Author's note: Happy Halloween! (Even though we're still stuck in quarantine until maybe early 2021...)
Anyways, hope all of you enjoy this chapter!
Halloween, the day where kids dress up in costumes, go around to other people's houses, and ask for candy by saying, "Trick or Treat."
And in Chaldea, the servants also celebrate Halloween too. Especially the kids.
In the case where the servants would dress up in costumes and would join at the yearly Halloween party.
However, for Emiya Shirou, Halloween would be quite a long process for him.
In which a few certain servants have a bunch of costumes for him to wear...
Shirou was walking in Chaldea's hallway, minding his own business. As he was walking, he remembered that Halloween was coming up soon. "Halloween huh? I've heard about it, but I never celebrated it before. To be fair, my old man wasn't the person who would hold a party and dress up...and plus, he wasn't in good condition to do so..." Eventually, Shirou continued walking.
However, it was that something unexpected happened.
Because in an instant, Shirou was suddenly dragged into a room as a door suddenly opened, a hand grabbing him.
"What the heck?!" Shirou thought as he was dragged into a room that happened to be next to him. Eventually, the hand let go of Shirou, making him fall to the ground. Shirou then looked up to see who grabbed him.
It was Da Vinci, and she looked like she hasn't slept for days. Not only that, but in the room were Arturia and her counterparts, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Astraea, Irisviel, Kiritsugu, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter. There was also a makeshift stage as well.
"Da Vinci? Everyone?" Shirou said.
"Hey there...Shirou," Da Vinci moaned from the lack of sleep.
"Hey Shirou/Emiya-kun/senpai/onii-chan/Sherou..."
"Uh Da Vinci, what's going on? And why did you drag me here? And why is everyone else here?"
"Well...it's a long story..." Da Vinci replied as she began to retell events that happened earlier...
(A few days ago...)
Da Vinci was working in her workshop, thinking of something to do. "Hm...wonder what should I do today? Maybe a new mystic code? Or should I make a new painting like the old days? Or maybe just relax?" As she was thinking, she heard a few knocks from her door. "Hm. Wonder who could that be? I'm not expecting someone today." She then got out of the chair she was sitting on and headed towards the door. As she did, she shocked at what was at her front door.
It was a bunch of servants and they were Arturia and her counterparts, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Astraea, and Irisviel.
Da Vinci was shocked to see this many people in front of her room. "Uh...hello...everyone?"
"Hello Da Vinci," they all said in unison.
Da Vinci sighed. "Anyways, what are all of you doing here?"
"Da Vinci, we have a favor to ask for you," Irisviel asked.
"What kind of favor would that be?"
It was then that Arturia and her counterparts, Ishtar and her counterparts, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Astraea, and Irisviel brought out papers and handed to them to Da Vinci. Da Vinci then grabbed them and looked at them. As she did, she was surprised with what the papers contained.
Because the papers were designs of various mystic codes in the form of outfits.
"This...this is...?" Da Vinci said as she was speechless from the designs.
"Yes. We want you to make all of these," Irisviel said.
"But why though?"
For a moment, things were silent between Da Vinci and the giant group of servants. Then in an instant, all the female servants yelled at Da Vinci.
"I WANT SHIROU/EMIYA-KUN/SENPAI/ONII-CHAN/SHEROU TO WEAR THESE MYSTIC CODES FOR HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR!" they all exclaimed in unison.
Da Vinci let out a sigh. "This definitely feels like déjà vu all over again...and I have a good feeling that this will turn out to be the same thing as last time...but at least this does solve the problem of what to do for today..."
(Back to the present...)
"And that's why I dragged you here Shirou," Da Vinci said as she was done recalling the events that led up to this point.
Shirou let out a sigh. "So, let me get this straight. Because of Halloween that's coming up soon, Arturia and her counterparts, Tohsaka and her counterparts, Sakura and her counterparts, Illya and her counterparts, Miyu, Luvia, and mom came to you with multiple designs of mystic codes for me to wear on Halloween?"
"Yes."
"And you're telling me that for the last few days, you've been up all night making those mystic codes?
