburn hair agent peeked out from behind the stack of costumes she was holding, "Sounds like a plan to me. Nice to meet all of you."
"Love the hair." Delia commented as she helped the new agent with the costumes.
"Gray eyes?" Di noticed as she got a closer look at the newbie, "That is so cool!"
"Di here loves the eerie and unusual." Delia whispered to Lee.
"Who doesn't?" Lee laughed.
"So," Jay sauntered up to the new agent and ran a comb over his hair, "I guess we'll be partners since mine's off taking care of some…minor duties."
"You mean like saving the world?" R chuckled.
"So you got the short end of the Neuralyzer huh?" Lee inquired.
"Happens to the best of us." Jay smiled foolishly.
"Whoa!" Di exclaimed, "An enchantress, aw W how'd ya know?"
V laughed, "It's nice to see someone in the Halloween spirit."
"Alright rookies listen up," U was taking charge, or trying to, "this Halloween the MIB has decided to take the younger alien students out trick-or-treating. Since we only have two days to get these kids ready we're all gonna have to buckle down and get organized."
"There he goes again," W muttered, "Commander Killjoy."
"Uh-oh," Lee murmured, "I smell a party pooper."
"Now," U took out a clipboard and began jotting down names, "Di and Chase will be in charge of group one. Delia and R will take charge of group two. Group three's run by W and me. Group four is under the adult supervision of Agent Lee…and Jay."
"Did I sense a condescending tone when he said my name?" Jay scoffed.
"Here ya go Agent Jay," W shoved a costume into the grumpy agent's hands.
"What's this?" he asked.
"You're Halloween attire." W explained.
Jay hesitantly removed the plastic, dreading what horribly costume was waiting underneath. "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!"
R and Chase turned to see Jay holding the costume up at arm's length in disgust. Once both aliens realized what it was they burst out laughing.
"This is some kind of bad dream," Jay moaned, "No way am I going out in public dressed as-"
"PETER PAN!" Delia cackled and hit the floor.
"W-with tights and everything!" Di snickered, falling next to her.
This was TOO funny. Even U had to laugh.
"Look at it this way Junior," Lee teased, "At least you can fly."
"Don't worry Jay," V patted the sulking agent on the shoulder, "she won't be so smug when she sees what she's wearing."
"Oh yeah, and who's she going as?" Jay asked.
V glanced around and leaned over to Jay's ear, "Tinker Bell."
A smile spread across Jay's face. V shook her head, 'Misery loves company.'
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*Alpha's gonna be back in the next chapter…even villains need a break. So enjoy the laughs for now (at Jay's expense, ^_^), cause there's plenty of spookiness to come!*