Somebody requested this, but it is not part of The To The Death stories.

Magnus wasn't very sure about the 'No, Magnus, it is no an activity to the death!' That Mallory had tried to tell him. Yet, here he was anyway, playing truth or dare with his floormates (but not to the death. If you asked for a truth or a dare that resulted in the victi... I mean the contestant dying, they would be thrown out of the window). Mallory pointed at T.J. 'Alright, T.J. - Truth or dare?' T.J. thought for some time.

'Truth, but not to the death.' Mallory grinned.

'This tuesday, when you were not at the Food Fight To The Death, were you really studying, or where you just in the salad bar on the tenth floor with Marie Carson?' T.J. didn't answer at once.

'...maybe.' Mallory snickered.

'I see that as a yes, and I take it the rest does to.' The rest of T.J. Floormates nodded. Alex let out a giggle. T.J. Heard that, and immediately pointed at him. 'Alex, truth or dare?' Alex bit his lip, knowing that he should not have giggled. 'Dare, but not to the death.' T.J. tapped the floor while thinking. 'Let's see... Oh, I dare you to go and grab some food off of someones plate in the meat corner.' Alex sighed deeply, but he stood up.

'The meat corner' was a restaurant on the 160th floor. It had the reputation that people would fight each other for something like breathing right next to each other. Stealing meat of off someone's plate was probably enough to be kicked of the balcony and straight into the battlefield. The fact that T.J. believed that Alex could get out alive, kind of said something about T.J.'s faith in Alex' fighting ability.

Alex stepped out of the elevator. He walked past a few bedrooms, which all had different kinds of music coming out of it; it sounded so horrible (Imagine heavy metal, but with slimy romance music mixed into it) that Alex almost gave up. Almost. He pushed open the door of The Meat Corner, and just lounged against a table (Not next to the door or in a corner, though, than people think you are planning something and they will attack you).

After a few seconds, a man stood up. 'Say, Jacks, do you have anymore of this stuff (He did not say stuff, but I have sworn an oath not to swear in these stories, so imagine them yourself)?' A guy, apparently Jacks, looked at his plate. 'Only if you have a few golden coins for me.' The man with the food violently jumped up. 'I do not pay! You can catch these hands!' he yelled. As he stepped away from his plate, Alex saw his chance. He jumped up, grabbed the piece of meat, tried not to throw up (it felt really slimy and seemed like it was made out of alien blob), and sprinted out the Meat Corner.

The music was still blaring, and Alex felt grateful for that - Jacks and the man she had stolen meat from had not heard it before, and they got confused as soon as they stepped outside. Alex ran to the elevator, and the door closed just as the two men got back into movement.

He stepped back onto floor eighteen, with the slice of questionable 'meat.' 'I got it.' T.J. nodded. Magnus and Halfborn gave her a small applause. 'That is worth some kind of medal. Yet, what is that... thing, Alex. It seems to move,' Magnus commented. Alex looked down at the piece of meat. The slime did move. It leaked onto his hands, and seemed to be consuming him. He gagged. 'Wait here while I go and get this of my hands.' While he walked away, he heard Halfborn laugh.

Never laugh during Truth or Dare - because you will be next. Alex pointed at Halfborn. 'Halfborn, Truth or dare?' Halfborn gave him a dirty look.

'Dare, but not to the death.'

'I dare you to go to floor 134th.' Halfborn gasped. He slowly got up, and walked to the elevator. When he was gone, Mallory jumped to Alex. 'Floor 134? Really? You could not think of anything else?' Alex laughed like a maniac, a skill he had perfected over the last few weeks.

'I could've, but I did not.' Mallory stormed of to her room, and slammed the door shut. Alex grinned, just as her door opened. Samirah stepped out of the room. 'Oh, hello. Sorry, Alex, but I had to use the world tree, and the giant squirrel was behind me, and I needed to get here...' Alex waved his hand. 'Yeah, yeah, it is alright.' An uncomfortable silence fell.

'What are you doing?' Sam asked.

'We are playing truth or dare, but not to the death,' T.J. answered, 'Alex dared Halfborn to go to floor 134, and Mallory stormed off to her room.'

Sam blushed a little. 'You know, I can understand that.' Alex shrugged.

'Yeah, maybe.' (I am very sorry, but because I have sworn not to swear I cannot tell you what goes on on floor 134. Just... use your imagination).

Halfborn came back, with smudged makeup on his face. 'That was the worst thing ever, Alex.' Alex nodded. 'Yup.' Mallory peeked around the door. She saw Halfborn, and closed the door again. Halfborn stared at the door. 'What's going on with her?' It sounded like something was thrown against the door. Halfborn rolled his eyes, but then he noticed that Samirah was there.

'Sam, are you playing along?' Sam kept a neutral expression for a few seconds.

'You know what? Yeah, I'll play along.' She sat down between Alex and Magnus.

'Alright. Sam, Truth or dare?' Halfborn asked.

'Truth,' she said, with no hesitation.

'You need to say "not to the death,"' Alex whispered in her ear.

'Not to the death,' Sam repeated.

'Have you ever held anyone's hand?' Halfborn asked.

'... no,' Sam said, with hesitation. She got a lot of stares from around the room.

'Anyway, Magnus, truth or dare?' She quickly said. Magnus stared at her.

'Hey! I haven't done anything!'

'So what?'

Magnus shrugged slowly. He had no answer to that.

'Dare, but not to the death.'

Sam tapped her cheek. 'I dare you to go to the table of the valkyrie and ask any of them what their favorite romantic song is.' Magnus bit his lip, but got up and walked to the elevator door.

While the elevator was going down, Magnus was regretting not going to Origami To The Death. That would probably be more peaceful, even with the residents of hotel Valhalla folding traps for each other. He stepped out of the elevator. He walked through the lobby, and went to the mess hall. There were two Valkyries sitting at their table. One of them was Boudicca, queen of Britains, and the other was a woman dressed in a frilly pink dress called Minnie. Magnus did not trust people in frilly clothes, but talking to queen Boudicca also did not sound preferable.

He stood there thinking for such a long time, that both women noticed him. 'Hey! Skinny boy! What are you looking at!?' Boudicca yelled. Magnus swallowed. There was no turning back now.

'Erm... I had a request from Samirah...'

Minnie rolled her eyes. 'Sure. It isn't like Sam always and I mean Always does her chores herself.' Magnus bit his lip. He had not thought this through properly (I am just saying. You know, in case you missed it). 'Yeah, uh... so what is the most popular romantic song with the Valkyries these days?' He blurted out. Boudicca and Minnie gave him confused looks.

'"What's love got to do with it," by Tina Turner, obviously,' Minnie answered. 'Always been as well.' Boudicca nodded.

'Okay, thanks, bye!' Magnus decided that running was the best option, before The women decided that that was actually top secret information that Magnus was not allowed to know.

He brought the information to Sam. 'That they did not immediately attack you,' she said. She gave Magnus a small applause. 'Well done.' Magnus looked around the circle.

'So, Mallory...' Mallory cut him off before he could say anything else.

'Al, I dare you to kiss Magnus.' Alex and Magnus' mouths fell open.

'Hey! It was my tu...' Alex kissed him before Magnus could finish his sentence. Magnus closed his eyes. He felt really good, but he also didn't. 'Oh my gods, Mallory,' he is dying, he heard Halfborn say. Magnus opened his eyes again. He just saw Mallory dive into her room and close the door.

'Shall we... stop? And to get dinner in fifteen minutes?' T.J. Asked no one in particular.

'Great idea,' Sam and Magnus said at once.