ix. the haunting of mission creek

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Freya walked into school and saw her favorite bionic friends, giving them a wave as she smiled at them.

"Hi, guys." She greeted and they turned to her with a smile.

"Hi bestie," Bree greeted her as Adam and Chase waved at her.

"Psst!" The four turned to the gym doors and Leo peeked his head out. "Hey, guys, you ever have that nightmare where you're standing in the middle of the school in nothing but your birthday suit?"

"Nope, because I'm not a loser," Freya replied and Leo rolled his eyes at her.

"Well, it's happening to me!" Leo exclaimed, walking out from behind the doors in just a towel.

Freya let out a laugh and Chase nudged her rib, giving her a glare.

"Sorry, I can't help myself," she chuckled.

"Someone stole my clothes while I was in the shower," Leo said, holding his towel up.

"Well, you know, when I lose something, I find it helps to ask yourself where's the last place you saw it?" Adam asked Leo.

"On my body," Leo remarked.

"And you've definitely checked there?" Adam asked.

"That is so mean. Who would do that?" Bree asked and Chase looked at Freya, who was grinning and she noticed his look.

"Don't you look at me like that. As much as I love tormenting Leo, I wouldn't do this." Freya defended her self and then sighed. "I do, however, know who probably did."

"Who?" Adam asked.

Right then, Trent, walked in wearing Leo's clothes.

"A-yo!" Trent yelled and Freya nodded.

"Oh!" The bionic teens said in unison.

"Called it." Freya folded her arms with a small frown as she looked at Trent.

"Trent? You took my clothes?" Leo asked and Freya scrunched her nose.

"You didn't know?" She scoffed. "It was pretty obvious."

"Yeah, how else am I supposed to play 'Attack of the Giant Trent?'" Trent asked, then stomped around like a giant and spoke with a low voice. "Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell the blood of a wimpy one!" Trey sniffed Leo and got uncomfortably close to Leo, who leaned away. "Get it? It's you." Trent hoped back and stretched in the clothes, ripping the pants. "Oh! Tear in aisle two! Looks like your mommy's gonna have to buy you clothes at the not big and the not tall store."

Trent laughed and ran off, high fiving a student along the way.

"Why does Trent always pick on me more than anyone else?" Leo asked.

"Well, I scare him and also have my sister, who scares everyone in this school," Freya mentioned. "She managed to shove Trent in a locker." This got four weird looks and she nodded with a laugh. "Yeah. It happened and it was amazing."

"And I outsmart him. I've studied his schedule and routine in to ensure we're never alone together," Chase explained. "I event know when he's gonna take-"

Chase stopped talking when Trent yelled. "Bathroom break!" Trent ran by them and Chase grinned.

"Right on time."

"Son, you need a hobby," Bree remarked and moved back to her locker as Chase's smiles faded.

"I'm sick of this! I'm gonna go offer Trent a choice: stop picking on me or suffer the consequences," Leo warned.

Freya scoffed and laughed. "What consequences? You're naked and he's wearing your clothes. I think we both know those 'consequences' aren't happening."

"Watch me," Leo challenged and Freya nodded with raised eyebrows.

"Okay!"

Leo walked into the gym and Freya waited for Leo to fail.

"Five, four, three, two, one..."

Trent ran in holding Leo's towel and she nodded with pursed lips as he heard Leo's scream.

"Camera phones on, people! We've got a runner!" Trent announced and Freya sighed, shaking her head as the students ran into the gym.

"I'll go get him," Freya sighed to the bionic teens and followed the students to save her best friend.

——

Later, Leo had been saved by Freya after she had beat up Trent. She didn't beat him up really, she just gave him a nice stern talking to with her fist.

Leo didn't have any other clothes, so he had to borrow one of Perry's pantsuits. Leo walked out of Perry's office and Freya snickered at the sight.

"So fashionable," Freya joked as the bionic teens chuckled.

"Lost and found didn't have anything so Principal Perry loaned me her emergency pantsuit," Leo told them and Trent walked up behind Leo, put the jacket on top of his head.

"Jacket head!" Trent called and as he passed by Freya, she put her foot out and he tripped over he foot. He landed on the floor and the five laughed at him.

"I'm so sorry! Was my foot there?" Freya asked with a fake pout.

"You better watch it," Trent warned as he got up.

"Or what?" She snapped at him and stomped her foot his direction, making him flinch and ran off.

Juliet walked down the stairs and she stopped in front of Trent, giving him a glare.

