"Check the remotes." Agura instructed Vert.
"Yup. No batteries." He replied. "None in the controllers either."
"Sherman, is everything unplugged?" She asked.
"Yeah, but I'll have it working in a second." He answered from behind the TV.
"Kay, then all that's left is…" Agura flipped on the TV. "Yep. Blocked."
"How do you remember all this?" Sherman shook his head as she started changing the channel settings back.
"I have a list." She held up a piece of notebook paper.
"Okay, I'm gonna have to run out and get some new batteries." Vert called, reaching for his shoes.
"Don't bother. The laces are glued." Agura said, not looking up from the screen. Vert looked at her, shaking his head in wonder.
"You're ruining all my fun!" Spinner stormed into the game room. "How am I supposed to enjoy April Fool's friggin' DAY if my test subjects won't react!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure they haven't found what you did to their rooms yet…" Agura smirked, and Vert and Sherman looked up.
"Spinner!" They yelled, running to inspect the damage. Spinner glared at Agura before turning to follow them.
"GUYS! SPINNER PRANKED OUR ROOMS!" Vert shouted as he sprinted past the kitchen. Zoom, Stanford and AJ ran out, following him when they screeched to a halt in the front of the hall. Hardened foam had oozed out from underneath all the doors but Agura's. In a panic, Zoom ran to his, tugging on the handle.
"IT'S FRIGGIN' STUCK!" He yelled.
"That little…" Vert muttered darkly, yanking on his door, but it wouldn't give. Spinner cackled maliciously at their expense from behind the wall.
"This is WAY TOO FAR SPINNER!" Zoom yelled to the air, trying to chip away at the foam that had swelled and jammed their doors closed.
"Where are we supposed to sleep?" AJ said, and the guys slowly turned towards Agura.
"Oh no!" She shook her head, backing away.
"Come on! Just imagine what he could do to our poor, innocent bodies while we sleep out in the unprotected open!" Stanford begged.
"Your room's big enough." Vert added.
"Oooohhhh! Vert went in Agura's roooooooooom!" Zoom taunted. "So tell us Vert, what's it like to have se-"
"ZOOM SLEEPS OUTSIDE!" Agura stopped him.
"What? But I…but!" Zoom protested.
"The rest of you can stay in my room, but ONLY until we fix your doors." Agura warned them.
"Sweet!" AJ said, about to make himself at home when she stepped in front of her door.
"On the floor." She said, and he deflated slightly.
"C'mon! I have needs!" He pleaded. "You can share! Your bed's big enough!"
"OOOOOOOOOOHHHH! AJ went in Agur-"
"Shut up, Zoom!" Both Vert and AJ snapped. He shrugged.
"Hey, I have dibs on the spot furthest away from the door! No telling what Spinner could slip under." The guys started murmuring and pushing their way into the room, but still Agura held them back.
"Okay, A. It's only noon, and B? You are sleeping in here. Not "chilling," not hiding from Spinner, and certainly not investigating my bra drawer!" She told them, looking pointedly at Zoom.
"Alright, alright. Hey Stanford, where's the pizza?" Zoom asked.
"In the kitchen."
"Good, let's go." Sherman replied, and the team entered the kitchen. Everyone sprinted for a pizza box but Agura, who was observing them with a wry smile on her face. The guys opened the pizza boxes to find…
"Aw, man!" Zoom cried.
"That MONSTER!" AJ yelled, shaking his empty pizza box. Agura was already turning on the stove.
"You want one grilled cheese or two?" She asked, smirking.
"Three." AJ replied. Agura listened as her teammates placed their orders and got out a loaf of bread. Suddenly, all the phones in the room but hers went off.
"I'm on the edge! Of glory!"
"Kick it in the backseat! I wanna get beside ya! In the backseat! So I can be your backseat driver!"
"And I was like baby, baby, baby oh! Like baby, baby, baby no!"
"I'll make them good girls go bad! I'll make them good girls go-. Good. Girls. Go. Bad!"
"California Girls! We're unforgettable! Daisy dukes, bikinis on top! Sun-kissed skin, so hot, we'll melt your popsicle!"
The guys all coughed awkwardly, reaching for their phones as Agura tried not to snicker.
"Uhm, Spinner must have changed our ringtones." Vert tried.
"Mine's fine." Zoom said helpfully.
"Zoom!" Vert hissed, and a look of recognition dawned upon the scout.
"Hehe. Right. Ringtone change. Oh, that Spinner!" Zoom said half-heartedly, but Agura wasn't fooled.
"Nice, guys. Reeeaaaal nice." She said.
"Oh, shut up." AJ muttered, reading the text. "What?" He said aloud in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Agura asked, her worried mother mode pulling her out of the laughing fit.
"My mom just sent me this: I found out about the Battle Force. Come home immediately." AJ said, puzzled.
"Dude! Mine too!" Zoom said.
"That makes three of us." Sherman added.
"Okay, who didn't get that message?" Vert asked, and only Agura raised her hand.
"My room didn't get pranked either. You guys leave your phones lying around?" She asked knowingly.
"Well, I thought it was safe in MY OWN ROOM, but clearly nothing is off-limits for April Fool's Day!" Stanford said.
"Lemme see that." She said, grabbing his phone and pulling out her own. Agura scrolled through the screen, then handed it back to him. "Yup. Spinner changed his contact name to "Mom." She confirmed.
"You guys might wanna change those back." Agura added, walking out.
"How does she do that?" AJ asked Vert, who replied.
"We wish we knew."
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"Ugh! I can't believe Spinner had the nerve to actually glue our doors shut!" Stanford moaned as Zoom passed out various tools.
"Uhm, a screwdriver?" Vert asked, confused.
"YA KNOW WHAT?" Zoom cried, before getting to work with his paint scraper.
"I'm just saying, how is a screwdriver going to help me chip off expanding foa-"
"Cut the sass and get to work, Wheeler!" Zoom told him.
"Well what am I supposed to do with-"
"YOU'LL FIND A WAY!" The next few minutes were spent in silence.
"Anyone got anything?" Sherman asked.
"Negative." AJ replied.
"Well, Zoom did give you a wrench…" Vert pointed out as the Canadian tried unsuccessfully to pick at the blockade of foam.
"YA KNOW WHAT?"
"I'm sorta making progress." Sherman said, stopping Zoom's tirade. He had also gotten a paint scraper and was slowly but steadily chipping away at the mess.
"Nice. Maybe we'll actually be in our rooms within the YEAR." Stanford groaned, swinging a hammer into the hardened foam.
"So, Stanford, how's that working for ya?" Spinner appeared. The others slowly rose, exchanged glances, and started towards him, menacingly holding their tools. Spinner nervously backed away until they got too close, and began sprinting as the furious five (A/N: I HAVE TO SEE THE SEQUEL TO THIS MOVIE!) pursued him.
"SPINNER! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"I'LL SHOW YOU A REAL PRANK!"
"SCREW THAT! I'LL SHOW HIM A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THIS HAMMER!"
"Ah, come on, guys! It was just a prank!" Spinner panted.
"JUST A PR-OH HECK NO IT WASN'T!"
"ONE PRANK, HUH?"
"I SWEAR, WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT SON OF A-"
"Uh, Zoom? You okay there?"
"NOT UNTIL MY HANDS ARE AROUND HIS NECK I'M NOT!"
Alright, reviewers, Team Agura or Team Spinner? YOU DECIDE!
