Time

9:00 AM

"Psst," Niraj whispered to Mitch. "Are you into someone? I personally don't think I'm gonna get into romance."

Mitch replied, "Nobody I'm into right now. But if I was..I'd like, choose a cool girl or-just girls!"

"Huh?" Niraj asked.

Mitch said, "Nothing! Plus, I overheard Joy saying that she needs some paint. Wanna sneak into Squad C?"

Niraj's eyes glistened. "A break in! Sure!"

The two snuck behind trees, as Niraj snuck to see the window. "HEY! MITCH! LOOK! NOBODY'S IN!"

Mitch sighed in relief. "Where is everyone?"

Niraj replied, "Taylor K and Sharron took everyone to go hunting in the forest."

"Everyone?" asked Mitch. "That's a big fat lie."

"Some others went with Mikaio to meditate by the beach," Niraj pointed out. "And a couple are with Makoto, doing a martial arts thing. Oh, and Nessa's still in Squad C."

"Darn it!" said Mitch. "Well, it's only Nessa. Let's go."

The two went into the bunk, where Nessa was reading. Quickly hearing the duo, Nessa dropped her book. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," she mumbled. Startled, Mitch slid back.

"Oh, Hey Nessa," He said, his charisma coming into play. "What book were you reading?"

Nessa replied, "Lavender Academy. I got it at FictionPress."

"Hm, fictionpress…." Mitch thought. "Never went to that store!"

"It's a good one," She said. "But I still wouldn't do that if I were you."

Niraj asked, "But why? We're determined to get that paint. For Joy."

Nessa said, "You do know that she's super impulsive, right? She does things without thinking about it. And that means that if she finds out, she could get an army against you without a thought."

"First of all, good job for knowing what impulsive means," Mitch said playfully. "And second of all, NOTHING will go wrong. Look at us! We're the DREAM TEAM."

Nessa sighed. "Do what you'd like, I don't care."

Mitch and Niraj winked, knowing they'd stumped her. Grabbing the paint on Luna's bed, they ran to go put it on Joy's bed. Before they did that though, they wrote a little thing on Luna's bed.

I took the paint - bloody

Joy, however, they were meditating.

"Breathe in," Mikaio instructed. "Breathe out." He was instructing Paris, Five, Luna, Lily, Tony, Emily, Nicholas, and Joy. Except for some reason, Paris wasn't listening. "Paris, why aren't you breathing?"

Paris replied snobbily, "I'm breathing silently. Deep breaths pressure me."

"No problem!" Mikaio said. "If you're pressured, breathe silently."

Paris: "I should've shot stuff instead of breathing."

"This is actually very peaceful!" admitted Lily. "So…peaceful."

"Glad you're feeling it," Mikaio said. Lily gave him a warm smile.

Lily: "Mikaio helps me feel calm. Maybe we should be friends!"

"HEY! LILS!" A loud voice yelled from the right. Lily looked over, and saw Tammie. "Lils. Get your butt over here!" Lily, startled, slowly got up and looked at Tammie.

"What?" Lily asked, confused.

Tammie replied, "Why do boring meditation when you can come along with me…and HAVE FUN DOING HUNTING!"

Lily looked back, to see a sad Mikaio. "You're not gonna go with him, are you," Tammie said.

"No," Lily said. "I'm coming with you."

"Great," Tammie said, grabbing her hand and pulling her along. They stopped in the middle of the forest, a big group alongside them.

Taylor S said, "You got her? YAY! Lils, Tammie told me you can paint us to look camouflaged so we can blend in!"

"You said what?" Lily asked, confused.

Taylor K rolled her eyes. "Don't tell me we're actually doing that."

"This is why I don't like social stuff," Amelie muttered. "But Taylor S dragged me into it."

Taylor S ran over to Amelie and gave her a big bear hug. "But you don't hate it, do you?"

Amelie replied, "I do." Taylor S sighed.

Taylor S: "Amelie's gonna need a lot of work, but I can do it! Because of course, I can turn any introvert into the 'supportive, loyal, energetic' best friend!"

"So, Lily, paint us!" Tammie said. Lily paused.

"I'm not doing that," Lily said, confused. "But I'll still help ya'll hunt."

Taylor K smiled. "Great! Sharon, ready to lead the way!"

Sharron nodded. "So let's go!" Jacques said. "Woo!"

Sharron, Jacques, and Taylor K led the way, with Tammie, Lily, Amelie, and Taylor S right behind. Fritz and Nate were around the back, though.

"Fritz, can you catch up?" Jacques asked.

Taylor S rolled her eyes. "He's a guy. We don't need guys, us feminists are gonna lead the way!"

Jacques: "I have a lot of strong opinions. One of them is that Taylor S sounds like every Disney channel female protagonist. Wait, maybe she thinks she is one."

"I'm preparing my firecracker, so I can burn the animals alive!" Fritz said.

Sharron's eyes twitched as she heard that.

Sharron: "Those poor, poor animals! I'm so sorry, conscious.."

Sharron suddenly blurted out in a faint British accent, "You can't burn them! You need to use the arrow to shoot the animals! It's much easier and less painful."

After her sudden blurt, the group looked at her. "Your voice," Taylor K began… "is…nice. Nice voice."

"Well…thanks," Sharron said. "But…"

Taylor K rolled her eyes. "You're scared because you're british? Это глупо! You don't have to feel stupid over something as stupid as a voice. British, Russian, American, We don't care."

"Omg, you're british?" Taylor S squealed. Sharron sighed. "Now that's what I don't like."

"But YOU'RE BRITISH! SO CUTE!" Taylor S added. "What's it like in england?"

Frustrated, Sharron stomped her foot, handed her bow and arrow to Taylor K, and stomped away.

As Sharron walked away, she passed by Makoto, leading a martial arts mission to teach Allison, Ben, Jean, Angie, Bloody, and Glenn.

"Now, get your back leg into chamber," Makoto taught. "Hold that chamber for 5 seconds."

While most of them kept their knee up, Ben just raised his hand. "How do I hold my bedroom?"

Angie and Bloody laughed at Ben. "It means lift your knee up," Angie said matter-of-factly. "Are you dumb?"

"ANGIE!" Glenn said. "Ben, don't listen to her."

Ben shrugged. "I'm smart. I know when it's gonna rain, when it's raining."

Glenn: "Only Ben can miss a reference by two days. Only Ben."

"Now that you know how to get into chamber, strike your leg out and kick! Make sure to keep a slight bend, there's no use of a complete straight leg." The others kicked.

"When's the hi-ya?" Ben asked, curious.

Allison replied, "I think it's a kiai."

"Correct, Allison!" Makoto said. "Kiai's are focused shouts. Some can also sound as HAT, or HAI!"

"Hat? Like a super trendy hat?" Ben asked.

Allison: "And a tightrope for an aaaaaacrobat!"

"Anyways, put your leg back into chamber, like this," Makoto bent his leg back into his chamber, and the others followed. "Then place it back behind-"

"Bloody!" Luna exclaimed, running over. "Did you steal my paint?"

Bloody said, "Why would you say that. I was planning on doing that, but not now."

"Look what's on my bed," Luna said, their fury rising.

Bloody said, "I WILL NOT TAKE YOUR ORDERS!"

Makoto: "Where's the popcorn."

Hi everyone! In the next chapter, Squad B will compete! Some quick questions;

1. Was your character portrayed well?

2. Are you on team Mitch and Niraj, or team Luna?

3. Did you enjoy the meditating, the hunting, or the martial arts?