Ellen's Halloween themed entry for her ongoing story made me want to write something to celebrate the holiday too. Hopefully you've watched a few 80s direct to video horror movies because I've borrowed a few tropes from them.

The story itself is a divergent take on the first season episode "Secrets", the episode that takes place on Halloween. Since the first few lines of dialog are taken verbatim (until Artemis tries to walk out) I don't take credit for them. See the screen grab for what everyone looks like in costume.


-DEADLY SECRETS-

"So… you going as my favorite Martian?" asked Wally who was still oblivious to the looks M'gann and Conner were giving each other as he tried to flirt with her. He was already dressed for the dance as a Thriller inspired wolf man with a letterman jacket (though the cast on his arm was real) and M'gann had been helping Conner put on his mummy wrappings.

"Not exactly" replied M'gann and stepped back so that both of the boys would get a good look at her. Starting at her feet her clothes and skin began to quickly transform, her comfy looking purple sweater and skirt being replaced with a tattered wedding dress and her green skin becoming the pale flesh of a zombie bride. "Raaaauuuughhhh" she growled while striking a classic horror movie pose.

"Whoa. Babe, eat my brains anytime" commented Wally. Even if she wasn't showing a lot of skin it still counted as a 'sexy zombie bride' costume for him, at least as long as M'gann was the one wearing it.

Zombies were apparently in style this year as Captain Marvel arrived by Zeta-beam in the cave's large central chamber with his face done like M'gann's, or at least that seemed to be the attempt. A minute later Artemis and Zatanna entered too wearing very flattering vampire and witch costumes respectively.

"Oh hey Zatanna, you look great" remarked Artemis as she saw who had arrived in the other Zeta-tube.

"Oh thanks, you too" replied the magician closing her eyes with a faint blush.

Meanwhile the reason for Captain Marvel being dressed up seemed to have caused a little drama and in a huff he strode past the girls to make a hasty departure. Looking over at the rest of group Zatanna leaned in close to Artemis. "So how long have Connor and Megan been a couple?" she asked quietly.

"Ha! Couple? No" replied Artemis but looking at them herself she finally recognized how touchy-feely they were behaving toward each other as M'gann giggled trying to adjust Conner's mummy bandages and he flirted about her 'owing' him for it later.

"I.. I'm sorry. It just seemed so obvious" said Zatanna as Artemis turned around and started walking right back out like Captain Marvel had. "Wait, please don't go" she pleaded and caught the blonde's arm. "Just watch" she whispered furtively.

"Nommus emos yracs sretsnom!"

With the spell cast a roaring pack of supernatural creatures suddenly emerged from the ceiling and spilled down the surface of the walls coming toward the other three teenagers. Wally emitted a high pitched shriek, Conner's eyes went wide as saucers as he readied a desperate punch and M'gann seemed to somehow turn even whiter than she already was.

The assorted nightmarish ghouls were nearly on them when another word from Zatanna caused them all to dissolve into a shower of harmless sparkles. Artemis and Zatanna burst out laughing and as soon as Wally opened his eyes and realized what had happened he did too.

Only Conner and M'gann seemed to miss the humor in the situation. "What the hell was that?" Conner demanded angrily, still tense and ready for a fight.

"Just a Halloween trick" replied Zatanna as she pushed down her last few chuckles, "It's nothing to get upset about."

"But, but… it was terrifying" M'gann said shaking.

"That's why it's so fun babe" answered Wally, "I mean you've seen some horror movies with us, the best parts are usually the ones that really scare people to death."

"And that's a good thing?" M'gann asked doubtfully. While they'd calmed down she and Conner still seemed to be out of their depth despite it being a pretty basic concept for everyone else.

"Oh yeah" Artemis piped in seriously. "It's a really important Halloween tradition. Everyone loves it" she said and all three of the humans present nodded in agreement.

"Ok" M'gann conceded slowly, "Well Robin and Kaldur left with Batman saying they had something important to go to, but we still don't need to leave for the dance yet. I guess… I guess we can all just do what they want until then."

"Yeah that sounds fine" agreed Zatanna.

