Chapter 12- I'd rather face a dragon.

There was a great celebration in the room as Hunter was carried on the shoulders of his fellow schoolmates. "HUNTER! HUNTER! HUNTER!" They all chanted.

"We knew you wouldn't die," said Adam who held Hunter on his left shoulder.

"Maybe lose an arm or a leg perhaps, yet never pack it in" Jason grinned.

"I had that option?" Hunter asked as everyone continued to chant for him. When they placed him back down on the ground, Chris approached him.

He looked like he didn't want to say anything, yet the words came out. "You would have to be some sort of crazy asshole to put your own name into a challenge that nearly kills you" he said.

"Is that an apology?" Hunter asked; Chris nodded as he brought out his hand. "So, we're cool?" he asked.

"Yeah, we're cool"

The moment soon changed as the friends shook hands, everyone in the room called for Hunter to open the urn to see what was inside, Hunter recalled Darcodorf telling him that if he didn't get this urn, he would not have made it to the second challenge. "So, you want me to open it?" he asked.

Everyone screamed yes. Hunter twisted the top off, only to have a thrilling shriek coming from the lid! He quickly closed it as everyone stared at the odd urn. "Dude, that sounds like Melina after she's out of hair products" said Johnny Nitro.

Hunter glared down at the Urn, wonder what the clue was.

It was a few days later; Hunter was in the main dining room when his eyes caught that of Candice. She was doing a little dance as he was taking a drink into his mouth, when she stopped and looked to him, the drink dripped out of his lips and spilt all over him. She laughed with her friends, as Hunter cleaned up. Chris just came into the room he saw Hunter staring at Candice. "I thought you had the crush on Lita last year? Oh wait… you did, tastes changes huh?" he asked as Hunter nodded to his comment. Chris sat beside him and threw the paper in front of Potter. "Did you see what that snake in the grass wrote about you now? And Stephoine?" he asked.

"Stephoine? That cotton cheek stuffer!" Hunter read the article, Snitsky has recently published that Stephoine was going after the likes of Sabu, and the recent developing relationship has crushed the great Hunter Potter. "Uh… huh…. Is this dude crazy or something?" he asked. Stephoine just stormed into the room, she saw the paper on the table and instantly shred it to bits. "Easy princess, no one is believing it." Hunter told her with confidence.

Just then Hunter saw Brian Kendrick come into the room with a package. He passed it to Chris, yet his eyes stared at Hunter. "Lay off Brian" Chris spoke before a word could be spoke from Brian. Chris opened up the package and looked at the articles inside. "I promised Brian to get your autograph or something. Any who let's see what mom got us!" He looked through the clothing and became utterly confused "Dress clothes? Uh, why did we get dress clothes?" Chris asked as he pulled out one ugly article of clothing from the bunch, it reeked of a musty smell and looked like a slime green. "It's a dress? Uh, Trish, I think this is yours" Chris said aloud.

Trish looked over the able and stared at it. "Oh God, I would rather be in the chamber with Shane Questionable than to be caught in that!" she cringed.

However Stephoine was holding back her laughter, till she could no longer suppress it. She laughed loudly and crudely at Chris. "That's not for Trish, it's for you Chris!" she grinned.

Chris glared at the suit. "Oh… my… God" he growled. "Uh… but… why am I to wear this?"

In a large classroom later that day…

"The ball is one of our most decorated events, long ago it was called the royal rumble due to the fact that those of high stature could only attend. However it was a great misfortune that some of the sorcerers who came got so drunk they thought it became a place to fight," Professor Lindala explained.

"Oy, my dad started that!" called out Robbie with a grin.

"You must be proud" Lindala sighed. "I am here to teach you all how to dance, for I refuse to see you all at this ball with two left feet and going through tables!" she called aloud.

The boy smirked. "She has got to be kidding me, dancing? Yeah right!" Chris grinned.

"The ball is held every Gauntlet challenge, and always on Christmas Eve night, you will dance, so God help me. Even if I have to curse your feet to do so!" Lindala said in a stern tone. All the boys' moaned aloud not pleased with the thought or idea. "SILENCE! I will not have you smear the name of Gorilla Monsoon Griffengree! He has commanded and eared the respect of sorcerers alike for over ten centuries, I will no have you ruin his name like a bunch of babbling, bumbling band of baboons!"

