Ok, I have to admit this one was quite a hard chapter for me to do. I was coming up with all these ideas for it and I struggled at one point to try to put it down in words. In my head this appeared to be funny but whether any of you think it's funny is your choice. Thank you to those who have reviewed this Fanfiction and others. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Well I'm going to shut up now. Enjoy this chapter! :-)
Chapter 4: Busted
After last night's rampage Legretta had ended up injuring Dist quite badly. Since Dist didn't want this pranking to go on any further, he decided to talk to Van about the subject. Arietta was present when Dist was having an argument with Van and Legretta. She was skipping happily past Van's office when she heard Dist raise his voice.
"I'm telling you Commandant, there is someone pulling pranks on me on purpose! I never took Legretta's guns and messed up my own room! Surely you of all people know of that!"
Arietta quietly crept up to the door and placed her ear gently on it.
"Dist, you were the only one who was carrying my guns when I came out of Largo's room!" Legretta protested. "You could have been the only culprit to have taken them. However I do agree with you about your room. Someone else must have done that"
"It would seem so" Van agreed. "Dist, I think you're stressing yourself out over nothing. It might be wise for you to return to your room and just rest. You have been doing a lot of remarkable work to aid our plan over the past few weeks. You're probably stressed out from that"
"Commandant, I'm not making this up! I'm sure someone is trying to prank me! Dist the Rose is never a liar!"
Van sighed heavily.
"All right Dist, if you are so sure that there is someone pranking you I will have Legretta look into it; however for the time being please go and rest up in your room"
Arietta gasped.
"I'd better go and warn the others!"
Arietta quickly dashed down the corridor until she reached Sync's room. She banged her fist against the door repeatedly until it finally opened. A very sleepy Sync answered the door with his mask on.
"What do you want?" Sync groaned.
"I've got to speak to you and Anise about something! It's important!" Arietta cried.
"Could you come back and tell me when I'm not sleeping?" He grumbled.
Just as Sync was about to close his door, Arietta grabbed hold of his wrist and started yanking him down the corridor towards Anise's room.
"Whoa! Arietta! Slow down! What's the rush?"
"I can't explain yet! Not until we are in Anise's room!"
Once they arrived outside Anise's door Arietta began banging on the door with her spare fist, while keeping hold of Sync's wrist. After a few moments Anise slowly opened the door and yawned loudly.
"What's with the banging?" Anise asked sleepily.
Arietta ignored the question and barged past Anise into her room while dragging Sync along with her. Anise fell back onto the floor in surprise. Arietta slammed the door shut.
"Arietta, what on earth is the matter?" Anise questioned.
"Dist has been arguing with Van and Legretta about the last two pranks we've been pulling off!" She cried. "Van doesn't really suspect anything but he's making Legretta look into it anyway!"
Sync and Anise's eyes widened.
"This could be bad…" Sync commented. "If we're caught then we will never get our possessions back"
Anise stood up.
"I'm sure there is a way we can get around this. Let me check the list for the next task"
Anise pulled out the list from her pocket and scanned it until she found the third one.
"Number 3: Steal Dist's hover chair and fly around in it. Hmm, that one might be tough…"
She thought about it for a moment before an idea suddenly came to her.
"Aha! I've got it! You two don't have to be the ones to steal and ride the hover chair!"
Arietta and Sync glanced at Anise confused.
"What do you mean?" Arietta asked.
Anise dashed over to her drawers and pulled out another piece of paper from it.
"I received a letter from Luke saying that he, Natalia and Guy were coming to visit me yesterday. Perhaps we could ask them for their assistance. All we have to do is not pull off the prank until everything appears to have calmed down. Then Luke, Natalia and Guy can steal the hover chair for us. Dist may see them and me using it; however he won't suspect it has anything to do with you two"
Sync smirked.
"That's not a bad plan at all. It might actually work. Plus it could be quite amusing to watch Dist getting paranoid!"
Anise smiled deviously in reply.
"Then it's settled. We don't act until Natalia, Luke and Guy arrive. Dist getting paranoid might just break him anyway!"
For the next few days Anise, Sync and Arietta did nothing but prepare for the plan and watch Dist freaking out. A day before the others were supposed to arrive, Legretta dropped the investigation and said it was just a harmless prank. Dist on the other hand didn't believe a word of it. He still suspected that someone was trying to prank him; however he wasn't prepared to give up their possessions just yet.
The next day, Anise was watching patiently from her bedroom window for the sight of Luke, Natalia and Guy. Arietta was sitting on the floor resting her head against Anise's bed with her arms wrapped tightly around her legs. Sync was standing in the corner leaning against the wall with his arms folded. He yawned purposely.
"How long are they going to take getting here?" He moaned.
