Disclaimer: I don't own Marvel or its characters, if I did then Peter Parker and Kitty Pryde forever. I don't own any of the songs that will be in this current chapter and future chapters.

ANNOUNCEMENT: After I'm done with this multi-part chapter, I think I am gonna take a break on this story for a while and focus my efforts on my Ultimate ShadowSpider story. I want to get Peter and Kitty together in that series. I'm not sure how many chapters it will take to do that. I may write three more chapters in that fic, maybe five. Show some of the adventures that Spider-Man and the X-Men get into by themselves. Have the X-Men fight their first mutant threat, something to test their teamwork and help them become the team they used to be. Maybe I'll make a chapter where Spider-Man and Shroud team-up. By the way, what do you all think of Peter and Kitty becoming partners again? They start with Kitty helping Peter get back in the grove of things, considering how long it's been since he was Spider-Man, then it goes to them eventually becoming crimefighting partners? Also, what do you all think, once Kitty and Peter get back together, should she go back to Shadowcat or should she stay Shroud, and use Shadowcat as her X-Men codename. I kind of want to make her Shadowcat again as a street hero. My logic is like what happened in the finale of Young Justice season 2. After Wally died and Artemis returned to the hero life, she returned as Tigress, not as Artemis. Her logic was that Artemis was Wally's partner, she needed some space. So, I thought once Kitty and Peter get back together, Kitty returns as Shadowcat because to her Shadowcat is Spider-Man's partner.

Chapter 6 is done, be sure to leave a review, till then enjoy the story.

Chapter 6: This is Halloween Part 1

Monday, October 29, 2004, Unknown Castle

A figure is walking down the dark halls of his castle thinking of the events to come. For months he has sent his horde out into the world and killing innocent victims. Everyone believes that these are just random killings but they're not. There is a reason for these killings. These people all had something that he needed from them; it is what he has taken from them that will help him achieve his goals. Turning a corner, the figure comes across wooden double doors. The figure opened the doors and there he saw a staircase leading to the lower levels. The figure walked down the stairs to the underground chambers. As he made his way to the bottom of the stairs, he saw a dim light. The figure walked toward the light and came into a ceremonial chamber filled with his minions, they had grey skin, glowing eyes, sharp claws, and fangs. They were all lined up on both sides of him. When he walked down the room, the figure went to a shelf, on the shelves lined up were viles upon viles of red liquid. As he looked at the viles the figure couldn't help but grin in satisfaction. Just then a trail of smoke comes in right next to him and forms a figure in a cloak. The figure looked at the cloaked figure, "Do you have it," the figure asked. The cloaked figure took out a vile containing red liquid and gave it to the figure. The figure looked at the liquid, "Ah, the blood of a homo superior, or mutant as I hear they like to be called." The figure then looked at the cloaked figure, "Did you run into any problems?"

The cloaked figure thought back to his fight with Kitty and how she fought him. How he tried to kill her, but she survived, and was able to get a few good hits on him. "I ran into one complication. I think I may have found her," the cloaked figure said getting the figure's attention.

"Really? So, you've chosen," the figure asked

The cloaked figure nodded, "Yes, I have," the cloaked figure said, 'Finally, after all this time, you reveal yourself to me,' he thought as he remembered Kitty in her Shadowcat uniform ready to fight. The image is then replaced by a girl who looks exactly like Kitty except she has her hair down, she is wearing a dark blue puritan dress and is smiling at him.

"Well then, I'll be sure to make preparations," the figure said, making the cloaked figure smile under his hood. The figure then walked over to a desk, picked up a book, and opened it, "Everything is falling into place."

"Are we sure this is going to work," the cloaked figure asked as he took off his hood, the person looked like every one of the creatures in the room, but then the figure transformed into more human looking man in his early 20s, he has light grey skin, he was six feet, has yellow slitted eyes, and short, white hair.

"I am sure my son, and with this vile that you have given me, plus the artifacts that we will obtain, at midnight tomorrow we will no longer have to hide in the shadows," the figure said, he then looked at everyone in the room, "We will walk in the daylight, and once we do that, we will take over the world, and make it ours. The rule of humans is coming to an end, one day soon, the vampires will rule," The figure said stepping more into the light showing Dracula himself grinning.

October 30, 4:00 pm, Xavier Institute, Danger Room

In the danger room two people are sparring, an older man wearing a black mission suit and a young woman wearing her own dark blue suit. These two people were Logan also known as Wolverine, he is the best at what he does, but what he does isn't very nice. And the young woman is Kitty Pryde, also known as Shadowcat, also known as the girl who walks through walls, a title that she really despises and curses Norah Winters to this day for giving her. The two facing each other have been many things to each other over the years, student and teacher, friends, teammates, Mr. Logan and Half-Pint, but now they are dealing with a new dynamic between them, this time they are mentor and protégé.

For years it has become apparent to Kitty that out of all the X-Men her powers were the most passive. Scott has optic blasts, Jean has telekinesis and telepathy, Kurt can teleport, Evan could make spikes grow from him and use them as weapons and later enflame them, Bobby can shoot ice and freeze people, Rogue can absorb anyone's powers and use them as her own, Logan has claws and a healing factor, and Ororo controls the weather, and these are just the X-Men both current and former. Let's not forget to mention the New Mutants. The point is that while everyone's powers can be used for attacking, Kitty who phases through things, her powers seem more for evasion, which is ok if you are trying not to get hit, but when you are fighting someone and wanting to cause damage, they probably aren't the best to have.

Kitty has known for years how passive her powers are, and because of it she has always worked hard to try and be more useful to her team, and she likes to think that for the most part that she has succeeded in that, she has been the best fighter of everyone since she came to the institute but that is because she is a fast learner. That certainly helped with Logan's training when he trained them all as a group. Well, that, and her dancing which involves a lot of footwork, movement, and stamina. Everything seems to have been going well, but recently Kitty feels as she has reached some kind of block, sure she is the best fighter of the X-Men if only by a bit. But the truth is she has been wanting to be more than a good fighter, she has seen heroines like the Black Widow and the Wasp on TV, she has seen how both can handle themselves in a fight even without their weapons, they have taken on guys bigger and stronger than them and won with their skills alone. Kitty wants to be like them, she doesn't want to be a good fighter she truly wants to be the best, if she was the best, if she could be as good as the Black Widow and Wasp then she could be of better use to her team. Kitty, she can be more of an asset than she is now. But despite her want for that, Kitty wasn't sure how she could get to that level, how she could reach that level. That is until she thought of Logan, the guy has been alive for over one hundred years and has been training them since the beginning, they are all aware that Logan hasn't taught them everything he knows, he's trying to make them into heroes, not killers. They all know that Logan hasn't shown them everything because of this, but Kitty decided that if she wants to obtain the level of skill that she seeks then she had to convince Logan to make her his protégé, so he could teach her everything he knew. When she went to him about it, Logan initially said no, said that that kind of knowledge wasn't meant for her, that she was too kindhearted, but Kitty was adamant and after tons of arguing and countless hours of pleases Logan gave in. It was either do that or rip off her head, and they both knew that even if he wanted to, he could never do it. So yeah, ever since that day Logan and Kitty were mentor and protégé, Logan trained her and Kitty gave each training session her best, and learned what Logan had to teach.

Wolverine throws a punch at Shadowcat only for her to dodge it and try a roundhouse kick, but the Wolverine dodges it as well, and then goes back on the attack. Wolverine throws a jab at Shadowcat's face only for her to dodge, he then roundhouse kicks her, but Shadowcat blocked with her arm making her wince in pain, she can feel that adamantium skeleton under his skin. As Wolverine pressed on the attack and Shadowcat defended, she couldn't help but think of what happened only days prior. It had only been five days since they had gone to Boston to recruit Telford. It was hard that's for sure, the guy was a hard head and reminded her too much of Lance. But eventually Kitty saw that he wasn't such a bad guy and he just needed guidance which she was willing to give.

Shadowcat jabs Wolverine in the face but he blocks and back fists her, but she ducks and tried to sweep kick him, but he dodges it and paid her back by kicking her under her chin lifting her up in the air and making her fall to the ground with a thud. Wolverine wasn't done as he tried to stomp on Shadowcat's chest, but she rolled away and got on her feet to attack Wolverine.

Then she discovered Telford was part of the gang that had been committing crimes for the past two years. That hurt and angered her, because of her anger she said some terrible things to him, she was ready to lock him and his father away, only for his friend Hilary to come to her and tell her Telford's story. It was then Kitty realized that Tedford was a victim that needed saving. Once she and the X-Men discovered the location of the Vanishers hideout, they snuck in, and attacked, Kitty wound up fighting Telford herself.

Shadowcat jumps in the air and tried to kick Wolverine's face only for him to move away, when she lands Shadowcat yelled and tried to punch Wolverine in the face but again he dodged and then punched her in the stomach making her bend over in pain, Wolverine then kicked Shadowcat across the cheek making her fall to the ground. She gets back up and turns to Wolverine glaring at him.

She kept on trying to reach Telford and talk some sense into him, and once it looked like she succeeded she was snuck up on by his father who hit her on the back of her head with the butt of his gun. If it wasn't for Bobby, she'd be dead right now. They beat the gang despite them having Hammer's tech, and Kitty was able to talk Telford into coming with them. She reached out to him, kept reaching out to him until he took her hand. However, his father wasn't happy and showed it by hitting him to the ground, he went on some rant and was about to kill Telford, his own son. Thankfully, she and Kurt got there in time and saved Telford. Kitty then punched Eddy in the chest and roundhouse-kicked him in the jaw knocking him out and saving Telford. Kitty later discovered that both Eddy's ribs and jaw were completely shattered. How did that even happen? Kitty couldn't have hit him that hard, she knows that she can hit hard, but not that hard, that kind of hard is superstrength hard, which she does not have. It's a mystery, that's for sure. Kitty then helped Telford up, they called the cops, they watched as everyone in the gang was arrested, Telford then confirmed that he was going with them.

Shadowcat charged Wolverine and threw a punch at his face, but he blocked, she threw another punch, but he blocked with his arm. Then Shadowcat tried to punch his chest, but he blocked again, she tried to back fist him, but Wolverine caught the fist and pushed it away. Shadowcat tried to sweep Wolverine's feet, but he dodged, she then side kicked his chest, but Logan caught her leg, pushed it down, and made her fall to the ground, all Shadowcat did was growl.

Telford and Kitty then teleported to his house; it was kind of weird with his teleportation compared to Kurt's. Kurt's, she could describe it as a poof, but Telford's, you just appeared there. After they arrived, they entered his house, and Telford went upstairs to collect his picture of himself and his mother, but not before thanking Kitty for believing in him, even when he didn't.

Shadowcat gets up and punches Wolverine, which he blocked, she then sent another punch at his stomach, he deflected it much to her annoyance. She punches his chest, but he catches it and roughly pushes her away, nearly making her fall. Shadowcat then charges and tries to roundhouse kick his jaw, but Wolverine blocks and pushes her away again. She then then tried to punch his cheek, but he caught it and held it there. Wolverine then looked at her, that look angered Shadowcat, and she kicked him in the chest in retaliation making him stumble and releasing her.

Kitty remembers as she sat down on the couch, she called Peter and apologized for how she acted and spoke to him, and he being the amazing boyfriend that he is, accepted her apology. After they hung up Kitty reflected on everything that happened, she then heard Telford's scream, that made her jump up from the couch and run upstairs calling his name. She had finally arrived at his room only to see a horrible sight.

Shadowcat pushed her advantage and roundhouse kicked Wolverine's cheek, making him stumble. Shadowcat then lands three punches on Wolverine's chest, finally Shadowcat kicked Wolverine's chest, but he caught the kick, much to her surprise, "Not bad kid," Wolverine said, he then picked Shadowcat up by the leg and slammed her to the ground making her groan in pain, "But your distraction makes you predictable."

"Shut up," Shadowcat growled out as she got up and charged Wolverine.

Telford was dead. But how was he dead? How was he killed so quickly? Who did it? She remembers hearing a noise come from the shadows of the room and she was immediately on guard, she then contacted the X-Men.

Shadowcat punched Wolverine but he caught her wrist, and punched her in the face, "Head in the game kid," Wolverine said as he gave Shadowcat a hard kick to the chest sending her five feet, making her hit the ground.

After that she spoke to whoever was in the room with her. The killer then attacked her, it was only thanks to her reflex of phasing that kept her from being tackled to the ground. After that Kitty turned around to face the person only to see someone in a cloak, she remembers those glowing yellow eyes.

Flashback - Five days ago

"No time, just get here," Shadowcat said, she then ended communication. Shadowcat then heard the noise again, something was in here with her, her eyes hardened, "I don't know who you are, but I swear you will pay for this." She then got in a fighting stance. Suddenly something charges her at fast speeds, it was only because of her reflex that she was able to activate her powers and the person ran right through her. Shadowcat turns around to see who the murderer was, only to see a person in a robe get up. "Who are you," she demanded, the only thing that Shadowcat saw was glowing eyes and sharp fangs. The person charges again but Shadowcat moves left dodging the creature. The creature turns around and locks eyes with Shadowcat growling at her. "Alright freak, bring it," Shadowcat then charged and throws a punch which connects, the person stumbles a few steps. The person then tackles Shadowcat to the ground trying to pin her down, but Shadowcat is not someone who just lays down. As the creature tries to grab her neck Shadowcat blocks, she struggles to keep the hands from her neck, this person is incredibly strong. It's then she notices that the creature has claws. 'What,' she thought as she struggled.

