Bukkit

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Try to enable an arena or use the /hp help command... get an Internal Error message
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
That they work

What version of the product are you using?
1.2.2 on Spigot 1.8.8

Do you have an error log of what happened?
[23:28:16] [Server thread/INFO]: TakoMT issued server command: /hotpotato enable <map>
[23:28:16] [Server thread/ERROR]: null
org.bukkit.command.CommandException: Unhandled exception executing command 'hotpotato' in plugin HotPotato v1.2.2
    at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:46) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:141) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_8_R3.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:641) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnection.handleCommand(PlayerConnection.java:1162) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java:997) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.aufdemrand.denizen.utilities.packets.intercept.AbstractListenerPlayIn.a(AbstractListenerPlayIn.java:87) [denizen-0.9.7-SNAPSHOT.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:45) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:1) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnectionUtils$1.run(SourceFile:13) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.SystemUtils.a(SourceFile:44) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.B(MinecraftServer.java:714) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.DedicatedServer.B(DedicatedServer.java:374) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.A(MinecraftServer.java:653) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:556) [spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_25]
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.bukkit.ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes(ChatColor.java:324) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    at me.avery246813579.hotpotato.util.MessageUtil.sendTextMessage(MessageUtil.java:52) ~[?:?]
    at me.avery246813579.hotpotato.commands.GameCommand.onCommand(GameCommand.java:43) ~[?:?]
    at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:44) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-0359393-9a17f01]
    ... 16 more

Please provide any additional information below.
Cannot seem to do much... lets create, set the lobby etc... but i cannot enable and thereafter join. Tried join without enable but I get a 'arena does not exist' warning.