Ok, due to shortage of time, we're going to get right to the story. Everyone ready to stage a rescue? ;)
Lauren: Yeah!
Mike: We're at the Pad for back-up. ;) :)
Micky: Let's go!
Davy: Right on!
Valerie: Let's find Peter!
(We begin outside the Farnsworth Mansion. All we see at first is darkness, flowering bushes, and railing. That's when we hear four voices.)
Valerie: (Drops off of a rope thrown over the fence; inspects her hand) The rope was a nice idea, Mick, but I think I broke a nail. :p
Micky: *shrugs* Sorry, Val. ;)
Lauren: Next time, can we bring an elevator? ;) :P
Davy: Ok, Bustah Crabbe, wot next?
Valerie: We've got to figure out a way to get in the house WITHOUT being noticed. Any ideas?
Davy: I say it's distraction time. ;)
Micky: My favorite part! ;)
Valerie: Ok. Who's going to distract the household with Micky, and who's going to turn off the lights with me?
Lauren: I'll distract. ;)
Davy: In which case, luv, shall we turn on the dark? ;)
Valerie: Yes, we shall. (Shakes her fist) And if your hand gets anywhere NEAR my rear, I'm gonna knock you so hard, the tooth fairy will have gainful employment for the rest of her life. :p
Davy: (Puts up a hand) Wouldn't dream of it, luv. (They take off)
Lauren: Well, how shall we begin, oh, great distractor? ;)
Micky: Wanna find some guards and REEELLLY annoy the hell out of them? Or, better yet, eat all their donuts? ;)
Lauren: *chuckles* That'll do it. ;)
Micky: The donuts or the annoying the guards? ;)
Lauren: I thought that was how we'd annoy them BY eating their donuts? ;)
Micky: (Puts his arms around Lauren) Let's go find the kitchen. ;)
Lauren: Right! ;)
(They sneak into the house, past some guards standing around making small talk about Raquel Welch's intimate parts and a few snoozing dogs. Micky looks around)
Micky: Man, I wonder where the kitchen IS?
Lauren: Good question...
Guard: (Yawns) Thataway, son. Down the hall and to your left.
Micky: Thanks! (Eyes widen) Um, let's find the donuts, before the guard figures out what he just did. :p
Lauren: Yeah, and fast!
(Micky and Lauren sneak down the hallway and into the door on their left. The kitchen is HUGE, all chrome and buttons and sleek appliances. Several boxes of donuts and cups of hot water and coffee are set up on the table.)
Micky: (Grins) God, I love night security. (Digs into a box) Oooh, jelly, my favorite! (Bites it, then pulls out another - with the jelly donut in his mouth) Want one? ;) :D
Lauren: *frowns at the many donuts* I'm starting to wonder if this was such a good idea. :-O
Micky: Come on, babe! Don't look a jelly donut in the mouth!
Lauren: *sighs* Okay, but you’re in charge of making me exercise! *takes a chocolate creme filled* ;)
Micky: Man, these cops eat better than we do! (Grabs a glazed)
Lauren: *takes a cinnamon* I'll agree with that. ;)
Micky: I could get to liking this. (Reaches for a powdered sugar-covered when voices are heard) Uh oh. Tell me that was my stomach. :p
Lauren: *pauses* I hate to say it, Mick, but that wasn't your stomach.
Micky: I told you not to tell me that, babe. :p (Makes a face as the cops and the dogs appear at the door)
Guard 1: Ok, what are you kids doing here?
Lauren: *gulps* Uhhh...
Micky: Um....the traditional good-night donut! ;)
Guard 2: Oh, please. What do you think we were, born yesterday?
Lauren: The day before?
Micky: Hey, guys, hungry? Gee, we are too, but we're willing to share! (Micky grabs donuts and starts throwing them everywhere. The dogs eat them. Some guards avoid them, others grab them and take a page from their dogs.)
Micky: (Mutters) I can't believe I'm wasting good donuts like this! (To Lauren) Lauren, run!
Lauren: I'm running, I'm running!
Micky: (Sees that his box is empty) Oh, what do you know, I am too! (Also runs. The guards try to follow them, but they get knocked over by hungry dogs and slip on the remaining donuts on the floor. As Lauren and Micky round a corner, the lights go off.)
