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randomKduck (ao3): What if the Stolls prank dyed Nico or Leo's hair Pink?

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Connor

It was a calm spring day, with a soft ray of sunshine and a little breeze. For Connor that meant lying in the strawberry fields and stuffing himself with fresh strawberries, while thinking of good pranks to pull on Travis.

'Hey, leave some strawberries for the rest of us, will you?' someone said.

Connor looked up to see that it was Katie Gardner talking to him.

'And what if I don't?'

'Then you dye your hair green and walk around wearing a strawberry costume for a week,' Katie answered deadpan.

'Green? Who in their right mind would dye their hair green?' he asked in disgust. 'Pink would be a much better colour.'

Katie sighed and shook her head. 'That wasn't the point, but whatever, if you want to dye you hair pink, go for it!' She then walked off, rolling her eyes at him.

Connor snorted. Of course he wouldn't dye his hair pink, what was Katie even thinking? But it had brought him a great idea for a prank. He got up and shoved one last strawberry in his mouth as he made his way back to the Hermes cabin.

'Hey, Travis,' he said, an evil grin starting to form on his face.

'Hm?'

'Hear me out-'

Before he could even continue his idea, his brother cut him off.

'Yeah, no, this is never going to end well, but sure, go ahead.'

Connor frowned. 'How dare you have so little faith in me, brother. Anyway, hear me out: what if we dyed someone's hair in their sleep?'

He looked at Travis for any kind of reaction, but all he did was blink at Connor with a look of pure confusion.

'Well?'

'I'm not quite sure if this is a stupid, but great idea, or if it's just plain stupid,' he said eventually.

'Good point, but imagine like, Valdez or something, going to sleep like usual, and then waking up with pink hair! The chaos he'd make with his screaming,' Connor explained, and then tried imitating how he thought Leo would react: 'Oh no! Look at my hair! My hot McShizzle hair is a mess!'

Travis snorted. 'If you can pull it off, it would indeed be very funny.'

'Excuse me? If I can pull it off? Don't you think I can or something?'

'I don't know,' Travis said, shrugging. 'Seems like a prank you'd screw up.'

'Alright then,' Connor huffed, 'if I screw up, I'll dye my hair green. But! Since you have so little faith in me, I'd like to see you try,' he challenged and crossed his arms.

His brother smirked at him. 'Oh, so you're challenging me now, huh? It's on! We both dye someone's hair in their sleep, and whoever gets the best reaction wins.'

'Okay, but what does the winner get?'

'The winner gets to get off revenge-free next time they prank the other.'

'Deal. And if you screw up halfway, you dye your hair green,' Connor added.

'Deal.'

They shook hands, and with that they hair-dye prank competition had started.

Connor left to go to the Aphrodite cabin and ask for some bleach and dye, which the Aphrodite kids happily gave him. He then went to the Hypnos cabin to see if he could get some extra strong sleeping pills, just to be sure. After that, all he had to do, was wait for night to come, so he could get to work.

He managed to sneak one of the sleeping pills into one of Leo's marshmallows at the campfire, and they started taking effect, just as everyone was making their way back to their cabins. Perfect.

Connor snuck into the Hephaestus cabin with ease, a bag with all the hair necessities slung over his shoulder. He found Leo's bed and silently carried him to the bathroom, where he started his masterplan. He put a tape of farting noises on repeat behind the door, just to be sure no other Hephaestus kid would accidentally walk in. Then it was time to finally dye the Super-sized McShizzle's hair.

Thanks to the magnificent Hypnos sleeping pills, Leo didn't wake up, and everything went smoother than Connor had dreamed. When he was done, he put Leo back in his bed and snuck back to the Hermes cabin, making sure the harpies wouldn't catch him.

Once back, he climbed into bed, feeling satisfied with his accomplishment.

The next morning he and Travis both got up early, to witness the aftermaths of their hair-dyeing pranks.

It started with Leo yelling up a storm in the Hephaestus cabin, and he was so loud that he could be heard from all the way at the Dining Pavilion where the two of them were having breakfast.

'MY HAIR! OH MY GODS MY HAIR!'

Travis snorted. 'Your imitation wasn't even that bad,' he noted, and Connor laughed.

'Of course it wasn't, I'm just that talented.'

'I can't ever give you a compliment, can I? Alright I take it back.'

Connor was about to open his mouth in protest when Leo came running out of his cabin, his arms flailing around dramatically as he yelled:

'PIPER! PIPER, HELP! IT'S A CODE RED! MY HAIR IS A DISASTER!'

Everyone in the Dining Pavilion laughed at him as he continued whining about his now bubble gum pink hair.

But then suddenly everything went silent, as a certain son of Hades came walking over to the Dining Pavilion.

'Leo, you brat! Was it really necessary to wake me up at this godsforsaken hour?'

Leo gasped, for he had probably finally noticed what all the other campers had been staring at:

Nico di Angelo, the dark and mysterious son of Hades now had fluffy, cotton candy pink hair.

'Oh, no! Nico, they got you too,' he said, but Nico frowned.

'What do you mean they got me too? Who's they? And why's you hair pink?'

'I DON'T KNOW! I just woke up, looked in the mirror, and BAM! My gorgeous hair was suddenly neon pink or something,' Leo said exasperated, and Conner could barely hold his laugh in.

Nico rolled his eyes and snorted. 'You're delusional, Valdez.'

'No, I'm not!'

'Whatever, I'm going back to bed.'

With that, Nico left and everyone in the Dining Pavilion started whispering to each other, probably about Nico's hair. Meanwhile, Leo stomped over to the Hephaestus table and sat down with a huff, before getting himself some breakfast.

Connor laughed proudly. 'Ha! Nico didn't even notice. I think it's safe to say I got the best reaction, therefor I win!'

Travis shook his head in disbelief, and Connor stuck out his tongue. Finally he'd won a prank contest against his brother!

'Fine, you win,' his brother admitted. 'I can't believe he didn't even-'

Before Travis could finish his sentence, a loud bang was heard from the Hades cabin. Nico burst out the door, wearing a black hoodie to cover his hair, but a few tufts of it still stuck out against his forehead.

'WHO THE FUCK,' he said, unsheathing his Stygian Iron sword, a look more terrifying than Tartarus himself on his face.

Travis looked back at Connor with a smug smile. 'Well, I think it's safe to say I won after all.'

Connor glared at him. Why did he always have to be like this? Couldn't he ever let Connor win, just for once?

Then suddenly, he got another good idea.

'Hey, Nico!' he yelled.

When the son of Hades looked him dead in the eye, he almost backed off because of how intimidating the small boy was. But he didn't, so he said:

'It was Travis.'

'Wha- No! I didn't-'

But before he could even try to come up with an excuse, Nico summoned two skeletal warriors and sent them after him, making Travis run off, screaming for his life. He may have won again, but at least Connor could get a good laugh out of seeing him get chased around camp by some skeletons this time.

End Notes

I swear, this is the second time Travis' prank ended in him getting chased to the end of the universe. In just this fic smh. Anyways, that was another chapter! Hope you enjoyed it hehe. And let's be real here, both Nico and Leo would both rock their respective pink shades of hair.

Well, let me know what you thought, and I'll see you all in the next chapter! Have a lovely day, byeee :)