As the creature tried to kill Shadowcat, it was able to get a look at her face. Once it saw her face the creature's eyes widened, "Katerina," the creature growled out.

"What," Shadowcat said, using the pause to her advantage, Shadowcat brought a knee up to the creature's groin making them stop temporarily due to the pain, Shadowcat then takes that moment to punch the creature and phasing out of their grasp. As she got up so did the creature. They both eyed each other waiting for the other to make a move. "Let's get one thing straight, to you I'm Shadowcat."

Present Day

Wolverine runs up to Shadowcat and tries to punch her while she is on the ground, but she rolls out of the way and trips him up. Shadowcat then gets up and throws a punch at his face making contact, Shadowcat then kicks Wolverine underneath his chin forcing his head up. Shadowcat tried for another kick, but Wolverine catches it and throws her across the room. Shadowcat gets up as quickly as possible.

The creature was about to attack, and she was ready to defend, but then it stopped for a moment, it looked like it was listening to something. After a moment the creature growled at her, then to her surprise the creature turned around and ran to the open window. She followed to try and prevent its escape, but the creature made it to the window, jumped out, and much to her surprise the creature turned into smoke and flew away into the night.

Shadowcat charges and jump kicks Wolverine, making him evade the kick, she turned around and roundhouse kicks Wolverine, but he catches her leg, and throws it away. Shadowcat then charges and punches Wolverine three times but each time he blocks. 'How could that happen,' Shadowcat thought as she kicks Wolverine in the face, but he dodges it. 'It makes no sense,' Shadowcat punches at Wolverine making contact with his face, 'He was gonna join us,' Wolverine punches at Shadowcat but she dodges and punches Wolverine, but he moves out of the way, 'He was gonna make friends,' Shadowcat sends a kick at Wolverine, but he catches it and punches her in the face making her stumble, 'Live his life. Now he can't,' Shadowcat catches herself and charges Wolverine again, she sends a chop to his neck, 'He can't because I failed,' Wolverine catches it, and kicked Shadowcat in the stomach making her grunt and hold it in pain, 'I failed him,' Shadowcat pushed through the pain and roundhouse kicked Wolverine's head, but he blocked, she then tried to punch Logan's face but he caught it, Shadowcat then span and tried to back fist him, but again he caught it, 'I'm sorry Telford,' Shadowcat pulled back, and threw another punch, but Wolverine again caught it and pulled her in, right when she was close enough Shadowcat kneed Wolverine in the stomach making him release her, 'I'm sorry,' Shadowcat then charged Wolverine again ready to punch him.

"Alright, that's enough," Wolverine said as he caught Shadowcat's fist, the next thing Shadowcat knows Wolverine puts her in a grapple, and brings her to the ground, her arm painfully being held behind her back, and Wolverine's knee painfully digging in her back as well. Shadowcat tries to escape, but Wolverine puts on the pressure making her scream in pain, "That's enough Pryde," Wolverine ordered

"NO, I can keep," Shadowcat said as she continued to try and break the hold, but Wolverine once again puts more pressure on causing her more pain and stopping her.

"No, you can't. Now I'm gonna let go, and you are gonna stay there till I say so, got it," Wolverine said but got silence in response, Wolverine then put more pressure on then making Shadowcat grunt in pain, "I said got it."

"Got it," Shadowcat grunted

"Good," Wolverine said, he then got up off Shadowcat and stepped back, "Get up." Shadowcat got up from the ground and glared at him, "We got to talk."

"Didn't I already get the you gotta control your emotions speech already," Shadowcat sassed making Wolverine frown.

"You did, obviously I'm gonna have to give it to you again," Logan said

"Don't bother," Kitty said

"You can't let your emotions control you, that's dangerous," Logan said

"I thought that my anger could be my greatest weapon," Kitty said

"Anger is a double-sided blade. Use it correctly, learn to control it, and it can help you in a fight. Used incorrectly, let it control you then you die," Logan said

Kitty was silent for a moment, "What was that move you used on me? I've never seen you use it before," she asked

Logan frowned, he knew what Kitty was trying to do but he'll answer anyways, "It was a reverse that comes from Israeli Special Forces," he said getting Kitty's attention.

"Israeli Special Forces," Kitty asked with interest, with good reason considering her ancestors come from Israel, to know that Logan has some type of fighting style that is related is interesting to her.

"Yeah, it's a fighting style called Krav Maga, it involves defending while at the same time attacking, it's a very aggressive fighting style, it was something I was planning on teaching you," Logan said making Kitty excited about learning it. But Logan had to burst her bubble, "But, I won't be teaching you it."

That set Kitty off, "WHY," she demanded

"Because it is a deadly fighting style, one of the deadliest if not the deadliest on Earth, and with the mindset you have now, you'll wind up killing someone," Logan said making Kitty frown in displeasure. Logan rubbed his hand against his face, "Listen kid, I understand that you're angry," he said getting a scoff from Kitty.

"You don't understand anything," Kitty said

"I don't understand anything. Kid don't forget who you're talking to; anger is my specialty. I understand it better than anyone in this entire institute. Ever since you came back to the institute from Boston you have been angry, but just because you're angry doesn't mean that you should take it out on the people closest to you," Logan said

"YOU DON'T GET IT. NONE OF YOU DO. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED," Kitty snapped

"THEN WHAT HAPPENED, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED," Logan yelled

"I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THE PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED," Kitty said

Logan's voice then became calm, and even gentle, "Then tell me kid, maybe we can figure it out together. Remember, you're not in this alone kid, you never were. Tell me what happened," Logan said

Kitty looked hesitant for a moment, not sure what to do. Where does she even begin with this? Everything is just so confusing and frustrating. Kitty then looked at Logan and she could tell that he wanted to help her, sighing, Kitty spoke in a normal voice, "Telford and I, we went to his house, he wanted to get a picture of him and his mom before we left. I offered to help pack, but he refused, so I stayed downstairs and waited. I then called Peter to apologize for being a bitch to him the day before. After we talked and he forgave me, we hung up, and I continued to wait. Telford, he was taking longer than expected, but I didn't think much of it. I thought that perhaps he was reminiscing on the times he spent in his room, I know I did that before I moved to Chicago. Then I heard Telford scream, and I rushed up the stairs calling his name. I made it to his room and…," Kitty said but stopped.

Logan waited for Kitty to continue, he couldn't rush her, this is probably the most that she has talked about what happened. He can see though that this is hard on her, and it really makes him sad at seeing the affect it has on her. Kitty is a kind and gentle soul, she doesn't belong in this life, a life of violence, a life of survival. She's worked hard, harder than anyone at the institute, and all so she wouldn't be a burden to anyone. And through that hard work Kitty has become strong, but no matter how strong she's become Kitty doesn't belong here. Out of everyone, Kitty deserves a normal life. But whether or not she belongs in this life doesn't matter to her, she's there. She's earned her place, and she only wants to become stronger, and Logan will help her, by the time he's through with her. Kitty will be the best of them all. This is just another challenge that she needs to face.

Kitty took a breath to calm herself down, "I saw his body, Telford's body, laying in the middle of his room. When I saw him, I became scared and hoped to god that he was just knocked out. I ran to him, I kneeled right next to him, then I looked at his face, and saw…," Kitty stopped again as she remembered.

"What did you see," Logan asked

"I saw fear, true, pure fear, as if he had looked at death itself. Then again, maybe he did. I knew that he was dead, I knew it, but I wasn't ready to accept it, so I tried to wake him up, hoping that he would. After failing I checked his pulse and found none. I knew then that I couldn't deny the obvious," Kitty said, she then took a breath, "I didn't understand it. How? How could someone be killed so quickly? I was downstairs. How could he have been killed so quickly?" Logan didn't answer, he knew that Kitty wasn't talking to him, but herself. "I then heard a noise, that's when it occurred to me that the killer could have still been in the room, so I went on guard and contacted the X-Men. I heard the noise again, and knew that someone else was in the room, I told them that they would pay. After that a figure came out of the shadows and charged me, they were…they were really fast, nearly as fast as Quick Silver. They were a blur. It was only through reflex that I was able to phase, and they ran right through me. I turned around to look at the killer."

"Who did you see," Logan asked

"I didn't see a face; the figure was wearing a cloak. What I did see were glowing eyes, and sharp fangs," Kitty said

That got Logan's attention, "Glowing eyes and fangs," he said getting a nod from Kitty.

"He charged me, but I dodged left, he then turned toward me, and we locked eyes. Then he growled this animalistic growl. I charged him, and punched, he stumbled, but caught himself, he then tackled me to the ground. He tried to pin me to the ground, we struggled as he tried to grab my neck. I was able to block his hands that's when I noticed his claws," Kitty said

"Claws," Logan said, getting a nod from Kitty, "Then what?"

Kitty paused, unsure if she should mention the creature calling her Katerina. She's not sure if that is important, just a mistake of identity. Besides if she tells then she'll just cause them unnecessary worry.

Logan noticed the pause, and can't help but wonder what his young protégé was thinking right now. What happened that would make her hesitant to talk about it?

Kitty sighed and continued, deciding to fudge the truth, "He was strong incredibly so, a couple more seconds and he would have overpowered me, I kneed him between the legs, he stopped for a moment, I then punched him, and phased out of his grasp. We both got up, and stared each other down, waiting for the other to move. I knew I couldn't continue the fight in the bedroom, it was too small, I had to move it to a different location. He was gonna attack me, I could tell, but then he stopped, he…he looked like he was listening to something, but I don't know what. After that, his attention was back on me, I thought he would attack again, but he didn't, instead he turned around and headed toward the open window to escape. I pursued him, I wasn't about to let him escape, not after what he did. But he made it to the window, he jumped out, and…," Kitty said pausing

"And," Logan asked

"He, he turned into smoke, and flew away into the night," Kitty said

Logan's eyes widened at that, he frowned then growled, 'No, it can't be. Why,' Logan thought

"How did it happen? How could someone be killed so quickly," Kitty asked, she was asking Logan now.

Logan sighed, "I wish I could give you a better answer kid, but the fact is that there are a lot of people out there who could do that," he said

"But I was downstairs, seconds away from him. No one can kill someone that fast, right," Kitty asked

"There are a lot of mutants and humans who could do that kid," Logan said

"It's…it's not fair, it's not fair. This wasn't supposed to happen. We had just rescued Telford from his father, from a life of crime, he was supposed to come with us to the institute and live his life with friends and family. A happy ending, but instead, he's killed by some freak in a cloak. How's that right? How? I, I should have been there, I should have been there. If I was there, then I could have helped, but I wasn't, I failed."

"You didn't fail anyone half-pint, you did everything that you could. What happened to Telford was an unforeseen circumstance. But that's just life kid, it is always throwing something at you. Sometimes when you do something good, then good things happen. But other times when you do something good then bad things will happen. It's not up to us when these things happen, we can't control it, sometimes bad things, terrible things just happen. And we just have to accept and deal with it."

"How can I accept that? I can't accept that," Kitty said

"No, you can't, not now anyway, but sadly kid, one day you will," Logan said to Kitty, it is quiet for a moment until he speaks again, "Change of plans," Logan said getting Kitty's attention, "I will be teaching you Krav Maga."

"Really," Kitty asked getting a nod from Logan.

"With one condition, you run into that guy again, you use it, to the fullest extent," Logan said

"Didn't you say that it's deadly though. If I use it to the fullest extent doesn't that mean that I could…," Kitty said

"Kill him, yes, you could, and believe me kid, that's a good thing," Logan said

Kitty then became uncomfortable, "I'm not a killer Logan," she said

Logan walked up to Kitty then and placed a hand on her shoulder, "I know kid, but if it comes down to it and it's you or them, choose you. You got people who care about you and would be devastated if you died. I can guarantee that no one would shed a tear at this person's death. Now come on, time to train. I'm gonna start you off with something easy," Logan said, 'If I'm right kid, and god do I hope I'm wrong, but if I'm right and you ran into what I think you did, then you're gonna need every advantage that you can get. If only to survive.'

Kitty nodded and got ready to learn.

Meanwhile, at a Tri-Carrier Classroom

Spider-man was in a classroom filled with a bunch of costumed individuals, aspiring young heroes these individuals were. These individuals also weren't that many years younger or older than him. some are the same age, heck, Harry, and Mary Jane are in his class. Talk about awkward, especially considering MJ and him broke up, but he doesn't let that affect her performance, he'd be a complete jerk if he did. Right now, they were all watching a video of one of Spider-Man's first outings, in the video he was fighting Electro, the villain was shooting blasts at Spider-Man, but the hero was dodging them, and getting his own hits in. There were some students who were watching the video, but others Spider-Man noticed were looking at the clock, waiting for it to be time to leave.

Spider-Man can understand, he has been glancing at the clock every chance he got, once this class is over he can get ready for Harry's Halloween party. Peter is excited for the party, Harry's parties have always been fun. His real hope is that it will lift Kitty's spirits, ever since she came back from Boston, she has been in a terrible mood. Peter can understand that, losing someone like that is hard, it really is, and it takes a long time to get over it, even longer to accept that those things happen. No matter how good something is going, it can easily turn terrible. It's a terrible thing, Peter knows that, but it is something that one has to accept. Peter has accepted it, he's had no choice but to accept it. To many times good things have turned bad for him, sure he could chalk it up as Parker Luck, but when it happens to others then it's hard to use his usual excuse.

