A/N: Hello Peoples! Chapter 6 is on the way! *squeal* and sorry for the wait for the Hamead date. I promise it will be in the next chapter!
I saw one request for Danatalie, so in the next chapters, I'll find a place for that.
Disclaimer:
Me: Jonah!
Jonah: Wassup yo?
Me: Will you rap the disclaimer for me?
Jonah: Sure thang, girl! This one's for all of the people reading this fanfic!
*Screams echo out from the crowd*
Ok! Amycahillfan101 doesn't own us or the clue hunt! She doesn't Ian, Amy, or Me! She doesn't own any people in the family!
*Cricket chirps*
What? It was made up last minute!
Phoenix's POV
In the last 3 hours of preparation, we had already made several pranks and devices! Nellie had used her culinary skills to mix up some gooey messes, Ted and Ned even transformed the microwave and the radio into a projection device (which we were going to use to make holograms of people or… other stuff). I hadn't done much, but was happy to help.
Suddenly, a loud buzzer went off in our room, and the cabinet swung to the side, revealing a door.
"What the heck?" Nellie mumbled, inspecting it.
"I believe that that is where the arena is," Ian observed, stroking his chin.
"No, dur Cobra!" Dan bravely walked up and opened the door, and smoke billowed into the room. I glanced over at Dan, Reagan, Ian, Ned, Ted, and Nellie. Nellie just shrugged.
"Dramatic effect?" Reagan guessed.
Dan slowly entered the room, disappearing into the smoke. "Guys, check this out!"
Slowly everyone else grabbed some of our pranks and entered (me last). Once the smoke cleared, I could see. And it was amazing.
We were in a giant room filled with doors, obstacles, and random items. It was like a giant maze! The walls were completely black and it was dark, making it hard to see. We had not thought of making flashlights. On the wall there was a giant scoreboard. It said red: 0 blue: 0.
Then all of a sudden, the lights dimmed, and a video played…
Alistair's POV
The children and I were finishing last minute priorities. We probably didn't have as many great pranks as the other team, but we were well planned out. Madison and Natalie created (instead of bandanas) packs out of the curtains. Each one had an equal amount of pranks, a flashlight, a stick (just in case we needed to dismantle a prank), and we all had listening devices in our ears. If we needed help, or were stuck, help would be on the way.
I, myself, wasn't so excited about the idea. I was older, therefore less creative, and slower. Pranks just weren't my thing.
Suddenly, a piercing noise filled the air, causing Me, Sinead, Jonah, Hamilton, Madison, and Natalie to cover our ears. The wooden chest moved by itself, revealing a circular hole (probably something to crawl through).
"Time's up!" Sinead decided, grabbing her pack. We all did the same, and followed her through the door.
Batting the smoke that same out of it away, I got down and crawled through, and was amazed.
It was a giant black room filled with all sorts of doors, holes, ropes, leading into other rooms. There were probably hundreds of rooms in this place! Even Ekaterina's haven't explored this type of magnificent architecture…
A video appeared on the wall, and started to play…
Author's POV
The video was being showed to both teams at the same time. It showed Fiske, and he said, "Welcome to the Madrigal pranking arena! This contest is to help you learn to play well with your team members. The object of the game is to set up as many pranks as you can and have them work successfully. The score board on the side will keep track. I have made vests for you to wear so that you won't get your team members mixed up (that means you, Madison and Reagan!). The team that gives up first loses, but knowing how determined you Cahills can be, I also set up a time limit. If no team forfeits in the next 3 hours, the team with the most set off pranks wins! Good luck to you all! And, before I go, keep in mind that the opposite team is placed far away from you. You may never see the opposing team once! This is Fiske Cahill, signing off."
The screen went black.
Nellie's POV
Once the video was over, a rack of light up red vests appeared.
"We should probably take one" Ned/ Ted suggested. We all grabbed a suit, and some supplies.
"What's our strategy, kiddos?" I asked.
