I am so glad everyone is enjoying my story. Please, do not try any of these pranks at home. The one in this story, I know it works, but do not really know the whether the results are typical. So, please, again, do not try this at home. Thank you to Soldier Heart for being my ever patient beta reader. I do not own Ememergency!, but wish I did. So sit back and let the spit-takes begin.
After dinner, the crew settled in to watch a movie on TV. Karen was keeping a close eye on Chet as she did the dishes. Chet was jumping at every little noise and was chasing his shadows around every corner. Karen was silently laughing to herself over Chet's actions at dinner.
"Dinner!" Johnny yelled, setting the hamburgers on the table.
Karen put the fries and vegetable platter on the table as Chet entered the dayroom.
"I thought Gage was making dinner," Chet said confused as he sat down at the table next to Marco.
"Oh he was, but I thought I could make better burgers, so I made dinner. Right John?" Karen winked at Johnny.
"Oh, yeah, that she did Chet. She made everything."
Chet's smile faded when he realized that Karen had made chow.
"What Chet? You like my cooking. Here, this burger is just for you. I know how you like yours, and I made one especially for you," Karen said, picking up one burger and putting it on Chet's plate.
"Thanks, that was really nice of you. Gage usually doesn't do that... wait, you made it just for me?"
"That's what she just said Kelly. What's wrong with that?" Cap asked as he made up his burger.
"I think I'll skip dinner tonight. I'm not all that hungry. I'll just have an apple," Chet said as he grabbed the fruit and headed out the door.
"He seems a little on the edge," Marco remarked as he piled his plate high with food.
"He think's Karen is going to get him. He doesn't even realize that Karen didn't make dinner. Boy, he is going to be hungry tonight," Johnny said as he was stuffing a fry into his mouth.
Karen realized Chet was probably near the breaking point.
When the movie was over, Cap stretched and said, "Well, I think it's time to turn in."
The rest of the crew agreed and followed Cap to the bunk room. Marco grabbed his gear and headed to the shower. Chet and Johnny went to brush their teeth. The remaining four headed to the bunk room to go to bed.
"Karen, are you still coming over for dinner tomorrow? I meant to ask you earlier when Joanne called, but then we got called out and I forgot to ask," Roy asked as he got his boots ready in case of a run, got into his bunk and pulled the covers up.
"Yeah, I'm still coming. Does Joanne need me to bring anything?" Karen asked as she climbed into her bunk.
"No, she said she didn't need anything," Roy replied.
"Okay. I appreciate the invite," Karen said.
Cap and Mike had also climbed into bed.
All four had started to doze off when a loud screeching noise was heard from the locker room. Cap, Karen, Roy and Mike all put on their boots and turnout pants and ran for the locker room.
Cap, who was in the lead, stopped short, causing the other three to slam into him. They could not believe their eyes when they entered the room. Chet and Johnny were on the floor rolling in hysterical laughter.
Marco was standing in the middle of the room, a towel tied around his waist, and speaking rapidly in Spanish. His whole body was a deep shade of purple.
"Marco man, what happened?" Mike asked, laughing uncontrollably.
"You! I know you did it! Ustedes son tan muertos! (You are so dead!)" Marco yelled, pointing a purple finger at Karen and trying to rub the color away with a towel.
"Holy cow Karen! What did you do to him?" Cap asked, trying to hold back his laughter, but failing miserably.
"Oh nothing," Karen began.
"Nothing! You call this nothing?!" Marco yelled, pointing finger to his body.
"Marco, it's just a little grape Kool-Aid in the shower head. Well, maybe a whole pack of grape Kool-Aid in the shower head," Karen said, giggling uncontrollably.
"And how in the hell do I get back to my normal color?" Marco asked loudly.
"If you clean out the shower head and take another shower the color will come off. You'll be okay Marco," Karen said still giggling.
"Marco, you'd better not go near any kids looking like that. Their liable to think you're Barney the dinosaur!" Johnny exclaimed, still laughing hysterically.
"You'd better hope that it comes off, mi amiga!" Marco said as he headed back to the shower, a trail of purple water following him. As he was cleaning the shower head, Marco was mumbling in Spanish under his breath.
"Karen, you are really killing my crew here. Where did you come up with this one?" Cap asked as he led his crew back to the bunkroom. Cap started laughing after he was out of earshot of Marco.
"Well, I did this one to my cousin when I was 14. I got the idea from the time I put a piece of candy in the shower head. She was so sticky! Her fingers and toes were stuck together, boy she was a mess. I fished the candy out and told her to take another shower. It worked, she scrubbed the sticky mess off of her and she was as good as new. Well, that prank worked so well, that I thought I'd surprise her by putting Kool-Aid in the shower head. She came out as blue as a Smurf. She never let me forget it and played a prank on me. She put a piece of hard candy and green Kool-Aid in the shower head. It took 20 minutes in the shower to get rid of the sticky mess. I never pranked her again," Karen explained as she laid down in her bunk.
"Boy, your pranks are getting better down the line," Johnny said as he laid down and put an arm over his eyes.
"Well, I still have one more. I've saved the best for last