Hopefully Kitty will enjoy the party, thankfully Peter was able to get their costumes, Kitty had been in such a terrible mood that she didn't feel like going to anymore stores to shop, so Peter went and chose their costumes, he then gave it to her when he saw her.

Spider-Man looked toward the class and saw an assortment of people, he then caught Harry looking on his phone, rolling his eyes Spider-Man shot his web to the phone, pulled it away from Harry, and into his hand. Harry looked on in surprise, he then looked up at Spider-Man and scowled at him. Spider-Man rolled his eyes again and gestured to pay attention to the video. Harry huffed, he then leaned his head on his arm and watched the video, some of the class snickering at him. The video soon ended with Spider-Man giving Electro a hard punch in the face knocking him out. After that, Spider-Man turned off the video, and then turned toward his class.

"Ok everyone, let's discuss what happened in the video," Spider-Man said, a hand immediately shoots up, Spider-Man turns to the hand and sees that in belongs to a pakanstany girl, with brown hair, a blue mask, a blue costume with a yellow lightning bolt, "Yes, Ms. Marvel," Spider-Man called

"You fought Electro and took him down," Ms. Marvel said with an excited face, she loved watching that fight, you can never find any of the old fights online, it's so hard to track them down.

"Well, yes I did do that. But can anyone tell me anything else," Spider-Man said, he then sees another hand then shoot up, "Yes, America."

"You focused too much on the fight," America answered

"Care to explain," Spider-Man said

"There were civilians around the area, all who almost and probably gotten hurt from the electric blasts that you dodged," America said

"Can you tell me what I should have done," Spider-Man asked

"You should have made sure that the civilians were safe," America said

"How could I have done that? I was alone, I didn't have a team back then. How was I supposed to evacuate people while Electro was blasting me," Spider-Man asked

"You could have made sure that his blasts were away from the people, and then moved him to a secluded area to fight him," Miles Morales also known as the second Spider-Man answered

"You're right, I could have. That would have been the smart thing to do. Sadly, I was just a beginner then, so I didn't think of it. Good job you two. Now I know that all of you are eager to get out of here, but before we leave, a quick scenario for you. You are dealing with a bank robbery and the robbers shoot at the civilians then try to escape. At first sight, the civilians look ok, what do you do then. You can all tell me your answers the next time we see each other, because class is over," Spider-Man said

At the declaration, everyone gets up and starts to file out of the room, all except Harry who goes up to Spider-Man scowling, "Can, I have my phone back now," Harry asked, in response Spider-Man hands Harry his phone, "Ah man, you got webbing on it," Harry complained

"It'll dissolve in an hour," Spider-Man said

"That is so not cool," Harry said as he turned to walk out of the classroom.

"Yeah, well neither is being on your phone during class," Spider-Man retorted, once everyone leaves Spider-Man himself leaves the room to get ready for the party.

Then, at the Sanctum Sanctorum

Doctor Strange is in one of his many rooms looking at a group of people, "Alright, tonight is the night, nearly everything is in place. We must end this before midnight," Strange said

Another figure then steps up, this figure is a black, muscular man with black buzz cut hair, he is wearing black shade where it is impossible to see his eyes, he is wearing a black shirt under a leather jacket, black pants, black combat boots, and a utility belt. "You heard Strange; this ends tonight. Everyone get ready, because when the sun goes down, we move," the man said

"I will cast a locator spell and locate the artifact. Hopefully we'll find it before he does," Strange said, he then left the room, to his chambers.

Then, at the Xavier Institute, Danger Room

Wolverine and Shadowcat were circling each other, both on their guard, ready for the other to attack. Wolverine then charges Shadowcat and throws a punch, she dodges it and kicked him under his chin, jerking his head up. Shadowcat then goes to chop at Wolverine's throat to cut off his air supply, but the Wolverine was able to recover and caught the chop, he then pulled Shadowcat toward him, he uses a grapple on her and Shadowcat finds herself on the ground her arm behind her back, and Wolverine's knee digging in her back, Shadowcat growled as Wolverine put on the pressure, "Give up half-pint," Wolverine asked

"Fat chance," Shadowcat said, she then used what Wolverine taught her and reversed it, giving Wolverine some hard blows in the meantime, now Wolverine is the one on the ground with Shadowcat grappling him, she then put on the pressure making Wolverine growl in pain. "Give up Old Man," Shadowcat mockingly asked

"Not bad kid, I think that is all for today," Wolverine said

"Really," Shadowcat asked as she released Wolverine and got up.

"Yeah, really," Wolverine said as he got up, "You did good today, Half-Pint, you deserve a rest."

"But, I can keep going," Shadowcat said

"I'm sure you could, but I don't think Parker would like it very much," Wolverine said getting a questioning look from Shadowcat, "Don't you have that Halloween party tonight?"

Kitty's eyes widened in realization, "SHIT, you're right. What time is it," Kitty asked, she then ran over to her bag which was nearby and got out her cellphone. As she checked the time Kitty saw that it was 5:30, "Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit. I have 30 minutes to get ready." Without even saying bye to Logan, Kitty grabbed her bag and ran out of the Danger Room, to get ready. Logan watched as Kitty ran out of the room, as he watched the girl run Logan couldn't help but smile in amusement. His smile then became a frown as he remembered Kitty's story, he then walked out of the room himself.

Later

Kitty is running down the halls of the institute carrying her bathroom supplies. Unknown to Kitty, Bobby is walking down the hall, "Ok, just go up to her, and ask her to the dance, that's all you have to do," Bobby said to himself, he was trying to hype himself up, tonight is the Halloween dance and Bobby was hoping to ask Kitty to it. He was planning on doing it weeks ago, but he never got the chance to ask with everything going on. Kitty always leaving the institute for her driving lessons, she really is dedicated to improving her driving. Then there was Boston, and her trying to recruit Telford which she succeeded, only for him to…well, to be killed. No one knows how that happened or what happened, Kitty has been closed lipped about the entire thing. Whatever happened really got to her. She hasn't exactly been in the greatest mood, always angry, sad, and guilt ridden. It makes Bobby sad to see Kitty this way, she shouldn't be like that, to always have a frown on her face, not when she has such a beautiful smile. Bobby sighed as he thought of Kitty's smile, maybe going to this dance will cheer her up, and make her forget the events that have happened at least for a little while. Perhaps taking her to the Halloween dance will cheer her up, he can only hope. All he has to do is ask her to go with him, which is harder than it sounds because every time he is about to ask, he clams up and talks about something else, that isn't the dance. "I knew I should have asked her weeks ago," Bobby said

Just then Kitty runs past Bobby, "Excuse me," Kitty said

Bobby quickly turned toward Kitty as she ran away, shit that was her, he has to talk to her. Bobby then chased after Kitty, "Hey Kitty, wait up," Bobby said

Kitty, hearing Bobby's voice, contemplated whether she should stop or not, she had to get ready, she doesn't have long. But then she thought of how she'd been acting and decided maybe she owed Bobby, so she stopped and waited for him. "What's up, Bobby," Kitty said

Finally, Bobby caught up to Kitty, and stopped. He was about to speak, but soon his throat closed at what he saw in front of him. In front of Bobby, was Kitty with sweat running down her skin making it shine, her hair was down for the shower, to Bobby Kitty looked, really, really sexy, "I um," Bobby said as he admired Kitty, some very impure thoughts coming to his head.

"Bobby," Kitty said pulling Bobby from any perverted thoughts that he was having.

"Heh," Bobby said

"Are you ok? What's up," Kitty asked

"Oh um," Bobby said clearing his throat, "So, I know that you have a lot going on right now, with everything that has happened, but I was wondering if you would like to go to the Halloween dance tonight. It'll be fun, you know."

"Oh," Kitty said in surprise, she then smiled an apologetic smile, "Thanks Bobby, but I can't go."

"Listen, I know that everything has been hard on you, but maybe this dance is what you need to cheer you up. I promise you'll have fun, I'll make sure of it," Bobby said

"I'm sure you would make sure of it, but the truth is, I already have plans for tonight," Kitty said surprising Bobby.

"Really," Bobby asked

"Yeah, a friend of mine is throwing a party, I promised that I'd go. If I don't, they'll spend the next few months giving me a hard time about it," Kitty said, Harry always complains whenever she, or Peter, or any one of his friends doesn't come to his parties.

"Oh, well ok," Bobby said mildly disappointed at Kitty already having plans, he then smiled, "Well, I guess as long as you're going out and having fun."

"Well," Kitty said as she sighed, "I'll try at least. By the way that actually reminds me of something."

"What," Bobby asked

Kitty then looked at Bobby and sighed, "I'm sorry with the way I've been acting recently. I can't help it, I think back about what happened, and it upsets me, but that is no reason to take my anger out on you guys. I'm sorry for doing that, I hope you can forgive me," Kitty said

Bobby was silent for a moment, he was surprised by the apology, but he couldn't hold it against Kitty, not when he knew that he'd be acting the same way. With that Bobby smiled, "No problem, Kitty," Bobby said

"Really," Kitty asked

"Really no harm done," Bobby reassured

Kitty smiled, "Thanks Bobby," she said, Kitty then surprised Bobby by kissing his cheek, "I don't know how you don't have a girlfriend yet, all of those other girls really are crazy. Anyways I have to go, later." Kitty then turned around and ran off leaving Bobby standing there.

Bobby then sighed, "I don't have a girlfriend yet, because none of those girls are you, the perfect one," he said as he watched Kitty run off, Bobby then turned around and walked away.

Later, Kitty's and Rogue's room

Kitty who is in her pink robe went to her closet and took out a bag, she then set the bag on her bed, "Alright, let's see what I am going to be tonight," Kitty said to herself, she doesn't know what is in this bag, after everything that happened with Telford, Kitty wasn't in the mood for costume shopping, so Peter had just went out and got their costumes himself, paid for them both. Which was really sweet of him, she can't help but feel a little bad, they put all of that work in costume shopping together and in the end, she wasn't there to buy them with him. But there is nothing that she can do about it now. Only thing to do is take out the costume, see what was chosen, and put it on. With that Kitty reaches into the bag, and takes out her costume, once she sees it, Kitty smiled, "Excellent choice Peter." Kitty then puts her costume on, she then walked up to a mirror and looked at herself. What Kitty sees is her wearing the witch costume that she had tried on at Phantom, she decided to let her hair fall down her shoulders, "Hm, something is missing." Kitty then went to the bag and finds a witch's hat, she takes the hat out of the bag and places it on her head. Kitty goes back to the mirror and looks at herself, she smiles, "Perfect."

Kitty's phone ring then goes off getting her attention, she picks up her phone that is lying on the bed and answers it, "Hello," she said

Somewhere outside Xavier institute

Peter who is wearing the warlock costume that he had tried on at Phantom, is leaning against his car looking at his surroundings, enjoying the effort that people put in their decorating, "Hey, was just calling to see if you were ready, I'm at our usual drop-off/pickup area," Peter said

Kitty and Rogue's Room

Kitty smiled a small smile, "Yeah, I'm ready, I got the costume on now," Kitty said

"So, what do you think? Did I pick good," Peter asked

Kitty laughed, "You picked very good. I'm on my way down now, I'll see you in a few minutes," she said

"Ok, see ya," Peter said

Peter and Kitty then both hung up their phones. Kitty then grabbed what she needed and left her room, closing the door. She entered the hallway and headed downstairs. Once in the foyer Kitty took a moment to look at the mansion that was decked out in Halloween decorations. Everyone really put in some serious effort this year. As she was looking a voice caught Kitty's attention.

"Hey, nice costume," the voice said

Kitty looked to where the voice came from and saw a 13-year-old girl, she is 5'3, has blond hair, blue eyes, she is currently wearing a really good zombie costume which sends a shiver down Kitty's spine, and not the good kind of shiver that Peter gives her. She always hated zombies, ever since she watched the Walking Dead, they just freaked her out. Behind the girl are two boys who are reluctantly following her. The first boy has to be about 15, he is a bald African American male, has brown eyes, he is 5'7, he is wearing a Frankenstein costume. Finally, the second boy must be 14, he has blond hair, blue eyes, is 5'6, and unlike his other two friends, he isn't wearing a monster costume. Instead, he is wearing a police officer costume.

The girl is smiling at Kitty, while the two boys are giving her weary, and nervous looks. She supposes that makes sense, she hasn't made herself very approachable these past few days. Putting that thought away, Kitty looks at the girl, "Thanks, I can't tell you how long it took to finally pick a costume," Kitty said

"Yeah, Ahh know what you mean. It takes tahhm to pick out the right costume," Paige said

"Yeah, it does. I'm sorry but I don't know your names," Kitty said

"Paige Gunthrie, and these are Everette, and Douglas," Paige introduce

"Gunthrie, does that mean that you're related to," Kitty asked only to get a nod from Paige.

"Yep, Sammy's my brother," Paige said

"Wow, I've really been out of the loop. Well, my name is Kitty Pryde," Kitty said

"Oh, we know who you are. You're Shadowcat, part of the X-Men," Paige said excitedly taking Kitty by surprise.

