Halloween Special, Part 2

The three of you fly over the southern states of the country known as The United States of America, and land in the hometown of your friends, the Teen Titans.

Flashfire looks around at all the Halloween decorations, her eyes bright with wonder. You, however, aren't that impressed.

"Why do they have faces carved into those vegetables?"

"Those are called 'Jack o' Lanterns'," Blackfire explains. "They're made from the vegetables called 'pumpkins', and are a popular motif for Halloween."

"Why?"

"It has to do with some old folk tale about a man named Jack and his pumpkin lantern," Blackfire explains again. "I forget the details."

"There!" Flashfire squeals as she takes your hand and Blackfire's by the hand. She leads you two to a store with a giant orange banner hung over the door.

The three of you enter, and immediately you see aisles and aisles of costumes.

"Oh oh oh!" Blackfire says, pointing. "Flashfire, girls' costumes are over there! Come on!"

Blackfire and Flashfire go off to the right, giggling and frolicing.

"Saffire," Blackfire calls to you as she is walking away, "go find some costumes you like and meet us over by the girls' side!"

You do as she says and walk over to the left, where boys' and mens' costumes are.

"Hmm..." You scratch your chin as you look at the different costumes in your size. "Earth policeman, Earth doctor... lame."

You pick up a costume labeled, "Alien." The costume consists of only a shiny silver robe, matching gloves, and a green mask with big shiny plastic eyes.

"Unbelievably lame," you grumble as you put it back on the rack. "Wait, what's this?"

You pick up a pair of costumes. One is labeled "Soldier", the other is labeled "Robot". The soldier's costume has a camoflauge uniform, a helmet, and a toy rifle. The robot costume is very detailed and well-done, with a mask that is more like a helmet and plates of plastic attached to stand in for armor.

"Now this costume is impressive."

You put down the soldier costume and bring the robot one with you as you walk over to the girls' side.