Micky: (Grins) They did it!
Lauren: Good!
(They almost literally run into Valerie and Davy at the steps in the foyer.)
Valerie: Hey, guys! Well, did you distract the guards?
Micky: Of course we did! ;)
Davy: (Smells Micky's mouth) And is that jelly donut on your breath, Mick?
Valerie: Jelly donut?
Micky: *grins* It was part of the distraction. ;)
Davy: Should 'ave saved us some! ;)
Lauren: We kinda had to use them as a distraction, unfortunately for Mick. ;)
Micky: What a waste of perfectly good donuts. :P
Davy: Awww!
Valerie: Come on! We've got to search the house!
(The guards run out, holding flashlights. Davy quickly closes his eyes and reveals a flashlight of his own.)
(Some of the guards are still slipping into each other. They're joined by several servants, male and female.)
Davy: Yikes! The coppahs!
Micky: *also makes a flashlight appear* Run!
(Everyone darts upstairs, followed by the guards and the servants, to the tune of "Valleri.")
(Two guards chase Davy up the stairs - he darts under their legs.)
*Micky & Lauren run down the hall. Lauren ducks around a corner while Micky lets a guard follow him into a bathroom. Micky turns on the shower, soaking the guard.*
(Valerie runs into a music room. She starts playing the piano in an elegant evening gown, using a flashlight for a spotlight. A guard comes to applaud her performance. When he gets too close to the piano, it "eats" him. Valerie pats the piano; it burps. ;) )
(The maids surround Davy and start kissing him. He grins dreamily. ;) )
*Lauren runs out from her hiding spot & lets one of the servants chase her. She ducks under a table in the hall & sticks one leg out. The servant trips over her leg.*
(Everyone - cops, maids, servants, kids - run into the middle of the hallway and into each other. The kids emerge from the pile and start running again.)
(A guard follows Davy and Valerie into a room and sees them go under the bed. He starts pulling the bed apart...only to find another guard, who is NOT happy and chases HIM out of the room.)
*Micky makes a disco ball appear, hanging from the ceiling in the hall. It spins sending light off in all directions. He spots a guard sneaking up on Lauren & aims the light right in the guard's eyes, causing him to stumble over Lauren who knelt down to tie her sneaker.*
(Guards chase Valerie and maids chase Davy...but the maids see the guards and start chasing THEM. Valerie and Davy gratefully take off in the opposite direction.)
(The kids finally run into each other at the end of a hallway.)
Valerie: Micky, why don't we use your advanced powers to get us close to wherever Peter is?
Micky: *grins* Sounds good to me. ;)
Davy: (As the music ends) It's got to be less messy than spendin' all night lookin' for them!
Micky: Yeah. *a dark blue light begins to surround the group*
(The light subsides in another hallway...the "tower rooms" hallway.)
Valerie: I know where we are! We're at the very top of the house, the last floor before the attic. This is mostly guest rooms and suites.
Lauren: Figures.
Davy: Shelia's 'idin' again. :p
Valerie: We've got to find Peter...and let's stick together to do it, ok? It seems to be easier for Shelia to work her magic when we're separated.
Micky: Right.
(The four hold up their lights and head down the hallway, sticking to the walls as well as possible.)
Valerie: (Peers in one room) Looks like it's empty, more or less. (Nods at the others) Come on.
(The four enter the room, a bedroom. They shine their flashlights around...and on one item on a velvet footstool in the middle of the room in particular. A golden puppy lays in a cage. He raises his eyes and blinks when the beams shine on him.)
Valerie: (Gasps) P...Peter? Honey, are you ok? (Goes to him) Oh, god. Guys, we've got to get him out.
(Valerie puts her hand on Peter's head. He leans into her palm, and she strokes his short, silky gold fur.)
Micky: I got it. *grins*
*Micky concentrates on the cage. In a flash of dark blue light, the lock disappears altogether & the door swings open.*
(Valerie takes the puppy out and cuddles him. He leans into her as hard as he can and licks her chin.)
Valerie: Oh, honey. Hold on, it'll just be a second...
