AN: Well well well, has it ever been a while. Are any of you even still alive?

So I really do want to apologize for the delay on this chapter. And since so much time was spent between the last chapter and this one, I did want for this chapter to be more of a filler, which it most definitely is. That being said, I actually really like this chapter. This was the kind of stuff I was really aiming for when I first conceptualized this story. Just the two bands getting into shenanigans. This chapter is also significantly shorter than the other chapters, too. And as the chapter as a whole was filler, I didn't want...you know...a metric shit ton of unnecessary filler.

I actually first had the idea for this chapter back in like, October. I had needed to get to a point where all of the characters were comfortable enough with each other to really just have them hang out and let the dialogue fly. But now that we've gotten to that place, we've also gotten to that chapter! Yay!

Again, super sorry about the wait, but hopefully you all enjoy this fun filler chapter!

When Carlos suggested that they should all "do something fun", this wasn't what the other seven had in mind. Delia's nose had wrinkled at the smell of the decaying building as she waited for everyone else to file out of the two vehicles that were needed to transport all eight bodies. "You're sure this is the right address, Carlos?" Kendall asked, eyeing the place skeptically.

The shortest of the boys grinned "Yep! I used to come down here a lot actually. It's gonna be great!"

Auden, who'd been standing next to Callie, leaned over to whisper "Is this how we die?"

Callie shook her head, before loudly asking "Carlos, you seem very excited about all this, but you still haven't told us what the plans are. Would you mind giving us a little info?"

"That would ruin the surprise." Carlos stated simply, as though it was the most obvious fact in the world.

Brooke rubbed her boyfriend's arm as she asked, cautiously "Could you maybe give us a hint?"

Carlos paused in thought for a moment, and the other seven leaned towards him in anticipation. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Finally, Carlos chirped "Nope!" causing all of his friends to groan.

James had opened his mouth to argue, when Carlos finally went to the door, and headed inside with a carefree enthusiasm. The others all glanced at each other in skepticism. "Okay!" Kendall cried, clapping his hands together if for no other reason than to break the awkward silence "Let's…follow him!"

And so Kendall did. Brooke followed, if for no other reason than curiosity. The other five still stood outside, glancing back and forth between each other and the door. "What's the worst that could happen?" Auden asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Carlos' naivety caused him to unknowingly trust criminals who lured us all here to sell our organs on the black market." Logan and Delia replied in unison.

If Auden's eyebrow hadn't been raised before, it sure as hell was now. As was James'. And Callie's. "You've clearly thought a lot about this." Callie stated plainly.

With a shudder, Auden added "You need to stop this Grady Twin nonsense. It's spooky as fuck."

Fed up with current course of the conversation – and honestly due to his incredibly thin patience – James finally marched over to the door, proclaiming "I don't know about you guys, but I'm going in. I haven't heard any screams of terror yet."

Callie nodded, following him. Logan followed in behind her, clutching at her shoulder protectively. Auden went in after him, with Delia staying almost glued to the taller's girl back. "If this goes south I'm not above using you as a human shield."

"Delia what the fuck," came the audible mumble under Auden's breath.

But to Delia's – and everyone else's – surprise – it did not, in fact, go south. Or at least, as south as Delia and Logan's imaginations would have had them believe. No, instead what they found was a room – lit fluorescently but dimly – with tacky decorations, the smell of cheap and greasy fast food, and most importantly, twelve lanes of bowling.

"What took you guys so long?" Carlos asked, the absolutely joyful smile never leaving his face. "Get your shoes! Let's go!"

As the remaining five members of the friend group got their shoes, Callie couldn't help but laugh "Delia, your feet are so tiny."

"My everything is tiny." Delia stated simply. It was factual, of course.

Auden couldn't resist chiming in "Except for your big fat mouth."

"Was that necessary?" Callie chided.

Auden rolled her eyes "Jesus, get off my back, mom."

Raising an eyebrow, Logan asked "Why does Callie get to be 'Mom' when you call me 'Grandpa'?"

"Cause Callie's a MILF." Auden explained with a shrug.

Eyebrows knitting together as a confused smile etched over her face, Callie replied "Thank you?"

They all soon moved to where Kendall and Brooke were sitting. "So how do you want to do this?" Kendall asked "All eight of us on one lane? Boys vs Girls? Teams of two?"

"Dibs on being Carlos' partner!" Auden cried "He's here all the time, we have the home field advantage."

With a giggle and a shake of her blonde curls, Brooke reminded Auden "It's not a competition."

