A/N: Here's the next one!!! Woot, I have officially hit the 100 page mark in Word!!! That makes me happy! Anyway, enjoy!
Thank yous: Dodger, Spades, Mouse and Dreamer! Thank you my lovlies!
And to my ducky who helps me write this...
And a very special thank you to my APA, Olivia, who gave input for the chapter...
We finished the movie and embarked into phase ten. A crazy game to be sure, even crazier when Media and I play. Some of the most random things come out of that game. On one turn Media was handing out the cards and counting out loud 6, 6, 6; then pausing, she declared in a very cheerful voice, "Ha, that's the devil's number! Hehe." To which, Dodger told her:
"If the devil had a pixie dust fairy, that would be it!" she said pointing at Media, which sent me over the edge into uncontrollable giggles.
"I'm not the devil's pixie stick!" Media protested, while also laughing. For some reason, the giggles were prominent for me that night and I could hardly stop long enough to play the game. After a few moments of playing, Media went out first, leaving me stuck in the same phase for the second time in a row, so in a moment of playful rage, I threw my cards at her.
"Screw you Acorn!" she said.
"That sounds like it's supposed to be a bad word; Screw you Acorn!" Mouse commented.
"Forget about playing, I'm making Larry!" Bumlets chimed in.
"Larry who?" Mouse asked.
"Larry the Cucumber."
"Ok, no more pizza for Bumlets!" Mush commented.
Just then Media, tried to hit Dodger with a penny.
"Gah," Dodger cried when the penny hit her.
"What's wrong with you, don't you like pennies?" Dreamer asked.
"No, I don't; you like my socks?" Dodger asked while sticking her feet up in the air, prompting Media to launch another penny at her.
"Ooo, shiny!" I said becoming distracted by the flying metallic object.
"Wow!" David gaped at my distraction.
"She's attracted to shiny things." Ace said trying to get my attention back in the game.
"There's a shine magnet in my head, what can I say?" I said focusing on the cards in my hand. I picked up a four much to Media's displeasure.
"She picked up a 4, the world is coming to an end!" she cried overdramatically.
"You should have been the drama major, Media." I said poking her.
"Please no!" Mush pleaded.
As we sat playing Phase 10, Mouse sat quietly on the couch writing in what looked like a small notebook. We begged her to come and play with us, but she was quite content where she was.
"The world is passing you by as you write in your stupid little journal." Bumlets cried.
"It is not!" Mouse said, throwing a wad of paper at him.
"Grawr" I said making bear claw hands at them.
"You are weird!" David, who was sitting next to me, said.
"I know, but that's what makes me unique." I said grinning!
"Yeah, unique's a good woid foh it." Spot said.'
"You know, the way you all talk, it makes it sound like she's losing her mind." Les piped up.
"Can't lose nothing you've already lost!" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"AKA, your sanity!" Media added.
"Yep!"
"I don't know if you can talk Media, you forgot to fill up you car." Mush said.
"What?" Media asked bewildered.
"You know car, vroom vroom" Dodger added.
"Wow, she just said vroom vroom." Blink stated.
"Let's keep playin shall we?" Jack asked.
"Oh, yes I've got it!" Media cried with glee.
"What?" I asked.
"Three happy little, freakin move, 8's!" she said as she laid down her cards.
"Dang it!" I said, "I'm still stuck in phase 5!"
We finished the game and played a few more rounds before we realized what time it had gotten to be.
"Crap, I gotta work tomorrow!" I said suddenly jumping up.
"Yeah"
"Me too"
"Ditto"
"Not me!" Dodger said.
"Shut up Dodgah," Spot said.
"Yeah, we gotta leave in the morning." David said.
"Well, it was nice meeting all of you." Mouse said shaking their hands.
"You too, Mouse, we'll have to come back sometime." Dreamer said.
"That would be cool." Mouse said.
"Yeah, hopefully we'll see you again." Bumlets said joining Mouse.
"See you guys around!" Ace said as she walked outside with Spot.
"We might have to wait a minute." I said seeing the two leave.
"I think they're gonna wait OUTSIDE, Angel." Mush said.
"Maybe we should wait in my car, Mush." Media smiled.
"I definitely agree with you there." Mush said also smiling.
"OOOOO" Dodger and I chimed as Media threw a pillow at us, which I ducked and missed.