(That's when a black light appears in the room. When it subsides, Ronnie and Shelia stand by the bed.)
Ronnie: You were right, Shelia. They DID fall for the trap!
Shelia: *smirks* Excellent. ;)
Valerie: No! (Steps back with Peter, who pulls further into Valerie's chest) You bitch! Why did you to this to him? He never hurt you!
Ronnie: He hurt ME, Valerie. (Goes to take her hand, but she pulls away angrily.)
Shelia: That's reason enough.
Valerie: I'M going to hurt you if you don't leave us BOTH alone!
Davy: Wot's goin' on 'ere?
Valerie: Let's get out of here!
Lauren: Run!
Davy: Right, luv. I'm gone. (Takes off like a shot down the hall)
(Valerie starts to take off, but Ronnie grabs her arms.)
Ronnie: Oh no, you don't, Valerie. You're staying here with us.
Valerie: No!
Micky: Let’s get outta here!
(Peter bites Ronnie's hand. He yelps. Valerie takes off with Peter.)
(All four kids make for the hallway.)
Shelia: Stop them!
Ronnie: Cut them off, Shelia! I'm going to call security and see what's taking so long to get the generator running!
(They start down the hallway, but security's already making their way up the steps.)
Davy: We're trapped! It's eithah the coppahs, or the Wicked Witch of California!
Micky: I don't like EITHER option. :P
Valerie: I wish I could just throw a bucket of water on HER!
Lauren: If only it was that easy.
Davy: Only one choice. We've gotta blue-light outta 'ere!
Valerie: (Nods) Right. I'll change Peter back at the Pad.
Micky: All ashore who's going ashore!
(Peter licks Valerie's chin again. She chuckles.)
Valerie: I love you too, honey, but I'll change you back when we're out of danger. :)
Davy: I'll see you guys at the Pad! (Closes his eyes and vanishes in the familiar blue light)
Ronnie: (Storms out of the room) Grab the others...especially that dog!
*Shelia catches up with the group & grabs Lauren's arm.*
Lauren: Hey! Lemme go! :P
(Ronnie takes Valerie's arms. One of the security guards pulls Peter away from her. Peter scratches at him with his lower legs, but he finally takes hold of the dog's paws.)
Valerie: Let us go!
Micky: *growls* I'd do what the ladies ask. X-(
Ronnie: Not if you want to see them and Tork alive, Dolenz.
Guard 2: Hey, isn't that Miss Cartwright?
Valerie: Yes! And...
(Ronnie clamps a hand over her mouth)
Ronnie: She'll be staying with me, boys. She's had a hard night.
Shelia: I'll take care of the others. *smirks*
Micky: *mutters* Hate it when she says stuff like that... :P
(Valerie screams under Ronnie's hand.)
Lauren: Blue light out, Mick!
(Peter watches Ronnie and Valerie with large, helpless light brown eyes.)
Micky: *shakes his head; defiant* I'm not leaving.
(Valerie screams again under Ronnie's hand.)
Ronnie: How noble of you, Dolenz.
Micky: *clenches his fists* I'm not leaving them here to be messed around with by this bitch! :P X-(
Shelia: A lovely compliment. ;)
Ronnie: Very well, Dolenz. Boys, bring him with us.
(Two of the security guards take Micky's arms and lead him into the bedroom with Ronnie, Valerie, Shelia, Lauren, and Peter.)
Ronnie: (Nods) You may leave us now, boys. We'll handle Miss Cartwright, the dog, and these intruders.
Guard 2: If you insist, Mr. Farnsworth. We'll go check on the generators. (They head out. Ronnie goes to the door and locks it.)
Ronnie: (Rubs his hands together) They'll be no more interference now. ;) >:)
Shelia: Good. >:)
(Valerie sits on the bed, stroking Peter, who leans into her lap.)
Valerie: Ronnie, how COULD you? How could you side with the devil herself?
*Shelia smirks.*
Ronnie: Side with the devil? Now, Valerie, that's one of the silliest....
Valerie: How do you think she gave you powers?
Ronnie: (Turns to Shelia) That's very easily explained...(but he's at a loss and turns to Shelia) Shelia, dear, how DID you give me powers?