"It's not?" Kendall asked, wrinkling his nose up. "Well that's no fun."

"So let's make it a competition." James suggested.

Callie nodded in agreement, before suggesting "Yeah, BTR against ABCD!"

Brooke leaned over to whisper to Delia "Are you any good at bowling?" but was only met by a shrug.

"I thought this was supposed to be a fun team building exercise." Logan seemed to only be speaking to himself at this point. His comment was lost in the void.

As the pins were getting queued up for the first round, Carlos cheerfully cried "May the best band win!"

"We will!" Auden cried back.

Standing up to put a hand on Auden's shoulder, Brooke's voice was sweet and gentle as she told her "Okay, you need to calm down."

Auden clearly had no intention of doing so as she stepped up to bowl, facing off directly with Kendall. "Good luck, Cassleman." He smirked "You're going to need it."

Raising an eyebrow, Auden asked "And you're some kind of gifted bowler?"

"Could be." Kendall shrugged confidently. "You don't know that."

"Could you stop flirting and start bowling?" Callie asked loudly, though her tone was bored and flat.

Auden smiled smugly, giving the ball a good throw and knocking over eight pins. Kendall then threw his…also knocking over exactly eight pins. "How could we tie?!" Kendall asked, incredibly baffled by the very notion.

"By knocking down the same amount of pins?" Logan responded from his seat, entirely confused as to why this was a question. It wasn't exactly rocket science.

As the pins reset for the next round, Carlos and Brooke made their way up to the lanes, each grabbing a bowling ball. "Good luck sweetie!" Carlos grinned, leaning over to lightly kiss Brooke's cheek.

"GET A ROOM!" James cried from his seat.

Callie raised an eyebrow, smiling wryly "Is someone a little jealous that he has no love life?"

"I had a love life," James responded bitterly "Until someone decided they'd rather date Logan."

"I never liked you like that!" Callie cried, exasperated "I barely liked you as a person!"

"You guys want to keep it down?" Logan hissed in a hushed tone. "We're not alone here."

Amidst the arguing, it seemed no one other than Kendall noticed Carlos' spare and Brooke only knocking down four pins. "YAS!" he cried, standing up to high five the shortest member of his group "Way to go Carlos!"

Logan and Callie then stepped up, each grabbing a bowling ball of about the same weight. As Logan slowly lifted it up and down, trying to figure out the exactly weight to calculate the best possible trajectory, Callie had lobbed the ball at seemingly random, knocking down seven pins. Logan smirked, thinking he'd be able to best her…but only knocked down six pins himself.

"YAS CALLIE!" Auden cried, throwing her arms above her head "SLAY QUEEN!"

Callie rolled her eyes but was undoubtedly smiling as she walked past Delia to return to her seat.

Delia had only just picked out her bowling ball – she needed a lighter one due to her pixie like stature and complete unwillingness to do any kind of heavy lifting – when James had leaned over to pat her head "Good luck, kiddo."

Keeping a completely neutral tone a facial expression, Delia expressed "I wish you'd stop doing that."

James looked to the ceiling, feigning thoughtfulness, as though he was actually pondering the situation, before letting out a "Hmmm….no. Not gonna happen." He stated as he continued to pat her head "Especially now that I know it bothers you."

Delia pouted, but retaliated by dropping her bowling bowl on his toes.

"Who's flirting instead of bowling now?!" came Auden's very impatient cry.

Delia's head spun around so quickly that her red hair whipped James in the arm as she told Auden "My apologies." Before turning back around, picking up her bowling ball, and tossing it into the lane. She only managed to hit five pins.

James smirked smugly, despite his aching feet. "Serves you right for dropping your ball on my toes." However – as he threw his ball, it landed in the gutter.

The game continued on and – to everyone's shock and surprise, it had ended in a tie. "I guess the best band did win." Carlos commented with a smile.

"NO!" Kendall and Auden yelled at the same time, both moving to stand up.

Eyes wide, Callie muttered "Simmer down now" but it mostly went unnoticed.

"I will not settle for a tie!" Kendall cried, before deciding "We need a new competition."

Brooke pouted "But I was having fun bowling."

"This new competition could be, fun, too!" Kendall tried.

There was a long silence, before Callie finally asked "Anyone have any ideas?"

With a smirk, James supplied "I might."

Leaving the bowling alley, they once again filed into the two vehicles. This time, Logan driving the members of Big Time Rush and Auden driving the members of ABCD. Kendall sat shotgun in Logan's car, as he listened to the driver whine "Well, I hope you're happy."

