Just beware that this chapter contains crude potty humor.
"Okay Vince, I downloaded some holographic images here on these chips and we're going to project them in the shed, but I need you to help me set it up." Pidge said with a take-charge attitude as he held two small microchips in his hand. They had to get the plans to scare Lance into place and there was no time to waste. They knew Lance had more tricks up his sleeve and there would be more pranks coming their way. He grabbed two cameras out of a cabinet in the control room before they both headed down to the shed which was just a short walk from the castle. Pidge looked around a bit before turning the knob on the shed door slowly and then motioned Vince to follow him inside the pitch darkness. Turning on the illuminator on their voltcoms, they were able to see the contents, both old and new which consisted mostly of ship parts, tools, a large burned-out warp core and an eye that used to be from one of the lions. It glowed immensely in the light of their voltcoms causing them to feel chills down their spines.
"Okay, let's set one of the camera's up there," Pidge said while pointing up at the far east corner of the shed. Vince gave a nod as he climbed a ladder up to place the camera in the spot.
"I don't need one of those,"Pidge bragged as he pointed to the ladder and in ninja-style, he scurried up the wall on the opposite west corner and placed the other camera there after brushing away tangles of cobwebs.
"Impressive, I must say," Vince responded as he nodded at Pidge's stealthy precision and began his descent down the ladder, but froze when his eyes caught a large, clown doll high on a shelf above the entrance door. It was dressed in a one-piece blue and white diamond-patterned suit with a wide collar and its face was a pasty white with a large ever-present grin and a huge red nose. But, what made Vince shiver in fright and his eyes grow large, was the clown's own enormous, staring blue eyes. It was as though it caught the in the act of a crime. "Boy, that thing is creepy," he said in an eerie tone and he turned his head towards Pidge who was also eyeing it.
"I agree. Let's get out of here. This place gave me the creeps the moment we stepped in," Pidge stated as he opened the door before they quickly exited.
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Pidge and Vince split before Pidge met up with Hunk outside of the control room. Briskly, they walked into an empty conference room and carefully closed the door. Pidge searched for anyone nearby and listened as well to make absolutely certain that no one would see or hear what he and Hunk were up to. He then pulled from his picket and handed over to Hunk a small vial of a clear liquid with a few particles floating in it.
"It's a couple of pills I've crushed and dissolved in water. These are the same pills that Coran had to take for his colon test last week. Remember?" Pidge asked with a smirk.
"Oh yeah. He was busy in the control room bathroom that day, all day. None of us could get in to use it and when it was open, whoo!" Hunk stated as he waved his hand in front of his face.
"Yes. I put in a double dose here. I snuck these out of Dr. Gorma's medical supplies. Just add the vial to a cup of Lance's coffee and wait for him to go and go!" Pidge said carefully as Hunk put the vial into his pants pocket. Then, they both burst into laughter.
Immediately, Hunk went to the dining room and just like he thought, Lance was sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee. This is going to be so easy, Hunk thought.
"Hey Lance!" Hunk called cheerfully as he sat down across from Lance.
"Hunk, sorry again about the donuts and the rude awakening this morning. You're not sore at me are you?" Lance asked as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Yeah, baking powder. Ick. Look, I've got no hard feelings Lance. I know you're a practical joker and always have been one." He made a bit more small talk and then added, "I'm just here to have some coffee. Do you want a refill?" he asked pointing at Lance's cup.
"Sure," Lance responded before handingover his cup to Hunk.
Hunk strolled over to the coffeemaker and poured himself a cup of coffee and refilled Lance's. Shooting a glance over to Lance, he noticed him smiling and he nodded at him before turning slightly sideways to his left, hoping Lance wouldn't suspect him opening the vial and pouring the contents of it in his coffee. But, Lance saw just the slightest movement of Hunk's arm at the coffee counter and then quickly move his hands towards his pants pocket. Lance's eyes narrowed in suspicion as he knew Hunk was up to something. Hunk returned to their table, a smile on his face as he carried the two bright, red coffee cups to the table.
"Here you go," he stated as he pushed Lance's cup towards him and Lance smiled in thanks.
"Ooh, I almost forgot the creamer. I never drink my coffee without it," Hunk said as he rose from the table.
"I can get it," Lance offered.
"No, I got it," Hunk said and with that he got up and walked back to the coffee station grabbing three creamers. In that short time, Lance switched their coffee cups. Not suspecting a thing, Hunk returned to the table and dumped the creamers in before he began sipping away. "Ooh, this is good," he said contently.
"I agree. The castle has the best coffee," Lance stated smiling back before humming to himself.
