SoftWare: Let the fun begin!
Artemis: This is the third chapter, is it not?
SoftWare: Yeah.
Artemis: How is the fun just beginning?
SoftWare: Game Night.
Artemis: Ah. :)
Julia: Yay!
Chapter Three
Game Night
After Julia was claimed, we brought her to Cabin Eight, and I left her with Ruka to get settled in. In the meantime,
Gavin and I continued setting up for tonight. With Julia, this was going to be fun! As we got ready, Gavin handed me
one of the pieces for The Game of Life. I faced him. "How'd this get out of the box?" He shrugged. I sighed. "Ruka?"
She ran in. "Why is this out of its box?" She shrugged. I sighed. "Not acceptable, Ruka. Why is this piece out of its
game box?" Ruka sighed. "I don't know, nii-chan. I didn't take it out." I sighed. "Than who did?" Just then, Liz walked
in. "Oh, my bad. Jane and I were going a round while you were gone." I sighed. "Try not to do it again, all right?" She
nodded. I faced Gavin. "Get the stuff ready for the game show." He nodded with a grin. As we were ready, the Hunters
came in, Julia right behind them. She sat down near the back of the group, not that I blamed her. I cleared my throat.
"Okay, welcome to the tenth Game Night in Cabin Eight." The Hunters cheered. When they stopped, I decided to make
a joke. "See? If you'd been this excited about Week Ten, we could have done it last night, and gotten it over with."
They laughed, thankfully, because that was bad even by my standards. "Okay, you old timers know this, so this is for
the new arrivals. Here at Game Night, we have four basic rules. Rule Number 1, no cheating in any game. Rule Number
2, be a good sport. Rule Number 3, Ruka wears her ball cap, a backpack, and, for some reason, mittens." Clearing my
throat, I added, "Laugh at her at your own risk." She held up a baseball bat to emphasize my point. "Rule Number 4,
when not selected for the game show, do not complain. Now, the Scouts and Black Operators will be here soon, so in
the meantime, Gavin and I have prepared something. G?" He handed me the box that I had previously pointed out to
him, and then took the microphone. Meanwhile, I got behind a table, put a drape over it, and got my little surprise
ready. Gavin began his part. "Hi." The Hunters said hi back. "Um, just so you know, this was not my idea. I have no
idea what made him decide to do this, but I just wanted to clarify it for you." At this moment, I struck. I held up my
King puppet. The Hunters burst out laughing at Gavin's embarrassed expression. In my best royal voice, I said, "Good
day to all my loyal subjects! Do you have any desires?" One Hunter raised her hand. "Yes, the young lady in the silver
parka." They facepalmed. "We're all wearing silver parkas!" I smirked, since that is exactly what I had been hoping for.
"Ah. I mean the one in seat 4, row 3." Jane stood up. "Um, I'd like to know if Ruka will be jumping in." Ruka blushed. I
quickly stuck my head up. "She doesn't like puppets." I got back down amidst laughter. Particularly from Julia, who is
who this whole thing was for. I picked out my next puppet, a guy with broken skis, a bandage around his leg, and a
black eye. Wait, all puppets have black eyes. Never mind. Anyways, I got him into position, and Gavin said, "Hi there,
uh, what's your name?" I couldn't resist. "Ah-choo!" Gavin did his part perfectly, just as I had hoped. "Bless you." I did
my thing. "No, that is my name. Ah-choo. My father is named Ah-sneeze, and I am named Ah-choo." Gavin nodded.
"Oh, okay. Um, how did you get a broken leg?" I grinned. "Skiing. I ran into a tree on the way down the slope. I was
insane for a month." Gavin faced him. "How?" I aimed the puppet's head at him. "My head hit the tree first." I made the
puppet sigh. "Now, I can only sing about my misfortune." Gavin seemed interested. "Let's hear it." I had the puppet
face him again. "Are you sure you want to hear it? It is a sad song." He nodded, and the Hunters gave shouts of
encouragement. I made the puppet sigh again. "Fine." I cleared my throat.
"Dashing through the snow, on a pair of broken skis.
Down the hill I go, right into a tree.
I think I broke my leg, I think I see a sign.
Please tell me where Chicago is, cause I have lost my mind."
The Hunters started cheering. "Stop! This is a sad song!" Taking a deep breath, I continued.
"Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, pair of broken skis.
Where are all those airplanes that my mommy promised me?
Jingle bells, jingle bells, I hope that I'm not dead.
The only thing that I have left are these snow skis on my legs."
That got a lot of laughter from Julia, and a good thing, too, because Zoe, Thalia, and all of their Hunters walked in. They
could tell I had been busy. "Did we miss the Puppet show? Or is it just starting?" I poked my head up. "It was only until
you got here, plus I was trying to get Julia to relax." They faced Julia, who ran up and hugged me. "New Hunter?" I
shook my head. "Sister." That got through to them. "Okay. What else did we miss?" I sighed. "Before I answer that, do
you have anyone new in your groups?" They shook their heads. I sighed in relief. "I don't have to annoy the Soldiers
with ANOTHER explanation of the rules." They all got up to play. Moments later, we were playing The Game of Life,
Risk, Monopoly (I hate that game, by the way), Clue, Battleship, you know, oldies but goodies. Anyway, after we were
done, I got up for the final part of the night. "Okay, then, it's time for the game show!" They all cheered. "Since Julia
was just discovered and claimed, she is automatically in the game show tonight. The other contestants have been
chosen at random. Now, tonight, I think you all enjoy, Hunters' Feud?" Their cheers were probably heard at the Big
House. The only reason Chiron agreed to Game Night is the fact that I promised to keep the Hunters in control so that
they didn't destroy the cabin. Anyway, I took out the microphone, then faced the ten contestants who had been chosen.
"Let's get it started!" Later, when all was said and done, the Hunters went upstairs to their room, and Gavin went to the
Sons room. Ruka and Julia went to the Daughters room, and I went to the Head Counselor room. As I was getting ready
to put on my PJ's, a rift opened in the floor. I thought I'd seen everything, but this was a first. I fell through, of course,
but I did manage to grab Moonbeam as I was falling, so at least I could fight. I landed on a beach, with Artemis right
next to me. I faced her. "Okay, I understand mother/son bondings, but not in the middle of a war." She sighed. "I did
not summon you. Something or someone has summoned us both." It was then that I noticed we were on an island.
"Where the heck are we?!"
A/N
SoftWare: Little cliffhanger for you guys.
Julia: You two get the fun times.
Artemis: (Scoffs) You wish. Leave reviews, and follow this story and its prequels.
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