This drabble is a sort of continuation to the second one. It will make slightly more sense with that context! Please note that this is actually "Day of the Departed" in-universe, not Halloween. :)


Prompt: The Ninja attending a Halloween party. (fires-of-ninjago on Tumblr)


No celebration was complete without a holiday party, and this year was no different. Cole and Vania walked together, arm in arm, to the door of the house where it was being hosted. They approached the door and rang the bell, and the door opened to reveal a crowd, which they easily navigated.

Eventually, the two came to a knot of people in a corner. There were seven of them: two vampires, a siren, a mad scientist, two detectives of some sort, and a ghost wearing sunglasses. At their approach, one of the vampires waved. "Cole, Vania! You're here!" He grinned, exposing false fangs. "Love the costumes!"

"Thanks!" Vania chirped, curtsying. "I love yours, Kai! Are you and Skylor meant to match?"

The vampire laughed. "That we are." He put his arm around Skylor's shoulders, and Skylor rolled her eyes. "We make quite the pair."

"You just wanted couple's costumes, babe." Skylor pecked his cheek. "Are you two supposed to be polar opposites?"

"Something like that." Cole approached Jay and nudged him. "You went for Frankenstein after all?"

"Sure did!" He grinned cockily. "Not the monster," he added, looking pointedly at Nya, who put up her webbed hands in protest.

"Hey, I've never read the book! Don't look at me."

"There are many parts of pop culture that refer to Frankenstein as the creator, not the creation," Zane interjected, hands in his trenchcoat pockets. "It should not be so hard to remember."

"I don't read books, Zane!" Nya rolled her eyes. "I'm just going to go get some snacks. I don't need to hear this nerd talk."

"Would you get some punch?" Pixal asked.

"Sure, Pix." She grinned. "By the way, I love the hat."

"Thank you. I am a CSI tonight: a crime scene investigator." She adjusted the hat a little. "That said, I am unused to wearing a costume."

"I think you look great!" the ghost said cheerfully from behind her.

"Who are you?" Vania asked impulsively. "Lloyd?"

"The one and only!" He put his hands on his hips, making himself look like a triangle.

"That's so clever!" She clapped her hands. "I love it!"

"Thanks!" he chirped. "No one can recognize the Green Ninja if he has no face!"

"Ohhh." She had stars in her eyes. "Cole, we should've done something like that! That's so clever!"

Cole laughed. "I don't know, I like ours, even though people recognized us." He clapped Lloyd on the back. "You make a good ghost, Green Machine. I'm surprised you actually did it."

"Can't let Morro control me forever."

"Nope. You did good." He chuckled. "Want to get some food?"

"Do you know me, Cole? Of course I do."

"Thought so. C'mon."