"Ha, I didn't get hit in the head!" I yelled triumphantly.
"Not by dat one!" Jack said hurling another pillow at me, which did hit me in the head.
"Haha" Media laughed.
"Jack Kelly you're a dead man!" I yelled running after him.
"Exit stage right." Mush said walking out the door.
"Run Jackie boy, run!" Blink yelled to Jack.
"Keep that up and you're next!" I said to him as I ran by.
"No you won't!" Dodger said.
I chased Jack around the house until he decided to run into a room and shut the door to keep me out. Fortunately, I was right behind him and hit the door with all of my might, making it budge enough for me to get a foothold.
"What is it wid me an da batroom tanight?" Jack pondered out loud.
"I don't know, let me in!" I said leaning up against the door and digging my feet into the thick carpeting.
"Ok," he said letting go and stepping back.
"Ah!" I screamed as I fell in through the door.
"Hiya Angel" Jack said looking down at me where I was lying on my back on the floor.
"Now you're really dead!" I said.
"Ya da one on da flooh." He said stepping over me to get out.
He he not so fast. I thought as I grabbed hold of his leg to prevent his escape, which only resulted in him dragging me into the living room, and giving me rug burn.
"Jack, what are you doing to my sister?" Dodger asked.
"She latched onta me." He said.
"He let me fall through the door." I said sheepishly from where I was laying on the floor attached to Jack's leg.
"Ya didn't ruin da dooh did ya?" Blink asked me.
"No. Gah, my pants are falling down." I said letting go and standing up.
"You know, we still have a car of kids to take home still." Dodger pointed out.
"Yeah, not to mention that Media and Mush are probably full blown making out by now." I said grabbing my purse and walking out the door.
"Bye Blink, bye Jack." Dodger said.
I went to bed that night feeling similar to the way I'd felt after Jack's first date and mine. I awoke however, to a morning that I was not prepared for due to lack of sleep. I walked out into the hall and down to Spot's room and started knocking on the door.
"Yeah." He answered.
"You're driving." I said turning and walking back to my room.
"Aight." He said grinning.
"I didn't think you'd mind." I smiled.
I got ready for work and grabbed my makeup bag before heading out the door behind Spot and Spades. I climbed in the front passenger seat and set about covering the dark circles under my eyes and in general making myself look presentable. The morning started off with a hotel critic coming to check out the service, so everyone was on edge, which in my sleep deprived state, angered me to no end.
"Maybe we should call Media to come in an sub foh ya." Blink said.
"If you do, you'll never see my sister again." I said glaring at him.
"Aight, aight, I'se just playin wid ya Angel." He said holding his hands up in mock surrender.
"GRRRRR" I growled.
"Geez, what's wrong wid ya dis mornin Angel?" Blink asked taken aback and my sudden outburst.
"I'm tired."
"I'se seen ya when ya just tieahd, dere's sumptin else dat's buggin ya." He said trying to coax a confession out of me.
"Oh no, the last time I did that, you almost blurted it out to the person I was trying to keep a secret from!" I said recalling when Jack and I had first met.
"Oh, ya mean wid Jackie Boy? News flash foh ya Angel, he already knew."
"I don't care. You promised you wouldn't tell and then he asks you what's goin on and you almost spilled the beans! Oh no, not again my friend!"
"Does dis mean it has ta do wid Jack again." Blink asked.
"WE have things to get done before the critic gets here, so go, look lively man!"
"Ah yes avoidin da subject."
"Just go!"
"Aight, I'm leavin, but I'm onta ya secret Angel." Blink said walking off.
"THERE IS NO SECRET!!!!!" I yelled after him.
"NO, I DON'T WANT ANY CHAPSTICK!" an elderly lady said as she walked up.
"Hello, welcome to the Hotel de Conlon." I said greeting her.
"FOR THE LAST TIME I DON'T WANT A TRIP TO HOLLAND!" the lady said.
Spot then came up with her bags and said, "She's checkin out Angel."
"Thanks Spot." I said.
"WHAT, SPEAK UP DEARY!"
"DID YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY?" I asked trying to match her volume.
"WHAT ABOUT GEORGIA STATE?"
By this time, Blink had come back and was laughing in a corner.
"WHAT WAS YOUR NAME MA'AM?" I asked her.
