Chapter Ten

Finally, the Halloween weekend had arrived, and Pandora, Sonia, Freya, Loki and Kemeko were getting ready to go topside together.

Pandora felt proud as she was dressed up as Cheetah from the Wonder Woman series, she was wearing a sandy gold leotard with black spots on it which covered her tail as well, and she wore brown denim hotpants with a matching crop top and tribal jewellery, her hair was in its usual style although she had a few small braids and beads in it as well.

She also had her face painted like that of a Cheetah thanks to Tania's make up skills.

Sonia was dressed in her cowgirl costume.

She wore her hair in two braids and a brown cowboy hat on her head.

She wore blue jeans with brown chaps and boots, a red and white checked shirt, and a brown waist coat along with some holders and toy guns to complete the outfit.


Both girls admired themselves in the mirrors in Tania's dressing room whilst waiting for Kemeko, Freya and Loki to emerge from their cubicles.

"Wow! Pandora! Don't you look fierce?" Sonia commented as she looked at Pandora who was crouching and growling at her reflection.

"Oh yeah!" Pandora smirked "I feel like a real jungle cat! I wonder if I'll meet anyone dressed as Wonder Woman topside?"

"It's possible!" Sonia said as she dipped her hat and did a bit of line dancing "Given the holiday everyone's gonna be dressed up something or someone, it's not just limited to spooky figures."

She then struck a pose as she pointed at her reflection.

"Howdy hey there partner!" she said to her reflection in a Texas accent.


Pandora then turned to the two curtained areas where Kemeko, Freya and Loki were.

"Come on you three! Are you ready yet?" she asked impatiently.

"We're coming Pandora!" Loki's voice was heard "Keep your knickers on! Ow! Sis!"

"Sorry Loki!" Freya was heard "This zipper is a bit tricky!"

"Need help?" Sonia called.

"I think we're okay!" Freya's straining voice was heard then they heard Loki grunt "And there we go!"

"Thanks!" Loki replied "Okay! We're done!"


Pandora and Sonia waited for a moment then they saw the Geckolings appear from their cubicle and both lizard's eyes widened.

Loki was wearing a red jumpsuit that covered his entire body and he had a bit of cream coloured fake hair on his bald head in-between his horns and a black loin cloth and black belt.

Freya was wearing a tight blue jumpsuit and wore a dark cream coloured skirt with splits down the sides and a brown belt at the waist, she also wore a top with one strap over her right shoulder and a bronze armband on her left upper arm, she also wore a bronze crown on her head and her hair was pushed behind her ears.

Sonia and Pandora blinked a few times then Sonia cocked her head on one side.

"Um, who are you meant to be?" she asked.

"You don't know?" Loki exclaimed; his eyebrows raised.

"We're Demona and Brooklyn from Gargoyles!" Freya confirmed.

"Gargoyles?" Sonia asked looking at Pandora, but the hybrid clicked her fingers as she remembered.

"Of course, yes!" she cried "I remember that show! Uncle Mike had some old videotapes which Uncle Donnie put on DVD for him when the old VHSs were becoming obsolete, and he showed me them! It was one of his favourites as a turtle tot!"

Sonia bit her lip as she tried to remember then she snapped her fingers.

"Oh yes! I remember now! Been a long time! It came out in the nineties." she laughed with an embarrassed giggle.

"What do you think?" Freya asked.

"You look great!" Sonia complimented "Although you still need to have your face make up on!"

"Which I'll be ready to do once I'm done here!" the four kids heard Tania's voice from the salon and Sonia looked over to see Tania was doing April's hair whilst Sephie stood nearby helping.

"Thanks Tania!" Both Geckolings called then they turned to the last curtained area.

"You ready yet Kemeko?" Loki called.


"One moment!" the Asian girls voice called out, then she pulled back the curtain and all four kids gasped as Kemeko stepped out wearing a fake leather black and blue suit with a corset, boots and matching fingerless gloves and a mask over her nose and mouth and her hair was done up in a bun with a blue headband around it.

