I saw a girl with a 'Hamilton' t-shirt in the hotel at breakfast yesterday and she gave me motivation to do this. Besides, I still have to finish this book by the end of the summer and I only have three more weeks. You can thank her for how long this is. Also, how does this book have six thousand reads! That's wizard (cool/amazing)! I have so many things planned. *insert evil laughter* -S

     John's POV

     Herc cried for the fiftieth time as Dug was sent away by Carl, even though Dug loved him. "Herc," Laf sighed, giving him a hug. "It's only a movie."

     "But it feels so real!" He sobbed. To be completely honest, I haven't seen the movie before and was on the brink of tears myself. The beginning was sad enough! Why is it always the animals! I blinked rapidly, trying to blink back tears. Alex was analyzing the movie intently, writing down every little detail.

"Why-" I began to ask but he cut me off.

"For something I'm working on. You might like it." He said, his eyes shining. I stifled a laugh and looked back at the movie.

*Less than an hour later.*

     Alex's POV

     "Dug is the absolute best!" John cried, sobbing into my shoulder. I wasn't good at the whole "comforting people" thing, so I awkwardly patted his back.

"All Carl wanted was to fulfill his dream!" Herc sobbed, curled into a ball on the floor. Laf looked on, shaking his head.

"You two are such emotional souls." Laf snickered, beginning to drag Herc to his bed.

"We'd better get going," I said. "Thanks for inviting us."

"Any time, mon ami." Laf replied, trying to get Herc to go to bed.

"Nuuuuuu," Herc protested. "I don't wanna go to sleep." John leaned on my shoulder and I escorted him back to the dorm. He flopped onto the bed almost immediately.

"G'night." He said drowsily.

     "'Night, Peaches." I breathed, planted a soft kiss to his forehead. His soft snores were soothing and I suddenly wanted to go to sleep. I've got to finish this though. It may be one of my biggest accomplishments here. I took out the unfinished piece of sheet music and drummed my fingers on my desk trying to figure out what note should come next.

    *A week later*

     Eliza's POV

     I had already apologized to my sisters for my odd behavior last week and they forgave me. Little do they know is that I have something up my sleeve. I'm not exactly down and out just yet. I found Angelica typing away on her phone. "Hey, Angie," I asked as casually as possible. She hummed in response, though not looking up from her phone. "We haven't gone to 'Thebarthatletsunderagecollegestudentsin' (I forgot who told me to do this... Sorry!) for a while. Maybe we should go this evening." Angelica shot up and squished my face in the hands.

"You are an absolute genius, 'Liza!" She said, letting my face go and swiftly typed something into her phone. I rubbed my cheeks and jaw. Man, she has a stronger grip than I remember. I shook my head and let a small smile play at my lips. Everything is going according to plan...

Messages between Elizabeth and **** *****.

Eliza: We'll be there tonight. I'll let you know the exact time we'll be there soon.

**** *****: Alright. You can give it to the third guard from the right. He'll give it right to me. That way, you can remain inconspicuous.

Eliza: Thank you. You'll have your money once the job is done.

Laf's POV

My phone vibrated from a notification from my messages. I as began to read it, Herc whooped happily and pumped his fists into the air.

Messages between Alexander, John, Hercules, Lafayette, Peggy, Angelica, Elizabeth, Maria, Thomas, James, Theodosia, and Aaron.

SinnamonRoll: We're going to the bar tonight! Who's in?

HERCULESMULLIGAN: me obviously

French_Fry: I shall come to watch over the loud child

HERCULESMULLIGAN: I'm nOT A CHILD!

French_Fry: sure

QueenofRed: I'm coming too and you are a child at heart Herc.

HERCULESMULLIGAN: shut up!

Tired: I guess I'll come.

Johnnyboi: I'm coming too. (You guys don't know how hard Alex is straining himself not to correct all of you.)

BlueJay: I'll come too.

ANDPEGGO: u know I wouldn't miss this for the world

Sir: I'm afraid Theo's sick and I volunteered to stay with her.

Theo: Sorry guys.

Inneedoftissues: I'll take a pass on this one. Thanks though.

MagentaKing: If Jemmy isn't going, I'm not going.

Johnnyboi: Do you know how hard it is to stop Alex from sending a sharp retort on a phone?!

