Origins and Other Things:Volume I

Chapter 9:Hallo-what

Narrator:Conner and Karai are in the team's base on Halloween but Conner and Karai don't know it Wally seeks up behind them and startles Conner and triggers Karai's fight response

Karai:*takes out sword and turns eyes red*who dares invade-

Wally:I surrender*takes off werewolf mask*please don't hurt me

Karai;*turns eyes back to normal*what in Thor's name*puts sword down*so this is what happens when I let my guard down you put on a what is that a dog mask and attack me from behind

Wally:I wasn't trying to attack you I was only trying to scare you and it's a werewolf

Karai:were-what why would want to scare me I thought we were friends
Conner:yeah what did you do that for Wally

Wally:because Halloween is in three weeks

Both:*look at him confused*

Karai:Hallo-what

Wally:Halloween haven't you heard of it

Connor:no the G-gnomes did teach me about that

Karai:and if it doesn't have to do with training then Saki did tell me of its existence

Wally:wow so you guys haven't even heard of Halloween

Both:*shake head no*

Wally:well then guess we'll have to teach you

Narrator:Wally contacts the rest of the team and they all meet in the lounge

Artemis/Artemis:this better be good Wally I was in the middle of target practice and you made me miss

Miss Martian/Megan:if you're trying to steal all the cookies again they aren't even in the oven yet

Karai:ooo cookies

Megan:yeah chocolate chip

Connor:yes my favorite kind

Aqualad/Kal:ok as much as we all appreciate Megan's cookies why are we here

Wally:so no I am not after the cookies we are here because a couple of kryptonians don't know what Halloween is

Artemis:wait for real you guys haven't heard of Halloween

Karai:I was raised by a mad man and he didn't know anything about the outside world except for what the gremlins told him

Connor:*mutters*what's a Gremlin

Karai:it’s a movie with these little creatures you can’t feed after midnight

Connor:*looks at her confused*were you trying to talk about the G-gnomes

Karai:yeah I think the little creatures with horns

Connor:yes those are the G-gnomes wait why can’t you feed the Gremlins after midnight

Karai:they cause chaos otherwise

Dick:Karai why didn't you tell me you didn't know what Halloween is

Karai:um because I didn't know what it was so I couldn't ask about it

Dick:fair enough anyway should we take turns explaining Halloween

Megan:could we explain what it is and give some Halloween traditions

Karai:don’t get me started on tradition

Dick:no Karai traditions plural

Karai:*confused*there’s a difference
Kal:yes traditions are fun tradition is not

Karai:oh ok then let’s hear all about Halloween and your traditions

Kal:I will give mine first since my explanation is very by the book

Karai:seems like it should be easy to understand

Connor:sounds like a lecture to me

Kal:I will try to make it simple so the definition is kind of simple it takes place on the night of October 31 the eve of All Saints' Day Halloween is commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and go door-to-door asking for candy

Karai:so sugar and disguises

Kal:the costumes are meant for fun not to hide one's identity

Karai:oh they are meant for fun

Dick:yep and some people just stay home and watch scary movies or have parties with friends and dress up

Karai:ooo can we do that

Megan:hello Megan why didn't I think of that we totally should

Wally:best way to experience the holiday is to live it

Karai:you just want Megan to make you cookies

Wally:that too

Narrator:they began the party and everyone dressed up