"Yes."
"Wow. Just how many did you have to make?"
Da Vinci let out a sigh. "Honestly, I made so much of them that I lost count, and that's probably for the best. If I knew, then I would pass out from the amount I knew already."
"I see. And I suppose you want me to-" Shirou said but he was cut off from Da Vinci.
"Wear them? Yes. And you can't refuse Shirou. Every one of those servants here wanted to see you in the mystic codes they designed for me to make. Not to mention the fact that everyone here wants to see it," Da Vinci continued as she moaned from the lack of sleep.
"All right."
"Good. Now just go behind the curtain over there. There should be a pile of mystic codes for you to wear. Once you wear one, stand on the stage for me to see so I can take a photo of it." Shirou then went behind the curtain. As he did, he was in awe over how many mystic codes Da Vinci made. "Wow, you weren't kidding..."
Meanwhile, Da Vinci let out a sigh. "I hope that the girls over there are satisfied with the amount of work I put in the designs gave me. It took a lot of work to make these you know! Jeez, I could use some coffee right now..."
"I can't believe we're doing this..." EMIYA said while waiting.
"Me neither..." EMIYA Alter said.
"Come on! Don't you want to see your younger self in the mystic codes me and the others designed?" Irisviel asked happily.
"No."
"Yeah. No."
Irisviel let out a pout. "You boys are mean to your younger self..."
EMIYA let out a sigh. "Anyways, sorry that you were dragged along in this old man."
Kiritsugu let out a sigh. "It's okay. I'm already used to Iri's shenanigans by now...speaking of which, what's with the camera Iri?"
"Obviously to take photos of course," Irisviel replied cheerfully.
"Figures..."
"Shhh! Shirou's coming out of the curtain now! Arturia and her counterparts said.
"Yeah! Be quiet! I want to see Emiya-kun in the outfit we designed for him!" Ishtar and her counterparts said.
"Wonder if Senpai liked the mystic code..." Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters said.
"Kya! I want to see Sherou is my mystic code now!" Astraea yelled.
"Shh! Be quiet! We want to see too, so be quiet!" Illya and her counterparts said along with Miyu.
Irisviel smiled. "Let the show begin!"
Soon, Shirou came out from the curtain, wearing a mystic code that looked like a knight's apparel. The mystic code he was wearing bared a similarity to Arthur Pendragon's armor in which it looked like the standard armor of a knight. The armor parts are silver in color and the tunics part are blue. He also has a black and white hood attached to the back of the armor part of his neck.
"This armor, it looks familiar to Arthur's armor. I'm pretty sure that Arturia and her counterparts came up with this. In fact, it feels like armor too," Shirou thought as he examined it.
As Shirou was wearing the knight mystic code, everyone besides Kiritsugu, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter were in awe over how good it looked on Shirou.
Especially Arturia and her counterparts.
"Wow..." Arturia said in awe.
"Hmph. As expected from my queen. He looks good in that," Arturia Alter said with a smirk on her face.
"Wow! Shirou looks cool in that!" Arturia Lily exclaimed excitedly.
"Definitely. He looks like a member of the Knights of the Round," Lancer Arturia said proudly.
"Exactly. If this were real, I would appoint him as a member as well," Lancer Arturia Alter replied.
"As do I," Ruler Arturia said.
"Wow. Shirou in a knight's armor looks well on him," Archer Arturia said.
"Yes. The design of the armor seems to be a best match with Shirou's body type," Rider Arturia Alter said.
"And not to mention the fact over how the colors match him as well," Santa Arturia Alter said.
"Indeed. I'm glad this ended up becoming a perfect match for him," Caster Arturia said.
"Hm...even though the armor may seem a bit old fashioned in my tastes, it still looks good on him," Mysterious Heroine X said.
"Yes. I wish there were some wings on there. Or some cannons," Mysterious Heroine X Alter said.
"To be fair, that mystic code is supposed to look like a knight's armor from the middle ages. It isn't like that mystic code that turns Shirou into a...well...what did master call it again?" Mysterious Heroine XX said.