"I'm gonna get some snacks before we go, need the fuel so I can show you all my best moves later" Wally said trying to make a cool guy smile at M'gann and then dashed off. Artemis found herself being subtly led by Zatanna to one of the more secluded studies containing a few couches surrounded by bookshelves.

"So, are you alright?" asked Zatanna as she set down her witch's hat.

Artemis gave it a moment's consideration and then sighed. "Yeah, I guess I am" she admitted. Conner had been something of a planned crush, his drool worthy physique made it seem like he was the kind of guy she should just expect herself to chase after. "But it kind of sucks that I've got no romantic hopes for the dance now" she added sorely.

"Well… Conner isn't the only one on the team who's going tonight" said Zatanna.

Artemis snorted. "Wally? I guarantee he's only thinking about one thing when it comes to girls and besides, he's got his poor heart of his set on M'gann" she said and realized how it wasn't totally unlike the situation she'd been in until five minutes ago.

"Maybe there's someone other than Conner or Wally you might like?" Zatanna said like she was strongly hinting at something.

"Other than Wally?" asked Artemis, "Who… oh." Artemis knew she had a few feelings for Zatanna but until now she'd been too focused on Conner to really examine them, much less consider if Zatanna would be interested in returning them. Staring at each other neither one of them seemed to know how to react to the unspoken revelation.

"Well this is awkward" said Zatanna dryly.

Biting her lip Artemis thought about it for a moment and then stepped forward leaving them only a few inches apart. "It doesn't have to be" she whispered and then leaned and gave Zatanna a light kiss. For a second nothing happened but then Zatanna gave her a kiss back followed by second one and a third one until they were both pressing in and actively exploring the angles that their lips could fit together.

Maybe it was because she wanted to absolve herself for all the times she must have looked like a fool with Conner but at the moment it just felt right what she was doing with Zatanna. The girl in the witch costume certainly didn't seem to be complaining about how fast they were going as their kisses became heavy and heated. With her arms around Zatanna's waist Artemis began to press her tongue forward and test the waters but the reaction was more than she was expecting.

Breaking off Zatanna slid Artemis's cape off her shoulders and then pushed her steadily backwards until her knees hit one of the couches and she was forced to sit down. Without wasting any time Zatanna straddled her and with her arms wrapped around Artemis's neck she resumed their make out session, her mouth opening up to let Artemis in as she eagerly involved herself in the steamy French kiss.

Moaning into Zatanna's mouth Artemis's hands slid appreciatively along the younger girl's exposed thighs. The press of Zatanna's chest against hers had excited her nipples into sharp little peaks that now chafed against the thin material of the cheap costume crop top she was wearing. Stopping for just a moment Artemis looked into Zatanna's dark bedroom eyes and was about to say something when the room abruptly went dark.

"I think the power went out" said Zatanna stating the obvious.

Letting out a breath Artemis considered just how hot and ready her body had just been and rested her forehead against Zatanna's. "Terrible timing too" she muttered.

"Who says we need to stop" giggled Zatanna and playfully nipped at Artemis's ear.

Returning Zatanna's affection for moment with string of kisses along her jaw Artemis then stopped again with a resigned huff. "No, this place is supposed to have its own generator and everything. If the power is out it might be something serious, I better go check it out just to be safe"

Reluctantly Zatanna disengaged herself from Artemis's lap and let her get up, their eyes adjusting to the near total darkness as the faint glow of some battery operated lights seeped in from the hallway. "If you change your mind I'll still be here" pointed out Zatanna, "And who knows… its dark in here so I might even get a little naked, you'll just have to feel your way around if you want to find out."

With reluctance Artemis made her way out into the hall, Zatanna's last offer more than a little tempting but she had to make sure everything was ok. Knowing these back corridors could be a maze she made her way toward the central chamber. Normally the huge open room would be filled with light illuminating the Zeta-tubes, the moon pool, the holographic computer and the training ring. But now it was just a wide sea of pitch black with only faint light visible around the edges.

