(Cassia's POV:)
I woke up and immediately panicked. I couldn't move. I rolled over and fell off of the cot I slept on. I looked down and saw I was stuck in a shell of wrapping paper from the shoulders down. This confused me. When I had gone to bed the night before, it was a normal night.
"Ouch! Hazel! Can you bring me a pair of scissors?"
*Flashback*
(Third person POV:)
Keon was bored. That was nothing new. So, one night they decided to pull a prank. Keon got up and put on some shoes before heading out. They walked around the ship getting supplies for a while until they ran into Saffron, Electra, and Allistar, who were walking together. They informed them of the plan and they agreed to help.
Fast forward a few minutes to see Saffron picking the lock to Sorrel's room. "How many lock picks do you have with you?" Electra asked. "At least 6 at all times." Saffron responded casually. "Got it!" Saffron opened the door and walked right over to Sorrel's bed. She flung herself onto the bed and Sorrel bolted upright with a dagger in his hand, ready to stab Saffron.
Allistar laughed, "Stand down, Sorrel." Sorrel looked mad. "What are you doing in here? How did you get in? I thought I locked the door!" Saffron responded, all too causally, "Oh you did. Try harder next time." "Next time?!"
"Moving on, we need your help. We need you to help to prank Cassia."
"No, never."
"Come on!"
"No."
Sorrel then turned over and pulled the blanket over his head. Keon ripped the blanket off of Sorrel and Sorrel was not happy. "Hey! Give me back my blanket!" "Not until you agree to help us."
Sorrel groaned and reluctantly got out of bed. "Fine. What are we doing?" Saffron smiled innocently. "Wrapping paper." Sorrel sighed, grabbed his keys, and walked out the door, hesitating in the frame to sulk over his lock.
The four crew mates walked a few feet to Cassia's door and Saffron did her thing with the lock. Hazel was sound asleep on her cot in a side room which made it easy to sneak into the side rooms. In Cassia's room, they found her sleeping as well.
Cassia slept like the dead so the crew mates knew there wouldn't be an issue pulling this off. Electra and Saffron lifted her up, this allowed Sorrel and Keon to wrap Cassia in a cocoon of wrapping paper and tape it in place.
Not only did they wrap Cassia, but they wrapped most of her furniture too. When they were done, they quietly left the room and went their separate ways.
*Present*
Cassia tried to break out of the swaddle of crinkly paper, but failed. She struggled for a little while before accidentally rolling off the cot. "Ouch! Hazel! Can you bring me a pair of scissors?"
"Why do you need scissors? Why can't you get them yourself?" Hazel responded from the main quarters. "Please just bring me the scissors and you'll see." A few seconds later, Hazel opened the door and looked around the room. She saw Cassia on the ground and burst out laughing.
"Hazel! This isn't funny!" Hazel smiled. "I mean, it kind of is." "Please just get over here and help me!" Hazel moved to begin freeing her pale apprentice.
Soon Cassia was able to move again and the pair got ready for breakfast. In the dining hall, Allistar, Keon, and Saffron sat grinning like idiots. Sorrel, on the other hand, mouthed the words "I'm sorry." At Cassia.
It didn't take long for Cassia to figure out who was behind the wrapping paper.
Oh it's on. Cassia thought with a small mischievous smile.
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TMW Shorts
FantasyI have too many ideas and not enough plot leeway in The Most Wanted to include them all, so here we are! (Credits to Giz and Remi for giving me the idea/inspiration to do this)