"Yep, that's me," Kitty said

"Man, that must be so cool being an X-Man," Paige said

"Well, it has its moments," Kitty said shrugging

"Man, Ahh would love ta be part of the X-Men. What does a girl have ta do ta be part of that team. It must be awesome, going out there, fighting the bad guys, and saving people," Paige said

"Well, like I said, it has its moments. If you really want to join the X-Men or even the New Mutants, then you need to have complete control of your powers," Kitty said

The African America, Everette snorted, "Control, that is something that Paige doesn't have," Everette said

"Oh, shut up Everette," Paige said

"You do need control of your powers," Kitty said getting the threes attention, "Believe me, you don't want to be out there without any control. You could be put in a situation where you need them most, and you find out you can't use them, or you do use your powers and lose control of them. Either scenario ends up badly. If you really want to be part of the X-Men, then pay attention to what we teach, and keep practicing. If you do that, then who knows, maybe I'll put in a good word," Kitty said shrugging

"You mean it," Paige said excitedly.

Kitty smiled, "Sure, you do of course have to practice though," Kitty said

"Oh, Ahh will so practice. Just you wait, one day you and Ahh will be teammates," Paige said

Kitty chuckled, "I look forward to it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go," she said

"Sure," Paige said as she moved aside to let Kitty through, "Later."

"Bye," Kitty said as she walked away from the trio.

Unknown to the four Professor Xavier was nearby, and he watched the entire thing. At the end of the exchange Charles couldn't help but smile at Kitty, he really can't help but be impressed by her sometimes. She put her mind to it, Kitty could make a great leader. Charles is brought out of his thoughts when he senses a presence behind him.

"Something wrong Logan," Charles asked

"We have to talk, get Ororo and Hank, I found out what happened in Boston," Logan said

"I'll summon them at once. Let us go to the war room," Charles said as he and Logan then headed to the war room.

As Kitty walked to the door, Bobby, who is wearing a ghost costume, just entered the foyer himself getting ready to go to the dance. "Hey Bobby, good costume," Kitty said getting Bobby's attention.

"Thanks Kit…," Bobby said, but stopped when he looked at Kitty in her witch costume. Immediately Bobby was mesmerized by her, she looked so beautiful in the costume, especially with her hair down. All Bobby did was keep on walking as he stared at his fellow X-Man.

"Later," Kitty said as she exited the mansion closing the door.

Bobby, who wasn't paying attention anymore, tripped on his own two feet and fell on the floor face first. That got a laugh from the other three students.

Outside The Xavier Institute

Kitty is walking to her and Peter's meeting place, she is still not in the best mood, she still can't get what happened with Telford out of her head. She still doesn't understand it, how can something so terrible happen? Kitty sighed; she will not think about this tonight. Tonight, she is gonna go to Harry's party with Peter, her amazing boyfriend, spend as much time as she can with him, and have fun. Finally, Kitty made it to the meeting spot, and she sees Peter in his warlock costume, waiting for her outside his car like he always does. It didn't take Peter long to notice her, and when he did, he smiled at her. When she saw his smile, Kitty felt herself warm up, and couldn't help but smile back, Peter had always had that effect on her. Whenever he smiles, she can't help but return it. It just makes her so happy seeing it.

Crossing the street Kitty approached her boyfriend, when they were in reaching distance, they immediately grabbed hold of each other, Peter having his arms around her waist, and Kitty with her arms around his neck. They then leaned toward each other and shared a kiss. After five seconds Peter and Kitty broke apart, they then leaned their foreheads against each other, "Hey," Peter greeted

"Hey," Kitty said

"How are you doing," Peter asked

"Ok, I guess," Kitty answered

Peter then brought his right hand up, and caressed Kitty's cheek with his thumb. Kitty automatically leaned into his hand enjoying the contact, "We don't have to go, if you don't want to. If you want, we can buy some candy, go to my place, and watch Halloween specials all night," Peter offered

Kitty smiled at the offer, "No, I want to go to the party. We've been planning it for weeks, besides if we don't go, we'll never hear the end of it from Harry," she said

"If you're sure," Peter said

"I am, let's go," Kitty said, she then stepped out of Peter's arms, and went to the passenger's side of the car. Once there she opened the door and entered the car with Peter following suit. They both close their doors, Peter starts the engine, takes it out of PARK and drives them away. "E.I.D.I.T.H., play some Halloween music for us," Kitty said

"Of course, Ms. Pryde," E.I.D.I.T.H. said, just then the radio turned on, and the song This Is Halloween started playing. Peter and Kitty smiled at the song and listened to it as they drove away.

Then, In Xavier Institute, War Room

In the war room were the staff of the Xavier Institute, which honestly isn't a lot. Hopefully they can change that one day. The staff include Charles Xavier, codename Professor X, Logan, codename Wolverine, Ororo Munroe codename Storm, and Hank McCoy codename Beast. Logan had called a meeting to discuss what happened in Boston which the other three were curious about, considering Kitty had been tight lipped about what happened. They saw what happened affected her greatly, how she was just angry, sad, and guilt ridden. It made them sad to see Kitty that way, so they didn't push her, and decided to wait until she was ready to talk about it.

Logan looked at everyone in the room, who were all looking at him intently, "I was able to get Kitty to talk about what happened," Logan said

"Really," Hank asked getting a nod from Logan.

"What did happen," Ororo asked

"Alright, listen up. This is what she told me," Logan said, with that he told the three the entire story. Everything that Kitty told him, he told them. "The thing then turned to smoke and flew away," Logan finished explaining. After the explanation was done, the room was silent for a minute, Xavier, Ororo, and Hank trying to absorb everything that was told to them.

"Speed," Hank said

"Strength," Ororo said

"Glowing eyes," Xavier said

"Sharp fangs," Hank said

"Claws," Ororo said

"And can turn to smoke," Logan said

"But what does that mean. Who killed Telford," Hank asked

The three looked at Logan and saw a look on his face, "You know, don't you," Ororo said

Logan sighed, "I've been around for a long time. How long, I don't even know. A lot of my memory is gone, but the things I was able to remember plus my most recent adventures with the likes of the Avengers. I know exactly who did this," he said as he walked over to the window and looked outside at the sky, the sun is going down. It will soon be night and come night they will be free to come out, they will be able to roam, and to hunt.

"Who did this," Ororo said

"Vampires," Logan said surprising the three in the room.

"Vampires," Hank repeated surprised

"You're joking. Vampires don't exist Logan," Ororo said

Xavier sighed as he came out of his surprise. He wasn't surprised because of the discovery that vampires exist, he always knew that. But what did surprise him was that he didn't come to the same conclusion as Logan, "Oh, believe me Ororo they exist," he said taking Storm and Hank by surprise.

"Are you serious Charles," Hank said getting a nod from Xavier.

"I am, I've been all over the world, and through my journeys I have seen some extraordinary things. Some things that one would think impossible. One of the things that I discovered was the Homines nocturnao also known as vampires."

"I can't believe it," Ororo said

"Believe it Ro, because I've dealt with vampires, back in World War II, and when I was with the Avengers," Logan said

"World War II, how did that happen," Hank asked

"During World War II Hitler, and the Red Skull tried to invade Transylvania, the homeland of the vampires. As a result, the U.S., and Canada, had an uneasy alliance with Transylvania. Their leader was part of the Howling Commandos for a while," Logan explained

"I remember learning that in history class when I was young, the king of Transylvania King Vlad himself fought in the war," Hank said

Logan laughed, "King Vlad, that was only an alias that the U.S., Canada, and any other country who allied themselves with Transylvania gave him. It was his old name, before he became king. Once he became king, he took on a new name. To this day, he still goes by this name," Logan said

"What's his actual name then," Ororo asked

Logan then turned to his fellow faculty, "His name, is Dracula," Logan said getting shocked looks from Hank and Ororo

"WHAT," Hank and Ororo said

"Dracula. As in Count Dracula," Hank asked

"Don't call him Count, not unless you want him to kill you. He hates that title considering he is king of a vampire nation," Logan said

"I can't believe it. Dracula is real," Ororo said

"I've seen him myself, fought alongside him, and now I fight against him," Logan said

"And that creature, that killed Telford, and Kitty fought was a…," Ororo said

"Vampire," Xavier finished, "I'm afraid so."

"But what was a vampire doing at Telford's house," Hank asked

"Vampires are hunters, they need blood to survive, their preference is human blood. They can only come out at night or risk being destroyed by the sunlight. Even Dracula can only move at night or in the shadows. Telford, my guess may just have been one of the unlucky victims," Logan said

"And Kitty fought it, and it escaped. What are the chances that it will come after her," Hank said

"Not sure, vampires have their own mind. Before they were vampires, they were human, feeling a sense of revenge is possible," Logan said

"Perhaps it isn't a good idea to let the students go out tonight," Hank suggested, now he can't help but feel paranoid, knowing that vampires are real and that they hunt in the night, makes the world feel a lot more unsafe than it normally does.

"Where is Kitty," Ororo asked, she herself is concerned for the girl. That vampire may just come after her for revenge, and this time Kitty just might not survive.

"She already left for a Halloween party in New York," Logan answered much to Ororo's displeasure.

"We should call her, get her to come back," Storm said

"No, we shouldn't, we should let her go," Logan said

"SHE IS IN DANGER. WHAT IF THAT VAMPIRE COMES AFTER HER. SHE COULD DIE, OR WORSE BECOME A VAMPIRE HERSELF," Storm snapped

"Even if we do call her back. What will that accomplish? We keep her inside for one night. But what about the others? Are we just never gonna let her go out at nighttime? That's a terrible plan. Besides, half-pint is with her boyfriend," Logan said

"Boyfriend? Since when does Kitty have a boyfriend," Ororo asked

"Not sure. Sometime this month," Logan answered, "Anyway, there is no reason to worry, because Kitty is with her boyfriend."

"Unless that boyfriend of her's has powers, I don't see how he could protect her," Ororo said

"Trust me Ororo, when I say that this boyfriend of Kitty's will take very good care of her," Charles said

Logan looked at Charles then, 'Charles, do you,' Logan asked

Charles nodded, 'I do Logan, hard to believe that all this time, Kitty has been keeping such a secret,' he said

'Not her's to tell,' Logan responded getting a nod from Charles.

"There is nothing to worry about. Let's let Kitty have her fun, after everything she's been through, she needs it," Charles said

Ororo looked reluctant to accept the answer, she honestly would feel better knowing that Kitty is at the Institute under her watchful eye. But the girl really does need to have some fun, maybe it will cheer her up. Reluctantly Storm nodded her head with Hank following suit. "Should we tell the X-Men," Ororo asked

Charles shook his head, "Not tonight, let's let everyone enjoy themselves tonight," he said getting nods from the other three. "Ok, till then, enjoy your Halloween." With that everyone exited the war room and went their separate ways.

New York City, Warehouse

Peter's silver sudan arrived outside the warehouse, Peter and Kitty took a minute to observe what was in front of them, "Whoa," Peter said

"Yeah," Kitty agreed

The warehouse had to have been four stories tall, with a space wide enough to hold an assortment of items, tiny, small, big, and freakishly large. If Kitty had to say, it was more than big enough to fit two X-Wings, maybe even three. The warehouse itself was decked out with all types of decorations, on the walls there were ghosts, ghouls, spiders, goblins much to Peter's discomfort, Harry really is embracing the goblin theme. They look up and see some windows at each level, they can see ghosts, werewolves, vampires, etc.

"Keep an eye out for any parking spots," Peter said as he continued driving, trying to find a parking spot.

Doing as her boyfriend says, Kitty looked around for a parking space, finally after five minutes of driving she spots one, "Found one, over there near that vampire statue," Kitty said pointing to the parking spot.

Peter drove up to the spot and parked the car. Once he took out the keys Peter and Kitty exited the car. Peter then took out his phone, "You there E.I.D.I.T.H.," Peter asked

"Here and ready to serve Mr. Parker," E.I.D.I.T.H. said

"Great, lock the doors, and let me know if anything happens," Peter said

"Of course sir," E.I.D.I.T.H. said

"Well other than that, enjoy your Halloween E.I.D.I.T.H.," Peter said, with that he pocketed his phone as Kitty approached him.

"What does an A.I. even do on Halloween," Kitty asked as she and Peter started walking to the entrance of the party.

"Not sure, maybe she goes over to an internet café to hang out with J.A.R.V.I.S. and F.R.I.D.A.Y.," Peter answered, making Kitty laugh. When they make it to the door the bouncer stops them. Harry's parties always have bouncers because at times his parties have been crashed and some people wind up causing trouble and need to be thrown out.

The bounce is a bald, muscular, African American man, who looked to be in his mid-thirties, he has brown eyes, a grey sleeveless shirt that showed off his muscular arms for intimidation purposes, and black pants, "Stop right there, names," the bouncer said

"Jeff it's us," Peter said

"Yeah, don't you recognize us," Kitty said, as she and Peter take off their hat and hood.

A look of recognition flashes across Jeff's face, "Oh, Peter, Kitty, wow, didn't know you were coming. It's been a while since I've seen you two on the scene," Jeff said

"Yeah, well life you know," Peter said

"Believe me, I know," Jeff said, he then looked at Kitty, "I saw the news, you took down one of the biggest gangs in Boston. Congratulations."

