Once again, sorry for the wait. I am going to try to finish this up, but it might be the first in a trilogy or something. I don't know, just an idea I had.

To ephemeral violet: No, it is protection duty, just a really big, important one, and Alex wasn't expecting a file.

To Synchro lover: Scorpion is the symbol of SCORPIA. The Snakehead is just the head, not the whole snake, so, yeah.

To everyone else who reviewed, thank you!

Anyways, on with the story. I do not own Alex Rider.

Chapter 10

Alex looked around Brecon Beacons as they arrived. He was refreshed, as he had managed to catch a nap on the way- though only because there were two jeeps and Scorpion was in the other -and ready to go set up some stuff. Like, a really big prank. On Wolf. And yes, Alex knew he was crazy.

Fox sighed happily as the jeeps pulled into the SAS camp. Wolf and Scorpion, in the second jeep, would be stopping by at the seargant's office to let him know, while the rest of them settled in.

Snake glanced curiously over at Cub, who was sitting upright and staring at all the units heading for the showers. It was after dinner and everyone but K-Unit would be doing night excercises. They all wanted to get as clean as possible now to minimize the cleaning later.

Eagle groaned in pleasure as the smells of the cafeteria drifted under his nose. Tapping the MI6 driver on the shoulder, he told him, "Stop by the caf, would you?" While the caf food wasn't necessarily great, it wasn't bad for an empty stomach like his. Yum.

Fox shook his head as Eagle hopped out and headed for the cafeteria. Same old Eagle. He hadn't changed a bit. Sighing, he told the driver, "Our cabin's right over there." Might as well give the poor man some help.

Alex looked around, nodding happily. This could work. This would work. He corrected himself. There were beams near the ceiling that he could use, feathers and glue and glitter (specifically for pranks) in his bag, and there were large bedsheets and sharpies in the room. He wouldn't get in trouble with the sarge, either, because Eagle had told him that they had a new one who thought that pranking each other was good excercise for in the field. Grinning, Alex set to work.

Snake frowned as Cub took Wolf's bedsheet and a sharpie and started writing in big letters on it. "Uh, Cub? Wolf won't be too happy about that."

Immediately Fox, who had been about to get dressed for the night, spun around and moaned. "Cub. What are you doing?"

Eagle, looking eagerily over Alex's shoulder, said happily, "He's pranking!"

"No!" Fox cried, shaking his head. "Cub, no! You can't, not on the first night!"

"Sure I can," Alex muttered, tongue between his teeth in concentration. "You just said to leave them for later, and I've got almost 4000 planned out."

Eagle gaped at him before crying, "Ooh, ooh, I want to help, I want to help!"

Alex looked at him in surprise before saying, "Sure. I haven't had a partner since Tom moved."

"Nooooo," Snake and Fox moaned at the same time.

The cabin was dark. Alex and Eagle had insisted on it. This prank was for Wolf, and with the lights off, he would suspect something and go first just in case. And so Fox and Snake found themselves lying on their beds quietly (they had both learned the hard way not to mess with their friends when it was a prank) and Eagle and Cub were laying on theirs as well, though they were lying in wait.

The prank was ready.

Alex grinned to himself as the door slowly opened and Wolf's outline filled the doorway. 'Get ready.' He thought. 'One. Two. Three!'

Wolf stepped through the doorway, onto the pressure pallet, which pulled on the rope, which yanked on the bucket, which spilt its contents and knocked a banner off its perch.

"Yes!" Eagle and Cub cried, grinning as they turned the lights on and gave each other high fives. They had had a 10 minute time limit and not only made it but got the right person. "Bulls-eye!" Eagle cheered.

Meanwhile, Wolf stood, gaping, inside the cabin, and managed to gasp out through his shock, "What just happened?"

"You, my friend, just became the Pink Sparkly Chicken Princess*!" Eagle cheered.

And now, Fox and Snake got a look at what they had refused to look at the preparations for.

Wolf was covered in glue, pink glitter, and pink feathers. On top of that was Wolf's bedsheet which read, in pink sharpie, "Hi! I am the Pink Sparkly Chicken Princess!"

Fox, Snake, and Scorpion, who had come in as well, burst out laughing. They couldn't help it. It was just so funny! Who could you imagine as the worst possible person for that title? Wolf! 'Or at least,' Fox thought, grinning, 'till now!'

* Pink Sparkly Chicken Princess prank goes to Bookdancer for credit.