A/N: This story has 86 reviews! Thanks guys, and we're almost creeping towards a hundred! So, thanks to lunarchroniclesandcockatiels (yeah, you've got to admit, you'd be pretty confused if something like that happened), CrazyBlueOwl (I assume that you got autocorrected again and wrote bikers instead of jokers? There are a lot of pranks from the original series that I'd like to do, so I'll see when to put them in), Khaos20 (actually, The Cow Goes Moo! is what Leo managed to get Coach Hedge's megaphone to say in the Lost Hero), HappyTheDragon, Neutrino 2000, Ayano's Theory of Relativity, VexyMinion, and maddingdiver.
Koolkat0207, this chapter is inspired by your comment… though it is modified quite a bit from the original and doesn't involve just portraits or a carnival, it did however made me think that something along those lines would be possible. Also, this chapter of Impractical Jokers: Demigod Edition will be slightly different and also slightly shorter, but seeing as how a picture is worth a thousand words… and I mention four pictures, that makes this at least four thousand words long I guess? Does it work like that?
Task Three: What could possibly be more romantic than having your paramour make a work of art for you? I mean think about it, we all wish it would happen, and it sounds so perfect….
But, it will not be perfect in this round because our contestants will be the ones designing these works of art. They have half an hour to do so, and anything goes, crayons, markers, paint, pieces of macaroni, but it has to be on a canvas, so no sculptures or vases, and after they are done, the four works will be shuffled and each contestant will present one to his girlfriend, but they can only see it while presenting it. This means of course, that it is possible for all of them to end up with stuff that they created themselves. After that, they have to explain it to them and get them to say that they like it, or that it is good, or something along those lines. If they can't, they lose this round.
Everything else stands the same with the cameras and italics and the earpieces and things.
All four of the contestants were in the hideout, with each of them in front of a canvas. They were all busy frantically on their art pieces, and they knew what everyone else was thinking.
"See, the thing is that you want to make something insane," Leo said. "But you also know that it is possible that you'll be the one to get what you made."
"So you can't make it too insane," Percy said.
So, first up was Percy, and thankfully he found Annabeth alone in the Athena cabin when he visited her.
"Hey, Wise Girl," Percy said, trying to smile, knowing that things would probably go downhill from there. "I was in Art Class, and I decided to make this for you."
"Since when do you have Art Class?" Annabeth asked.
"Oh dear," Jason said. "Annabeth has someone managed to find a flaw in our plan instantly. None of us go to Art Class."
"Alright, I just had some free time and so I made you this," Percy said, and took out whatever his art piece was supposed to be.
Jason rubbed his eyes. He then put on his glasses. "What in Jupiter's name is that supposed to be?"
"I don't get it either," Frank said.
"That's my painting," Leo said in a small voice.
It really isn't possible to describe Leo's painting, but let's just say that it looked like Leo had drunk all of the colors of paint, and then someone told him a really funny joke and then all of it came out of his nose and hit the canvas.
"Of course it doesn't make sense," Leo said. "Percy's holding it upside-down."
Leo then froze the picture and muted the microphone, and then flipped the painting upside-down using a program. "See, it is supposed to be a rainbow in a meadow."
Jason scratched his chin. "I hate to tell you this Leo, but your painting made more sense upside-down than it does right now."
Percy of course, was finding difficulty trying to explain what this was supposed to be. "This is… uh, well, abstract art."
Annabeth stared at it for several seconds. "Percy… thanks and all, but it looks like something Leo would draw as a prank."
"I swear she can tell the future or something," Leo said.
"So do you like it?" Percy asked, trying to put on his usual baby seal eyes that make almost everyone melt.
"I hate to tell you this- but not really," Annabeth said.
Result: Percy failed.
"That was harsh Percy," Jason said. "I mean, to be rejected like that…"
"What were you trying to draw anyway, Leo?" Percy asked.
"A rainbow in a meadow," Leo said.
"It looks like you randomly threw paint at the paper!"
"Well you were holding it upside-down!" Leo said defensively.
Percy held the thing the correct way and said, "It still doesn't make any sense!" while Frank and Jason sniggered.
Next up was Frank. Frank took his project and went to where Hazel was scribbling something down with Nico. After Nico had left, Frank said, "Hazel, I made this for you. How is it?"
Frank then unveiled his project: a pencil drawing of a rabbit and a flower and some grass next to it.
That was the unbelievable thing: that the rabbit was completely normal. The others couldn't believe that it was not a half-eaten carcass, an evil bunny eating humans, holding a sign that said, "For the World's Biggest Loser", or malformed in any way at all.
It was just a regular bunny, and for that matter even somewhat likeable.
"I didn't draw that," Percy said, and Jason and Leo nodded. "So that means…"
"It means Frank got his own drawing," Leo said.
"Aw!" Hazel said. "I didn't know you drew stuff! It looks great!"
There was then some mushy stuff, but Leo decided to cut the tape because he thought it didn't belong in a comedy show, and was a sore loser that Frank still hadn't lost a single point!
Result: Frank passed.
"What was that drawing about?" Leo asked.