Shelia: *evil grin* Because I AM the devil, Ronnie. >:)
(Ronnie's eyes widen in shock.)
Shelia: Did I fail to tell you that? ;)
Ronnie: You...are...how COULD you be....that's not possible...the devil is...
Micky: Right next to you, you idiot. :P
Valerie: If you're going to say a man in horns and a cape, we killed THAT devil. :p
Lauren: That's his niece. :P
Ronnie: (Steps back) Oh, I don't understand ANY of this!
Valerie: She's pure evil, Ronnie, and she's using you...and wants very badly to use US.
Ronnie: But she's been so nice to me...
Valerie: In return for hurting US.
Shelia: Ronnie, we made a deal, & I have every intention of following through with it.
Ronnie: But...but...
Valerie: Ronnie, you're not a bad person. You're just jealous of Peter. You've got to let that go.
Micky: You've been suckered, Ronnie. :P
Ronnie: How...
Shelia: Don't listen to them.
Ronnie: (Eyes glaze) I won't listen to them.
Valerie: Ronnie, no!
Shelia: Excellent. *grins*
(Valerie goes to him, but Shelia stops her.)
Shelia: And what do you think you're doing?
Valerie: I'm going to talk some sense into him, and I don't care what YOU think! X(
Ronnie: I know what I'm doing, Valerie. :p
Shelia: I don't think you will.
Valerie: No, you don't! She's got you tied around her little finger! She's controlling you, Ronnie, and she's making you hurt us so she can control US, too! :p X(
(Shelia takes Peter in her arms, caressing him. Valerie gasps.)
Valerie: No! Don't hurt him!
Ronnie: He'll live, if the three of you stay here and don't cause fuss.
Shelia: Wouldn't dream of it. *grins*
Valerie: (Steps back) No, you wouldn't. You want his soul. Your uncle wanted his soul more than anything else in the world, and now you do, too. :o X(
Shelia: Maybe I would... ;)
(Peter turns his head to gaze helplessly at his soulmate.)
Ronnie: Valerie, I want you to be mine again.
Valerie: I was never YOURS to begin with! I'm nobody's!
Ronnie: Now, Valerie...(pulls her close to him)...why can't we be like were were before Tork came along and turned your mind against me and your upbringing?
Valerie: (Tries to pull away, but he only holds her closer) No! Peter hasn't turned me against anyone!
Ronnie: (Nods at Lauren and Micky) What are going to do with Dolenz and the lovely young lady?
Valerie: Ronnie, let me go!
Ronnie: (Squeezes her tightly) Not this time, Valerie.
Shelia: *smirks* I've wanted to get my hands on these two again. Let me handle them. ;)
Micky: *frowns* Awe, I was hoping she'd had enough of us. :P
Valerie: Guys, run! Blue light! I'll be all right!
Micky: But, Val...
(Peter looks up from Shelia and nods.)
Valerie: You guys have children...and have to help protect the others! You've got to get out! (Sighs) Just...if you see Chrissy, (softly) tell her I love her.
Micky: *gulps* Okay...
(Peter bites Shelia’s hand.)
*Shelia tries to shake off Peter, but takes a moment to send off a black light around Micky & Lauren, before Micky can dark-blue light them out. Both freeze.*
Valerie: Oh, god, no!
(Peter's eyes widen. He scratches at Shelia with his back paws.)
Shelia: *to Peter* Watch it, or I'll freeze you, too. :P
(Peter gulps and gives her another big-eyed look, then turns it to Valerie in Ronnie's arms.)
Valerie: What are you going to do with them? They can't stay like that all night!
Shelia: And they won't. I have a better idea. I'm going to make them more...useful. *grins*
Valerie: No! No! Damn you, bitch...(struggles, but Ronnie holds her firmly; Peter struggles, too.)
Shelia: Matter of fact, I think I'll let you two see what I'm going to do.
Valerie: God DAMN it, Devil Woman, leave them alone! They're PARENTS! They have CHILDREN!
(Peter looks unhappily from Shelia to Valerie in Ronnie's arms.)