"I TOLD YOU LAST TIME YOU WHIPPERSNAPPER, YOU'RE NOT GETTING MY CANE!"
This caused Blink to double over and literally fall on the floor laughing. I looked at him as he rolled in hysterics on the floor.
"And they say I'm the weird one." I mumbled.
"WHY DO THEY CALL YOU WEIRD DEAR?"
"You heard that?" I asked.
"OF COURSE, I SPEAK LOUD, BUT I CAN'T HEAR WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK LOUDLY TO ME."
"Oh, did you enjoy your stay?"
"YES DEARY, I DID, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TELL THE OWNER THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WRESTLING IN THE HALLWAY."
"I'll tell him." I said trying to hide my smile. "What was your name ma'am?" After we had figured out that she could hear me when I spoke softly, I got her checked out and on her way. Then I turned around to Blink, who was still rolling on the floor laughing.
"What is so funny?" I asked.
"Media…checked…her…in and she…had the same problems!!!!" He laughed.
"Whatever." I said turning back to the counter. Just then Jack came up, looking a bit winded.
"What happened to you?" I asked.
"Ona da customahs lost dere watch, and I'se been runnin all ova da place tryin ta find it." He said panting.
"Oh, you mean a watch like this?" I asked pulling a gold watch out from behind the desk.
"Yeah like dat one." He said giving me a glare.
"Just for future reference, always check the desk first." I said smiling sarcastically.
"Dat woulda been nice ta know an hour ago" he said snatching the watch from my hand.
"You're welcome!" I called after him.
"Be nice ta him, Angel." Blink said finally pulling himself up off of the floor.
"Why should I?" I asked.
"Because ya like him." Blink said nonchalantly.
"Do not."
"Yeah ya do, weddah ya admit it or not."
"And how all knowing Blink do you know this?"
"Even a blind man can see it!"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, but now I gotta go get da room ready foh da critic!" Blink said slinking off.
"He's up to something." I said as I watched him leave.
The next time I saw Spot and Jack was later that afternoon in the midst of chaos.
JACK'S POV:
I finally got ta go on me break aftah lookin foh dat blasted watch all day. I was exhausted and was lookin fohwahd ta havin a relaxin lunch, but date didn't happen. I got ta da breakroom and found Blink and Spot sittin in dere on deir breaks.
"Heya Blink, heya Spot."
"Heya Jack." Blink said, Spot bahly acknowledged me wid a nod.
"Sup Blink?" I asked.
"Well, we'se tinkin bout playin Captah da flag on Wednesday evenin, ya wanna come?"
"Yeah, why Wednesday?"
"Well, I talked ta Dodgah and Spades gets ungrounded on Tuesday, so we figgahed we could wait a day and let hah and Skittery come."
"Da whole gang is comin?" I asked.
"Yea,"
"Aight, I'll be dere."
"I'se gotta get back ta woik, see yas latah." Blink said standing up.
"Bye Blink." I said.
"Bye Blink." Spot echoed.
"I get ta see Angel again." I said quietly, but apparently not quiet enough because Spot went off on me like a volcano.
"Stay away from me sistah!" Spot yelled.
"What concoin is it a you'se?" I asked, me smaht mouth kickin in,
"She's me sistah, a scabbah!"
"She's also oldah dan you'se in case ya hadn't noticed."
"Dat don't mattah, I'll still soak any bum dat tries ta get neah hah."
"Don't ya tink it'd be a bettah idea ta let hah choose da guy she wants insteada you?"
"I used ta tink dat til you came along!"
"Ya sayin dat I ain't da right guy and I'se affectin hah judgement?"
"Dat ain't all I'se sayin!"
"Aight ya wanna fight, lets go."
"Finally, she ain't heah ta stop me!" Spot said as he lunged towahd me wid a right uppercut ta me gut. Cept I blocked it wid me right ahm, an delivahed a left hook square t a his cheekbone. He stumbled back a few steps befoh comin back wid a left hook ta me head which I blocked wid me right ahm, den he tried ta give a right uppahcut to me gut again cept dis time I got him in da gut. He stumbled back again befoh I chahged at him and trew him onta da flooh. He sat dere foh a second befoh kickin me in da knee. What is it wid Conlon's and da knee ahea?
"Punk" I spat.
"Scabbah!" he retohted as he got up offa da ground. We cicahled each oddah foh a second befoh he spoke again.
