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Red Suspenders, Green bubblegum

By Icka! M. Chif

"Heya, Guys! Whazzup?" A perky voice asked, bubble gum popping accenting the question.

Garrett spared a glance from the video game he was playing. "Not much Ky-" The word trailed off as his jaw dropped. "Kylie?!"

Eduardo and Roland look up at Garrett's exclamation. "What?" Kylie asked innocently.

"That can't be Kylie." Roland protested, shaking his head disbelivingly.

"Okay, what did you do to our Kylie and who are you?" Garrett demanded, rolling around the couch to get a better look at her.

Eduardo closed his jaw, finally finding his voice. "It-it's her." He squeaked.

Kylie rolled her eyes, apple green bubble gum popping against cherry red lipstick.

"Duh."

"Why?" Garrett motioned to her outfit. "Why the sudden change of taste in clothing?"

She shrugged. "Felt like it."

Neon green spiky hair fell just past her shoulders, with two hot pink streaks clashing against it. The streaks matched the fuchsia and electric blue cropped tee shirt she wore. Red suspenders over the short shirt held up what appeared to be a purple leather mini skirt. Her normal black combat boots finished it off.

"What I want to know is why the red suspenders." Roland crossed his arms, studying her critically.

"Why not?" She asked, hopping over the back of the couch to sit down next to Eduardo, scooping up the remote in the process. "Anything good on?"

"Uh," Eduardo cleared his throat. "Not much. Just some music videos and golf."

"Cool." Kylie changed it to the music videos.

The guys exchanged looks. This was even stranger than what she was wearing. Kylie hated music videos with a passion.

"Ah-I'm gonna go talk to Egon." Roland set down his tools and started to back away.

Garrett nodded, slowly backing away himself. "I'll go with."

Eduardo seemed torn, glancing between the guys and Kylie. She turned toward him suddenly, smiling ever so slightly.

"You know, you're kinda cute when you're confused." She purred, leaning closer to him.

"You're coming with us, Eddie." Garrett insisted quickly, pulling Eduardo along.

Eduardo went protesting only half-heartedly.

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"I'm telling you, there was something seriously wrong with her!" Garrett exclaimed as they dragged Egon out of the elevator. "It was like she was possessed or something!"

"A change in tastes does not constitute a deamonic possession." Egon stated calmly. He clearly was not happy about being dragged out of his lab for this.

"She was wearing red suspenders!" Roland blurted. "How more un-Kylie can you get?!"

Egon raised an eyebrow. "Is there something wrong with red suspenders?"

"No..."

"Look, all we're saying is she was acting majorly strange, man. We just wanted to make sure it wasn't spooks."

"Who?" Kylie asked, startling them.

She had moved and was sitting at Janine's desk, back in her normal street attire, black hair and lipstick, a book of curses open on the desk.

"They believed that you had been acting unusually. Clearly, that is not the case." Egon said pushing up his glasses.

"She had green hair!" Garrett exclaimed.

Neither Egon nor Kylie seemed impressed by this.

"If this is your idea of a joke, it is not humourous in the least." Egon crossed his arms, glaring at them.

"She claimed Eduardo was *cute*! How much more sick can you get?!"

"Hey!" Eduardo protested.

Kylie arched an eyebrow. "Uh-uh. And how much sleep did you get last night?"

Egon shook his head and walked back up the stairs over their protests. The remaining three male Ghostbusters watched their mentor disappear before wandering off, defeated and confused. Kylie smirked, then quickly hid it behind her book before they could see it.

Janine walked out from her hiding place behind the cabinets, a smug expression on her face. "How soon do you think that they'll realize it's April Fools Day?" She smirked.

"Probably not until later in the day." Kylie grinned back, standing up and stretching. "In the mean time, I think I can pull this off a few more times." She pulled off her usual pale violet v-neck and brown skirt, revealing the mismatched costume underneath. She then reached under the desk to grab something, only to find it missing. She frowned and started digging around for it.

Slimer floated down from the ceiling wearing the green wig with pink stripes, humming happily to himself. Kylie spotted him.

"Slimer! I have to give that back to my neighbour tonight, *unslimed*."

Abashed, he returned it. Kylie shook it out, then put it on. "Thanks, Slimer."

Slimer nodded, smiling, before wandering off. Janine chuckled and handed Kylie a tissue. Kylie gratefully took it and wiped off the black lipstick, revealing the cherry red lipstick still stuck to her lips underneath. She tossed it in the trashcan next to the desk then picked up the pack of bubble gum sitting on the desk next to it.

"Gum?" She offered a piece to Janine.

"No thanks." Janine declined, still smiling. Kylie nodded, stuck a piece in her mouth and started chewing. She blew a few experimental bubbles as Janine scrutinized her appearance. Janine adjusted the wig a bit, then nodded, satisfied.

"Perfect."

Kylie grinned. "Thanks Janine. Oh, and thanks again for teaching me that trick with the bubble gum and lending the suspenders." She hooked her fingers under the straps on her shoulders, then let go. The suspenders snapped back with a satisfying 'slap!' "Where in the world did you get them?"

Janine smiled engimacly. "Oh, I've had them for years. Borrowed them from a friend and just never gave them back."

Fin.

April Fools jokes *NOT* to play on the EGBs:

1. Do not put maggots in Kylie's food. (Or any where else around her for that matter.)

two. Do not decide to play hide and go seek in the firehouse with Janine as 'it' without telling her first.

3. Do not hide all of Egon's clothes while he is sleeping. (Unless you are Janine.)

4. Do not booby trap Roland's equipment to fall to pieces when he picks it up. (He hates that.)

5. Do not dress up as zombies and tell Eduardo that you're dead, man.

6. Do not turn off power to the elevator while Garrett is inside.

7. Do not mix broccoli into Slimer's food. (Maggots are okay in this one instance.)

Comments, queries, and more fun practical April Fools jokes, please send to 'icka_IMP@hotmail.com'