S.T.A.R. Labs, October 31st, Halloween Night
Barry remembered how Oliver said during the Vandal Savage incident that he wished that it wasn't just the dark times that brought them all together. Right now, this was one of them. Realizing it was around Halloween, Barry messaged everyone about a Halloween party he was going to throw at S.T.A.R. Labs. There were rules however: 1) Costumes were mandatory 2) No dressing up as superheroes, as he didn't want anyone to make fun of someone by dressing as another superhero; thank you, for that Ralph. Finally, 3) Couple costumes only for the couple, mostly to mess with Oliver. He was dying to know, what kind of embarrassing costume Laurel might make him wear.
As the party started, it was already off to a great start as most of the guests had already arrived and Stevie Wonder's Superstition was playing throughout S.T.A.R. Labs. "So Joe and Cecile, couldn't make it?" Kara asked dressed as Cher Horowitz from the movie, Clueless. Both Barry and his wife, Patty Spivot, had to admit that Kara with her hair let down was rockin' the iconic yellow plaid clothes.
"No, they couldn't, he and Cecile are busy trick or treating with Jenna," Barry answered.
"You should have seen her, Kara, Jenna made the cutest little witch." Patty gushed as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones, while Barry was Jon Snow.
"I'll take your word for it." Kara laughed. "I'll talk to you both later, Khalessi, Lord Commander." She said jokingly as she bowed her head. Leaving to join the others.
"I guess we're going to hear those jokes for the rest of the night." Patty chuckled.
"I don't mind, 'cause it means I get to stare at you all night while you look like this," Barry said flirtatiously to his wife, admiring how good she looked in the blue dress outfit that was worn by the character in season 3, putting his arm around her waist.
"(Perhaps later, I can wear the wig and just the wig back at our place.)" Patty whispered in Barry's ear in Dothraki, one of the fictional languages in the show.
"Did you just say something naughty to me in Dothraki?" Barry asked and gave a 'what do you think' nod. "God, you could not get more perfect." He said as she then smiled and proceeded to kiss him.
"Either stick 'em up or get a room." A familiar voice said in a rather fake accent from New York or something, Barry and Patty turned and saw it was Laurel, with Oliver. Both of them dressed for the 1920s. Oliver was a gangster, dressed in a black & white pinstriped suit; with a red tie and a black top hat. Laurel's flapper dress was a black Fringe Hem Sequin, she wore black elbow-length gloves. She also had dark lipstick, two pearl necklaces, her golden blonde was styled for the era of the time, fishnet stockings that went above her knees, and black heels.
"Hey you two, I'm surprised you came. And in costume, no less." Barry expressed.
"Barry, this might surprise you but I actually do like dressing up for Halloween," Oliver commented.
"It's true, and he especially likes it when I dress up. Especially if my costume has fishnets." Laurel added, which caused Oliver to smirk.
"Were the kids?" Barry asked.
"William is at a party thrown by Zoe, supervised by Rene. Mia is at home with a babysitter." Oliver answered. "So it's our first night off since, well, ever."
"Well, we're glad you made it. And you both look great." Patty complimented them.
"I'll say, and we've been to the twenties." Sara Lance, addressing the both of them.
"Sara, glad you – ahhh!" Laurel said as she turned around but was then freaked out a little once she saw her sister's costume. She was the killer doll, Chucky. Complete with dyed red hair, scar-stitching makeup, and blue overalls. Next to her, was Ava, Sara's wife. And behind them were the rest of the Legends: Nate, Zari, Mick, Ray, Nora, Behrad, and John Constantine.
"Nice to see you too, sis," Sara replied with a smirk.
"I'm sorry – I just, you're creepy," Laurel said awkwardly.
"Well, we were going for creepy," Ava told her sister-in-law. "Although, I think I came out a little too sexy for my outfit." She lamented dressed as the Bride from the fourth Chucky movie. Complete with a white dress, leather jacket, dark lipstick, and eyeliner.
"Works for me, babe," Sara said flirtatiously and kissed Ava's cheek.
"Ava, you're lucky you found someone who loves creepy things like horror movie characters," Oliver added.
"You know once upon a time, Laurel shared my love for horror movies," Sara mentioned.
"And I'm grateful that I grew out of it, unlike some people," Laurel said taking her shot at Sara.
"It's a shame, in another life you could've been scream queen - instead of being the one you currently are." Sara teased.
"Enough with the sibling banter," Constantine, the warlock who always looked like musician Sting, was now dressed as him. "Now if you don't mind me, I'm gonna see if I can dirty up Snow White." He said and almost everyone in his vicinity looked across the room and saw Lena Luthor, dressed as Snow White. "Wish me luck, mates."
"You know I got a feeling he's going to get shot down so hard," Zari mentioned dressed as the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra.
"So hard," Nate Heywood her boyfriend replied dressed as Marc Anthony. "You wanna watch?"
"Oh, so much." Zari agreed as they went to watch from a distance.
"Enough talk, where's the booze, Red?" Mick Rory or rather William Wallace from Mel Gibson's Braveheart inquired.
"Over there," Barry pointed to the left.
As Mick left the other, the soundtrack changed and started playing the "Ghost Busters" theme song. "Oh honey, there's our song," Ray said gleefully to his wife, Nora, as they were both dressed in the Ghost Busters jumpsuits.
"Fine," Nora said disgruntledly as her husband guided her to the dance floor.
