AN: Okay, so, as of now, only one person wanted a Halloween special. Last year, I did a Halloween special for Acnologia is Not Your Father… and it came out about a week after Halloween. To avoid that, I'm starting this now, in the hopes that it'll be posted on the 31st. Problem? I'm extremely busy that day, because some retarded motherfucker decided that LUDI should be happening then. And yes, I do have to go. Plus, I'm hanging with a couple of my friends, so I'll have to find time for that as well. I'll figure something out, though. With that aside, I hope you enjoy the Halloween special, and kudos to anyone who figures out where the costumes come from. Thanks for reading! Oh yeah, and this is an AU that doesn't make any sense at all (for a million reasons), but fuck it. I'm gonna have some fun.
Story the Thirteenth: All Hallows' Eve
The party had, surprisingly enough, been Minerva's idea. Despite this, it was being held at Lucy's house, partly because the two had worked together, and partly because Lucy's house was enormous. The two hostesses, along with Leo and Virgo, were waiting by the door, already in costume. Lucy was wearing a bunnygirl outfit that she had most likely gotten from Erza, Leo was wearing a black outfit with bright green lining, Virgo appeared to be dressed as an Arabian dancer (though she kept her maid headband), and Minerva… well, her outfit was mostly bright red, with a red wrap around her breasts, red gloves, red short shorts, white boots, and a white umbrella emblazoned with the Saber Tooth logo in bright red.
"You guys look amazing," Erza said, eyes sparkling. She was dressed as a Chinese assassin, with her hair pulled up into two buns. She wore a purple dress with a heart-shaped opening showing off her cleavage, golden earrings, and black gloves with furry lining. She also held a very sharp blade.
"Uh, is that a real sword?" Lucy asked. Erza nodded happily.
"It was expensive, but I wanted my costume to be as authentic as possible." She explained. "Guess what? Jellal offered to buy it for me!" Leo gave the blue-haired man a thumbs-up. He shrugged, looking embarrassed.
"I just thought– well, it looked expensive, but she really wanted it," he confessed.
"You lllliiiike her," Virgo and Macbeth said together. Jellal sighed.
"We're engaged," he pointed out. "So one would certainly hope so." The bluenette was dressed as a pirate, with a black headband, cutlass (this blade, however, was plastic), gold belt, revolver (also fake, as Jellal was not insane), and some sort of skull thing dangling from the white sash around his waist. His shirt was surprisingly revealing, which likely meant that Erza had chosen it. Macbeth… didn't appear to be wearing a costume. He was instead dressed in a purple shirt, light brown trousers that really didn't match, and a long, fur-lined jacket that was draped over his shoulders instead of actually being worn. He also had an uncharacteristic pair of headphones with spikes.
"I'm Laxus," he clarified. Lucy choked, and Minerva sniggered.
"You're an asshole," Laxus corrected. He was dressed as some sort of martial artist, with a purples headband, white coat (that he was actually wearing, surprisingly), and matching white pants. Macbeth gave him the creepiest grin he could manage.
"I just said that."
"Don't talk about Laxus like that!" Freed protested. Freed was dressed as an archer, wearing a green shirt that was almost the exact color of his hair, dark blue pants, and a brown satchel. He currently had an arrow knocked and pointed at Macbeth.
"Put that thing down," Evergreen snapped, swatting at the bow. "You'll put someone's eye out." Evergreen was dressed as a rock star, with a pink sleeveless shirt that ended just below her breasts, a black and gold skirt, black and pink boots that went up to just above her knees, and a red a silver guitar. Beside her was Elfman, whose costume consisted of a pink and white checkered apron with red frills and a cute little bear head in the middle.
"Nice costume," Lyon snickered.
"Shut up!" Elfman bellowed.
"You aren't really one to talk," Lisanna, who was really just in her gym clothes, pointed out. She wasn't wrong, either. Lyon was wearing some sort of red and white skintight jumpsuit, with a bright orange visor. Lyon flushed.
"It was Merudy's idea," he mumbled.
"Indeed it was," Ultear said, as she and Merudy entered the scene. Ultear was dressed as a schoolteacher, and Merudy looked like a hip-hop dancer. "An excellent choice, if you ask me." Lyon scowled.
"Gray's wearing something similar," Merudy said. "Only it's black and purple, to match his hair. He doesn't have a visor, though."
