Vyser D: Still don't own it.

Chapter 33: The Summer's Pranks

The day was just beginning and already everyone was out and about enjoying the first true day of summer vacation. Sora was enjoying it to his fullest extent as he watched everyone enjoying the sun as he walked down the street to the Prank shop.

"Good morning Zeek!" Sora announced walking through the doors. Unfortunately, Zeek wasn't behind the counter, but was replaced by… "Sephiroth? What are you doing here?"

Sephiroth turned from the book he was reading and spotted Sora. "Well Zeek asked me to look after the shop and Yuffie here today. He said he got a full-body sunburn yesterday."

"Does he?"

Sephiroth shrugged his shoulders before returning to his book. "Who knows…I sent my three cousins to bug him all day with prank phone calls and doorbell jokes."

"You've got cousins?" Sora asked envisioning what they might be like. Sora shook his head at what he thought of. "Scary…"

"Yeah they're monsters," Sephiroth replied as a gray haired man entered the prank shop.

"So you heading to Riku's party tonight?" Sora asked while the gray haired man looked at the pranks.

"You better believe it!"

"Do you work at this shop?" the man asked approaching the counter.

"Nope, juts filling in," replied Sephiroth not really paying attention. "You can leave a message for Zeek though."

The man lifted his hand and held it out for Sephiroth to shake. "Allow me to introduce myself…I'm Ansem, vice-president of Practical Jokes incorporated. And I'm here to buy out this small prank shop."

"Uh huh," Sephiroth replied, not really listening. Sora seemed just to hate this guy already.

"We feel it would be in everyone's best interest if you would close this store forever," Ansem said as Sora narrowed his eyes. "So if you could please sign the contract I have in my pocket, we can avoid the bad things of a war of pranksters."

Sora couldn't take this anymore. "Excuse me, mister Ansem, but the thing about this is…that…the fortune machine has the only usable pen in the store on it."

Ansem held the paper up and narrowed his eyes at Sora. "But, I have a pen right here."

"Well, the worker likes to consolidate the fortune Cat Sith machine…right Sephiroth?" Sora asked as Sephiroth threw his book to the ground knowing very well that he isn't going to read any more of it today.

"Yeah sure! Just let me read the book later!" Sephiroth roared as he jumped from the counter and ran towards the Cat Sith fortune machine. Sora and Ansem followed Sephiroth and reached him as he slipped a coin into Cat Sith's hand.

The Cat Sith began to dance upon the mog and then the mog handed the paper fortune to Ansem. Ansem quickly snapped the note and then read. "Business Negotiations today are null and void. Prepared to be egged…what the hell is this?"

Before Sora could answer, a dozen egg appeared from the chest of the mog then fired all over Ansem. Sora and Sephiroth snickered loudly before Sora managed to get out. "A prank dude!"

Ansem wiped the egg from his face to reveal a scowl. "Fine then…prepare yourselves. The prank wars are going to begin!"

Sephiroth was still laughing as Ansem stomped out of the store. "Man that was classic! I bet Zeek would've loved this!"

"You think we should tell him?" Sora asked as Sephiroth wiped away a tear.

"Yeah… but you should really go see him cause my cousins are probably still prank calling him."

"Oh yeah…where's Yuffie?" Sora asked before Yuffie came running in with a hot dog.

"I-got-the-hot dog, Sephiroth," Yuffie panted as Sephiroth took the hot dog and observed it.

"Oh, I asked for no relish…take it back and bring me another!" Sephiroth laughed as Yuffie sighed into the air.

"That's the seventh hot dog! I know the hobo outside is liking all the food I'm giving him!" Yuffie yelled as Sora looked out the window to see a weird guy eating a hot dog. "But it costs too much munny!"

Sephiroth just snickered as he began to walk out of the prank store. "Whatever…Hey Yuffie, watch the shop, I gotta tell Zeek something."

Yuffie stomped her foot into the ground as Sora and Sephiroth ran out of the store. "SEPHIROTH!"

Five minutes later filled with walking and humming the Batman Theme song, Sora and Sephiroth finally reached Zeek's house. The only thing about the house now was the fact that the house had broken windows and graffiti written all over it. "Finally! Can you please stop singing the Batman song Sephiroth?"

"Batman! Batman! Batman! Sorry, its just a catchy tune," Sephiroth replied as the two walked up the sidewalk towards Zeek's door.

