A.N/ 3 reviews! You three are so awesome! Thank you for reviewing. Actually, Several, I was going to write a DC2 Christmas fic (Although, yours will probably be better…)…and I also had an April Fool's Day one in mind…and maybe a Valentine's Day fic. And Pub Dragon, I know Monica seems kinda weak and all, but that all changes in this chapter. Thanks for the Reviews!

Chapter Two: What the heck? Monica!

Maybe this is too much for her…she's never even heard of Halloween before. She probably thinks these monsters are real…

Max was lost in thought as he stared at her. She was petrified. Usually Monica's the brave one… he thought. His thoughts rambled on until the voice of Mayor Need broke his train of thought.

"Alright everyone, settle down." He spoke, as calm as ever. Everyone obeyed, as it soon became quite. "As you all know, this is the first haunted house Palm Brinks has ever opened. We would like complete cooperation from you all." He stated. Need pointed at the small crowd. "You will divide yourselves into groups of two. Please take a moment to do so." He finished.

Monica placed a hand on Max's shoulder. "Guess we can be a group…eheh…" She said her voice just a bit shaky. Max nodded, but Claire, however, did not abide for it. She pulled Max away and held onto his arm. "Aww…comon Maxie-poo…you can come with me." She put a big warm smile on her face, trying to sway Max into agreeing. "But…uh…um…Monica asked me first…so um…" Max stuttered to say. Claire let go of him, and looked at the ground. She tried to look sad. "Oh…" She said in a sad voice. Max stood by Monica, and Claire was stuck with…Conda? Yes it was Conda, that little weird guy that sells you materials to rebuild the towns with. Why in the world was he here…?

"What! I get stuck with this…this…this old coot!" Claire shouted in frustration. Monica and Max laughed. Mayor Need broke the laughter though. "Alright, you all seem ready. Please, follow me." Need began to walk towards the palace. The groups followed.

The Groups are:

Monica and Max.

Claire and Conda.

Mena and Donny.

The mayor opened the palace doors, and in went the groups. Up the stairs they went, and through the next door. Then, they came to a stop. Six hallways stopped the group. They parted ways as they each took their separate ways. Let the horror begin.

Group 1:

Max and Monica walked down the narrow hallway. Max in front, Monica in back. It was dark in the hallway; Monica could barely see her hand, even if she held it right in front of her face. Suddenly, a fake rubber bat flew down from the ceiling (Actually, it was held up by something, and that something fell, causing the bat to swoop down on its string). Monica screamed. "Eeeeeeeeeeek!" She ducked, and stayed that way. She covered her head with her arms and hands, and began to shake. Max sighed. "Monica…it was just a fake rubber bat…" He stated. She stood up, still shaking a little. "Oh…y-yeah…I knew that!" She exclaimed, her voice shaky. Max rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Come on, let's continue on."

Group 2:

Claire drooped as she walked down the hallway. Why couldn't I be with Max? Hmph, Monica always steals him away from me. I hope she returns to her own time soon! Then Max will be all mine. Claire had always had a crush on Max. She had tried many things to get his attention, but Monica seemed to 'show up' right when Max and her were going to do something.

Claire peered over her shoulder to look at Conda, who was eating a chocolate bar. Crumbs flew onto her from his mouth. She was instantly grossed out. She stopped walking and let him go on ahead a little, to avoid the flying pieces of chocolate. Nothing really scary happened, and it had been ten minutes. She was beginning to think this place was going to suck.

Group 3:

Donny was that kind of person that didn't follow the rules. Shortly after selecting his hallway, he had steered Mena and himself off course on purpose. "It's gotta be around here somewhere." He told himself as he dragged Mena from door to door. He opened another door…and bingo. "Bingo! Here it is!" He said as he ran into the room. Mena slapped his hand off her wrist. "Here is what?" She asked, trying not to look mad at all. Donny turned to her. "This is the main computer. It controls all the fancy gizmos and contraptions in this place. With this baby we can mess around with the other groups." He explained.

"I don't think we should do it. We might get in trouble." Mena said in an uncertain tone. Donny lowered his eyebrows. "Please…do you really think they'll find out?" Donny asked as he hoped into a bid red seat. It was positioned in front of the computer. Mena shook her head. "I guess it would be all right…"

Group 1:

Monica you dolt! Stop acting all scared and weak! Monica couldn't stand it anymore. It was time for her to do something brave, and to stop acting weak and scared.

They continued to walk, as a blinking light could be seen in the distance. (You know, one of those strobe lights, those things that make you blind because they go on and off). The blue light blinked on and off, on and off. They soon came to the light. They stopped in the center of the light's glow.

Just then, out of nowhere, a skeleton dropped from the ceiling. Max was expecting Monica to cling onto him and scream bloody murder, but not this time.

"Max! Stay behind me!" She ordered him as she pushed him back and drew her sword. She attacked the creature. It was hit, but it missed the 'person' inside of the costume. It cut through the cloth, and tore the mask in half. The person fled, screaming. Max stood there, his left eye twitching. Monica turned to him. "Are you alright, Max?" She asked him. Max's head became anime big. "WHAT THE HECK, MONICAAAAAA!" Max was furious. "WHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST ATTACK THAT GUY?" his head returned to normal size, but he was still angry. Monica backed up a little. "But…he…I…it was…I was…" She stuttered. Max continued his raging questions. "And why did you bring a weapon!" He asked as he began to grit his teeth. This she answered with ease. "Because…It's a haunted place, like you said. Haunted places are usually crawling with ghosts or zombies or some type of monster." She crossed her arms over her chest and made a 'hmph' sound. Max smacked his hand against his forehead. "How many time do I have to tell you…none of the monsters or anything in here is real? It's all fake! Halloween is supposed to be scary!" He told her. He began to walk onward. She soon followed him.

Group 3:

Donny pushed a button on the huge computer keyboard. On one of the screens, it showed Max and Monica walking, and on another, it showed Claire and Conda. "Hehehe…now it's time to have a little fun." He snickered. Mena was still unsure of what to do…but, for now she decided to watch what Donny was doing. "This will really scare you…Max…hehehe…"

A.N/ Please review! I'll make the next chapter longer. I don't know why I put Conda in this story, I just did. Also, about that high-tech computer thing. Please don't ask where the technology came from…