CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

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>>Lloyd has joined the call<<

>>Kai has joined the call<<

KAI: Hey, Lloyd.

LLOYD: Hi, Kai.

KAI: You, Zane, and Cole just decided not to go on yesterday.

LLOYD: Oh, right! Sorry, I totally forgot, and I was sleeping pretty much all day yesterday.

KAI: Relax, it's fine. Jay and I just played video games.

LLOYD: Oh, cool.

KAI: So, do you think the others will be on soon?

LLOYD: Well, there's some time before they usually get on. Jay will probably be late, and Zane will be right on time.

KAI: True.

LLOYD: You know what we should do?

KAI: What?

LLOYD: Prank them.

KAI: You're serious?

LLOYD: Yeah. That would be funny.

KAI: Okay, how do you want to do it?

LLOYD: Oh, I have no clue. Usually Jay's the one who comes up with this kind of thing.

KAI: Right, so... what should we do?

LLOYD: Like what kind of prank? Um... you could pretend that I'm not in the box, and I could get off the call to make it seem more suspicious.

KAI: Oh, that would be funny.

LLOYD: Oh, and this is actually perfect!

KAI: Perfect? Why?

LLOYD: Okay, so yesterday at like one in the morning, Zane, Cole, and I were talking, and I was saying how being in the box was getting on my nerves big time. So they'll probably think I couldn't stand it anymore and freed myself.

KAI: Oh, that's funny. Not the thing, but how they'll react to the prank.

LLOYD: Yeah. So, you wanna do that?

KAI: Sure, why not?

LLOYD: Okay, cool. I'm going to get off, then, so it seems more realistic, and you probably should to so it seems like you went and saw that I wasn't there.

KAI: Good idea. And I'll even walk over there so it looks like I'm checking the box, you know?

LLOYD: Good idea.

KAI: Alright, let's do this.

LLOYD: *laughs* Okay. Talk to you in a bit. Text me when it's over.

KAI: Okay.

>>Lloyd has left the call<<

>>Kai has left the call<<

*A few moments pass*

>>Zane has joined the call<<

>>Cole has joined the call<<

ZANE: Hello, Cole.

COLE: Hi, Zane.

ZANE: Are the others coming?

COLE: They should be on soon. I saw Kai walking off somewhere, and Jay'll be on really soon, I think.

>>Jay has joined the call<<

JAY: Hey guys!

COLE: Jay! Hi!

JAY: Where were you guys yesterday? We were going to talk, but you guys weren't on!

ZANE: Sorry. We had a conversation late at night and were all very tired.

COLE: Zane, you didn't have to be so literal with Jay. He's dumb, and things fly over his head easily.

JAY: Hey! That's not true!

*Jay pauses slightly*

JAY: Zane, I'm glad you told me the truth.

ZANE: Thanks? And I'm glad you think I appreciate your opinion.

COLE: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! Get roasted, Jay!

JAY: Alright, let's just drop it.

>>Kai has joined the call<<

ZANE: Hello, Kai.

KAI: Guys, something's wrong.

COLE: Oh, no. Not again....

JAY: What is it this time, Kai?

KAI: Okay, so you know how Lloy'd in the box?

COLE: Yeah?

KAI: He's not there anymore.

JAY: Wait, WHAT?!?!

ZANE: But how?

KAI: I don't know. I guess he just left or something. Or maybe something happened, but.... The box was half opened, and I didn't know what to do, so I just rushed on here because you're all here.

JAY: What the heck, Kai?!

COLE: But how could this have happened? There's no way he could have broken out of the box.

ZANE: I would say there is a way, but Sensei got into mine from the outside, not the inside.

JAY: This sucks, doesn't it?

ZANE: I should have known something like this would have happened.

KAI: Something like what?C: Yesterday at like one in the morning, we were all talking about stuff because we couldn't sleep, and Lloyd was saying how he wanted out of the box.

ZANE: I guess it finally got to him.

JAY: Well, this is just fantastic. What are we going to do now, Kai? This is just stupid!

KAI: Hey, don't blame it on me! I didn't do a single thing!

COLE: Should we try and look for him?

JAY: I'm going to check if he's still around there somewhere.

*Jay leaves his account running, but he runs off to check the box*

>>Lloyd has joined the call<<

LLOYD: Hey guys. *laughs*

ZANE: What?

COLE: HOLD ON-

*Jay comes back on*

JAY: KAI AND LLOYD YOU LITTLE SNEAKY- I SWEAR THAT WASN'T EVEN A FUNNY PRANK YOU GUYS I ACTUALLY THOUGHT LLOYD WAS GONE Or SOMETHING AND I WAS BEGINNING TO WORRY.

LLOYD: Aw, you were worrying about me, Jay? I'm touched.

ZANE: This was a prank?

LLOYD: Yeah, Zane. It was a prank. I would never do that in real life, I swear.

COLE: I have to give it to you, that was a pretty good one.

JAY: Yeah, but super cruel.

KAI: Now you know how we all constantly feel, Jay.

JAY: Hey, that's not my fault! That's yours for believing me every single time!

ZANE: But you constantly do it, which makes it partially your fault each time, too, Jay.

JAY: Oh, whatever, Zane!

*With the prank lost in their minds as the ninja dive into conversation, the five enjoy each other's company as the clock towards Christmas day counts down*

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