"Oh!" He yelled at the sight and she flinched forward, making him scared and ran around her than up the stairs.

"Better run!" Juliet called and she waved sweetly to the five as she approached them.

"I'm glad I have you and Juliet to scare Trent for me," Leo smiled and Freya removed the jacket from his head.

Juliet grinned at him. "Anytime."

"You know, it's time Trent and I have a talk. Now, he's disrespecting my brother and casual business attire!" Adam warned in a stern voice.

Perry walked out and smiled at Leo. "Looking food, Dooley. Sorry about the crumbs in the pockets I'm a girl who likes here crackers." She chuckled and walked to the center of the hallway. "Attention, Dandruff Donkeys! Tomorrow is the homecoming dance, and if you don't have a date now, keep asking. I love watching rejection!"

"How many dances have you been too?" Bree asked Perry.

"We're not going there, Stick-Pop" Perry frowned. "Tomorrow is also the one hundredth anniversary of the demise of  Jasper the Janitor. Flo, Brandy, a little mood lighting." The lights dimmed and Freya and Juliet shared a sly smile. Brandy shined a light underneath Perry's face.

"It was a dark, gloomy night at Mission Creek High when a group of kids decided to prank old Jasper-" Perry started her story.

"What were a bunch of kids doing in school at night?" Leo interrupted her.

"Irrelevant!" Perry snapped and then continued her story taking the flashlight into her hand. "They decided to scare him when he was cleaning the pencil sharpener. His beard got caught. and all they found were Jasper shavings, with no one to sweep them up."

"What about the janitor?" Adam asked and Juliet looked up at him, whispering in to his ear. He blushed at this and then gasped in realization. "Oh my gosh!"

"Legend has it that every ten years, Jasper's ghost returns to seek revenge on the students!" Perry contributed and Trent yelled in fear.

"Aah!" Trent calmed down and lowered his voice. "I mean, ah, good story!"

Juliet grinned at this and shook her head.

"Whenever he returns, there's always one kid who mysteriously moves away, never to be heard from again!" Perry finished her story and gestured for the lights to turn back on. She turned to Flo. "Lights. Lights." The lights turned back on. "Anywho, I'm going on a little vacay. Me and Mr. Whiskers are gonna zip-line across the Grand Canyon. Until then, I leave you under the watchful eye of Mrs. Thistle." Perry pointed to Thistle, who was very old and falling asleep. "Thistle!"

"Bingo!" Mrs. Thistle yelled, waking up.

"See you in two weeks!" Perry said and smirked. "Well, who's ever left!" She chuckled and walked away.

Juliet walked away to her next class and Adam, Bree, Chase, Leo, and Freya walked over to Adam's locker.

"Are we really supposed to believe that the school is haunted?" Chase asked.

"Yeah, Jasper's probably just misunderstood," Adam reasoned. "The ghost in my cartoons is very friendly."

"You mean Casper?" Freya asked and Adam nodded with smile. "That's a child and it's fake."

"He's real in my heart," Adam said and patted his heart.

Trent walked by them with a student. "Do you think the ghost is real? And I'm not asking for me it's for my friend... Brent."

Freya grinned, loving that Trent is scared of ghosts. This makes the whole Jasper thing even sweeter to her.

Leo had an idea and smiled. "I got it! Trent is afraid of ghosts! We can use your bionics to create one and scare him. Then he'll be humiliated and he won't do it to me anymore."

"Mmm," Freya shrugged, scrunching her nose. "Maybe do it less."

"I'll take whatever I can get," Leo remarked.

"Leo, do you actually believe anyone's gonna buy that the school is haunted just because I do this?" Chase asked and his molecular kinesis on a boom, making it slide across the room. The students that were there, yelled in fear and fled the hallway.

Freya laughed at this and turned to Chase, who had smiled and was into Leo's idea.

"All right! Let's make some ghosts!" Chase declared and Freya cheered, giving him a high five.

"Yes!" Leo cheered and high fived Chase.

——

~The Next Day~

Freya stood in the hallway of the school, fixing her ghost costume she had one. Today, Adam, Bree, Chase, Freya, and Leo were going to prank Trent. She wanted to be the ghost and be the one to yell at Trent and scare him til he peed. She had on some makeup to make it her look like a ghost and a white and gray ripped up dress. Her hair was messy and the makeup made her look very white and pale.

Chase was going to us how molecular kinesis to make the lockers opens and close, Adam was going to push the lockers forward, and Leo was going to mess with the lights.

"That's the best I've ever seen you look," Chase joked and she gave him a look. "The makeup really brings out your eyes."

