A/N: Hi guys! And Happy Halloween. Thanks for your votes and after a long week, the results came to a tie. So you wanted to see Ezra disguised as many things but in the end the option that won was...GHOST! In second place it was superhero, maybe for the next special Ezra will be disguised as a superhero. I have to say that, ironically, my first costume was a ghost. Anyway enjoy the chapter...


Chapter 12: Ezra's first Halloween.

It was a busy day in the station like it always was at the end of the month, so Kanan and Zeb were finishing overdue reports.

"How many reports are left?" Zeb asked.

"Two." Kanan answered.

Zeb mumbled something under his breath and decided to take a break. "I'm taking a break. You want a cup of coffee?" He asked.

"Yeah, sure." Kanan said.

Zeb left and returned with two mugs of coffee. "Here." He said giving Kanan one of the mugs.

"Thanks." Kanan said and sipped his coffee.

"Did you take another photo of Ezra?" Zeb asked when he saw the new photo on Kanan's desk.

Kanan stopped writing and looked at the photo and smiled. Since Ezra came to live with him, Kanan started to take photos and videos of him when he was doing something or was in a very cute pose. "Yeah, I took it after his first haircut." He said.

"I bet he didn't like it." Zeb said.

"Yeah, he fussed and squirmed but in the end, I won the battle." Kanan answered.

Zeb chuckled. "Do you know what he wants to be for Halloween?" He asked.

"It's a surprise." Kanan said.

"C'mon, Kanan. Tell me." Zeb said.

"You'll find out." Kanan answered.

Later, that afternoon, Kanan went to pick Ezra from Mrs. Andrews'. "Thank you, Mrs. Andrews." He said.

"You're welcome, Kanan." Mrs. Andrews said. "Are you excited to spend Halloween with Ezra?"

"Yeah. Last year I couldn't, but this year will be a great Halloween for the both of us" He said and smiled at Ezra. "I'm still new at this."

"You will be always new at this, but it's worth it." Mrs. Andrews replied.


October 31st.

"Ezra, come here." Kanan said and the little boy wobbled closer.

"Dada?" He asked.

"I have a surprise for you." Kanan said.

"Subpise?" Ezra asked smiling.

Kanan chuckled. "Yup, surprise. C'mon, let's dress you up." He said and took Ezra upstairs.

An hour later, Kanan was finishing dressing Ezra. He smiled when he saw Ezra in his ghost costume. The costume was a white baggy gown that had the surprised look of a ghost on it, jeans and white sneakers. "You look amazing, bud." Kanan said. "Now, let's mess with your hair a little, you'll look more awesome." He said.

Once Ezra was ready, Kanan went to change into his costume. "Now, it's my turn." He said and headed to his bedroom with Ezra following him.

A couple of minutes later, father and son were ready. Kanan decided to dress up like one of the ghostbusters since he liked the movie so much. Both of them left the house and went trick-or-treating.

"Hi, Mrs. Andrews." Kanan said when Ezra's babysitter opened the door.

"Oh, my goodness!" She said smiling. "You look incredible."

"Thank you." Kanan said and knelt beside Ezra. "Go on, bud." He said and pushed him gently forward.

Ezra wobbled closer and held out his bucket and tried to say 'trick-or-treat', but it came like babble due to the fact Ezra was still learning to talk.

Mrs. Andrews smiled and poured some candies in Ezra's bucket. "There you go, sweetheart." She said.

"Thank you, Mrs. Andrews." Kanan said.

"You're welcome." Mrs. Andrews said.

Kanan and Ezra returned to the house and headed to the station a few minutes later. "Hey Zeb." Kanan said when he saw the older detective.

"Hey Kanan." Zeb said. "I like your costume." He said.

"Thanks, you look good too." Kanan answered. Zeb was dress as a werewolf.

"Where's the kid?" Zeb asked when he didn't see Ezra. Kanan was about to answer when Ezra wrapped his arms around Zeb's legs and said 'Boo'. Kanan laughed when he saw Zeb's surprised look.

"Hey kid." Zeb said and Ezra ran to his dad.

Both detectives laughed softly and headed to the break room where the Halloween party was held. Around nine o'clock, some officers left to start their grave shift and others returned to their houses when they heard a storm was coming.

"Ezra?" Kanan asked walking into the break room after he finished a small report. Ezra smiled and Kanan noticed that the little boy had been eating chocolates and candies.