Without warning, the door slammed open scaring Sora and Sephiroth. "SEPHIROTH! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY!

Normally scared at one of Zeek's horror attacks, Sora and Sephiroth couldn't help but laugh at their angry friend. Only, it's kind of hard to be scared at a friend who happens to be as red as a lobster. "Sephiroth…your cousins have been tormenting me all day!"

Sephiroth wiped away another tear to reply to Zeek's accusation. "And what proof do you got that they are my cousins?"

Zeek just tapped to the outside wall that had the Graffiti on it. The Graffiti read in big bold black letters. "We, Sephiroth's cousins, Loz, Yazu, and Kadaj, did this!"

"Huh…man they're stupid," Sora chuckled before receiving a blow to the head from Sephiroth. "OW! What was that for?"

"For the insult, anyway, Zeek we're here to tell you something," Sephiroth said as Zeek walked into his house.

"Then get in here and tell me, I've got pranks to prepare for Riku's party tonight," Zeek grumbled as Sora and Sephiroth followed him into the house.

Three minutes passed as Zeek packed pranks into a small backpack while listening to what Ansem had spoken. Zeek just shrugged his shoulders as he readied his backpack. "How can you not care? A prank war has just been declared?"

"That's the thing Sora…I'm a teen and that really doesn't affect me," Zeek replied before he began to walk towards the door. "Now come on, you two going to help me or are you going to be victims?"

"Help you out," Sora and Sephiroth replied as they followed Zeek out the door.

All of a sudden, a large barrage of eggs flew from the sky and broke onto Zeek, who was yelling out in pain due to his sunburn. Sora and Sephiroth looked up from their screaming friend to see three silver haired men tossing a couple of eggs into the air. One was Kadaj, the next was a muscular man, and the other one was a thin little guy. All three of them were wearing matching overcoats.

Lifting his arms in a muscle man pose, the muscular man had his back to Sora and Sephiroth. "Loz!"

The skinny guy crouched down with his arms on the ground. "Yazu!"

And crossing his arms over his chest. "And Kadaj!"

"And together we are…the Three Silver Haired Men!"

Sora and Sephiroth just sweat dropped at the three in their poses. "Sephiroth…your cousins are freaks."

"…I know, I know," Sephiroth groaned as Zeek stood up.

"Great," Zeek groaned throwing his backpack to Sora. "Get the pranks set up…I'm taking a shower."

Sephiroth looked into the backpack and smirked. "Righteous."

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Hours passed and Riku's house was filled with music, teenagers, food and hidden pranks. Zeek was talking to Riku as Sora brought Roxas to them. "Guys you remember Roxas?"

"We weren't with you last chapter Sora," Riku replied as he shook Roxas's hand. "But yes, we do remember them."

Roxas looked at Zeek with a raised eyebrow. "What happened to you mister lobster?"

"Ha, ha, ha, very funny mister jokester," Zeek sighed as the music began to get louder. "Riku I'm surprised that your neighbors don't complain."

Riku just lifted a can of soda into the air. "My one neighbor, Vexen, is at his friend's place. Yet somehow, he's able to detect my parties. I never know how."

Just as Riku opened the soda can, the small sound wave traveled across the town towards Axle's house. The sound wave headed directly into the ear of a man's ear. His long dirty blonde hair turned as his spun around. Axle seemed to be having a party of his own, and was bringing a can of soda to the dirty blonde haired man. "Vexen! Glad you could make it…what's wrong?"

"My delinquent party sense is tingling," Vexen answered as he walked towards the phone. "I must ruin that party."

"Good luck with that," Axle snickered before walking towards his other eleven guests.

Back with the party, people were enjoying themselves…something that Zeek didn't understand. So Zeek pulled Sora away from Kairi. "Sora…did you step up the pranks?"

"Sephiroth ran off with them after his cousins," Sora answered as the lights began to flash on and off. "What was that?"

"Sora! Tell someone you care about and run like heck!" Zeek said before he hid into the nearby closet…only to be thrown out. "Stupid lovers."

Meanwhile, on the stage, Riku was strumming out on his guitar along with Cloud. Fan girls were passing out on the ground whenever one of their favorite characters worked on solos (which were plenty of). Riku ran up to the Mic after the music was done. "All yeah! Its summertime! We're going to party till the sun comes up, then party some more!"

Zeek was pacing back and forth with Sora watching him make a hole into the ground. Kairi and Roxas walked up to Sora and watched Zeek going back and forth. "Sora…what's up with Zeek?"

