BF5 Blurp: Tickle Fight

"Amira, we talked about this. No stunt flying without somebody else there!" Vert sighed. He and Amira had had this conversation before, but Vert hadn't realized she'd been ignoring him up until now.

Amira rubbed the back of her neck, looking agitated. "You said nobody would fly with me so I just went out alone." She said. "It's perfectly safe."

"If you need a partner, I'd be more than glad to fly with you." Vance said popping into the conversation.

Vert quickly clamped a hand over the other pilot's mouth. "Don't give her any ideas!" He hissed.

"Mmmmphhhhhhhh mmmmfffffff mphfffffffff!"  He told Vert with a frown.

"Heh, Sorry." Vert took his hands off, grinning sheepishly. Amira shook her head and walked away.

Vance made a face and shuddered. "Duuuuude your hands smell like….like…like…I don't think there's one particular word to describe how they smell." He said trying not to gag.

Vert looked at his hands curiously. He didn't smell anything. "I didn't think sentient tech gloves had a smell." He said finally.

Vance groaned. "You *do* realize that your palms sweat within those gloves right?" He asked.

Vert shrugged and put his hands down. "Yeah but I usually don't notice or care though."

Vance just rolled his eyes and handed the councilmen a pocket sized bottle of hand sanitizer.

Vert took it and said dryly, "Thank you mother."

Vance grinned at this. Standing on his tiptoes he mussed up Vert's hair in an affectionate way.

Vert stepped back and swatted Vance's hands away. "Hey! That's my trademark!" He protested.

Vance chuckled. "Isn't that what a mother is supposed to do cause my mom used to do that me."

The Crimson One just made a face and messed up Vance's hair in retaliation. Vance chuckled and returned the favor which in turn prompted Vert to continue messing up the pilot's hair.

This went on for a few minutes until Amira returned, holding up the day's checklist for Spectra. Spying her older brother and fellow pilot locked in a desperate struggle to ruin each other's hairstyles she stopped and watched. "What are you two doing?" She finally asked.

Without stopping, Vance answered, "It's a mother-son moment."

Vert who was using both his hands now, grinned. "You wanna mess with me "mom"?" He asked.
Amira walked over and snagged Vert's cell phone when she saw the chance. Flipping it open, she hit the speed dial. "Sapphire? It's Amira. Vert and Vance have both lost it. Could you advise?" She asked.

Lex leaned on the office door, watching the mother/son bonding moment for a few minutes before pulling out his phone. "Now this is amusing." He remarked, snapping pictures.
Vance smirked and went for Vert's unprotected ribs in a tickle torture attack. "When in doubt, switch tactics."

Vert who was failing to fend off Vance's attack, switched his tactics as well. He began tickling Vance back. "Two can play at that game!" He declared with a triumphant grin.
Amira looked at Lex with an amused expression on her face. "Can I have a copy of that?" She asked.

Lex nodded and uploaded it to her phone. "Sure." He switched over to the video function of his phone as Vance began to seriously lose the battle. "This is fer posterity's sake." He added.

Amira shrugged. "At least we know what they do in their spare time." She said as Spinner walked in.

"Hey, has anybody seen my…" He stopped to view the scene in front of him. "This is so going on my blog!" He announced.

Lex smirked. "I'll send you the video later." He promised.

Vance ducked between Vert's legs and jumped up behind and began tickling Vert. This had an immediate effect and Vert was soon on his knees, laughing hysterically.

Lex glanced at Amira and Spinner. "Either of ye thinking these two may end up….?" He asked pointing at the two clowns.

"On the floor, laughing their asses off? Nawh." Spinner said waving his hand. He raised an eyebrow however. "Though the expression on Vance's face tells me that Vert has little chance of winning this."

As if to prove this point, Vance smacked Vert in the rear before taking off at a run. "You're it!" He yelled as Lex fell over laughing.

Vert straightened up, gasping for air. "I'm not playing that game!" He called after him.

"Oh come on Vert, take one for the blog." Spinner said with an impish grin.

Vert stood up, dusting his knees off. "I stuck a tickle me sign on his back. I suggest watching Vance a little more closely." He told Spinner.

"An interesting game of tactics." Amira mused.

Lex pulled out his watch. "5…4…3…2...1…" He counted down. When he reached one, Vance jumped down from above, tackling Vert and resuming the tickle fight.

Amira watched the fight continue shaking her head. "When I was stuck in a glass test tube, this wasn't my idea of family fun." She remarked.

"Me and Sherm used to wrestle for the TV remote." Spinner put in. "Except instead of laughter, there's be horrible cries of pain and suffering."

Upon hearing this, Lex's face turned red and he quickly shook his head to clear out the sudden thoughts that formulated in the gutter. Without even looking at him, Spinner and Amira chorused, "We don't want to know."

"Want to know what?" Jazzy asked as she and Sherman walked into the garage. Lex couldn't help it. His face turned bright red as he laughed even harder, snorting as he did so.

"Does it have anything to do with that?" Jazzy asked pointing at Vert and Vance.
Sherman blinked viewing the scene as if he wasn't sure it was real. "What on earth…?" He questioned.