Dan grinned evilly. "No mercy! Try not to fall for any of their tricks! And does everyone have ketchup?" We all nodded. "Good! I say we split up! It's go time!" And with that, we all went our separate ways.
Amy's POV
The video ended, and a rack of light up blue vests came down. We all went over and grabbed one.
"I think that it would be smartest if we went through this place in pairs, despite the fact that we have our listening devices," Sinead stated. I nodded in agreement.
"Okay, let's see…" I started, trying to pick groups. "Sinead should go with… Hamilton." They both blushed slightly, and I suppressed a grin. "There will be one group of three, which should probably be Alistair, Jonah, and Madison." Natalie gratefully smiled at me. I knew that she couldn't be in a group with Madison, after what she did this morning. "Ok, let's go!" and we set off.
Dan's POV
I took the door on the right, and immediately set up a bucket of glop to fall onto whoever went through. I did this with several other doors, until I got to one room that had no exit. For some reason, It stretched far.
"What the," I started. But then, the wall I was closest to started to push in! I ran from it, breathing hard, looking back, when-
"Oomph!" I ran into somebody! I jumped up, grabbing on of my chocolate filled water guns and sprayed it all over whoever it was. Then I realized something… why was I spraying him if he had a red vest on?
"DAN CUT IT OUT IT'S ME PHOENIX!" He yelled. Whoops. I dropped the gun and helped him up.
"Sorry, man," I apologized sheepishly. He just sighed and tried to wipe of the syrup, which only resulted in making him stickier.
"We should stick together," He decided after giving up trying to wipe off the syrup. I nodded in agreement, and we continued setting up tricks. At one point, we came across a pool.
"Yes, finally!" Phoenix jumped in, wiping himself clean. I whooped and joined him, submerging myself.
We were having a blast until I noticed something. My hand… was blue?
"Phoenix," I looked over my shoulder and nearly had a heart attack. Phoenix was completely blue, like a smurf!
He looked at me, and had the same realization. We scrambled out of the water, collapsing in a blue heap.
The scoreboard now read "red: 0 blue: 1"
Darn it…
Sinead's POV
The moment Amy said that Hamilton and I were going to be together, my heart stopped. Obviously she was trying to play matchmaker with Hamilton and me, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. Happy? Angry? Confused?
All I know is that I felt the constant flutter of butterfly wings against my heart while we were going through the maze of rooms. We found a pool, and dumped a bucket of blue dye in it.
"Sinead, over here! I hear someone!" Hamilton whispered, grasping my hand. He tugged me behind a corner, and we watched Phoenix and Dan approach the pool.
While Hamilton was laughing silently as they slowly turned blue, all I felt was the warmth of my hand, where he had touched me. Did he like me? Did he know I like him?
While the boys were swimming, Hamilton and I crept silently to the door that they came from, closing it quietly.
"That was Hilarious!" He whispered, trying to stifle laughs. I nodded, approaching the next door.
"We should probably be careful; they must have put pranks all over here!"
He nodded, but carelessly was about to under the door. Right before he walked under, I saw a huge bucket hanging overhead.
"Hamilton!" I pushed him out of the way right as he walked under, and the contents of the bucket spilled all over me. It was orange and chunky, smelling like puke. I hoped that under this… stuff… Hamilton wouldn't be able to see my flaming cheeks.
"Woah," He muttered, looking at me. Then he broke into a goofy grin. "Thanks Sinead!" He hugged me, getting the stuff all over his shirt and vest.
"Hamilton, what are you doing!"
"I deserve this for not being careful!" He pulled away, now covered in that gunk. My mouth was in an o. Then, he posed in a ridiculous model pose. "How do I look?" He said in a phony French accent.
I burst out laughing, not able to contain myself. He did the same, and we continued through the contest, ignoring the fact that the scoreboard now read: Red: 1 Blue: 1, and that a voice said, "2 hours remaining".