"Well, Kairi, he says something bad is going to happen," Sora answered as Roxas snickered.

"Maybe he's just nuts," Roxas snickered as Zeek stopped pacing.

Zeek walked up to Roxas, his fists clenched tight. "How come you don't say anything useful?"

Roxas just stood up to Zeek. "How come you have the IQ of a biscuit?"

Zeek raised his fist and grabbed Roxas by the collar. "How about I bend your body into funny balloon animal shapes?"

"Perhaps I misspoke?"

"That'd actually pretty interesting to see," Sora stated as the speakers creaked then started to play the Ghostbusters' theme song. "What the?"

"Quickly! Hid you fools!" Zeek yelled as he dived underneath the table…only to be thrown out. "I think that was the same couple from the closet."

The front door slammed open, everyone turned to see Sephiroth, Kadaj, Yazu and Loz wearing paintball gear, and paint ball guns filled with silver paintballs. Sephiroth stepped forward cocking his gun. "Let's party boys!"

People ran from the multiple paintball shots, many of them getting shot in the back. Riku watched this happen for ten minutes…then decided to take matters into his own hands. He stood in front of Sephiroth and his cousins with his arms stretched. "Sephiroth… enough is enough. We've already had the police here once, we don't need them a second time."

"Then dance pretty boy," Yazu said as the four silver haired men raised their paintball guns.

"FIRE!" Loz yelled as the triggers tightened.

Multiple paintballs slammed into Riku sending him into the ground. This really set off the fan girls causing them to run to Riku's side then standing up again glaring at the silver haired group. "THEY HURT RIKU! GET THEM!"

"Run?" Loz asked as the girls began to walk towards them.

"RUN!" Sephiroth, Yazu and Kadaj yelled running into a different part of the house. Loz just stood there dumbfounded.

"Oh…that means me too!" Loz realized before the fan girls began to pounce towards him. "Guys! Wait up for me!"

Riku rubbed his head as punching and yelps of pain filled the house. "Dang those paintballs sting like fire."

"Man, Riku, those fan girls are going rabid on those guys," Sora mentioned as a loud knock on the door got everyone to become silent.

Riku went to the door and peered through the eyehole. Riku then turned around with a grim look on his face. "Everyone shut up! It's the cops again! Girls stop beating up on those guys.

Riku slowly opened the door to reveal a very angry looking officer Reno. "Welcome back Officer Reno! Don't shoot!" Riku turned his head back to the party-ers. "I told him don't shoot, I told him don't shoot."

"Riku…this is the second time tonight…can't you keep it down?" Reno sighed as Riku turned back.

"Whose complaining? Most of my neighbors are here, the only one not here is…" Riku slapped his face cause now he knew who called the cops. "Did Vexen call you?"

"Yep."

"Perfect…just perfect."

"Now listen…I'll look over the fact that you're splattered with silver paint and the noise," Reno said scratching his head as Loz walked into the room beaten. "You just need to keep it down. Got it?"

"Yeah…I'm glad you're back," Riku stated as Sephiroth, Kadaj and Yazu all walked into the room beaten. "I'd like to report a crime."

"And it would be what now?" Reno asked.

"You see those four?" Riku asked pointing towards Sephiroth, Yazu, Kadaj, and Loz. Reno nodded. "They were shooting people with paintball guns…anything illegal with that?"

"In my town it is! Come here you four!" Reno yelled as Sephiroth walked forward.

Reno walked in front of Sephiroth, indicating a difference in height. "Don't worry, I know what to do." Sephiroth turned towards his cousins. "Hey look over there!" Sephiroth then turned towards Reno. "Quick run!"

Reno just ran out of the house, everyone just looking embarrassed. Sephiroth laughed loudly. "I've still got it! HA!"

Loz, Kadaj, and Yazu laughed with their cousin…before huge gallons of red tomato juice splashed all over them. Everyone laughed at the four while they looked up to see Zeek, Sora and Roxas with empty cans of tomato juice poured over the guys. Roxas smiled proudly as he threw the can to the side. "Man that was righteous!"

"And congratulations on completing your first real prank here…welcome to Destiny Isles!" Zeek announced as the four (now red) silver haired men began to charge up the steps. "Now for the next lesson…run like the wind!"

As soon as the room was freed from the pranksters and the red guys, Riku just shrugged and pumped the tunes on full blast. "Let's continue the party!"

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