Chris: Okay! Due to the great reception this fic has, and the fact that I have to write around 13 chapters in like 24 days, makes me want to update! Which is why this story is actually going to have a regular updating time, which is virtually unheard of from me. Anyway, reader responses and I'll start off with the second chapter of my Halloween Special! Oh, and just so you know, I'm making Hector's birthday Halloween. If you've read the latest chapter of Farina's Diary, you would know.

PMOHWinters: Yes, yes it does suck to be Matthew. Poor Matthew...Oh well, he gets better luck. I'm sure of it...Or he might get glomped by the fangirls again. Whatever is more scary to Matthew. Probably the fangirls.

Wintress: Thanks for the compliment, and I am writing more. I have to. It's due at Halloween.

sleepyhead: Yes, it can have humor and horror in the same fic. It will be very weird when the horror stuff starts, since like every scary thing happening to the characters will get turned to comedy for the readers. It's a very thin line between horror and comedy and I try to walk on it. Unless I fall off. And no, in these type of stories, I try to keep the people in character, so therefore, Lucius is going to act like...Lucius, and not a girl. Trust me. Oh, and I have all of the costumes down already. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I-Am-Erk: Yep, Florina/Erk is original. I hope I was the first one to create it. Actually, the first time I made my Florina/Erk fic, someone else's was up a couple of numbers down. So I don't know if I'm first. I am first in creating other pairings. And Eliwood/Fiora isn't original, it's in the game. You just don't see many stories with it.

Eh?: Umm...Yeah. More characters are going to be in here. Actually, all of the FE characters are in here. Yeah, just wait a minute. I don't want to stuff 55 people in one chapter. I like introducing them singly and then they go with the group. Also, it's much easier to see the pairings as well. And I hope the scary stuff is good enough for your expectations.

Kiyoko-chan: Hmm...Yeah...I could have described the grand hall and the weather a bit more...Which is what I'll do when they go into their adventure. And in the costume contest at the end. So, yeah...And I guess you would know about the ears and tail.

flamefirefox: Wow. Someone who hates Teen Titans. Actually, I'm not too fond of it either, but Serra's and Starfire's personalities match very well. You've got to admit it. Which is why Serra's dressed as Starfire.

A fan of fire emblem: You'll just have to see, won't you? Actually, you'll find out in this chapter, because Sain's in it. Oh, and he's not Zelos. Although Zelos was my first choice.

The Winged Wolf: Um...Yeah. Sure. Actually, the horror comes later...Like chapter 6 or 7 or something. If you're reading this just for the horror, check back then. And don't get your hopes up that high. I'm not really a horror writer. I'm a comedy writer. And Jaffar is not going to be a puppy. That's just demeaning.

While Matthew was struggling with the guard outside, another member of Hector's army entered the grand hall of Castle Ostia. Bartre's gaze wandered over the wide ceiling, the magnificent paintings of the Scouring hanging on the walls, and at the costumed party guests. The hall was bright from the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. He felt like he was missing something, but he just shrugged and walked around. Hector was the first one to notice him.

"Bartre! Where's your costume? Didn't you know this was a costume party?"

Bartre spun around, finally remembering what he had forgotten. He gave a groan. "Oh...I forgot to get my costume. You didn't tell me!"

Hector sighed. "Don't you ever read the memos we send you?"

"WHOA! I get memos! I thought they were napkins! And I can't read that much! There were such complicated words!"

"Uh...The most complicated word in there is probably Halloween."

"Arrrrghhh!" Bartre dashed around, clutching his head. Hector just shook his head and went back to Farina when he spotted another person entering the grand hall. This time, the person was Dart, dressed as his number one favorite pirate, Jack Sparrow. Dart rushed up to Hector so he could show off his costume.

"Arr, matey! How'd you like me costume?!" Dart tipped off his plumed hat and bowed to Hector. He was covered with pirate regalia, and had made a small wooden pistol to mimic the one his idol had.

"Uh...Dart. You're a pirate."

"Exactly! I'm Jack Sparrow, the terror of the high seas! I've got me own ship, too!"

"Dart, you're already a pirate!

"But-"

"Just go back to the dressing room and change into another costume."

Dart hung his head in disappointment and trudged back to the dressing rooms. He stuck his tongue out at Hector as he disappeared into his room. Hector sighed and turned his attention back to Bartre, who had stopped running around the room and distracting everyone. Waving his arms for silence, Hector faced them all.

"You have now seen that Bartre has no costume! What should we do to him?"