"Oh my Gosh! You're Kitana from Mortal Kombat!" Sonia cried.

"Yeah! And it's Kitana's Mortal Kombat 11 outfit!" Freya exclaimed "The most recent game!"

"Good choice Kemeko!" Pandora cheered.

"Totally!" Loki agreed "But! Did Uncle Leonardo approve?" he asked curiously.

"He did!" Kemeko assured the Geckoling boy "Well he wouldn't have let me wear the more revealing ones as I'm still too young, but he approved of this one!"

"I'm surprised he even lets you play those violent games!" Sonia said, "And you too Pandora! Those games are rated 'R'!"

"Well, the rules the humans above follow don't really apply to us!" Pandora stated, "Since to them, we don't exist, and anyway, we're being raised to be ninjas, so violence is the norm to us, whether it be real life or a computer game!"

"She's got a point!" Freya said.

"Indeed!" Kemeko added "And also, in the games we know it's not real, compared to what our parents and uncles and aunts have experienced!"

"True!" Loki agreed.

Sonia listened and she saw their point.

"Ah yes." she mused "Uncle Tyroth's always telling me when we train that what goes on in the video games we play or the movies we watch, is nothing compared to what he and the Knights have faced up there!" she pointed upwards.

"I'm not bothered by half of the violence in games and movies!" Pandora scoffed folding her arms "It's all fantasy!"


Sonia was about to speak when Tania called to her and the others from the salon.

"Okay! If you're ready Freya, Loki! We'll do your make-up!"

The Geckolings grinned at each other and quickly flew into the salon and sat down on some chairs.

As they did, Sephie and April beamed at them.

"Oh, wow kids!" Sephie cried "You look great!"

"Thanks mum!" the Geckolings replied.

Tania smiled proudly at her work.

"Totally!" April cheered.

She had had her make-up and hair finished and she was dressed as Xena Warrior Princess.

"How about us Aunt Sephie, Aunt April?" Pandora asked as she, Kemeko and Sonia followed the Geckolings out.

Both April and Sephie turned and gasped at the three girls.

"I say Pandora!" April gasped "I didn't recognise you suddenly! You make a great Cheetah!"

"Thanks Aunt April!" Pandora grinned.

"And You make a great cowgirl Sonia!" Sephie smiled "And wow Kemeko! You look perfect as Kitana!"

Kemeko grinned behind her mask.

"I'm surprised Leonardo was okay with it!" April said raising an eyebrow.

"He approved of this look." Kemeko said "It was what he could let me get away with!"

"Good thing too!" Sephie agreed "You're still too young for certain clothing young lady!" she wagged a finger at the Asian girl who laughed.

"When I'm done with the Geckoling's make up, you can get ready for your big night out!" Tania smiled and the three girls high fived excitedly.


About an hour later, the kids were gathered in the mess hall along with some other Mutopians, all dressed up and ready to head up to the surface.

As well as the kids, many of the other Mutopians were going topside to walk amongst the humans, whilst some others had decided to stay in the sanctuary.

Amongst those who decided to stay were Splinter and Old George, mainly because they felt they were too old for the excitement topside.

Hacker was another as he still felt he needed to be Mutopia's security man, and he wasn't too keen on going topside amongst the humans, mainly because he felt his appearance was too creepy, even at Halloween.

Michelangelo and Kate were also in the mess hall both were dressed as Peter Quill and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Michelangelo stroked Kate's red wing and smiled.

"You look amazing babe!" he said, "And may I say, greens a good colour on you!"

Kate chuckled.

As well as wearing a green bodysuit she had had her face painted green.

"Thanks sweetie!" she said shyly.

Pandora wrinkled her nose as her uncle and his girlfriend acting all lovey dovey and Sonia just laughed.

"I wonder how long it's gonna be until Uncle Tyroth says we can go?" Pandora asked impatiently.