Not wanting to go back looking for a flashlight and figuring that she had her bearings right Artemis set off across the room keeping her eyes focused on the small point of light that she believed marked the passageway which would eventually lead her to the electrical room. She was about half way across when it felt like something brushed her shoulder. Spinning around she could see nothing in the darkness and cursed as she realized she'd just lost her orientation.

Turning around she picked a light that she hoped was right and began walking toward it again. She'd only taken a few steps when something definitely tugged her pant leg and she swung around with a kick but hit nothing. "Who's out there?" she shouted, "Wally? If you think this is a good joke you better be prepared to get another broken arm."

There was no answer but her breathing picked up and she strained to listen for any sounds around her. Suddenly something grabbed the back of her shirt and nearly dragged her off her feet. Twisting in confusion Artemis swung wildly and managed to get some purchase on the ground but the phantom attacker was unaffected even by the full weight of her body. Desperate to reach one of the dimly lit corridors where she'd at least have a fighting chance she yanked hard enough that the bargain store fabric ripped apart leaving most of it in her attackers grasp while she stumbled away.

Breaking into a run she only got about fifteen feet before her wrist was encircled by a vice like grip that immediately began pulling her back in another direction. Growling in anger she punched with her free hand repeatedly but it had no effect against whatever immovable creature had her.

Suddenly it grabbed the back of her neck and her face was shoved down into some shockingly cold water. Realizing that she was at the edge of the moon pool Artemis struggled but whatever was holding her couldn't be budged and continued to press most of her body from the waist up into the frigid water while her legs kicked helplessly against the concrete rim.

In her panic she'd already swallowed some water. Since joining the team drowning had been her number one fear and now she was not only trapped underwater but in total darkness with nobody around to rescue her. Giving in to sheer terror she screamed wildly but it only generated a stream of bubbles as she kept squirming for any hope of salvation.

As her lungs burned and she could feel her life fading away Artemis could only think about what she'd left behind mere minutes ago. In her mind a vision of a naked Zatanna sitting with nothing but that witch's hat in her lap beckoned with one finger and Artemis cursed herself for not choosing that option when it was offered to her. Finally going still her limp body was let go and the rest of it toppled into the pool with a splash.

Ten minutes later Wally exited the electrical room and almost ran straight into M'gann and Conner. Wally and M'gann awkwardly lowered their flashlights so they were no longer blinding one another and exchanged puzzled greetings.

"We were in the kitchen when the lights went out. We lit some candles and thought things might come back on their own but after a while we got worried and so we came here" explained M'gann.

"Yeah um, I already checked the circuits. I can't find anything wrong with them so it must be something else. Who knows, maybe an EMP went off but I guess we just have to see if it fixes itself or wait for morning, whichever comes first" said Wally rubbing the back of neck sheepishly.

Conner grunted in disapproval but then they heard another voice calling out. "We're over here" shouted M'gann and soon Zatanna appeared with a small orb of light floating above her outstretched palm.

"Hey guys, have you seen Artemis?" she asked hopefully but the others all shook their head. "She went looking for why the power went out but she didn't have a flashlight. I got worried when she didn't come back. I think she must have gotten lost."

"Maybe we should split up and find her then" suggested Conner who seemed anxious to be doing something instead of just standing around.

"Split up? Don't you know that's exactly how horror movies get started? Then the demonic creature gets to pick us off one by one" Wally objected jokingly.

"Be serious" Zatanna ordered in exasperation, "Artemis might've gotten hurt and we need to make sure she's ok."

"Zatanna's right, if we split up it shouldn't take too long to search the whole cave. She probably just got lost like you said" agreed M'gann which managed to calm Zatanna down. Quickly assigning directions to go the four of them split up to find Artemis.

Wally grumbled but made his way down his assigned route. He'd finished checking the first corridor when something touched his hand and he jumped. Turning his flashlight he almost screamed before letting out a sigh of relief upon realizing that the frightening apparition was just M'gann still wearing her zombie bride appearance.

"Sorry about before but Zatanna seemed really concerned" M'gann explained,
"Besides, I thought it would be a good way to send everyone else away." Holding his hand she pulled Wally along into a nearby cleaning closet and shut the door.