"Cute." She frowned. "You want to try some makeup? It will help make that look..." she gestured to his face. "Actually attractive."

Chase rolled his eyes at her joke and she gave him a sweet smile.

"I thought you said Trent was coming," Leo said, walking up to them.

Chase checked his watch. "Well, he should be. His morning bathroom break was due five minutes ago."

"Please get a hobby," Freya begged. "This is just sad."

Trent ran into the school, rushing for a bathroom. Chase quickly hid behind the bench, as Leo hid next to the light switch and Freya his on the stairs.

"Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go!"

Chase used his molecular kinesis to flip a locker open and closed. Trent jumped and yelled in fear.  "Ah!! Who's there?! You don't know who you're messing with! I'm seven years older than everyone else here! Gotta go! Gotta go!" Trent continued forward, but shrieked when he saw all the lockers opening and closing along with the lights flickering. "Ahhh!"

He backed up in fear and faced another set of lockers that moved toward him. Trent screamed and Freya walked out, facing Trent with a creepy smile and wide eyes.

"The ghost!" He yelled as the lockers got closer and he backed up. "No! Please! No!"

Chase ran away from Trent se he got closer and Trent turned to see a Freya in her ghost costume. She let out a loud shriek and grabbed his arms, which made him scream out.

Trent ran out of the school still screaming and Freya began to laugh out loud as he left. Adam came out from the lockers as Leo turned the lights on.

"That was incredible!" Leo smiled as the four walked up to each other.

"Amazing! It worked perfectly," Chase beamed.

"I love being a ghost! Scaring Trent is the best!" Freya smiled and Chase grinned at her.

He liked seeing her all excited.

"WHOO-HOO!" Adam cheered. "Be right back." Adam rushed for the bathroom. "Gotta go! Gotta go!"

——

Later that day, Freya had changed back into normal clothes and took the makeup off. The four of them were watching Trent be scared of everything. Freya was enjoying every second of it. She couldn't stop smiling.

"Check it out." Leo pointed to Trent. "He's afraid to open his own locker."

"Ugh, so am I." Adam groaned. "My dirty gym clothes have been in there for a month."

"Hey, watch this." Leo drops his book on the floor and Trent screams.

"Ah! Why are you coming after me, ghost?" Trent was shaking in fear. "Is it cause I'm a bully? I can change! I'm nice to my rabbit."

"All right, Leo, I think Trent has had enough. We've been torturing him all day." Chase reasoned and Freya scoffed.

"You were finally being fun for once! Why ruin it?!" She asked Chase with a groan.

"One day? He's been bullying me for years." Leo protested. "So cancel your Christmas plans, boys, we're working.

"Look at him, guys," Chase pointed at Trent, who is sitting down, rocking in a fetal position. "We've scared him so badly, he's a shell of a man."

"And?" Freya asked and Chase gave her a frown.

"Fine!" Leo gave in and Freya gasped softly.

"Leo!"

"I know. But come on," Leo took her wrist and pulled her over to Trent with Adam and Chase.

Leo bends down to Trent and taps him on the shoulder.

Trent turns his head to him. "I'm not in the fetal position, you are!"

"Look, Trent, the lockers moving, it wasn't a ghost, it was us messing with you." Leo confessed and Freya sighed, making an annoyed face. "Freya was pretending to be a ghost."

"I know what I saw. No way that was you." Trent pointed at her.

"Trent, he's telling the truth. Ghosts aren't real." Chase told Trent.

"Right. And neither are unicorns, leprechauns, or those grapes on top of the deli counter." Adsm chuckled and frowned. "Trust me on that."

"Oh, yeah? Well, if ghosts aren't real, then why is that doing that?" Trent asked and pointed at the circle bench that was moving around the room.

Freya's eyes widen, moving back in shock. She bumped into Chase, who touched her shoulders.

"I... do not know," Chase replied and she looked up at him in confusion.

"GHOST!" Trent yelled as he ran out of the room.

"Chase, I thought you said he had enough." Freya turned to him with folded arms.

"That wasn't me!" Chase protested and Freya's face formed into a scared one.

"Then who was it?" Adam asked.

Blood begins to ooze out of the locker next to them and Freya backed away, letting out a small shriek. Chase grabbed her shoulders again and she leaned into his grasp.

"Ahh...ahh!" Leo gasped in fear.

The trash explodes across the room and the four jump in fright. Freya grabbed Chase in fear and he wrapped his arm around her as they turned, moving back.

