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Operation Coconut
by GypsyKate
Every summer was the same. At Destiny Islands, the kids always went to the beach, rowed out to the smaller of the two islands, or hung around their neighborhoods. It only varied when people moved in or out, someone pranced about a rowboat and capsized it as a joke, or a stodgy uncle had his lemonade salted by a niece. But the people didn't mind this idyllic life.
On the play island`s beach, a boy was sleeping the sunny morning away. A redheaded girl walked up to him with a bucket and dumped seawater on him.
"What was that for, Kairi?!" he spluttered, his brown hair still spiky as ever, even drenched.
"For being so lazy," she replied, grinning, "At least you won't be sweltering, Sora."
"Freezing isn't much better," he muttered, wringing out his shirt.
"What was that?"
"I said 'Let's go bother Riku!'" Sora jumped up, tripping and showering Kairi with sand and landing face down.
"No. I've got a better idea," she stated, dusting herself off.
"What is it?" He stopped brushing down his red shorts.
"The image of you, me, and Selphie ambushing Riku, Tidus, and Wakka comes to mind..."
They ran off laughing to find Selphie, making plans involving coconuts and more seawater...
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Never let two teenage girls and one teenage boy– all three being as mischievous as racoons on a sugar rush– launch a massive prank attack on three other highly competitive boys. It will lead to total warfare. But, seeing how we cannot stop it, let's sit back and enjoy the show.
Sora strolled over to the lagoon. He had asked the victims to meet him there. Two of them had already arrived. Silver-haired Riku and dirty-blonde Tidus stood with wooden practice swords in hand, looking bored. That would be taken care of shortly.
"Hey, have you guys seen Wakka?"
"Right behind ya, mon! Head's up!"
A blue-and-white blitzball bonking the back of his head forced Sora into his second face plant of the day. And Operation Coconut was barely underway. Hey, that rhymed!
"...Wakka–"
"I saw ya plottin' with Kairi and Selphie earlier, brutha. Ya earned it"
And then chaos arrived. In other words, the girls were throwing coconuts from a hidden location at their targets.
Thump! Tidus is in the water!
Wump! Now Riku is!
Thwump! And Wakka is the last of all! Thus ends the sports announcer moment.
By the time Tidus and Wakka had hauled themselves out of the pool, Sora was long gone...with Riku hot on his heels. Porcupine`s– I mean Sora`s– day just keeps getting better, doesn't it?
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"Ready to say uncle, Sora?"
"...guck...Uncle..."
The silver headed boy released the brunette from the headlock and they waded back to shore together. Their friends were waiting for them there.
"Did anyone else think Sora really was going to drown that time?" Selphie asked.
"Yes."
"Maybe."
"You have a crush on him, don't ya, Sel?"
"I do not!"
"Sora and Selphie, sitting in a–"
Selphie kicked the offender`s shin.
"Ow!"
"That's what you get for singing that song."
"And for singing in the first place." Sora quipped.
"I don't sound that bad!" Tidus protested, hopping up and down on one leg.