A/N: OLAF! It's me, IFYOUCOULDFLY! So, here's the thing, I read more than just RA. *Everyone gasps…wait, we all knew that. Whatever.* Ahem…anyways…while reading the Hunger Games I got an idea for a Ranger activity invented by Crowley. This is set after book 7, but before book 5 (that sounds weird…). So, without further ado…*Everyone snickers. Seriously? ADO?* SHUT UP!...anyways….I don't own Ranger's Apprentice or any of the characters. So without further *snickers*- I mean- go ahead and read. *glares at readers*

-CHAPTER ONE: ELIMINATION-

*Will and Halt*

"Where are we going? Halt? Halt? Halt? Halt? Halt? Halt? Hal-" "Will, for the millionth time, we're going to see Crowley." Halt growled. His head was hurting in a way only Will's constant questions could cause. Will, still not satisfied, frowned. "But you didn't say why we were going! You have to say, we're going to see Crowley for…" He trailed off, making an insert activity here gesture.

Halt sighed in exasperation. The pair had been riding for around an hour now, swaying atop their ponies. About two minutes in, Will got bored, and decided to start questioning Halt on just about everything. For the past five minutes, it had been about why they were leaving to see Crowley. Even though he was nearly a Ranger himself, Will rarely saw the head of the Ranger Corp, and he was very curious as to what was going on.

"Like I said, Will," Halt growled through clenched teeth, "I don't know. All Crowley said was to meet him there, and he had something for us to do." Will's face scrunched up. "You didn't tell me that earlier!" He pouted. "You just said, 'You'll find out,' which implied that you knew!" Halt groaned. The only thing worse than a bored Will was a pouty Will.

"Quit acting like a baby, Will!" He snapped. "We're here, anyways." Instantly, Halt's apprentice perked up. Just ahead of them was Crowley himself, talking to Gilan and another group of Rangers.

"Oh, and here they are now!" Crowley cried cheerily upon their arrival. "That means he's been talking about us." Halt grunted to Will, but he wasn't there to hear it. His apprentice was already running across the lawn towards the huddle of Rangers, eager to be a part of whatever Crowley had planned.

"Alright, so we're all here!" Crowley clapped cheerily. "So, the reason I've called you here today is to introduce a new exercise: THE RANGER ELIMINATION GAMES!" Crowley threw his hands in the air. The apprentices and Gilan nodded eagerly, wanting to hear more, and the older Rangers raised their eyebrows.

"So," Crowley continued, practically gushing with excitement, "Here's how it works. We'll split into two teams, Rangers and apprentices-" The crowd buzzed at this. Except for Halt. He was just Halt. "-and go around in the forest, trying to get this little statue," Crowley said, holding up a wooden carving of a Ranger ready to shoot, "While Halt shoots at us!"

The crowd fell silent, except for (of course) Will. "Wait, Halt's gonna try to kill us?" The apprentice blurted. Crowley laughed. "No, no, not like that. The arrows have been blunted, so all they will give is a bruise." He then frowned. "Of course, if shot at the right angle, there are some spots that it could kill-" seeing the worried look on everybody's face, he rushed to continue: "Of course, that's why I chose the best marksman for this game!"

Everyone nodded, agreeing that it was very unlikely Halt would miss, and, if Halt had any human emotion, he would be blushing. "So, this statue will be placed in my hut, and Halt will be guarding it. If anybody from either team tries to get it, Halt will 'shoot' them, and they'll have to sit inside the hut, not allowed to leave or touch the statue. The game is over once a team gets the statue or, more likely, we're all shot." Crowley finished in a peppy tone.

The crowd was excited now, and even Halt felt that this could turn out to be the first idea of Crowley's that he would actually enjoy. "So! Rangers and apprentices, choose your team leader!"

Instantly, all the other apprentices (besides Will) shouted, "WILL!" The apprentice blushed, and Halt raised his eyebrows. Since the battle for Skandia had been won and Erak rescued, the Ranger apprentices had gained an incredible amount of respect for his apprentice. Though he would never admit it, he was very proud.

The Rangers chuckled (except for Halt and Gilan. Halt remained silent, and Gilan was cracking up), and started to decide who would be their leader. Eventually, it came to a tie between Gilan and Crowley, so they used the most advanced method of choosing possible: rock-paper-scissors! Gilan won.

"It's Halt's apprentice vs. Halt's former apprentice, I see," Crowley said, practically giggling. "So, without further ado, (A/N: SEE? Crowley says it, why can't I?! Everyone: Because he's Crowley. You're you. Me: GAAA! WHATEVER!) let's begin the first Ranger Elimination Games!"

A/N: Hehe…Crowley and his ideas…anyways, please review! Won't be uploading for the next couple of days, due to Easter! But anyways….just something fun I'm doing, hope you like it, hope you love it, whatever. Keep reading/reviewing/flying!-FLY