Kitty gave a small yet depressed smile, "Thanks Jeff, believe me it was my pleasure taking that gang out," she said

Jeff smiled at Kitty, "People like you Kitty, makes me feel good about mutants, and the Xavier Institute" he said

"Thanks Jeff, that means a lot," Kitty said but she can't help wonder why Jeff mentioned the Institute.

"Well, I'll let you go in. Enjoy the party," Jeff said as he opened the door for the couple.

"Have a good night, Jeff," Peter said

"Later," Kitty said, the couple then entered the warehouse. As the door was open four other kids, these four kids being Tabitha who was dressed as a vampire, Jubilee who was dressed as a magician with a top hat and wand (Think Zatanna from Justice League Unlimited), Roberto as Sherlock Holmes, and Ray who was dressed like the stereotypical green alien tried to get in but were caught by Jeff.

"Not so fast," Jeff said slamming the door shut, "Name."

Tabitha looked at Jeff and gave him a charming smile, "You really don't need to know our names do you," she asked as she sauntered close to the man.

Jeff sighed, 'Great, I have to deal with this kind,' he thought, he then looked at Tabitha, "This is a private party, your name must either be on the list, or you need an invitation. Do you have an invitation?"

"Wellll, not particularly," Jubilee answered

"No name, no invitation, no party," Jeff said

"But what about the two who just went in, I didn't see them showing an invitation," Ray asked

"They gave me their names, and they're old friends of Harry Osborn. Invitations or not, their names are always on the list," Jeff said getting groans from the group.

Roberto sighed, "Guys, we have no other choice, listen, my name is Roberto DeCosta, she is Tabitha Smith, he is Ray Crisp, and she is Jubilation Lee. So now that you know, you will let us go in now right," he said while motioning toward his friends.

"No," Jeff said surprising the group.

"WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO," the group demanded

"Your names aren't on the list," Jeff said

"But, I'm Roberto DeCosta, she is Tabitha Smith, he is Ray Crisp, and she is Jubilation Lee," Roberto said

"You say that like it's supposed to mean something to me," Jeff said once again surprising the group.

"Ok, let's try this, my name is Ray Crisp, you know Berserker," Ray said

"Roberto DeCosta, Sunspot," Roberto said

"Jubilation Lee, Jubilee," Jubilee said

"Tabitha Smith, you can call me Boom Boom," Tabitha said

"We're the New Mutants," Roberto said, the four smiled at each other, now the guy will have to let them in knowing who they are.

"So, you just got your powers, congratulations. You're still not getting in," Jeff said making the four's jaws drop.

"We did not just get our powers. We've had our powers for years," Roberto said heatedly

"Our team's name is The New Mutants," Jubilee said

"Never heard of you," Jeff said

"We're on TV all the time facing evil mutants, protecting humanity," Ray explained

"Isn't that the X-Men," Jeff asked

"THE X-MEN," the group exclaimer

"You know the X-Men isn't the only mutant group out there," Jubilee said

"We're just as good as the X-Men," Roberto said

"Don't care, your name is not on the list," Jeff said

"We save people, we're heroes. Show us some appreciation," Tabitha complained

"Girl, I don't care if you're Wasp, or Iron Man themselves, you're not on the list you don't get in, now leave," Jeff said making the group groan in disappointment, as they turned around and started to walk away.

"Man that bites," Roberto said

"We ditched the Halloween dance for nothing, thanks a lot Tabitha," Ray said as he scowled at the blond. It was her idea to go to ditch the Halloween dance, and go to Osborn's party. Said that Osborn's parties are awesome, said that she could get them it.

"Sorry guys, I tried to charm him, I did, but it didn't work. He must be gay or something," Tabitha said

Jubilee took off her hat and huffed, she should have just gone to the dance, just then someone bumps into her making her grunt. Feeling annoyed, Jubilee turned around to the jerk who bumped into her and not apologized. "HEY JERK," she said making the person and his two friends stop, "Yeah I'm talking to you, turn around." The person turned around, "Now listen here I am not…not…not…" Jubilee trailed off as the person and his two friends turned around. The two friends were none other than Luke Cage who was dressed as The Thing, and Sam Alexander who is dressed as Ghostface, while the person who bumped into Jubilee was none other than Danny Rand who was dressed in a karate uniform with a black bel tied around his waist. Danny was giving Jubilee a very calm and serene look, that just made her stomach do a summersault.

"Is there something the matter," Danny asked as he walked up to the group.

"Yeah, my friend Jubilee has something to say to you," Tabitha said as she wrapped her arm around Jubilee, "Go ahead Jube, tell him."

"Um, uh, uh, hi," Jubilee said shyly

"Hello," Danny greeted

Jubilee soon found her head going on the fritz, his voice is so smooth, calm, and sexy. Why was she angry again?

"Yo Danny, come on man we got to go," Sam said

"You're not going anywhere not until my girl Jubilee tells you off," Tabitha interjected

"Oh, um, right, um, you bumped into me," Jubilee said meekly

"Did I," Danny asked raising an eyebrow in question.

"Yeah, and you didn't apologize," Jubilee said

"Oh," Danny said, he then walked closer to Jubilee, and looked her straight in the eyes, his blue eyes piercing hers. Suddenly Jubilee feels herself stop breathing, and her stomach keeps doing summersaults. "I apologize for bumping into you, I should have paid more attention."

"It's ok," Jubilee squeaked out, Danny then smiled at the girl, and Jubilee's legs suddenly felt weak.

"I am glad," Danny said

"Yo, Danny, let's go, we got a party to go to," Sam said getting Danny's attention.

"On my way," Danny said, he then turned back toward Jubilee, "I must go, my friends are impatient, perhaps we will see each other again."

"Y-yeah," Jubilee said

"Have a happy Halloween Jubilee," Danny said

"You to Danny," Jubilee said her voice shaking. With that Danny walked off with Sam and Luke entering the warehouse. Once he was gone Jubilee gave out a frustrated, exaggerated groan, "Are you kidding me, that is so not fair." Jubilee then turned toward Tabitha, "I blame you, Tabitha."

"Me? What did I do," Tabitha asked

"You convinced me in coming, when we couldn't even get in, and now I just met that hunk of a guy, and now I am more upset because he is in there while I am out here," Jubilee said, she then continued on walking.

"You'll see him again," Tabitha said as she followed a disgruntled Jubilee.

Inside the warehouse

Peter and Kitty were walking in the warehouse that was now being used to house one of their friend's parties, the music was on it was playing Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell, the lights were dimmed Halloween colors flashing all over the place, hanging on the ceiling were witches on broomsticks, ghosts, bats, there were also some superheroes such as Iron Man, War Machine, Falcon, both Spider-Men, Nova. They looked around and saw bobbing for apples, trivia, there was dancing, tables with all kinds of food and drinks, there were seats and tables all around for the guests to relax in, there were servers who were going around, either replacing what food was taken or getting the party goers something. Honestly it was everything that Peter and Kitty expected from Harry.

"Harry really went over the top this time didn't he," Kitty asked

"You're telling me. So, what do you want to do first," Peter asked

"Hm, good question, how about some games, they have bobbing for blood apples," Kitty said as she pointed to the game.

Peter grabbed Kitty's hand which she grabbed back, "Let's go," Peter said, they then walked toward the activity. There was a line, but it didn't take them long to get to the front, first was Peter, "Wish me luck," he said to Kitty.

"How about instead of a wish," Kitty said, she then kissed Peter's cheek, "You get a kiss."

"That's even better," Peter said making Kitty giggle. Peter then walked up the barrel, he looked down and saw that the water was colored red to look like blood, "Blood apples, and water that looks like blood. Seriously Harry."

"Rules are simple, you have 10 seconds to get an apple, I will time you on this stopwatch, when the ten seconds are up, I will tap your shoulder, that is when you come back up. understand," the man said

"Understood," Peter said

"Good, now get ready, and GO," the man said, with that Peter dived his head in the water and tried to get an apple.

"Come on Peter, you can do it. Get that apple," Kitty cheered for her boyfriend.

Finally, time was up, and the worker tapped Peter's shoulder. Once he felt the tap, Peter came up and he had an apple in his mouth.

"YES, way to go baby," Kitty said

"Congratulations, next," the worked said

Kitty then steps up while taking off her hat and setting it down, but not before Peter kissed her cheek, "Good luck," he said making Kitty smile.

"Do I need the explain the rules," the worker asked

"I heard them the first time. Just say when," Kitty said, right when the worker was about to give the ok, Kitty interrupted, "Wait, sorry, but can you hang on a sec?" Kitty then turned to Peter, "Baby, can you hold my hair back, I don't really want to put it in a ponytail?"

"Sure," Peter said

Kitty smiled, "Thanks Peter," she said, with that Peter walked up and gathered Kitty's hair in his hands. Kitty then turned toward the worker, "Ok, I'm ready."

"Alright, and GO," the worker said, Kitty then dunked her head in the barrel trying to get an apple, eventually ten seconds came, and the worker tapped her shoulder. With that Kitty came up with an apple in her mouth. "Congratulations to the both of you, your prizes are your apples. Enjoy."

"Gee thanks," Peter said with an eye roll, he and Kitty then walked off with Kitty getting her hat, and eating their apples.

"Hm, lame prize, but juicy apple," Kitty said as she put her hat back on, making Peter smile.

What they or any of the other teen heroes did not know was that their party was about to be crashed. In a secluded area of the warehouse a portal appears and through the portal was Dr. Strange, War Wolf, the African America man, and finally a woman with long red hair tied in a ponytail, blue eyes, she is 5'9, she is wearing a long sleeved grey shirt that shows her midriff, a black leather vest, black gloves, red pants, a black belt, black boots, topping it off are two shotguns hanging on her legs. On the other side of the open portal is Sitwell.

"Spread out we must find the artifact," Dr. Strange said

"Me, Man Thing, and Vampire by Night will stay behind in the Sanctorum, just in case. Everyone, be sure to keep in radio contact," Sitwell said, the portal then closed.

With that the group spreads out and starts their search.

Up at the ceiling the glass windows open, and 10 smoke trails come flying in. The smoke then transforms into ten cloaked figures, "Finds the artifact, it is the key to our goal," one of the figures ordered, with that the figures all spread out. 'She's here,' the figure thought as he sniffed the air, 'You still have the same smell.'

Flashback – Back in the 1600s

The figure is stumbling along a path, injured and weak, he had been walking for days, and he hasn't eaten in just as long. Finally, the injuries and hunger took their toll and the figure dropped on the ground, and lost consciousness.

When the figure wakes up, he finds that he is lying in a bed, he looks around confused and wary, just then he hears footsteps, he looks to where the steps are coming from and sees a young woman, she is sixteen, she is 5'3, has long brown hair, blue eyes, Caucasian skin, and is wearing a puritan dress. The woman sees that he is awake, "Good you're awake." The woman said as she walked up to the figure and sat down on the chair next to the bed.

"What happened? Where am I," the figure asked wary of the surroundings and of the woman.

"That's a good question," the woman said as she wettened the cloth, and then started to dab the figure's head, her touch gentle and soft, "I was walking along the path, when I found you injured and unconscious," The woman said

"And you took me with you," the figure asked surprised, but on guard, for all he knew this could be a trap by his enemies, perhaps some way to get information from him about his father, and then kill him. But the girl, her smile was so gentle, and kind. He couldn't sense any maliciousness from her.

"Of course, I did, you were injured. I couldn't let you die, so I took you to my home. You've been out for days," the girl informed as she wettened her cloth again and again started to dab the figure's head, "What is your name stranger?"

The figure doesn't know why he answered, perhaps it was because of the girl's demeanor, she was just so kind and innocent, "Janus, my name is Janus," Janus said

"Janus," the girl said, she then smiled a sweet smile, "Well, it's nice to meet you Janus, my name is Katerina."

Present Day, Back At The Party

'No matter how long it has been, you still smell the same,' the figure said as he sniffed the air again. After that the figure left and went to searching.

Meanwhile,Peter and Kitty continued walking around the warehouse, exploring the place, seeing what there was to do. As far as they can see, there is always something to do. Right now, they were on the second floor, they're not sure if you'd call it a second floor. More like some giant walkway, it is big enough for activities and dancing, but if you look down you could see the ground floor. It really amazes the two, with how much there is to do, how is there any room to dance? That truly is amazing.

As they looked Peter catches sight of a game, he then taps Kitty's shoulder making her look at him, "Check it out," Peter said pointing toward one of the games. It is the game where there are balloons on the wall, and people throw darts to pop them and win a prize.

"Oh, I love that game, let's go play," Kitty said as she grabbed Peter's hand and led him to the booth. Once they got to the booth, Peter and Kitty are greeted by a male teenager.

"Hello there," the teenager said

"Hello," Peter and Kitty said

The worker handed five darts to the couple, "Here are your darts. Which of you are going first," the worker asked

Peter looked at Kitty, "You go first this time," Peter suggested

"You sure," Kitty asked, she got a nod in response, "Ok then, let's do this." Kitty then picked up a dart and threw it popping a balloon, making her cheer in glee.

While Kitty is playing the game Peter looks at the worker, "So, how much are you getting paid to miss Halloween," he asked

In response the worker smiled, "Let's just say this, by the time this night is over I'll be able to buy my girlfriend a diamond necklace and still have enough money to buy an Xbox," he said making Peter whistle.