"Why don't ya go back ta New Yawk?" he asked angrily.
"Only if ya sistah comes wid me." I taunted. He lunged at me again and I trew him against da wall me right ahm across his neck, me left ahm holdin his right. He brought his left ahm down ta break outta me grasp but I grabbed his uppah ahm and held him fihmly against da wall.
"Will ya listen ta me?"
"Why?"
"Because ya bein an idiot!"
"Let goa me!" he said.
"Fine" I replied as I threw him down again. He got up and rushed at me wid his fist held high ready ta delivah a knockout blow. I grabbed his ahm and shouldah and flipped him ovah me hip when we hoid a soft "Ahem" comin from da doohway.
"Oh, heya Angel!" I said standin ovah Spot.
"He was just helpin me up." Spot said as I grudgingly helped da idiot offa da flooh. Once he got ta an upright position we shoved each oddah away.
ANGEL'S POV
I walked in to the break room for my break and what do I see, my brother and ex boyfriend, duking it out.
"Ahem" I coughed from the doorway.
"Oh heya Angel" Jack said standing over Spot.
"He was just helpin me up." Spot said as he took Jack's offer to help him stand. At which point they pushed each other.
"Helping him stand huh?" I asked walking in ever so slowly. "Looks more like you two were fighting."
"I can't lie ta ya Angel." Jack said.
"Oh really?" I asked right before Spot commented.
"Ya have befoh!"
"Spot, let me handle this please." I said with an alarming coolness.
"Oh really, you couldn't lie to me huh? Ok, I want to know, who is Sarah?"
"I told ya, she's an ex goilfriend a mine, she wants me back, but I don't wanna go back."
"Ok, were you planning on telling me that you were leaving, before you left?"
"Yeah, when Davie showed up, I wadn't ready ta leave yet so I didn't wanna worry ya!"
"Are you still planning on leaving?"
"No"
"No?" I asked feigning shock.
"No, Medda wants me ta stay heah and run da new theatah she's gonna open."
"Is that so?"
"I promise ya it's da truth!"
"The only reason I can believe you right now, is because Dreamer already told me."
"And ya still didn't believe me?" He asked.
At that moment the door swung open and my dad walked in.
"What are you three doing talking back here? The critic is going to be here in any minute!"
"I'm on my break!" I said.
"Me too." Jack replied.
"I'm leavin!" Spot said in disgust.
"What happened to you Sean?" my dad asked.
"Why ah ya askin?"
"Because your face is swelling and turning blue."
"Oh, I been around Angel too long and walked inta da dooh.'' He said trying to play it off.
"You need to be more careful." My dad said before turning and walking out.
"See ya latah Angel." Spot said before turning to leave.
"Spot, when you get a minute free, stop by the kitchen and get some ice for your eye, it's swelling already." I said.
"Aight Angel." He said leaving.
"How dare you!" I turned on Jack fury unleashed.
"How dah I what?" He asked.
"Attack my brother!"
"He attacked me!"
"Everybody attacks you first!"
"Media did attack me foist, you know dat!"
"I also know my brother!"
"Then ya would know dat he's a hothead who's had it in foh me since da day we met!"
"A likely story!"
"It's da truth! I don't lie, Angel!" he said his voice sounding full of an unknown pain that I hadn't known existed.
"How am I supposed to know that?"
"Have I evah given ya reason ta doubt me? And I mean me, poisonally, not what ya hoid eavesdroppin or from ya cousin."
I was going to come back with an insult, but then I remembered the old lady in the park. Fighting with myself over whether to insult him or not, I stood there for a minute fists clenched, breathing haggard, before relaxing and calming down.
"No, Jack, you personally haven't given me a reason to doubt you."
"Can we just staht ovah?"
"As what?"
"Friends."
"Sounds good to me."
The days dragged on until Wednesday came, Spades was ungrounded and we got to play capture the flag. We met up in a park, just as evening was falling.
"Mouse, you actually have to play, you can't sit in the car and write this time." I teased her.
"I wasn't planning on it Angel." She said getting out with an evil glint in her eye.
Note to self, be on her team. I thought. I got out of my car along with everyone else that had ridden with me and walked out into the field to start the war, er game.
"I want to be on Mush's team." Media declared.
"That's only so you two can make out while we're planning." Dodger interjected.
