Chapter 18 Male Bonding

The boys walked silently down the tunnel allotted to them. Initially, they could hear the girls' voices through the separating wall. However, as the passages diverged, their sounds faded and eventually disappeared.

"We will appear at your side once the test is over," Felix the hedgehog had reassured them. "Good luck!" he had added before disappearing with his colleagues.

And thus, the boys were by themselves, walking down the spooky tunnel. The liaisons had left each of them with a light orb that levitated above their heads like miner lamps.

"Should we take off our clothes already?" Cory asked. "I don't want to be burned alive by the freaks. That's not the way I want to go."

"Yes, let's do that right away!" Blaze announced with enthusiasm.

The other boys stripped down to nothing. Pan hesitated and wished he could do it in the darkness. However, a gnarled light orb floated above him, casting him into the spotlight.

Pan felt a wave of intimidation overwhelm him as he stared