"Dang Harry pays well, I'm more of a PlayStation guy myself though," Peter said

The worker shrugged, "Difference in taste," he said

"True," Peter said, eventually Kitty had used up all the darts, she was able to pop three balloons but missed two. Peter then stepped up next, the worker gave him five darts, and Peter started throwing them, he was able to pop two balloons but missed three. Once they were done with the game the two then left in search of any other games.

As they walked, Peter and Kitty ran into Harry who was dressed as a werewolf, "Hey guys," Harry greeted

"Hey Har," Peter greeted

"So, what do you guys think of the party," Harry asked

"I think you really went over the top on this one Harry," Kitty said

"What can I say Kitkat I aim to please. You guys register for the costume contest yet," Harry said

"Oh crap, we almost forgot to register," Kitty said as she and Peter's eyes widened in realization.

Harry laughed, "You guys' better register, or you'll lose your chance at getting the prize," he said

"What is the prize," Peter said

"Some tablet I was able to get my hands on. I swear with the way this thing looks, it is meant for Halloween," Harry said

"Really? Think we could get a sneak peak of this tablet," Kitty asked

"Sorry Kitty, but you'll just have to wait till the costume contest," Harry said

"Then we should probably go register. Let's go," Kitty said as she grabbed Peter's hand and started to lead them away, "Bye Harry."

"Later," Peter said

"See ya guys," Harry said as he watched the couple walk away.

As the events unfolded, the black man is walking along the party ignoring everything and everyone, keeping an eye out for his objective, and his enemies. As he walked, he bumps into a muscular, blond, 18 years old male who is dressed as a football player.

"Hey asshole," the blonde said but the black man ignores him and continued walking. Flash growled in anger at the man.

Meanwhile, Peter and Kitty were now down on the dance floor with everyone dancing to Pet Sematary by Ramones, Peter took Kitty's hand and span her around making her laugh. Seeing her laugh makes Peter smile, he's glad to see Kitty laugh, that she is having a good time. She needs it after what happened to her, even though he knows that she isn't completely ok, if he can just make her forget all her problems just for tonight then he will.

Kitty, using Peter's hand, pulled herself closer to him, and watched as he smiled at her. She really loved to see his smile; she was really having a good time. This is what she needed, just to spend some quality time with Peter, her boyfriend, no missions, no being an X-Man, no mutants, no humans, no prejudice, none of that, right now she is just a teenage girl dancing with her amazing boyfriend.

As they dance Kitty dances backwards a bit bumping into someone, "Whoa," Kitty said, she then turned around, "Sorry about that," she apologizes, but she stopped when she saw that the person who she bumped into was none other than Mary Jane who was dressed as Sailor Moon.

"MJ," Peter exclaimed as he saw his fellow spider-person.

"Peter, Kitty," Mary Jane said, none too thrilled, just then the couple noticed another person in a wheelchair next to MJ. This person is an 18-year-old, blonde girl, with blue eyes, and Caucasian skin, she was currently dressed as princess Lela. Both Peter and Kitty recognized the girl immediately.

"Gwen," They exclaimed

Gwen smiled as she saw Peter, "Hey Peter," she greeted, she then looked at Kitty and her smile dimmed, "Hey Kitty," Gwen said less happily.

Kitty sighed in her head, she was having such a great time with Peter, but now that MJ and Gwen are here that seems to be going down the drain. Don't get her wrong, Kitty is always happy to see MJ and Gwen, she's been trying to reconnect with them for years without much success. But Kitty has been through a lot, and she just needs to take her mind off it. But now that Gwen and MJ are here, she just knows that they are gonna be giving her the cold shoulder the entire time they are together, and she really isn't in the mood to deal with that.

Peter had a similar thought in mind and decided that he wasn't about to let MJ and Gwen ruin what was supposed to be a good time for Kitty. With that in mind Peter turned to Kitty, "Hey, Kitty, would you mind grabbing you and I some drinks," he asked getting a raised eyebrow from Kitty.

"Sure, I guess," Kitty said, she then leaned up and kissed Peter's cheek, "You know normally, it's the guy who gets the drinks right," she said smiling as she walked away.

"I thought we lived in the 21st century with women equality," Peter responded, he them turned toward Gwen and MJ and got serious which the two noticed. "Listen guys, Kitty has been through a lot these past few days, and I'm hoping that this party will lift her spirits. So can you do me a favor and please don't act like jerks to her tonight?"

"You think we act like jerks to her," MJ asked frowning at Peter.

"Everyone does, and for such a stupid reason too," Peter said

"I don't think it's stupid. I think we're justified," MJ said

"Maybe in the beginning, but it's been years MJ. Don't you think it's time to let it go," Peter said

"NO, it's not time to let it go. How can you ask me that? To let it go," MJ said her face starting to reveal a hurt look.

"Listen, I'm willing to do what I can to give Kitty a good time, and make sure she enjoys herself. If that means that I have to avoid you two, to do it, then I'm sorry but I will," Peter said

"Hm, always Kitty, isn't Peter? When it's a choice between her or anyone else, it's always her. Even when we dated, it was always her," MJ said, with that she turned around and left.

Gwen stayed behind though and looked at Peter, "You really do love her Peter," she said

"I do Gwen," Peter said

Gwen took a breath, "Always knew it, we all knew it. Even when we dated, I knew it," Gwen said

"Gwen, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm not," Peter said

"I know you aren't Peter, and for the record, I'm happy for you. You and Kitty deserve each other. I can tell there is a difference in the both of you, you're happier. You deserve that," Gwen said

"Gwen, why can't you let this go? Why can't you just go back to being friends," Peter said

Gwen looked down, "It just hurts too much," she said, she then looked up at Peter, "I should go, I'm sure MJ wants to rave about this conversation, bye Peter." Gwen then turned her wheelchair around and started to roll away.

"Gwen," Peter's voice stopped her, "The entire time you were in your coma, Kitty visited you. As much as she could, she visited you. Just remember that." Once that was said Gwen rolled away and headed to MJ.

Meanwhile, as the party unfolds, one of the vampires was looking trying to find its target, as it looked around it was suddenly pushed into a wall with a wooden knife in its heart. The vampire looks to see its killer and sees the red-haired woman, "Burn in hell," the woman said, with that the vampire turned to ash. After that, the woman looked around to see if anyone saw, and saw no one looking. After that, she walked away, looking for her target.

With Kitty

Kitty was at one of the tables getting she and Peter some drinks, her eyes immediately landed on the Sprite, "He so had me in mind when he got Sprite," Kitty commented, as she got her drink, Kitty looked behind her and saw Peter talking with MJ and Gwen, she can't exactly see the facial expressions. Darn her nearsightedness, she should have brought her glasses. Now that she thinks about it, maybe she should change the style of her glasses. Peter has told her that she looks cute in the glasses that she has now. Says they make her look like a nerd, but a cute nerd which she took as a compliment considering he likes them on her. Peter probably likes the glasses on her because he has nerdier glasses than her. Kitty chuckled as she remembered the picture they took together while they both wore their glasses. That is actually one of her favorite pictures that she has of them. But either way, she should change the style, go from cute to sexy, she could so use those in she and Peter's intimate times. Either that or contacts.

Even though she can't see the facial expressions, Kitty can guess what the conversation is about, she knows Peter, and she knows that he is trying his best to show her a good time and forget about the recent events. He's determined to do it, so determined that he is probably warning MJ and Gwen not to upset her. He's such a sweet boyfriend, she really did get lucky. Kitty decided to focus on finding Peter a drink then, so she turned back to the table to look. But as she was looking Kitty noticed a person wearing a werewolf costume walking by, "Hey great costume," she commented getting the werewolf's who in reality is Warwolf attention.

"What," Warwolf asked

"I said great costume, really realistic," Kitty said

"Oh thanks," Warwolf said

"Seriously I have never seen a costume so realistic. You really went all out. You even smell like a wolf," Kitty said, and believe her she knows what a wolf smells like, having hung out and trained with Rahne, though Rahne also takes showers, so maybe she does smell better than the average wolf.

"Well, I did put a lot of work into it," Warwolf said gloatingly, "Well I gotta go."

"Of course, later," Kitty said

"Bye," Warwolf said as he walked away. It was only when Kitty was out of sight did what she said to him occur, "SMELL LIKE A WOLF. WHAT DOES SHE MEAN BY THAT?"

Back at the table, Kitty had just gotten Peter a drink which was his favorite, a Coca-Cola. Just as she was gonna leave a voice stops her, "Well, well, what is a pretty witch like you doing here," a voice said getting Kitty's attention. She turned around and saw a woman her age, she has caucation skin, raven hair, brown eyes, and is wearing a nurse's costume, and from what Kitty can see she's checking her out. Kitty can't help but smile at that as she observed the woman in front of her.

"Just getting some drinks," Kitty answered

"All by yourself," the nurse asked as she walked up to Kitty, "A sexy witch like you needs to be careful, a lot of people would love to get their hands on you," the nurse said sending Kitty a flirtatious smile.

"Are we just talking about men," Kitty said, sending the woman a smirk, "Or women to," she asked as she leaned against the table.

The nurse got closer to Kitty until they were only inches apart, "Name's Amy," the nurse said

"Kitty," Kitty introduces herself.

"Kitty? A sexy name for a sexy witch, and for the record, all genders would love a piece of you," Amy flirted

"Hm, I could say the same," Kitty responded

"You know," Amy said as she leaned against the table next to Kitty, "I certainly wouldn't mind a piece of you. What do you say to a physical," Amy said her voice getting seductive.

"I didn't know nurses were allowed to give physicals," Kitty said

"I've never been a good nurse. Got in trouble a lot, every time I touched my patients it was never for healing. They did always leave with smiles though," Amy said

"Watch out, or I may have to use my wand on you," Kitty said laughing a bit.

"I have a wand too. I have plenty of wands, what do you say we go to my place, and I show you just what kind of magic I can do on you with them. And if you're a good witch, I'll let you wield a few," Amy said

A blush appeared on Kitty's face at the implication of that statement, "Sounds fun, but I'm not that kind of woman, and I already have a boyfriend. He's right over there, and waiting for me," Kitty said gesturing her head toward Peter. Amy looked and saw Peter standing there looking at them with a raised eyebrow. Amy then turned back to Kitty.

"He willing to share," Amy asked making Kitty laugh.

"Neither of us are willing to share," Kitty responded, now though Kitty's imagination is starting to activate and none of what she is imagining is pure.

Amy sighed is disappointment, "To bad, I could have given you a good time," she said

"I'm sure you would have," Kitty responded

Amy smiled, "See you around Kitty," she said

"See ya," Kitty said

With that Amy turned around and walked away, what she didn't notice was a figure following her.

Kitty herself then turned to Peter and walked up to him, kissing him and handing him his drink, "What was that," Peter asked

Kitty shrugged, "Just a little fun. Why, jealous," she asked smirking

Peter smirked back, he then grabbed Kitty's waist and pulled her toward him. He then kissed her, once they broke, he spoke, "Extremely, remember Ms. Pryde, you're my girlfriend," he said

Kitty wrapped her arms around Peter's neck, "How can I forget," she said, with that she and Peter locked lips once again ignoring everything around them.

Meanwhile

Amy enters the bathroom and goes to the mirror. Amy then gets out some makeup powder and powders her face. As she thinks about what happened with Kitty, she sighs, "Damn, she had to have a boyfriend. Too bad, she looked like a screamer," Amy said, just then she notices some movement behind her and turned around in order to face Janus in his human form, "Who the hell are you," Amy demanded, before she even realized it Janus shoved his hand right in her chest making Amy cough up blood. Amy, who had blood coming from her mouth looked down at her chest that had the vampire's hand in it and then looked at the vampire.

"No one touches my Katerina," Janus growled out, he then pulls his hand out of Amy's chest and in his hand is the woman's heart. Amy then fell lifeless on the floor. Janus looked down at Amy as the memory of the girl came to his head "Janus," the Kitty lookalike said

Flashback – At the 1600s

"Janus," Katerina said as she saw Janus walk through her door, entering her home. Katerina then walked to Janus and wrapped her arms around him, he himself doing the same to her.

"Katerina," Janus said as he held the young woman.

"I missed you, you've been gone for so long," Katerina said as she buried her face in Janus's chest.

Janus gently cupped Katerina's face and kissed her which she happily responded to, once they broke Janus spoke, "I missed you two my love. So very much," he said

"Why do you come at night. Why must I wait till night fall to see you? Why not come in the day where we have more time," Katerina said

"Believe me Katerina, if I could, I would spend every waking second with you," Janus said

"Then why don't you? Why must we wait to be together," Katerina said as she caressed Janus's face making him smile.

"So many reasons Katerina, but I fear if you knew. You would never want to be with me ever again," Janus said

"Janus," Katerina said

"Please, let's not talk about this. Let us enjoy the time that we have," Janus said

"Ok, come I made dinner. Let us eat," Katerina said as she led Janus to the table so they could eat.