"So?" Mush said back.
"I have a better idea," Ace chimed in.
"And dat would be?" Asked Spot.
"Battle of the sexes." She said proudly.
"Dat could be very interestin. But why da heck not?" Skittery said.
"Ok, let's go, girls over here, guys over there!" I said pointing across the field to a slightly wooded area.
"May the best team win!" Bumlets said cockily as he walked off with the other guys as they disappeared into the darkness.
All the girls gathered where our flag was to strategize.
"I say we crush them!" Media said getting into the spirit.
"We will, have no fear." I said.
"How do we crush them?" Spades asked.
"Wait is this tackle or are we just going for their flags?" Mouse asked.
"Mouse, love, it's not flag football, we go for the flag." I said putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh, right."
"First off, who is going to be our guard?" I asked.
"How bout we rotate, that way one person isn't stuck being bored all night." Dodger suggested.
"Ok, who wants first watch?" I asked.
"I will." Mouse volunteered.
"Ok, we'll let you decide where the jail is." Ace said, covering her blonde hair with a dark bandana.
"Ok, let's roll!" I said taking the overdramatic side of things.
"Drama Queen!" Dodger, Spades and Media pointed out.
"You all say that like it's a bad thing." I said innocently.
We slowly crept towards the wooded area fanning out as we went. I went for the flag first off after I found it. Jack was standing guard in front of their flag while the rest of the guys tried to find ours, which they would find harder than they thought. We had Mouse tucked away in a safe area, while Spades crouched near a bush appearing to be guarding our flag. The guys did pretty good on hiding their flag too. They had it shoved in a bush that was growing next to the base of a tree. I saw that I could get around to the back of the tree without being seen and figured that I could crawl through the branches around to the front, latch my legs on to a low branch, swing down, grab the flag and make a run for it before anyone knew the difference. I made my way silently to the back of the tree and made it up effortlessly. I maneuvered my way through the branches around to the front and had just latched my legs to the lowest branch when Jack broke the silence.
"Ya know I can heah ya right?" he asked not turning around.
"What?"
"Ya breathin too loud."
"Am not."
"Don't staht Angel, ya ain't gonna win." He said turning around.
"I'm not coming down!" I said trying to lure him up into the tree.
"Fine ya can stay up dere all night."
"You can't watch the flag and me all night." I said still trying to lure him up so I could make a dash with the flag.
"I don't hafta, I'se just gotta watch da flag."
"Fine," I admitted with a heavy sigh. "I'm comin down."
"Ya need some help?"
"If you want to."
"Heah, jump, I'll catch ya."
"Oh no, the last person who said that dropped me!" I said, shaking my head.
"I won't drop ya Angel, I promise."
"So did they."
"You and ya stubbuness!" Jack exclaimed.
"Come closer!"
"I thought ya didn't trust me ta catch ya."
"I don't but my butt is starting to get sore!"
"Goils!"
I jumped out of the tree, and true to his word, Jack caught me around my legs so my waist was at his shoulders. Just then I made the mistake of looking down.
"Too high, put me down!" I shrieked.
"Ya just climbed a tree and ya freakin out about dis?" he asked in disbelief.
"I didn't feel like I was going to fall from the tree!"
"Well lean ovah me shouldah cause I ain't puttin ya down!"
"Why not?"
"I'se taken ya ta da jail sos dat ya can't run and grab da flag."
"Oh fine have it your way." I said bending my waist over his shoulder. As he carried me over to the jail, Ace came out of nowhere, grabbed the flag and started sprinting away.
"No, she's got da flag!" He said in amazement. "ACE HAS DA FLAG, SOMEONE GET HAH!" Jack yelled out into the darkness. Jack continued carrying me over his shoulder to the jail. My head was beginning to hurt from all the blood rushing to it.
"You know, you can put me down now, I obviously can't grab the flag." I said.
"Yeah, but ya can still run! And I know dat ya would too!" he replied.
Finally he put me down and showed me the boundaries of the jail.
"Da tree, ta da rock, ta da bush, ta dat tree." Jack stated pointing out each object.
"Yes your majesty." I said mockingly.
Several minutes went by and I heard yells of victory and defeat coming from both sides. A few minutes later, Blink came back to the guys' base carrying Ace and the flag.
"Spades is protectin da base, dats how dey got Skittahy." Blink told Jack. Ha, they only thought Spades was protecting the base.