"How'd you get him to do that?" Lucy asked, surprised. Gray's usual Halloween costume was something half-assed, like a bed sheet ghost or a toilet paper mummy.
"Juvia-chan did," Lyon sighed dreamily. "You should see what she's wearing."
"Punishment?" Virgo asked, hopefully. It made sense, though. Juvia was dressed as a dominatrix, showing off her figure and simultaneously giving every straight guy and gay girl a nosebleed. She also had a whip.
"Down." Lucy said flatly. Virgo pouted. Gajeel, dressed as a cop, snuck up on Gray and Juvia, handcuffing the two together. Juvia squealed. Gray was too busy pretending not to be staring at Juvia's thighs. Pantherlily, dressed as a Roman centurion, just sighed and shook his head. Mirajane, dressed as a miko, and Bickslow, who was just wearing a bright green t-shirt with the Fairy Tail symbol, laughed.
"What the hell did I just walk in on?" Erik asked. He was dressed as a traditional vampire, albeit one with a giant snake accompanying him.
"You brought your snake too?" Mest, dressed as a soldier, asked.
"Of course he did," Sorano said. She was dressed as a mummy, with her little sister, Yukino, dressed as a nurse. "Now then, soldier," she purred, leaning forward and giving Mest a clear view of her chest. "Wanna help me get these bandages off?" Mest turned red.
"She lllliiiikes you," Happy, dressed as Zeus, teased. There was a silence.
"Duh," said Carla flatly. She was perched in Wendy's arms, dressed as a strawberry. Wendy herself seemed to be dressed as a ninja of some sort.
"Where's Natsu-san?" Sting asked. He was dressed as a butler, and appeared to be escorting Princess Hisui, who was dressed as a maid.
"I haven't seen him," Wendy replied. "But if Happy's here, so is Natsu-san."
"You're darn right I am!" Natsu declared, strutting forward! He wore a button-down red shirt, a blue jacket with the Fairy Tail symbol over his heart, grey pants, brown shoes, and his usual scarf. "I've got the best costume here!"
"What are you, exactly?" Rogue, who was wearing a suit identical to the one Frosch usually wore, asked. Frosch was there as well, completely bare save a little pink frog plushie held tightly in the little green Exceed's hand.
"I'm Natsu!" Natsu declared. Lector scowled.
"Well, one of us is going to have to change!" the Exceed proclaimed. He was, unsurprisingly, ignored. Cana fell off her chair, giggling drunkenly. The brunette woman was wearing an extremely revealing kimono, and she held a hand fan. Next to her was Gildarts, who appeared to be dressed as a prince without a crown.
"It should be you," Zeref told the Exceed. "You don't really look like Natsu." The Black Mage was dressed as Santa Claus. He even had a sack slung over his shoulder.
"Why are you even here?" Lector asked. Zeref shrugged.
"I was hoping someone here would kill me," he admitted. "That, and Mavis invited me." He gestured across the room towards the young ghost, who was flitting about in her bee costume.
"Since you're here and no one's dead, I'm assuming you aren't going to kill anyone," said Levy. "In which case I'd like to ask you to help me decipher this random stone tablet I found under Gajeel's bed." Levy was wearing a dark blue swimsuit. She was also holding a giant inflatable green dolphin.
"Why were you in Gajeel's room?" Igneel asked.
"Why are you alive?" Levy retorted.
"That's fair," the fire dragon acknowledged. "I'd also like to know how I managed to fit in here." Igneel had apparently decided to go as Acnologia. Since he was a dragon, however, his costume was just a nametag that said: 'Hello! My name is Acnologia!'
"Beats me," said Acnologia, who was dressed as Igneel. "But hey, I've got two arms again." Gray perked up.
"If Natsu's dad is back, does that mean my dad's coming back too?" he asked hopefully. Makarov, who was just driving a tiny car, snorted.
"Don't be foolish, Gray," he scolded. "Kagura's brother came back, though."
"Really?" Kagura asked, lighting up. The girl had gone as a mermaid, which meant that she wasn't really able to move around, since she had gotten a bit too into the costume-making and now had a tail.
"Yup!" said Simon. "I'm a ghost!" Kagura stared at her transparent brother.
"Ha. Ha. Ha." She said dully. He gave her a weak smile.