Jazzy just sighed, propping her hands up on her hips. "I don't know whether to encourage those two or to stop them." She said finally. "Oh hell why not?" She pulled out her flip camera and starting filming. "It'll make great footage for a party someday."

Lex shook his head. "I think I need brain bleach lass, since what is running through me mind is nae kosher nor PC."

Without looking away from her filming, Jazzy dug out her car keys and tossed them to Lex. "Back of the Camero." She instructed. "Two teaspoons mixed with your shampoo for three days. Works like a charm."

Lex quirked an eyebrow as he held up the keys. "They actually make brain bleach?" He questioned.

Jazzy shrugged. "It's normal bleach but you'll defiantly be thinking of something else after three days."

"Wasnae there some lass on 'My Strange Addiction' who mixed bleach with her body wash?" He questioned.

Jazzy finally looked away from her filming. "It was her lotion. Said it made look paler or something." She answered.

Everyone else made a face. "Erlack!"

Vance and Vert finally stopped, both of them sitting on the floor panting and giggling. "When did we get an audience?" The pilot questioned.

Vert shrugged and got up to fetch sodas. "Dunno. Catch." He added tossing one to Vance.

Lex sighed and stopped recording. "Oh well, at least it was entering fer a little while." He said mournfully.

Vance grinned at the remark and opened his soda. A steady stream of carbonated liquid shot into his face and Vance covered the opening with his hand quickly.

Spinner grinned. "It just got more entertaining." He said as Vance glared at Vert before shaking what was left of his soda. He waited till Vert was distracted and removed his thumb, aiming for Vert's head.

Vert ducked, trying to avoid the sticky liquid. "Hey! It was an accident!" He cried.

"Suuure." Vance said grabbing another can.

"You getting all this?" Spinner asked Jazzy. The officer nodded as Lex resumed recording.

Vance shook his can vigorously before popping the lid. "And this isn't DIET!" He announced spraying Vert directly in the face.

"Don't waste good soda!" Vert cried before dumping the rest of his over Vance's head.

Amira groaned. "I think when this is all said and done; I'm going to hose them both." She said as Vance proceeded to dump more liquid down Vert's shirt.

Lex, who was imaging both Vert and Vance soaking wet, blushed slightly. "I'm gonna have ta be there when ye hose them down." He told her.

"I think I'll do it now. Before they stick to the floor." The blonde said heading out to fetch the hose.

Sherman grinned. "That would be fun to watch by itself." He remarked.

Lex disappeared into the office and came back with a radio, plopping a CD into the mix. The music started playing and the two knuckleheads at war with each other paused to see where the music was coming from.

"Why do I feel like I'm stuck in a 70's X-rated movie right now?" He questioned looking around.

Vert sighed and glared at the culprit. "Lex!"

"What?" Lex complained. "It seemed like appropriate music at th' time."

Amira chose that moment to reappear. "Vance. Vert. C'mere." She said motioning them to come closer to her. They stomped over to her, making sticky noises whenever their feet left the ground. When they were a foot or so away she motioned for them to stop. "Strike a pose." She ordered. "And smile."

"What?" The two boys didn't even had a chance to pose before Amira unleashed the hose on both of them, Spinner diving out of the way before he became drenched as well.

Lex blinked. "Isnae that th' fire hose from th' garage?" He questioned, pointing at it.

"Yup." Spinner said with a nod.

Amira turned the hose off as Vert and Vance tried to get their bearings. "Anybody see anymore pop on them?" She questioned.

Vert wrung his t-shirt out, glaring at his younger sister. "You are an evil little-"

Amira didn't let him finish. She sprayed him down again, Vance ducking out of the way.
Amira waited for Vert to finish swearing before telling him, "Sherman told me that the younger siblings are usually the evil ones."

Jazzy grinned. "I think she's enjoying this."

"I know I am." Spinner cackled.

Lex, grinning from ear to ear, tossed a bar of soap at Vance. "Make sure th' lads wash behind their ears!" He called.

Vance tossed it to Vert who threw it back at Lex. "I'm not showing anything in front of you guys!" He snapped.

Spinner took off running for the office. "I'll get Sapphire!" He called.

Vance looked at their audience as he wrung out his shirt. "I don't think they'll take no for an answer." He told Vert. As if to prove the point, Amira hoisted the hose up again, preparing for the next round.

Lex gave a wolf whistle, grinning madly. "Take it all off lads!" He called. At that moment Tezz appeared. He grabbed Lex by the ear and began to haul him away before he could cause any more trouble.

They passed Sapphire and Spinner on their way back, the former thief being dragged to the scene by the older Cortez brother. "Spinner! What are you trying..to..show…" Her voice trailed off as she took in the scene. "What happened to you two?" She wanted to know.

"My sister is pointing the fire hose point blank at us and the crowd demands that we strip." Vert said with a defeated sigh. "A little help here?" He asked.

Sapphire viewed the scene before shaking her head. "I think everything's in order here." She said with a grin.
  
At that moment, the stormshock alarm went off, making most of them freeze.

"Duty calls." Sherman said with a grin heading for the lift.

"Too bad." Sapphire said as Jazzy turned her camera off. She glanced at Vert who was grabbing the rest of his shocksuit. "It was just getting good too."