Halloween Episode~
Note: This fanfic is exaggerated reality so there will be odd events. Also characters may act out of character, the narrators/authors' job for this fic is to put the characters into as many awkward situations possible so please know to expect a lot of randomness. Oh, and the narrators' dialogue will be written in play form.
Disclaimer: We do not own Elsword, the game, or any of the characters in this story, except the narrators/authors and random faceless NPC people.
Story Start~
With Halloween approaching quickly, the academy was bursting with excitement. Or at least, Aisha was… "Oh my~! I can't wait to try on costumes and dance and eat tons of candy and do karaoke and… and…" Aisha twirled about, accidentally knocking over a series of chairs in a domino effect. She gasped and rushed to pick up her mess.
Stella shook her head in dismay, "Aisha, if you have that much energy then I suppose I should select you to correct yesterday's tests." Aisha felt Stella's intimidating presence behind her and began to panic.
"When did she move behind me…?!" she thought frantically.
Stella leaned in closely and whispered, "All 1969 of them~". Aisha shivered and the entire class held their breath. Then, a loud, cheerful voice began speaking on the loudspeaker, slicing the tension. Aisha slipped away quickly, thanking the heavens for giving her another chance of survival.
Ivanna: Why, your welcome, Aisha~! *Ojou -sama laugh*
Miyoko: Ah ha, Kami -sama… You're absolutely BLOOMING…
"Good Morn', everyone~! Life is beautiful~! This is Ariel! I have an important announcement for the Halloween event coming up a few days from today! This year, the girls will be dressing the guys, since we don't trust the guys' fashion senses and we want EFFORT in your costumes~! Now pair up~! And if you don't, then points will be deducted from your grade~!"
Rena sighed at the blackmail that Ariel had given them. "Oh well…" she thought. "It was bound to happen… Now, to find someone…" She turned and saw Raven leaning against his desk, gazing out of the window.
Ivanna: Now that deserves a manly stamp!
Miyoko: *takes out 男らしい stamp*
Rena stepped up to him, blushing, and tugged on his shirt to get his attention. "Um… I was thinking…" The words came out in a rush. "CouldyoupairupwithmefortheHa lloweenEvent?!" Raven, being the lax person that he was, didn't really care who he paired up with. Incidentally, he thought it was amusing to find Rena so flustered, so he let out a gravely chuckle.
"Sure." Gently, he ruffled Rena's hair.
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Miyoko: Hm… Maybe we should get a bottle…
Ivanna: But…
Miyoko / Ivanna: OUR FRUGALNESS WILL NOT ALLOW THIS!
Eve, looking around for someone to pair with, spotted Chung in his desk, his eyes beautifully reflecting the sunlight. "I hope I get chosen by someone who will dress me as Lex Luther~", Chung puffed, clearly excited. Thinking back, Eve remembered that the drama club had put on a Smallville musical in their second year. With a little forceful persuasion, she could obtain the costume without much effort, time or money. Eve nodded in satisfaction at her plan.
"Chung. Be my partner." Stunned, he just nodded with agreement. Eve then quickly returned to her seat. As for Elsword and Aisha, they finally realized that no one was left for them to pair up with. Partnering with a stranger was not an option, so…
"I-I guess no one's left… So… Guess you have to pair with me."
"Oh well… I suppose I don't have a choice. Pairing with an idiot like you was on my list of things not to ever do, but since I have to…" Aisha faced Elsword with a maniacal smile on her face. "I'm gonna pick the best outfit for you~ You're going to ENJOY this~" Elsword felt a sudden chill and began to laugh nervously.
"Please save the death threats until after class, Aisha," Stella rubbed her temples.
That evening, the girls set to work, getting their costumes together. Eve went straight to the closet and took out a slightly dusty cardboard box. After dusting it, she opened the box and took out the Princess Leia she had been using for over her four years at the academy. Rena leaned back on the swivel chair in front of the shared desktop. "Eh? You're going to use that again…? This is our last year here you know? I thought you'd do something different to commemorate that." Rena sighed. "Could you at least try to find something you haven't worn before?" Eve shook her head and her face said "Too much work". "Well, it was worth a try." Rena went back to searching the browser history to get ideas for costumes while Eve went to pay the drama club a little "visit".