*Shelia smirks, then sends off another black light around Micky & Lauren. It envelopes them completely. When it's cleared, two kittens, one male, one female, are left in separate cages. Both lift their heads & growl at Shelia.*
(Peter's eyes widen and tear. Valerie screams.)
Valerie: NO! DAMN YOU, DEVIL WOMAN! X(
Shelia: Much better.
Ronnie: (Eyes also widen) My god....
Valerie: You probably want to turn me into some kind of animal, too. You like doing that. Didn't get taken to the zoo enough as a child? ;) :p
*The kittens try to touch the other’s paws, but can't reach.*
Shelia: *smirks at the kittens, then turns to Valerie* I'm leaving you to Ronnie. >:)
(Peter sobs in Shelia's arms and tries to bite her again.)
Ronnie: (Runs his fingers through her hair) You're mine now, Valerie.
Valerie: Ronnie, can't you get it through your head? I'm engaged to be married! Our wedding is in a few days! I'm going to marry Peter, and there's nothing you or the devil herself can do about it! X(
Shelia: *grins evilly* I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Valerie: (As Shelia starts back towards her) Don't you touch me, bitch!
Ronnie: What are we going to do with her? She's impossible when she's all riled up like this!
Shelia: Then we'll just have to calm her down. >:)
Valerie: No! Don't do that! No! (She struggles wildly; Peter watches in abject sorrow)
Ronnie: (He's having a hard time holding onto her) Vaaaallllerrrieee, please!
Valerie: Knock it off, Ronnie. I'm NOT thrilled with you at the moment. X(
Shelia: *black lights Peter back into a cage; steps in front of Valerie & places her fingers to Valerie's temples & begins to muddle*
(Peter looks on in agony)
Shelia: Now, now...
Valerie: No! No...(but her screams eventually soften into murmurs, and finally, into nothing at all. She slumps in Ronnie's arms, her eyes glassy)
Valerie: (Looks over at the cage that contains the puppy) Oh, Peter...
*The kittens look on in horror.*
Ronnie: (Softly; sadly) Valerie...
Shelia: She's yours now, Ronnie.
(Ronnie lowers her onto the bed. He takes the scissors that he'd used to cut Peter's hair earlier and cuts into the bedspreads. He ties her wrists and ankles to the bed. She watches in vaguely blank horror. Peter sobs helplessly.)
Ronnie: Now, darling, how can I make you see me in a much different way?
Valerie: No...Peter's my soulmate...
Shelia: Not for long.
Ronnie: I wish I knew what she wanted.
(He sits on the bed next to her, stroking her cheeks.)
Shelia: All you had to do was ask, Ronnie. *smirks & walks over to Valerie again; she places her hand just above Valerie's heart, under her blouse.*
Ronnie: What are you doing?
Valerie: (Softly) Soul reading. :o
(Peter's eyes widen; he tries to stand, but falls, and begins crying again.)
Ronnie: Soul reading? (Narrows his eyes) Are you hurting her?
Shelia: No. Well, not really. ;)
Valerie: Fears...she reads your fears...(gasps as Shelia rubs her fingers into the skin under her blouse.)
Shelia: That's right. You're very afraid of what we have in mind for you...& your friends.
Valerie: Yes. They're like my family, the only family I have besides Dad, Chrissy, and my grandparents.
Shelia: You're afraid that you aren't good enough for Peter. :P
Ronnie: Valerie, YOU?
Valerie: (Sighs sadly; Peter's eyes widen) Y..yes.
Shelia: You're envious of certain...other...relationships. *tosses a glare at the kittens*
Valerie: (Nods) Lauren and Micky are so happy together.
Shelia: You're afraid you won't be able to give your sister as much attention as you have been once you get married & move out.
(Ronnie makes a face)
Ronnie: Vaaalllerrrie, she's just your sister!
Valerie: Ronnie, I'm like her mother! I'm the only mother she has! I'm scared to DEATH for her!
Shelia: *makes a face* Then there's the Montgomery House. *smirks* You're afraid of what it was. ;)
Valerie: Tainted by YOU and that uncle of yours...and reputedly haunted. :p
Shelia: *removes her hand* I see nothing wrong with that.
Valerie: Some of us do NOT like living with the spirits of the dead.