I don't own TUC I do own Sydney and the idea for the game they are playing. (Why? Cause I made it up in the 4th grade) anyways enjoy!

Chapter 1

The palace was silent, the only noise coming form the occasional guard and the crackling torches. Not a single soul would have noticed the shadows of sneaky teenagers and their friends moving silently through the palace.

One by one they all made it to Luxa's chambers.

Sydney and Aurora were already there because they were staying in her rooms. Gregor and Howard were next to arrive, and shortly after Ares flew in with Hazard and Mareth on his back. Next to arrive were Dulcet and Ripred.

Luxa motioned for Sydney to stand and speak. Sydney stood before her friends and cleared her throat. "We have called you here," she began, "to discuss what we are going to be doing now considering there is no war and no new prophecy. That and the fact that we're all bored to tears." Sydney looked at each one of her friends. "Does anyone have any suggestions on what we should do?"

Again Sydney looked at her friends each of them staring blankly at her. Hazard slowly raised his hand. "Yes Hazard what's your suggestion?"

"Well..." Hazard said drawing out the word, "we could play this game I learned about in the Overland." he said slowly. The others stared at him intently. "It's called Spin the Bottle." he finished.
Gregor and Howard exchanged smiles then glares. Luxa rolled her eyes at the two and Sydney blushed slightly. Dulcet and Mareth had confused looks on their faces, and as usual you couldn't tell what the bats were thinking, and Ripred looked indifferent. Hazard looked at each face eagerly waiting for some sign his idea had been accepted. Finally Luxa took it upon herself to answer the nine year old boy. "Maybe," she said looking into his lime-green eyes, "but why do we not wait and see if anyone else has an idea." The boy nodded as each of the creatures sat quietly thinking.

Gregor's face brightened as he got an idea. "We could play Truth or Dare" he said. Some of the others nodded their head in agreement.

Mareth mentioned Would You Rather and that got a few nods as well.

"I've got it!" Sydney told the others excitedly. "It's a game we used to play back home. It combines Would You Rather and Truth or Dare, and we can even use a bottle to pick the turns!" Since this game combined all their ideas it go the most signs of approval.

"How do you play it?" Dulcet asked.

"Well the person who spins the bottle has to think of a Would You Rather question. The choices must be dares that the person who the bottle landed on has to choose from, and then do. After the dare is done the person who did it spins the bottle." Sydney explained the others nodded their understanding. "There are a couple of rules you must follow though." a few groans escaped the group, "No life threatening situations and no making people take clothing off or do certain things with the opposite gender. These are just precautions so that no one dies or has todo anything to uncomfortable." she explained.

"That's not a bad idea." Ripred told her. Sydney smiled.

"Ok then let's get started!" Sydney said as they all gathered around in a circle to play the game. Just as Ares was about to spin the bottle a shadow elongated by the torch light hit the wall behind Ares, Aurora, Ripred, and Dulcet. They looked up as a voice coming from the shadow said "Not so fast! Either I'm playing or Vikus will hear of your plans." the rest of the group turned to see Stellovet standing behind them grinning evilly.

Most of the group groaned inwardly then exchanged glances. None of them wanted this meeting or anything else for that matter to leave this room. Who knew what would happen here! At last Howard spoke "If you must ruin this then stay. I'm assuming you heard the rules?" she nodded cheekily at her brother and sat down on the other side of Gregor by Ares. Luxa sat on the other side glaring at her cousin with Sydney beside her and Howard between Sydney and Mareth, and Hazard by him.

Ares spun the bottle and it landed on Ripred. "Would you rather announce your undying love and affection to a crawler or sing nursery songs in a council meeting?" he asked with his signature 'huh huh' of laughter.

Ripred was speechless but shot a glare at Ares. The humans shook with laughter and tears were rolling down Gregor's cheeks because he knew that Ripred hated crawlers almost as much as he hated singing. As the laughter died down Sydney rose from the circle and came back with two scrolls, a quill, and an ink bottle. "I have to write these down." she told them and they agreed. Mostly.

Ripred shot her a glare as well then cleared his throat and answered. "I'll do the first one." he grumbled as Sydney scribbled down his dare. Ripred looked murderous as he spun the bottle waiting for his first victim. To his delight it landed on Gregor who groaned. Ripred laughed evilly as he took stock of his prey. "My dear little Rager, would you rather attempt Michael Jackson's Thriller dance in your underwear in front of the entire city in the Arena? Or sing Hanna Montana's hit 'He Could be the One' while wearing a grass skirt and coconut bra?"

Gregor's face reddened as he thought about his choices. "I'll do the second one" he mumbled and the group erupted in laughter.

"I have one question" Howard said wiping tears from his eyes, "Where exactly did you get a grass skirt and coconut bra?" and they doubled over in laughter again.

"We'll just say I have my ways." Ripred grinned cheekily before leaving to get Gregor's clothes. Once he go back Gregor grabbed the clothing a stalked to the bathroom in Luxa's chambers.

Everyone watched the entrance to the room waiting for Gregor to emerge. Finally they saw his head poke out from the bathroom. His face reddened as he emerged and walked quickly to the center of the room.

"Smooth talkin
soul rockin" Gregor sang

"He could be the one
he could be the one
he could be the oooonnnnee!" he finished and the group erupted in cheers and fits of laughter.

Gregor bowed a couple of times before he quickly ran to the bathroom to change back into his other clothes. He had an evil grin on his face as he spun the bottle.

To his disappointment it landed on Aurora. He sighed, Gregor didn't really want to do anything bad to her because they were pretty good friends. That and she was Luxa's bond.

Gregor's brow furrowed as he tried to think of a would you rather dare. Finally he thought of one. "Aurora, would you rather eat earwax or go without speaking for a week?" granted it wasn't very good but it was all Gregor could think of on short notice.

Aurora thought for a moment and then decided, "I will eat the earwax."

"Umm ok, anyone want to give up some earwax?" Gregor asked. Everyone looked around at the group.

Ripred sighed and dug his claw around in his ear and came out with a wad of earwax. Aurora gulped and held her breath as she bent over to put it in her mouth.

The guys watched eagerly while the girls hid their faces. Aurora took a bite and tired to swallow but it had stuck to her mouth. She grimaced and used her tongue to pry it off the roof of her mouth. She gagged as it slid down her throat, but it went down.

The guys started laughing at the faces the girls made although they wouldn't have been laughing so loud that they didn't hear the guards starting to make their way towards the royal quarters.

The bats heads flew up and the group became silent. "Alright guys we'll continue this tomorrow night. Oh and Ripred you have to do your dare during the day before we meet up again is that clear?" Sydney said, Ripred nodded his head, "Ok good we'll all be watching. We will begin with Aurora spinning the bottle. I hear the guards again everyone scatter and we'll see you again same time same place."

The others nodded their agreement and went silently one by one back to their rooms.

When Sydney reviewed the list it looked something like this.

( ) show love and affection to a crawler- R

(Check) sing 'He Could be the One' (HM) in grass skirt and coconut bra- Gr

(Check) eat earwax-Au

What do you think? Is it junk should I continue. Is it even slightly funny? If you do like it tell me who you want to be picked and/or some ideas for would you rather dares (wyrd) If you don't know who Sydney is I suggest that you read Old Endings New Begginings it explains it. Or not it doesn't really matter it just makes a few more things make since. R&R!! =)Thanks! God bless ~chocoyum4~