Ian's POV
I had been wandering through the rooms for a while, getting bored. I was a Kabra; I had the sharpest eye out of all the others. I saw where all the trip wires were, the traps, the tricks, it was all pointless! I was too good for this.
I was thinking of just giving up and sitting in one of the rooms for the rest of this competition when I heard a voice. Two voices, actually.
"Guys? Is that you?" That was my mistake. The voices immediately hushed, and that's when I knew that these guys weren't team members.
I tried running in the opposite direction, but I heard an odd noise. I only caught a small glimpse of the dart in my arm before everything went black.
Natalie's POV
I couldn't believe my luck. Ian couldn't see us on the deck above him, but we could see him, and he even determined his position by calling out! That was so… un Kabra!
Before my brother could run away, I shot him with some home-made darts that I had created earlier.
"Nice shot, Natalie!" Amy complimented. With some left over rope we tied up Ian.
"Shouldn't we do something else to him, so that it will count as a prank?" I asked.
Amy pulled out a bag of markers and grinned. "Way ahead of you."
We drew all over Ian, rainbows, sun shines, and it felt good to draw on someone else.
Blue: 2 Red: 1
We were in the lead!
"1 hour remaining"
Reagan's POV
I had not seen anyone at all so far, but I had seen several pranks, and I found a projector screen that Ned and Ted must have lost. I glanced over at the scoreboard.
Blue: 2 Red: 1
Aw, man! I grabbed my chocolate syrup gun, ready to fire at any red team that I see. I turned the corner, and my luck finally kicked in!
Right in front of me, their backs turned, was Sinead and Hamilton. Both of them were covered in this orange stuff, probably one of our pranks.
I was aiming to shoot, but then things got way more interesting.
"Sinead," Hamilton turned to faced her. "I have to ask you something…" He was turning red, I could tell, and he looked down at his feet. I pulled out my phone to record.
"Yeees?" Sinead drew out her word, eyebrows raised.
"Would you like to go on… a date with me?"
I covered my mouth, stifling a laugh. Sinead widened her eyes in shock. "Uhhh…"
Right then, I took my spray gun, still recording, and sprayed chocolate all over Sinead, then Hamilton. They turned to look at me, and at the same time screamed, "Reagan!"
I waved goodbye as I ran through the maze, losing them. Then, I sat down, and played the entire scene (using the projector screen) onto the wall, where everyone could see. Even far away from them, I could hear thee Cahills' laughter.
Red: 2 Blue: 2
Madison's POV
I watched the video in shock. Hamilton? With that Starling girl? Tomas and Ekats are never meant to be!
"That's Hilarious! My man Hamilton and Sinead?" Jonah exploded, still laughing. Alistair was just shaking his head.
"The things you children will do…"
"C'mon," I angrily beckoned. That video had spoiled my mood.
I tuned into my ear piece. "Hamilton!" I barked.
He didn't answer.
"Hamilton, I swear, if you go on a date with that St…" I stopped, staring at the scene in front of me. Ian was hanging upside down, covered in marker.
"Uhh, guys, could you help me out?" Ian pathetically asked. I almost felt sorry for him.
"Yo, Ian, what happened?" Jonah asked.
"I was ambushed…"
"By whom?" Alistair further inquired.
"By… Amy… and Natalie." Ian grimaced as we all (including Alistair) burst out laughing.
"Your little sister!" I managed out between laughing fits.
"And Amy!" Alistair wheezed.
"Dude, you just got pwned by a bunch of girls!" Jonah roared.
Suddenly, a mechanical voice yelled, "Time's up!" I looked at the scoreboard. We… tied?
A/N: That was one of my longest and hardest chapters! Sorry if it seems too short! I had recital practice yesterday!
Next chapter: Hamead Date!
Sinead: Why did Reagan have to embarrass us?
Hamilton: Yeah?
Me: Because, what good is a story if you don't embarrass all of the couples?
Sinead: So… you're going to do that to Amy and Ian too?
Me: Eventually yes.
Hamilton: Sweet!