Adam smirked to Jason. "I bet you can't say that five times fast"

Jason began to say "babbling, bumbling band of baboons" just below a whisper, as Professor Lindala continued on with her speech.

"You see, in every girl, there's a secrete Phoenix wanting to burst forth"

Chris smirked as he looked across the room. "I can see something in Jillian Hall, but it ain't a Phoenix" he smirked as Hunter laughed as well. Jillian was the girl with the odd growth on her face.

"In every man, there's a dragon waiting to dance, Mr. Jericsley will you join me up here please?" Lindala called.

"Uh…. Which one? You got about four of us in the room?" Chris asked.

"Well, since you're so kind to mention that, it can be you" Lindala pulled Chris onto the floor; the guys were all hooting and howling at him in jeer. "Now, place your hands on my waist"

Chris looked to Lindala. "Where!? You serious?" he demanded.

"Yes, place your hands on my waist" she said. She told Chris how to dance and asked for music to be played. She shows everyone how to dance using Chris as an example.

Hunter turned around and nudged the Jericsley twins. "Hey, you won't let me forget this will you?" he asked.

A grin came across their face. "Are you kidding, I got a digital camera, this will me on my wand space in no time!" grinned Adam as he and Jason began to dance with each other as a joke.

"Ok everyone now" Lindala called aloud. The girls rose to their feet, yet the boys remained on their seats. "Boys too!" she scolded. Everyone remained seated but John Cena, he tugged gently on his collar and walked onto the dance floor….

Later that day.

"Why do they travel in packs? I mean come on!" Chris sighed aloud as he looked at all the girls about him.

"I rather be facing a dragon right now" he sighed, Hunter then felt as if someone where behind him, he turned to see Kane standing there with an unusually happy smile. "Speak of the devil. Where the hell have you been?"

There was a devious grin over Kane's face. He looked down smugly at the two friends knowing what situation they were in. "I got me a mate," he said.

"A date! You got a date before any of us… and with the way you've been acting… and the way you look…." Chris noticed the sneer Kane was giving him. "I'll stop now"

"Good idea, and yes in a sense, I have a date as well. But I mainly have a mate…"

Hunter stood there confused, he wondered what Chris was, how the hell did he get a girl with the way he has been acting. "Kane, what did I need to bring chocolates with me to the challenge?"

Kane grinned. "In the artic, there's no such thing as coco or chocolate for the dragons, males would go out of their way to get that for their mate. The artic dragons love it since it gives their offspring an extra boost and health benefits for the next generation… But the way I look at it now, I suppose it wasn't a good suggestion to give you"

"Why not?" Hunter asked.

Kane laughed aloud. "When there's none left, you would have worn out your usefulness to the Spine snapper, since you aren't a dragon, she would have killed and probably eat you" Kane said as he patted Hunter on the back and walked off laughing.

Hunter stood there in utter confusion. "I feel used"

"That's the least you should be feeling, Kane… THEE Kane has a date…. The freaking monster… and we don't!" Chris said, he looked to a group of the girl and flashed them a smile. They gave him ice-cold looks instead. "I'm a freak"

Hunter looked across the yard, seeing Showgrid and Madame Conway were really hitting it off. Showgrid had a date too! "Damn it, I really rather face a dragon right now!"

Hunter decided to cast his eyes down to the beach where Sabu was training, and a swarm of girls followed. He wondered if there was any way he could make them fall for him in such a manner. Hunter turned to Chris with a grin.

"Evolution!" he said aloud.

Chris turned to him oddly. "What?" he demanded.

Hunter pulled Chris off to the side. "We form a group, we'll be called Evolution, and make it seem like a pristine club that every guy wants to be in, and every girl is going to want to be with a guy in that group! We can advertise like 'Fast cars and even faster women' what do you say?" Hunter asked with a grin.

Chris placed his hand on Hunter's forehead. "And just how hard did the dragon hit you again? Get over it. It's not going to work!"

"Ok… what about Degeneration X? We go to the dance without suits and make it look like we don't care?"

"Hunter, go and lie down, before you spread what's wrong with your head to me!" Chris snapped back.