Another trash can explodes and the four jumped back, yelling out. Freya didn't care that she was clinging onto Chase, she was incredibly horrified.

"It's Jasper!" Leo cried out and ran into Adam's arms, crying.

——

Freya looked at Chase as she let him go. "You said there was no such thing as ghosts! All your smart guy credibility is shot! Shot!"

Adam put down Leo and he glared at Chase.

"There has to be some other explanation. Like, why that thing moved." Chase pointed for the circle bench that was now near the front door. "It's an old school. Maybe the building settled."

"Settled? You call that settled?!" Freya exclaimed. "It literally moved across the room! Can you explain the blood from the locker, smart guy?!"

Chase panicked and looked at the bloody locker. "Someone's ketchup exploded?"

Freya rolled her eyes, groaning.

"Or maybe the ghost is targeting us." Leo snapped, getting into Chase's face.

"It's not targeting us," Chase objected.

Adam pointed to the wall above the lockers. "Uh, guys."

They turn to see their names written in blood on the wall above them. Freya went as pale as ghost and swallowed nervously. She shrieked and hit Chase's arm multiple times out of fear until he hit her arm, making her stop.

"That could be any Adam, Chase, Freya, and Leo," Chase reasoned.

"I mean you!" is written on the wall in blood and Freya let a scared whimper.

"You sure?" She cried.

"Okay. That's us. Run!" Chase yelled as he ran out do the school, screaming and Leo followed him.

"I'm too young to die!" Freya cried as she ran away.

"You know, for a dead guy, he has lovely penmanship." Adam smiled as he stared at the blood on the wall.

Freya came back inside and called to Adam. "Adam!"

"Oh! Right!" He said and ran out of the school, yelling. He ran past Freya, who walked back inside and started to cackle.

"You can come out now." Freya called.

Juliet walked out of the gym and the two sisters shared an evil laugh.

"That was great. They totally bought," Freya smirked and high fived Juliet.

"Being a ghost is super fun. Best prank yet." Juliet laughed. "Good idea to have us pretend to be Jasper."

"Those boys are idiots. They believe anything," Freya told her and the sisters shared an evil grin.

——

~The Lab~

"Hey, guys, I looked it up and Perry's story is true. The tragedy happened the night of the homecoming dance. Here's a picture: Jasper Fargas." Leo informed them as he was researching it on his laptop. Freya walked over to him and Adam, who was kneeling beside Leo.

A picture of a man with long hair and a long beard is shown on the laptop.

"Oh, it's hideous! Gruesome!" Adam exclaimed in disgust.

"Adam, that's before the accident." Freya informed Adam as Chase approached them.

Adam sighs. "I know. I just really hate beards."

"You know, I bet Jasper's planning something big for the dance." Chase theorized.

Adam gasped. "Oh! Maybe it's a big ghost flash mob!"

"Yes! And we will play Thriller!" Freya added and Adam and her started doing zombie movements.

"Perry said he would return for his revenge." Chase said and then realized. "And he's coming after us. We have to stop him." The two brothers went to the cyber desks and Freya walked over to them, leaning on the side of it.

"Really? Cause between standing in the corner and avoiding eye contact with girls, I have a pretty full night planned." Leo explained and Freya scoffed, looking at him.

"Leo, there will be plenty of other dances for you to be alone and awkward at." Freya jokingly assured him.

"How cool would it be if we proved that ghosts actually exist?" Chase asked with a bright smile. "This could be our only chance to capture him."

"Wait, wait. Capture him?" Leo asked in confusion. "What, you want to keep him as a pet?"

"Look, I'll play with him and help feed him, but I'm not bagging his business." Adam sighed.

"Paranormal researchers say that apparitions present themselves in electromagnetic fields." Chase explained and pointed to the different devices on the table. "So, I have EMF detectors, night-vision goggles, and special headphones that detect voice phenomena." Freya chuckled at Chase as he held up headphones with a goofy grin.

"What can I play with?" Adam asked and started to put on gear.

Chase checked his watch. "Oh! Hey, guys, the dance starts in twenty minutes. Gear up!"

Freya rolled her eyes and decided to play along. She dressed up a ghost the least she can do is dress the part twice.

Adam has the headphones on and yelled. "Hey, these things work! I totally heard that!"

Freya pulled the headphones off him and put them around her neck.

"I also rigged these ion blasters to triple the power. The current should momentarily paralyze the spirit." Chase explained.

Leo lifted up a blaster and turned it on. "Whoa! That ghost is goin' down! Or up, depending on what it believes."