"I like the way you think babe. Skipping straight to that alone time we needed" Wally commented with a leering smile as his eyes unmistakably ran up and down her body.

"Mmm" M'gann hummed appreciatively and took both their flashlights and placed them on a shelf so they illuminated her clearly. "I knew you'd be a lot more interested in finding these instead" she purred as she slipped the straps of her dress off her shoulders and peeled the material down to her waist to eagerly present him with her firm alabaster breasts.

"Best. Halloween. Ever" he remarked as M'gann drew the hand that wasn't hindered by a cast up to her boob and encouraged him to grope it shamelessly, moaning and cooing in delight as he squeezed her gorgeous flesh. Showing no concern that this person wasn't acting anything like M'gann normally would Wally latched his mouth onto her neck to greedily start making a hickey while his other hand more awkwardly grabbed her butt. M'gann responded by arching her chest up into his touch and passionately calling on him to ravish her as much as he could.

Meanwhile Zatanna had reached the central chamber with no sign of her friend yet. "Come on Artemis, where are you" she muttered to herself. Noticing movement out of the corner of her eye she approached the moon pool and saw a dark object resting in the water. Holding her glowing orb over the edge as far as she could to get a clear look at it she let out an ear shattering scream. Floating in the water barechested was Artemis with her mouth open and her lifeless eyes staring up blankly into space.

"Did you hear something" mumbled Wally as M'gann ran her fingers through his hair and held him to her chest where he'd been sucking wetly at one of her nipples.

"I'm sure it was nothing" she remarked but he didn't immediately resume his lecherous actions so she let go and pulled away to look at him. "You know it seems like you've been having all the fun so far" she remarked and with ideas of her own she immediately sank down onto her knees in front of him.

After the sound of a zipper coming down Wally threw his head back with a deep groan. "Oh babe you're the best" he said as his hands found the top of her head and his lip quivered from x-rated pleasure he was receiving. The look on his face was one of pure euphoria as he moaned out his appreciation, his eyes suddenly popping wide as she must have something especially note worthy. "Oh god more like that" he begged as her head continued to move below his waist.

Wally's heavy breathing seemed to be building to a crescendo until it was broken by a small wince. "Ah, careful with the teeth there babe. You were doing great, just keep going like before" he whispered. "Yeah like that, try to take it a little deeper now, I'm almost- Ahhhhhh" he cried painfully and looked down in shock.

The thing he saw was definitely not M'gann. Red orbs stared back at him above a menacingly reptilian jaw dripping with fresh blood. He only had a second more to take in its strange pointed skull and hunchbacked appearance before it opened its mouth and lunged forward. Wally's tortured yells reverberated inside the tiny room as the walls and shelves were splattered with blood and guts. In the silent aftermath a hand with only two long fingers lifted up one of the flashlights.

Hearing screams in the distance Zatanna kept running. She'd already lost her magic light and had been stumbling through the hallways without any clear plan or destination in mind. Feeling her way around another corner she smacked into something large and immovable.

"Zatanna? Are you alright?" asked Conner in the dim emergency lighting.

Zatanna threw her arms around him in a hug as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Oh thank god! It's Artemis- she was dead, in the water, and her clothes, and-"

"Wait, just slow down" Conner said trying to calm her, "Are you saying Artemis fell in the water?"

"Yes. No. I think someone pushed her in. They killed her and they're probably still here and I heard screaming just now. What are we going to do?" she cried.

"We need to find the others first" he said resolutely and Zatanna nodded tensely and stuck close to his side as they continued down the corridor. Soon they saw light leaking out from one of the rooms and they approached it cautiously calling out to see if anyone was there. Getting no response Conner gave the door a push.

Seeing what was inside Zatanna covered her month in horror. Illuminated by a flashlight Wally's mutilated body was resting against the back wall surrounded by an explosion of gore. There were no stab wounds at all; instead it was like everything below his shoulders had somehow been torn open like a book and the insides ripped out. "This wasn't anything human" whispered Zatanna and then in a nearly silent voice whimpered "Oh no, my spell…"

"We need to get moving" Conner repeated and tugged her wrist which finally jolted Zatanna from her frozen state. Still in shock she struggled to keep up with him although with the vice like grip he had on her it wasn't like she could fall behind. Now that the threat seemed clear he was moving with fast determination and they quickly arrived in the kitchen which was lit up with dozens of candles.