"It is a long walk from the dock to here you know" Anise retaliated. "I'm sure they'll be here soon!"
Suddenly Anise spotted a hint of red hair walking up the cathedral steps. It was Luke. She quickly dashed out the door. Sync and Arietta stared at each other surprised.
"Should we run after her?" Arietta asked.
"Nah, let's just walk. I can't be bothered to run after that little ball of lightning"
Sync and Arietta slowly walked out of Anise's room after her.
Just as Luke, Natalia and Guy entered the cathedral, Anise was already dashing down the stairs towards them. She hugged Luke tightly around the waist.
"Oh, I'm so glad to see you three again!" She cried happily. "It's been quite boring around here without Ion and the rest of you!"
Guy placed his hand on the back of his head nervously.
"And it's obvious that you haven't really changed since we last saw you…" He mumbled while smiling warmly at her.
"Are you after something Anise?" Luke questioned, suspiciously.
Anise let go of Luke and pouted.
"Why on earth would you think that, Luke?"
"You always seem to hug Luke whenever you're after something…" Natalia replied.
Anise gulped.
(They know me too well…)
"So Anise, what is it that you're after?" Luke asked curiously.
"Well, we kind of need your help"
"What do you mean by "we"?"
Anise indicated towards Arietta and Sync watching them on the staircase. Guy sighed.
"How long will this take to explain?" He questioned.
"Quite a while… You may want to come with us back to my room in case anyone overhears…"
The trio followed Anise, Arietta and Sync back to Anise's room. There Anise explained the situation to them and their plan.
"So let me try and grasp what's going on. Dist took your prized possessions because you annoyed him for different reasons. Since you don't want to give in to what Dist is asking of you, the three of you have put together a list of six ways to annoy Dist until he decides to give in. Is that it?" Guy repeated.
"Yeah basically that's it" Sync replied. "The problem that we're having is that we have already pulled off two of the pranks. We are currently trying to do the third one; however Dist has confronted Van about this already and has made Legretta look into the situation. If we were to continue to act as we are, especially since the third prank is quite risky, then we'd get caught and Dist would suspect it is us pulling off the other two pranks"
"Anise thought that you three could pull off the prank with her instead. That way if you got caught, no one would suspect we were behind the other pranks" Arietta added.
"So you want us to help you with the third prank?" Natalia asked.
All three of them nodded.
"Well that depends, what's the third prank?" Luke questioned.
Anise pulled the piece of small paper from her pocket and handed it to Luke. Luke unfolded it and scanned it carefully with his eyes until he managed to find the third one.
"You want us to steal Dist's hover chair?"
"Yes; however only one of you can ride around in it"
Guy thought about the situation carefully.
"Well I guess I wouldn't mind helping" He replied. "It would give me a chance to see how Dist uses that chair of his"
"I agree" Natalia added. "How Dist moves around in that thing has got me quite curious too…"
"Then it's settled!" Luke announced. "We'll help you!"
Anise smiled widely.
"Oh thank you! If you're wondering where Dist is then I think he's in the meeting room. He's left his chair in his room. Please find it and bring the chair down to the cathedral garden"
All three of them nodded.
Largo was just passing the meeting room humming quite loudly. Dist was inside the meeting room trying to do some work when he heard Largo's humming. He sighed frustrated.
(Why does that big lug have to hum the same song every time?)
Dist tried to focus back on his work; however the humming appeared to be getting louder and louder. Dist placed his hand over his ears in attempt to block out the noise. It barely had any effect whatsoever. Dist couldn't take it anymore. He slammed his palms down on the table, stood up from his chair and charged out the room. He stormed towards Largo and punched him in the back. Largo fell forward slightly; however he managed to regain his balance. Largo's locket fell from his pocket and landed on the floor beside his foot; however he didn't appear to have noticed. Largo swirled around angrily to find Dist's face coloured a bright shade of red.
"Would you shut up with that humming of yours?" Dist cried. "I am trying to work in the meeting room!"
Largo frowned.
"I don't see why I should" He replied gruffly.
Dist was just about to screech out in anger when he spotted the locket lying on the floor near Largo's foot. A small devil smile appeared on his face. He strode over and scooped the locket up from the floor.
"I'm keeping this until you shut up singing that song!" Dist announced while swinging it around by the chain playfully.
Largo narrowed his eyes.
"You had better give that back Reaper or else I will show you what pain really is"
Dist smirked evilly.
"You can't hurt me remember? It's against the rules to hurt another God-General. And if you dare tell Legretta about this then I will see to it that you never see this locket again"
Dist cackled evilly and strode back into the meeting room. Largo sighed.
(Looks like it's time to find those people who have been pranking Dist…)
"Guy, are you even carrying this thing!"
"Of course I am Luke! Why are you asking me this?"