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Lance whistled on the way to the dining room. Having been finished with his short time in the control room, he was off to have a late lunch. Rolling up his sleeves on his jacket, he smiled and rubbed his hands together as he thought of all the jokes and pranks he had played on everyone so far. How he loved tormenting them! Especially Daniel. He had to admit Daniel was clever in trying to top his tricks, but still he was no Lance! Lance could outsmart him like nothing and the same could be said for Hunk who had tried to sabotage his coffee! Lance's smile grew even more huge as he strolled into the dining room. Keith was planning to have lunch with Allura and dine at their same table. Lance chuckled softly as he had prank plans for them as well.
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Walking arm in arm with Keith towards the dining hall, Allura giggled as she heard her stomach growl. Lunch would be late for her and she closed her eyes as she could almost taste the tomato bisque she planned to pair with a caesar salad. Of course, having lunch with Keith was always something to look forward to. There were more details to share with him concerning his newly-founded Arusian heritage. Feeling gushy, she thought how wonderful that Keith and she were meant to be. Maybe after lunch they would have some alone time in the rose garden or tour the royal crypts.
"Finally lunch," Allura stated with relief as she pushed a lock of blonde hair behind her ear as Keith in a gentlemanly manner, pulled out her chair for her. Sitting gracefully, she waited for him to take his seat, and as he did, a loud PFFFTTT! sounded through the dining area. The other diners turned their heads towards Keith's chair and as he sat in shock, they eyed him suspiciously and Allura's face showed surprise.
"No, it's the chair!" Keith shrieked, his face reddened with a mix of embarrassment and agitation.
Rising from a chair across the dining room, Lance strolled over while suppressing laughter, "Keith, my friend! How could you do that? Tisk tisk...Such behavior to impose on the woman you are courting, who just happens to be the queen of this planet. How could you?" Lance asked sarcastically as he then placed his hands on Allura's shoulders.
Keith glared at him as he lifted the cushion of the chair and pulled out a whoopie cushion. "I don't suppose you know anything about this?" he asked Lance confrontationally.
"Oh come on Keith! Don't be so cranky! Don't you know what day it is today?" Lance jeered, "It's Arus Fool's Day!" and then he skipped out of the dining room. Keith sighed and rolled his eyes as sat back down on his chair cautiously. Allura sat in her chair uneasily. Lance's childish prank left her a bit exasperated and she was already having a late lunch.
"You know there'll be more stupid, childish jokes from him," Keith said rubbing his temples and then Allura took his hands in hers.
"Let's not let him bother us. It's only one day," she replied smiling fondly at him.
Just then, Hunk rushed across the dining hall, sounds of farts emanating from his behind. "Excuse me! Excuse me! Ooh, I gotta go, gotta go!" he exclaimed as he waddled out of the dining hall desperately searching for a bathroom.
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It seemed like an eternity before Hunk finally reached the door to the nearest private bathroom. It was the second time since lunch that he had to urgently get to a bathroom. Opening the door, he pulled his pants down and before he even plopped down onto the toilet, his bowels gave way to a large and noisy eruption. "Ahh!" he exclaimed. Again, he went and after several minutes and two flushes of the toilet, he arose forth and washed his hands. Lighting a match as he walked out, he wasn't expecting to see Pidge, Daniel and Vince standing just outside conversing as though they were expecting to him to emerge from the bathroom anytime. "Whoa!," he exlaimed as he waved the match until the flame dissipated. "Don't anyone go in there!" he added pointing his thumb back to the bathroom door.
"Whoa! You really did a number in there Hunk," Daniel laughed while Pidge twisted his face in disgust and Vince plugged his nose.
"I know," Hunk replied sheepishly. "It might have been the stir fry I had for lunch."
Pidge's mouth gaped wide open and his eyes grew nearly as big as his mouth's as he realized the possible reason for Hunk's bathroom ordeal. "Don't tell me you got that stuff in your coffee?"
"Huh? I don't think so," Hunk stammered in reply, but he also remembered that he had gotten up from the table to get creamer for his coffee and knowing that he had left it unattended. Could Lance have gotten wind of his idea that something was put in the coffee and switched it? Hunk felt guilt rising and his face flushed, "I put it in Lance's coffee, I swear."
"I have a sneaking suspicion that you go duped," Pidge stated firmly and Hunk only shrugged his shoulders while Daniel and Vince shook their heads. They all turned their heads to footsteps coming down the hallway. It was Larmina and she stopped when she saw all of them gathered there.
As she got closer, she wrinkled her nose in disgust before waving her hand up and down in front of her face. "Ugh! What smells like butt here?" she asked. They explained to her what happened to Hunk. Agitated, she grabbed at the roots of her red hair as though pulling at it. Feeling already mentally strained from having to calm Daniel down earlier after his confrontation with Lance, she growled, "Great! Lance turned the trick onto him! Come on guys! We gotta get back at him!"
Hopefully, from reading this story so far, you've gotten some fun ideas for practical jokes for your friends, coworkers, etc. I don't encourage anyone to do to another person what happened to Hunk. That's just cruel, but it does work well in a fictional presentation.