While searching, Rena found the episodes of Magic Knight Rayearth that Aisha had forced Eve and her to watch. Being the proud woman that she was, Rena instantly gravitated towards Fuu." Now that I have one candidate, I should choose another to even it out then decide between those two." Looking for strong female characters, Rena thought to mythology and chose Diana to be her second candidate. She then reached into her pocket and took out a coin. "Heads for Diana, tails for Fuu." Diana was the winner. "Alright then! Now to close this tab…" Rena accidentally clicked on a different link which took her to the Avengers promotion video. When Thor came on to the screen, Rena knew it was perfect. Raven's costume would be Thor. She set to work on the costumes.
Ivanna / Miyoko: FOR MANLINESS!
Aisha, on the other side of the room, was flipping through old photo books. "Hm… I already dressed as Sailor Moon… What about Madoka? No… I already cosplayed her last time…" she furrowed her brow. "Maybe I should look in some magazines." She scanned about four magazines when she finally found a good character, Haqua Du Lot Herminium from The World Only God Knows. "She's perfect! I'll buy the costume online then. I guess I should find Elsword's too…" Aisha got her laptop from her desk, but remembered that she had ruined the hard drive and left the firewall unstable. "On second thought, I'll use Eve's laptop. I'm sure she won't mind~" After ordering her costume, Aisha surfed the web randomly which brought her to a Magical Neko Len Len video on Youtube. "Pfft… It's perfect! I'll get this for him!" She began to laugh haughtily. "He'll regret ever calling me short!"
Miyoko: Hey! That's just like you, Ivanna!
Ivanna: *evil eyes*
Miyoko: My sincerest apologies! *bows* *runs away*
Eve came back to the dormitory disappointed. After receiving the costume from the cooperative drama club, she realized that it was in very poor condition. "Rena, may I use your laptop to order Chung's costume?" Rena looked up from sewing a hem on a sleeve.
"Oh yeah… Sure. Since someone destroyed her own laptop and had to use yours…" Rena glared in Aisha's general direction. Aisha turned around, pouting.
"Well it's not my fault that that [censored] site had a virus on it! Let's just get back to our costumes. We only have a few days left." Aisha twirled back around. Meanwhile, Elsword was moping in his bed, in an emo corner. What terrible fate would await him the next day…
The costumes arrived on Halloween morning. The girls rushed to the boys' dormitory to show the boys their costumes. They knocked on the door furiously. A shirtless, half-asleep Elsword answered the door. "Wash sup…? Ish there a fire…?" As he rubbed the sleepiness out of his eyes, Elsword knew that he had made the wrong decision to open the door. Eve and Rena flew into action, pinning Elsword down on the floor. Aisha, working quickly and skillfully, tied on the corset and fitted the frilly outfit onto him. Rena stepped back to snap a few pictures then handed the camera to Eve who proceeded to take more pictures. After all, what was wrong with a little extra blackmail material? Rena went over to Raven to help him get his costume on. Thoughtfully, Rena had made the armor into two parts, making the application easier with his prosthetic arm and all. In the doorway, Elsword was protesting.
Ivanna: NOTE: Elsword does not wear a shirt when he sleeps to appear manlier.
"I can't wear this! It's not even boy's clothing!"
"Fufufu~ That's the point!" Aisha chuckled, matter-of-factly.
"Get this off me!" At that point, Eve stopped taking photos, remembering Chung's costume. She turned to Chung, who was anxiously awaiting his costume.
Miyoko: Bless him~!
Eve tossed him the Lex Luther outfit. EYE EXPLOSION Elsword burst out of the room. Everyone else evacuated the room calmly. Incidentally, a group of boys were walking down the hallway as Elsword burst out in full costume. They whispered among each other. "Who's that short, red-haired girl?" "Did she just transfer? But it's Halloween" "She's kinda cute…" "Does she have a boyfriend?"
Flustered, Elsword cried out, "I'M ELSWORD!" But it was drowned out by Chung's squeals of joy, also known as Chung's Specialty Moe Bombs. The Moe Bombs proved to be too much for the boys, who weren't use to the high frequency of Chung's squeals. They crawled away weakly, begging for mercy. Of course, being the narcissistic noob that he was, Elsword thought that it was his manliness that had driven them away.
Later in class, the confusion continued. Everyone thought that Elsword was a pretty female transfer student until… he began doing his usual routine (picking his nose, scratching his… you know what we mean). His classmates quickly became depressed into a group emo corner when they realized this. Elsword noticed the sad atmosphere and announced, "Hey! Don't be sad! It's Halloween!"
