SO I wanna thank you all for all the encouragement! And for liking my story and reading it and... I'm getting all teary eyed! Anyway I used some lyrics from Jesse McCartney Beautiful Soul and a reference of Bruce Almighty. I don't own either of them!

But now I need your help! You see I like this fic and I'm running out of idea's and could really use some help! Idea's would be greatly appreciated!

Now without further ado...

They got Alan to laugh. And one time they laughed along with him.

1) Gordon's pranking

Gordon loved pranking his brothers. In particularly his older brothers with Alan as his partner in crime. Or the audience it didn't really matter.

Lately Alan hadn't been his usual happy bouncing self and it worried them. It was just so unusual not to see him laughing or at least smiling. But he wasn't. So naturally Gordon went back to his usual plan and made the decision that they would be (and by they he meant himself) pranking Scott and Virgil, otherwise known as the smother hens. It wa a perfect plan. Gordon had decided that he would pretend that he was doing repairs on his bird, fall, and break something. He would then start screaming in the most painfully pitiful voice he could manage for his smothering older brothers. All the while Alan would hide in the hatch and when they would run in he would pour a bucket full of rainbow-colored glitter all over them.

So that afternoon after everyone had eaten lunch Gordon had announced he was going to do some work on his Bird and left the table. About ten minutes later Alan said he was full and that he was going to go down to the beach for a while and left.

In all reality it should have been more obvious.

Anyway so Gordon was walking around thinking of how he was supposed to do this. I mean he could get in the harness and climb up but then that would mean he would really have to fall and not even he was that stupid. So he splashed some red paint on his chest, gave Alan a thumbs up (and heard him mutter "Its about time") splashed some red paint on the floor and proceeded to lay down on it before starting to scream.

"OOOOWWWWWWWWWW! MY... SOMETHING HURTS! (really smooth Gordo... shut it Allie) SCOTT! VIRGIL IT HURTS!"

There was a pause and then the familiar sound of heavy foot falls running down the hall until the two smother hens rushed into the room and to Gordon's side. Alan snickered to which Gordon groaned to cover it up. Scott laid a hand gently on his torso as Virgil looked him over for the source of the bleeding as they both fell to his sides.

"What hurts Gordy?"

"How did you fa-"

Their was a click and soon Scott and Virgil were shooting up and wiping glitter out of their faces. They shook their heads and pink glitter flew everywhere. They sputtered and looked up. Alan was hanging upside down in his harness laughing his head off.

"You look like a unicorn threw up on you"

"ALAN GET DOWN HERE SO WILL CAN DESTROY YOU AND GORDON!"

"NO I THINK I'LL STAY UP HERE. SORRY GORDO YOUR ON YOUR OWN! HEY SCOTTY THE PINK REALLY MAKES YOUR EYES POP!"

"ALAN!"

But Alan was to busy laughing again.

2) Virgil and his music

When Alan was younger and had a nightmare and if he didn't go to Gordon or Scott he came to Virgil. HE used to climb into his brothers bed and wiggle himself into his side until Virgil woke up, smiled, and wrapped his arms around him pulling him close. Then he used to sing to him. It was just a dumb lullaby but it always got Alan to go back to sleep. And then when he was sad or angry about something and Alan had that adorable little scowl on his face the Itsy Bitsy Spider always got him to laugh.

BUt as Virgil grew older his music got more mature. But that didn't mean that he didn't let Alan listen when he was working on a new song. SO when he was playing on the guitar practicing his new song Alan had come in and sat in the chair opposite of him. Virgil looked up and smiled, Alan smiled back and leaned back in the chair sticking his hands in the pocket of his hoodie.

Virgil shook his head and looked back down at his instrument.

"I don't want my love to go to waste, I want you and your beautiful soul"

BSHHHZZZ

Virgil's head snapped up at Alan who was leaning back in the chair smiling innocently at him. HE narrowed his eyes and looked back down.

"You're the one I wanna chase, you're the one I wanna hold"

BSHHHZZZ

Alan was now silently giggling. Virgil look up at him and just stared. Alan said nothing and nodded at him to continue.

"You might need time to think it over, but I'm just fine moving forward"

BSHHHZZZ

"Alan would you put the maracas down!"

Alan was full-out laughing as Virgil gave him a pleading puppy look.

"Aww come on Virgie! when your playing guitar nobody will expect there to be a maracas! It would add a dramatic twist"

3) Scott and John's own special way

They were watching a movie. Just the three of them. Gordo was up on Five and Virgil was somewhere on the island. But most likely watching something in his own room. Or the den. But this was nice. It wasn't everyday that Scott, John and Alan got to spend time like this just the three of them. Only that wasn't their fault, Alan was away at school (two days of break left) and John was up on Five most of the time. It wasn't all the time when their schedules for home crossed.