At the food table, Lena was tasting the cheese dip that Barry's wife Patty had made: it was delicious. She was definitely planning to ask for the recipe for her staff to make at some point. "Hmm." Lena hummed to herself.
"Dip's that good, eh?" Constantine asked the woman dressed as the Disney princess getting her attention. "John Constantine." He said introducing himself.
"Lena Luthor. And yes, it is." Lena replied.
"You know word around certain dark circles, is that you've become something of trainee in magic." Constantine brought up the subject.
"Ah, yes I am," Lena admitted somewhat embrassingly.
"Well, maybe I can give you some pointers if you're interested," Constantine told her getting her interest. "Some private one-on-one sessions." He said suggestively, getting her attention further.
Putting her plate, Lena gave Constantine an amused smile. "You know Mr. Constantine, I will admit that although I am a novice as a witch. I do know enough from these same dark circles that you frequent that while you are charming and dressing like Sting, is definitely working for me, that you are and I am quoting here – a disastrous hellbound trainwreck." She said shooting him down, as he gave a slight nod towards agreeing to the trainwreck comment. "Happy Halloween, Mr. Constantine."
As she left and walked passed him, Felicity Smoak, dressed as the 13th Doctor from Doctor Who walked up to him. "Yikes, she shot you down that bad uh?" Felicity said concernedly.
"Apparently, she heard I'm a walking train wreck and she tends to avoid those." He lamented and then eyed Felicity, as she did look particularly eye-catching in that get-up. "What about you?" He flirted.
"Unbelievably," Felicity exclaimed and just walked away not even bothering to engage him.
"Just not your night, is it?" Wally West aka Kid Flash and former Legend said dressed as Mahatma Gandhi minus the mustache. "You know I have some quotes, from yours truly that might lift your spirits."
"You know Gandi was a pervert and a racist, right?" Constantine asked and pointed out to Wally, who immediately looked horrified.
As the party started to get more intense, with many taking to the dance floor including Luke Fox dressed as Apollo Creed, Curtis as Morpheus from The Matrix, Ralph as Hugh Hefner in his iconic robe, and Behrad as the mythical hero Rostom. Kara decided to meet up with Oliver and Barry who were sharing a beer together at the bar. "Mr. Capone. Lord Snow." Kara said jokingly.
"I'm not Capone, although I do admit it would've been cool to take him down," Oliver admitted.
"You should talk to the Legends, they might be able to set that up from you." Barry joked.
"With our luck, that might just happen naturally," Kara admitted as whenever they got together disaster usually happens.
"Well, before that, question: who do you two think will win the contests?" Barry inquired.
"What are the categories again?" Kara asked as she took a seat next to Barry.
"Scariest, Coolest, and Best Couple," Barry answered.
"Alright, well hands down scariest costume goes to Sara," Oliver said adamantly.
"Agreed." Barry and Kara said in unison.
"Alright, coolest costume, go." Barry brought up.
"Well, I'm going to go with Kate," Kara said as they all eyed her, she was dressed as Amy Winehouse. "It's like she came back to life on that dance floor."
"Well, she's not the only one who looks like someone come to life," Barry said eyeing Caitlin, dressed as Elsa from Frozen. "Although, it is a bit on the nose."
"Well, I'm going with Cisco," Oliver said noticing his spot-on Mandalorian cosplay as Cisco was dropping low on the dance floor. "You know there was a time, I could've arranged to actually meet Pedro Pascal for all of us." He lamented as this was one of few times, he missed being rich.
"Okay, now couples costumes," Kara said getting to the last category.
"Well –"
"And you both can't choose you and your wives," Kara said interrupting both of them.
"Alright, well, in that case, I choose Roy and Thea," Oliver mentions as the three see the young couple dressed as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson. Although Oliver was particularly uncomfortable with Thea's fake assets.
"You sure you're not just choosing them because it's your sister and your first protégé," Barry suggested.
"I'm sticking by my choice," Oliver added.
"Well, I really like Alex and Kelly's costumes," Barry said looking at the two, noticing Kelly's blonde Buttercup wig and Alex's drawn-on Wesley mustache. "But that's only because I'm a sucker for The Princess Bride."
"Yeah, I love my sister but I'm going with Brainy and Nia as Danny and Sandy." Kara made her selection. "I lost count, of how many times Brainy insisted on Nia calling him a stud." She said with a giggle.
"Well, I think we can all agree that the worst couple costume is John and Lyla," Oliver spoke and Barry and Kara eyed the Afro-wearing disco couple from the 70s.
"Agreed." The Scarlet Speedster and the Girl of Steel said in unison.
"But the worst costume of the night is 3, 2, 1," Barry counted down.
"J'onn," The trio said in unison, as J'onn was a life-sized Oreo cookie.
"You'd think a shapeshifter would have a better costume," Oliver commented.
"Yeah, I asked him about that, and he said it feel like cheating. Plus, J'onn has a weakness for Oreos." Kara mentioned. "Anyway," She said grabbing a beer. "Happy Halloween, boys."
"Happy Halloween," Oliver and Barry said as they clanked their drinks and continued to enjoy the night.
Author's Notes: Figured an Arrowverse Halloween would be a good one-shot for my favorite time of the year. I put a lot of thought into the costumes I thought the characters would like or the actors would look good as; tell me what you think and Happy Halloween.