"Just tell me what to blast and I'll do it." Freya smiled, picking up a blaster.

"Oh, guys, I forgot to build a containment device!" Chase realized.

"How about this?" Adam asked and picked up a mini vacuum cleaner.

Freya chuckled. "Oh, Adam, if the ghost is hiding between two couch cushions, we got him."

Adam gave her a thumbs up and she smiled back, returning the gesture.

——

Freya had messaged Juliet about the plan the boys had, which allowed Julie plenty of time to set something up to freak them out and then totally make them look foolish at the end.

Adam, Chase, Freya, and Leo burst in the gym doors, interrupting the homecoming dance. They were wearing matching blue outfits and holding ion blasters in their hands. The students gasped, backing away.

Bree!" Chase called and Bree rolled her eyes as she approached. "Have you seen any apparitions, ethereal beings, phantasms?" Bree looked confused and he changed his words. "Ghosts! Have you seen any ghosts?"

"What are you talking about?" Bree asked "There's no such thing as ghosts."

""Yes, there is. And I hope Jasper gets here soon. The men's room's out of toilet paper." Adam mentioned.

"Hey, let's go check the hallway." Chase suggested."

"Yeah." Adam said and the boys started walking out, but Bree stopped Freya.

"Freya, you can't be serious," Bree scoffed. "What's your game?"

Freya chuckled. "Nah, I'm messing with them. Juliet is pretending to be the ghost and I'm just helping. Don't worry, it's all a prank.

Bree let out a laugh and high fived her. "I thought something weird was going on. I know you wouldn't wear that willingly."

Freya gave her a wink, before following the boys out the door into the hallway. Trent runs in screaming and stops when he sees them. "Help! You guys gotta hide me from the ghost!

"Don't worry, Trent, we'll protect you." Freya assured him.

Trent smiled. "Thanks."

"Only if you promise never to mess with me again." Leo negotiated.

"I can give you every other Tuesday off." Trent reasoned.

Leo shook his hand. "Pleasure doing business. Let's go, guys."

Adam, Chase, Freya, and Leo walk out into the hallway and the door slams behind them.

"What was that?" Chase asked.

"Door closed." Adam said

The lights went out.

"What was that?" Leo asked.

"The lights went out." Adam replied.

"We know!" Leo, Chase, and Freya exclaimed.

"Well, then stop askin'." Adam shrugged and they started walking around the hallway.

Chase got out his EMF reading. "My EMF readings are spiking. Jasper's coming. Quick! Put on your night-vision goggles!"

Adam puts on goggles and yells as he spots Chase. "Whoa! I see the ghost! Chase freezes in panic. "He's really nerdy and he has stupid spiky hair!" Chase glares at him and Freya laughs at this, which makes him hit Adam and Freya's arms.

"Ow!" Adam yelled.

"Adam's not wrong," Freya shrugged and Chase gave her a frown.

"Shut it!" Chase snapped. "I'm listening for voice phenomena!"

Faint footsteps are heard in the distance and Freya froze in fear.

"Whose footsteps are those?" She asked nervously.

She knew exactly who those were. She's just playing along.

"Enough games, Jasper! Show your face!" Chase challenged.

"Yeah! And you better have shaved that nasty beard!" Adam warned.

An apparition of Jasper appears on the stairs and Freya gasped at the sight, pointing her blasters at him.

"Jasper!" She yelled.

"Blasters out! Blasters out!" Chase yelled.

"Wait!" Adam protested. "We should at least give Jasper a chance to explain himself. To prove he's friendly."

"I do not care. I want to blast something so it's gonna be you or him," Freya threatened.

Jasper's apparition starts screaming, putting his arms up.

"Okay, you're not helping. Work with me, dude." Adam told Jasper.

Jasper continues to scream, and leans forward making his form longer. Adam, Chase, Freya, and Leo run into the gym screaming. Jasper's apparition followed them in the gym and continues to yell.

"Run for your lives!" Freya screamed.

Leo blasts the Jasper apparition and everyone starts running and screaming. Jasper appears in different parts of the gym and the four blast at him for a few moments.

Bree groaned from her spot behind the barrel. "Brothers ruin everything."

Owen, her boyfriend, looks at her. "At least we have these barrels to hide behind. You are welcome."

"Yo, Jasper!" Chase called and Jasper appeared in front of him. "Get out your mop!"

"Cause it's about to get messy!" Leo finished, sanding on the other side of Jasper.

