Chapter 25:
Over the course of the next week Adrian and the Gang fell into a routine of Adrian bringing food and escorting them to the bathroom, and them asking him to release them. It wasn't until the next Saturday that Adrian released them from the chains, although he still wouldn't let them outside of the room. After about a month had passed he finally decided that he trusted them enough to let them out of the room, but only one or two at a time. Also, he had to be with them at all times, and he put a spell on them that prevented them from harming him.
That morning he chose to spend his day with Clary and Sebastian.
"How are you two lovely people doing today?" Adrian asked, cheerfully when he led them out of the room.
"Fine. What are we doing today?" Clary asked.
"You'll see soon enough," he answered Clary's question then turned to Sebastian. "How about you? How are you doing?"
"Well," was all Sebastian said.
Adrian led them to a room full of various obstacles.
"Where do you get all this stuff, and how come nobody notices it?" Clary asked, bewildered.
"Oh, I just snap my fingers and it's here, then snap them again to get rid of it," Adrian replied airily.
"What are we going to do?" Sebastian asked.
"We're going to play, 'Who can complete the obstacle course first?' and I'll be your spectacular host!" Adrian said in his best announcer's voice. "The object of the game is to complete the obstacle course as fast as you can. The first one to the finish line will win their very own …" he paused for dramatic effect, "room! Are you ready to face down your opponent on the course?"
"Uhh… I guess so?" Clary replied when Adrian shoved the microphone he had picked up into her face.
"Somebody seems a little timid! How about you?!" Adrian asked, turning to Sebastian.
"Yes," Sebastian replied simply.
"All right. Racers, before you take your places at the start line, go into those rooms and you will find your contestant uniforms!" Adrian said, still in his fake announcer's voice.
Clary walked over to the one marked as girls and walked inside, closing the door behind her. She heard Sebastian do the same thing. Inside the dressing room Clary found a pair of stretchy work out pants; they were black with a blue stipe down the sides. When she put them on, she found out they only reached just below her knee. Next to where the pants had been was a shirt. It was also black with a blue stripe down the sides; on the back was the large blue number two. It fit her comfortably, not to tight and not to lose. When she came out of the dressing room, she saw Sebastian standing stoically next to Adrian. Sebastian was dressed in a similar outfit. The only difference was that the pants were longer and the outfit was made for a guy. Adrian was dressed in a sparkly green top and had billowy black pants. At that moment out of two different dressing rooms came Isabelle and Alec wearing the exact same outfits as Clary and Sebastian except theirs had a red stripe.
"Racers, take your places!" Adrian announced.
"Wait, I thought Sebastian and I were racing each other," Clary protested.
"Now where did you get an idea like that?" Adrian asked, seeming confused.
"You," Clary said, sounding as if it should be obvious, which it should have been.
"Did I give you guys that idea," Adrian sounded like he was trying to sound innocent.
"Yes," they all replied.
"How thoughtless of me. Well, you're part of two different teams racing against each other, and you have to work with your team mates to win. To the start line!" Adrian said, going back to his announcer's voice.
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Adrian's games are about to begin,
One team will fail and feel chagrin,
The question is, which team will win?
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