As the months passed, it was nighttime, and Janus and Katerina were walking along the path enjoying each other's company, they were talking to one another about everything that has been going on with their lives. Katerina sighed, getting Janus's attention, "Is something wrong Katerina," Janus said

Katerina looked at Janus and smiled, she then stopped making Janus stop, "I enjoy spending time with you," Katerina said

"And I you Katerina," Janus said

"I just wish that I didn't have to wait so long to do it," Katerina said

"Katerina," Janus said

"Please tell me Janus why must we wait? Why must I wait a month to see you, and only then it is for a few hours. Why must we be separated for so long," Katerina said

"Katerina, if I told you the truth, I fear that you may hate me," Janus said

Katerina cupped Janus's face in her hands, "I could never hate you. My love burns stronger than any fire. Please Janus, tell me," Katerina said

Janus looked at Katerina for a moment, "Ok, I will, the truth is I am not who you think I am Katerina. I am not human," he said

"Not human," Katerina said surprised getting a nod from Janus, "Then what are you?"

"I am a vampire, and I am the son of Dracula," Janus said

"You're king Dracula's son," Katerina asked surprised

"Yes, I am, that is why I can only visit you at night, because I cannot be near sunlight. If I am then it will kill me. I am in charge of my father's army, that is why I am gone for so long," Janus said

"I heard that King Dracula is a cruel man," Katerina said

"He is, but he is the only person who can rule us right now. Maybe one day a new king will rise and take his place, but not today," Janus said

"I heard about Dracula sending his army and taking over lands. Is that you," Katerina asked

Janus sighed, "Yes, it is me, I must do what my father says, he is powerful, ruthless, and anyone who opposes my father perishes by his hand. I am sorry Katerina," he said

Katerina is silent for a moment as she contemplates all that she has heard, after a moment of contemplating she speaks, "Janus, look at me," she said getting Janus's attention on her. Katerina then smiled at Janus, and then she caressed his cheek, "Thank you Janus, thank you for telling me."

"You do not hate me," Janus said getting a headshake from Katerina.

"No, King Dracula is a cruel and terrible man. It is like you said he is powerful and ruthless. If you don't do what he says, he'll kill you right," Katerina said

"Yes," Janus said

Katerina nodded, "I don't like you going out there and pillaging those villages, but if you don't then Dracula will kill you. Maybe one day, you can be king and stop this needless violence and carnage," Katerina said

"Maybe," Janus said

Katerina smiled, "I love you Janus, I don't care if you are a vampire. I love you, and I always will," she said

Janus smiled, "I love you to Katerina," he said with that the two kissed one another, after five seconds they broke, "Come with me."

"What," Katerina said surprised

"Come with me, so we can be together," Janus said

"Janus, nothing would make me happier than me coming with you, but my parents. They would never allow it," Katerina said

"You let me handle your parents my love. I'm sure they would allow it," Janus said

"Janus, my father, he doesn't like you. He disapproves of us," Katerina said

"My Katerina, you let me handle that, ok," Janus said

Katerina closed her eyes, "If you can convince my parents," she said, she then opened her eyes, looked at Janus, and smiled, "Then yes, I will come with you."

Janus smiled and then he and Katerina kissed.

Present Time

"Soon Katerina, soon," Janus said, with that, the vampire went to dispose of the body and then got back to his search.

Dancefloor

Peter and Kitty continued to dance, well Kitty was dancing, Peter was just watching as she lost herself in the music and let herself go. He's happy to see Kitty relaxing and enjoying herself. As he watches his girlfriend dance, he notices that her dancing is starting to gain the attention of other people too. They all just stop and watch as she moves to the rhythm of the song. Kitty can find a dance that fits every song she listens to; Peter is sure this is what Harry means by Kitty being the life of the party. She just always gets so into it, not like some wild party girl but she just seems to embrace the vibe of said party and finds a way to make it more fun for everyone around her, even those she doesn't know. Back when they went to school together Peter remembers that she was always the first one to get a party invite, if there is one thing everyone can agree on, it is that when Kitty is at a party, you know it is gonna be fun.

Nearby MJ and Gwen are dancing with MJ showing off her own moves, however she can't help but notice that people were starting to leave their area and gather near Kitty. MJ and Gwen looked and saw Kitty dancing the night away, like usual gaining everyone's attention through her dance moves. The two decide to get in for a closer look, and they watch Kitty, "You know despite how angry I am at her, you gotta admit that Kitty is an amazing dancer," Gwen said

MJ frowned at the comment, "First, Peter has amazing trademarked, as well as spectacular, sensational, and ultimate, he can sue if anyone tries using those words," MJ said

"Yeah, but I doubt he'd sue Kitty," Gwen said

"Maybe, but I think it's time I remind everyone why I'm the dancing queen," MJ said getting a rueful grin from Gwen who knew where this was leading. With that said MJ went in and started to dance as well getting everyone's attention including Kitty's who was just becoming aware of the crowd that she was gathering but was having too much fun to care.

As MJ danced getting some attention on her to, she pulled off a series of moves that impressed the crowd but got a raised eyebrow from Kitty who was met with a challenging gaze from the red head, seeing the gaze for what it was, Kitty felt her competitive side start to take over. Dance was her thing, it was one of her passions, and she always strived to be the best at it, when someone challenged her, she'd gladly take it. Kitty then pulled off a series of complicated dance moves of her own, finishing with a backhand spring for a finish, she then sent MJ a smirk, that said 'You'll have to do better than that'.

The move was MJ's, and she didn't waste it as she did some complicated steps that found herself ten feet from Kitty, she then did a continuous spin that brought her three inches from the mutant girl.

"Just what do you think you're doing MJ," Kitty asked not out of offense, but she is curious.

MJ smirked, "Just thought I'd remind you who the dancing queen is," she said

Kitty returned the smirk, "I always thought that name was too optimistic," Kitty said

"Like your name is better," MJ retorted

"Let's let the crowd decide shall we," Kitty said as she shot a look at Harry who was nearby watching the spectacle as well.

Harry got the look immediately and grinned to himself, "ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A DANCE OFF," he yelled

"DANCE OFF DANCE OFF DANCE OFF…," the crowd chanted as they all made sure to clear the area for the two women. Harry himself went to the stage, got the microphone, then got in the middle of the clearing where only Kitty and MJ were.

"Ok, everyone, we got ourselves a dance off, now what do you all think of that," Harry said getting cheers in response. "Now to my left we got The Dancing Queen Mary Jane Watson," Harry introduced MJ getting cheers in return, "And to my right, she goes by Sprite after the little creatures that love to cause mischief, and boy does that describe this girl, because she is trouble for anyone who challenges her on the dance floor, Kitty Pryde!" Kitty herself got cheers from the crowd, she smiled at them as she took off her hat and handed it to Peter, she then kissed him on the lips.

"A good luck kiss," Kitty said making Peter smile.

"You won't need it, but," Peter said as he kissed Kitty again then broke apart, "Good luck."

Kitty smiled at Peter and then walked back to the clearing to face her opponent. Harry looked at the two girls who looked ready to duel. Once upon a time these two were best friends, one could even say sisters, they always had fun together, and stood by each other through thick and thin, but despite the closeness they had, these two always had a rivalry. If there was one thing that they always found themselves competing over, it was who the better dancer was. Dancing was a passion that Kitty and MJ shared. It was what brought them together, but they always wanted to outdo the other, and prove that they were the best. It was always quite the battle between them with the different ways they learned, Kitty had been dancing since she was little, her parents signed her up for ballet and she had a natural talent for it, she eventually expanded her skills to other dance styles, and that made her a deadly competitor. MJ, however, was different, she didn't have the classical training that Kitty had, she was self-taught, she watched videos and read books, learned the moves, and practiced until she was satisfied, and she was never satisfied. Even though Kitty has classical training, MJ herself is a competitor and is not to be taken lightly.

"Alright ladies, this is how it works; this dance off will be the best two out of three. The first person to win two dances' wins. Understood," Harry asked, getting nods from Kitty and MJ, "Alright then, let's start the music," Harry said, just then the music started.

Hey witch doctor, give us the magic words
All right, you go ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
All right

Kitty and MJ recognized the song Witch Doctor by Cartoons, they looked at each other and smirked.

Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh

Immediately after the fourth line MJ started dancing along the first part of the song, following the rhythm and matching the speed, her dance moves are so complex that you'd figure that she had actual training, she then finished it off the Kill the Lights dance moves and turned her head toward Kitty. (I'll be honest I'm not a dancer, so I have no idea what good dance moves are or not, I especially have no idea how to describe them. So go on YouTube and lookup Kill The Lights – Jazz Competition Dance, it's posted by Shooting Star Dance Studios, watch the first 28 seconds.)

Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting ting walla walla bang bang

Once MJ was done, Kitty didn't even waste time, she started her dancing right away, she slid to the left side five feet, then the right side five feet, she then throws both arms right, then left, she then repeats this four more times while doing some complex dance steps, she then finishes off with a spin.

Doh, doh, doh, doh
I told the witch doctor, I was in love with you
Doh, doh, doh, doh
I told the witch doctor, I was in love with you
Doh, doh, doh, doh
And than the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He told me

MJ once again started dancing, she slides her feet back five times, she then jerks her right arm left, and her left arm right, while at the same time crisscrossing her feet, three times, and finishes by jumping in the air and doing a split.

Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang wall awalla bang bang

Kitty immediately goes back into the rhythm, she faces her left side forward and looks across her shoulder, she then starts sliding three times, she does a quick turn to where she is facing the crowd and continues her dance, the energy and pace being so quick that the crowd had a hard time following her. Kitty ended by jerking her elbow right.

Doh, doh, doh, doh
I told the witch doctor, you didn't love me true
Doh, doh, doh, doh
I told the witch doctor, you didn't love me nice
Doh, doh, doh, doh
And than the witch doctor, he gave me this advice

MJ takes three quick steps back, then five step forward, she then goes and dances, her moves being wild and untamed which makes them all the more exciting to watch, she finally finishes jerking her hip and head towards Kitty.

Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang

You can keep your love from me just like you were a miser
And I'll admit it wasn't very smart (ey-ey-ey-ey)
So I went out to find myself a guy that's so much wiser
And he told me the way to win your heart
Doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh

Kitty brought her fist to her heart and then jerked her elbow right, as she did that she stepped right, she then brought her left fist parallel to her heart and the jerked it to the left while at the same time stepped left her hips following, she did this three times, she then swung her left arm in a circle, back to forward, and finished by doing the same with her right arm.

Unknown to Kitty Janus watched as she danced on the dance floor. As he watched her, Janus smiled as he was brought to a time many centuries ago.

Flashback – At the 1600s

In a room music is playing, and two people are dancing. The first person is Janus, he is dancing with Katerina wearing a nice dress. It has been months since Katerina came back with Janus, and even though they do not live together because of his father. She does spend most nights at the castle. Janus looks down at Katerina, who looks up at him and gives him a beautiful smile, "I love you," Katerina said as they continued to dance to the music.

Present Day

'Elegant, fluid, graceful, light on your feet, just as you were centuries ago,' Janus thought as he watched Kitty dance.

Ooh ee ooh ah ah (doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh)
Ooh ee ooh ah ah (Doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh)
Ooh ee ooh ah ah (Doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh)
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Come on and

MJ jerks her hips left and right while raising her hands in the air, up and down three times while walking backwards, she then stops and moves her upper body left, then right.

Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
Ooh ee ooh ah ah ting tang walla walla bang bang

It was the last verse of the song, and it was Kitty turn, she immediately danced the last few verses, she looked at the crowd to see them all watching her with smiles some were clapping as the song went on. Finally, just as the song ended, Kitty made her finish.

"Alright, round 1 is done let's see who the winner is shall we, let's give it up for the Dancing Queen," Harry said motioning toward Mary Jane who got a round of applause from the audience. Mary Jane smiled at the applause that she received. "And now, let's give it up for Sprite," Harry said gesturing toward Kitty who got an even bigger applause than Mary Jane did. Kitty smiled as she got the applause, she looked at everyone in the crowd, seeing a variety of people, all of them junior to senior in high school, maybe even some college freshmen. As she looked, her eyes landed on Janus who was clapping as well, he was staring at her in her eyes. As they looked at each other Kitty felt mesmerized by the stare, she can't help but get this nagging feeling that she knows the man somehow, which is weird because she has never seen him before in her life, and yet there is a connection. He has her eyes, she can't look away, her mind is racing trying to figure out the connection. Kitty is soon brought out of her trance when she feels a hand on her shoulder. She looked to her right and saw Peter standing next to her.

"You ok," Peter asked

"Yeah," Kitty answered, she then turned back to where the man was and saw that he was no longer there, "Yeah, I'm fine," she said distractedly.

Peter noticed the distracted tone and look on Kitty's face, he looked to see where she was looking but saw no one, he then looked back at Kitty, "You sure, you look distracted," Peter said

Kitty looked at Peter and smiled, "I'm fine Peter, really. Let's continue this dance off," she said getting a reluctant nod from her boyfriend. The next song was Thriller by Michael Jackson, however because Kitty couldn't get that guy out of her head, she did less than stellar in that dance, and it was won by Mary Jane.

Kitty watched as Mary Jane threw her a victorious smirk, she can't help but wonder if she remembers that they are now tied. They have one more song too, and this is winner takes all, 'Time to bring my A-game,' she thought, she then reached in her pocket and got out her hairband. "So, you really want to play it like that," Kitty said as Mary Jane and everyone watched as she put her hair in a ponytail, however this isn't her usual high ponytail. No, now she has her hair in a low ponytail, and some of the crowd isn't sure but with her hair in its new style, Kitty seems to look much fiercer. "Ok Mary Jane, let's dance."