"Gundam," Mysterious X and X Alter replied.
"Yes. Thank you."
Soon Shirou then returned to the curtain to change out of the mystic code he was wearing. As he was changing, Ishtar started to have a conversation.
"Wow. So that's what Emiya-kun looks like when he's wearing armor..." Ishtar said.
"Yeah. I didn't expect him to see him like that..." Rider Ishtar said.
"Ohohohohohohohoho! Obviously, you useless goddesses have no idea how Sherou looks good in anything he wears!" Astraea exclaimed.
"Why you-!" Ishtar and her rider counterpart exclaimed, preparing to start a fight.
Ereshkigal let out a sigh. "Will you two calm down? Shirou's changing into a new mystic code now."
Upon hearing that, Ishtar and her rider counterpart silenced themselves and went back to look at the screen, hoping that the next mystic code Shirou was about to wear was their design. Shirou then came out of the curtain and in an instant, Ishtar and her counterparts' moods lit up in excitement.
As Shirou got out of the curtain, the mystic code he was wearing consisted of a black shirt, a black trench coat jacket, white gloves, black pants, and black shoes. He was also wearing a red shroud around his neck.
"This outfit...did Tohsaka thought of this during my time in London? Well, she did outdid herself in this. Every detail is here," Shirou thought as he examined the outfit.
"Ishtar, what outfit is this?" Arturia asked.
Ishar let out a prideful sigh. "This is the outfit Emiya-kun wore during his time as a part-time enforcer."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and even now it still looks good on him," Rider Ishtar said.
"And we copied it perfectly from detail to detail," Ereshkigal said proudly.
"Wow..."
"Tch. Not bad Ishtar, but when Sherou wears my mystic code, it will blow yours away!" Astraea exclaimed.
"Hmph. We'll see," Ishtar said.
Meanwhile, EMIYA and his counterpart were having flashbacks from the outfit Shirou was wearing.
"That outfit...I thought I never get to see that again..." they thought in unison.
Soon, Shirou went back to the curtain and changed out of the mystic code he was wearing into a new one. Soon, Shirou then came out of the curtain, wearing a new mystic code. The mystic code he was wearing was a red kimono with a white umanori hakama, zori and white tabi.
As Shirou appeared wearing the new mystic code, Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters were satisfied with the result while everyone was surprised with the design they went for.
"Whose mystic code is that?" Arturia asked.
"That's ours's," Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters said in unison.
"You went for Japanese clothes Parvati?" Ishtar asked Parvati.
"Yes. I figured they work well on senpai," Parvati replied.
"I see. I thought you would go for Indian clothes," Ereshkigal said.
"Nah. This looks better on him than what we came up earlier," Kama said.
"Exactly. Although I did want him to wear the school uniform of Tsukumihara Academy..." BB said.
"Hey, you win some, you lose some big sister..." Passionlip said.
"Exactly. And plus, the colors go well with him," Meltlilith said.
"Yes. The combination between the colors and clothes make the outfit look well on Shirou," Kingprotea said as she along with her sisters, Parvati, and Kama admired the mystic code they created.
Meanwhile, Shirou was having a few thoughts of his own. "Sakura and her counterparts came up with this? Well, this is a surprise."
After a few minutes of wearing the kimono mystic code and allowing everyone else to see, Shirou then went back to the curtain and changed out of it. Meanwhile, everyone besides Kiritsugu, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter were waiting in anticipation over who's mystic code Shirou will wear next.
"Wonder which mystic code onii-chan is going to wear next?" Illya said.
"Hm...maybe either ours's, Luvia's, or mama's mystic code," Kuro replied.
"That's right. Hope the next one is ours," Sitonai said.
"Me too," Miyu said.
Soon, Shirou then came out of the curtain, wearing a new mystic code. As he got out, Illya and her counterparts along with Miyu brighten up immediately because the mystic code Shirou was wearing was theirs. As Shirou got out of the curtain, the mystic code he was wearing resembled the outfit EMIYA was wearing. However, there were a few adjustments as he was wearing a headband and being sleeveless on his right arm. Everyone was amazed with how well the outfit went with Shirou.
