Chapter 5 : Surprise!

"Alex." A voice called me.

"Alex." A same voice called me again.

"Alex!" The voice called me again, but this time harder and someone was shaking me.

I slowly opened my eyes, and saw Lily in the front of me.

"What?" I said as I get up, I saw the clock, it was 4 AM...

"LILY, WHAT THE HELL? YOU WOKE ME UP AT..."

"Ssst, you could wake Maxwell." She said as she covered my mouth, I take a look at Maxwell, he's still sleeping and now scratching his butt.

"The meeting will be held now, we're preparing the surprise party right now, Sarah is helping too." She explained.

I take a look around me, I was in their room, I was slept in bed in corner that I shared with Sarah, Maxwell is sleeping in the bed he and Lily shared, and I only wearing my undershirt, and brown shorts. I quickly put my gray hoodie and the orange headphone then headed to the first floor.

Maxwell POV

My usual alarm on 6 AM woke me up, after I turned it off I saw around me, the other is already woke up. This is unusual, I usually woke up with Lily and now she's got up earlier. And the others too. I exited my room and closed the door.

Outside was dark, nobody has turned the lights on yet. I cannot see a meter ahead, when I was about to pulled out my notebook, I saw someone. He was wearing a white robe so I still could see him even in the dark. His robe was modified with a large brown leather belt where he pulled out a sharp knife. He was smiling, his face was hidden because of the hood. I searched for my notebook in my pocket, but I can't find it! Where the hell is it when I need it?!

His smile was replaced by a grin, and he started walking toward me, I ran toward the opposite way as he is running to chase me. I turned right as he followed me too, 'Damn he's fast' I thought, 'And when was my house become this long?' The stairs was still far away from me.

When he got closer to me I forced my legs to run faster. Many sweat were dropping from my face, I swept it away as I approached the stairs to the first floor, I got down as fast as possible. When I reached the first floor, he stepped at the stair ledge with his left foot and jumped to reach me.

I screamed as he landed at me, I closed my eyes for a painful stab on my neck, but it didn't happen. I opened my right eyes and saw the blade was an inch from my throat, I opened my left eye and saw a smile from his face. The lights suddenly turned on and a lot of people behind me shouted "SURPRISE!"

"But, you guys, and who is... Alright what's happening here?" I asked.

"Happy Birthday Maxwell!" Mom and Dad said to me as the Assassin sheathed the blade and got up from me.

"But, how do you guys..."

"It's a Surprise Maxwell, we've been preparing this for you." Dad said to me, everyone was here. Lily, Sarah, and all my other brothers, but where is Alex?

"Um, where is Alex?" I asked

"Right behind you." A voice said behind me.

I turned around and saw the Assassin removed the hood from his head and reveal his face. It was Alex! He was the Assassin who is chased me all the time!

"Happy Birthday Maxwell." He said to me.

"You! You scared me half dead! I almost got killed if the Assassin weren't you!" I shouted to him.

"Sorry Maxwell, it was the part of the plan." He replied.

"What plan?" I asked him.

"Duh, the surprise plan." He replied.

"So that's why." I said to them.

"You should see the look on your face! Priceless!" Lily said as the others laughed.

"Anyway, we also got the record from the hidden camera." Sarah said.

"There's the record too?" I asked Alex.

"It wasn't my idea, it was Lily's." Alex replied.

"Lily." I said in a warning tone.

"Sorry Maxwell." Lily said.

After the others gathered at the dining table, Mom and Dad served the birthday cake. I make a wish and blow the candle as everyone stopped singing 'Happy Birthday' and clapping.

A few moments later I started to opened the birthday gift. I got a new shoes from Mom and Dad, A hidden blade from Alex as he saying it would be a emergency defense weapon and will teach me how to use it later, a few new hoodie from Lily, a new headphone from Sarah, a fedora hat from Edwin, and many more gift from the others.

"Thanks, you guys are the best!" I said to them.

Suddenly each one of them receive a starite, all of them cheered including Alex and Sarah.

"Hey, it's our first starite." Alex said.

"It's great, but you need to collect more to be a real Scribblenauts." Lily said as she patted Alex on the shoulder.

The party continued, half of them (Including Lily, Sarah, and Alex) is gathered at the living room, watching something.

"Now, for the funniest part of all time." Lily said before unpause the video, it was the record from the hidden camera, which the scene was where Alex perform what he called Air Assassination style, and landed on me. And that's where I screamed, it sounded like a girl screaming. I didn't realized that I scream like that, everyone is laughing and I approached Alex.

"Oh, man you sounded like a little girl!" He said to me while laughing.

"Whatever." I said as I rolled my eyes.

They continue laughing as Lily keep replaying that scene over and over again, I wonder how he did that. And there he is, he sat beside Lily, they both laughed with everyone else. I took an empty seat next to Alex.

"Oh, hey there Maxwell." He wiped a tear off his right eye.

"Where did you learn that jump?" I asked.

"Oh, that jump... It was actually just a lucky one, I didn't expect to landed on you." He replied.

"And, where's my notebook?"

"Here." He said as he gave me my notebook back.

"Hey Maxwell, dad says he wants to see you!" Edwin shouted from the kitchen.

"Alright." I replied.

I headed to the dining room where mom and dad waiting, they are sitting in one of the chairs in the dining table.

"There you are, listen Maxwell, we still got one more gift." Dad explained.

"Then, where is that?" I asked.

"Unfortunately, that is the one that you need to get by yourself." He continued.

"Where? Did I need to go alone?"

"Of course not, you can bring one of your friends or brothers, as long it's not Lily and Sarah. And you need to find it somewhere on Capital City." Mom said to me.

"Alright then, guess I'm starting to pack now."

Who are I'm going to take? I can't bring Lily and Sarah, that would be cheating. Edwin can't do anything but farming, and Alex. Well, he's got the potential and quite creative, not to mention he's the one who got the idea for the surprise party.

Yeah, I think I'm going to bring Alex.