Not Part of the Plan

Finale

Lillie handed out lemonades as everyone worked on every bit of the house. She decided to stay out of the whole trap making process, she wasn't very skilled at that type of thing. Instead she offered silent support in terms of beverage and snack. "Here." She handed Moon a lemonade, watching her wipe sweat off her brow.

Lillie quickly looked away, blushing. She rushed over to Hau, in order to give him his drink. In such a hurry, she forgot about the whole.. booby trap issue. A tripwire pulled, a pie launched. Lillie blinked a few times, processing. She had gone from thinking about her hot girlfriend to a cold surprise. Hau chocked back a laugh. "Incredible." Gladion commented, only now looking over.

"Eh!?" Lillie whined. "Don't look, get back to work!" She rushed out.
***
"Are you nervous?" Gladion asked, as Hau reset the trap.

"Well, yeah, but who isn't. We're relying on children's tricks to stop a full grown woman with a whole organization behind her. Not to mention, she's probably incredibly pissed at us!" He responded, working up a sweat.

"I want you to believe it will be okay. The plan with go with out a hitch." Gladion lied.

"I know. I believe we'll be fine. I'm fine, let's just concentrate on this, you should make some posters. I'm fine." He smiled, he lied too. He was riddled with thoughts of losing Gladion again.

***

Moon smiled. "Congrats to a job well done everyone! Let's crack open a cold one!" They sat on the porch, holding different soft drinks.

Lillie leaned her head on Moon's shoulder, which was a gamble really, seeing as she can be a bit.. energetic. "Yes, but will this work tomorrow night?"

Moon grinned. "Do you doubt my abilities?"

"None of us doubt your abilities. We're worried more about Lusamine's abilities." Hau chimed.

"You guys never left me alone about thinking with optimism, and now that I have you guys refuse to. When I came up with the plan, I thought about what you all would do.. And I realized that's exactly why it would work. Moon and Hau, you're both reckless, Lillie you're passionate. Put those two together, and we make something she'd never expect. She's used to strategies, to making moves like chess. We've flipped the chess board into our territory, where we don't have rules. That's why I'm sure this could work."

"Beautifully said." Lillie smiled, before yawning. "It's late."

"And we have a bit more work to do." Moon's smiled faded a bit, as she rested her head on Lillie's as well. "The odds are against us."

"Let's do it." Hau looked at the stars.

***

"Goodnight!" Hau said for a final time before closing the bedroom door. Careful stepping and a few close calls later, they were ready for bed. Moon and Lillie ended up in Hala's room, his huge bed more than enough, and more than comfortable. Hau was pleased with this chance with Gladion.

"Hurry and get in bed, you've said good night to them 5 times." Gladion sighed.

Hau nodded. "Ah, yeah sorry." He got in besides Gladion, letting his hands find Gladion's chest. He felt the smooth, soft belly which sported a few golden hairs.