Then again, he is the younger version of EMIYA.
However, EMIYA and EMIYA Alter were not amused and nearly freaked out upon seeing their younger self wear the same costume as them with a few adjustments.
"Illya, what is the meaning of this..." EMIYA asked.
"Hm? What? That's the mystic code costume me, Kuro, Sitonai, and Miyu came up with.
"Yeah, but why...of all of the designs...you had to choose that one?!" EMIYA Alter asked.
"Well...it just looks cool. And plus, Miyu came up with it," Kuro said.
"Exactly. Since you and onii-chan are the same person, I thought the onii-chan could wear the same outfit you wear, with a few modifications," Miyu said.
"Is that so?" EMIYA asked.
"Yes. And because of Miyu, we get to see what would happen when onii-chan wears the same clothes as you. And as expected, it looks good on him. Right everyone?" Sitonai asked.
Everyone else nodded as well. Upon seeing their reactions, both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter sighed as there was no point arguing them as they knew how pushy Rin, or rather Ishtar and her counterparts can be.
"Well? What do you think?" EMIYA Alter asked.
EMIYA sighed. "At least he hasn't made the same mistakes as us, so I'm okay with this...for the most part."
Meanwhile, Shirou was having thoughts about the mystic code he was wearing. "Wow. I can't believe Illya and the others made a variation of Archer's outfit. Not that I don't mind or anything. So this is what Archer's clothes feels like..."
Soon, Shirou was done with the mystic code costume Illya and her counterparts along with Miyu made and went over to the curtain to change into another mystic code. After a few minutes of changing, Shirou then came out wearing a new mystic code. The mystic code Shirou was now wearing looked like he was wearing a white top hat with a blue-ribbon band. His right eye is covered by a white monocle that has a dangling green charm with a white clover imprinted on it. The outfit itself was a white suit jacket on top of a blue shirt with a red tie and white dress slacks, a white cape, and white Oxford style shoes with white soles.
Astraea let out a giant grin on her face as she saw Shirou wearing the mystic code she designed for him. "Look at this! Look at the design of the mystic code I made for Sherou! Isn't it gorgeous?"
Everyone then looked at the mystic code Shirou was wearing and were fascinated by the design of it. Especially Irisviel since it was almost completely white, like her outfit.
"This mystic code...it feels like a gentleman's outfit..." Shirou thought.
"Astraea, where did you come up with this idea?" Irisviel asked.
"Hmph! Let me tell you! The idea came from a man that was a legendary magician and a master of escape!" Astraea replied.
"Is that so?"
"Yes!"
Irisviel then let out a small sigh and continued looking at the mystic code. Eventually, Shirou returned to the curtain and changed mystic codes. After a few minutes of changing, Shirou came out wearing a new mystic code. However, the mystic code Shirou was wearing shocked everyone, especially Arturia and her counterparts, Illya and her counterparts, and EMIYA and EMIYA Alter.
Because the mystic code Shirou was wearing looked like the clothes of Emiya Kiritsugu, the Magus Killer.
"Wah! My mystic code is up now!" Irisviel exclaimed excitedly.
Arturia and her counterparts along with EMIYA and EMIYA Alter turned to Irisviel. "Irisviel, you made that mystic code?" Arturia asked.
"Yes!"
"But why though? Why did you choose that outfit?" EMIYA asked.
"Well...I wanted to see my son wear his father's clothes. Is there a problem with that?" Irisviel asked.
"Well, no. It just...brings back...some memories..." EMIYA Alter said.
"Yeah. I never thought I get to see that outfit again...and on onii-chan nether less..." Sitonai said.
Irisviel smiled. "Well, what do you think?"
"Hm...the outfit itself is giving me some memories I don't want to remember...but if Shirou is wearing it, then I don't mind," Arturia said.
"Yeah. Onii-chan does look good in it," Sitonai said.
It was then that EMIYA and EMIYA Alter looked at Kiritsugu, who was looking at Shirou. "Old man?" they asked in unison.
