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On their way home, the brothers said nothing to each other. Well they kinda did. However it was just Aeo and Artemis. They were only texting each other in the back seat.

Artemis: His silence is killing me.

Aeo: ... This can only mean that he's cooking something fishy

Artemis: Whatever. What's the least he could make us do?

Aeo: ................

When they got home, Aunt Lina wasn't home. "She probably went tho get some groceries," Alak said.

Aeo and Artemis were trying to sneakingly walk up the stairs but Alak called them back.

"Come on guys you can't keep running away from me. I'm your brother," Alak said.They halted and turned back, walking into the living room. "Now, please tell me how you got in detention."

"Elias and I missed two periods because he and I were on a tour round the school." Artemis said lying down on the sofa.

"Well apparently the janitor sent me to detention because I kinda gave him the idea." Aeo said crashing down on the love seat.

"Wow, rough day huh?" Alak said, bringing out a notepad that had a list of chores.

"I think I preferred the sandwiches," Aeo said wiping his mouth with a napkin and moving the plate away. He reached into his bag along with his brothers and brought out their grilled cheese sandwiches.

"Much better," he said under his breath.

Alak stared bitterly at Johnny and his friends all around him. I mean anyone can score a goal. Alak thought to himself. Johnny turned around to Alak giving a crooked smile that showed his whitened teeth.

"Hey pretty boy, why don't you come over here..." Johnny was saying. Alak was ready to hear what he was going to say until he did say what he wanted to say.

".... So I can slap your attitude right off you're face."

And the whole cafeteria rumbled with laughter.

Alak knew that exploding at a time like that would've had disastrous effects. So instead, he had a little fun. "Put your food in your backpacks. The good one that is. Trust me."

Alak picked up his cosmic lettuce salad and tossed it across the table and with a perfect aim, it hit Johnny. "Who did that?" He asked.

Alak went under the table and shouted "FOOD FIGHT!!!!"

Aeo was at the far end of the cafeteria, requesting a drink that was sweet. "Come on, did you even taste this thing?" Aeo said. That part of the cafeteria was not actually in the cafeteria so he was quite safe from the fight.

Artemis and Alak went out of there with immediate effect. They spotted some teachers coming and pretended like they were just leaving the gents and heading to class.

"What's going on here?" The Principal said walking in.

Johnny obviously blamed Alak. "It was that new kid, Alak."
But Ask wasn't to be seen. "Johnny report to my office now!" The Principal said.

"Good thing I'm not gonna have to deal with him for the rest of the day," Alak said.

After school, Roxanna and Aeo made their way to detention. "You didn't have to walk me all the way here," Aeo said. "It's the least that I can do. Apparently we're supposed to be here together, cos I was there first. But we could share the Wi-Fi now," she said.

Aeo reached into his pocket and brought out an object. "What's that?" Roxanna asked as they slowed down. "My personal Wi-Fi hacker," Aeo said. Roxanna was shocked .

"Don't tell me you've been..." She said. "Course I have, I mean what's it for?" He said amidst laughter and Roxanna's amusement.

"See you tomorrow," he said as she left.

"Aeo? You got in detention too?" Artemis said. "Yeah, and so did your friend," Aeo responded. " What brought you here? " he asked.

"I'll tell you, only if you tell me how you got here,"Artemis said. "Ok, you go first," Aeo offered. Artemis narrowed his eyes at Aeo while Aeo looked blankly. Elias was simply watching in amazement.

"Are you gonna talk or what," Aeo said, loosening up a bit and bringing out some humour from his mind and leftover grilled cheese sandwich from his bag.

"We were going down the halls for a quick tour and lost track of time," Artemis said, carefully watching him with every word.

"Silence! Can't you people just shut up for a bit," the teacher said. He went back to drawing the cute pig he was drawing.

"And day huh?" Aeo said, almost laughing. "Really bad," Elias said. "Now tell us why you're here, Aeo," Artemis said. Aeo hesitated a little which was upsetting Artemis and making the others in detention laugh silently.

"Go on..." Artemis said.

"Um.... I don't think so," Aeo replied, bursting out in laughter and making the others laugh out loud.

"I knew that was going to happen. Just got the record. I'm not gullible," Artemis said.

"Seriously? Can't you people just shut up!" The teacher said.

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Alak was getting worried.

The school has closed about 30minutes ago but Aeo and Artemis were nowhere to be found. "Lemme try calling them," he said to himself.

"Hey, Alak.... Um.... Where are you?" Artemis said.

"Don't play funny, where are YOU!" Alak demanded.

"What? We are right outside. I can see you from over here but it's kinda crowded so you can't really... Um... See me.." Artemis stammered.

"Keep that story for a new born, ok. I'm standing here in the car park."

"So?"

"There's nobody here," Alak said still trying to pull his temper together.

"Are you calling me a liar?"

"Nope, but I sure am not calling you a truther."

Artemis had nothing else to say except the truth. "Ok, I'm gonna tell you where we are but promise you make us do your dish duty, your laundry, wash the car, take out the trash when it's your turn, clean your room and bathroom...." Artemis said.

"Fine, I won't make you do any of that stuff just tell me where you guys are," Alak said noticing that Artemis was desperate.

"..... We're in detention...." He said, hanging up almost immediately to avoid the sermon Alak was gonna give him.

"Aeo there's nothing to be afraid of, ok. If he wants to do anything, he'll take it up on me," Artemis said. "Thank you so much brother," Aeo began saying sarcastically.

"He's obviously not going to do anything, so chill out."

They heard some footsteps that corresponded with Alak's movement and Artemis began chanting 1,2,1,2,1,2....

"Quit chanting Alak's movement," Aeo said.

"Why're you guys so scared of him. Isn't he your brother?" Elias said with a low tone.

"I'm not scared. Don't know what's up with him." Aeo said.

Aeo, you are to do all the dishes, wash the car. Artemis you are doing my laundry, clean my room....."

Both of the brothers stared at each other with open mouths.

"I thought you said we weren't gonna do this...." Artemis was about saying.f

Just then Aunt Lina came in hastily with a bag of groceries containing breadsticks, some mushrooms, spaghetti, tomatoes, eggs, chicken, some bottles of soda and every other thing that's in a grocery bag when your mom gets back from the market.

"Oh, hi boys." She said hurrying upstairs.

"Weird," Alak said, turning around to see no one. They both ran up the stairs, to their rooms and locked their doors.

"Oh, game on."

With a satisfactory smirk on his face, he went to the electricity unit and unplugged the power supply to their rooms.

"ALAK!!!!" They shouted.

★★★★★★★★★

On a spaceship...

"It's been nine. . . . years since. . . . our last heist," said a glitching voice that sounded evidently masculine. "The Plan was full proof. . . Anyone could have. . . fallen for. . . it" it said.

"Yes it was, but I failed . . ." Said the supervisor who was standing way behind the owner of the glitching voice.

Then he narrowed his eyes and took a step backward before saying, "Actually, someone, I mean some people were caught in the. . .um. . . trap?"

"WHAT!!!" The glitching voice echoed.

The supervisor trembled and then stared at it confused. "What do you mean?"

"After. . . Nine years. . . , You decide . . . To . . . Tell me . . . Now?" The glitching voice demanded.

"Why're you getting so worked up . . . Your highness?" The supervisor said trying not to be disrespectful.

"It was set . . . for anyone. . . . at all . . . . Do you . . . know who . . . they were?" Said the voice.

"Yes, but I don't know why it's important," said the supervisor.

"I have a new plan . . . And this time . . . You're not supervising . . . Supervisor. "