"Be patient Pandora!" Loki quipped "Dad won't be long!"

"Patience and Pandora never go together!" Kemeko said to Loki to which Pandora used her tail to tap Kemeko's head.

"Oi!" Kemeko groaned glaring at Pandora and rubbing the top of her head.


Just then, Tyroth came in with Sephie along with Leonardo and Raphael.

Sephie was dressed as a female elf from the Dungeons and Dragons games. She was wearing a brown leather vest, matching baggy trousers with a green buckle belt and brown boots with green tops and her hair was loose rather than in its usual high ponytail.

Leonardo was wearing a black suit and carrying a fake gun, Raphael was dressed as Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, and Tyroth was…. well, just himself!

Pandora looked at Leonardo and cocked her head on one side.

"What are you supposed to be Uncle Leo?" she asked.

Leonardo raised an eyebrow.

"Don't you know?" he asked gesturing to himself then put on a fake Sean Connery voice "The names Bond! Leo Bond!"

"I knew it!" Kemeko cheered and clapped her hands "You look dapper dad! You look great!"

Leonardo gave a dramatic bow to his adopted daughter "Thank you Lotus!" he grinned "And you look great too!"

Kemeko smiled.

"How come you're not dressed up dad?" Freya asked.

"Well, I can't really be anything else than me Little Valkyrie!" Tyroth answered shrugging "many costumes are too small, so my choices are limited."

"Shame really." Michelangelo chimed then looked at his brothers.

"Wow! Great looks Leo! Raph! Where's Don?"

"He'll be here soon!" Raphael replied.


As he spoke, Jake and Amber appeared arm in arm, April and Casey also appeared behind them.

Jake was dressed as Sherlock Holmes with a cape and pipe and all, and Amber was wearing fake armour.

April was looking rather strong and proud in her Xena Warrior Princess outfit and Casey was dressed as a Roman Gladiator.

"Wow! Nice looks guys!" Michelangelo cried.

"You're Joan of Arc aren't you!" Kate asked Amber as she analysed the fake armour the Marine Iguana wore.

"Bingo!" Amber cheered.

"Nice!" Sephie complimented.

"Good look for you sis!" Tyroth praised.

"Are we waiting for anyone else?" April asked as she looked around.

"Just Monalisa, Donatello, and a few others, Tania sure has been busy today!" Tyroth replied.

"We still got time." Leonardo said checking the time on his shell cell.

"I wonder if the Panda will train anyone else to help her?" Kate asked.

"Oh, she has Katie!" Sephie smiled "Quite a few of our residents have been interested to learn from her, she's not going to be the only hairdresser, make up, artist, clothes maker in Mutopia for long!"

"She's awesome!" Pandora cheered "After she made my cool tiger striped trousers, I think she's amazing!"

Tyroth looked around.

"Well, we'll wait for the others to arrive, and then we'll get ready to rock and roll!" he announced to which everyone cheered in agreement, the kids cheering the loudest.

So it's the day of the Halloween Weekend and everyone's ready to party!

Hope you liked the costume ideas I had for everyone mentioned and we still got others to wait for that will be revealed in the next chapter!

Just to recap...

Pandora: Cheetah from the Wonder Woman Series

Sonia: A Cowgirl

Freya and Loki: Demona and Brooklyn from the animated TV series Gargoyles (I used to watch that show on Saturday Mornings when it was aired)

Kemeko: Kitana from Mortal Kombat 11 (2021)

Michelangelo: Peter Quill from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Kate: Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Leonardo: James Bond.

Raphael: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.

Jake: Sherlock Holmes.

Amber: Joan of Arc.

Sephie: An Elf Archer from Dungeons and Dragons.

April: Xena Warrior Princess.

Casey: A Roman Gladiator.

Hope I haven't missed anyone! Hope you enjoyed the chapter and the Halloween Costume ideas and I'll see you in the next chapter! Bye!