"My side of the chair appears to have gotten a lot heavier than when I originally picked it up!"
"Goodness Luke would you stop complaining?"
"I'm complaining Natalia? You're not even helping carry the chair!"
"I'm helping keep an eye out for Dist. If all three of us carry the chair then that would be quite difficult"
Luke sighed. The trio had managed to steal Dist's hover chair from his room and were heading towards the cathedral garden with it. Guy and Luke were focusing on carrying it there while Natalia kept an eye out. Luke kept complaining because apparently Guy wasn't carrying the chair properly. Eventually the trio managed to reach the cathedral garden. Anise, Sync and Arietta were waiting patiently by the fountain.
"Oh good, you three made it!" Anise cried. "I thought Dist had caught you!"
Luke and Guy dumped the hover chair on the floor near the fountain. Anise sat on the right arm of the chair and stared curiously at the controls on the arm.
"So that's how Dist controls his hover chair..." Anise commented, stunned.
Luke slumped himself into the seat hovering his hands over the controls.
"I wonder how you control this thing"
The controls consisted of a red button with an arrow pointing up on it, a blue button with an arrow pointing down on it, a toggle stick, a green button and a yellow button. On the left arm were the buttons. On the right arm was the toggle stick. Curiously, Luke decided to press the red button first. The hover chair jerked back a bit, almost making Anise fall off the arm. She toppled a little to the left but managed to regain her balance.
"Whoa! Be careful Luke!"
"Sorry Anise! I don't know how to control this thing!"
"Well at least we know that the red button is used to move backwards…" Guy commented. "That must mean that the blue button is for moving forward"
"Luke, try pressing the blue button and move the toggle stick at the same time. I think the toggle stick is for twisting the chair in different directions" Sync suggested.
Luke gulped.
"I'll give it a try…" He replied nervously.
Arietta sat on the other arm. She had decided she wanted a better view of what Luke was doing. Anise gripped tightly onto the back of the chair. She didn't want to risk falling off again. Luke gripped tightly onto the toggle stick with his right hand and used his left one to hold down the blue button. The hover chair began to shoot forward. Arietta gripped tightly onto the back of the chair also in case she fell off. Luke pushed the toggle stick to the left. The chair quickly swirled around and began going left. Luke pushed the toggle stick to the right. The chair quickly swirled to the right and continued going forward. Luke took his hand off the button. The chair jerked to a stop, making Arietta and Anise fly off and land flat on the floor in front of it.
"I have a funny feeling Dist didn't put breaks on that thing when he created it…" Anise groaned.
"Sorry Arietta and Anise! I didn't know that was going to happen!"
Anise and Arietta slowly got to their feet. Sync leapt onto the arm that Arietta had been sitting on. Arietta pouted.
"Hey Sync, that's not fair! I was there first!"
Sync stuck his tongue out at her playfully. Arietta frowned.
"WHERE'S MY HOVER CHAIR!" A familiar voice screeched.
All eyes turned towards the cathedral.
"Was that Dist?" Natalia questioned.
"I'm guessing yes" Anise replied. "Quickly, you two need to hide!"
Arietta and Sync nodded. Sync quickly leapt off the chair and dashed towards a nearby pillar to watch what was to happen next. Arietta followed behind quickly. Anise quickly climbed back up onto the arm she had been sitting on. Natalia and Guy quickly went and stood by the fountain just as Dist stormed outside to see Anise and Luke in his chair.
"So you four were the ones who had it!" He screeched. "Oh, you just wait until I get my hands on you!"
Dist suddenly glanced around confused.
"Hang on. If you three are here then where is Jade?"
Anise smirked evilly.
"Sadly Jade couldn't come; however he did tell us to steal your chair!"
"Anise, that is not what-"
"Shush Luke! I want to annoy Dist!" Anise hissed.
Dist's face turned a bright shade of red.
"That Jade will pay for this! You two give me back that chair now!"
Dist started dashing towards them angrily.
"Quick Luke, start moving the chair!" Anise cried.
Luke slammed his hand down on the blue button again and started to move the toggle stick. The chair started to move and go around in circles. Anise clung on tightly to the back of the chair. Dist was running after them with a bright shade of red covering his face.
"Get back here now! No one steals the glamorous Dist the Rose's hover chair!"
"Well we just did!" Anise taunted.
Natalia and Guy were watching the chair going round and round repeatedly in a circle. Guy placed his hand on his head dizzily.
"I hope that Dist gets tried out soon. I'm just getting dizzy from watching them going around in circles"
Sync was rolling about on the floor laughing. Arietta was watching intently to see if those two would make it out ok.
Eventually Dist halted and bent over. He placed his hands on his knees and began to gasp for breath. Luke managed to stop the chair just in front of the fountain with the back of the chair facing it. Anise giggled.