"Sorry."
"Aw, you two get to see each other again!" Jenny squealed, completely missing the point. She was wearing a light purple bikini top with a matching skirt and a lei with yellow flowers. There was a red flower in her hair.
"And you are?" Mira asked skeptically. Jenny giggled.
"Silly girl, I'm a bikini model!" she said. "A Hawaiian bikini model!"
"That was the last shoot," Mira pointed out. "We did that one two days ago, together." Jenny scowled at her.
"Quiet, you," she sniffed.
"Ah, what lovely young ladies!" Ichiya said. Erza made for the other side of the room. Since she was already on the other side of the room, she ended up walking into a wall. Jellal steadied her. Ichiya was– actually, it didn't appear to be Ichiya at all. It was instead a robot version of the eccentric man. Since Jura seemed to have replaced himself with a statue, no one questioned Ichiya's sudden mecha-ness. Lucy turned when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Hey there, Blondie," Flare murmured shyly. Lucy smiled at her friend. Flare was dressed as a very skimpy cowgirl, her long sunset-colored hair tied into a thick braid that fell past her ankles.
"Hey, Flare," Lucy replied. "Love the costume." The redhead smiled.
"Has anyone seen Kinana?" Laki asked, her voice muffled by the grizzly bear outfit she was wearing.
"Isn't she with Erik?" Merudy asked, confused.
"That's Cubellios, honey," Ultear replied. "Kinana is his girlfriend."
"I thought they were the same person," Merudy mused. Macbeth snickered.
"A lot of people think Erik got Cubellios because she reminded him of Kinana," the duel-haired man said. "But, actually, it's the other way around – Erik asked Kinana out because she reminded him of Cubellios."
"…That's great," said Laki. "But where's Kinana?"
"Up here!" Kinana called. The group looked up at the ceiling of Lucy's mansion.
"I don't see–" Millianna, dressed as a cat, began. Then, Kinana opened her eyes.
"I decided to go as Lucy's ceiling!" the purple-haired girl declared. Mouths dropped. "I super glued myself up here, though, so I'll need some help getting down."
"You win," Minerva said faintly. "That is easily the greatest Halloween costume ever." Macbeth frowned.
"I wanted to win," he mumbled. Carla blinked.
"There was a contest?" she asked. Lucy sighed.
"Could someone please tell me how we managed to fit over fifty humans, two Celestial Spirits, a ghost, five cats, two people who logically can't be here, and two dragons in one room?" Lucy asked. "I mean, my family's house is big, but this is my apartment."
"Don't worry, it was me," Brandish said. Lucy closed her eyes.
"Today is making less and less sense." She muttered. "You might have managed to fit all these people in here, but I still want an explanation for Igneel, Simon, Ultear, and Zeref." Zeref raised a hand.
"Is now a bad time to mention that Jackal said something about dropping by?" he asked. Everyone stared at him.
"Wait, do you mean–" Erza started to say. And then the house exploded.
*An hour or so later*
Jackal stared sadly at the wreckage of the party, moodily kicking a scorched corpse. If only he'd been a little earlier…
"Who the hell blew up this party?" he demanded. "That was my job!" Someone stabbed him through the chest.
"Eisenwald will rise again!" Erigor cheered.
AN: …I don't know what the fuck just happened, really. I think I got really, really, really, really high without noticing. I guess this is the Halloween special, so… uh, happy Halloween, I guess. I finished this earlier than I thought I would… I'm still not uploading it until the 31st, though, so I don't know why I'm telling you any of this. Oh, and everyone was fine. Zeref's magic came back and he accidently resurrected everyone who died. Erigor was sent back to jail. Again. And no, Eisenwald never rose again. Half the people who appeared in this chapter will likely not be mentioned at all throughout the rest of this fic, so their appearance here was entirely pointless. I almost broke the fourth wall, but I decided not to. I figured the characters would just assume that the weirdness surrounding them was just the standard odd stuff that happened around Fairy Tail. This chapter was mostly just me describing their costumes… this is probably the worst Halloween special ever, but it's still a better love story than Twilight. Oh, and the characters that didn't show up had other things to do. Max was having a make out session with Broom, Sherry was writing a love song for Sherria to sing with Wendy, the Trimens lost a drinking contest with Bacchus (dunno why they agreed…), etc. Happy Halloween!