"Do you like to have food all over your face?" Kanan asked sarcastically. Ezra smiled while Kanan was cleaning his face. The little boy held out his hand and Kanan did the same. "What is it, bud?" He asked.

Ezra deposited a chocolate in his hand. "It's for me?" Kanan asked and the little boy nodded. Kanan smiled. "Thank you, bud." He said and ruffled Ezra's hair.

Suddenly, the lights went off and Kanan stood up. "What the heck happened?" He whispered. He walked to a drawer and took out a flashlight and turned it on. "Don't worry, bud. Everything…" He said but he didn't see Ezra on the couch. "Ezra?" He asked worried. "Ezra!?"

"Kanan, are you okay?" Zeb walked into the room holding a flashlight.

"I'm fine, but I…I don't know where Ezra is." He answered worried.

"What?" Zeb asked confused.

"He probably ran off when the lights went off." Kanan said, running a hand through his hair.

"Don't worry, Kanan. We'll find him. He's only one, he couldn't go far." Zeb said trying to comfort the younger detective.

"Yeah, you are probably right." Kanan said trying to relax.

"Look, let's split out, if I find him, I'll call you through the walkie talkie, okay?" Zeb said and Kanan nodded in return.


Ten minutes later, Zeb called Kanan and told him he had found Ezra. The little boy was hiding behind one of the couches in the break room. Kanan rushed to the break room and saw Zeb standing in the doorway.

"Zeb?" Kanan asked.

"He's in there, but he doesn't want to come out." The older detective answered.

"I'll talk with him." Kanan said and walked into the room. He pointed his flashlight to the couch and crouched down beside the couch and saw the little boy in the corner.

"Hey bud." Kanan said softly.

Ezra looked up and saw his dad. "Dada?" He asked.

"Yeah, it's me." Kanan said. "Daddy's here, bud." He said. Ezra crawled out from his hiding place and threw himself at Kanan.

"Everything is okay. I got you bud. I got you." Kanan said cradling Ezra in his arms and rubbed his back while the little boy cried softly.

"Kanan, we have a case." Zeb said.

"Okay, I'm coming." Kana said, but Ezra held Kanan tightly.

"No, dada. 'tay." Ezra said.

"It's okay, bud. I won't be long." Kanan said but Ezra shook his head and started to cry harder.

"He's too scared." Kanan said and tried to calm Ezra down.

"I'll take two officers. You stay with your son, he needs you right now." Zeb said.

"Thank you, Zeb." Kanan said. The older detective nodded and left. "Don't worry bud, I'm here." He said.

Ezra lifted his head from Kanan's shoulder and looked up at him with tears running down his cheeks.

"Dada 'tay?" He asked.

"Yes, daddy stays with you." Kanan said and kissed his little boy on the head, Ezra smiled and hugged his dad. An hour later, Kanan was lying on the couch with Ezra asleep on his chest.

"Hey Kanan." Zeb said walking into the room.

"Shh…you're going to wake him up." The younger detective said.

"Sorry." Zeb said.

"What happened?" Kanan asked.

"Ehh, it was a small robbery. Some kids thought it was a good idea considering there is no electricity." Zeb said.

"Talking about that, what happened with the electricity?" Kanan asked.

"Four of the five boroughs have no light. Staten Island is the only one that has light." Zeb said.

"Do you know when the light will return?" Kanan said.

"The chief said that probably return tomorrow. You know, that a big city like this can't stay without electricity for too long." Zeb said.

"Yeah." Kanan said and got up. "I better return to the house and put the little guy in his crib." He said taking Ezra's bucket.

"Yeah, at least he had a good Halloween." Zeb said.

Kanan looked down at the sleeping face of his boy and smiled. "Yeah, he definitely had it." He said. "Good night, Zeb."

"Night."

Kanan left the station; after he buckled Ezra in his car seat, he headed home. While he drove through the dark streets, he smiled at the memory of Ezra's happy face during his first Halloween.


A/N: It's a long one, anyway I hope you had enjoyed it. I'm pretty tired, damn homework makes you that. I'm going to take advantage of the two free days I have due to the celebration of Day of The Death here in Mexico (probably I'll make a chapter where Ezra and Kanan learn about this mexican tradition in the near future) in the meantime, I'm going to sleep and play videogames. See ya around until the next chapter. Don't forget to review, like and follow the story. :)