In the arena practicing for the fencing team Eveyone was gathered around watching. I my self was there cheering on Jay and Carlos.

All right, boys. Let's line it up. Carlos, you're with me. Let's go." Jay said to the team.

"Yeah." Carlos sand.

"Assembler. Salute. Lower the point. Masks down. En garde. Keep your center!" Jay said.

"Whoa" Carlos said.

"Eyes on your opponent! Up and over." Jay said.

"Get him, Jay!" Carlos exclaimed.

"Practice." Jay said.

"Watch out, Jay." Carlos said.

"Nice!" Someone said.

"Jay, what happened?" Carlos asked.

"Finish him." Chad said.

"It's Lonnie!" Jane said.

"Not bad." Jay said.

"You should put me on the team." Lonnie said.

"Hey, w-what?! No, no, no. We'll-- We'll be the laughing stock of the league. A-And what's gonna happen next? We'll have girls playing tourney? Come on, guys." Chad said.

"So?" Jay said.

"So? Uh, so, have you not read the rule book? Section 2, paragraph 3, 11-4. "A team will be comprised of a captain and eight men." Hmm? Why don't you read the rule book?" Chad said.

"Okay, yeah, but you're down a man! I mean, since Ben had to leave to do all that king stuff." Lon or argued back.

"Exactly. We're down a man." Chad said back.

"Jay..." Lonnie said trying to get help from someone.

"I'm sorry. Coach trusts me. I'm not gonna stay captain if I just throw out the rule book." Jay said.

"If my mother thought that way, she would have lost the war." Lonnie said.

"Okay. Rule book. Rule book." Chad said.

"All right, guys. Practice is over. Let's go." Jay said.

I stood on the top with Jane and Carlos looked up at her and I stood there to watch where it went.

"Jane! Jane, hey. Hey." Carlos said.

"Hey, Carlos, what's up?" Jane asked.

"Uh... Not much. You?" Carlos responded before asking Jane.

"Way too much. We were gonna go with the blue and gold banners for Cotillion, but now we can't find the right shade of blue." Jane said.

"Oh, yeah, no, that's a-- that's a bummer. Um, speaking of Cotillion--" Carlos said.

"I know, right? It's all anybody is talking about. Cotillion 24/7." Jane said.

"I" Carlos said.

"It's like they've never been to one before." Jane said.

"Uh...I haven't, actually." Carlos said and I agreed.

"Oh. Lucky. I always end up serving punch with my mom anyway. This year, I got stuck on the decorating committee because Audrey went off to a spa vacation with Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather." Jane said.

"Jane, maybe we should just." Carlos tried to say.

"Skip the whole thing? I really, really wish I could. It's so nice to have a friend who's on the same wavelength." Jane said.

She threw a light air punch.

"Oh, you got me." Carlos said.

"I got to go. Great practice, though." Jane said.

"Yeah." Carlos said.

"See ya." She said.

I heard a phone starting to ring but it was Janes phone. while the two stood there oddly.

"Hey Mom." She said.

I shot Carlos a look.

"It wasn't the right time, all right?" He said.

Carlos walked away to go back to the locker room to change and I just danced around not wanting to leave as I don't get bombarded if I travel with my friends.

But I left anyways. Going out to the court yard I followed it till I got to my dorm room. With no reporters following me.

"Hey Mal." I said seeing my blonde sister.

"Oh hey Quinn." She said covering something up.

"Mal?" I asked.

"Hum."

"Do you miss the isle?" I asked.

"Yes I do." She said.

"I do too I'm tired of reporters." I said.

"Sorry hey do you want to come with me before your picnic with Ben?" She asked.

"Sure." I said.

The two of us walked to Carlos and Jays dorm.

I ran into the room as Mal followed behind me.
I came in storming and I felt my eyes turn a bright blue. And Mal who was annoyed as well her eyes turned a bright green.

"Whoa. Easy, girls." He said.

"What? You think this is so easy?! You don't have people taking a photo of you every single time you open your mouth to say boo! I mean, it's not that I could even say, "Boo," but, you know what I." I said.

"I'm sorry." Carlos said.

"Carlos, don't you ever miss screaming at people and just making them run away from you?" Mal asked.

"Or stealing stuff and having it or are parents."

"You're thinking of my mother, and I was usually on the other end of that. So, not really. No. Oh, hey! Did you bring it?" Carlos said then asked.

The door opened and we all looked I had my fingers at a snap.

"Hi. Just came to use your 3D printer. Won't be a sec." Chad said.

"How'd you get a key to my room?" Carlos asked.

"Oh, I printed it off last time I was in here. Uh... you guys were sleeping. Look, I just-- Your printer's so much better than mine, and you install these hacks and everything runs so much smoother than mine and." Chad said.

"Out! Now." Carlos exclaimed.

"Fine. Fine." He said.

"Chad!"Carlos shouted.

"What? Hmm?"

"Leave the key." Carlos said.

We watched chad drop the key and leave.

" Mal?" Carlos said.

"Hmm?"

"My potion?" Carlos asked.

"Hmm. Yeah. Um..." Mal said.

"So, this thing will make me say what I really feel to Jane?" Carlos asked.

"Yeah. I mean, this is a truth gummy, so take it or leave it." Mal said.

"Perfect." Carlos said.

Hold on, though. Are you sure that you want to be taking this? Because this is gonna make you say the truth all the time, no matter what, and the only reason that I'm asking is because I know that if I took this right now, I would get myself sent back to the Isle. Which, it's not that that sounds super unappealing, but, you know..." Mal said.

"Oh I know the feeling." I said.

"Yeah. I'll take my chances, I guess." He said.

"Okay. Ohh! Bad dog!" I said.

We all looked at Dude not knowing what he was going to do and we were worried about what he was going to do.

"Man, that thing was nasty! And you-- you just got to man up. And while you're at it, scratch my butt." The talking Dude said.

"You heard him. Scratch his butt." We both said trying to run out.

"Mal Quinn . You're just gonna leave me with him?" He asked.

"Come on. You scratch your own all the time." The talking Dude said.

"Bye Mal I'm headed to the kitchen." I said.

"I'll come I will help you with a duplicate spell." Mal said.

The two of us walked off to the kitchen so I could finish the food for the picnic Ben and I had planned.