[ Ninjago: The Meaning of Family/ The King's Niece Universe ] 

[ Note: Char needs to see a therapist. OC characters such as Duhvassa Chumsworth belong to author  @WavernSistersforever ] 

Halloween.

A tradition involved in dressing up as various fictional characters from movies, fairy tales, TV series, horror movies and comic books. Parties, countless sweets and fun. Probably everyone in the world was a fan of this event.

Well - almost everyone.

Char Leslie - male, representative of the ancient Serpentine race, Pyro Viper with black scales, who people at the sight of him should fear.... No. Char didn't like Halloween. Don't get him wrong, he loved and adored candy and fun, but he hated scary stories, costumes and horror movies. After once being forced to watch '' The Conjuring '' he never wanted to hear about the event of fear again, he couldn't go to sleep for a good few nights with nightmares or sleep paralysis.

His beloved, fiancée Duhvassa Chumsworth of the Anacondrai tribe was his complete opposite. She loved Halloween and horror movies. In fact, you could give her the title of Nr.1 horror-themed fan. Char couldn't understand how in the world his beloved liked to watch such scary, disgusting things and sleep peacefully -- he was a scaredy cat.

Char is in the kitchen cooking dinner for his family: Duhvassa, their adopted human son Goldie and even Uncle Pythor with his wife Aspheera, who had decided to come for a visit. He wore a dark purple apron around his waist with the words '' Super hot chef'' and was stirring noodles with curry sauce in a pan with a spoon.

Char was humming a melody under his breath, ironically from the horror-themed game, Five Nights at Freddy's, when out of the corner of his eye he saw something small and black run down the hallway. He immediately threw his head in that direction with a slight concern, but saw nothing, so he shrugged his shoulders and resumed humming and cooking.

- Honey do you need help? - Duhvassa asked, appearing in the kitchen and wearing a black dress and a diamond heart necklace around her neck.

- No, my love, thank you. I have everything under control. In just a few minutes my specialty will be ready. - Char replied cheerfully and his tail flicked slightly excitedly.

Duhvassa sighed at the delicious smell of the dish and a blissful smile appeared on her lips. - I see. It smells wonderful. Can I ask you to bring it to the living room for us?

- Of course. Take care of the guests and tell them that dinner will be ready in just a moment.

Duhvassa smiled and kissed him on the cheek, before turning around and heading back to the living room. Char doesn't yet know what awaits him....

Char about ten minutes later entered the living room and called out with a broad smile. - Who is hungry?

He froze in stillness when he saw a small creature with long black hair reaching almost  the floor. Char squealed quietly and squeezed harder the steaming dish with hot noodles he held in his hands. Suddenly, the monster turned toward him with a terrifying smile on its face and wide-open, glowing eyes. Char shrieked in terror, at the same time throwing the noodles from his hands and falling over miserably, when he tripped on the carpet with his tail and unhappily banged his head against the wall. 

- Char!? - Duhvassa called out worriedly as she appeared on scene with a confused Pythor and a surprised Aspheera. Char groaned in pain and his hand went to his head as he sees stars in front of his eyes. - Are you okay, sweetheart?

- No... Monster... Noodles... - Char muttered as his head slowly spun as if he was hypnotized.

- What monster? - Pythor asked and the eyes of the Chumsworth trio fell on the little boy, who slowly pulled his wig off his head and smiled nervously.

- Sorry. I didn't mean to scare dad, I just wanted to show him what I look like. - Goldie said quietly with remorse as he looked at his feet. Pythor and Aspheera put a hand on their forehead and shook their heads.

- I told you to pull it off. - Aspheera hissed at the child's stupidity.

- We need take him to the hospital. - Duhvassa said panickedly as she and her uncle helped Char up from the floor.

- No, it's not necessary. It... didn't even hurt. - Char giggled, but groaned again in pain when he touched the bump on his head. Tears appeared in his eyes.

- Duhvassa bring him ice and let him put it to his head. - Pythor said as he took his son-in-law under his arm. 

- Hey, what about our dinner? - Aspheera asked as she looked at the noodles sloppily sticking to the wall and dirty carpet in sauce. Pythor looked at her with a '' seriously?" expression. - What? We haven't eaten anything since breakfast! I wanted to make us dinner, but you said: Relax darling, we'll eat at my niece's house. And now we have nothing!

- No more Halloween... As long as I live. - Char said, shaking his head resigned and sad at the loss of his special dish.

- Then you won't live long. - Aspheera commented, when her niece's Maine Coon cat, named Panthro Binx, magically appeared in her arms and she petted it.

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- Auntie. Please. 

A/N: Poor Char : (

Thanks again @WavernSistersforever for lending your characters Duhvassa in this one-shot!