Hello! :) This was requested by Fullmetallock, and I finally got around to writing it *looks sheepish* But I'm glad to know people find my character-teasing funny ^_^.
Not sure how many chapters this will have; I'm planning on three or four but if I get more ideas or suggestions I'll keep writing!
So, enjoy the hopeful hilarity and clever...cleverness of the Prank Wars!
Disclaimer: I do not own Ranger's Apprentice
Prologue
Halt swore that the day Gilan got the notion of a prank war into his head was the day all hell broke loose in the Ranger world. Of all the things any apprentice had done in the forty year or so history of the Corps, Gilan topped it all. It was quite the story to be passed down by all mentors of every generation, each version a little altered in order to make someone seem more adept at pranking. However, they all started the same way. With one persistent apprentice.
The first step for Gilan was to convince his mentor Halt to participate in his game. This happened at their cabin in Redmont fief, the provocation pranks including freezing Halt's cloak, hiding his belongings, spicing up the Ranger's coffee, and other petty things to entice Halt into gaining revenge.
Halt, however, refused to take part. He made this clear after opening the cabin door and being dumped on the head with, not dirty water, but oatmeal Gilan had been storing from many uneaten breakfasts.
"I know what you're doing, Gilan," Halt said calmly, moving his arms in an attempt to shake off the oatmeal. "And I'm still not going to do this pointless and immature "prank war" with you." With that, Halt grabbed a bucket of extra water from the barrel by the door and headed to the bathroom, large globs of oatmeal sticking to his clothes.
"I thought you'd say that," Gilan spoke softly to himself as the door to the bathroom shut. The teenager grinned contentedly and flopped onto the couch, waiting for his last plan to work.
In the bathroom, Halt frowned as he sat in the water, feeling something soft underneath the water. Suspicions growing, he glanced at the bottom of the tub and, seeing what was there, groaned and stumbled out of the bathtub. This is the last straw, he thought. There is no way I'm putting up with any more of this. And it was natural too, something anyone would do when they found they had been taking a bath in half-water, half-horse poop. The Ranger managed to wrap a towel around himself before storming through the door and facing his expectant apprentice.
"Alright!" Halt burst out, hair and body dripping with the water but feet coated with the brown dung. "I accept. Watch your back Gil; the prank war is on."
Hehe, revenge is near...
I know it was extremely short, but prologues were made to be short :). And I've already got the next chapter planned. By the way, there will be more characters in this, as I have a Gathering scene later on. *evil gin*
Fullmetallock and everyone else, hope you liked it! Review, and I'll post the next chapter soon!
-Dodo