The answers were less than satisfactory. Apparently, no one could really think of something to do to Bartre. The most devious of the suggestions was to tickle him. And that was just creepy, not scary. Hector shook his head.

"Fine! I'll choose! We all must...choose a costume for Bartre!" He paused at this point, expecting cheering. Instead, there were a few small claps and a sob from Bartre. Hector lowered his arms. "Come on! Show some enthusiasm! I'll give you 1,000 gold!"

"YAY!" Everyone jumped up and started to form their own ideas of what Bartre's costume should be. Bartre looked nervously at everyone and awaited his punishment.

A couple of minutes later, a decision was reached. Hector, acting as spokesman, as usual, read out Bartre's costume.

"The vast majority of us have decided that you should be dressed in a clown suit with a tutu." There were a few smothered chuckles from the group, but most of the faces remained grim. Bartre gulped. He had to ask one question.

"Uh...What did the insignificant minority say?"

"You don't want to know." Hector shuddered. "You don't want to know."

Bartre nodded. He'd understood why they were doing this, and he accepted his punishment. He headed for a dressing room to wear his outfit. As he was heading up the stairs, Dart headed down the stairs. This time he was dressed up as his second favorite person, Blackbeard. This time, he had obtained a pirate hat with a skull adorned on it and a black...beard. Ahem, yeah.

"How's my costume now?" Dart showed off his new pirate outfit while Hector shook his head in disappointment. His birthday was starting to turn out really weird.

"Dart...I don't think you're really grasping the idea here."

"I'm in a different costume, right?!"

"Well...You see. The point of a costume party is to dress as someone that you aren't in real life."

"I'm not Blackbeard in real life!"

"Yeah...But Blackbeard is still a pirate, and you're a pirate. So therefore, no chance Dart. And since you blew the last chance we gave you, we shall choose your costumes now." Hector walked back and conferred with his group, who came up with the verdict a minute later.

Hector shuddered as he walked to Dart. "I'm very sorry, my friend, but the verdict is in. Everyone wants you to dress up..." Hector shuddered again at this point. Dart accepted his fate with the pride needed to become a pirate. Hector regained his courage and finished reading the note. "You shall dress up as....Serra!"

Dart was prepared for everything...Except this. He gave a groan of despair and slumped to the ground. Erk wasn't going to let Dart get off that easily though. He still burned with vengeance about the fact that Dart had been one of the people that made him look like Serra. He was determined to get his revenge, and he had finally gotten it.

"Hah! Now you'll see how it feels like to look like h-her!" Erk pointed at Serra, who looked indignant. Hector was different, and gave Dart a friendly pat on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Dart." With that, everyone went back into their little groups, leaving Dart to face his fate alone. He stood up, a mask of resolute acceptance on his face, and strode to his dressing room, determined to live through this Halloween, no matter how embarrassing it would be. He strode nobly to his dressing room, where he promptly threw a tantrum about having to dress as Serra. Everyone could hear crashing from his room as he used his twin axes to demolish everything.

While Dart was throwing a tantrum and Bartre was looking dismally at his costume, another person entered the room. This was Rebecca, dressed up as Tyrande Whisperwind from Warcraft III. She had gotten a hold of some purple powder, and had covered herself with it, and she also dyed her hair dark purple to complete the affect. Also, she had practiced her archery enough so that she was able to shoot arrows that would catch on flame. She was immensely proud of her costume and hoped that one person in particular would notice.

As soon as she entered the grand hall, Priscilla rushed up to her to congratulate Rebecca on her stupendous costume. Rebecca nodded and explained how she had made it while searching for someone in the room. The person who she was looking for finally entered and she bid farewell to Priscilla while rushing towards him.

Wil entered the grand hall and scratched his head. His costume was really irritating him, since he had just found out he had an allergic reaction to green powder and dye. He was dressed as Beast Boy from Teen Titans and it was making him sick. His outfit was itchy, he kept on sneezing because of the powder, and he thought he looked stupid. However, he did this just to please someone because she said that she loved Beast Boy. So, he dressed up as him so he could make her smile. He went around, searching for the lady that he was searching for.

