Prank
"Preparing for launch, mon capitan!" Theta said, holding the slingshot back.
"What langauge was that?" Koschei asked.
"French."
"Gotcha. Anyway… is the enemy in sight?"
Theta squinted, seeing Toran's fat head several feet away. He smiled. "In sight, and in danger."
Koschei smiled and looked at the bag filled some foul chemical Ushas had developed in the slingshot. "Fire at will."
Revenge is sweet. For everyone who wanted Toran to pay for bringing up the fact that Theta is half human and causing all that nastiness in the last two chapters.