I am so super sorry that it has taken me so long to get this posted! Almost a week late I think? I know, it's totally unacceptable! Personal things happened and classes started and it's been tough to make time to get this hunt done! In case you were wondering, it takes me a while because I finish the whole hunt before posting any part of it! I just want to make sure that everything comes full circle and that there are no plotholes. Thank you so much for being patient with me! Here we go!

"So, do witches look for these kinds of places? Or do these kinds of places pop up because of witches?" Wally asked his companion as he twirled his caramel apple, looking for the perfect starting point to take a bite. Artemis shrugged next to him and popped another handful of kettle corn into her mouth. The sun was gathering lower in the sky and the two hunters continued walking casually along the tents, dodging eager children and their parents.

"I have no idea, maybe they like the food," The blonde smirked, licking her fingers before tying off the bag of kettle corn to save for later. Wally responded with words that sounded as if he agreed but the caramel in his mouth made the whole statement unintelligible, Artemis just snorted and nudged him lightly, "Swallow, genius,"

The redhead did as she suggested and looked down to beam at the woman beside him, "I'm so glad you agreed to let us stay another day," He grinned, his eyes bright, "We handled that witch like pros and we deserved this,"

"I only agreed because we didn't have any big cases already lined up," Artemis huffed, curiously eying a stand selling homemade jewelry, "And because these are great places to buy herbs and spices that come in handy with summoning spells and crap,"

Wally stopped walking when he noticed her stare, "Do you wanna look? We have time," He shrugged, gesturing to the table filled with gemstone trinkets.

Artemis scowled at the suggestion but her sharp grey eyes hadn't moved from the table display so Wally took her by the elbow and pulled her over, "No! Wally it's fine,"

The redhead laughed and gave a polite wave to the young woman running the stand before gesturing that Artemis should admire the jewelry, "You barely have any jewelry," He pointed out.

"That's because it's impractical," The blonde retorted, crossing her arms as she glanced over the glinting accessories. Wally just smiled and began pointing out various (and rather gaudy) pieces.

Artemis smirked at her partner's choices and let her eyes graze over the jewelry, pausing when she noticed one necklace in particular. Her hand went to it before her mind could catch up, and Wally was politely "Oh"-ing over by the time she realized that she had picked it up to examine it closer.

The chain was silver and matched the setting that was designed as a symmetrical pair of abstract swirls that almost looked like wings surrounding the triangular emerald jewel. The silver was slightly aged and had a dark tint to it that gave the piece a more rugged quality. Artemis brushed her thumb over the gem, considering it, before abruptly placing it back on the table.

"No; I don't need it. It will just get broken," She declared, turning her back on the stand before she could change her mind.

"What?" Wally made an indignant sound in the back of his throat, grabbing the necklace once more.

"Let's go see the goats," Artemis called over her shoulder, still walking away as Wally scrambled to hand the necklace over to the seller without the blonde noticing.

"And the sheep!" He called back, placing the emerald necklace in the hands of the smirking woman and gesturing a "Shush" with his free hand. The woman nodded and put the necklace safely in her pocket before Wally finally rushed off to catch up with the blonde, "Have you ever seen a goat before, Arty?" He asked, falling into step beside her easily.

"No, I grew up in the city," She shrugged, following the signs and the squeals of children to their destination. The petting zoo was a small fenced in area surrounded by volunteers who were handing out corn cobs to the children to feed to the goats and sheep at the edge of the fence. The blonde stopped a good distance away with a wary look about her face, turning to her Midwest companion to play guide.

"Do you wanna feed them?" Wally grinned, grabbing her wrist and pulling her over to a volunteer with a basket of corn cobs.

"What if I don't?" Artemis responded testily as she allowed her redheaded companion to drag her to the edge of the fence where a small black goat was nibbling around at the dropped kernels, "I didn't know this was part of the experience…"

"You have to at least try!" He laughed, sensing her rising nervousness and holding her wrist loosely in case she decided that she wanted to bolt.

"Do they bite?" The blonde asked, kneeling down next to Wally as he held the corn out between the widespread wires.

"Only if you stick your fingers out by their mouths, they'll think that your fingers are carrots," He explained easily, smiling when the goat discovered the treat and began chomping away, "They don't mean to hurt anyone if they do,"

Artemis nodded slowly, watching the interaction curiously.

"Here, you try," Wally suggested holding one end of the cob out for her to grab.

The blonde opened her mouth to protest but instead she huffed, her stubborn determination winning out. Wally helped her hold the cob so that her fingers weren't in danger and took his own hand away, leaving her and her alone feeding the goat.

"Congratulations, Artemis," Wally grinned, "You are feeding a goat,"

Artemis cracked a wide smiled, and soon the two were laughing like a couple of idiots together while the goat continued to work away at the corn. While their laughter was dying down Artemis noticed a small girl with her parents watching nervously, her eyes glued to the black goat. Wally hadn't noticed so Artemis spoke up, calling out towards her, "Hey sweetie, do you want to come feed this one?" She asked, catching the little blonde's attention as well as Wally's.

The child looked around to ensure that Artemis had been talking to her before grinning and running over to her side, "Can I?" She breathed; her eyes wide with excitement. Her parents walked over casually, smiling at the situation.

"Sure, just hold on right here," Artemis smiled, guiding the girl's small hands to the corn cob.

"Keep your fingers tucked in," Wally pointed out with a smile of his own.

Artemis released her hold and let the girl take her turn, sharing a grin with Wally across the top of the kid's head as she giggled and cooed at the goat.

