MONDAY 04:32 PM - SUBURBS
It was a lonely, uneventful afternoon. Jason, a friend of mine, was busy with F-Zero GP Legend, one of his favorite Game Boy Advance games. He was using his Nintendo DS to play it.
RIRIRI! The phone rang, and Jason answered it. "Hello?"

"Why, hello! Is this Jason?"
"You bet it is!"
"Well, you just might be the lucky person to win a weekend cruise for two to Toy Island, the best carnival in the ocean! All you have to do is answer a trivia question correctly."
"Yeah, yeah, cut to the chase. What's the question?"

"In F-Zero GX, name the fifth course in the first cup. Make sure to include the planet name and the course name."
"Fifth course, first cup … that'd be Aeropolis Multiplex."
"CORRECT! You win! The boat leaves this Friday at 5 PM. You'll be able to choose one companion whose gender differs from your own to go with you. The details will arrive at noon."
"All right."

Whoever was on the other end hung up, and Jason ran to tell his parents. What he didn't know was that this would be one of the most memorable cruises ever, a cruise to …
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Trouble on Toy Island

Author's note: My first original TS fic with myself in it. It's a third-season one. I like what Matthew does. This will be released at the same time as my version of "Queen for a Day", so you're going to have a hard time deciding which to read first. Of course, you could always read both at the same time …
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Chapter 1: For All the Girls and All the Boys
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WEDNESDAY 05:28 PM - SPIES' VILLA
Our homework done, our chores finished, we sat down to relax on the big couch.
I stretched my arms and accidentally punched Alex in the face. Alex fell over and hit heads with Clover, knocking her hairstyle out of alignment.
Clover got furious and knocked Alex off the chair. Alex, in turn, kicked me, and the three of us got into a big fight. Somehow Sam got caught up in it.

The fight was silenced when Clover's X-powder rang. Clover stood up and put her hand on her other hand in a T shape. "Time out!"

Clover took out her X-powder and answered it. It was a phone call from Mandy. "Hello, Clover. I just wanted to let you know that I just got a job as a reporter for the magazine Fashion Weekly. Don't be jealous, it's not like you really had a-"
CLICK!

"Good move, Clover," Sam commented. "Let's see what's on TV."
"Fine with me," I told her. "I'll make the popcorn."

While I was waiting for the popcorn to pop, I decided to call Jason. I dialed the number and waited for him to pick up.
"Hey, Jason. … Yeah, still hanging out with the girls. … Hey, I'm not doing anything Friday afternoon. Want to come over? … A cruise? Toy Island? Lucky you! How did it happen? … And you're an F-Zero master, so I know you got it right. Who are you going with? … Megan, eh? Yeah, you've been hanging out with that girl a lot recently. … Well, gotta go. Bye."
I hung up just as the popcorn was done. I poured it into a big bowl and took it to the girls, explaining what the phone call was about. Alex grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV.

A commercial showed on the TV. There were many male and female toy soldiers on a shelf. Suddenly, they all burst into song:

"This is Toy Island, full of toys
For all the girls and all the boys.
The carnival is lots of fun
So come together, everyone."

I liked the way the song was done. All the soldiers sang the first line, then only the males did the second, then the females did the third, then they all sang the last line, then they repeated the whole thing.

As the soldiers continued singing, a man's voice spoke. "Toy Island, an island carnival so magnificent it rivals Coney Island. Perfect for dates! Cruises to the island leave every Friday at 5."
The man continued. "We're telephoning random people and asking them trivia questions every Monday to give them chances for free tickets for two! I, Dan Ti, the owner of Toy Island, guarantee that you'll love it so much that you'll never return home!"

I spoke up as soon as the commercial was over. "Ever get the feeling that there's a potential WOOHP mission staring you right in the face?" We laughed a little.

Clover adjusted her hair. "If you ask me, there is way too much hype over these stupid carnivals. I mean, even grown men and women go to those places!"
"A lot of parents and children take it as a bonding experience," Alex explained. Sam's mouth was too full of popcorn to add any comments to the conversation.

At that moment, a cartoon came on. I recognized it: "Hey, check it! Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is on! I think this is the episode where Yumi is hypnotized and switches from rock to opera!"
We sat together and watched.
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Nothing exciting yet, but as I said, "Ever get the feeling that there's a potential WOOHP mission staring you right in the face?"