Meanwhile, Matthew had finally escaped the castle guard, again. Panting, and swearing a bitter oath to never dress as a raccoon again, he glanced around the hall to see if there was someone he could play a prank on. Farina was shaking a fist at Hector, who was trying to ward off blows. Apparently, he had made reference to the Powerpuff Girls again. Priscilla was dragging Raven to the center of the room so they would be able to dance. Eliwood and Fiora were sharing a private kiss in the corner while Erk, who had finally mustered up his courage, gave Florina a quick peck on the cheek. Florina blushed red, and Erk started stammering apologies. Guy was still explaining his costume to Lyn, because he was extremely interested in the samurai and wanted to become on. Matthew then spotted Wil and Rebecca heading for each other, and he decided to make some mischief.

Rebecca finally caught up with Wil, and suddenly, she didn't know what to say. She became tongue-tied, trying some way to express her excitement about the fact that Wil had dressed up as her favorite character in Teen Titans. Wil was also tongue-tied, as he couldn't help staring at Rebecca's costume and wondering how beautiful Rebecca looked. Matthew broke up the tension by clapping Wil on the back.

"Hey! What's up with the two lovebirds?!" Matthew promptly received a punch in the stomach for interrupting them. He doubled over in pain as Wil and Rebecca glared at him and he staggered off before receiving another punch in the stomach. He groaned as he slumped to the floor, not wanting to receive any more punishment. He felt depressed, but he didn't know why. He took one glance around the hall and received his answer. It was because he seemed like the only one without a girlfriend. But he shrugged it off. He didn't want anyone to notice his sudden depression so he wore his smile again and thought of more pranks to play.

Back to Wil and Rebecca. With the tension broken, their words flew out from their mouths like water.

"Wow! Rebecca! You look great! And you've let down your hair too! You look amazing!"

"Wil! You dressed up as my favorite Teen Titans character! Thank you so much! Aw, you look so cute!" Rebecca gave Wil a big hug and patted him on the back. Wil coughed a little, but smiled.

"Uh...I did it because I heard you liked Beast Boy, so I dressed up as him for you." Wil cleared his throat, extremely nervous and hoping he wouldn't go into a sneezing fit. Rebecca continued to hug him.

"Thank you so much, Wil! You don't know how happy this makes me! Come on, let's dance!" Rebecca suddenly pulled Wil towards the small dance floor in the center of the hall. Raven and Priscilla were already there, although it still seemed as if Raven didn't want to dance because he kept complaining.

Bartre and Dart entered the grand hall, both trying to hide themselves because of their costumes. They quickly hid in a corner, where no one would find them. Grumbling to each other, their grumbling soon deteriorated into insults of their costumes and then into a full out fight of who's costume was worse.

Everyone crowded around them, placing bets on who would win. While this was happening, Eliwood's mother, Eleanora, entered the room. She was dressed as Princess Leia, and had put her hair into buns onto each side of her head. Her hair was also dyed a deep brown, and she wore a flowing white gown. The moment Eliwood spotted her, he hid behind Fiora.

"Eliwood. What are you doing?"

"I'm hiding! Do you know what my mother will think when she sees that I've dyed my hair blond and spiked it?! I'll be grounded for a year!" Eliwood continued to hide behind Fiora, but he was soon caught by his mother. Luckily for him, Eleanora didn't recognize him in his costume.

"Umm...Young man? Have you seen my son? His name is Eliwood. I hope he's okay." Eleanora glanced at the costume Eliwood was wearing and sighed. "I sure my son hasn't dressed up as that. He would look so foolish. And why would he do anything to displease his mother?"

"Ah...Umm...Eliwood? I've never heard of him. You might want to try asking him." Eliwood quickly pointed to Erk, who was busy betting on the contest. Eliwood might have gotten away with his little lie, except for the fact that Matthew was collecting bets for the fight.

"Hey Eliwood! You want to get in on the betting?! It's only 100 gold for a ticket! You could go home thousands richer!" Matthew waved the betting tickets at Eliwood, who groaned. Eleanora quickly put two and two together and grabbed Eliwood's ear.

"Ow! Mom! You're hurting me!"

"That's too bad young man! Why did you dye your hair?! Did you join a gang or something?! That's the only explanation! How could you do this to your poor mother...After your father passed away, I had hoped that you would become as noble as him, but instead you decided to join a gang! That's it! You're grounded for 10 years!"

"But-"

"No talking back to your elders! That's another 5 years! Want to add another 5?"

"No, mom..."

"I thought so! I'll only let you stay here because it's a party! I expect you back in our castle by 10 o'clock sharp on every other day! Got that?!"

"Yes, mother."

"Good!" Eleanora flounced off while Eliwood groaned in despair. Fiora placed her hand on Eliwood's shoulder and drew him in for a kiss. Eliwood forgot all of his troubles and handed 100 gold to Matthew for a ticket.

