A/N: I couldn't resist writing a little prequel. Please note that all the conspirators are female. Bad Kari.
Background: Takes place after the Crystal Wars.
Gatomon squirmed uncomfortably, still trying to shake water out of her fur. She glared over at Yolei who had noticed and was smirking at her with a triumphant look.
"Just you wait, I'll get you back somehow," she muttered. "Making me take a bath in mustard indeed, I had to wash off everything..."
A few beings away from her, Raichu had just finished allowing Mimi to dress her up as gothic lolita and was now looking around the circle for someone else to pass the torch to. Her eyes fell on Kari, who was sitting next to Gatomon. "Kari, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to steal Tai's motorcycle."
Kari dropped the can of soda she had just been about to take a sip out of. "What?"
Raichu grinned at her. "Yup, that's your dare."
"B-but it's Tai's motorcycle! You know how much he loves that thing!"
"We also remember that he like, originally stole it," Mimi commented, letting her chin rest in her hand as she looked interested. "He can't exactly complain."
"Yeah, I remember, I was there," Nicole said thoughtfully. "He even had to hotwire it."
Slowly, as the circle of beings began looking at her expectantly, Kari felt her face beginning to flush. "Now wait a minute, I thought that the ground rules we set up originally were - "
"Nothing inappropriate," stated Palmon, "and no violence. And nothing involving leaving the grounds."
"I think stealing Tai's motorcycle passes those criteria pretty well," Scyther nodded, looking strangely mischievous despite being a normally mother-like and responsible pokémon. "Think about it, all you're doing is borrowing it for a short while."
"Just, you know, without his permission," Yolei added.
Kari stared at the entire group.
I will not give in. I will not give in. I will not give in. Except that I've always wanted to ride that motorcycle. And thanks to the war, I know how to hotwire things. It's only for a short time. Everyone's looking for me. This is my dare... no, I will not give in... this is really tempting... I could just grab it, take it for a short ride, and bring it back, he wouldn't have to know…