Chase and Leo stand across from each other and blast Jasper. The blast passes harmlessly through Jasper and electrocutes Leo and Chase instead, making them fall to the floor.

Freya put her blaster down and laughed at them.

"This prank just gets better and better," she mumbled to herself in amusement.

Leo was twitching in the floor and looked at girls, who were staring at him. "What? Never seen a kid in a ghostbusting outfit twitching on the floor before?"

"Adam, Freya, suck it up!" Chase yelled from his paralyzed position on the floor.

"Chase, I'm being as brave as I can!" Adam cried in fear.

"The ghost! Suck up the ghost!" Freya told him, grabbing her blaster again.

"Oh, right!" Adam got his blaster out and the two turned to Jasper, who was floating away.

"Quick, it's getting away!" Chase called. Freya backed up as Adam uses the mini-vacuum to attempt to suck up the ghost. He ends up dismantling the black sheet in the corner, revealing Juliet and a man that looks like Jasper.

Freya made a sheepish face as Juliet was revealed and she awkwardly moved away.

"Oops..."

"Heya kids," Juliet greeted with an awkward chuckle. Adam stood there in shock, staring at the red haired girl.

"Huh?"

Leo frowned in confusion, sitting up. "Juliet? You're the ghost."

"How is that possible?" Chase asked, now standing on his feet.

"With Perry gone for two weeks and it's the anniversary of Jasper's demise, I thought it would be funny to play a prank," Juliet grinned and Freya let out a faint. chuckle.

"Does Perry know about this?" Bree asked her.

"I don't know." Juliet shrugged. "But if she were here, she probably would've done something similar."

"You did this all on your own?" Adam asked and Freya turned away, picking at her nails.

"Don't say anything, don't say anything..."

"It was Freya's idea."

Freya groaned and turned to the boys, who stood there with shock on their face.

"You helped her?" Chase asked and Freya stammered her words, shrugging.

"My original plan was to prank Trent, but then you all got involved and I didn't feel like stopping it," Freya objected. "And it was way too good to stop after you all wanted to capture it. I mean look at how you're dressed."

"You're wearing the same thing," Leo frowned

"Irrelevant," Freya remarked. "And I'm not sorry. Because it was hilarious."

"Freya had the idea and I backed her up with my technology background," Juliet added and laughed as she went up the sister. "You just got pranked by the Monroe Sisters."

"Get pranked, losers!" Freya smirked and the sisters fist bumped.

"So, who's that guy?" Leo asked, pointing to the guy who was Jasper.

"Our Uncle Tom," Freya smiled. "He looks very similar to Jasper. We just added a beard and gave him similar clothes."

"Thanks, Uncle Tommy!" Juliet smiled and Tom waved with a smile as he left the gym.

"So, if you just wanted to prank Trent, why did you specifically go after us three?" Chase asked.

"Cause it's funny?" Freya snickered. "You're my best friends. Which makes it easiest to prank and it's way more fun to watch the process of this whole thing go down."

"You're so cruel," Leo said.

"We know," the sisters grinned.

"Although that lockers thing with Trent is genius. I still haven't figured out how you did it." Juliet shrugged in confusion and Freya chuckled nervously, looking at the boys.

"A true magician never reveals his tricks." Chase smiled.

"I pushed it!" Adam raised his hand and Freya shook her head, rolling her eyes.

Trent comes out from his hiding place behind the door with confusion. "Wait a minute. I am so confused. Ghosts are real: Yes or no?"

"No!" Everyone said.

"So you guys were messing with me?" Trent asked Adam, Chase, Leo, and Freya.

"Yes!" Everyone said.

Trent went up to Juliet. "And you were messing with me?

Juliet got in Trent's face with a glare. "Excuse me?"

Trenr flinched back at this. "Sorry sorry!!" He turned to Leo. "Deal's off, Dooley. I hope you like wearing your underwear as a hat, because that is where it's gonna be. A-yo! Undie head!" Trent ran out of the room, stopping to high five a mannequin. He realized it wasn't a person and than put his hand down, walking out embarrassed.

"An underwear hat! How could I not think of that?" Adam asked.

Chase turned to Freya. "I'm gonna get you back."

Freya scoffed. "Good luck. You're supposed to be the smartest man in the world and you couldn't even figure out that I was the undercover spy. Better luck next time, pretty boy." She patted his cheek and walked out, leaving a speechless Chase.

His cheeks turned a bright pink and he blinked a few times in confusion.

A faint smile formed as he thought.

She called me pretty.

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Up Next: Perry 2.0