"Hmm...I'll admit, it does look good on him," Kiritsugu said, shocking EMIYA and EMIYA Alter.
"So, this is what the old man used to wear..." Shirou thought as he glanced at the outfit.
Soon Shirou left the stage and headed towards the curtain. As he did, everyone besides Kiritsugu, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter were a little sad as they thought that there were no more mystic codes for Shirou to wear.
"Well, that's over," EMIYA said.
"Yeah. Now we can get back to what we were doing," EMIYA Alter said.
"Wah...it's over already...at least I have pictures of them..." Irisviel said.
"Yeah...I want to see onii-chan wear more mystic codes..." Illya and her counterparts along with Miyu said.
"As do I," Astraea said.
"Me too," Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters said.
"Same..." Ishtar, her rider counterpart, and Ereshkigal said.
However, Arturia's altered counterparts had a smirk on their faces, raising some questions between the groups of people.
"Why do they have that smirk on their faces? I've got a bad feeling about this..." they thought in unison.
Meanwhile, Shirou was looking at the last mystic code, and was surprised at it. "This outfit...I did not expect this..."
After a few seconds, Shirou finished changing into the new mystic code and proceeded to head out. However, within the next second, everything was clear why Arturia's altered counterparts had a smirk on their faces.
Because at that moment, Shirou came out of the curtain, wearing a mystic code that was like the first one, but in different colors. The armor's color was black instead of white, the tunic was in red instead of blue, and the hood was in black instead of white. Not only that, but Shirou was also wearing a black visor like Arturia Alter's.
Everyone was shocked at what they just saw, especially Arturia and her non-altered counterparts.
"D-Did you-" Arturia stammered as she was speaking to her altered counterpart.
"Yes. Me, Lancer Alter, Rider Alter, Santa Alter, and Mysterious Heroine X Alter came up with this in secret. And I say, it looks marvelous on him," Arturia Alter replied in a smug tone of voice.
"I agree," Lancer Arturia Alter said.
"Yes. He looks like a black knight now..." Mysterious Heroine X Alter said.
"Indeed. The way Shirou looks in that armor...it looks magnificent," Rider Arturia Alter said.
"Definitely," Santa Arturia Alter said.
For a moment, everyone was stunned at how Arturia's altered counterparts had a head start on them. Then Arturia and her non-altered counterparts started a conversation.
"Since when did all of you created that?!" Arturia and her non-altered counterparts yelled.
"At the same time when we were designing the first mystic code," Arturia Alter, Lancer Arturia Alter, Rider Arturia Alter, Santa Arturia Alter, and Mysterious Heroine X Alter replied.
"Hey! It's not fair that Arturia and her counterparts has two mystic codes for onii-chan to wear!" Illya and her counterparts along with Miyu said.
"That's right! Each group only had one mystic code for EMIYA-kun to wear, and you have two made for him!" Ishtar, her rider counterpart, and Ereshkigal said.
"Not only that, why did you go with those colors?! They don't match with Sherou!" Astraea exclaimed.
"Exactly!" Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters said.
Arturia Alter, Lancer Arturia Alter, Rider Arturia Alter, Santa Arturia Alter, and Mysterious Heroine X Alter looked at the angry groups with a smug grin on their faces. "Hey, you snooze, you lose," they said in unison.
Soon, Shirou got off the stage and headed towards the curtain. As he did, he changed back into his regular clothes and headed towards where Irisviel was. It was then that Irisviel asked him a question that created a storm. "So Shirou, which mystic code are you going to wear?"
"Hm...honestly, I'm not sure. I can feel that everyone put hard work in all of them. Each one of them are good, so it's hard to choose," Shirou replied.
It was then that Arturia's altered counterparts let out a confident sigh. "Obviously, he'll be wearing mine," they said.
Which everyone else...did not take it well.
"No! He's wearing mine!" Arturia and her non-altered counterparts replied in anger.
"Now hold on a second! Sherou is going to wear my mystic code!" Astraea said.
"Not on your life! He's going to wear mine!" Ishtar, her counterparts, and Ereshkigal replied.