"Heya Blink, ya wanna guard da flag? I gotta stretch me legs."
"Yeah aight." Blink and Jack trades places as guards.
"Now why didn't I wait until now to go for the flag?" I asked.
"What was dat Angel?" Blink asked.
"Nothing." I said sweetly.
"Yeah right it was sumptin!"
Skittery had been tagged by Spades and now he sat in the girls' jail.
"How da heck did dat happen?" he asked out loud.
"Because we're sneaky like that." Spades answered.
"I'll say, havin a decoy guard." Skittery mumbled.
Just then Dodger sprinted up.
"They got Ace and Angel and their flag back." She said panting.
"Hmmm, what to do what to do?" Spades pondered.
"I say, we take Skits here over to Mouse, and the two of us rush them!" Dodger said.
"Ok, one to distract the other to get the others." Spades reiterated.
"Exactly." Dodger confirmed.
"Ok, let's do this." Spades said taking Skittery over to Mouse. Dodger and Spades quietly crept toward they guys' jail in order to get Ace and Angel out and back to the girls' side. As they huddled behind a tree, they decided who would get Angel and Ace out of jail and who would distract Blink.
"I'll get Blink." Dodger said smirking.
"No making out with the enemy!" Spades cautioned.
"I'll do what is necessary for the good of the team!" Dodger said.
"Oh don't give me that martyred look, Dodge. But I do agree that you should distract him." Spades said peeking out from behind the tree.
"Ok, when I get over there, run for it!" Dodger whispered as she dashed out into the open.
"Dodgah!" Blink said.
"I'm just here for the flag." She said starting to move to her right.
"Not if I can help it." Blink said shadowing her movements.
"Are you sure about that?" she asked moving to her left.
"Yep, I'm shoh." He said again mirroring her.
"Well then we are at an impasse." Dodger said standing still, sizing Blink up.
"I s'pose we ah." He replied trying to read what she was going to do next.
Meanwhile, Spades stealthily crept over to the jail and silently tagged Ace and I to get us out of jail. Once we were a safe distance away, Spades called after Dodger.
"They're free, come on Dodger!" she yelled.
"Adios Blink." Dodger said as she swiftly turned around running after us.
"Dere's like 4 a dem neah da flag headin out!" Blink yelled to his teammates. "Cut 'em off!"
Blink's warnings and cries for help, though they were not unnoticed, were in vain; for by the time that the rest of the guys knew what was happening and had time to react, we were safely back on our own side of the line. The four of us made our way back to Mouse to see how things were going for her.
"I've got it under control." She said confidently.
"Good." Spades smiled.
"Where did Media go?" I asked wondering where my crazy cousin had gone off to.
"I saw her a few minutes ago chasing Bumlets." Mouse reported.
"Are you sure it wasn't Mush?" I asked sarcastically.
"Mush wouldn't have been running away." Spades pointed out.
"That is true." I agreed.
"Way to move the jail on me!" Media said escorting Bumlets.
"Oh sorry bout that, we didn't know where you were, and we needed to get Angel and Ace out of the guys' jail." Spades explained.
"I didn't even know you two got captured." Media scoffed.
"Yeah well, what can we say?" Ace said shrugging her shoulders.
"Not much." I said.
"Ok, we need to get that flag!" Media said a fire in her green eyes.
"Ok, genius, how?" I asked getting hyper.
"Well, I noticed a lovely little passage way that would make a great trap!" Media said.
"Who should we trap first?" Ace asked.
"We should get Spot first, because he can move when he wants to." Dodger said.
"But he will also follow." Ace said.
"You just don't want us to get him first because he's your boyfriend!" I said playing with her.
"Yeah, so?" she answered.
"Aw, but then you can guard the jail and spend time with him." Mouse said.
"Someone's getting tired of jailer duty!" Spades laughed.
Just then we heard a twig snap behind us and we all turned to see Mush's figure dashing off to the guys' side of the field.
"GET HIM!" I yelled taking off with Media hot on my tail. We tracked Mush all over the field and finally got him when Media and I both jumped him.
"Since when is this tackle?" Mush protested.
"Since you decided to sneak up on us and overhear our evil plan." Media laughed.
"Will you two get off of me please, I can't breathe." He asked. I looked at Media who shrugged.