Ivanna / Miyoko: *mutual face palm*
Miyoko: Due to the trauma of having to wear girl's clothing, Elsword's brain became fried, causing him to have philosophical thoughts and reasoning…
Ivanna / Miyoko: *strokes philosophical beards in unison* Hm… No rice, no life.
Homeroom aka The Place Where You Learn Things Necessary For Life ~
"Alright, Elsword, what's 1 + 1 equal to?" Stella quizzed.
Elsword cleared his throat and stroked his beard, "1 + 1 = 3."
"Elsword?"
"Yes, mentor?"
"I think you've reached another level of stupidity."
Eve spoke up, "Ah. But it does work phonetically…"
Elsword coughed haughtily, "I believe you are in the wrong, mentor." Facepalms and facedesks came from all around.
Science~
"The universe is like… instant noodles! It expands when you add energy. ENERGY TO EXPAND!"
Physical Education~
"Should I waste my energy on my body or utilize it on my mind?" Elsword declared at Banthus.
Banthus groveled at Elsword's knees and requested, "Teach me, O Wise One!"
Language Arts~
They were studying Japanese folktales and the class was putting on a small skit of Princess Kagura. When the lots were drawn, Elsword ended up being Princess Kagura. At the point where Princess Kagura was returned to the moon, he went into a full blown rant about how the prince and villagers would never be able to get to the moon and rockets hadn't been invented and you can't even breathe, etc… Shocked his classmates shouted teary eyed, "Well you didn't have to slam it in our faces!" The class proceeded to form a group emo corner. Meanwhile, in the back of the room, Aisha wondered aloud, "Elsword's acting weird… Is it because of the costume…? Nah… It couldn't be enough to change his personality."
By the time it was lunch, Elsword's brain had already reverted to its original state. While eating lunch the group spotted Toma and Echo sitting together. Echo was cosplaying as Karuta from Inu x Boku SS and Toma was dressed as a tanuki (raccoon). "Do you like the costume I bought for you?" Echo asked, taking a bite of her meat bun.
Toma cleared his throat, embarrassed, "It's sort of not manly enough…"
"So you don't like it…?" she looked up at him with shining, innocent eyes.
Blushing, he turned to face the wall and mumbled, "It's fine, i-idiot…" The whole cafeteria sighed at the sheer fluff of it. Toma turned around, "Don't you people have jobs?!" Everyone agreed that that was moe. Ariel, dressed in a frilly maid outfit, suddenly squeezed herself in between Echo and Toma.
"Could I have a photo shoot with you~?" she panted. "You'd make a wonderful model!" Toma pushed Ariel away, claiming that she just wanted panty shots, which launched Ariel into a rant about the religious beauty of the panty shots.
The Halloween Party~
That night in the ballroom, the staff had set up a fabulous party with awful-looking, but delicious food. Food items included Moe Moe Omlettes with frightening words written on them (of course they were made with eggs imported from the finest farms in France), "blood" fruit punch with grape eyeballs and fruit specially carved to look like limbs, meat labeled human flesh and more. Loud music played in the background. Ariel put on a costume contest, another excuse to take photographs. Not surprisingly, Elsword and Aisha won the whole competition for their brilliant use of frills. (Ariel was the only judge.) With the large candy prize, Elsword thought that the costume was almost worth it.
Outside, in the botanical garden and rose hedge maze, the rest of the staff had prepared a haunted house. They lied in wait for some unsuspecting students to scare the stuffing out of. Unfortunately for them, everyone else was too busy eating and doing karaoke to notice the haunted house. This caused the staff to go into a group emo corner. By the time the emo corner had faded, the staff had become demonic and wrathful with anger. "How dare they not notice our hard word…" They all snuck into the ballroom with their costumes, their expensive, extremely realistic costumes. And… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
In a nearby suburban house, a child heard loud demonic sounds and screaming. "Mommy? What's that noise?"
"Ah. You know? There's a legend that demons come out on Halloween night in this area and torment those who have sinned." The mother smiled brightly. "Now come inside."
"Yes, Mommy."
Story End~
A/N: Thank you for reading our story. Nihaha~ This chapter was really challenging as we were rewriting it-We almost couldn't finish it on time ahaha~
Intresting note: For Rena's costume we actually flipped a coin in real life ( We were on the phone so we flipped two coins for a total of maybe 20 times?) and every single time it landed on heads (which we decided to be Diana) And because our experience was so epic (possibility-wise) we decided Rena should experience it too.