Teen Titans

Tales of Halloween

Chapter 2- When the Dead Walks Free

Maiden- This chapter has 3 ghosts haunting Titans Tower, all for different reasons. Thier is a slight crossover toward the end.

Hallows eve approches Jump City. Children of all ages wander the streets dressed as thier favorite fantasy characters, going door to door for tricks or treats. The sun was just about to set as a green skinned teenager stood atop Titans Tower, lighting 7 carved pumpkins. He grinned whole-heartedly as he watched them illuminate in a soft orange glow.

"Gar." came a familiar voice. The boy turned around to see his violet haired girlfriend standing in the doorway to thier home, her blue cloak fluttering about in the slight breeze. Joy and AJ just arrived for Hallows Eve." she informed while taking his gloved hand in hers. Beast Boy's smile grew larger as he kissed the top of her head, breathing in the scent of her lavender shampoo. The two walked hand in hand down the staircase and into the main room.

The living room had been decorated for such an occasion. Orange and black streamers ran across the ceiling while many skeletons, bats and spiders adorned the walls. Splatters of fake blood had been placed carefully around the room. Cyborg stood next to the super computer, playing "Thriller"

Starfire hovered above the entryway, hanging a banner that read 'Happy Halloween'. Bohusk sat on the couch with his feet propped up on the coffee table, watching 'Paranormal Activity' on his iPod...he had his ways. The green changeling smiled as he drank in the sight of his favorite holiday. Raven planted a soft kiss on his cheek before making her way to the oven, taking out a tray of black and purple spider cookies for the trick-or-treaters. The opps room door opened behind Beast Boy, revealing Robin, Falcon, Joy and AJ.

"Happy Haunted Halloween!" AJ cackled in an amusing voice.

"What she said." Joy muttered, trying to ignore her sugar-high sister.

"Greetings friends!" Starfire beamed. "I have waited most patiently for your arrival! We wish to partake in the telling of the scary tales."

"She's been a little over excited about the holiday." Robin added, looping an arm around Star's waist.

"What a surprise." Bohusk mumbled, all the while keeping his eyes on his movie.

"Come on, Jhonny boy!" AJ cried. "Get into the Halloween spirit! You wouldn't want an evil spirit to visit you tonight, would you?" she asked.

"We fight monsters and freaks on a daily basis, plus i'm sorta the grim reaper himself...do you honestly think i'm afraid of a ghost?"

"Spirits are not something to be messed with. Especially not tonight when they can walk free among us." Bohusk looked away from his movie and gave the small girl an odd look, silently asking her to elaborate. "When the clock strikes midnight, on Halloween, the barriers between our world and the spirit realm is at it's thinnest. Allowing for good and evil spirits alike to phase though, free to roam the earth until sunrise."

"Sorry, sweetheart, while Halloween is my favorite holiday, i'm not into your Celtic crap...no offence." AJ gave an aggrivated huff and stormed back over to the others, mumbling curses under her breath.

"I heard that!" Bohusk shouted.

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Raven stumbled lazily into her room after a long night of holiday festivities. She glanced at her clock and saw it was past midnight. AJ's words about spirits walking free on Halloween ran through her mind, but she quickly dismissed the thought.

'I'm Azarathian, not Celtic.' she said to herself. 'And even if this was true, what spirit in thier right mind would come here?'

"Raven." came a soft voice. The mage jumped in her skin and looked around. She saw nothing other than an open window, her dark curtains flowing in the light breeze. Thinking it was just the wind, she shut and locked her window.

"Raven." the sound came again.

"Who or what are you!" Raven shouted while levitating a few feet in the air, summoning her dark powers.

"Don't tell me you have forgotten me." the voice said. Raven recognized this voice as a woman's...and somehow, the voice was familiar to her. A white orb of light appeared a few feet away from her.

"Vanessa, if this is some kind of joke..." Raven began, but the light faded to reveal a beautiful woman in flowing white robes. Almond shapped dark eyes, shoulder lenght violet hair, chakra and porcellan skin.

"Mother." Raven said breathlessly. Arella smiled and approached her daughter. Raven shivered when she felt her mother cup her cheek, feeling nothing but cold air.

"Rachel?" Falcon asked, poking her head through her sister's door. "I heard you scream, is everything...." her sentence cut off, seeing her decesed mother standing before her. Cerulean eyes went wide in shock as Raven grasped her hand and led Vanessa over, barely aware of the fact Bohusk was right behind her.

"My girls." Arella said softly as she embraced the twins. She looked up to see Bohusk starring from the doorway, not sure what to make of the situation.

"Jhonen Moore." Arella said with a small smile. "I've been watching you, young one. I'm grateful to you and your green friend for taking care of my daughters in my you."

"No thanks needed, ma'am." Jhonen replyed while bringing Falcon closer to him. "She's a bit feisty and has a nasty temper, but I love her all the same."

"I brought someone with me who says he knows you." Arella stepped aside for the three teens to gaze upon a small boy. He wore orange footed pajamas with yellow patches, socks over his hands, his head looked like it was made of cloth with 2 black buttons for eyes and a smile stitched across his face.

"Sam!" Bohusk smiled as he pet the boy's head. "Good ta see you again, little dude."

Falcon crouched down to be eye level with the child.

"Well aren't you cute." she cooed while putting a hand under his chin. Sam blushed a tiny bit and smiled wider. He reached into the pocket of his pajamas and pulled out two gold chains. Each had half of a golden jack-o-lantern hanging from them. He clasped one around Falcon's neck and gave the other to Bohusk.

"Happy Halloween." Sam whispered before dissapearing into the darkness.

"I love you, Rachel, Vanessa. And you too, Jhonen." Arella said once Sam was gone. "Take care children. I await the day we see eachother again. Happy Halloween, girls." With a gust of wind, she was gone from sight.

"A happy halloween, indeed." Raven whispered into the wind.

Maiden- If you couldn't place Sam, he's from "Trick 'r Treat". My co-writer Jac wrote a oneshot for Halloween featuring him and Bohusk called "Rules of Halloween". Be sure to check that out and review this one!