"I want onii-chan to wear the mystic code we created!" Illya and her counterparts said along with Miyu.
"No! Senpai must wear my mystic code!" Parvati, Kama, BB and her sisters replied.
Soon, a fight broke out between the groups of girls over who's mystic code Shirou will wear for Halloween. Meanwhile, Irisviel chucked at the fight while Shirou, Kiritsugu, EMIYA, EMIYA Alter, and Da Vinci watched the fight in silence.
"Oh my, guess now we have a fight over which mystic code my son gets to wear," Irisviel said with a smile.
"Iri..." Kirtsugu said.
Shirou, EMIYA, EMIYA Alter, and Da Vinci didn't say anything. However, they have one thought in mind.
"This is going to be a long day..."
Omake
Nero and her counterparts were walking in one of Chaldea's hallways, minding their own business. As they were walking, they came across a picture on the ground.
"Hm? What is this?" Nero asked.
"Umu! That's a photo," Caster Nero replied.
"Wonder what's in the photo though..." Bride Nero said.
As Nero flipped the photo over, what she saw surprised her along with her counterparts.
It was a photo of Shirou wearing the knight mystic code.
And in an instant, Nero and her counterparts were in awe over how amazing he looked in it.
"Oh my! It's one of my praetors! And in knight armor never less!" Nero said with a grin on her face.
"The design of the armor...it looks great on him!" Bride Nero said.
"Umu! The armor itself could use some red! That would make it even more beautiful!" Caster Nero said.
"I agree with you! Let's go ask Da Vinci later!" Nero and Bride Nero replied.
And they headed off for Da Vinci's workshop...
Jeanne D'Arc was walking with her Alter Santa Lily counterpart, trying to find Jeanne D'Arc Alter. Eventually, they found her in one of Chaldea's recreation rooms, and she was staring at something.
"Hello there little sister!" Jeanne D'Arc said.
Jeanne D'Arc quickly turned to see her non-altered counterpart along with her Santa Lily counterpart coming towards her. She tried to hide the photo she was seeing but failed as they managed to reach her before she could hide it. "H-Hey."
"Hey there older me, what are you doing?" Jeanne D'Arc Alter Santa Lily asked.
"Ah, well uh...nothing," Jeanne D'Arc Alter replied as she tried to hide the photo she was holding.
However, Jeanne D'Arc noticed that her altered counterpart was holding something. "What is that in your hand?"
"N-None of your business!" Jeanne D'Arc Alter replied, refusing to show them the photo. However, it was then that Jeanne D'Arc Alter Santa Lily quickly grabbed the photo from her hands. "Hey!"
"Wah! It's a picture of Shirou-san as a hooded dark knight! How did you get this?"
"I want to know as well," Jeanne D'Arc said.
Jeanne D'Arc Alter let out a sigh. "Well, this is going to be a long day...and whoever made that costume for him...thanks for giving me inspiration..."
Okita was walking down the hallway, minding her own business. As she did, she ended up seeing her altered counterpart, who was looking at something intensely. "Hm? What is alter me doing over there? Maybe I should look and see..." Okita then went over to see what her altered counterpart was looking at. "Hey there alter me."
"Hm? Oh, hey there unaltered me," Okita Alter replied.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh nothing. Just looking at this picture of Shirou in a kimono."
That got Okita a little bit interested. "Shirou-san in a kimono? Hm...it wouldn't hurt to peek at the photo..." Okita then looked at the photo and in an instant, she was in awe over how natural Shirou looked in the Kimono. "Wow..."
Then Musashi then came by. "Hey there Okita! Okita Alter!"
"Hm? Oh, hey Musashi," Okita Alter said.
"What are you two doing?" Musashi asked as she came closer.
"Taking a look at Shirou in a kimono," Okita Alter replied.
That got Musashi interested. "Shirou-kun in a kimono? That sounds interesting! I want to see now!" Musashi then went to see the photo of Shirou in a kimono and like Okita before her, she was in awe. "W-Wow, Shirou-kun looks amazing in that..."
And the three swordswomen started at the photo...for a while...