Kendall quirked an eyebrow "What did I do this time?"

"You let your insane competitive nature ruin a perfectly fun night, is what you did." Logan answered, eyes never veering off the road, like the good driver he was.

In denial, Kendall retorted "I did no such thing."

"I probably wouldn't have a bowling ball dropped on my toes if you didn't go and make this a competition!" James cried from behind Logan.

Rolling his eyes, Kendall remarked "Delia would've done that anyway. You were being more annoying than usual."

"Why couldn't we just have a fun time bowling?" Carlos asked to no one in particular. "I just wanted to share one of my favorite places with most of my favorite people and have a fun time!"

"And most of us," James spat bitterly "Thank you, Carlos. Because we were trying to have fun, before someone decided he needs everything in life to be a competition!"

"Coming from you!" Logan cried "You were the one who suggested we go to laser tag! How does that help?!"

"I was thinking that shooing each other might help ease the tension!" James answered, before adding "And besides, laser tag is amazing and we should all do it more often."

Meanwhile, in the girl's car, the conversation was a lot more civil. "Do you guys want to win this?" Auden asked, glancing at the other three girls in the car, instead of the road.

With a shrug, Callie replied "Well, yeah."

"Do you trust me?" Auden pressed "Because I have a surefire way to make sure one of us is the last to get shot. But you're all going to have to do what I tell you."

She was met by an affirmative sounding murmur and the nod of the three heads. Delia then spoke more clearly "It's always best to devise and act upon a plan, anyhow."

"Brooke, Callie, I'm going to need you to cover Delia and I. One of you stay in front and the other stay behind." Auden instructed. "Delia, I'll give you specific instructions once we get inside."

Once the cars pulled into the parking lots, the four young adults walked into the laser tag venue in a thick silence, only broken when Kendall approached the counter, asking for a round of eight. The silence continued as the employee instructed "You'll have 90 seconds to stake out spots before the game starts. Boys, you'll be red. Girls, you'll be blue. Once the game starts, if you're hit, the vest will vibrate and you'll be out."

They all nodded, and Carlos finally broke the awkward tension in the air with a genuine "Good luck!"

Auden merely turned to the girls and instructed "Remember the plan." The other three members all nodded.

James' eyes widened as he turned to the other member of Big Time Rush "Plan?! They have a plan?! Why don't we have a plan?!"

"Don't worry." Kendall attempted to reassure the tallest, placing a hand on his shoulder, though it mostly sat atop the bulky laser tag vest. "We're best on our instincts. Besides, you're the best player here."

The performers were given their start, and they all took off running. The boys ran randomly – no particular start point in mind – while the girls had a system. Brooke led the group, Auden and Delia following closely behind, and Callie power walking backwards behind them, keeping her eye out for any possible obstacles. As the girls finally made it into the back left corner, Auden called out "How are we doing for time?"

"25 seconds til the game starts!" Brooke answered.

Auden nodded, before crouching over, her back at a near 90 degree angle as she called "Brooke, Callie, head out!" They did as they were instructed, both girls running from the spot – Brooke sticking to the front left and Callie heading to the front right, as Delia hopped onto Auden's back, piggyback style. "Now we wait." The tallest girl murmured.

Brooke ran into Logan first – literally, their bodies smashing together causing them both to stumble backwards, just as the game started, their vests suddenly illuminated. They immediately shot each other. Just as Han and Greedo, it was impossible to say who shot first, because they were both out within the game's first five seconds. "Well." Logan sighed, exasperated. "Wanna go get a soda while we wait for these guys to finish?"

The blonde nodded "They may be a while. You think they have those cameras where we can watch the rest of the game from outside?" she asked as they walked out together.

Meanwhile, Callie had targeted in on her prey, which, at the moment, was one Carlos Garcia with his back turned to her. Silently, she tiptoed forward, making sure she had the shot lined up, before sending the infa red into the target marks on the shortest boy's back. Feeling the vibrating sensation, Carlos whipped his head around, trying to find the source of his laser tag death. "Sorry pal." Callie cried, genuinely empathetic. "But you were a pretty easy target."

While Carlos smiled, all pleasant vibes were whipped from Callie's face as she heard Kendall's soft chuckle of "Heh, hypocrite." Directly before he shot at her vest.

"No fair!" Callie whined.

Kendall smirked "All's fair in love and laser tag!"

James soon ran up to the trio who'd been standing in the near center of the room they were playing in "Who's out?"

