Teams
"Okay, so we have me, Chum Chum, Kyle, and Yo playing." Fanboy paced, counting on his fingers and straining to calculate. "So, we have to somehow divide the five of us into two teams. Man, I wish Oz would play. Six is an even number, right?"
"We already have an even number!" Kyle snapped impatiently. "There are only four of us!"
Fanboy sighed. "Okay, Kyle wants a recount. Let's see—Fanboy, Chum Chum, Kyle, Yo. Sorry, Kyle I got five again."
"Are you counting me twice again?" Chum Chum smirked.
"I didn't think so. Hold on; Fanboy, Chum, Chum—oh wait—yep, that's it. Those two-word names always mess me up."
"So how many people do we really have?" Chum Chum rather honestly asked.
"Let me see here—Fan, boy, Chum Chum—"
"Oh, forget the names!" Kyle interrupted.
"Sometimes I do."
"No, just do a head count!"
"Oh, that might work." The young fan pointed to each of his friends in turn. "One, two, three. Hey, we do have an odd number."
Chum Chum inexplicably pulled a full-sized mirror from his cape and held it in front of his fellow hero.
"Oh! Four."
"Great!" Yo was eager to start. "Okay, I'll take Chu—"
"And me makes five!"
A collective groan.
"Enough of this!" Kyle jabbed a finger at each participant and counted. "One, two, three, four. Now let's pick teams!"
"I got Chum Chum!" Fanboy and Yo predictably exclaimed in unison.
"Chum Chum belongs to me!" Fanboy insisted.
"You can't own Chum Chum!" Yo countered.
"Oh, only because you want to own him!" he snapped.
"Actually, I'd rather belong to Fanboy," Chum Chum interjected. "It seems much safer than being my own man."
"Oh Chum Chum! I have an Ice Monster Bun Bun for you if you join me." Yo produced the snack cake.
"No, buddy! Resist the vixen's temptation!"
"Listen!" Kyle stomped between them. "Let's regulate this!"
"Okay," Fanboy said slyly. "Superheroes versus non-superheroes." He placed Chum Chum by his side.
"Aw, but that's not fair," Yo complained. "The team with all the superpowers is sure to win."
"Not necessarily, Yo; I am a wizard," Kyle remarked.
"That's it!" the crazed fangirl declared, snatching up the object of her affection. "Fanboy, you said you were a wizard once. Wizards versus non-wizards!"
"I've got a better idea," Fanboy countered, taking Chum Chum back and gently shoving Kyle towards Yo in exchange. "Boys versus girls."
