Thank you for the positive feedback. :) I know the Stolls aren't twins, but I need them to be for some of my plot lines to work. I don't own Percy Jackson.

Travis:

I am awesome.

Okay?

Okay.

Now that we've got that out of the way, let me emphasis on the why. My twin Connor and I are the most dynamic pranking duo on the whole planet. How do I know this? Well, we're sons of Hermes and we had a little inter-cabin competition. It involved screaming, crying and a lot of running away from Chiron.

Allow me to talk you through a few of our ingenious pranks. One of our earliest masterpieces was wiring the Ares cabin sound system to play 'Barbie Girl' on repeat for forty seven hours. After that, we put hair removal cream in the shampoo bottles of the Aphrodite kids. Then there was time that we covered the roof of the Demeter cabin in chocolate aster bunnies- oh man, that prank was a good one. Katie Gardner had got so mad at us, it was amazing. Ever since then, our pranks have mainly centred around her because her reaction just cracks me up. I remember a few days after the Titan war she was in the strawberry fields sorting out the rotas for the rest of cabin before she went home. Connor and I thought it would be funny to explode all the remaining strawberries when her back was turned. She didn't share our sense of humour, and chased us with a rake.

Anyway, I don't really remember when Connor and I started to prank together. If there was a hall of fame for being mischievous, it would be set up in our name. We'd play tricks on other demigods and the odd mortal, but we reserved the best ones for each other. Like, the time I left an angry skunk in his wardrobe at our mom's place. Or when he cut up all my jeans and turned them into short-shorts. Like I said, I don't remember when it started- and looking back on it now, I certainly don't remember when it ended.

…

"I can't believe we're going to be on reality TV."

Connor reclined lazily on the couch that MTV had set up for our introductions.

"Get your feet off the couch." Mama Stoll snapped at him. He muttered an apology and sat up as I sniggered quietly. Nobody messes with Mama Stoll. Nobody. Zeus himself quakes in his boots at the thought of ever having to face her in an argument. You just can't win with that woman- she's one hell of a force to be reckoned with.

"America's gonna love us." I smirked, and went to sit next to the two of them of the red velvet. MTV had set the couch up in a corner of the library that had been transformed into a miniature studio. The backdrop was the front of Goode, making it look like we were just chilling on the steps. We got to choose who came in for then introduction with us, so long as we were close to them. Annabeth had already been in with Percy and Rachel, and Thalia was lined up to go after us with Jason and Piper. We figured that these guys would get extra screen time too, as they were going to feature a lot in our lives. We were going to have to introduce ourselves and answer a few questions, and that would be shown on the pilot episode. Tomorrow, we would be filming our tag lines for the introduction credits. Connor and I were think of using 'Double the teen, double the trouble' and we knew Thalia was looking at 'Why be a princess when you can be a huntress?' She said it represented bravery and being fearless, as well as being a shout out to the Hunters of Artemis.

Though, MTV had made it very clear that we could be switched out for other students at any time if the audience took a disliking to us. It was the same for everyone- except that Connor and I were far from boring. I had considered inviting Katie along, just for the drama, but she probably would have said no anyway.

Rumours were flying, and of course they featured one Miss Piper Mclean. Word had it that the producers had figured out who she was, and wanted camera time for her. Knowing Piper, she wouldn't want that. But Jason did, and she would do whatever she could to make Jason happy- Even if that meant being on reality TV.

"Alright, you three." The smiling brunette lady in front of us had her hair pulled back so tight that I thought her skin would split. "I'm Hanna. I'm going to ask you a few questions, and just answer them normally. We want the audience to know the real you."

She turned to one of the camera men and had a hushed conversation with him whilst pointing to the lights.

"Start by introducing yourselves. Connor, you start on action. Travis, feel free to cut in at any time." She picked up a slate. "And…Action."

"I'm Connor Stoll, and I'm the superior Stoll brother." Connor started, but there was no way I was going to let him get away with that.

"Um, I don't think so." I interrupted. "I'm older. I have more experience than you."

"Experience with what?" Connor raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged.

"At being superior."

"Boys!" Mama Stoll clipped us both around our ears. "Connor, continue."

"As I was saying," Connor shot me a glare. "I'm Connor. When I'm not pranking people, or just generally pissing them off, you can find me at the track. I like to sprint."

No shit. He's a child of Hermes- speed is our game.

"I'm Travis. I'm the older twin-"

"By twenty minutes!" Connor protested.

"Still older." I grinned wickedly at him. "I'm pretty close with Connor, but we have a big group of friends that we've known forever and love pulling pranks on. The first thing you'll learn about the Stoll brothers is that there's never a dull moment when we're around."

"You had better not get into any more trouble, you two. Remember, I am always watching." Mama Stoll threatened, narrowing her eyes as she glared at us in turn.

"Who?" Connor asked, looking wide-eyed and innocent. I mirrored his expression.

"Us? Never."

"Just remember what happens when you step out of line, young men. You wouldn't want me to take away your little box of tricks now, would you?" Mama Stoll raised an eyebrow at as.

"You wouldn't!" I gasped, but the look in her eyes said that she most certainly would. Our 'little' box of tricks contained everything we need to pull a great prank, from duct tape to pillow cases. Losing that box was the Stoll equivalent to losing a hand.

"This is great, you guys." Hanna laughed. "Any crushes, Connor?"

"Well, there is this one girl. But it's never gonna happen." Connor said after a long hesitation. My head snapped around to face him so fast that I almost got whiplash.

"You didn't tell me that." I glared at him.

"Come on, Travis. I don't have to tell you everything." Connor smirked.

"Fine, but I'm not telling you who I like either." I shrugged dismissively. Okay, so that was an exaggeration. Perhaps I kind of sort of maybe had a little thing for the way Katie Gardner looks when she's angry, but I wouldn't call it a crush. Not by a long shot.

"Dude, not cool."

"Mama Stoll, what kind of girl would you want for your sons?" Hanna asked, gesturing to the main camera man.

"Somebody that can cook. My boys are useless in the kitchen." Mama Stoll said, looking annoyed.

"She's right." I laughed.

"We burnt out first house down making toaster waffles." Connor added, and we high-fived over our mother. Let me be the one to tell you that that was the worst idea we've ever had. She instantly grabbed us by our ears and squeezed them tight when we tried to struggle away.

"Ow! Ow!" Our cries of pain fell on deaf ears.

"Somebody with a kind heart." She continued, smiling warmly as she continued her iron grip. "But she has to be able to put up not only with the one she is with, but their sibling as well. She has to have inner strength and rule the relationship with an iron fist, or they will get bored.

"True." I squeaked. "My first girlfriend wouldn't stop talking about her friends, so I held a racoon race in her bedroom."

"I've had a similar incident." Connor was barely audible. "My last girlfriend just wanted me to take her shopping all the time, so I called her parents pretending to be the FBI and told them that she was on the most wanted list for reasons I could not currently disclose. That was six months ago, and I think she's still grounded."

Mama Stoll dropped our ears with a sigh, and we could finally breathe again. I felt the blood rush back into my ear.

"Ignore everything I said." She shook her head, but I could see a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. "I just want them to find girls that will put up with them."