But it did this break and John had a suspicious idea it was because of dad. SO now they were on the couch together watching Bruce Almighty. It was hilarious. Scott was leaning against the left side of the couch and John against the right, with Alan leaning onto him. They (the older two) laughed at something on-screen again, but Alan didn't even smile. Scott and John exchanged looks and if Alan had chosen that moment to look up then he would have seen the mischievous look that passed between the two.

Next thing he knew Scott was holding his arms above his head and John was leaning over him.

"Get off me guys seriously"

John gave him a mock-heartbroken look.

"Aww come on Allie we just want you to be happy"

"I'm happy now get off me John"

Scott tsk'd, "Johnny what do we do to unhappy baby brothers?"

John and Scott both peered down at him with a look that made him try to squirm away, but once again Scott's strength was stronger than his.

"Why Scotty thank you for asking. What do we do you ask, why we tickle them until the cheer up"

"Quite right Johnny quite right"

Alan stopped at silence. It was never good when these two teamed up. Especially when it came to being against him. It just wasn't fair.

"Come on guys please! you don't have to do this!"

They completely ignored him.

"Why Johnny if I were to hold him down would you like to do the honors?"

There was fingers resting themselves on his sides now.

"Are you going to smile little brother or am I going to have to force it out of you?"

Smile you idiot smile! But he didn't, Alan simply stared up at his grinning brother.

"Don't say I didn't warn you"

Then the fingers were moving up and down his sides. Alan laughed and pulled at his hands but Scott was always going to be stronger than his fourteen year old self. He wasn't the only one laughing though. NO, the movie was completely forgotten as his brothers tickled the day lights out of him. Going from his sides to his ribs to his sides again. The most ticklish spots on his body and his brothers knew how to exploit it.

"OK OK! stop I'll be happy!"

"YOu'll tell us why your all mopey?"

"YES! Just stop!"

And the fingers did.

"Start talking Blondie"

"Oh your one to talk ahhh ok ok I'm sorry I'll talk! OK OK! I just feel like I never get to see you anymore. I mean I'm always at school. John your always up on five and Scotty you guys never come to visit me. I just start to miss you that's all"

Scott let go of his arms but he wasn't free, now this time he was pulled into a massive Big Brother sandwich.

"Aww Allie! I'll tell you what I'll talk to dad about sending you up to five to visit or letting me come home on your vacations more cause I miss you too"

"Yah and me and the others will diffidently come visit more cause we miss you too!"

"Thanks guys... But could you let go of me?"

"Nah I'm good! You Scotty?"

"I'm great Johnny thanks for asking"

4) Dad, boys, and smoothies

Alan wasn't allowed to cook, to be more specific he wasn't allowed in the kitchen at all. But he was and he was throwing random stuff in the blender and blending it together.

His ingredients are as follows so far: Ketchup, mustard, jello, ham, pickle juice, hot peppers, and apples.

HE was bored so he decided to make a smoothie, but then he got carried away and there was no way on this earth he was actually going to drink this. So he called the next best people. His older brothers.

"SCOTT, GORDO, VIRGIL, JOHNNY GET IN HERE"

There was footsteps running towards the kitchen and soon he was no longer alone. Seeing as it wasn't an emergency they all stopped looking so frantic and calmed down walking over to him.

"What?"

"Yah?"

"Whats up?"

"What is it?"

Alan pulled out four glasses and poured his concoction in them. Then he slid them down the bar to where his brothers stood.

"I made smoothies"

They each gave him their own look of judgement as if trying to find out if he was up to something.

"Where's yours?"

"I already had one but felt bad that I didn't save any for you"

"Why's it yellow?"

"Cause Virgie it has a lot of bananas in it"

They nodded and cautiously picked them up and took a sip. Simultaneously they turned and spat it back out. Right in their dads face.

Jeff Tracy stopped and scrunched his face up at the foul substance now on his face. He reached up to wipe it off and look around at all his sons. Before Alan started laughing, then Gordo, the Scott, then Virgil, and then John.

"What is this?"

"Allie said it was a smoothie and it wasn't"

"And you believed me?"

"I'm sorry but I got to agree with Alan on this one. He got you guys"

Least to say Alan spent the rest of the day hiding.

SO I'm kind of running out of ideas and need some real bad. Any are greatly appreciated! I hope you liked it!