"Us." Callie and Carlos replied unison, both raising up their laser guns in defeat.

Kendall nodded towards the nearest score board, informing the tallest "Looks like Brooke and Logan are, too."

"So it's two to two?" James asked.

Kendall nodded, before instructing "You take the front, I'll take the back." As the two split ways, Callie and Carlos leisurely made their way to the exit.

Having run straight into the back, Kendall wasn't as cautious as he should've been. He didn't survey his surroundings, too busy looking for one of the two girls still left in the game. If he had of been more cautious, perhaps, he wouldn't have gotten shot in the back.

Eyes wide, he turned around, facing the glowing blue behemoth that was Auden piggybacking Delia, both of whom had their guns at the ready. "You can't sit on her back!" Kendall cried, before accusing "That's cheating."

With a smirk, Auden retorted "Hey, all's fair in love and laser tag, lollipop."

"Lollipop?" Kendall questioned, raising an eyebrow.

With a shrug – causing Delia to bob up and down – Auden supplied "Hey, it could be worse. I call Logan grandpa."

"You called me a robot for a month." Delia stated boredly.

"I was only looking out for mankind, not like we've been over this a thousand times." Auden snapped at the redhead.

Kendall merely shook his head. "Well, I'm out, but I'm going to tell James what you're up to."

Delia raised an eyebrow quizzically "I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to. There's no rule against it. Auden merely came up with an incredibly impressive strategy."

"It's cheating. It has to be." Kendall continued to press.

"Look it up, buttercup!" Auden jeered "We're totally within regulation play."

Kendall groaned, storming off to the front. James whipped around at the sound of footsteps, but was disheartened at the sight of his teammate in an unilluminated vest. "Dude?!"

With a sigh, Kendall merely offered "Back left corner. Delia's on Auden's back."

"Delia's WHAT?!"

Gun out in front of him, finger firmly grasping the trigger, James ran to the instructed spot. He arrived, seeing exactly what Kendall had described. His gun was aimed and ready, but then, so were both of the girls'. "Step down, Diamond." Auden threatened. "We can make this a lot less humiliating then it needs to be."

Quirking an eyebrow, James questioned "And just how humiliating can you make it? No matter how you shoot me, I'm still going to walk to the front…"

"Told you it wouldn't work." Delia muttered.

Roughly jostling the girl on her back, Auden hushed "Quiet, you."

"What's stopping me form pulling this trigger right now?" James asked cautiously.

"Because there's two of us and one of you." Delia replied, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Shoot me, Auden can still shoot you. Shoot Auden, I can still shoot you. You can't get us both out in one…"

James had been so preoccupied with Delia's explanation, he didn't notice that Auden had pulled the trigger "…shot." The green haired girl finished for her companion.

"OH COME ON!" James cried.

Still atop Auden's shoulders, Delia reached over, patting his head, just as he had down to her at the bowling alley. "Better luck next time, kiddo."

Hoisting the shortest off her shoulders, Auden grabbed her wrist and held it in the air "Our grand champions!" she exclaimed, as the three made their way back to the front.

"Yeah yeah," James muttered, with a roll of his eyes, before asking "So, um, hey, hope this isn't weird or anything, but I come here a lot and I'd actually love to steal your piggybacking idea."

With a shrug and a smile, Auden offered "Oh, sure thing! I'll even loan you Delia, if you want. She's tiny so you barely remember you have person on you."

"I'm a human." Delia responded "You can't loan me…"

Her protests went unheard, as James smiled at Auden "That would be great! It would show the 10 year olds in those candy commercials who's boss. Plus Delia's small enough that she'd be allowed to push the kids, which I'm always getting in trouble for."

"I'm not consenting to any of this!" the redhead cried again, and once again went entirely ignored.

With a sigh but a genuine smile, Kendall greeted them at the exit "Well, congrats, Cassleman. You proved to be the better player. I'm impressed."

"I'm still right here!" Delia chirped "I won, too!"

As James walked off to join the others, Auden, smirked "Not sure why you're so impressed. You should have known I'm better than you."

"Why do you have to word it like that?" Kendall groaned, though he was still smiling.

Auden shrugged "Cause it's true?"

Delia groaned in frustration, and begrudgingly followed James over to the rest of the group.

Kendall and Auden didn't seem to notice. "Come on, there's got to be something I'm better at than you."

"You're better at being a whiny piss baby." Auden offered.

Kendall frowned "You sure about that?"

It only earned him a punch in the arm.