ANDPEGGO: ooh what's with the fancy language all of a sudden?

Johnnyboi: I dunno.

SinnamonRoll: It's settled. We'll leave for the bar at sunset. Meet by the main gate a few minutes before then.

*A couple hours later*

     Peggy's POV

     I pat Pidge's head. "I've got to go, girl. I'll see you later though." I said sitting her down in my room. "Be good!" I called before closing the door.

John's POV

I was looking through my filled sketchbooks when I glanced out the window. Shoot! Alex was asleep for once in his life and already had his clothes on. I poked him once, which was enough to wake him up.

"Not today, Satan!" He screamed.

"I'll just leave you here, that's fine." I chuckled, slipping a light jacket over my shirt. That caused him to sit up.

"Don't leave me in the dark alone!" He squeaked in fake terror. I rolled my eyes.

"And I thought I was supposed to be the immature one." I said heading for the door.

"You are, I've just decided to take your role for a while. It's much more fun." He said, smiling.

"Aw, jee, thanks." I snickered, lightly tapping his nose.

     "C'mon, we're going to be late." Alex said before sprinting across campus. He may be small, but he short legs carry him very far rather quickly. I started running after him and I'm a few short strides, I caught up to him. We stopped at the gate where we were meeting and leaned against the wall. The only ones missing were Herc and Laf, but we didn't have to wait long for them to arrive.

"What kept you?" Peggy inquired.

"This one," Herc said, pointing at Laf. "Wouldn't stop fussing over his hair."

"Well, you know I can't go anywhere without my hair being perfect." Laf reminded him, flipping his ponytail for emphasis.

"Oh, we know," Angelica groaned. "Let's get a move on before it gets too dark."

"We're walkin'!" Peggy yelled, running down the road.

"Peggy, wait up!" Eliza yelled, running after her. Alex and I exchanged a glance before following the sisters down the road.

"You imbeciles! Wait!" Angelica called, followed by Maria.

"Good grief," Laf sighed. "Are we running?" I shrugged.

"We're gonna get left behind." Herc said. Alex nodded before saluting us and running after the sisters and Maria.

"Now we really don't have much of a choice." Laf sighed before following them.

"Lez go." Herc cried, running as fast as his stocky body would allow. I easily passed them all and caught up to Alex.

(Time skip to when they arrived at 'Thebarthatallowsunderagecollegestudentsin'.)

     Eliza's POV

     As Angelica was talking to the guard at the door, I handed a bottle in a black plastic bag to the third guard from the right. He dipped his head and slipped inside. Then, I rejoined the group just before they noticed my absence. We went inside and Maria immediately went over to the wines with Peggy bouncing behind her. Herc dragged Laf and John towards the beers while Alex sat with his eyes closed at one of the nearby tables, occasionally looking over at John, Herc, and Laf, supervising their shenanigans.

The bartender spotted me and gave me a small, subtle nod. He served the trio their drinks and went back to washing shot glasses. The trio sat talking and laughing for a while before John excused himself. Perfect.

     John's POV

     Alex said he was staying sober tonight, so it was his responsibility to make sure we didn't get into any trouble, which I really didn't mind too much. This time, I knew what to expect and rather enjoyed the taste of the beer. No wonder my dad likes this stuff so much.

     After talking with Laf and Herc for a while, I felt strangely tired even though I had slept for the majority of the afternoon. I excused myself to go to the bathroom and wash my face. When I entered the bathroom, blackness filled my vision. As I struggled to remain upright, a darkened figure appeared in front of me before I fell completely unconscious.

     **** *****'s POV

     I wrapped slick cord around John's hand and feet and placed a blindfold over his eyes. I exited the bathroom through the emergency exit, as I had already disarmed the alarm. I placed him in the backseat of my car and threw a large blanket over him. After checking the blacked out windows, I started the car. Eliza came running out and got into the passengers seat. "Let's go." She said shortly. I let out a long breath and drove out of the bar parking lot.

     We pulled up at the abandoned warehouse and Eliza carried John inside with super human strength. I rolled my eyes and took the check she gave me. Giving her a curt nod, I left.

     So, I hope you enjoyed this jam packed chapter. Things only go downhill from here, so prepare yourselves. Thanks for reading! -S