Sorry if this chapter is confusing at all. Thanks to reviewers!

Backfiring

But as it turns out, sometimes even Helen Magnus' plans don't work out. Even with Tesla ready to play along.

John came barging into the lab at the last minute, furious over something. Apparently it wasn't that Helen was kissing Nikola, surprisingly.

"Downstairs, now!" John growled, literally dragging Nikola by the colllar of his shirt.

"What is it?" Nikola asked angrily once all three of them were downstairs.

"Like to tell me what this is?" John asked, suddenly quiet.

Nikola's face went a little white as he stared at where John's finger was pointing. "Um, no, not really-" he made for the door, grabbing Helen's arm as he went, but John had other plans.

Helen had quickly understood the situation and was smiling. Nikola had been caught in his own trap. He had planned a prank, a lever which when John pressed it on his seat, would do something to him. John shoved Nikola down into the chair, pressing a hidden lever.

"Oh crap," was his own comment.

Helen couldn't hold back her laughter. Glaring at them both was a very singed Nikola. "Good one, if he hadn't noticed it!" she tried to stop laughing.

John took Helen's arm up to the lab. She wasn't really sure why they were going up there, but she didn't protest.

"Now Helen, I've become very used to seeing these levers," he said once they were up there. "And my apologies," he said as he shoved her against her own lever.

Helen had planned a prank for Nikola, planning he would not notice the lever if he was... distracted. She thought briefly that she had really gone too far this time with the pranks. Nikola just seemed to have that effect on... everyone, really.

"Oh bloody hell," was her comment.

"Helen, that's actually quite becoming," the singed Nikola smirked.

Helen was decked from head to foot in pink ribbon bows. "Don't you dare say a word, if John hadn't come in you would be the one in pink bows!"

This quieted him, but didn't get rid of his smirk.

However, this was not the end for any of them, despite the best efforts of Helen's coworkers. Will and Henry came in, dragging John downstairs. "Work to do," was all they said.

Nikola frowned down at them. "Don't bother about me, I'm only slightly singed!" he whined.

However, they had only been standing there for a couple of moments when they heard John's yell. Nikola's face lit up. "Looks like the children have decided to engage in our sport after all!"

Will brought a sopping John back up, who was muttering curses at them.

"This has to STOP!" Will pleaded. "You need to run the Sanctuary, Magnus, you need to stop laughing and smirking, Tesla, you need to be helping, John, and you both need to be helping me downstairs!"

Nikola shared a deep glance with the floor. John looked slightly ashamed.

Helen grinned wickedly. "Last prank it is then." She leaned towards John, wrapped her arms around him, kissed him, and then turned to Nikola, kissing him.

She walked out of the room, leaving them both gaping after her.

"That's my girl," Nikola grinned.

"She never does that." John said, wideyed.

"Kisses you?" he asked, smirking.

"She never acts like that!" John snapped.

"Maybe I dared her to join in." Tesla walked quickly after Helen, leaving John grinding his teeth.

He said, "Those two always did have to have the last word."