Before you read this chapter, you might want to read my story The Ranger's Gift. Otherwise you won't understand some parts.


Gilan explained the plan. It was actually quite simple.

Will nodded to show that he understood the plan. "I'll go get the cloak." Will was referring to the cloak that he'd received for his birthday. The one that made him invisible.

Will went around the back. He was going to use the back door. Luckily, it was unlocked. He snuck into the house and quickly grabbed the cloak that was lying under his bed. Will dusted it off and then went outside.

Gilan saw him and smiled. Except, he wasn't really Gilan anymore. He had removed his cloak and was wearing a large cowboy hat that covered his eyes. He also wore a dark brown shirt and red pants. He'd even managed to get a fake mustache and was wearing it right now. He was totally transformed. Will could barely tell that it was Gilan under the disguise.

"How do I look?" asked Gilan.

Will grinned. "You look like you're not even you." Will knew that was the point.

"Cloak?" Gilan said.

Will nodded. "Check." He held up the snow white cloak.

"Duct tape?"

"Check." Will held up his cloak-bag full of duct tape rolls.

"Good. Put the cloak on." Gilan instructed. Gilan also had a bag that was bulging.

Will slipped the cloak on and he heard Gilan's voice:

"Follow me."

The apprentice followed the senior Ranger to Halt's front door.

Gilan knocked two times. Will saw Halt appear. Then he heard Gilan's disguised low, unGilan-ish voice:

"Coffee beans deliverer. Are you Mr. Halt O' Carrick?" Gilan grumbled.

Halt nodded, eyeing Gilan suspiciously.

Gilan sneezed. That was the cue for Will to enter Halt's home and do his job.

Will entered the house, unnoticed by Halt. It was time to do his part of the job.

Outside, Gilan was giving Will time to do his job. He was trying to keep Halt's attention away from his house. It was working, but not very well.

"Mr. Halt, I have the coffee beans you ordered." Gilan said in the low voice.

Halt frowned. "I didn't order any coffee beans."

"You must've forgotten, it says right here that you ordered these coffee beans." Gilan pointed to his clipboard. On it was a paper full of scribbles.

"Let me see that," Halt said. He tried to grab the clipboard.

"No can do, sir. I'm afraid...that...um...the deliveries are...um..private," Gilan stuttered.

Halt raised one eyebrow. "Really? Is that so?"

Gilan nodded. He hoped Will was just about done with his job. Gilan couldn't stall Halt much longer.

"Oh, no matter." Halt said. "I'll just take the coffee beans."

Gilan slowly gave Halt the bulging bag full of coffee beans. "Thank you for ordering, Mr. Halt."

With a small nod, Halt took the bag and closed the door. He was looking forward to some morning coffee. He decided that it would be good to try this new coffee that had just been randomly delivered to him.

Halt didn't pay much attention to anything except how good a nice cup of coffee would taste. He set the bag on the counter and opened it. Inside was not coffee beans, but...

"DUCT TAPE BRACELETS!" Halt shouted furiously. The coffee beans deliverer had delivered him duct tape bracelets! Immediately he knew that he'd been tricked. He'd been tricked by Gilan. Halt cursed as he threw the duct tape bracelets in the garbage. He turned around to find his real bag of coffee beans, and his eyes were drawn to the walls of his house.

There were colorful strips of duct tape stuck all over the wall. There was even some duct tape stuck on the ceiling. The strips formed crazy patterns, and whoever had done this had even managed to form an H and an I with the duct tape, so that there was a giant "HI" staring back at him.

Halt cursed again. He should have known. It was Gilan and Will all along.

Outside, Gilan and Will were laughing their heads off.

"You did your job pretty well," Gilan managed to say through fits of laughter. "You definitely made Halt angry."

Will giggled. "I sure did. Your plan was a good one."

Unexpectedly, the door opened. Halt stepped out. He was furious.

"However good you think your silly little plan was, it didn't work. I'm not buying a duct tape bracelet." Halt shouted.

Will grinned. "Doofus." he told Gilan.

THE END


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