"You heard the lady, this is our final round, both women are tied by one dance each. The winner of this round takes it all. Now start the music," Harry said, the music then started.

Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (what's wrong with me?)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (why do I feel like this?)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (I'm going crazy now)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum

No more gas in the rig
Can't even get it started
Nothing heard, nothing said
Can't even speak about it
Out my life, out my head
Don't want to think about it
Feels like I'm going insane, yeah

As Everyone hears the song, they all know it as Disturbia by Rihanna, in the first line Kitty starts out with some slow and fluid dance moves. Once it got to the second verse, she started to get a bit more complex in her steps. Kitty soon finished by pointing to MJ.

It's a thief in the night to come and grab you (uh-huh)
It can creep up inside you and consume you (uh-huh)
A disease of the mind, it can control you (uh-huh)
It's too close for comfort, ohh

Put on your break lights
We're in the city of wonder
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise

Getting her signal to go, MJ started her dance except her's was a bit faster as she moved her hips to the music, making the energy rise in the room.

Your mind's in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you tonight?
Your mind is in disturbia
Ain't used to what you like
Disturbia
Disturbia

Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum

MJ's moves were good, but Kitty was done playing around, warm up was over, time to get serious. With that Kitty started back up her dancing, moving around the room, and even added some of her ballet moves to the mix. Her moves give the place a mix between energetic and elegant. Kitty then finished her dance and looked at MJ with a confident smirk.

Faded pictures on the wall
It's like they talkin' to me
Disconnectin' all calls
Your phone don't even ring
I gotta get out
Or figure this shh out
It's too close for comfort, oh-ohh

It's a thief in the night to come and grab you (uh-huh)
It can creep up inside you and consume you (uh-huh)
A disease of the mind, it can control you (uh-huh)
I feel like a monster, ohh

MJ once again began her dance, her moves were electric, you could tell she was putting her all into every move she made as she danced to the music. The people did enjoy her dancing.

Put on your break lights
We're in the city of wonder (city of lights)
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out (ohh), you might just go under
Better think twice (think twice)
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise (be wise)

Your mind's in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you (oh) tonight?
Your mind's in disturbia (oh)
Ain't used to what you like
Disturbia (what you like)
Disturbia

While MJ's moves were wild and uncontrolled, Kitty's moves were different, they were graceful and controlled, every move she made was not wasted. Every lyric, every beat, she had a move specifically for it, and once she started dancing everyone knew it. Kitty now just allowed herself to get lost in the music and let her body move. Finally, after the last two lines she finished, and it was MJ's turn.

Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (ba-da-da-da-dee-da)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (ba-da-da-da-dee-da)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (disturbia)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (oh, oh)

Release me from this curse I'm in
Trying to maintain but I'm struggling
If you can't go
I think I'm going to oh, oh, oh, oh-ohh

MJ started her dancing, she is showing off some energetic moves, they were fast, swift, and fluid. She breezed through her part of the song and handed it off to Kitty.

Put on your break lights
We're in the city of wonder (woo)
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise

Your mind's in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you tonight?
Your mind's in disturbia
Ain't (distubria) used to what you like
Disturbia
Disturbia

Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (ba-da-da-da-dee-da)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (ba-da-da-da-dee-da)
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum
Bum-bum-be-dum-bum-bum-be-dum-bum (ohh-ohh)

Knowing that this is it, the last few verses were her's, Kitty didn't waste them, and began her dancing, taking every move that she had in her head and used them on the dance floor. The dance floor was energetic, electric, she had complete control, and the audience were simply mesmerized by her moves that were a mix of hip-hop, pop, jazz, and ballet. Her ballet being the star with how graceful she was, doing all the leaps, twists, and spins. Finally, just as the song ended, Kitty finished off with a pirouette.

Immediately people cheered for Kitty, making her smile at the applause that she was receiving. Harry then moves forward between Kitty and MJ, and looks at the crowd, "Alright, now that was a performance. Let's see how these two did shall we. Now let's give it up for the Dancing Queen," Harry said

Immediately people started to clap but MJ noticed that even though it was loud, it could have been louder, which only meant one thing.

"And now, give it up for Sprite," Harry said

Immediately the entire place applauded for Kitty, some whistling, others yelling. Kitty can't help but blush at the attention that she is being given. But she also can't help but bask in it. It had been a while since she got any good attention from people.

"Well, it looks like we have our winner, Sprite," Harry said

"SPRITE, SPRITE, SPRITE, SPRITE, SPRITE…," everyone chanted

As she heard the chanting Mary Jane couldn't help but frown. Dammit, she wanted to win, to prove that she was the better dancer. But once again Kitty proved to be the better dancer, Mary Jane sighed. "Hey MJ," Kitty's said getting Mary Jane's attention on the mutant girl, only to see her right in front of her, "Great dancing out there," she said offering her hand to the redhead.

MJ looked at the hand for a moment and sighed, she then looked at Kitty who took the hint and lowered her hand, "Yeah it was," MJ said

"We haven't danced together in such a long time, I forgot how good you were," Kitty said

"Yeah, well you obviously kept your skills up," MJ said

"Practice every day, plus danger room sessions with Logan really keeps me active. Hey, maybe we can get together and compare dances like we used to," Kitty said trying to reach out to her friend, but Mary Jane didn't take it.

"I don't think so," MJ said, she then turned around and walked away being followed by Gwen.

Kitty herself frowned at that, it made her sad the way things were between her and MJ. Her sadness, however, was replaced once Peter came up to her and swung her around making her laugh.

Somewhere in the crowd Janus was watched as Kitty won the dance off, and smiled as she did so. However, once he saw Peter approach Kitty, pick her up and span her around making her laugh, he frowned, he then growled as he saw Peter rest his hand on Kitty's cheek and they kissed. Once the two separated and Janus saw Peter's face his look became hatred as he thought back to the past.

Flashback – At The 1600s

A man who looked exactly like Peter is in front of Janus and the Katerina. "Hello, my name is Petrus," he said offering his hand.

"Petrus, I'm Katerina," Katerina said as she took Petrus's hand and shook it, "I hope you will enjoy your stay here."

"Something tells me I will," Petrus said as he smiled at Katerina who smiled back at him.

Undisclosed room

Janus opens the door looking forward to seeing his Katerina again only to see two figures making love on the bed, moaning as they do so.

Present Time

Janus growled as he fisted his hand in anger, he wants nothing more than to kill the man who would dare to touch his Katerina again. Before he could do something stupid, Janus takes a deep breath. No, not yet, they still must get the last three pieces, but once they do Katerina will be his again, she will be his queen, birth his heir, and he will kill Petrus. But he must wait, no matter how much he doesn't want to. Taking another deep breath, Janus leaves to start back his search.

Later with Peter and Kitty

In another part of the warehouse sitting down are Peter and Kitty on a loveseat. Peter is sitting on the seat while Kitty is sitting on his lap, her arms around his neck, making out with him. Peter encircles his arms around Kitty's back trying to pull her closer to him. Peter then allows for his hands to travel Kitty's body; his hands then go down until they are close to grabbing her nice shapely rear. Kitty quickly breaks the kiss, "Peter, not here," she said smiling at him.

"And why not," Peter smirked as he circled his hand on Kitty's waist, his hands very close to touching her butt. Kitty growled, she knows that he's teasing her, and it's working because god does she want him to grab her butt and squeeze it.

"You're a jerk," Kitty said

"Am I? And why is that," Peter asked as he moved his hand down just inches from touching Kitty's butt making anticipation fill her, but she is left disappointed when his hand goes back up.

"Because you're teasing me. You know how I feel about teasing," Kitty said

"That you're the only one who is a loud to do it and everyone else are jerks if they do it to," Peter answered

"Exactly, I knew I trained you well, or I thought I did," Kitty said, Peter just laughed and gently pushed her head towards him to kiss her which she happily returns. Just as they were kissing Peter feels his spider-sense go off. That makes Peter break the kiss and look around, "Everything ok," Kitty asked

Peter soon caught sight of a familiar man in a cape walking by. Peter then looks at Kitty, he's not sure what to do. Should he tell her? She is having such a good time; he doesn't want to ruin it for her. But there is danger here, and if the man who passed by is who he thinks he is then he needs to talk to him. "Yeah, everything is fine Kitty, don't worry about it. How about I get us some drinks," Peter said

Kitty looked at Peter for a moment, "Ok, I am kind of thirsty," she said

"Ok then, I'll get some drinks," Peter said as Kitty got off him so he could get up. Once he was up he looked at Kitty, "I'll be back in a few," he said

"Ok," Kitty said

Peter smiled at Kitty and walked away, what he didn't realize was that Kitty had gotten up and followed him.

Another location of the warehouse

Dr. Strange is walking around the warehouse trying to find his objective. Strange looks and then sees what looks like a tablet on the wall. Feeling anticipation filling him Strange goes to the tablet and checks it over, "Darn it, a fake. Where is that artifact."

"What artifact," Peter's voice came from behind Strange making him turn around to get ready to fight only to see Peter Parker, "Whoa Strange calm down. You wouldn't dare spell your friendly neighborhood warlock would you."

"Parker," Strange said relaxing

"Strange," Peter replied

"What are you doing here," Strange asked

"Harry Osborn is a friend, he invited me. My question is, what are you doing here? Isn't Halloween supposed to be your busiest time of the year," Peter asked

"Yes, it certainly is, I happen to be dealing with something right now actually," Strange said

Peter sighed, "My spider-sense is going off, what did you bring here," Peter asked

"Technically I didn't bring them, they came here on their own," Strange said

"This is supposed to be my night off," Peter complains

Strange smiled at Peter, "I thought you would have learned by now Peter. Superheroes never have nights off," he said, he then looked behind Peter, "Perhaps we should invite your friend over to join this discussion."

"My friend," Peter asked, he then looked behind him and sees Kitty there, "Kitty, I thought you were waiting in the chair."

Kitty rolled her eyes, "I didn't believe you for a second when you said everything was ok. I knew that you were up to something, so I followed. Your spider-sense went off and you didn't tell me," she said glaring at Peter.

"I didn't know what was going on, I still don't know what's going on," Peter defended

"Hello, my name is Doctor Stephen Strange," Strange introduced himself to Kitty.

"Kitty Pryde, I'm this idiot's girlfriend," Kitty said motioning towards Peter.

"Kitty Pryde," Strange repeated as if the name meant something to him. A look of realization then dawned on him, "You're one of Charles's students."

"You know the professor," Kitty asked surprised, getting a nod from Strange.

"Indeed, Xavier and I are old friends. He's told me a lot about the institute, his students, and the X-Men," Strange said

"I am an X-Man," Kitty said getting a nod from Strange.

"How do you two know each other," Strange asked

"Childhood friends turned boyfriend and girlfriend," Kitty said

"Hm, congratulations," Strange said

"Thanks, now can we get to where you tell us why you're here," Peter said

Strange nodded, "We're here looking for an artifact. It's one of six pieces of a powerful and ancient relic," Strange said

"Quick question before you continue," Kitty cuts in, "Is this a save New York thing, save the world thing, or save the universe thing?"

"Does it matter," Strange asked raising an eyebrow.

"I just want to know the severity of the situation," Kitty replied

"Let's just say this, if this artifact falls into the wrong hands, then humanity, mutants, everyone will perish," Strange said

"So, saving the world got it," Kitty said

Before Strange could answer he, Peter, and Kitty hear a microphone activating, "Hello," Harry's voice said getting the threes attention, "Hello everyone, hope you're having a happy Halloween. For those of you who don't know me I am Harry Osborn I am the host of this shindig."

Peter and Kitty then turned their attention back to Strange, "So about this relic," Kitty said wanting more information.

"It is an object of immense power, created over a millennia ago. It was created for a single purpose, to help the creatures of the night walk in the daylight," Strange said

Peter and Kitty were confused for a moment until it dawned on Peter on what Strange was talking about, 'Oh shit,' he thought

"So, as I'm sure you all know about the costume contest," Harry said

"Wait, what do you mean the creatures of the night walking in the daylight," Kitty asked Strange, she then turned to Peter and saw a look of dread on his facing. That's when she knew that he knew something she didn't.

"Strange, please tell me, it's not them," Peter said

"They as well are looking for the artifact," Strange said

"Where are they," Peter asked

"They're already here, searching, but once they find the artifact there will be no need for stealth," Strange said

"The winners of the costume contest will get this prize," Harry said as he motioned for some workers to roll up a glass case, in the case looks to be an old, broken piece of stone with odd writing on it, "The tablet of Azarath."

"That's it, that's the artifact," Strange said as he, Peter, and Kitty saw the tablet.

"That's what they're after," Peter asked

"That what who is after? Who are you guys talking about," Kitty demanded

Peter and Strange looked at Kitty, and they were about to answer her when a scream was heard. All three Sorcerer Supreme, Mutate, and Mutant turned their heads toward the sound.

END CHAPTER

I do now own This is Halloween, Pet Sematary, Witch Doctor, Thriller, or Disturbia. I do not make any money off them.

Well, there you go, the end of chapter 6 and Part 1 of my Halloween story, I hope that everyone enjoyed reading it, I certainly enjoyed writing it. Part 2 will be written soon. Till next time, That's All True Believers!