Okay, this is super short but I wanted to get something in today. XD Happy April's fools!

Rubbing his hands gleefully, Dick hid behind the wall, peeking around the corner as he waited. He couldn't wait to see the look on Viper's face when-There it was. He peeked around the corner one more time, this time to see Viper storming over to him...he waited, waited...then ran!

He wasn't about to let Viper catch him if he could-

Barely had he run five steps when suddenly he felt his feet slip out from under him and he slid across the room, ramming into the wall at top speed. When he looked up (his view upside down) he saw Viper calmly jaunting over to him, hands clasped casually behind his back, a none-too-small smirk on his face.

Pausing in front of Dick, he peered down at him for a moment before saying, ''Do be careful, Dick. I just waxed the floors for a special occasion.''

Then he darted away, cackling. ''So glad you could make it! Happy fools day, brother!''

Dusting himself off the floor, Dick scowled.

Kriff it, didn't work.

That was okay...the day wasn't over yet...

Nine hours later...

Dick tapped his finger against his chin, sitting at the break room table. On the datapad, there were plenty of ideas...but not a lot of good material to work with. Kriff, how hard could it be to prank some one when one was actually thinking about it as opposed to when one just did it naturally?

Huh, weird...Oh, weird was it? It was about to get weirder.

He had just jotted down the age-old gelatin lemonade trick when the doors to the room opened and Viper, Mason, and two other rookies Dick had never seen before - but by the way they stared curiously around them, he figured they were new Coruscant Guard kids that Ponds wanted to soften up to how things worked around the CG - walked in, followed by Titan who herded them in. He casually motioned for them to make sit.

''Gents, make yourselves comfortable. There's something I'd like to ask you boys.''

They all glanced at each other, but nodded.

Titan took his time with starting, pacing back and forth before finally looking up and sighing.

''Gents, I've called you all together since you have a record for...'' he paused, glancing them each sternly in the eyes, ''things. Each of you has a record for trouble and now we here at the CG believe the last one you pulled was going too far. Who has been sneaking into the utilities control room to flick the lights on and off in the Senate building?''

Startled, the younger clones all turned to each other.

Flicking the lights on an off throughout the Senate building? Who would be crazy enough to do that? What was-

With a click, the lights went off!

''Oh kriff,'' they heard Titan mutter.

''Guys, guys, calm down. This is part of what we are trying to figure out. Stay calm, and someone confess.''

There was silence...

''Sir, it was me.''

''No it wasn't, rookie. Don't cover up for someone else.''

''Well, Dick has a record for-''

''ME!'' Dick cried, ''I can play crazy but I'm not stupid!''

After that, arguments erupted in the pitch-black room. They couldn't tell what was happening. Only that it was making them nervous. And the next instant, out of the darkness, Dick shrieked bloody murder!

''Get it off! Get it off!!''

Everyone jumped, starting back themselves when the intercomm turned on.

''Well, boys, you think they've had enough?'' an obviously smirking voice asked.

The lights flicked on and the younger clones turned to see Titan grinning at them, arms crossed over his chest. Dick lay on his back, shaking his jacket out. Beside him, laughing like a complete idiot, Thire lay rolling on the ground, tears streaming down his cheeks.

''It was just a plastic spider.'' he roared as Dick threw a black multi-legged object away from himself.

Once again, there was a stunned silence...then all the commanders also broke down laughing. The younger men took a few nervous titters and deep breaths, trying to settle their beating hearts. Of course, that was when Dick started laughing too and asked, ''So whose idea was this then, eh?''

Viper's and Mason's eyes went wide, and they shook their heads at Titan, making cut-throat gestures for the commander to not answer...granted, he wasn't able to see them in time.

''Oh no one in particular.'' he smirked, ''Kind of a group effort.''

He must have seen what was coming too.

''But, since you wanted to say it, what had you been planning on saying, Dick?''

All eyes turned to the adventurer. He peered around the room (searching for the best escape plans) then shrugged nervously.

''Oh, nothing, sir.''

''Oh, come on, come on, son, we want to hear it.''

''Well, sir,'' Dick gulped, ''I was just curious. In pulling the prank you guys just did, you reminded me of something I had heard before.''

Amusement draining, Titan raised an eyebrow.

''And it was...?" he prompted.

''Well, sir...Why I asked whose idea that was: Who is more foolish? The fool? Or the person who follows him?''

This time, all eyes turned to Thire, who just sat there, stunned.

''So, uh,'' Dick shrugged, ''Happy fools?''

Happy fools, though, was completely a matter of opinion. And in the commander's personal opinions, happy was not the best term to describe them...But it made for good stories when no one else was watching...

Loppu (the end) Finnish

Made it to ten chapters! :D Yay!

Okay, yeah, really short and as usual there was more I had planned but it just wasn't coming to me. Anyway, hope you enjoyed! :D

Thanks to KarajeJinsta, Revee, and STARWARZMYLIFE for reviewing the last chapter! :D