"Ok, come on Mush, you get to spend some quality time with Skittery and Bumlets." I said leading him to our jail.
"Media, you can let go!" Mush said.
"Nuh uh, you'll run!" Media smiled.
"You just want to hold his hand." I jeered.
"Yeah except she's diggin her claws into my bicep!" Mush said.
"Oh, sorry." Media apologized.
We put him in the jail with Skittery and Bumlets leaving Ace to guard them.
"Ok, who wants to get Spot?" I asked.
"I'll get him." Mouse piped up.
"Ok, we'll be hiding on this side of the passageway ready to help." I said as we walked over to the nifty passageway Media had found. Mouse went off to the other side in search of Spot while the rest of us took our positions.
Mouse crept around until she saw Spot she then purposefully broke a stick to draw his attention. She then acted like she was surveying the area and then turned back leading Spot to our trap. Mouse was moving cautiously because Jack was still out there somewhere, allowing Spot to close the gap a little too quickly for her comfort. She sprinted through the passage with Spot hot on her tail. She led him right through us and then stopped, which cautioned Spot to stop as well.
"Gotcha!" Media yelled.
"Ha!" I said jumping out to tag him.
"Dangit!" he said.
"Off to jail with you scoundrel!" said Spades.
"Ya own flesh and blood?" Spot protested.
"Sorry little brother, but that's life." Dodger told him.
"Why is it dat you two call me lil bruddah, when I'se tallah dan bot a ya?" Spot asked as we led him to the jail.
"Because we're older!" Dodger and I said.
While we laid our trap, Jack had snuck into our camp freeing our few prioners. We saw them fleeing as we approached, quickly handing Spot over to Ace, we ran like mad after our escapees. Media ran after Mush, Dodger and Spades ran after Skittery who ran like a scared rabbit, Mouse ran after Bumlets, leaving me to run after Jack. He he sucker. I thought as I ran after him and tackled him to the ground.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do this!" I said pinning him down.
"Do what?"
"Tackle you, by the way, you are now our prisoner." I said leading him to our jail where Mouse got Bumlets and Mush had Media. I looked at them for a second before tilting my head to the side.
"Isn't that supposed to be the other way around?"
"I don't know if Mush took hah back ta our jail or if he took hah off ta go make out, he just left heah wid hah slung ovah his shouldah." Spot said.
"Most likely the latter of the two." I said.
"So who's left out there?" Mouse asked.
"Dodger and Spades are still goin after Skits." I said, "We probably ought to go help them, shouldn't we?"
"Yeah, lets go." Mouse said as we took off after Dodger and Spades. We finally caught up with them for a moment I watched Skittery zigzag between all of us girls trying not to get caught. I laughed because he really did look like a rabbit. We finally caught him and took him back to the jail with the other guys. We where almost back when we heard Ace shouting, "Mush got the flag! Someone grab him!"
Immediately Dodger and I saw him running off to our right and took after him. He wasn't expecting us to come back so I tackled his legs out from under him as Dodger tackled his upper body simultaneously"
"AHH" Mush yelled as he went down.
."Gotcha again Mush!" I gloated
"We all figured you'd be makin out with Media" Dodger smirked.
"Yeah well, I took the scenic route with her" he said smiling.
I returned once more to our camp. Now only Blink was still free on their side.
"This is gonna be easy" Ace said confidently.
"Yup, free Media, tag Blink, and get the flag" said Spades.
"He's goin down!" I said vengefully.
"Lets go" said Dodger
"All of us?" Mouse asked.
"Why not, there's only one of them left." Ace stated.
We all set out to bring about Blink's demise. We came upon the guy's camp and all rushed him at once.
"Holy crap!" he cried out."Who unleashed the goil flood gate?"
"Yay" Media said as Dodger got her out of jail.
"I got it!" Spades shouted triumphantly as she grabbed the flag and ran.
"Who is she running from?" Media asked.
"She's running back to our side so it's official." I said smiling.
"WE WON!!!!!" Ace was heard shouting as she went back to camp. By the time the rest of us returned the guys had let themselves out of jail and where talking.
"What was that thing you said about the best team winning Bumlets?" I asked tauntingly.
"Cause it came to pass!" Media laughed.
"Whatevah." Spot said.
"So we duhn now?" Jack asked.
"Yeah lets get the kids home now." Dodger said.