"Oh thank goodness you're here" came M'gann's voice and Zatanna turned toward it only to receive her third shock of the night. Standing behind the counter M'gann seemed to be nude, at least from the waist up, but that was a minor detail compared to all the blood dripping down her chin and splashed across her breasts.

"What, what happened?" Zatanna asked still trying to comprehend what she was seeing.

"Oh it was so cool, you should have seen it Zatanna" M'gann said in her usual cute excited tone, "Wally and I got to have fun doing that thing in the closet that those horny teenagers at the party were doing in Deadly Haunting 3."

"Wait- it was you?! Oh my god, Conner she killed Wally!" Zatanna cried and tried to run knowing that the Martian's powers gave her a distinct advantage at close range only Conner's hold on her wrist didn't budge. "What's wrong with you?" she demanded.

"Nothing's wrong, I just can't let you leave until we've finished celebrating" replied Conner calmly.

Turning back Zatanna saw that M'gann was now approaching with a butcher's knife in her hand, her tongue snaking out to taste some of the blood on her once again green lips. "Eit pu-" Zatanna started reciting but Conner threw a hand over her mouth and pulled her back against his chest with his other arm going over her mid section to keep her held in place.

Struggling against his Kryptonian strength she fearfully pressed herself back against him as soon as the knife came close. M'gann grabbed the front of Zatanna's witch costume and swiped at it several times, slashing the fabric apart to leave her chest exposed and decidedly vulnerable.

For a moment M'gann looked like she was thinking hard but then began talking while gesturing at her with the knife. "I offer this soul to you our lord Satan, so that you may walk amongst us again. Take the sacrifice of this maiden's life as proof of our eternal devotion" she said with a booming voice and then added more conversationally "Well I think that's how it went."

Filled with terror Zatanna could only scream into Conner's palm as M'gann placed a hand against her breast to steady her aim and then stabbed the knife into a precise point right near the center of her chest, twisting and pulling to open up a gaping wound that Zatanna knew she wouldn't survive. In excruciating agony she felt her former friend push her hand into the bloody crevice and moments later pull out a still beating heart.

"Happy Halloween" Conner and M'gann happily chanted as the last ounce of life drained from Zatanna's eyes.

"So, do you think we did a good enough job of scaring them to death?" asked M'gann as she floated the knife over to the sink and Conner set down Zatanna's corpse beside them.

"Nobody knows how to scare them better than you do" replied Conner warmly and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek.

M'gann affectionately nuzzled his chin making a pleased sound. "I think you did a pretty good job too. You know if you remember where you left her body you could go get Artemis and we could setup all three of them as a surprise when Robin and Kaldur come back."

"You want me to do even more work for this Halloween stuff" complained Conner half-heartedly, "I think you still owe me from earlier."

"I guess I do, don't I" M'gann said with a naughty glint in her eye and started undoing his belt while Conner slipped off his shirt to reveal his broad chest. Soon he was lying on the kitchen floor with M'gann astride his waist rolling her hips erotically as they playfully splashed Zatanna's blood on one another. Neither one of them quite understood how Halloween tricks were supposed to work but they were definitely enjoying some treats with one another.

-END-


So yeah, I wanted to do a drabble but instead spilled out 4000 words. I know it's probably got mistakes in it from the rushed schedule but I'd REALLY appreciate hearing what you think of the story and the way I told it. Don't be afraid to give constructive criticism, unlike M'gann I don't bite.

It wasn't as explicit (especially sex wise) as I might normally do it because I wanted to keep it framed like an R rated 80s horror movie - lots of gratuitous boobs but no genitals. Originally I envisioned a scene of Zatanna running from a Jason like killer who was secretly M'gann phasing through walls to get ahead of her and using telekinesis but it didn't fit with the sequence of events I wanted where M'gann and Conner contributed more equally.