A/N: Hello! Sorry about the VERY slow update. Things are just busy. I thought it would be fun to make a Halloween one-shot. Hope you like it! Enjoy and don't forget to leave a review.
Please note that Spock may be out of character. I just thought it would be really funny if he had somewhat no idea about what happens at Halloween time! :) So Spock has never been to the party in the story.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek...
Trek or Treat
A young man in a sunshine yellow long sleeved shirt raced after two men in dark blue uniforms who were striding at a semi-fast pace. "Come on, guys!" an irritated Captain Kirk complained. "I want to go have fun!"
A groan was heard from one of men as he turned around to face his captain. "Jim," Leonard McCoy spoke. "I said no. I don't want to go to that stupid Halloween party!"
The man with the blond hair frowned. "It's not stupid, Bones. We have fun every year." Kirk crossed his arms and pouted as if he was a small child. "I was told that there was going to be a haunted house this time around."
The doctor of the USS Enterprise shook his head fiercely. "You can call that party fun, but I think that it's hectic." Bones ran his hand through his dark hair. "I don't think I've ever had fun at that party."
"You're no fun." James T. Kirk huffed angrily.
The other man, who was slightly taller than the other two and had pointed ears, spoke quietly in a monotone voice. "Doctor McCoy is right, captain. I myself do not recall a single memory of anyone stating the event being fun."
Kirk looked over to his commanding officer, Mr. Spock, in disgust. "Spock, you don't even know what fun is."
Before Spock could reply with multiple definitions of fun, the captain retorted, "You know what, we are high rank officers of Starfleet and we were invited to this party. Wouldn't it be rude and disloyal to not attend?" he asked.
Defeated and grumpy expressions were worn on McCoy and Spock's faces.
"Oh yeah," Kirk said, the tone of his voice hinted that he was clearly very pleased with himself. "We are going to that Halloween party…"
On the eerie, chilly, and windy night of October 31st, three men from the legendary USS Enterprise were beamed down from their luxurious ship onto a sidewalk in suburban San Francisco. They were all, except for Mr. Spock, dressed in costumes for the party.
Kirk, wearing a vintage black suit with a matching top hat pulled off the perfect gangster look. He carried a phaser in the inside of his suit for show.
Leonard McCoy, still wearing a mopey expression, was outfitted in a cowboy costume with a lasso in his hand. The costume had been Kirk's idea, given the fact that Bones was from the South and had an authentic country accent.
Spock, the Vulcan, had thought that the idea of pretending to be someone you really weren't for one night to be highly illogical. The first commanding officer had decided to don his usual blue uniform and be a Starfleet scientist.
Jim blinked and took note of his surroundings. It certainly was a spooky atmosphere. The rows of houses down the street were decorated with a plethora of round, orange pumpkins and multiple cobwebs. Dim lights illuminated the front porches where several children were dressed as ghosts and witches collecting their supply of candy. Giggles were heard from the miniature goblins and princesses as they raced from door to door before the night ended.
The three Starfleet officers began walking down the street in an everyday fashion. Bones whistled a quiet tune while he walked. As they passed a small white fence, Kirk suddenly opened the gate to the yard and marched his way towards the small gathering of children waiting for candy.
Spock followed him. "Captain, where are you going?" the Vulcan asked. "The Starfleet Halloween party is in the other direction."
Jim turned around to his fellow crewmates. "I want some candy." He announced.
McCoy looked shocked. "You aren't serious, are you?" he questioned.
The captain shook his head slightly. "No. I'm going to get some candy."
The doctor scoffed. "You can't just march up there and get candy! You're a man, not a kid!"
Jim scrunched his face. "I know I'm not a kid. But…" he pointed to the cluster of kids on the front doorstep. "Those are kids, and they're not with their parents."
Bones frowned even more. "Yeah, I can see that…"
"So, I'm going to pretend to be their parent and get some candy." The captain paused slightly. "Heck, I might even pass as a teenager. Who can resist this face?!" Kirk asked as his drew an imaginary circle around his head. "Are you coming?" he asked.
Neither man responded. Kirk simply shrugged, tipped his hat, and ran off to join the children.
Doctor McCoy grunted. "He sure is a kid at heart, huh?" he looked to the Vulcan and noticed that he was watching a young teenager passing out treats a few doors down. "What's wrong, Spock?" he asked.
Spock met McCoy's dark eyes. "I must say that I have been fascinated by the customs of Halloween. I have always wondered what it may be like to receive sweets that will soon dissolve into cavities."
Bones wrinkled his nose. "That's your definition of candy?" he chuckled and nudged the science officer. "Let's go get some cavities with Jim."
The two walked at a fast pace to join their captain at the front door of the house. A small child in a kitten costume rang the doorbell and clutched her pink candy bucket. A moment later a middle-aged woman with a toddler clinging to her leg answered the door. Everyone cheered "Trick-or-Treat!" except for Spock who was confused by the saying, and stood eagerly for the sweets. The redheaded lady exclaimed with enthusiasm at the costumes and handed out several pieces of candy to the children.
Suddenly, she looked to Spock and smiled brightly. "Nice costume. Are you going to be a Starfleet Officer when you finish school?"
Kirk stifled a laugh. Apparently the captain wasn't the only one that could pass as a teenager.
Spock frowned slightly and began to explain that his was in fact an officer when the woman handed a Milky Way candy bar to him. "Here you go!" she said.
Spock studied the wrapper on the awaiting cavities. "Were you aware that name "milky" in the Milky Way Galaxy is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars?" he asked.