While everyone was betting outside, Nils and Ninian had arrived and were standing outside of the castle gates. The guard had admitted them inside because they had their costumes on. Nils had come dressed as Toad from every Mario game and put a small mushroom hat on his head. He also wore shorts and a small vest. Ninian was dressed as Princess Peach. She had dyed her hair blond and borrowed one of Eleanora's crowns. She also wore a pink dress and had a small sapphire necklace.

Nils had a small trick he wanted to play on the next people to arrive, so he told Ninian to hide and waited in front of the doors to the castle. He didn't have to wait long because Kent and Sain arrived soon after they did. Kent and Sain were dressed as that dynamic duo, Batman and Robin! Kent had gone to a local hobby store and obtained their costumes for 1000 gold. Sain was also carrying a couple of signs under his shoulders. Nils snickered when he saw them, but got ready to enact his joke.

"I'm sorry, but the party is really at Mushroom Kingdom."

Kent looked astonished and turned to Sain." What?! But the invitations said it was at Castle Ostia!"

"Then one of you must have read it wrong."

"Wait! Mushroom Kingdom isn't even on our map! Sain, you bungler!" Kent whacked Sain on the head repeatedly until he noticed Nils was on the floor laughing.

"Hahaha! You fools fell for it! Of course it's here!" Nils couldn't help chuckling as he struggled to stand up. Kent did not look happy. Nils looked into their dour faces and shrugged. "What? You guys can't take a joke?"

"No!" Kent nodded at Sain, who held up one of the signs, which said, "POW!" on it. While Sain held it up, Kent whacked Nils on the head, adding his own sound affects. Ninian rushed out from her hiding spot and stopped Kent from hitting Nils further.

"Stop it, Kent!" Kent immediately stopped hitting Nils and looked sheepishly at Ninian.

"I'm sorry...I just don't like those type of jokes." Kent paused to glare at Nils. Sain, with his job of holding the sign done, tucked it under his shoulder and helped Nils get up.

"It's okay, Kent. Come on, my Caped Crusader. Let's go inside." Ninian led Kent through the double doors of the castle. Sain looked enviously at his partner. Nils looked at Sain dubiously.

"Uh...Why are you dressed as Robin anyway?"

"Because I get to wear a red shirt and green tights and I'm loving it!"

Nils just looked at Sain like he was insane. "Uh...Right. Anyway..."

"I'm just kidding Nils. But come on, next time you want to play a joke, you've got to be more careful. Here, I'll tell you some of the finer arts of trap and joke making." Sain led Nils inside, but Nils was snatched from his grip and blindfolded by a frantic Ninian.

"Ninian! What are you doing?! I can't see!"

"Don't look, Nils!"

"Ninian. You've blindfolded me. I can't see anything."

"Oh. Good. Keep it on."

The reason why Ninian was doing this was because she had spotted Lyn in her outfit and she didn't want Nils to see.

"Ninian. Why are you doing this?"

"It's because I don't want your young eyes to be scarred for life!"

"Ninian. I'm hundreds of years old, dammit! I'm a dragon, you idiot! I've seen a ton of things that I would rather have not seen!"

"Shut up, Nils!"

Luckily for them, no one heard Nils's outburst. Ninian shushed Nils and led him to Sain, who promised to take good care of him. Actually, Sain probably didn't know what he was saying because he had developed a nosebleed because he had spotted Lyn's outfit as well. Ninian went back to Kent, and they proceeded to the dance floor, joining Raven and Priscilla, and Rebecca and Wil. Everyone else was having a great time watching Bartre and Dart, whose fight had now turned into a slap fight. Actually, most of the watchers were doubled over with laughter and were in serious danger of suffocating.

Hector looked around at his booming party and smiled. "This party is going to be the best one I've ever had. I can't wait for the rest of the guests to get here! Boy, I'm sure nothing would be able to go wrong today!" Boy, later he was going to appreciate the bitter irony of that statement.

Chris: I don't know why, but I have romance in here too. How about that? It's weird...And if you're here just for horror. Come back in like 5-6 chapters. Then you'll get your horror. It's not going to be "Oh my god! That's so scary!" horror though. So yeah. And...Uh...Yeah. Don't get your hopes up too high for the horror. I'm a humor writer first and foremost. Oh, and no one dies. I'm not a person who likes making people die. Even Marcus. Although he's an experience hog. Even experience hogs have a right to life.