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"Captain Marvel. Come in Captain Marvel."  A gravely voice spoke. Tense 

"I'm here what do you need." A breathless voice spoke. 

"Are you OK Marvel. We've been trying to contact you for 3 days now. This time it was another voice." One that belongs to the hero clad in blue and red. 

"Yes yes I'm fine. It just been .... busy "

A loud crash can be herd through he speaker. The group of people on the other line tenced. Looking at the hologram witch displayed the call. 

"Marvel are.... are you okay? Another asked." She had wings and wore a gold helm 

"Yes I am." Another loud crash and a shout. "But SOME WONT BE IF THEY DONT STOP THERE MIDDLE CHILD NONSENSE AND GROW THE FUCK UP!!" Marvel screamed to somebody in the background 

"SHUT UP YOU OLD CROON!!" somebody else screeched off call 

"By the GODS." Marvel sighed. 

Now marvel doesn't swear often, so whoever was off screen must have realy pissed him off. 

"Are you sure your okay. Do you need help" flash spoke 

"Yeah sorry. It's just my siblings." Captain spoke 

"You have siblings?"

"Yes and they're annoying ASSHOLES." The lightning hero shouted as the crashing and profanity continued. 

"Òkay then. Well if your okay we'll go. Oh and don't forget about the meeting Tomorrow." Superman said sceptically. 

"Yes Yes okay bye." And the line went dead.

"Did anyone else find that weird or was it just me?"

"No it was definitely odd" Diana hummed."

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The following meati g the next day Captain Marvel sat in his seat like nothing happend.

Sitting perfectly like there wasn't and big purple bruise around his eye. 

"Cap- "

"Don't ask" he said through gritted teeth." Its just my siblings being dickheads."

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They could feel it, they could feel the magic around yhe getting stonger as it got closer to that day. Magic users around the world could feel the electric buzz deep in there bones. Zatana could feel it, Dr fate feels it, even costain can feel it. Every magic based creature could sense the electrical build up of magic as it got closer to the day. 

Now you might be wondering what day we're talking about.... Halloween, the day when the magic is so strong that non magic folk could sense it. Halloween night is when things get extra crazy though. It's when all the magic creatures get to freely walk around with human. 

Without being seen of course. To the human they just loon like some kids dressed up and going trick or treating. But this year something is different somethings off about this year's Halloween. 

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Superman pov 

Captain marvel seems to be filled with more electricity then usual if that makes sense. Hes more twitchy, jumpy and overall anxious. Somethings off. 

Superman walks down the halls of the watchtower and towards the meeting room. The doors open and he enters. He gets to his seat and sits down, it takes a while for every one to sho up with flash being late as usual. 

"Now that everyone's here we can start." Batman grunts. "I have been noticing that some creature are acting off. Most of these creature are magic based. Does anyone know as to why this is happening." 

Marvel twitches nervously, and the magic users tence, this does not go unnoticed. Batman narrows his eyes at them. 

"Do you know why this is happening?" Super man asks 

"Well Halloween is coming up so it's to be expected." Zatanna speaks 

"Wait wait wait what does Halloween have to do with is." Flash interrupted "and why is it to be expected. Literal being of magic are acting weird." 

"Well" Captain Marvel starts "Halloween is around the time when the worlds magic gets expediently stronger. Making all magicle beings basically super powerd " The man clad in red spoke 

"You mean to tell me that on the night of Halloween ALL MAGICAL CREATURES get STONGER" Batman grits out, becoming fully tence. 

"Yes" Marvel says nervously. 

" But this year though somethings off. I don't know what it is but the magic is just off " Zatanna states confused 

Captain ducks his head. 

"Marvel. Is ther something your not telling us" 

"We'll umm.. I " He sighs " there's no getting away with it now" Marvel mumbles " every three thousand or so years on a random night, magic well let's just say it changes" 

"What do to you mean changes?" Superman said worriedly 

" Its kind of hard to explain, but basically the excess magic of the world builds up and that creates a portal " Marvel stated 

" a portal? We're to? " green lantern asked 

" the the underworld. The portal allows any and all souls of children to come through." The champion told 

" the souls of dead children. Realy? Why? " flash asked 

" nobody knows why I only know that it's called thee night if the Pitchfork kids and I have to be there to stabilise the portal " Cap explained 

" Wait why have you got to be there to stabilized the portal " flash asked 

" Because I am the one the only one with the right amount of magic to stabilize set portal and if I do stabilize it or collapse in on itself and therefore destroy this world " Marvel set exasperately " now may I go I have got to prepare to rip open a hole to the underworld? " 

" Yes you may go " Batman said.