The woman looked up from handing a mermaid a packet of M&M's. She smiled, "No, I didn't know that. You must study a lot."
Spock nodded back. "The stellar disk of the Milky Way Galaxy is also approximately 100,000 light years in diameter, and is, on average, about 1,000 light years thick."
The woman suddenly frowned. "That's very interesting…"
Jim looked at his officer and noticed that the Vulcan seemed very excited to explain about the many galaxies he had visited.
Mr. Spock once more tried to state a fascinating fact about the Milky Way. "The Milky Way has a relative low surface-"
The lady unexpectedly snatched the candy bar out of the science officer's grip. "You're supposed to eat it, not analyze it." She said bitterly.
Spock's eyes were suddenly wide and he said nothing.
The woman looked at Kirk. "Do you have anything to say?" she tried to sound sweet.
Kirk shook his head silently.
Bones, who was behind the captain and the Vulcan, spoke up. "Can I have some candy for my kid?" he asked.
The woman scoffed and studied McCoy. "Nice try, dad." She said.
The lady once more tried to pry the toddler off of her leg and she shut the door in their faces.
Kirk looked stunned. "So much for that…" he turned around and whispered to McCoy. "Good thing she didn't give him a Mars bar."
"Whoa!" Bones hollered as he dodged an egg that was thrown by a teenage boy dressed as the Easter Bunny. The doctor rolled his eyes as they passed the boy, "Kids are reckless."
"Why would that young man attempt to throw an egg at us?" Spock asked.
Kirk laughed and tapped the Vulcan's shoulder. "It's a tradition you do on Halloween."
Spock narrowed his eyes as he glanced back at the boy. "It does not seem like a purposeful custom."
After a while more of walking, they approached Starfleet Headquarters and entered inside.
The room was very dark.
"I think this is the haunted house part!" Kirk exclaimed excitedly. "Are you ready to get scared, Spock?" he asked.
"Captain," Spock interrupted. "I do not believe that this house could be haunted because scientific theories prove that paranormal activity is not real."
"Whatever, Spock." McCoy said. "We'll just remind you that when you're freaked out and hugging your knees."
"Doctor, I do not think that-"
Suddenly, the lights flickered for a few seconds.
The science officer frowned and studied a light bulb. "You have a slight technical problem with your system." He called out.
McCoy rolled his eyes. "I think it was meant to do that on purpose, Mr. Spock."
Eerie moans and groans entered the room along with the sound of howling. A breeze suddenly filled the space and continued to float through the air. The three men continued to walk through the haunted portion of the Starfleet Headquarters, searching for the real party.
Kirk brushed aside some fake spider webs and shivered inside. The house was pretty creepy. A coffin like object stood in the corner of the room and the officers approached it. As they neared the coffin, they realized that it was a sarcophagus. The ancient Egyptian tomb was etched in gold with symbols written all over on the side of the coffin. Spock leaned closer at the burial object and inspected it.
Slowly, as if on cue, the sarcophagus began to open. Bones and Kirk looked over at each other with frightened eyes. A wrapped hand emerged from the coffin and attempted to grab Spock. Instead of jumping back in surprise like McCoy and Kirk did, Mr. Spock pulled the lid to the sarcophagus open and peered inside. A normal looking man incased in a mummy costume stared back at the Vulcan. He seemed almost as surprised as the cowboy and the gangster.
"What are you doing?" he asked the Vulcan.
The science officer tilted his head slightly. "I am curious in which mummified pharaoh you are. Are you King Tutankhamen or perhaps Ramesses the Great?" he questioned.
The mummified man shook his head in irritation. "You Vulcan's just don't get it, do you?" he said tartly.
The Vulcan looked down at the man. "What may that be?" he asked.
"Halloween!" the man shouted as he pushed Spock's arm out of the way and slammed the sarcophagus shut.
Spock looked at his two friends with a confused look on his face. Kirk and McCoy just burst out laughing and continued on their way to find the party.
…Precisely Two Hours Later…
A tired Captain Kirk, dressed in his usual command uniform, was crouched in his Captain's chair holding his head in his hands. He had the worst headache. He groaned for the fifteenth time as Dr. Leonard McCoy walked towards him and handed him a small blue pill.
"I told you that party wasn't going to be any fun." The surgeon muttered.
Kirk snapped his head up and he grit his teeth. "Don't remind me." he said.
Bones raised his hands in defense. "Okay, Jim. But next time, please don't pretend to really be a gangster when you enter the room and threaten to stun the founders of Starfleet with your phaser if they don't give you their money."
The captain threw his hands in the air for emphasis. "I was joking!" he protested.
McCoy scoffed. "I don't think they knew that…"
Kirk frowned. "Whatever, Bones." He sighed deeply as he took a sip of water. "At least Spock was having fun." He admitted.
"Yeah," McCoy agreed as he looked over to the Vulcan who was hunched over at his science console. The pointed eared man was eating a candy bar, a Milky Way, very rapidly. "It's like he's never tasted chocolate before." He paused and called out to Mr. Spock, "Hey, Spock! How's that cavity candy taste? Are you enjoying it or analyzing it?" he asked.
Spock looked up with a chocolate mustache and replied simply. "I now understand that the fascination with candy is quite logical." he turned his attention back to the treat and continued to devour it.
Kirk rolled his eyes. "Who knew?" he said as he ran his hand through his hair. "Happy Halloween, Bones." He announced.
The doctor chuckled, "Happy Halloween to you too, Jim."
The End
A/N: Hope you got some laughs out of this and I hope you all have a happy Halloween! I'm going as Spock, I even have the ears. I'm going to be the first ever red headed Vulcan!
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