"What's the matter Dist? Giving up already?" She jeered.
Dist stood back up straight and his hands balled into fists.
"That's it! You two are both dead!"
Dist began to charge forward like a bull that had just seen a glimpse of the colour red.
"Quick Luke, press another button!"
Luke hesitated. He didn't know whether to hit the yellow or the green one. One wrong move and Dist would have them. Just as Dist got even closer Luke went and pressed the green button. The chair suddenly shot upward just as Dist leapt in the air to grab it. Sadly for Dist he missed and landed in the fountain. Natalia and Guy quickly moved out the way as the water splashed up in their direction. Luke pressed the yellow button to lower the chair back down. He and Anise leapt up from the chair and stood in front of the fountain with their mouths gaped open. Natalia, Guy, Arietta and Sync dashed over to them and stared at the place where Dist had landed. Suddenly Dist's head burst up out the water. He was soaked. Anise and Sync could no longer keep their laughter to themselves. The two of them began rolling around on the floor with laughter. Dist's face was as red as a tomato.
"WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON OUT HERE?" Legretta's voice shouted.
Anise and Sync halted with their laughter and leapt to their feet to find Legretta storming towards them. Arietta quickly hid behind Natalia. Dist managed to carefully make his way out of the fountain. He re-adjusted his glasses and placed them back on his face.
"What's going on is that those four there stole my hover chair and began joyriding around in it!" Dist screeched, pointing towards Guy, Natalia, Luke and Anise. "And what's even worse is that in trying to stop them, the glamorous Dist the Rose ended up in the fountain!"
Anise giggled.
"Stop laughing you insolent little brat!"
"Sorry Dist! I can't take you seriously when you look like that!"
Anise thought she could see steam coming out of his ears again. He was past the limit of mad. Legretta frowned.
"Well, I'm sure there must be a suitable punishment that I can issue to all four of you"
"Whoa! You can't do that to them!" Anise objected. "Natalia, Guy and Luke don't even work here!"
"It doesn't matter. They still assisted you in pranking another God-General therefore; they must be punished as well"
Luke rolled his eyes.
"Damn it!" He mumbled.
"As punishment the four of you shall help Dist tidy up his research tomorrow"
Natalia, Guy and Luke's eyes widened.
"What?" Luke cried.
"You're kidding me right!" Guy moaned.
"We're so lucky we are staying in Daath for another two nights…" Natalia muttered.
Dist began laughing evilly.
"Ha! Who's had the last laugh now? It's no other than me, Dist the Rose!" He gloated.
Dist leapt back into his chair happily and zoomed off. Legretta turned her back on them and began to stride quickly back towards the cathedral. Anise had a devil smile appear on her face.
"Anise, why are you happy about this!" Luke questioned.
"Well, "helping" Dist organise his research was the next prank on the list anyway! Looks like it will be us who will have the last laugh instead!"
"So, now what do we do?" Arietta questioned.
"Simple. Let's head back towards the cathedral and plan our next move for tomorrow. You three can go and rest at the inn if you want. You really were a big help with that. Thanks"
Guy laughed loudly.
"I have to say it was kind of funny when Dist went flying head first into the fountain"
Natalia giggled.
"Yes Guy, it was. He does deserve that"
Luke laughed loudly too.
"Yeah I'll admit it! The prank was quite funny! I suppose if we help with the next one we will get more laughs out of it!"
Just as the six of them began heading back towards the cathedral, Largo appeared walking towards them.
"Well Arietta, Anise and Sync it appears your three pranks so far have been a success!"
Sync, Arietta and Anise's eyes widened.
"How did you know it was us?" Sync questioned, surprised.
Largo smirked.
"Trust me Tempest, I'm not stupid. The way you three have reacted towards each prank proved that to me"
"Please don't tell Legretta!" Arietta begged. "If you do then Dist won't give us our possessions back"
Largo folded his arms.
"So that's why you three are pranking him… Well don't worry I'm not here to rat you out to her. I came to let you know that if you need any help with the pranks then come and find me. I'll happily help"
Anise was shocked.
"Oh, well thanks Largo. But why do you want to help?"
Largo sighed.
"Dist took something from me too. I can't tell Legretta otherwise I won't get it back or so he's threatened. Anyway, I'd better get going. I have other things that I need to sort out right now"
Largo slowly made his way back towards the cathedral.
"Well we should be going too" Sync stated. "I'm tired from all the laughing that I've done today"
"Same here" Anise agreed.
The six of them slowly made their way back into the cathedral.
Dist ends up in the fountain... One of the ideas that came to me while I was daydreaming in school. I get ideas at the weirdest times... Please review this fanfiction and give me any feedback on it! Hope you enjoyed it! :-)