Despite the house and everything broken inside it has magically being repaired, Ned still seemed mad at his little brother, Ken. He demands an explanation and Ken and his friends didn't know what to say. "Ok, I'll give you the short story." Marcus said while he scratched the back of his neck. "Ken found this board game and he invited us to play. At first we thought it was just a regular game but it turns out it has some kind of magical properties that can change the players."
"Yes, it can do anything basically." Ken added. "It made me older, stronger and dumber. It changed our clothes into speedos and it turned us into horses... TWICE!!" Josh was nodding all the time because he was too shy to speak to someone he barely knows like Ken's older brother. Meanwhile, Allison and Jill were looking at the board, because it didn't make sense that all turned back to normal if the game didn't end. "We didn't know how is this even possible but it's true."
"That's the dumbest story I've ever heard." Ned replied. "So, according to your story, Ken, you found Jumanji's lost cousin at the mall... Hahaha, and you didn't turn into the Rock but into a horse that destroyed the house." Ken nodded strongly but Ned didn't seem convinced. "It sounds ridiculous if you say it that way..." Josh muttered while his cheeks blushes a little in shame. "So, who won the game?" Ned asked with a mocking grin on his face while he crossed his arms.
"No one." Jill interfered. "The game is still on." She pointed downward where the game was immaculate on the floor. "The pieces are stuck in the same position we left them and they can't move, like they're magnetized." Everyone payed attention to Jill while she keeps talking. "We made Ned join the game and now there's a new piece on the board. Look." She pointed at a new token at the beginning of the game road. "He just got a card that reverted all the changes, including the house and your clothes, guys."
"Does it means we still have to play until the end?" Marcus asked before he glanced at Allison, they both looked very worried. "I think so." Jill replied. "Remember what happened when one of us didn't follow the game rules." Ken and his friends seemed very concerned but Ned can't help but burst into laughter. "Come on, guys. This is ridiculous. I know you're trying to prank me but this won't work. I don't know how did you make that destroyed house illusion but magic isn't real. Get it."
"Ok." Allison seemed kinda annoyed by Ned's attitude. "I you're too convinced that nothing of what you've heard here is true, you won't have a problem if you stay here with us and play the game, won't you?" She gave him the dice. "After all, it seems is still your turn. Big boy!" She grinned while Ned took the dice from her. Ken and the other ones take seat around the board game, including Allison who didn't take her eyes of Ned until he rolled the dice. "Fine, whatever." Ned replied.