Adopted by The Pack

Chapter 35

Vikk's POV
Since Ash had helped Mitch in his first dream, I had know he was going to do this, so I already had a Sidemen t-shirt her size. Why do I have to be considered the smart one? I thought to myself, knowing no one could hear me. I'm probably expected to come up with the plan on how to get Mitch back. And just like that, I was already planning.
Ashley's POV
Just as Preston and I finished making the channel, everyone else walked in.

"So, I was thinking that maybe somehow when we film this, we set the camera on a tripod, but make it seem like Mitch is behind it. Then we have the checkered hoodie sit back there, so after Jerome has given his merch to Ashley, he walks over to the camera, "taking" it from Mitch. Before he walks out though, she will have changed him so he looks like Mitch. That way, it'll look like Mitch is handing her the hoodie, not Jerome. After that, Jerome goes back over to the camera, and is turned back." Rob suggested.

"Makes sense to me! But Jerome will need to practice walking as Mitch. That's going to be easier, since they are about the same height, but we need to make it look good." I said.

"Oh, and you should close your eyes before every piece of merch, so they don't notice anything when you shift Jerome." Lachlan said. In about half an hour, we had all the details worked out. Soon, they were all sitting on the couch, with me behind the camera. We had shut Eloise in a room with Brianna, so I could shift into a cat that looked like her, and walk around to the back of the couch. After all this went smoothly, Preston began "searching" for me. I shifted back, and he looked behind the couch.

"Ashley! There you are! Why were you back there?" He said, laughing. I jumped up, saying,

"I was trying to spook Lachlan, but you ruined it!"  I then walked around the couch, taking a seat on the ottoman.

"Now close your eyes." Preston said, and I did so. Feeling something soft in my lap, I opened my eyes to find a Sideman t-shirt.

"Thank you Vikk!" I said, grinning while holding it up. Closing my eyes again, the same sort of thing happened with Preston, Rob, and Jerome. After Lachlan though, I waited for the signal of a hiccup from Preston. Concentrating, I imagined Jerome as Mitch, and soon I felt something being put in my lap. Opening my eyes, I saw Mitch (Jerome) standing in front of me, watching my reaction to the hoodie.

"Thank you so much Mitch!" I said, trying it on. After I got it on, he walked back over to "hold" the camera, and Jerome walked back over.

"So Ashley, do you know why we gave you our merch?" Lachlan asked me.

"Because it was out of the goodness of your hearts?" I "guessed".

"Nope. But..." He trailed off.

"WELCOME TO THE PACK!!!" Everyone shouted. By this point, Brianna had walked in to hold the camera for some reason. Suddenly, Preston picked me up, and everyone followed as he carried me out to the pool. This though, was not planned. I began to struggle, even though I knew it was futile. Sure enough, I was dumped into the pool. Glaring at Preston, I began to swim over to the side of the pool. I climbed out, and we ended the vlog.

"Y'all didn't mention the pool!" I yelled at them.

"But it was more fun that way!" Vikk said.

"Well, at least now I have new shirts to change into." I said, racing past them.