"Oh," Frank said, "see, I sort of realized that I was already in the lead and there wasn't much danger of me losing, so I just decided to make a normal so someone would get an easy time of it, mainly Percy or Leo."
Frank could tell that this was some sort of alien concept from the way the others looked at him.
"And you got so lucky that you got your own drawing?" Jason asked.
"I guess so," Frank said.
"Stupid karma," Leo muttered.
Leo probably shouldn't have insulted karma, because it was his turn next. And by a process of elimination, he knew that he was going to get either Percy's artwork, or Jason's. Neither of which was going to be good.
Leo found Calypso tending to some plants in the garden.
"Hey there Sunshine," Leo said. Calypso seemed to still be busy with whatever plant Calypso was working on (Leo was not good at differentiating plants- he kept messing up olive and lemon branches), "I made this for you."
Leo then unveiled his work of art, but Calypso was still working on her plant, so he got a look at it before she did.
It was a pencil drawing. Of a broken cracker on a plate.
Seriously, that was all there was on there. There was as simple dinner plate and on that was as single, broken cracker.
"What is that?" Percy asked.
"It is my masterpiece," Jason said. "It is a drawing of a broken cracker on a plate. I call it, 'Broken Cracker on a Plate.' It is, by the way, currently valued at thirty-eight million dollars."
"Yeah," Frank said. "Zimbabwe Dollars."
Jason took out a plate with a broken cracker on it. "I will have you know that this is my inspiration for this work of art."
Leo had to admit, the cracker and plate did look realistic… almost unnervingly so.
Calypso finished with her plant, ran her dirt-containing fingers through her hair and took a good look at the picture, and frowned. "I know I've returned after so much time, but is this what passes for art in modern times? And one for a lover?"
"Sure it is," Leo said, trying to smile, though unfortunately Calypso could tell he was lying.
"You spent a whole lot of time on this," Calypso noted. "To have drawn it so detailed… "
"Anything for you, Sunshine," Leo said, hoping he could get away with this.
Calypso kissed Leo on the forehead, and took a good look at the picture. "I'm unfamiliar with what people call 'modern art' but thank you for making this."
"So it is good right?" Leo said.
"You made it. OF course it is."
"She's so sweet," Percy said. "Leo, how could you possibly lie like that to her?"
"Yeah Leo you're a real jerk manipulating someone like that," Jason said.
Result: Leo passed.
"I think we need to make a deal," Leo said, "to never show anyone this footage. If we do manage to make a TV show or something, let's edit this part out."
"Agreed," everyone else said.
"Well, I'm up now," Jason said. "And apparently this means that I'm going to get Percy's artwork. Any hints on what you made Percy?"
"Nope," Percy said. "You'll just have to find out yourself."
Jason found Piper currently on rounds for Cabin Inspection.
"Hey!" Jason said. "Wait up!"
Piper paused from checking something on her clipboard and smiled when she saw Jason. "I was just finishing things up here."
"Yeah, well, I was working on something, and look what I made for you," Jason said, and then unveiled Percy's artwork.
"Okay," Frank said. "I give up. Percy, tell us what that is."
"It isn't supposed to be anything," Percy said. "I just took a bunch of pieces of macaroni, dipped them in blue paint and some glue, and randomly threw them at the canvas. Whichever ones stuck stayed there."
"That's just lazy," Leo said.
"You're one to talk!" Percy said. "Your thing didn't even vaguely look like anything!"
"Well, what is it supposed to be?" Piper asked, confused.
Jason was trying very hard internally to think of a good explanation for what it was. What could he possibly tell her that this was?
"What if this all goes horribly wrong?" Percy asked. "What if Jason messes up and Piper Charmspeaks him into telling everything about us?"
Leo seemed to be just considering that at that very moment. "Well, Jason, do think of something good."
"It is uh- how do I explain this- ah- it is a star chart," Jason said. "You know, based on astrology and all?" Jason turned the thing around, because it was really impossible to tell which side was which, and said, "See? I've made both of our star charts. I mean, normally, they're not made with macaroni, but I thought it'd be cool to see how it looked like. It is neat, isn't it?"
Piper looked at Jason like she was wondering he was sick and was even considering touching his forehead to take his temperature. "Since when have you ever been obsessed with star charts?"
Jason shrugged. "I just thought of making one…"
Piper glanced at her watch and said, "I'm kind of behind schedule anyway, but I'll catch up to you later. Unless you wanna come with me on the inspections?"
"Actually, I have to be somewhere too," Jason said awkwardly. "You do like the thing though, right?"
"Jason," Percy said. "If you're trying to pass it off as something that you made, don't call it a thing."
"Yeah, sure, it is great," Piper said.
Result: Jason passed.
A/N: So, the current score is Percy is the most behind with two negative points, then Leo with one negative point, and Frank and Jason both have clean slates.
Thanks for reading. Also, do not try these actual things with your girlfriend and/or boyfriend (I kind of assume it is an 'or' instead of 'and', but I don't judge either way) because it will end badly.
Also, tell me if you liked the sort of new thing that this presented, or if you thought it was meh and preferred the old way of writing the pranks. And leave a review anyway if you liked it.