~One Shots~

The Quest ("Stupid teen girl game...")

The temperature dropped further as the five of them entered yet another cave upon finishing their previous quest, with the boys' face caked with a thick layer of makeup, dark shades of lipstick spiralling out of their lips and eye shadow mixing with the foundation, making them look like a cross between party clowns and zombies. The girls barely had any problem with their faces, mascara neatly applied, lips sparkling scarlet and soft pink, and the perfect rosy shade on their cheeks.

Travis and Will roughly rubbed their faces with their shirt, aggressively forcing off the makeup as they reached the centre of the new cave. Of course, like any other caves before, candles illuminated the dark cave walls which where decorated with twinkling stalagmites and stalactites. The ground was even, with boulders moved to the side so it could be easier to reach the centre.

Evelyn switched off her torchlight, inhaling the musty scent that hung around them. The sound of dripping water could be heard somewhere, but no one paid any attention to it. There was not any other creatures in sight, which was a relief to everyone after the bat attack two caves back.

"What's this, then?" Patricia spoke, her voice resounding as it bounced from the cave walls. She was desperately trying to make herself warm, hugging herself tight for she was the only one wearing short-sleeved. Thankfully Diane lent her scarf, which did contribute to protecting the lower parts of her face.

Diane pointed a pudgy finger towards the centre of the room. "I suppose that's our next quest?"

"Game," Travis corrected irritably when he succeeded wiping off the last traces of his makeup. "And looks like Spin the Bottle to me."

Sure enough, a bottle filled with liquid that looked like an energy drink was lying at the centre of five dark greyed cushions; and with a closer look, 'T&D' could be seen drawn with a red permanent marker  on one side.

Pat crinkled her nose. "Truth or Dare?"

Evelyn shrugged, shoving the torch back in her satchel. "Technically Truth *and* Dare." She led the group closer to the items.

Once they decided the cushions were free from scorpions of man-dating lizards or whatever else, they settled themselves around the bottle and stared at it.

Will raised an eyebrow at everyone, which still had a trace of his purple eye shadow. "You sure this is safe?"

"It's just Truth or Dare," Diane said uncertainly. "I mean—what's the worse that can happen?"

"Other than someone might have to end up doing a handstand in their undergarments?" Travis frowned. "Someone ending up doing it *without* the undergarments."

"Our readers are kiddos, dude, let's keep it PG-13," Will whispered to him.

"What readers?"

"Alright, let's get this over with." Evelyn reached across the floor and gave the bottle a good spin. When the bottle stopped, it's white cap pointed towards Pat's direction. "Truth or dare, Pat?"

Pat looked a little disconcerted, but in order to escape this place, she had to play along the twists and turns and madness in here. "Dare," she said with a slice of confidence.

"I dare you to—" Evelyn was cut off when her eyes landed on the bottle once again.

All of them followed her gaze to find the 'T&D' symbol completely vanished, replaced by a sentence. "End every sentence with 'LOL' throughout the entire game."

"Whoa." Travis had his eyes fixed on the words. "So this bottle is magical too."

"I'm not surprised," Diane frowned.