The girl was entirely distracted at this point and her parents were dutifully watching, so Wally once again grabbed Artemis's wrist and pulled her off toward the corn maze.

"Where are we going now?" The blonde asked with a laugh, taking his hand so that her wrist didn't get sore from all of his tugging.

"The corn and hay bale maze," He beamed back at her, "We need to get lost before we leave," Wally smirked as they stopped at the entrance, "Not that you ever need help getting lost," He snickered.

Artemis scoffed and punched the redhead in the shoulder, a smile teasing at her lips, "Well you're a terrible copilot," She accused, following her partner as he walked into the maze.

"Now, now," He teased, "Don't blame me for your shortcomings, Babe," Wally smirked, plucking a cob off the ground and picking the dried kernels off of it for something to do.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Artemis defended, purposefully taking a left when the redhead began taking a right. She smiled when he changed his course to follow her, "I'm one of a kind," The blonde declared proudly.

Wally gave a loud laugh and tossed the now kernel-free corn cob into the stalks, "That you are, Arty,"

"So are we lost yet?" Artemis asked, standing on her tiptoes to try and see over the stalks and frowning when she couldn't succeed.

"And by that I'm assuming you mean am I lost, because I know that you've been lost ever since the second turn," Wally said, making sure to take a few steps away from the blonde before speaking. Artemis sent him a harsh glare that he defused with a smile, "I'm only slightly lost," He admitted with a shrug, leading the way once more.

"What does that even mean?" Artemis frowned, "And shouldn't we be heading back to the car? It's getting dark out," She gestured around them, knowing that they weren't heading toward the exit due to the fact that the maze had changed from corn stalk paths to walls made of hay bales.

"What's that Artemis?" Wally asked with a smirk, turning with a mischievous look about him. The blonde narrowed her eyes at him. "Are you afraid of the dark?" He questioned, putting his hands up and hunching over slightly, creeping towards her, "You scared, Arty?"

The blonde didn't move an inch as he drew closer, "You wish," She rolled her eyes, "Wally you know that I'm not scared of the dark, it's kind of a requirement for this gig,"

The next few minutes were filled with sighs of exasperation as Wally attempted to get Artemis to jump, his quick prods and surprise movements doing absolutely nothing to sway her.

"Wally we don't have any flashlights, if you get us stuck in here I will use you as my mattress until the sun comes up," Artemis threatened.

The redhead laughed and walked closer, "Alright, alright, hop on," He smirked, bending down with his back toward her.

"What," Artemis deadpanned.

"Hop on my back! I'll get us out of here in no time," Wally grinned, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

The blonde looked wary for a moment but relented and climbed onto Wally in a piggy-back position, wrapping her arms around his shoulders as he gathered a good grip on the back of her knees, "Don't drop me, West,"

Artemis could feel the pull of his cheek muscles against her face as he smiled, "Not a chance, Crock,"

Artemis was still leaning against the hood of their truck (Wally had been feeling nostalgic that month) checking her messages when Wally returned from the shops.

"Did you get all the food you needed?" The blonde smirked, glancing up from the screen.

"Yup!" He grinned, his arms full of bags of food, "I got more kettle corn, and some caramel apples, hotdogs for dinner on the road, and there's a funnel cake for each of us for dessert!" He declared happily as he dumped the majority of it in the small back seat.

"Well I hope that lasts you until we get to Idaho," Artemis told him, "Because that's where we're heading next. We got a case from Kaldur, hop in,"

"Can I drive?" Wally asked abruptly, his tone one of complete seriousness.

The blonde paused, thinking for a moment before nodding with a small smile on her face the expression growing when the redhead cheered, "Don't get us lost," She teased.

"Please, Arty," Wally rolled his eyes as he slid into the driver's seat, "We'll make better time that you've ever known,"

"I'm holding you to that," Artemis laughed as she buckled up.

The two drove in silence until Wally found the highway; both eating their dinners quietly. Finally Wally's mouth was no longer occupied and he felt the need to speak.

"So what's in Idaho?" He asked, pulling the two funnel cakes out from their to-go boxes in the back seat.

"Something is possessing people's bodies and making them kill their loved ones," Artemis answered with a professional tone, "It sounds like it's most likely going to be a vengeful spirit, to me,"

"Should we call Dick?" Wally questioned, "After all, he knows more about vengeful spirits than anyone,"

"Naw I think we'll be fine. Plus the Zucco case was actually a pretty long time ago," The blonde pointed out. Wally nodded in agreement, doing the math in his head.

"Hey," The redhead spoke up, "By the way, I meant to ask you earlier; how did you get to be so good with kids?"

Artemis smirked lightly, "What, did I surprise you?" She asked, taking a proud bite of her funnel cake.

"Well...I...Yeah," He admitted, "I guess I just never thought that you would handle it so well," He shrugged sheepishly, a bit embarrassed of his assumptions.

"No, it's fine," She waved him off, "I wasn't very good with kids until I started hunting," Artemis told him, "But a lot of monsters go after children so I've ended up being around them quite a bit. I just got used to them after a while,"

Wally laughed a bit at the new information, "I guess that's true. You're the hero from the bedtime stories,"

"Not just me, Wally," Artemis pointed out with a smile, "You are too, now,"

There we go! Chapter one of the hunt! This is the last you'll hear of Dick's history, did you put the pieces together? What do you think the possession culprit will be?

Please review and let me know what you think!

Love, Veg